Two young men were facing off in a clearing in the forest behind Konoha. The surrounding forest was destroyed, and the area around them was in complete disarray. Hatake Sakumo looked disheveled, with torn clothes and multiple wounds on his body.
Although Tianqi was slightly better than Hatake Sakumo, he wasn't much better off. The three knife wounds on his body proved that his battle with Hatake Sakumo was not easy.
Tianqi, having activated his Nine-Tailed Mode, is currently in a slight lead.
Hatake Sakumo sheathed his short sword and said to Tenchi, "Uchiha Tenchi, the battle has come to this point, are you still not going to admit defeat?"
"Sakumo Hatake, stop joking around. I have the advantage now, why should I admit defeat? I bet you want to settle things, so don't hesitate, show me your strongest move!" Tianqi said with a serious face. He had his own pride, and that pride would not allow him to admit defeat.
"Oh, really? As your opponent, I acknowledge you regardless of victory or defeat," Hatake Sakumo said with interest. Then he closed his eyes to gather strength, squatted slightly, and placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword, as if ready to draw his sword at any moment.
"To fight you and gain your approval, every cell in my body is excited! Come on, Hatake Sakumo!" Tianqi said, raising one hand. The Rasenshuriken slowly appeared in his hand. Unlike ordinary Rasenshuriken, this time he used the Tailed Beast Ball to enhance the Rasenshuriken. A black ball combined with the white cutting energy of Wind Release formed the Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken, accompanied by a sizzling sound.
"Hmm!" Sakumo Hatake couldn't help but open his eyes after hearing the jarring sound. "This..." The scene before him truly shocked him. Tenchi was holding a giant Rasenshuriken almost as big as himself in one hand, and the massive chakra had solidified into a tangible form. At this moment, he finally understood why Tenchi had such a great reputation.
However, having come this far, there was no turning back. He calmed himself down and prepared to use his ultimate move.
Sakumo Hatake, who originally held the sword hilt in his right hand, now held it in both hands, with powerful white chakra surrounding his entire body.
"Accumulate!" With his shout, the surrounding chakra began to condense, gradually forming a white wolf's head. The white wolf's head materialized behind Sakumo Hatake, and at this moment, he seemed to have completely merged with the sword.
Such astonishing power, truly worthy of you, Hatake Sakumo. Tian Qi also expressed his admiration as he watched the enormous wolf head appear behind Hatake Sakumo.
On the open ground, both of them were charging up their ultimate moves, their eyes fixed on each other, waiting for their ninjutsu to reach its maximum power.
Suddenly, both of them twitched their brows at the same time, and their ninjutsu was fully charged.
"Take this! Hatake Sakumo, Tailed Beast - Rasenshuriken!" Tianqi threw the shuriken directly. This was his strongest single-target attack ninjutsu besides his Sharingan. He thought that this move should be enough to take down Hatake Sakumo.
Seeing the spiral shuriken flying towards him, he shouted, "Good! Let's see who's stronger, you or me!"
"Hatake Drawing Technique - Heaven Slash!" He drew his short sword and slashed out, while the chakra wolf head behind him charged towards the Rasenshuriken.
Boom! The two ninjutsu collided and exploded. Hatake Sakumo and Tensei were thrown back by the aftershocks of the explosion, kicking up clouds of dust. The sound of the explosion echoed throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village.
"Bang!"
"What's going on? What's going on? Why was there an explosion?"
"Could it be that an enemy has invaded Konoha?"
"Oh my god, no way! Who would be so bold?"
Instantly, the entire Hidden Leaf Village was thrown into chaos, with villagers running around in all directions.
In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious. "Who dared to attack Konoha? Send someone to investigate immediately and comfort the villagers."
After the explosion on the mountain, Tian Qi slowly stood up in the open space. "What a powerful Hatake Sakumo! Even my strongest regular technique was broken. He truly deserves to be the future White Fang of Konoha. His strength is beyond compare. I'm afraid his strength is even above that of Hiruzen Sarutobi."
"Huh, where is he? Is he gone? Oh my god! This is terrible!" Tianqi began searching everywhere for Hatake Sakumo.
"Sakumo Hatake! Sakumo Hatake! Where are you? You can't just disappear like this, or I'll be committing a terrible sin!"
"What are you yelling for? I'm right here. You wish you could kill me, you bastard! Come and pull me out of here!" Hatake Sakumo's voice came from under a clod of earth.
Tianqi ran towards the direction of the sound and dug out Hatake Sakumo, who was buried in the ground. He was in a terrible state, unable to move his body except for his mouth. Tianqi pulled Hatake out of the pit and helped him up, saying, "I thought you were dead. You scared me to death."
"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to kill. But you won this time, I admit defeat," he said with a look of disappointment. Since leaving school, he had always thought that no one could beat him, but he never expected to be defeated so thoroughly this time.
"It's just one win or loss, it doesn't mean anything. As long as you train hard in the future, you may not lose next time. In my opinion, your strength is already stronger than many Kage." Tianqi encouraged him as he looked at Hatake Sakumo's disappointed face.
He was right. Although Sakumo Hatake still held the title of Jonin, his strength had already reached the Kage level.
"I know you're encouraging me. I'm 15 now, and you're 16. I'll work hard to become stronger, and you won't stay stagnant either. But thank you anyway. I'm glad to have met you." After hearing Tianqi's words, he was no longer disappointed.
"Come on, why are you making such a fuss? We've gotten ourselves into trouble this time. With such a commotion, the whole village must know. Let's get out of here quickly." With that, Tianqi carried Hatake Sakumo on his back and prepared to leave.
"What are you afraid of? We're just having a normal sparring match. Besides, we're not even in the village, so why should we run away?" Hatake Sakumo asked, looking puzzled as he lay on Tenki's back.
“Originally there was no problem, but because of my current strength, the village is already wary of me. Now that you can fight me to a standstill, I’m afraid I’ll implicate you,” Tianqi explained to Hatake Sakumo as they walked.
"The village should be like this... it can't be like this, right?" He asked somewhat uncertainly after hearing Tianqi's words.
"Take my advice, Sakumo. Being too strong in the village isn't necessarily a good thing. If you're too strong, the village will be wary of you; if you're too weak, they'll look down on you. You should play the coward when necessary, unless you don't want to live in Konoha anymore."
"I was just... well, never mind, just listen to me." Recalling his previous behavior, Tianqi sighed. He shouldn't have pretended to be an inspector in the village; now he's caught in the middle.
Although Hatake Sakumo still didn't quite understand, he nodded nonetheless. He was willing to trust those he respected.
Seeing him nod, Tianqi stopped talking and led him toward the village.
"Speaking of which, Sakumo Hatake, do you want to go home to recuperate or come to my house?" Tianqi asked Sakumo Hatake directly upon arriving in the village.
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