Konoha Drunkard

Sasori, the prodigy of Sunagakure, a super genius, and the grandson of the First Kazekage and advisor Chiyo, was expected to surpass the founder of puppetry.

Itachi Uchiha, the super rogue ninja who wiped out his own clan at the age of twelve, and the ninja world's superstar.

Kisame Hoshigaki, the great traitorous ninja of Kirigakure who ran to Konoha and treated the Shimura clan as experience points, making Danzo want to vomit blood.

Deidara, Onoki's prized disciple and the only one to successfully learn Iwagakure's most dangerous forbidden technique.

There's also some unknown underling who's even more durable than Kakuzu!

(Hidan, it can't be: You damn nobody! Director! I'm not filming anymore.....)

What kind of people are these?! If there were even one or two of them from Kumogakure, he would have dared to storm into Iwagakure to avenge his father! And these powerful people have all gone to the little Land of Rain. Just looking at the numbers on paper, they're even more impressive than Konoha. How many double-flower red-hots are they?!

Although it was an exaggeration, he knew Minato Namikaze quite well, and he believed that Minato would not lie to him about such matters. Because of this, he felt uneasy. Any one of these characters would be a catastrophe if placed in any other ninja village.

At the same time, he felt a bit awkward. Why weren't any of his own people from Kumogakure in there? Everyone in Akatsuki is so outstanding, yet there's not a single one from Kumogakure. Are the people from Kumogakure not good enough, or is their ideological education just too effective? Anyway, the Raikage was very unhappy...

"Lord Raikage, for the sake of Killer Bee's safety and the well-being of the ninja world, I think it's best to send him to Konoha..."

Mabui was increasingly alarmed as she looked at the lineup. It took her a while to calm herself down. The depth of the Rain Country's lineup was truly terrifying. It was an all-star lineup. If what the letter said about their goal being the Tailed Beasts was true, and Killer Bee was right here with them, it was hard to say whether they could withstand it.

"No way! What kind of village is it if we can't even protect our own people? Killer Bee is my brother, I'll protect him myself! Tell Killer Bee to come back to the village, the ninja world is not safe right now!"

Just as Shanks predicted, the Fourth Raikage, while not as overpowered as Madara, would never admit to being weak. If he couldn't even protect his own brothers, what was the point of playing around? He might as well just delete his account...

But first, I need to call this brother who's always dreaming of becoming a star back. This is the age of ninjas; what future is there in being a celebrity...?

753. An artist who is anything but low-key

Is this year a special year for the Tailed Beasts?

Minato looked at the few replies in his hand and felt a bit confused. He was initially very happy to receive the replies from the various villages, as this was the first step in promoting harmony and unity within the ninja world.

But after reading the contents of the letter, he felt a headache coming on. First was the letter from Kirigakure, and this beautiful female Mizukage was the first to reply. After a long string of greetings and thanks, she finally got to the point.

"Thank you for your concern for the tailed beasts of our village, Hokage. I have focused on adding the time and location of the Three-Tails' revival. As for the Six-Tails' Jinchuriki, he has been bored and restless in the village for several years and his whereabouts are currently unknown..."

Minato saw this and there was no need to read any further. He replied with a long, tedious letter, but it mainly conveyed two pieces of information: the Three-Tails didn't know the location or time of its resurrection, and the Six-Tails had gone off to wander and couldn't be found.

Takigage's reply was very similar to Mizukage's; the Seven-Tails had also gone off to have some fun sometime during the day...

The Raikage's situation is even simpler: I'll protect my brother myself, and once he's finished his concert, I'll send him back to the village...

Through these letters, Minato gleaned a piece of information: apart from the Two-Tails, which had already been captured, the Nine-Tails of Konoha and the One-Tails of Sunagakure were all out having fun! Especially the Eight-Tails of Kumogakure—didn't it realize what was going on? Other Jinchuriki would at least go out and hide, but this guy, as if he wasn't famous enough, actually held a concert!

"Sigh... Now all we can do is protect Naruto. As long as they haven't captured him, things should be fine. Besides, the Sand Village's Jinchūriki is the Kazekage, so I think they should be safe..."

