Konoha Drunkard

"I want to ask you the same thing! Why didn't you tell me he knew this forbidden technique back then! If I had paid more attention, he wouldn't have died!" Hiruzen Sarutobi got angry as he looked at this bastard.

“Didn’t I tell you back then that his physical skills were amazing? And that was over a decade ago, he wasn’t that amazing back then,” Shanks said.

"Snapped!"

"Hey!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but slap himself in the face again. He was getting angrier the more he thought about it. A perfectly good leader was gone just like that! This kind of leader was even easier to fool than Sakumo! A total ally.

"Are you alright?" Shanks was stunned when he saw Hiruzen Sarutobi slap him for no reason. He thought Hiruzen had been caught by his wife while he was out with a girl. Turns out it was self-harm.

"I'm fine! It's good that you're back. The Hidden Cloud Village has started mobilizing its forces. You can go and confront the Raikage. Jiraiya and the Hyuga clan will set off tomorrow to replace you!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a grim face.

"It doesn't matter, but remember to remind Jiraiya to be careful. I feel that the Mist Ninja have gone back to their hometown this time, but they will come back even bigger next time. They have accumulated too much strength!" Shanks knew that his idol Madara would definitely not let it go so easily. Anyway, the Mist Ninja have plenty of people now. They may not be able to compare with Konoha, but they have much more than other villages. Thirty years of development is not an exaggeration.

"Hmm! How many people are you taking with you to the Land of Lightning this time?" Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and asked.

"…Let's stick with three thousand people. I doubt the Raikage will bring many! Oh, and remember to bring my son-in-law back from the Land of Water too." Shanks reminded him. He absolutely had to bring his son-in-law. Leaving him in the Land of Water to face Madara's attack without the help of the Mist Ninja was too dangerous. If he ended up disfigured like in the original story, Big Mom would be furious with him.

He didn't know exactly when the Raikage would fight ten thousand Iwa ninja one-on-one. Judging by the current plot, the chances of a one-on-one fight were slim. Onoki, whose nose was injured by Minato's kick, was still lying in bed, crying over his stepmother...

However, it's still best to have a camera ready. What if Onoki's red nose really goes crazy and tries to flank the Raikage? That would be quite a sight. Shanks wouldn't ruin the Raikage's achievement of defeating ten thousand men.

288. Kakashi is still as amazing as ever.

"Those seven useless pieces of trash! Utterly useless!" In the underground entertainment center of the ninja world, Madara started his daily tantrum again. He never expected that the seven swords he had sent out by White Zetsu would be so useless. After being rescued, they didn't even think about returning to the Land of Water or fighting the Leaf Village ninjas. Instead, they spent several months camping in the bushes of the Land of Fire, only to be defeated after just a few waves of attacks, and by a genin no less, even though that genin's forbidden technique was quite powerful.

"Lord Madara, shall we continue in the Land of Water?" the white object asked after Madara had finished venting his anger.

"Of course we have to continue. This time, the Cloud Village has also entered the fray. That red-haired bastard will definitely go over there and give the Uchiha clan a big beating!" Madara said.

"Lord Madara is wise. We can't do anything to that red-haired brat right now. We'll deal with him after Lord Madara is resurrected." The black object is most afraid of Madara's arrogance at the crucial moment. Otherwise, his life will be in trouble. Obito hasn't arrived yet, and he can't die.

.......

Hidden Cloud Village

"Lord Raikage! Everything is ready on the other side." Tsuchidai, the other leader of the old Raikage, asked as he followed behind Raikage. This time, only he was going to the border with Raikage, as Sack Bag had important things to do in the village.

"Okay! Let's go too!" Raikage shouted to the Cloud Ninja behind him at the village entrance.

"Big brother! Didn't the Raikage say we were just going for a drink? Why did we bring so many people?" Killer Bee asked the future Fourth Raikage curiously.

"It's precisely because we need to make a big fuss, so that the ninja world knows we're about to enter the fray, that the Grand Steward's plan can be implemented," said the future Fourth Raikage.

“But I think Lord Raikage is also very cunning!” Killer Bee said.

"Haha, as long as it benefits the village, who cares about being cunning or not? That old schemer Onoki has done far too many of these kinds of things." The Raikage laughed loudly after hearing Killer Bee's words.

A month ago, he and Mabu Kotsu were discussing how to take advantage of Onoki's paralysis on the field. However, at that time, it was just a preliminary idea. Over the past month, Mabu Kotsu and his younger brother have been constantly refining the plan. The first step is to make the entry of Kumogakure a big deal, preferably so that the entire ninja world knows about it.

