Konoha Drunkard

Just as Rasa, who wasn't actually Rasa, was about to show off, an ANBU member appeared beside Minato and reported, abruptly cutting off his line of bravado.

"You are not the Wind Shadow!"

Minato took off his troublesome Hokage hat, pulled out a Flying Thunder God kunai, and pointed it at Rasa, who wasn't actually Rasa.

"I........"

"Minato, you're fast, go over there and provide support, leave this to me."

When Rasa, who wasn't Rasa, tried to show off once, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had somehow changed into his battle armor, appeared next to Minato and ruined his attempt.

"Ah, Lord Third Generation, I'm leaving this place to you."

Now is not the time for him to choose his enemies. He has the best mobility in Konoha, plus a quarter of the Nine-Tails' chakra, which is enough for him to provide support everywhere and minimize the damage to the villagers. So when Hiruzen Sarutobi entered the field, he disappeared the next second. He thought that Shanks was here to protect him, and although the Third Hokage was old and faded, he should be fine.

Just as Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi were choosing their opponents, the battlefield between Gaara and the second male lead also saw a change. First, Maki, who had been the Sand Village's best underling for years, tried to ambush Garp, but Garp punched him so hard he was knocked unconscious. It was unclear whether he was dead or not. Maki's underlings couldn't even last a single round against their leader's ambush, so they didn't dare to gang up on Garp anymore. Instead, the nearby Konoha ninjas rushed off to choose their own opponents, afraid of running into this formidable opponent. But Garp wasn't one to mince words. "Damn it, you were so bold in leading so many people to attack me so aggressively, and now you think you can just run away? Is it really that easy?"

Thus, on this battlefield, a scene unfolded where Garp was chasing a group of Sand Ninja, leaping and bounding about, while none of the Konoha ninja dared to intervene. After all, the Senju prince had declared as he chased that this was his territory, and no one dared to steal it.

The battle below has changed from the second male lead in pants fighting Gaara to Kurama beating up the fat cat. Speaking of which, when the fat cat appeared, Kurama, who was in Naruto's belly, couldn't sit still for long. If you were to ask who its most hated brother was, it would be this foul-mouthed, incompetent fat cat who kept clamoring to be the boss. He was just taking advantage of being born early and kept babbling at it all day long.

So when Maki entered with his gang, Kurama didn't wait for Naruto to summon him; he appeared in his Nine-Tails form and started beating the fat cat. Although he only had half his power, it was still far beyond the reach of the ant-like fat cat.

Fat Cat was incredibly tough. When he saw Nine-Tailed Fox appear, he kept calling him "little brother," and the more he was beaten, the more excited he became, as if he was afraid no one would hear him.

671. Choosing a Naruto character depends on their looks.

"You damned Nine-Tailed Raman, how dare you hit Big Brother! If you lay a hand on me again, I won't be so polite!"

The fat cat, whose head was covered in bumps from being punched by Nine-Lama, roared at Nine-Lama again with a loud voice, as if it had just gone easy on him.

"You bastard Shukaku, today I'll show you who's really in charge."

Nine-Lama was furious when he heard the fat cat's words. This damn fat cat was so annoying, even more so than that red-haired brat. If he didn't beat it to a pulp today, it wouldn't be Nine-Lama!

"Alas, we are all of the same origin, why are we so eager to harm each other! This story tells us that we must unite and love each other."

Shanks calmly sipped his wine in the private room, watching Kurama and Fat Cat, the two tailed beasts, vie for supremacy. He occasionally lectured Karin beside him. Only Karin and he remained in the room. Nawaki and the others had already gone to grind experience points when the Sand Ninja entered. Shanks wasn't interested in these small fry. Karin wanted to grind but couldn't. The Senju clan only had two seedlings left, and Tsunade would never let her take risks before Karin's level was high enough. So she could only obediently stay by Shanks' side and watch the tailed beasts fight for supremacy.