Big Gunslinger shrugged helplessly. Just like Koharu Utatane said, they had already conveyed the message. As for what happens next, that's up to them.

..........

The big-mouthed man's mouth was like it had been blessed. Just a few days after he said those words, a letter of distress from Sunagakure was delivered to Minato's desk. In the Hokage's office, the three giants of Konoha, Minato, and the big-mouthed man stared at each other in disbelief.

The content of the distress letter was obvious to them; the Kazekage, the Jinchūriki, had been taken by Akatsuki. Sunagakure was currently in a period of decline, with the village leader being taken from within the village. The strength of the messenger was self-evident, and they didn't have the power to rescue them. Moreover, they didn't know the situation within Akatsuki. Just one person riding a giant bird could take away their leader on their own territory; going there would only be giving them experience points. So, Aunt Chiyo had no choice but to swallow her pride and send someone to Konoha to deliver the message.

After reading the letter, everyone looked up at the giant skyrocket.

Your mouth is fucking amazing!

It's only been a few days since I said that, and now the Wind Shadow is in trouble...

Even the big-sized rocket was helpless. Logically speaking, as the person in charge of the village, his safety level should be the highest, especially since they had already sent a message to remind him.

He hadn't expected the Akatsuki to be so fierce, and it completely contradicted the information Orochimaru had provided. Orochimaru had said that the Akatsuki were keeping a low profile because they hadn't yet captured all the tailed beasts, so they were trying to avoid being noticed. But the way they captured Gaara, the Kazekage, was anything but discreet. Even though it was nighttime, they rode a giant bird into Sunagakure under the bright lights of dinnertime, and then fought Gaara in full view of everyone. They then took advantage of Gaara's desire to protect the village and used despicable means to defeat and capture him.

Is this considered low-key? This is ridiculously high-profile; it probably won't be long before the Akatsuki are famous throughout the entire ninja world...

Actually, the idea of ​​a giant rocket wasn't wrong. When Nagato assigned the task of taking down the One-Tailed Beast to Sasori and Deidara, this artistic duo, he specifically reminded them to keep a low profile because of Deidara's impulsive nature. Although Deidara didn't know what keeping a low profile meant, he still had the reliable Sasori.

But as the art troupe got closer and closer to Sunagakure, Sasori inexplicably became increasingly agitated, which was completely out of character for his usual extremely calm personality.

Moreover, although he and Deidara both have a passion for art, their artistic directions are completely opposite. They often bickered when they were in the Land of Rain, but Sasori always calmed down quickly. However, this time was different. After arriving at the narrow pass at the entrance of Sunagakure, they argued again about their art. This time, Sasori was not as calm as before. When Deidara said that he would handle this mission by himself and show Sasori the ultimate secret of explosion, he was surprised.

In the past, Little Scorpion would have disagreed, but the current Little Scorpion was in a state of turmoil, especially since he hated waiting, so he impatiently agreed to Deidara's request and even urged him to hurry up...

With Scorpion's approval and his special encouragement to hurry, Deidara could finally unleash his true nature—the unabashed artist had arrived!

Sneaking around won't get you fast. If you want to be fast, the fastest way is to just rush in and take them down.

So, unleashing his true nature, Deidara rode the giant bird and flew headlong towards Sunagakure. Before even entering the village, he had already blown the village entrance to smithereens, and the two dedicated "gatekeepers" of Sunagakure were also blown to smithereens.

Gaara, who had to work overtime that night, knew what had happened without his subordinates reporting it; he wasn't deaf to such a loud explosion.

As soon as I stepped out the window, I saw an extremely arrogant blond man riding a large bird in the sky, constantly dropping bombs down.

Gaara couldn't stand being blown up on his own turf. Did they really think he couldn't fly?

Enraged, Gaara manipulated a pile of sand, carrying himself towards Deidara. The two fought it out, one throwing bombs and the other setting up sand walls, neither able to gain the upper hand. As time went on, Gaara's advantage of fighting on his home turf became apparent. The area was all sand, and with Fat Cat in his belly providing a huge mana potion, he unleashed all sorts of powerful attacks on Deidara as if they didn't consume any mana.

