Konoha Drunkard

Tsunade and the others were each dealing with two puppets, unlike Orochimaru and Jiraiya who each had one. The three of them were highly focused. However, as time went on, they gradually found themselves at a disadvantage.

"Hahaha, do these brats from Konoha really think they're all like Fat Red and White Fang? How arrogant!" the puppeteer laughed loudly.

Shanks, who was in the distance, felt a surge of satisfaction upon hearing this. He decided that next time he visited Sunagakure, he would talk to Aunt Chiyo and ask her to award this puppeteer an annual Best Individual Contribution Award. Although he was a bit ugly, he had a nice way of speaking.

"Damn it, how dare you look down on us!" Jiraiya roared, but it was no use. The two puppets attacked him from the left and right; he was lucky not to get hit.

As time went on, the puppeteer grew somewhat frustrated. It was one thing for Konoha to produce Shanks and White Fang, but were all the kids in Konoha so capable? He was a former member of Shamon's guard squad, and having witnessed Sakumo Hatake's rampage at the Kazekage Tower, Shanks' abduction of Shukaku and destruction of Sunagakure, and their killing of Shamon, he knew how formidable they were.

If it weren't for the Third Kazekage's rise to power and his suppression of the Second Hokage's faction, they would have secretly decided to infiltrate the Land of Fire as rogue ninjas to assassinate Konoha ninjas traveling outside the village. They wouldn't dare to think about causing chaos in the Hokage's headquarters or kidnapping the Nine-Tails, but they would be quite willing to kill some Konoha ninjas and inflict some losses on the village.

"Ah!" Jiraiya screamed as he was slashed in the back.

"Jiraiya!" Tsunade cried out in alarm! With a furious shout, "Tenshu Kick!" she kicked a puppet that was closest to her, shattering it!

"Oh? The Great Strength Technique of Konoha's Red-Haired Shanks? It seems you're related to him. Then I'll kill you first," the puppeteer said cruelly. He recalled the scene when Shanks destroyed hundreds of Shamon's puppets when he saw them being blasted apart. He assumed Tsunade's monstrous strength was passed down to her by Shanks; after all, in the ninja world, everyone talks about Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, because its fame is immense. Those who didn't experience Hashirama's awakening before his awakening didn't know that monstrous strength was developed by him.

Shanks, who was far away, couldn't stand it anymore after hearing the puppeteer's words. He used Shave to instantly fly behind the puppeteer.

"What the hell is this power technique?" After saying that, he punched him in the head.

"Bang, crack"

The two actions of hitting the head and knocking the person to the ground were clean and efficient.

The "gambling, prostitution, and drugs gang" was completely dumbfounded when they saw the puppeteer suddenly stop, only to have Shanks appear behind the puppeteer and knock him down with a single punch. "Is this for real? We fought to the death, and you just knocked me down with one punch."

Shanks originally didn't plan to come out, but seeing that this puppeteer was quite fierce and Jiraiya was poisoned, he couldn't delay any longer, so he came out to pick up some kills.

50. Sister Xiaochun, your son is so big now? "Please give me flowers!" "Please add this to your favorites!"

In the 22nd year of Konoha, deep within the Shikkotsu Forest sat a 16-year-old red-haired boy with his eyes closed. The three obvious scars on his left eye added a touch of domineering presence to his not-so-ugly face.

That's right! This is our protagonist, Uzumaki Shanks! We've been waiting for so long, finally seeing him after half a year. He was supposed to marry Haruko at 14, as promised, but because Grandma Inoue passed away that year, it was delayed by two years. When he turned 16, our Naruto version of one of the Four Emperors, Shanks, resolutely abandoned Haruko and went to Shikkotsu Forest to... oops! To learn Sage Mode from the beautiful slug. Marriage is something that can't happen anytime soon.

Uchiha Kagami died a year after giving Shanks his eyes, which put Shanks under a lot of pressure. During that time, Shanks even considered secretly killing Danzo... However, Danzo hadn't done anything wrong at that time, and Danzo wasn't so easy to kill. If he failed to kill Danzo, he might end up being labeled a Konoha rogue ninja, and he would never be able to face Mito.

So, once he turned 16 and handed the "gambling, prostitution, and drug gang" back to Hiruzen Sarutobi, he went home and told Mito that he wanted to flirt with Kurama, but was ignored. So he summoned Miss Slug and asked her to take him to Shikkotsu Forest to practice his magic.

