I'm drawing manga in Naruto

Black Zetsu is certainly not out of the question. As Madara said, under the current circumstances, Ebizo is just a dispensable character who can't cause any major trouble.

Now, the wheels of war are already turning, and no one can stop them.

If war breaks out, then...

He seemed to see many ninja villages attacking Konoha, while they could remain behind the scenes, waiting for an opportunity to gather tailed beasts and jinchūriki.

Everything is under control.

Madara lay back in his chair, his eyes slightly narrowed, and then asked, "By the way, hasn't Akabane updated his blog lately?"

"Really do not have."

Black Zetsu was immediately helpless after hearing this.

This was the fifth time Madara had asked him in the past three days, each time wanting him to go to the Land of Fire to check on the situation, making it seem as if he didn't believe him at all.

"There isn't one..."

Ban frowned slightly, tapping the stone chair lightly with his fingers, sensing something subtly amiss.

Previously, Akabane updated almost every day, but suddenly stopped updating. He must have a new mission, but what can he do at this critical moment?

Even Madara dared not underestimate Akabane's fighting strength, and his disappearance for three days had truly made him uneasy.

Madara thought for a moment, then asked, "What's Konoha up to?"

"The body was moved, and nothing else was done."

Moving the body?

Ban leaned back in his chair, deep in thought.

corpse...

Impure World Reincarnation?

He suddenly sat up straight and said solemnly, "It's very unusual that there hasn't been an update for three days. Konoha is likely focusing all its efforts on researching the Impure World Reincarnation."

"The Impure World Reincarnation, a forbidden technique that summons the dead?"

Black Zetsu was stunned for a moment, "Does such a technique really exist in the world? That can't be!"

"Yes, Tobirama Senju is a genius. He has many techniques that even I don't know about at all. However, the effects are not quite the same as in the manga. I have only seen them a few times. If we think about it from this perspective, Konoha may be researching this forbidden technique."

Ban thought about it more and more and it seemed very possible.

If the Impure World Reincarnation research is successful, then their plan will have a flaw.

"Or, should we control Chiyo as well?"

"The more you do, the more mistakes you make. Chiyo is strong and alert; she's not so easy to control perfectly..."

Ban shook his head.

This plan definitely won't work, so the only option is to make Suna a bad guy. But after thinking for a moment, he added, "I take back what I just said. Keep an eye on Ebizo lately and see if he's making any outside contact."

"no problem."

Black Zetsu knew what Madara meant.

Ebizo has many informants and ninja hawks, and he operates on the fringes of Suna and Chiyo. If Konoha wants to disrupt their plans, they must start with him.

This is also why Black Zetsu suggested killing Ebizo.

Chapter 322 resumes updates, hot sale!

"Did Akabane come today?"

"Here it comes, updates will resume tomorrow."

People had been coming to the comic book store early in the morning to inquire about something; this had been going on for three days, but today Kurama Unro was finally able to give a direct answer—

Our popular cartoonist is back!

Upon hearing that Akabane had returned to update, a group of readers chatted and laughed. Some sat in front of the door and ordered a glass of juice, while others picked up an old manga to reread.

These older works are free to view in the store. Some poor children or those who are bored will often pick one up and read it while chatting with others.

In the small tea room, there was none of the tense atmosphere that one would expect on the front lines.

This is also normal.

Although the Land of Rivers has clashed with Sunagakure, there has been no real large-scale battle. It has only been small-scale assassinations and ambushes between squads, which has not had a significant impact on the village's internal security.

Konoha has been complaining about a generational gap, but in terms of combat strength, it is still the strongest among the five great villages. The people of the Land of Rivers account for less than 30% of Konoha's overall combat strength.

In the lounge.

Akabane has completed two chapters since this morning, and that's just his personal achievement; his clones are even stronger.

Two people in charge of Naruto have each completed three episodes, and with the two remaining episodes from before, this ten-episode update is now complete.

On the other hand, the progress of One Piece is relatively slow.

It's not that the Shadow Clones are being lazy, but rather that the scenes on Enies Lobby are complex, with numerous battles, making it significantly more difficult than Naruto.

However, five chapters of One Piece were not printed before, so even though the process is slow, the remaining content will be finished quickly.

of course.

Even after managing to update the comic, these four shadow clones still couldn't stay idle.

After the Tobirama Senju and Naruto Uzumaki figures, Kosuke submitted two more works: a wooden sculpture of Hashirama Senju and a sculpture of Mito Uzumaki.

These are clearly a pair of wood carvings.

To be honest, Akabane felt very uncomfortable—who would I sell this character, which has such a strong symbolic meaning, to?

It looks like it's going to be given away for nothing.

Oh well, it's all for charity anyway, so having two more or two less won't make much difference. Besides, there are still two works by Kokichi Gekko.

Moonlight Fire Carved Moonlight Gale and Uzuki Yugao.

They are also a pair of wood carvings.

His knife skills were only slightly inferior to Kosuke's, and his technique was equally exquisite; all that was needed was to add color.

