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As in _Naruto_ , Kakashi used his Sharingan only during a combat.

Where as the Uchiha clan members (mainly Itachi and Madara), used their
Sharingan almost all the time.

So, does the Sharingan consume more chakra in the case of Kakashi as compared
to an Uchiha?


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Does Kakashi's Sharingan use more chakra than the Uchiha clan members?


The answer comes right from the
[wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake#Sharingan) as
@mirroroftruth said:

> When he first recieved it, Kakashi's Sharingan only two tomoe. Later, the
> traumatic loss of his dear friend Rin Nohara at his own hand caused
> Kakashi's Sharingan to fully mature. Because he is not of direct Uchiha
> heritage, Kakashi was unable to deactivate this dōjutsu. This forced him
> keep it covered when not needed as it also consumed much greater chakra
> reserves than an Uchiha, leaving him bedridden if overused. Because of this,
> Kakashi only relied on it when absolute necessary. In Part I, he could only
> handle using it for a short while in battle before suffering somewhat
> crippling effects and severe fatigue. In Part II, his efficiency with
> maintaining it greatly increased, able to use it for seemingly an entire day
> without any adverse effects.


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To directly answer the question, **NO** , it doesn't.

Theoretically, I think the consumption/amount of chakra using Sharingan
comparing to other _Uchihas_ is the _same_. They only differ on _how they use
them with their bodies_. We all know that Uchihas (mainly Itachi and Madara)
has bodies mainly adapted to use Sharingan thus making them **efficiently**
use it in battles. On the other hand, Kakashi retains his body (which is not
Uchiha's) causing him to use Sharingan inefficiently which in return produces
waste chakra during its usage.

Sharingans are like weapons - same weapon requires equal strength in order to
use them. But no different body can use the same weapon.

* * *

Don't get me wrong, the other answer is still correct. But does not
necessarily answers the question.

**Update**

In addition, as per @mirroroftruth, Kakashi can't deactivate his Sharingan.
Active Sharingan constantly use chakra.


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Well, as explained by the Second Hokage : Strong feelings in the Uchiha clan
folks had the potential to release a certain type of chakra in their brains.
This was visible in their eyes as a red color, which is the Sharingan. The
stronger their emotions, the stronger their Sharingan powers grew. They were
able to awaken Mangekyo in cases of extreme mental trauma [either self-
inflicted / suffered]. Very few have actually done it in the series.

Having said that, Kakashi did not awaken a Sharingan, it is Uchiha Obito's
eye. He was able to use it by means of his own chakra, but since that did not
originate in him, the amount of chakra consumed was higher. Similar to using a
scroll for a Suiton [Water] style jutsu, without having an affinity for that
type.

Since, he could not control the sharingan to the level of actually using
whenever required, he covered it with his headband. This doesnot mean he was
using the sharingan always, he had to lift up his headband to use it [during
combat / when required]

He does have vast reserves of chakra as displayed by his use of copied
techniques, body activation and his own elemental manipulation, which are not
easy without that. But Sharingan is something external to him, and he needs to
focus more chakra to it.

Wanted to add upon the wiki reference with some additional info. HTH.


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Seeing as though Kakashi is not an Uchiha by blood, his body does not have the
required physical strength to use the blood trait of the Sharingan therefore
it requires a lot more of his chakra to use in comparison to an Uchiha's usage
of the Sharingan.

This works for any and all Dojutsu, if you are not the original wielder and
don't have the genetics for it, it will be extremely difficult for you to
wield.

While Obito did in fact have the spiritual energy to use the Rinnegan, he
didn't have any bloodline relations to the Senju or Uzumaki and couldn't use
the Rinnegan at all.


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