A Man in Konoha: Starting Off by Slapping White Fang

At that moment, the sea of sand opposite them completely collapsed, revealing the Sand Shinobi Army that had been hidden behind it to the Leaf Shinobi Army.

"Was that slash just now... Konoha's White Fang?!"

Within the Sand Shinobi Army, a white-haired old woman shrieked in a piercing voice.

The next second, she waved her short arms, and thin Chakra threads emerged from the tips of her ten fingers.

Each one was connected to a white-robed puppet.

The Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, said to be capable of wiping out an entire village with just those ten puppets!

"White Fang! Give me your life!!!"

Chiyo let out a roar and charged forward at the head of the attack.

"Calm down, Sister. That feat just now probably wasn't White Fang's doing!"

From behind, Ebizo said that the Sword Qi from earlier felt completely different from White Fang's. It was likely another master swordsman, so they had to be careful.

However, merely mentioning the name Konoha's White Fang was enough to make Chiyo lose her composure.

Like a madwoman, she rushed toward him.

Left with no choice, Ebizo waved his hand and gave the order for the Sand Shinobi Army behind him to charge after her.

Seeing the short old woman running toward them, whose wrinkles were somewhat fewer than in his memories but otherwise not much different, Genetsu smiled.

"Hahaha~ Big Brother, women seeking revenge are terrifying, especially old women. I'll leave this opponent to you."

Hatake Sakumo below gave a bitter smile, and his aura abruptly changed.

In an instant, Hatake Sakumo turned into a streak of blue lightning and suddenly appeared before Chiyo.

"Hatake Style: Lightning Ground Flash!"

"Konoha's White Fang!!!"

The enemy who had killed her son and daughter-in-law stood right before her. Chiyo's eyes were bloodshot, and all she wanted was to kill the man before her.

As Hatake Sakumo and Chiyo, the main forces of both sides, clashed.

The thousands-strong armies behind them charged and collided with one another.

In the blink of an eye, the stench of blood spread across the entire battlefield.

"Hmm~ Everyone's working hard."

Genetsu still stood atop the high rock, calmly watching the battlefield below.

It was as if the bloody battlefield of flying flesh before his eyes were a comedy movie.

However, anyone who looked closely would notice that Genetsu's gaze kept drifting, intentionally or otherwise, toward the Sarutobi Clan's position.

Hatake Style Swordsmanship, combined with Lightning Release attached to the blade—the improved version that changed its form, like the technique future Uchiha Sasuke would use.

That was Hatake Sakumo's basic combat style.

Kakashi's future Raikiri had also, to a large extent, drawn inspiration from his father.

But compared to Chidori, which concentrated all of Lightning Release's destructive power into the hand.

Hatake Sakumo's Lightning Release was more like the Lightning Chakra Mode passed down through generations of Kumogakure Raikage, able to cover his entire arm and blade.

Its power was more violent, and it consumed more Chakra as well.

"Genetsu, watch above you!"

During a gap in his battle with Chiyo, Hatake Sakumo shifted his focus backward.

Seeing a layer of Sand Cloud forming above Genetsu's head on the high rock behind him, he shouted a warning.

Genetsu, who had been watching the Sarutobi Clan's movements, heard his brother's shout.

With an utterly calm expression, he raised his head toward the Sand Cloud blocking out the sunlight.

"During a war, you still have the leisure to let your mind wander?"

Half of Bunpuku's body emerged from within it as he spoke coldly.

Countless sand grains the size of bullets burst from the surrounding Sand Cloud and fell like a torrential rain.

Sand Shower!

Genetsu slightly shifted his body, evading the Sand Shower's attacks with the smallest possible movements.

Bunpuku's expression in the sky drastically changed.

What incredible sensory ability and flexibility!

"A sword that lacks flexibility cannot become stronger."

Genetsu suddenly drew his blade and swung a casual flying slash behind him.

Pfft—

Bunpuku's body, along with the Sand Cloud floating overhead, was cut in half.

Yet the next second, Bunpuku's body turned into yellow sand and fell together with the sand drifting through the air.

"Sand Clone."

Genetsu spoke calmly.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he spun the blade in his palm before thrusting backward toward his right rear.

