Konoha Drunkard

"You damn old bastard..."

Perhaps remembering how much the vice principal had taken care of him back then, Brother Daitu didn't lift a finger after getting up.

"Obito, don't listen to his nonsense. This guy is too good with words. Think about your Rin. As long as the plan succeeds, you can be with Rin."

Black Zetsu noticed Obito's unusual mood and quickly ran over to warn him. Black Zetsu was scared; none of the Konoha people were weak in verbal sparring, and there had been countless examples of people being humiliated by Konoha's talkative skills over the years. This was the crucial moment; he couldn't afford to be turned against Obito.

"Yes! Lin... go to hell!"

Although Black Zetsu isn't particularly skilled, as a seasoned veteran who has lived for over a thousand years, he has an excellent grasp of human nature. The moment Rin is mentioned, Obito's imposing aura immediately returns, and no matter who the vice principal is, or even his grandmother, can stop him.

"Assemble monstrous strength!"

"boom!"

Obito, who became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, was indeed quite powerful. Shanks' attack, which combined top-tier Armament Haki with monstrous strength, was blocked by the black shield formed by Truth-Seeking Balls, and he was even blasted away by another black ball.

"Lord Shanks!"

Holy crap! No way?!

Tsunade and the others stared in disbelief as Shanks was blasted away. The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki was incredibly powerful! They knew Shanks' punches couldn't even withstand the Nine-Tails, let alone blast him away. This was the first time they'd ever seen Shanks blasted away.

"That's amazing!"

Onoki stared in shock at Obito in the air, who had actually blasted Shanks away in a single move.

"Haha, Konoha's Red Hair has been hyped up for decades. I thought he was really that amazing, but it turns out he's not all that great."

Obito got cocky. Actually, he wasn't confident when they fought just now. Although he had become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, his opponent could beat the Nine-Tails to a pulp. It was his first time being a Jinchūriki, and he didn't know if he could defeat his opponent. But now he was relieved. He was sure his opponent couldn't beat him after that one move. He didn't even have to exert any effort, and his opponent was already down.

"Cough! Cough! So this is the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki? He's really impressive. This is the first time I've been injured since my debut. I thought I'd never have a chance to unleash my full power. Watch closely, extra blink, Sage Mode!"

Shanks climbed out of the crater, wiped the blood from his mouth, and swaggered a little. He used to be the one blasting others away, and he never had the chance to show off like this. Now he finally got his chance. He clasped his hands together and instantly activated Sage Mode, just like Hashirama Senju. Feeling the power in his body, he felt like he could take on ten people.

"Haha! Is that so? I'd like to see what other tricks you have up your sleeve."

At this moment, Obito, with the overwhelming aura of Madara, looked at Shanks in Sage Mode and swung a black spear at him.

"Obito, you're getting a little cocky! Sage Art: One-Sword Style: Basic Basic Attack!"

As the black spear flew towards him, Shanks drew his sword and unleashed a basic attack, sending a massive black and white sword aura slashing towards the spear!

"boom!"

The massive airflow generated by the collision sent the crowd in the distance tumbling about.

"Immortal Magic - Super Strength Armor - The Overlord Beats His Son!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

As the sword energy clashed with the black spear, Shanks appeared in Obito's trap and punched his way down onto that ugly face. The powerful blast of air passed through Obito's face, creating a bottomless crater in the ground.

"Immortal Technique - Super Strength Armor - Groin Kick!"

"boom!"

As Obito landed, Shanks reappeared beside him and kicked him high into the air.

"bang bang bang"

"Boom boom boom!"

"That's...that's amazing! Didn't my great-uncle say that Sage Mode was a skill reserved for underdogs to make a comeback? How does he know it, and he can activate it instantly just like my great-great-grandfather?"

Garp was stunned to see Shanks ravaging Obito in the air. The air currents generated by each punch and kick were so powerful that even mountains were blasted into dust by the air currents.

"That's just nonsense he's spouting to comfort you... Cultivating immortal arts has nothing to do with talent, it's purely a matter of fate..."

Tobirama Senju patted Garp's head and looked at Shanks in the air, saying, "I didn't expect that besides my older brother, Shanks also possessed Perfect Sage Mode, and to be so brutal. My older brother is a mage, and his Wood Release is very powerful, but visually it's not as brutal as Shanks' punches and kicks."

"boom!"

"boom!"

"All done! You're the first person I've ever beaten in Sage Mode, which is historic. No need to thank me."

