Chapter 87: Shamelessness

Kakashi and the other two did not say much, but since Uchiha Feiyu had originally left Hatake Sakumo directly on the White Fang Short Blade, he quickly learned what had happened through Hatake Sakumo's Soul.

The sequence of events was much as Uchiha Feiyu had imagined: after patrolling a few times, Obito, who was on the battlefield for the first time, could not suppress his excitement and wanted to go look for the enemy.

The current Kakashi was not the mission-first ninja from the original story, so he was truly persuaded by Obito; as for Nohara Rin, due to her gentle nature, although she felt uneasy in her heart, she ultimately did not voice any objections.

In reality, Obito was not a fool, and they had only moved a little further away from the camp; theoretically, the chance of running into Cloud Ninja was not high.

However, perhaps Kakashi and Uchiha Obito really did possess some kind of luck aura, because the three little ninjas had only moved a bit further from the camp when they happened to run into a four-man squad of Cloud Ninja.

A four-man squad capable of serving as the vanguard for the Cloud Ninja basically consisted of one Special Jonin plus three Chunin; they were not the kind of cannon fodder consisting of one Chunin leading three Genin.

Kakashi's strength was not inferior when facing a Special Jonin, and Obito could barely handle one Chunin, but although Nohara Rin had some talent for Medical Ninjutsu, her Power Level was that of a slightly superior Genin, so the strength of the two sides was simply not balanced.

Ninjas who have rolled on the battlefield all know clearly that when facing an enemy, one must first kill the weakest one to accumulate a snowball-like advantage, not to mention that Nohara Rin was a healer; thus, as soon as the battle started, Nohara Rin was almost killed.

At the moment of crisis, it was Hatake Sakumo who possessed Kakashi and killed that Special Jonin with one strike, which finally resolved the crisis.

Additionally, Hatake Sakumo told Uchiha Feiyu one thing—at the most critical moment for Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito awakened his One-Tomoe Sharingan and killed that Chunin in a counterattack.

Uchiha Feiyu was not at all surprised by this; after all, while Obito might have average talent in other areas, he was absolutely a peerless genius when it came to the Sharingan.

In the original story, Obito also awakened his eyes directly to Two-Tomoe, and the second time directly to Mangekyo; his progress was so fast that it would be enough to make other Uchiha cry themselves to sleep in the bathroom.

If it weren't for the fact that Nohara Rin hadn't suffered any truly serious injuries this time, and that Uchiha Obito himself was too young and lacked sufficient chakra in his body, he might have even awakened a higher-level Sharingan.

As for Kakashi's dazed expression... nonsense, after feeling his old man possess him again and receiving such a huge shock, it would be strange if he weren't dazed.

After knowing the specific situation the three-man squad had encountered, Uchiha Feiyu casually comforted them with a few words, and then let Hatake Sakumo's Soul return to the White Fang Short Blade.

For Uchiha Feiyu now, the role of Hatake Sakumo's Soul was no longer significant, so it was better to let him stay with his son.

Every time Hatake Sakumo possessed Kakashi to perform the White Fang Sword Art, it was the best guidance for Kakashi; plus, Kakashi himself was a top-tier genius, so it was estimated that with just a few more opportunities, Kakashi would be able to thoroughly master the White Fang Sword Art and become a true Little White Fang.

Even now, after being possessed by Hatake Sakumo once more, the feeling Kakashi gave others had already changed somewhat; his aura seemed sharper, and he vaguely had the bearing of a Jonin.

After saying goodbye to the three little ninjas under his command, Uchiha Feiyu went directly to find Orochimaru and handed over more than 40 Cloud Ninja forehead protectors; these were all combat merits.

"Feiyu-kun has done well, but you should have been executing a mission in the southeast, did you see that Third Raikage?"

Orochimaru scanned the forehead protectors handed over by Uchiha Feiyu, offered a casual compliment, and then asked.

"I saw him, exactly as Jonin Minato said; a beam of light descended directly from the sky, very much like Space-Time Ninjutsu."

"Oh, then do you think this Raikage really knows Space-Time Ninjutsu?"

"I don't think he knows it himself... haven't you noticed? This Lord Raikage has never used this kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu in front of Leaf Ninja; every time, we only see the result of him being transported."

Hearing Uchiha Feiyu's words, Orochimaru nodded slightly:

"Correct, that is what I suspect as well; this kind of long-distance transport-type ninjutsu is very likely the result of other ninjas using it and applying it to the Raikage."

"In that case, at least we don't have to worry about this Third Raikage suddenly unleashing Space-Time Ninjutsu during battle!"

Uchiha Feiyu shrugged slightly:

"Even so, it is still troublesome; this just means the Third Raikage cannot use Space-Time Ninjutsu to fight or escape, but he can still simply use this ninjutsu for displacement or support."

Orochimaru chuckled, skipped over this topic, looked at Uchiha Feiyu, and asked:

"Since you saw the Third Raikage, did you engage him? How did you find his strength?"

Uchiha Feiyu rolled his eyes directly:

"Teacher, if you want me to die, just say so. Do you think I've lost my mind to dare to engage that monster? Of course, as soon as I saw him appear, I went invisible and retreated, slipping away!"

As soon as Uchiha Feiyu's voice fell, the smile on the corner of Orochimaru's mouth stiffened; although he knew his disciple's bottom line was unfathomable, every time he refreshed that bottom line, it still made Orochimaru feel like covering his face.

Being afraid of death was nothing, as he himself was also the type who feared death, but at least one shouldn't show it so obviously, cowering the moment one sees a strong enemy!

I, Orochimaru, even though I have always pursued eternal life and resisted death, have never lost my sense of style; regardless of what kind of opponent I face, whether I can win is one thing, but whether my style is lost is another.

Unlike this disciple of mine, who throws heavy punches when seeing the weak and flees at the first sign of a strong enemy; most importantly, after escaping, not only does he not feel the slightest shame, but he is instead triumphant.

Fortunately, Orochimaru had long since had some understanding of this cheap disciple of his; after taking two breaths, the expression on his face returned to normal:

"In other words, you know nothing about the strength of that Third Raikage?"

"In any case, he is definitely stronger than me; if it were a head-on battle, Teacher Orochimaru, I reckon you would also be in a precarious position."

Orochimaru shook his head and said indifferently:

"You don't need to save face for me; my strength is not much greater than yours, Feiyu. If it were a head-on battle, I would definitely not be the Third Raikage's opponent."

"It seems we can only find a way to use Secret Technique and Forbidden Technique to drag this guy down; the Strongest Spear plus the Strongest Shield, the Third Raikage is truly worthy of being the strongest among the successive Raikage."

(End of chapter)