Konoha Drunkard

"I guess they probably know that Shanks has retired and they don't have enough money to ask him to come out of retirement. They also know that Shanks is afraid of his wife, so they came to ask Haruko for help."

"Hmm...! Your analysis is very insightful..."

............

What's going on between you and Shanks?

Once inside the house, Haruko poured Ebisu a cup of tea, and only asked him a question after he had calmed down and stopped crying.

She knew her man better than anyone; he was incredibly immature, like his brain hadn't fully developed. Bullying the weak was commonplace for him, but in the past he would just punch this person or beat that person up. This was the first time in decades that he had come to her house to complain and ask for her help.

"Lady Haruko! Here's what happened... two months ago......"

"Lady Haruko, please, please help me get Lord Shanks to let me go! I'm just an ordinary ninja, and I still need to make a living. If I'm kept blacklisted, what will I do in the future!"

After Ebisu finished telling the story, he once again begged Haruko for help, tears streaming down his face.

This time, he honestly recounted the entire process of Shanks and the others tricking Kakashi, without any artistic embellishment. He simply dared not embellish it further; if he were exposed, he would truly be reduced to a life of meager comforts.

"...You go back first. It's not a big deal. I'll talk to Shanks when he wakes up. You know he's old, but he still has the personality of a child. Maybe he was just joking with you."

Haruko was speechless at her man's behavior. Could he be any more childish? How could he come up with such a prank?

And... Kakashi's marriage to Kurenai was actually orchestrated by her man! She'd been wondering how Kakashi had suddenly become so clever... but this idiot actually came up with the idea of ​​drugging her! What a disgrace to the family! No way! He needs a good talking-to.

"Well, I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you've already come to complain! You traitor, you bastard, you're asking for trouble!"

No sooner had Haruko-sama finished speaking than Shanks' voice came from the stairwell. He strode in with an imposing gait, rolled up his sleeves, and angrily pointed at Ebisu, unleashing a torrent of abuse!

Shanks was truly enraged. In this day and age, Konoha still had people going to their parents to complain—it was utterly shameful! And to complain to his Haruko-sama, no less! Wasn't that blatantly admitting he was afraid of his wife?! If he could tolerate this, how could he ever face anyone in the world again?!

"Alright! Shut up. How old are you? Why are you arguing with a young person? Life isn't easy for them either. Go to the mission room later and take care of this for them."

Just as Shanks was about to make his move, Haruko gave him a death stare, and Shanks immediately backed down.

"No way, I just informed Zeye and the others yesterday. If I go and tell them to give up today, where will my pride be?"

His hands softened, but he couldn't give in verbally. Besides, there was an outsider present. If he gave in today, he would truly be seen as afraid of his wife. As he spoke, he frantically gave Haruko-sama meaningful glances.

"There are outsiders here, you should at least give me some face!"

"........."

"Ebisu, you go back first, he'll handle it in a bit."

Haruko, receiving a look from Shanks, said to Ebisu, "Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, and there's an outsider here; we really should give the man some face."

"Lord Haruko, please, Lord Shanks, sayonara!"

Ebisu had been wanting to slip away for a while. He never expected that Shanks, who never gets up early, would actually be up at this time. Moreover, Shanks's look of being about to make a move just now had scared him so much that his legs went weak. He had thought of everything this morning, but he hadn't checked the almanac before leaving home, and now he was so unlucky.

If he knew that Shanks had originally intended to get up to pee, but Shanks heard him talking too loudly downstairs, leading to this whole incident, then he should accompany those old ladies to the Uchiha Nanka Shrine every year to pray.

"Tell me, when are we going to the mission room? He's just a young guy, how did you come up with this prank? Is it fun?"

After Ebisu went out, Haruko-sama sat down and spoke.

"...Who told him to be such a bastard? He just handed me his visiting card, and the moment the former boss came back, he sold me out. I hate these kinds of traitors the most. If I don't teach him a lesson, people will think my standards are too low, and anyone can just walk in. How about it? My methods are pretty good, right?"

Shanks said ingratiatingly while massaging Haruko's shoulders.