Shanks slammed Obito into the ground, creating a deep crater, and looked at Obito, who was staring blankly with his mouth agape like an idiot, without reacting at all.

“Obito........”

Black Zetsu, hiding to the side, watched Obito being beaten into a pulp. He hadn't expected the Konoha Shanks to be so powerful. Although Obito wasn't in true Six Paths Mode, no one in the current ninja world should be able to defeat him in pseudo-Six Paths Mode. But the fact was right before his eyes: Obito in pseudo-Six Paths Mode was being utterly humiliated. This Konoha Shanks' Sage Mode was even more brutal than Hashirama Senju's. Black Zetsu couldn't understand what was going on. Could it be... that he was Hagoromo Otsutsuki's drunken creation? Was this kid the reincarnation of his drunken creation? Black Zetsu's imagination ran wild.

"What's wrong with this little brat? How could a descendant of Asura have such an extraordinary individual..."

In a mysterious space in the air, the Six Paths elder, whom Black Zetsu suspected of being a womanizer and having an illegitimate child, sat cross-legged in mid-air, stroking his chin as he looked at Shanks in Sage Mode with a puzzled expression.

827. Naruto, give him a good slap!

The Six Paths Elder had witnessed everything from the start of the war until now. He was all too familiar with Shanks, this little rascal who dared to slander his reputation. When he saw Shanks withstand two Tailed Beast Balls with his bare body, he was truly astonished. Although a Ten-Tails without the Nine-Tails' chakra wasn't a true Ten-Tails, the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Balls were not something a human could withstand. Even his own son, Ashura, couldn't withstand them with his bare body, let alone a descendant from who-knows-how-many generations later. But this exceptional little rascal not only withstood them, he withstood two! After seeing Obito enter pseudo-Six Paths mode, he was still considering whether to send a gift package to the reincarnations of his two sons right now. However, he was worried that if he sent it too early, his nominal third brother, Black Zetsu, would discover his existence and he would have to hide for hundreds or thousands of years, which would be a pain. So he hesitated. Then he saw this little rascal instantly activate perfect Sage Mode and beat Obito, who was in pseudo-Six Paths mode, to the point of questioning his existence, even more brutally than the first reincarnation of his eldest son. If he hadn't been upright all his life, he would have wondered if this little rascal was his drunken creation from back then.

........

"Damn it! You can't stop me! The Divine Tree has descended!"

Despite being brutally beaten and dazed, Obito managed to summon the Divine Tree. He couldn't afford to lose face at this point. As long as he revived the Divine Tree, his world, Rin, could be successfully revived. No matter how badly he was beaten, he had to endure it.

"No way! He's still alive!"

Seeing that Obito was being tortured by Shanks but still managed to cause trouble, everyone was amazed by his incredible resilience.

A tiny seed emerged from Obito's body, fell to the ground, and then grew wildly at a visible speed, constantly getting thicker and longer...

"It's amazing that it hasn't turned into an idiot yet. This Six Paths Mode is really tough."

Shanks didn't exchange the Divine Tree. Without it, how could Kaguya be resurrected? And if Kaguya couldn't be resurrected, Black Zetsu would have to survive for decades or even centuries longer, meaning he wouldn't live to see the end...

"Hahaha! Let's see what tricks you have up your sleeve after the Divine Tree has absorbed all your chakra."

With his health nearly depleted, Obito struggled to his feet and, while facing Shanks, said...

"Naruto, you're awake?"

"Huh? What's going on? What a beautiful tree!"

Shanks ignored the low-health Obito and instead looked curiously at the awakened Naruto. He realized that something seemed off; Naruto seemed to be developing into a police officer responsible for clearing out the enemy. He hadn't noticed anything when Nagato fought Obito one-on-one, since he had actually fought Nagato before talking back. But now it was clearly too much. He had already finished the fight, and Obito was low on health, and the one clearing out the enemy woke up. This was too professional!

"Naruto, it's good that you're awake, stop him!"

Shanks looked at Naruto with a certain gaze, wanting to see if his guess was correct. He had previously spoken to Obito, but perhaps because Obito was uneducated, he couldn't understand Shanks's profound language. Naruto, being illiterate himself, should be able to influence Obito. Anyway, Obito was already low on health, so it shouldn't be a big problem for Naruto.

"Ok!"

Naruto glanced at his wounded Obito, then at his great-uncle who was looking at him with a reassuring gaze, and nodded firmly, indicating that he would not let him down.

"Uncle...you really are my uncle!"

