I'm drawing manga in Naruto

As he answered, Anma Yunlang sorted through the money he had just received.

To be honest, Akabane himself didn't know how much the comic shop earned in a day; Kurama Unro was in charge of it all.

For most people, this job might not be so easy.

Fortunately, he had previously managed some of the clan's accounts, so he was quite adept at handling money and quickly mastered the knack. Now, he handles all the revenue and profit sharing from the comics with the factory, which saves Akabane a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, if I asked him to do these tedious things, he would probably be overwhelmed.

Chapter 75 Exchange - Vitality

"Teacher, we have supported a local wealthy merchant under the guise of rogue ninjas, and have initially gained a foothold. We will soon be able to gradually take control of the Land of Waves."

Zi Xiao reported on the progress of the mission, while also expressing great confusion.

Just when they were about to secretly take control of the Land of Waves, Danzo sent them back...

"The teacher must have had a special purpose."

Shuo Mao said calmly.

"Occupying one stronghold is enough; now is not the time to directly control the Land of Waves."

Danzo said coldly.

"Yes!"

Ninjas consider completing missions their duty.

No matter how many opinions they had, they could only silently endure them.

"The Chunin Exams are coming up soon. Get ready, the three of you will participate together."

Danzo said calmly.

"Chunin exam?"

Sakumo paused for a moment, then thought about it and realized that the time was almost up.

"Akabane is back too? I see. We'll take our leave then."

A hint of joy appeared on Zi Xiao's face, but she quickly suppressed it and bowed.

"Go."

Danzo waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.

however……

After Zixiao and Shuo Mao left, he snorted coldly and glanced at the location of the Hokage Building with great dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for the Third Generation, the Land of Waves would already be ours!

"The roots must be established!"

Danzo's eyes were filled with a cold smile.

In his view, the policies of the three generations were too weak, and they could only passively wait for the enemy to attack.

Peace?

How can there be world peace as long as the five major powers remain separate?

"The manga has been updated... Sakumo, it seems that Akabane has been having a good time lately."

Zi Xiao said with a hint of envy.

The Land of Waves is an island nation at sea. The two of them were exposed to the sea breeze every day, and their skin became much darker than before.

"Defeat him and teach him a lesson."

Shuo Mao said calmly.

"That's true, I'm really annoyed by how much free time he has."

……

"I slept and my points are already over a thousand! Great, I can exchange them for an ability now."

After a good night's sleep, Akabane got up and stretched.

The shadow clone beside him had disappeared, but a lot of manuscripts were left on the ground, so it seems that the tool was still working hard today.

Ninjutsu, what a convenient ability!

Akabane sighed slightly, then opened the list and found the Half-Immortal Physique.

"I only have a thousand points, so I must exchange them for the most urgent thing first. What I need most right now is not chakra or perception, but life force..."

After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind.

Exchange for life force!

A thousand points disappeared, and the next second he felt his body rapidly changing.

First, his physique increased by 10 points, bringing his total physique to a high of 40. Not only that, but most importantly, he felt full of strength, which was completely different from the feeling of weakness and exhaustion he had before.

"That's a really good physique."

The Kurama and Moonlight clans lacked physical strength the most, but now Akabane has made up for this deficiency.

All the hard work over this period of time has finally paid off.

Ok?

Suddenly, he heard a faint noise outside the window.

Is someone climbing through the window again?

Akabane was furious. He picked up a piece of paper and quickly drew several lines on it.

Just as he was performing the spell, the window was suddenly opened, and a figure quickly rushed in.

Instantly, my hair stood on end.

Knife!

With hands swiftly forming hand seals, the Substitution Jutsu was activated.

"Oh!"

After the crisp sound, the figure vanished immediately, leaving behind only the shattered remains of a chair, hacked to pieces by a knife.

"Uncle, someone has broken in from upstairs again!"

A little girl's anxious voice came from downstairs.

"It must be Akabane's friend coming to see him again, don't worry."

Kurama Chiaki replied habitually.

"Yes, his friends are strange; they always like to climb through windows."

Saki chuckled softly, completely ignoring the commotion upstairs.

"Is that right?"

The little girl responded suspiciously, then looked upstairs with a puzzled expression.

Second floor, Akabane's room.

"Hey, don't do such dangerous tests next time. I almost killed him just now."

Akabane put away his kunai and dispelled the illusion he had cast on Zixiao.

"I didn't expect your physical skills to improve so much; I didn't even realize it."

Zi Xiao clutched her throat, her face contorted in pain.

Even after escaping the illusion, the pain of the kunai piercing his throat was still very clear.

"Not just physical skills."

Sakumo looked at Akabane and the remains of the chair on the ground.

The hand seals are formed so fast!

"Sakumo, do we have such a deep grudge? If I didn't have the Substitution Jutsu, you would have really killed me!"

Akabane remained silent.

"No, I just felt like I couldn't hit it, so I did."

Sakumo's answer was very direct.

"You don't have a grudge against Sakumo? Look at Kakashi, he fainted after using just a few ninjutsu, that's too tragic!"

Zi Xiao spoke up, trying to sow discord.

"Ah."

With a simple and direct answer, Sakumo sheathed his sword, his eyes filled with hostility.

"Cough, ignore those details."

Akabane coughed lightly and sat down on the bed, making no attempt to find them seats—who told them to destroy his beloved chair!

"Yeah, that's true. It's better if everyone ignores the details."

Zi Xiao nodded.

"Have you been out on missions lately?"

"Yes, but I can't tell you the specifics of the mission."

Zixiao sat on the ground, talking as she helped tidy up the broken chair.

It seems to be Danzo's mission...

The missions in Konoha are all open and transparent, with nothing to hide. The two characters' personalities have also changed somewhat, suggesting it's some kind of very oppressive infiltration mission.

Akabane didn't spell it out, but glossed over it with a single question: "Then why did you ambush me?"

"Hehe, of course it's... testing your strength!"

"The Chunin Exams".

The two pieces, one in front and one behind, are a good match and explain things very clearly and directly.

Akabane paused for a moment, then remembered that the Third Hokage had also mentioned the Chunin Exams that morning.

"Yes, twice a year... Speaking of which, where is this year's Chunin Exams being held?"

Zi Xiao paused halfway through her sentence and looked awkwardly at Shuo Mao.

"The Land of Wind, the Village of Sand".

Shuo Mao glanced at him and replied irritably.

Sunagakure?

Akabane was instantly in a bind.

This means they have to leave the village and go abroad again, and the place they are going to is the very arid Land of Wind.

"Don't even think about it, the teacher said we have to participate."

Zi Xiao said lazily.

Sakumo hesitated for a moment, knowing full well that Danzo hadn't said that.

However you look at it, neither Danzo nor the Third Hokage could possibly agree to Akabane's unreasonable request.

"The Chunin Exams aren't just about yourself."

"makes sense."

Akabane sighed.

The Chunin Exams are more like another battlefield to showcase the strength of the ninja villages. To participate in the exams, you must go in a team. If he doesn't go, it means that Sakumo and Shishou will also be unable to participate.

He didn't care about titles, but...

"Forget it, let's just treat it as a trip. I'm all grown up and I've never actually been to the desert."

Whether in his past life or now, he has never seen a real desert, only a glimpse of its scenery in photographs.