Konoha Drunkard

Just as Shanks finished shouting at Minato, Tsunade's angry voice and the sound of an object hitting the wall came from the delivery room. At the same time, a roar that was clearly from a monster came from the village.

"Damn it, how did the Nine-Tails end up in the village? Shanks..." Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sense of unease when he heard Shanks shout at Minato, but the Nine-Tails' roar brought him back to his senses. Just as he was about to tell Shanks to hold the Nine-Tails back down, he turned around and realized that Shanks and his companion, Sakumo Hatake, had vanished from their original spot. At that moment, he suddenly felt that he was truly getting old, and his mind was no longer as sharp as that of a "young person."

"Zixiao ordered the Anbu to rescue the villagers, we're going too." But now wasn't the time for him to lament his life. After giving Zixiao his orders, Hiruzen Sarutobi took the lead and rushed towards the village with his henchmen. Although he didn't know what was happening in the delivery room, having Minato and Tsunade, two top-tier fighters, was enough. The biggest problem now was the Nine-Tails in the village. He didn't know if Shanks and Sakumo Hatake could defeat the Nine-Tails. After all, he had only seen the Nine-Tails once decades ago, when it was a handsome young man. Now it was practically on its deathbed. Even if he couldn't do anything, he could at least be a cheerleader.

"Sakumo, you're fast! Help me get Linlin to the Senju clan's barrier. She's my life!" After Shanks and Hatake Sakumo arrived at the village, Shanks told his friend before rushing towards the Nine-Tails, who was under the influence of the Mangekyou Sharingan. He had originally planned to come alone, but his friend had followed him, and he didn't want to discourage him. The Nine-Tails had high defense and health, making it a natural counter to his friend's assassin-type character, so it was better to let him go and rescue her.

Looking at Kurama's eyes, which had transformed into Mangekyou Sharingan, Shanks couldn't help but marvel at Obito's extraordinary talent. The Mangekyou Sharingan's ability to activate Kurama was no joke; it was simply impossible without powerful ocular abilities. Among the Mangekyou Sharingan he knew, no one else possessed the ability to do so. Even if he were to equip himself with Uchiha Kagami's Mangekyou Sharingan, it would be a waste of effort. Even the father of the second male lead, more than a decade later, couldn't do it.

Obito only evolved a few years ago, yet he already possesses this eye power. Although part of the reason is that he received Hashirama Senju's cells, not everyone can do it. Just as not everyone with Wood Release is Hashirama Senju, not everyone with Mangekyou Sharingan who received Hashirama Senju's cells has this eye power.

"boom!"

"Ah! Mom, there's a monster!"

"boom!"

"Ah!! A fox demon!"

"........."

Putting aside the Nine-Tails' strength, its sheer size makes it a demolition machine in Konoha. It can destroy any mansion or compound with a single slap. Fortunately, the Anbu were fast enough that the Nine-Tails could only destroy houses and didn't hurt many people. However, some ninjas still fought against the Nine-Tails to protect the villagers before Shanks arrived, and many of them sacrificed themselves.

For example... the heartthrob Kurenai Yuhi, his mission tonight was to lead the Chunin squad on guard duty in the village. When Kurama appeared, he was the first to lead his team to the battlefield. In order to rescue a few villagers, he gritted his teeth and used taijutsu, which he was least skilled at, to fight Kurama head-on. He was originally known for his genjutsu, but asking him to use genjutsu to make Kurama disappear... was really too difficult for him. So after rushing up and holding Kurama back for two seconds so that his underlings could rescue the villagers, he was also slapped away by Kurama and his fate is unknown.

"Superpower Armor. Smash your shit, you bastard!"

"boom!"

"Boom!"

