Konoha Drunkard

On the field, Kakashi seemed not to hear Yoshimura's words. His swordsmanship became faster and faster, attacking Yoshimura relentlessly. As the saying goes, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are afraid of a kitchen knife. In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken! Unless you can become a tough guy like Shanks.

Although Yoshimura was very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, his body wasn't very tough. Faced with an impenetrable barrage of swordsmanship, he couldn't launch an attack for the time being and could only keep dodging. If he were to get slashed, he would lose face big time.

213. Deceiving Brother Daitu

"Brother Sakumo, Kakashi's swordsmanship is quite good! You've really taught him well!" Jiraiya said, watching Kakashi demonstrate the Hatake swordsmanship so skillfully.

"...Still a long way off." Sakumo Hatake said calmly, watching Cardholder's swordsmanship. He himself didn't even notice the imposing aura emanating from him.

"..." Shanks glanced at his best buddy. You're Sakumo Hatake, not Nanjiro Echizen, bro. Stop being so pretentious.

After a series of attacks, Kakashi appeared somewhat fatigued and his attacks slowed down. Just then, Yoshimura delivered a powerful Leaf-style Whirlwind Kick to Kakashi's face as Kakashi's attacks subsided.

"Kakashi!"

Obito, who was off the field, saw Kakashi being kicked away and shouted in alarm.

"boom!"

Kaden, who had been kicked away, turned into a piece of wood, and at the same time, Kaden's voice came from the ground.

"Earth Release: Heart-Slaying Decapitation Technique!"

One hand grabbed Yoshimura's right foot and pulled him into the ground, leaving only his head sticking out.

"boom!"

Yoshimura, who was pulled into the ground by Kadono, also turned into a piece of wood.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

Yoshimura appeared behind Kaden and kicked again, but Kaden forcefully twisted his body to dodge Yoshimura's kick and jumped back to quickly get away from Yoshimura's attack range.

Yoshimura pressed his advantage, not giving Kakashi a chance to show off his swordsmanship. Half the time had already passed, and if he let him show off for a few more minutes, the time would be up. Although he said Kakashi was just a commoner, Kakashi was a famous genius in the village. But if he couldn't defeat a five-year-old kid, the news would spread throughout the village. Wouldn't he be shameless? Although he wasn't a genius like Minato, he still had some reputation among the Chunin.

"Half the time has passed. Kakashi should pass the test without much trouble. I didn't expect this kid to be so strong. He can fight a Chunin for ten minutes at the age of five and a half," Jiraiya said, glancing at the time.

"There are still five minutes left. Kakashi's combat experience is still too lacking. Let's see if he can escape Yoshimura's attack range," said Yuhi Shinku, watching the two exchange blows on the field.

In his view, Kakashi, who is five years older than him and a Chunin with superior taijutsu, will always be at a disadvantage in terms of taijutsu, as stamina, strength, and speed are limitations.

"Wow! Shikoku! Kakashi is amazing! He's a Chunin!" The kids on the sidelines were shocked as they watched Kakashi and Yoshimura go head-to-head. They never expected their classmate to be so strong. Although he was usually strong at school, he was just a kid. Now he was going head-to-head with a Chunin.

Obito was also watching with great excitement, clenching his fists tightly as if the small figure in the arena was him, completely forgetting the goddess beside him whose eyes had turned into hearts.

Just as the two were exchanging blows for three minutes, Kakashi also suffered from the hardship of going head-to-head with a Chunin's taijutsu, and his hand was swollen from being kicked.

Kaden's eyes darted around, and he quickly stepped back, bracing himself on his knees, deliberately feigning exhaustion. Yoshimura, of course, wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by, and charged forward with another Leaf Whirlwind Kick.

"boom!"

Before Kadian could react, he was kicked away. The children on the sidelines became nervous when they saw Kadian being kicked away again.

"boom!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Kaden's Stand was kicked to pieces, and at the same time, a huge fireball came crashing down from behind Yoshimura.

"What? It's a stand-in!" Yoshimura was stunned for a moment, then quickly dodged as he felt the heat behind him.

Kaden also took this opportunity to show off his Hatake swordsmanship again.

In the end, Yoshimura had no choice but to keep dodging the relentless attacks.

"Not bad! You're calm and collected. Even at the last moment, you managed to think of a feint to escape Yoshimura's attack range, then used Fire Release to force Yoshimura back, and finally used the Hatake Sword Technique to buy time." Jiraiya patted him and praised him.