"Grand Uncle, are we just going to let them keep fighting like this?"

It was also the first time that Karin had ever seen two giants fighting hand-to-hand. The battlefield had been so badly damaged by these two giants that it was unrecognizable.

"Let them fight. They've been holding onto this grudge for hundreds of years. If we don't let them vent, they might get sick. The sealing team has already activated the barrier, so they won't get hurt."

Shanks watched with great interest as Fat Cat was being beaten while talking trash. He wondered if Kurama was showing mercy to his brother, because Fat Cat was still alive and kicking after being beaten for so long, without a single scratch on his body.

Far from Kurama and Fat Cat's battlefield, a group of Konoha rookies were also fighting with Sand Ninja rookies. The two sides were evenly matched. This area had been sealed off by the Uzumaki clan. After all, the destructive power of the two tailed beasts was too great. If it hadn't been sealed off, the village would probably have had to be rebuilt. So the people inside couldn't get out and could only play supporting roles next to the two tailed beasts.

"Lord Shanks, there's a bit of trouble with the Third Hokage."

Just as Shanks was engrossed in watching, Shisui appeared beside him and said something.

"A third-generation old man? What's with all that old bones of his coming out to join the fun?"

Shanks looked at Shisui with suspicion. Besides, this was their territory; could something have happened to the third generation elder?

"...The person disguised as the Kazekage should be the mysterious person who appeared in the Forest of Death. I don't know why he even knows the Kazekage's Magnet Release, and he also has several bloodline limits, so he is very powerful. Moreover, I don't know what kind of barrier they set up, so Ichino-ashi-sama can't open it for the time being."

Shisui explained that he couldn't summon the Hulk to break the barrier, otherwise people would know that the Uchiha clan and he were still alive, which would put Itachi in danger within the Akatsuki. So when he saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be holding the line, he had no choice but to come for help.

"...You keep an eye on Karin for me, I'm going to check on what's going on."

Shanks picked up the bottle and walked out of the private room toward the battlefield where the Third Hokage was. When he heard Shisui say that this person could also summon Rasa's Gold Dust, Shanks couldn't sit still anymore. He felt as if he had found something he had lost.

"What's going on with Sakumo?"

When Shanks arrived at Hiruzen Sarutobi's side, his good friend Sakumo Hatake was there with a group of Anbu, seemingly cheering on the Third Hokage...

However, the Third Hokage's situation wasn't good, or rather, the little guy opposite him was too strange. All of the Third Hokage's ninjutsu was absorbed by the little guy's hand and then returned. Moreover, the Third Hokage not only had to face the ninjutsu he released, but also the lightning of the Storm Release and the cones made of gold sand. The fact that he could hold on until now proves that although the Third Hokage is old, he still has some skills.

"...This is a barrier I've seen before. Brother Ichinotake is trying to figure out a solution."

Hatake Sakumo rubbed his temples and said that his former boss was being chased and beaten inside, and he could only watch helplessly. He had just tried to break the barrier with his ultimate move, but even that couldn't break it, so he had to ask Shisui to call his buddy over.

"It's easy if they don't come. This is the center of the village. If I cleave this barrier with my sword, I don't know if it will break, but a lot of people will die."

Shanks said helplessly to his friend.

"Haha! Give up. This barrier is my latest invention. It can absorb power beyond its capacity and convert it into its own defensive strength. I know that Konoha's Shanks has powerful swordsmanship. If I didn't have some skills, how would I dare to come to your Konoha?"

After hearing the conversation between Sakumo Hatake and Shanks, the short guy inside laughed arrogantly while relentlessly bombarding the Third Hokage.

"This... by the way, what's your name again?"

The ugly little guy's name was so hard to remember that Shanks couldn't remember it even after hearing it several times.

"Damn it, my name is Hiruko! Die!"

Hiruzen, seeing that Shanks couldn't even remember his name, angrily unleashed another barrage of attacks on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also enraged. "Damn it! He doesn't remember you, why are you attacking me...?"

