I'm drawing manga in Naruto

Fortunately, Ban was unaware of these things.

It's better to die in the dark than to know all the pain and close your eyes.

"Whatever his purpose is, we must be careful in the future. He may very well be the mastermind behind it all."

"Yes."

Akabane nodded and followed Mito Uzumaki back into the Senju clan from the forest.

Having achieved his goal, he had no intention of lingering any longer.

Mito Uzumaki showed no intention of stopping him. Given the presence of such a dangerous individual, Akabane certainly shouldn't waste any more time lingering with him.

Many people need to be notified, such as the third generation and Danzo.

Although Black Zetsu's ability to conceal himself is extremely strong, even ninjas with terrifying sensory abilities like Mito Uzumaki and Akabane only subtly sensed something was wrong, it is still necessary to let the Hokage and the others know that such a person exists.

Danzo and the Third Hokage quickly received the news from Akabane.

To avoid letting too many people know, Akabane used illusion magic to replay the events in a dream world, letting them judge for themselves.

These two people will decide for themselves what to do.

After finishing all that, Akabane received feedback from his clone that the preparatory training had ended.

Although everyone's mission ultimately failed, everyone played a significant role in the battle. Therefore, it was determined that everyone passed the test and could officially enter the preparatory department.

"Time to start writing reports again..."

Akabane took out a piece of paper with a headache.

With the return of the Shadow Clones, feedback on the performance and evaluation of the Genin has been received, but the opinions of the other mentors are not good, and the talents of some Genin are clearly being wasted.

The shadow clone continued drawing comics, leaving him to do it himself.

The update from Yamano Izumi Kou arrived a bit late this time, so I'll just add some more content and update the manga all at once until the first part is finished.

but……

"Hey, I remember we have to have a meeting with Akatsuki at the end, right?"

"Seems to be."

Akabane had just finished writing part of the report when he heard the shadow clone ask him a question, and he immediately stopped.

Samsara Eye.

In addition, it seems that Akatsuki also has an overall goal, such as collecting the tailed beasts over three years.

He was lost in thought.

Having experienced the Sharingan, he deeply understands the potential pitfalls within the system—if the Rinnegan he obtains cannot withstand the consumption and there is no way to turn it off, he is simply digging a huge hole for himself to jump into.

If the Rinnegan isn't needed in the short term, there seems to be no need to draw it...

Akabane took a deep breath.

"What Akatsuki is going to do must be clearly stated. As for the Rinnegan, I don't have a good way to deal with Black Zetsu for the time being. Once I can accurately sense his location, I will hunt him down for three days and three nights!"

After hearing these harsh words, the shadow clone sighed softly.

I was the only listener, and we both knew each other's personalities, so there was no need to make it sound so tragic. However, it did express the feelings of the shadow clone.

Once this part of the story is finished, the first part of the story will officially end.

The next one is Shippuden.

Even if the Rinnegan wasn't drawn, it would have appeared sooner or later in Shippuden.

We're temporarily avoiding this to buy time to strengthen ourselves.

Having just met Black Zetsu, he knew he couldn't find him.

Although Black Zetsu is slippery when he runs away, it would be too passive to attack rashly if you can't effectively sense the opponent's location.

As for Madara, Akabane wasn't worried at all.

According to the manga, Madara only awakened the Rinnegan on his deathbed, which shows that the miraculous effects of Hashirama's cells were not achieved overnight, but rather gradually.

If he had the ability to cause trouble, he would have already gone out to collect the tailed beasts. Why wait until the next life?

of course.

Judging from the points he's accumulated, Madara still possesses considerable fighting power. As long as he doesn't foolishly walk right into his trap, Madara can't do anything to him.

"All done, report complete. You wait here for Yamano Izumi to come over, I'll go submit the report first."

Before his shadow clone could answer, Akabane immediately used Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

Since the news of his ability to fly with the Thunder God technique was made public, he has left marks in several places he frequents in Konoha, including the coordinates of the Hokage Building.

They instantly flew to the Hokage Building, went up one more floor, and went directly to the Third Hokage's office.

This technique is really convenient.

However, if Tobirama Senju knew that the thrusting and assassination ninjutsu he had painstakingly developed were mainly used by this guy to save time while traveling, he would probably be so angry that he would want to be resurrected.

"My lord, this is my report on the conclusion of the special training."

Akabane opened the door and placed the report on the desk.

"Let me see."

The third generation picked it up and glanced at it.

He had expected to see the training process, but when he glanced at it, he only saw a page with a brief description of the process and a list of members who could be promoted.

"Originally, only Shikame of the Shikacho Squad met the promotion requirements, but considering the teamwork of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, as well as the excellent performances of Yamanaka Tori and Akimichi Kazue, we decided to promote them all without having to go through the preparatory department."

Akabane explained.

"Luming, this child, showed a high level of command ability in his first test. I must say... he truly lives up to the reputation of the Nara clan!"

The third generation felt somewhat sentimental.

Since the Nara clan joined Konoha, each generation has produced one or two very intelligent individuals who have always been of great help to the village.

"Can we use Uchiha Ryo?"

