Konoha Drunkard

"How's Naruto doing?"

Things were alright here. Minato then remembered the scene of the two giants fighting hand-to-hand earlier, but the two giants had already disappeared.

"The Jinchuriki of Sunagakure have been awakened. Naruto is just unconscious and fine, but some people are seriously injured. Neji Akimichi is not in good condition because he took the forbidden drug, and Lady Tsunade is treating him. However... Sasuke Uchiha is missing, and Kakashi has gone to look for him."

"This is what the captain of the guards, Genma Shiranui, reported."

"How do we deal with the Sand Village? Their Kazekage was killed by Hiruko. If they were unknowingly deceived by Hiruko impersonating Rasa, then this will be difficult to resolve."

Sakumo Hatake said to Minato that, judging from the current situation, he estimated that Rasa should have been killed by Hiruko long ago, and that Hiruko had even used a forbidden technique to transfer Rasa's bloodline limit over. No wonder the Sand Ninja were so confused.

"Let's talk about this later. Let's deal with this barrier first."

Minato gets a headache just thinking about those Sand Ninja. It's now confirmed that the Kazekage is actually Hiruko in disguise, meaning the Sand Ninja were likely tricked by Hiruko into attacking Konoha. The Chunin Exams have become a farce. The ninja world has enjoyed peace for over a decade, and they can't just attack the Sand Ninja now. That would start another war, and no one who has experienced war wants to see it again. Every war sets a village back four or five years, or even longer.

As for Sasuke Uchiha, Minato no longer has the mind to think about it. Kakashi has already gone after him, so nothing should happen to him.

.........

"Hey! You little bastard, you're surrounded. You won't be able to escape even when this barrier's energy dissipates. I'll give you one minute to come out and surrender. I can even put in a good word for you with the Fourth Hokage and save you a long time in jail."

Shanks, having already reached Minato, was too lazy to engage in any more verbal sparring with this ugly little guy. Surrounded by these three big shots, if he could still escape, Shanks would rather buy a block of tofu and smash his head against it.

"That damned old bastard, he actually tried to play tricks on me! I'll kill that old bastard Sandai first!"

Hiruko also noticed Minato's return. He couldn't even hold his own against Konoha's White Fang and Shanks alone, and now with the Yellow Flash, he didn't even have a chance to escape. However, he was stubborn and refused to surrender. With the idea that killing one would break even and killing two would be a bonus, he turned around and bombarded Hiruzen Sarutobi again. This time, he didn't just use ninjutsu, but also used Message Release and Steel Release. Hiruzen Sarutobi was doomed this time. If it were just ninjutsu, he wouldn't have been in any problem and could have easily dodged it. But Hiruko's Message Release and Steel Release were different. Hiruzen Sarutobi was an old man after all, and how could his taijutsu be a match for Hiruko's Message Release and Steel Release? Hiruko was quite powerful. Even the Enma who had turned into a fire poker was hurt by him. Steel Release was still sharp.

".........asshole!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi fought and retreated, thinking, "Damn it, Shanks has been showing off all his skills. Why are you coming at me? If you're so tough, go fight him one-on-one. It's no good to bully an old man like me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's temper flared up. He thought, "If I don't teach him a lesson, he'll think I'm just a tough-talking Hokage for nothing." He threw down his fire poker and began forming complex hand seals.

"Old man of three generations! Don't be impulsive!"

Shanks was all too familiar with Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand seals! Wasn't that the hand seals for a forbidden technique of the Uzumaki clan? Although he didn't know what kind of forbidden technique it was, the more complex the hand seals for sealing techniques and ninjutsu, the more powerful they were. Judging from Hiruzen Sarutobi's complex maneuvers over several minutes, this forbidden technique was either summoning a Shinigami or some kind of deadly forbidden technique like the Great Tengu.

"........"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was brought back to his senses by Shanks's shout. He'd been too impulsive and almost went to report to his two teachers. Nevertheless, he glared angrily at Shanks. "It's all your fault, you bastard! If it weren't for you, would I be so angry?"

"Brother Ichiji, stop with the class. Is it done yet? If this drags on any longer, the three generations of old men really won't be able to hold on."

Shanks breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi had stopped his hand gestures and was no longer forming hand seals. After so many years of friendship, he really couldn't bear to see Hiruzen die. However, he couldn't delay any longer. Hiruzen's temper had already flared up, and if he was pushed too far, it would be difficult to persuade him next time.

"Ah, that's about it. Mo, go and get ready."

Having thoroughly enjoyed his lesson, Ichiji finished speaking to the members of the sealing class and then leisurely sipped a large cup of goji berry tea, seemingly not taking the barrier seriously at all.

