Konoha Drunkard

"I've already eaten. My aunt ate her own cooking; she can't afford such expensive roast meat." Shanks was speechless. -_-|| That sounded a little sarcastic...

"I heard someone confessed to a girl in public today on the first day of school," Mito said casually. Shanks looked up at the moon outside the window, hands behind his back, exuding an air of poetic confidence.

"Ah! It's all fate! There was once a sincere love... Oh dear!..."

“Speak like a human being. You’re just a little kid, what do you know about love?” Mito smacked Shanks on the head.

This child has been clever and mischievous since childhood, much more sensible than many other children. But he also has many more worries, like today when he almost killed three Uchiha children because he didn't know his own strength. This matter could be a big deal or a small one.

The Uchiha clan didn't leave Konoha with Madara Uchiha because they believed Hashirama wouldn't mistreat them. If Kagami Uchiha hadn't been present today, things would have been much worse. If Hashirama were here, he could manage, but Hashirama's health has been declining since his battle with Madara. If Hashirama were gone, Tobirama might not be able to control the situation. Therefore, Mito felt she had to give the boy a heads-up, even though she didn't like the Uchiha clan either. But the Uchiha clan was one of Konoha's two founding clans, and regardless of right or wrong, this boy should be kept away from the Uchiha clan—except for Kagami Uchiha, of course.

"From now on, apart from Kagami, stay away from the Uchiha clan, understand?" Mito's expression was very serious, and Shanks knew she wasn't joking.

After all, Tobirama Senju hadn't yet established the Anbu and Konoha Police Force, and the Uchiha clan was still at the center of power. The power of the two founding clans was no joke; if they were to force the Uchiha out of the village, it wouldn't just be a laughingstock for other countries. Remember, the entire Naruto manga revolved around the Uchiha clan's eyes...

"Yes, Auntie!" Shanks replied, "I'm a good boy."

"You little rascal," Mito said with a laugh. "By the way, bring your girlfriend over sometime so I can take a look. If I'm satisfied, I'll propose to her. My Shanks has grown up!" Mito teased.

"-_-|| Okay. I need to rest now, otherwise your husband will come looking for me again and we'll have sex until dawn if he sees the light on in my room!..."

.....

The next morning, it was the same familiar recipe, the same familiar taste. "Bang! Click!" "Sanjis! Get up for school!" Shanks groggily crawled out of bed to check the clock. "It's only five! School starts at eight! And next time, knock before you come in!" Shanks jumped up, glaring at the old bastard. *Luckily I'm not old enough to use my right hand yet, otherwise this bastard would find out sooner or later.* Having Wood Release makes you so cool? Does having Wood Release mean you don't have to knock?!

"Haha! I knew you had class at eight, so you got up now and came to train with me. How can you be so young and already have no passion? Let's go! Let's ignite our youth!" Hashirama, the old goofball, seemed to be getting fired up by his own speech. "I can still fight for another five hundred years..." Shanks imagined a watermelon-headed, green-glowing figure giving a thumbs-up, its teeth gleaming! Shanks felt a chill run down his spine!

But now that I think about it, I didn't see Might Dai at the academy yesterday. The opening of the Ninja Academy is a major event in Konoha this past year; every child in the village, regardless of talent, is taken by their parents to try out. According to the flashbacks in the manga, Might Dai's age should be around the same as Hatake Sakumo's, which is about my age. Could it be that Might Dai isn't in Konoha right now? Just now, the image of Might Guy flashed through my mind, and Shanks remembered that he hadn't seen Might Dai at Konoha's opening ceremony yesterday. That person who dedicated his entire life to a single goal, even if his final moment of glory was short, he had no regrets. Even though Shanks himself couldn't do that, he admired that kind of person.

Forget it, I'll ask the Second Hokage if there's such a person in Konoha. Anyway, Shanks wasn't planning on training the Eight Gates. Uzumaki + Four Emperors is clearly better than Eight Gates Guy, okay? If I had known I was going to transmigrate, I should have searched online for the training methods of the Navy's Six Powers. Otherwise, if I just practiced it randomly, even with the Uzumaki clan's strong vitality and physique, I could have created a second Ouyang Feng.

