Chapter 2: Sparring with Kakashi

As Uchiha Feiyu's words trailed off, Kakashi's expression froze slightly, but he quickly reacted:

"Alright, it's a deal!"

Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, was the world-renowned White Fang of the Leaf, one of the peak-level ninja in the entire Konoha today.

And right now was the time when this White Fang of the Leaf's prestige was at its peak, and his fame shook the world; he could be said to be the most famous ninja in the entire Konoha besides the Hokage.

To Kakashi, it was perfectly normal for someone to want to visit his father, so he didn't think too much of it.

Of course, Uchiha Feiyu wanting to see the White Fang of the Leaf was not out of admiration for the White Fang of the Leaf's prestige, nor did he want to learn from him.

On the contrary, Uchiha Feiyu had thought of the original story, where Hatake Sakumo failed a mission around this time and subsequently committed suicide amidst rumors—he was eyeing Hatake Sakumo's soul!

Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding, one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques from the world of Under One Person, was a technique for forcibly binding and even devouring the souls of others; its power depended entirely on the soul reserves held by the possessor.

Unfortunately, there were no wild souls in the Naruto World; generally speaking, after any creature in this world died, its soul would dissipate without a trace and head to the Pure Land after ten minutes.

Because of this, Uchiha Feiyu, who had stayed in Konoha for over a decade, hadn't managed to find a single ninja soul, even after searching bitterly.

No matter how dangerous the Naruto World was, at least the current Konoha was relatively safe for the time being; it was almost impossible to find the corpse of a ninja who had died within the last ten minutes.

Uchiha Feiyu had even gone to the Konoha hospital to wait for a rabbit to hit a tree, only to find that due to the prevalence of Medical Ninjutsu, ninja who could be sent to the Konoha hospital were basically all savable, and those who couldn't be saved were already dead before they could be sent to the Konoha hospital.

As for places like the Torture and Interrogation Force, the Intelligence Division, or Konoha Prison where one could come into contact with fresh corpses, they were all vital parts of Konoha and were simply not places a Ninja Academy Student could access.

So until now, Uchiha Feiyu only had some animal souls on hand and had never obtained a ninja soul.

Most animal souls were eaten directly by Uchiha Feiyu; he couldn't bring himself to devour human souls, but he had no psychological burden absorbing animal souls, and most animal souls didn't provide much Power Level even if used for Possession, so they were of little significance to begin with.

It was precisely by relying on these animal souls that possessed chakra that Uchiha Feiyu's physical fitness and chakra volume were outstanding among his peers, even among his Uchiha peers—but that was only among his peers.

Understanding these circumstances, it was clear what kind of temptation a ninja soul of the White Fang of the Leaf's level held for Uchiha Feiyu.

Even if soul Possession couldn't unleash all the original owner's strength, a powerhouse like the White Fang of the Leaf was enough for Uchiha Feiyu to instantly possess a Power Level that ranked among the top of the Jonin.

However, for now, what Uchiha Feiyu had to deal with first was the high-spirited Kakashi.

A whistling cold wind blew past, and Kakashi casually drew a short blade from his waist, the cold, sharp light flickering on the blade.

Before the White Fang of the Leaf had committed suicide, the White Fang Short Blade was of course not in Kakashi's hands, but the quality of this short blade was definitely first-class.

Compared to Kakashi, Uchiha Feiyu casually drew two Kunai; although he had joined the Uchiha Clan, it was obvious that the Uchiha Clan wouldn't put much effort into an "outsider" like him, so his equipment could be described as ordinary.

However, after gripping the two Kunai tightly, a black, leopard-shaped soul suddenly emerged from Uchiha Feiyu's body.

This was the strongest beast soul he had ever collected in the Death Forest, a black leopard with incredible speed; by using the ability of Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding to have this black leopard soul possess him, Uchiha Feiyu could increase his nerve reflexes and physical speed by fifty percent.

Kakashi couldn't see the soul, but feeling the instantly changed aura of Uchiha Feiyu, the expression on his face was equally excited, and faint electric sparks began to jump on his body.

Using Raiton Shigekihou to stimulate his own cells to speed up was exactly the White Fang of the Leaf's specialty; clearly, Kakashi had also inherited his father's unique skill.

The Kunai in Feiyu's hand were flicked out, whistling as they shot toward Kakashi; it wasn't any fancy Uchiha-style Kunai throwing technique, just a purely rapid and sharp throw.

Kakashi's short blade tapped against them, emitting a short, sharp "Clang!", and the Kunai, containing immense force, made Kakashi's wrist go numb.

Feiyu, following closely behind, raised the Kunai in his hand high; despite the Kunai being a short weapon, he used it with the flair of a heavy weapon like a hammer or staff, smashing it straight down.

Kakashi gritted his teeth slightly, lifting his slightly paralyzed arm; intense sparks erupted between the short blade and the Kunai, and at the same time, Kakashi retreated several steps.

"So heavy... You guy, are you really an Uchiha? How come your fighting style is so similar to that guy Might Guy!"

"Sorry, although I possess the Uchiha's Sharingan, I didn't receive any education in the Uchiha since childhood. Compared to those fancy techniques, I believe more in a foundation of the body tempered a thousand times over!"