Kushina hugged Shanks' arm as he substituted Naruto into the arena and said, "Uncle has already taken the enemy down to this extent, yet he still gives his head to her son. He's truly admirable!"

"...Don't tell anyone, it will have a bad impact if outsiders find out."

Shanks struggled to pull his arm out and whispered to Kushina. Knowing Kushina as he did, he was sure she was imagining things again, so Shanks didn't bother to explain and just went along with her.

"...Uncle, aren't you being too biased? You can give it to others, but I haven't seen you give it to Rope Tree."

Rope Tree looked at Shanks with a "you're being biased" expression and said.

"Bang! Idiot, do I need to tell Garp to step aside? Have your second grandfather issue an imperial decree that Minato will immediately abdicate when we get back."

Shanks gave Nawaki a good-natured punch. This guy's brain is so dull. There are two retired emperors here, why does he need to boost his reputation? If Hashirama Senju or Tobirama Senju said a word, who would agree and who would disagree? Even Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't dare to say a word.

"...You little brat, Konoha doesn't belong to the Senju clan. Garp became Hokage based on ability, so you need to work hard."

Tobirama Senju stared at Shanks with a black line on his face. Some things can be done, but they can't be said out loud. He had some thoughts about making Garp Hokage. Garp had the ability, although he was sometimes unreliable, but he was still much better than Shanks. He was more than qualified to be Hokage. Besides, if he didn't support his own descendants, who else could he support!

"........."

Garp shrugged nonchalantly. "Who would want to be Hokage? I have no money and I'm always working like a dog." But with so many big shots around, he didn't dare say he didn't want to be Hokage, or he'd definitely get hammered.

Just as Shanks had predicted, after Naruto entered the fray, he was initially evenly matched with the weakened Obito. When both were exhausted, they stopped and started exchanging words. Obito, being a master of verbal sparring, first attacked Naruto by recounting his own tragic story. Naruto's initial hatred turned into sympathy after being verbally manipulated by Obito.

This time, Naruto's verbal sparring with Obito was different from the last time he sparred with Nagato in Konoha. Last time, the distance was too far, and no one could hear what they were saying; they only saw the two of them spitting.

This time was different. Everyone was closer, and they could all hear Obito's story, especially when they heard that the girl Obito loved had fallen in love with a man he shouldn't have. Everyone looked at Kakashi, who had half his face covered and was rolling his dead fish eyes.

Some soft-hearted girls even collectively condemned Kakashi, feeling it was unfair to Rin...

The girl with the wide forehead: "Waaah... Kakashi-sensei, you're so mean! Rin likes you so much, and you're trying to persuade her to give up on you and go on to complete the mission. That's just too much..."

Karin: "Exactly! Kakashi went too far... He completely disregarded Rin's deep affection for you!"

Uzuki Yugao: "I never imagined Kakashi-senpai was like this before... He's so heartless..."

Kushina: "Kakashi was quite charming when he was young... but he was too ruthless."

Tsunade: "Hmph! Men..."

"........"

Kaman stared blankly at the group of girls denouncing him. "Don't be like this... Everyone's been young and naive, right? Besides, these are all things from our past. Can you please stop? The big boss is still here..."

828. One stone of verbal sparring, Naruto alone dominates 9.5.

"Alas! We are both in the same boat..."

After hearing Obito's story, Asuma felt a sense of shared fate. He was also a second-generation fire elementalist back in the day. Although his talent wasn't as strong as Kakashi's, it wasn't weak either. After Kakashi graduated, Asuma became the class leader. But why was Kakashi so much more popular with women? Asuma had been trying to flirt with girls wearing colored contact lenses for over twenty years without success, while Kakashi didn't need to flirt at all. He seemed to have a natural attraction to the opposite sex, with all sorts of girls flocking to him. The worst part was that this guy was a complete idiot when it came to relationships. Asuma was furious just thinking about it.

"........."

Everyone looked at Asuma with pity, then turned to look at Hayate Gekko and Yugao Uzuki. This couple was also in the same year as Kakashi; could Hayate Gekko also be a victim...?

"Cough cough... What kind of looks are you giving me! Xi Yan, you wouldn't... cough cough."

When the consumptive ghost Moonlight Gale saw everyone's eyes on him and Xi Yan, he was completely flustered and stammered a question to his sister. He and Xi Yan were engaged, and he couldn't believe that Xi Yan was such a superficial woman.

"...That's all stuff from the past, from when I was an adult..."

"I'm a little embarrassed," said Uzuki Yugao.

"Snap..."

"Xi Yan, you too... cough cough cough"