Shanks changed into his training clothes and went with Hashirama Senju to a forest. This was a place where Shanks and Hashirama often trained. It was on the edge of the village, so no matter how they fought, it wouldn't affect the village.

"Hahaha! Kid, I heard you scared away that Uchiha brat yesterday by using my name, didn't you?" Shanks roared, hands on hips, looking up at the sky with a silly pose reminiscent of Hashirama Senju. "Tch, if he hadn't tried to pull this on, I wouldn't have bothered," Shanks said, looking annoyed.

"Alright, kid, do you know how I fought against Madara back when I hadn't awakened Wood Release yet and he had activated the Mangekyou Sharingan?" Hashirama looked like he was a master.

"Wasn't he just getting beaten up the whole time? Then, in the middle of the fight, he somehow managed to unleash Wood Release..." Shanks was quite curious, since the manga flashbacks didn't cover this, only the complicated love quadrangle between Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, Senju Hashirama, and Senju Tobirama. Then, in the actual battle scenes, it was already Hashirama's Wood Release had awakened, and he was unleashing a barrage of powerful ninjutsu like "Advent of the Flowering Trees," "Wooden Human Technique," and "Wood Dragon Technique," as if they were free.

"-_-|| Kid, who told you that?" A crow flew overhead...

"Everyone says that back then, Madara Uchiha liked you, and his younger brother, Izuna Uchiha, liked his older brother. You were planning to marry my aunt, so Izuna tried to steal my aunt and was killed by my second uncle. Madara Uchiha, because of love turned to hate and the hatred for his brother, kept chasing and beating you. In the end, you awakened Wood Release while being beaten..." Shanks recited the posts he had read online in his previous life as if he were reciting a memorized text.

"This...this is impossible! How could Ban like me?!" Hashirama, the old goofball, became very agitated upon hearing that Ban liked him, and a sense of sudden realization washed over him. "No wonder he never married a woman until his death. How terrifying!" Hashirama shuddered...

"You've got the focus wrong, haven't you?" Shanks was speechless. Who knew this idiot would actually believe all that rambling nonsense he'd just spouted?

"Ah, I forgot! So what you said isn't entirely wrong." "Which parts are right?" "It's right that I didn't awaken Wood Release when Madara activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, and it's right that Izuna was killed by Tobirama, but not when they were robbing Mito. Everything else is wrong!" Hashirama said casually.

"When my father and Madara's father both died, Madara and Izuna also awakened their Mangekyou Sharingan around that time. The eyes of the Uchiha clan are truly wondrous; after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan due to the influence of their own minds, they develop all sorts of strange abilities. Our Senju clan is actually quite similar to your Uzumaki clan, except that your Uzumaki clan knows sealing techniques. To put it simply, our Senju clan is the Uzumaki clan without sealing techniques. And the biggest difference between me and our Senju clan is my powerful chakra control and life force."

"When Madara and Izuna awakened their Mangekyou Sharingan, they were indeed very powerful. Madara goes without saying, and Izuna was known as a 'flawless' ninja at the time. Tobirama was overwhelmed by Izuna. It wouldn't be accurate to say that I was completely outmatched by Madara. Of course, even without awakening Wood Release, I was only at a disadvantage thanks to my super strength technique."

"No way, are you kidding me... Super Strength Punch is violent, but it can't be that powerful, can it?" Shanks said with some skepticism.

"You idiot, ninja battles aren't just about strength; combat experience and strategy are also crucial in determining victory or defeat." Hashirama ruffled Shanks' hair in exasperation.

Shanks understood. Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had similar combat experience. In terms of strength, Hashirama, before awakening Wood Release, might be slightly weaker than Madara at the beginning of his Mangekyou Sharingan. However, given Madara's arrogant and overbearing personality, his strategic acumen was only slightly inferior to Hashirama's seemingly foolish yet cunning nature. Of course, Madara hadn't yet turned evil at that time. In the Uchiha clan, once they turn evil, they become strategists and schemers. Their clan's name isn't something they only earned recently.

So while Hashirama couldn't defeat Madara, he wasn't without a fighting chance. Later, it goes without saying that Hashirama awakened Wood Release and won, and after Madara activated the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Hashirama also learned Sage Mode, and Hashirama still won! Therefore, a battle is a contest of strength, combat experience, and strategy—all are indispensable.