The second step was to take advantage of the week-long gap after the Raikage and Shanks fought two or three times, and personally lead three thousand elites to sneak into the Land of Earth to raid Onoki. Because the operation had to be swift, the number of people could not be too large, otherwise it would be easy for the Iwa ninja to detect it.

Just as the Raikage was leading his troops to the border, the Land of Earth, due to Onoki's injured nose, had already returned home with half of its troops to defend the area. After all, a village left undefended for too long could easily lead to trouble. Therefore, the number of Iwa ninja on the battlefield was about the same as that of Konoha. In contrast, Konoha had more troops because of the support of Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son, Shinnosuke, who had brought 5,000 men.

Without Onoki, the Iwa ninja were very restrained, engaging in minor skirmishes with Konoha to prolong the battle. Konoha, on the other hand, didn't dare to launch a major attack because they had a Jinchuriki there. He also didn't have the iron fist that his best friend had, capable of making Tailed Beasts cry. Those tough, fleshy types were the bane of assassins like him, leaving him with few good options. His best friend could withstand Tailed Beast Balls, but his small frame couldn't.

Because of the minor skirmishes here, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt it was an opportunity for Konoha's new generation to train, so he put all the new generation into the battlefield. He had decided to let the new generation train on the battlefield long ago, but at that time every battlefield was too intense and not suitable for them to participate. Konoha wasn't short of people.

It would have been more appropriate to go to the Land of Lightning with Shanks, but I figured if I went there I would just be drinking and forget about training. It's good that there's some minor trouble in the Land of Earth, which Sakumo and the others can handle.

"Kakashi, it's been a long time." Kakashi's future wife, the girl with colored contacts, went to find her future husband as soon as she arrived at the battlefield.

"Ah, long time no see!" Kakashi's dead fish eyes have never changed, not even his future wife. Minato shook his head. Luckily, Shinku-senpai was tricked back then, otherwise the Hatake clan would probably have been wiped out.

"Kakashi! I'm a Chunin now!" Wherever the girl with colored contact lenses goes, Asuma is sure to be there too. This time was no different. Upon seeing his love rival, he immediately showed off to him, indicating that he was no worse than him.

"What! You're already a Chunin? What's going on?!" Before Kakashi could even speak, Obito jumped up excitedly. He had endured years of torture and was still a Genin, while Asuma, who had graduated before him and had endured less torture, had become a Chunin much earlier!

“It’s not just me, Guy has also been promoted to Chunin, and so has Genma!” Asuma said.

"Why?" Obito was hit with another critical strike, not just one, but three at once! How was he supposed to survive in the future?

“There was the Chunin Exams last week, and we could all participate, but since you weren’t in the village, none of you registered!” the girl with colored contact lenses explained.

"Minato-sensei! Let's go back and take the exam! I want to become a Chunin!" Upon hearing this, Obito immediately turned around and hugged Minato's leg.

“Obito, there’s no need to rush. You’ve trained on the battlefield for so long, you can be promoted to Chunin after you return to the village. However, Kakashi, the Hokage wrote to Sakumo-sama the day before yesterday saying that he wants to promote you to Jonin and wants to ask Sakumo-sama’s opinion.” Minato said.

"What? A... Jonin?" This time, it wasn't just Obito who was moved to tears; even Asuma was in tears. Was this really necessary?

".....Oh, I see." Kakashi glanced indifferently at Obito and Asuma with dead fish eyes and walked out. He hadn't finished developing his ninjutsu yet, so he didn't have the energy to mess around with two idiots.

While Obito and Asuma were huddling together for warmth, Obito's World Rin and the girl with colored contacts were already looking at Kakashi's back with hearts in their eyes, thinking, "Kakashi is still so outstanding."

.......

"Chidori!"

Kadian arrived under a large tree, formed two hand seals, and a ball of lightning gathered in his hands, making a chirping sound like a flock of small birds.

"What is that?" Asuma asked, looking at the lightning in Kaden's hand.

“This is a new ninjutsu that Kakashi recently came up with, and he’s developing it now,” Rin said.

"...Seriously?!" Asuma was utterly dumbfounded. He hadn't even learned the ultimate technique his father taught him, and this guy had already developed ninjutsu! Was he trying to be that flashy?! I'm exhausted!

