Konoha Drunkard

A black sword aura, hundreds of meters long, shot into the ground and severed two of the Yamata no Orochi's heads.

"Roar!!" After its two heads were cut off, the Yamata no Orochi roared and abandoned all pretense, emerging from the ground like a bloody neck that sprouted two new heads.

"Hey! It can regenerate! Show-off snake, go!" Shanks said to Manda, amused that Orochi had grown two heads again.

Upon receiving the command, Manda immediately charged towards Yamata no Orochi.

"Bunta! Let's go!" Jiraiya shouted to Bunta when he saw that the boss had arrived on the battlefield.

"OK!" Social Wen is a bit more sophisticated than Manda. He drew his katana, jumped high, and unleashed a powerful cleavage attack on Yamata no Orochi.

Shanks and his companions watched from afar as the three colossal creatures clashed. The Yamata no Orochi, touted as so mysterious by the clan records, turned out to be surprisingly weak. Was it that the ancients were incompetent or that later generations were incredibly powerful? Shanks' Observation Haki sensed that the Yamata no Orochi wasn't even as strong as Shukaku; its only troublesome aspect was its regeneration ability. However, this regeneration consumed its life force, and its life force had clearly decreased after it grew two heads. Now, with its head being constantly severed by the clan, its life force seemed to be constantly draining. It seemed that besides its large size, it didn't possess much real strength!

As Orochimaru watched the Yamata no Orochi keep sprouting new heads, his eyes grew increasingly excited. In his eyes, strength wasn't important; what mattered was that it couldn't die. This Yamata no Orochi had its heads cut off so many times and yet it could still grow back. This ability was something he was destined to have.

"Hey! Great scientist, what are you thinking about? Your eyes are so excited." Shanks got goosebumps when he saw the way Orochimaru looked at Yamata no Orochi, just like Jiraiya looked at Tsunade.

"Hehe, Captain, don't you think this giant snake's abilities are interesting?" Snake Uncle said excitedly.

"If you like it, you can take it and study it later. I just don't know if it will drop the Kusanagi Sword," Shanks said, stroking his chin.

"I suspect there are at least two on it," Snake Uncle said excitedly, looking at the Yamata no Orochi. In his eyes, the white color of the Yamata no Orochi was the most important thing; the swords and such were irrelevant.

"Two? Didn't I hear there are only three Kusanagi swords left? How come there are still two on it?" Shanks looked at Orochimaru curiously.

“The Kusanagi sword should have some kind of connection, right? According to the records, the Yamata no Orochi last appeared twice, in the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Rice Fields. I think it's because after it fused all eight Kusanagi swords into its body and turned them into tails, it was able to sense the presence of two of the Kusanagi swords,” said Snake Uncle.

"Shouldn't there be 10? How come there are only two?" Jiraiya was puzzled. Although he wasn't good at studying, he could still count.

"It's likely that the other eight have already merged with it. Going to only these two is too short a time, so they might still exist," Snake explained.

The three chatted for a short while before the Yamata no Orochi finally died after having its head chopped off hundreds of times.

Social commentary is exhausting too. I never imagined that beheading could be so tiring. This time, I've really had my fill of beheading.

Wanshe is much better off; he can only assist in social matters in this situation, as he has no hands and cannot use a knife to behead people.

"Great biologist, it's up to you!" The three arrived at the corpse of Orochi, and Shanks said to Snake, "Dissection is something that should be left to professionals."

Orochimaru walked up to the corpse of Yamata no Orochi and lovingly stroked its body, as if caressing a beloved woman. Watching this, Shanks and Jiraiya were utterly horrified. ...This is fucking insane!

When Snake touched his belly, he reached his hand directly into his tail and started rummaging around.

"puff!"

When Snake emerged, he had two swords in his hand.

"It's a pity they're not the Totsuka Blade. One of these two can extend at will, is incredibly sharp, and is about as hard as Master's Enma. The other has the ability to transform into lightning-attribute ninjutsu." Orochimaru shook his head regretfully. What he most wanted to study was the sealing sword, the Totsuka Blade, but neither of these two were it.

"...Give this one that can lengthen and shorten to Nawaki. Keep the lightning-attribute one; Nawaki doesn't know lightning release anyway," Shanks said.