"They just didn't want to deceive Asuma, it's not a big deal, they can let it go. You and they tricked Kakashi, and Kakashi didn't say anything. Also, don't do these pointless things in the future, you can't believe you even thought of drugging someone."

Haruko-sama gave him a Tenseigan. Everything else was fine, but the thought of him drugging someone was so despicable that it made Haruko-sama feel uneasy. Luckily, not many people knew about it, otherwise her family's reputation would be ruined. Although the ninja profession doesn't follow set routines and there are many different ways to defeat the enemy, there are still moral principles. Aunt Chiyo developed so many poisons, but they were all applied to puppets, and the fact that puppeteers' puppets were poisonous was known throughout the ninja world. But drugging someone is different; it's somewhat shameless.

"Who told him to betray me? That's why I hate traitors the most... As for drugging him, there's no other way, is there? Kakashi is even tougher than his dad. But if we give him some strong medicine, getting him to willingly marry that girl with colored contacts will probably take a long time. Besides, I'm only thinking about Sakumo. Look at us, we've been retired for years, while Sakumo is still working for the village, who knows when it will end. If Kakashi doesn't get married and have children, I reckon he'll be in the Anbu until the ninja world is unified. Look how good he is now, he's even prepared his retirement application, just waiting for that girl with colored contacts to give birth to a little white-haired baby."

592. Filming Begins for the Uchiha Theater

Ebisu walked nervously through the streets of Konoha. Judging from Shanks' behavior earlier, the rumors were true; Shanks was indeed afraid of his wife. However, based on the situation, it seemed Shanks was going to get a scolding from Haruko. But that wasn't his intention. He only wanted Haruko to help him persuade Shanks to let him off the hook. Now, he seemed to have become the culprit for Shanks being reprimanded by Haruko. Given how vengeful Shanks was… this matter wasn't even resolved yet; he'd probably be making things difficult for the next ten years or so.

..........

Ebisu's incident was just a minor episode for Shanks, and it didn't even cause a ripple in the village. After all, he only knew about lowly Chunin, and there were plenty of such people in the village. The current calm in the village was just the surface of constant undercurrents, especially the internal relations within the Uchiha clan and the conflict between the Uchiha and the village. After two years of this, it finally erupted.

The key point of this outbreak was that one of the clansmen accidentally discovered that Shisui, one of their Uchiha's super geniuses, had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and it seemed that he had been awakening it for several years. This clansman happened to be from the same faction as the three old men. If any other clansman had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, the three old men would naturally be happy. However, since it was Shisui who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, they were not comfortable with it. Shisui was a descendant of Uchiha Kagami and the son of Uchiha Haru. This family of three generations had always been devoted to the village. Although they were not indifferent to the clan, they had always been biased towards the village. This was an indisputable fact. Therefore, the three old men would never feel at ease letting a clansman whose heart was not with the clan possess the Mangekyou Sharingan. Moreover, it was best to keep such a powerful eye in the hands of their own people.

However, there were always people with the Kaleidoscope Sharingan who were too powerful and had a subtle suppressive effect on their Three-Tomoe Sharingan. They couldn't force them, and if they couldn't win and things were exposed, Shisui had someone protecting him. So they thought of outsmarting him!

The most ingenious thing is that the method they came up with was the same one Shanks used to trick Kakashi. As noble Uchiha, they would normally disdain such underhanded tactics. If it were an ordinary person, a genjutsu would be enough to easily deal with them, but the Mangekyou Sharingan is different. They've never heard of a three-tomoe Sharingan being able to fall into a genjutsu, so they couldn't take the risk. It would be safer to use drugs instead.

And so, the drama of Shisui causing havoc in the Uchiha clan began. That day, Shisui came home from get off work and was about to change his clothes to visit his adoptive grandmother and the girl from the Land of Waves who had come back to Konoha with him and was more than friends but not quite lovers. However, as soon as he got home, he saw the second elder of the clan at his door, and it looked like he had been waiting for a long time.

The second elder brother was so excited to see him return that he grabbed his hand and told him that the three elders had invited him to a banquet that evening, and also wanted to ask him what his thoughts were on the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village.

With that tone of deep regret, Zhi Shui genuinely believed that the three old men had finally come to their senses at noon and wanted to become a loving family with the village.

