Konoha Drunkard

"Stop joking... We're talking about the real thing now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his throbbing temples, realizing that inviting Shanks and Jiraiya to the meeting was a mistake. The serious atmosphere had been inadvertently swayed by the two of them.

"We can't just let this go! They've gouged out your eyes, how can we let this go? You don't need to worry about this."

This time, Xiaochun, who was switching dorms, refused to listen to her beloved godson. He was just like his grandfather, acting far too saintly.

"Itachi, take Shisui to the Senju clan's territory and wait there."

Shanks gave his precious disciple a look.

After receiving a look from his teacher, Itachi, with a heavy heart, led Shisui out of the meeting room. Things had developed to this point, beyond his control. Moreover, judging from the situation, the village was probably going to take action against the clan. Torn between the clan and the village, he didn't know what to do.

Itachi left with Shisui, but Koharu Utatane, one of the four great leaders of Konoha, was clearly preoccupied with her beloved grandson and had no interest in the meeting.

"Let me do it from the roots this time. I promise I'll do it perfectly clean."

Danzo's mind was already racing; his dream girl was determined to deal with the Uchiha clan, and this was his chance.

“Brother Danzo, it’s good that you have this intention. I shouldn’t have stopped you, but… have you thought this through? Fugaku Uchiha has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Can your men handle it? As the clan leader, he can’t just watch you use his clan members to gain experience, can he?”

Shanks glanced at Danzo and said, "Although I'm not entirely sure how strong the second male lead's father really is, right now, apart from me, the second male lead's father is basically evenly matched with all the other double-flower red sticks in the village. Don't be fooled by how easily he fights; the Uchiha clan's ultimate move, Summon Giant, is still quite powerful."

Especially against assassins like Minato and Sakumo who have full or partial agility builds, it's a perfect counter.

As for those rotten fish and shrimps in Danzo's Root, they wouldn't even be enough to get beaten up. It's better to let his precious disciple farm this experience. At least if Itachi does it, his father won't lay a hand on him. Besides, when his precious disciple came in just now, he sensed the change in his precious disciple. He definitely had the aura of having awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Kishimoto's son is just that awesome. Shisui wasn't even dead yet, and just having one eye gouged out was enough to trigger his awakening. Who can you reason with that? It's like when Minato learned the Flying Thunder God Technique. Shanks studied it for over ten years and was still only a half-baked version, but Minato could improve it, and the speed of improvement was much faster than Orochimaru's improvement of the Edo Tensei.

Although Kishimoto was somewhat of a jerk to his sons, he was genuinely good to them when they were alive.

"........"

Danzo fell silent after Shanks's words. Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan was indeed a problem. There weren't many people in the village who could deal with him, and those who could were all people that he couldn't command. He could let his underlings deal with small fry, but not big bosses. That was his life's work over several decades.

"Ah...you guys can discuss it slowly. I'm going back to comfort my precious disciple and see what kind of medicine those three old guys used. It's so potent that it turned Shisui of the Kaleidoscope into a weakling."

Shanks stood up, gave Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi a wink, then turned and left. He was heading straight for his precious disciples' exclusive experience pack; they couldn't touch it, or he'd get angry with anyone who did.

595. Go hang out with Snake.

Shanks led the way and left, and Tsunade and Jiraiya also made an excuse to leave. They didn't really want to get involved in this kind of nonsense. They were only here to give Minato face. If the Third Hokage were still in power, they wouldn't even bother to come. Anyway, it would be useless for them to come and just listen to the four old guys spouting nonsense.

Three of the two Red Sticks left, Sakumo Hatake was a dullard, and Minato was too young. The conference room became a stage for the three giants, except for Koharu Utatane. However, the three of them talked until dawn but still couldn't come up with a solution.

Meanwhile, in the Uchiha clan, the second male lead's father searched all night but couldn't find Shisui's whereabouts. Just as he returned to the clan, three old men he had beaten to a pulp arrived with their men to force him to resign. Things had already developed to this point, and it was impossible to ease the tension between the clan and the village. So, the three idiots took advantage of the situation and led their men to the Uchiha Fugaku clan to force him to resign. Whether to rebel or run away depended on the clan head's word. However, most people voted against it. How could they, the number one clan in the ninja world, possibly run away? Wouldn't that make them a laughingstock? They would rather die standing than live kneeling. Moreover, they were the founding clan of Konoha. If they ran away like this, it would be difficult for them to survive in the ninja world in the future.

Fugaku Uchiha looked at his clansmen, living in their Uchiha pride, and sighed inwardly. He felt utterly miserable as clan leader. When it came to brainwashing, he was no match for those three idiots. If it were a heartless clan leader, they would simply die; at worst, they would be wiped out, and as long as there were still women in the clan, he could rebuild the Uchiha clan…

But he wasn't an emotionless clan leader; how could he just stand by and watch these clansmen go to their deaths? Yet, he couldn't bring himself to lead a coup either, especially since this scene was exactly the same as the one he saw when he awakened his kaleidoscope.

