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

Chapter 107 [The Scorching Mask]! (Third update, 10,000 words)

Nara Rinkei's decision to entrust the construction of the research base to Miyajo En was a reluctant one.

As his research work continued to unfold and deepen, the need for a professional, high-performance research base became increasingly urgent.

However, due to the current situation, Nara Rangkei is unable to personally design and build a research base.

The work of building and constructing the research base can only be entrusted to others.

Of all the people Nara Rinka knew, only three possessed the capability to build a professional research base: the old clan chief, Miyajo En, and Mrs. Cat.

The Nara clan building a specialized research base sounds plausible.

The problem is that we are currently at war.

The entire village of Konoha is focused on dealing with the war.

The Nara clan's sudden foray into the construction industry at this time was rather abrupt and conspicuous.

Therefore, after some consideration, Nara Rinkei abandoned the idea of ​​entrusting the family with the task.

And between Miyajo En and Mrs. Neko.

After some deliberation, Nara Langui ultimately chose the former, who had stronger professional skills.

Mrs. Cat was just a black market dealer after all.

Buying some scrolls and ninja tools from her is a reliable option.

If Nara Rinkei were to entrust Mrs. Cat with the construction of the base, it's more likely that the latter would subcontract it again to another unfamiliar group that he doesn't even know...

It would be better to ask Miyajo En for help!

At least there is still a certain "foundation for cooperation" between Nara Rangsei and Miyajo En.

of course.

Nara Rangsei commissioned Miyajo En to build a research base, but this was only a temporary emergency measure.

He himself needs a more secluded and private research base.

Ideally, it should be something only he knows.

However, the time and effort required to build such a private base is far beyond what Nara Rangsei can afford now.

Let's leave professional matters to the professionals...

Nara Rinkei and Miyajo En successfully finalized the commission for the construction of the research base.

Finally, Miyajo En picked up his teacup and asked that question after all.

"Chino... how has she been lately?"

"I thought you really didn't care about this issue."

Nara Lan Gui smiled.

With the cooperation agreement finalized, his relationship with Oyajo En became more familiar, and he was no longer as wary as before.

"Chino, yes, she's learned to talk now."

Nara Rinka recalled.

"The first word she learned was 'mama.' When Nono heard Chino call her 'mama,' she was so excited that she didn't stop smiling for the entire day..."

Miyajo En's expression darkened.

If there were no other choice, who would be willing to abandon their own bloodline?

"At first, I was planning to return Chino to you as soon as possible, Miyajo En."

Nara Rinka noticed the other party's gloomy expression and spoke calmly.

"But now... I still have similar thoughts."

"However, if you want to take Chino away from Kikyo's orphanage, you have to agree to this—"

"Chino is living well under Yakushi-san's care."

Yuya Shiro took off his glasses and gently wiped the fogged brown lenses, revealing his blood-red and ferocious eyes.

I still hold the same opinion as before.

"Given what I've done, Chino absolutely cannot live with me any longer."

"Once she learns about her origins, she will undoubtedly be overwhelmed by intense hatred and dark emotions..."

"Excuse me, but is it possible that your family's Blood Dragon Eye was activated through negative emotions?"

Nara Rinka said, somewhat speechlessly.

"Let me state upfront that I don't know what your true thoughts are."

"But Nono-nee and I have discussed this issue in detail."

"We will not reveal Chino's background to her for the time being, but we will not stop Chino from becoming a ninja."

"If at some point in the future Chino asks us about her background, we will not stop her."

Miyajo En put his sunglasses back on and said with a smile.

"Yakushi-san and Nara-kun are indeed very thoughtful."

Nara Lan Gui remained silent for a moment.

"Miyajo En, do you know a Konoha ninja named Orochimaru?"

Surprisingly, Nara Rinka's casual joke received a positive response from the other party.

Miya Shiro chuckled softly and said meaningfully.

"Of course, how could I not recognize Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin who protects the village in the shadows?"

……

The brief meeting with Miyajo En came to an end.

Nara Rinka left the tea room without a sound.

There haven't been any tasks for the past two days.

Nara Rinka had nothing to deal with in the village, so he simply returned to Kikyo Castle.

In a secluded building within Kikyo Castle.

Nara Rinka's arrival did not elicit a reaction from the people inside the house.

Standing in the center of the crowd, Yekura glanced listlessly at Nara Rangsei and sighed.

"Sigh, another useless clone that looks good but isn't..."

"Excuse me, did my clone do something to you?"

Nara Ranka paused in her steps and walked to Yokura's side.

"Or perhaps, Ms. Yekura, you've done something to my clone again?"

In the past few days.

Yekura has always lived in this secluded little villa.

It is nominally "life", but in reality it is "imprisonment".

Yekura's daily life was entirely under the surveillance of Nara Rinka's shadow clones.

Of course, regular daily medication is also essential.

To this day, Yekura has not regained her right to use her chakra.

However, at least her body is no longer constantly accompanied by instruments such as "ropes" and "shackles".

"Um?"

Ye Cang blinked and moved closer.

"Is it the real person this time?"

"Out of humanitarian considerations, I would not do anything despicable to satisfy my own needs to a female prisoner who is powerless."

