Konoha Drunkard

After learning that the Cloud Ninja had agreed to pay half of the losses, their subsequent negotiations proceeded quickly. Both villages agreed to compensate Konoha for half of the losses and take the agreement back to their respective Kage to sign.

On the third day, representatives from each village signed a peace treaty under the watchful eyes of the villagers of Konoha. However, Shanks knew that this peace would not last for more than a few years, even though he had forgotten when the Third Shinobi World War began.

However, Minato, the protagonist of World War III, and supporting characters like Nara Shikaku are only teenagers. Kishimoto, the great emperor, still wants to draw World War III and make Minato the protagonist!

Thinking of World War III, Shanks thought of Kakashi's best friend, Obito, and that girl, Rin, with whom he had no chance. Shanks couldn't save Obito; Kishimoto had drawn him as a proxy for Madara. Shanks said he didn't have the ability, and besides, he didn't have a system... As for Rin, Shanks thought he might try, but whether he could save her depended on Kishimoto's decision. You see, Kishimoto had been watching Nawaki closely throughout World War II to prevent him from being killed off. Last time, he only stopped watching for a little over a week, and Kishimoto wanted to send him to the battlefield to die. It's really difficult!

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World War II is over, but Shanks finds himself with nothing to do... Back when he was a teacher, he could at least chat with his students when he was bored, but now, asking him to do that would be stealing his underlings' jobs, and Shanks couldn't bring himself to do something so shameless. As for the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's leader... the war's over, what's the point of him leading them? He doesn't know any of those secret techniques. Didn't you see Jiraiya and Tsunade were just letting the sheep roam free?

So every day he would go back to sleeping until he naturally woke up, and then go around looking for people to drink with. He was not old enough, but he looked like a decadent middle-aged man. Every time Hiruzen Sarutobi saw him, his unkempt appearance was even worse than when he didn't shave his beard back then.

"Can't you find something to do? It's ridiculous that you're like this every day," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, calling him into the Hokage's office.

"Why don't you arrange something for me? I can sleep in every day, go whenever I want, and not go whenever I don't want to. Two or three hours of work a day is ideal, more than three hours won't do. The time must be fixed, and there shouldn't be anything to do after 5 pm. As for the salary... five social insurances and one housing fund are a must! A monthly salary for an A-level mission, that's about right." Shanks took out a pen and paper and wrote down his requirements.

"You help me look for it too. If you find it, I'll give up the Hokage position to Danzo and go with you." Hiruzen Sarutobi said, rubbing his temples. Damn it, this is a job, this is going to be a boss. I want to go too, so that Danzo won't keep eyeing me.

"Oh right! How come I didn't think of that! Didn't the Ninja Academy used to have a position called 'Headmaster'? You can just give it to me. You've been supporting that perverted teacher for so many years, now it's time to support me!" Shanks suddenly realized that there really was such a position. Wasn't that the position of his former homeroom teacher, the Konoha Fat Vulture?

"Ahem! What do you mean by raising him for so many years? That's his contribution to Konoha! But... how can we give it back after taking it all back!" Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed a few times as he spoke.

"Why not just change the title, like vice principal? Haven't I contributed enough to Konoha? I'm not bragging, but there aren't many people in Konoha who have contributed as much as me! Even your best buddy, the Root of Konoha, isn't enough, just because he fed eight thousand kills!" Shanks proudly patted his chest!

"Cough! Cough! Alright, you can go to school tomorrow!" Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it and agreed. Besides himself, who else in Konoha had contributed more than him... As for Danzo... let's not even mention him. If he hadn't grown up wearing the same pants every day, he would have killed him long ago...

Speaking of Danzo, the Root of Konoha, Danzo is currently riding high. The new Hyuga clan leader, Hiashi, is no match for a mere teenager. Danzo used some tricks to recruit two Hyuga branch families into Root. Although there are only two, they're enough for his research. While Danzo's cultural level isn't as high as Orochimaru's, he did spend time with Tobirama Senju, and he actually managed to research a bunch of useless things. But even though they're useless, Danzo's intentions are good; at least he managed to make some sense of them.

However, just as he was about to delve deeper into the research, Danzo found that he couldn't continue. Why? Because his knowledge level was insufficient. Moreover, while his subordinates were good at fighting, they were not capable of researching biology, a field that required a high level of academic knowledge. So where was he going to find such talent, given his mediocre subordinates? As he thought about it, he remembered his best friend's apprentice, Orochimaru, who was now competing with him for the Hokage position!

