Konoha Drunkard

"What happened? Lin? Lin!"

Kaden looked around blankly, then at the lifeless Rin lying beside him. He held Rin tightly, tears streaming down his face. He remembered what had just happened. It was his own Chidori that had killed his little friend.

"I was about to ask you what happened. I noticed something was wrong and tried to call you, but you were already far away. I was about to chase after you when a masked strongman held me back. After I chased him away, I found you and this is what happened." Shanks looked at the poor girl in Kakashi's arms. There are countless pitiful characters in Naruto, but no one knows that it was because of this poor girl that a world destroyer was successfully activated.

"I followed Pakkun here and found a group of Kirigakure ninjas leading Rin towards us. While I was fighting the Kirigakure ninjas, Rin suddenly woke up. She told me that the Kirigakure ninjas sealed the Three-Tails inside her and then threw her into the village, intending to cause destruction. And then..." Kakashi looked down at his hands, the ones he had personally killed his friend.

"Sigh! What a reckless little girl. I'm here! Not to mention the Three-Tails, even the Nine-Tails is behaving itself now!" Shanks sighed. It's better not to tell Kakashi that they were under a genjutsu, and that Rin doesn't have the Three-Tails on her. Otherwise, he might go crazy. It's better to give him the thought of his friend sacrificing himself to protect the village.

"........"

After hearing Shanks' words, Kakashi suddenly wanted to slap himself! What a fucking idiot I was! Why didn't I think of that before?! This middle-aged man has already taken down all the tailed beasts from Kirigakure once, what was I panicking for?!

Kaden really wants to commit seppuku now. If he had told Rin about this earlier, he wouldn't have rushed towards his Chidori. So... Rin's death was a bit of a misfortune!

Kadian looked up at the sky and wept, hating himself for not being calm enough. He had actually forgotten this at the crucial moment, which led to Lin's death. He felt he had let down heaven, earth, his father, and his best friend.

"...Let's go back to the village and talk about it. This situation is much more complicated. We must go back and report to the Hokage." Shanks patted Kakashi on the shoulder.

"...Well, I plan to join the Anbu after returning to the village." Kadian said lifelessly. He thought that he was inexperienced and not calm enough when things happened, which caused the death of his companions. So he planned to join the Anbu to train under his father.

Originally, he didn't want to join the Dark Division so early because of Lin, but now he has chosen to join the Dark Division because of Lin.

"Alright! Your dad was a vice minister when he was 12, you should go in and get some experience too. Your skills are far inferior to what your dad was at 13." Shanks sighed.

340. Let Shimura Hanzo take the blame.

When Shanks brought Kakashi back to the Hokage's office using the Flying Thunder God Technique, the three giants of Konoha, the head of the Anbu, the strategist, and the future Hokage were all there, seemingly discussing peace talks.

"what happened?"

Minato became agitated upon seeing the two people who suddenly appeared, along with Kakashi carrying the blood-soaked World Rin. Another of his students had suddenly died, which spurred him on.

"When Kakashi and I were looking for Rin, I was stopped by Shimura Hanzo. By the time I beat him up and found Kakashi, Rin was already dead," Shanks sighed.

"What? Shimura Hanzo has reappeared?" Hiruzen Sarutobi got a headache as soon as he heard the name Shimura Hanzo. What grudge did his best friend's half-brother have against Konoha that he had to keep targeting Konoha? He even thought that Salai was killed by this Shimura Hanzo and framed for Konoha's death, but he had no evidence to prove the existence of this person, and no one would believe him if he said it.

"Yeah, this time it's even stronger than the last time. That kind of earth-shattering fire jutsu could easily crush the current Uchiha clan. I really don't know what kind of monster son Danzo's father gave birth to." Shanks started bragging again, just passing the buck to Shimura Hanzo whenever he could.

"Kakashi, what happened?" Minato's eyes welled up with tears, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"The Kirigakure people kidnapped Rin. They sealed the Three-Tails inside Rin, intending for her to cause a riot and destroy the village. Rin didn't want to do that, so she charged at my Chidori..." Kakashi kept his head down, looking lifeless.

"Damn it! Teacher, who is this Shimura Hanzo? What is his relationship with Kirigakure? I've never heard of him before." For the first time, Minato showed a shocking killing intent. Back at Kannabi Bridge, he hated himself for not being able to save Obito. Now that another one had died, it would be strange if he didn't have killing intent.

