Konoha Drunkard

"If you thank me, remember to buy me a drink," Shanks said with a smile.

After waiting for a while, Green Skin Dai had rested and the three of them returned the way they came. On the way back, Kadian kept watching Green Skin Dai's back.

Today's events were a huge shock to him. He never imagined that the classmate who constantly challenged him, and his father, were actually so powerful. He had been a genin for over twenty years, enduring ridicule for twenty years without giving up, silently practicing the tedious and boring taijutsu, and even developing this brutal forbidden technique.

"What's wrong? You look so troubled," Shanks asked, looking at Cardinal.

"He's been ignored and ridiculed so much, why hasn't he given up yet?" Kadian whispered.

"Haha! If someone gives up because of being ridiculed and ignored for their dream, they wouldn't be able to develop this forbidden technique! Besides, the Hokage values ​​him a lot, but he hasn't figured out how to arrange things for him," Shanks said after thinking for a moment.

The green-skinned ninja Dai is quite peculiar. Before he opened the gate, he was just a Jonin who was good at taijutsu. However, he didn't know ninjutsu, which greatly limited his abilities. Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite troubled about how to deal with him.

These Jonin are stronger when the gate is closed, but they don't know ninjutsu. Once the gate is open, they're only good for five seconds, and they also get damaged. It's unknown how many times they can use this self-harming forbidden technique. This is one of the reasons why Hiruzen Sarutobi never promoted them. These hot-blooded middle-aged men can't listen to advice.

If one day he and his companions are on a mission and the opponent is only slightly stronger, and he gets carried away and opens all eight gates, Konoha will suffer a huge loss... It's better to let Haruko give him missions and support him as they are now.

After the three returned to Konoha, Kakashi resumed his days of playing with the team. However, after the incident with Green Skin Dai, his enthusiasm was significantly higher, and in his spare time, in addition to practicing the Hatake clan's swordsmanship, he would also appropriately increase his physical skills.

When Little Green Skin Guy occasionally challenges him, he no longer finds it troublesome as before. As long as he agrees, he will go all out to fight Little Green Skin Guy. The current Little Green Skin Guy is just like the old Green Skin Dai, not very strong. Apart from being a bit more durable than Obito, he only knows two or three moves.

After being challenged for a long time, Kasper started to get impatient again, but because his previous serious attitude had inspired Kasper the little green-skinned man, he would pester him two or three times a day.

..........

"Obito, bro! So? Have you thought about what I told you last time?" That day after school, Obito and his world Rin had just reached the school gate when Shanks stopped them.

"Hello, Vice Principal!" Lin is such a polite child.

"Haha, little girl, I'd be even happier if you just dropped the 'vice' in front of your name!" Shanks laughed.

"Damn it! Rin isn't a little girl!" For the sake of the world's Rin, Obito didn't back down even when facing Shanks.

"Don't worry about the details. What do you think, Obito? Think about it, Kakashi only fought a Chunin for ten minutes, but you fought the famous Shanks for ten minutes without losing! From now on, you can be called Uchiha 50/50! That's much cooler than the name Obito!" Shanks started to bluff again.

"...Uchiha Shanks...it seems...no! Asuma said you love to lie to children!" Obito was almost intimidated by the impressive title "Uchiha Shanks," but then he remembered what Asuma had told him: Konoha's Shanks loves to lie to children.

"That's a child! But Obito, are you a child? You're a grown man. Do you think I could fool you with your intelligence?" Shanks continued to deceive him.

"...It seems...yes, with my high IQ, it's impossible for me to be fooled..." Obito said with a mysterious confidence.

"Obito, let's go, Kakashi is waiting for us!" World Rin said, tugging at Obito's sleeve.

If Rin hadn't urged him, Obito would have hesitated a bit. But now that Rin has brought up his rival in front of him again, Obito couldn't hold back any longer.

"No problem, I'll ask the teacher for early graduation tomorrow!" After saying that, Obito looked at Rin with pride, but Rin didn't hear him at all and kept looking in the direction of his rival.

"Haha! That's spirited! I admire you! That's how a man should be, why think so much, just go for it!" Shanks winked at him after saying that, then looked at Obito's World Rin.

"Wh...what do you mean by 'should I go' or 'shouldn't I go'? I'm leaving now!" After his secret was exposed, Obito shyly dragged his World Rin away.

"Youth is truly wonderful!" Shanks exclaimed, watching the backs of the future world destroyer and his world.

To save his nephew Kakashi a few years of suffering, Shanks went to great lengths to deceive Obito. As for Obito's strength, it didn't matter to Shanks. Before Obito evolved, he was always a weakling, and even after graduating in a few years, he would still be a slightly stronger weakling.

Uncle Ban was his mentor; before meeting Uncle Ban, he was just a sheep.

"Teacher, you're not old at all!" came the voice of Minato, who had evolved into the perfect ninja, from behind Shanks.

