Konoha Drunkard

"This... I don't know what Lord Raikage means?" one of the middle-aged executives asked instead.

"Lord Raikage's idea is to exchange it. Since the Seven Star Sword is useless to us anyway, we might as well exchange it for a complete sealing technique. Maybe we can still control the power of the Eight-Tails in the future. Moreover, Lord Raikage has one last thing to tell you: he can't hold on for much longer. If you don't agree, he will immediately take the Yoruzuki clan and leave the Land of Lightning. You can deal with the Eight-Tails yourselves." Azabu Kujo looked deeply at the high-ranking officials present.

As a member of the Azabu family, he knew how wicked these higher-ups were. When the second patriarch was in power, the second patriarch was mild-mannered and easily manipulated, but the current third patriarch was different. Although he had a fiery temper, he was courageous and resourceful. He never tolerated these higher-ups.

"Okay, I agree," the executive said helplessly.

I agree.

"agree"

"..."

These high-ranking officials are really missing the second generation leader now; what a gentle person he was! Thinking about this, the more they see the Seven Star Sword hanging in the office, the more they hate it...

“Since everyone has agreed, I will send a message to my elder brother,” Mabu Jiushi said with a slight smile.

.......

Day three.

Inside the Hokage Building in Konoha Village, a burlap sack containing a letter signed by the Raikage was handed to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Lord Hokage, our Lord Raikage agrees to exchange the Seven Star Sword for the complete sealing technique."

"Ah, we in Konoha also don't want to see our allied village destroyed by the Tailed Beast. This is the complete sealing technique personally written by Lord Mito. However, Lord Mito reminds you that although this complete sealing technique is said to be able to withstand ordinary people, yours is the Eight-Tails after all. Therefore, when you choose a Jinchuriki, you should choose a ninja, even a genin will do." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"Thank you for the reminder, Hokage-sama," said the man in the burlap sack. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't said he would never use an ordinary person as a Jinchūriki, it was still the Eight-Tails.

Last night, he went to see Mito and asked about the complete version of the sealing technique. Mito burst out laughing and explained the so-called complete version of the sealing technique to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The so-called complete sealing technique is just something Shanks exaggerated. It's the same as the village's seal, except that because the Nine-Tails' chakra is more than the combined chakra of the One-Tails to the Eight-Tails, it requires the special physique of the Uzumaki clan to seal. The Eight-Tails is said to only have one less tail than the Nine-Tails, but it's actually much weaker. However, the Eight-Tails is still not something an ordinary person can withstand, and the Hidden Cloud Village wouldn't gamble with ordinary people. Any ninja, even a genin, can withstand it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood. Even Sackbag had been fooled. So today, he felt compelled to remind Sackbag: if the Cloud Ninja really had lost their minds, and ordinary people became Jinchuriki, then that would be a problem for Konoha. Who told you to brag that ordinary people could handle it?

"boom!"

The familiar sound of the door opening—who else could it be but Shanks?

"Old Hokage, when I go back with them, I'll also retrieve the Seven Star Sword."

“…Go ahead, and remember to come back soon.” Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment and knew what Shanks was worried about. Although he didn’t think Danzo would ambush him on the way, it was better to be safe than sorry. What if it wasn’t Danzo but someone else?

Shanks didn't have as many ulterior motives as Hiruzen Sarutobi. He simply wanted to challenge the Third Raikage, Aegis, to see if he could defeat the so-called strongest Raikage in history without using Sage Mode. A true warrior capable of taking on ten thousand men single-handedly! Not everyone dared to do that; just seeing ten thousand ordinary people was terrifying, let alone ten thousand ninjas.

"Grand Steward, when you get to Kumogakure, you have to take me with you, okay?" Shanks ignored everyone present and left the Hokage Building with his arm around the burlap sack.

"Alas! The First Master has turned such a promising genius into this!" This time it was Mitokado Homura who sighed!

"Yes!" the other two agreed.

Hashirama Senju: "I XXOOXXX"

Since Shanks came along, Hashirama Senju has been subjected to a much greater number of desecrations of his corpse.

"Lord Shanks, are you really coming back to Kumogakure with us?" the linen bag asked doubtfully.

