Konoha Drunkard

"Haha, don't worry, I'm not like that big-nosed guy. I always say what I mean and what I say." Lei Ying Ai laughed loudly.

"Haha! As expected of the man I acknowledge! Just as honest as me! I often tell others that a man must have the masculinity of the Raikage! Unrestrained! Loyal and righteous! Unlike that short, red-nosed guy from Iwagakure, who's just a cunning old man!" Shanks boasted without restraint.

"Haha! I love your mouth!" Raikage A loved listening to him boast. Strong enough and with such a charming tongue, this kind of talent was one of a kind in the ninja world.

"Look at what you're saying. I'm not just all talk; I'm actually quite capable. See you here tomorrow morning, same place." Shanks got goosebumps from Raikage A's gaze and immediately led his crew of underlings away.

After Shanks brought the little guy back to the camp, he sat in the main seat of the command post, with the little guy on either side. They really did have the feel of a leader. No wonder so many people like to be the boss.

"Shikaku, you're good at using your brain, but what do you think the Cloud Ninja are up to? They only brought five thousand men this time, and they didn't even bring their burlap sacks." With a smart person around, it would be truly stupid to still be thinking.

Little Cannon stroked his chin and thought for a long time. "Teacher, do you think they might do something like World War I and try to take advantage of the Iwa ninja? Anyway, they're not planning to fight us on our side of the battlefield, and the Cloud Ninja's higher-ups are greedy. Why don't they wait until the fighting in the Iwa ninja gets intense before going to plunder again?"

After listening, Shanks put his feet up on the table, leaned back, closed his eyes, and pondered for a while. "That's quite possible. Everything around us is within my senses, so they wouldn't have a chance to go around. But given your clever nature, you really would try to steal something. There aren't many good people among the clever ones after all!"

"..." The little cannon rolled its eyes and looked up at the sky. What do you mean by the nature of us smart people? What do you mean by saying that there aren't many good smart people?

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it. Anyway, that red-nosed Onoki is a cunning old fox. It's good to see him get tricked once, since he tricked me before. Haha!" Shanks said, feeling happy just thinking about how that short, red-nosed Onoki would be a black dwarf after he failed to trick him!

The next day, both sides were more experienced. Those who wanted to watch retreated to a distance of four kilometers to observe, while those who didn't wanted to watch returned to their camp and did their own thing.

"Wow!"

"Wow wow wow!"

"Four countries! That's amazing!"

On the first day, the newcomers on the low-level accounts watched in amazement as the air currents generated by the collision wreaked havoc around the battlefield.

........

"Wow! The ground has sunk again, that's amazing!"

"Yes, those two are really monsters."

The new account was still in the mood to discuss and reminisce on the second day.

......

"Watching them fight is so boring. I can't see anything, I'm leaving..."

"Exactly, instead of wasting time watching this, we'd be better off cultivating and improving our strength. Let's go..."

By the third day, even the alt account was getting bored. No matter how Shanks changed his name, it was always the same punch. The Raikage, on the other hand, was even more direct; he didn't even bother changing his name.

"I told you it was boring, you can't see anything, all you hear is them yelling..." said the small-sized rocket launcher, puffing up his shoulder.

"You've all seen them, okay? But seriously, have these two really been fighting like this for over a month?" Sarutobi asked as he entered the cave.

"Snap... snap! That's it. You guys are lucky you didn't experience the pain we went through in the past six months!" In just six months, the handsome Ding Zuo has turned into a chubby little pig again.

"Is this our teacher? I don't think so at all!" Inuzuka Tsurugi pictured a man with messy hair, an unshaven beard, and slumped against the podium. The difference was huge.

"Sigh! You'll get used to it eventually..." Little Cannon sighed. They all shared Inuzuka Tsuru's idea back then. It was surprising that their slovenly teacher, who had been teaching them for years and always bragging, could be so domineering.

131. Danzo, the Monster-Stealing Master

The battlefield in the Land of Lightning has once again entered a one-on-one drinking contest between Shanks and Raikage A. The situation in the Land of Wind is not so good, as Hatake Sakumo is having a lot of headaches dealing with the Sand Ninja's toy makers.

