Konoha Drunkard

He's not bragging, but if he says he's second, nobody dares to say they're first. Besides, he was trained by his Kage-level father from the age of three, a privilege even Asuma didn't receive. The Hokage didn't have that much time to teach him.

"Kid, don't underestimate anyone. That's a basic requirement for a ninja. Being awesome as a kid doesn't guarantee success as an adult, and being unremarkable as a kid doesn't necessarily mean you'll be useless. Look at Jiraiya, he was a bottom-of-the-class kid, but now he's the infamous 'gambling, prostitution, and drugs kingpin' of the ninja world!" Shanks stroked his white hair. "Didn't you get crippled by that Sharingan later? You could even go toe-to-toe with Zabuza..."

"If you don't have talent when you're young, you won't be any better when you grow up, right? Jiraiya-sama was very talented to begin with." Kakashi realized he was almost being led astray.

"Ahem! Now that we have some time, Shanks' class is starting. Get your paper and pen ready," Shanks said to Cardinal. He really is a kid.

"...No, I'll just keep it in mind." Kadian was speechless; where was he supposed to find paper and pen here?

“In the ninja world, there are two kinds of geniuses. One kind is like your father and me, Tsunade and Orochimaru from the ‘gambling, prostitution, and drugs’ group. They are discovered to have great talent from a young age, and as long as they don’t die, they will grow up to be superstars,” Shanks said, looking at Kakashi.

"Isn't it Lord Jiraiya?" Kakashi noticed that he hadn't mentioned Jiraiya.

"To be honest, the Hokage only took Jiraiya as his disciple because he felt they were similar in temperament and he liked him. When Jiraiya was young, he really didn't show any outstanding talent; he was a complete underachiever," Shanks said with a smile.

"Then why is Jiraiya-sama so powerful now?" Kakashi asked.

"This is another kind of genius I want to tell you about. They often don't show much talent at first, or their talent is actually latent."

Just like Jiraiya, after seeing how far Tsunade and Orochimaru had surpassed him, he secretly worked hard to catch up with them. In those years, Jiraiya worked more than ten times harder than Tsunade and Orochimaru, so his talent gradually emerged. Although he was only a novice, he at least learned Sage Mode, which Orochimaru and Tsunade couldn't. Shanks stopped and drank a glass of milk.

"Is the 'arch-enemy' you mentioned earlier also this kind of person?" Kadian said with a hint of fighting spirit.

"Pretty much. He and his father are both geniuses who are even more unconventional than Jiraiya. They have very strong taijutsu talents. Minato used to train in taijutsu with his father, but because they don't have chakra, it's hard for them to be recognized by others."

"His father was actually quite ordinary when he first graduated from the Ninja Academy, but now, after years of hard work that surpasses the average person by hundreds or even thousands of times, he's incredibly powerful. So never underestimate anyone," Shanks said.

Kakashi didn't speak, clearly engrossed in listening. He hadn't expected there to be this type of person. Even the recently renowned genius Minato was training in taijutsu with this guy, so his strength must be immense. He believed his father's best friend was lying to him, even though he seemed a bit frivolous.

188. The Youth of Green-Skinned Men and Women (Please Subscribe)

After Shanks finished breakfast, the two went to the forest on the edge of Konoha where Green Skin Dai used to train. They were surprised to see a large Green Skin Dai instructing a small Green Skin Dai in his training. The two were clearly father and son, without any doubt. No one in Konoha had ever grown such thick eyebrows.

Looking at their thick eyebrows, Shanks couldn't help but think that Leonardo DiCaprio would also have thick eyebrows in the future. Could it be... that Leonardo DiCaprio was the product of Greenskin Guy's drunkenness?

"Hey! Shanks! You brought your kid to show off the power of youth too?" Green-skinned Dai saw Shanks with a little white-haired boy give them a thumbs up, his white teeth flashing.

"hiss!"

Shanks gets a tingling sensation every time he sees Greenskin in that pose; he can never get enough of that outfit and pose.

"..." Kadian stared blankly at the man covered in green light. "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? Is this what they call a strong person?"

"Haha! This is Kakashi, the famous genius of Konoha. I brought him here today to observe your training!" Shanks laughed loudly under Kakashi's deadpan gaze.

"Oh! Really? I knew it! Haruko has black hair, and you have red hair, how could you possibly have white hair!" He was still fixated on this point.

