Konoha Drunkard

Orochimaru didn't say anything and left silently. Shanks, on the other hand, hoped that he would find the Impure World Reincarnation technique soon so that he could see his aunt.

The following days were spent living like a pampered lord, but after a while, Shanks got a little tired of it. Thinking back on his thirty years here, it seemed there were still so many places he hadn't explored! Like the Land of Earth, like the Land of Earth! Thinking of Onoki's beautiful stepmother, Shanks' restless heart began to stir!

"boom!"

"Hokage, I need to take a leave of absence!" Shanks was a man of action; he headed straight for the Hokage's office!

"......"

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was wiping the caterpillars of drool from his nose, and Shanks gave him a look of disdain!

"The truce has only just ended, so don't do anything rash!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly, taking a deep drag of his opium pipe.

"Don't worry, I'm all grown up now. I'm off!" Shanks said, then quickly disappeared, not wanting to disturb his affection for the Konoha girls.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shanks' back and sighed, "He's over 30 and still like this!"

........

"Lord Shanks, are we going out on a mission?"

"Ah! I asked the Hokage for leave to go out and contemplate life!" Shanks waved to the two "gatekeepers" of Konoha and said.

"I'm so envious!" said an old doorman, watching Shanks' retreating figure.

“There’s no use being envious. Just stay here and guard the gate properly, lest the captain finds out,” said another gatekeeper.

One week later,

As Shanks strolled along the road of the Land of Fire, just before crossing the border, he encountered a long-lost friend. The man was completely covered up, with only his green eyes showing. Wasn't this the man who had thrown kunai at Hashirama Senju from 800 miles away and gotten beaten up?

The man was surrounded by four ugly monsters, who, together with the black lines emanating from his body, were incredibly ugly. There were many corpses lying around him, and he was holding a head in his hand.

"Hey! Isn't this Kakuzu? It's been a long time! As soon as I see you, I have to compete with you!" Shanks walked over with a jug of sake.

"Konoha's Red-Haired Shanks, you've become so slovenly after all these years!" Kakuzu retorted, though he couldn't beat him, he wouldn't lose face.

"Haha! Why are you so nervous? Just put those four things back. We didn't come here to fight!" Shanks laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

The corner was extremely nervous when he approached, but relaxed when he saw that he didn't intend to fight.

"Why is Shanks out of Konoha if he's not here? Where is he planning to go and cause trouble for the tailed beasts?" Kakuzu asked Shanks curiously.

"Don't put it so harshly. What do you mean by 'harming the tailed beasts'? I haven't seen any tailed beasts other than the Nine-Tails in ages. But I heard you were beaten by the Seven-Tails back then? No way, was that coward that fierce?" Shanks tossed a bottle of sake to Kakuzu.

"..." Although Kakuzu accepted the sake, he felt an urge to punch someone. How could this guy be so tactless?

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"Don't worry! It's not poisonous! Even if it were, it wouldn't kill you!" Shanks said, seeing his hesitant expression regarding the wine.

"Don't you know that ninjas can't just drink alcohol?" Kakuzu said, looking at him. He was a ninja from the same generation as Hashirama Senju, and the education he received from childhood became more profound the longer he lived.

"Don't be so serious. Look at me, I drink every day. Have a sip. This is the best wine I make in Konoha. Let me tell you, they only produce a maximum of 20 bottles a year. I'm the only one who has the connections to get a few. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to buy any!" Shanks boasted.

"Oh? Is it very expensive?" Kakuzu's eyes nearly popped into $$ after hearing that it was impossible to buy.

"You're such a vulgar person. You can't buy this kind of wine even if you have money, why do you keep bringing up money!" Shanks said with a look of disgust.

"You don't understand. Ever since I was abandoned by the village, I've only had one goal left!" Kakuzu said, looking as if he had seen through the world.