After several major battles over the past three months, the Sand Village has only lost a few toys at most, but damn it, a large number of Konoha ninjas have been poisoned, and Tsunade is still helping to detoxify the poison.

It has to be said that Aunt Chiyo's poison research is truly amazing. Tsunade only made a slight progress after several months of research, and it would probably have taken until the end of World War II to actually develop it.

"Lord Shika, this can't go on. Their puppeteers have too much of an advantage on the battlefield. Is there any way to fix this?" Hatake Sakumo asked the large rocket launcher.

"Sigh! The best way would be to kill Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, but that's difficult. Their teamwork is stronger than that of a typical Kage. You also have to deal with Salai, and we, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, are no match for Haizo." Big Cannon sighed and shook his head.

"Tsunade's antidote will take at least two or three months, and one-third of our people have already been poisoned and lost their fighting ability." Even the straightforward Hatake Sakumo was scratching his head.

In every major battle, Sha Lie would immediately approach him without any further discussion, and would unleash a barrage of iron sand in various shapes.

What frustrated Hatake Sakumo the most was that this Salai could also fly. Although it was different from Onoki's, its wings made of iron sand made it a deadly birdman. Every time Hatake Sakumo thought about this, he would get annoyed. Were all the village chiefs this cheating these days?

Sara isn't difficult to deal with; the problem is that he can fly. Hatake Sakumo is completely entangled with him and can't escape. Forget about killing Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law; he can't even go to rescue them.

"Now we can only stall for time until Tsunade develops an antidote. Fortunately, Hanzo of the Salamander is also holding them off with his men. They probably want to wait until Konoha can't hold on any longer before making their move. So we have to hold out until Tsunade develops an antidote, otherwise we'll be in trouble if the Rain Ninja makes their move." Big Cannon's brain is sharp; he basically guessed Hanzo's plan.

Originally, Onoki of the Iwa ninja wanted him to cooperate with the Iwa ninja in attacking Konoha, and even boasted to him about the benefits of defeating Konoha.

If Hanzo were a few years younger, he would have truly believed it. However, he wasn't out of his mind yet. Rumors were circulating throughout the ninja world that Onoki was a cunning old fox, a successor to the Second Hokage. How could he not be wary? So he simply brought his men to the border to observe.

If Konoha can't hold on, he'll enter the fray and reap the benefits. If Konoha can hold on, he'll continue to observe; either way, he won't lose anything.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield in the Land of Earth, Onoki was playing a game with Hiruzen Sarutobi, with Onoki flying in the sky and Hiruzen poking him from below.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's reputation as a ninja expert was well-deserved. Although he didn't manage to create a bloodline limit for his son, he was very skilled in all five elemental ninjutsu. Whenever he saw Onoki about to use Dust Release, he would immediately rush into the group of Iwa ninja.

If he didn't use Dust Release, Onoki's Earth Release techniques could be easily manipulated by the five elemental types. The two fought evenly, neither able to gain the upper hand.

However, there's always someone who gets in the way, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi a major headache. Our Konoha Root's Danzo has stirred up trouble again. Some Konoha ninjas were happily farming the mobs on the battlefield when our Konoha Root entered, using Wind Release to scatter and wipe out all the mobs, leaving only the elite monsters for them. They were furious. "Damn it, I've never seen such shameless monster-stealing! You've already killed all the mobs, leaving us to fight the elite monsters!"

In the end, Danzo got carried away with his praise and didn't notice that he was blowing on the young Yuki, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, making Yuki feel cold all over.

Young people are just hot-blooded; how could they tolerate the Leaf Village's Root stealing their thunder? Chakra is free, after all. He threw all the Lava Release techniques he knew at Danzo without hesitation.

This time, Danzo was no longer able to continue, as he was being overwhelmed by the young Purple. However, Danzo glanced at the battlefield of the Uchiha clan and used the technique of diverting disaster eastward, desperately running towards the Uchiha clan. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were tattered, and he looked like he had just been beaten up.

The Uchiha clan members felt a chill when they saw Danzo's appearance. They wondered if he had some kind of bad habit... They scattered and made way for Danzo, offering no help.

After killing an Iwa ninja in the battlefield, the second male lead's father also looked over and felt a surge of anger. Wasn't this Danzo's famous ninjutsu, the technique of diverting trouble eastward?

