I'm drawing manga in Naruto

His mental strength has reached the initial level of a Jonin...

Akabane felt somewhat relieved, but after glancing at the price of the next exchange, he immediately felt that the task ahead was arduous and the road ahead was long—the next exchange for a little mental energy would cost as much as 250 points.

Chapter 152 His paintings are only sold abroad

Sand Hidden Village.

After the Chunin Exams, the training in Sunagakure has become even more intense.

"I have some good news for everyone. We've got our hands on the latest volume of One Piece! Whoever comes in first place in the training competition will receive a copy of the manga. Second through fifth place will get the chance to borrow it. Fifth through tenth place will have their training volume unchanged. The rest of you... will have your training doubled for the next three days!"

Sasuke waved the comic book in his hand.

He himself hadn't even read the second volume of the comic, and it was sealed with simple text, making it impossible for anyone to see its contents.

"What? Comics need to be in the top five?"

"This is outrageous!"

"Lord Suna, could you relax the conditions a bit?"

The Sand Village genin complained bitterly. There were always twenty or thirty people in the training ground, but only five would have the chance to watch the follow-up updates. Except for the top ten, everyone else had to train twice as much. It was practically hellish training.

"Relax? Sure, you can hold out until the next update and then you'll be able to see the second volume."

Sasuke gave a cold laugh, his eyes sweeping over the group, while warning, "I advise the top five people that they can also lend out their comics, but if we catch them, we'll confiscate their comics and triple their training."

"what?"

Several people's expressions changed. They had originally wanted to borrow the book, but with this new regulation, that avenue was now blocked.

The price is too high!

"These are the rules issued by Lord Kazekage. If anyone has any objections, please communicate with Lord Kazekage."

A cold smile appeared on Sasuke's face, his true meaning was very clear—

If you actually go to the monks, you will undoubtedly be met with a barrage of insults and punishment.

The Sand Village, with its harsh environment and scarce resources, is managed far more strictly than Konoha.

Therefore, after these words were spoken, no one dared to object anymore.

"I can open it up and let everyone confirm."

After finishing speaking, Sasuke turned two pages of the comic book.

The first two pages were not sealed, and many of the ninjas at the front could see the contents.

however……

Two pages later, the comic book is filled with sealed codes.

It wouldn't matter if I didn't see it, but after seeing a page or two of content, I started to get itchy to read more.

"Alright everyone, keep up the good work in training. Tomorrow we'll have our first training match at the training ground."

Suna put away the comic book and smiled slightly.

Then, turned around and left.

The group looked at each other in confusion, but soon someone realized what was happening and immediately got back into training.

"For the sake of the comics!"

"To reduce training!"

They shouted slogans, and their enthusiasm for training was much higher than before.

Suna, who had been observing from the shadows, breathed a long sigh of relief.

It seems this method is working quite well!

Feeling relaxed, he turned and headed towards Fengying's office building.

"This kid did all that in Sunagakure, but in the end he just became someone else's tool to motivate his subordinates. Humph!"

On the street, a man who looked like a commoner from Sunagakure looked away.

He started walking and slowly headed towards the Fengying Building.

……

After a long period of exhaustion, Akabane slept until the morning of the next day.

After indulging in a hearty meal, he had no choice but to go out and visit the comic book store.

"Young Master, you've finally arrived. Is your cultivation finished?"

Kurama Yunlang had just finished loading the goods onto the shelf when he looked up and saw Akabane walk in.

"I guess so. How are the comics selling? Have you spoken to Mr. Yamano about it?"

Akabane asked.

"I've already spoken to him and told him I'll send the manga over tomorrow. Also, Mr. Yamano asked when One Piece would be updated. He said One Piece is selling well in many places, and he hopes that One Piece can be updated soon."

"Tomorrow, I'll work overtime today and finish both comics by 1 a.m. each."

Akabane answered without hesitation.

"Yes, but please take care of your health as well."

Kurama Yunlang was somewhat worried.

After such a tough training session yesterday, you must be exhausted after only one day of rest.

After all, the physique of a family bloodline limit user...

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

Akabane waved his hand, then left a shadow clone there.

Including the ones left at home, there are a total of two shadow clones working at the same time.

