I'm drawing manga in Naruto

Last time, he forcibly synthesized the power of the Six Paths through the system, stimulating his eyes to grow into the Rinnegan. Now, he can extract a small portion of it himself.

A few seconds passed.

Akabane's frog transformation also disappeared, and he seemed to blend into nature, yet he exuded an incomparably powerful aura.

What a powerful force!

At that moment, he felt that Madara was nothing special, and the thought arose in his mind to kill Madara in the Land of Wind and send him to the Pure Land of Elysium with a single combo.

Unfortunately, his Six Paths power was too weak, and he could only maintain it for less than a minute. Otherwise, Madara's current strength of only the One-Tailed Beast wouldn't be a big deal.

Akabane's mind was filled with a multitude of thoughts, giving rise to countless ideas.

After a long while, he decided to wait for the manga to update tomorrow, then exchange for the Nine-Tails Mode, and "rent" some Nine-Tails chakra to reach his strongest state before going to fight Madara.

I think so.

However, the actual implementation will be fraught with difficulties. First of all, should Mito Uzumaki be brought along?

Secondly...

What if we can't win?

It wasn't that Akabane was a coward; it's just that you only have one life, and there's no going back.

Madara's lifespan is coming to an end, and no matter how much he develops, that's all he'll get. Meanwhile, I'll only get stronger. If we really have to fight to the death, we'll both be severely injured, and in the end, it'll probably just benefit that black devil Zetsu.

However, if they could actually create something similar to the pseudo-Nine-Tails Sage Mode, secretly infiltrating Sunagakure and launching a surprise attack wouldn't be a big problem. If they could defeat Madara, they could take him down; if they couldn't, they could just run away.

Since that's the case, Mito Uzumaki will not be brought along for the time being.

but……

If a fight breaks out and we obtain some of Madara's blood, we could use it, seal it away, and give it to Mito Uzumaki to use when needed in the future.

Aging instantly during battle is far more severe than aging under normal circumstances.

With a complete plan in mind, Akabane stopped thinking about it and gathered his thoughts before using Flying Thunder God Technique to head towards the Hokage Building.

The clones had diligently completed their work, delivering the comics to the factory near Izumi Yamano. He could have simply gone home and didn't need to come out again, but the Third Generation from the comic shop had specifically sent someone to look for him.

This kind of thing naturally cannot be done by someone else.

I'll have to go by myself.

He sighed softly, went upstairs, and knocked on the door. He saw Danzo and the Third Hokage sitting in the office, one drinking tea and the other smoking. The atmosphere looked quite strange.

This is……

What do you mean?

Akabane paused for a moment. The two sat facing each other, seemingly chatting and having afternoon tea, but the fact that Akabane had specifically asked him to come here must not be so simple.

He closed the door and was about to ask a question when the Third Generation pointed to a chair in the corner of the room and said, "Move over and sit down yourself."

"Akabane, you've become too strong for me to handle, but... I've taken enough blame in the manga, haven't I?"

Danzo turned his head, a half-smile on his face, giving off a very sinister feeling.

"should?"

Akabane answered cautiously.

Later in the story, it seems there's another culprit to blame—the evolution of Kabuto's psychological state.

Kabuto used to be kind, but under Danzo's coercion, he was forced to become an ANBU member, even killing his adoptive mother, and ultimately lost himself.

Danzo can't get rid of this blame.

After all, Mitokado Homura didn't have the "demeanor of a tyrant" at all. Even if it were forced to be depicted as him doing it, everyone would automatically imagine that "Danzo" was behind it.

Danzo heard this and his one eye showed a helpless and annoyed expression. He then sighed softly and said, "Never mind, it was just a joke. It's just a manga anyway... I called you here because I have something serious to tell you. There's a huge mess in Sunagakure. Madara has completely taken control of Sunagakure now, and Ebizo is all alone. He has escaped to the front lines in the Land of Rivers."

Chapter 341 Life Return and Nine-Tailed Fox Mode

run away?

Akabane paused for a moment. He knew that Danzo's original plan was to have Ebizo act as an inside agent to send information about the inner workings of Sunagakure, and at the same time, to turn Chiyo and Sunasuke against their cause.

Who would have thought that he would end up on the front lines?

There must be some hidden story behind this, but what the Third Hokage and Danzo were clearly concerned about was not whether there was a hidden story or not, but rather that Ebizo had left Sunagakure and they knew nothing about what had happened inside Sunagakure.

The question is what to do next.

"Ebizo means that he will try his best to persuade Chiyo to join forces with us, but he has no control over the village... Should we let it go, or go and investigate?"

The third generation spoke with a heavy tone.

Investigating the current state of Sunagakure is no easy task.

Madara Uchiha was incredibly powerful, Black Zetsu was skilled in reconnaissance and concealment, and the Third Kazekage was definitely not weak after becoming a Jinchūriki; he was certainly at the Kage level.

With such a lineup, even elite Jonin would be doomed if they went on a mission. The only one who could do that is Akabane.

"It would be best to go and see. Madara must have something in mind for transferring Ebizo and Chiyo away. If we don't know what they're up to, we'll be put in a passive position."

He agreed without much thought.

Whether or not this incident occurred, Akabane was determined to investigate Sunagakure, so the presence or absence of this mission made little difference. What surprised him more was seeing Danzo and the Third Hokage sitting together in a cheerful atmosphere.

Although these two aren't exactly mortal enemies, and they're not exactly adversaries, their relationship is definitely not good. It can only be said that... fate is a mysterious thing.

