In the yard of Hatake's house.
Sakumo was wearing casual home clothes and sipping tea.
The other hand caressed White Fang, the chakra knife beside him.
Although the sword has been passed on to Kakashi, it is still not allowed to be taken to school.
At this time, Kakashi walked into the courtyard with a schoolbag on his back and an expressionless face.
"Father."
After Kakashi said hello to Sakumo, he walked directly towards the backyard.
"Wait a minute." Sakumo stopped Kakashi and asked, "Why didn't Nobuhiko come today?"
"He was called away by Hinata Mio." Kakashi said calmly.
However, Sakumo heard a hint of resentment in his son's tone.
"A young lady from the Hyuga clan?" Sakumo murmured, looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, are there any girls you have a good relationship with in school?"
"No!" A trace of doubt flashed in Kakashi's eyes, and he shook his head: "I'm not interested in girls, it's very annoying!"
"..."
Sakumo's expression was stagnant, but considering that Kakashi was only 4 years old, he was not worried.
"Since Nobuhiko is not here today, I will teach you more powerful swordsmanship. Next time he comes, you can defeat him by surprise and let him know the consequences of being lazy."
Seeing the listless Kakashi, Sakumo made a rare joke.
He stood up and took off his home casual clothes, revealing the black suit underneath.
"Really!?" Kakashi's originally dull eyes suddenly lit up.
He gets excited when he talks about Nobuhiko!
"But I will be very strict this time." Sakumo threw the sheathed 'White Fang' to Kakashi.
Although he said this, he walked to the tree in the courtyard, randomly broke a branch, and stood opposite Kakashi.
"Well! Please give me some advice!" Kakashi slowly pulled out the White Fang dagger, his expression extremely serious.
Even though Sakumo used branches, Kakashi didn't feel slighted at all.
Because before he teamed up with Nobuhiko, he didn't last more than three seconds under Sakumo. This was the result of Sakumo not being serious.
Even if Sakumo went crazy and Kakashi and Nobuhiko were exhausted to the point of paralysis, they could not touch the hem of his clothes.
This time Kakashi faced Sakumo alone, so the pressure was naturally greater.
But the thought of defeating Nobuhiko for once made Kakashi as excited as if he had been shot to death.
"Kakashi, adjust your mentality, concentrate, and don't think too much.
Hatake style swordsmanship focuses on strength, speed and burst, and is not suitable for protracted battles.
Before you take action, your mind must be calm!
Also, you need to get rid of your bad habit of using too much force when doing the cleave.
Otherwise, if you encounter a jounin who is good at using the two-sword style and exert force from the bottom up, the 'White Fang' may break! "
Although Kakashi's expression changed very slightly, Sakumo knew at a glance that he was thinking about Nobuhiko and immediately reminded him.
"Yes! Father!" Kakashi came back to his senses and looked squarely at Sakumo.
He is not as good as Nobuhiko in terms of physical fitness and chakra volume. After all, he is two years younger.
Since he can't compare to Nobuhiko in terms of strength and durability.
Kakashi can only think of ways to start with speed and burst for the time being.
"Come on." Sakumo nodded towards Kakashi, letting him take the lead in launching the attack.
Only this time, Kakashi stood there for at least thirty seconds.
He put the ninja sword back into its sheath, and then began to gather momentum, and his chakra gathered towards the ninja sword.
This is the most versatile sword-drawing technique among Hatake-style swordsmanship. It is very powerful and explosive.
However, in the process of accumulating momentum, the control of chakra is very demanding.
So be sure to focus.
In the past, Kakashi rarely used this move perfectly due to his mentality problems.
Especially after Nobuhiko learned this move in less than a month, Kakashi's success rate was low.
Feeling the aura emanating from Kakashi, Sakumo showed a hint of approval in his eyes.
Sure enough, staying with Nobuhiko, Kakashi became much more stable than before, and his mentality also changed.
Although Kakashi is only 4 years old, his excellent talent does not make Sakumo regard him as a child.
