Konoha Drunkard

Shanks glanced at Jiraiya and said, "What are you bragging about? If you were so popular with women, you would have saved yourself for a kill by now."

"Sug!... This kid doesn't look like his father at all. Could it be... After all, the Uchiha clan has always been quite chaotic."

Jiraiya had been observing the second male lead from afar for a long time. He had seen Itachi, the first son of the captain, who was Fugaku's biological son. Although he didn't have a good impression of the Uchiha clan, he had worked with Fugaku for a while during the Third Shinobi World War. Fugaku didn't possess any of the traditional arrogance of the Uchiha clan. Itachi, aside from resembling his father in appearance, also had a similar personality. The second male lead, however, inherited the arrogant and overbearing nature of the Uchiha clan, and his appearance was more like Mikoto's. Naturally, Jiraiya had his suspicions. The fact that the Uchiha clan head wasn't the clan head's biological son was widely known among the higher-ups; everyone knew the Uchiha clan was chaotic.

"...If Kushina finds out you're talking badly about her friend, you'll be crawling out the door tonight. She's got some serious connections that will scare you to death."

Jiraiya's big mouth may have been learned from someone, but it certainly wasn't from him... Jiraiya is the eldest son of the Six Paths Elder, the reincarnation of Asura. Isn't that awesome?

"Tch! You must be Naruto, right? You're not bad looking, but still a bit worse than me."

Jiraiya glanced at the Savior, whose face was still bruised and swollen from being beaten up by Karin. Shanks was curious how he could tell the Savior was good-looking.

"This handsome guy is Naruto, and who are you, old man with white hair?"

Naruto glanced sideways at Jiraiya, who had a gourd on his head. He was so ugly, yet he dared to say he was more handsome than him. Naruto had never seen such a shameless person before.

"Haha! Since you ask so sincerely, I'll tell you. I am none other than the handsome and dashing hermit of Mount Myōboku, Lord Jiraiya!"

In an instant, Jiraiya's background music started playing, but the absence of a giant toad under his feet and the gourd on his head somewhat affected the effect, making it less hilarious.

"Tch! He got beaten up like that and still dares to call himself an immortal."

The savior scoffed dismissively.

"Kid! What do you know? I was really going easy on you, you know? A good man doesn't fight with a woman. If you take a woman seriously, you'll lose."

Jiraiya was furious! He hadn't expected the village to have changed so much in the years he'd been away. Not only was there no grand welcome he'd imagined, but he was also being looked down upon by a little brat. And that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that this little brat was the son of his prized disciple, or more accurately, his grand-disciple.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have been better off not coming back!

“Naruto, he’s your dad’s teacher. In fact, your name is the protagonist in his book, but the book didn’t sell well, so you’re not famous.”

Shanks watched with great interest the scene of love and hate between the two generations of the Legendary Sannin.

"Tch! I've never heard my dad mention him, so his strength must be nothing special. Garp used to beat up his teacher all the time."

The savior pursed his lips and delivered a devastating blow to Jiraiya, weighing tens of thousands of tons!

584. Aunt Chiyo has arrived!

"You...you...you..."

Jiraiya, clutching the flag and his heart, which had been struck by a violent blow, pointed at the savior, unable to speak.

"Are all kids these days so annoying? Minato, that brat, he's become Hokage and he's forgotten all about his mentor!"

Jiraiya felt a sharp pain in his heart, a deep, agonizing pain.

It's not entirely Minato's fault. Jiraiya had been gone for so many years, and Minato, after becoming Hokage, was so busy he was practically dizzy. When he got home, he still had to cook for his wife and son, Kushina. Kushina's cooking skills were truly appalling. After such a busy day, Minato had no time to tell his son stories.

Wouldn't it be better to save your energy for a bath and a nap so you can continue contributing to the village the next day? Kushina hates Jiraiya so much, so naturally she wouldn't tell her son about Minato's lecherous teacher. Besides, the Savior has never seen Jiraiya before, so it would be strange if he didn't confront him when he saw Jiraiya being so arrogant.

His savior-like personality is something he's cultivated. He gets beaten up by his mother and friends every day, yet he remains so sunny, cheerful, and positive—a rare quality indeed. In this respect, he's exactly like Jiraiya, who was constantly teased as a lecher and a loser, and even after being taken in as a disciple by Hiruzen Sarutobi, people thought it was a "buy one get one free" deal.

.........