"It's so-so, a bit worse than I was back then, but still passable," Shanks said shamelessly.

"Hehe, if you were in Shanks' situation, what would you do?" Kurenai Yuhi chuckled.

"How?" Shanks raised an eyebrow at Kurenai Yuhi. "Of course, we'll use Hiyoshi's immense strength and speed to crush him and teach him that in the ninja world, size doesn't automatically make you a tank."

"..." Everyone looked up at the sky.

In the final moments, Yoshimura was helpless against Cardinal, who was constantly waving his knife, and could only watch as the time came to an end.

"Yay! Kakashi passed!"

"Kakashi is amazing! He's incredible!"

"..." A group of kids shouted excitedly when the assessment time was up.

"Kid, you're amazing, no wonder you're a genius!" Yoshimura walked over and extended his hand to Kakashi when the time was up.

"...Thank you!" Kaden also extended his hand and shook hands with Yoshimura.

"Ahem! The assessment time is over. You have completed the assessment mission. From today onwards, you are a Konoha ninja! I hope you will protect the village well in the future." When the time was up, Hiruzen Sarutobi came to Kakashi and handed him the ninja headband.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama!" Kakashi said, putting his headband on.

"Wow! Kakashi! A ninja headband! Let me see!"

"Wow, Kakashi is amazing!"

"Yes, you are a ninja now."

When Kakashi arrived in front of his friends, a group of them surrounded him, chattering excitedly and looking at the ninja headband on his forehead with envy.

"Hey! Obito, are you envious? Do you want me to apply for early graduation? Look at Rin's eyes, I can't stand it." Shanks suddenly appeared among the kids, putting his arm around Obito's shoulder and saying.

"Damn it! I'm applying to graduate next year too!" Obito was initially happy for Kakashi, but Shanks's words and the look in the goddess's eyes instantly ruined his good mood.

"Obito, go for it! I'm rooting for you, but you can apply to be my opponent, and I'll go easy on you if you do," Shanks continued to tempt.

"Really?" Obito's eyes lit up as Shanks swayed him. "If I could last ten minutes against Shanks in Konoha, I'd be even more impressive than Kakashi lasting ten minutes against a Chunin. Then Rin..." Obito was already excited just thinking about it.

"Of course, who in the ninja world doesn't know that I, Shanks, am a man of my word?" Shanks said, patting his chest.

He originally just wanted to tease Obito, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was an opportunity for Obito to use his persuasive skills on Kakashi a few years earlier and straighten out Kakashi's stubbornness.

"Hey! Obito, don't listen to Shanks's nonsense. His father said he loves to fool children." Asuma said to Obito after Shanks left. Asuma had heard their conversation.

"Really? Isn't Lord Shanks a man of his word?" Obito asked doubtfully.

"...Brother Shikaku and the others were tricked back then and got beaten up quite a bit," Asuma said, having more inside knowledge of the situation.

214. Having a super dad is great.

"Really?" Obito asked, looking bewildered.

"Hey!" Asuma patted Obito on the shoulder. He had only stopped trying to persuade him because they were in the same boat. As for whether Obito would get beaten up again, that was his problem.

.........

While the little brat and Kakashi were celebrating, Hiruzen Sarutobi was deep in thought, looking out the window in the Hokage's office.

Last night, when his protégé brought his son to him to ask if his son wanted to graduate early, Hiruzen Sarutobi almost dropped his pipe. What's going on? I just finished dealing with my business and my son is already causing trouble. This is peacetime, not wartime. I don't need a five-year-old kid like you on the battlefield.

As a result, the horse's son insisted on graduating early. His reasons were quite valid: he had already learned all the knowledge in school, did not want to waste time in school, and wanted to contribute to the village.

What could he do about the reason he couldn't refuse? Ever since he agreed to Toastmasters' son, he'd spent the entire night thinking about how to arrange things for him. This genius, barely five and a half or six years old, was far more troublesome than his father. And there weren't any suitable candidates to be his teacher or teammates, especially a teacher.

Shanks? That bastard even lets his own son-in-law run wild, and with that unreliable personality, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't trust him either! Sakumo Hatake? A ton of problems await him in the Anbu, and it's precisely because he can't raise his son that Kakashi got into trouble!

Jiraiya? His class is also in a hands-off mode right now. Kakashi really needs a good teacher to guide him; Hiruzen Sarutobi is afraid Jiraiya will turn him into the next Nawaki.

