It's been 24 years, why am I reincarnated in Konoha without a system?

Chapter 228, One-Tailed Fox, Kakashi's Rival - Konoha's White Fang

"Stop them." Seeing Ishikawa Sasuke's Chidori combo, Maki's expression changed immediately, remembering how Gaara had been seriously injured last time.

But while he moved quickly, Ishikawa's movements were even faster!

Almost the instant he opened his mouth, Ishikawa grabbed Sasuke's right arm with his left hand and swung him violently into the air before Sasuke could even react.

At the same time, a strange force erupted from the ground beneath Ishikawa's feet, shooting into the sky like a cannonball. The two figures intersected, and a chain of lightning was pulled out from the Chidori in their palms, rushing straight towards the sand ball in mid-air.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Blade..." Upon seeing this, Maki hurriedly unleashed his Wind Release to stop him, but just as his wind blade condensed in his hand, Neji's Byakugan flashed, and he struck out with both palms!

'Soft Fist Technique - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms...'

With his palms unleashed in a rapid, swift motion, he forced Maki to use Wind Release as a form of offense, which Neji managed to restrain.

While Neji was making his move, Taro and Jiro also went to Temari and Kankuro...

In the blink of an eye, just as Maki and the other two were being held back and Ishikawa Sasuke was about to slice the sand ball in half, two thick Shukaku claws suddenly shot out from the middle and grabbed at the two of them.

Clearly, the goal is to catch the two of them and interrupt Chidori Raiden to prevent him from failing to awaken Shukaku!

"Don't even think about succeeding." Seeing this, Ishikawa's left eye flashed red, revealing everything. He shouted and unleashed a monstrous force with his left fist, directly smashing away Shukaku's claw.

Sasuke's situation was much simpler. He simply used his Sharingan to predict the trajectory and, at the exact moment Shukaku's Claws moved, slammed his thick arm into a quick thrust.

Ishikawa responded immediately, using the recoil from his punch to create an arc, driving the lightning chain deep into the sand sphere!

Instantly, the expressions of Maki and his two companions, who had been watching closely, changed drastically!

Just then, Ishikawa's smile froze, and his pupils changed drastically. "This is bad."

The next instant, a sharp blade flashing with white light arrived in an instant, severing the Chidori Raiden and heading straight for Ishikawa's face.

The sharpness, resembling the Grim Reaper's scythe, forced Ishikawa to parry and retreat hastily, also stopping the sand sphere from splitting apart and revealing Gaara's ferocious face!

"The delicious prey is already impatient! Then come out, Shukaku!" Thinking of how he was almost seriously injured by Chidori again, Gaara roared wildly, and his body rapidly expanded into a ferocious beast in the shape of a tanuki.

With a loud bang, to everyone's astonishment, the One-Tailed Shukaku landed in the center of the Chunin Arena, its powerful tailed beast chakra pressing down on the entire arena.

"It's finally here! The show I orchestrated is about to begin. Hokage, aren't you excited?"... In the Four Purple Flame Formation, Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, burst into tears and laughed maniacally when he saw Shukaku appear.

"You're still as crazy as ever, willing to do anything to achieve your goals! Even if it means starting a war, you'll still satisfy your ambitions, is that it, Orochimaru?" The Third Hokage turned his head, his eyes flashing with cold light and his anger blazing. He seemed on the verge of exploding, but he wasn't worried much.

With Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan around, the mere Shukaku can't cause any trouble...

"You found out, Sarutobi-sensei." Orochimaru tore off his disguise and said with a grin, then released the Third Hokage and took a few steps back. "Even at a time like this, you remain so calm and composed. You truly live up to my former esteemed ninjutsu professor, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi-sensei."

"However, you're being naive if you think you can stop the One-Tailed Jinchuriki by relying on Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan! I've prepared a particularly interesting opponent for that guy."

"What?! You actually know that Kakashi has the Mangekyou Sharingan?!" Instantly, the Third Hokage's confident expression changed drastically, and he ripped open his Hokage robe to reveal his ninja combat uniform underneath.