After watching for a while, Shanks lost interest in their dogfighting because someone who shouldn't have been there appeared. After this person walked in, the scene became eerily quiet. After all, even if Onoki had come, they couldn't think of a reason for his return.

"Aunt Chiyo has arrived! Those born in the years of the Pig and Ox, please avoid this place...! By the way, aren't you supposed to be enjoying your retirement in the village? Why did you come all this way? You should have let me know you were coming so I could have picked you up. There's no need to travel so far."

That's right! This person is Chiyo, whom Shanks thought would never come and for whom he didn't send an invitation. It's not that Shanks doesn't value their friendship, but Chiyo's situation with her best friend is far too complicated, and Shanks doesn't dare to upset the old lady.

"Then I would like to trouble you, the red-haired man from Konoha, to personally pick me up and drop me off. I want to get out and see some acquaintances while I'm still alive, otherwise I'll have regrets when I die."

Grandma Chiyo's words had a hidden meaning, but Shanks cleverly pretended not to hear. After all, it wasn't meant for him; most older people knew who it was directed at. You couldn't just respond carelessly. Grandma Chiyo's seniority was undeniable; three generations of old men would be easily outmatched. So, of course, everyone else pretended not to hear.

"Look at what you're saying, with your physique, you could easily live for another hundred or two hundred years. You're practically a living encyclopedia of the ninja world; if anything were to happen to you, it would be a great loss to the ninja world!"

To put it nicely, even Yamanaka Hio, who practiced with Danzo every day, was no match for him, the progenitor. Chiyo was praised by him as if she had become decades younger.

"Your mouth is still so eloquent. Rasa wanted to keep it from me, but his management skills are still too shallow. This young man must be the Fourth Hokage, right? You are truly a talent. It's no wonder Rasa lost to you. Congratulations to White Fang as well. The handsome young man of yesteryear is now over fifty."

Grandma Chiyo glanced at Minato and then congratulated Sakumo Hatake. However, Shanks found Shanks's words strange. What did she mean by "the handsome young man back then"...? Was it really just his big mouth? Did Aunt Chiyo really have feelings for him back then...?

"Uh... Welcome, Chiyo-sama..."

Hatake Sakumo, regaining his composure, politely replied that every battle has a victor and a vanquished. He didn't think there was anything wrong with killing Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, given they had killed many Konoha people. However, encountering this old acquaintance in peacetime was difficult for him, as he had indeed killed someone's family.

"Old man with white hair, who is this old woman? She has such a high status. Lord Sakumo and my great-uncle seem to respect her a lot."

The savior asked Jiraiya a question. It was the first time he had ever seen his great-uncle use a respectful title when speaking to someone. Not only was he curious, but after hearing the savior's words, some of the kids also looked at Jiraiya. They didn't have Naruto's poor judgment. Their father had greeted Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, when he came in, so they naturally knew who Jiraiya was.

Even the second male lead, who always wore shorts, perked up his ears curiously. He had often heard his father and some clansmen comment on his older brother's teacher. Even the arrogant clansmen who considered themselves the number one and second-in-command of the Heavenly King admitted that Konoha's Shanks was the number one ninja in the world.

"Uh...she's a meritorious elder of Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages alongside Konoha, the wife of the First Kazekage, the super puppeteer Granny Chiyo, and the pillar of Sunagakure. As long as she's there, even without the Kazekage, Sunagakure won't descend into chaos. When she became famous, Sakumo and the captain were still babies, so..."

Jiraiya shrugged and didn't continue, but the implication was clear: this old woman was of a very high generation, and Konoha values ​​respect for elders. Didn't you see that his teacher and three generations of old men were all smiling at him?

"What?! The First Kazekage's wife? Then...how old is she?"

The savior's focus was always different from others. While the other children were amazed by the old woman's formidable identity—a super-powerful figure in Sunagakure—the village said, "Sunagakure can do without the Kazekage, but not without her." This already illustrated her status within the village. However, the savior was concerned with the old woman's age. He couldn't even count on his fingers anymore. His great-uncle was over fifty, the nephew of the First Hokage's wife. So, a generation apart... Damn, the First Hokage has been dead for so many years, and the First Kazekage's wife is still alive! That's incredible...

"Uh... I really hadn't thought of that before you mentioned it... Tsunade... how old is this old woman Chiyo?"

Jiraiya and the savior are respectively a poor student and an uneducated person, so calculating more than twenty is asking them a lot of trouble.

"...She's probably in her eighties. She's much younger than my grandmother. I heard she was the second Flower of the Ninja World."

