Douluo Dalu: The Legend of Heavenly Ruler
chapter-458

Yunlong gazed at the white-haired man in delight.

A Rare Talent!

Yup, the kind of person Yunlong needed on his side badly.

Sure, Yunlong has created a brand new wave of transformed Spirit Beasts back in the Land of Spring, but could they compare to a legend himself, Konoha's White Fang?

In the story, Hatake Sakumo led his squad to battle the Sunagakure's army with some people and killed their elite members with his tanto, gaining victory for Konoha and the title of White Fang.

Unfortunately, this once-in-thousand-year-old genius was 'dirtily' played by his own village.

His life went differently than the Namikaze Minato, though they are at the same level of genius.

Yunlong didn't know how it happened, but Sakumo failed a mission, which led him to be scorned by the village and his squad. He didn't understand the logic because a man of his caliber wouldn't fail so readily.

A dirty hand must have played in the shadows and also made Sakumo depressed enough to commit suicide.

Yunlong doesn't have to guess.

He had the White Feng himself to tell the story.

"White Fang?" Gu Yuena tilted her head. She gazed at Sakumo curiously because it was rare for Yunlong to admire someone.

Kaguya similarly stared at Sakumo but wasn't interested in his mysterious backstory. She's coming here for her son, after all.

But then her body suddenly froze.

"A-Aino..." Kaguya's blue eyes locked on the black-haired woman in a white-red yukata.

Although a thousand years have passed, Kaguya will never forget her loyal female servant, who died in the pursuit of Yunlong's incarnation, Tenji.

The female servant died after getting shot by fiery arrows, buying enough time for Kaguya to run and eat the Divine Fruit.

The same woman with a similar face and aura appeared before Kaguya now, married to a man called White Fang.

'Aino. She must have gotten reincarnated as well.' Kaguya's gaze becomes warm as the female servant is one of the closest people she knew at the time.

In fact, Kaguya trusted Aino enough to stand by her side every day.

"Uh... Do I know you?" Sakumo questioned wryly. He couldn't remember ever meeting Yunlong in his life.

Yunlong shook his head and smiled, "No."

"We are men from different eras."

"But I suppose you can think of me as your son's acquaintance."

"Kakashi? You know Kakashi!" The black-haired woman's eyes lit up.

"How is he right now?"

"My little, handsome son."

"Have he married?"

Yunlong coughed, "As far as I know, Kakashi is still single today."

"He has been doing good, though."

"He has become the Konoha's Sixth Hokage."

Sakumo's eyes widened in shock, "Hokage... "

"My son actually became a Hokage."

"Hah. How ironic."

"What do you mean by ironic?" Yunlong cast an intrigued look.

Sakumo scratched his neck and pondered before saying, "I'm dead, so it's fine to tell you the story anyway."

"Follow me."

"Let's talk at my house."

"Airi, it seems our trekking time is cut short." He gave his wife a weak smile.

Hatake Airi smiled back, "It's fine."

"I also want to know more about Kakashi."

"We left him too soon..."

"Yeah." Sakumo acknowledged, turning his back on Yunlong and walking away steadily.

Not many people dare to turn their back on Yunlong.

Yunlong could take this as Sakumo didn't care about his life because this was the realm of the afterlife. But the sheer confidence carried by Sakumo is unfathomable.

A grin plastered Yunlong's face. He followed Sakumo and planned a way to get him on his side. Kaguya and Gu Yuena walked beside Yunlong, thinking about different things.

'This place is interesting.' The Silver Dragon Goddess thought.

'I must pay Aino. No, Airi back.' The Moon Goddess stared at her reincarnated servant fondly.

They arrived at the Hatake Household. It was nothing grand, only a story house with a backyard, a small pond, and trees here and there.

The house is a traditional Japanese home with white walls and a black tile roof.

"Welcome to our humble abode," Sakumo said with a smile as he opened the front door, revealing a raised floor and some interior slippers.

Airi giggled before saying, "I will go and prepare some tea."

Gu Yuena slipped into her indoor slippers, "These things aren't bad."

"Maybe I should use my scales to make them."

"Haha, I'm glad you enjoy them. My wives made those." Sakumo proudly said.

Yunlong and Kaguya gave Gu Yuena a weird look because this dragon sure is brass in people's homes.

They entered the living room and sat down by the circular wooden table.