As long as he doesn't fight, his chakra is sufficient to support his daily needs after creating two shadow clones.

After reaching 100 points of mental strength, his endurance was significantly improved, preventing him from fainting and going into shock due to the fatigue feedback from the shadow clones.

Just then, the sound of three people's footsteps approached.

After walking a few steps, the three turned the corner, looked up to ask, and saw Akabane standing at the door.

"Huh, you've already finished training?"

Lu Ming was taking out a small jar.

However, seeing that Akabane was unharmed, he decided to put it back.

"Wait a minute! What are you holding?"

Akabane immediately stopped him.

"Our family and the Nara clan specially made these soldier rations, which we originally intended to give to you, but judging from your appearance, you probably don't need them."

As Akimichi Kazushige spoke, he stuffed a handful of dried meat into his mouth.

"How can you take back what you've already taken out?"

Akabane snatched it without any hesitation.

The Kurama clan also has its own military rations, but the taste and effects are nowhere near as good as the special version jointly developed by Akimichi and Nara.

"How could I possibly have the nerve to say that..."

Lu Ming listlessly found a place to sit down, not at all ashamed of his answer.

Soldier ration pills aren't cheap!

"What have you been up to these past few days? I've been looking for you several times and haven't been able to find you."

Akimichi Kazushige asked curiously.

"I tested a ninjutsu and trained in the forest all night."

When Akabane heard what they said, he remembered something—the Third Hokage had asked him to write a report, listing the names and principles of all the ninjutsu.

"They trained all night the day before yesterday, and the deer in the forest were very restless."

Lu Ming couldn't help but complain.

Yamanaka glanced outside and reminded them, "We should go; it's almost time to meet up."

"Oh, are we going on a mission today?"

Akabane took out the bottle of soldier's rations again. Judging from their attire, it was clear that this mission was not a simple task of weeding and catching cats in the village, but rather an expedition outside the village.

"Class C mission".

Akimichi Kazushige didn't go into details because it was classified.

"Take this bottle back with you; you never know when you might need it."

Akabane thought for a moment and took out the sealing scroll from his pocket.

He then formed a hand seal and took out some poisoned needles.

Poison isn't exclusive to Sunagakure, but it has to be admitted that those people use it the best.

Akabane thought for a moment and then handed it to the mountain dweller to retrieve.

The secret techniques of the mountain clan are very useful, but they do lack a certain degree of lethality in the early stages.

"I got these poison needles from the Sand Ninja. They can be used when you encounter a tough opponent in battle."

"clear."

Shan Zhongqu nodded gratefully.

The poison needles, combined with the Nara clan's shadow imitation technique, can achieve a near 100% hit rate.

Such weapons are indeed very useful to them.

"Forget about the soldier's ration pills, we still have some here."

Lu Ming lazily got up, waved, and walked towards the village entrance.

Akabane glanced at the pills in his hand, feeling a mix of emotions.

The fact that these genin (lower-rank ninja) are starting to take on C-rank positions basically means that the village has begun preparing for war.

A storm is brewing in the Land of Whirlpools.

He sighed for a moment, then said to Kurama Unro, "I'll be writing a report inside for now. Remember to knock and let me know when you come in."

"Yes!"

After giving a brief instruction, Akabane entered the lounge, spread a piece of paper on the table, pondered for a moment, and began writing a report.

The shadow clone had originally planned to slack off for a while, but when it saw Akabane come in to write his thesis, it had no choice but to pick up its pen and continue writing.

Each person had their own clone, and they were working very hard inside the room.

but……

The ninjutsu techniques weren't extensive, and since there were many ideas to develop, it was completed quickly.

When it came to choosing a name, Akabane found himself in a dilemma.

As we all know, the most troublesome thing when playing games is the character ID.

Ninjutsu and IDs are different; once you choose one, you can't change it.

"A mirage? An illusion of fog? A mirage of fog?"

After considering three names, Akabane was extremely conflicted. He turned to his clone and asked, "Which one do you think is better?"

"Don't ask me, I'm very busy."

The clone refused without hesitation.

Why should he have to choose between these complicated issues?

"Never mind, let the old man choose."

Akabane put away the scroll.