I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 100 Red Eyes, White Eyes, and the Medic!

Third exercise field.

Nara Rinkazu examined the ninja data sheet in his hand while also sizing up his three subordinates.

A genius boy from the Uchiha clan, a girl from the main branch of the Hyuga clan, and a logistics soldier from a commoner background.

And then there's him, a newly promoted Special Jonin from a ninja clan...

It's quite a novel team composition model.

"Nice to meet you."

Nara Rankei shook the data sheets in his hand, and three thin sheets of paper flew out of his palm like arrows, pointing precisely to each team member.

"Let's all start with a brief self-introduction."

"Name, age, contact information, skills, interests, life dreams, etc., for example..."

Before his three subordinates could speak, he did so.

Nara Rinka cleared his throat and began to chant from the Bible.

"My name is Nara Rinka, I am 13 years old, I live in the Kikyo Castle area in the northwest of Konoha Village, and I am unmarried."

"I don't smoke, I don't drink, I'm not obsessed with winning or losing, I don't dwell on troubles, and I long for a peaceful and tranquil life."

As for life's dreams...

"It's probably about spending a peaceful and happy life with the people you love."

The squad leader's Bible recitation came to an end.

Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Rei, and Shizune exchanged a silent glance, ultimately deciding that "men first."

"Nara—no, Captain Nara."

Uchiha Shisui stepped forward, first nodding to Nara Langui, then looking at the other two team members.

"My name is Uchiha Shisui, I am 13 years old, and I live in the Uchiha settlement area in the center of the village. Um... I am unmarried."

"My strengths lie in ninjutsu and genjutsu, and I consider myself fairly competent in using ninja tools."

"Interests in life... do fishing and grilling fish count?"

"If that doesn't count, then it's raising crows."

Finally, Uchiha Shisui took a deep breath and said solemnly.

"My dream is to protect the village and prevent anyone from destroying it!"

Born into the Uchiha clan, yet inheriting the Will of Fire...

Nara Lan Gui clapped politely.

Uchiha Shisui rubbed his chubby nose a little embarrassedly.

The remaining two female team members looked at each other, but neither of them spoke first.

Nara Rinka looked at the two of them and gestured to Shizune, whom he was more familiar with.

"Mute, you go first."

Nara Lan Gui and Shizune are indeed quite familiar to me.

This does not refer to the kind of stream-of-consciousness familiarity where people feel like they've known each other for a long time but have never met.

Instead, she had been studying under Tsunade for several months before Nara took on the task, and had met Shizune, who was also receiving guidance from Tsunade, quite a few times.

The two would occasionally exchange information about their progress in medical ninjutsu.

"understood."

Shizune looked at Nara Rinka, who had taken the initiative to invite her, nodded, and said softly.

"My name is Shizune, I'm 12 years old, I live near Konoha Hospital, and... I'm unmarried."

"She is skilled in medical ninjutsu and is also studying the development of poisons on her own. Her favorite thing to do is to read history books in the Konoha Archives."

"My dream is to travel the world and visit all the cultural heritage sites in the world."

Although the dream of silence is not quite the same as what I expected.

However, Nara Rinka continued to applaud as a form of encouragement.

All eyes turned to the last person.

Uchiha Shisui was Nara Rinka's former classmate.

Shizune was a "nodding acquaintance" of Nara Rinka.

The three of them weren't exactly close, but they were at least somewhat familiar with each other.

Nara Rinka looked at the last "real stranger".

With white eyes, white skin, and white clothes, she looked like a white snow woman who had stepped out of a picture book.

"Hyuga Rei, 11 years old, skilled in Gentle Fist."

The girl spoke in a cool, concise tone, giving her a brief and clear introduction.

"unmarried."

Nara Rinka and the others stared silently at the last team member, unsure of what to say.

"Fine, consider this a self-introduction."

Nara Ranke rubbed his head. Of his three subordinates, there was one who was rather difficult to deal with.

Hopefully, it's just that he's quiet, and not something else...

However, Nara Rinka was relatively satisfied with the types of abilities of his three subordinates.

Uchiha Shisui's ninjutsu and genjutsu.

Hinata Rei's physical skills and perception.

Quiet medical and logistical support.

In addition, there's the secret technique of Nara's laurel-picking.

The team's abilities are perfectly balanced and without any weaknesses.

"That concludes the self-introductions. Now, let's move on to the next segment."

Nara Rinka stretched and relaxed his muscles.

"According to the data provided by the Hokage, all three of you have passed the Chunin Exams."

"A Chunin is more than qualified to be the captain of an ordinary squad."

"The Third Hokage gathered us into one team, which clearly shows that he had high hopes for this team."

Give the three team members some time to process their understanding.

Nara Rinka continued speaking.

"In my opinion, the captain's responsibility is first to protect his subordinates, and second to complete the mission."

"From any perspective, I need to have a basic understanding of your general strength."

"So now, one-on-one, let me see your level of skill."

"Uchiha Shisui!"

"yes!"

Uchiha Shisui stepped forward.

The other two team members retreated in time.

"Let me see if you've made any progress lately."

Nara Rinka waved to Uchiha Shisui, signaling him to take the initiative.

Although he had made an agreement with the other party, due to the sudden war, Uchiha Shisui was busy carrying out missions, and the subsequent challenge and sparring never came to fruition.

This can be considered their second sparring session.

"No problem, Captain!"

The scene of his last challenge against Nara Rinka flashed through Uchiha Shisui's mind, and he retreated rapidly.

