Konoha Drunkard

Shanks gazed at the two figures, one large and one small, and sighed.

Sometimes, parents know that absurd decisions and actions can affect their children's entire lives. For example, the Savior was like that. Originally, the Savior's talent was not bad. He had the physique of the Uzumaki clan, and Kurama in his belly didn't cause him any trouble. How bad could his talent be? However, his mother was the hot-tempered tomboy Kushina, and his father was the Hokage. They were busy from morning to night every day. By the time Minato returned home, the Savior was basically already dead.

So, from childhood, Naruto absorbed everything he saw and heard, both good and bad, from Kushina. Because his father was a master of technical skills, and Haku had such a beautiful ice release technique, Naruto became more interested in those flashy ninjutsu. However, with his carefree and impulsive nature, how could he possibly learn the kind of techniques that only a meticulous person could possess?

Historically, I've never seen a rash and impulsive person achieve great things; those people all rose to prominence through sheer force.

But who can blame them when technically skilled ninjas are so popular? From Uchiha Kagami to Hatake Sakumo, to Minato, and now the wildly popular Itachi, they all have tons of fans wherever they go. The savior just likes that kind of thing; his own father is a heartthrob, while he can't even flirt with a single girl—that must be a huge blow to him.

Similarly, if Kushina were to teach the second male lead... what kind of monstrosity could she possibly produce?! The key to the second male lead's ascension to immortality still lies with Orochimaru.

........

"Look, isn't that Uchiha Itachi? He's so handsome!"

"Wow! It really is Uchiha Itachi, he's so cool."

"........."

Itachi walked down the streets of the Land of Rain with an umbrella in hand. His melancholic demeanor and handsome face made him the center of attention wherever he went.

As soon as he arrived, he was spotted by the girls, who all stared at Itachi with hearts in their eyes and chattered incessantly.

"........."

Itachi had gotten used to this kind of attention. As long as these girls didn't hug and kiss him too much, he wouldn't care too much. After receiving that pretentious invitation and wandering around the ninja world for a while, Itachi felt it was time to come to the Land of Rain. Staying too long might be a bit too much.

602. Tianke has no brains.

"Hehe, I didn't expect Itachi to be so popular."

A sinister laugh rang out from beside Itachi, followed by a figure in a white coat emerging from the ground.

"...Orochimaru, the Konoha rogue ninja, is really here."

Itachi was a little confused when he saw Orochimaru. He had seen Orochimaru once when he was a child, but Orochimaru was dressed in the ninja family attire. Although he looked a bit gloomy, he was still full of heroic spirit.

The man in the white coat next to me, if he doesn't speak, looks no different from those high-class researchers. He's so refined and polite, the only thing missing is a pair of glasses to elevate his image.

"Hehe, you came too. I really didn't expect that the Uchiha, who have dominated the ninja world for so long, would be wiped out by a brat. What a surprise."

Snake, in his signature move, stuck out his long tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.

"Alright, now's not the time for catching up. Let's talk about it when we get back."

At this moment, the blond-haired man with round eyes appeared beside the two and said emotionlessly.

When the blond-haired man revealed his circular eyes, Itachi's heart tightened. It really was the Rinnegan. Although he had never seen it before, the ugly circular shape, combined with the mental pressure he had just experienced, made it clear that if it wasn't the Rinnegan, he'd eat shit on live stream.

........

Itachi's joining the Akatsuki was a mixed bag of emotions. The happiest person wasn't Orochimaru, but rather Kakuzu, the pharmaceutical tycoon. Of course, he was delighted that his brother's disciple had arrived, and he immediately arranged a super luxurious residence for Itachi. This infuriated Sasori. Damn it, even though he was that bastard's disciple in name only, he was still a disciple, okay? How could the difference be so huge? Look at his toy house, it hasn't been renovated in years, while this kid moves into a luxury villa as soon as he arrives. How could Sasori not be angry?

