Konoha Drunkard

"Of course, we're going to the Land of Water. Since my brother Danzo is itching for a beating again, let the Fourth Raikage scratch his itch. Anyway, my brother Danzo is tough as nails, he won't die so easily." Shanks said nonchalantly. Hiruzen Sarutobi was incredibly devoted to his best friend, spoiling him to this extent. He was also planning to have his best friend come over here to rack up some merit and restore his reputation as the root of Konoha. As long as Danzo didn't cause any trouble here, a wave of fame after the war was guaranteed. The Fourth Raikage was currently planning how to avenge his father, so he didn't have time to care who came. The Cloud Ninja on the border were just a cover for him.

"I'll go to the Land of Water first, you lead the way from behind." Shanks said, then closed his eyes.

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When Shanks appeared beside Jiraiya, Jiraiya was in the camp, shaking his head and engrossed in reading a military treatise. Shanks thought he'd come to the wrong place, to the Land of Earth, but upon closer inspection, it was indeed Jiraiya! This guy's really engrossed in military strategy!

"Shocking! The Wolf of Konoha is actually reading a military treatise! But... why are you reading this military treatise? It's just some nonsense uttered by a writer from the Land of Iron, it's completely useless for ninjas," Shanks retorted.

"Captain, stop joking! I have a real headache! In this battle alone, we've lost over three thousand men, and there are hundreds more seriously injured waiting to be sent back to the village," Jiraiya said with a worried expression.

"So many! What about the Mist Ninja?" Shanks was also shocked. He had already heard about the heavy losses, but he didn't expect the losses to be so great. This was the greatest loss Konoha had suffered since the Third Shinobi World War.

"It's similar on the Kirigakure side, but they have too many ninja. A few thousand people are nothing compared to what's to come. The Mizukage must be out of his mind!" Jiraiya sighed helplessly. Every time he encountered something related to Kirigakure, nothing good ever came of it. The first time he infiltrated Kirigakure, he ended up getting Tsunade's father killed. The second time, he encountered Kirigakure's Koharu and she died. The third time, he suffered heavy losses again. He even wondered if he was born with the element of fire, because every time he encountered the Land of Water, nothing good ever came of it.

"..." Shanks was speechless. It wasn't that the Mizukage had taken gunpowder, but rather that Madara had taken some kind of superpower, getting excited whenever he saw Konoha.

"Alright, Captain, I'm here now! The Third Raikage single-handedly took on ten thousand Iwa ninja and made such a name for himself. As someone who is on par with him, if I don't cause some big trouble this year, people will think I'm a fraud! These tens of thousands of Kirigakure ninja will be just what I need to do to help me out!" Shanks said, patting Jiraiya on the shoulder as he looked at him with a worried expression.

"You're here. What about the Land of Lightning? Is the Fourth Raikage planning to make peace?" Jiraiya thought Shanks had come over to chat with him, but he didn't expect him to be here to oversee things.

"With our advisor Danzo in the Land of Lightning, things should be fine, as long as he doesn't do anything reckless," Shanks said.

304. Danzo increases the game difficulty.

"No way? Has the old man lost his mind?! Sending Danzo to the Land of Lightning again!" Jiraiya was stunned when he heard that Danzo was going to the Land of Lightning! He couldn't understand what his dear teacher was thinking. Didn't he know that Danzo had a special connection with the Land of Lightning?

"Who cares what he's thinking? The Fourth Raikage doesn't have time to deal with Danzo right now. As long as he stays in the camp eating, sleeping, and playing with crickets, he'll be fine," Shanks said. But if he doesn't cause trouble, he probably wouldn't be Danzo.

Shanks was right. Danzo wouldn't be Danzo if he didn't cause trouble. Danzo's trip to the Land of Lightning was all about causing trouble.

After Danzo handed over power to the new "Little Sky Cannon," Danzo immediately summoned his new subordinate, Aburame Torune, to scout out the situation of the Cloud Ninja on the border. This time, he still didn't bring his trusted lieutenant, Yamanaka Hiroo. He believed that Yamanaka Hiroo was not strong enough and could just be praised by him from the rear. There was no need for him to risk his life to come and make a name for himself. Anyway, he would definitely benefit from it.

Danzo sighed as he thought of his trusted lieutenant, Yamanaka Hiroo's, talent. He had given him the family secretary and even provided him with the Book of Sealing to choose from, but he hadn't learned a single one. Danzo felt it was a great pity; it seemed that all his talent had been focused on speaking more eloquently.

Yamanaka Hiroo wasn't that stupid. After so many years in Root, he knew all too well that to survive long enough, you had to play the rookie. After all, with his smooth talk and Danzo's fondness for him boasting, he was already second only to Danzo. Why would he recklessly accompany Danzo to fight salamanders one day and circle-eyed monsters the next? He wasn't some famous, well-known supporting character; his death would be pointless. So whenever Danzo asked about his ninjutsu and secret techniques, he always brushed it off by saying he had too little talent.