As for Nobuhiko, it's the same in Sakumo's mind, with a more mature mind.
laugh!
There was a faint sharp sound in the air, and a silver-white semicircular sword light flashed across.
The 'White Fang' in Kakashi's hand was chipped from bottom to top towards Sakumo.
His lightning-like sword strike cannot be said to be blocked even by ordinary chuunin.
Sakumo turned slightly sideways and easily avoided Kakashi's attack.
When Kakashi saw this, he immediately turned his wrist and struck Sakumo with a cleave.
Snapped!
Sakumo waved the branch in his hand and slapped Kakashi on the wrist.
Along with the crisp sound of whipping, an obvious red mark suddenly appeared on Kakashi's wrist.
Kakashi's wrist flicked, with a look of pain on his face, but he still grabbed White Fang firmly and did not let go.
Sakumo nodded secretly, and then said: "Kakashi, although the Hatake-style swordsmanship does not focus on defense, it does not mean all-out attacks every time.
If your attack fails once, you should not rush to continue attacking immediately.
Especially when you encounter an enemy who is stronger than you, frequent attacks will make you more likely to make mistakes and expose your flaws. "
"Yes, father, I remember!" Kakashi looked like he had been taught.
****
Hokage's office.
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the scroll in his hand and his brows gradually wrinkled.
Squeak!
The office door was suddenly pushed open.
There was only one person who could enter his office without knocking.
Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head, looked at Danzo in front of him, his face sank slightly, and he pushed forward the scroll spread out on his desk.
"Danzo, see for yourself."
Danzo glanced at the content on the scroll, narrowed his eyes, and said:
"It seems that the Daimyo is still unwilling to give up. He really values Sakumo and even lets him serve as his personal bodyguard."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly: "Originally I just gave Sakumo a holiday to rest for a while, but now the village is in a period of employment. Once Sakumo leaves, there will not be many elite jounin who can lead the team."
Danzo said calmly: "As long as Orochimaru is here, if it doesn't work, just call Jiraiya back.
It's okay if Sakumo is gone, so no one can threaten Orochimaru. "
"Orochimaru is indeed one of the best candidates for the Fourth Hokage, but..." Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated.
Originally, he asked Orochimaru to monitor Danzo's roots to prevent Danzo from making small moves behind his back.
But now Orochimaru seems to be secretly colluding with Danzo.
This wavered Sarutobi Hiruzen's determination to pass the throne to Orochimaru.
"What? Are there any other candidates besides Orochimaru?
Jiraiya has no intention of competing, and there is no news about Tsunade so far. You don't think highly of Jiraiya's disciples, do you? "
Danzo was shocked when he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's ambiguous attitude.
It was hard to move White Fang down, but there could be no accidents.
Danzo probed: "Although Namikaze Minato is very good, he has only just been promoted to elite jounin. As for the others, you don't think much of them, right?"
"I have to carefully consider the selection of the fourth generation..." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, not wanting to confess to Danzo.
'Damn Hiruzen, he definitely wants to occupy the position of Hokage forever! ' Danzo cursed inwardly.
"Duanzo, why did you come to me?"
Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the topic, Danzo stopped asking questions. Anyway, he would pull him down from the position of Hokage sooner or later.
"This is the list of people I recommend for root training this time. Take a look." Danzo took out a scroll from his arms.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took the scroll, glanced at it, frowned and said:
"These newcomers from the previous class can't do it, but others can."
Danzo nodded and continued:
“I heard that Sakumo’s son Kakashi is very good.
The teachers at the ninja school felt that he had far exceeded the standards for early graduation.
Keeping him in ninja school would be a waste of his talent.
It's better to leave him to my roots for training, so that he won't make Sakumo's mistakes again in the future. "
"No! I already have a candidate to teach Kakashi." Sarutobi Hiruzen sternly refused.
Danzo's anger welled up in his heart and he narrowed his eyes, but seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's firm attitude, he also knew that there was no point in talking.
"Hiruzen, you will regret this."
After leaving these words, Danzo left the Hokage's office.