"Found it, I'm going back now. My masterpiece is almost finished!" Jiraiya, seeing that he had found the Kusanagi Sword and that the task Tsunade had given him was complete, led the Anbu back.

276. Watergate's stunts reached new heights.

After Jiraiya left, Orochimaru swallowed both Kusanagi swords, sealed away the corpse of Yamata no Orochi, and bid farewell to Shanks.

While Shanks and his crew were bullying Orochi in the Land of Rice Fields, things had already escalated in the Land of Earth. This time, with Minato and Midori holding off the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, Sakumo Hatake could go all out and fight Ōnoki's Red Nose.

Because of Onoki Red Nose's Dust Release, their battlefield was not far from the crowd. As soon as Onoki Red Nose flew into the sky, Hatake Sakumo rushed into the crowd and frantically farmed the minions. When Onoki Red Nose saw Hatake Sakumo frantically farming his minions, he gritted his teeth and started farming back with him. You cut my minions, I'll use Dust Release on your minions. However, neither of them are the type to sustain in the fight.

The Hatake clan doesn't have much mana to begin with, and although Onoki Red Nose has more mana than Hatake Sakumo, he always uses his ultimate move to keep up with Hatake Sakumo in terms of troop numbers. Battles consume a lot of mana, and in the end, the two are exhausted and can only look at each other from a distance.

The entire battlefield became the home ground of the Minato Rescue Team captain. After imprinting a Flying Thunder God mark on Old Purple, he began to take out Flying Thunder God kunai and throw them around. He flashed around the entire battlefield to put out fires, and every time he flashed, he reaped a life. No matter if you were a Chunin or a Jonin, he would just flash out and throw a Rasengan.

When Green Seed couldn't hold off Old Purple, he flashed back to help. Whenever someone from Konoha was in danger, he would flash out to save them. Onoki, with his red nose, watched Minato's dazzling display from mid-air, his head throbbing with pain. Wasn't that just the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique? The most difficult ninjutsu in the ninja world to master was being shown off by this young man! "Damn it!"

"Wow! Minato-sensei is so cool! I wish I could use the Flying Thunder God Technique too!" Obito and Kakashi watched the battle from behind the Konoha ninjas. Obito was completely blown away by Minato's awesome moves.

"...That's the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique, a ninjutsu said to be even harder to learn than Dust Release. Only Minato-sensei could use it in battle, so don't even think about it!" Kakashi said with dead fish eyes, but he was also impressed by Minato's audacity. This was simply the pinnacle of technique.

"Four countries! That's amazing!" Obito only heard the first part about how difficult it was to learn even the Dust Release technique, and the rest of the sentence was automatically screenshotted.

However, while Minato's performance was impressive, he was also exhausted. He's just an ordinary person with limited physical abilities, and with all those flashes, his mana was almost depleted. If he continued like this for two or three more times, he would be finished.

"Oh no!" The big-sized rocket launcher looked at Minato, who was covered in sweat, and then remembered that Minato was just a commoner. No matter how strong his talent was, he couldn't make up for his innate lack of mana. The Flying Thunder God Technique was a mana-consuming skill, and it was already difficult for him to show it off for so long.

"Minato!" The giant rocket used its shadow to control the Flying Thunder God Kunai under Onoki's feet, sending it flying towards Onoki in the sky.

"What!" Just as Onoki's nose was throbbing with pain, a sudden sense of danger washed over him. He looked at the kunai flying towards him and instinctively swerved to avoid it. Suddenly, a figure appeared behind him and kicked him in the kidneys. Minato also wanted to throw a dango or something, but he was out of chakra.

"boom!"

Onoki was kicked in the waist by Minato, and his body slammed to the ground.

"Father!"

"Lord Tsuchikage!"

"Lord Tsuchikage!"

When the Iwa ninja saw Onoki being ambushed and kicked to the ground, the nearby Iwa ninja rushed over to protect him.

"Crack!"

When Iwato pulled Onoki up, Onoki suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

"Ouch! My back! Retreat!" Onoki shouted to his underlings, enduring the sharp pain in his back.

After watching Onoki being helped away by his son, clutching his waist, Minato's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground. He hadn't expected his kick to be so powerful, capable of injuring the Tsuchikage's back like that.

