I'm drawing manga in Naruto

That's how the problem came to him.

It seems inappropriate to display it directly, but hiding it would be unfair to Jiraiya.

Before I knew it, I was back at the comic book shop.

"Young master, did you run into Jiraiya?"

"We ran into him."

Akabane nodded, glanced at Kurama Unro, and then his eyes lit up.

What's causing my headache?

This kind of problem can be left to Yunlang to solve!

Anyway, the shopkeeper is Anma Yunlang, and he's usually the one who suffers the most.

Thinking about this, he felt relieved.

With his ninjutsu thesis resolved, Akabane has some free time now. Updating two books simultaneously is quite a challenge.

So after lunch, he stayed home and helped draw the later parts of One Piece.

The One Piece update was completed by evening.

but……

While he was at the comic shop delivering an update, he encountered an uninvited guest at the door.

Ninjas of the Anbu.

"grown ups……"

"I understand, wait a moment."

Akabane's expression was solemn. It had been almost a week since Danzo left Konoha, and the time was about right.

He handed the comic to Kurama Unro, and then followed the ANBU ninja.

Before even reaching the ANBU base, after leaving the village, Akabane asked first, "What's going on?"

"A ninja reports that Lord Danzo has returned."

"Are you injured?"

Akabane's expression was solemn.

Although Sunagakure is considered the weakest of the Five Great Villages, its strength is still considerable.

It would be far too risky for Danzo to infiltrate alone.

"One of his eyes was seriously injured and poisoned. Fortunately, we had prepared medical personnel in advance, so his life was not in danger, but the eye may not be saved."

Annin immediately relayed the information to Akabane.

This intelligence was just obtained, but it takes at least half a day to get here from the border, so this is intelligence from this morning.

"Is the Sand Village giving chase?"

Akabane's expression was solemn.

"We arranged for people to confuse them, and Lord Danzo quickly activated the base after entering the Land of Rivers, so Sunagakure did not continue to pursue them."

Anren explained.

Akabane quickened his pace and followed him into the Anbu.

The secret service was already in a frenzy, and no one would notice him even if he came in, as everyone was busy processing information.

Upon arriving at the office, Akabane immediately began to examine everything.

The information above was similar to what had been said before, but in the intelligence coming from the Land of Wind, he noticed an important point—

The Second Kazekage did not participate in the pursuit.

Could it be that Danzo killed the Second Hokage?

Akabane was horrified. If he killed the Second Hokage, Sunagakure would definitely stab him in the back for revenge. How could he possibly fight back in Uzushiogakure then?

"Give me all the intelligence coming from the Land of Wind, including the ones that just arrived!"

"Akaba, what's going on?!"

The third generation also arrived, their faces solemn.

He received some information from the secret service, but the specifics were unclear.

"The teacher is safe now, but the problem is that he fell into a coma as soon as he returned, and we know nothing about what happened in Sunagakure."

Akabane had a terrible headache.

Even with the entire secret service handling intelligence, there simply weren't enough people left at headquarters with most of them sent to the border.

The intelligence that had just arrived from the Land of Wind was immediately given by the Third Hokage: "You look at the processed intelligence, and I'll look at the unanalyzed intelligence."

"Yes!"

The two quickly processed and categorized the items.

After a short while, Akabane put together all the processed information.

"The teacher broke into the Wind Shadow Building and forcibly took the research diary of the second Wind Shadow."

"The Second Kazekage may be injured."

The third generation's expression was solemn.

The fact that they were able to obtain information from the Kazekage and severely injure him makes Konoha the most suspicious village no matter how you look at it.

"If the damage is severe enough, Sunagakure will lose its ability to attack."

Akabane thought for a moment.

The Second Kazekage of Sunagakure did not die in the First Shinobi World War, but the Third Kazekage took over not long after the war.

Judging from this, the Second Kazekage was seriously injured.

"If that's the case, with me in charge, Sunagakure won't dare to make a move."

The third generation breathed a long sigh of relief.

During the first war, Sunagakure itself lost a significant amount of its high-end combat power.