Tsunade is good at losing money; arithmetic is something Orochimaru used to do, she wouldn't need to get involved in something as trivial as this.

"puff!"

"Was this old woman once the Flower of Konoha? Or is everyone just face-blind?"

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of tea at his savior and muttered under his breath, "The Flower of the Ninja World! That requires the recognition of the majority of the ninja world; it can't be self-proclaimed."

He knew the first one all too well: Lady Uzumaki Mito, his friend's grandmother. Because of the Yin Seal, although Uzumaki Mito was very old, her peerless beauty remained.

But when he heard that the wrinkled Chiyo in front of him was actually the second Flower of the Ninja World, he really didn't know. He had only seen Chiyo when she was middle-aged before. She was indeed quite beautiful back then, but to say that she was the Flower of the Ninja World was a bit of an exaggeration.

Time is not only a butcher's knife, but also a pair of scissors for pruning flowers!

585. Debuting at the peak

"Why is this old woman here? She and Shuo Mao are sworn enemies!"

Jiraiya stroked his chin thoughtfully. These old folks who lived through World War II understood the situation between the two. Although it was wartime and it was a matter of killing each other, Aunt Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law were no ordinary people. Both of them were puppet masters and held high positions in Sunagakure. They were among the top high-ranking officials from various villages who had been killed since the Third World War.

Even if he wasn't in his right mind, he wouldn't believe that old woman Chiyo had traveled all the way to congratulate Sakumo.

"Why bother with her so much? This is our territory, and she's already an old woman, what can she still do?"

With so many double-flower red sticks present, Tsunade didn't believe that old woman Chiyo would do anything foolish.

"Does this old woman have a bad relationship with Grandpa Sakumo? She seems quite kind to me."

"This old woman doesn't look like she's come here for revenge at all," Garp said, puzzled.

"Ahem! Young man, let me give you a history lesson on the great figures of the ninja world, and the love and hate between them, so you won't be caught off guard and get killed without even knowing what happened."

Jiraiya straightened his collar and said to Garp, but when it was time to listen to the story, the kids around him also looked over.

"Speaking of famous figures in the ninja world right now, it has to be Konoha. The two legendary Sannin, plus the Yellow Flash. They are all top-tier figures. The two legendary Sannin are Shanks and White Fang. They both reached their peak right from the start, becoming famous during World War I. Tsunade and I are two of the legendary Sannin. We rose to power during World War II and beat Hanzo of the Salamander, who was known as a demigod, to a pulp. Minato was the youngest, so he only rose to power during World War III. But let's leave those things aside for now. Today, I'll tell you about the grudges and entanglements between Chiyo and Sakumo."

Jiraiya instantly became the focus of attention. Apart from the people chatting with Grandma Chiyo in the distance, everyone around him looked like a well-behaved child, including some clan leaders. They debuted around the same time as Minato, but they only knew that Lord Sakumo had defeated Grandma Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, thus leading the Konoha army to victory on the battlefield in the Land of Wind. They didn't really know the specifics of the situation.

"Back when the Second Shinobi World War broke out, Sakumo led his troops to the battlefield in the Land of Wind. The Sand Village was most famous for its Magnet Release and Puppet Technique, but compared to Magnet Release, Puppet Technique was the most difficult to deal with. This was because each puppeteer's puppets were coated with a deadly poison, capable of killing instantly upon contact with blood—truly a weapon of war. The leader of that group of puppeteers was this old woman's son and daughter-in-law, whose puppetry skills were already surpassing hers. They were wreaking havoc on the battlefield, poisoning many who were merely touched by their puppets. Although they didn't die, they lost their fighting ability. At that time, the village was facing attacks from four other ninja villages simultaneously, so they couldn't provide support. This old woman's poison was indeed potent; only Tsunade in the entire ninja world could counter it. However, at that time, we were in the Land of Rain..." With Hanzo of the Salamander at the helm, Tsunade didn't have time to develop an antidote, making the situation on the Land of Wind's battlefield extremely difficult. Sakumo only managed to hold out until the Land of Rain's war ended by single-handedly fighting the Third Kazekage and two top-tier puppeteers. Later, during a final assault, while the Third Kazekage was entangled with Tsunade, Sakumo single-handedly killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, leading to victory. At that time, Chiyo was already... well... she was very old and had to bury her son. So, imagine this old woman congratulating her enemy, Sakumo—what good could she possibly think? And you'd better be wary of Sunagakure people in the future. Your father killed quite a few Sunagakure ninja; it's best not to let them know your surname is Senju until you're strong enough..."

