Konoha Drunkard

"You wretched brat!"

Madara awkwardly managed to get the blue giant to his feet. He hadn't expected the red-haired brat from back then to have grown to this level. That sword strike just now was no less powerful than his own or Hashirama Senju's back then.

"Madara? Is he no good anymore? Where did your former glory go? Show me the spirit you had when you fought the First Kazekage for his wife!" Shanks looked very disappointed. The old Madara's strength had deteriorated too much. Even the Third Raikage could fight him to a standstill. Where was the domineering aura that swept across the ninja world back then?

He was originally planning to surprise Madara by activating Sage Mode when the two were evenly matched! Now he doesn't even need to use Conqueror's Haki!

"You bastard, die!" Madara's Sharingan eyes blazed with fury from Madara's verbal sparring, and he controlled the half-crippled blue giant to slash at him again!

Shanks dodged the attack with a shave this time. He should at least give the old man some face. He keeps going head-to-head with his 40-meter-long sword. What if the old man comes back to haunt him? He wants to survive for decades to come!

Shanks shaved his way to the top of the blue giant's head and delivered a powerful punch.

"Superhuman Strength Armor. One Punch, Invincible, Randomly Hammering!"

"boom!"

The Blue Giant was once again slammed to the ground by Shanks, his head nearly smashed apart by Shanks' iron fist.

"what!"

Madara, now in his old age and clinging to life, has gone mad. Controlling the blue giant, he stands up and charges at Shanks recklessly. He was once the invincible and domineering Uchiha Madara, but how could he possibly stand being beaten to this extent by a brat? He doesn't care about the resurrection plan anymore; right now, he just wants to pin this brat to the ground and make him sing "Conquer."

"boom!"

"boom!"

.......

The battle between the two was like a demolition crew, clearing out the surrounding forest. However, the elderly Madara was putting in more effort, as Shanks was unilaterally dominating him. Every time the elderly Madara's blue giant fell, it crushed a large area.

"Not good! Lord Madara's strength has declined too much; he's no match for Konoha's Shanks!" The black object said to the white object, seeing that the elderly, dying Madara was no match for the peak Shanks.

He never expected that Madara would degenerate to this extent when he was old and on the verge of death. Before, when he called Madara "Grandpa," he acted like he could beat the heavens and the earth. He thought that even if he couldn't beat Shanks of Konoha now, he could at least have another battle at the Valley of the End!

Who knew that the old man with the life-saving spot was so weak now? It's true that you can never see through someone who has maxed out their escape skills.

After speaking, the black object sank down and appeared next to the elderly Madara. "Lord Madara, your life force is running out. You should leave now. We'll teach him a lesson after the plan succeeds!"

"...You brat, we'll meet again!" The elderly Madara paused upon hearing Black Zetsu's words, then gritted his teeth and glared at Shanks, who was carrying the withered tree on his shoulder.

"Huh? Hey! Idol, don't rush off, you haven't signed an autograph yet!" Shanks continued to tease, hearing Madara's old-fashioned, Uchiha-style harsh words.

"Hmph!" The old man with the ageless spots still had a strong spirit. He snorted coldly, and his body was enveloped by a white object and sank to the ground.

"Sigh! I didn't even get an autograph on this trip, what a loss!" Shanks watched them sink and then retrieve the deadwood. He didn't want to kill Madara now. As long as Madara was alive, at least he would know how to fight the next BOSS. If he killed Madara, Kishimoto would draw another unknown super BOSS for him, which would be troublesome.

He wasn't planning on going to the Land of Water either. What did the Three-Tails Jinchuriki have to do with him? He was also certain that what Zixiao and the others had encountered was probably the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, not the elderly Madara. Otherwise, given that the elderly Madara still possessed the ability of the Complete Body Susanoo, it would be good enough if Zixiao wasn't smashed to pieces, let alone escape.

.......

In a certain underground entertainment club in the ninja world, White Zetsu moved the elderly Madara Uchiha to this place. The underground entertainment club in the Land of Water has been discovered and can no longer remain there.

"That damn brat, I'll definitely kill him someday! Cough! Cough!" The elderly Madara coughed up a mouthful of blood. Although it looked like his blue giant was being beaten badly by Shanks, he was actually fine. It was just that as he got old, he consumed too much chakra, which affected his life force and made him decline a lot.