"I may be old, but I'm young at heart! Why didn't you go see your little pepper to show off your love today and instead came to see me?" Shanks joked.

"Uh... Haha! This is some liquor I bought for you from the Land of Water. I brought it here especially for you." Minato took out a few bottles of liquor and handed them to Shanks.

He was just passing by when he happened to see Shanks conning some kids again, and he came over out of curiosity to listen.

218. Obito is still useful.

"Haha! I knew I hadn't misjudged him. He still thought of me even after leaving the village. Unlike some people, who gave their daughters to him and haven't shown any appreciation yet!" Shanks, with a few bottles of wine, looked down on a certain low-level arrogance.

"Haha! I'll be going then!" Minato knew who Shanks was talking about, but given his personality, he wouldn't speak ill of others, so he quickly made an excuse to leave.

.......

"What! You still want to apply for graduation? No way! You can wait until you've mastered the Three Body Technique!" Sure enough, the next day, Obito excitedly went to Kamezaburo to submit his application, almost scaring Kamezaburo half to death. What's this Uchiha Obito up to? Is he really a wild one?

As a responsible teacher, Kame Saburo would never agree to his application, no matter what, even though he disliked the Uchiha clan.

"Master, that Three Body Technique is a useless ninjutsu! Once my Sharingan awakens, I won't be able to learn any ninjutsu," Obito said arrogantly.

"So, has your Sharingan awakened yet? Now go back to the classroom like an idiot!" Kame Saburo was so annoyed by him that he had never seen such a confident person before. His strength was incredibly weak, but his mentality was indeed very strong.

"Teacher! Please help me apply for Hokage!" Obito pleaded pitifully.

He was bragging to a bunch of friends last night, and if the teacher doesn't agree, he'll lose face big time.

"No, your strength is not even up to the level of a genin. Even if your clan leader asks the Hokage, I will not agree. Ninjas are not a game, people can die at any time, do you understand?" Kame Saburo shook his head firmly.

"But that vice principal... he told me to come to you to apply!" Obito finally brought out his trump card.

"Pfft! What did you say? The vice principal sent you?" Kame Saburo spat a mouthful of tea all over Obito's face.

"Of course, the vice principal discovered my hidden strength and begged me for two days!" Obito said shamelessly.

"..." Kame Saburo ignored Obito's words and pondered what his boss meant. He didn't believe his boss couldn't see through this weak Uchiha's abilities. Why would his boss let someone who could easily defeat even Green-skinned Guy graduate early? Even if he disliked the Uchiha clan, he shouldn't have tricked such a marginal character.

"Teacher! Well? You've agreed, haven't you? Even the vice principal has agreed." Obito hurriedly said after seeing Kamezaburo remain silent.

"...I will report to the Hokage, and whether he agrees or not is up to him," Kamezaburo said to Obito.

"Yes! Thank you so much, teacher!" Obito jumped up excitedly after hearing Kamezaburo's agreement. He was already fantasizing about the title "Uchiha 50/50"! He pictured Obito holding Rin, while Kakashi looked forlorn in a corner.

..........

After dismissing Obito, Kamezaburo went directly to the Hokage's office to report to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"You mean Shanks wants him to graduate?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked after hearing Kamezaburo's report. What was this kid up to now? What was he planning to do by letting a talentless Uchiha kid graduate? Could it be... that this child was his illegitimate son? The more Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it, the more likely it seemed...

“Yes, that child wouldn’t lie about Lord Shanks. I think it must be Lord Shanks’ idea,” Kame Saburo said, bowing his head.

"...Go and inform Shanks to come over. Takenaka, you go back to class first," Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Kamezaburo after instructing the Anbu.

"Yes!"

When Kame Saburo left the Hokage's office, the Anbu had already found Shanks lying at the school gate.

"Lord Shanks, the Hokage requests your presence!" This time, the Anbu were experienced; they finished their lines and immediately disappeared.

"..." Shanks vaguely heard someone calling him. He opened his eyes and looked around blankly. Where was everyone?

"Lord Shanks, what are you still doing here? Didn't the Hokage want you?" Kame Saburo returned to the school and saw Shanks looking around blankly, puzzled.

"The Hokage is looking for me? I haven't seen any Anbu members. The Anbu is becoming more and more irresponsible." Shanks got up and walked towards the Hokage Building.

"boom!"

"What's the matter, Hokage? Your ANBU are getting more and more irresponsible. We haven't seen a single person. If Kamezaburo hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known either." Shanks tattled.

Anonymous: ...Director! I quit! This guy is too difficult to scout!

...........

"...You want that Uchiha kid to graduate. What's your reason?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, taking a few puffs of his opium.

"Sigh! It's all because of Kakashi. That kid's personality and way of thinking are exactly the same as Sakumo's, maybe even more stubborn. And that Uchiha brat is naturally optimistic, and his talk-no-jutsu is much more effective on Kakashi than on us middle-aged people." Shanks shrugged.

