<p>Actually, the first to ever awaken the mangekyō you Sharingan was Madera Uchiha which is actually one of the founders of the hidden leaf village. This can be shown in the episode &quot;Truth&quot; (真実, Shinjitsu) in episode 141 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime. <a href="https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Madara Uchiha</a> awakened his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by taking his brothers' eyes and implanting them in his own.</p>

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Kade Gibson
<p>I read the news and saw people say it was Uchiha Itachi who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.</p>
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<p>Is it true?</p>

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Hi, could you clarify the source for the news and also what did it really say?
Aki Tanaka
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Who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?
# Who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?
Posted by: username_0 on 2020-12-11
I read the news and saw people say it was Uchiha Itachi who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

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Is it true?
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> **username_1**: Hi, could you clarify the source for the news and also what did it really say?  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-12-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
Actually, the first to ever awaken the mangekyō you Sharingan was Madera Uchiha which is actually one of the founders of the hidden leaf village. This can be shown in the episode "Truth" (真実, Shinjitsu) in episode 141 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime. [Madara Uchiha](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha) awakened his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by taking his brothers' eyes and implanting them in his own.
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