"........."

Minato watched Ichigochi leisurely drinking tea from a large teacup, speechless. If this old guy wasn't Kushina's uncle, he would have slapped him twice. What kind of time is this to be drinking tea here?

.......

After emerging, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked excitedly at the Uzumaki clan members. All these years of raising them had not been in vain; they were reliable in crucial moments!

"Haha! You little bastard, I called you out earlier but you wouldn't come out, now no one can save you. Damn it, how dare you say I'm ugly? Have you ever seen a fist the size of a sandbag? Don't touch me, let me handle this!"

Shanks was itching to fight after the barrier broke. Although he couldn't beat the bastard to a pulp, he could break three of his legs, as long as the gold dust was intact.

"You old bastard, die!"

"boom!"

Hiruko was quite bold; since he couldn't run away at this point, he might as well face off against Shanks head-on. Maybe he could even achieve immortality after death. He charged forward and delivered a punch to Shanks at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"With such weak strength, you dare to come to Konoha and cause trouble? Have you not eaten?"

Faced with such a low-tech attack, Shanks didn't even bother to dodge, letting it hit his body without batting an eye, and scoffed at it.

"Die! Storm Release: Storm Dragon!"

Hiruko, whose punches had little effect on Shanks, decisively retreated and moved away from Shanks. After a series of hand seals, a large amount of rain clouds accumulated in the sky and formed lightning that struck down towards Shanks.

"Crackling and popping!"

"Wow! Not bad, you can even manipulate lightning. You think you're the Flash? You think this little lightning bolt can kill me?!"

A series of lightning bolts struck Shanks from head to toe, creating a cloud of smoke. The lightning lasted for a full ten minutes before Shanks emerged from the lightning without a single hole in his clothes, continuing to scorn Hiruko.

674. A harmonious society saved you.

To be honest, Hiruko's Storm Release is quite powerful, but it's still far inferior to Madara's Fire Release. At least Madara's Fire Release had some high temperature, but Hiruko's Storm Release is really weak. It felt tingly and comfortable when it hit Shanks.

..........

"Damn it... gold dust..."

"boom!"

"No way, you can't beat Luo Sha when it comes to playing with gold sand. Do you have anything else?"

"Steel Release..."

"boom!"

"You little bastard, don't you know I'm known as the toughest man in the ninja world? Trying to be tough in front of me? You're still a long way off!"

"Escape..."

"boom!"

"Damn you, I'm using ninjutsu to absorb ghosts!"

Shanks kept pounding Hiruko's head while muttering to himself, beating Hiruko's head until it was covered in bumps, just like a father beating his son.

So cool!

He hadn't punched anyone like this in many years. The last time he punched someone like this was more than ten years ago when he punched Little Scorpion in the Land of Rain. Now that he thought about it, punching this Hiruko felt better.

Little Scorpion is, after all, Aunt Chiyo's beloved grandson, and Shanks, always sentimental, certainly couldn't go too far. What if he broke him? He didn't have such a big grandson to compensate Aunt Chiyo. But with Hiruko, there was no need to worry. It would be better if he broke; as long as he didn't die, that was enough. Gold dust was a valuable resource.

"...It hurts so much, you old bastard..."

"boom!"

"Oh ho! You dare to curse me? Haven't you had enough of my fists, big as sandbags?"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Shanks felt increasingly satisfied with each punch, and couldn't resist throwing a couple more.

...........

The ANBU members, Minato's guards, and some Chunin and Jonin around the two couldn't help but shudder. It was terrifying. Lord Shanks was too terrifying. He actually treated this person who had just beaten their Third Hokage like a dog as if he were a dog.

Looking at Hiruko's head covered in bumps, they began to feel sorry for him. He was, after all, a powerful figure who had tormented the Third Hokage, yet he was being utterly humiliated by Shanks. If it were them, they would have already committed suicide by banging their heads against a wall; at least they would have retained some dignity.

"Grandpa Shanks is...so scary, Dad. Why don't you go and talk to Grandpa Shanks and tell him to stop fighting? If he keeps fighting, he'll really die."

Girls are just too soft-hearted. Seeing Hiruko being beaten to a pulp by Shanks, even though he was the mastermind behind the attack on the village, Ino couldn't help but say something to her father.

"...Lu Jiu, why don't you...go and try to persuade them?"

Ino's father, Yamanaka Inoichi, considered it for a moment and decided it was better to entrust such a difficult task to his son-in-law; at least he wouldn't get beaten up.

