Konoha Drunkard

"Why are you taking out a broken knife in the middle of the night?" Haruko-sama couldn't help but complain about his pretentious appearance.

"What a piece of junk! This is my personal weapon that's been with me for decades. It's much more famous than the Uchiha's fan now." Being called a junk was not only unpleasant for Kuki, but even its owner couldn't stand it.

"What are you doing, taking this out and wiping it so late at night? The Third Raikage is dead, who do you want to fight now?" Haruko asked in a questioning tone. She's so old and still doesn't do anything proper, always doing things that are hard to understand.

"I'm waiting for our good son-in-law to bring our precious daughter over, and while I'm at it, I'll ask this bastard if he doesn't want to live anymore. My precious daughter is pregnant and he's treating her like a servant." Shanks said while wiping his sword, which earned him a glare from Haruko. Back when she was pregnant, this guy was drinking heavily until the middle of the night every day, and she had to take care of him. Now, her daughter is just cooking a meal and he calls her a servant.

She was still quite satisfied with her son-in-law, Skyrocket, because at least he respected his wife like her husband did. If she had married into a powerful clan like the Uchiha or Hyuga, where she would have no status at all, that would have been truly tragic.

Just as Shanks finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Haruko got up and went to open it.

"Mother."

"Mother-in-law."

After Haruko-sama opened the door, Skyrocket greeted Big Mom.

"Be careful once you go inside, your father is sharpening his knife," Haruko-sama reminded Skyrocket with a smile.

"....clear."

Chongtianpao looked up at the sky speechlessly. What kind of trouble was his father-in-law up to now? He didn't seem to have done anything to wrong Lingling.

"Mother, what's wrong with Father? Why is he sharpening a knife so late at night?" Lingling looked at her mother curiously.

"Isn't it because your father felt sorry for you because you were having such a hard time during your pregnancy?" Haruko-sama said.

This left Sky Cannon speechless. This is what you call hard work? Which woman of the Nara clan didn't go through this? He didn't feel anything. Speaking of hard work, he was the one who was exhausted lately. He really hoped to have a son soon so he could grow up and take over his job and he could enjoy life like his father. Seeing that his father's figure had become more rounded recently, Sky Cannon was extremely envious.

........

"Father-in-law, you're in high spirits, sharpening your knife here so late instead of drinking." You have to back down when necessary; your strength doesn't allow you to fight back head-on. Your grandpa is always your grandpa.

"Yeah, tonight I suddenly had a thought. This famous sword from the Warring States period has been with me since I was a teenager. It has cut through thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people. How come it still looks so ordinary? Do you think it's like what people say, that it needs the blood of a loved one to sharpen it, and then it will become a demon sword or something?" Shanks held up the withered wood and looked at it from left to right under the light. Apart from reflecting light a little, it was no different.

"Blood of relatives? Strictly speaking, father-in-law, you only have two relatives. You can't bear to part with them, can you?" Chongtianpao didn't know why his father-in-law was saying all this nonsense, but the preceding was all preamble, and the main point should be coming later.

"Who said that? Haven't you heard the saying 'a son-in-law is half a son'? You're practically my family. Do you think if I cut you down, this sword would become even more awesome? Anyway, you'll have your next generation. Once this sword becomes a divine weapon, maybe you'll even be mentioned a few times in history class." Shanks said to Skyrocket in a sinister tone.

"Father-in-law, have I offended you lately? Besides, Lingling is pregnant. You wouldn't want her to live a life of widowhood, would you?" Chongtianpao was speechless. Sure enough, it was aimed at him.

"You bastard, you still say you haven't offended me? I tolerated my daughter, Shanks' daughter, marrying you to be a housewife, and you even got her pregnant! She still cooks for you in the middle of the night! You're asking for trouble! Even her father, who raised her for twenty years, never received this kind of treatment. Look at your buddy, Haiyi, he even took time off to be with his wife!" Shanks got more and more excited as he spoke, shaking the withered tree branches pointing at the Skyrocket, scaring the Skyrocket so much that the tip of the sword was only 0.03 millimeters away from his face.

"Father, please put the sword away. It's too dangerous." The Fourth Empress cried out as she saw that her man was just a hair's breadth away from the sword tip.

"Don't panic! Look at my swordsmanship. I could trim his beard with a dead tree and not even touch his nose." Since his daughter had spoken, to avoid making her too agitated, he finally put the dead tree back.

"Minato is just too busy, there's nothing I can do." Skyrocket sighed. Did they really think he wanted things to be this way? Minato has no foundation whatsoever as Hokage. If it weren't for his friends helping him, Kushina would probably be getting a divorce by now.

