Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26388300-20160328053022/@comment-25122992-20160401124815

BakumatsuWarrior wrote: Didn't Sasuke first awaken his sharingan during the Uchiha clan massacre? During that time when Itachi is lecturing Sasuke with his poisonous lies about how the Mangekyo can be gained only by killing your friends, etc.? I think this moment in Sasuke's memories was already a retcon, because the additional scene with Itachi crying must've been supplemented with some surprise from Sasuke's side as well, which turned out to be his "primary" Sharingan awakening. But since he's the only Uchiha who "forgot" about this awakeining had to "reawaken" the Sharingan again, then it's save to assume this story part was just retconned, and the battle with Haku really should be considered as his Sharingan awakening moment.