I'm drawing manga in Naruto

I have seen!

Just today.

After washing up, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get to the research institute.

There were many ninjas around, but Akabane was now the second-in-command of the ANBU, so no one dared to stop him from coming here.

Danzo was quite efficient; the laboratory that originally belonged to Dan was now completely empty, indicating that his research had ended and he had been sent to the front lines to participate in the battle against Sunagakure.

Let's take a look at Orochimaru's laboratory...

He sat in the chair, facing the cursed body directly.

"You called me over so early in the morning, what research results have you found?"

Akabane looked listless.

Although I wasn't actually that sleepy thanks to my mental strength, I still felt uncomfortable all over.

After all, he usually sleeps until noon.

Orochimaru remained silent for a long while, then shook his head and said, "We haven't achieved anything, so I'm asking for your help. The cursed seal is related to the survival of Konoha..."

"Don't believe what the teachers say. It's not that serious. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."

Akabane felt too embarrassed to complain about getting up after hearing this.

Whether it's dark circles under his eyes or complexion, Orochimaru's is one or two times worse than his. It would be inhuman for him to complain anymore, so he offered some words of comfort.

He has already obtained the Rinnegan.

To put it bluntly, he could be on par with Madara. Even if he's slightly inferior, we still have Mito Uzumaki and Dai, right? We've been training for a thousand days to use them for one. When it really comes down to it, Dai will open the Seventh and Eighth Gates to join the battle.

However, it's not convenient for Orochimaru to discuss these matters.

So Akabane started researching with Orochimaru, but he had no talent for research; if he had that talent, he wouldn't have been an art student in his previous life.

After painstakingly and pretentiously studying it for most of the day, I had no choice but to find an excuse to go back to the comic book store and exchange it for the curse seal.

Unsurprisingly, the cursed seal appeared, along with a host of memories.

Akabane does not need a curse seal.

Fortunately, he possessed strong mental power, and with the help of the Rinnegan and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he quickly expelled the cursed seal from his body. The cursed seal was gone, but the memories remained.

This is the most important thing.

He sent a clone to help Orochimaru with his research while he went back to sleep—he had spent points to exchange for the data, so his main body couldn't possibly have to work overtime as well, could it?

During the day, Akabane was still asleep.

Disturbed from sleeping, many people probably won't be able to get up until noon. However, after the manga arrived in Konoha, many people immediately bought it and started reading.

However, there are quite a few updates today.

Ten episodes of Naruto.

Ten episodes of One Piece.

A side story about Hyuga Neji.

With the release of the three new volumes, the small teahouse was suddenly packed with customers, with all the seats filled and many people even sitting on the floor.

The reason we've gathered here is simply because today's plot is so exciting.

Sasuke "defeated" the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and brought the Eight-Tails to Akatsuki.

Naruto mastered Sage Mode.

Pain launched a direct attack on Konoha, solely to find out Naruto's whereabouts.

All three plot points are exciting, but the one that everyone is most concerned about is the third one—Pain's attack on Konoha.

Konoha is everyone's home.

Since the founding of Konoha, no other ninja village has been able to attack Konoha, but Pain was the first to do so in the manga, and with just "a team", he made everyone feel as if he had the military strength of a country.

The Rinnegan is too powerful!

This is why everyone is increasingly looking forward to the plot, hoping to see Konoha send out a strong fighter to defeat Pain, so that Pain will know that Konoha is not to be trifled with.

But what's disgusting is—

Just as we reached the most crucial point, the comic suddenly disappeared.

It feels like being served a delicious meal, only to have to eat a little bit of the side dish before the restaurant comes and takes the whole dish back...

Normally no one would care.

Anyway, we can still see it tomorrow or the day after, but the plot of this episode ended here, making people want to grab a knife and go to Akabane's door to pull him up and draw the next episode.

But that's just wishful thinking. Right now, apart from the common people, who in Konoha doesn't know Akabane's strength?

They look ordinary, but they are actually treacherous, cunning, and powerful. They can even easily defeat Jonin, let alone these lowly soldiers.

Can't be bothered.

With no other option, the group could only turn their attention to another Naruto side story, seeking some solace there.

Shinza Hyuga was also among them. Of course, he used a transformation technique to disguise himself and change his appearance, so as not to make people think that he, as the head of the clan, had come specifically to read the manga about the Hyuga clan's storyline.

In reality, while others were reading the main story, he finished reading the side story immediately. At this point, he had no interest in reading the other comics and was secretly observing the reactions of others to this volume.

However, the result disappointed him greatly, and he even began to question the meaning of life.

Everyone marveled at Neji's talent and was amazed by his Byakugan and Gentle Fist abilities, but the most frequently mentioned phrase was "It's a pity he's from the branch family."

It's a pity they split up...

Yes, such a gifted person, a genius who appears only once every few centuries, why is he a disciple of a branch family?

Shinji Hyuga wants to hear the truth, but the truth is often hurtful.

The system of main family and branch families has been passed down from the Hyuga origins to the present day without interruption.

Recently, the Hyuga clan underwent a major change, with everyone except the clan head and heir becoming a "branch family," and Hyuga Shinza is now acting like a local tyrant.

You can imagine how he felt upon hearing those five words all over his ears.