Akabane left the Hokage Building office.

The Third Hokage sat facing Danzo, smiling broadly as he continued, "It's so good to be young! The future belongs to them; we'll all have to step down sooner or later."

"No, I don't want to retire with you. Besides... judging from the current situation, Akabane's chances of getting the Fourth Hokage position are much greater than Orochimaru's."

Danzo sneered, finished the last sip of water, and then got up and left.

Three generations of helplessness.

I shouldn't have agreed to Danzo's offer in the first place. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had any room to be arrogant. Instead, he's being mocked by Danzo every few days.

However, the position of the Fourth Kage...

Who said it had to be Akabane!

Just as he never expected Jiraiya to become Hokage, the Third Hokage similarly didn't think Akabane would become Hokage.

It's not a lack of ability, but rather a matter of personality.

Jiraiya saying he has no talent is pure nonsense. If he had no talent, why would the Third Hokage have taken him as a disciple?

The Third Hokage didn't think Jiraiya or Akabane were suitable to be Hokage because both of them were free-spirited and liked to laze around. Unless Konoha was so desperate that there were no more candidates, they wouldn't agree to become Hokage.

The manga character that is most similar to them is Kakashi.

The same laziness and freedom.

If they weren't the only option, they would all decline the Hokage position.

The next day.

Yamano Izumi delivered a new volume of manga to Konoha, and Akabane woke up very early today.

When I arrived at the comic book store, I just saw Izumi Hiroshi Yamano delivering the comic book before heading back to the factory.

He is very busy.

As his comic book business grew, his factory received new orders every day, and many amateur "comic artists" even submitted their work to his factory, asking him to help them publish it.

of course……

He doesn't know anything about publishing review; he mostly just glances at it and sees if it's okay.

If that's fine, let that person pay for the publication.

If it doesn't work, then return it.

Akabane was very happy to see his manga business flourishing, as he had single-handedly driven its growth, and the sense of accomplishment was hard to measure in monetary terms.

The reason he got up early today wasn't to check comic book sales.

During wartime, comic book sales were severely affected; a few thousand a day was considered good. His main concern was the two volumes of story he had drawn that day.

Naruto involves Naruto's Nine-Tails Mode.

One Piece involves the Rokushiki (Six Powers) Life Return.

Life Returns is a very useful technique in One Piece. It allows one to infuse their consciousness into any part of their body, thereby achieving free control.

In comics, the most common application is... eating a lot of food in one go and then using it to quickly digest it.

Not only will your figure recover, but your physical fitness will also be restored.

For Akabane, this ability means that as long as there is food, he can quickly restore his physical energy. With the help of soldier pills, he can almost instantly replenish his physical energy.

This thing is so useful.

However, the price is quite high, requiring 5,000 points to redeem.

On the contrary, the Nine-Tailed Fox mode is relatively inexpensive, costing just over a thousand to redeem.

the reason is simple.

Akabane possesses exceptional chakra control abilities, along with the physique of the Uzumaki clan and the Rinnegan. Controlling and using the Nine-Tails' chakra is a piece of cake for him.

The price of over a thousand mainly covers the ability to activate and utilize the Nine-Tails Mode. After all, Akabane is not a Jinchūriki and is not very familiar with Tailed Beast Chakra, so he has to pay this tuition fee.

Otherwise, it would be awkward if I ended up sitting there sleeping all afternoon, just like yesterday.

Therefore, he quickly exchanged for two abilities as soon as he got up early in the morning.

Returning life is simple.

With the help of the system, Akabane learned it very easily and even tried it out using breakfast.

The results are very gratifying.

A pile of rice balls, which might have caused indigestion in the past, he digested easily today and turned into his own body's energy.

Although there is some excess energy, resulting in abundant energy, it is ultimately all beneficial and without any harm.

As for the Nine-Tails Mode...

Without the tailed beast's chakra, he couldn't use this ability, so after finishing breakfast, he rushed to the Senju clan's territory without stopping.

He wasn't worried about whether Mito Uzumaki had gotten up or not.

I'm definitely the last one to get up in all of Konoha. Nobody can beat me, Kurama Akabane, in that respect, even if they get up early...

really.

When they arrived at the Senju clan, Mito Uzumaki had already gotten up early.

With Tsunade and the Uzumaki children who had been staying there gone, the Senju clan grounds became much quieter, with only Chihaya Uzumaki keeping Mito company.

She felt abandoned by her family and therefore refused to return to the main Uzumaki family.

As usual, Mito Uzumaki lay on her armchair, rocking back and forth, occasionally getting up to draw a stroke or two, much like Akabane himself when he was drawing.

She sensed Akabane's arrival long ago, so she wasn't surprised at all. She lay down and rocked back and forth before asking, "You're up so early today, kid. Tell me, do you want the tailed beast's chakra?"

"Hey hey hey."

Akabane patted his head.

I just said two days ago that I didn't want the tailed beast chakra, but today they're showing up here all eagerly. It's definitely a bit embarrassing.

but……

What does face matter when it comes to power?

Today, I, Kurama Akabane, am going to be shameless!

"Hmm, I read your comic. Your idea is to split the Nine-Tails in two..."

She frowned suddenly halfway through her sentence.

The little one inside me is being a bit restless!

You can't really blame the Nine-Tails. They were just too arrogant, talking about how to split it in two right in front of the Nine-Tails. Who could stand that?

I, Kurama, am at least the leader of the nine tailed beasts...