If Kakashi is blocked, then Konoha may really be facing a life-or-death crisis this time!

"Looks like you were prepared all along, Sarutobi-sensei." Orochimaru glanced at the Third Hokage's ninja robes, a flicker of memory crossing his eyes, before discarding the Kazekage robes to reveal his true form. "That's why I told you to choose the Fifth Hokage sooner, because you, the Third Hokage, are going to die here today! Ahahaha..."

"Then let's give it a try, Orochimaru. I will correct the mistakes I made before here today." The Third Hokage frowned and said in a deep voice, instantly assuming a fighting stance.

Meanwhile, someone asked, "Senior brother, who exactly is this guy? Is he a monster?"

Standing in front of the audience railing, Sasuke looked nervously at Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, his voice trembling slightly. He had never seen such a massive monster before.

Especially since the other party was actually Gaara in disguise, which gave off a rather creepy feeling...

"This is the Sunagakure's tailed beast weapon, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast that possessed Gaara," Ishikawa said succinctly, his gaze fixed on the man who had just swung his sword at him.

"I didn't expect it to be him. This is a bit troublesome!"

"Him? Who is that guy??" Following Ishikawa's gaze, Sasuke's pupils contracted, followed by a look of horror. "He... he could be...?"

"Young man, what is your relationship to Kakashi? Is that sword White Fang...?" Just as Sasuke was filled with doubt, the man opposite him suddenly spoke, his eyes flashing.

“Senior, I am Kakashi-sensei’s student,” Ishikawa replied solemnly, then looked at the other’s dazzling white hair with a complicated expression. “I didn’t expect my opponent today to be you. Orochimaru really knows how to pick people!”

"You even know Orochimaru?" The man was slightly surprised, then his gaze fell on Ishikawa's Jonin chainmail and he immediately understood. "It's a pity that such an outstanding young man is just a disciple..."

Ishikawa? ?

Suddenly, the man who was sighing changed his expression and looked behind Ishikawa, saying with a sigh, "It's been a long time, Kakashi."

"Father, it's been a long time!" Under Sasuke's surprised gaze, Kakashi slowly walked up to the two of them, looking at them with mixed feelings.

Kakashi had extremely complex feelings about his father, who had once dominated the ninja world and earned a resounding reputation but ultimately committed suicide.

That's right, the person who came was none other than Sakumo Hatake, the legendary ninja who once stood shoulder to shoulder with the Sannin.

"It seems you've been through a lot these past few years, Kakashi." Looking at the Sharingan in his son's left eye socket—an eye that wasn't his own—Edo Sakumo had a thousand words in his heart, but ultimately his words were simple and straightforward. "I'm sorry, I might be putting you in a difficult position again this time..."

Between fathers and sons, especially in front of outsiders, sometimes no words are needed; a silent gaze is enough for mutual understanding.

"Yes, I never expected you to return to Konoha this way." Kakashi shook his head with a wry smile, then quickly composed himself and his gaze turned serious. "I'm sorry, Father. This time, I may have to take action against you!"

As he spoke, Kakashi's left eye rapidly transformed into the Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan.

Now that Shukaku has appeared, he must act quickly and suppress Gaara in order to protect Konoha.

But just as Kakashi activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, Edo Tensei Sakumo's gaze suddenly shifted, and a short sword was drawn, its sharp white light blazing forth once more!

"So fast." Looking at the sharp short sword that appeared in Kakashi's hand almost instantly, Ishikawa thought to himself that he finally understood why Orochimaru chose Konoha's White Fang.

He is Kakashi's father, that's true, but speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness are the most important and absolute factors.

The Mangekyou Sharingan is very powerful, but no matter what kind of eye technique it is, you must first make eye contact with the target!

Now that White Fang has unlimited chakra to compensate for his weaknesses, he can maintain this speed for a long time to entangle Kakashi and prevent him from escaping. There's really no way around it.