The gold dust spear shot through the air.
Before the heavy, powerful spear, the air itself emitted a piercing shriek.
Yet, facing Rasa's confident strike, White Fang neither dodged nor avoided it. He simply stood his ground, his right hand resting lightly on the hilt of the sword on his back!
His expression was steady, his posture straight as a sword.
Just by standing there quietly, an aura of solemn sharpness emanated from White Fang's seemingly somewhat slender frame!
Sensing this aura, even before his gold dust spear hit its mark, Rasa began to feel worried.
But, like someone who refuses to believe until they hit a wall, Rasa widened his eyes, staring intently at White Fang.
Thus, very fortunately, he witnessed White Fang draw his blade!
The short sword, only as long as a grown man's arm, was drawn from his back and swung forward.
Instantly, the short blade, coated in Lightning Attribute Chakra, transformed into a dazzling arc of light.
This arc gently swept across the incoming gold dust spear.
Then, the gold dust spear followed in the footsteps of its 'parent', the sea of gold dust, meeting the same fate.
With its Chakra structure precisely disrupted by the lightning, the gold dust scattered!
After carefully observing this slash, no matter how much Rasa didn't want to admit it, he had to concede!
That's right. The man before him was Sunagakure's nightmare from the past… Konoha's White Fang!
"White Fang! Why are you here? Aren't you dead?" Rasa asked in shock.
Simultaneously, he placed one hand behind his back, making a few hand signals to send a message!
But let's set aside Rasa's signal for now.
Looking at the white-haired man who had suddenly saved them, the Konoha's Ninjas were also stunned.
"White Fang!"
"Is that really White Fang-sama?"
"Yes, it's White Fang-sama! Even if you haven't seen White Fang-sama, you've seen Kakashi, right? White Fang-sama looks very similar to Kakashi!"
"Hmph, you youngsters are just that… youngsters. Needing to use Kakashi to identify White Fang-sama!"
A middle-aged Ninja spoke up, very proud: "I can confirm, this is White Fang-sama!"
As he spoke, tears streamed down the middle-aged ninja's face: "White Fang-sama, it's truly wonderful that you're not dead!"
"You don't know, after your death, Konoha's situation reversed. Now Kirigakure has produced a powerhouse comparable to the First Hokage, suffocating all the villages!"
"Not only that, but Konoha is unstable internally!"
"The new Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was nailed to the Hokage Rock. The Uchiha spread a plague and were wiped out in a civil war. Danzo-sama died in battle. The Third Hokage is aged. The Sannin each have their own situations."
"Konoha is now at a critical juncture of survival!"
"I suppose, with White Fang-sama's return, Konoha is saved!" The middle-aged Ninja said excitedly.
Hearing his words, everyone grew extremely excited.
But soon, they heard the middle-aged Ninja's voice again: "Aiyah, what am I thinking?"
"White Fang-sama is dead, that's a fact. How could we see him again?"
"The only explanation is that we've all died, and this is just a Genjutsu!"
"However, even if it is a Genjutsu, I still want to say to you, White Fang-sama!"
"White Fang-sama, it's truly good to see you again!"
The middle-aged Ninja wept bitterly: "I still remember to this day how thrilling that battle was, the one where we stormed that Sunagakure's forward base!"
"Unfortunately..."
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the mood of the Konoha's Ninjas sank.
They also thought of a question: Yes, White Fang has been dead for a long time. How could they be seeing him here?
"Sob... sob... "
Low sobs began to echo around the area!
"…"
"Ah, this..." Watching the suddenly sentimental crowd, White Fang was utterly speechless.
Why did he feel these Konoha's Ninjas were stranger than he was?
However, it was true he had died, but he was indeed alive again in some form… that was a fact.
Looking at the Konoha's Ninjas who seemed unsure what to do next, White Fang spoke seriously: "Enough, stop crying. I did die, but I have indeed been brought back to life now!"
"Look on the bright side. This might be some kind of secret technique, but I am undoubtedly White Fang!"
"Alright, since you still recognize me as White Fang, as a hero, then I'll do something heroic!"
"Everyone, leave. I will cover your retreat!" White Fang declared.
"White Fang-sama!" Hearing his words, everyone was deeply moved.
They were so moved they became somewhat reckless: "White Fang-sama, we won't leave! We will fight the enemy with you!"
Hearing this, White Fang frowned slightly and scolded them: "Enough! Didn't I say it? I am dead, currently walking the living world for who knows what reason."
"So, what's the point of fighting side-by-side with a dead man?"
"Enough, go. In my current state, I might turn into a handful of dust at any moment. Don't make this difficult for me!"
White Fang's words were very sincere.
This time, everyone finally listened to White Fang!