"Lord Madara, don't worry about it. Once our plan succeeds, you'll be resurrected and we can settle the score with him then! Right now, your strength is less than half of your peak, so losing isn't a big deal!" Black Zetsu comforted him.

"Hmph! I know, I'll remember this grudge for now, and I'll smash his mouth before he dies!" The old man, Banshee, thought of Shanks's previous words, which deeply stung his wounded heart, and he gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Is there a suitable candidate for the Uchiha clan in this generation? My time is running out!" The elderly Madara looked at White Zetsu.

"Lord Ban hasn't found a suitable candidate yet. Perhaps they are too young to be discussed. We'll know in a few years!" Bai Jue said.

"How is Nagato doing?" the elderly Madara asked with his eyes closed. What he cared about most was whether Nagato would develop as he expected.

“Nagato is doing quite well so far; he has perfectly adapted to the Rinnegan,” Black Zetsu said.

"Keep an eye on Nagato, and continue to keep an eye on the Uchiha clan for the next few years." After saying this, the elderly Madara closed his eyes and went into hibernation. He had fought today and had shortened Nagato's life by a few years.

After his battle with the elderly Madara, Shanks rushed back to Konoha. However, the scale of his battle with the elderly Madara was too great to be kept secret, especially the iconic huge sword scar, which only Shanks could create in the entire ninja world. They just didn't know who Shanks had fought in the Land of Water.

Inside the Tsuchikage Tower in Iwagakure, Onoki Beni, looking at the intelligence report in his hand about the great battle between Konoha's Shanks and a mysterious powerhouse in the Land of Water, felt a headache coming on. According to the intelligence report, this great battle must have been caused by two top-tier powerhouses. However, Kirigakure doesn't have such a powerhouse, otherwise Konoha's Shanks wouldn't have been able to cut Kirigakure in two with just one sword. But who exactly is this mysterious powerhouse?

Currently, the only ninja in the world capable of fighting Konoha's Shanks to this extent is the Land of Lightning, who seems invincible. However, this time it's clearly not him.

"Guess who this guy who's fighting that bastard Shanks from Konoha is?" Onoki asked the new big boss, Aoki Nozomi, with a red nose.

"...I really don't know. Apart from the Third Raikage, I can't think of anyone who could fight him to this extent! The Third Mizukage hasn't shown up for a long time, but he's clearly not up to par." The new leader, Nozomi Aoki, thought for a while and shook his head.

195. He said his name was Shimura Hanzo and asked for subscriptions.

After hearing what Aoki Nozomi said, Onoki nodded. He hadn't expected that there would be such a strong person in the ninja world, and that such a strong person had remained unknown for so many years. He must be up to something.

.........

"Lady Chiyo, are there any other ninjas of this strength besides the Third Raikage in the ninja world?"

In the Kazekage Tower of Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage, Sara, was looking at a piece of information similar to that of Onoki's Red Nose and asking Grandma Chiyo about it. After all, Grandma Chiyo had a long history, and a few years ago, there was a legend in the ninja world that Madara Uchiha and the First Kazekage were vying for her affections.

"...I can't figure out who it is either. Such a strong person shouldn't be unknown in the ninja world. If that's the case, he must be plotting something! Sigh! The ninja world is starting to be in turmoil again." Grandma Chiyo was becoming more and more compassionate, unaware that the next time the ninja world was in turmoil, it would be her beloved grandson, Little Scorpion, who started it.

......

"Pocket! Can you guess who this person is?" Inside the Hidden Cloud Village, the Raikage asked his chief steward.

"Lord Raikage, I've thought through all the powerful ninjas I can name in the last fifty years, and there are only three who could fight Shanks to this extent: Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and you! But Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha have been dead for many years, and you're still in the village." Smart people are indeed amazing; they can roughly guess the answer from just a little bit of information. However, he would never believe that Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha were still alive.

"Looks like someone's up to no good again. Could the events before the last world war be related to this person?" Sure enough, no one who becomes a village kage is stupid. Before the last war, he knew that the Konoha ninja's invasion of various villages was definitely someone's doing, but the situation at the time didn't allow him to think too much about it.

