Konoha Drunkard

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless for a moment, then he saw Shanks's equipment. A little confused, he asked, "What's this...?"

"Don't you understand the concept of 'prestige'? As a genius renowned throughout the ninja world, how could you not have prestige? No wonder Brother Kagami is about to get married, while you still don't have a girlfriend."

"Girlfriend...friend...friend..." Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if he had been hit by a critical strike of ten thousand points.

14. Are all Jonin (high-ranking ninja) so stupid? (Requesting flowers/favorites)

"boom!"

The door to the Hokage's office once again ended its short life.

"Second Uncle, the great Shanks has arrived!" Shanks strode into the office first, while Hiruzen Sarutobi stood behind him, speechless as he looked up at the sky...

Besides Tobirama Senju, there was another figure in the office, a white-haired boy. When Shanks came in, the white-haired boy pretended not to know him.

"Knock before you come in next time, you bastard!" A large well appeared on Tobirama Senju's forehead.

"Ah! I know, I know," Shanks replied dismissively.

"What's with your clothes?" Tobirama Senju was speechless when he saw Shanks' bizarre cloak.

"It's about status. How could a super genius dress like an ordinary person? Sakumo, don't you think?"

"I don't know." The white-haired boy, Hatake Sakumo, ignored him.

"...Sigh." Tobirama Senju felt terrible... There wasn't a single normal person in his brother's family.

"Alright, everyone's here now. I called you three here because of the intense clashes we've had recently had at the Fire Country border with Sunagakure."

"I've summoned you here to be in a team with Hiruzen, with Hiruzen as the captain. I've already arranged for you to graduate from the Ninja Academy; these are your headbands. Due to the border conflict, everything is kept simple," Tobirama Senju gestured.

Shanks took the headband and muttered, "That's a very Tobirama-esque reason, decisive and efficient."

Just as Shanks was about to speak, he saw Tobirama Senju gesture for them to leave.

During this period, as Hashirama Senju's health deteriorated, border clashes occurred between various countries, with the most intense conflicts occurring in the Land of Fire. This was largely due to the Land of Fire's fertile land; one day they would fight Sunagakure, the next day Iwagakure. The Land of Water, surrounded by sea, was the most peaceful, as other countries couldn't easily invade it.

Before the great war breaks out, Tobirama Senju wants the next generation of the village to experience the intensity of war in advance. The only true geniuses of the next generation are Shanks and Sakumo Hatake.

Shanks and his two companions arrived at the open space. There was no self-introduction or bell-grabbing, since this wasn't a graduation ceremony at the Ninja Academy.

"Go back and prepare. Meet at the village entrance at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was very serious.

Tobirama Senju told him last night that he would be the captain of Sakumo Hatake and Shanks.

This means that he is building his own direct lineage for the future. In reality, Hiruzen Sarutobi is also under great pressure. There are only two geniuses in the village, and they will definitely become the top forces in the village when they grow up.

Having experienced war, he knew how terrifying it was, how many geniuses had died, and that geniuses received no special treatment in the face of war.

Hiruzen Sarutobi lost a lot of hair overnight. After Shanks returned to the Senju clan's territory, he didn't plan to tell Mito that he was going to the border to play, so as not to bother Tsumi.

Actually, Tobirama Senju had already discussed this with Hashirama and Mito last night, but the two didn't say much. Having all experienced war, it was a matter of "it's either my child or someone else's child who goes first," and Hashirama preferred his own child to be at the forefront.

Shanks prepared some shuriken and ration pills, a bunch of explosive tags and a sword; alcohol was not allowed.

To be honest, Shanks really doesn't think shuriken and kunai are that useful. He's never seen a ninja killed by shuriken or kunai. Unless you can use shuriken as skillfully as Itachi Uchiha or learn the Flying Thunder God Technique and carry a few special hand seals for kunai. But even then, Shanks wouldn't do it.

"Just bring a few shuriken to make a show of it, the rest can bring explosive tags. At least explosive tags can be used to destroy bases," Shanks thought.