"Ah! What are you groveling for! We, Konoha, don't seem to have done anything to wrong you, do we? In fact, we're the place that raised and educated you. Why would you be so foolish as to attack Konoha? You probably changed Rasa, didn't you?"

Shanks asked curiously. If it weren't for Jinsha and those innocent villagers, he would have already cleaved this traitor in two with a single sword strike. He wouldn't have had time to waste arguing with him.

"Damn it! My name is Hiruko! Hiruko! As for why I attacked your Konoha? Heh, I have to thank your Third Hokage for that. I don't think I'm any worse than Orochimaru, but that damned old man took Orochimaru as his disciple. I begged him shamelessly, but he ignored me. It's my turn to sit in the Hokage position this year. As for Rasa... Hmph! Just a brainless idiot."

When the short man recounted his painful experience, he glared at the third-generation old man with hatred and casually hurled another golden cone at him.

"Sogatari! Third Hokage, you've really gone too far! How could you ignore a kid with ideals and ambitions! This... what was it again, Hiru... this time I support you. You have to teach the Third Hokage a lesson. But becoming Hokage... you've probably been away from the village for too long and don't know, the selection process for Hokage is different now. Now, looks matter! What we say doesn't count at all... and with your looks... why don't you change your dream? We'll try our best to fulfill it."

672. You're so ugly.

Just kidding, if you, an ugly freak, became Hokage, wouldn't that lower the village's image? Shanks would never agree to that.

...........

Not only Hiruko, but even the Anbu behind Shanks were dumbfounded. They realized that being Hokage also required good looks. They learned something new.

"You bastard, you're lying to me! Hiruzen Sarutobi is short and ugly, how could he have become Hokage!"

Hiruko wasn't easily fooled. After hearing Shanks' words, he angrily unleashed a Storm Release: Lightning Bolt at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Uh-huh!"

The group nodded in agreement. The Third Generation Lord was indeed not good-looking. He was short and had a big beard. He was not at all handsome!

After dodging the Storm Release, Hiruzen Sarutobi glared angrily at Hiruko. He could accept that Hiruko was short—no one in the Sarutobi clan was tall—but how dare they call him ugly? He was a handsome man back in the day! They must be blind!

"Hmm... I guess I was too young back then..."

Shanks touched his chin and began to think seriously.

"You bastard, you're so ugly! How could you be like this!"

Before Shanks could finish speaking, Hiruko pointed at him and glared at him with contempt.

"Ouch! I have a short temper. When I first started out, you were still an earthworm. You dare to say I'm ugly? You've really got some nerve. Don't stop me, I'll chop you to pieces today, you little bastard."

Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, had been around for decades and no one had ever dared to call him ugly. Now, a grotesque dwarf was pointing his finger at him and insulting his appearance. Shanks, with his fiery temper, couldn't stand it. He angrily pulled out his old wooden stick, which he had been using for over ten years, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to chop the bastard to pieces.

"Lord Shanks, calm down! Calm down! You just said this is the center of the village."

"That's right! Lord Shanks, please calm down!"

"........"

When the Anbu behind him saw Shanks pull out his greatsword, they rushed over and grabbed him. This was the center of the village, the place with the highest foot traffic. Moreover, the Sand Ninja had acted too suddenly, and they didn't have time to evacuate the villagers. If this fierce man were to cleave them in half with his sword, who knows what the consequences would be.

"........."

Seeing Shanks roll up his sleeves and prepare to draw his sword, Hiruko felt a chill run down his spine. He admitted that he had indeed boasted a bit earlier. He didn't know if the barrier's defensive power could withstand the attack power of the Konoha Red-Haired Shanks. After all, this was an attack power capable of splitting Kirigakure in two. Although his barrier was powerful, he still lacked confidence.

"Let me go! I'll kill this little bastard today! ...You little bastard, come out here if you dare! Let's have a one-on-one fight! If I lose, not only will you become Hokage, but I'll also call you daddy!"

