Konoha Drunkard

Soon after, a minor Chunin from the Shimura clan came over and announced the start. The group of friends ran forward as fast as they could, like they were going home for the New Year. Haruko, being a girl and an orphan, had poor physical fitness, so she ran slowly. Shanks followed behind her.

Running at the front now is a child of the Hatake clan. Unlike Kakashi, who partially covers his face, this one has long white hair tied up with a ribbon. That's right, this is Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, the legendary man, whom Chiyo of the Sand Village has longed for for over 30 years...

"Um... you don't need to follow me anymore, hurry up and run up, or we'll be late." After running two laps, Haruko was already exhausted. Seeing Shanks still slowly following behind her, she couldn't help but worry for him. "Just call me Shanks, don't worry, I'm here. Let them do five laps first." Their friends couldn't stand it anymore. You're flirting with girls, fine, but you dare to brazenly say you'll let us do five laps? For the sake of the boys' pride, the friends around them started pushing hard, leaving them far behind.

By the fifth lap, they had already been overtaken by the leader by two laps. Hatake Sakumo was far ahead, and he was about to overtake Shanks and the others. Hatake Sakumo had no idea what Shanks was thinking. They were both among the most talented people in the village, and although they had never met, they had all heard of each other. The main reason was that Hatake Sakumo received special training at home every day. After all, the Hatake clan was a famous clan of geniuses, but also famous for having only one heir for dozens of generations. If it weren't for the Hatake clan's powerful talent and their inherited swordsmanship, they would have been wiped out long ago during the Warring States period.

Therefore, Sakumo Hatake began receiving training from his father at the age of three and almost never left the house. Unlike Shanks, who went out and about (mainly to secretly buy alcohol), Sakumo Hatake couldn't understand why Shanks, who could clearly run ahead, insisted on strolling slowly behind. If Shanks knew what Sakumo Hatake was thinking, he'd look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and think, "Are all the Hatake family members so straightforward?"

4. My dream is to "receive flowers" and "add to favorites".

As Sakumo Hatake was about to overtake them again, he deliberately ran up to Shanks and said casually, "I'll be done in two more laps." Then he ran forward without stopping for a moment.

Shanks was stunned for a moment after hearing this. What did he mean? Was he challenging me? Are all people with the surname Hatake this direct? With a girl around, even if Uncle can tolerate it, Grandma won't let him.

"Are you still able to run?" she asked Haruko, who was about to stop and rest.

"I...I can't run anymore...you...run..." Haruko gasped, breathless. "I'll carry you," Shanks said, and without waiting for Haruko's reply, he hoisted her onto his back and sped off. "Holy crap, am I hallucinating?" one of the Inuzuka clan members, after being overtaken, rubbed his eyes with his husky on his head. He did indeed see a red-haired man carrying a girl on his back, running at full speed. "Put me down! You won't reach the finish line like this!" Haruko, her face flushed, cried out from exhaustion or embarrassment. "It's okay, you're the most important person to me," Shanks said, thinking himself deeply affectionate. Just then, Shanks ran up to a Chunin teacher from the Sarutobi clan who was observing. The teacher overheard this and suddenly felt like he'd discovered a whole new world. He realized that this was how you could woo a girl. He was so glad he'd taken on the teaching role; Shanks' words had truly elevated his soul. On this day, the infamous Konoha Casanova, Sarutobi Fuchihisa, broke through his mental block and became a wanted man by the men of the four great ninja nations...

Upon hearing Shanks' words, Haruko's head emitted wisps of white smoke, and she buried her head behind Shanks, too afraid to speak.

Shanks sped up and quickly caught up two laps. At this point, Sakumo Hatake had one lap left. Shanks was also covered in sweat, but his breathing was still long. Haruko felt the heat emanating from Shanks on his back and buried her face in his back, not daring to show her face.

On the final lap, Shanks caught up with Sakumo Hatake. However, Sakumo Hatake suddenly accelerated, maintaining his lead. Shanks couldn't do anything about it; after all, he was still young, and carrying someone to this extent was already quite an achievement. Anyway, they'd be in the same class later, so there was plenty of time.

In the end, Sakumo Hatake came in first, Shanks came in second because he was carrying Haruko, Haruko came in third by cheating, and the rest were all children of clans. However, some Uchiha clan members looked at Haruko with resentment. Although the Uchiha clan has been relatively low-key in recent years due to Madara Uchiha, these clans, proud to the core, wouldn't stand by and watch a commoner rank ahead of them, especially one who was carried to victory because she was a girl—it was a disgrace. Sakumo Hatake and Shanks were understandable, after all, they were the village's two recognized geniuses. For a commoner to surpass the Uchiha clan not through her own efforts but through such opportunistic means... if Madara Uchiha were still alive, he would have gone to Hashirama Senju to discuss their life ideals...

