Konoha Drunkard

After Shanks sorted through the sealing scrolls, he also commented on Danzo's Reverse Four Symbols Seal. Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. How could someone born into the Uzumaki clan not know about sealing techniques? These sealing scrolls were even generously sponsored by Ichigo, otherwise, how could Danzo, a poor bastard, have produced so many sealing scrolls?

It's important to know that sealing scrolls are high-level items. It's already quite good if a Jonin has one or two. Unless you come from a very wealthy family, you can forget about getting a sealing scroll unless you've reached the Jonin level. Only super Third Hokage like Itachi and Garp had sealing scrolls when they were Chunin, but even then, they only had one.

The sealing scrolls made by the Uzumaki clan are expensive, purely handmade, and waterproof and heat-resistant. However, due to the complex production process and scarce raw materials, the output is not high. The sealing scrolls sold by the Uzumaki clan can barely cover the clan's cultivation needs and daily expenses. These sealing scrolls basically account for more than half of the Uzumaki clan's total production.

"......"

Danzo waved him impatiently, telling him to leave if he had nothing else to do. No one would be happy to have their masterpiece, which they had worked so hard to develop, criticized like that. Otherwise, if Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't been so stingy and unwilling to let the Uzumaki clan into his Root organization, he wouldn't have had to work so hard.

Danzo drooled at the thought of the Uzumaki clan. If there was one person he most desired, it was the Uchiha clan. Moreover, every member of the Uzumaki clan was a master of sealing techniques. Although powerful sealing techniques always had some side effects, such as death, Danzo wasn't worried about that. His Root organization had plenty of cannon fodder; if one died, there were thousands more. Unfortunately, the Uzumaki clan was Hiruzen Sarutobi's treasure, and with Shanks around, Danzo couldn't reach them.

Shanks had no say in Danzo's thoughts. He took the sealing scrolls and left Root. His original plan was to give half to Minato at the Hokage Tower and then hide the rest himself; keeping them on his person wasn't safe enough, especially with the situation escalating so much. Tsunade would definitely know about the scam and would come back to steal them after he lost all his money.

"I should have built a basement or something."

As Shanks walked, he pondered where he should put his money, but after thinking for a long time, he really didn't know where it would be safe to put it. After all, his sixth sense was incredibly accurate, though it was bad at gambling, he was never good at making change.

When Shanks arrived at the Hokage Building, he discovered that in addition to Minato and the Sky Piercing Cannon, the three giants of Konoha had also arrived.

"What a coincidence! What brings you all together like this? It's not easy to see you guys normally," Shanks teased, carrying a large bag of sealing scrolls.

There were just too many sealing scrolls; the ninja tool bag simply couldn't hold them all, so I had to carry them to the Hokage Building.

"The Uchiha made such a big commotion last night, we're not so old that we're senile yet. You're not carrying those three old guys' stuff on your back, are you?" Koharu Utatane was quick-witted and guessed it just by looking at the big package on Shanks' back.

There aren't many people in Konoha who are capable of doing this, and who dare to do it, but Shanks is definitely the most suitable person.

"These are some clothes. I'm planning to travel the world, so I came to tell Minato. Alright, I'm leaving now. You two keep chatting." Shanks finished speaking and was about to turn and leave when he noticed Tsunade had appeared at the door, blocking his way.

"Open it and see what kind of clothes you need to bring so much of." Tsunade was as domineering as ever.

Last night, while she was drinking, she sensed the Uchiha's movements. Then, just as dawn broke this morning, she heard the news that the three old Uchiha guys' savings had been completely destroyed by a mysterious person. Although it wasn't explicitly stated that it was stolen, it was practically the same as being robbed. So many valuable items—who wouldn't be tempted? Tsunade also thought about Shanks's unusual behavior these past two days, especially after Haruko told her that Shanks hadn't come home last night. She was even more certain that this was related to Shanks. Compared to what the Uchiha had taken, the 50 billion she had was just a drop in the ocean. So, after asking Haruko where Shanks was early this morning, she immediately rushed to the Hokage Building to prepare for her share of the spoils. However, someone else was even faster than her. When she arrived at the Hokage Building, she found the three giants of Konoha already drinking tea in the Hokage's office.

"Hey! Tsunade, we're family, what are you doing!" Shanks said, looking at the domineering Tsunade.

"Stop pretending. Minato has already planned everything for you all. You just came from Danzo's place, right?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

Originally, the three leaders came because of the Uchiha incident last night, but Minato was too easily fooled. After being asked a few questions by Hiruzen Sarutobi, he told the three leaders of Konoha and Tsunade their script.

Shanks listened to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words and glanced speechlessly at Minato. He should have known better than to cooperate with Minato in the first place; he could have just shared some of the profits with him later.