In an instant, he struck an eyeball floating in midair, hidden amid the flying sand and stones.

The cheating ninjutsu used by both Gaara and his father—the Third Eye!

"Found me!"

In a shadowy corner of the battlefield, Bunpuku covered his eye.

Although destroying the Third Eye would not damage his actual eye.

That fierce slash still caused him a moment of agonizing pain in his mind.

His sensory ability is stronger than anything I've ever seen. I got too close to him—I need to open up more distance.

Bunpuku thought to himself.

At this moment, he was one hundred percent certain that Genetsu was the Leaf Ninja who had torn apart his Sand Waterfall Flow with Sword Qi earlier.

He had never expected Leaf Village to possess such a powerful swordsman besides White Fang.

He was originally a long-range combat ninja, not foolish enough to engage a sword-wielding ninja at close range.

With that in mind, Bunpuku stepped out from the shadowy side of a boulder, preparing to quickly widen the distance before Genetsu could pursue him.

"Hmm!?"

However, when Bunpuku looked toward Genetsu again just as he was about to retreat farther away.

He was shocked to find that the other man merely gave him a faintly amused glance before turning his head to watch the fighting elsewhere.

There was no intention of pursuing him at all.

What was this?

If Bunpuku had been a transmigrator, he would have seriously suspected that Genetsu had trained under Admiral Kizaru.

Is it really appropriate to slack off so openly!?

Though Bunpuku did not attack.

The other Sunagakure Shinobi would not ignore Genetsu, such an obvious target.

Several Sunagakure Shinobi rushed him at once, wielding kunai as they attacked Genetsu from different directions.

Genetsu's gaze shifted slightly as the blade in his hand rotated half a circle.

It drew a curved arc through the air.

Pfft—

Then, those on the outer edge saw that the four Sunagakure Shinobi who had surrounded Genetsu a moment ago had already been beheaded.

So strong!

That was the shared thought of everyone on the battlefield.

It was as if another White Fang had appeared.

Then, Bunpuku saw Genetsu slightly raise his head and run toward the other side of the battlefield.

Bunpuku's wrinkled old face went blank.

What did that mean? Was he telling him to follow?

Did he not want a Kage-level battle to affect his own men, so he chose to move away from the main battlefield?

But Bunpuku did not have time to think that much.

After all, Sunagakure only had two Kage-level fighters on the front lines at the moment: himself and Chiyo.

Chiyo was already struggling somewhat to hold back White Fang.

And only he could stop the "Black Blade."

Thinking that, Bunpuku kept enough distance to avoid close combat with Genetsu as he followed after him.

However, ten seconds later, things were completely different from what Bunpuku had predicted.

Genetsu merely ran several hundred meters without leaving the central area of the battlefield before launching another attack.

With the Black Blade in his hand strengthened by Armament Haki, his entire body became a black-and-white blur.

Carrying the piercing force to penetrate anything, he came hurtling down like a falling meteor.

"!?"

Bunpuku's expression drastically changed, and he quickly bent over and slammed both palms against the ground.

A wall of sand abruptly rose from the earth.

However, the defense Bunpuku formed in his panic was nowhere near as hard as the Shield of Shukaku from earlier.

Genetsu felt virtually no resistance as he pierced through the sand wall, driving his blade through Bunpuku's entire shoulder.

Suppressing the intense pain, Bunpuku quickly formed hand seals and ground the stone beneath his feet into sand.

It immediately transformed into Shukaku's Arm and grabbed at Genetsu.

Only then did he barely evade Genetsu's next killing move.

"He's incredible! He's suppressing the Jinchuriki!"

A female ninja around the same age as Sarutobi Shinnosuke cried out in shock beside him.

Her name was Sarutobi Rie, and she often acted alongside Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

As for their relationship, everyone understood.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi Shinnosuke beside her swallowed hard. When he recalled how Danzo had incited him to insult Hatake Sakumo just a few days ago.

Then saw the two brothers dominating the battlefield now.

He could not help breaking out in goosebumps all over.

However, this group of Sarutobi ninja seemed to have overlooked one problem.

That was, the location where Genetsu and Bunpuku were fighting.

Seemed to be getting closer and closer to them.