I'm drawing manga in Naruto

Are you all looking for death too?

Akabane's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a madman.

Even though he used the 400 points he had just accumulated in the system to exchange for 8 points of mental power and successfully used the five senses manipulation on the exhausted Yama Koichi, he was powerless to turn everything that happened in the illusion into real damage, and he couldn't even push the illusion forward.

Otherwise, given his personality, he would never have engaged in hand-to-hand combat and used a kunai to deliver a fatal blow.

The four were already terrified. Although there was one more person than them and Akabane was at his last gasp, who knew if the other two genin had hidden many trump cards?

They dared not gamble because they were known as "traitorous ninja".

The village will not seek revenge when a rogue ninja dies, even if their betrayal was feigned; it is still the same in name only.

For them, survival is the only thing that matters.

"Go, let's go!"

Seeing the four people leave, Akabane gritted his teeth and did not faint. Instead, he steadily led Orochimaru and Tsunade away.

Orochimaru turned around, his eyes filled with resentment and anger.

He didn't hate others, but himself—why could Akabane have three nature transformations, while he could only have one?

If he knew both, he might not be so useless in battle.

A genius that appears only once every few decades?

Ah!

Orochimaru gave a silent, bitter smile. Bloodline limits were incomparable, but anyone could learn chakra nature transformation.

Tsunade felt worried and a little upset.

She was invincible against Chunin with her superhuman strength and Thousand Hands physique, but when she encountered Jonin, she realized how powerless she truly was.

Superhuman strength alone won't do!

The words of three generations echoed in her ears, and she truly understood them.

Akabane's specialty is illusion magic, but is illusion magic all he knows?

Tsunade used to think that way, but now she understands that Akabane has been working hard to make up for his shortcomings.

The gap is too big.

A thought flashed through their minds simultaneously.

"Take me away quickly..."

Akabane's mental energy was greatly depleted, and his head felt like it was about to explode. After barely managing to walk for a short distance, he found it difficult to even walk, let alone retreat.

Orochimaru and Tsunade immediately grabbed his hands and used their Body Flicker Technique to escape towards Uzushio Village.

Unbeknownst to him, Akabane had already fallen unconscious.

"what happened?!"

On their way back, they soon encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had rushed over.

Because he trusted Akabane, Orochimaru, and Tsunade's abilities, he didn't make any contingency plans. However, when he saw Akabane's clones returning the captured Chunin, while the others didn't, he knew something was wrong.

"Teacher, I was wrong. I was too impulsive and arrogant!"

Tsunade felt incredibly guilty; without them, Akabane would never have faced a Jonin.

“Akaba said we can’t go, but we…”

Orochimaru fell silent halfway through his sentence.

Knowing that Hiruzen Sarutobi could guess the whole story, he simply said no more.

"You guys were too impulsive. You dared to attack someone who had a Jonin? Did you have a death wish?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious and immediately went forward to investigate.

There was no medical ninjutsu at that time, but as a ninja doctor, he knew a great deal and had some basic medical skills.

After checking him over, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's just that I've exhausted too much mental energy. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

"Tell me in detail, what exactly happened!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a red feather on his back, scolded him with a dark face.

"Our plan was to have Akabane's clone lure the Jonin away. At first, the plan was successful, but then the enemy seemed to realize what was happening and returned to the mountain... We were chased down. Fortunately, Akabane was able to clearly identify the enemy's movements through the Hidden Mist Technique, otherwise we would all be dead."

Tsunade explained it from beginning to end.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi interjected, asking, "Have you cleaned up the evidence at the scene?"

"Forehead……"

Orochimaru stared blankly, then shook his head dejectedly.

“These are all weaknesses to a Jonin. If you had a Jonin with you, you wouldn’t need to go to such lengths. So he can be sure that you are not strong enough to dare to come back and kill you.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered, "In your eyes, what is a Jonin?"

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced.

If Akabane hadn't mastered the third type of chakra nature transformation, these three geniuses might have truly perished here.

Chapter 56 We are people in the painting

"From now on, you're not going to leave the village. Stay here and reflect on your actions!"

Akabane had just woken up when he heard good news.

It's better not to go out; it's too dangerous!

A single Jonin forced him to reveal his Fire Release trump card and spend his remaining 400-plus points to exchange for mental energy.

In a real war, there would be Jonin everywhere and elites as plentiful as dogs, so that you wouldn't be able to have peace on the battlefield.