"..." Kadian was speechless. It's true that most of his friends who aren't serious aren't serious either.

"Hahaha! Is this little green... little cutie your son? He looks just like him!" Shanks almost blurted out "little green skin."

"Yes, his name is Kai, the one who inherited my youthful energy!" Green-skinned Dai said, then struck his signature dazzling pose at little Green-skinned Kai.

"Yes! Father, I won't let you down!" Little Green Guy, moved by Green Guy's words, had tears welling up in his eyes.

"Kai!"

"Father!"

Their passion even changed the background image: a father and son embracing passionately by the sea at sunset, oblivious to everyone else.

"..." A raven was flying above Shanks and Kaspersky's heads.

"Let's...go, it's not good to disturb them." Shanks really wanted to slap himself in the face; he admired them, but he really couldn't stand this punishment.

"Yo! Kakashi! Let's have a youthful showdown! Let me see just how strong Konoha's famous genius really is!" Gai's eyes gleamed red, his fighting spirit soaring to the heavens.

"...No." Kadian said indifferently, with a deathly expression.

Shanks stared blankly at the sky, speechless. Did he really not realize he was just inviting trouble?

Sure enough, Little Green Guy was ruthless and didn't talk much. He charged at Kakashi the moment he finished speaking. Little Green Guy had only just started training with his father and didn't know any Konoha-style techniques. He was taken down by two basic attacks from Kakashi. Big Wave Q!

"Let's go," Kasper said to Shanks after securing the first kill, exuding an aura of arrogance.

"..." Shanks was speechless. You beat up someone's son in front of their father, and you still dare to act tough? Do you even know that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were kicked to death?

"Kai, don't be discouraged. If you fail, just start over. That's the power of youth." Green-skinned Dai didn't care at all that his son had been beaten up and started encouraging his son with the enthusiasm of a young man.

"Yes! Father, don't worry. Youth doesn't allow for failure. I will definitely win! Kakashi, I will definitely beat you next time!" Little Green Guy was back to full strength.

"...Let's go." Kakashi seemed to realize he was in trouble and quickly urged Shanks to leave.

"Haha! Dai, we're leaving now. I just realized I haven't had breakfast yet! Goodbye for now." Shanks couldn't stand the passionate youth of this father and son either.

"Okay! Goodbye then! Kai! Let's set off together and show the power of youth!" Green-skinned Dai said, starting to coax his son again.

.......

"Phew! I was wrong this time. I shouldn't have brought you here. I didn't expect Greenskin to become even more hot-blooded after having a son!" The two left the forest, and Shanks wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“...Didn’t you know before?” Kadian looked at him reproachfully.

"He was very passionate before, but Minato was able to spend two months with him, so I thought there shouldn't be any major problems. I never expected him to turn out like this after having a son." Shanks shrugged.

"You said he's very strong, but just how strong is he? Why haven't I come out yet?" Kadian felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about the scene of the sea at sunset.

"Let me tell you, he developed a forbidden technique for physical combat that's incredibly powerful. If he opened all eight gates at once, your old man would probably be kicked to death by him," Shanks said, raising an eyebrow.

"That powerful? Then he's invincible." Kadian clearly didn't believe it.

"I'm telling the truth. The forbidden physical techniques he developed are incredibly powerful. Once all eight gates are opened, he possesses combat power dozens or even hundreds of times greater than his predecessors. However, he died after opening them all, and I estimate that he can't open all eight gates yet, maybe only five or six at most," Shanks said after thinking for a moment.

"A hundred times the power of a Kage-level fighter?" Kakashi was shocked. That hot-blooded, chuunibyou-like, thick-browed uncle actually possessed such powerful techniques.

"Pretty much, but this technique is very difficult to master. It's not something an ordinary person can learn. The stronger your body is, the more power you can withstand. So I bet your lifelong rival will be very strong in the future." Shanks said proudly. How could a man with a golden right leg not be strong? In the future, Greenskin Guy's right leg will be used to kick powerful people.

"...Let's go back." Kadian thought about how a hot-blooded young man would always come to challenge him, and his teeth ached.

“Why go back? I brought you here today so you could train with Greenskin Dai, but it seems that won’t work now. So I’ll teach you myself,” Shanks said.

