Konoha Drunkard

"Really? How fast can he form hand seals?" Orochimaru was concerned about how fast he could move if he could form hand seals quickly.

Shanks shrugged and said, "I'm not sure about hand seals; I've never heard of him doing them, but his fingers are definitely fast."

"I've never heard of Kato Taka," said Hatake Sakumo, indicating that he had never heard of him.

After the guests were seated, a whole host of elaborate ceremonies and rituals began. Inside the large house were clan ninjas, while outside were commoner ninjas and some villagers.

After the ceremony, it was time for dinner and drinks. This was the Akimichi clan's home turf, and Akimichi Torifu was also there today. He only chatted briefly with a few of his friends, Mito, and Shanks before going back to rest. The injuries he sustained in his youth, coupled with excessive use of the clan's forbidden techniques, had taken a toll on his health in his old age. The Akimichi clan possesses a powerful forbidden technique, but excessive use can severely damage the body. This was understandable, as Akimichi Torifu's body was already nearing its limit when Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were still at their peak.

After everyone had left, Shanks had to be dragged into the room by Haruko. As a result, there was no clapping in the middle of the night on their wedding night.

...........

For a month after his marriage, Shanks spent his time at home training his Observation Haki. Since reaching the level of a Great Swordsman, Shanks hadn't practiced sword intent; progress was too slow, and he could only rely on time to hone it. Observation Haki was different; he could clearly feel progress each time, but now it wasn't the range that was improving, but rather the increased sensitivity of his senses. However, to the point of being able to predict the future five seconds ahead was truly... completely beyond his grasp, so he could only continue training, hoping that perseverance would bring a miracle.

Armament Haki has been improving as the body grows, but this improvement is very slow because the most rapid stage of Armament Haki development has passed. The most rapid stage of Armament Haki development is the period when the body is covered from dark to pure black.

As for his original strongest Haki, Conqueror's Haki, there was no reaction. Now Shanks desperately wished God would give him a support device, even if it was just one that could be activated by his talent.

As for ninjutsu, enough is fine. He doesn't rely on ninjutsu for his livelihood. His fighting style is to start by being unstoppable and using a few S-rank ninjutsu, then smashing with his fists or chopping withered trees. That's the normal operation of a close-combat grand mage.

"Lord Shanks, the Hokage requests your presence," an Anbu member appeared behind him.

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

Shanks appeared on the roof of the Hokage Building. He's been using the Flying Thunder God Technique a lot lately, so his positioning is mostly correct and the timing is faster. However, at this rate, a battle is out of the question.

"Bang!!" The long-awaited sound of a door being broken down. To be honest, Hiruzen Sarutobi really wasn't used to it without that sound! Tsunade spends all her time gambling or researching medical ninjutsu and rarely comes to the Hokage Building anymore. Shanks only comes a few times a year, which is considered good, even less than a woman's period.

"What is it that requires my personal attention?" Shanks asked as he entered.

"The Seven-Tails is wreaking havoc in Takigakure and they want our help to suppress it," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, puffing on his opium pipe.

"So, it's because of the tailed beasts again? I've become the least welcome target of the Nine-Tails, Eight-Tails, and One-Tails now, and this time it's the Seven-Tails," Shanks laughed.

"Haha, but this time it's different. You're only responsible for suppressing them until they finish sealing, then return to the village immediately. Don't linger there. You know, many villages are traumatized by what you did in Sunagakure. Besides, Takigakure isn't Raikage A; he can't stop you." Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed as well.

Currently, all the major villages in the ninja world are keeping their tailed beasts well hidden, especially after learning that the Raikage and Shanks, two monsters, fought the Eight-Tails hand-to-hand and then engaged in a month-long duel. Apart from the village's Kage and a few high-ranking members, no one in any village knows the whereabouts of their tailed beasts. This time, Takigakure is even more terrified. If the village hadn't suffered such severe losses, they wouldn't have asked Konoha for help. Everyone knows the Hokage can't come, so only Konoha's Shanks, who can fight the Eight-Tails hand-to-hand, can come—is he the tailed beast demon?

"Damn, do you think I'm that kind of person? Wait, you said 'us'? Who else? It's not your direct disciples, the 'Gambling, Prostitution and Drug Squad,' is it?" Shanks laughed.

"Ahem... What 'pornography, gambling, and drugs'? They don't have time for that. This time, Xiaochun and Luyi's class will go with you. Xiaochun and Luyi will handle the negotiations, so don't talk nonsense!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said after puffing on a string of cigarettes.