Nara Rinka remained motionless, staring intently into Yokura's orange pupils.

"But what if the female prisoners have a strong need..."

"It's not that I can't fulfill her wishes."

Nara's words successfully persuaded Yokura to back down.

"It is indeed I who can utter such shameless and vulgar words."

Yekura took several steps back, maintaining a distance from Nara Rinka that was neither dangerous nor distant.

"But Nara, you should also know what the clone knows."

"You've been asking me for the precise method to refine Scorch Release chakra, but you haven't given me the right to use chakra. My progress is stuck here, so..."

"So, I've come."

Nara Rinkaku symbolically forms a cross with his hands.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Through the resonance of the Chakra Crystal, one Shadow Clone after another appeared in the room, completely filling every inch of space.

"It really is a monster!"

Yecang's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the sheer number of shadow clones.

"This level of chakra is even more terrifying than that old monk's..."

"But the scent and feeling of this chakra isn't as evil as that monk's..."

Under Yekura's watchful gaze.

Nara Rinka rolled up his sleeves, revealing white talismans with the character "面" (face) printed on them wrapped around his wrists.

"What are you trying to do?"

Yekura watched Nara Rinka's every move closely, not missing a single detail.

Nara Rinka gently touched the surface of these spirit talismans with her fingertips, and masks fell from them one by one.

Among these masks are both wind-attribute masks and fire-attribute masks.

But most of them are unattributed initial masks that have not yet been successfully made.

"He summoned so many masks using necromancy."

Born in Sunagakure, Pakura is quite familiar with the summoning techniques commonly used by puppeteers.

"Are you planning to throw a masked party here?"

Without the support of chakra, Pakura didn't notice anything special about these [Nature Masks].

"No, I'm planning to start a new phase of research."

Nara Rinka didn't mind sharing her research plan with her research subjects.

"I am very satisfied with Ms. Yecang's proactive cooperation these past few days. You may not even realize how valuable what you said is... but it has been a great help to me."

Ye Cang's expression stiffened slightly. She really didn't think that what she had said before was of much value; it was just some very basic stuff.

One by one, Nara Rinka's shadow clones stepped forward, half picking up the fire mask and the other half the wind mask.

The two shadow clones combined and picked up the remaining blank initial mask.

Yekura watched everything unfold before her, completely bewildered.

Even though she had lost her chakra, she had already realized that the masks that Nara Rinka had just summoned were definitely not just ordinary decorations!

Could it be that this guy is trying to figure out my Scorching Release Kekkei Genkai using these broken masks?

That's incredibly naive!

Yekura watched all of this unfold with cold indifference.

Nara Rinka was also watching the scene before him.

The two Shadow Clones are combined: one resonates with a wind-attribute Nature Mask, and the other resonates with a fire-attribute Nature Mask.

The shadow clones worked in perfect unison, guiding the pre-condensed, nature-transformed wind and fire chakra out from the nature masks.

Immediately afterwards, the shadow clones used an extremely precise and subtle ratio to simultaneously channel the two different types of chakra into the blank mask placed between the two people.

Wind-type chakra is used for heavy cutting, while fire-type chakra is used for heavy burning.

Both of these chakra nature transformations are highly aggressive.

When they merge together, the slightest carelessness can lead to a violent reaction.

With the joint attention of Nara Rinka and Yokura.

Click—click—

A continuous series of clicking sounds echoed in the room.

However, those blank masks could not withstand the impact and destruction of the wind and fire nature chakra, and were directly broken, deformed, or even exploded.

A faint, cold smile appeared on Yekura's lips.

She simply couldn't believe that her bloodline limit ability could be so easily studied and cracked by the enemy.

However, what she didn't notice was that in the first round of experiments, while many blank masks shattered directly, many others only developed shallow cracks.

Through a series of control experiments, the probability of the blank mask breaking became smaller and smaller.

Despite the terrifying consumption of Nara Rinkei's chakra and the [Nature Mask] during these continuous experiments.

However, he continued to provide a steady supply of research materials.

Just as Nara Rinkei's large number of wind and fire-attribute [attribute masks] were about to be completely exhausted.

A hard-won success story finally appeared in a corner of the room.

The two shadow clones resonated with the chakra in the nature mask, guiding it into another blank mask.

Wind and fire intertwine within this mask, gradually forming a completely new property, which is then stored within the mask.

Nara Ranke walked up to the two shadow clones and picked up the mask between them.

The message notifications on the panel refreshed like a flowing stream.

[B-rank ninja tool detected: Nature Mask - Scorch!]

[Rank B Ninja Tool: Nature Mask - Scorch]

[Ninja Tool Description: A wooden mask made from a branch of the Divine Tree, infused with chakra of a special nature]

【Ninja Tool Effect: 1. 【Nature Mask - Scorch】Contains a portion of Scorch-nature chakra at the B-rank level. It is not affected by the usual principle of nature-based antagonism and can be transferred between the user and the user.

2. The scorching chakra contained within the [Nature Mask - Scorch] can be transformed into the B-rank technique [Scorching Release: Over-Steam Kill] to supply the user's own consumption.

[Ninja Tool Evaluation: Yay! It's a new mask!]

Third update.

There will be one more update, but it will be quite late.

We will adjust the update time as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)