I'm drawing manga in Naruto

"Kid, your comics are really good! They've made me hungry. Are all the dishes in them real? Can you make them?"

Akimichi was extremely excited.

"Uncle Qufeng, I don't have time to cook right now. I have to go to the Third Generation Lord's place to deal with what just happened."

Akabane said helplessly.

"Hiruzen? Heh, it's alright, I'll go with you. Our Akimichi clan will stand behind you in this matter."

Akimichi Torifu said with great loyalty, "If you feel that you are not strong enough, I will go and tell my old friends to come and support you."

"No, please don't cause me any more trouble."

Akabane quickly refused.

This matter could be a big deal or a small deal. Going to their door to apologize is fine, but if you really need to win over a group of people to plead for them, that's a different story.

Besides, he really didn't slack off last night; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he stayed up late.

"Okay, but your comic is really good. It's a pity that there's only one volume left."

The autumn road is filled with sighs as the wind blows.

It would be better if it were a little longer.

Akabane ignored him. The original version of "Cooking Master Boy" was to be drawn exactly as it was. However, when the Dark Cuisine World appeared later, it completely turned into a fantasy cooking show, with things like burning boats and grilling fish, which was simply outrageous.

Keep the essence and the most exciting parts; anything more would be a waste of space and just rambling.

He gave Kurama Aruji a few instructions, telling him to take good care of things here, and then headed towards the Hokage Building.

The third generation sat in their seats, looking quite distressed.

"You little rascal, you're always getting me into trouble."

"You can't say that. Have you forgotten how I helped you out?"

Akabane sat down, displeased.

Even a clay figure has a touch of rustic charm, and besides, today's events really have little to do with him, so it's normal for him to throw a tantrum.

"Hey, take a look at this."

The Third Hokage tossed over a scroll containing information. Judging from the markings, it seemed to originate from the Land of Water and was a rather official form of communication.

Akabane took it, somewhat puzzled.

The Land of Water?

He opened it and glanced at it; it read—

"Your village, Kurama Akabane, has slandered our village in the manga, implying that our village is practicing the Blood Mist Mode and is a brutal rule that excludes Bloodline Limit users. We hope that you will ban this manga that slanders our village as soon as possible and give our Hidden Mist Village justice."

"Furthermore, due to the release of the One Piece manga, the number of troublemakers in the Land of Water is increasing, which has a great impact on our country's security and reputation. We hope that your country can control the content of the manga, otherwise our village will not rule out the possibility of using violent means."

Akabane didn't watch any further.

This letter appears to be formal and reasonable, but it is full of nitpicking.

It's probably related to the fact that the war with the Land of Whirlpools didn't achieve its objectives.

The Third Hokage sighed and said, "The Hidden Mist Village suffered a great loss in the Land of Whirlpools, but they have no clear evidence that Konoha was behind it. This is the only way they can get revenge. However, our village is very weak after the series of battles and needs to recuperate..."

"It's alright, let them come if they want, we're not afraid here."

"You kid..."

The Third Hokage rubbed his temples. Although Kirigakure was unlikely to resort to large-scale warfare, assassinations were unavoidable.

Akabane tossed the information scroll back onto the table.

Based on Kirigakure's capabilities, they could only manage assassinations at most, and that's assuming he leaves the village. If he didn't leave the village, Kirigakure wouldn't dare to sneak in and assassinate him even if they had ten lives.

As for the candidates to assassinate the ninjas, the most they could do is the Seven Swordsmen.

Chapter 247 Konoha is too terrifying, I want to go back to Kirigakure!

"Hmph, Hiruzen, just as I expected, that kid won't care about such a small threat. He has an extraordinary obsession with manga."

Danzo sat opposite the Third Hokage.

What drives an incredibly lazy person to keep updating every day?

Passionate and persistent.

How could someone like that possibly give up comics and his career because of a mere foreign threat?

The Third Hokage had no choice but to admit that Danzo's guess was correct, even though he wanted to refute it.

When Akabane left, he didn't seem worried at all.

He believed he was better than Danzo in many ways, but his understanding of Akabane, Orochimaru, and others was nowhere near as deep as Danzo's.

After a moment's hesitation, the Third Hokage was still uneasy: "What do you think of Kirigakure?"

“If Akabane himself isn’t afraid, what are we worried about? That kid is most afraid of dying, and he has many ways to protect himself. I didn’t know he was so powerful if Sakumo hadn’t fought him last time.”

Danzo snorted coldly, showing no concern whatsoever for Akabane's safety.

He knows his disciple too well.

If that kid felt there was a great risk, he would definitely come up with a series of ways to save his life. His calm and collected demeanor just now shows that he has absolute confidence.

"makes sense."

The third generation lit a pipe.

Sakumo definitely has the strength of an ordinary Jonin. Although Akabane used trickery and intelligence gaps in his battle with him, his strength was definitely comparable to that of an elite Jonin.

Kirigakure probably doesn't know this information. Rather than worrying about Akabane's safety, we should be more concerned about whether Kirigakure will be enraged by the killing of their people.

As Akabane emerged from the Hokage Building, he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).

The Land of Water is an island nation, making the flow of information inconvenient.

He had previously considered how to send the manga to the Land of Water, but he never expected that the popularity of One Piece would lead a large number of ninjas and samurai to explore the sea by ship, and they would take the manga with them as well.

This was an unexpected bonus. Although it also brought trouble to the Land of Water, Akabane didn't think the problem was that serious.

Kirigakure and Konoha lack experience in direct combat. Even in the recent war in the Land of Whirlpools, Konoha only deployed its Anbu and did not use many other methods.