Minato is a good kid, completely unaware of the wickedness of people. He gets tricked into revealing everything...!!

524. It's really time to summon my second uncle.

"What...do you want? I was the one who came up with this way to make money, and Brother Danzo has already taken half of it, so there's not much left."

Shanks hugged the large bag tightly and said.

“We won’t make things difficult for you. You don’t need much by yourself. The most important thing is for the village to get through this crisis. You can give us 80% and keep 20% for yourself.” Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t believe that Danzo could get half of it from this guy. Danzo wasn’t that smart, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to keep tricking himself all these years.

"What?! Eighty percent? You guys are too ruthless! So all those brain cells I lost, all those henchmen Danzo lost, and you just get them all with a few words? No way! I have no money, but you can take my life." Shanks put the big bag down on the ground, sat down, and looked like he was ready to die.

"This is for your own good. If I'm not mistaken, those three must have guessed it was you who did it. Think about it, you are Itachi Uchiha's disciple. Although these things don't belong to him, they belong to the Uchiha clan. He will be the head of the Uchiha clan in the future. In other words, you took his things. Your image as a teacher is ruined." Hiruzen Sarutobi rambled on in a serious manner, almost losing his own train of thought.

"Don't give me that. You might be able to fool your best buddy, but you're a few years away from fooling me. I can only give you half at most! Don't even think about giving me more! The village will recover by the time the half here is ready." Shanks looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with disdain. When it came to deception, Shanks was the real master. Besides, in a few years, the Uchiha clan might be wiped out by his precious disciple. What kind of clan leader would he be then? Although he didn't know how many years, he estimated it would be soon. Itachi had already reached the three-tomoe stage, so he didn't have many years left either.

"...There must be a lot of valuable items inside that need to be exchanged for money, and it's not appropriate for you to take them out to exchange. How about this, I'll give you those items and exchange them for money, and you can keep all the gold and silver inside. How much is there? Is that alright?" After seeing Shanks's money-grubbing attitude, Koharu Utatane said.

"Sister Xiaochun, I'll give you face. When Minato comes to inspect, the gold and silver are mine, and the valuables are left to the village." Shanks thought for a while and felt that it seemed reasonable. This fuss couldn't go on. He had originally planned to hand over half, but Hiruzen Sarutobi was too greedy and asked for so much. You can't bargain like this.

Besides, those valuable items are useless to him. The things his father gave him and the "national father-in-law," Hyuga Hiashi, looked very expensive, but they're still sitting in the warehouse like dog poop. After all, these things are valuable, but someone has to buy them. Only the daimyo can afford them. It's not that Shanks is superstitious, but it's best not to do things like this; he can't afford the embarrassment.

Moreover, those three old Uchiha guys must have a lot of gold and silver in their private coffers, so it's better to let them handle the selling of their assets.

Without further ado, Minato rolled up his sleeves and began opening all the sealing scrolls in the Hokage's office, sorting them one by one. Gold and silver were placed on one side, and valuables on the other. Because there were so many items, Minato couldn't manage alone, so he had to get his hands on some. After three hours of hard work, they finally finished sorting everything. In the end, Shanks felt like he'd been cheated. He wondered if Danzo, that bastard, had also taken gold and silver. Anyway, Shanks roughly calculated... he couldn't even count all the items... but he definitely felt cheated.

After the three giants of Konoha finished packing up, they were satisfied and happy, almost laughing like pigs. They kept patting Shanks on the shoulder, saying things like "You've grown up" and "You've become sensible." That cheeky Shanks really looked like he had his size 42 shoe imprinted on Shanks's 32-inch face. If they weren't worried that Shanks couldn't handle it, they would have already taken him down.

The three giants of Konoha left, but there was one old man who didn't. After Shanks received his share of the money, his eyes never left the scroll in his hand, staring at it intently as if he could see something amazing.

"Why didn't you leave? Don't tell me you've already given away all that money in just a few days?" Shanks watched as Tsunade's eyelids twitched incessantly.

"How could that be? I gave half to Lingling and the others, and the other half... Garp couldn't control himself..." Tsunade said, her eyes never leaving the scroll in Shanks' hand.

"...I just realized that you three generations of old men are the real landowners in the village. Everything I've made in my life has been given to him by you."

Shanks stared at the sky speechlessly, suddenly feeling as if his life was shrouded in darkness and the sky itself was gray.

"Don't be so stingy. I'm helping you accumulate good karma. Think about how many people you've cheated. If I don't help you accumulate some good karma, you might not even be accepted by the Sage of Six Paths if you die."

