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

Chapter 126 Orochimaru, Tsunade asked me to pass on a message to you...

Amidst the raging fire, the Iwagakure warehouse collapsed with a deafening roar.

The war supplies accumulated in the warehouse were also reduced to ashes by the raging flames.

The raging flames seemed to have triggered some special sealing technique, and muffled booming sounds erupted from the flames.

Uchiha Shisui quickly scaled the rocky cliffs of the valley and reunited with the four-person team.

"team leader."

With sweat beading on his forehead, Uchiha Shisui went straight to his boss.

"Mission accomplished."

"Um."

Nara Rinka nodded slightly, but found that Uchiha Shisui was still staring blankly at him.

"What? You have something else to report?"

Uchiha Shisui replied curtly, "Captain, why weren't you with me just now?"

"Do you remember what my order was?" Nara Rinka asked in return.

"Forehead……"

Uchiha Shisui recalled for a moment.

The captain just seemed to only instruct him to act, without specifying that the two of them should act together...

"It seems you've remembered."

Nara Rinka said with a smile, pointing to the three team members.

"Look, we are a team of four."

"It's just a Class B mission. I'll be in charge of transporting the personnel, Hinata will be in charge of locating the target, Shizune will be in charge of logistics and medical support, and you'll be in charge of carrying out the operation."

"Isn't this a clear division of labor that increases efficiency?"

Uchiha Shisui felt that there was something wrong with what the captain said, but he couldn't find a way to refute it.

Just then, Hinata Rei spoke up to remind him.

"Captain, there's a group of ninjas heading this way from five o'clock."

"It seems the Iwagakure ninjas have noticed the commotion here."

Nara Rinka did not observe the direction Hinata Rei had pointed out, as his eyesight was no match for the Byakugan, which could see through objects and have farsightedness.

"Lord Orochimaru just made it very clear that our mission is only to destroy Iwagakure's supply warehouses; killing people is not our primary duty."

"Retreat first and return to base!"

The shadow creature soared into the sky, disappearing from the Iwagakure ninjas' sight before they arrived, becoming an inconspicuous little black dot in the high sky.

All that remained was a scene of devastation and flickering flames.

……

[Shadow Creature] took advantage of the night to return to Konoha's headquarters.

The four-person team headed to the main camp to deliver their mission.

"As expected of the team carefully selected by the teacher."

Orochimaru smiled faintly as he accepted the mission scroll handed to him by Uchiha Shisui and set it aside.

"The task was completed much faster than expected."

A notification popped up on Nara Lan Gui's panel indicating that the mission was complete.

[A B-rank ninja quest scroll has been detected!]

[Rank B Mission: Running Out of Food has been completed!]

You have obtained a Grade B [Ninja Scroll]!

As usual, Uchiha Shisui gave Orochimaru a brief report on the mission.

Taking advantage of this break, Nara Rinkachi simply opened the B-rank [Ninja Scroll] he had just acquired.

[Opening...]

[This B-rank ninja scroll includes: Techniques]

[Rank B Technique: Earth Release: Rock House Technique]

[Spell Description: A rugged earthen and stone house rises up instantly]

[Spell Effect: Injecting chakra into the earth causes rocks to change shape, building a rock hut. The size, shape, and duration of the hut depend entirely on the caster's imagination and the amount of chakra invested.]

[Technique Evaluation: Unaffected by wind or rain]

"...Am I going to get into real estate?"

Nara Rinkaku had no choice but to close the panel.

[Earth Release: Rock House Technique] is probably the most "pragmatic" ninjutsu he unlocked from the [Ninja Scroll].

"Speaking of which, most of the [Ninja Scrolls] obtained from missions on the Iwagakure battlefield are related to Earth Release. Among them are some extremely special Earth Release ninjutsu that don't even seem like typical Earth Release techniques..."

Just as Nara was pondering what special Earth Release ninjutsu Iwagakure had...

Uchiha Shisui has already reported the details of this mission to Orochimaru.

"hehe……"

Orochimaru chuckled and looked towards Nara Rinka.

"Nara-kun, at the rate your squad completes missions, I'm afraid there won't be any more missions like this to destroy enemy supply points to do soon."

The Konoha ninjas didn't have a map-wide cheat.

Locating the supply depots of Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) within the Land of Grass is no less difficult than destroying those depots.

"If there are no more missions to do, does that mean we can go back to the village to rest?"

Nara Rinka responded to Orochimaru's words with unwavering composure and calmness.

"Lord Orochimaru, I have some confidential information from within the village that I need to convey to you privately."

When Nara Rinka first arrived at the front line, due to the large number of people and the presence of many eyes, he couldn't directly confront Orochimaru.

But now that it's late at night, it's the perfect time to talk about things that can't be discussed in public.

"Information from within the village..."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.

He intended to wave to signal the remaining ninjas in the tent to temporarily leave.

But when the time came, Orochimaru still stood up, left his position, and walked towards the tent exit.

"Come outside with me and let's talk, Nara-kun."

"team leader……"

Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Rei, and Shizune all looked at their captain with some surprise.

They had never heard of any "secret intelligence" before.

"Don't worry, it was indeed a task assigned to me by a high-ranking official in the village."

Nara Rinka raised his hand to reassure the team members, signaling them to leave on their own.