"His strength is not a problem. He is in training... After watching Kakashi Ninja Chronicle last time, and then reading some more manga, he has already awakened the two-tomoe. Also, if you need, I can let you replay the illusion."

Akabane said.

He only found out about this during the test, since he hadn't been managing the reserve department at all these past few days.

"Ok."

The third generation lay down, waiting for Akabane to perform the technique.

Before the change, Akabane had to rely on painting, but now he doesn't need to anymore, and this is also a test.

If one can activate it directly, it means that one's spiritual power is greater than that of the third generation.

He prepared himself for a moment, and then immediately activated the illusion.

success!

Akabane breathed a sigh of relief; two hundred points of mental energy seemed quite powerful.

However, it's not enough!

The Third Generation browsed the illusion at double speed. After seeing everything, he automatically left the illusion. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Akabane sitting to the side, playing with the crystal ball he used every day.

"You brat, what are you doing?"

"Look at the treasure you use to peek at things all the time. Don't be so nervous. I'm not Tsunade, I won't break it."

Akabane put the crystal ball back.

The third-generation elder blushed slightly, put it away, and then coughed lightly, saying, "How could I use it for such a filthy thing? Alright, enough nonsense, I basically agree with the candidates you listed, but there's one condition..."

"The Eight Gates? I've always taught them according to the principles in the manga: the Eight Gates and the Lotus series can only be used when protecting their comrades and the village."

Even without the third generation continuing, Akabane knew what he was going to say.

"very good."

After witnessing the scene in the illusion, the Third Hokage had to admit that the Eight Gates Formation had great potential for development.

With just four gates open, Might Guy already possessed taijutsu combat skills approaching those of a Jonin. If he were to continue developing his abilities further, he would indeed become incredibly powerful.

"Also, there have been serious protests in the Land of Wind recently. The matter you mentioned before was quite important, so I didn't mention it to you."

The third generation retrieved a report.

Similar to the last one, this is also an official communication report.

Akabane opened it and took a look.

It was indeed a letter from the Land of Wind, and it was forwarded from the Daimyo's residence. It contained some protests from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

For example, someone smuggled in comics, "stealing" the tax revenue, gold, and jewels of the Wind Kingdom; there were also smuggled inappropriate comics that corrupted the minds of the people, and so on.

Akabane glanced at it and said without batting an eye, "Those people are shameless. They actually asked the people of the Land of Wind for such precious items as gold and gems. This is not an equal exchange at all."

The three generations were speechless for a moment. Who didn't know who did this?

He paused for a moment, took the letter back from Akabane, and said, "You did one thing very well, which was not to get involved yourself, leaving the Land of Wind with no excuse. But I have to say, in some ways you are becoming more and more like your teacher."

Akabane initially intended to deny it, but upon sensing something amiss, he immediately changed his mind and said, "It is my honor."

"I know you want to leave. Get out of here. I'll handle the assignments in the preparatory department."

The third generation took a puff of his cigarette.

Akabane bowed slightly, turned and went out, just in time to see Danzo coming from the corridor, and immediately greeted him.

"Ah."

Danzo nodded slightly, but he couldn't hide the smile on his lips.

Although he knew the kid was flattering him, he was still quite happy that his own disciple said so, especially since what Chiyu had done this time had indeed had a very special effect.

In the Land of Wind, gold and jewels are the most valuable things, but they are also the least valuable.

That country has too many of these things. They are very valuable in the hands of ninja villages and countries, but for ordinary people, they can only sell them cheaply to the Land of Wind and the Sand Village.

In comparison, exchanging gold for comics and then exchanging the comics for money from the wealthy is actually more profitable.

For Konoha, the reduction in gold received by the Land of Wind and Sunagakure will lead to a decrease in military supplies. Even if it's only a small portion, it will still weaken them to some extent.

Chapter 260 Chaochuan? It's now called Rogge Town!

"Akabane, you bastard, come out here! I'm going to beat you up!"

Outside the comic book shop.

Many people shouted loudly, and for a time the seats outside the door were in an uproar.

Others shouted, "Brother Yunlang, give us all the comics that will be updated in the next month or so!"

A group of genin released from prison—these brats didn't go home first; they ran straight to the comic book store.

"Hey, are you guys really not going home to even glance at the house?"

Kurama Unro was handing out comics while laughing like a chrysanthemum, and he was also "kindly" making sarcastic remarks.

"Brother Yunlang, don't worry about it. We need to settle accounts with Chiyu. He's been giving us a real dressing down lately."

"Uchiha Ryo said loudly."

"Oh? You want to settle scores with me?"

The voice was kind and gentle, but to everyone else it sounded like a curse, sinister and terrifying.

Akabane walked out of the house.

It wasn't a shadow clone, but the original body that had just returned from using Flying Thunder God Technique.

"How...how could this be? We are grateful to you. Without you, we wouldn't be so strong!"

Everyone immediately changed their tune.

Including Uchiha Ryo.

Although Akabane didn't participate in the last ten days or so of the month-long intensive training, everyone could still tell just how strong he was through subtle hints.