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

Chapter 110, Rank A Mission: Heading to the Front Lines!

After giving a brief explanation to Pharmacist Nonou.

Nara Rinka created a [shadow creature], which flew out of Kikyo Castle and came to Konoha Village.

They landed at the usual meeting point for the four-person team.

Uchiha Shisui was already waiting there.

However, compared to the other two team members, Nara Rinkei, the team leader who was the furthest away, was the first to arrive.

"Shisui, did you also inform Hinata and Shizune?"

"Each sent a crow."

Uchiha Shisui responded.

"Flying summoned beasts are so convenient."

Nara Rinka stroked his chin and sighed in admiration.

Uchiha Shisui's eyes lit up, and he immediately made his recommendation.

"Captain, how about we raise crows together?"

"No need."

Nara Rinka glanced at Uchiha Shisui, and the shadow beneath his feet rippled slightly as a jet-black "Shadow Raven" landed on his shoulder.

"Isn't using a shadow much more convenient than a crow?"

"...You're amazing."

Seeing this, Uchiha Shito decisively chose to shut up.

However, Nara Rinka did not let him off easily.

"Speaking of which, Shisui, how did you receive the Hokage's orders this time?"

In Uchiha Shisui's ears, Nara Ranka's question could be rephrased as another sentence—

Why did you, a team member, receive the mission message before the squad leader did?

"Because an elder in my family was a companion of the Third Hokage when they were young."

After hesitating for a while, Uchiha Shisui chose to confess.

"Because of this relationship, my three generations of elders have taken good care of me."

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

Nara Rinka waved his hand and said frankly.

"What I mean is, since you're able to get missions from the Hokage, I have absolute faith in your ninja skills..."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"In that case, I'll leave the task of accepting missions to you from now on, Shisui!"

Nara Rinka patted Uchiha Shisui on the shoulder and said in a mature and sophisticated manner.

"I trust you to handle things."

I knew it!

Uchiha Shisui resisted the urge to roll his eyes—no, to turn them red.

He really shouldn't have had any doubts about the squad leader's work attitude!

Absolutely pure-blooded Nara!

Having comfortably gotten rid of a mundane daily task, Nara Kanka felt slightly pleased.

The two waited quietly for a while.

Hinata Rei and Shizune arrived late.

Without much small talk, the four-person team immediately headed towards the Hokage Building.

They arrived at the Hokage Building with great efficiency and went straight to the Hokage's office on the top floor.

Upon seeing the arrival of the four-person team, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped his usual small talk and instead handed over a piece of intelligence.

"Lan Gui, this is war intelligence from the front lines. Please circulate it among yourselves."

Nara Rinka stepped forward, took the intelligence scroll, and returned to browse it with his team.

The puppet troops of Sunagakure and the demolition troops of Iwagakure have successively withdrawn from the Land of Fire and safely returned to their respective countries…

Following the combined night attack on Konoha, the intensity of the war between Sunagakure and Iwagakure has suddenly decreased...

"By this point, Sunagakure and Iwagakure had already formed a kind of covert alliance..."

"You've all finished reading the intelligence, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table, his expression grave.

"Although Sunagakure and Iwagakure are not likely to openly join forces to attack Konoha."

"However, other intelligence coming back from the front indicates that the combat pressure on the front is increasing."

Nara Rinka and the others listened silently to the Hokage's words without making any response.

After giving a brief overview of the external situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a scroll from his desk drawer.

"This is your mission this time, an A-level mission to support the front lines and protect your comrades."

Nara Rinka stepped forward again, accepted the quest scroll, and a quest message popped up on the panel.

[A-rank ninja quest has been triggered!]

[Level A Mission: Resource Transfer]

[Mission Content: 1. Transport supplies to the Grass Country, which is located at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth;]

2. Receive your comrades and safely escort the wounded comrades back to Kikyo City.

[Mission Reward: One Rank A Ninja Scroll]

"For your team, an A-level mission isn't particularly difficult, but it's still quite a test."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Nara and the other three and said earnestly.

"Only by passing this test can you be said to have met the village's requirements."

"At that time, even more difficult and meaningful tasks will await you."

"Lan Gui, you must fulfill your responsibilities as team leader in this mission."

Later, Hiruzen Sarutobi instructed Nara Rinka and the others to go to the logistics department to collect the supplies they needed to transport this time.

A massive space scroll used to store vast amounts of resources;

And another small "password reel" for opening the reel.

Nara Rinka tied the huge reel to his waist and stuffed the smaller reels into his reel bag.

"Gentlemen, would you like half an hour to make final preparations for leaving the village?"

The question about Nara Langui did not receive any response from her teammates.

Even those with relatively little experience, such as Silent, were well-prepared well in advance.

"Then let's leave the village together!"

Nara Rinka skillfully created a gigantic shadow creature, which carried the four-person team as they flew out of Konoha Village.

"Get to the front lines as fast as you can!"

The strange and novel shadow creatures soared into the sky, attracting a lot of attention in Konoha Village.

Many ninjas in Konoha have heard of the special technique called "Shadow Shikigami" that the Nara clan has recently developed.

