Sarutobi Asuma's two Flying Swallow blades were made of this material, allowing a ninja's chakra to flow unimpeded through the weapon.
Theoretically, as long as a ninja had enough chakra, they could use a dagger to create the effect of a forty-meter-long sword.
"It seems to be the highest quality chakra metal, which is quite rare."
"The cost to repair it will not be cheap."
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Kakashi automatically ignored the second half of the sentence.
He still had some of his father's savings at home, plus the savings he had accumulated over the years; it should be enough.
"It's a reforging, not a repair."
Kakashi specifically mentioned.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the broken White Fang in his hand and nodded slightly.
"In that case, let's go see the Ninja Cat clan."
As Uchiha Fugaku spoke, he formed hand signs, and with a low shout, he slammed one hand on the floor beside him.
"Summoning Jutsu."
Poof~
A cloud of white smoke rose in front of Kakashi, followed by the appearance of a large black cat with green eyes, wearing a small black vest.
"Meow, Fugaku, long time no see, meow."
"What did you call meow for this time, meow?"
The large black cat greeted Uchiha Fugaku.
"Mm, Yoruichi."
"Take a look at this."
Uchiha Fugaku handed over the broken White Fang.
"A rare and fine sword, meow. Where did you get it, Fugaku, meow."
As soon as the sword was in its paws, the black cat named Yoruichi clicked its tongue in amazement.
"This is Hatake Kakashi, the son of Konoha's White Fang."
"What you're holding is the sword of Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo. It's broken now. Yoruichi, can you reforge it?"
Uchiha Fugaku gestured towards Kakashi and then asked.
Yoruichi looked at Kakashi and clapped its paws in praise:
"So it's the famous Sharingan Kakashi... hmm?"
"Where's your Sharingan, meow?"
The large black cat looked at Kakashi's dark eye and asked strangely.
"That's all in the past."
Kakashi scratched his head awkwardly.
Saying he was Sharingan Kakashi in front of the Uchiha clan head, wasn't that just rubbing it in?
Was this cat doing it on purpose or by accident?
Because he possessed all five nature transformations—Fire, Wind, Lightning, Water, and Earth—the Kakashi with the Sharingan could copy any technique an enemy used, thanks to his unique trait.
So, at some point, nicknames like 'Sharingan Kakashi,' 'the Copy Ninja,' and 'Konoha's Technician' began to circulate in the shinobi world.
If that were all, it would be fine.
But at the same time, with the added titles of 'Son of the White Fang,' 'Hokage's Disciple,' and 'Hero of Kannabi Bridge,' his reputation had surpassed his actual strength.
Now, even a ninja cat's first words upon seeing him were 'the famous Kakashi'.
"Meow, in that case, what do you want this sword reforged into, meow?"
In response to Yoruichi's words, Kakashi quickly handed over the blueprint he had drawn beforehand.
A Yanling Dao.
It was a type of short weapon, about a meter long.
Kakashi had decided on this after long consideration, taking into account the special nature of the ninja profession.
However, since the White Fang was made of chakra metal, he could use its properties to compensate for this. During battle, by infusing chakra, he could suddenly increase its attack range, creating an element of surprise.
"Meow, this is the first time I've seen this design, meow."
"But considering the White Fang is made of high-quality chakra metal, we cats will definitely have to use chakra metal to reforge it, meow."
"The cost, meow~~~"
The large black cat looked at Kakashi, a very human-like expression on its face.
"Of course, that's fine, as long as..."
Kakashi said, about to take out his money.
Although Hatake Sakumo didn't care much about rewards when completing missions and would often give his share to his teammates, he had still saved up some money. Combined with his own savings from these years, it should be enough to reforge the White Fang.
"Meow, thank you for your patronage, the total is thirty-five million ryo, meow~~"
Hearing Kakashi say it was no problem, Yoruichi immediately beamed, rubbing its two chubby cat paws together.
How... how much?
One... one Asuma?
Kakashi's hand, reaching for the money, froze.
Hatake Sakumo's savings plus his own only amounted to fifteen million ryo.
Th-that's still a twenty million ryo shortfall?!
"What's wrong, meow?"
"Don't tell me you're a poor devil, meow?"
Yoruichi looked at Kakashi's expression with a hint of disdain.
Its face was written all over with contempt for the poor.
If you have no money, why are you having a sword forged?
[Yoruichi's Emotional Fluctuation +1]
[Chakra +1%]
"I'll pay for it."
Uchiha Fugaku, who had been watching from the side, spoke up at this moment, his eyes shifting slightly.
"As expected, Fugaku is generous, meow~"
Hearing this, the disdain on Yoruichi's face was instantly swept away, replaced by a joyful smile.
Kakashi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth at this scene.
This money-grubbing cat...
Could this guy be the prototype for the Maneki-neko?
"These are the remaining blade fragments..."
Kakashi sighed and took out the remaining pieces of the broken White Fang, pushing them over.
He urgently needed to regain his former swordsmanship, and a suitable sword was extremely important.
He owed the Uchiha a favor.
But it didn't matter. At worst, he could just throw Asuma at Uchiha Fugaku later and have him pay back the fifteen million ryo.
Well, just kidding...
"Delivery in three days, meow~"
Yoruichi didn't hesitate, taking the two pieces of the White Fang and disappearing from the tea room in a puff of white smoke.
"Clan Head Fugaku, I will pay you back."
Watching the money-grubbing cat leave, Kakashi sighed softly as he looked at the calm and composed Uchiha Fugaku.
"There's no rush. Kakashi, as a prodigy of the village's new generation, if I can add a layer of security to your strength, I don't mind lending a hand."
Uchiha Fugaku sipped his tea, completely unconcerned about whether Kakashi would pay him back.
A prodigy, me...
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Kakashi sighed softly.
Right now, two of him tied together probably wouldn't be enough to beat one Guy.
But, for Uchiha Fugaku to speak like this, it was clear he wasn't expecting Kakashi to pay him back.
Rather... he was trying to win him over.
Although Uchiha Fugaku had left early during the day's events, he had realized how much Hiruzen Sarutobi valued this new-generation ninja.
Even though Minato Namikaze was dead, and Kakashi had lost his greatest backer.
The value of a twelve-year-old Jonin couldn't be exchanged for just having a strong backer.
In Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, one day, Kakashi himself would become the strongest backer.
He might even climb to that position the Uchiha clan dreamed of.
In this situation, it was very necessary to build a good relationship with this genius beforehand.
"In that case, thank you very much, Clan Head Fugaku..."