Secondly, although the Second Mizukage died, the Third Mizukage basically followed the Second Mizukage's strategy, implementing a conservative and closed governance of Kirigakure, isolating Kirigakure from the outside world.

Their understanding of Konoha is far less thorough than that of Sunagakure.

The Sand Village understands this well. Konoha is indeed very powerful in some aspects, and they have some knowledge of each other's methods. They are well aware that the techniques in the manga are not just fantasy.

From the perspective of Kirigakure, it's probably just Konoha's kid in the manga who's bragging.

In conclusion, closing oneself off from the world is not the right approach!

Akabane felt a mix of emotions before heading towards the preparatory department—he hadn't just discussed Kirigakure's "strong condemnation" at the Hokage Building, but also the preparatory department's special training graduation test.

Last night, he created a fantasy instance depicting the situation in the Land of Whirlpools, and passed it on the third generation's side, thus obtaining permission for the graduation test.

This trip to the preparatory department was to deliver this permit and announce the upcoming testing.

However, not long after leaving the village, Akabane sensed that something was wrong.

Someone is following us!

If it weren't for his strong mental power and ability to perceive, he might not have noticed it at all. But after realizing something was wrong and activating his perception, he immediately located the person who was tracking him.

The unfamiliar aura suggests they are not from Konoha.

Akabane thought of the challenge sent by Kirigakure and took a deep breath.

Kirigakure played a clever trick.

The letter of warning seemed to lead people to subconsciously believe that they would send assassination squads later, but in reality, the assassination squads had already set off before the challenge arrived.

Their goal has always been to assassinate Kurama Akabane.

Konoha's rising genius deserves this price tag.

"Killing me won't be that easy."

Akabane pretended not to see it and continued on his way to the reserve headquarters, but he kept his senses alert and observed the position of his opponent.

He didn't know who the opponent was or what their capabilities were, but that didn't matter much; he already had a plan to deal with his adversary.

After walking for a while, far enough away from the village, there were no patrol teams around for the time being.

at this time.

Akabane's eyes turned crimson, and three tomoe appeared. Then the pattern gradually changed and rotated, like a spinning vortex.

"Ok?"

The tracker sensed something was wrong and immediately stopped.

However, a literary technique has unknowingly emerged in him.

The art of flying thunder god!

In an instant, a punch.

Wow~

"Tch, water transformation technique, the Hozuki clan, is it?"

Akabane's Sharingan had been deactivated after using Flying Thunder God Technique, so the opponent didn't see it. However, the opponent's advance warning to use the Water Transformation Technique was unexpected.

After all, no one expected that the other party would be a member of the Hozuki clan.

After using the Water Transformation Technique, Hozuki Ryoma quickly used Water Clone Technique in conjunction with the Substitution Technique to switch places.

"Is this the Flying Thunder God Technique from the manga? Konoha actually has this kind of ninjutsu, that's terrifying, Konoha is terrifying! No matter what, I have to abandon the mission and go back to the village to report this."

Ryoma Hozuki was terrified.

They thought all of this in the comics was fake, but if he hadn't sensed something was wrong and used the water transformation technique beforehand as a precaution, he probably would be dead by now.

If it were anyone else, they might have actually run away, since the Water Transformation Technique is too powerful and can make them immune to most attacks. But knowing that the opponent is a member of the Hozuki clan and knows their appearance, Akabane was too lazy to use any other techniques.

Illusion - Manipulation of the Five Senses.

With a flick of the pen, and under the lock of mental power and perception, Hozuki Ryoma was instantly pulled into an illusion.

In the illusion, thunder and fire raged simultaneously, yet not a drop of water remained.

Ryoma Hozuki knew he was under a genjutsu spell, but he couldn't escape the illusion no matter what he did.

Their clan is immune to physical attacks, but illusions directly target the mental level, regardless of whether you can transform into water, especially since it's an illusion from the Kurama clan...

If it weren't for the desire to capture him alive, Akabane could have completely vaporized Hozuki Ryoma in seconds.

The difference in mental strength is too great.

When the illusion was broken, Hozuki Ryoma had been turned into a jelly-like sculpture, and his spirit had been severely damaged by the illusion, making it impossible for him to wake up for the time being.

"Hmm... let's send him to the teacher first, so we don't have to knock him out again when he wakes up."

Akabane wasn't afraid of the opponent's backlash, but with Hozuki Ryojin so badly injured, another illusion might kill him, making all that effort pointless.

His goal was to capture them alive, not to kill them.

Sent to the Dark Side, Hozuki Ryoma's life was probably even more miserable than Hozuki Suigetsu's in the manga, but that's not Akabane's problem.

He was never too merciful to his enemies, especially when they wanted him dead.

Danzo had just finished chatting with the Third Hokage and was about to return to the Anbu when he bumped into Akabane on the way. He was stunned for several seconds when he saw that Akabane was carrying a jelly-like statue.

"Teacher, I didn't expect to run into you at the gate. This guy seems to be from the Hozuki clan of Kirigakure. He was lying in wait outside the village trying to kill me, but I subdued him."

Akabane lifted that thing.

"You're very efficient. I was just talking to Hiruzen about you, and you've already taken care of it."

Danzo stroked his chin, then glanced sideways at "Jelly." Everyone in the ninja world knew the Hozuki clan's weakness. Akabane hadn't mastered Lightning Release, so it could only be genjutsu.

Such a high level of illusion magic indicates that this kid's mental strength is already much stronger than his.

In addition...

He hadn't expected that Kirigakure would be so decisive as to send out assassin ninjas from the very beginning. If Hozuki Ryoma's target had been someone else, he might have actually succeeded.