Meanwhile, Deidara, playing away from home, had gotten into a lot of trouble because of the mud he got thrown at the start of the game, and now he's having a hard time. In the end, he was even caught off guard by Gaara's trick and lost an arm.

754. No choice

Deidara, whose hand had been severed, was furious. He was still a big boy, and this cute left hand had accompanied him through countless lonely nights. Now this bastard had broken it off... Did you think I couldn't use your tricks?!

In the end, while everyone was outmaneuvering each other, Deidara's scheme was the most ingenious. Gaara was also tricked by Deidara and was severely injured. Seeing Gaara falling to the ground, unconscious and badly injured, Deidara controlled a giant bird to fly over, grabbed the injured Gaara, dusted him off, and flew away in full view of everyone.

...........

When Nagato learned what had happened, he was speechless. Although he'd gotten his hands on a Jinchuriki, news had also spread that this mysterious man had stormed Sunagakure on a giant bird and abducted the Kazekage. Nagato didn't know whether to reward Deidara with a lollipop or slap him a few times. Couldn't this guy be a little more discreet? He's even more arrogant than Nagato, a god...

Since the matter had already caused quite a stir, Sunagakure would definitely send people to chase after them. So Nagato didn't wait for them to bring the person back to the Land of Rain. He told them to find a secluded place first, then contact each other through the rings and seal the One-Tailed Beast.

While they were searching for a place to stay, Kakashi's team and Guy's team had already arrived at Sunagakure, with Shanks following behind. Shanks hadn't originally wanted to come; Kakashi and Guy could handle this. However, he remembered that Sasori hadn't written a will yet, and it wouldn't be right for his vast fortune to just go to those old guys in Sunagakure...

Shanks just hung far behind them, all he needed to do was find Scorpion and get him to write a will, and that would be it...

After Kakashi and his two teams arrived at Sunagakure, they first went to visit Kankuro, who was being tortured to death by Scorpion. After he woke up and learned about the situation, everyone immediately set off. Because of news about her beloved grandson, Aunt Chiyo ignored Ebizo's advice and insisted on going with them. Anyway, she didn't have many years left to live, so it would be good to see her beloved grandson before she died.

..........

"Grandma Chiyo, Kankuro mentioned that Sasori is your grandson, so why did he kidnap Gaara?"

Bored along the way, the gossip of the Konoha people was aroused, and the girl with the broad forehead finally couldn't help but ask. Her companions around her also pricked up their ears.

Kakashi had previously told them about Aunt Chiyo's identity; she was the wife of the First Kazekage, a pillar of strength for Sunagakure. Her grandson, Sasori, was a rising star of Sunagakure, practically a Kazekage himself. Yet this promising young man not only defected from the village without reason but also tried to oust their own leader. There must be a story behind it; the people of Konoha love stories…

"Ah! Scorpion was a pitiful child. During World War II, before his parents went to the battlefield, they told him to wait for them to return. But what he received was news of their deaths at the hands of White Fang. Scorpion was still young then, and I was worried he wouldn't be able to handle it, so I never told him. He just kept waiting and waiting. As he grew older, he eventually found out, and from that moment on, he completely changed. Scorpion was very talented; he could learn any puppetry technique after seeing me demonstrate it just once. Seeing his talent and love of learning, I taught him all the puppetry techniques, hoping it would help him forget the pain of losing his parents. However, he remained as cold as ever. I then asked Shanks to teach him, hoping Shanks could influence him. Although his temperament improved somewhat during the six months Shanks taught him, after Shanks left, his personality reverted to its original state. No one knows what he's thinking. A few years later, he suddenly disappeared, and I searched the entire ninja world without finding a trace of him..."

As Aunt Chiyo spoke, her eyes began to redden again. What had her precious grandson gone through all these years to join such a terrorist organization? He must have been tricked by the people in that organization. Her darling grandson was so innocent...

"Poor Scorpion... It's all his fault..."