However, for the time being, this type of ability can be used by the Nara clan.

Aside from Nara Rinka, there were only two Jonin class leaders: Nara Kano and Nara Shikaku.

Considering the legendary deeds of the former in protecting Kikyo Castle, and the special status and identity of the latter two.

The influence of the technique 【Shadow Shikigami】(Shadow Beast Imitation Painting) has not yet fully spread.

As for the even more deeply hidden [Lacquer Eye] technique, no one knows about it.

People believed that after developing the [Shadow Shikigami] (Shadow Beast Imitation Painting), the Nara clan's overall strength would be greatly enhanced.

But probably no one knows that the [Shadow Shikigami] (Shadow Beast Imitation Painting) was just the first small step in the growth of the Nara clan!

……

The shadow creature took flight, quickly leaving Konoha Village behind, turning it into a small black dot amidst the rolling mountains.

"I never imagined that the 'fat sheep's' words would come true."

Nara Rinka grasped the A-rank mission scroll in his hand, recalling Tsunade's previous instructions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi has indeed changed his plans.

"I originally planned to go to the Kirigakure battlefield, but I ended up in the Iwagakure battlefield instead."

"But... the Land of Grass?"

Nara Rinka's mind flashed through bits and pieces of information about the Land of Grass.

"I recall having quite a bit of information about the Land of Grass."

"But during World War III, this small country didn't seem to have anything particularly noteworthy..."

"But why do I feel like I've missed something..."

Nara Rinka temporarily suppressed his suspicions, took out a map from his ninja tool bag, and manipulated the [Shadow Creature] to accelerate forward.

Ninjas are inherently highly mobile.

The shadow creatures, which possess the ability to fly, have a speed advantage in long-range marches, surpassing even the bipedal ninjas.

We set off from Konoha in the morning.

After most of the day's flight.

It was evening.

The shadow creature flew to the border region between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass, and, following the map, found the main camp of the Konoha ninja stationed in this area.

Nara Rinka manipulated the [Shadow Creature] to slowly descend.

The moment they landed, the three team members moved in an orderly fashion to the ground, while the [shadow creature] blended into the shadows.

Nara Rinka gestured to his team members, and the four of them marched forward together, arriving at the entrance directly in front of the Konoha camp.

Two Chunin wearing headbands and vests were guarding the entrance to the Konoha camp, one on each side, with some other sentries hidden in the shadows.

Inside the camp, ninjas could be seen moving about everywhere, and a cold, bloody atmosphere permeated the air.

Nara Rinka surveyed the ninja war base before him, feeling both novelty and an uncontrollable sense of disgust.

Other ninjas were perhaps used to war, used to being tools, and to following orders and commands from their superiors.

However, Nara Rinkazu and these tool ninjas are fundamentally different.

A peaceful and happy life is what he pursues.

however……

Nara Rinka took a deep breath and led his three teammates, who were also quite shaken, forward to communicate with the two Chunin responsible for guarding the camp, and successfully entered the camp.

Carrying an eye-catching giant scroll, Nara and his three companions arrived at the very center of the camp.

After another ninja relayed the message, the four-person team finally received permission to enter the camp.

Nara Rinka entered the tent first, followed closely by the other three.

This is a fairly large military tent. Strange ninja-style instruments are placed in various locations within the tent. Several ninjas guard these machines, their heads connected to the instruments with hoods, and intelligence information is constantly transmitted from the instruments to the outside world.

Nara and his three companions kept their eyes down, focusing on their noses, mouths, and hearts, ignoring the strangely shaped ninja-like machines, and instead looked at the black-haired man sitting in the center of the tent.

"Lord Orochimaru."

Nara Rinka stepped forward, untied the huge scroll wrapped around his waist, and handed it out along with the small scroll he carried with him.

"These supplies came from within the village."

"It's been a long time, Nara-kun."

Orochimaru's signature hoarse voice rang out as he looked at Nara Rinka with great interest.

"There is indeed news in the village that a team is being dispatched to transport supplies."

"But according to my understanding, unless it is Minato, even if a normal ninja marches at full speed, it will not be until the early hours of tomorrow morning that they will arrive at the border of the Land of Grass from Konoha."

"What special methods did you use to shorten the march?"

Orochimaru lingered on the front lines for too long and was too far from Konoha Village, so he was unaware of the Nara clan's "newly developed" secret technique, the [Shadow Shikigami].

"This is a new secret technique developed by the Nara clan."

Nara Rinka explained calmly.

"It can give ninjas the ability to fly."

"flight!"

Orochimaru subconsciously licked the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that the teacher made a well-considered decision to send your team to the front lines."

"Our current mission is not to support the front lines."

Nara Rinka took out the A-level mission scroll again and handed it over.

"The task assigned by the Third Generation Master is for us to transport supplies and escort the wounded."

"I believe your mission will change soon, Nara-kun."

Orochimaru took the mission scroll, his naturally heterochromatic eyes, like those of a venomous snake, sweeping over Nara's team.

"Uchiha, Hyuga, and... um."