"Of course, everyone in the ninja world knows that I, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, am a man of my word. I heard your Raikage is currently fighting the Eight-Tails head-on; you'd better hurry back. The Eight-Tails won't die from exhaustion..."

"..." The burlap sack felt a little awkward hearing this. And why did Shanks seem more anxious than he was?

Shanks said, "You people don't understand the darkness of night during the day, and how could mortals possibly understand the mind of a god?"

54. The whole world is filled with people bombarding me with "flowers" and "favorites" (a Chinese internet slang term for requests to be liked or added to favorites).

Not long after Shanks and the Cloud Ninja left Konoha, Shanks used his Observation Haki to sense that two groups of unfamiliar ninjas were about to attack, but they were all dealt with by the Anbu hiding in the shadows.

Shanks chatted and laughed with Sackbag the whole way, but it was mostly Shanks bragging while Sackbag just gave perfunctory smiles...

"Let me tell you, you know the First Hokage, right? I was only five years old back then, and that guy would drag me out of bed before dawn every morning and take me to the woods in the village to beat me up for hours on end. If it weren't for my extraordinary talent, I would have been dead long ago. I'm probably the only one in the ninja world who has been beaten up by the First Hokage and is still alive." Shanks boasted proudly, since they didn't know Kakuzu anyway.

The Cloud Ninja behind the burlap sack looked at Shanks with great envy. To be beaten by the God of Shinobi and still survive was something to brag about for a lifetime.

"And another thing, you know Aunt Chiyo from Sunagakure, right? She was the most beautiful ninja in the world after my aunt! You've heard of her, haven't you? Of course, she's still pretty good-looking now, still has her charm, but did you know she's a pedophile? When Sakumo and I escaped from Sunagakure, Chiyo kept staring at Sakumo, her eyes were like... like she wanted to eat him up, she was practically drooling."

"And another thing, you all know the Second Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, right? Do you know why he was so aggressive towards the Uchiha clan during the World War? Let me tell you, back then he brought a little kid like Red-Nosed Onoki to Konoha to discuss an alliance. But, as fate would have it, he ran into Madara Uchiha before even entering Konoha. You all know Madara Uchiha, he's incredibly arrogant, the kind who's always arguing with everyone and everything. And the Second Tsuchikage was an idiot, actually telling Madara Uchiha that he wanted to form an alliance with Konoha. Madara Uchiha was obviously unhappy, so he beat the Second Tsuchikage to a pulp."

"And another thing, you know the Hozuki clan, right? The Second Mizukage's family. When I infiltrated Kirigakure, I encountered a brat from the Hozuki clan who was incredibly arrogant. With my fiery temper, how could I tolerate him? That night, when I infiltrated the Hozuki clan to chat with that brat about life's ideals, guess what I encountered? You can't believe me! The Third Elder of the Hozuki clan and his daughter were having sex in bed, it was an eyesore!" Shanks continued his scathing remarks, making fun of whoever came to mind. The Cloud Ninja listened, completely stunned.

"Ahem, Lord Shanks, let's get out of the Land of Fire border quickly. We need to be careful on the way." Sack Bag had to interrupt Shanks. This guy had badmouthed every major ninja village in the ninja world except for their Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha. He was really afraid that he would bring up their Hidden Cloud Village at any time.

However, he also gleaned some information from Shanks' words: the feud between Iwagakure and the Uchiha clan, and the fact that this guy had managed to infiltrate Kirigakure and spend an entire night watching the Hozuki clan's antics—that alone frightened him. What if he infiltrated Kumogakure and revealed everything he saw? Their reputation would be ruined. Especially with his big mouth; they'd only known each other for a short time, yet he'd already told them everything.

"Don't worry, I can sense anyone who gets within 10 kilometers of us! I'm not kidding, I know everything you do and where you are in Konoha. This guy went to our Konoha Red Brigade at 12:30 the night before last, right? Miss Himeko has a big chest, doesn't she?" Shanks teased a dark-faced Cloud Ninja.

"Cough...cough!" The dark-faced Yun Ren coughed awkwardly.