Because of the "Shanks Effect," or Shanks Effect for short, Sakumo Hatake and the "Gambling, Drugs & Prostitution Gang" are both significantly stronger than they were at the same point in the original manga. This is especially true for Sakumo Hatake. In the original manga, before World War II, Sakumo Hatake was only somewhat famous; he only rose to prominence and surpassed the "Gambling, Drugs & Prostitution Gang" to reach Kage level after the war began. The "Gambling, Drugs & Prostitution Gang" were only considered near-Kage when they fought Hanzo of the Salamander. However, Sakumo Hatake is now at near-Kage level; if he were to launch a sneak attack, even a Kage could be defeated by him. However, Sakumo Hatake's strength hasn't improved much in recent years, mainly because unlike Shanks, he doesn't possess the rules of two worlds.

Once the natives of Naruto reach a certain level of strength, it becomes very difficult to improve further, unless they possess an incredibly powerful bloodline limit like the Sharingan. Previously, no matter how weak you were, activating the Mangekyou Sharingan instantly made you a Kage-level character. Or, like the protagonist, you're given a halo of advantages and an amazing cheat code, instantly transforming you from a weakling into a savior.

Otherwise, he can only slowly hone his skills and master all his ninjutsu. Hatake Sakumo still has a long way to go; his swordsmanship is not even as good as his deceased father's right now.

Shanks has a body like his father, the chakra reserves and vitality of the Uzumaki clan, and the physical rules of the One Piece world. He can use ninjutsu, as well as Haki and swordsmanship from the One Piece world. He's practically a born Konoha double-flower red-hot master. If some people don't even reach Kage level, that would be truly shameful, and readers wouldn't want to read it.

The "gambling, prostitution, and drugs gang" is now a Special Jonin. They will soon be trained by Hiruzen Sarutobi. Shanks has led them through many missions, including several S-rank missions. They are the youngest members of Konoha to have completed an S-rank mission, younger than both Shanks and Sakumo Hatake. Although they have mentors, this won't be recorded in their personal files; their files will only state their age at completing an S-rank mission.

Shanks has been in Shikkotsu Forest for half a year. With his amazing chakra control, he mastered Sage Mode in half a month. However, the activation time for Sage Mode is a bit long, unlike Hashirama Senju who can activate it instantly. He also needs a few minutes to maintain the balance of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and sage energy. Therefore, he has been practicing for the past six months until his body memorizes it.

Shanks suddenly opened his eyes, revealing three small black marks on his forehead and a finger-thick black mark on his chin. His face didn't change much; this was a near-perfect Sage Mode, unlike Jiraiya and Kabuto, one who turned into a toad-like face, and the other who almost became an ugly monster. After activating Sage Mode, Shanks felt a change in his strength and speed, and his senses became even sharper, giving him the illusion that he could shatter the moon with a single punch.

"It wasn't easy. Half a year has passed, but I've finally mastered it." Shanks can finally activate Sage Mode instantly. Although the duration of the mode isn't very long, only half an hour, this can be practiced. And currently, there's no enemy in the ninja world that Shanks can't defeat even when he's in Sage Mode.

"Beautiful slug lady! I'm going back now, I'll come see you again when I have time." Shanks deactivated Sage Mode and appeared in front of an enormous slug.

Unlike the Toad Cave and Snake Cave, the entire Wet Bone Forest only has one giant slug lady, and what she usually summons are her clones.

Its clones are as large as its chakra reserves. No one has been able to summon its original body, not even Hashirama Senju. So it's been alone here for thousands of years, utterly lonely and isolated. If it weren't for Shanks occasionally summoning its clones to keep it company, it would be even more miserable than a tailed beast!

"Is Shanks going back? Remember to summon me more often when you have time!" the giant slug said in a voice disproportionate to its size.

"OK!" Shanks said, then closed his eyes. ←↓→↑←↓→↓→

The figure appeared at the Hokage Rock. So many years have passed, and the Flying Thunder God technique hasn't improved at all. The kunai are clearly on the roof of the Hokage Building...

"Lord Shanks is back?"

"Lord Shanks, it's been a long time! You've become much more handsome!"

Along the way, I occasionally received greetings from people I knew.

Hokage Building!

"boom!"

According to incomplete statistics, ever since Tsunade saw how dashing Shanks always was when he entered the Hokage's office, the door to the Hokage's office has been changed several times to ten times a month.