"You're not mentally unstable, and your strength is quite good among your peers... Don't get agitated, let me finish. Do you know why you almost killed those three Uchiha clan members yesterday?"

"Not enough combat experience?" "Yes, it's because you lack combat experience that you went all out from the start yesterday and almost killed those three kids. Actually, with your strength barely reaching Chunin level, wouldn't it be easy for you to teach three kids who aren't even ninjas a lesson?"

So what you need to do for the next period of time is to keep fighting.

7. The domineering aura of the "Observational System" has truly awakened! "Please give flowers!" "Please add to your favorites!"

For two consecutive weeks, Shanks was dragged to the forest on the edge of the village by Hashirama Senju every morning at five o'clock, ostensibly for battle, but in reality, it was just him stomping on weaker opponents! He didn't even bother to use Wood Release. 108 different techniques completely overwhelmed him from all sides. Only Shanks's body was abnormal; otherwise, an ordinary five-year-old boy couldn't withstand such torture from Hashirama.

"That old bastard, is he doing this on purpose? He always hits my face!" Every day he goes to school with a bruised and swollen face, and a gourd on his head. The students in Class A are happy. For a while now, seeing Shanks with a bruised and swollen face and a meat gourd on his head every day, they thought Shanks was too arrogant and was always getting beaten up by nobody on the way!

The crowd exclaimed, "This is the retribution for arrogance!"

"Shanks, are you alright? Should we go to the hospital?"

Haruko was worried when she saw Shanks lying on the table with a bruised and swollen face and bumps all over his head.

"Ah! It's nothing. I just didn't sleep well last night and got up too early this morning, so I'm a little tired!" Shanks slumped on the table, looking utterly dejected.

"Are you still getting blocked when you get up early? Why don't you just tell the teacher?" Haruko said with some concern.

"No need, I'll be fine after a nap," Shanks' mouth twitched. What's the point of telling the teacher? Sarutobi, being a womanizer, wouldn't dare to talk to that old goofball about life ideals, would he? He'd better just suffer.

Last night, Tsunade wouldn't sleep, so Shanks and Hashirama played with her until after 2 AM (actually, it was two perverts playing with Tsunade). This morning at 5 AM, he was dragged out of bed and beaten up by Hashirama again. It was exhausting, but over the past two weeks, Shanks feels his body is getting stronger and more resilient. From initially being instantly killed by Hashirama and then being picked up and beaten in various ways, he can now withstand half an hour before being picked up and beaten again. Shanks seriously suspects that after two hours, he might have even unleashed his Armament Haki.

"How about you ask Lord Kima to take you to school every day?" Hatake Sakumo suddenly turned around.

"Sigh!" Shanks sighed. What good was his older brother, Konoha? Could a son possibly beat his father? The important thing is, he couldn't even beat him! It proves that even though his health isn't good, he's still the boss. It's estimated that in Konoha right now, only the Second Hokage can defeat Hashirama. But given the bond between the two brothers, even their aunt can't separate them...

"..." The lecherous Sarutobi on the platform ignored the chatter coming from Shanks's side. He was secretly pleased! Throughout Konoha, Shanks always charged Hiruzen Sarutobi's tab whenever he went to the Akimichi family's barbecue restaurant. The Second Hokage was Hiruzen's teacher, and since the Second Hokage didn't say anything, Hiruzen could only accept it; it wouldn't cost much, just a couple of A-rank missions. However, the Sarutobi clan was unhappy. While they couldn't compare to the Uchiha, Senju, or Hyuga clans, they were still a major clan in Konoha. How could their clan's genius be treated like an ATM by a little brat? But since the parties involved didn't speak up, the Sarutobi clan could only silently resent it. Sure enough, the story of "Uzumaki Shanks being blocked and beaten up every day because of his arrogance" quickly spread throughout Konoha.

These people were happy. They could eat an extra two pounds of meat every day, their backs didn't hurt, their legs weren't sore, they had more energy to sleep, and they could see the happiness in their wives' eyes...

Shanks was speechless when he heard this. He felt like a former celebrity who could make headlines for the smallest things.