"Weren't you curious about who that mysterious powerhouse who fought me in the Land of Water was? Because his identity is rather complicated, the village doesn't want too many people to know. He's the child of Danzo's father and the Uchiha clan. But for some reason, this Shimura Hanzo is able to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he's incredibly powerful. The Complete Body Susanoo he used in the Land of Water was already pretty impressive, but I didn't expect his Fire Release to be so strong. He turned the entire forest into scorched earth. If it weren't for my appearance, even Kakashi would probably be kneeling. As for his relationship with Kirigakure, I really don't know. The Fourth Mizukage probably can't cooperate with such a powerful person. To put it bluntly, the Three-Tails is just a toy in front of him." Shanks skillfully shifted the blame, continuing to pass the buck to Shimura Hanzo.

"Damn bastard!"

Today was probably the day Minato cursed the most in his entire life. Usually, it's the disciple who brings misfortune to the teacher, but in his case, it's the other way around—the teacher brings misfortune to the disciple.

"Kakashi, take Rin's body and preserve it. The village will bury her after the peace talks." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the lifeless Kakashi and sighed. He had sensed the change in Kakashi since he returned, but there was nothing he could do. Two of his friends had died, one of whom he had killed. It was normal for him to be unable to bear such a shock.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Kakashi numbly carried Rin's body out of the Hokage Building, still unable to forgive himself for his lack of composure. He could have simply taken Rin back to the village; there was no need to confront those Kirigakure ninja head-on.

"Is Shimura Hanzo really as strong as you say?" After his son left, Hatake Sakumo looked at his friend with doubt. He knew his friend's strength very well. Although they hadn't fought for many years, mainly because his friend was too tough and short swords couldn't penetrate him, he was too lazy to fight.

"He's not particularly strong right now, just troublesome. He'll probably get stronger in the future. Besides, the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities are very complex and difficult to deal with." He wasn't lying to his friend; Madara wasn't really strong now, and it wouldn't be wrong for him to become even stronger after his resurrection...

"Teacher, is it possible to find him?" Minato still looked menacing.

"We've been searching for Danzo's roots for so many years and still can't find them." Shanks shrugged.

"Alright, let's put that aside for now. This is a critical time. Minato, your mission is to achieve a successful peace negotiation. I think that's what Rin would most like to see too. We need to make sure her death is worthwhile." Hiruzen Sarutobi took a few puffs of his pipe and instructed his perfect grand-disciple.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

Minato calmed down and nodded.

"Sakumo, Danzo is currently recovering from his injuries. Let the Anbu handle Shimura Hanzo's matter. Regardless of his connection to Kirigakure, send more people to check on him. The Third Mizukage was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, so how come there's another Three-Tails? Are there two Three-Tails in the world?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was also quite troubled at this point. Everyone knows that a Jinchuriki cannot survive after the Tailed Beast is extracted. Surely the Mizukage isn't that stupid as to extract his own Tailed Beast?

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

Sakumo Hatake nodded to indicate that he understood.

"As for Shanks... just go back to the school and be the vice principal." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shanks, who seemed to be avoiding trouble, with a sigh. He figured he might as well just hire a security guard for the school; the next generation is important too!

"Yes! Hokage, old man!"

Shanks nodded in agreement.

.........

"Hoo hoo! Has Obito come back yet?"

In an underground entertainment center in the ninja world, Madara, panting heavily, said, "I really have to admit I'm getting old. I was almost exhausted after just two ninjutsu techniques."

"He's back, but he fainted because he exerted too much force when he first awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan," Bai Zetsu said helplessly from the side. He had never seen anyone faint from exertion after receiving Hashirama Senju's cells and awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan. This was the first time.

"Hmph! What a piece of trash! Wake him up and bring him here." Madara wanted to slap Obito a few times. He had risked his life to evolve into Obito, but this bastard was so carefree, knocking out after killing him.

"Ah! Lin!"

In a dark room, Obito, who had been unconscious, suddenly sat up with a shout. Looking at the dark room around him, he recalled the scene before he passed out: Kakashi and his world Rin were being attacked. Then, for some reason, his world Rin accidentally bumped into his best friend Chidori and was pierced through the heart. In an instant, his world shattered.

Obito opened his closed eyes again, and the double tomoe on his right eye had turned into a spinning shuriken pattern. At the same time, his head felt cool, and many things appeared, as if he had been given a spiritual awakening. This is how shameless a life with cheat codes is. Others' efforts of ten or twenty years cannot compare to the death of a girl in Obito's life.

341. My idol is gone.

"Yo! Congratulations on awakening your Kaleidoscope Sharingan!" One of White Zetsu's clones said to Obito while sharpening his spear. Sometimes having multiple clones is good, as they can vent a man's emotions anytime, anywhere.

"Is that so? I was just thinking of meeting the legendary figure myself." Obito ignored the White Zetsu clone's spear-sharpening motion and his tone turned cold.

"Really? That's great!" The White Zetsu clone didn't notice Obito's cold tone. In his opinion, this was normal. Wasn't Madara always cold when he spoke?