Danzo was furious. Although he was angry that Orochimaru looked down on him, he was most furious with Hiruzen Sarutobi. What a supposed best friend, yet he wouldn't even let his disciple become Hokage! After racking his brains, he came up with a plan: "You want to train him? I'll make sure he can't be Hokage! He'll secretly study the First Hokage's corpse, let's see how he'll still have the nerve to let him be Hokage!" With this thought, Danzo's mind started racing again.

.........

Snake was looking at the densely packed data in his home laboratory.

"Hey! Orochimaru, you didn't call me here just to watch you study these random patterns, did you?" Shanks sat on the stool, idly fiddling with the vial of blood he had just put in.

"Well! Captain, you're still as impatient as ever. I'd like to ask you for a favor today," Snake said, putting down the data in his hand.

"What kind of help do you need me so urgently? You're not thinking of pursuing Tsunade, are you? I can't help you with that!" Shanks shook his head repeatedly.

"Captain, stop joking. I really have something I need your help with!" Snake looked very serious.

"Alright, alright, what is it?" Shanks asked, noticing Orochimaru's serious expression.

"I wonder if the captain has ever heard that the Second Hokage once developed a ninjutsu that could revive the dead?" Orochimaru asked, squinting his eyes.

"The dead come back to life? You're not kidding, are you? There's such a ninjutsu?" Shanks knew what Orochimaru was up to when he heard this, but he still pretended to be surprised.

"Hehe, of course it's not about resurrecting the dead, but I don't know the specifics. I just heard it from others," Orochimaru laughed.

"Tch! You actually believe that? If such ninjutsu existed, what would be the point of fighting in World War I or World War II? Just resurrect the First Hokage, and all the major ninja villages would be crushed..." Shanks scoffed.

"Hehe, I guess this ninjutsu hasn't been fully developed yet, so it's not recorded in the Book of Seals. So I'd like the captain to help me figure out where the Second Hokage is most likely to have put it." Orochimaru also looked thoughtful. He thought Shanks was right. If this ninjutsu really existed, there wouldn't even be a world war. However, the person who told him wouldn't lie to him, and besides, they couldn't lie to him anyway.

Shanks really thought about it seriously for a long time. He used to think that Orochimaru had seen the Impure World Reincarnation technique in the Scroll of Seals, but Shanks had seen the Scroll of Seals with his own eyes and there was no such forbidden technique in it. Whether it was added later or not, Shanks was now sure that it wasn't. Otherwise, Orochimaru wouldn't have asked him. He didn't know where Orochimaru had learned the Impure World Reincarnation technique either. When Kishimoto drew Orochimaru, he already knew it.

"I don't really remember that. Although I was pretty good when I was a kid, I'm not very talented at ninjutsu. He would never have told me about this kind of technical ninjutsu. You can ask your teacher. He and Kagami are always around him, so they should know something." Shanks thought for a long time and shook his head as he spoke to him, while also taking the opportunity to brag a little about himself.

"The teacher probably doesn't have it. Although this ninjutsu hasn't been fully developed, it's against the natural order, so the Second Hokage probably wouldn't tell the teacher," Orochimaru said, shaking his head.

"Then I really don't know. But speaking of which, why did you learn this ninjutsu? Although I'm not sure, I think this kind of ninjutsu must have a lot of limitations. Otherwise, the Second Hokage wouldn't have died back then. Summoning the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, Gold and Silver Brothers were just asking for trouble with those toys." Shanks said disdainfully.

"I've just had some inspiration about the soul lately, but the soul is indeed too ethereal and elusive, so I wanted to see how the Second Hokage developed this ninjutsu." Orochimaru trusted Shanks quite a bit and didn't hide anything.

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“I don’t understand this stuff either. I’ll go home and look for it for you, but I don’t think it’s very likely. I turned his house upside down for the research report I found for you last time,” Shanks said, shrugging his shoulders.

“I don’t think he’s in his room. I’ll figure it out myself. Captain, Danzo came to me, wanting me to help him research the Byakugan and other bloodline limits. This information was his condition for our exchange.” Orochimaru looked at Shanks.

"Danzo is doing research too? Does he even have the brains for it? He wiped out eight thousand lives, and now he's getting into something this advanced?" Shanks said with a skeptical expression.

"Hehe, but he did find two white eyes to study," Snake Uncle laughed.

"What's so great about researching the White Eye... It's just a regular Gentle Fist technique plus a forbidden jutsu that kills you if you use it, it's pretty useless. Speaking of bloodline limits, I just want to ask, I give you a vial of blood every month, what have you actually researched? And what about Lingling, is there any difference between our cells? Why doesn't she like cultivating, and she doesn't even have my talent?" Shanks asked him seriously this time.

