Konoha Drunkard

The savior's tone was nothing like that of a child abandoned by his parents; no wonder he was chosen as the Son of Heaven, his mindset was so steady.

"...You wretched old man, don't steal my barbecue!"

The chubby kid, having his big pig's trotter snatched away, was furious and immediately pounced on Shanks. Unlike his father, the big fat guy Choji, who always cowered at the sight of Shanks, the chubby kid wasn't afraid, especially when it came to Shanks who had stolen his food. He'd even dare to fight back in any environment, though this was his relative's place, and if they smashed it, he'd have to pay for tons of senbei...

"Kusina has a really big heart..."

Shanks, holding off the chubby boy who lunged at him, muttered to himself, "It seems Kushina chose Minato without hesitation between her son and Minato. Minato is definitely much more handsome than her son."

"Ugh! I should have just stayed home. So embarrassing..."

The blonde girl on the side felt embarrassed watching the chubby boy and the old man fighting over a piece of grilled meat, which attracted everyone's attention.

"Grandpa, where's Neji? Isn't he with you in the Senju clan's territory?"

"I didn't see Neji," Little Cannon asked curiously. "I saw Neji a few days ago when I went to visit my grandmother with my mother."

"That kid got homesick after being away from home for so long, so I sent him back. Stop talking nonsense. You should eat more too. You've been getting thinner and thinner lately. Even Ino is fatter than you. Are your parents not feeding you?"

Shanks looked at the little rocket launcher and said.

"Grandpa Shanks is so annoying! I'm not fat at all!"

The blonde girl immediately objected when she heard someone say that, as she was very conscious of her figure in order to compete with the guy with the wide forehead for Sasuke.

555. Little Fatty, I didn't say you were fat.

"Ino, why are you getting so worked up? Girls change a lot as they grow up. You're still so young and you're already so concerned about your figure. You'll rebound later. On the contrary, those who didn't care much about their figure and were chubby when they were young might be great beauties when they grow up. Every chubby person is a potential star! Hey, little chubby, calm down. I wasn't talking about you when I said chubby!"

Before Shanks could finish speaking, the chubby Akimichi boy pounced on him again, this time even more excited than before. The Akimichi family has an innate sensitivity to the word "chubby".

"How could this be! Grandpa Shanks, you're not lying to me, are you?"

Little girls are so easy to fool. Although they are precocious in the Naruto world and know how to flirt with boys at the age of four, they are far less worldly-wise than Shanks, a seasoned veteran.

"Of course, Grandpa Shanks never brags. I have evidence to back it up. Go home and ask your dad. Fatty's dad, Big Fatty, successfully lost weight once. Ask him if he was handsome when he slimmed down. He was a real heartthrob, walking hormones. Fatty, I didn't say you're fat, don't get so worked up!"

Shanks slammed the plump ball of flesh that pounced on him onto the table; the fleshy feel was quite pleasant.

"...Sigh! Women are such a hassle, and so naive!"

Little Cannon sighed as he watched his friend, who was practically crippled by his grandfather's smooth talk. Everyone knew his grandfather was a master of empty words; the only truth in one out of ten sentences was because he was kind-hearted...

"I'm telling you, Ino, what's so great about Sasuke? He's not as handsome as Haku, and he's so arrogant. He looks down on people all the time. I hate him."

Naruto munched on his grilled meat while hurling insults at his nemesis, as if the second male lead were the grilled meat in his hand, as he devoured it.

"Yes, yes! This time I'm on Naruto's side."

Everyone nodded in agreement. The words were crude, but the point was valid. Even Tsunade agreed with Naruto's assessment; that Haku was just too stunning. Last time they went to the hot springs, Haku was walking ahead of her, and she momentarily forgot to recognize him, thinking Konoha had acquired such a beautiful girl. She almost followed Haku into the men's changing room; thankfully, she glanced at the sign on the door.

Shanks was even more curious. He'd already brought Haku, this devilishly handsome guy, into Konoha's camp. Given Ino's and that pink-haired girl's infatuation, they couldn't possibly not know that Haku was now the "Flower of Konoha," right? And now they were even fighting over the second male lead? Did he have some kind of Mary Sue aura? No matter how handsome or devilish the supporting characters were, they couldn't steal the spotlight from the second male lead. Young girls just like those pretty boys; the warm, gentle type like Haku is outdated.