"You should go back and rest first. After I report the situation to Lord Orochimaru, I will come looking for you later."

Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui and the others obediently left.

Nara Rin followed Orochimaru out of the Konoha camp and into an open, spacious area.

The soft moonlight descended from the sky and fell upon the two of them.

"Information from within the village."

Orochimaru turned around, his narrow eyes fixed on Nara Rinka.

"Was it from my teacher, or from... Danzo Shimura?"

"Or perhaps, this is just information you made up yourself?"

"I swear to the Will of Fire, this secret information did indeed come from a high-ranking official in the village."

Nara Rinkazu spread out his hands, his palms subtly aimed at Orochimaru's position.

"Lord Orochimaru, Princess Tsunade asked me to pass on a message to you..."

"Your actions have crossed the line!"

[Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon]!

Nara Rinkazu's right palm suddenly condensed into a highly concentrated chakra projectile, which spiraled and flew through the air at an extremely fast speed, as if leaving a dark trail in mid-air.

Seeing Nara Rinka launch an attack without warning, Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly, and he was about to dodge.

However, the speed of the Spiral Shadow Cannon is simply too fast.

Orochimaru couldn't even catch its movement before the almost spindle-shaped energy projectile came hurtling towards him.

boom!

The Spiral Shadow Cannon struck Orochimaru directly in the abdomen, effortlessly piercing through the body of this legendary Sannin, revealing a huge, gaping hole in his upper body.

Through this wound, Nara Rinka could already see the scenery behind Orochimaru.

This level of injury would be absolutely fatal to an ordinary ninja.

But for Orochimaru...

Orochi-style Substitution Technique!

Orochimaru's mouth suddenly opened, and a new Orochimaru was spat out.

"hehe……"

The new Orochimaru lowered his head, let out a cold laugh, and then suddenly flicked his long hair.

A chilling glint shot from his mouth, and the incredibly sharp Kusanagi sword sliced ​​through the air like a bolt of lightning, aiming for Nara Ranka's location.

Nara Rinka slowly raised his right hand. A dark shadow spread out in front of his palm like a skeleton, and layers of Yin Release chakra piled up together to form an incomparably strong defensive shield.

[Rank A Spell: Shadow Armor Technique]

[Technique Description: A super-advanced Yin Release ninjutsu created based on the [Shadow Shield Technique] and [Machine Light Shield Seal]]

[Technique Effect: Infuses one's Yin Release chakra into the radiating shadows, materializing them into a shield of extremely high density and strength, capable of withstanding most physical attacks.]

[Spell Evaluation: The shadow seemed to be fixed to space, remaining completely still]

clang--

Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword collided with the shadow shield formed by the Shadow Armor Technique, producing a crisp, clear sound.

The Kusanagi sword, which was unstoppable, crashed into the extremely dense shadow shield. Instead of penetrating the shield, it sent the sword flying.

A new quest prompt popped up directly on Nara Lan Gui's panel.

[A-rank ninja battle mission detected!]

[Rank A Mission: Orochimaru]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill Orochimaru]

[Mission Reward: Rank A Ninja Scroll]

The cooldown period for Rank A battle missions is three months.

It has been almost half a year since Nara Ranke last fought Orochimaru.

At this point, the opponent's combat mission will naturally be triggered.

Nara Rinka glanced at the task panel and ignored it for the time being.

Orochimaru raised his right hand, and a giant brown snake suddenly emerged from his wide sleeve. The snake's head shot into the air and accurately caught the Kusanagi sword that was flying backward.

"Nara-kun, I really underestimated you..."

The giant snake on Orochimaru's right hand slowly contracted, returning the Kusanagi sword to his palm.

"Was Tsunade's order for you to instigate a civil war among the Konoha ninja at this time?"

"Wasn't it Lord Orochimaru who started this trouble first?"

Nara Rinkasa dispelled the Shadow Armor Technique; the development of this defensive technique had consumed a great deal of his energy.

"The wounded soldiers that my squad escorted back to the village during the last mission were almost all ninjas who had suffered physical injuries."

"Don't tell me that the other seriously injured really died 'silently' inside the Konoha camp!"

"Moreover, you, the highest-ranking officer of the Iwagakure front, were completely unaware of this!"

"hehe……"

Orochimaru tightened his grip on the Kusanagi sword.

"Looks like you've already figured it out, Nara-kun..."

Nara Rinka said coldly, "It's because you made it too obvious, Orochimaru."

"Those ninjas who have been severely damaged in the war and are no longer able to fight are like rotting leaves. Keeping them alive will only allow them to slowly decay and at the same time deplete Konoha's already precious resources."

Orochimaru gazed at Nara Rinka from afar and spoke his reasoning.

"Instead of letting these useless people continue to drag Konoha down, I'd rather turn them into nourishment for me."

"If I can become the new God of Shinobi, I will be able to quell all the wars in the world and eliminate all the suffering in the world."

"The God of Ninjas?"

Nara Lan Gui remained silent for a moment.

"you?"

Second update.

The third update will be around the same time as yesterday's.

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【Iwaya Technique】, which did not appear in the original work, is an earth-style ninjutsu created by the author. Its prototype is the Wood Release: Four Pillars Technique.

(End of this chapter)