After Shanks's boasting in Kumogakure last time, he himself was unharmed. However, no village in the ninja world has absolutely confidential information. Even Kirigakure, surrounded by the sea, has spies from the four major villages. Therefore, everyone in the ninja world knows that the Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is afraid of his wife. As for Hashirama Senju and Shikamaru Nara, one has been dead for many years, and the other's family genes are well-known—it's nothing new. When Hiruzen Sarutobi first heard this, he almost died of anger; well, he'd be happy to clap hands with Lake Biwa every day.

"Yi? Isn't Brother Lu Yi the strategist? When did he become the team leader? I didn't even know." Shanks asked curiously.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored the strategist's words, "Ah. The head of the Yuhi clan had a relationship with Shika, and before he died, he asked Shika to be his son's tutor."

"Sigh! Favors are the hardest to repay. Even with Brother Shika's troublesome nature, he can't avoid them. Tell me, what are you planning to exchange for Takikage's favor?" Shanks raised an eyebrow.

There really wasn't anything in Takigakure that would tempt Shanks. Hero Water? Shanks' current chakra reserves couldn't compare to Kurenai's, but they were at least more than the Three-Tails'. A blue potion was enough; more wouldn't make a difference. However, he guessed that Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely want Hero Water, as it would increase his own chakra by 10, something many in Konoha needed. Especially someone like Sakumo Hatake, who couldn't sustain his chakra...

"Heroic Water, but... I still need to think about it. There's no rush now," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a laugh, puffing on his opium pipe.

"Alright then, but let me make this clear first: I can help them suppress the Seven-Tails, but as you know, the power of a Tailed Beast is astonishing. I can't be responsible for any losses their village might suffer during our battle," Shanks said, shrugging his shoulders. He didn't have a good impression of Takigakure; they had even sent Kakuzu to assassinate Hashirama Senju before. After all, Kakuzu was his uncle who had taught him for many years. So, Shanks just wanted to make them suffer as much as possible. Anyway, it was a battle against a Tailed Beast, and the details were hard to predict; he just wanted them to know the outcome.

"Koharu and Shika will negotiate with their Shadows; you just need to take action." Hiruzen Sarutobi understood his intentions perfectly well. He wasn't happy about it either, but Takigakure had a relatively good treaty with the First Hokage, and they hadn't interfered in the First War. So, since Takigakure had come to them seeking help, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only accept it; he wouldn't concern himself with the details.

61. Red-eyed boy, let's make a man's promise! "Please give me flowers!" "Please add this to your favorites!"

The next day, Shanks woke up early and found the room next to him empty, with breakfast on the table.

Shanks pursed his lips. Haruko, no matter how late she went to bed every night, always got up very early every morning to go to work at the hospital.

After breakfast, he strolled leisurely to the village entrance, where Nara Shika and three other boys were already waiting for him. Koharu Utatane and Shanks were probably still in the Hokage Building discussing with Hiruzen Sarutobi how to trick Takigakure, so it definitely wouldn't be that soon.

"Hello everyone, I think... I'm not late, am I?" Shanks greeted them sleepily, but noticed they were all looking at him.

“Um, Lord Shanks, you’re still wearing an eyepatch…” a red-eyed boy said.

"Huh? Sorry, I thought it was a headband." Shanks looked up and sure enough, it was an eye patch, but he was too lazy to take it off.

"Hey, Brother Lu Yi, your class is really colorful, black, red, blue, white, all kinds of different." Shanks carefully looked at the young boy and laughed when he saw him: black hair and red eyes, blue hair and black eyes, white eyes and black hair.

After listening, Lu Yi shrugged, looking like it was a big problem.

As Shanks sized them up, they also sized up the famous Konoha red-haired man. At first glance, they were taken aback by his imposing three scars over his left eye, but then he opened his mouth... hmm... he liked to joke, and while he was lazy, it wasn't the kind of lazy laziness that abhorred trouble like Shanks's. He seemed rather unreliable!

"Hey, how about you introduce yourself before the mission? Let the boys introduce you?" Shanks chuckled. Blue-haired boy, you go first.

"Ahem, my name is Kato Dan. I'm skilled in taijutsu and my family's secret techniques. I like spicy food and reading. I don't have any dislikes. My dream is to become Hokage and protect the village!" Kato Dan coughed nervously after being called out by Shanks.

"Things you like...don't you count Tsunade?" Shanks asked, stroking his chin with one hand.