"Old man, you're here to check off your leave!" Shanks shouted as he entered the door.

"Ahem...ahem, it's good you're back. The Eight-Tails from Kumogakure started acting up again recently, so their Raikage sent an envoy to ask us about sealing techniques for the Tailed Beasts. They'll be arriving in the Land of Fire the day after tomorrow. Could you go and greet them for me, and also take care of their safety?" Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know the meaning of politeness at all; he was just here to say goodbye.

"Hey! Is Konoha deserted? I'm just here to check off my leave. I haven't had a break in six months. And I'm also preparing to marry Haruko. And you give me this mission as soon as I get back. Welcoming those muscle-bound bastards, I'm afraid I'll lose my temper and chop them down with my 40-meter-long deadwood," Shanks complained.

"There's no other way. The most suitable candidates are you and Sakumo. However, he's in charge in the shadows, while you're in the open. Firstly, your reputation is big enough, and secondly, I want you to intimidate them and prevent them from causing trouble," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, taking several deep drags of his opium pipe, filling the area around him with smoke.

"Cough cough... Damn it, only Biwako-san can handle your smokescreen. Remember to send me more people the day after tomorrow. After all, I'm a famous figure in the ninja world, I need to maintain some prestige." Shanks retorted after his rant.

That's right! Hiruzen Sarutobi finally has a woman willing to marry him. Well, no, mainly because before, when women were interested in him, he didn't like their figures. But after seeing Kagami Uchiha die and leave behind a son, Haru Uchiha, he changed his mind.

He started to get anxious. His childhood best friend already had a son, who was said to be a genius. He, the famous playboy of Konoha, still didn't have a son. Wouldn't that be a waste of his five elemental talents? So he spent three months flirting with Biwako, who possessed both a beautiful face and a great figure.

But he was quickly disappointed again. No matter how hard he clapped, Biwako's stomach remained completely still, like a stone sinking into the sea. He secretly had Tsunade check on her, but Tsunade told him with disdain that there was nothing wrong with Biwako's body...

That's right! Uchiha Kagami's son is named Uchiha Haru. In his words, this name is used to commemorate the lost love.

When Haruko heard this explanation during her dorm transfer, she locked herself in her room and didn't leave for a month. According to Haruko, the day she finally went out, her eyes practically activated Sharingan.

This is also what Shanks admires about Uchiha Kagami. He hasn't even figured out the mystery of Uchiha Fugaku's biological father yet, and he's already got Koharu Utatane all mad with desire.

Shanks finally understood why Danzo hated the Uchiha clan so much; it wasn't just because of Tobirama Senju...

......

Just after Shanks walked out of the Hokage Building, he saw Koharu Utatane bringing Uchiha Kagami's son, Uchiha Haru, to the Hokage Building.

"Sister Xiaochun, your son is already so big? I've only been gone for half a year, what did he eat to grow so fast?" Shanks asked, feigning surprise.

"Uncle Shanks..." The little kid greeted Shanks as if he didn't realize he was being teased.

Or you could completely ignore Shanks. From the time he was old enough to understand, Shanks had told him all about his father's romantic history, the most famous being his father and Aunt Haru, since his name contains the character for "spring"... plus the way Aunt Haru always looked at him was the same way his mother looked at him...

"You left Haruko unattended for half a year, and you finally decided to come back at noon." Koharu, who was already immune to his teasing, said.

51. I have the aura of dominance, but I haven't brought it home. (Seeking flowers/favorites)

"How could that be? I just had something important to do. I know I have to have slugs deliver messages to her every day. But why did you bring Haru... ugh. Why did you bring your nephew?" Shanks was about to tease her when he sensed a murderous aura and immediately changed his words.

"Xiaochun wants to apply for graduation, but the school doesn't have that requirement right now, so I brought him to see Hiruzen," Xiaochun said proudly, as if he were his own son.

It has to be said that Uchiha Kagami played this move brilliantly. He knew that he had always been on the pro-village side within the clan, so he was afraid that his son and wife would be suppressed after his death. Therefore, he directly entrusted his son to Koharu Utatane, while his wife was just an ordinary Uchiha clansman.

However, Koharu Utatane was different; she was a true high-ranking member of the village, so the Uchiha clan dared not suppress her wife and children. However, less than a year after his death, his wife, heartbroken, also passed away.