Shisui was still too young. Although he had been in the Anbu for several years, he wasn't yet skilled enough to deal with these seasoned veterans. He agreed without even thinking. He could visit his godmother and sister tomorrow; this was a rare opportunity, and he had to make the most of it.

When Shisui attended the banquet that evening, the banquet started out as a loving family gathering. However, after Shisui drank three cups of wine, he began to feel unwell. His eyes started to blur, and he felt weak all over, with his chakra flowing very slowly.

It's obvious that the three old guys were behind this, but Shisui still couldn't understand why they were targeting him.

The three old men were ruthless and taciturn. Upon noticing Shisui's unusual behavior, they immediately ordered their underlings to take action.

With Shisui's strength, he wouldn't be afraid of these people even without the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, because he was drugged, when the three old guys attacked at the beginning, Shisui hadn't even reacted when a Uchiha underling next to him suddenly attacked and gouged out one of his eyes.

Now Shisui finally understood why these people dared to touch him. His Mangekyou Sharingan had been exposed, though he didn't know when. But now was not the time to think. Since he was already exposed, Shisui didn't intend to hold back. Life was the most important thing. So, after activating one of his Mangekyou Sharingan, he regained some strength. However, his Mangekyou Sharingan abilities were all illusions. He might be okay in a one-on-one fight, but it would be difficult to take on a group of people. Moreover, he had been drugged, and his stamina was constantly decreasing. He only had one eye left. Dragging this out was not a solution. So, after activating his Mangekyou Sharingan, Shisui directly summoned his ancestral Hulk and beat up the clansmen who rushed at him.

The Uchiha clan's reputation is well-deserved. They are ruthless not only to their enemies but also to their own people. When they saw their brothers being brutally beaten by the Hulk, they charged at him with bloodshot eyes. Even ants can defeat an elephant if they have enough of them, let alone Shisui, who only had one Mangekyou Sharingan left and was limp.

Finally, Zhi Shui fought and retreated, and after knocking down a wave of people who rushed up, he jumped into the river and disappeared.

Such a big commotion in the family could not possibly be ignored by the second male lead's father. However, because the incident happened so suddenly, by the time the second male lead's father arrived at the scene, the battle was already over, and Shisui was nowhere to be seen. Seeing the kaleidoscope in the eldest brother's hand, the second male lead's father's temper flared up. This was the son of his good brother who had saved his life, and this old bastard actually did it without hesitation, showing him no respect at all.

At this moment, the second male lead's father also lost his temper, activated his kaleidoscope, and gave the eldest brother a death stare, ordering him to obediently hand over the kaleidoscope.

After dealing with Shisui's eyes, I beat up the three old guys and then went to find Shisui.

At that moment, he really wanted to kill all three old guys, but if he killed them, the Uchiha clan would collapse. After all, there were too many people in their faction, and he couldn't just kill them all. He couldn't bring himself to do it; they were all his clansmen.

These two dramatic events were witnessed by Danzo, who had been keeping a close eye on the Uchiha clan. When he saw Shisui summon the Hulk, he was utterly shocked. How could a child so young already possess the Mangekyou Sharingan? Later, when the second male lead's father awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, Danzo's shock went beyond mere astonishment. Two Mangekyou Sharingans suddenly appeared in the Uchiha clan—this was hardly a good sign, especially considering that Fugaku Uchiha had kept it a secret from the village until now; his intentions were clearly sinister!

593. Itachi has awakened his Sharingan.

After Shisui jumped into the river, it was by sheer coincidence that Itachi, who had just returned, discovered him. Looking at his friend's "corpse" and an empty eye socket... whether he was dead or not, Itachi's Sharingan was awakened.

After his initial shock lasted only ten seconds, Itachi realized his friend wasn't dead, just unconscious. He wasn't foolish enough to bring Shisui back to the clan, let alone to a cave. When Shisui awoke and learned the truth, Itachi was both saddened and furious. Those three old men had gone so far as to gouge out Shisui's eyes just for the Mangekyou Sharingan.

..........