Shanks, once known as "the man who dominates Konoha's headlines," now seems like a completely different person to Mito. Every day after school, he goes to his room and sits quietly. A rope hangs from the rafters, with a small ball tied to it. He closes his eyes and occasionally lets the ball touch his head.

"Hashirama Senju, did you knock Shanks out of his mind?" Mito questioned Hashirama, noticing that something seemed wrong with Sanji.

"That's impossible. That brat's body is freakish. There are some aspects of his physical strength that I can't even match. Besides, I didn't use my full strength. Let's see what happens first." The two secretly peeked out the window to see what Shanks was up to.

At this moment, Shanks was extremely calm, entering a strange state of mind. He could sense the airflow movement of the surrounding objects, as if he suddenly had a third-party perspective looking at the room. It was as if the room had opened up before him, and he could clearly perceive the position of every object in the room. He could even sense the small ball swaying in front of him. With his eyes closed, Shanks patted the swaying ball, sensing the trajectory of the airflow moving with it. He slightly tilted his head back to avoid being hit by the ball. This had happened several times before, but only occasionally. Now, however, Shanks could actively sense the airflow trajectory of the ball's movement and anticipate its direction of swaying.

"Holy crap! It really is Observation Haki. It can predict the direction of the opponent's attack! It's exactly the same as depicted in One Piece." Although the current range is limited to the room, it still made Shanks feel excited. He imagined tens of thousands of ninjas being stunned by his Haki... It's too beautiful to look at.

A moment later, Shanks struck a pose similar to Hashirama Senju and laughed heartily!

Mito and Hashirama had just seen Shanks playing with a small ball with his eyes closed, and seemed to have figured something out. Suddenly, they heard Shanks strike that familiar pose, and let out that familiar long laugh. Mito glared at Hashirama, "Look at the state you've raised this child in..."

Hashirama -_-||

"Shanks, what's wrong?" Mito asked worriedly as the two entered the room. "Aunt! I've awakened a power!" Sanjis said proudly.

"What ability, the Sharingan?" Hashirama, that old idiot, continued to court death!

"I'm telling the truth!" Shanks looked at Hashirama, who was pretending to be a curious child.

"We just saw you playing with a ball with your eyes closed. Is that related to this?" Mito asked, also becoming curious.

"Yeah, I used to occasionally have the ability to sense the next movement of an object or animal, but it happened very infrequently back then. Recently, my uncle has been hitting me a lot, and I've been able to sense his movements more often. I wanted to try it out today, and it actually worked!"

"Oh? This is the first time I've seen something like this. Well, I'll go find Tobirama; he might know what's going on!" Hashirama was a little embarrassed, but he felt Tobirama could definitely figure it out. After all, Tobirama could develop strange and unusual ninjutsu; if they could learn that ability, Konoha's fighting strength would increase. He could use Wood Release in combat, but analyzing this kind of thing...

What's the use? Can it bring peace to the world...?

Shanks pursed his lips. This kind of Observation Haki isn't even part of this world's system; he only awakened it because he had a built-in One Piece system. Tobirama Senju couldn't possibly analyze it. However, he didn't stop him. After all, Tobirama Senju was a famous scientist; who knows, he might actually create a ninjutsu similar to Observation Haki for him!

Tobirama arrived shortly after, but he was joined by a group of teenage boys: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and Kagami Uchiha. A classic Konoha love triangle.

Shanks repeated what he had just said to Hashirama and the others to Tobirama Senju.

Following Shanks' instructions, Tobirama Senju closed his eyes and tried it. After half an hour, he opened his eyes and said, "Your ability is somewhat similar to the Sharingan and Byakugan, but the Sharingan and Byakugan are completely different. One copies and sees the opponent's movements, and the other can see the direction of the opponent's chakra flow. I don't understand it right now. After all, most ninjas have some sensory abilities. Yours is similar to a sixth sense. People often have a sixth sense when they encounter a life-threatening situation, but this sixth sense cannot be actively controlled. However, you can actively control this feeling. I just tried the method you mentioned, but I couldn't enter the state you described. It seems that currently only you have this ability. However, I need to think about it for a while before I can analyze it in detail."

"...If you have to analyze this, then when I awaken Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, are you going to slice me up too?"