The two casually arrived at a secluded spot, and Shanks formed hand seals, unleashing the "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

A thousand clones appeared around them.

"Your mission today is to take down these 1000 ordinary clones! Ganbatte!" Shanks said, then jumped onto a big tree, where Grandpa lay down, took out a bottle of wine, and drank it with gusto.

Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at so many red-haired clones, and he drew a short sword from his back and gripped it tightly.

"Charge!" A thousand clones rushed towards Kadian at the same time. At first, Kadian was showing off his flamboyant style, occasionally taking down three or four with a single combo.

First kill!

Double kill!

Pentakill!

Ten kills!

...Finally, he ran out of strength and was beaten up by a group of ordinary clones until he foamed at the mouth.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Haha! This kid's no good, he got weak in the knees after chopping down less than 100! If only your old man had listened to me and called him 'Can Protect' or '50/50'!"

Shanks released his clone and burst into laughter as he looked at the bruised and swollen Kakashi.

"...This has...nothing to do with the name, right?" Kadian said weakly, lying on the ground.

189. Even Kakashi's talent went astray. (Please subscribe!)

"It seems that 1000 clones are a bit too difficult for you. How about this, starting today, create 200 clones every day. When you finish cutting down 200 clones, add another 100. If you can cut down 1,000 ordinary clones without getting hurt when you are five years old, then you will be awesome." Shanks patted his little white hair and laughed.

"..." Kasper was too weak to speak, and his dead fish eyes stopped rolling.

An hour later, Shanks was fully revived, this time with two hundred ordinary clones. The outcome was the same: Shanks could now legitimately beat people up again, even though they were clones, they still retained the memories of beating people up.

The two trained in this deserted forest. Strictly speaking, Shanks beat up Kakashi all day. When they got hungry at noon, they ate Shanks pie and roast meat. After eating the roast meat, they continued beating him until 7 p.m. when Shanks sent Kakashi home on time.

"Is this kind of practice really useful?" On the way home, Kakashi, with a bruised and swollen face, looked at Shanks. He felt that Shanks was just looking for an excuse to beat him up.

"Of course it's useful. I'm training your experience and courage in fighting. To survive in the ninja world, you can't do without experience. In a big battle, it's not like a small mission team of a few people. There are thousands upon thousands of people. If you don't have the courage to look at tens of thousands of heads, your legs will go weak. How can you fight them?" Shanks said, spouting nonsense.

"..." In the end, Kakashi was completely fooled by him! Afterwards, he looked at him with fighting spirit, as if he wanted to continue.

"Ahem! That's enough for today, let's start again tomorrow. You've been beaten up all day, take good care of your injuries tonight." Shanks said, looking at the bruised and swollen-faced handsome boy with a bit of pity.

"Yes!" Kadian nodded vigorously.

Shanks was secretly amused as he looked at Kakashi, thinking, "As expected, the Hokage's kids are always so easy to fool, even Kakashi was the same when he was little."

........

In the days that followed, Kaden no longer needed his father to give him to him. He ran out early every morning to eat Haruko-sama's loving breakfast, and then was beaten by Shanks' clone in the Senju training ground with great enthusiasm. Every day, many people from the Uzumaki clan and Naoki who worked hard to create humans at home came to watch Shanks beat Kaden. Even Kushina would bring his boy over from time to time to watch and spread dog food.

........

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Five hundred ordinary clones appeared and headed towards the four-year-old Kakashi. Kakashi started showing off his skills again, standing there much more flamboyant than a year ago, displaying all sorts of physical and sword techniques that left the surrounding audience speechless.

"Wow! Kakashi is amazing! His moves are so cool!" Kushina exclaimed, watching Kakashi's swordplay. She thought it was even cooler than her father's.

"Yeah, but... he won't be able to last until the end next time." Her boyfriend, Minato, laughed as he looked at Kakashi's pants-like position.

"Haha! Minato, you're wrong. Being cool is a lifelong thing. Look at how those girls in Konoha turn into hearts every time they see Kakashi." Shanks laughed. He felt that being cool had become Kakashi's instinct. Although he couldn't see his face, those girls were all smitten with Kakashi.

First kill!

Ten kills!

Fifty kills!

One hundred kills!

Two hundred kills!

Three hundred kills!

........

When he had been killing over 450 people, Kadian's legs went weak and he was being rubbed to the ground by the remaining 40-plus clones!