Itachi's arrival in the Land of Rain was already widely known among the girls. What's worse, they said Itachi had raised the bar for the Akatsuki. Look at the Akatsuki members—they're all either weirdos or ugly, and even the handsome Sasori is always hiding in that ugly shell. That's not entirely wrong, but Hidan was furious. He always considered himself the most handsome member of the crew, and although he hadn't made a name for himself after all these years, when it came to looks, he had no rivals except for the handsome Sasori. Now, a brat with a bigger reputation and looks on par with him had arrived, and outsiders were saying this brat had raised the bar for the Akatsuki? That's ridiculous!

After the welcoming ceremony ended, Hidan, who was immortal, kept looking for an opportunity to fight Itachi, so that those infatuated girls would know that in terms of looks, Hidan was no less handsome than this kid, and in terms of strength, this kid was a complete idiot!

Aside from Orochimaru, who wasn't interested in the fight, even Scorpion was eager to watch the spectacle. He wanted to see just how good that bastard's disciple was. Just when everyone thought it was going to be a thrilling clash, Itachi activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, glanced at Hidan, and turned to leave. Hidan, however, stood there dumbfounded, not moving an inch. Only after Itachi had gone far away did Hidan snap out of it, looking around at the disdainful stares.

"What's going on! Where's that kid? Is he scared?"

Hidan looked around. He had only been distracted for a moment. He thought he had just seen the scene of him becoming a superstar and being welcomed wherever he went. In just a short while, that brat disappeared.

"........"

The blond-haired, circle-eyed guy left with Konan. They wanted to see how strong this person who could wipe out the Uchiha clan really was. Hidan was indeed a good comparison, because Hidan was impossible to kill no matter how hard he was hit, which forced Itachi to use his full strength. However... Itachi's type of fighter is definitely a natural counter to someone as brainless as Hidan. But the Mangekyou Sharingan that Itachi just showed also proved his strength. Awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan at such a young age means his strength can't be weak.

"........"

Little Scorpion ignored Hidan's seemingly lifeless expression and turned to leave. This was utterly shameful; he was under someone's genjutsu and didn't even understand the situation. How could I be colleagues with such a weakling? Losing was one thing, but not even understanding how he lost...

"...Failure is the mother of success; we can win it back next time."

As the older brother, he didn't leave but stayed to comfort his younger brother. Although he felt embarrassed that his younger brother was defeated so easily, good brothers should stand together through thick and thin.

"What exactly happened? Where is that kid?"

Hidan was almost in tears. He hadn't even started fighting yet, so why were these people looking down on him like this?

"...You fell for his genjutsu, and then he left. Sigh! Don't be discouraged. The genjutsu of the Uchiha clan is indeed powerful, and he also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Kakuzu seemed to recall that figure who could dominate everything back then, and sighed.

"Kaleidoscope? What the hell? That brat actually used such a despicable illusion technique! If you're a man, fight me!!"

Hidan was stunned and then furious. After not seeing him for several years, he never expected that brat would use such a despicable method as illusion to deal with him. In his mind, illusion was a kind of underhanded and shameless means that could not be seen in the light of day. It was not a fight between men at all, and such behavior should be stopped.

"...Stop complaining. If you fight head-on, you'll lose even more miserably. The Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities are not just that simple. Otherwise, how could Madara Uchiha have dominated the ninja world back then?"

Kakuzu's underling still seemed unwilling to admit defeat; he needed to be taught a lesson.

"What the heck is a kaleidoscope? Is it amazing?"

Hidan knew his older brother was about to give him another lesson, and his eyes widened instantly as he took out paper and pen to wait.

"Well... the Mangekyou Sharingan is actually an eye evolved from the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan. This kind of eye has all sorts of strange and powerful abilities. The Shura of the Shinobi World, Uchiha Madara, possessed this kind of eye, which is why he dominated the Shinobi World. Apart from Senju Hashirama, no one was his match. However, it is extremely difficult to evolve from the three-tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyou Sharingan. There are only a few people in the history of the Uchiha clan. I didn't expect this guy to possess this kind of eye at such a young age. No wonder he was able to wipe out the entire Uchiha clan by himself."