"Alright, stop trying to fool me with that excuse. If I hadn't wanted to be Hokage back then, I would have been the Fourth Hokage long ago. Starting tonight, Lingling will be resting at the Senju clan's territory to prepare for childbirth. She'll go back after the baby is born. During this time, you'll have to take care of your own food and clothing. Of course, you can also come over and have a meal with your father-in-law." Shanks shamelessly boasted.

"Understood. Lingling has already told me, and I personally agree with your wise decision, father-in-law. Lingling has indeed suffered during this time." Chongtianpao really didn't want to listen to him brag anymore. Ever since he became his student, his ears were getting tired of it. He guessed that only Shuimen and Haiyi had the patience to listen to him brag.

"Not bad, it's rare to see someone with such high awareness. Have a couple of bottles with me tonight. This was brought to me from the Land of Snow by my good brother Kakuzu. Let me tell you, Kakuzu is a really good guy. Although he's a bit greedy, he's a real loyal friend. He's killing people all over the world and he still thinks of me." Shanks said with a smile, taking out two bottles of wine that Kakuzu had given him.

"Wow! My father-in-law's friends are indeed all over the ninja world." Skyrocket gave a forced compliment.

"That's right, your father-in-law is famous in the ninja world for his drinking prowess and he has many friends." Shanks shamelessly spoke the truth as well, finding it quite enjoyable to hear others boast occasionally.

Haruko and Big Mom stared at the two speechlessly. Just a moment ago they were fighting and killing each other, and the next second they were a loving family. The change in tone was too fast; their minds couldn't process it for a while.

386. World peace depends on him.

“Father, there’s no need for this. I’m only four months along, it’s like I’m about to give birth.”

Since Big Mom moved back to the Senju clan's territory, Shanks specifically hired two clan elders to take care of her. Although Big Mom has always been the little princess of the Uzumaki clan, she has never enjoyed the treatment of a princess since childhood. Unexpectedly, she has enjoyed it after getting married. She has to be helped to get up in the morning, and when she wants to go out for a walk, the two clan elders follow her like her left and right protectors. Shanks carries the dead wood behind her as a bodyguard, which makes her feel very strange.

"Of course it should be like this. The one in your belly, at the very least, is the heir of the Nara clan. At the very least, he's the future strategist of Konoha. The future peace of the world depends on him." Shanks' exaggerated tone made the two clan women laugh out loud.

"...Is it really that exaggerated? The ninja world is doing just fine now." Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, pouted.

"You'll see later. Your old man can't protect you forever. When your old man gets too old to fight, all sorts of scoundrels will come out." Anyway, there's always some bragging involved, and bragging in front of his daughter is every father's duty.

"Aren't there still Minato and the others? And isn't Kakashi pretty strong? Once he grows up, and he matures in a few years, he won't need you anymore," Big Mom chuckled.

"Kakashi? He's about even with you right now. By the time he grows up, it'll probably be the day the world ends and God gives him a power-up." Shanks rolled his eyes. Minato is one thing, he's flamboyant but he won't last many years. By the time he comes out to show off, the first part will be over.

As for Kakashi... don't even mention it. Before his best friend replaced his other eye, he was destined to be a five-second wonder. With Kamui, he could go toe-to-toe with anyone for five minutes.

"Don't doubt me, just wait and see. In the end, we'll still have to rely on your old man to step in," Shanks said, seeing the doubt in Big Mom's eyes.

"By the way, Father, I heard that Brother Hizashi's child is about to be born," the Fourth Emperor's mother suddenly said.

"Holy crap! How could I forget that?" Big Mom's words made Shanks slap his forehead. It had been so long that he had forgotten that Hiashi's tragic son was a year older than the saviors. Now Shikaku had been formed for four months, which meant that tragic Neji was about to give birth.

"Father, why are you so surprised?" The Fourth Empress was startled by her father's reaction. It's not like it's yours, is there any need to be so surprised...?

"It's alright. Hiashi mentioned it to me last time, but I almost forgot if you hadn't reminded me. But it would be so embarrassing," Shanks said casually.

"Aren't you going to prepare a gift? I heard she's due next month," said the Fourth Emperor's mother.

"What gift to prepare? I promised Hizashi that taking his child as a follower would be the best gift. What future is there in being a branch clan leader?" Shanks pouted. After Hizashi's tragic end, Shanks also wanted to see if Neji could avoid being tragic. The main problem was that his skill level was too low. If he were to be defeated by Madara, that would be considered a glorious death. But being defeated by Obito's half-baked Wood Release, even though it was to protect the savior and the Crown Princess, seems to have resulted in Kishimoto being bombarded with bullets by Naruto fans for the same reason.

So let's just consider it as saving Kishimoto's dog life, and taking Neji, the head of a branch clan, as his follower also fits the image of a legendary figure in the special ninja world.

