Konoha Drunkard

"Pfft! What did you say? Graduating early?" Shanks was speechless at Kakashi's words. Holy crap! Kishimoto is truly omnipresent. His best friend is still alive, and he can still draw Kakashi graduating early.

“Since I want to find out why Father did this in my own way,” Kadian said with a determined look in his eyes.

"...You should go back and discuss this with Sakumo first," Shanks said helplessly. He thought to himself, "You'll never understand without your good buddy Obito. I should have brought Obito with me tonight; his talk-no-jutsu is pretty amazing."

"Let's go back. Sakumo is probably looking for you all over the village right now!" Shanks patted Cardinal's bumpy head.

"...Really?" Kadian looked at him skeptically.

"Well... I guess, probably, maybe..." Shanks was a little uncertain, thinking about his best friend's personality.

When Shanks took Kakashi home, his best friend was meditating in his meditation room, contemplating life. Shanks looked at his friend speechlessly; with a father like that, Kakashi really couldn't blame himself for becoming like this.

211. The Early Graduation Controversy: "Technology Subscription"

The next day on the main street of Konoha,

"Hey! Did you hear? Lord Sakumo's son, Kakashi, is graduating early!" a minor ninja A said to the people around him.

"Impossible, right? Didn't Lord Sakumo's son only start school half a year ago? He's only five and a half years old, isn't he?" another minor character said.

"It's true. My classmate's cousin's uncle's son is a guard in the Hokage's office. He said that last night, Lord Sakumo took his son to see the Hokage, saying they wanted to graduate early," the extra A said proudly, clearly implying that he had connections...

“But Kakashi is only five and a half years old, he’s too young,” a minor character chimed in.

“They’re geniuses, aren’t they? Orochimaru and the others graduated when they were only six years old, didn’t they?” said Extra A.

"That's true. Lord Sakumo is so powerful, his son can't be any less capable!" Extra C nodded.

"That's not necessarily true. As far as I know, Lord Shanks' daughter is currently working as an assistant in a hospital and doesn't want to be a ninja!" Extra B shook his head, disagreeing with Extra C's "my son is awesome" viewpoint. This time, Shanks got caught in the crossfire.

"No way? Shouldn't Lord Shanks' daughter be a genius too?" The surrounding ninjas exclaimed in surprise again.

"I don't know if she's a genius, but she really is an assistant at the hospital. Last week, when Haruko performed surgery on me, it was her daughter who assisted her," Extra B said with certainty.

"Could he be a genius in medical ninjutsu, just like Lady Tsunade?" Extra A guessed.

"...I don't know. Shouldn't we be discussing Kakashi graduating early?" Extra C realized.

"Oh right! I almost forgot, I heard that the Hokage arranged for Kakashi to take a Chunin as his test today. If he can last for 10 minutes, he'll pass." Extra A suddenly realized that the important matter was at hand.

"No way? He's only five and a half and he's already fighting with Chunin? We've wasted all those years of our lives!" Extra C almost burst into tears after hearing this.

A subtle sadness seemed to permeate the air, as if he had infected those around him.

...........

Within the elite Konoha Academy

"What's going on! Asuma, you said that bastard Kakashi applied for early graduation?" Obito, who had come to school in high spirits today without eating, heard news that made him anything but happy.

Kakashi graduating early should have been a great thing for him, as no one would be competing with him for Rin anymore (that's what he thought). But when he turned to look at Rin, he saw her hands clasped together as if praying for Kakashi, her eyes almost turning into hearts. How could Obito tolerate that?

"Yeah! Because of this, my dad beat me up when he got home last night! Sigh! It's always someone else's son who's better." Asma learned a life lesson from the beating.

"As expected of my lifelong rival! He's really amazing! I'll work hard too, and run 100 laps around Konoha after school!" Little Green Guy said excitedly.

........

A large crow flew overhead over the heads of the surrounding kids, but... it seems Obito has been infected by the little green-skinned Guy.

"That's right! We need to work hard too! I'm going to apply for early graduation too!" Obito shouted with a surge of confidence, looking at Rin.

...The classroom was silent at first, everyone was looking at Obito.

"Hahaha! The worst student actually wants to graduate early!" After a moment of silence, everyone burst into laughter.

"Obito, stop fooling around." Rin gently pulled Obito away, speechless at his occasional silly antics.

"I'm not making a fuss, I'll go tell the teacher right now!" Seeing that even his dream girl didn't believe him, Brother Daitu was about to run out of the classroom.

