Konoha Drunkard

"Go back and rest first... You're already 13 and still haven't grown up. I shouldn't have let Hashirama take care of you back then." Mito harshly shifted the blame to Hashirama Senju.

"#%#...I'm dead and I still want to be dragged out and whipped." - Hashirama Senju.

"I'm going back now, cousin. I'm leaving. I'll come find you tomorrow!" Shanks called out to Mito's stomach one last time.

"That damned brat! Ah! I'll kill him!" Kurama roared in fury!

Now that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha are both dead, someone still dares to harass him. I could tolerate being harassed by him when Hashirama was alive, but now even a brat dares to harass the Nine-Tails.

Mito heard the Nine-Tails' roar from inside her stomach and glanced at Shanks' figure. "Sigh!"

"I have a little nine-tailed fox, but I never ride it..."

A cheerful song drifted from outside the door.

"..." Kurama stopped being angry, afraid he'd be driven mad.

Shanks returned to the house; he hadn't been there for six months. It was still so clean; it seemed Haruko came over every day to clean for him.

........

The next morning, Shanks went to Nara's house and bought some health supplements and children's toys to visit Uchiha Kagami in the Uchiha clan.

The Uchiha Kagami family is located in the center of the Uchiha clan, not far from the Uchiha Yuta family...

"clap clap"

"Coming!" came the voice of a little baby from inside the house.

A beautiful young woman holding a baby opened the door. "Shanks, what brings you here?"

"Ah, sister-in-law, I just returned to the village yesterday. I heard that Brother Jing was recuperating at home, so I came to visit him today." Shanks pinched the little baby's cheek.

"Oh, I can't accept that. Jing is inside. Please come in," the beautiful young woman said.

The beautiful young woman led Shanks to the door of Mirror's house, and Shanks went inside.

"Cough, cough, why are you here?" Jing sat on the bed, her face pale.

"I just got back to the village yesterday and heard about you. It's been three months, and you're still like this?" Shanks frowned.

"Hanzo's poison is very potent. If I hadn't returned early, Koharu wouldn't have been able to do anything. But the poison has already reached her heart, so there's nothing we can do," Kagami said with a smile.

"Is Hanzo really that powerful?" Shanks asked curiously. Even the Kaleidoscope mirror was damaged like this.

"Ah, his poison is very potent. I was caught off guard and fell victim to it while being surrounded. But he won't recover much either; he'll probably need several years to recover," Jing Pingfan said.

"You've activated the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, haven't you? I'd better be careful not to let it show in front of Danzo. He's like my second uncle," Shanks warned, sensing that Mirror's life force was beginning to wane.

"How did you know?" Jing was surprised; he had never revealed that he had started using kaleidoscopes.

"Heh heh heh, besides me, even Hiruzen wouldn't dare say he could escape from being surrounded by all the Rain Ninja, plus Hanzo. Unless he also knows the Flying Thunder God Technique. Don't forget, the Senju clan's research on the Sharingan is no less than yours," Shanks chuckled.

"Yes! It was activated at the last minute. But I don't want my family to know about it. The village had finally had a few years of peace," Jing said, looking up at the roof.

47. Uchiha Kagami's monologue: "Please give me flowers!" "Please add this to your favorites!"

"So what are you going to do? You know these things can't be kept secret forever. Once you're gone, they'll have to close their eyes too," Shanks asked.

“I was originally planning to tell Hiruzen, but it’s good that you’re here today. When I’m about to die, I will replace my eyes with ordinary three-tomoe eyes. Please give them to me, and I hope you can use them to protect the village.” Kagami stared intently at Shanks, afraid that he would disagree. He had originally planned to give them to Danzo, but after hearing Shanks’ words, he realized his mistake.

Danzo inherited the Second Hokage's will towards the Uchiha clan, a fact he had known for a long time. However, Kagami still hoped that Danzo would not do anything to the Uchiha clan out of consideration for their relationship. But once a person dies, everything is extinguished, and Danzo might just not harm his own son.

If Shanks knew what was going on in Kagami's mind, he'd punch him awake and say, "Wake up! You wouldn't lay a hand on your son? Your ability to have no heir is all thanks to Danzo!"

The mirror was later intended to be given to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but giving it to Hiruzen Sarutobi might not be a good thing, since his eye ability was too powerful.

It's perfect to hand him over to Shanks now. He was raised by the First Hokage and Lady Mito, and Kagami can tell he loves the village very much. Besides, he doesn't crave power, so Kagami feels at ease leaving him with him.

"Don't look at me like that, you're all the same." Shanks' nose tingled with emotion.

"Even if Xiaochun didn't tell me, I would know about my injuries. I will have my eyes replaced the day after tomorrow. From now on, I'll be relying on you." After saying this, Jing lay down and fell into reminiscence.