"Lord Danzo, there are currently over 8,000 Cloud Ninja at the border, and they are being managed by a high-ranking Cloud Ninja," Aburame Torune said, coming up behind Danzo.

"Very good! Arrange for people to rest. At 2 AM tonight, wipe out these Cloud Ninja, then head straight for the Land of Lightning!" Danzo was shocked to hear that there were only 8,000 people on this side, and the commander was some high-ranking official whose name he couldn't even remember. Wasn't this just handing them a free kill? Only a fool like Shanks would drink and joke around with them; this was definitely a waste of experience.

He wanted everyone to know that the Root of Konoha had returned! He was still the same invincible Shimura Danzo, a being that could only be beaten and never killed!

After Danzo gave the order, the more than 10,000 men who had come with him began to rest. However, they were still trembling with fear. Everyone in Konoha knew that their advisor Danzo was a war idiot. During World War II, he had sent tens of thousands of people to the Cloud Ninja and was later imprisoned. This time, they really didn't want to come out with Danzo. However, the Hokage's order had been given, and unless they defected, they couldn't escape it. So they only hoped that their advisor Danzo could keep a clear head and not let them be tricked as well.

At two o'clock in the morning, when all was quiet, Danzo gathered the men who had come with him.

"This is the most crucial battle for our Cloud Ninja team. If we win, everyone's names will be remembered forever by the villagers. If we lose, we will only be remembered by the villagers in the cemetery. So, attack towards the Cloud Ninja camp at three o'clock! Remember your oath to protect the village." Danzo's enticing words actually stirred the emotions of some ninjas.

"Oh no! Konoha is attacking! Call for reinforcements!" Even if Danzo and his more than 10,000 men were advancing cautiously, it was impossible for them to remain completely silent. So, when they were almost at the Cloud Ninja camp, they were attacked by two Cloud Ninjas who had come out to pee in the middle of the night.

So, with Konoha somewhat prepared, they clashed with a group of Cloud Ninja who weren't even fully dressed. The battle quickly turned in their favor. Danzo was simply too incompetent; he launched a sneak attack when the enemy was completely unprepared. Konoha only managed a thousand kills, while Konoha themselves lost several hundred. It's like James fighting elementary school kids—even if the kids were prepared, the physical difference was still there. Add to that Danzo, a coach who only knows how to feed kills, and the fact that they weren't wiped out was only because the opposing coach was a mere substitute.

"What! That damned bastard Danzo! Gather our forces and start a war against Konoha!" Early in the morning, the Fourth Raikage had just arrived at the Raikage Tower, preparing to plan how to avenge his father, when the Anbu had already told him about Danzo's sneak attack on the border the previous night. He almost exploded with anger. That bastard Danzo really knows how to cause trouble.

When he first received the information that Danzo was coming to exchange for Shanks, he didn't pay much attention. All he could think about was how to get revenge. But this bastard caused trouble for him on his very first day at the border. Was he using Danzo as experience points since his father was gone? He put his revenge aside for now. He wanted to show Danzo that even if his father was dead, the Night Moon Clan could still crush him.

As a close friend, Little Sunglasses always obeyed the Fourth Raikage's every word. Upon hearing his older brother's words, Little Sunglasses immediately went to gather his men.

"This Danzo..." The retired Sackbag was completely impressed by Danzo's sneak attack on their border last night. It seemed that Danzo thought that taking on three people from Konoha was not enough and was preparing to start taking on four people.

.......

Three days later, Danzo, the founder of Konoha, launched a surprise attack on the border of the Land of Lightning on his first day there. News of the newly appointed Fourth Raikage announcing another attack on Konoha reached the ninja world, leaving everyone stunned. This Danzo, the disciple of the Second Hokage, was indeed incredibly cunning, taking advantage of the Second Hokage's plot to avenge his father to launch a surprise attack. Truly underhanded.

"Ugh!" When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this news, he really wanted to twist his buddy's head off to see if it was filled with poop. Wasn't this deliberately making the game harder for him? The problem with the Land of Water had just ended, and now the Land of Lightning had been dragged into the fray by him. Was this guy a teammate or a spy?

"Hiruzen! What do we do now?" Mitokado Homura really wanted to slap himself. How could he have supported Danzo's trip to the Land of Lightning in the first place? He had ruined a perfectly good hand of cards.

"Fight! What else can we do! Didn't we agree to Danzo going there?" Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples. He really realized he was getting old. He actually believed that he had really changed just because his best friend looked at him affectionately. In the end, he was still the same old guy.

"Give Danzo another 10,000 men, and we'll hold the Raikage at the border, even if it means dragging him in!" Having chosen this path, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to see it through, even if he had to crawl. He could only hope his best friend would step in.