"He's the heir to the Hyuga clan's branch family. Do you think Hizashi would agree to that? Taking him as a disciple would be more reasonable." Big Mom thought this was a bit ridiculous. If you take him as a disciple, that's one thing, but he might even happily come and give you gifts. But if you take him as a follower, he's bound to disagree. Especially since he's the future leader of the branch family.

"That's why I said you're still too naive. No wonder you got swayed by that rocket. Go ask around the ninja world how many people want to be your dad's follower. As for disciples, forget it. Your dad taking Itachi as a disciple was already a drunken mistake. I can't let it happen again. Besides, your dad already has disciples all over the world. Even the S-rank rogue ninja from Sunagakure is my disciple in name only." Shanks shook his head repeatedly. One Itachi was already troublesome enough. He really wouldn't stand for another one.

........

On Hokage Rock, because Shanks wanted to be a devoted father, he scheduled his morning training sessions for the afternoon, while Itachi still insisted on going to Hokage Rock every morning to practice his clan's ninjutsu or shuriken while waiting for Shanks.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Once again, those incredibly stylish shuriken spun around after colliding before shooting straight at the bullseye.

"Not bad, you're getting stronger and stronger. It seems my teaching methods are effective. Just in terms of strength, no one your age can compare to you." Shanks watched from afar for a long time. With his training over this period, Itachi's strength has obviously increased a lot. Although he can't teach him Haki, with his many years of fighting with the Third Raikage, he can definitely teach a newbie like Itachi.

"teacher."

Although itachi is Shanks' disciple, he has not been influenced by him to become a little frivolous. Kishimoto's genes are indeed very strong. You know, he is a player who can lead the war astray. Just like Minato, who has not been corrupted by Jiraiya for so many years.

"Since you've been so diligent lately, I'm letting you skip the training today. I'll treat you to Shanks's secret barbecue later. You can't just train all the time; you have to enjoy life sometimes. Keeping your nerves on edge isn't a good thing," Shanks said, patting his little head. It seems the second male lead's father put a lot of pressure on him.

This kind of elite education from wealthy families puts pressure on you from a young age. If you can withstand it, you'll soar to great heights; if you can't, you'll become mentally unstable. This is especially true for a clan like the Uchiha, where you're not considered powerful unless you become mentally unstable. Shanks can't say anything about their centuries-old educational methods and can only occasionally relieve some pressure on Itachi.

"Teacher seems to be in a good mood today." Little Itachi's mood also brightened when he heard about the secret-recipe grilled meat. In his mind, Shanks' secret-recipe grilled meat ranked first on the Konoha food list, even surpassing Maruko. The main reason was that Maruko could be eaten often, but this secret-recipe grilled meat was not so often. Shanks only made it once or twice every six months.

"Ah, I'm in a good mood every day. By the way, I heard you're also planning to have a younger brother. How is it? How does it feel to be a big brother?" Shanks chatted with him while busy setting up the fire stand.

"Not bad, I heard the baby is very cute." Little Itachi said gently.

"Haha! You're not that big, stop talking like a little adult!" Shanks laughed and pinched his tender little face with his dirty dog ​​paws.

387. Kadian is stronger than his father.

"Minato, you should take a few days off and rest. If you keep going like this, you won't live to be 40." Skyrocket looked at Minato and gave him a dose of toxic jinx.

In the fiftieth year of Konoha, amidst Kushina's complaints, Minato rose up and worked hard. After several months of effort, the savior was finally conceived. When Kushina became pregnant, Minato was finally able to escape his suffering. After finishing his duties as Hokage for several months, he still had to work hard all night. Over these months, Minato became extremely haggard. If it weren't for the Nara clan's antlers keeping him alive, he would probably have been the most unfortunate Hokage ever.

"It's alright, it'll be fine in a few days." How could Minato, who aspired to be an excellent Hokage since childhood, possibly give himself a break? He would rather die on duty than give up his post.

"By the way, have you thought of a name for the child?" Skyrocket asked while organizing the documents.

"I haven't decided yet, and I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. But I prefer a girl, while Kushina prefers a boy. It's really a dilemma." Minato's tired face revealed a fatherly smile.

"Really? I'm so envious of you!"

Chongtianpao sighed inwardly, thinking about his domineering father-in-law, and felt his life was heading towards darkness. The Nara clan didn't care whether the child was a boy or a girl, but the father-in-law did. He had to give him a granddaughter. If it was a boy, they would keep having children.

"The teacher won't force you to have a boy, will she?" Minato asked, looking at the sighing Sky Cannon.