"When I was very young, the elders in my clan began training us on how to kill enemies on the battlefield. Every day, we were either carrying shurikens or kunai. Then one day, many clansmen went out with Master Ban, including my parents, but very few returned, and my parents didn't come back either. At that time, I knew that my parents and many clansmen had died in battle, and this was probably my destiny. Later, Master Ban announced at the clan meeting that he would unite with the Senju clan to end this damned chaotic world. I was very happy when I heard this. Finally, no one else would lose their parents like me, train every day on how to kill, and then sleep on a cold bed when they returned home."

Later, when Lord Ban and Lord Hashirama finally brought peace to the world, I wandered around the village every day and saw many children leaning on their parents' arms. I often thought that if peace could have come sooner, would I also be able to lean on my parents' arms every day and feel this tranquility?

Then one day, Madara said he would take us away from the village. This village wasn't the one he envisioned, but by then the Uchiha clan had grown accustomed to peaceful days and didn't want to live a life of fear and anxiety anymore. Madara left on his own, but two years later, he returned with the Nine-Tails to destroy his former village. Many more people died, and many children, like me, lost their parents. Finally, the First Hokage, severely injured, brought back news of Madara's death. At that moment, I felt half happy, half sad. Madara's death meant that Konoha could finally continue to enjoy peace, but seeing the villagers who had lost their parents and children, I couldn't feel happy.

Then, Lord Hashirama passed away, and war was about to begin again. But at that time, I saw my family members still arguing with the Master, disregarding the village's well-being, all for power. I was heartbroken. Was this my family? Later, on the battlefield, I was confused. Was my family fighting for their own interests or for the village? When I went to the Land of the Moon with the Master for peace talks, I was overjoyed. Peace had finally arrived. Then, Lord Itō and the Master sacrificed themselves for us. Even for the Master, for Lord Itō, and for those who died, I will protect this village. Shanks, please promise me, protect the village well, even with my eyes. When I go down, I can tell the First Hokage and the Master that I didn't let them down.” After saying this, Kagami gradually fell asleep.

Shanks slowly left the house, said goodbye to his wife, and exited the Uchiha clan compound. He wandered aimlessly through the village, eventually arriving at the Hokage Rock. He sat down and gazed down at the village below.

As darkness fell, lights shone brightly in every house. He closed his eyes and lay on Hashirama Senju's head, quietly savoring the tranquility of the village.

As dawn broke, Shanks opened his eyes, stretched, and looked down at the portraits of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. "You two are like this, and now even Kagami-nii is. I'm only twelve years old, don't put so much pressure on me!" Shanks complained to the two portraits.

Suddenly, Shanks sensed someone hiding behind him. "Old man, come out. Don't think I won't recognize you just because you've taken off your disguise." Shanks glanced at him with disdain.

"Ahem. I'm not even 30 yet," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, emerging from the ground.

"Your beard will be 80 years old soon if it grows any longer. Instead of peeking at the young ladies, you're here eavesdropping on me." Shanks rolled his eyes.

"You went to see the mirror yesterday, right?" Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored his question.

"Ah, I've read it. They even told me a story called 'The Untold Story of Uchiha Kagami and the Village'." Shanks sat down again and looked at the village below.

"Haha! The content must have been very exciting, right? It made you run to complain to the two teachers," Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed, though his eyes were a little red.

"It was alright, but there was one really interesting part where you developed your spying technique." Shanks didn't want to talk about those dull topics.

"Cough...cough, brat!" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shanks's unreliable behavior.

"You adults shouldn't put too much pressure on us kids. If you ever end up like them, I'll pull you back from the Six Paths Elder and beat your son to a pulp right in front of you." Shanks finished speaking and used Flying Thunder God Technique to go back and tease his cousin Kurama.

"That brat! First Master, look what you've done to him!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said angrily, it was all Hashirama Senju's fault.

Hashirama Senju: "⊙▽⊙?"

"My cousin Kurama, I've come to find you." Mito was still having breakfast when she heard Shanks' voice.

"That damn brat." For some reason, Nine-Tails got furious just hearing his voice.

"Aunt, is there any way I can see Nine Ramen?" Shanks asked as he sat down to eat breakfast.

"Don't let this brat in, or I'll tear him apart!" Nine-Tails was displeased. "Do you think you can just see me whenever you want?"

“Oh! Kurama said he doesn’t want to see you,” Mito said.

"What! Such a big shot? I absolutely have to see him today. What should Auntie do?" Shanks, with his short temper, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Mito Uzumaki, don't let him in. Or I'll tear him to pieces when you're dead!" Kurama (the Nine-Tails) had gone mad, daring to threaten Mito. Even Hashirama Senju wouldn't dare; none of the Uzumaki clan are cowards.

"Close your eyes," Mito instructed Shanks.

After Shanks closed his eyes, he felt Mito's finger tapping his forehead, and then he felt his consciousness drift to an unfamiliar place. He opened his eyes and looked around.

"Hey, isn't this my cousin Kurama? Hello there!" Shanks said through a cage to a large fox with nine tails lying in front of him.

"Hmph!" The arrogant fox turned her head away and ignored him.