"Brother Bai is older than me! And I heard he already has a girlfriend."

"puff!"

As soon as Ino finished speaking, Shanks sprayed Naruto's face with water.

"When did Haku get tickets? How come I didn't know? Naruto?"

Shanks looked at Naruto curiously; of all the people present, Naruto was the closest to Haku.

"No, when I went to the school to see Brother Bai last time, a lot of girls gave his wife gifts. How could he possibly have a girlfriend?"

Naruto wiped the wine sprayed on his face and shook his head.

"It's a girl who's a little older than him but just as pretty. I even saw them holding hands on the street last time."

Seeing that no one believed her, Ino explained.

"Impossible, right? Although I'm face-blind, besides my aunt, is there anyone else in the village as beautiful as Bai?"

Garp's flattery made Tsunade feel incredibly comfortable; the young man had a bright future, and all these years of nurturing him hadn't been in vain.

"Garp's words may have sounded like flattery, but... I agree with the last part. How come I didn't know there was someone in the village as beautiful as me, and a girl at that? That's impossible!"

Shanks nodded. If the village had a girl of that caliber, the village paparazzi would have been raving about her long ago. How could she have remained unknown for so many years?

"It's true! They were eating ramen together right in front of the ramen shop last time! You can ask Uncle Teuchi if you don't believe me!"

Seeing that no one believed her, Ino became anxious. This was the first time she had the courage to admit that someone was prettier than her, but no one believed her.

"Wait! You mean that girl went to eat ramen with Bai? You're not talking about Bai's mother, Chuanxiang, are you?"

Shanks remembered that Kawai always liked to take Shiro out for ramen. The two really did look like sisters. Kawai wasn't very old to begin with, and her appearance really hadn't changed much; some people could even believe she was a young girl. Most importantly, Kawai always stayed at home and rarely went out in public. When she did go out, it was with her son. Many strangers really mistook them for sisters.

"Brother Bai's mother? No way, she looks like she's only a teenager."

Ino was shocked. She rarely went to the Senju clan's territory, and Kawaka rarely went out either, so she had never seen Kawaka before and had no idea that Shiro's mother was so beautiful.

The most important thing is that she's a mother, yet she's still so young and beautiful, looking no different from a teenage girl.

wrong!

She's clearly a young girl!

"You don't not know Aunt Chuanxiang, do you?"

Naruto, seeing Ino's surprised expression, asked curiously, "When I first met Kawaka, I only thought she was Haku's older sister. I didn't expect Ino to be even more outrageous than me, thinking she was someone's girlfriend. What a mess!"

"...Stop talking nonsense, eat your barbecue!"

Ino grabbed a greasy piece of fatty meat and shoved it into Naruto's mouth. Being looked down upon by others was bad enough, but to be looked down upon by this idiot was unacceptable.

"But it's not surprising that Ino mistook her for someone else. Aunt Kawaka is indeed... just as beautiful as my aunt!"

Garp stroked his chin and said that he originally wanted to say that she was indeed the most beautiful in Konoha, but after feeling his aunt's sharp gaze, he immediately changed his mind. Flattery never fails, and he still wanted his aunt to protect him in the future!

"So? Now you know that's not Haku's girlfriend but his mother. Any ideas? Let's keep the good stuff in the family. Grandpa Shanks is personally helping you out. Haku is known as the Little Sun, just like Naruto's dad, and even more handsome than his dad. There's only one like him in the ninja world."

Shanks tempted her with a cheeky grin, and the long-awaited matchmaker side quest was back online. Shanks was also full of energy. He still remembered Ino even though she was a man. Although he didn't remember the name of that extra, he still had a deep impression of her because she was an artist. However, compared to White, it was like waving a fire poker in front of a tank. There was no comparison at all!

556. Uncle Ban is a living example.

Haiyi was his favorite disciple. He was both elegant and good at taking care of his wife, much better than Chongtianpao. Back then, he even wanted to recruit Haiyi as his son-in-law, but Chongtianpao got there first and tricked the Four Emperors' Big Mom.

Because he loves Ino so much, he also adores her daughter Shanks. How could he possibly let Ino marry a nobody who can't even support a family?

"...It still won't work. It's not just about Brother Bai anymore; it's a battle between me and the woman with the wide forehead! I can't lose to her."

Ino raised her fist, full of fighting spirit; she couldn't lose to that broad-foreheaded guy, no matter who she lost to.

