Hatake Sakumo 2

The three followed close behind Haku, the white-haired ninja. Yet no matter how hard they pushed their Movement Techniques, the distance between them and him remained exactly ten meters, neither more nor less.

Watching Haku, the white-haired ninja, running ahead, Qingyun silently praised him. As expected of Konoha's White Fang. Forget everything else—even this degree of control is beyond an ordinary ninja.

Before long, Haku, the white-haired ninja, stopped above Hokage Rock and quietly studied the three youngsters before him. His aura slowly gathered, and a trace of savage killing intent pressed down on them.

None of the three had ever experienced a fight to the death. How could they have faced anything like this? Even Qingyun, who had fought Mito Uzumaki twice, could not withstand Hatake Sakumo's savage killing intent.

Under its pressure, their legs trembled and terror filled their eyes. They did not dare meet Hatake Sakumo's indifferent gaze.

"Is this all you're capable of?"

Hatake Sakumo watched the three tremble all over under his killing intent, utterly powerless to resist, and spoke with undisguised disdain.

"Lord Hokage told me there were three very talented youngsters he wanted me to train. I wasn't going to agree, but I couldn't disobey his orders, so I came to have a look today.

"And what a disappointment you've been. Forget the battlefield—as you are now, you'd struggle to complete even an ordinary C-rank mission. One burst of killing intent, and you're too frightened to move. You don't even have the courage to look me in the eye. Never mind. I'll go back and tell Lord Hokage to find someone better suited to the job!"

"W-wait."

Qingyun had, after all, merged with his adult soul from his previous life, giving him immense mental strength. He had simply never experienced such a savage