"Oh dear, just as Shukaku said, he's been spoiled rotten by the old man Rokudo!" Shanks muttered to himself, ignoring him.

"Hmph!" Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Shukaku said that when you were little, because you were the last of the Six Paths to be born, but you wanted to be the leader, you challenged all eight of them before you, and in the end you were beaten to a pulp. Is that true?" Shanks started talking nonsense.

"You little brat, don't let me see you when I get out of here!" Nine-Tails can tolerate everything else, but not this. He was the one who beat the previous ones to a pulp.

"Ugh, I didn't even say that kind of useless threat when I was four. Just like my cousin, picking up where I left off." Shanks suddenly heard the same words as in his past life: "Don't let me see you at the school gate after school."

"Ah! Ah! You bastard! I'm going to kill you!" The Nine-Tails went berserk and struggled desperately, but it was no use. Mito was still the same type of person who could climb up to the 5th floor in one breath.

"Give up struggling. The seal of my Uzumaki clan was passed down from the old man of the Six Paths. If you can break it, I'll be your father," Shanks said disdainfully.

"Uzumaki Mito, make him get lost, make him get lost! Ah! Ah!" Kurama almost cried. For so many years, everyone who saw it trembled with fear. But ever since that encounter ten years ago...

That damned Uchiha Madara changed everything.

Madara Uchiha treated it like a pet, then Hashirama Senju toyed with it. After those two died, he ran into this weirdo who wasn't afraid of him and kept teasing him. The mighty, strongest tailed beast, Kurama, felt like he was going crazy.

"Mito Uzumaki! Get him out of here! I'll let you seal him away once you're almost dead." Kurama was truly going crazy. He'd rather be Madara Uchiha's pet than be teased by this damn brat every day!

"Hey! You nine-tailed thing, are you cursing my aunt?" Shanks was annoyed.

"Nine-Tails, I hope you'll keep your word," Mito's voice came through.

"It absolutely counts! Get this brat away from here!" Nine-Tailed Fox roared.

"Hey, Auntie, ignore it..." Shanks hadn't finished speaking when everything went dark.

Shanks outside opened his eyes, furious!

"You little devil, starting today, I'll tell you a bedtime story every day!"

"Mito Uzumaki, get him away! I don't want to hear his voice!" Kurama (the Nine-Tails) bristled.

"Shanks, you should go back first. Kurama's emotions are unstable."

Mito Uzumaki slapped his dog's head. This brat is infuriating!

48. This entertainment circle is truly chaotic. (Seeking flowers, seeking favorites)

Shanks was extremely annoyed. That damned Kurama dared to curse his aunt to death. Having read the original work, he felt even more aggrieved. He had been avoiding the topic, but the thought that day would eventually come, coupled with the continuous deaths of people around him over the years—first Hashirama Senju, then Tobirama Senju, then Kagami, and in the future, Koma Senju, and finally his aunt—made him even more resentful.

The thought that his aunt would eventually die filled him with resentment, so he went to the Senju clan's training ground and started causing a ruckus.

"Bang bang bang bang!" The Senju clan attacked the center of the village again, and then the entire village center shook as if an earthquake had struck. Many people wondered if the Hokage had done too many bad things and the heavens were finally taking notice. Tsunade's parents came out to look at the training ground. Senju Koma was just about to go over and see what was going on.

"Don't mind him, let him vent," Mito said, trying to stop him.

"Bang bang bang" "Rumble rumble"

Shanks worked tirelessly on the demolition at the training ground from morning till night. He finally stopped, leaving the training ground riddled with potholes, some dozens of meters deep. Shanks lay at the bottom of one of these potholes, gazing at the moon.

"Are you feeling better?" Mito walked over to him and looked at the moon as well.

“Ah! It’s just that thinking about that time makes me feel sad,” Shanks said.

"Silly child, no one is immortal. Even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't escape the erosion of time. I've had enough in this life. I have a loving husband, a son, a beautiful granddaughter, and our Uzumaki clan's greatest genius nephew. I have everything so many people don't. I was just like you when I saw your grandfather and your father die. But later I figured it out myself. What is the purpose of life? Hashirama and Tobirama died to end the chaos and protect the village. They died protecting the village, so they died for a worthy cause. Your father also died pursuing his so-called art." "As for me, during the Warring States period, when I was to marry Hashirama, I hoped my future husband would be a great hero. Although Hashirama was usually a bit silly, he truly was a great hero. After that, I gave birth to Koma, and I only hoped that Koma would grow up healthy. Then, when your father entrusted you to me, I hoped that you would grow up happily and inherit Hashirama's optimism, even though you are sometimes just as eccentric as Hashirama. When Tsunade was born, I also hoped that she would grow up happily. Now, my last wish is for Koma to give me a grandson, then I will have no regrets."

Mito sat down and stroked Shanks' red hair. "People don't necessarily have to live a long time, but they should live a meaningful life. The living are always more tired than the dead, but the living should live well for the dead."

...Shanks, when he looks up at the moon, says the same comforting things to his family.