Tsunade adopted a fawning tone. With Haruko-sama not around, being domineering wouldn't work; she had to use soft words. Besides... even if she hadn't given them all away, she had to say she had. Who complains about not having enough money? And besides, Garp was indeed too easily swayed.

"I don't need you to do me any good deeds, and all the good deeds you've done are thanks to your grandfather. This is the last time, and I plan to retire after this job. From now on, you'll have to rely on yourself." Shanks tossed her a sealing scroll and sighed. Who could blame him but Haruko-sama, spoiling her like that? Just like Garp was spoiled by Tsunade. Tsunade had been pampered by him and Haruko-sama since she was little, especially Haruko-sama. When Tsunade lost money gambling as a child, she would immediately run to Haruko-sama and act pitiful...

"Don't worry! Of course, there are wins and losses when gambling. Maybe one day when you're about to die, I'll win big." Tsunade took the scroll, said nonchalantly, and then turned and left the Hokage Building.

"........."

Shanks was stunned. "Damn it! I gave you the betting money, and you're cursing me to die? I've never seen such a shameless person."

"No, let her grandfather pay off her debts. Let him see what kind of state his granddaughter has become!"

Shanks plans to summon Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju tonight to have a good talk about the debts their granddaughter has accumulated over the decades.

Moreover, he hadn't seen Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju for a long time. He still had Tobirama's cells, and Orochimaru still had Hashirama's cells.

He planned to go to Orochimaru tomorrow to ask for Hashirama Senju's cells, and while he was at it, he also wanted to ask Orochimaru for two corpses, since Orochimaru had plenty of corpses.

525. The New Flower of Konoha

"...Father-in-law, Lingling is your daughter." After Tsunade left, the pistol stared straight at him.

Not only Rocketeer, but even Minato, whom Shanks thought was a good person, stared intently at him.

"I........."

Shanks really wanted to kill those two shameless bastards, but he had already given them to one niece, so he couldn't possibly not give them to the other niece, not to mention his own daughter!

.......

Shanks wandered aimlessly through the streets of Konoha. Villagers greeted him occasionally, but Shanks was in no mood for idle chatter. After splitting the money he'd swindled from the Uchiha, only a tenth remained. His fortunes had plummeted in the blink of an eye that morning. Thankfully, he didn't have Uchiha blood, or he'd awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Grandpa Shanks!"

Just as Shanks arrived in front of Ichiraku Ramen, a childish voice came from inside the ramen shop.

Shanks turned his head and saw a rather delicate-looking "little girl" waving at him, with a beautiful woman beside her. The two of them sitting together looked like sisters.

"Hey! Lord Shanks, it's been a long time since you've been here. Would you like a bowl of noodles? It's on me." The middle-aged noodle shop owner said with a smile as Shanks approached.

"Alright, speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've had your ramen. What are you doing here? Did you eat your fill for free? Do you want to have another bowl with Grandpa Shanks?" Since it's free, I won't eat it!

That's right, the guy who just called Shanks is the grandson of his best friend Minazuki Seiko. The Minazuki family's genes are indeed extraordinary. At almost six years old, Shiro is looking more and more like a girl, and a very beautiful one at that. In any case, you can't find a girl in the village who is prettier than him.

In a few years, the title of "Flower of Konoha" might fall to him... It's really pathetic to think that the "Flower of Konoha" is a guy.

“We’ve already eaten. School starts tomorrow, and I’m taking Haku out to buy him new clothes,” Haku’s mother, Mizuki Kawaka, said, stroking Haku’s little head. These past two years in Konoha have been the most peaceful two years of her life. Here, she’s just an ordinary villager. The villagers of Konoha are very friendly, unlike in Kirigakure, where clans fight each other. The Uzumaki clan didn’t exclude her because she was an outsider. On the contrary, seeing that she was raising a child alone, many old women would come to help her from time to time, allowing her to have some free time. Moreover, the village gives her a lot of living expenses every month, and Shanks also shares some with her after each business deal. She doesn’t have to worry about money like many other villagers.

"Really! Speaking of which, Haku seems to be of school age. How about this, I'll go with him tomorrow. I haven't been back to the Ninja Academy in ages; you know, that's my territory." Shanks suddenly remembered that tomorrow really was the start of the school year, and Haku was over five years old. He hadn't really kept Haku's ninjutsu talent under control, but it shouldn't be too bad, right? In the original story, he easily defeated the savior and the second male lead before they even got their power-ups. Otherwise, with Kishimoto's halo, they would have been meeting their fathers long ago.

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate, Uncle Shanks? You're so busy."

"Minazuki Kawaka said. Shanks is indeed busy. Since retiring, aside from sleeping in the clan compound, he spends his free time wandering around the village when he's awake..."