"Is Minato alright?" Big Gun came over and pulled him up.

"It's nothing, just that my legs are weak from exhaustion," Minato said, wiping the sweat from his brow.

Many ninjas who had been saved by Minato looked at him gratefully; otherwise, with him constantly putting out fires, many of them would probably have been killed.

"I think Onoki's injuries seem quite serious, but he may have discovered the conditions for activating the Flying Thunder God Technique," Sakumo Hatake said after returning to the camp.

"It was only a matter of time before we were discovered. We were lucky to have managed to injure him this time, otherwise we would have suffered even greater losses," said Big Cannon.

"Minato, you should go back and rest first," Sakumo Hatake said to Minato, whose legs were weak. Actually, his legs were weak too. He had first fought with Onoki, and then he had to fight to clear the minion waves. If he could, he would have liked to lie on the ground and sleep soundly, but as a commander, he had to pay attention to his image.

"Minato-sensei, you're so cool! Can you teach me that Flying Thunder God Technique?" Obito exclaimed excitedly as he saw Minato emerge from outside the camp.

Neither he nor Kakashi could participate in this major battle; they could only stay in the back to familiarize themselves with this war mode. This kind of national war and small-team battle are not the same thing. Nobody cares about Obito, but Big Gun is concerned about Kakashi. He has to protect the future Double Flower Red Stick.

"Uh... Obito, this ninjutsu isn't mine, so I have no right to teach it to you. You can ask the Hokage for permission when you've made enough contributions to the village." Minato chuckled.

Putting aside whether Obito has spatial talent or not, even if he did, he wouldn't dare teach him. With that kind of talent, he might train himself to death without even realizing it...

In the Iwagakure camp, Onoki lay on a bed receiving treatment from a medical ninja.

"Doctor, how is my father?" Iwato asked after the medical ninja came out.

"Lord Tsuchikage was kicked in the cartilage in his lower back, and given his advanced age, there has been significant wear and tear. He won't be able to stand up for a while. I suggest that Lord Tsuchikage return to the village for treatment, as the conditions here are too poor to provide proper care," the medical ninja said.

"Is the Tsuchikage awake right now?" Aoki Nozomi hesitated upon hearing the medical ninja's words; this was a matter that only Onoki could decide.

“Yes,” the medical ninja said.

"Let's go in and ask the Tsuchikage for his opinion," Old Purple said, looking exhausted.

Today he truly witnessed what "flamboyant" meant. The young man using Earth Release was easy to deal with, but the other blond-haired youth was just too flamboyant. Every time, he'd suddenly appear and throw a Rasengan at him, and just as he was about to spit hot saliva at him, he'd vanish. In the entire battle, he was hit by that blond-haired youth's Rasengan at least ten times. His Tailed Beast Cloak was even peeled off a layer of skin. This was the most frustrating fight he'd ever had.

277. Minato became famous.

"Lord Tsuchikage, the doctor says you need to return to the village for treatment. Perhaps you should go back first," Aoki said, looking at the pale-faced Onoki, after everyone entered.

"Crack!"

"Ouch! It hurts so much!" Upon hearing that he was going back to the village for treatment, Onoki was so excited that he moved his body slightly. A sharp pain came from his waist, and Onoki cried out in pain.

"Father, let's go back to the village for treatment first. We can handle things here. This battle won't stop anytime soon," Yan Tu hurriedly advised. He didn't dare touch his father either, as the injury to his waist could be serious or minor.

"...Yes, Tsuchikage-sama, Konoha has also suffered heavy losses, so they dare not start a war casually." Seeing that Onoki was somewhat tempted by Iwatsuki's words, Old Purple added fuel to the fire.

"...Alright, find out who that blond kid who can use the Flying Thunder God Technique is. Konoha has gained another super genius!" Onoki said through gritted teeth.

"Flying Thunder God? The Flying Thunder God from Konoha's Red Hair?" Aoki Nozomi asked in surprise, "It seems like Konoha's Red Hair isn't that flashy."

"Hmph! That half-baked redhead is no match for the Flying Thunder God Technique; it's more suited for tourism! This blond kid is the real Flying Thunder God Technique, developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju." Onoki was very dismissive of Shanks' Flying Thunder God Technique.