“It’s possible. Someone as shrewd as Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn’t do something like that last time. This time, with the appearance of such a mysterious and powerful figure, it’s quite possible that he was behind it. Raikage-sama, it seems the ninja world may be about to be in turmoil again!” the Grand Steward said.

......

"Alright, stop talking. I'm going to find the Hokage right now!"

As soon as Shanks returned to the village, the Dark Guard's communications officer was already waiting for him. Shanks didn't give him a chance to speak and immediately delivered his next line.

"...Then I'll take my leave!" The ANBU member, his face full of black lines, forced himself to add another line.

"boom!"

"Old Hokage, I'm back! Huh? This is unusual, all four of Konoha's leaders are here!" Shanks skillfully broke down the office door and found that the four of Konoha's leaders seemed to be waiting for him.

"Stop talking nonsense! Tell me about your battle with that mysterious powerhouse. Who is he?" Konoha Root was getting more and more imposing.

Shanks, with his fiery temper, was annoyed. "Didn't I get tired of beating up the old Madara? And when I came back, he didn't even bother to check on me, and he even talked to me like that. Do you really think I, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, have no temper if I don't give him a hard time?"

So he pretended to look serious as he looked at the Root of Konoha, "You might not believe it, but the guy I met said his name was Shimura Hanzo, and he was Danzo's half-brother. The most important thing is that he actually has the Mangekyou Sharingan! If I hadn't been really awesome, I almost wouldn't have made it back!"

"This is impossible!" That was Danzo's first reaction, but he calmed down and recalled that when he was young, Konoha had just been established and his father had indeed disappeared for a period of time from time to time.

Meanwhile, the three giants of Konoha looked at their friend Danzo with complete bewilderment. Could it be that this bastard hates the Uchiha so much because his father's love was taken away when he was a child?

"Brother Danzo, think carefully about whether your uncle has any women outside, and this daughter is actually from the Uchiha clan! And I think she does look about 70% like you, except for the lack of the 'SX' symbol on her chin!" Shanks' acting skills have improved greatly; at least four politicians couldn't tell the difference.

"..." Now the four giants of Konoha fell into deep thought, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi. His Sarutobi clan and the Shimura clan had always been close. He seemed to remember that when he was young, his best friend had complained to him that since the village was founded, his father had been missing for a period of time every now and then. Could it be that time?

I never expected Danzo's brother to be so talented and amazing. He actually managed to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, which even pure-blooded Uchiha couldn't do.

"Danzo, think carefully about whether you actually have it or not," said Mitokado Homura, looking seriously at his friend.

"...Impossible!" Danzo looked at his three friends' eyes. How could he possibly admit that his father might, probably, or maybe really had someone outside? And his brother's talent was so powerful that he had awakened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan. Wasn't this a slap in his face?

"How strong is that Shimura... that powerful man?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shanks. He originally wanted to say Shimura Hanzo, since he was certain his best friend's father was having an affair, but to save face for his friend, he changed his words halfway through.

"Hmm... how should I put it, his strength is indeed very powerful. The abilities of his two eyes are quite strange, but what's truly impressive is that he can actually start a complete Susanoo with the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan. He's simply gifted!" Shanks looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, and was surprised that Danzo's dead father really did have a woman outside. He thought his verbal skills were truly amazing! So he continued to boast.

"What ability do his two eyes have?" Danzo asked nervously.

"When he used his left eye's ability, he kept muttering that he couldn't be killed, and he really couldn't be killed. I cut him in half, and the two halves actually stitched back together without a single scar." Shanks stared wide-eyed at Danzo and started bragging.

"...What about the right eye?" Danzo's heart raced. This ability was too powerful; it actually made him impossible to kill!

"His right eye has a similar function to his left eye. When he used his right eye, he kept muttering about how powerful he was, and then he actually activated his Complete Susanoo, which was incredibly powerful. If my swordsmanship hadn't been at its peak, I might not have been able to cut through his Susanoo." Shanks continued to spout nonsense.

"What color is his Susanoo?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked seriously. He suspected that the person from before hadn't died and was probably just lying to Shanks. But so many years had passed, how could nothing have happened? Even the First Hokage was dead, but he still had to find out.

"...It was green, like the Hulk, glowing green all over! A vibrant green, wielding two huge green hammers, each strike incredibly powerful. Every pressure point he hit felt amazing, much better than the Raikage's penetrating hand massage!" Shanks deliberately recalled for a moment before speaking.

