Chapter 4 White Fang's Mission

In the courtyard of the Hatake family, Uchiha Feiyu was performing his physical skills in a methodical manner.

Although it is called physical technique, in fact Uchiha Feiyu still holds two kunai in his hands, so it can be considered swordsmanship.

When physical skills have not reached a certain level, having a weapon in hand or not is two completely different matters. Even in the world of Naruto, few people can crush steel with their physical bodies.

Hatake Sakumo stood aside like a javelin, instructing Uchiha Feiyu's training movements.

It is definitely impossible to expect this Konoha White Fang to teach ninjutsu and swordsmanship, and I am not White Fang's apprentice, but it is not difficult to ask him to correct his training methods.

"Raise your right arm higher and protect your head!"

"Stretching your left leg slightly back will make the chassis more solid!"

"When you use this Kunai thrust, you need to retain some strength so that you can attack faster after the opponent dodges!"

Even if Hatake Sakumo was not in good condition, he was definitely more than capable of giving some guidance to Uchiha Hiyu. It's true that under Hatake Sakumo's guidance, Uchiha Hiyu could fully feel his own progress. After only two hours of guidance, he felt like he had been reborn.

If he were to fight with Kakashi again now, it would be hard to say who would win. If the fight lasted longer, Uchiha Feiyu would have a better chance of winning.

"You said you didn't want to be a ninja, didn't you? I see you've been training pretty hard!"

Hatake Kakashi, who was also in training, looked at Uchiha Feiyu and said something mocking. Uchiha Feiyu rolled his eyes and directly retorted:

"I'm not stupid! Becoming a ninja is a foregone conclusion anyway. Plus, the situation is so tense these days, maybe a ninja war will break out someday. For the sake of my own life, I have to train hard!"

Uchiha Feiyu will not bet his life on those scumbags of Konoha's high-level officials. After all, no matter what his relationship with the Uchiha is, Feiyu is still an Uchiha now!
You have to control your own destiny. To control your own destiny in this world, you must have strength. How can you have strength?

You can only practice!
So it is true that he doesn't want to be a ninja, and it is also true that he practices hard. There is no contradiction between the two.

However, when he heard Uchiha Tobi mention the Ninja World War, Hatake Kakashi was stunned for a moment:
"Ninja World War? No way? The Second Ninja World War just ended a few years ago? Where did you hear such unreliable news?"

The timeline of Naruto in the original work is a mess, but roughly speaking, there was a pause of at most 7 to 8 years between the Second Ninja World War and the Third Ninja World War.

This short period of time was actually not enough for several ninja villages to recover from the last war, which was why Kakashi was surprised.

Even though the atmosphere in the ninja world is a bit tense now, Kakashi still feels that it is at most just minor frictions between ninja villages. In the end, at most some local wars will break out, and it is unlikely to turn into an all-out war.

However, Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang of Konoha, was silent for a moment, his face becoming even more gloomy and tired, and he said with a bit of self-blame in his tone:
"Ninja World War? That's hard to say... Kakashi, you should learn from Feiyu recently and practice well! Ninja World War is not impossible." Uchiha Feiyu was stunned for a moment. You know, the Third Ninja World War was quite unexpected.

Today's five major ninja villages have not fully recovered, and logically they should be able to maintain peace for at least another three to five years. However, the sudden disappearance of the Third Kazekage and the suicide of Konoha White Fang completely detonated the conflict between the major ninja villages.

But whether it is the disappearance of the Third Kazekage or the suicide of Konoha White Fang, they are both low-probability events. In this case, how can Hatake Sakumo be so certain about the outbreak of war?

Could it be that his mission is related to the Third Ninja World War?
If you think about it carefully, ordinary missions do not require a ninja of Konoha White Fang's level to take action. The mission that can require Konoha White Fang to take action and even require the assistance of his companions...could it be to investigate the situation in the Sand Village?
After the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, the Sand Village directly set its sights on Konoha. Although this is a bit of a scapegoat, there must be some connection to be found.

There are probably fewer than five ninjas who could kill the Third Kazekage silently in the Sand Village even if you search the entire ninja world. If the Konoha White Fang, who has a grudge against the Sand Ninja, is found in the Wind Country at this time, the blame may really be put on Konoha.

After Hatake Sakumo said that, he became a little dazed and absent-minded. Naturally, he did not expect that Uchiha Feiyu would analyze a lot of problems after hearing his words.

"Father...is there really going to be a Ninja World War?! It's only been seven years since the last war!"

"It's not good to say that, Kakashi, just work hard!"

Although Kakashi was young, he was slightly shocked when he saw the obvious change in his father's expression.

He didn't know what had happened in the Sand Village, but he knew that his father had experienced the Second Ninja World War and was definitely not a person who spoke nonsense.

He said that there was a high possibility that the Ninja World War would break out, and the possibility of a Ninja World War happening afterwards was more than 50%!

After talking about the topic of war, the atmosphere suddenly became serious. In this serious atmosphere, Uchiha Feiyu quickly said goodbye to Kakashi and Hatake Sakumo.

However, before leaving, Uchiha Feiyu asked Hatake Sakumo for the White Fang short sword in the name of curiosity and played with it for a while.

Fortunately, although Hatake Sakumo has always been known for his samurai style, he is still a ninja after all. He has no obsession with his weapon and gave the weapon to Uchiha Tobiha without much hesitation.

On the surface, Uchiha Feiyu looked over the White Fang short sword over and over again, admiring the chakra conductivity and sharpness of the sword, but in fact he used his own ability to summon spirits and leave a mark on the White Fang short sword.

There was no way. Even though he knew that Hatake Sakumo would not live long, the soul that died in this world would only stay on the corpse for a dozen minutes at most before going to the Pure Land. Uchiha Feiyu didn't think that he could arrive within ten minutes of Hatake Sakumo's death.

After being marked with the mark of soul-binding and general-sending, this white-fang dagger can temporarily trap Hatake Sakumo's soul, leaving enough time for Uchiha Tobi to summon his soul.

It can be said that the most important purpose of Uchiha Feiyu's visit to Hatake Sakumo this time was to leave a mark on the White Fang short sword. As for Hatake Sakumo's guidance, it was an unexpected surprise.

(End of this chapter)