"This is the Flying Thunder God Technique, which is even more difficult than Dust Release? I didn't expect anyone in Konoha to have mastered it!" Iwato exclaimed in amazement.

He had studied Dust Release but hadn't mastered it. However, he knew how difficult it was. And now, someone in Konoha had actually mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique to this level—it was incredible.

"Yes, that blond kid is even faster than Tobirama Senju. He's an amazing young man. Send people to investigate him. Also, be careful of the kunai he throws when you run into him. I think he's using a special kind of kunai as a medium for spatial jumps." Onoki also marveled at Minato's talent.

Being able to learn Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique is already impressive enough, but to use it even more skillfully than the developer is simply astonishing! He's hundreds of times better than that half-baked Shanks! No, thousands, tens of thousands, even billions of times better.

.......

A few days later, news of the great battle on the battlefield in the Land of Earth also spread, along with the story of how the Tsuchikage, Onoki, was kicked into bed by a young man from Konoha named Minato Namikaze who could use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The people of the ninja world were amazed, especially by the talent of the young man who had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was recognized as the most difficult ninjutsu to learn in the ninja world. This young man had actually mastered it. After receiving the news, the major ninja villages also began to investigate this Minato Namikaze.

This Minato Namikaze is clearly more popular than that Thousand Hands Shame. That Thousand Hands Shame, besides being extravagant, shows absolutely no skill. I guess his skill level is just extravagance. Damn it, he carries three divine weapons and uses them to clear mobs. Isn't he afraid of the divine weapons losing durability? It's utterly shameless.

"Haha! Isn't this the God of Wine who developed the No-Seal Ninjutsu back then? I never expected that he would even learn Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique!" The Raikage of Kumogakure laughed loudly as he looked at Minato's information.

"Yeah, I thought he was just good at drinking back then, I never expected his talent to be so amazing as well. He was just a kid who could never get drunk back then, and now he's so good at it," Sack Bag exclaimed.

"Hmph! I'd like to have a chance to compete with him." The future Fourth Raikage looked at Minato's photo with resentment. His Lightning Release mode was also developed for speed. Although his attack power was not as strong as his father's, his speed was much faster. He dared to say that he was the fastest man in the ninja world. He never expected that someone he had only met once back then would have learned space-time ninjutsu. He had only been the fastest man in the ninja world for a short time and had not been surpassed. How could he accept that?

"Haha! There will be plenty of opportunities. The ninja world will belong to you young people from now on!" The Raikage laughed as he looked at his unconvinced son.

"Father, Kirigakure has also entered the fray. When do we enter? Those old guys are starting to urge us again," said the future Fourth Raikage.

"...Now that Onoki is injured and Iwagakure is empty, his plan is useless. Pocket, should we go to the Land of Earth for a visit? And shut those old guys up while we're at it." The Raikage tapped the table and thought for a long time before looking at the burlap sack.

He felt that attacking Konoha this time was pointless, but Shanks blocked his way. He figured it would be better to raid Iwagakure first and then come back to drink with Shanks. At least that would shut down those old guys.

“The timing isn’t right now. The Land of Earth has a complex terrain that’s easy to defend but difficult to attack. I estimate their defenses are even stronger now that Onoki is injured. We don’t need to take that risk,” said Azabu Kotori, shaking his head.

"That Onoki is really cunning. Since it's not working out, let's prepare to enter the fray!" the Raikage said.

When Grandma Chiyo from the Sand Village received the information, she looked at Minato's photo in the file without saying a word. She believed that her beloved grandson was no worse than Minato Namikaze, but she still couldn't find him.

In the Hokage's office in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the message sent to him by the giant rocket launcher, his face beaming like a chrysanthemum. As expected of his perfect grand-disciple, he wasn't thinking about killing enemies on the battlefield, but instead risking his life to save people everywhere. He was just too damn perfect; he could rest assured leaving the village to him from now on.

Especially that kick to Onoki's nose at the end, it was so satisfying! Serves you right for saying I couldn't have a son! Now you're getting your comeuppance! Show me what you can do with your weak kidneys!

“Minato did a great job. I’m planning to make him the next Hokage. What do you guys think?” Hiruzen Sarutobi said to his three friends.