When the two arrived at Grandpa Ban's place, Grandpa Ban seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. He was completely different from his usual indifferent and calm self, and instead appeared to be stubbornly holding on.

"It seems even legendary figures can't withstand the ravages of time." Obito looked coldly at Madara.

"Haha! Not bad! You've finally figured it out? This world is flawed. We must change this world. To change it, we must first destroy it and then create a new world that belongs to us." Seeing Obito's change, Madara didn't pay attention to his tone. Instead, he was even happier. Only when he became like this did he feel a little more at ease.

"Since they destroyed my only world, I will destroy theirs in return." Obito's hatred erupted, and his Kaleidoscope Sharingan reappeared.

"You're quite good. My time is running out. Black Zetsu will tell you the plans for the future. Do whatever you want in this world, the more chaotic the better!" Old Man Madara opened his arms and began to embrace tomorrow once again.

"I know what to do, I don't need you to teach me. By the way, what's wrong with you looking like this?" Obito was very curious about Madara's half-dead appearance. Just a few days ago, Madara was full of energy and bragging to him, but in just a few days, he has become like this.

"Hmph! You don't need to worry about that. I'll remind you of something: don't go looking for trouble in Konoha before you have enough strength, especially that red-haired brat from Konoha. He's not someone you can handle right now." Madara couldn't contain his anger when he mentioned Shanks. Anyone would explode if they were teased that many times. If he weren't too old to fight, he would have summoned the Blue Giant to fight him for three hundred rounds.

"I know what to do."

When Obito saw the veins bulging on Madara's forehead when he mentioned his vice principal, he pretty much knew what was going on. It was quite remarkable that Madara hadn't died of anger, given the vice principal's temperament.

"Then I'll leave things to you from now on. From today onwards, you are Uchiha Madara, kid. Don't let me down!" After saying that, Madara reached out and pulled out the black tube from the back of his body. The next second, Madara was already reporting to the Six Paths Elder.

"Hey, Obito, what should we do now?" White Zetsu, showing no sadness at Madara's death, asked Obito instead.

"...Call me Madara now! How's Nagato doing?" Obito instantly got into character, coldly asking Black Zetsu.

"Nagato has already started contacting rogue ninjas in the ninja world, but so far we only know that the super genius Sasori from Sunagakure has joined. Kakuzu is still hesitating, and there are no suitable candidates for the others yet." Black was very satisfied with Obito getting into character so quickly. You know, when he was fooling Madara back then, Madara had to have a heart-to-heart talk with his best friend all night before he could get into character the next day. Otherwise, if Madara was the reincarnation of his nephew, he would have wanted Obito to be the protagonist. It's a pity that a supporting character is always just a supporting character.

"If he can't find it, we'll help him find it. White Zetsu, use your clones to help Nagato investigate who else in the ninja world is suitable to be recruited by Nagato. Now we're going to Kirigakure to take a look." Obito clenched his fists tightly when he mentioned Kirigakure, especially when he thought about how Rin in his world was destroyed because of Kirigakure, and his Mangekyou Sharingan started flashing again.

...........

"Little Itachi, come here! Big brother will take you to see the goldfish." In Konoha, Shanks has been neglecting his duties every day, no longer standing guard at the school gate. Whenever he has time, he goes to the Uchiha clan to tease little Itachi. The two "gatekeepers" at the Uchiha clan gate don't dare to stop him. This guy is really something. One look from him makes their legs go weak. Now the whole of Konoha knows that their red-haired lord has a connection with the son of the Uchiha clan leader. He goes to the Uchiha clan every day without fail.

"Lord Shanks, I still need to train and don't have time to play with you." Itachi's expression was just like his father's.

"Don't always have that long face. You're only four years old. Look at your old man, he always has a long face and looks older than me." Shanks pinched Itachi's cheek and complained without caring that the second male lead's father was standing next to him.

"..."

The second male lead's father watched the two chatting in silence. Shisui hadn't graduated yet, so he could only teach him after school in the evenings. During the day, he mostly taught his son the basics. But since the war ended, he found that he couldn't teach his son at all. It seemed that Shanks really liked his son. Every morning, just as he was about to teach his son, Shanks would appear and tease him. Otherwise, he couldn't beat him. The second male lead's father even considered using his Kaleidoscope to fight him head-on.

If things continue like this, it's inevitable that one day his successor from the Uchiha clan will develop in an unreliable direction.

"Little Itachi, you should find someone skilled in taijutsu to practice with! Your old man is only good at fire jutsu, what kind of taijutsu can he teach you? Come on! Come fishing with me, I'll teach you taijutsu, how about that? I can also teach you how to activate the Sharingan!" Even a precocious four-year-old can't resist Shanks's Hitler-like seduction.