"It seems the time has come."

Fugaku Uchiha looked at the night sky.

...........

Unable to reach a conclusion in the Hokage's meeting room, the three giants of Konoha agreed to fight again the next day, and then went home. They reasoned that staying up all night every day was not a good way for the elderly, so they decided to go back and catch up on some sleep before it got completely light.

"Teacher, is there really no other way?"

Within the Senju clan, Itachi clenched his fists tightly and asked Shanks a question.

Have you ever heard of the organization "Akatsuki"?

Shanks didn't answer him, but instead asked him a question.

"Xiao? I've heard of him, but I don't know much about him."

After thinking for a while, Itachi said that he had been in the Anbu for quite some time and it was normal for him to know something about the Akatsuki.

"The Akatsuki organization is very complicated. People outside are saying that it was created by Hanzo of the Salamander. However, I know that Hanzo of the Salamander is dead. Moreover, the leader of the Akatsuki has the legendary Rinnegan, which is much more powerful than the Mangekyou Sharingan of your Uchiha clan. Furthermore, since the Third Shinobi World War, they have been acquiring super rogue ninjas from various ninja villages. Orochimaru, Kakuzu, and Sasori, the grandson of Chiyo, have all been acquired by them. I don't know about the others either. Their strength can be said to be the strongest in the ninja world, but their purpose is unknown. This is not a good thing for the ninja world."

Shanks briefed Itachi on the situation of the Akatsuki.

"how is this possible?"

Not only was Itachi shocked, but the half-paralyzed Shisui was also dumbfounded. They had originally thought that the Akatsuki was just an ordinary mercenary organization, but they did not expect that its strength was so terrifying. Moreover, the leader even possessed the Rinnegan. Legend has it that the Rinnegan is above the Mangekyou Sharingan, and apart from the Sage of Six Paths, no one else has ever been known to possess the Rinnegan. Could it be that the leader is a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths?

That's ridiculous... and they're also wondering how Shanks could know so much, information that even the Dark Guard couldn't find.

"Isn't it strange that I know so much? That's why I called you all here earlier. You all know about Orochimaru's betrayal, right? Actually, to be precise, Orochimaru didn't defect. Rather, for some reason, he couldn't stay in the village to continue his scientific research experiments, so he put on a show with me and the Third Hokage, infiltrating the Akatsuki organization as an undercover agent. Orochimaru told me all this information. However, only the Third Hokage, Minato, and I in the village know about Orochimaru's situation. You know what to do."

Shanks patted Itachi on the shoulder and said.

"......"

Itachi and Shisui exchanged a glance and nodded. They hadn't expected Orochimaru's defection to involve such a scheme. No wonder rumors circulated that Orochimaru was experimenting on villagers; many hadn't noticed anyone disappearing, assuming they were simply under Orochimaru's genjutsu.

"Itachi, go and join Orochimaru. Actually, before the Uchiha incident happened, your father came to me. As the young head of the Uchiha clan, it's up to you what to do."

Shanks said to Itachi.

"...Teacher, I'll be relying on you for Sasuke from now on."

Itachi clenched his fists tightly and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he nodded to Shanks. Although he didn't know what his father had said to Shanks, judging from Shanks' tone, his father had foreseen this outcome a long time ago. But anyone can die, but his younger brother cannot.

Furthermore, his father gave him the choice, which clearly meant that he could only choose between the village and the clan. His teacher wanted him to join the Akatsuki organization and associate with Orochimaru, which means that both his teacher and his father wanted him to choose the village.

Itachi thought of his clansmen, the villagers, the old ladies who had treated him to fish balls, and that girl from that year and that day... cough!

"You can rest assured about that. I guarantee with my life that Sasuke will not be harmed in the village."

..........

While Shanks was working with Itachi and Shisui to come up with the script for Infernal Affairs 2, Koharu Utatane, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato, and Sora Akagi arrived. Koharu Utatane was there to see her grandson, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato came after receiving a signal from Shanks.

This guy is usually unreliable, but his clever ideas can be quite useful sometimes, and they wanted to hear what kind of crazy ideas he had up his sleeve.

"It's good that you're here. I wasn't planning to let Sister Xiaochun know, since the fewer people who know, the better. But since you're here, just listen in."

After Shanks finished speaking, he told the four his thoughts, but he didn't tell Koharu Utatane the truth about Orochimaru's defection. After all, Orochimaru was the real trump card. Putting aside Itachi's acting skills, his aura alone was incompatible with those rogue ninjas.

596. Itachi's Battle to Become a God

After hearing this, everyone looked at Itachi with new respect—no, they were filled with awe. What a good kid! For the sake of the village, he was actually willing to wipe out his own clan and even risk his life to defect and infiltrate the enemy. If he weren't a Uchiha, he wouldn't even need to fight for the next Hokage; it would be him...!

"But...is Itachi strong enough? Maybe we should just give up."