"...Are you confident?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shanks. He thought Shanks' method was not bad. Originally, he planned to wait a few years until Minato matured and then have Minato guide Kakashi. But since Kakashi could be transformed now, it was fine.

"Since you've come up with this idea, you must have some confidence in it, but whether it will actually work out depends on Kakashi himself," Shanks said.

"...What are you planning to do after that kid graduates? Find a mentor to team up with Kakashi?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked after thinking for a while.

"No need. True love is revealed through thick and thin! Let them continue as a team. After a few years of going through thick and thin together, let Minato take over. Things will probably get much better." Shanks sat on the table, crossing his legs.

"...You'll be in charge of this." Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Shanks after thinking for a while. He had read the Uchiha kid's file. Kind-hearted, loves the village, naturally optimistic, and often late because he helps the elderly cross the road. He's even more like Uchiha Kagami than Uchiha Kagami himself. As for his talent... well, let's not talk about it. But in Hiruzen Sarutobi's knowledge of the Uchiha clan, he had never seen this type before. An Uchiha kid at the bottom of his class was practically a once-in-a-century occurrence.

Although the Uchiha clan is annoying, one has to admit that their talent is truly outstanding. Even though no super genius has appeared in the Uchiha clan since Kagami, there are plenty of geniuses, each capable of taking on two or more opponents at once. I never expected such a talent to appear this time.

"Don't worry, don't you trust my abilities? Don't let my usual crazy antics fool you, I'm incredibly reliable when I'm serious!" Shanks shamelessly boasted.

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at the scenery outside the window. "Are you ever serious? How many times have I wiped your ass?"

219. Watch out for bombs!

The next day in the elite class,

"Haha! Rin, the Hokage has approved my application! He'll let me take the test this afternoon!" Obito shouted arrogantly in the classroom, seemingly speaking to his world Rin, but his voice carried throughout the entire classroom as if he was afraid no one would miss it.

"What! The Hokage actually agreed to let Obito graduate early!" A group of friends looked at Asuma in shock. "Has your dad lost his mind? He actually agreed to let this useless Uchiha graduate."

"..." Asuma was speechless in the face of everyone's gazes. He had heard rumors last night, and he had also asked his father to let him graduate. Even someone like Obito could apply to graduate, so there was no reason why he couldn't. He was almost beaten to death by his father afterward. Under his insistence, his father told him the truth: Obito's graduation was just to accompany Kakashi in his studies, purely to find him a companion.

"Wow! Obito, you're amazing! I never thought you could graduate early!" Rin was genuinely praising Obito.

"Haha! Of course, I'm very strong!" After receiving praise from his world Rin, Obito became even more arrogant, acting as if he was the boss.

"What's your assessment like? Is it also a battle against a Chunin?" Hayate Gekko asked, leaning closer.

"Hehe! I won't tell you, but Master Kamezaburo said that because there are other spies in the village, this time my test is a secret one, and no one can see it. Last time, Kakashi was targeted for assassination because too many people saw him." Obito said mysteriously. Actually, he was a little disappointed when Kamezaburo first told him this.

However, hearing that Kakashi had been assassinated several times and would probably have died long ago if it weren't for his father, Obito felt uneasy. But since he could graduate early, he figured a secret assessment would do! He just didn't know what the assessment would entail.

"Tch! How could this be! They won't even let anyone watch," a group of friends said disappointedly.

"Haha, who told me to be a super genius!" Obito laughed triumphantly!

Asuma looked at Obito's smug expression and wanted to rush over and pound him to the ground, but then he thought about the D-rank missions he would have to do for the next few years... so he held back and waited to see how long Obito could be so smug.

Of course, Shanks wouldn't tell him that his test involved finding a ninja headband in a warehouse... Did he really expect Shanks to hold back for ten minutes in a fight? Did he, one of the Four Emperors, have no pride? He'd be laughed to death by the Raikage!

In the afternoon, Brother Obito led a group of friends to the entrance of a warehouse.

"Obito, be careful!" Obito's worried expression softened his heart.

"Don't worry! I'm very strong!" Although she felt a little uneasy, she absolutely couldn't back down in front of her own world.

Hearing Obito's smug words, Asuma barely suppressed the urge to punch him. "Anyway, he won't be smug for long, let him be!" Asuma kept reassuring himself quietly.

"Asma, what are you saying? Do you want to apply for graduation too?" Little Green Skin Kai asked curiously when he heard Asma muttering to himself.

"Haha! Asuma, you need to practice hard to improve your strength, you know? I'm a super genius, you can't compare to me." Before Asuma could reply, Obito's arrogant voice came over, calmly lecturing Asuma.

"Well, Obito, you'd better watch out. Graduating early isn't that easy. Look how hard it was for Kakashi," Asuma said, a large well on his forehead.

"Don't worry, the seed assessment is no challenge for me at all!" After saying this, Brother Obito patted his chest, opened the warehouse door, and went inside alone.