It's worth noting that Tobirama Senju, who transformed into the great scientist, had no bottom line; even his own brother was dissected after death. What chance did he have against himself...? Suddenly, I feel sorry for Hashirama, that old goofball... even in death, he was used for research by his own brother... No wonder the Senju clan eventually died out; they were even capable of digging up their own ancestral graves. (Hashirama Senju was the reincarnation of Ashura, and the Senju clan are descendants of Ashura...)

Hashirama Senju, seeing Shanks looking at him with such a pitiful expression, asked with a puzzled look, "What's with that look?"

8. The Thousand Hands Clan's innate talents: "Requesting flowers" and "Requesting favorites".

In Konoha Village, at the Ninja Academy, in Class 2-A, a little red-haired boy is perched on his desk, ignoring the murderous glare of the teacher (who is giving a lesson). His head is resting on his right hand, while his left hand is practicing hand seals in a drawer on the desk.

A year has passed, and the members of Class A haven't changed much. Last year, Sakumo Hatake ranked first in the assessment, and Shanks remained second. Unfortunately, as someone with poor hand-eye coordination, he can't use ninjutsu effectively; practicing with one hand is too difficult. Shanks' greatest strength is taijutsu, and it was ultimately his unparalleled taijutsu that allowed him to secure second place. Otherwise, for a man aspiring to become the Pirate King, this would be a definite black mark on his history, a stain on his life! For example, take Hashirama, the goofy old man. To strangers, his first impression is that of a powerful, god-like ninja. To those who know him, the first impression is that of a goofy, immature guy...

Imagine if someone who knows Shanks brags to your son someday, "Oh, you mean that Pirate King Sanji? I know someone from my year at the Ninja Academy, and he always came down to me in the exams!" How proud he'd be!

Shanks felt agitated every time he thought about those scenes; after all, he wasn't as shameless as Naruto. So, starting the following year, he began practicing hand seals with his left hand without interruption. Even when he was shopping with Haruko, his left hand would constantly tremble... Passersby gave him strange looks, and the bookstore owner gave him that knowing look...

Although I can now perform two seals in one second, the chakra flow is still not very smooth.

"Which author said that one-handed hand seals are easy? I'll beat the crap out of them!" (Whose fault is it that you're clumsy?)

"Damn it, I trained my right hand in my past life and I'm training my left in this one. If I wear this again, should I start training my toes...? At this rate, how long will it take to reach the level of Itachi Uchiha's style? Holy crap, all that 999999 blue potions I used for this is wasted!"

Shanks, a member of the Uzumaki clan, already possesses chakra reserves comparable to a Jonin. Unfortunately, he lacks natural talent for hand seals. Not every ninja can effortlessly perform hand seals with one hand; they simply lack the innate talent. Even if they could, it wouldn't be as fast as using both hands, rendering the training pointless. There's no need to practice one-handed seals when you can perform them with both hands at a faster speed. Take Kakashi, for example—a genius, even with the Sharingan hindering him, he still earned the title of "Hatake the 50/50." Kakashi lacked the talent for one-handed seals and was too lazy to practice. Itachi, Haku, and Minato Namikaze only practiced because they had the talent for one-handed seals. If Minato hadn't lost an arm, nobody would have known he could perform one-handed seals. Of course, Jiraiya, with his foot-based seals, is also considered talented. However, Shanks would never practice toe seals; it's too disgusting. What if he accidentally killed an enemy with a water-style seal created with his feet, and then suffocated himself from the stench? In addition, Shanks has absolutely no talent for hand seals, let alone one-handed hand seals. Just practicing them every day makes him look like a lunatic.

Every time Shanks thought of Sakumo Hatake's disdainful look, he wanted to drag him to the toilet and beat him up. He glared fiercely at the straightforward man next to him.

Ever since he beat him up during last year's assessment, Sakumo Hatake is now filled with fighting spirit every time he sees Shanks, and they meet in the woods after school every day... Actually, Shanks also wants to find a worthy opponent. His nightly training sessions with Hashirama Senju are a one-sided torture for him, but he doesn't have any masochistic tendencies.