Kind-hearted Minato couldn't bear to let this child suffer like this—to kill his own people and then have to go undercover. It was simply too cruel.

"Please rest assured, Lord Hokage, I'm fine."

Itachi revealed his kaleidoscope and looked at Minato and the other three.

"hiss!"

"........"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, he didn't just gasp in shock; he clutched his heart with his left hand to stop it from jumping out.

That was so exciting!

If Shisui awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan at such a young age was only slightly surprising to him, then this student is really going too far. How old is he? Twelve or thirteen years old? In Konoha's history, only Shanks and Sakumo Hatake have successfully advanced to the Double Flower Red Staff at the age of twelve or thirteen. It is because of these two that Konoha has maintained its status as the overlord of the ninja world for decades. Now another one has appeared. Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart can hardly take it.

Are all the Uchiha this generation on hormones, each one more powerful than the last? Mangekyou Sharingan users keep popping up, they're practically cheating.

"...If that's the case, Shisui can no longer appear in public. From this day forward, Shisui is already dead. We need to assign him a new identity. After all, if the Uchiha clan is wiped out, Shisui's fate and attitude will also be a problem. So from today onward, Shisui can only hide in the shadows."

"Chongtianpao" tried to cover up for his father-in-law, saying, "After all, if Shisui were still alive, he wouldn't have chased after Itachi even after being killed. Nobody would believe there wasn't something fishy going on. Shisui's reputation for Body Flicker Technique wasn't just for show."

"Do we really have to do this?"

Shisui was heartbroken. Three generations of his family had dreamed of their clan and the village becoming a loving family, but in the end, dreams were just dreams, and reality simply didn't allow it.

"Shisui, you have done your best, but heaven just doesn't want to let the Uchiha go."

Turning to her new room, Xiaochun looked at her beloved grandson with heartache and comforted him.

.........

The next day, around dinner time, Minato, unable to bear seeing the cruel scene in young Sasuke's presence, asked the teacher to delay the end of school until very late.

As darkness fell, Danzo was naturally involved in this event. From this day forward, the Uchiha clan would become history, making the value of the Sharingan self-evident. Although he couldn't personally eliminate the Uchiha, collecting a few pairs of eyes afterward wouldn't be bad...

Far away outside the Uchiha clan compound, Shanks had originally planned to capture this historic moment with a camera, but considering the protagonist was his disciple, and that racking up kills wasn't a good thing, he decided against it. He figured watching would suffice, providing a reference for his future memoirs.

In the original work, Shanks didn't know how Itachi wiped out the clan, but it's likely that Obito and Danzo were involved. Otherwise, how could so many Uchiha people be wiped out in one night, and so silently? That's too difficult, simply impossible.

Even if the Uchiha clan members all possessed the Flying Thunder God seal, allowing Minato to fly from beginning to end would still exhaust the quarter of Kurama inside Minato's stomach.

Now, it's impossible for Obito to treat Konoha like his backyard as in the original story. Danzo's Root wouldn't dare to steal kills under the watchful eyes of so many people. It would be very difficult for Itachi to clear out all the kills overnight.

However, Shanks couldn't possibly figure out how Itachi would farm this wave of experience points. But as Kishimoto's youngest son, he should still have a way. Even if he couldn't think of a way, Kishimoto would force a way to provide one.

Just like now, Itachi is taking a sword and starting from the entrance of the clan, he's going from house to house without stopping for a moment, and the time is very short. The people inside the houses seem to have no idea how to resist and are just waiting for him to come and go. How is this any different from Kishimoto forcibly giving Kaguya a brainless aura that activates as soon as she sees a savior? It's so shameless!

Itachi just kept clearing out the farms one by one, and in less than an hour he had already cleared half of them. To Shanks, this was clearly just giving away experience points.

"Damn it! If I had that kind of halo, I would have been on the moon by now. What would be the point of having a savior?"

Shanks is jealous. He spent over a decade grinding with his talent to reach the top tier, while Shanks' youngest son reached the top tier in just one night. How can the gap between people be so huge!

Itachi kept attacking, while Danzo's Root was being dug up from behind. In terms of shamelessness, Shanks admitted that Danzo was in a class of his own in the ninja world. This plundering of spoils was too shameless.

No!

Danzo shouldn't get all the benefits; the Sharingan will be a precious commodity in the future.

After thinking it over, Shanks searched for his best friend Sakumo Hatake. He realized that seizing spoils required strategy. How could he possibly take Danzo's Root by himself? However, if he got the Anbu to help him, the situation would be different.

"Sakumo, quickly send the Anbu to steal the Sharingan. We can't let Danzo get all the benefits."

Shanks approached his friend and urged him on.

"...What do you need the Sharingan for? What's its use?"

My friend asked curiously, "Danzo can use it for scientific research projects, so what can an illiterate like you do with it?"

"It's no use. But didn't you see how much Danzo looted? Let's go and sell it to him at a high price."

Shanks said.

"........"