Konoha Drunkard

"Anyway, drink less. Ninjas can't drink too much alcohol, or it will numb their nerves." Senju Hashirama's expression immediately turned serious after sensing a killing intent.

"By the way, has the Uchiha clan been acting a bit restless lately?" Hashirama Senju asked Shanks. Because the Uchiha clan held a more important place in Hashirama's heart than the Senju clan, Tobirama Senju didn't tell Hashirama about the Uchiha clan, since Tobirama was preparing to take action against them.

"Ah, I'm not too sure either. I've been studying my second uncle's Flying Thunder God Technique lately," Shanks said lazily.

He knew about the bromance between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and that he would definitely side with the Uchiha clan in the end. Everyone had to give face to Hashirama Senju, so Shanks just brushed it off. Besides, he also felt that the Uchiha clan had gone too far, practically taking advantage of the chaos to rob people.

Speaking of Flying Thunder God, recently Miss Slug has been using reverse channeling to help him experience the feeling of spatial transformation. After experiencing it a lot, he has actually gained some inspiration. Although he is still far from learning Flying Thunder God, at least he has found a direction to learn, unlike before when he was completely clueless.

Shanks' main training focuses on the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sage Mode, swordsmanship, and the three types of Haki. He's made some progress with the Flying Thunder God Technique, but it's slow. His Sage Mode hasn't fully developed yet, and he's too young—the youngest he'd be 15. He doesn't know how he'll awaken Conqueror's Haki!

So now Shanks mainly trains in swordsmanship and Haki. He doesn't even train in ninjutsu anymore; he uses thousands of clones every day to train his body, swordsmanship, and Haki.

"Haha! Grandpa, I won! I won!" Tsunade laughed heartily, a victory she had won only once in a thousand years!

Shanks felt a sense of unease when he heard that Tsunade had won the bet.

"Haha! Tsunade is amazing. From now on, we'll be counting on you to carry on the Senju clan's gambling skills. Haha..." Hashirama Senju laughed, his voice growing softer and softer until he finally closed his eyes as if he were falling asleep.

Shanks sensed that Hashirama Senju was no longer alive, and a surge of energy...

A feeling of sadness welled up in his heart, his eyes reddened, and he forced himself not to shed tears. The ninja god smiled as he gambled away his last game with his granddaughter.

"Grandpa? Grandpa, why are you asleep?" Tsunade's eyes were filled with tears!

"Tsunade, Grandpa is tired. Let Grandpa rest," Mito comforted Tsunade.

After all, people who lived through the Warring States period were already used to life and death, separation and death. Mito only offered some sorrowful words of comfort to Tsunade.

...........

Konoha Year 13! Hashirama Senju, the ninja god who pacified the Warring States period, has passed away!

This news sent shockwaves through the entire ninja world like a bombshell!

In the same year, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage of Konoha, established the Anbu, the Konoha Police Department. The head of the Anbu was Ito Hatake, the head of the Hatake clan (a character created by the author). The Anbu only accepts orders from the Hokage.

The head of the Konoha Police Department is the head of the Uchiha clan, and all members of the clan are from the Uchiha clan.

........

In March of Konoha Year 13, three months after Hashirama Senju's death, Sunagakure invaded the Land of Fire and engaged in fierce fighting with Konoha. With heavy losses on both sides, the Second Kazekage, Shamon, declared war on Konoha.

In April of the 13th year of Konoha, not long after Sunagakure launched a war against Konoha, Iwagakure also launched a war against Konoha.

In May of Konoha Year 13, following Sunagakure and Iwagakure, Kumogakure also declared war on Konoha.

“Besides Kirigakure, all three major villages in the world have launched wars against Konoha. However, Kirigakure is probably coming soon; they just haven’t reached the shore yet,” Shanks thought to himself as he stood atop the Hokage Rock, looking at Konoha.

Shanks has grown to enjoy watching Konoha from the Hokage Rock more and more, though it's unclear when it started. Perhaps it began after he promised Hashirama Senju he'd take good care of the village.

Hashirama Senju died in his own way, and the oppressed peasants began to fight against the landlords.