Shanks charged at Kurama's head and unleashed his full power, delivering a powerful punch that sent Kurama flying. This Kurama was no longer the gentle and kind fox inside Kushina's belly; it was devoid of emotion. Shanks wouldn't hold back, since he couldn't use the Star Absorbing Technique to absorb its chakra. Without Sage Mode, he couldn't kill Kurama. Moreover, his space-time ninjutsu was only half-baked, so he couldn't teleport Kurama out of the village. For now, he could only keep Kurama pinned to the ground and wait for Hiruzen Sarutobi to arrive so he could use his ever-growing root to shove Kurama away.

"Lord Shanks!"

"Lord Shanks is amazing!"

"Wow! Mom, I saw a god!"

"........."

Just when the villagers were in despair, a huge shadow suddenly flew over their heads, and there they saw Shanks, who was like family to them. The little kids seemed to see golden light emanating from Shanks.

"The Anbu should quickly lead the villagers away from here to the shelter." At this point, Shanks didn't have time to show off. His old punch could only send the Nine-Tails flying at most. He would have to hit it a few more times to wake it up.

"Roar!"

Sure enough, as soon as Shanks finished speaking, Kurama, with its kaleidoscope eyes wide open, got up and charged straight at Shanks without saying a word, its ten fingernails, each more exaggerated than a forty-meter-long cleaver, swung at him.

"Holy crap, Kurama, how long has it been since you cut your nails?" Shanks' scalp tingled at the ten gleaming nails waving at him, and he quickly covered himself with Armament Haki. It wasn't because the nails were particularly sharp, but because he could see some yellowish-brown grime on them. He wondered what this big fox had been picking at with those nails. What if he caught tetanus?

"Ding!"

"A fancy over-the-shoulder throw!"

"boom!"

Ten fingernails, even more exaggerated than forty-meter-long cleavers, struck Shanks, producing the legendary clanging sound of metal striking metal. Shanks, enduring the nausea, grabbed one of the Nine-Tails' claws and delivered an over-the-shoulder throw, sending the Nine-Tails flying.

398. The Two Great Demolition Companies in the Ninja World

While Shanks was fighting the Nine-Tails in the village, Obito was being double-teamed by Tsunade and Minato in the delivery room. If it weren't for his space-time ninjutsu, which was indeed somewhat cheating, he would probably be dead by now. Even so, Obito was still covered in wounds.

After summoning the Nine-Tails, Obito used space-time ninjutsu to rush into the delivery room, intending to steal a piece of the tower. However, Tsunade's usually unreliable sixth sense had a premonition this time, and she delivered a powerful punch from afar. Unfortunately for Obito, he happened to be coming out of the alternate dimension when he caught Tsunade's fist and was blasted into the wall. Before he could even recover, Minato arrived. Upon seeing the masked man, Minato immediately unleashed a Rasengan on him. If Obito hadn't reacted quickly enough and used Kamui to teleport his body into the alternate dimension, he probably would have been instantly killed before he even had a chance to make a move.

"boom!"

However, while Obito managed to defend against Minato's Rasengan, he didn't have time to defend against Tsunade's iron fist. Tsunade had no concept of one-on-one combat. Seeing that Minato's attack was ineffective, she rushed forward while holding her newborn son, Obito, who was still defending against Minato's attack and hadn't reacted, delivering another iron fist that sent him flying. If it weren't for the fact that his body had been transplanted with Hashirama Senju's cells, being hit by Tsunade's two punches would have left him severely wounded, if not dead. If Jiraiya had known that he would have been killed long ago if he hadn't had Sage Mode chakra to save him from a home run by Tsunade at his peak, he would have been dead already.

"Who exactly are you? You possess the Sharingan and can summon the Nine-Tails!" Minato glared angrily at Obito. After his and Shanks's powerful analysis, they both concluded that this masked man wasn't Shimura Hanzo, whom Shanks had defeated several times. However, they never expected that this masked man could actually summon the Nine-Tails. This was too damn unbelievable! According to Konoha's records, only Madara could summon the Nine-Tails. But Hashirama Senju had been dead for decades. How could Madara still be alive? Therefore, the identity of this masked man became one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of the ninja world.