"So handsome!" The girl with colored contact lenses looked at her future husband amidst the lightning, her eyes slowly widening into hearts.

Asma watched her dream lover's eyes slowly widen into hearts, her heart breaking. "I love you, but you love him..."

289. Kakashi even criticizes his own father.

Kakashi was carefully controlling the shape and nature of the lightning in his hand. When he reached his limit, he suddenly rushed towards the big tree opposite him. His speed was so fast that his movement trajectory was invisible. The next second, he appeared in front of his father next to the tree, and Chidori also attacked his father. Sakumo Hatake had just arrived under the tree to see how his son's new ninjutsu was going. As soon as he appeared, he saw his son's lightning release coming towards him. How could he tolerate this? He had never seen his son do this to his father before. With quick eyes and hands, he grabbed his son's lightning-infused wrist and threw him over his shoulder.

"boom!"

Kadian, dazed and confused after being flung by his father, got up from the ground and looked at his hands, which were slightly burned by the electric shock.

"Your form and nature changes are not yet perfectly controlled, making it easy for you to injure yourself. Moreover, due to the stimulation of lightning, your speed is too fast for your eyes to keep up with, which is also dangerous." Hatake Sakumo said to Kaden, "If you want to mess with me, you'll have to wait another ten years or so."

“…I understand.” After hearing his father’s words, Kadian looked at the palm of his hand and pondered.

"Holy crap! He even talked back to his own father... I'd better stay away from him in future fights!" Asuma was initially keeping up with Kamen Rider's speed, but... seeing that Kamen Rider even talked back to his own father without hesitation, he was even more shocked! It's a good thing his father is a tough guy, otherwise anyone else would have been killed... I can't get too close to him in future fights, or I don't know if I'll get killed.

"You...you're right!" Obito said, his legs trembling. He usually scolded Kakashi the most, but he never expected Kakashi to be such a fierce person who dared to talk back to his father! ...This is terrifying!

"Kakashi, are you still asleep?" The girl with colored contact lenses saw her future husband being thrown over the shoulder by his future father-in-law, injuring his hand, and quickly ran over to ask.

"It's nothing, just an electric shock. He'll be fine after resting for a couple of days and avoiding water." Rin, who knew some medical ninjutsu, also came over to bandage Kakashi's wound.

"Why don't I electrocute you!"

These are the shared thoughts of both Obito and Asuma.

"You should get some rest." Hatake Sakumo looked at his son surrounded by two girls, and as someone who had been through it all, even the most straightforward person would understand.

"..." Kadian looked up at the sky, still wanting to ask how to solve the problem!

"Minato-sensei, what did Father say about how to solve this ninjutsu problem?" My dad's unreliable, so I'll have to find someone more reliable.

"The only way to master the two changes is through continuous practice. If the speed is too fast and your eyes can't keep up, I only know of two methods, but both are very difficult," Minato said after thinking for a while.

"What method? Even if it's difficult, we have to try. Kakashi worked so hard to develop this ninjutsu." From a friend's perspective, Obito is definitely a loyal and devoted buddy. But from a rival's perspective, he'd just applaud. Unfortunately, Obito isn't that kind of person.

"The first way is to have Observation Haki like Shanks. You don't even need to use your eyes to see; you can know the location and movement of everything around you just by observing the air currents generated by the surrounding objects. However, sensing air currents is just a talent of his... it's impossible." Minato shook his head and said. Back then, he was constantly being flicked by Ai when he was trying to learn paper drawing, but he still couldn't sense air currents. He couldn't even sense dynamic air currents, let alone static ones. If Kushina hadn't stopped him from giving up, he would probably still be being flicked now.

"What about the second method? It won't be the same as the first one, will it?" Obito knew that the first method wouldn't work after hearing it. Although he didn't understand it, he could tell from Minato's expression that it wouldn't work.

“The second option is feasible, but even more difficult. It involves replacing the Sharingan with an Uchiha’s. However, the Sharingan is forbidden from being leaked by the Uchiha, so even if Lord Sakumo were to ask the Uchiha, they would never agree…” Minato said, shrugging.

"Doesn't that mean ninjutsu can't be used?" Obito said regretfully for his friend. He had the Sharingan, but it hadn't come out yet. As a member of the Uchiha clan, he knew how strictly the clan controlled the Sharingan bloodline.