The girl with the broad forehead burst into tears upon hearing this. She was about to say it was all that white-toothed guy's fault, but then it suddenly dawned on her that this white-toothed guy was none other than her Kakashi-sensei's father...

"........."

Kakashi rolled his eyes. If he hadn't experienced war when he was young, he would definitely blame his father. But after experiencing war, he didn't think that way. War always results in death, and World War II was even more brutal than World War III, which he had experienced. Wives losing husbands, mothers losing children, and children losing fathers were things that happened every day. Moreover, if his father hadn't killed Sasori's parents, with their puppetry techniques and those deadly poisons, countless people in Konoha would have died. It can only be said that everyone is on different sides. Killing the enemy is the only way to protect your own people. There was no other choice.

The group gossiped as they walked, and just as they were about to approach the cave where Sasori and Deidara were, Itachi and Kisame suddenly appeared and blocked their way.

Kakashi and his current best friend, Green-skinned Guy, also tacitly chose their opponents: Kakashi vs. Itachi, and Green-skinned Guy vs. Kisame, while Naruto and the others continued on their way.

Naruto and his friends finally entered the cave at noon after overcoming numerous obstacles. However, by sheer coincidence, the One-Tailed Beast had already been completely extracted and sealed away when they entered the cave.

Only the little scorpion and Deidara with one hand remained in the cave. Before Naruto could even feel sad, Deidara's unassuming nature kicked in again. He arrogantly provoked Naruto with various words. Then, just as Naruto was about to summon the Nine-Tails, Deidara pulled out a giant bird, grabbed Gaara's corpse, patted his butt, and went to play parkour with Naruto.

Inside the cave, Aunt Chiyo and the little scorpion's shell stared at each other blankly, while the broad-browed girl beside her was incredibly embarrassed. "Old ladies are such a hassle," she thought. "What kind of time is this? They're still arguing like this, not saying a word. Hurry up and finish fighting and chase after them..."

Grandma Chiyo looked at this hideous monster and tears welled up in her eyes.

How many years!

She finally saw her beloved grandson again.

"Grandma Chiyo, this monster... could it be yours...?"

The girl with the broad forehead guessed what was going on when she saw Grandma Chiyo crying while looking at the ugly creature. However, this strange thing didn't look human at all...

755. The little scorpion released the water.

"This is Hiruko, a ninja tool capable of carrying a person. Sasori, am I right?"

Grandma Chiyo smiled kindly at her grandson.

"That old woman talks too much nonsense!"

Seeing that Grandma's little scorpion was getting agitated again, Hiruko lashed out with her scorpion tail at Grandma Chiyo and her companion without saying a word.

For a time, the three fought fiercely in the cave. Little Scorpion was not afraid of taking on two opponents at once. Grandma Chiyo was quite old, but she was still very good at operating the puppet. She also had a broad-foreheaded girl with super strength punches to assist her. Little Scorpion's Hiruko was smashed to pieces by the broad-foreheaded girl's punch.

Little Scorpion also emerged from Hiruko, and her stunning beauty reappeared. If it were a live broadcast, it would definitely attract another wave of female fans. Such exquisite beauty is universally appealing, and Grandma Chiyo and the girl with the wide forehead were stunned.

The same familiar hair, the same familiar face, but... this unfilial grandson has turned himself into a puppet toy! Grandma Chiyo is heartbroken. Isn't it good to have flesh and blood? He's so cute, so handsome...

The girl with the broad forehead looked at such a delicate face, and her infatuation kicked in again. This face was comparable to that of their Konoha Flower, Mizuki Haku. Wait a minute... the girl with the broad forehead finally remembered that the super handsome person in front of her should be in the same grade as Kakashi, so why does he still look like a teenager?

A round of verbal sparring began. Although Little Scorpion had become emotionless, he couldn't help but boast about his puppetry skills, recounting the hardships and sacrifices he had made in pursuit of art...

Grandma Chiyo couldn't help but shed tears again. How could her beloved grandson have turned out like this? Although he looked handsome and inherited her excellent genes, how could his thinking be so crazy...?