The Uchiha clan's drama unfolded one after another, with each episode a climax. Meanwhile, the Hokage's office was equally chaotic. Koharu, the former Konoha Flower Shisui's stepmother, was furious, her gray hair flying wildly. Her three companions were terrified. If Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others hadn't been holding her back, she would have already led the Uchiha clan, swords in hand, to slaughter those three old bastards.

That was her precious godchild. She would never even swat a mosquito bite from him since he was a child. But those three old bastards gouged out his eyes. Didn't they know their godchild had powerful connections?

What angered her most was Danzo. Since he had already seen Shisui's eyes gouged out, he didn't do anything to save him, but instead had the leisure to come and report on him. He was just a scoundrel.

The others in the Hokage's office, after pulling Koharu away, didn't have time to comfort her. After all, things had really gone beyond their expectations. Fugaku Uchiha had already possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he had kept it a secret from them until now. This was much more serious than Shisui having his eyes gouged out by his three old bastards. To reiterate, the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails incident was still unknown, but now that they knew Fugaku Uchiha was about to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, and considering that the Nine-Tails did indeed emerge from near the Uchiha clan, all these problems were now easily solved.

Even Minato was stunned for a long time when he heard the news. He had fought with the Mangekyou Sharingan user when his son was born. He could tell that the mysterious person was not Fugaku Uchiha. The mysterious person always gave him a very familiar feeling, but he couldn't figure out why he had this feeling. Moreover, he had no evidence to prove that Fugaku Uchiha was not that mysterious person. Furthermore, since Fugaku Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, why would he keep it a secret from the villagers? This was a big problem.

As for Shisui possessing the Mangekyou Sharingan at such a young age, the people in the office were only slightly shocked. After feeling Koharu Utatane's gaze, they put aside their curiosity. Among these people, the least surprised was Hiruzen Sarutobi, because he had personally witnessed Shisui awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan. Back then, Shisui awakened two tomoe at a young age, and his talent was definitely much stronger than that of his grandfather, Kagami Uchiha. Awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan was only a matter of time, and he had long been mentally prepared.

What he was worried about was where Shisui was. Some people often undergo tremendous psychological changes after encountering major events, just like his good friend Danzo. Because he couldn't compete with him for the Hokage title and couldn't win over the girls, he completely turned to the dark side, transforming from a sunny young man into a sinister person who liked darkness.

The Uchiha clan members are even more sensitive and perceptive in matters of the heart than Danzo. He feared that if he didn't find Shisui in time to comfort his wounded heart, Shisui might also become corrupted and turn evil, which would be troublesome. He couldn't disregard his friend's feelings, but a corrupted Uchiha Mangekyou Sharingan was no joke.

This time, Danzo didn't even need to speak up, because his dream girl had already suggested that no matter what Fugaku Uchiha's purpose was in hiding the fact that he had the Mangekyou Sharingan, the village could not tolerate it this time, especially those three old bastards. They had tolerated them before because of their adopted grandson, but now they dared to mess with her adopted grandson. In addition, Fugaku Uchiha's concealment of the Mangekyou Sharingan had crossed Koharu Utatane's bottom line. If she didn't kill the Uchiha, she would have no words to face her adopted son and old lover after her death.

The other three leaders of Konoha naturally supported their comrade this time. Apart from Hiruzen Sarutobi, who used to harbor some fantasies about the Uchiha and hoped that everyone could be a loving family, Homura Mitokado, a minor character, never had any good feelings towards the Uchiha. Although he was not as malicious towards the Uchiha as Danzo, he was also one of the Uchiha's underlings who bullied him when he was a child before he became Tobirama Senju's disciple. It was already a testament to his kind nature that he did not have any ill will towards them.

Danzo had no reason to object. Wasn't this exactly the situation he wanted? He could finally give his brother an explanation, and they could get closer in the future. He was incredibly envious of those kaleidoscopes; their incredible spatial abilities were simply amazing.

The three leaders of Konoha all tacitly agreed to their friend's suggestion. Although Minato was the Hokage, he also respected the elderly and cared for the young. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he couldn't find a reason to refuse. The Uchiha clan was indeed hindering the peaceful development of the village. However, he was not afraid of fighting the Uchiha. The troublesome thing was that there was a disciple of his homeroom teacher in the Uchiha clan, who was also the young clan leader. This was very troublesome.