While the Uchiha clan idiots were still secretly rejoicing over Tobirama Senju's creation of the Konoha Police Department, they declared their all-out effort to fight Iwagakure for the village. Little did they know that the Second Tsuchikage would get a stroke every time he saw the Uchiha's red-eyed rage and stubbornly fight to the bitter end.

As it turns out, even though Hashirama Senju died, Tobirama Senju was still a force to be reckoned with, managing to keep the Uchiha clan under his thumb.

Sakumo Hatake and Shanks joined Tobirama Senju's Anbu. Their main tasks were assassination and intelligence gathering.

Sakumo Hatake's father, as the commander, led the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Senju clan to the battlefield in Kumogakure.

The Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans went to the Sunagakure battlefield.

The remaining clans in the village, such as Sarutobi, Shimura, and Utatane, are also preparing for the battle against Kirigakure.

Today is a rare day of rest for Shanks after several months. Every time he goes home and sees Tsunade looking gloomy, he doesn't know how to comfort her, so he comes to the Hokage Rock to check on Konoha for Hashirama Senju.

"You've come here again. I made lunch for you," Haruko said, finding Shanks on the Hokage Rock.

"Ah, thank you. The hospital must be very busy right now?" Shanks asked, taking the food box.

"We're quite busy. Recently, many wounded people have come down from the Sand Village battlefield, all of them poisoned. It's very troublesome," Haruko said worriedly.

"Don't worry, those puppeteers from Sunagakure only know a few tricks. They won't last long. You need to rest more these days, otherwise if I marry an old woman in a few years, my aunt will laugh me to death," Shanks teased Haruko.

"Ugh, who wants to marry you?" Haruko said, blushing.

"Whoever hears it is the one. Or should I go and tell someone else?"

"Hmph, I'm ignoring you, I'm going back to the hospital," Haruko said, her face flushed as she ran off.

Just as he finished eating, a white-haired man appeared in front of him. The two of them did not have a squad in the Anbu. They were currently still in Hiruzen's squad, but Hiruzen Sarutobi was already fighting with Kumogakure on the front lines, so they usually operated as a team. Anyway, they were used to it.

The appearance of Shirakage Sakumo was definitely not a good thing.

"We've received intelligence that Sunagakure has suffered heavy losses due to successive battles and is preparing to use the Tailed Beasts. The Hokage has ordered us to infiltrate Sunagakure as before."

"Aren't you tired of using this trick all the time?" Shanks pouted.

“We are more experienced. The Hokage said that Chiyo and her brother are leading the Sunagakure front this time, so we may be facing the Second Kazekage, Shamon.

"I know him, the bald, tattooed guy who plays with toys. Let's go!"

"Leave now?" Sakumo Hatake asked.

“Otherwise what? The sooner we go, the sooner we come back. I don’t want to stay in the Land of Wind for too long,” Shanks said.

The two didn't linger, eliminating any Sand Village members they encountered along the way, and detouring around those they couldn't or that would take too much time. Shanks's Observation Technique was becoming increasingly proficient, and its range was expanding significantly. Avoiding those Sand Village members was now incredibly easy for him.

The two drove to the narrow pass at the entrance of Sunagakure Village once again.

"The One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Bunfuku, is currently in a temple far from Sunagakure. We need to lure the One-Tailed creature into the village to complete our mission," Sakumo Hatake explained.

"The seal on the Tailed Beast in Sunagakure is incomplete. I have a way to make the Tailed Beast inside him go berserk and lure it into the village. The problem is how we should retreat. We don't know much about the Second Kazekage. After all, he's the Kage of a village, and it's no joke. We definitely can't do it like last time," Shanks analyzed.

“Right now, most of Sunagakure’s fighting force is on the front lines. There are only a few elite Jonin left in the village, plus Shamon. How about I go and cause a ruckus in Sunagakure to lure them away, and you can lure the One-Tailed Beast into the village?” Sakumo Hatake said.

“No, that’s too dangerous. Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll lure One-Tailed Beast into the village, and then you go and wreak havoc on their Wind Shadow Tower, especially the archives. Make as much of a scene as possible, so they’re too busy dealing with one thing to do. Withdraw automatically in 10 minutes, and assemble here!” Shanks said.

"Alright! We'll go capture the Jinchuriki tonight," Sakumo Hatake said.