"Alright, Obito, I'll consider your graduation when you've mastered the Three Body Technique!" Kame Saburo appeared at the classroom door at some point to dissuade him. This guy can turn a transformation jutsu into a corpse? Kame Saburo didn't dare to go to the Hokage about this. He was afraid that even the boss couldn't protect him and he would be kicked out.

"Hahahaha!" The people in the classroom started laughing again.

"Quiet! You all know about Kakashi's situation. To show camaraderie, we won't go up today. Instead, we'll cheer for Kakashi," Kame Saburo grinned.

He's finally produced a genius! Maybe he can even use this experience to rise to the top, second only to the Hokage, like the former school principal, Hiroshi Sarutobi. Besides, his boss is currently the vice-principal; who knows, maybe he'll take over the vice-principal position someday! Then...

Kame Saburo began to fantasize about his grandfather lying under the big tree at the school gate, basking in the sun, while teachers and students passed by and greeted him!

"Teacher! What is Kakashi's test? Isn't it the Three Bodies Technique?" Ebisu interrupted Kamezaburo's daydreaming.

"...Kakashi's test is a bit special; he has to last ten minutes against a Chunin!" Kame Saburo said, wiping the liquid from the corner of his mouth.

"Wow! Shikoku! Kakashi is amazing!" the kids exclaimed in surprise!

"Oh no, oh no! Rin! What's wrong with you?" Obito was standing next to Rin, waving his hand in front of her face repeatedly, but Rin's eyes had turned into hearts, so she couldn't see it at all.

"Kurenai? Kurenai? What's wrong with you?" Asuma looked at Kurenai, whose eyes had turned into hearts, with equal heartbreak. He'd already been beaten by his father, and now even his goddess had completely fallen for him.

........

"Hahaha! This is going to be lively today!" When Shanks and his best friend Sakumo Hatake entered Kakashi's test site, they were surrounded by ninjas, and even the heads of major clans had come.

Konoha's White Fang's son broke a long-standing school record, so of course we have to give him face. Giving face to Konoha's White Fang is also giving face to Konoha's Red Hair; everyone knows these two are in cahoots.

"Lord Sakumo, congratulations! Kakashi is about to become the youngest ninja in Konoha!" The Uchiha clan leader, the father of the second male lead, came over to congratulate him.

"Haha! Not at all! Uchiha clan leader, maybe your son will break this record someday!" Shanks knew his best friend, this straightforward guy, didn't know how to socialize, so he helped him and the second male lead's father exchange compliments.

"Haha! Well then, thank you for your kind words, Lord Shanks." The second male lead's father also laughed loudly. He finally understood why his deadbeat father was always willing to be tricked by Shanks. The words coming out of that mouth were always so pleasant to hear.

"Sakumo, Kakashi's opponent is Yoshimura, is that alright?" Kurenai asked her future in-law. As a former Chunin instructor, he was quite familiar with the strength of those people. Although Yoshimura was a commoner, his taijutsu was still quite strong among Chunin. He was worried that his future son-in-law's confidence would be affected if he failed, since geniuses always have a strong sense of pride.

212. Those teenagers he fooled with "subscribing techniques" back then

“No problem, I believe in him!” Sakumo Hatake said proudly.

"Don't worry, Shanks. Your son-in-law is from the Hatake clan. He may have some personality issues, but his talent is still amazing! By the way, who is this Yoshimura? Why are you making such a fuss?" Shanks said.

"...Is it really okay that you don't even recognize your own students? They're the same group as Minato and the others." Kurenai looked up at the sky, feeling genuinely sorry for those students. After six years of being their homeroom teacher, she hadn't even remembered them.

"..." The people around Shanks looked at him speechlessly, their student didn't even know his name.

"...I have countless students, how could I possibly remember so many?" Shanks said shamelessly.

To be honest, he can't really remember many of his former students. There are only a few who will become Xiaoqiang's parents. The rest were just extras that directors called in for a few hundred yuan. He's too lazy to remember them.

"Haha! Brother Sakumo, are you confident? Kakashi is going to challenge our record!" A flippant, arrogant, flamboyant, and lewd voice rang out, and Konoha's "Gambling, Prostitution, and Drug Squad" made its appearance!

Jiraiya strode over with an air of nonchalance, only to discover today that they were the ones holding the record for the youngest ninja—what a surprise! He'd boast about it for a bit before the record was broken.

"...Don't walk like that next time, you'll get fucked," Shanks whispered to Jiraiya.

"Really? I asked and didn't find anything. I hold the record for the youngest ninja!" Jiraiya said loudly and arrogantly, as if afraid that others wouldn't hear him.