Shanks was assigned to the same class as Haruko, the legendary Class A. The rest were elite members of various clans: three from the Uchiha clan, two from the Hyuga clan, four from the Senju clan, and a few minor members from smaller clans. In short, at this stage, everyone except Sakumo Hatake was just a background character to Shanks.

"cough cough"

"Alright, welcome to the Ninja Academy. I will be your homeroom teacher for the next three years. Now, let me introduce myself."

Everyone was already seated in the classroom. The classroom was decorated much like it was at the beginning of the story, but because it was new, it looked better than the original. Each long desk could seat three people, and the three desks were arranged in a row. Shanks, Sakumo Hatake, and Haruko sat in the first row by the window, with Shanks in the middle, and the straightforward young man Sakumo Hatake outside...

"Teacher, how should I introduce myself?"

The Inuzuka clan members are quite active.

"Let the teacher demonstrate first."

"My name is Sarutobi Hiroshi, I'm twenty-one years old, and a Special Jonin. My favorite foods are grilled meat and fish balls. I hate all sweets. My dream is to protect Konoha. Okay, let's start from the first row on the left..."

"Sarutobi is a pervert! Holy crap, that's such a brilliant name! Is naming a characteristic of the Sarutobi clan? Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi is a pervert!" Shanks was stunned.

A member of the Uchiha clan stepped forward, looking like an overpowered protagonist. "I am Uchiha Kuto, six years old. I don't want to say what my favorite food is, nor what I hate. My dream is to revive the Uchiha clan and become Hokage."

Shanks wanted to say, "That's so Uchiha!" But kid, reviving the Uchiha clan and becoming Hokage are two completely opposite paths! Maybe Tobirama Senju is spying on them somewhere. Spying is a daily routine for the Hokage, after all. Hearing about the Uchiha clan, will these kids skip school tomorrow? Shanks looked around and sure enough, saw some water stains outside the window...? He stared intently at the water stains. "Uncle, pay attention! How can there be water stains on such a hot day, almost noon..."

Tobirama Senju saw Shanks wink mischievously at him. "How did this little rascal know I was peeking...?"

Everyone knows the same introduction for the Uchiha clan. Then a few more children went up and gave their introductions, all of them saying the same thing: becoming Hokage, etc. After all, in this era, everyone thinks the Hokage of Konoha is the strongest ninja.

Next up is Haruko. Standing on the podium, Haruko says, "My name is Haruko, I'm six years old, my favorite food is grilled squid, and I don't have any foods I dislike. My dream is to live a good life in Konoha." Haruko's dream, like many orphans, is simply to live in Konoha.

When it was Shanks' turn, everyone in the class looked at him. After all, Shanks was known for his eccentric personality, and even Tobirama Senju wanted to hear what his dreams were. Shanks strode confidently onto the podium. Everyone was speechless; they had never seen anyone so arrogant.

"How did he survive until now?" Sakumo Hatake expressed everyone's deepest feelings.

"My name is Uzumaki Shanks, I'm five and a half years old, I love drinking, and I hate being woken up when I'm sleeping in. My dreams are to become the world's greatest swordsman, drink all kinds of alcohol in the world, become the Pirate King, become the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, become one of the Four Emperors..." (omitting countless "becomes").

"Alright, Shanks, we all know your dream, let's move on..." Half an hour later, Hiroshi Sarutobi had to interrupt Shanks, who was still speaking eloquently on the stage with no intention of stopping. "What? I haven't finished speaking yet!" Shanks complained, reluctantly returning to his seat.

"You haven't said you've had enough, but we've certainly had our fill." Everyone remained silent...

What the heck is "Great Swordsman"? And what the heck is "One Piece"...?

"Sigh, I knew it. I was brought up by my older brother." Tobirama Senju said with a hint of helplessness.

Hashirama Senju "％@?"

After Shanks stepped down, Hatake Sakumo stepped forward and said, "My name is Hatake Sakumo, I'm five and a half years old, I enjoy training with my father, I don't dislike anything, and my dream is to protect Konoha."

Although Sakumo Hatake was a bit straightforward, he wasn't as cunning as his son Kakashi.

After Hatake came down, Shanks nudged him on the shoulder and said, "I thought your dream was to have more children for the Hatake family." He couldn't help but laugh as he said this.

To his surprise, Hatake Sakumo looked at him very seriously and said, "One child is enough. My father said that having too many children will lead to a mixed personality."

"..."

"Big brother, you won."

Damn it, no wonder they'll produce weirdos like Kakashi who'll never find a wife, and the Hatake family line will end. Shanks wanted to suggest Sakumo adopt a child bride for Kakashi to bond with. But he couldn't bring himself to say it; after all, telling anyone their family line would end would get them angry...

"It's so hard to be a good person!"

"What's wrong, Shanks?" Haruko heard Shanks suddenly ask.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if Haruko was hungry. I'll treat you to barbecue after school!"