"Haha! Cough...cough! You've probably heard of my name before, I'm Uchiha Madara!" Obito got up, ignoring his tattered clothes, and started showing off again.

"Madara, you son of a bitch! Minato, stop wasting your breath on him. Kushina's life force is decreasing. We can't delay any longer. Once we've dealt with him, we need to reseal the Nine-Tails as soon as possible." Tsunade retorted as soon as Obito finished speaking. Luckily, Kushina was a pure-blooded member of the Uzumaki clan, with extremely strong life force. If it were anyone else, they would probably have died halfway through the process.

"asshole!"

Seeing the unconscious Kushina, Minato unleashed his full power and created a large dumpling that rushed towards Obito. However, Obito was prepared, and the large dumpling passed right through his body.

"It's useless, your attacks are ineffective against me." Obito said confidently, looking at his former teacher, completely forgetting the two punches that Tsunade had just brutally beaten him with.

"Phew...this is really troublesome."

At this point, Minato calmed down. In his understanding, no ninjutsu is perfect; every ninjutsu has a flaw. Until he found the weakness in the masked man's space-time ninjutsu, all his efforts were futile. Unlike Tsunade, he didn't have a sixth sense...

After calming down, Minato took out a kunai, intending to fight Obito in a taijutsu battle to find a weakness in his space-time ninjutsu. He was quite relieved that Tsunade was taking care of Kushina and the child, but he couldn't let the matter drag on for too long.

Although Obito's combat experience is indeed pitifully lacking, his innate Kamui ability allows him to barely handle Minato. His current task is to stall for time and let Kurama (the Nine-Tails) cause more trouble. However, he hasn't seen the vice-principal yet; he doesn't know if he's drunk or busy fighting Kurama...

"...Tsunade, is Naruto alright?"

Just as Minato was entangled with Obito, Kushina woke up from her coma and asked Tsunade, who was beside her.

"Naruto is fine, he's asleep. Try to talk as little as possible and don't let your life force drain away too quickly," Tsunade instructed after placing Naruto next to Kushina.

"The Nine-Tails has been released. Is the village alright?" Kushina asked worriedly. She had spent so many years with the Nine-Tails, and although it was sealed away, she could still sense its power. It was more than twice as powerful as the Eight-Tails that Shanks had taken her to back then. She wondered if her frivolous uncle could handle it.

"Don't worry, Shanks and Sakumo have already gone, and the Third Hokage went with reinforcements too. Everything'll be fine. If you keep talking, you'll be the one in trouble," Tsunade reassured her. Although she wasn't good at sensory perception, she could still hear the commotion in the village. While she wasn't sure how long Shanks could hold out, it was a fact that he had beaten up the Nine-Tails, and for now, the situation was stable. However... Tailed Beasts are chakra-based; who knows how long the middle-aged Shanks could last.

......

"Roar!"

"boom!"

"Roar..."

"boom!"

"........."

In Konoha, Shanks and Kurama were still rhythmically charging in and blasting back. The combat power of the two top demolition companies in the ninja world was no joke. There wasn't a single intact building left in Konoha. Even the Senju clan's territory, which had a barrier set up by the Uzumaki clan, had been half destroyed.

The reconstruction will be another huge expense. The Wood Release boy can turn into a toothpick or a matchstick now, but building a house would be a challenge for him. But Shanks is having a blast right now. In the ninja world, no one can compare to the tailed beasts when it comes to being able to take a beating, especially the Nine-Tails, which is the best breed. Even the Eight-Tails has been beaten up by Shanks so many times that it should be exhausted by now. This Nine-Tails, with its head full of bumps, gets up and fights again every time it gets knocked away, without showing any fear.

"Third Hokage...should we go up and help?" Kakashi, who had been watching the battle from a distance for a long time, asked Hiruzen Sarutobi beside him. Among the houses that were demolished, his house was the worst off. The Nine-Tails sat on it, leaving not a single intact tile. Inside, there was also his mother's only photograph.