Akabane had thought of it, but then dismissed the idea.

After working so hard, why get up so early to rest? Are you just a tool?

"Teacher, is it Jiraiya...?"

Tsunade was getting a little anxious.

They can't go out; if Jiraiya appears, they won't be able to find him immediately.

"We have reached an agreement with Uzushio Village, and Uzushio Village ninjas will help us find Jiraiya."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said coldly, "Tsunade, you have great talent, but I don't want you to be limited by your talent."

"Teacher, I understand."

Tsunade lowered her head, clearly understanding the meaning behind the Third Hokage's words.

"Teacher, please train us even harder, please!"

Orochimaru's voice followed.

Akabane lay motionless on the bed, his mind racing with thoughts.

These two kids are really devastated.

But it's also a good thing. More sweat in peacetime means less blood in wartime. Jiraiya's debt has been settled, so the two of them should also work harder.

“Very good. I am pleased that you have this awareness. First of all, Tsunade, you need to learn to control your chakra, emotions, and power.”

"Orochimaru, you are excellent in every aspect, and you can perfectly combine ninjutsu, taijutsu and ninja tools, but you currently lack powerful and effective offensive capabilities. Your next goal is to learn Vacuum Ball and Vacuum Great Ball."

Orochimaru's first nature transformation was Wind Release, so the Third Hokage's goal for him was to continue strengthening this aspect.

however……

Orochimaru, however, had other thoughts in mind.

He didn't tell the Third Generation because he knew the Third Generation wouldn't agree.

"Next is Akabane. Get up, I want to talk to you alone."

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around and went into the house.

"Akaba is awake?"

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran into the house.

Tsunade rushed in and saw that Akabane was still lying on the bed, showing no signs of reviving.

"Ahem, teacher, I just woke up too."

Akabane sat up guiltily.

The third generation was too alert; even though he controlled his breathing rate and breath, he was still detected.

"Heh, if I couldn't even tell that, I wouldn't be Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered, then waved his hand, signaling Orochimaru and the others to leave.

He then sat down on the edge of the bed, smoking and looking very melancholy.

Waiting for me to speak?

Akabane muttered to himself, but remained silent.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Having no other choice, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette and pretended to choke, then said in a gentle and friendly tone, "Ahem... Akabane, do you have some other opinions about the village?"

"No, why would you think that!"

Akabane immediately said.

"You have control over your five senses and your skill in illusion is very high, surpassing many people in the village."

"You have excellent ninjutsu talent, mastering three chakra nature transformations. You were able to use a B-rank ninjutsu like Shadow Clone Technique even during your time in the Ninja Academy."

"Even your physical skills are among the best of the Kaming clan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's barrage of praise made Akabane increasingly uneasy—what was he trying to do?

"But you've never told us any of this, and you're completely out of step with everyone. Who are you trying to protect yourself from?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, his expression melancholy.

Jonin are not easy to deal with. Even if the opponent is careless, you still have to seize the opportunity.

"Teacher, I..."

Akabane was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.

Who are we guarding against?

He himself couldn't answer that. Perhaps it was to guard against Danzo, or perhaps it was an unknown enemy in the future.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his cigarette, continued, "At first I didn't understand, until I saw your work."

"Pfft, my comic?"

Akabane was surprised and didn't understand why the Third Hokage would say that.

Then he heard the other person say, "In your eyes, we are the people in the painting, and you are the author who depicts the world in the painting. It will make you powerful and increase your mental strength like never before, but it will also make you lose yourself."

"I hope that for the next period of time, you can stop writing comics and think about other things."

At first, Akabane was shocked and horrified, thinking that his secret had been discovered.

But upon hearing the second half of the sentence, his tension and fear subsided somewhat, and he said somewhat haltingly, "Teacher...maybe I really am what you said."

"As long as you know."

"Go back to Konoha in a few days, look through your clan's records, and spend some time with your family."

After finishing his sentence, Hiruzen Sarutobi sadly smoked a cigarette and left.

Only after watching him leave did Akabane's wildly beating heart gradually calm down.

"As expected, the Third Generation thought that I had awakened a special 'Idu' because of the manga, rather than because of time travel or something else."

"They're all shrewd people; we need to be extra careful from now on!"

Akabane frantically examined himself. Although it was just a false alarm, the Third Hokage was right about some things—he did treat some of the people of Konoha with the mindset of looking at people in a painting.