196. Danzo-kun actually believed the "please subscribe" request.

Is he still in the Water Kingdom?

After hearing Shanks' words, Danzo's breathing quickened and his eyes shone brightly. "So powerful! So powerful! If I had those eyes... since we're half-siblings, transplanting them shouldn't be a problem, right? I'll have to ask Orochimaru later."

"How could that be! In the end, he ran away because he used up too much chakra, and I was too tired to chase after him either," Shanks said, barely suppressing a laugh.

"I have something to do, I'm leaving now!" Danzo slammed the door and left after hearing that his half-brother had disappeared. It was good that he had disappeared; he still had a chance to find him and take his eyes back.

"Look at him! He doesn't respect the Hokage at all, coming and going as he pleases!" Shanks said disdainfully, looking at Danzo's retreating figure.

"Heh! He's probably worried about his brothers. What else have you done in the Land of Water besides meeting Shimura Hanzo? Will Zixiao and the others encounter him?" Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief after realizing it wasn't Madara. He rarely joked with his best friend. Although Shimura Hanzo was strong, he couldn't beat Shanks, so Konoha didn't need to worry about anything.

"It shouldn't be. Given Danzo's brother's strength, if Zixiao and the others encountered him, Zixiao probably wouldn't have made it back. They might have encountered the current Fourth Mizukage, who is also the Three-Tails Jinchuriki!" Shanks dropped another bombshell.

"What? What about the Third Mizukage?" The three giants really couldn't afford it.

"I don't know. It's said he disappeared before World War II, and the current Mizukage is a Jinchūriki," Shanks said, shrugging his shoulders. He wasn't going to tell them that Shokuta was defeated by the elderly Madara; Shokuta was really weak. This would ruin the idol's plan! The idol had planned for so many years, sacrificing so many brain cells; it wasn't easy for him.

"...Shokuta has disappeared? Could it be related to that Shimura Hanzo?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was horrified. The Kage of a major village had disappeared without a trace. There must have been a conspiracy going on these past few years.

"I don't know! The commotion was too great back then, so I couldn't continue infiltrating Kirigakure and came back. But with his strength, he should be able to do it," Shanks said, shrugging.

"Looks like Shimura Hanzo has some kind of scheme up his sleeve!" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked out the window, mentally cursing his best friend. "They're definitely from the same father, both so cunning!"

"I'll be going if there's nothing else. I just went out on a mission and ran into such a powerful person. It seems I shouldn't go out for a while." Shanks said, waving to the three of them before disappearing.

When Shanks left the Hokage's office, Danzo rushed back to Root and ordered his subordinates to search for someone who looked seven-tenths like him, except for the lack of a chin.

After giving instructions to his subordinates, Danzo went to Orochimaru's research institute and asked, "Orochimaru, if the Sharingan is related to me by blood, will I be able to shut it off normally if I get these eyes?"

"...Theoretically, it's possible, but I'd need someone with eyes to analyze it for me to know. Heh, what? Did Advisor Danzo discover that the Uchiha clan has its own illegitimate child?" Orochimaru teased after being bewildered by Danzo's question for a moment.

"This is none of your business," Danzo said with a deadpan expression, clearly annoyed by Orochimaru's teasing.

However, he got the answer he wanted. Only a fool would give such a powerful eye to Orochimaru. For him, it was theoretically possible, and even if it didn't work, he would still use it. At worst, he could transplant the First Hokage's cells later. Everyone has to take a gamble once or twice.

After leaving the Hokage Tower, Shanks kept his Observation Haki active. Hearing Danzo and Orochimaru's conversation, Shanks laughed and said, "My liver hurts! I can't believe Danzo actually believed it. What if he finds Madara and gets beaten up by Madara, who has a terrible temper?"

Or perhaps when Obito comes to Konoha to fool Danzo in the future, will Danzo mistake him for his brother?

........

The next day, before Shanks even got out of bed, Orochimaru's white snake appeared at his bedside, licking his face. Shanks opened his eyes and saw a snake's head flicking its tongue at him; Shanks was terrified. His Haki almost shook the house apart, but thankfully, upon seeing it was a small white snake, he quickly deactivated his Haki, preventing the clan members from being knocked unconscious.