The remaining Cloud Ninja glared at him angrily. "Damn it! Didn't this bastard say we should be vigilant and not wander around in Konoha? He went to find some girls himself!"

"...Another piece of information: incredibly strong perception, able to sense events within a ten-kilometer radius, as if they were seen with clear vision." The burlap sack secretly memorized it.

"Grand Steward, don't worry about my abilities. I can tell you anything you want to know. Do you think I'd worry about you harming me?" Shanks said casually.

"Ahem!" The linen sack looked at Shanks in surprise. "How did he know what I was thinking?"

"How would I know what you're thinking? I can hear the thoughts of all things, let alone humans," Shanks said nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders.

"There's such an ability?" the burlap sack wondered.

"Of course I have that ability. I have many abilities. If you want to know, just tell me. Even if I know what you're thinking, you won't know that I know what you're thinking. That would make you prone to depression." Shanks kept talking nonstop.

With his mind blank, he dared not think about anything else.

........

"Captain, they've crossed the border of the Land of Fire, but Lord Shanks is inside. Should we intervene?" Not far from the border of the Land of Fire, twenty ninjas dressed in black, their faces covered and without headbands, saw Shanks and his group.

"We cannot disobey Lord Danzo's orders. We'll make our move when they get closer," said one of the people who wanted to lead the charge.

"Yes," the others replied, their eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Wait, get behind me!" Shanks had sensed 5 elite Jonin and 15 Chunin waiting in the distance as soon as he crossed the border, but because the distance was too far and his attack range was not enough, he pretended not to know and approached. Now that they were within his attack range, things were different.

The burlap sack and the others retreated behind Shanks, all looking puzzled. Shanks ignored them and pulled out the deadwood.

"One-Sword Style. I can kill you by randomly hacking and slashing through the three thousand worlds."

A sword aura over a hundred meters long slashed towards the location of the Root ninja.

A group of Cloud Ninja were dumbfounded. Swordsmanship like this? Although there had been rumors for years about how powerful Konoha's Shanks' swordsmanship was, they had never seen anything like it before—an attack where every sword aura was like an S-rank ninjutsu.

"Watch out!" The Root leader was on guard when he saw Shanks draw his sword. After all, Shanks' strength was no joke; his awesome sword aura had killed countless people.

Fruit, seeing Shanks unleash a massive sword aura towards them, immediately cried out in warning, but it was too late. Only three elite Jonin escaped the sword aura's range; the rest were all killed.

However, the three elite Jonin had just escaped when they suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion

Shanks unleashed an S-class Super Water Dragon ahead of time, aiming to bite at the spot where they were hiding. What was once a forest was now a mess, with not a single tree in sight. A chasm carved into the ground by sword energy had been flooded and turned into a lake.

"All done." Shanks sheathed his slough. He hoisted the slough onto his shoulder and struck a pose.

The Cloud Ninja behind him hadn't recovered yet, especially the one in the burlap sack. In the Raikage's office there was a pile of information on Konoha's Shanks. All the information concluded that Konoha's Shanks was very strong, but they didn't know how strong he was. Now they finally saw it. The sword aura was comparable to an S-rank ninjutsu. It seemed to be able to predict the opponent's movements and release an S-rank water jutsu in advance at the opponent's hiding place.

"Damn, that's terrifying!" Sack Bag sighed inwardly! The ninjas who were killed by the sword energy didn't know what was going on, but those three were elite Jonin. They were killed in just a few moves. Although there was an element of surprise attack, it was still something that ordinary Kage-level people could not do.

"Haha, no big deal. They're just too weak." Shanks laughed as he heard what Sacks was thinking.

"Let's go, I don't think we'll run into any more enemies," Shanks said, glancing behind him.

The Iwa ninja there shuddered when they saw Shanks glancing over. "Retreat. Shanks from Konoha is too powerful. Our mission has failed. Send a message back to the Tsuchikage," one of the leading Iwa ninjas immediately ordered.

"Damn it, I didn't expect Konoha's Red-Haired Shanks to be so strong." Onoki roared angrily upon receiving the message from his bodyguard captain.