"Oh? I can't accept that, barbecue is so expensive?"

"It's not expensive. Diamonds and gold can't compare to my sincerity and true feelings for you," Shanks said confidently.

"..." Hatake Sakumo was speechless.

"What's going on in that little brat's head?" Tobirama Senju was having a headache.

"Ah, Shanks, stop saying such strange things!" Haruko's face turned as red as an apple, making one want to take a bite.

"Oh no, I'd better go back and discuss the marriage proposal with my sister-in-law. This girl is hopeless..."

5. When it comes to connections, you're all nobodies. "Please give me flowers!" "Please add this to your favorites!"

After school, Shanks invited Haruko to go out for barbecue, but Haruko refused and Shanks couldn't force her. However, Hatake Sakumo didn't seem embarrassed at all.

Why are you following me? (⊙o⊙?)

"Didn't you say you'd treat us to barbecue? I'm open to going." Hatake Sakumo always spoke with a straight face.

"What? Shanks is going to treat us to barbecue?!" A slight tremor came from afar, and a small sign came over at a speed far beyond what his body could possibly allow.

"...Even the Flying Thunder God Technique isn't as fast as you." Shanks's lips twitched upon seeing the newcomer. There's a saying in Konoha: never let the Akimichi family know you're treating someone to a meal, or even the bounty for an S-rank mission won't be enough for the meal...

The Akimichi family is here, and the Nara Yamanaka family can't be far behind... "Sigh... Let's go, Akimichi family yakiniku restaurant!" Shanks is so tired!

"Uncle Chihiro, thirty servings of charcoal-grilled beef and two jugs of sake. Thank you." Entering the barbecue restaurant, Shanks felt right at home.

"Shanks, Lady Mito has already told me that I can't sell you sake," Akimichi Chihiro said calmly.

"Damn! Look how many customers I brought you today, and you secretly sold them to me. How would your aunt know if you didn't tell me and I didn't tell her?"

"Really? I'm so heartbroken. I raised Shanks from infancy, and now he's all grown up and secretly drinking behind my back! I'm so devastated! Crow crow crow!" Suddenly, a red-haired beauty and a middle-aged man with long, straight black hair walked into the shop, carrying baby Tsunade in their arms. "..." A crow flew overhead. Auntie, could you be any more fake?!

"Ah, First Hokage!" A group of kids went wild at the sight of the old goofball Hashirama, except for Sakumo Hatake, who was normal. After all, as the legal heir of the Hatake clan, he had seen Hashirama Senju many times!

"Hahaha! I didn't expect Shanks to treat his classmates to barbecue today. Your aunt was worried you wouldn't get along with them," Hashirama habitually patted Sanji's head. *Looks up at the sky!*

"Alright, let's go first. Don't disturb Shanks and the others while they're eating barbecue. Shanks, when you get home, you have to tell me what else you're hiding from me besides secretly drinking, otherwise your aunt will be heartbroken!" Looking at Mito's "I'll die if you don't tell me" look before she left, it was just too much!

Two hours later, after her friends finished eating, she skillfully asked Uncle Chihiro to put the bill on Hiruzen Sarutobi's tab, and even packed a portion to send to Haruko.

What? Why hold Hiruzen Sarutobi accountable? Well, he'll become Hokage later, and in Shanks' world, being Hokage is synonymous with settling debts. After all, Shanks wouldn't dare hold the Second Hokage accountable. The Second Hokage = tattling, the Third Hokage = settling debts...

Before even reaching Grandma Inoue's house, which Haruko had mentioned, with the grilled meat in hand, Sanji saw three brats arrogantly pointing at a somewhat thin figure huddled in a corner, seemingly cursing something... As Sanji approached, he heard one of the Uchiha kids yell, "Don't think you're so great just because you know Shanks. In the eyes of us Uchiha, you'll always be a lowly commoner!"

"I...I didn't, oh oh oh!" the thin figure cried out.

Holy crap, isn't that Haruko? "You three bastards, stop!" Shanks rushed over and stood in front of Haruko.

It turns out to be the Uchiha trio from the class. After school, they saw Shanks treat everyone to barbecue, but Haruko didn't go, so they ambushed her on her way home to get revenge for what happened that morning...

The three were startled when Shanks suddenly rushed over, but for the sake of face, they didn't leave. Uchiha Kuto feigned composure, saying, "Shanks, this is none of your business. You'd better leave. Otherwise, our Uchiha clan won't let you off the hook." "Are you out of your mind? Can you represent the Uchiha clan? I'll tell you right now that I can represent Hashirama Senju. Let the Uchiha clan come and try to mess with me!" Damn! When it comes to arrogance, I, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, have never been afraid of anyone! It's all about connections, right? You guys are all noobs.

“You…” Uchiha Kujin was speechless.