305. Waiting for Danzo to be exposed.

"Captain... I told you, Danzo is up to his old tricks again." Jiraiya raised an eyebrow at Shanks with a smug look at the intelligence report in his hand.

"Why is Danzo doing this..." The two Hyuga brothers were dumbfounded after hearing the information. They were already struggling enough by taking on three opponents from the Land of Water who didn't care about their lives, but their advisor Danzo was also afraid of the hot-tempered Land of Lightning and dragged them into it as well. No wonder he hadn't been able to win over any girls in all these years. With a brain like that, even girls are afraid of him.

"Needless to say, our advisor Danzo must be itching for a beating. He got a beating from me, and he won't be able to sleep at night until he beats his son up too." Shanks was excited. He knew Danzo was going to prepare for this. His Danzo brother was still his Danzo brother, his head was still as stubborn as ever!

On the battlefield in the Land of Earth, both Hatake Sakumo and Big Rocket received the information. Hatake Sakumo didn't say anything, since it wasn't his business anyway.

Meanwhile, the large rocket looked up at the sky. Why is it like this again? Danzo and the Land of Lightning are destined to be incompatible. He was given such a good start, but he actually feared that the start would turn into hell mode.

Big Gun suddenly wants to retire. I heard that Sack Bag has already retired and is now at home drinking and playing chess. I'm so envious.

"Lord Shikanobu, what's going on with Advisor Danzo...?" Minato, oblivious to the complexities of human nature, asked the Konoha brain in bewilderment. Given the current situation in the Land of Lightning, he could simply go there and quietly drink tea to accumulate merit and reputation, so why did he have to go and stir up trouble?

"I don't know. I just hope this war ends soon so I can retire. Watergate, that's just human nature!" Big Cannon shook his head and fell silent. They're both great strategists, so why is Burlap Sack so carefree, while he's so exhausted?

........

On the battlefield in the Land of Wind, Tsunade, having received the news, dismantled the command camp twice.

"boom!"

Another table is now unusable.

"Orochimaru, summon my great-uncle and have him clean up the mess!" Tsunade said angrily.

"...Only the captain knows how, but...summoning the Second Hokage's soul again will destroy him." Orochimaru said calmly. When Danzo went to the Land of Lightning, he guessed that something would happen. Having cooperated with Danzo for so long, he knew that Danzo's talent was very powerful. It all depended on who his Hokage teacher would send to clean up Danzo's mess. Whoever was sent would become the next Hokage.

"That old bastard, I really don't understand what kind of spell he cast on the old man to make him agree to let him go to the Land of Lightning." Tsunade became angrier the more she thought about it. She really wanted to go to the Land of Lightning right now and beat Danzo to death.

"Sigh! I don't think the Hokage can do anything about it. The Land of Water has mobilized its entire nation this time. It's already good that Jiraiya has been able to hold out this long. If this drags on any longer, the Mist Ninja will be able to invade the border. So we have no choice but to send Shanks instead. As for why Danzo was sent instead..." Kurenai Yuhi said she couldn't say. This wasn't the first time their Hokage had done something like this to boost his friend's reputation. After all, their Hokage was a man of great loyalty and righteousness!

"Just wait for Danzo to get hammered! Before, it was his father who hammered him, now it's his son. Danzo advisor is really unlucky!" Nawaki said, shaking his head as he carried three divine weapons. Finally, someone even more miserable than him appeared. However, his fate was passive, while Danzo actively sought out the hammer.

Nawaki guessed correctly. On the very day the Fourth Raikage arrived at the border with his men, Danzo couldn't sit still. His previous victory of driving away eight thousand Cloud Ninja had made him a little arrogant. When he heard that the Raikage had only brought five thousand men to join the seven thousand remaining at the border, Danzo couldn't sit still. This Fourth Raikage actually looked down on him! He had brought fifteen thousand men, and this Fourth Raikage dared to confront him with only five thousand plus seven thousand men. Did he think he was his father?

So when Danzo learned that the Fourth Raikage had arrived on the battlefield, he immediately led his men to find him, to teach him the lesson of looking down on him. The result... while the Fourth Raikage's defense and attack power were indeed not as strong as his father's, it was relative. Moreover, the Fourth Raikage was significantly faster than the Third Raikage. Danzo couldn't even see the Fourth Raikage's taillights before being repeatedly blasted away. When fighting the Third Raikage, he could at least use Wind Release techniques, but against the Fourth Raikage, he was blasted away before he could even complete his hand seals.

"boom!"

Danzo's thirtieth freefall.

