I see the scan now on the last page (my mistake) and I don't know at what point he used his sharingan but screw it. That's not important.
I completely read what you said and you're using a point were you felt Itachi was lying as an excuse. Itachi has no reason to lie to Sasuke about Madara. If Itachi was telling the truth about Madara being the leader and all that jazz, then why would Madara/Izuna being the first to awaken the mangekyo be a lie when it was during the same story line?
Tobi said that the only thing he lied about was being evil, the rest of the Madara story is completely true, you just can't hand pick what's true in the story and what's not. There was not even a mention of another mangekyo sharinagn user besides Izuna and Madara during that time too.
Thanks for acknowledging.
I didnt handpick btw.
I just pointed out possibilities and also mentioned that it could be both true or not true, that they were the first.
Not that it could only be not true. I acknowledged that it could also be true.
During the lies, it was about Itachi lying to Sasuke that he wanted to steal his eyes, just like Madara did to Izuna in Itachis story.
Later from other sources, we know Madara didnt steal them. So the stealing part was a lie.
The MS story about Madara and Izuna has at least part lies. Used as a buildup to make Sasuke believe that Itachi wanted to gain EMS like Madara (which Itachi wasnt aiming for).
That makes a claim like Madara and Izuna being the first, more unreliable, than from a non lying source for example. Sure it can be true that they were the first, but its not something that we can assume is 100% fact. Its uncertain.
That they were leading the clan is not a lie, as we have other sources that can confirm.
Also as said, in a lie, there can be truths.
I believe Kabuto said something like that about Itachi.
That it makes a better lie, to tell a half lie.