A Slap for White Fang at the Start

Was that the child who had dared to talk back to Genetsu before?

"This is the Ceasefire Agreement Chiyo of Sunagakure asked me to deliver to you."

Inside the Hokage's Office, Orochimaru placed a small scroll on the desk, then said indifferently,

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. I still have plenty of ninjutsu to research."

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop him and merely watched Orochimaru leave.

The bond between those two seemed to be growing thinner and thinner.

Jiraiya, who had been quietly observing them, subconsciously pressed his dry lips together.

During the three years he had spent away from Leaf Village teaching Nagato and the other two, what exactly had happened?

Why did everything in the village feel so unfamiliar to him?

"Old man, did you call me here for something?"

Jiraiya, currently the only one among the Sannin who could still be said to retain a teacher-student bond with Hiruzen Sarutobi, asked.

"Can you describe the process of the Kazekage assassination mission you carried out with Hatake Gengetsu and Konohamaru?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared fixedly at Jiraiya.

So that's how it is.

Jiraiya thought to himself.

So the old man suspects it too?

Genetsu had clearly already explained it once, yet he wanted Jiraiya to recount it again.

He wanted to confirm his own suspicions.

Jiraiya fell silent for about half a minute before slowly saying,

"I didn't see... Sarutobi Shinnosuke die at the hands of the Second Kazekage."

What he said was, "I didn't see Sarutobi Shinnosuke die at the hands of the Second Kazekage," rather than the truth: "I never encountered Sarutobi Shinnosuke during the mission."

In truth, Jiraiya was playing a word game with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He had chosen the same attitude as Orochimaru.

He chose to remain neutral regarding the grudge between those two factions.

After all, he had not lied. He truly had not seen Sarutobi Shinnosuke die at the hands of the Second Kazekage.

Wasn't that right?

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By a farmhouse in the fields outside Leaf Village.

One black and one white afterimage continuously clashed beside a stream. Their movements were impossible to follow with the naked eye.

Whenever one's gaze focused on them, they had already moved somewhere else.

"Strong, so strong! They really are Leaf Village's famous Black Blade and White Fang!"

Obito clenched his fists, his cheeks flushed red with excitement as he exclaimed eagerly.

"You're an Uchiha. Why aren't you staying with your own clan? Why do you keep coming to our Hatake Clan's place every day?"

Fifty-Fifty rolled his dead-fish eyes at Runtu beside him.

"Who cares what you think? This isn't the Hatake Clan's territory. I'm free to go wherever I want, aren't I?!"

Obito shot back indignantly.

He did not particularly want to come either. He simply wanted to compete with Kakashi.

"Hmph, instead of watching Father and Uncle spar, a dead last like you would be better off doing more basic training."

Kakashi said disdainfully,

"Otherwise, you'll only become the most useless of burdens in the future."

"What did you say!?"

Obito flew into a rage at his words, grabbed Kakashi by the collar, and straddled him.

The two immediately began wrestling.

"Stop it! Don't fight anymore!"

Nohara Rin tried helplessly to break them up.

She had not come of her own accord. Her best friend Yūhi Kurenai had dragged her here.

"Hatake Style: Chidori!"

Suddenly, the white blur that had been knocked into the air briefly hovered there.

Hatake Sakumo formed a hand seal with one hand.

Lightning erupted from the right arm holding his blade. The unstable Lightning Release Chakra was somewhat out of control, spreading from his palm through his entire arm.

This was the effect achieved by concentrating all the Lightning Release Chakra in his hand, following Genetsu's suggestion.

However, Genetsu could not remember the original work's hand seal method, so the advice he could offer was extremely limited.

Hatake Sakumo had already been highly skilled at stimulating his body with Lightning Release to drastically increase his speed.

Now, with Chidori added to the mix, he was even stronger than before.

"Puff—whoosh!"

When lightning erupted from Hatake Sakumo's right arm and he charged out again,

even the air let out a violent blast.

Crackle, crackle, crackle—!!!

Chidori's brilliant shriek was like the simultaneous cries of a thousand birds.

That was how it got its name.

This speed is overstimulating my body!

Feeling his vision grow increasingly blurry, Hatake Sakumo gritted his teeth inwardly.

The powerful stimulation of his body with Lightning Release Chakra had greatly increased his speed, but his eyes could no longer keep up with his body.

On the ground, Genetsu raised his eyes and stared intently at Hatake Sakumo as he descended like a bolt of lightning.

He was definitely faster than Fifty-Fifty's completed version in the future.

"Care—"

Yūhi Kurenai, one of the spectators, cried out in alarm.

However, White Fang in his Chidori state was simply too fast.

She had only managed to get out the first word before she could say the second.

Hatake Sakumo had already landed before Genetsu.

At the final instant before the two collided, Genetsu's pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

A deep, ancient voice filled with the weight of countless years suddenly rang out in Genetsu's mind—

"Call me..."

"Huh!?"

Genetsu's expression changed abruptly.

Clang!

The two brothers flashed past each other.

When Fifty-Fifty, Runtu, and the other onlookers could clearly see Genetsu and Hatake Sakumo again,

Hatake Sakumo had already appeared behind Genetsu.

At that moment, a thin cut slowly appeared beneath Genetsu's right eye, and a trickle of blood dripped down from it.

"Dad won!?"

Having turned defense into offense and now sitting atop Runtu, Fifty-Fifty said excitedly.

However, just as his jinx left his mouth,

a huge gash opened across Hatake Sakumo's right arm.

Blood sprayed from the tear in his ninja uniform.

"Dad!!"

Kakashi cried out and hurried over.

"It's just a scratch. Nothing serious."

Hatake Sakumo waved a hand with a light smile.

Compared to the blade wound on his arm, he was more concerned about the torn flesh on the back of his hand caused by the stimulation of Lightning Release Chakra.

"It still needs further development."

Hatake Sakumo said with a sigh.

"But that strike of mine just now—you could have avoided it with your sensory abilities, couldn't you, Genetsu?"

Hatake Sakumo turned and asked Genetsu again.

Genetsu was already sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Nohara Rin, who dreamed of becoming a medical ninja like Tsunade, took out the medical kit she carried with her and bandaged Genetsu's wound.

Obito beside them turned green with envy.

"I gained a little insight."

Genetsu changed the subject, thinking inwardly,

That voice just now, could it have been...

[Host: Hatake Gengetsu]

[Swordsmanship: Hatake Style Swordsmanship (Naruto World) → Hawk Eyes Black Blade Style (One Piece World), Evolution Progress: %]

[Fire Release Ninjutsu (Naruto World) → Kekkei Genkai: Scorch Release (Naruto World), Evolution Progress: 82.5%]

[Body Flicker Technique (Naruto World) → Flash Step (Soul Society), Evolution Progress: 30%]

Just as Genetsu brought up the system to check,

Tsunade approached with a sarcastic voice:

"Oh my, Lord Black Blade seems to be enjoying himself~"

What an astonishing aura. Seeing Nohara Rin hurriedly retreat two steps,

she had scared the little girl silly.

"Get out!"

The Sarutobi Clan head's residence.