I'm drawing manga in Naruto

As Shinku rested his chin on his hand and pondered silently, he decided to change the subject matter and draw what he wanted to draw.

"Red Feather, could I print some and sell them in the Land of Wind?"

Jiraiya leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Akabane considered his words carefully, and after a while said, "When you can impress the Third Generation with your manga, you can find a publisher yourself."

"teacher?"

Jiraiya scratched his head, somewhat failing to grasp the essence of that statement.

Even Yuhi Shinku and Kurama Genji didn't understand. Giving this kind of manga to three generations is like an old man hanging himself!

"Isn't the fact that a comic can touch the hearts of the least likely people the proof of its success?"

Akabane smiled and gave Jiraiya a sip of chicken soup.

"That makes sense!"

Jiraiya nodded, his eyes filled with fighting spirit once again.

To impress the teacher, and for the sake of art!

Chapter 115 Another comic? A comic convention?

Regardless of what Kurenai Yuhi and Gen Kurama thought, Jiraiya truly believed it and worked towards it.

He spent the entire morning diligently drawing.

This kid is a bit stubborn, but he has extraordinary talent in art. If he lived in Japan in Akabane's previous life, he would definitely be a master no less than Suiryu Kei.

"Akaba, what about these comics?"

Yuhi Makoto glanced around. With the cooperation agreed upon, it seemed there was no need for them to set up a stall.

"I donated it."

Akabane stretched and thought, "It's not much money anyway, so I might as well donate it."

Consider Sunagakure's meticulousness a good deed.

"donate?"

Kurama Gen was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he felt that Akabane seemed to have developed some kind of tacit understanding with Kazekage.

With the Sand Village protecting us, there shouldn't be any problems in the Land of Rivers. It seems we don't need to worry about the manga or the trade routes.

He thought to himself.

"We'll talk about it later. Uncle Shanyuan, you can continue setting up your stall here. We need to go back to training."

Akabane stood up, not intending to linger any longer.

Their main purpose in coming here was the Chunin Exams. Although he himself looked down on them, for Jiraiya and Kurenai Yuhi, it was an excellent opportunity to prove their abilities.

For example, Jiraiya...

There have always been many doubts within the village about his becoming a third-generation disciple.

Only by demonstrating one's own value can these rumors be dispelled.

"Going back so soon?"

Jiraiya never expected this.

Previously, what he wanted most was the Third Hokage's approval. But after Orochimaru tricked him and he unexpectedly gained his approval, he no longer cared about such things.

"Going back is fine, anyway I don't have any inspiration."

Kurenai Yuhi quickly packed up her easel.

He drew purely to learn from Akabane and see if he could improve his illusion techniques.

However, it turned out that this method had almost no effect on improving his skills; instead, his drawing skills became more and more refined, and he could now easily handle even a sketchbook.

If this continues, he could draw his own comics if he had a good story.

"Okay, you guys go back, leave this to me."

Anma Mountain Source understands.

They came here to handle miscellaneous tasks.

Akabane nodded, his eyes sweeping over the group.

The training grounds weren't just for Sand Ninja; there were also many ninjas from smaller villages.

Everyone was observing, but unfortunately everyone was very cautious and didn't reveal any of their strength.

"Never mind, the Chunin Exams are coming up soon anyway."

Akabane was too lazy to think about gathering intelligence anymore.

None of the twelve people from Konoha were easy to deal with. Even the seemingly weakest, Jiraiya and Kurenai Yuhi, were quite capable. There was absolutely no need to worry about them.

Back at my lodgings...

"Everyone has gone out to train. Jiraiya, you go to Mount Myōboku to train. Remember to come back within three days."

Finding no one at his lodgings, Akabane thought for a moment and then sent Jiraiya directly to Mount Myōboku.

If he can't even teach the third generation, let alone Kazami Hatake.

The Toad Sage was his best mentor.

"Um, what about Uncle Kazami's side..."