Kakuzu explained.

"Tch! He's just got those eyes, that's all. I was just careless. What's so special about him? Could he possibly kill me?"

After Hidan wrote down Kakuzu's words verbatim, he said disdainfully, "Even if you beat him to death, he would never admit that his memory was defeated twice by a kid who was younger than him."

It's just a kaleidoscope, he's immortal! Has he become arrogant?

"I'll make him pay for this when I get the chance, you despicable brat!"

603. Shuo Mao is very troubled.

After Itachi joined the Akatsuki, he discovered that this terrorist organization was somewhat different from what he had imagined. Aside from the initial brainwashing rhetoric from Pain, the main members of the Akatsuki were all busy with their own things. Kakuzu and the weakling Hidan were busy making money, Orochimaru was conducting his research experiments, and Sasori, whom Pain had assigned to team up with, was busy making toys in his toy room. This was completely different from what terrorist organizations did; weren't terrorist organizations supposed to be fighting and killing people? However, Orochimaru had been there for so many years, so he could just follow suit.

..........

After Itachi infiltrated the Akatsuki, Shanks got wind of it immediately. The first person to tell him was none other than his buddy Kakuzu. Aside from being a bit greedy, Kakuzu was a decent guy, at least loyal and righteous. Shanks was incredibly moved when he learned that Itachi had arranged for his precious disciple to stay in a luxury villa. Unfortunately, he was too busy right now, otherwise he would definitely have a couple of drinks with him.

Shanks has been very busy lately, and he hasn't recovered from the damage to his reputation yet. His best friend's family has encountered a major incident, and it concerns the future heir of his best friend's family, because... the girl with the colored contact lenses is not pregnant!

That's right, she wasn't pregnant. The pregnancy was fake, or rather, not entirely fake. It was all the fault of that new intern! After doing something drunk, the girl with colored contact lenses kept experiencing chest tightness, dizziness, and blurred vision for a while. She went to the hospital for a checkup, but since the hospital was quite busy at the time and it wasn't anything serious, they had a new intern examine her. The result, of course, was that she was pregnant.

In the months following their marriage, a pregnant woman's belly should have been growing bigger, but her belly remained flat. Ka, being a very proper man, even on their wedding night, because the girl with the colored contact lenses was pregnant, placed three bowls of water in the middle of the bed, with each person sleeping on one side...

So the girl with colored contact lenses went to the hospital again, but this time she went to Tsunade to confirm what happened. The result was that when she was injured before, the wound became infected, which is why she had chest tightness, dizziness, and nausea. This caused her bodily functions to be disordered during that period, which is normal.

Sakumo Hatake, who was already preparing to retire and enjoy his grandchildren, must have felt incredibly upset upon learning this. Given his son's current state, he had a long way to go. His best friend had been coming over for drinks frequently lately, but Shanks didn't know how to comfort him. After all, in Kishimoto's original script, the Hatake clan had become a mess after Kakashi's generation. Kakashi and the girl with the colored contact lenses were a result of his own poor choice of partners, much like Nawaki and Shizuka. The creation of Garp was purely accidental, as Kishimoto's script didn't even include him. The same applied to Kakashi and the girl with the colored contact lenses. Shanks remembered that in the original story, the girl with the colored contact lenses and Asuma had a child, but he couldn't recall the gender. However, getting Kakashi, a tough guy, to have a child wasn't easy, even after marriage. Shanks couldn't very well go back to Orochimaru for medicine...

"Go burn two sticks of incense for that intern tomorrow, he'll get better. Kakashi and Kurenai have only been married for a short time, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Shanks patted his best friend on the shoulder to comfort him.

"...You gave that intern to..."

Sakumo Hatake was stunned when he heard Shanks' words. Although he was happy because of the newcomer's misdiagnosis, the newcomer was still inexperienced. How could he just kill her like that, especially a young girl? It was too ruthless.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. That doctor is still in the hospital and doing well. New medical ninjas are inexperienced, so misdiagnosis is common."

