Asuma Sarutobi's two Flying Swallow blades were made from this material, allowing a ninja's chakra to flow smoothly through the ninja tool without any obstruction.
In theory, as long as a ninja had enough chakra, they could use a dagger to achieve the effect of a forty-meter-long blade.
"It seems to be the highest-grade chakra metal, which is quite rare."
"Reforging it won't come cheap."
Listening to Uchiha Fugaku's words, Kakashi automatically tuned out the second half of the sentence.
He still had some of his father's savings at home, plus his own from the past few years, which should be enough.
"It's a reforging, not a repair."
Kakashi made a point of clarifying.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the broken White Fang blade in his hand and nodded slightly.
"In that case, you should go find the Ninja Cat Clan and see what they can do."
As Uchiha Fugaku spoke, he formed hand seals, and with a low shout, he slapped his palm on the floor beside him.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang~
A puff of white smoke rose up in front of Kakashi, and then a large black cat wearing a small black vest, with green eyes, appeared before the two of them.
"Meow, Fugaku, long time no see, meow."
"What's the matter? Why'd you call me, meow?"
The large black cat greeted Uchiha Fugaku.
"Hmm, Yomaru."
"Take a look at this."
Uchiha Fugaku handed over the broken White Fang blade.
"A rare good blade, meow. Where'd you get it, Fugaku, meow?"
As soon as the blade was in its paws, the black cat named Yomaru clicked its tongue in admiration.
"This is Kakashi Hatake, son of Konoha's White Fang."
"What you have there is Sakumo Hatake's personal blade—the White Fang of Konoha. It's damaged now. Yomaru, can you reforge it?"
Uchiha Fugaku gestured toward Kakashi to introduce him, then asked.
Yomaru 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 stared curiously at Kakashi's black eye.
"That's all in the past."
Kakashi scratched his head awkwardly.
Saying he was Sharingan Kakashi right in front of the Uchiha clan head—wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Was this cat doing it on purpose, or was it an accident?
Because he possessed all five elemental natures—wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth—Kakashi, with his Sharingan, could copy any technique an enemy used, adapting it to his own attributes.
So, at some point, titles like Sharingan Kakashi, the Copy Ninja, and Konoha's Technician started circulating in the ninja world.
If it were just that, it would be fine.
But combined with the prestige of being the White Fang's son, the Hokage's disciple, and the hero of the Kannabi Bridge, Kakashi's reputation had outstripped his actual strength.
Now, even a ninja cat's first words upon seeing him were about the "famous Kakashi."
"Meow, if that's the case, what kind of blade do you want to reforge this into, meow?"
In response to Yomaru's question, Kakashi quickly handed over the blueprint he'd drawn up in advance.
A yanlingdao—a goose quill saber.
It was a type of short-range weapon, about one meter long.
Kakashi had thought about it for a long time, considering the unique nature of the ninja profession, before deciding on this.
However, since the White Fang was made of chakra metal, he could use the properties of chakra metal to make up for it. During battle, by injecting chakra, the attack range could suddenly extend, creating an unexpected effect.
"Meow, this design is a first for me, meow."
"However, since the White Fang is made of excellent chakra metal, we'll definitely need to use chakra metal for the reforging, meow."
"The cost, meow~~~"
The large black cat looked at Kakashi, a human-like expression on its face.
"Of course, as long as..."
Kakashi started to say, reaching to pull out some money.
Although Sakumo Hatake hadn't cared about rewards when completing missions back in the day and would even voluntarily share benefits with his teammates, he'd still managed to save some money. Combined with Kakashi's own savings over the years, it should be enough to reforge the White Fang.
"Meow, thank you for your patronage—a total of thirty-five million, meow~~~"
Hearing Kakashi say it was no problem, Yomaru immediately beamed with a smile, rubbing its two chubby cat paws together.
H-how much?
O-one Asuma?
Kakashi's hand, reaching for the money, froze in place.
Sakumo Hatake's savings plus his own only added up to fifteen million.
Th-this meant he was still short by twenty million?!
"What's wrong, meow?"
"Could it be that you're a pauper, meow?"
Yomaru looked at Kakashi's expression, a hint of disdain in its eyes.
Its face was filled with contempt for the poor.
If you don't have money, why are you trying to forge a blade?
[Yomaru's emotional fluctuation +1]
[Chakra +1%]
"I'll pay for him."
Seeing this, Uchiha Fugaku, who was nearby, his eyes shifting slightly, spoke up at that moment.
"As expected, Fugaku is generous, meow~"
Upon hearing this, Yomaru's disdain vanished instantly, replaced by a joyful smile.
Kakashi couldn't help but twitch his lips at the sight.
This greedy cat... could this guy be the prototype for a maneki-neko?
"This is the remaining blade..."
Kakashi sighed, took out the remaining broken pieces of the White Fang, and pushed them over.
He urgently needed to regain his former swordsmanship, and a suitable blade was extremely important.
He owed the Uchiha a favor.
But it didn't matter. At worst, he could throw Asuma to Uchiha Fugaku later and have him pay back the fifteen million himself.
Well, just kidding... "Pick it up in three days, meow~"
Seeing this, Yomaru unhesitatingly took the two sections of the White Fang and, with a puff of white smoke, disappeared from the tea room.
"Clan Head Fugaku, I'll repay the money."
Watching the greedy cat leave, Kakashi sighed softly, looking at the calm and composed Uchiha Fugaku before him.
"There's no rush for that. Kakashi, as a prodigy of the new generation in the village, if I can provide an extra layer of security for your strength, I don't mind lending a hand."
Uchiha Fugaku sipped his tea, completely unconcerned about whether Kakashi would repay the money.
Prodigy, me?... Facing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Kakashi sighed softly.
Right now, even two of him combined probably wouldn't be enough to take on Might Guy alone.
However, Uchiha Fugaku speaking this way clearly didn't expect Kakashi to repay the money.
Rather... he was trying to win him over.
Although Uchiha Fugaku had left early during the day's events, he had realized Hiruzen Sarutobi's high regard for this new generation.
Even though Minato Namikaze was dead, and Kakashi had lost his biggest backer.
But the value of a jonin at twelve years old couldn't be bought with a strong backer.
In Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, one day, Kakashi himself would become the strongest backer.
Perhaps even ascending to that position the Uchiha clan had always dreamed of.
In this situation, building a good relationship with this genius in advance was very necessary.
"In that case, thank you, Clan Head Fugaku..."