"What? You want to fight? I'll give you two choices: fight one-on-one or bring others along. If you don't choose, then get lost."

"Get lost!" One of them couldn't stand it and rushed over. When did the Uchiha clan receive such a humiliating treatment?

The other two, seeing this, followed the leader and rushed towards Sanji. What could a six-year-old do in this era? While they weren't going to play ninja games all day like they would later, and the clans would uniformly teach their children, they'd still be limited to knowing a C-rank ninjutsu, the Great Fireball Jutsu, at most. And that was only for exceptionally gifted individuals, which these three clearly weren't. Seeing the three charging, Shanks punched the ground. "Super Strength Fist!" A stone slab cracked open, and Shanks grabbed it and threw it. The three Uchiha Kuto and his companions were startled to see Sanji's punch crack the surrounding ground, then saw a stone slab flying towards them, their eyes filled with fear. Just as they were about to be hit, a figure appeared before them.

With a loud crash, the stone slab shattered on the ground, cracking like a spiderweb. Three people on the open ground not far away watched Shanks with trepidation. They thought Shanks had really killed them. Uchiha Kagami stood in front of them, watching helplessly. He had just returned from a mission and saw three kids from different clans bullying someone. This was common, but Kagami found it unacceptable. He couldn't understand why clan members couldn't get along with the villagers. They were both powerful clans; look at the Senju clan! Just as Kagami was about to intervene, he saw Shanks rush towards them. No wonder he looked so familiar—wasn't that the little girl Shanks confessed his love to? What was going on? Seeing the three rushing towards Shanks, he knew something terrible was about to happen if he didn't stop them. He wasn't worried about Shanks, but about the three from his clan. He knew Shanks had often trained with his teacher and the others, so he knew about his monstrous strength. At five and a half years old, he could fight Chunin on equal terms. The main problem was that Shanks was reckless. He immediately used his Body Flicker Technique to save them.

"Brother Jing, thank you!" Kongren's voice was still trembling slightly.

"You guys go home first." "Okay, okay," the three little devils said and ran off.

"Hey! You three, don't run away if you dare, fight me for another three hundred rounds." Shanks breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Jing appear and rescue the three. He hadn't intended to kill them. He just wanted to teach them a lesson, but he hadn't expected them to be so weak. Seeing them almost get hit by the stone slab, Shanks was worried and frightened. However, after seeing Jing rescue them, he reverted to his arrogant nature.

God the hell, he couldn't even last one round out of three hundred!

Upon hearing this, the three ran even faster.

"Alright, Shanks, stop fooling around. I apologize on behalf of the three of them, okay?" Uchiha Kagami ruffled Sanji's hair. (Looking up at the sky...)

"Can you guys please stop ruffling my hair!"

"Ha ha!"

"Alright! I'll let the three of them off this time for your sake, Brother Jing, but you have to tell them they're not allowed to bully Qingzi anymore." "Alright, alright, I'll tell them they're not allowed to bully your little girlfriend anymore!" Qingzi's face turned bright red when she heard Jing's words!

"There's another very important condition," Shanks said, becoming serious.

"Tell me about it," Jing said, his expression turning serious.

"Brother Jing, are you doing missions all by yourself now?"

"It depends on what the teacher said. Usually it's one person. What's wrong?" Jing asked curiously.

"Then when you leave the village to do your mission, could you buy me a few bottles of wine?" Shanks said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Why? You're too young to drink!" Mirror smiled wryly. "Just tell me if you'll help or not! If you don't, I'll go back and tell my uncle that your Uchiha clan is blocking my way back, and I'll make him plant trees on your clan's land." Shanks acted like a rogue. "You brat! Only once!" "No problem! It's a deal! Mirror-nii, Haruko and I are off!" Shanks said, then grabbed Haruko and ran off. He was terrified that Mirror would find out that Mito had blocked Shanks' path to buy alcohol in Konoha!

"Haruko, are you alright? Did they hit you?" "I'm fine, they didn't hit me, I was just a little scared." Haruko's face was flushed, but she felt a sweet warmth in her heart. "That's good. Here's some grilled meat I got for you, from the most popular Akimichi yakiniku restaurant in the entire Land of Fire!" "Ah. Really, no need, I'll eat as soon as I get home." "Then take it home and eat with Grandma Inoue." "Well... okay then. Don't buy such expensive things next time." "Okay, next time I'll take you to a yakiniku restaurant, I'll grill it myself." "Okay (∩_∩)" "Come on, I'll take you home."......

6. The love-hate relationship between Ban and Hashirama ("Seeking flowers," "Seeking favorites")

After seeing Haruko off, Shanks returned to his room and was immediately greeted by Mito's enigmatic smile. A chill ran down Shanks' spine!

"Aunt, have you eaten yet? If not, I'll go buy you some." Shanks said with a fawning smile.