It's just complicated, nothing but complicated.

The rest of the content was basically the same, so he didn't listen any further. Staying there would be embarrassing if the other readers were discovered, and it wouldn't be good for the reputation of the Hyuga clan either.

So he chose to leave.

Throughout the journey, Hinata Shinso kept thinking about those five words from earlier.

It's a pity they split up...

Neji's self-developed techniques, such as the Rotation Technique and the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, were actually recorded in the main family, but were not made available to the branch family.

If he had saved the time he spent researching these things and mastered more of the main family's secret techniques, his strength during the first Chunin Exams would have been far greater than it is now.

Is the family system wrong?

Hyuga Shinza was lost in thought, and before he knew it, he had arrived at Hyuga Mayu's house.

He hadn't seen his younger brother for a long time since the family division.

This time, even he himself didn't know why he came here. Coincidentally, Hinata Mayu came out from inside the door and was stunned for a long time when he saw Masaru.

Then, the two brothers sat down in the courtyard, and Zhen Zuo gave the extra volume to his younger brother.

After reading it, Hinata Mayu fell silent.

As members of a separate family, who would willingly accept this?

But that's fate.

Unable to fathom his brother's thoughts, he remained silent instead of speaking immediately.

Shinjiro Hyuga looked into the room.

A few days ago, Zhenyou's child was born, more than half a year later than Rizuchi and Richa. The child is very cute and has not yet been raised like a caged bird.

These are the future of the family.

He remained silent for a long time, then, as if he had made a decision, he said resolutely, "I want to change the family system and completely eliminate the main family and branch families."

"Are you serious?"

Hinata Shinsuke was surprised and somewhat incredulous. Doing this would not benefit Hinata Shinsuke's lineage at all, because eliminating the main family and branch families would mean that no one would need to willingly die for the main family anymore.

"Of course I'm serious. But changing an age-old system can't be done in one generation, but we can change it slowly... starting with our children."

Shinji Hyuga looked at the child inside the house with a gentle gaze.

Chapter 314 Damn Manga, Damn Konoha

Akabane had no idea what Hyuga Shinza was thinking, nor was he interested in knowing.

However, from a neutral perspective, the Hyuga clan's ability to survive through the ages is not unrelated to the Caged Bird Seal. Without the Caged Bird Seal, the Hyuga clan might have been wiped out like the Uzumaki clan at some point.

This is the benefit.

There are also downsides.

Firstly, the caged bird policy limits the talents of the branch family, while the policy of not sharing the main family's secret techniques restricts the development of the branch family's geniuses. Of course... the main family's policy has been relaxed after the recent uproar.

Secondly, flowers grown in a greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain, and it is difficult for a family that is too comfortable to produce a true genius.

The term "genius" here refers to top-tier ninjas of Kage rank or higher.

It's worth mentioning that after finishing the side story, Akabane gained a new ability from his exchange list.

Seven-day breathing exercise.

This is a taijutsu technique created by Zilu. Neji says it belongs to Zilu's "Eight Gates Formation," which can greatly enhance one's strength. However, Akabane is well aware of its side effects.

Every power comes at a price, and the Seven-Day Breathing Technique is no exception.

Its essence is a physical technique that enhances the body's cellular oxidation-reduction by breathing more air, thereby increasing physical activity and strengthening various abilities.

Cells have a limited number of divisions, which means that as the number of divisions increases, the body ages faster.

Akabane wasn't interested in practicing it, but not everyone in the physical skills class is suited to the Eight Gates Formation. With the addition of the Seven-Day Breathing Technique, some people might find success in one area but not another.

Most importantly, this thing isn't expensive.

Of course, this is relative to his current income. He wouldn't be willing to exchange it for the few points he used to earn each day.

Since it only cost a little over two thousand, he exchanged it without hesitation. In addition, he also exchanged the Eight Gates Formation.

The Eight Gates Formation was something I changed for myself.

He will never open the Gate of Death in his lifetime, but if he can't win, he won't have much trouble opening all six gates with his current physique.

As for the physical injuries...

Isn't this a process of creation and regeneration?

Although the Eight Gates can tear the physical body apart, Creation and Regeneration can quickly heal injuries, so activating it briefly is not a big problem.

After getting up, Akabane went out to prepare for his work that day.

He left behind clones as usual, but since one clone was helping Orochimaru with his "research," he only had three clones at the comic shop.

Originally, his main body intended to work together.

However, before they could even start working, the third generation sent someone to the comic book store to ask Akabane to go there.

Akabane had no choice but to go to the Hokage Building.

Of course, he was quite happy.

After all, this is an official business, so the clones can't blame themselves for not doing their jobs; they can only blame the third generation for having too much trouble.

The third generation sat in their seats, their expressions showing great distress.

"Third generation sir."

"Come in, bring yourself a stool."

The Third Hokage was getting impatient; his hair loss had started again recently, and his hairline was noticeably receding. To make matters worse, Akabane not only threw out a cursed seal body, but also presented another problem.

Once Akabane sat down, he asked in a somewhat accusatory tone, "Pain invaded Konoha, and you drew this... What if Madara sees it? He might just take this kind of strategy. What will Konoha do then?"