After boasting, Little Scorpion, looking at the broad-browed girl's iron fist, seemed to recall some unpleasant memories. Annoyed, he pulled out his old secret technique for conquering cities and territories: the Hundred-Man Manipulation Technique. The name sounded impressive, but it was really just a hundred cannon fodder characters charging forward with no skill involved. Little Scorpion's chakra threads controlling the puppet toys were connected to his body, so how could he possibly control hundreds of puppet toys simultaneously? These hundreds of puppet toys only used two basic skills: charging and slashing. Grandma Chiyo's Ten Puppet Masters were different; each one could show off their skills, and with the broad-browed girl assisting him by punching one puppet to death, it was like an elite monster fighting regular soldiers. Although there were many soldiers, the elite monster was tough and dealt high damage. The two sides began a new round of protracted battle, which ended when all of Grandma Chiyo and Little Scorpion's puppet toys were destroyed.

The two sides barely managed a 1-1 tie, and then Grandma Chiyo finally pulled out her two strongest puppets, two puppets with "Dad" and "Mom" written on their heads, one male and one female. When Little Scorpion saw these two strongest puppets, his emotionless tone finally showed a slight fluctuation, but he quickly calmed down and pulled out a scroll. With a bang, a figure that Grandma Chiyo and Shanks were very familiar with was revealed: the strongest Kazekage on the planet, Sand Retsu!

Following ninja tradition, another round of verbal sparring began before the actual fighting. Seeing the wide-foreheaded girl's bewildered expression, Grandma Chiyo started explaining to her how awesome the puppet was in life, and then explained that the reason for the outbreak of World War III was also this puppet.

The girl with the broad forehead cooperated perfectly by displaying expressions of surprise and shock, which made the emotionless little scorpion very smug.

After a long exchange, both sides had their mana and health fully restored, and a new round of battle was about to begin!

Although Little Scorpion only had one puppet toy this round, while Grandma Chiyo had two plus the girl with the broad forehead, making three in total, Little Scorpion was quite adept at using the iron sand. He used various large iron tools made from the iron sand to relentlessly smash Grandma Chiyo and the others. If the girl with the broad forehead hadn't possessed superhuman strength that was nearly half of Tsunade's level, she might not have been able to withstand those iron lumps.

The advantage gradually shifted to the little scorpion's side. Then, the little scorpion pressed its advantage, attacking Grandma Chiyo and the girl with the wide forehead by spitting fire, water, and poison, trying to take them down in one fell swoop. Grandma Chiyo, though old, was still strong. She controlled the two puppets and the girl with the wide forehead to dodge left and right, managing not to be hit by the water, fire, or iron lump. However, because the poison was in the form of smoke, and the girl with the wide forehead was the main force in front, she naturally absorbed some of the poison gas.

To buy the girl with the wide forehead time to explain, Grandma Chiyo and Little Scorpion started another round of verbal sparring...

In short, the battle inside the cave was nothing but constant verbal sparring. The actual fighting continued indefinitely, making Shanks drowsy. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't yet made Scorpion sign his will, he would have been gone long ago. Grandma Chiyo was old; the former strongest puppeteer had retired. And although Scorpion had become a monster, his human emotions couldn't be erased. Facing his own grandmother, Scorpion couldn't bring himself to kill her, focusing all his attacks on the broad-foreheaded girl. If he hadn't been holding back so much, the current strongest puppeteer would have ended the battle long ago. Grandma Chiyo was so old; if Scorpion hadn't focused all his firepower on the broad-foreheaded girl, how could she have dodged so many of his concentrated attacks...?

Finally, after Grandma Chiyo bought time for the girl with the broad forehead to detoxify, the battle resumed. This time, Little Scorpion unleashed even more water, probably because he hadn't urinated in a long time. This time, Little Scorpion didn't even use his last two ultimate moves, charging aimlessly at his parents' puppets.

Shanks was speechless. Dude, are you a blockhead? And are you afraid people won't know your weakness? You even wrote a huge scorpion character on the core. And you still dare to fight hand-to-hand? Kishimoto's design is so brainless.