The events at Kumogakure couldn't be kept secret from the other ninja villages, especially the Tsuchikage, Onoki. Upon hearing of the trouble in Kumogakure, he was so happy he could sleep with a smile on his face, and the next day he even discovered he had grown a centimeter taller...

After learning that the Raikage had sent Cloud Ninja to seek help from Konoha, he thought of stealing a bunch of kills when the Cloud Ninja returned, just to annoy the Raikage.

He hadn't expected the Red-Haired Shanks of Konoha to be so strong, even intimidating his own bodyguard captain. He trusted his captain; this mission was one he had requested himself, as his brother and father had been killed in a sneak attack by Cloud Ninja during the World War.

"Lord Tsuchikage, should we continue?" the Iwa ninja asked Onoki, who was delivering the message.

"No need. If that brat Shanks from Konoha is really that strong, then Takeiwa and the others are just going to their deaths. Let them come back." Onoki said with some disappointment, feeling that he had finally grown a little taller, but now he had turned back to his old self.

"Sigh! How come there are so many strong people in Konoha? We can forget about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha before, and then came Shanks and Sakumo Hatake from Konoha. I hope Hiruzen Sarutobi never has a son." Onoki cursed Hiruzen Sarutobi at the end.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Go to hell with Onoki's grandpa!"

55. Giant octopus, you're such a coward! (Seeking flowers, seeking favorites)

Shanks and the Cloud Ninja arrived at Kumogakure unharmed. Looking at the village in such a state of chaos, they knew just how powerful the Eight-Tails truly was.

"Hey, Chief Steward, hurry up and go to your Raikage, he's about to collapse from lightning strikes!" Shanks sensed that the Third Raikage was still locked in a fierce battle with the Eight-Tails, and he had to admire the stamina of this warrior who could defeat ten thousand men; he was on par with Shanks.

"Let's go!" Sack Bag was also anxious when he heard Shanks' words. He had a general idea of ​​Shanks' character from their interactions along the way, but he believed that Shanks would not lie to him at this time.

"Bang!" "Boom!" "Crack!"

Before they could even get close, sounds came from afar. They saw a person with an electrified body battling a giant eight-legged octopus. The electrified person seemed to be losing power, its light dimming. A group of ninjas surrounded the center of the battle, tense and anxious, wishing they could transform into Ultraman and rush in to help.

"Hello, everyone! Need some sunflower seeds, sake, and a stool?" Just as the group was feeling tense, they heard a cheeky voice coming from not far away.

"Big brother, you're back. Did you bring the sealing technique?" Mabu Jiushi turned around when he heard the voice. He was about to start cursing when he saw a red-haired boy with three scars on his shoulders carrying a sword and his own brother. He ignored the red-haired boy and asked his brother.

"Ah, I brought it back. Quickly get the sealing team over here." After saying that, the burlap pocket handed the sealing technique to burlap ninety-odd.

"Is this true?" Mabu Jiuju asked, his hands trembling slightly as he took the sealing technique.

"Hey, hey, hey! Brother, you can doubt Konoha, but you can't doubt the reputation of me, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors. Who in the ninja world doesn't know that I, Shanks, am a man of my word, an honest and trustworthy man?" Shanks was displeased upon hearing Azabu's words.

"Ahem! I'm sorry, Lord Shanks, my brother was just too excited!" Sack Bag explained.

"Instead of getting all excited here, you should hurry up and practice. Your Raikage is already as exhausted as he was last night after a three-hundred-round battle with that girl," Shanks said, patting his shoulder.

"Bang!" Just as he finished speaking, the Raikage was flung to the side by one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles and crashed into the mountainside.

"Lord Raikage!" a group of Cloud Ninja shouted.

"Don't worry. They're not going to die yet, but if you guys keep dawdling, things might get complicated," Shanks rolled his eyes.

"Sealing class, quickly familiarize yourselves with sealing techniques!" Mabujiu didn't dawdle any longer.

"Grand Steward, remember tonight's all-inclusive service! I'm going to test just how powerful the Eight-Tails really is! Hurry up and give your Raikage a Strength Pill to recover." After saying that, Shanks ignored the Cloud Ninja around him, put away the Drywood, and charged towards the Eight-Tails with a Shave attack.