The crimson three-tomoe Sharingan instantly activated, and the three shuriken that had somehow appeared in his hand immediately flew out and whistled towards Nara's location.

"Didn't you start with the Great Fireball Technique?"

Nara Rinka's hand swept across his waist, effortlessly drawing the ninja tool [Little Jizo] into his grasp.

As he swung his arm, the black blade drew several simple, regular lines in the air. The movement was concise and clean, without any unnecessary energy consumption.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

The blade of [Little Jizo] clashed with the shuriken, and three crisp metallic sounds rang out almost simultaneously, sending the latter flying backward.

[A Rank B Ninja Battle Mission has been detected!]

[Rank B Mission: Squad Members]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill Uchiha Shisui]

[Mission Reward: Rank B Ninja Scroll]

"Still a B-rank mission? It seems Shisui's progress isn't as fast as I thought..."

Nara Rinka grasped the [Small Jizo] and stood silently in place, waiting for Uchiha Shisui's next attack.

The three black tomoe swirled endlessly in his crimson pupils, the Sharingan's powerful perception constantly monitoring his opponent's every move.

"knife?"

Uchiha Shisui was slightly taken aback when he saw Nara Rinka draw his sword to retaliate.

"Only a few months have passed, and Nara... has the captain gained another skill: swordsmanship?"

Uchiha Shisui was also a skilled swordsman.

However, faced with the Nara clan's shadow techniques, he really didn't want to engage in close combat with them.

With his ten fingers moving rapidly, Uchiha Shisui refined and transformed his own chakra, and after taking a deep breath, he released the fire-type chakra within his body.

"Great Fireball Technique!"

coax--

A blazing fireball was released by Uchiha Shisui, its bright light illuminating the earth, and the scorching temperature caused the air to distort slightly.

"Shisui, I have come to understand your mastery of Fire Release techniques."

Nara Rinka's voice came from behind the blazing fireball.

But the next moment.

The voice seemed to be right next to my ear.

"I hope you can show me something newer."

A sense of dread suddenly arose in Uchiha Shisui's heart.

He instinctively drew the small katana that was stuck upside down in his back and twisted his waist sharply.

The snow-white blade of the ninja sword spun in mid-air, tracing a full, crescent-shaped trajectory as he moved.

The pitch-black blade appeared out of nowhere, intercepting the attack's trajectory.

Ding!

Another crisp, short collision sound rang out.

Sparks of red fire exploded from the point where the two katanas collided, flying into the air.

The snow-white blade reflected Uchiha Shisui's slightly contracted crimson Sharingan eyes and his barely concealed shock.

He hadn't even noticed Nara Ranka's sudden approach...

When did the opponent's movement speed become so fast...?

"Oh no! Shadow Technique!"

Uchiha Shisui suddenly realized what was happening and tried to quickly avoid Nara Ranka's shadow.

But unexpectedly...

Nara Rinka did not take advantage of this close-range opportunity to use the [Shadow Technique] to restrict Uchiha Shisui's mobility.

With a slight exertion of his arm, the B-grade [Strength] attribute spread and transferred from the blade of [Little Jizo] to the other weapon.

Feeling the astonishing force emanating from the shodachi, Uchiha Shisui clenched his teeth and used the force to instantly retreat backward.

"To be distracted during battle, is this what a genius of the Uchiha clan is like?"

Nara Lan Gui flipped his wrist, and [Little Jizo] followed his movement, drawing a dazzling sword flower in mid-air.

"Shisui, if I had just used the [Shadow Technique], you would have died once already."

"Sorry, Captain!"

Uchiha Shisui put the kodachi back into its sheath on his back and formed hand seals again.

He was seen split in two, one on the left and one on the right, running around Nara.

Nara Rinkazu sized up the two Uchiha Shisui, and suddenly his eyes blurred as he saw the opponent increase from one to two, and then from two to four.

Before Uchiha Shisui could get close enough, his number had already increased to more than a dozen.

"This is... the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique?"

Nara Rinka narrowed her eyes.

Or perhaps, it's a special Body Flicker Technique developed by Uchiha Shisui himself?

The closest Uchiha Shisui suddenly accelerated, sprinting to Nara Rinka's front, leaping high into the air and unleashing a flying kick.

Nara Rinkachi calmly raised his left hand to block the opponent's powerful kick.

boom!

The impact of fists and feet collided, producing a dull thud.

"entity?"

A thought flashed through Nara Rinka's mind.

Before he could launch a counterattack, another Uchiha Shisui swung his sword at him.

[Little Jizo] drew his sword to intercept, clashing once again with Uchiha Shisui's kodachi.

Ding!

A crisp, pleasant metallic clanging sound erupted.

The second person to launch an attack, Uchiha Shisui, was also a physical entity!

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The author's words in the previous chapter were not explained very clearly, and some readers have questions about Jingyin's surname. Let me explain.

Everyone knows that Kato Dan is Shizune's uncle.

However, whether in the manga or elsewhere, Shizune's name is always Shizune, and she is never given the surname "Kato".

In this small detail, Ashin did not intend to deviate from the original work or add any additional settings.

A similar example is Tsunade.

Everyone knows that Tsunade is a member of the Senju clan.

However, neither Tsunade nor her younger brother Nawaki are given the surname "Senju" in the manga or official guidebooks.

that's all.

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I wasn't feeling well last night, so I wasn't in the right frame of mind to write.

One update at noon.

The number of updates will not decrease today.

There will be another update around 2 PM.

Because... we're going up the Sanjiang River!

I'll see if I can update five times today; I'd like to update around midnight tonight.

(End of this chapter)