"This idiot." Orochimaru habitually muttered as he looked at his friend's expression.

"boom!"

"Can't you be normal for once? I've put up with you for too long!" Tsunade said domineeringly, knocking him to the ground with an iron fist.

"See? I haven't used this kind of footwork since Tsunade's grandfather passed away, and you actually dare to walk like that." Shanks said, looking at Jiraiya who was lying down.

"..." Everyone was speechless. It turned out that he was afraid to leave because no one was protecting him.

Not long after, Kakashi and his classmates arrived. Seeing that Kakashi had a girl on each side, Jiraiya was extremely envious.

"Kakashi's really popular, look at those two beauties, one on the left and one on the right," Shanks said to his best friend.

"..." Sakumo Hatake was speechless.

A group of kids came in and started chattering incessantly. Most of them were ordinary children who had never seen so many important people before.

"Wow! So many people came today! Look, look, Konoha's White Fang and Shanks are here, and the Sannin are here too!" a little kid exclaimed.

"Yeah, I really envy Kakashi. So many people came to watch his graduation exam. I wish I had this many people when I graduated!" another kid said enviously, looking at the people around him.

"Don't even think about it. Kakashi is the son of Sakumo, the White Fang of Konoha. Sakumo and Shanks are comrades, so of course everyone gives them face." Asuma shattered the little brat's fantasy.

"Shikoku! Why don't I have a dad like that!" Ebisu voiced the sentiments of many kids.

"The Hokage is here!" a little kid shouted.

Hiruzen Sarutobi exemplified the saying that important missions often happen at the last minute. The three giants of Konoha slowly walked into the examination hall under everyone's gaze.

"Tch! So concerned about saving face!" Shanks scoffed.

"Hello, teacher!" A boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old ran up to Shanks and greeted him.

"Uh... well, Yoshimura! It's been years and you've already become a Chunin, not bad! I spotted you as a shining star back in school, and my judgment has always been excellent. Keep up the good work, and I'll guarantee you a Jonin promotion in a couple of years." Shanks shamelessly patted Yoshimura on the shoulder, moving Yoshimura to tears.

"..." The people around Shanks looked at him with disdain. This bastard had even forgotten that Shanks was his student just now, and now he had the nerve to say that he thought highly of him.

Especially Kurenai Yuhi, at this moment he really wanted to write a book called "The Boys He Fooled Back Then". He had never seen anyone so shameless. Back when he was 15 years old, Shanks tricked him into selling his daughter. The more he thought about it, the more painful it became. However, seeing his daughter acting like a fangirl next to Kakashi, his wounded heart was slightly relieved. As long as his daughter was happy, that was enough.

.......

"Ahem! Ahem! This is Kakashi's early graduation test. As long as Kakashi can fight a Chunin for ten minutes without losing, he will pass the test and become a Genin!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said to the crowd as he entered the arena.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi finished speaking, Kakashi and Yoshimura entered the arena at the same time.

"Go Kakashi!"

"Go Kakashi!"

"........."

Kaden's classmates below were shouting and chattering, and even Obito joined in, shouting the loudest.

"I didn't expect Kakashi to be so popular! Sakumo, you're so much worse than him! Back when we were in school, apart from me, not many people cared about you." Shanks said, looking at the group of kids below.

"You seem to be similar to me... It seems like none of your classmates like you except for Haruko." Hatake Sakumo glanced at Shanks.

"How could that be! Back then, I was loved by everyone, and flowers bloomed for me, okay?" Shanks said, ignoring the disdainful looks around him.

While Shanks and the others were chatting and joking, Kakashi and Yoshimura started fighting. Kakashi drew his short sword and used the Hatake sword technique to test Yoshimura's skills. Yoshimura's physical skills were quite good, as praised by Kurenai Yuhi. He kept dodging Kakashi's attacks.

"Kakashi, stop with your pointless probing and show me your true skills, or you won't last more than a few minutes." Yoshimura hadn't been listening to Shanks' boasting for nothing all those years; he'd actually learned a thing or two from Shanks, at least he knew how to use psychological warfare.

Shanks, watching Yoshimura shamelessly praise him, said, "As expected of my student, look at how well you use psychological tactics. While it may not be perfect, it's still quite good. Shikaku, look at your former classmates, they all know how to use psychological warfare, but you're still the same old you, only knowing two or three of your family's secret techniques. Aren't you ashamed?" Shanks took the opportunity to educate his future son-in-law.

"..." Big Mom's mini-version of Skyrocket rolled its eyes. It could have taken care of the enemy in just a few secret techniques. Why waste so much effort?