Shanks covered his head and looked up at the sky. "Kid, why did you have to compare yourself to that pink-haired girl? You're destined to lose before you even start."

The second male lead and his wife are the main plot arranged by Kishimoto. It's no problem for him to change some unimportant side plots. Kishimoto doesn't care about this unskilled (system) stowaway. The incident with the Minato couple is still ongoing, so he doesn't have the energy to change the main plot. Otherwise, the plot will become too chaotic and it will be difficult to complete the game.

Ino and that extra were just a minor subplot. If they're changed, so be it. Putting aside the consequences of changing the main plot, the main plot of this romance series isn't something he can decide. Does he think he can drug the second male lead and throw him into Ino's bed?

This seems like... a good idea!

Pooh!

How could Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, possibly do such a thing? Trying to make the second male lead fall in love with Ino is even more difficult than getting the old man of the Six Paths to defeat the savior. Shanks doesn't have that ability yet.

"Grandpa Shanks, do you think I can't beat that guy with the broad forehead?"

Shanks's actions infuriated Ino; this old man actually didn't think highly of her, this beautiful young girl.

"How is that possible! How could our beautiful Ino not be able to beat a violent woman with a broad forehead? In every aspect, she is not in the same league as you."

Shanks, seeing that Ino had the ambition to go wild, quickly launched into a tirade of praise.

.........

"Ugh! Women are such a hassle."

The little rocket launcher lazily propped his head up and sighed, wondering why all of his dad's friends were guys, while his friend had a girl. If this girl were like his mom, that would be fine, but the problem was that the girl's love life was quite colorful.

"Boom!"

"How old are you, little brat? What nonsense are you spouting? Lingling is a woman too."

Upon hearing Xiaoba Tianpao's exclamation, Tsunade smacked him with a chopstick.

Although the children of the Nara clan are all highly intelligent, this also becomes a source of trouble for them. What seems like a simple problem to them is often analyzed and complicated by others.

The same goes for the little rocket launcher with the super brain. Although he is not as top-tier as his mother, Big Mom, who is a member of the Uzumaki clan, he is still much more powerful than the character in the original work who would break out in a cold sweat after using the clan's secret techniques once or twice. His chakra is far beyond that of ordinary people. He can learn the clan's secret techniques after seeing them once, and he does not need to use his brain cells to calculate the amount of chakra.

The life of Little Cannonball is so boring. He can't muster any enthusiasm for anything. Even his favorite game of shogi has become a source of loneliness because his father was shaved bald. If it weren't for his savior and second male lead aura, Little Cannonball would definitely be the chosen one, with both a strong body and a sharp mind.

........

"Lord Shanks!"

The Hyuga clan values ​​rules and integrity. If others were bullied like this by Shanks and Tsunade, they would have stopped coming back long ago.

However, these large families and powerful clans are different. They are stubborn and know there are tigers in the mountains, yet they still venture into the tiger's den. Perhaps it is precisely because of this spirit that they have been able to stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world for so many years.

The next morning, perhaps because the money was plentiful this time, Neji still came early to accompany his nominal godfather, and he seemed to be in a much better mood than the night before.

Neji was in a good mood today, of course. His father, worried he might forget his money, had knocked on his door early in the morning with more than double the allowance he'd saved over the years. While this money didn't hold the same sentimental value as his accumulated savings, it was still money, all the same color and material, and it was all going to be spent anyway.

“You little guy, you’re pretty early! Considering how well you’ve performed over the past month, starting today I’ll teach you some special skills. These are my secret treasures, things I’ve never taught your father or your brother.”

After finishing breakfast, Shanks took Neji to the training ground and talked excitedly.

"What?!"

This time, she couldn't keep a straight face and showed a different expression, one of surprise, one of anticipation, and one of intense excitement.

OMG!

Heaven has finally opened its eyes!

Was this old guy moved by my sincerity? He actually took the initiative to teach me. It seems that the month of suffering was worth it!

Seeing Shanks' utter sincerity, Neji was deeply moved, his pure white eyes reddening slightly. If he were moved any more, perhaps he could develop the Sharingan.

However, it's understandable that young Neji was excited. If it were a young Uchiha kid, he might have already awakened his Sharingan.

Who is Shanks?

There are a hundred different opinions on this issue. For example, children from Sunagakure and Kirigakure who have received education in schools might say that Shanks from Konoha is a demon.