Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-27916438-20170329044844/@comment-734582-20170411163546

Starscream1998 wrote: That's because Kishimoto pulled DMS Kakashi out of his ass but if you want a more contrived reason he didn't 'have' the sharingan he merely had access to its power due to Obito's presence within his body. Either explanation doesn't change a thing. The blindness was still gone, showing that it is actual damage being done to the eye. The Mangekyou becoming blind isn't a feature, it's not some magical trade-in of power. it's simply their eyes getting damaged, and that's not an intended effect of anything.