You got fucking killed, and you're trying to drag us into this? Does your ass think it's so precious while ours is cheap? But since the war is still ongoing, he couldn't say much. He'd just wait until the ceasefire and then complain to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Seeing the Uchiha's utter insolence, Konoha's Root was on the verge of exploding with rage. In the end, having no other choice, they went to their lifelong best friend, Konoha's CEO Hiruzen Sarutobi, for help.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw his buddy in this state, he was furious, having been beaten up countless times. He created four clones of himself as CEOs and unleashed a five-element combo on the young man. If he hadn't been a Jinchūriki, the young man would have been dead long ago.

It would be best if this great battle ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi running away with his buddies.

However, chaos erupted within the Konoha camp. That very night, the father of the second male lead of the Uchiha clan angrily confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, complaining about Danzo. Later, several other ninjas also filed complaints, accusing Danzo of stealing easy monsters while leaving the elite ones to them, causing them significant losses.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely taken aback by his friend's antics, pacing back and forth in the camp, unsure how to deal with his good buddy.

Let him go back to Konoha, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle the blow. If we leave him on the battlefield, he'll probably start fighting us before he even gets to fight the Iwa ninja.

"Ah! It's good that Shanks is here!" Hiruzen Sarutobi thought.

"Yeah! I can do the same. Since the Raikage only brought five thousand men to make a show of it, clearly not wanting to fight, I might as well have Danzo take a few thousand more to the Land of Lightning and switch places with Shanks. As long as Danzo says something nice, Raikage A probably won't cause any trouble." Thinking of Shanks, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

The next day, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo to take 5,000 men to the Land of Lightning battlefield to switch Shanks to the Land of Earth battlefield. The original 3,000 ragtag troops on the Land of Lightning battlefield would remain there to help Danzo hold off Raikage A, while all the smaller units would return to Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi clearly wouldn't let those top-tier low-level accounts carry Danzo's gear, otherwise, those low-level accounts might end up with a seal on their tongues someday.

132. Hiruzen Sarutobi's outrageous "Please subscribe" move.

On the battlefield of the Land of Lightning, Shanks had just woken up from his drunken stupor when Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled off a stunt that left him completely bewildered, proving that Shanks was just as good as his best friend.

Not content with his own best friend being defeated by the Four-Tails, he now wants him to be defeated by the Raikage. Truly, one best friend for life! Hiruzen Sarutobi is clearly planning to have someone else do the dirty work since he can't handle it himself!

However, Shanks and Hiruzen Sarutobi requested that his 3,000 ragtag troops be taken across the Land of Earth battlefield, while Danzo was to figure out how to free up the remaining 3,000 men, or let the Shimura clan handle it themselves.

"No way," Hiruzen Sarutobi thought. "These three thousand soldiers have been with me for so long, how could I let them get killed alongside Danzo?" Hiruzen agreed; they were just a motley crew anyway, it wouldn't matter where they went. Finally, three thousand men were chosen from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans for Danzo, and Danzo, leading a total of eight thousand ninja, marched triumphantly to the Land of Lightning.

He figured that if Shanks could hold them off, he could too. Although he might not be able to defeat the Raikage, he had three thousand more men with him. He didn't believe that having three thousand more men than the Cloud Ninja wouldn't be enough to hold them off.

Danzo had no idea that his situation here would be even worse than on the battlefield in the Land of Earth. Raikage A hated being underestimated, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions were a slap in the face. Sending someone who'd been beaten to a pulp by the Four-Tails to my territory? Wasn't that just treating me like a mob to farm?

The next day, after Shanks sent the small character back to the village, he went to drink with Raikage A. He was waiting for Danzo to come over and also silently mourned for him.

"Haha, I heard that your Konoha Root was defeated by the Four-Tails of Iwagakure." Raikage A laughed as he took a big gulp of wine. Sure enough, good news doesn't travel far, but embarrassing news travels fast.

Thankfully, there were no reports of Danzo stealing minions, otherwise Shanks would have been too ashamed to show his face.

"Tch! Just a four-tailed tauren. I'll beat him to tears next time. I'm heading to the Land of Earth battlefield in a couple of days, so someone's coming to replace me." Shanks sneered.