Haruko-sama patted Shanks's head and said.

"...Looks like this is going to be tough."

Sakumo Hatake took a sip of wine, shook his head, and said.

"What are you afraid of? You're still young. If Kakashi isn't good enough, you can find a girl and have a second child. Anyway, there are plenty of widows in the village. When Kakashi sees someone competing with him for the inheritance, he might even put in a better effort..."

Shanks, seeing his friend's hand gripping the hilt of his sword, didn't continue.

If Haruko-sama weren't around, Sakumo Hatake would have loved to kill that bastard. He came here for drinks and some comfort, but this bastard kept giving him terrible advice. What did he mean by "a second-generation heir"? Did he even have any face left for the Hatake clan?

"...If you don't do it this way, I have no other choice. You know what kind of son he is. Besides, my trick was somewhat effective before they got married, but now that they're married, it's their business. In the end, we're all outsiders, and it's up to them to decide what to do."

Shanks shrugged. He was out of options. He thought he had it all figured out last time, but who would have thought that Kakashi, this Konoha technician, was only so-so with marksmanship, no match for his father. From now on, he could only leave it to fate.

"...I think you should let Kakashi leave the Anbu. There are too many things to do in the Anbu, and he doesn't have time to spend with Kurenai. If they wait until they have a child, it will be a long time."

Haruko-sama analyzed.

"Are you kidding me? Where could the heir of the Dark Division go after leaving? Let him teach students? Don't even think about it. With his personality, those kids would be sent back for retraining."

Shanks said in surprise, "It's good that I'll be taking on students in the future, but I'll have to hone my skills in the Anbu for a few more years first. Otherwise, with the current aptitude of those kids, it's unlikely that Kakashi will even notice them."

"...I think Haruko's method is worth a try. I'll report to Minato tomorrow and make sure he can't stay in the Anbu any longer."

Hatake Sakumo agreed with his friend's opinion. Although his son and Kurenai grew up together, his son was too tough, so their relationship was basically just friendship. Now that they were married and living together, it was a good opportunity to cultivate their feelings for each other.

"........"

Shanks always had a feeling that Kakashi and the girl with the colored contact lenses would have a difficult path to having a child. Now that the ninja world is at peace, the population is growing rapidly. Kishimoto's level isn't that high, and the Naruto world can't accommodate that many people. That's why after each war, the population turnover rate of the major villages is extremely high, and the population grows rapidly.

Kishimoto is essentially replenishing the population lost in the last great war. After all, every major war results in many deaths, and a village needs to develop; population is essential. The reason Konoha has maintained its dominant position for so many years is because it has the largest population. And most importantly, what's the use of fertile soil and abundant resources if no one exploits them?

604. The second male lead in pants

"Sasuke-kun, this is a bento I made myself. Would you like to try some...?"

"Sasuke-kun, this is what my mom taught me to make last night. Try mine first..."

"And mine too..."

"........."

In Konoha Academy, the savior gritted his teeth as he glared at the second male lead, who was being defended by a group of girls. He was scratching the table in front of him with his fingernails, making it creak.

Especially when that pink-haired girl was among them, and those cute food boxes were handed to the second male lead, the savior's eyes practically blazed with fury. Why is it that he's so outstanding, yet he doesn't have a single girl around him, while that bastard Sasuke, who's always showing off, is constantly surrounded by girls? Are they all blind?

"Naruto, stop scratching me, I'm getting goosebumps."

Shikamaru lay on the table, looking weak and listless. He said that he had arrived late today and the seats in the back had already been taken. Otherwise, he would never have sat next to Naruto.

"What's so great about Sasuke that he's such a bastard? Even Karin has turned into this."

The savior looked at Karin, who was charging at the front, with a look of disappointment and frustration. Where did the domineering aura he usually had when he beat me go?

"Different strokes for different folks. What's so great about women? They're such a hassle."