It all happened in less than half a second.
Sarutobi Ryo moved with incredible speed, eliminating his targets.
He was so fast that even experienced jonin couldn't react in time.
This proved that Sarutobi Ryo was now at the kage level.
Most jonin wouldn't stand a chance against Sarutobi Ryo in a real fight.
It was like when Kakashi used his Raikiri against Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams, but it was useless.
Kage level.
This meant that a ninja had truly transformed from a normal person into someone extraordinary.
It meant he wasn't seen as a monster, that he could still live among ordinary people.
But when a kage level ninja fought, incredible power would burst from them, setting them apart from everyone else.
Yamanaka Hui gasped as she watched the four Sunagakure Anbu die instantly.
Young Master has become even stronger.
To kill four jonin in a blink of an eye …
Only a kage level ninja could do that.
No elite jonin was capable of such a feat.
A few seconds later, Hatake Sakumo appeared at the other end of the passageway.
He looked at the dead bodies of the four Sunagakure Anbu, nodded at Sarutobi Ryo, his eyes full of approval.
That little boy had grown into a powerful man who could stand on his own.
Just as expected of the Third Hokage's son. He really takes after his father.
Immediately after, Hatake Sakumo rushed into the office.
Sarutobi Ryo stood at the entrance, watching what was happening.
Hatake Sakumo and Ebizo began to fight.
Even though Ebizo was an experienced ninja and Chiyo's younger brother,
Hatake Sakumo, the Konoha White Fang, quickly defeated him.
Even among kage level ninjas, there were different strengths and levels of expertise.
Soon, Hatake Sakumo came out, carrying the injured Ebizo.
The Sunagakure leaders had been captured alive.
Killing Ebizo would only make the Sunagakure ninjas angrier.
It would be like the Third Kazekage's disappearance, which triggered the Third Shinobi World War.
But capturing him alive was different.
As a respected veteran and an important figure in Sunagakure, his capture would greatly demoralize the Sunagakure troops.
And it would continue to increase Hatake Sakumo's reputation.
"Alright, let's go."
Hatake Sakumo, carrying Ebizo, quickly left.
Soon, only a pile of Sunagakure Ninja and Anbu corpses remained.
The Sunagakure Intelligence Department had been destroyed and its leaders captured. This would greatly affect Sunagakure's plans and strategies.
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Not long after.
Sunagakure learned about Ebizo's capture.
Anxiety and shock spread throughout the village.
The Third Kazekage, who was in charge of Sunagakure, was furious.
Konoha White Fang had once again shown his power in this war.
This reminded the Third Kazekage of Hatake Sakumo's destruction of Sunagakure during the last Great War.
The capture of Ebizo, who was in charge of the Intelligence Department, meant that Sunagakure's information network was paralyzed.
Communication between the different battlefields and Sunagakure would be delayed.
In peacetime, this wouldn't be a problem.
But in wartime, this was a huge, dangerous flaw.
Furthermore,
Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law had been killed by Konoha White Fang in the past.
Her grandson Scorpion's transformation was also caused by his parents' death.
Now that her younger brother Ebizo had also been captured, the Third Kazekage immediately ordered Chiyo, who was on the front lines, to retreat with her troops to prevent her from acting rashly.
Chiyo, who was about to take Kikyo Mountain, had to obey and return.
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Land of Fire Border, Kikyo Mountain.
The Sunagakure Ninjas retreated like a wave.
The Konoha side was stunned.
They thought it was an enemy trick, until Hatake Sakumo returned with news of his victory.
Konoha White Fang had gone deep behind enemy lines, destroyed the enemy's Intelligence Department, and captured Ebizo alive, forcing Sunagakure to retreat.
Upon hearing this, the troops' morale soared.
Konoha, which had been attacked from both sides, now… seemed to have hope.
Kirigakure retreated to deal with problems within their village.
Sunagakure retreated to reorganize their forces.
Now, the only enemies Konoha had to face were Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
This greatly reduced the pressure on Konoha's battle lines, making it possible to fight a war of attrition.
And this… was just the beginning.
Next, Hatake Sakumo continued to quickly turn Konoha's situation around.
Ebizo was imprisoned, and the Konoha leaders personally contacted him to ask about Sunagakure's plans.
Hatake Sakumo set out again.
Taking advantage of Kirigakure's internal conflict, Hatake Sakumo infiltrated the Land of Whirlpools Ruins.
And in one dark night, killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who were stationed there.
At daybreak, the Kirigakure troops who found the seven corpses quickly retreated.
The Land of Whirlpools Ruins… was once again in Konoha's hands.
Another week passed.
Hatake Sakumo, who had been hiding on the Kumogakure Front for several days, found an opportunity.
When Namikaze Minato and Killer Bee fought for the hundredth time and still couldn't defeat each other,
Hatake Sakumo fought the Fourth Raikage.
This Decapitation Strike was very successful.
The Third Raikage was in charge of the Kumogakure headquarters.
And the Fourth Raikage, as the commander of Kumogakure, was very important.
After cutting off one of his arms, Hatake Sakumo forced the Fourth Raikage to retreat.
Kumogakure's system relied on the strength of its leaders to maintain control of the Village.
In other words, Ai losing an arm was a major blow to the Kumogakure troops.
The morale of Kumogakure began to drop.
And so.
At a time when Konoha was in danger, Hatake Sakumo, with his incredible performance, quickly reversed Konoha's situation in the war.
The name of Konoha White Fang once again echoed throughout the Ninja World.
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Konoha.
The Village was filled with a festive atmosphere on this day.
It was another New Year.
Compared to the past, this year's atmosphere was much better.
People had hope in their eyes, and they believed that Konoha would win.
And all of this was because Konoha White Fang had saved the Village from danger.
Everywhere, in every home, the stories of Hatake Sakumo were being told.
Some were happy, and some were sad.
Namikaze Minato… was not having a good New Year.
Especially now, when he kept hearing about Hatake Sakumo's victories.
This meant that Hatake Sakumo was almost certainly going to become the Fourth Hokage.
"Well then, Teacher Minato, Kushina, I'll be leaving now…"
Nohara Rin finished her New Year's greetings and was about to leave.
Kakashi, who was beside her, didn't seem to be leaving and looked at Rin questioningly: "Rin… are you going to Young Master Ryo's place again?"
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