"Oh? Who's here? Your Konoha's White Fang? Yeah, his fighting style is a bit of a struggle against someone like Sal who can fly. Haha!" Raikage A laughed loudly. Actually, he also hated people like Onoki and Sal who could fly, it was like cheating. Shanks could handle them, though, he could use his sword aura.

"Hehe! You'll find out then. I'm not telling you now to give you a surprise," Shanks laughed. He never imagined that Hiruzen Sarutobi would treat him like a minion to be farmed by Danzo. Shanks really wanted to see the constipated look on Raikage A's face when he saw Danzo.

"Hmph! You young people just love to do this kind of nonsense. But that White Fang of Konoha is not bad, but he's not my type." The Raikage thought it was Sakumo Hatake who had come. Although he admired the Hatake clan's unique approach of combining Lightning Release with their family swordsmanship.

However, his fighting style is completely different from Shanks'. He and Shanks are both head-on fighters who never talk about technique, while Hatake Sakumo is a top-tier expert who relies on technique. Therefore, his fight with Shanks is not as exhilarating.

"Hmm! Hmm! So there are too few men like us in the entire ninja world!" Shanks is just saying whatever Raikage A wants to hear right now, to make him happy for now. Otherwise, he probably won't be happy when he sees Danzo.

"Haha! That's why I love your mouth, it's so nice to hear you talk! Come on! Let's do it!" Lei Ying Ai laughed loudly.

"Haha! Come on! We'll drink until we drop tonight!" Shanks laughed too, a picture of Raikage A constipated flashing through his mind.

.......

One week later, on the battlefield of the Land of Lightning.

"Where's Shanks? Why can't we find him?" A somber voice echoed from the camp.

"Uh... Lord Danzo, Lord Shanks is still drunk and sleeping!" A ragtag soldier, who had clearly just woken up and was also reeking of alcohol, said to Danzo, shaking his dizzy head.

"Hmph! The world outside is in chaos, and all he does is drink all day long. What kind of behavior is that?" Danzo was just grumbling; he'd known this freak for a while. Although he couldn't stand it, the guy was indeed holding back the Cloud Ninja, so he tolerated it.

"...Lord Danzo, please come in. I'll go wake Lord Shanks!" The ragtag army dared not confront this member of the Konoha board of directors; he was just an employee.

After the ragtag troops left, Danzo entered the command camp, and a strong smell of alcohol hit him. Empty bottles were piled up on the tables and floor; heaven knows how much they had drunk.

"This is outrageous!" Danzo roared, looking at the command camp littered with empty bottles.

"Hello! Danzo, it's been so long! I've missed you so much!" Shanks staggered over, clearly still drunk.

The elite ninja behind Danzo were already used to this, but some of the newcomers were surprised when they saw the red-haired man from Konoha. Was this the same red-haired lord from Konoha who had led three thousand men to block over ten thousand Cloud Ninja at the border? At that moment, Shanks' towering image in their minds crumbled.

"Hey! Brother Hima, what brings you here? Your son just left a few days ago! You don't know, last month your son got drunk and bragged to Raikage A that you could beat Raikage A to a pulp, so you'd better watch out from now on!" Shanks, reeking of alcohol, tattled on Hima Sarutobi, who was walking into the cave with his arm around Hima Sarutobi.

"..." Sarutobi Hima looked up at the sky! He knew his son's arrival was definitely not for anything good. He was only a few months old and already dared to brag to the Raikage, and he even dragged him into it. Wasn't this just setting his old man up in trouble?

"Alright, take your men and hurry to the Land of Earth battlefield to support Hiruzen," Danzo said.

"Alright, alright! I'll leave this to you. Be careful, Raikage A is very strong!" Shanks said, then led his three thousand ragtag troops away.

He had no interest in watching Danzo get fucked, even though it felt good.

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Three days after Shanks left, the Raikage arrived in front of the Konoha camp with five thousand men, each carrying several bottles of sake. He had assumed that the man who came was Sakumo Hatake.

Although he had never met him, he had met his father and knew that the Hatake clan were all straight men. So, he was an elder, and he brought his men and wine to have a drink with this younger man.