The Secrets of the Mangekyō Sharingan

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The Secrets of the Mangekyō Sharingan
開眼　万華鏡写輪眼の秘密 Kaigan Mangekyō Sharingan no himitsu
Episode data
Previous	Father and Son, the Broken Crest
Episode	Naruto 131
Next	For a Friend...
Arc	Sasuke Retrieval arc
Manga chapters	224, 225
Airing
Japanese	April 20, 2005
English	January 12, 2008

The Secrets of the Mangekyō Sharingan (開眼　万華鏡写輪眼の秘密, Kaigan Mangekyō Sharingan no himitsu) is episode 131 episode of the original Naruto anime.

[edit] Synopsis

As Sasuke's remembrance of his childhood draws to a close, Sasuke returned home from the Ninja Academy one day to find all the members of the Uchiha clan murdered. Upon finding his parents' bodies, Sasuke discovered Itachi to be responsible for the massacre. Using his Mangekyo Sharingan, Itachi showed Sasuke their parents' deaths, causing Sasuke to run with fright. Itachi stopped him, telling him that he wasn't worth killing. As Itachi left, he informed Sasuke that if he wanted to take revenge for the clan, he would need to get stronger. To help Sasuke gain the strongest ability of the Uchiha, Itachi tells Sasuke the requirements to obtain his own Mangekyo Sharingan: He must kill his closest friend. With that, Itachi left, leaving Sasuke to build a hate for his brother. Resolving to get stronger, Sasuke decided he would do whatever was necessary to kill Itachi. Returning to the present day, Sasuke and Naruto resume their battle.