Airi comes with a tray, and they drink tea while waiting for Sakumo to open his mouth about his backstory.

Sakumo sipped his tea and sighed, "Still the best."

"Anyway... Where are we, again?"

"Ah, yes. The ironic." Even though the tea tasted naturally sweet, Sakumo had a bitter look.

"Well, let's do a little introduction."

"My name is Hatake Sakumo. I'm the 33rd Patriarch of the Hatake Clan and the wielder of White Light Chakra Sabre."

"After winning many fights in the war, I was given the title of Konoha's White Fang. Hah, it's just an empty title with no meaning..."

"I cut, cut, cut, and cut many people in my life."

"They feared me, yet everyone knows betrayal never comes from your enemy."

"One day..." Sakumo glanced at Airi. "I found a half-dead young woman by the river. She was stone cold, barely breathing with a bleeding chest."

"I helped her and miraculously watched her healing faster than anyone."

"Not even an elite ninja could recover that fast."

"I fell in love with her, married her, and we had a child."

"It was a baby boy with our best traits combined. He's arrogant, but such things always come with genius."

Sakumo sighed, "Unfortunately, our union is 'actually' frowned upon by the village..."

"Airi was a retainer from Uzumaki Clan."

"One of the Uzushiogakure's survivors who witnessed the cruelty of other villages."

"Of course, she also knows about Konoha's dirty trick of not helping Uzushio."

"Konoha learned this and branded her as a cursed woman, killing her when I was out for a mission."

"They hide it well." Sakumo laughed coldly. "Still, they underestimate my intelligence, thinking they could fool me with a mere accident."

"I know the people behind this accident, Root."

"That day... I buried my wife with a thousand peonies and blood of 300 Root's elite anbus."

"Anger isn't enough to describe my state."

"You're quite a romantic man." Gu Yuena commented.

Sakumo lowered his cup, "Hehe, I'm proud to be one."

"But then I learned a lesson the hard way."

"Danzo, the leader of Root, threatened me with Konoha's laws and even dared to put my son's life on the line."

"I pointed my blade at him, swearing that if he dares to touch a hair on my son's head, he won't see the sun tomorrow."

"The Third Hokage arrived at that time, pleading for..."

"Danzo." Yunlong sighed helplessly. That indecisive fellow is senile as fuck.

Sakumo laughed, "Well, well, well..."

"It seems you understand this well."

Yunlong's mouth twitched, "Danzo caused so much trouble for Konoha, no world, even after his death."

Sakumo placed his cup on the table and continued, "I have seen that coming miles away."

"Instead of punishing Danzo for killing my dear wife, the Third Hokage punished me for misconduct and wrong use of power."

"However, Third Hokage didn't dare to kill me, though he was stronger. The war was intense at the time."

"If he killed me, the Konoha would lose the White Fang."

"So, they numbered my days until the war finished..."

"Mission after mission."

"Dancing on their palms with my life on the line."

"They finally decided to end my term."

"They sent me to a death mission, which was an agreement between Konoha and Iwa..."

"But I crawled from hell." Sakumo smiled faintly. "I saved my comrades to see their faces morphed into pale fright."

"After returning to Konoha, I made a binding deal with Third Hokage."

"If Danzo kills me, I want Kakashi to be safe and not become a Hokage..."

"Not long after, Danzo poisoned and ambushed me. People thought it was suicide, but no. It's just a fabricated story to make my reputation worse."

"The dead couldn't keep their promise. Oh, well, my son is the Sixth Hokage."

Yunlong blew his hot tea and fixed Sakumo's words, "Kakashi was the Sixth Hokage."

"Seventh Hokage is currently leading Konoha."

"His name is Uzumaki Naruto, your son's student and the son of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina."

"Minato's son? Uzumaki? HAHAHA~!" Sakumo laughed joyfully.

Even Airi laughed, "Karma really bites Konoha back."

"They abandoned Uzushio, and many years later, Uzumaki's descendants took the throne."

"Wonderful." She clapped her hand.

Yunlong stared at their happiness and suddenly said, "Sakumo-san..."

"Airi-san."

"Do you want a second chance at life?"

Sakumo and Airi gazed at Yunlong in confusion.

"Second..." Sakumo.

"Chance?" Airi.

Yunlong nodded, "I can revive you to the world of living."

"However, there is a catch."

"You must serve me as subordinates."

"What do you think?" He flashed a friendly smile at them.