Now that the Second Kazekage is severely injured, if he cannot recover to the extent that he was injured, Sunagakure will lose its ability to attack.

He sat in the chair and carefully reviewed the intelligence that Akabane was in charge of.

Afterwards, the Third Hokage was completely relieved: "It's good that there were medical personnel, otherwise, with such injuries, even if the injury had continued to worsen, Danzo would have lost his fighting ability."

If it's a one-for-one exchange, it also means that Konoha will be unable to provide any assistance to the Land of Whirlpools.

"Looking at it this way, I can go back and rest now."

"Wait, I need to tell you about Orochimaru."

The third generation waved his hand, urging him to sit down again.

Akabane was taken aback. Could it be that the Third Hokage knew about his relationship with Orochimaru?

He thought about it and decided to sit down.

"During this time you've been in charge of the Anbu, have you discovered anything about Orochimaru?"

"I don't quite understand what you mean, but I can't move freely in the Dark Division."

Akabane "speaks the truth".

These are all pieces of information that the third generation might have access to, so there's no need to hide anything.

The Third Hokage nodded and then said, "Orochimaru is cooperating with the Anbu and has a small laboratory."

"Well... I don't think there's anything wrong with him wanting to study ninjutsu."

Akabane deliberately paused for a moment before expressing his opinion.

“Researching ninjutsu is permissible within the rules, so I’ve decided to set up a laboratory for Orochimaru.”

The third generation said calmly, "I'd like to hear your opinion on this."

"As for the laboratory, you don't necessarily have to stick to Orochimaru. The laboratory can be used by any ninja who wants to develop ninjutsu, and a reward system can be established for developing ninjutsu."

At this point, Akabane thought of another issue and immediately added, "If a ninja has a mature idea but lacks funds, they can first write a proposal and the village can provide some financial support."

After hearing what he said, all three generations were stunned.

These ideas are so complete that there is almost nothing to add.

Chapter 154 Not practicing? Your comic is gone!

The three generations fell into deep thought.

Based on his understanding of Akabane, he knew that the thing the kid was proposing must be beneficial to him; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to bring it up.

Yes, too lazy to mention it!

Upon closer reflection, a sudden thought struck him—

Among the newly created ninjutsu this year, Chidori, Mirage of Mist, and Illusory Game are all related to Akabane.

This doesn't even include Orochimaru's side.

Because Orochimaru was conducting research in the Anbu, the Third Hokage lacked a certain understanding of him, but it's safe to assume he also had some of Akabane's ideas.

After thinking about it this way, he understood.

"Ahem, Lord Third Generation, what's wrong...?"

"You've made a lot of money from comics, so you're probably not eligible to apply, right?"

The third generation coughed and said.

"What do you mean by that? Do I look like someone who would be interested in using such methods?"

Akabane remained unmoved.

He didn't really care about money, but his original intention was to use research as a pretext to obtain some secret information.

But then I thought again, he might not have the time to study these things.

Why waste time on underhanded tactics when you could be updating your comics more often?

At least you can earn points from comics!

of course……

This doesn't mean he's given up; if he can't do it himself, he can ask Orochimaru or Jiraiya to do it.

Funding and data will be shared, and we can make money in the same way.

"Hmm, this kind of laboratory would be useful to Konoha. I'll go back and discuss it with the others, and try to get it done as soon as possible."

The third generation got up and walked outside.

Having clarified the situation regarding Danzo's safety and the laboratory, he naturally saw no need to linger any longer.

After the third generation left, Akabane pressed a button and called over an ANBU member.

He remembered this member of the secret service.

At the comic convention, Mito Uzumaki called him Otsugen.

Aburame Otone was a Jonin, but now Akabane was in charge of the Anbu, so when he walked into the office, he immediately knelt down: "Sir."

"At the latest, Lord Danzo will definitely be back in the village by tomorrow."

Akabane got up and tidied up the things on the table.

"Yes, but what about the Dark Division..."

"You'll keep the secret operations running on your own during this time. You know better than I do about it, so I won't interfere."

He's not really the head of the secret service, so why would he stay any longer after he's done his job?

"Yes."

"gone."