Lu Yi glanced at Kato Dan and sighed in annoyance. Many people liked Tsunade because of her fiery temper, but no one dared to express it. On Shanks' wedding day, many knew that a blue-haired guy who liked Tsunade had been threatened by her. There weren't many blue-haired people in Konoha, and even fewer of that age—definitely a young man from the Kato clan. Lu Yi admired his courage; he wasn't afraid of being beaten by Tsunade!

"Ahem! Lord Shanks, please stop joking." Kato Dan has probably already been beaten up by Tsunade.

"Haha, Byakugan girl, it's your turn." Shanks looked at a girl from the Hyuga clan.

"My name is Hinata June. I'm skilled in Gentle Fist, love sweets, and hate fish. My dream is to protect the village," the girl with the byakugan said.

Shanks looked at his forehead. He wasn't from a branch family; he was naturally capable. "A very clean and efficient introduction. Large families are indeed different."

"Red-eyed boy, how about we make a man's agreement before you introduce yourself?" Shanks grabbed the red-eyed boy by the neck without further ado.

"Ah! Lord Shanks, please speak." The red-eyed boy was somewhat taken aback; what did Shanks want to promise him? The other three also looked on with curiosity.

"Okay, I mean, if you have a daughter and I have a son, then let them get married. Of course, if I also have a daughter, then let her marry Sakumo's son. What do you think?" Shanks said excitedly, knowing he couldn't let the bearded man benefit from the marriage.

"Ah! But, but I don't have a girlfriend yet." The red-eyed boy said somewhat embarrassedly. After all, he was 15 years old, only two years younger than Shanks, who was already married.

"Haha, it's okay. Your eyes are so beautiful, you'll definitely find a girlfriend in the future. Besides, look at Sakumo, he doesn't have one yet either. Don't worry! I won't harm you. My son and Sakumo's son are both very talented. Come on! Let's sign and put our fingerprints on this first." Shanks said, and a contract appeared out of nowhere.

"Contract, I, Uzumaki Shanks, hereby enter into this contract with Kurenai Yuhi on February 18th, Konoha Year 23. If Kurenai Yuhi's child is female, then Uzumaki Shanks will be male. Kurenai Yuhi's daughter will marry Uzumaki Shanks' son. If Uzumaki Shanks' child is also female, then Kurenai Yuhi's daughter will marry Hatake Sakumo's son. This contract is inviolable!" Below are Uzumaki Shanks' dainame and his own fingerprint, as well as Hatake Sakumo's name and fingerprint.

"Holy crap!" After reading this high-class contract, Yuhi Shinku and the others were dumbfounded! This was clearly premeditated; they even knew the names beforehand.

Shanks didn't care whether they were confused or not, and directly broke Kurenai Yuhi's finger and pressed it onto the contract!

"Alright, you don't need to introduce yourself anymore. Don't you dare back out! You should know that Kurama is my cousin. If you dare to back out, I'll release tailed beasts into your house every day!" Shanks looked at Kurenai Yuhi with a dangerous gaze.

Shanks, of course, had planned this all along. Ever since he heard about the Yuhi clan from Hiruzen Sarutobi, he'd guessed who it was. Wasn't he the father of the female protagonist who was abandoned by her widow and child after being harmed by that short-lived Asuma Sarutobi? So, after returning home, Shanks, wanting to prevent that girl from being harmed by Asuma Sarutobi, wrote this contract overnight. Worried that he might not have given birth to a son, he went to Sakumo in the middle of the night to reassure him that he had a son anyway.

Kurenai Yuhi is really something else. How could she do this? I'm not even an adult yet and she's already making advances on my daughter.

"..." Lu Yi covered her forehead. The students taught by the First Generation Master were indeed extraordinary.

"Brother Shika, it's your turn. Be a little more formal." Shanks put away the contract and looked at Nara Shika.

"Ugh! What a hassle! My name is Nara Shika, I'm skilled in family secret techniques, and my hobbies... well, I guess it's sleeping and sunbathing. Rather than saying I hate it, I'd say I hate trouble. My dream is for my son to grow up quickly so I can retire," Nara Shika said lazily.

"As expected, the genes are powerful..." Shanks looked up at the sky.

He saw three teenagers looking at him.

"My name is Uzumaki Shanks. I'm skilled in swordsmanship, water jutsu, taijutsu, and sensory perception. I like drinking and hate being woken up from my sleep. My dream... is to become the Pirate King, one of the Four Emperors, and the world's greatest swordsman..." Half an hour later, "That's all. I used to know a lot more, but it's been so many years, I've forgotten them all," Shanks recalled.

"That's enough!" The four were speechless. There wasn't a single thing they understood.