"Shanks, Grandma said she's going to the battlefield tomorrow, right?"

Tsunade stood at the door and asked worriedly.

"Ah, it's not war, it's just a training trip to the border. You'll have to go too when you grow up!"

Shanks crouched down and pinched Tsunade's little cheek.

"When will you be back?"

"It shouldn't be too long...maybe," Shanks suddenly thought of Hashirama Senju's body. "Sigh! It should be soon."

"When I'm not around, Tsunade must spend quality time with Grandpa and Grandma, okay?"

"I understand, you can go on your journey without worry. I will take good care of them," Tsunade said like a little adult.

"..." Shanks was speechless. "Couldn't you say something auspicious?"

.......

At ten o'clock the next morning, Shanks walked to the village entrance while yawning, his eyes glazed over.

"Shanks, you're late!" Hiruzen Sarutobi had already lost a few hairs from worry last night. When he arrived at the village entrance this morning, he found only Sakumo Hatake... The two waited for an hour before he finally strolled in, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

Sakumo Hatake had already gotten used to Shanks' basic gameplay.

"Ah. A black cat blocked my way on the road, and then I got lost on the path of life," Shanks said lazily. "Damn it, after being chattered away by that old idiot Hashirama all night, I'm lucky I can even get up."

He was almost asleep last night when Hashirama Senju came over claiming to share his experience, but he was just bragging about his past.

"We've arrived. Before we set off, we need to complete a mission, which is also a test for ninjas. If you pass, you can continue on the road with me. If you don't complete it, no matter how talented you are, you can't become a ninja." After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi tossed a mission scroll to the two of them.

Shanks and Sakumo exchanged a glance and opened the quest scroll.

"Rank C mission: Clear out all bandits on Mount Akina north of Konoha... The bandit leader is suspected to be a rogue ninja from Takigakure, and his strength is unknown."

"You two can discuss and decide what to do on your own. I'll wait for you here. After you complete the mission, come and meet me, and we'll head to the border. If you haven't arrived by the morning after tomorrow, we'll consider you dead and have failed the mission." After explaining this, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down and took out a pipe to smoke.

"What are your plans?" Sakumo Hatake asked Shanks.

"Let's set off first and figure things out as we go." Shanks didn't have any plans right now, and he wasn't good at that kind of thing.

Three hours later, the two arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw two guards at the entrance to the road.

"Are mountain bandits so powerful now? Have they taken over the entire mountain?" Shanks noticed that all the entrances to the mountain were guarded by bandits. This was different from the mountain strongholds he had imagined.

"How do we do it?" Hatake Sakumo asked. Hatake Sakumo wasn't the man who defeated Sunagakure during World War II and struck fear into the hearts of other villages, nor was Shanks the man who commanded respect with a single word. The two typical novices looked at each other blankly.

Why think so much? Just go for it!

After Shanks finished speaking, he instantly teleported over and slit the throats of two guards before heading to the next intersection.

Sakumo Hatake also charged forward; these guards were all ordinary people who had turned to banditry. Shanks and Sakumo Hatake arrived at the entrance of the stronghold in a flash, both of them pale-faced.

Sakumo Hatake saw Shanks' throat move.

"Just bear with it for now, we'll throw up after we finish the mission," Hatake Sakumo himself was also trying hard to hold it in. It was the first time either of them had killed anyone, and so many at that. His stomach churned.

"I'll attack from the front, and you take the kills from behind," Shanks said to Sakumo Hatake.

Sakumo Hatake nodded and disappeared into the shadows.

Shanks stood at the entrance to the stronghold, sword slung over his shoulder. His face was arrogant. "Listen up, you inside! You're surrounded! Come out and surrender now, and I promise you we won't mistreat or humiliate you!"

"Who's shouting outside? Don't they want to live?" a rough voice came from inside.