After Jiraiya gave up on calculating Aunt Chiyo's age, he whispered to Garp.

"...How could someone like my dad possibly farm Sand Ninja?"

Garp initially believed Jiraiya's story, given how vividly he told it. However, when he heard that Jiraiya's cowardly father had done something that made the Sand Village resentful and hateful, Garp simply couldn't believe it. Just how weak could the Sand Village be to be outdone by his father?

"Let's leave this matter aside for now. Ask Tsunade when you have time. Just listen to me. If Chiyo's hatred for Sakumo is a great grudge, then the entire Sand Village hates your father even more than Chiyo."

...........

"The Four Kingdoms! Lord Sakumo was so powerful back then! He could take on the Kazekage and two super puppeteers in one-on-one!"

"Idiot! Lord Shanks has fought the Tsuchikage, Kazekage, and Mizukage one-on-one before, so what's so strange about Lord Sakumo taking on all three at once..."

"......"

After Jiraiya finished telling his story, not only the little kids, but even some clan leaders were quietly amazed. They all knew that this great man was incredibly powerful, but they didn't know the exact extent of his strength. Just like they all knew that the Third Hokage was known as... ugh! The strongest Hokage in history, but they didn't know exactly how powerful he was.

They'd never even seen the First and Second Hokage, one hailed as the God of Shinobi, and the other whose title changed hands every few days. Anyway, everyone said the Third Hokage was the strongest, so be it. It didn't matter if they hadn't witnessed the other two Hokage's strength; as long as the Third Hokage was good at talking, that was enough...

.........

"Garp! Go fetch a dragon throne... no! A large chair!"

While Jiraiya was boasting and telling his story, the scene at the main table became somewhat awkward. Even Shanks, a master of controlling the situation, couldn't quite manage it. The head seat at the main table was originally reserved for the Third Hokage, given his age, status, and former superiority over Sakumo. There was nothing wrong with him sitting there. However, it's unclear what Chiyo was thinking. Did she consider Hatake Sakumo a... subordinate or something? She moved Hiruzen Sarutobi's seat aside and stood in the head seat herself.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a man who cared about his image. He smiled on the outside, but he was definitely cursing in his heart. However, Aunt Chiyo was indeed a generation higher than him, and with so many subordinates present, he still had to maintain the manners that a Hokage should have.

Even as a former Hokage, he showed such respect for elders, so his underlings had no choice but to follow suit. Konoha and Kumogakure value strength differently. Konoha is a place that values ​​seniority. No matter how strong you are, if you debut late, you debut late. Even a double-flowered red stick has to be a subordinate in front of the older generation.

586. There's an older son upstairs.

Aunt Chiyo is so old, and we've known each other for a long time, so Shanks couldn't just let her stand there forever. He had to ask Garp to bring over that giant chair from his friend's house, a chair that even Sakumo didn't know had been there for ages. After all, she's an old lady, so it's only right to give her face.

...........

"Aunt Chiyo, you're really not being fair. You didn't even come when my daughter got married, but you're here for Sakumo's son's wedding. You don't actually have any ulterior motives towards Sakumo, and you don't actually want to have a baby with a little white tooth to share the inheritance with Kakashi, do you? Being an older mother is very dangerous..."

During the wedding, while everyone's attention was focused on Kakashi and the girl with the colored contacts, Shanks chuckled quietly. He'd used that lame excuse of just taking a stroll for fun decades ago. Even Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, who's usually so bored, doesn't wander around like that.

"Heh, your mouth hasn't been torn apart yet. Hashirama Senju was indeed a good teacher."

Aunt Chiyo wasn't angry. That scoundrel's mouth was notorious. If she got angry over such a small thing, she wouldn't have lived to this age.

"Then you're wrong. I was destined to be this good, no matter who taught me. Hashirama Senju was just a minor character who gained some fame."

Hashirama Senju, that old scoundrel, has been accumulating his reputation for decades without ever asking for anything in return. It's time he did something to prove himself.

"...I was just about to go check out the news about Scorpion in the Land of Birds a while ago, and then I heard that White Fang's son is getting married, so I came to join in the fun."

Aunt Chiyo glanced at Kakashi and the girl with the colored contacts. If her precious grandson were here, she might already have a great-grandson... Her precious grandson is so handsome, her great-grandson would definitely be even more handsome than White Fang's...

"Scorpion appeared in the Bird Country? Impossible! The Bird Country is a notoriously poor and remote place. It doesn't have the money for him to rob."