The five chatted for a while, and then Koharu, the most beautiful girl in Konoha, arrived.

"Hey, Xiaochun, aren't you taking your little Jasper along? He seems to have graduated too, he should broaden his horizons," Shanks said with a smile.

Koharu rolled her eyes at him. "Ah-Chun's abilities are still lacking, and she's currently training on her own." Although Koharu said that her abilities were lacking, her expression didn't seem to reflect that at all.

"Look, having connections is amazing... You can cultivate on your own even after graduation. Unlike me and Sakumo back then, our first mission was A-rank, it was so annoying!!" Shanks was clearly showing off by the end!

"Alright, enough nonsense, let's go..." Koharu interrupted him, knowing that if he continued, he would discourage the three kids.

The rise to fame of Konoha's Red Hair and Konoha's White Fang is unique; their immense strength combined with a special era allowed them to achieve fame at a young age.

"Shinku, I've heard that even the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can't deflect your clan's genjutsu. Is that true?" Shanks asked on the way.

"It's not that exaggerated. Our clan's genjutsu mainly depends on talent. If a generation has exceptional talent, then it's like that. I've never seen it myself. These are all recorded in the family records," Yuhi Shinku said honestly. He was only a Chunin now and dared not say anything boastful, otherwise it would be incredibly embarrassing if he lost a Sharingan challenge.

62. The Seven-Tails was beaten and cried.

"Dan, and what about you? I heard you can really use your clan's secret technique to separate your soul from your body, it's so flashy!" Shanks was practically drooling. If Jiraiya or Hiruzen Sarutobi knew this technique, then the girls of Konoha... hehehe! They'd be in trouble!

"Haha, actually it's not that bad. This technique has a time limit and consumes a lot of chakra. I can only last for ten minutes now."

Kato concluded.

"Ten minutes!! You didn't use it on my niece, did you?!" Shanks suddenly realized something and looked at Kato Dan dangerously.

"Ah! Haha, Lord Shanks, don't joke around. How could I possibly use it for such a thing!" Kato Dan broke out in a cold sweat. He had never used it before. Using the family's secret technique for such a thing would be an insult to the family!

"Hahaha! Don't worry about it. You know, she's my only niece. I'm just worried about her." Shanks laughed.

"I've seen Hyuga Tenjo use the Hyuga clan's softness before; it's incredibly powerful. Little girl, ganbatte, I see you here." Shanks, considering his past good relationship with Hyuga Tenjo, made a judgment about the girl.

“That’s my father. I often hear my father mention you.” The education in a large family is so rigid and methodical, it’s practically like the mother of Sakumo Hatake.

"Haha, really? I didn't expect you to have such a beautiful daughter!" Shanks said.

"I inherited it from my mother," Hinata said with a serious expression.

"......" Another female version of Sakumo Hatake.

.......

A week later, the group arrived at the foot of a huge waterfall.

"Damn it, was the first Takigakure out of his mind? What's the point of having tailed beasts in some locations? Are they just making things difficult for themselves?" Shanks was ranting and raving under the waterfall! If Shanks hadn't used his Observation Haki to sense the location, he wouldn't have known where Takigakure was. If they hadn't come out to help, no one would have known.

"Back when the First Hokage was auctioning off the Tailed Beasts, the Land of Wind was indeed very poor at the time, and they already had one Tailed Beast, so they didn't buy it. Although Takigakure was secluded, it was surrounded by the four kingdoms, so they were bound to be somewhat worried and fearful," Koharu Utatane said.

“Someone’s coming. Let’s go and see that little dragonfly, Seven-Tailed,” Shanks said.

"...Only you dare to call it Little Dragonfly," the three boys thought to themselves.

Not long after, a ninja from the waterfall emerged from beneath the massive waterfall. "Fellow villagers of Konoha, please follow me!"

"Let's go!" After saying that, Koharu Tsurugi led the way into the waterfall. The others followed, and surprisingly, they didn't get wet when they arrived at the bottom of the waterfall.

The group entered Takigakure Village and saw that it was dilapidated, with not a single intact house in sight.

A giant, dragonfly-like monster is wreaking havoc everywhere. Shanks originally wanted to try to stall it and cause more damage to Takigakure, but now it seems unnecessary. He didn't expect Takigakure to be so weak.

"Wow! It's like fighting monsters and beating up a world without Ultraman!" Shanks exclaimed gleefully.

"Ahem, welcome to Takigakure, Lord Koharu. I'll leave the Seven-Tails to you all." The current Takigakure said with an extremely sincere attitude.