I'm drawing manga in Naruto

Akabane sighed softly.

At this moment, even with his eyes closed, all he could see was that one strike. This was a real battle; the usual sparring was just child's play…

"I was only facing a clone, and besides, Danzo won't amount to much later on..."

"We must become stronger!"

He made a decision in his heart.

Backgrounds and such are not what Akabane is after.

What he wanted was to be the most eye-catching presence in the background, just like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the battle at the Valley of the End.

"Never mind, I'll get up and draw a few."

Akabane struggled to sit up and took a pen to draw a few pictures.

Today is the second day since the comic shop opened, but Kurama Yunlang has been helping to sell comics, so he has earned more than 300 points today.

Once he finishes Chapter 7, he can exchange for two new ninjutsu—the Great Fireball Technique and the Heart-Slaying Decapitation Technique.

……

The next day, in front of the Hokage Building.

Zixiao and Shuomao waited early, but Chiyu did not arrive until half an hour later when they finally saw Chiyu's figure in the distance.

"Today is the first day, and you're late again..."

Zi Xiao felt somewhat helpless.

"I was too tired from practicing ninjutsu last night, so I woke up a little late."

Akabane yawned and said.

"Liar."

Sakumo sneered, clearly not believing it.

"it is true……"

Akabane was helpless; his character was too deeply ingrained, and when he tried to work hard, no one believed him anymore.

He worked with his clone until late yesterday to complete episode seven. With the points he gained yesterday, he has now exchanged them for the Great Fireball Technique and the Heart-Slaying Decapitation Technique.

The excess points were all exchanged for mental energy.

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Name: Kurama Akabane

Ninja Rank: Elite Genin

Physical fitness: 24 (+)

Mental Strength: 70 (+)

Chakra nature: Yin, Fire, Earth

Equipment: paintbrush, drawing board

skill:

Five senses manipulation, Three Body Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Naraku Sight Technique, Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

Points: 7

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Once the two ninjutsu were exchanged, Akabane automatically gained a great deal of insight and automatically learned the fire and earth nature transformations.

Of course, Akabane had no intention of revealing that he knew Fire Release techniques.

Fire Release techniques are extremely destructive; each type of Fire Release ninjutsu possesses immense destructive power, and at this stage, the manipulation of the five senses can accomplish most of the attacks.

The more cards you have up your sleeve, the greater your chances of survival.

"Everyone's here. You have a mission now."

"Go to this location and defeat the people you see."

Danzo arrived at the spot, threw down a note, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

Zi Xiao took it; it had a coordinate drawn on it, showing a certain location.

Akabane knew his teammates could handle it, so he didn't bother to interrupt in a place he wasn't good at. Sakumo took the note and examined it carefully. After a moment, he said, "Death Forest."

"Walk."

Zi Xiao used her Instantaneous Movement Technique to head towards the Forest of Death.

"What the hell?"

Akabane was helpless; he had been given a mission for no reason on the very first day.

"Go on a mission."

Hatake Sakumo followed the trail and headed towards the Death Forest.

……

Forest of death.

Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya sat on the grass, waiting listlessly.

Jiraiya was also bored and couldn't help but say, "Is the old man going to be late today too?"

"Snatching the bell is a tradition among teachers, and it's probably going to happen again today."

Tsunade lay on the grass, shaking her leg as she spoke.

Orochimaru, never one to be bored, was quietly reading a book when he paused for a moment and said, "Not necessarily."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Jiraiya immediately got up and looked curiously at Orochimaru, the most talented member of the team.

"Explaining this to you might take a lot of time."

Orochimaru didn't look at him, but said to Tsunade, "Team 7 finished the test yesterday. The teacher hasn't come for so long, the bell is probably gone."

A few seemingly unrelated words, but Tsunade understood instantly.

"So, we're very likely to run into Shuo Mao and his two companions... Hmm, I've wanted to beat up the other two for a long time, except for Zi Xiao."

A competitive spirit flowed through her veins; Tsunade couldn't wait to fight the three of them right now.

"I just hope the bottom-ranked team doesn't drag us down, otherwise..."

Orochimaru put away his book and sighed softly, "Before, I was just guessing, but now I'm certain that they've arrived."

"I'm not a loser! You just watch, I'll beat them..."

Jiraiya said angrily.

He had barely finished speaking when he vanished in a flash.

"This idiot!"

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into a tirade of curses.

"You find Sakumo, I'll find Akabane. Be careful."

Orochimaru's expression turned serious, and he immediately got up and ran towards the direction of the sound.

"Sakumo... fine, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!"

Tsunade hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to the decision.

Although she was very reluctant, she had to admit that she didn't have a good way to deal with illusions at the moment, and perhaps Orochimaru was better at it.

Meanwhile, Akabane and his two companions entered the Death Forest together.

"Be careful, I sense the presence of chakra."

Akabane said.

Perception is one of the effects of his enhanced mental strength.

The other two nodded to indicate that they understood, and took a few more steps forward. Zi Xiao also sensed the presence.

"This idiot..."

Sakumo's voice was cold as he offered a precise assessment of Jiraiya's actions.

"His undisguised aura—did he think this was a bathhouse?"

Akabane covered his face, feeling ashamed for Jiraiya. To a ninja, even though Jiraiya was hiding underground, he was still as conspicuous and eye-catching as a firefly in the night.

"Take him down first."

Zi Xiao's tone was cold and merciless.

"We're all old classmates, shouldn't you give us some face?"

"A ninja's primary goal is to complete the mission."

Sakumo agreed with Zixiao's words, leaving Akabane helpless. It seemed that he would be eliminated first, just like in the manga.

"alright."

The three of them raced side by side, with no intention of splitting up.

of course……

They acted the same way, but for different reasons.

Zixiao believes that teamwork is the most important thing in combat, while Shuomao prioritizes completing the mission, and Chiyu simply doesn't want to be alone.

Anyone who's alone will get caught; that's a principle every gamer knows. Trying to take on two opponents by yourself, even if you don't necessarily get caught, is still exhausting.

"I don't want to follow the comic book style; those two old men have such a twisted sense of humor!"

Akabane sighed secretly in his heart.

Jiraiya is ahead; hopefully he won't be too stupid, all alone...

"drink!"

Just then, a loud shout came from the ground, and a figure leaped out from below, launching a surprise attack on Mitarashi Shishou.

He was incredibly fast, instantly piercing Mitarashi Shishou.

however……

Bang!

"How could it be wood! Substitution Jutsu... How cunning!"

Jiraiya was so angry that he jumped up and down and turned to leave, but at this moment, Mitarashi Shishou was in front of him, and Sakumo and Akabane were on the side, blocking all of Jiraiya's routes in a triangle formation.

"Jiraiya, I must say, you are incredibly stupid. It wouldn't be an exaggeration for the Third Hokage to send you back to the Ninja Academy to retake the course."

Akabane sighed softly.

"You are so cunning, you actually ambushed me!"

???

Zixiao, Shuo Mao, and Chi Yu were completely dumbfounded. This guy really has something wrong with his brain!

Chapter 31 Illusions of Truth and Deception

"Let me go, let me go..."

Jiraiya, bound like a caterpillar, shouted angrily.

"Find the next one."

With a sudden burst of strength, Zixiao hoisted the bound Jiraiya up the tree.

“Jiraiya might escape, so I want to stay and keep an eye on him.”

Akabane volunteered to stay.

"Don't be lazy."