Just kidding, he wouldn't dare disturb the teacher's enjoyment while the teacher was having a good time. Those who haven't been hit before will never know how painful it is. To be honest, he also felt sorry for this guy, Beiruhu; that huge bump on his head must hurt terribly. But he dared not offer any advice.

"What?...You're talking to me? What did you say?"

The big-headed rocket launcher looked completely clueless and confused at his friend. What a joke! His father-in-law's appearance was a lifelong sore spot, and this guy dared to bring it up? Wasn't he just asking for trouble? At this point, whoever tried to stop him would get beaten up. Even Minato wouldn't dare, let alone this son-in-law who had kidnapped his daughter.

"Wow...that's amazing! This is the legendary Red-Haired Shanks of Konoha!"

The battle was drawing to a close. Many out-of-town ninjas who had come to take the exam followed their leader to see if the final exam would continue. These rookies, seeing the powerful ninjutsu completely unharmed and the mastermind beaten to a pulp, were speechless with astonishment at the strength of the Konoha's Red-Haired Shanks. If that powerful lightning had struck them, they would have been reduced to ashes, but the Red-Haired Shanks was completely unharmed. He was simply too strong. No wonder he was known as the toughest man in the ninja world; who could break through such defense? They certainly couldn't fathom it.

"This is nothing, you'll get used to it after a while."

Some of the veteran team leaders showed off to the newbies behind them. Although they had only heard of them before but never seen them, it didn't stop them from showing off in front of these newbies because of their age.

"Lord Sakumo, perhaps... we should ask Lord Shanks to stop. If this keeps going, he'll probably go insane, and we won't be able to get anything out of him."

Big Cannon was the quickest to act. After he'd beaten his father-in-law enough and had his fill of fun, he ran up to Hatake Sakumo and whispered, "In the ninja world, besides his mother-in-law Haruko, the only one who can persuade my father-in-law is this guy, his best friend."

"...Lord Third Generation, please look..."

Sakumo Hatake felt that it was about time, but since the person who had just been tortured was Hiruzen Sarutobi, his former boss, Sakumo Hatake felt it was still necessary to ask the victim for his opinion.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly wished Shanks would beat Hiruzen to a pulp, but in front of so many people, the former Hokage had to maintain the composure expected of a Hokage, so he pretended to be indifferent and nodded.

"That's enough. If you want to beat him up, go to jail. There are so many people watching."

The former leader nodded, and Hatake Sakumo stepped forward to pull his good buddy back from raising his fist. It was impossible not to beat him up. He wanted to kick him a few more times for making such a mess of Konoha. However, he was a decent person and couldn't be as shameless as Shanks. So, he would find an opportunity to beat him up when this guy was sent to prison.

"If we don't beat him senseless, what will happen to his Magnet Release bloodline limit? He's the only one in the ninja world who knows how to play with gold dust."

Shanks asked in a low voice, "He did all this for the gold dust. If this bastard wasn't stupid, why would he listen to him and send him gold dust?"

"...We're trying to figure something out; there are just too many people."

Sakumo Hatake glanced around and gave Shanks a look, meaning that with so many people watching, his image was important, and there would be other opportunities later.

"You little bastard, you're lucky to be alive today. The harmonious society saved you! If it were ten years ago, I would have thrown you into the sea to feed the sharks! Take this little bastard away, and remember to put a few more seals on him. He has too many bloodline limits."

Shanks thought about it and realized he was right. Konoha always preached love and peace; it wouldn't be good to really knock this bastard out in front of so many people...

"Roger that, Lord Shanks!"

The clansmen were obedient; upon hearing their leader's orders, they didn't take them away. To reassure their leader, they immediately used a dozen or so sealing techniques on Hiruko, whose head was throbbing from Shanks's beating, before finally taking him away.

"That's clever! Brother Ichiji, give these guys some extra chicken drumsticks when you get back!"

Shanks greatly admired the actions of his clansman's younger brother; such people who knew how to read people's expressions were becoming increasingly rare.

676. Find a master to set up a grand formation.

While the adults from Konoha were arguing in the Martian office, the kids weren't resting either. Naruto, in particular, kept clamoring to find the second male lead and even went to the Nara clan to ask his underling, "Skyrocket," for advice.

This time, even the "Little Sky Cannon" (a nickname for a player) refused to help him. He could tolerate minor squabbles normally, but this was a sensitive time, and this guy was so audacious as to try to sneak out of the village. The "Little Sky Cannon" didn't want to get a beating from his grandfather; he'd heard that that lowly rogue ninja had already been beaten into an idiot by his grandfather, spending his days drooling and spacing out in Konoha prison. He didn't have that many bloodline limits; he wondered how many punches he could withstand.