"That's good. Lady Tsunade has already checked, and Lingling is having a boy, but... her father-in-law wants a girl for him." Chongtianpao has been terrified of Minato lately, and he'll probably end up like him soon. Does he really think getting pregnant is so easy? "If you're so powerful, why didn't you have a second one back then?" Chongtianpao could only silently think to himself.

Good luck!

Minato patted the cannon with sympathy. He suddenly realized that compared to himself, his friend was the one living in dire straits. Although having such a powerful father-in-law meant he had someone to protect him, he seemed to have no status at home. The men of the Nara clan already had low status at home, and his friend's status was probably even lower than his feet.

......

"Hey, Hyuga, congratulations! You're always a step behind your older brother in everything else, but you've gotten ahead of him this time." Shanks arrived at the Hyuga clan's residence carrying two cheap fruit baskets he had bought on the streets of Konoha.

Today, the tragic son of Hyuga, Neji, was born. As his former teacher, Shanks couldn't refuse to come. However, he couldn't bring himself to give an expensive gift. Today, Shanks was preparing to retire, which meant no more salary. It wouldn't be good to come empty-handed. Anyway, the Hyuga clan wouldn't lack his gifts, so he simply went to Konoha Street and bought two cheap fruit baskets. It's a small gift but a big sentiment.

The Hyuga branch family members accepted the fruit basket handed to them by Shanks, inwardly filled with contempt, but dared not show the slightest disrespect on their faces. Offending this big shot would get them beaten to a pulp; didn't they see the two clan leaders bowing and scraping to each other?

"Welcome, teacher." Hizashi, holding Neji, bowed deeply to Shanks without batting an eye, seemingly oblivious to the fruit basket in Shanks's hand.

Shanks quickly dodged. This was the reason he disliked the Hyuga clan the most; they bowed all the time. "I'm not dead yet, you idiot!"

"Oh my, the little guy is really cute. Come on, take off his clothes, I'll take a picture of him as a souvenir." Shanks said to Hizashi, taking out that evil camera.

"......"

Kadian came in with his father at some point and happened to see this scene. He really wanted to shoot him with a Chidori and snatch the camera away. He remembered that there was a stain on his image on the camera.

"Well, have you thought of a name yet? If not, I'll help you." After taking the photo, Shanks looked at Hizashi with great interest.

"...The name has already been decided, it was chosen by Father when he was alive." Seeing Shanks' eagerness to participate, Hizashi quickly passed the buck to his father, the age-old otaku. He figured he was already keeping up with the old man of the Six Paths, so taking on a few more names wouldn't hurt. If Shanks really had to name the child, he figured his son would grow up to be patricide...

"Really! How boring. Why did you think about Chieftain Ri Xiang so early?" Shanks pouted in disappointment.

.......

"Sakumo, have you and Shinku set a date yet? The girl with the colored contacts and Kakashi are both 16. When I was 16, Haruko was already married." Shanks said to his friend after chatting with the Hyuga brothers for a while.

“…Let’s wait a few more years.” Sakumo said with difficulty. He didn’t really care; he himself got married in his thirties. Of course, it would be good if his son could settle down sooner, but there was nothing he could do if his son disagreed.

"Wait a few more years? Kakashi, have you been reading too many Jiraiya novels? You've lost interest in girls!" Shanks thought with a chill. In the original work, Kakashi wasn't as handsome as his father, but he was still quite good-looking. Plus, the mystery of his half-concealed face made the girls around him fall for it. As a result, this guy remained single for decades, accompanied by a masterpiece by Jiraiya. He was even more of a straight man than his father. At least his father had moments when he couldn't help himself, but Kakashi was completely abstinent.

"...I just didn't want to do it so soon." Sensing his father's equally suspicious gaze, Kakashi rolled his eyes. He read Jiraiya's novels purely to appreciate Jiraiya's writing style, not the content.

"It's getting late. You need to think about the Hatake clan. Your Hatake clan has never been good at protracted wars. Now you've had Obito's eyes replaced. What if you run into a tough opponent and don't come back? Do you want your father to have another son?" Shanks slapped him on the head.

"Let's wait a few more years. Right now, his strength is still in the upper stage. It's good to wait a few more years," Shuo Mao said, trying to ease the tension for his son, who looked exasperated.

"If Uncle Ito had been like this back then, you wouldn't have been able to go and fight the Shamon with me when you were nine years old." Shanks pouted. His best friend had gotten older and his personality had changed a lot. He no longer had the heart of stone that he used to have, leaving three-year-old Kakashi alone at home. He was beginning to transform into a loving father.

"......"

Kakashi looked up at the sky speechlessly. What the hell does getting married early have to do with strength? He also wanted to cut down the Kazekage at nine and become a captain at twelve, but he had the will but not the strength. Being the son of a powerful person is tiring, you know.