"...Let's wait and see. Going up there now would only make things worse." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around at the area, which had been completely ravaged by the two top-tier demolition companies, leaving not a single intact spot. Although he was retired,... wouldn't the reconstruction still be funded by these clans? Especially the major clans, led by his Sarutobi clan, which had run gambling dens in Konoha for so many years. If they didn't blew their money this time, Konoha would probably be in chaos. Besides, even if he wanted to help, he couldn't. The battle between the two species was so intense that he wouldn't even be a fingernail of the Nine-Tails.

"What are you standing there for, Third Hokage! Hurry up and use your stick to shove the Nine-Tails away! Look what it's done to Konoha!" Shanks had just blasted the Nine-Tails away when he realized that Konoha had been almost completely destroyed by the two of them. He immediately shouted angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi, while also blaming the Nine-Tails for the mess.

399. A woman's sixth sense is truly terrifying.

"I...you son of a bitch!" Hiruzen Sarutobi almost cursed when he heard Shanks's accusatory tone. Wasn't he having a good time just now, you bastard? Now you're blaming him.

"Go, Golden Cudgel!"

Swearing is one thing, but we still have to fight. If these two keep destroying things like this, Konoha won't be able to rebuild, and there won't even be many of the trees that Hashirama Senju planted back then.

Although Shanks couldn't figure out how this fire poker had become a divine weapon, its power became apparent at this moment. The ape demon, transformed into the Golden Cudgel, grew thicker and longer, and stabbed the Nine-Tails in the stomach, forcefully pushing it out of the village.

"Roar!"

Whether it was because it was forced back by the stab or because it was hurt, Nine-Tails roared and kept slapping the ape demon, which had turned into a golden cudgel, with its two claws. The ape demon was in a lot of pain, but in order to maintain its dignity in front of Shanks, who had always despised it, it gritted its teeth and persevered. If it gave in this time, it would really be unable to hold its head up in front of that bastard Shanks. Now that Rope Tree had a few divine swords, it didn't even look at it much anymore.

"Heh! The Monkey King is actually quite useful, at least for now." Shanks gave the Monkey King, who was now using his golden cudgel to hold on, a fake thumbs-up. Did he really think being hit by the Nine-Tails wouldn't hurt? He was covered in Armament Haki and was still feeling some pain.

"Of course, I am a divine artifact!" The ape demon, oblivious to Shanks's hypocrisy, endured the excruciating pain and spoke proudly.

"Then you hold on, I'll go call for backup!" This guy really takes advantage of any challenge. Shanks isn't going to tolerate it. This guy has humiliated him countless times in front of Nawaki over the years. Does he really think he doesn't know? If he doesn't teach him a lesson, he'll really think that Orochi won't poop.

"Damn it, come here right now, I can't take it anymore." After showing off, the Monkey King almost wanted to slap himself when he heard Shanks' words. What was he doing showing off at a time like this?

"See? It can't handle praise. It's already had diarrhea after just a few compliments." Shanks scoffed, showing no intention of helping. He'd never seen a summoning beast get so thoroughly beaten. Summoning beasts usually retreat to the summoning world when they can't win a fight. After all, their lifespans are longer than humans'. They might not be able to beat you now, but they'll come back in twenty or thirty years and utterly crush you.

"boom!"

The Enma turned into a wisp of white smoke and returned to the Summoning World. It vowed that it would never come out of the place where that red-haired bastard was, no matter how much Hiruzen Sarutobi begged it. He was such a damn bastard. He was already so old, did he think it was so easy to act tough?

"Hey old man, your fire poker is so unreliable! You betrayed your teammates at the crucial moment!" Shanks looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi in bewilderment. It had been a while since he'd hit him, and the demon's temper had gotten worse.

"...Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and seal the Nine-Tails. If it takes too long, Shina won't be able to hold on." Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't have time to argue with him at this point. Fine, your precious niece is being rescued right now. Go ahead and keep nagging if you dare. Let's see how long you can stay calm.