Shanks is about to unleash his verbal sparring skills; he's not stupid enough to use his ultimate move here. He just wants to scare this timid guy. Right now, he's the only one in the ninja world who can use the Gold Sands. If he were to die from this, he'd be heartbroken.

"You damned old bastard, a one-on-one fight it is! Come on in, you think you're so tough? I'm not afraid of you!"

Being verbally abused in front of so many people is unbearable for anyone, especially for someone like Hiruko, who is naturally insecure and very concerned about how others perceive him.

However, he wasn't stupid either. Although he had many bloodline limits, he found that none of them seemed capable of going head-to-head with the old bastard. If he wanted him to leave the barrier, the old bastard would have to be out of his mind.

"You little bastard, if you have the guts, open the barrier and let me in. You don't even have that much courage, yet you want to be Hokage? Are you out of your mind?!"

"You old bastard! If you've got the guts, come in yourself. You can't even break through a barrier, what kind of one-on-one fight are you talking about...?"

"You little bastard..."

"You old bastard..."

Hatake Sakumo and the surrounding ANBU were speechless. How did a proper battle turn into a war of words?

Hiruzen Sarutobi, watching the two endlessly arguing, was in tears. Why? Why did this happen? He was the protagonist! Why did the whole atmosphere change the moment Shanks arrived, and all the focus shifted to him?! He just wanted to be the protagonist, didn't he? He's so old, do you think it's easy? Otherwise, if he wanted to take advantage of his old bones and still be able to fight, he'd be crazy to come and steal the boss from Minato. Did Shinichi really think this elite monster was so easy to kill?

"Lord Sakumo, this is..."

Minato appeared beside Sakumo. Seeing the cold sweat on his forehead, one could tell how many Sand Ninja had arrived from the outskirts of the village. Minato now had a mini Nine-Tails acting as his perpetual motion machine, making it extremely difficult for him to break a sweat. Hiruzen Sarutobi was old and faded, and his former homeroom teacher wasn't always reliable. He was afraid that something might happen and the Third Hokage might be killed by that little guy, making Konoha a laughingstock. So he hadn't stopped using Flash for a moment. This forced Flash without waiting for cooldowns was something even the mini Nine-Tails inside him couldn't handle.

When he returned after dealing with the minor monsters outside, intending to support the Third Generation, he found everyone watching the short guy and his former homeroom teacher engage in a heated argument, like two gossipy old women arguing in the street. He was exhausted from his work outside, and these two were just spouting nonsense. Especially the short guy, you're a terrorist, can't you be a little more professional?

"...The situation is rather complicated. This barrier is in the center of the village, and we can't force it to break. We can only buy time and let the sealing team come up with a solution."

Sakumo Hatake gave Minato a simple analysis: he had been teamed up with Shanks for so long, he knew exactly what Shanks was talking about the moment Shanks took his pants down.

Furthermore, he couldn't tell Minato that the Third Hokage had been getting completely thrashed by this little guy. If the Third Hokage could defeat this little guy, they wouldn't have needed to stay here trying to break the barrier; it would have been much better to let their underlings gain experience.

"Even Lord Ichinotake can't handle this?"

Minato asked Ichiji, who was spitting on his clansmen.

"It will take some more time. This kind of barrier is completely different from the barrier style of our Vortex clan. We need some time to analyze its principles."

Ichigo, pushing up his reading glasses like a learned old scholar, found this kind of barrier to be a matter of course. With Shanks present, he wasn't in a hurry to break the barrier. He would take this opportunity to analyze it slowly and teach these brats a lesson, telling them not to think they were arrogant and complacent just because they had learned some of the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques.

673. Too impulsive.

"........"

Seeing that Ichinoshige didn't seem nervous at all, Minato realized he couldn't place too much hope in him; it was clearly a way for him to teach his clansmen a lesson while the barrier was still in place.