Shanks also wanted to know if his daughter was a native and whether her body had inherited his strength.

Snake shook his head and laughed, "Judging from your genes, Lingling has no other talents besides inheriting the Uzumaki clan's physique. Moreover, although her chakra and life force are among the top of the Uzumaki clan, they are probably only about the same as Kushina's, far from reaching the level of you, Captain. Her physical strength is even worse. I once transplanted your cells into a black bear. Captain, guess what the result was?"

When Shanks heard him say that he would transplant his cells into a bear, his face darkened. "Hey, next time can you find something else to transplant? What do you mean by transplanting them into a bear?!"

"Well, I initially transplanted it into small animals like rabbits and foxes, but those animals couldn't withstand it and exploded to pieces. Later, I could only choose strong animals like black bears!" Uncle Snake said, shrugging.

"Needless to say, it must have exploded too! I know my body well; in terms of strength, it's even stronger than the Raikage!" Shanks pouted. Although he didn't understand things like world rules, the black bear was clearly a registered creature in the Naruto world. How could it possibly withstand the conflict between two world rules?

"Hehe, that's how it is. That's why I haven't been able to get any results. I've searched through all the historical records, and there's never been a case like yours in history." Uncle Snake sighed. This was the most frustrating time for him. After so many years of research, he was still stuck in the same place.

"There's nothing strange about this. Wood Release has never appeared in history before! It still came out, so keep studying it. I won't bother you anymore. Let me know if you find anything interesting!" Shanks said and left. Orochimaru ignored him and continued his research on the blood that Shanks had just drained, unable to stop.

After Shanks returned home, he ate the cake his daughter had made while pondering the information Orochimaru had given him that day. Danzo had already sought cooperation with Orochimaru, so researching the Uchiha clan wouldn't be far off. He could ignore others, but he definitely had to take care of Jasmine and his son Shisui, even if it was just for the sake of Kagami secretly buying him alcohol when they were kids.

However, the thought of Danzo's grotesque appearance and his subsequent beating by the Raikage still disgusted Shanks, making him unable to finish the Big Mom-brand cake in his hand. But seeing Big Mom's expectant eyes, and remembering his promise, he decided to finish it even with tears in his eyes.

The next day, Shanks returned to the school after several years. This time, he had prepared a rocking chair and a table, placing them in the same spot where Hiroshi Sarutobi had stood years ago.

Leaning back in the rocking chair, basking in the warm sunlight, he finally understood why Sarutobi Hiroshi loved being an old man here back then—it was so damn relaxing! "From today onwards, I am the number one person after the Hokage!"

Just as I was about to close my eyes and take a nap, a voice that was three parts lewd and seven parts slutty came over!

"Hey! Captain, you've been enjoying yourself for two years!"

"Hey! It's been two years, and you haven't changed a bit, but your Tsunade is married now!" Shanks said, his eyes darting around.

"What?! Which bastard dared to flirt with my girl?!" Jiraiya exploded!

"I can't even bring myself to say it. Why don't you go to the hospital and talk to Tsunade? She's getting married in a couple of days!" Shanks said, sounding genuinely worried for you.

"What, in a couple of days? No way, I'm going to find her right now!" Jiraiya said and rushed straight to Konoha Hospital, not seeing Shanks' gloating look. Damn it, who told him to go and teach the future big boss a lesson in advance!

Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, the ceilings of several floors of Konoha Hospital were blasted through, and a figure-like object shot into the sky, causing a group of children in Konoha to exclaim, "Wow! A flying man!"

.......

In a private room at Akimichi BBQ restaurant that evening, sat five Konoha Double Flower Red Sticks, plus one Red Stick!

The three most powerful figures in Konoha's "gambling, prostitution, and drug gang": the domineering Tsunade, the lewd Jiraiya, and the snake-releasing Orochimaru!

Konoha's two-star heroes! Red-haired Shanks and White Fang Hatake Sakumo are definitely two-star heroes!

Konoha. Even the Sharingan couldn't deflect the red stick, so Kurenai Yuhi doesn't have Double Flower! Shanks thinks that with those beautiful eyes, giving her Double Flower would be acceptable, but unfortunately, the readers disagree! Can someone who can be killed by Kurama really have Double Flower...?

The six people in the private room were mainly celebrating Jiraiya's return, but Jiraiya wasn't in good condition at this time! He was blasted into the Forest of Death by Tsunade's punch in Konoha, and he was still alive because Kishimoto couldn't bear to kill him off.

"Captain, this kind of joke as soon as you get back is too much!" Jiraiya said to Shanks, his face pale and clutching his chest.