"By the way, what are you doing here? You don't still take on these cheap missions, do you?" Shanks said, pointing to the corpses around him. These people were all TM samurai ninjas. How much could the goods protected by these people be worth?

"Ahem! I just happened to be passing by and saw him, that's all." Kakuzu took a sip of sake, though he seemed to have really not drunk alcohol in a long time.

"...Was it worth three thousand taels?" Shanks looked up at the sky. He could even conveniently handle something like this; the most important thing was that he actually remembered such a cheap bounty mission.

You have to understand that in the bounty agency, apart from a few super S-level and S-level missions which are relatively rare, A-level missions are all measured in kilograms. These missions that cost several thousand taels of silver are impossible to complete without tens of thousands of kilograms. To be able to remember all of that, how much money does this guy have to love?

"More than four thousand taels, are you taking this road to Iwagakure?" Kakuzu looked at Shanks with a flicker in his eyes. He thought Shanks was a pretty good guy, not the kind who would start a fight at the drop of a hat, or who would look at you with such vigilance that it made you uncomfortable. Kakuzu relaxed a bit.

"Ah, I've pretty much traveled all over the ninja world, but I haven't been to the Land of Grass, which is closest to Konoha yet. I'll also check out the Land of Earth while I'm at it, see if I can sell some books there. You know, being a teacher in Konoha doesn't bring in that much money," Shanks said, shrugging his shoulders.

Kakuzu's eyes flashed and he said, "I'm also going to the Land of Earth, let's go together."

Shanks looked at him curiously, "You're not going to take on a bounty like a Jinchuriki or Onoki, are you? That's too difficult, it could easily lead to a world war, I can't help you with that."

“No, I accepted a bounty from a high-ranking Iwa ninja, 100 million! We’ll split it in half. I’ve investigated, and it was Onoki who issued the mission!” Kakuzu said.

"Holy crap! Is money really that easy to make? One hundred million for a high-ranking official? What's my bounty? What's the highest bounty?" Shanks was shocked. In my memory, Asuma's Tragedy brand cigarettes only cost thirty million. This high-ranking official has more than three Asumas.

"You and the Raikage both have 690 million. Currently, Hiruzen Sarutobi has the highest at 880 million, and then it will be your turn. The other village knights all have 600 million," Kakuzu said.

Shanks was secretly astonished after hearing this, "Holy crap! The Hokage's bounty is that high? No wonder Orochimaru wanted to kill him later, he must have run out of money for scientific research!"

"I never imagined my bounty would be so high! I'm almost tempted to take it all myself!" Shanks chuckled. "I'm a pirate with a bounty over 100 million now..."

“Let’s go, let’s go to Kusagakure first. I heard that someone saw members of your Uzumaki clan there,” Kakuzu said to Shanks.

"Really? Finding this person means I owe you a favor. I won't give you a share of that high-ranking official's money this time," Shanks said. At this moment, who else could it be but Karin's mother in Kusagakure...? He never expected that after saving so many people, Kishimoto would still draw her.

When the two arrived in the Land of Grass, Shanks activated his Observation Haki to the fullest. He searched for Karin's mother along the way, eventually finding her at the entrance of the Grass Village. However, it seemed that she was having a hard time in the Grass Village, being locked up in a small hospital room, her body covered in teeth marks.

"Damn it, am I, Shanks, not powerful enough in the ninja world? How dare people from the Uzumaki clan treat my clan like this?" Shanks' short temper couldn't hold back any longer, and he unleashed his Conqueror's Haki amidst Kakuzu's bewildered expression.

"boom!"

All the houses in the Grass Ninja Village were blown over by the force of the aura, and the ground was full of cracks. However, Shanks managed to control the aura despite his headache, preventing it from knocking people unconscious. However, he did manage to shake Kakuzu a little.

"Damn it! This guy's aura is so fierce!" Kakuzu was stunned by the aura and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. When he saw that all the buildings in Kusagakure had been destroyed, he gasped in shock!