"Lord Danzo, are you alright!" As a loyal bodyguard, Aburame Torune would always help his Lord Danzo drag the Fourth Raikage away whenever Danzo was blasted away, giving Danzo time to get back up. In order to drag the Fourth Raikage away, his insects died one after another. Every time his insects blocked the Fourth Raikage's attack, they were electrocuted to death in large numbers before they even started to absorb the lightning chakra from his body. Moreover, the Fourth Raikage was accompanied by a strange man carrying seven swords and wearing small sunglasses. For some reason, this strange man made the insects on his body feel fear.

"Cough! It's alright, take the root and stop him, I..."

"boom!"

Before Danzo could finish speaking, the Fourth Raikage saw him get up, abandoned his entanglement with Aburame Torune, and immediately blasted Danzo away. The speed was simply too fast. Only a few people besides Danzo had seen this kind of speed: Hatake Sakumo, Shanks, and his teacher's Flying Thunder God Technique. Although Namikaze Minato had never used the Flying Thunder God Technique in front of him, since he could show off the Flying Thunder God Technique, his speed must be quite fast.

I didn't expect that Lightning Release Mode wasn't just for defense and attack, but also for speed.

"Hmph! You like to show off, don't you? Tonight I'll show you all you want. This is the kind of weakling Konoha Root has. You're not even half as good as your friend Hiruzen Sarutobi. No wonder Tobirama Senju didn't choose you back then." The Fourth Raikage mocked Danzo, who was lying on the ground.

Damn it, this damn dog ruined his plan that he'd been working on for half a month. If the border is attacked and he doesn't attack, even a fool would know what he's up to, let alone that old schemer Onoki.

"Bastard! I killed him..."

Danzo's most sensitive moment in life was being compared to two people: Uchiha Kagami and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Uchiha Kagami got the girl he could never have in his life, while Sarutobi Hiruzen got the Hokage title he was just seconds away from.

But before Danzo could finish speaking, his tail whipped around again, and he was blasted away by the Fourth Raikage. Perhaps because he had received Hashirama Senju's cells, although he hadn't awakened Wood Release, Danzo was incredibly resilient. Despite being repeatedly blasted away by the Fourth Raikage's tail whip, while others would have been reduced to mincemeat, Danzo simply got up again and again, completely unharmed except for his tattered clothes.

306. Danzo, who is incredibly resilient.

"Damn bastard!"

Danzo was smart this time; he knelt on the ground and finished speaking first.

"Haha! The Root of Konoha is quite resilient."

"boom!"

Seeing that Danzo was still unharmed after being blasted away again, the Fourth Raikage began to wonder if he had gone too far. When Danzo didn't get up, the Fourth Raikage flashed to where Danzo was lying and kicked him in the head.

The image of a head shattered like a watermelon in his mind didn't appear; Danzo was kicked away once again.

"Damn it! The wind..."

"boom!"

Danzo stood up energetically again, and just as he formed a hand seal, the Fourth Raikage rushed over and kicked him again.

"mix....."

"boom!"

This time, Danzo only uttered one word before flying away, leaving the battlefield riddled with craters—deep pits created by Danzo's crash.

"hateful......"

"boom!"

This time, I can only say two words.

........

Danzo was thoroughly thrashed by the Fourth Raikage for an hour, and both sides stopped in unison to look at the two who were putting on a show of thrashing each other.

"...Advisor Danzo is amazing! He's been fine for so long!" A Konoha ninja uttered the thoughts of everyone present.

"What's going on with this Root of Konoha? Hey! Big brother, don't hold back. Idiot, bastard!" The little sunglasses shouted at the Fourth Raikage, thinking his brother was humiliating the Root of Konoha.

"Shut up, you idiot!"

The Fourth Raikage, his face dark, roared at his brother, "Bullshit! Do you really think he doesn't want to kill this Root of Konoha? But damn it, this Root of Konoha, I don't know if his father has given him too much, his body has developed antibodies. No matter how hard I try, I can't kill him. Every time he seems to be beaten badly and flies away, he gets up again, full of energy. In the entire ninja world, apart from Shanks, who would definitely die if he were beaten like this for ten minutes? In the end, this Root of Konoha was beaten to a pulp for half a day and all he got was a broken body and a bruised face. He was completely unharmed. The ninjas of Konoha are all weirdos."

"Bastard! I want you..."

"boom!"

Danzo hasn't discovered his talent for endurance yet. He's currently burning with rage and really wants to awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan and unleash Amaterasu on the Fourth Raikage.

........

The Fourth Raikage bombarded him for a while, and Danzo just kept getting up and cursing, getting blasted away a few times. Even the Konoha ninjas were moved by their advisor Danzo. Who said Danzo wasn't patriotic? Who said Danzo was sinister? This guy was beaten up like this and still refused to submit to the Fourth Raikage's tyranny. Is that unpatriotic? Is that sinister? He's clearly patriotic in his heart, but he has no substance! Advisor Danzo! We misunderstood you!