Four wooden figurines, each perfectly assigned a shadow clone.

As for the main body...

Well, drawing covers and posters is also very hard work.

A perfect arrangement.

Akabane mentally gave himself a thumbs up.

These tasks were easy, and when he was in a good mood and full of energy, he even drew a few extra posters and signed them, which were then randomly selected to be included in the comic books.

He hadn't painted this kind of picture himself for a long time; most of the time, he let his clones do it casually.

Things started to get busier after lunch.

First, let's look at the third generation.

The third generation wasn't in much trouble, but upon hearing about the sculpted figure of Hashirama Senju, they immediately came to "support charity" to prevent someone else from getting their hands on this important statue first.

Akabane had anticipated this.

For series like the Xth generation of Naruto, all you need to do is promote it to the Hokage Building in Konoha. However, it turned out that the Third Hokage was willing to pay money, which was beyond his expectations.

Next up is Orochimaru's side.

He was reincarnated from the Impure World—and in these three days, he has added another research project to his work.

Fortunately, Orochimaru's pleasure lies in researching and exploring the mysteries of ninjutsu, so he enjoys it and doesn't feel tired.

The Impure World Reincarnation technique left by the Second Hokage was already quite complete; simply summoning souls to attach to offerings didn't require much research. However, Orochimaru was clearly not satisfied with that.

He discovered that the reanimated body summoned using Tobirama Senju's techniques was very weak and had no abilities whatsoever, unlike the one depicted in the manga. Due to his preconceived notions from the manga, he was immediately disappointed and found it hard to believe.

Akabane had thought Danzo would come looking for him too, but it turned out that his teacher still had humanity and, knowing that he had just recovered, did not come to disturb his vacation.

Thanks to this, I had finished coloring the wood carving by the afternoon.

After the paint dried, he had Kurama Unro deliver the wooden carving of Senju Hashirama to the Hokage Building, while he himself took the wooden carving of "Uzumaki Mito" to the Senju clan's territory.

Nowadays, Akabane doesn't need to report when entering the Senju clan's territory.

Just go in, no one will stop you—the whole of Konoha knows that the Kurama family's genius has a thing with Tsunade.

As always, Mito Uzumaki was living a blissful life with eleven children from the Uzumaki clan. Although she looked old, she was in good condition and, judging from her aura, could live for at least three or four more years.

Ban will wait for her to die of old age, which may be a time of despair.

Akabane muttered a few complaints to himself before turning the corner and stepping into the courtyard.

Whirlpool Qingyue has emerged from the gloom of her father's death and is playing happily with the other ten children. When she saw Chiyu coming over, Dabai and Erbai immediately abandoned their own and rushed towards him.

Erbai meowed and then glared at the doorway—when it saw that it was Chiyu, it immediately lowered its head and started digging in the dirt with its paws, pretending that it didn't exist and not daring to make any expression.

"Qingyue, take them out to play."

Akabane stroked her hair, and Xiao Qingyue nodded.

She was the daughter of the former clan chief, and with the best talent, she had become the leader of the group of children. Basically, no one dared to disobey her when she spoke.

In just a few seconds, a group of children ran off with comics and toys in their hands.

Erbai felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly followed in his master's footsteps.

In some ways, ninja beasts are more perceptive than humans.

"I'm so glad to see you've gotten stronger again."

Mito Uzumaki smiled broadly.

"It's not that I've gotten stronger, just a slight improvement."

Akabane is very humble.

Excluding the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan, his progress was indeed only minor, but the enhancements brought by these two were too strong.

Then, he took the wooden carving out of his pocket.

"This is……"

Mito Uzumaki sat up straight and saw a miniature version of herself. She couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. "Why are you giving this to me? You're probably going to sell it, aren't you?"

"It's nothing, just consider it a bribe from me."

Akabane was placed aside.

He hesitated for a few seconds, then asked in a low voice, "Did the Third Lord tell you about what happened a few days ago?"

"It was mentioned."

Mito Uzumaki nodded slightly.

"Then you should know that the Third Hokage made a deal with the other ninja villages to stop hunting down the Uzumaki clan. I was thinking... should I take these eleven children to meet the other Uzumaki clan members?"

Akabane shared his thoughts.

As one of the dream maintainers, he was fully aware of everything that happened in the dream, so he knew the inside story.

Shall we meet?

Mito Uzumaki thought for a few seconds and said, "Let's wait a while until the Uzumaki clan's festival day, then we'll go."

"A sacrificial ceremony? Hmm, that's fine too."

Akabane did not object.

If you go on the memorial day, you should still be able to see that mask associated with "Death".

Another one is...

If Mito Uzumaki can get the Bat Fruit before the festival, she might even be able to leave Konoha for a stroll.

He thought about it and came up with a plan in his mind—to get the bat fruit out soon.

Jiraiya has been at sea for over a month; it's time for him to come back.

If Akabane throws the fruit directly, Jiraiya might not be able to find it. To be on the safe side, it's best to make some arrangements beforehand.