"That's outrageous! That's outrageous! Konoha is still fighting against the Cloud and Sand Villages! And you're playing house with kids! Do you even care about Tsunade? Do you even care about Konoha? Do you even care about any of us?" After Shanks finished his heartbroken performance, Tsunade punched him on the head with an iron fist.

"when!"

"But speaking of which, Jiraiya, why didn't you bring them back?" Kurenai asked, ignoring the uncle and nephew.

"You wouldn't believe it if I told you, but do you know who one of the three people I've trained is?" Jiraiya said mysteriously.

"Who is it? Your long-lost brother? Isn't it Sakumo?" Shanks asked, feigning curiosity.

"..." Sakumo Hatake's right hand had already reached for the hilt of his sword behind his back, and he really wanted to chop this bastard to death with one blow.

"Hey! Sakumo! Put your hand down, you're a father now, don't be so impulsive! Hey!" Shanks quickly said.

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“I’m serious, one of the three people I’ve mentored is from the Uzumaki clan!” Jiraiya said, looking at Shanks.

"That's nothing strange. It's normal for some people to escape back then!" Shanks shrugged, nonchalantly. Known enemies are easier to deal with than those in the shadows. What if he went and killed the big boss arranged by Kishimoto, and Kishimoto then created an enemy he didn't know about? That would be much more difficult. Besides, he wouldn't be stupid enough to increase the game's difficulty for himself! He doesn't have a system. I'll say it three times: He doesn't have a system! He doesn't have a system!

"That's not the point. The point is, he has a pair of Rinnegan!" Jiraiya said mysteriously.

"Pfft! You must be joking, right? You really have the Rinnegan?" Shanks deliberately sprayed wine in his face, feigning surprise.

Not only was he surprised, but everyone around him was also looking at Jiraiya with astonishment!

"It's true! Although he can't use it now, I'm sure it's the Rinnegan! I have to say, Captain, your clan is truly gifted. You awakened some strange ki, and he actually awakened the Rinnegan!" Jiraiya said, wiping the wine off his face.

"Shanks, your Uzumaki clan also has Rinnegan?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, and everyone looked at Shanks.

"What do I know? You could ask Orochimaru more questions than I could ask him about something that's so advanced!" Shanks rolled his eyes.

"That's true, you used to copy Haruko and me from your written tests when you were a kid!" His best friend had always stood up for him, but these words didn't sound like anything good!

"Shouldn't schools be teaching how to fight monsters? What are we doing? Orochimaru, explain to us whether our clan can really awaken the Rinnegan?" Shanks asked Orochimaru after his sarcastic remark.

"Impossible! The three great dojutsu of the ninja world are the Byakugan, the Sharingan, and the Rinnegan. Although the Rinnegan has never appeared before, it is certain that it is also a bloodline limit. Since it is a bloodline limit, it is impossible for it to appear in someone who already has a bloodline limit," said the great scientist and biologist Orochimaru.

"But he really does have the Rinnegan. Although I've never seen it, my intuition is definitely right!" Jiraiya was very confident in his judgment. If only the old toad were still asleep, he could ask him.

"Could it be that they just have red hair and aren't actually from the Uzumaki clan?" Kurenai Yuhi said.

“That’s even more impossible. His chakra level is about the same as Kushina’s, how could he not be from the Uzumaki clan? Besides, his name is Uzumaki Nagato,” Jiraiya said, shaking his head.

"Who cares if he has the Rinnegan or not? Even if we run into him later, he might let us go if we mention Jiraiya," Shanks laughed. "We'll only die a more miserable death."

"Haha! That's for sure, but this kid is a bit timid. I don't know if he'll be able to make it in the ninja world." Jiraiya said with some worry, thinking about Nagato's personality.

"Being taught for two years is already pretty good. As for what happens after that, who knows? Who in this world dares to say they're immortal?" Shanks said, shrugging his shoulders.

Orochimaru's eyes flashed upon hearing this, but he said nothing. However, Kurenai Yuhi thought of her teammates again, and her eyes dimmed.

“That’s true, cheers! Today is the day I’m back!” Jiraiya said, raising his glass.

......

The six of them drank in the private room for a long time before parting ways. When Shanks returned home, he saw Orochimaru sitting quietly, seemingly lost in thought.

"What? Thinking about the distance between life and death again?" Shanks teased Orochimaru.

"Captain, you seem to have a very open-minded view of life and death," Orochimaru said to Shanks.

Shanks shrugged. "It's not a matter of whether you can take it easy or not. It's inevitable to feel something after so many people around you have died. But then again, who wants to die if they can live? Don't you think so?"