Like Shisui, Itachi Uchiha deeply loved the village, a fact he could see. However, the biggest problem was that Itachi was the heir to the Uchiha clan, and he had silently wiped out his family. Given his talent, which was comparable to Shisui's, it was likely that another Mangekyou Sharingan user would turn to the dark side.

Minato was in a real bind. In the end, he decided to call all the people in Konoha who were qualified to make the decision to vote. The focus was on Shanks, his former homeroom teacher, since he had the misfortune of taking on a young Uchiha clan leader as his disciple.

Now look what's happened, a whole bunch of troubles have arisen, and you're retired and enjoying your old age. That's not how a person behaves.

At 3 a.m. that night, the two of the three legendary Sannin, "Du" and "Huang," along with the four giants of Konoha, Da Sima Chongtianpao, and the Fourth Hokage Minato, held a long discussion for more than three hours in the Hokage's meeting room about whether the Uchiha should be attacked, how to attack, to what extent, and who should be sent to attack.

However, what was called a meeting was actually more like a grand stage for the four giants of Konoha. The four of them talked non-stop, and even Minato, the head of the family, didn't have a chance to interject, let alone Shanks and the others.

594. Itachi's Exclusive Experience Pack

Dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, Shanks, Tsunade, and Jiraiya were dozing off in the conference room, while the four giants of Konoha were wide awake. However, when Shanks heard that Shisui had actually had one eye gouged out, he perked up and turned to look at Danzo. Unexpectedly, while he had reminded Shisui to be wary of Danzo, he had forgotten about the three old bastards from the Uchiha clan. Those three were also reckless; knowing that Shisui had Koharu Utatane protecting him, they still dared to gouge out Shisui's eye. They were really brave.

"........."

Danzo felt Shanks' gaze and thought to himself, "Damn it, don't blame me for everything. I don't even care about Shisui's eyes..."

Just as the four giants of Konoha were enthusiastically speaking and formulating battle plans in the conference room, Genma Shiranui walked in and whispered a few words in Minato's ear.

"...Uchiha Itachi is here, and why did he bring Shisui with him?"

After Minato finished speaking, he looked at Shanks. Of course, he had to ask his teacher for advice on matters concerning his disciple.

"Why are you looking at me? Let him in. And while we're at it, welcome the warrior who fought the Uchiha last night."

Shanks raised an eyebrow. Being a teacher was really tough; even retirement didn't bring peace. He didn't want to get involved in Uchiha and village affairs, but who the hell was he to be a disciple of the young master of the Uchiha clan? Not getting involved seemed rather heartless.

"Lord Hokage, esteemed lords!"

"Zhishui, are you alright? Don't worry, Grandma Xiaochun will definitely avenge you, make them pay the price, and get your eyes back."

However, it wasn't just Itachi who came; he had a man on his shoulder, Shisui, who was in a terrible state, with one eye closed and bleeding. He had encountered Shisui, who was half-dead after get off work, and then Shisui awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan. He hid Shisui away and didn't go home that night. When Shisui woke up, he discussed with him what to do. The Uchiha clan couldn't take Shisui back; the only safe places were the Uchiha clan, his teacher's place, and the Hokage Building.

Seeing Shisui in such a miserable state, Koharu Utatane rushed over and hugged him tightly. Looking at her handsome adopted grandson who was missing an eye, Koharu's heart broke. Those three bastards from the Uchiha clan were so cruel to even lay a hand on her handsome grandson.

"...Grandma Koharu, I'm fine. I was just drugged by them, so I feel a little weak. I'll be fine after a rest. Grandma Koharu, about the Uchiha... let's just forget about it."

The effects of the drug on the three old guys were even stronger than the one Snake gave Shanks; several hours have passed since last night, and the effects haven't worn off yet.

"What! Those bastards are so shameless! They actually resorted to such despicable methods as drugging people! This is outrageous! Jiraiya, bring me my greatsword..."

Shanks was outraged when he heard that those three old men were actually using his drugging techniques—it was his patented method.

"Captain, I don't have a knife, but I do have a stick... Ouch!"

Just as Jiraiya was about to drive, Tsunade delivered a powerful punch to his head.