In fact, Uchiha Feiyu had long since planned his future cultivation path; a physical foundation could be said to be the most important thing for him when building his base.

As for things like techniques, they could be made up for by ninja souls obtained later, but in any case, his own physical foundation could only be forged by himself.

Moreover, the Method of Consuming Spirits was a comprehensive enhancement for Feiyu, not just for chakra and spiritual power, but also quite beneficial for physical strength, which made Feiyu's current fighting style not like an Uchiha at all, but rather a bit like the Senju Clan.

Taking two steps back, Kakashi's figure flashed, and he directly activated the Body Replacement Technique. Feiyu, who had been pressing the attack, slashed the Substitution Wood in two with one strike, his brows furrowed slightly, and he turned his figure, kicking out.

Kakashi, who had appeared behind Feiyu, was kicked into a puff of white smoke with a "Bang!", and then a white light descended from the sky, stabbing straight at Feiyu's shoulder.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Feiyu chuckled, his whole body retreating in an instant, dodging Kakashi's ambush. While retreating, the Kunai in his hand turned into a black light, shooting toward Kakashi's chest.

In the state of black leopard soul Possession, besides speed and nerve reflexes, Uchiha Feiyu's five senses and intuition would also increase significantly; the Clone Technique and Body Replacement Technique couldn't deceive him at all.

The ambush failed, and Kakashi, who was instead caught in an opportunity by Uchiha Feiyu, barely deflected the Kunai. Before he could catch his breath, Uchiha Feiyu, who had pulled out two more Kunai, pounced again.

Clanging as he blocked several moves in a row, Kakashi retreated continuously, but gradually calmed his heart.

Uchiha Feiyu, with the black leopard soul Possession, was already on par with Kakashi, who was using Raiton Shigekihou, in terms of speed, and in terms of pure physical strength, he was far superior to Kakashi, who was only nine years old.

But this genius ninja Kakashi still discovered Uchiha Feiyu's only weakness—his taijutsu and use of ninja tools were just solidly grounded, and his body was tough, but his technique couldn't be called outstanding.

After all, Uchiha Feiyu hadn't received very good education or inheritance; needless to say, the Ninja Academy only taught the basics of the basics, and the Uchiha Clan had only given Uchiha Feiyu a few basic ninjutsu books and materials, never truly cultivating him.

The opposite was Hatake Kakashi; an eight-year-old's physical fitness hadn't developed to its limit, and even relying on lightning chakra stimulation, there were great flaws in physical strength, but if it came to sword technique, Hatake Kakashi, who studied under the White Fang of the Leaf, left Uchiha Feiyu far behind.

Discovering the flaws in Uchiha Feiyu's technique, Kakashi didn't say a word and no longer clashed head-on with Uchiha Feiyu. His short blade drew arcs of light, using techniques like sticking, adhering, and guiding to unload the force of the Kunai in Uchiha Feiyu's hands.

After Kakashi changed his fighting style, Uchiha Feiyu was indeed very uncomfortable, but relying on the black leopard soul possessing his body, Uchiha Feiyu's five senses and intuition were extremely sharp.

Relying on these keen senses, although Kakashi occupied the upper hand, it was very difficult to take him down in a short time.

Snowflakes in the snowfield splashed up, accompanied by the clanging of weapons and sparks, and the two figures shuttled through the woods, separating in an instant.

Uchiha Feiyu looked at his torn white clothes and frowned slightly.

Hatake Kakashi, standing opposite, was unscathed, but his breathing was rapid, and fine sweat flowed down his forehead.

Although Kakashi had just occupied a certain upper hand, the physique of an eight-year-old child still limited Kakashi's stamina; over ten minutes of all-out fighting had caused Kakashi's stamina to be quite severely depleted.

"It seems I lost. The speed at which you improve, Kakashi, is truly fast. You are worthy of being the most famous genius in Konoha today."

Blood slowly seeped from Uchiha Feiyu's torn clothes, gradually staining his sleeves red. Uchiha Feiyu casually pulled gauze from his ninja tool pouch, wrapped it around his arm, and bandaged the wound.

The wound wasn't deep, and it didn't have much impact on Uchiha Feiyu's fighting, but this undoubtedly meant that Uchiha Feiyu had been defeated.

Kakashi took two deep breaths; he hadn't won easily either. If they had fought for a few more minutes until his stamina was exhausted, it was likely he would have been the one to lose.

Neither of them had used much lethal ninjutsu during the fight, so although Kakashi's stamina was quite depleted, the chakra in his body was still abundant, and he recovered after catching his breath for a moment.

"You guy... If you were a bit more proactive, you should be able to get quite a lot of resources!"

"Since you've been secretly training here every day, why don't you perform better and ask for more resources from the clan and the village?"

Regarding Kakashi's question, Uchiha Feiyu merely chuckled lightly and did not offer much explanation.

Possessing the Spirit Control and Command Technique, he did not need to worry at all about having no ninjutsu to use in the future; on the contrary, if he obtained too many resources from the village or the clan, he would likely find it difficult to slack off and goof around when the time came.

(End of chapter)