Tsunade and Orochimaru? Obviously not, for the same reasons as above.

After much thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only think of two people: his son and his perfect grand-disciple.

However, the two are still somewhat inexperienced and not yet ready to teach others; perhaps they will be able to in a few years.

Hiruzen Sarutobi got increasingly worried. This year had been incredibly unlucky for Konoha. First, there was a rogue ninja, and then there was the Sakumo incident. Fortunately, they managed to get through it safely, but his best friend was sent to prison.

"Sigh! Let him go on the mission with the other classes for now. It's just a D-rank mission anyway, so let him be." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply. The village had plenty of geniuses, but they were all incredibly unreliable, with all sorts of flaws. None of them were easy to deal with. The easiest to deal with was his perfect grand-disciple. Thinking of his perfect grand-disciple, his mood improved considerably.

The next day, as Shanks was wandering the streets, he saw a small figure and a group of minor ninjas wandering around Konoha.

"Hey! Isn't this Kakashi, the youngest genin in Konoha? Are you having fun with ninja games?" Shanks asked, looking bored, as he approached Kakashi.

"Greetings, Vice Principal!" another group of low-ranking ninja greeted Shanks.

"I'd be even better if you could remove that deputy! The youngsters are quite energetic!" Shanks joked.

"...Yes, Principal!" The three minor genin immediately dropped the word "vice".

"Are you bored?" Kadian rolled his eyes.

"You guessed right! I'm so bored every day. Even a powerful guy like me can't just take on any mission. Sigh! You've never experienced what it's like to be the center of attention wherever you go, so you don't know!" Shanks's aura of arrogance suddenly soared to the sky.

"..." Kadian turned and left, not wanting to talk to him anymore. His father was busy to death every day, while this bastard was idle to death every day. How could the difference be so big?

"Goodbye, Headmaster!" The three minor genin bowed deeply and turned to chase after Kakashi, even though their teacher had instructed them to take good care of this Konoha genius... Having a powerful father is really great!

Shanks shook his head as he watched Karl's retreating figure. If he continued to join a team like this, without any camaraderie, what good would it do him to experience the bonds between teammates?

"Father! What are you doing here?" Shanks was lost in thought when he was interrupted by Big Mom's voice.

"boom!"

"If you and this lazybones can come here, why can't I? But lazybones, it seems like you haven't carried out a mission in a long time. The others in the mountains are all Jonin, and you're still wandering around as a Special Jonin, is that really okay?" Shanks gave this bastard who stole his Yonko Big Mom a loving bounce.

“…I have a feeling it’s going to rain, so it’s not a good time to leave the village,” said Little Cannon, rubbing the bump on his head.

"I won't even help you up, I admire you the most! But if you continue to be a special ninja, I won't marry my precious daughter to you, otherwise how will I face the ninja world?" Shanks raised his fist and waved it in front of Shikaku's eyes.

"Teacher, by the time my dad retires I'll be a Jonin, what's the rush?" Little Sky Cannon said, looking at the black fist in front of him.

The hereditary Grand Strategist speaks with a different tone. For him, strength and ninja rank are unimportant. In any case, once his father retires, he will be promoted to Jonin and succeed him as the Grand Strategist of Konoha.

"...You two keep showing off your love, I'm going to take a walk." Shanks was annoyed just watching Big Mom and her little version of Skyrocket holding hands. Besides, Haruko's belly hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy all these years. Shanks' dream of being a Yonko father was shattered.

"Father, what are you saying!" The Fourth Empress glared at her father reproachfully.

After watching the two leave, Shanks, having nowhere else to go, was about to head back to the academy to continue his leisurely stroll when he saw Green-skinned Dai talking animatedly with two minor ninjas around a corner. The two Chunin kept shaking their heads, and finally, Green-skinned Dai started gesturing wildly as he spoke, but the two still shook their heads.

“Dai, this is really no good. You’re just a genin. It will be very dangerous for us to take you with us,” one of the ninjas said, shaking his head.

"Langbi, please, just once! I really need this mission," Greenskin Day kept pleading.

"It really won't work," the slacker said.

“Dai, Rangbi and I are just ordinary special Jonin. The target of this mission is a Jonin, and neither of us knows if we can complete it. Taking you along would be even more dangerous, so let’s forget it. We have something to do and we’ll be leaving first.” After saying this, the other minor ninja pulled Rangbi away.