Inside the Kusakura Building in Kusagakure, Kusakura was nearly blown away by the force of the attack. He got up again and asked the person next to him, "What happened?"

"Lord Kusakage! I don't know what happened, but all the buildings in the village have been destroyed!" At this moment, a Kusakage ninja ran in and shouted anxiously.

"What? How could this be?" Grass Shadow exclaimed in shock.

At that moment, Shanks unleashed his full Observation Haki, shouting loudly throughout the entire Kusagakure village, "I'll give you five minutes to deliver the girl from my Uzumaki clan to me! Damn it, isn't my name, Shanks, powerful enough? How dare you treat my clan like this!"

"Kusakage-sama, what...what do we do? Konoha's Shanks has found out!" At this moment, the person next to Kusakage said in a panic.

Not to mention him, Kusaka was even more flustered than him when he heard Shanks' voice. This was the man who cut Kirigakure in two!

"No...don't panic, hurry...hurry and send that girl out!" Cao Ying was also extremely flustered.

True to his word, Shanks counted to five in his mind after speaking. Before he had even reached four minutes, about two hundred Grass Ninja brought over a red-haired girl. The Grass Ninja in charge stammered, "Lord Shanks... we... we brought your clansmen here. Please, have mercy on us!"

Shanks looked at the girl, who was about the same age as Kushina, but was thin and small due to long-term malnutrition. Her eyes did not have the spirit that should be there for her age, and her arms and neck were covered with teeth marks.

Shanks glared fiercely at the Grass Ninja, "Everyone has bitten him! Step forward, and the rest of you can live. Otherwise, I'll slaughter all of you Grass Ninja. Everyone in the ninja world knows I'm a man of my word!"

After Shanks finished speaking, the group of grass ninjas looked at each other nervously, not daring to say a word.

"You all admit it, huh? I admire your courage to face difficulties together, then you can all die!" Shanks finished speaking and didn't waste any more words! He summoned the withered tree!

"It's me!" "It's me!" "It's me!"

.......

Seeing Shanks draw his sword, a group of grass ninja couldn't hold back any longer. There were still their children and relatives in the village. More than fifty grass ninja stepped forward tremblingly!

"I admire you, but I won't let anyone who dares to treat my family like this get away with it. Be more careful in your next life!"

"One-Sword Style: Slash!"

"Shh! Shh!"

Shanks unleashed a sword strike, sending dozens of heads flying.

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The remaining grass ninja panicked when they saw him wipe out dozens of people with a single strike!

"Send someone to Konoha. If my summoning beast notifies me and you haven't delivered her, you know the consequences!" Shanks coldly stared at the leader of the Grass Ninja after killing the man.

"Yes...yes! Don't worry, Lord Shanks, we will definitely get her to Konoha safely." The grass ninja felt a chill run down his spine from Shanks's gaze!

"You've suffered so much all these years. There are many clansmen in Konoha who will take care of you." Shanks patted the girl's hair, trying to soften his tone.

"Um...um! Thank you, Lord Shanks." The girl cried as she looked at the red-haired Shanks. Years ago, she and her mother ran away, intending to go to Konoha, but they were captured by the Grass Ninja who were looking for benefits not far from the Land of Whirlpools. Later, when they heard that Shanks had single-handedly fought the three village kage, the grass kage immediately led his men back to the village.

Back in the village, Caoying, who was initially unsure how to deal with the two women, accidentally discovered that biting the mother and daughter would heal their injuries, so she kept them in captivity. Later, the mother passed away, leaving the poor girl behind, who endured being bitten for many years. The dozens of people who attacked her earlier only bit less than half of her; many died outside.

Shanks summoned a slug and sent her back to Konoha with Karin, so he and Kakuzu, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, continued their journey.

"Haha! You're alright? You didn't seem to be in a good mood the whole way?" Shanks had seen Kakuzu with a sullen face and hadn't said a word the whole way, probably because he was intimidated by Kakuzu's Conqueror's Haki.