Jiraiya hesitated.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to them."

Akabane waved his hand and said.

"All right!"

Jiraiya acted decisively and quickly headed to Mount Myōboku without any intention of lingering.

"As for Shinku..."

Akabane paused.

"Please teach me illusion magic, Akabane-sensei."

Kurenai lowered her head, showing no sign of embarrassment despite Akabane being her peer.

In terms of genjutsu skills, aside from the Uchiha, Akabane is definitely among the top tier.

"Let's skip the teacher and learn from each other."

With only three days left until the Chunin Exams, this special training will last for a long time.

Akabane dislikes trouble, but he has indeed nurtured Yuhi Shinku into a promising talent—in every aspect.

Not only that, by helping Yuhi Shinku train, Kazami Hatake would have no excuse to torment him.

The plan goes through!

……

after one day.

"Teacher, this is the plan I just finalized. Please take a look."

Sha Jie handed over his plan.

Shamon took a look at it, then nodded and said, "Your plan is good, but I recently heard that Konoha is holding a comic convention in the Land of Fire."

"Comic Con?"

Sasuke looked bewildered; what new term was this?

Shamen handed over the intelligence gathered by the secret service, pondered for a moment, and said, "It should be some kind of entertainment performance or gathering based on comics."

"It seems so... but they also invited a daimyo. Is a mere manga that attractive?"

Suna said incredulously.

The monk merely glanced at his disciple's words.

This kid himself said he wasn't interested in comics, but the ANBU ninjas didn't say that.

of course……

He understood that young people cared about their image, but the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Suna also sensed that something was wrong.

After a moment of silence, he said awkwardly, "So you mean, we should hold one too?"

"I'll observe and investigate further. Compared to that, I'm more curious about the content of their other comic series..."

Shamen leaned back in his chair.

It wasn't until they investigated that they realized the manga had been popular in Konoha for so long.

Not only that, he also took the opportunity to discover the unrest in the Land of Whirlpools.

"Another manga? Not just One Piece!"

Sasuke's voice instantly rose several decibels, and his eyes seemed to be shining.

But soon he realized something was wrong—he seemed to be getting a little too excited.

Shamon gave him a cold look, and after a few seconds said, "Let's not worry about that for now. The most important thing right now is the Chunin Exams."

"Yes!"

Suna chuckled awkwardly.

"The ninjas of Konoha have been behaving very strangely since yesterday..."

Shamon tossed over a piece of paper with the day's movements of the Konoha ninjas written on it.

Sakae took a look and became increasingly puzzled as he read the back. He frowned and said, "They claim it's training and no visitors are allowed, but they haven't left the house since this afternoon. What kind of special training is this?"

"Use the excuse of building a comic book store to go there and find out what's going on."

The monk said calmly.

The most terrifying enemies are those that lie in wait, and in their eyes, the people of Konoha were in that state.

"Yes, please don't worry."

Suna immediately put aside the other manga set in Konoha and focused on this matter.

His ability to exercise sufficient restraint is one of his strengths.

"In addition, you also need to improve your own abilities."

The monk handed over another scroll, which contained some of his research over the past few days. "These are some of my recent improvements to the Magnet Release technique. You can take a look."

"Thank you, teacher!"

Suna immediately took it and bowed gratefully.

"Go for it, Sunasuke!"

The monk's tone was somewhat heavy.

The first Chunin Exams are being held on their own land, the Land of Wind. If they are to be swept aside on their own turf, they will truly lose all face.

If it weren't for the Chunin Exams, Suna would have been promoted to Special Jonin long before the war ended.

After reading the information from the land of rivers, he felt that Suna might not be strong enough—especially that one named Kurama Akabane, whom even he couldn't see through.

Chapter 116 Game - Desert Survival

"Again!"

Kazami Hatake spoke indifferently.

"and many more……"

Akabane rubbed his temples, feeling a bit mentally fatigued from continuously casting spells.