24. My son, Shamen, Daddy's here! (Requesting flowers, requesting favorites)

As darkness fell, Shanks and Sakumo Hatake slowly made their way to a temple that was quite far from Sunagakure.

A Jonin and several Chunin were patrolling near the temple.

Sakumo Hatake made a beheading gesture at Shanks.

Shanks slowly pulled the dead tree out. It's not good to use ninjutsu for a nighttime attack; ninjutsu creates chakra fluctuations, which would be sensed by nearby ninjas.

"One-sword style. Just hack and slash."

After unleashing about ten sword strikes, Shanks charged directly at the Jonin.

"Someone's there, watch out!" The Jonin sensed a killing intent and saw more than a dozen sword energies flying towards him, so he quickly warned.

However, the Chunin did not have his reaction; two were killed and three were seriously injured by more than a dozen sword energies.

"Swipe!"

The three severed heads flew off, showcasing the swordsmanship of Hatake Sakumo, the "Head-Dog".

"Oh no, it's Konoha's Supernova, Shanks, White Fang!" The Jonin panicked upon recognizing the newcomer.

Shanks, too lazy to waste words with the extras, picked up the deadwood and went straight for the kill.

"One-Sword Style. Three Thousand Worlds, Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, I'll cut you down!"

"Swish swish swish..." Dozens of sword energies slashed towards the Jonin.

Earth Release: Rock Wall Technique

Suddenly, an earthen wall rose from the ground in front of the Jonin, blocking Shanks's dozens of sword energies.

"Boom!"

After more than a dozen sword energies, the earthen wall crumbled. Several more sword energies struck the Jonin.

"what!"

"White Teeth Flash"

As the Jonin was struck by the sword, a flash of white light appeared, and Hatake Sakumo's sword pierced the Jonin's heart.

......

After killing several patrolling ninjas, the two sneaked into the temple and found Bunpuku in a room.

"Hey, you stinky monk, two ninjas are here to see you."

The fat cat inside Fenfu's belly gloated.

"What's meant to be will be. I just hope you don't kill too many people, Shukaku." Bunpuku said calmly. From the moment he chose to become a Jinchūriki, he knew his fate. As an ordinary person, he was powerless to resist.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, one of those two brats outside tricked me last time. I'll kill him first thing when I come out!" Fat Cat laughed loudly.

Outside, Shanks nodded to Sakumo Hatake, who then disappeared into the night sky, preparing to wreak havoc at the Kazekage Tower.

"Hello! Fenfu? Fat Cat? How are you?" Shanks walked into Fenfu's house.

"It's Shanks, the Red-Haired Supernova of Konoha," Bunpuku said calmly.

"That wretched brat! How dare he call me Fat Cat! I'm going to kill him!" Shukaku inside his belly roared in fury! He hated being called Fat Cat more than anything in his life, and the first person to call him that, Kurama, had been the object of his hatred for over a thousand years.

"Oh? So I'm that famous? I've met you once, but you were asleep when I saw you last time. To be honest, we're really destined to meet. Both of my S-class rank appointments were related to you." Shanks chatted as if he were talking to Fukufuku.

Shanks has a strong liking for Bunpuku; he's the first person to be able to move a tailed beast. Even Mito couldn't, perhaps because Mito harbored the Nine-Tails.

"Alas! Tailed beasts shouldn't be weapons of war for humans. They have thoughts just like humans, and they can coexist peacefully with people. As long as people believe in them and stop being afraid of them," Bunpuku sighed.

"You can talk to Suga about this," Shanks said, patting his shoulder.

"Brother Su? Are you from Konoha?" Fenfu asked.

"No, he's someone who wouldn't die even if he were nailed to a cross." Shanks finished speaking and, without giving him any more blessings, knocked him unconscious.

"Fat cat, come out and catch mice!" Shanks teased.

"You damned brat! I'm going to fuck you to death!"

Shouhe inside Fenfu's belly roared angrily!

A sandstorm swept through, blowing the house over. Shanks quickly retreated far away. Sand covered Shanks' lower body layer by layer, and the sand slowly gathered and grew larger. The temple was blown to pieces by the sandstorm.

After a gust of sandstorm, a fat cat with strange patterns all over its body was revealed.