The current Shanks is just Shanks. "Small," as he says, means he's fast, but his swordsmanship is too rigid. Every day after school, Shanks and Sakumo Hatake try to learn from him in the woods. They mainly practice swordsmanship. Shanks's swordsmanship is the Konoha Sword Dance developed by Tobirama Senju. Shanks doesn't know if swordsmanship in the Naruto world can achieve the same destructive power as in the One Piece world. You know, a great swordsman in the One Piece world can unleash a sword aura hundreds of meters long with a single slash, which is equivalent to an A-rank ninjutsu. "However, the rules of the two worlds are different. Practicing Konoha-style swordsmanship probably won't be useful. My body has the One Piece world system built in, so should I just keep practicing the basics of swordsmanship?" Shanks thought.

Swordsmanship in the Naruto world cannot be called the Way of the Sword; it's a combination of sword techniques and ninjutsu. The Way of the Sword in the One Piece world, however, is the true Way of the Sword. It mostly consists of basic sword techniques combined with the user's understanding of the sword. Like the Steel-Cutting Realm, the sword techniques in the One Piece world are never flashy; the names are just for show!

So Shanks decided to give it a try, since the basics of swordsmanship are all the same anyway.

..........

"Ding" "Ding" "Ding"

Two small figures moved quickly in the grove, seemingly exchanging a single blow before immediately separating.

"Lightning Thrust!" Sakumo Hatake accelerated, his short sword flashing with lightning as he thrust forward. "Ha! One-Sword Style: Super Invincible God of War's First Style!" Shanks blocked Sakumo Hatake's "Lightning Thrust" with both hands, quickly turning and delivering a side kick to Sakumo Hatake's feet. Sakumo Hatake slightly raised his arm to block the kick.

Seeing his chance, Shanks unleashed a powerful punch, shouting "Dry Wood Fire-Refining Fist" -_-|| Hatake Sakumo couldn't dodge in time and his shoulder was sent flying by the punch.

"I won two games, 24 to 22. The Akimichi family will gather tonight!" Shanks said, dusting off his dirty clothes after the game.

"Ah, I'm going back now. If I'm not going tonight, put it on my tab, and I'll pay tomorrow." The straightforward Hatake Sakumo got up and came over to rub his shoulders. Although Shanks didn't use much force, it still hurt.

"Whatever. Let's go." "Next time, could you please not use those weird names?" "Tch! What do you know? This is called status."

Shanks immediately ran away; otherwise, he would have waited until Hatake Sakumo had had enough before playing another round.

In the past two months, Shanks and Sakumo Hatake have sparred 46 times, with Shanks losing 22 and winning 24. Basically, each of them wins one fight. Don't underestimate this local genius just because he's a transmigrator. He's the one who will later create the renowned "White Fang of Konoha"—he himself is a genius, even more powerful than his son. "Damn, someone who can suppress the Sannin is truly amazing. If it weren't for my overpowered physique and taijutsu, I might not be able to beat him."

"Ha, Haruko asked me out for barbecue tonight." Grandma Inoue hasn't been feeling well lately, and Haruko has to go back to take care of her after studying with Koharu every day, so Shanks hasn't been able to go on a date with Haruko in a long time.

Over the past year, because Haruko's talent was rather ordinary, and out of respect for Shanks, Tobirama Senju had Koharu Utatane teach her medical ninjutsu—not anything too advanced, just basic wound treatment and stopping bleeding. Afterwards, she would be assigned to work at Konoha Hospital, which Shanks had no objection to, as long as she wouldn't be going to the battlefield anymore.

Haruko's dream is simple; it's not about becoming Hokage or anything like that. Even Shanks would have to be persuaded otherwise. Is becoming Hokage so easy? Especially someone close to Tsunade—absolutely not. Look at the original story: who did Tsunade actually dream of becoming Hokage? Her brother Nawaki? Dead! Kato Taka? Definitely! Kato Dan? Dead! Minato Namikaze did hold the position for a while, but he was the protagonist's father! And even becoming Hokage is a miserable experience. The First and Second Hokage died tragically. The Third Hokage, though he served a longer term, was killed by his own student. The Fourth Hokage served for less than two years. Tsunade's fate was even worse: her brother died, her lover died, and eventually, one of her friends died and another became a woman. Kakashi's father committed suicide, and both of her friends were manipulated into suicide. Naruto also died in the Fifth World War. The Hokage position is a curse, okay?