"It's still usable, but before the vision problem is resolved, the two chakra transformations can't be too extreme when using it, otherwise, like before, your eyes won't be able to keep up and you won't be able to find the target," Minato said. Minato had something else he didn't say, afraid of upsetting Kakashi. Chidori, where the two transformations can't be too extreme, is no different from holding a kunai.

"...Kakashi, it's okay. Even if you can't use this ninjutsu, you're still a genius. You developed this kind of ninjutsu at such a young age." The girl with colored contact lenses comforted her future husband when she saw that he was a little down.

“Yeah, maybe you’ll come up with a solution someday!” Shijie Lin said as well.

"...I'm going back to rest now." Kadian was still immersed in thinking of solutions. The first one was definitely out of the question. His father had taught him how to sense air currents, but he hadn't sensed anything, not even as clear-headed as his father. As for replacing his eyes, that was one option, but it was impossible. So he needed to go back and think of other solutions.

"Minato-sensei, is Kakashi alright?" Obito asked, worried about his friend as he watched him leave silently.

"It's alright, let him think about it himself. He developed the ninjutsu himself, so he should understand it better than us. Maybe he really will find a solution." Minato rubbed Obito's head and smiled.

That's what they say, but Minato felt there wasn't much hope. In all his knowledge of ninjutsu, there wasn't a single way to solve his vision problem.

........

Two weeks later, Shanks, along with his son-in-law and three thousand Konoha ninja, arrived at the border between the Land of Lightning and the Land of the Moon.

This time, the smaller version of the Sky Cannon had more experience and set up camp five kilometers away from their battlefield. Afterwards, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio accompanied Shanks to the Cloud Ninja camp to catch up with the Raikage.

"Haha! Raikage, it's been years! You're still as vigorous as ever! Your nephew has grown up so much. When are you going to step down and give way to the rightful heir?" Shanks never needs to announce his arrival to the Cloud Village. His drinking buddies are all over the village, except for some of the younger generation who haven't drunk with him.

"Haha, let's talk about it in a few years. You're getting more and more unkempt." Old Man Lei Ying just loved listening to him talk. Look at what he was saying, stepping down and making way for a more capable son!

“My daughter’s all grown up, who’s I fussing over for? I don’t make a living off my looks. My nephew’s getting more and more robust! He’s got the same style you had back in the day.” Shanks patted the future fourth generation on the shoulder and said.

"..." The little cannon secretly rolled his eyes. His father-in-law's words were getting more and more sophisticated; he was clearly calling him a big, dumb oaf!

290. How come there's another magical weapon?

"Lord Shanks is as dashing as ever!" Every Kage has a silver tongue.

"What kind of style is this? The future belongs to you young people. I'm old, and I won't be able to fight anymore in a few years!" Shanks said in the manner of a senior.

"...You started saying that ten years ago." The future son-in-law looked up at the sky speechlessly.

"By the way, where is the Grand Steward? Did you find out he embezzled too much?" Shanks looked around and even Azaburo was nowhere to be seen. Behind the Raikage, there was only something called Tsuchida.

"..." The future Fourth Raikage was speechless. Could you please stop overthinking things?

“He has things to do in the village, so he doesn’t need to come this time. Tonight, we’ll drink until we drop.” Old Man Lei Ying changed the subject.

That night, Shanks got thoroughly drunk with the Raikage at the Cloud Ninja camp. The next day, they continued their romantic encounter. This time, Shanks realized that the Raikage was truly getting old; his punches were becoming less and less effective, and his stamina was far from what it used to be. After only half a month of fighting, and even with Shanks holding back significantly, the Raikage was already panting heavily. A decade or so ago, it would have taken him at least a month to catch his breath. As for the first piercing jutsu, it wasn't as powerful as the second piercing jutsu he used to have. However, respecting elders and caring for the young has always been one of Shanks's strengths, and this old man is also the kind who's extremely proud. So, when he saw the Raikage panting heavily, he started panting along with him.

"Huff! Huff! Raikage... you... you're not doing well anymore. It's only been half a month and you're already... panting." To be honest, acting is really damn tiring. Shanks swears that if he can ever go back in time, he'll definitely give his beloved's TV dramas and movies a perfect score. He really misunderstood her.

"Ha...ha! You...are...not...the same...you're...so much younger than me...your stamina is...so...bad!" The old man Raikage was truly exhausted, his words coming out in broken sentences.

"Shikaku, why has the teacher's strength decreased so much? In the past, the battlefield should have collapsed by now. How come the momentum has been getting weaker and weaker after the first few days?" Yamanaka Inoichi asked curiously.