"This..." Little Itachi turned to look at his father. What kid doesn't dream of becoming strong in the future? Who doesn't want a powerful mentor to guide them?

"Then I'll leave Itachi to Lord Shanks."

The second male lead's father was overjoyed at this moment, almost wanting to hug Shanks and kiss his head. It was truly an unexpected stroke of luck. It didn't matter that he couldn't be Shanks' disciple, as long as he could teach his son. Look at Minato Namikaze now, just because he was taught by Shanks when he was young, especially the Flying Thunder God Technique, he's showing off his skills all over the place. Even if his son can't learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, his son's talent is undeniable. He himself has mastered the Mangekyou Sharingan, so how could his son be any less talented!

"Haha, no need for trouble, I'll take your son with me!" Shanks said, and before the second male lead's father could speak, he disappeared with little Itachi in his arms.

"Fugaku, where are Itachi and Lord Shanks?" At this moment, Mikoto, the mother of the second male lead, came over with a fruit platter and a pot of sake. A pot of sake is a must when Shanks comes every day.

"Lord Shanks took Itachi away, saying he's going to teach him!" the second male lead's father said happily. He planned to give his son a lesson when he came home tonight, hoping his son could win over Shanks and become his disciple. That would be a windfall, and those three bastards would be no match for him!

342. The Crown Prince of the Dark Guard

Since the second male lead's father returned from the battlefield, he discovered that the three elders had brainwashed most of the neutral clansmen while he was away. Moreover, many of his and Xiao Xiaochun's people had sacrificed themselves on the battlefield, including Xiao Xiaochun herself. So, his life was really difficult after returning. They were all from the same clan, and he couldn't very well activate his kaleidoscope and burn the three bastards, since they still outwardly respected him.

Once his son becomes Shanks' disciple, the situation will be completely different when Shanks takes charge. The three families will no longer dare to oppress his son, since he will have someone protecting him.

Although Shisui has someone protecting him, he is too young to become the fourth elder. Moreover, the previous fourth elder position was only held by Koharu Utatane, who forced him into it. The Uchiha clan has always only had three elders, never a fourth, so it was not a legitimate position. Now that Koharu is gone and Shisui is too young, Koharu Utatane cannot interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Uchiha clan.

In short, the second male lead's father is in an awkward situation. The three bastards don't dare to do anything to him, and he also doesn't have the power to order them around. He can only listen to their nagging. A while ago, those three clueless bastards even wanted him to run for Hokage! Isn't that just handing Danzo his life?

"Hey! Let me tell you, fishing is also a form of cultivation. Ordinary people train their bodies, while powerful people cultivate their minds. Your Sharingan belongs to the power of the mind, so while you're still young and can't train extensively, you can fish with me and cultivate your mind." Shanks explained, taking out two fishing rods after bringing Itachi to the riverbank.

"But Father said that as long as you have enough talent, you can awaken the Sharingan." Itachi sat obediently next to Shanks and asked in confusion.

"Your old man doesn't know anything. The one who understands you better than you is always your enemy. That's why the Second Hokage has been studying your Sharingan since the Warring States period. According to him, the Sharingan of the Uchiha doesn't require any extraordinary talent to awaken. In fact, the more emotional a person is, the easier it is for them to awaken it, and the stronger the power they become after awakening it. It has little to do with talent." Shanks pursed his lips. He figured that only Madara and he knew how to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, and there was also Kaguya's youngest son, who was even more amazing and knew how to awaken the Circle Eye.

Even the father of the second male lead, who has already unlocked the kaleidoscope, believes that the method to unlock it is a matter of talent.

It's possible that Shanks' genjutsu is terrible, otherwise, if you used a genjutsu on Itachi and let him see his father and mother die with his own eyes, he would definitely activate the Mangekyou Sharingan immediately. It's just that I don't know if his small body can withstand it. Itachi's illness is probably related to the fact that he activated the Mangekyou Sharingan at such a young age and did not have Hashirama Senju's cells transplanted, so his body could not withstand it.

"Can I activate the Sharingan now?" Itachi looked at Shanks longingly.

"You're still too young. Without some kind of cheat code, you can't activate the Sharingan now. Why do you want to activate it so early? Did someone bully you and you want revenge?" Shanks pinched his cheek; it felt pretty good.

"No, ever since Father returned from the battlefield, he's been looking worried all the time. I think if I awaken the Sharingan now, Father will be very happy." Little Itachi rested his chin on his hands, staring at the river in a daze.

"You can't help your father with his troubles right now, even if you start using the Sharingan. You'll understand the adult world when you grow up. Now, be a good boy and come fishing with me. Tonight, I'll treat you to Shanks' secret-recipe grilled fish. You can't find it anywhere else!" Shanks patted his little head.

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