"I didn't expect you to be so strong after all these years. Your mere aura was enough to destroy the Grass Ninja." Kakuzu glanced at Shanks sideways. The aura that had pressed down on him just now, though only for a moment, had almost made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Haha! It's not that exaggerated! I was just too angry and lost control for a moment. Don't let my usual crazy behavior fool you, if anyone messes with my family, I'll get really angry, even I'm afraid of myself when I'm angry!" Shanks laughed and patted Kakuzu on the shoulder.

"Heh, Konoha's Red-Haired Fruit is truly something else. No wonder he's on such good terms with the Raikage of Kumogakure!" Kakuzu broke out in a cold sweat; this was definitely a warning to him.

"Of course! By the way, what's the name of that high-ranking Iwa ninja you're trying to kill? Why does Onoki want to kill him?" Shanks realized he didn't even know their target's name.

"That high-ranking official is named Kikuka Tsuyoshi, but I don't know why!" Kakuzu said.

"puff!"

"Hahaha! What a unique name. I bet that short, red-nosed Onoki got disgusted and that's why he wanted to kill him!" Upon hearing the name, Shanks spat out a mouthful of wine and burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"..." Kakuzu looked at him speechlessly. Was it really that funny? He didn't find it funny at all.

"Well! You should be able to handle this chrysanthemum, right? I'll distract the Iwa ninjas for you." Shanks said, looking at Kakuzu.

“As long as you help me distract their Jinchūriki and Onoki, I can handle it!” Kakuzu said.

"The missions were all issued by Onoki, so why are we afraid of him? Shouldn't he be happy that that chrysanthemum was just killed?" Shanks asked, puzzled.

"His mission was to lure Chrysanthemum Gang out of the village before killing him. Otherwise, do you think an old guy who was a Jonin in his youth would need a hundred million? That old guy never goes anywhere except his own house and the Tsuchikage Tower." Kakuzu's green eyes gleamed. The cloth covering his mouth was soaked, making Shanks feel disgusted. This guy loved money too much, and it was the kind that stuck with him to the core!

"That's a small problem. A man as outstanding as me is always the center of attention. When I visit Iwagakure, that short, red-nosed Onoki will be rushing over to greet me. As for the Four-Tails' father, he'll probably be with him too; they're still on their honeymoon. I haven't even heard of them having a Jinchuriki; they probably don't even know where he is now. Don't worry," Shanks said, stroking his chin with shameless boasting.

"That's good. I'll give you half of the bounty later," Kakuzu said after thinking for a while.

"No need, consider it a favor to that kid from Kusagakure. I, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the Shinobi World, am a man of my word." Shanks shook his head and said, "Are you kidding me? With my current wealth, do you think I'm short of fifty million? That bastard Salai gave me thirty billion gold dust that Tsunade hasn't even finished losing yet!"

Kakuzu glanced at him but didn't say anything. A few days later, the two arrived at a place not far from the entrance of Iwagakure. Kakuzu hid in the shadows, while Shanks walked openly toward Iwagakure. To be honest, he didn't have much interaction with Iwagakure.

Shanks arrived at the entrance of Iwagakure and laughed at the two gatekeepers who were staring at him in disbelief, "Haha! You two young men! Do I need to register to enter the village?"

The two gatekeepers stared at the man with red hair, three scars over his right eye, messy hair, a stubble beard, a white shirt and floral shorts, and wooden clogs. If it weren't for the conspicuous scars over his right eye, they wouldn't have recognized this scoundrel who had caused their village to be forced to withdraw from the battlefield!

"Ki... Konoha's Red-Haired Shanks! What are you doing in our village?" A "gatekeeper" was really not intimidated. Perhaps it was because of Onoki's red nose that he had been taught well. Although the Iwa ninja were not as irritable as the Kumo ninja, they were still stubborn and unyielding.