I'm drawing manga in Naruto

"Never mind, you should get some rest. You have another surgery this afternoon."

Tsunade stood up.

She was worried about Akabane's safety, which is why she left her work and ran out of the hospital. She was completely relieved to see that Akabane was safe.

Akabane nodded.

I was just planning to go back and rest when I happened to run into Tsunade.

Uchiha family.

A group of people sat together, watching today's updated comic.

"Sasuke's not going to have any more screen time, sigh!"

"Instead of relying solely on comics to advance your level, you should practice more on your own."

"That's what I said..."

We understand the道理 (principles/reasons), but we're still feeling very depressed. What should we do?

A group of Uchiha people sighed. The plot about Akatsuki invading and kidnapping the Kazekage was indeed very exciting and thrilling, but for some reason, the manga that everyone was looking forward to suddenly became boring.

Not far away, at Uchiha Genkai's home.

Yuan Hai watched this scene, patted the child's hair beside him, and said, "Fugaku, what truly allows the Sharingan to evolve is the love in our hearts, not the tragic plot of the manga. You must understand this."

“Father, I know. Just like Brother Akabane, who was so strong at the age of thirteen, it’s impossible that he could have relied solely on manga.”

"I did it with all my might, don't use 'genius' to erase my efforts... I think Sasuke's line is probably Akabane-nii's true feelings."

Fugaku's voice was childish, but his words were unusually mature. At less than five years old, he had already shown more insight and wisdom than some seven- or eight-year-old children outside.

He stroked Fugaku's hair and said proudly, "He truly is my son."

"Father, these are my lines."

Kofugaku said with dissatisfaction.

"Alright, that's your line. Today I'll teach you the Uchiha clan's shuriken manipulation technique."

Uchiha Genkai squatted down.

"Really? That's great! I want to learn Itachi Uchiha's manipulation techniques."

"Sorry, I don't know how to do that either."

"Oh, then I won't learn it."

After Fugaku finished speaking, he picked up a few kunai and went into the courtyard, then casually threw them out.

A series of kunai flew out, colliding and gaining momentum in mid-air before hitting several targets in the vicinity with a series of "thuds".

However, most of the shots were hit, with significant deviations and no true hits on the crosshair.

In terms of technique, Fugaku was quite competent; it's just that his age limited his strength, which in turn affected his accuracy.

Uchiha Genkai was ashamed.

Although he was the clan chief, he spent most of his time in the village overseeing the guard duties, so he had relatively little experience in battlefield combat. As for shuriken skills, well...maybe...

"He truly is my son!"

Chapter 268 You have Konoha phobia, you need treatment!

"Damn it, those brats from Konoha are slandering my Sunagakure village in the manga again!"

Suna was in a fit of impotent rage in his office.

How can a village of such great size not even protect its own shadow?

not only that.

While Gaara was fighting, all the other ninjas in the village were just standing around watching and eating. Even though Sunagakure is ranked last among the five great villages, it's still too much to depict him like this.

An insult, an utter and complete insult!

"The people of Konoha are warning us that if we continue to oppose them, we'll only face certain death..."

The monk sighed.

Chiyo and Ebizo exchanged a glance and gave each other a knowing look.

Finally, Chiyo spoke up: "Shamon, ever since what happened last time, you've developed a phobia of Konoha. You always overanalyze things in the manga, and this can't go on."

"No, I'm not over-interpreting it."

Shamon solemnly said, "You should know that Konoha's foundation is terrifyingly strong, right? The Uchiha clan..."

“Although it happened a long time ago, we are only now receiving the news, which is my fault. However, I heard that the Uchiha paid a huge price for this, and their strength must have been reduced by more than half.”

Ebizo took the blame voluntarily, while offering a rebuttal.

"Teacher, elders, from One Piece to Naruto, the plots are all alluding to our Sand Village. We absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

Suna, being young and impetuous, couldn't swallow his anger and started planning what to do.

Before long, an idea came to him: "Aunt Chiyo, I remember your son is a famous genius..."

“Sassuke, my child is already an Anbu Chunin. Wouldn’t it be a laughing stock for him to take the Chunin Exams?”

Chiyo frowned slightly.

Chunin in the Anbu is an internal ranking system and is not recognized by many ninja villages. However, for ninjas, being recognized or not is not important; what matters is having strength.

Sending an elite Chunin to fight a Konoha Genin, even if they win, wouldn't look honorable; it's just self-deception.

“Although he is an ANBU member, he has hardly ever carried out any missions in the Land of Fire since he became a ninja. Sister, it would be good for you to let him go out and take a look.”