"Your little master is me," Shanks replied while forming hand seals.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique"

A massive flood rushed towards the mountain stronghold. Shanks unleashed his ninjutsu and charged into the stronghold with his sword.

The waterfall crashed into the mountain stronghold, accompanied by screams of agony. When Shanks rushed in, Hatake Sakumo was already fighting with the stronghold's leader.

After Shanks' Great Waterfall Technique, it seems the remaining survivors in the stronghold are also ninjas, but only Chunin. Shanks doesn't give them a chance to react.

"One-Sword Style: Flying Immortal Sword from Beyond the Heavens, Twenty-Four Kills!"

After shouting out a string of awesome names, Shanks continued to rack up Chunin kills.

Facing Shanks, who possesses both types of Haki, even a Chunin who is not injured would be instantly killed, let alone someone who is already injured.

"I didn't expect Konoha to send two genius brats... But that's all for today, you little brats." The leader who fought with Hatake Sakumo saw that the two brats had wiped out the entire mountain stronghold, especially that water jutsu that had such power that only a special jonin could use.

The brat who fought him was also quite strong, extremely fast, and his attacks were unpredictable. He himself was accidentally slashed several times.

"Damn it, this rogue ninja is so arrogant, let's take him down!"

Shanks, not wanting to waste words with him, drew his sword and attacked.

"One-Sword Style. A single sword comes from the west, wildly hacking and slashing."

The rogue ninja, hearing Shanks shout such a long name, assumed he was about to unleash some flashy swordsmanship and focused all his attention on Shanks. However, Shanks simply delivered a simple sweeping attack. Taking advantage of the situation, Hatake Sakumo stabbed him in the heart from behind with a "Lightning Thrust."

The rogue ninja never imagined that the genius of Konoha would be so despicable, using such methods to distract him so that someone else could kill him.

"How can someone with such a low IQ become a Jonin? I never imagined the IQ requirement for Jonin was so low," Shanks asked Sakumo Hatake curiously.

"..." Sakumo Hatake indicated that he did not want to talk to him.

As soon as he turned around, a wave of nausea washed over Hatake Sakumo. He leaned against the wall and vomited.

Upon hearing Sakumo Hatake's vomiting, Shanks reacted as if in a chain reaction, leaning against the wall and vomiting along with Sakumo.

The 15 Heavenly Kings Covering the Earth Tiger are asking for flowers and to add this to their favorites.

Shanks and Sakumo Hatake vomited for a long time, until they ran out of vomit and kept dry heaving!

"I'm about to die," Shanks said weakly after vomiting.

.....

Half an hour later, the two recovered and, having taken some military rations, were no longer so weak. They began cleaning up the mountain stronghold. Leaving the corpses unattended could potentially lead to a plague, which would be a serious problem.

After burning the mountain stronghold and the corpses together, the two returned to the place where Hiruzen Sarutobi was waiting for them. It was already dark.

"Oh, you've completed your mission?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, somewhat surprised. "They set off at 10 AM, and it's only 8 PM now. Subtracting six hours from the journey, that means they took down a Jonin and several Chunin in four hours?"

Those ordinary people were completely ignored by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Ah, we rested for a while and grabbed something to eat before coming back," Shanks casually boasted.

"Congratulations on successfully completing the mission. We'll set off immediately; there's bad news coming from the border." Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't want to waste any more time arguing with him.

After saying that, he took a step forward in the direction of the border, and Hatake Sakumo and Shanks exchanged a glance and immediately followed.

"It's clear that Konoha suffered heavy losses at the border." Shanks and his two companions rushed to the border camp after three days of non-stop work, where traces of ninjutsu were everywhere.

"Lord Hiruzen!" The camp guards greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was at the front of the three.

“Ah, Ryojin, these two are Sakumo Hatake and Shanks Uzumaki. We were sent here by the Hokage.” Hiruzen Sarutobi said to him.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go report to Lord Danzo," said the Chunin named Ryojin.

"What, is Danzo the commander of the camp?" Shanks asked Hiruzen Sarutobi.