"Don't mention it. I promised your father I would take good care of you. To be honest, I'm ashamed to say that I don't even know how well Bai is doing in his cultivation, even though he's over five years old." Shanks waved his hand and said.

"Bai's talent is quite good, and he has a high affinity for water attributes, but he hasn't awakened his family's ice release yet," said Minazuki Kawaka.

"Don't worry, you said he has a high affinity for water-style techniques, awakening it is only a matter of time. Besides, his water-style techniques are pretty good. Look at your uncle, all I know is water-style. Who in the ninja world dares to go head-to-head with me in ninjutsu? I'll get you my second uncle's water-style manuscript when we get back." Shanks shamelessly boasted. His water-style techniques were all learned from Tobirama Senju, but the difference between him and Tobirama was that his quantity was greater, and he had more chakra. Although he didn't have Tobirama's flashy techniques, he, like Hashirama Senju, went all out. If one S-rank ninjutsu wasn't enough, he'd use two; if two weren't enough, he'd use four, five, or six. There would always be a time when he couldn't hold out.

"Then thank you, Uncle Shanks." Minazuki Kawaka said with a happy expression. Although she also knew many water-style techniques, none of them were as sharp as the water-style techniques of the legendary water god, Tobirama Senju. For her son's sake, she didn't hold back.

"No need to thank me, I don't even know where I lost it. I'll look for it carefully when I get back."

Shanks racked his brains. He'd read that lousy book once when he was a kid and learned a few awesome Water Release techniques, then casually tossed it aside. After all, he didn't make a living from Water Release anyway. Now he really couldn't remember where he'd put it. He guessed Haruko-sama had kept it.

"......"

Minazuki Kawaka was speechless. This damn water god's water-style manuscript could be thrown away so carelessly. This thing should be treasured and kept somewhere.

But thinking about it carefully... it seems like everyone in the Senju clan is like that... many children throw sealing scrolls around everywhere.

After chatting with Shanks for a while, Minazuki Kawaka went to buy new clothes for the first day of school the next day. However, Shanks didn't approve of Kawaka's sense of style, as she dressed a pretty little boy up like a pretty girl.

What a monster!

Shanks felt a bit better after getting a free bowl of noodles from Ichiraku Rakuten. At least it proved to him that even if the Yonko Red-Haired Shanks was poor, he wouldn't starve to death.

..........

"Lord Haruko, didn't you put away Uncle's Water Release: Technique manuscript? You can't have lost it too, can you?" Shanks and Lord Haruko started rummaging through the house after dinner, but they couldn't find it after a while.

"...It's been so many years, and you never look at it, how am I supposed to remember where I put it! Besides, I've collected your things so many times every time you leave them lying around, how could I possibly remember every single time?" Haruko-sama lectured as she searched.

"Yes, ma'am! I promise I won't do it again next time."

Shanks listened to Haruko's rambling while giving her a perfunctory reply, wondering if it was because she was really getting old, but Haruko seemed to be experiencing some menopausal symptoms.

"Strange, I remember I was right here, where did I go?" Haruko said, pulling Shanks's treasure chest out from under the bed.

"If it doesn't work, then forget it. I'll go find Minato later and copy the Water Release techniques from the Scroll of Seals again," Shanks said, shrugging.

"Found it! It's here! Huh! Why are there so many photos here? This must be Kakashi when he was little, hehe, Kakashi was really cute when he was young." Haruko opened the treasure chest and searched for a while, finding not only Tobirama Senju's Water Release manuscript, but also a bunch of Shanks' personal collections.

526. Artists only become famous after their deaths.

Shanks turned to show Haruko his old stash of photos. Inside were pictures of Kakashi urinating, Obito's most infamous moment, Itachi without pants, and even photos of Shisui and Minato... He wondered how Shanks had managed to trick them into believing him when they were kids.

"You too, why take these pointless photos?" Haruko complained after looking at them.

"..."

Shanks rolled his eyes. Who was that just now, looking at her so intently and saying she was cute...?

"You don't understand, these are the most valuable things. Let me tell you, if you take these photos out now, Konoha will go crazy." Shanks continued smugly. Putting everything else aside, he'd be willing to trade any country for Obito's photos alone. Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked infiltrating the Senju clan in the first place. Luckily, Obito never expected him to keep these things under his bed...

Shanks picked up Tobirama Senju's Water Release manuscript and casually flipped through it. The main reason was that Tobirama's handwriting was so beautiful. Even those scribbles were drawn so beautifully. He hadn't been interested in studying these things when he was a child, but now that he was looking at them, he really gained some insights... With Tobirama's handwriting, he would never starve, and he might even be able to sell it for money.

Suddenly! Shanks had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something.

"Sell it for money..."