Ebizo offered his advice.

In Akabane's generation, the nine members of Konoha were all formidable.

A year later, what kind of strength does the new generation possess?

Besides...

Shamon sighed and said, "Don't forget, only three out of the nine last year passed the Chunin Exams and advanced. The other six can also participate in this year's Chunin Exams through this method."

"..."

After hearing this, Suna felt even more disappointed.

As Chiyo said, the teacher has lost his spirit and is no longer the Second Kazekage who once dominated the ninja world.

On the other hand, he was well aware that Shamon's question was genuine and potentially fatal; if they could get the Anbu's Chunin to participate in the competition, Konoha could do the same.

In a real contest, Sunagakure still doesn't have the advantage.

He was furious.

The Land of Wind is too poor to cultivate as many talents as Konoha.

Damn it, how wonderful it would be if we were rich!

Currently, the Chunin Exams rules have only been in effect for a little over a year, hence the one-year gap between the two exams.

However, no one in Konoha was worried about the Chunin Exams.

This generation of Konoha is indeed full of talented people.

Putting aside everything else, the strength of just a few "genin" like Yabu, Shinku, and Jiraiya is extraordinary, not to mention the new generation like Might Guy and Uchiha Rin.

Early the next morning, before Akabane had even gotten out of bed, there was a knock on the door. Opening his eyes, he knew who was outside without even looking, using his senses.

Outside the door was Saki Kurama, but besides her, there was another person sitting in the hall.

Judging from his aura, he seems to be a ninja from the Senju clan.

Akabane pondered for a moment, then realized that the Uzumaki clansman had probably been taken to Konoha by Uchiha En and the others.

"Please wait a moment, Mother, I'll get up right away."

"Okay, don't keep the guests waiting."

Kurama Saki went back to prepare Akabane's breakfast. She was always gentle and considerate, and had rarely gone on missions since getting married.

Akabane rubbed his shoulders, then got up and changed his clothes.

When I got downstairs, the rice balls had just been made.

He took a few, then looked at the guest. Judging from his appearance, he was indeed from the Senju clan. He would occasionally run into the Senju clan when he visited them. According to seniority, he should be Tsunade's cousin.

"Lord Mito requests your presence."

"About that child, I'll be there right away."

Akabane stuffed a few mouthfuls of rice balls into his mouth.

The other person nodded slightly, about to say something more, but in the blink of an eye, the person in front of him had disappeared.

what's the situation?

"This kid used Flying Thunder God Technique to travel again, and... I'm sorry, it seems you'll need to go back by yourself."

Kurama Saki was a little embarrassed.

It's so rude of them to not even offer a ride when you're going the same way!

"No, it's okay."

Flying Thunder God?

He sincerely envied Tobirama, recalling how he had tried to learn from him, but unfortunately he hadn't learned a thing and had fallen behind in other areas of his training.

What a genius!

the other side.

Akabane teleported over, only to realize that he hadn't given his "cousin" a ride along the way.

Forget it, it’s not a big problem.

Mito Uzumaki's situation is quite important; he should understand my anxiety.

With that thought in mind, Akabane strode confidently toward Mito Uzumaki's courtyard.

"Don't be afraid, Grandma is your family, Grandma is here."

Before even reaching the courtyard, Akabane could already hear Mito Uzumaki's gentle voice; she was always so gentle and tender to everyone except Akabane and Tsunade.

I want to eat lemons.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Then, a crying sound came from inside the yard, which seemed to be the voice of a little girl.

She was covered in dirt and grime that day, so I couldn't see her clearly. Was she actually a girl?

Akabane went inside.

He saw a little girl whose arms were covered in teeth marks. Tsunade used healing magic to heal her and wipe away the marks with a pained expression.

Tooth marks...

Black Zetsu's eyes are truly sharp; this little girl actually possesses the healing abilities of the Uzumaki clan!

I wonder what the other one's talent is.

He had some regrets.

If I had known that the two kids Black Zetsu found were so talented, I should have tried to save that child back then.

To be more ruthless, even if they can't be saved, they should be killed to silence them.

The Uzumaki clan has fallen into Black Zetsu's hands, and may very well become another Nagato—

Although the Rinnegan hasn't appeared yet, given Madara's condition and strength, it's only a matter of time before he gets it.

"Akaha."

When Mito Uzumaki saw Akabane, she opened her mouth, but then, unsure of what to say, she pointed to the spot in front of her and remained silent.

The other children all made way.

Akabane sat down, his feelings complicated. Mito Uzumaki clearly felt the same way, which was why he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.