"It's not that I want to delay, but the Nine-Tails is under a genjutsu. I have to wake it up first, otherwise I can't seal it." Shanks was in a bind. Even with the force of his iron fist on the Nine-Tails, he hadn't managed to wake it up. To wake it up, he would have to draw his sword. But after all, it was his cousin... What if it woke up and found out that he had slashed it? It might go berserk... That would make it even harder to seal it.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also having a headache looking at Kurama's Sharingan. It was the Uchiha clan again. Why was everything always about this clan? Kurama and the Uchiha really had an inexplicable connection.

"Kakashi, go and inform Minato and Tsunade to deal with that mysterious person quickly." There are two ways to break a genjutsu: one is to wake up the person under the genjutsu, and the other is to beat down the person who cast it. Since the Nine-Tails under the genjutsu is too tough to wake up, we can only hope that Minato can handle it quickly. He really doesn't believe that anyone in the ninja world can withstand the two great masters of Konoha.

The situation on Minato's side was similar to what Hiruzen Sarutobi had expected. Obito was indeed no match for Tsunade and Minato, two formidable opponents. The problem was that Tsunade was currently controlling Kushina's life force loss, and Minato was still searching for a weakness in Obito's space-time ninjutsu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to deal with Obito. He finally understood how those in the ninja world felt when they faced him.

Obito and Minato kept flashing back and forth in the grove near the delivery room. Obito knew he couldn't beat Minato, so he kept playing hide-and-seek with him. Obito would teleport to Minato's side and then flash to another spot. Minato had no way to deal with this except for improving his Flying Thunder God technique. Normally, he would happily play hide-and-seek with Obito, but not now. His wife's life was hanging by a thread, so he didn't have time to practice his skills with him.

"boom!"

Just a few minutes after the two started fighting, Minato accidentally kicked Obito. He thought the kick would be ineffective again, but it landed squarely, though in a rather unseemly spot... He kicked Obito in the face.

"Ah! You bastard...!"

Obito was furious. He was already in a state of near-recognition after transplanting Hashirama Senju's cells, and it was only because young Obito still had some senses that he wasn't too upset. But when the space-time ninjutsu's effect wore off, his once-gentle teacher kicked him. How could he possibly tolerate that?

Minato looked at Obito, who was angrily clutching his penis, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He seemed to know the flaw in Obito's space-time ninjutsu. Without saying a word, he immediately rushed up and unleashed a Rasengan.

"what!"

"boom!"

This time, Minato was not disappointed by the dango, which landed squarely on Obito's back, slamming him to the ground.

"How could this be!" Obito lay on the ground, staring at Minato in astonishment. This was the second time he had been injured while prepared; the first time was when he stole the crystal from the vice-principal's house, and this time was right now. Not counting Tsunade's two iron punches, in his opinion, Tsunade was just lucky or relied on a woman's sixth sense... a woman's sixth sense is truly terrifying.

"What? Surprised? There's no such thing as a perfect ninjutsu in the world. Your space-time ninjutsu is powerful, but I don't think you could use it while you were attacking, right? Besides, this ninjutsu must have a time limit, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hit you with that kick." It was time for another ninjutsu explanation, and Minato, now the expert in ninjutsu, spoke confidently to Obito.

"Damn it...! You'd better think about how to deal with the Nine-Tails. It's probably having a good time in Konoha right now!" Obito said through gritted teeth before opening his Kamui dimension and disappearing.

400. Nine-Tailed Fox hasn't lived in vain all these years.

Obito is right. The real problem is the big fox in the village right now. Minato is too lazy to bother with the vanished Obito. Besides, he was already a bit weak from constantly using Flying Thunder God Technique to entangle with Obito. Now he can only rely on his former homeroom teacher.

"Teacher, are you alright?" Just as Minato's legs were starting to feel weak, Kakashi finally arrived.