"What's so great about graduating early? Look at Tsunade and the others, one's violent, one's a pervert, and one's a melancholic guy. It would be so much better if they stayed in school," Shanks retorted.

Back then, although he and Hatake Sakumo didn't have to attend school, they couldn't graduate early either. They could only be nominally ninjas for three years before officially becoming ninjas, so it didn't count as graduating early. The "gambling, prostitution, and drugs gang" incident was a special case. It happened to be their designated graduation period, and Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't want to delay their growth, so he let them graduate. Since the system was reformed six years ago, there hasn't been any talk of graduating early.

"Well, I've learned everything I learned at school. I want to become a real ninja," Uchiha Haru said firmly, after all, he was a boy who had inherited his father's mindset.

Shanks pursed his lips, thinking, "It seems like everyone infected by the Naruto spirit is a chuunibyou (delusional teenager)... except for the protagonist's dad."

"You two can keep that old man warm from the secondhand smoke. I'm off," Shanks said, waving goodbye to the two men.

Later, Koharu took Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Hokage Building to discuss Koharu's early graduation. -_-#

"Beautiful lady, my cousin Kurama is back!" Shanks went straight to Mito's house as soon as he returned to the Senju clan's territory.

"..." Nine-Tails rolled its eyes and went back to sleep.

"Alas! The child has grown up, writing letters to his lover every day, but forgetting his aunt!" Mito looked heartbroken.

"What?! I'm just worried about Miho's pregnancy. You can worry about that. I'm not going to Shikkotsu Forest to fight Madara Uchiha!" Shanks rolled his eyes.

"Pah! Pah! Your sister-in-law is about to give birth, why are you talking about a dead person!" Mito slapped his dog's head.

"..." Shanks pursed his lips. Madara Uchiha would die? That wouldn't happen for decades.

"By the way, when is your sister-in-law giving birth? I've already made all the preparations..." Shanks changed the subject.

"About two more months." Mito beamed as she spoke of this. She had been urging Tsunade's father for years, and now she was pregnant. Since Tsunade had grown up, she hadn't had a child to play with. Yes! She just wanted Tsunade's father to give her a child to play with.

"Oh right, you and Haruko are getting married in three months. You can't be absent again this time; that silly girl almost cried last time," Mito reminded her.

"Okay, okay. You were in a hurry last time, weren't you?" Shanks pretended to be obedient.

Shanks stayed with Mito until evening before leaving. During this time, Shanks occasionally teased Kurama, but Mito said that Kurama was asleep.

God is asleep. I've never heard of a tailed beast sleeping. That guy definitely doesn't want to pay attention to him.

Back in the house, Shanks saw a figure bustling about inside. He stealthily approached the figure and hugged her tightly.

"My dear, I miss you so much! A day apart feels like three autumns, and it's been half a year since we last saw each other. It's been decades."

"Ah! Let me go, someone will see us!" Haruko said shyly.

"So what if I see it? Everyone in Konoha knows that. Hmm! Quite a bit of progress in just six months," Shanks said, feeling the texture of his hand.

"Ugh! Go take a shower, the house is all cleaned up for you." Haruko rolled her eyes at him and let him hug her.

"Okay! Why don't you stay here tonight?" Shanks' eyes darted around.

"No, I still need to learn the Yin Seal from my aunt." Haruko refused without hesitation.

"...So cruel," Shanks muttered, pouting.

.........

Two days later, more than thirty Konoha ninja appeared on the border of the Land of Fire.

Some of the darker areas were incomprehensible.

"Minister, what's wrong with Lord Shanks? They're just a few envoys from the Land of Lightning. Is such a grand ceremony really necessary?"

"Well, maybe the Hokage wanted him to follow proper reception etiquette." Sakumo Hatake didn't want to say that this guy wanted to show off... so he just passed the buck to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At the border crossing, Shanks, holding fish balls in one hand and sake in the other, ate and drank while waiting for the Cloud Ninja.

"Ah! It's been more than half a year since I've had sake from our Land of Fire. It still tastes just as familiar. Brother Shika, come on, let's drink to celebrate you becoming a father soon!" Shanks said to a listless man with a spiky ponytail next to him.

That's right, this is the current head of the Nara clan, Nara Shikaku's father.

"Hey, Shanks, drink less these days. It wouldn't be good if the Hokage complained about you." Nara Shikai wasn't afraid of being complained about, but rather that it would be troublesome if she were. The Nara family members are first afraid of their wives, and second, they hate trouble.