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

Chapter 143 A one-sided battle!

Chapter 143 A One-Sided Battle!

The next morning.

"Captain, wake up."

A cool, clear voice rang in my ears.

Nara Rinka, half-asleep, opened her eyes and saw a pair of pure white eyes, almost without a trace of blemish, staring straight at her. Her remaining sleepiness was instantly shattered.

"what……"

Nara Ranka raised her hand in pain and pressed it against her eyes, then curled up in the blankets.

"Hyuga, don't scare people like that so early in the morning."

"To prevent you from slacking off, Captain."

Hinata Rei knelt beside Nara Renka, straightened his back, and spoke calmly and composedly.

"I've already prepared your toiletries and breakfast."

"Hmm..."

Nara Rinkazu slightly opened his mouth, and a faint groan, like that of a dying man, escaped from his throat.

"Hinata, you're too diligent."

"It's because you're too lazy!"

Hinata Rei's usually cool tone now carried a hint of emotion.

"Captain, wake up, it's time for battle."

Urged on by Hinata Rei, Nara Ranke was forced to get up.

Uchiha Shisui and Shizune, who were secretly watching the whole thing, couldn't help but shrug and laugh.

The two of them already knew about Hinata Rei's plan.

The two had kept silent until now, just to see their captain make a fool of himself.

"What are you two laughing about?"

Nara Rinka picked up the toiletries prepared by Hyuga Rei and glared at Uchiha Shisui and Shizune with annoyance.

"I'll deal with you guys after I've dealt with the Hyuga!"

Uchiha Shisui's face lit up with surprise. "Really?"

Silent and flustered, "Huh? That includes me?"

After washing and cleaning up.

Nara Rankei picked up a soft, white rice ball, beckoned to the three members of the team, and a [Shadow Creature] emerged from his shadow.

"The space inside the camp is too small to maneuver properly. Let's go to the usual spot outside the camp."

Hinata Rei picked up another rice ball and ate it in what appeared to be small bites, but actually very quickly.

The shadow creature soared into the sky, leading the four-person team to a secluded spot outside the camp.

"Hinata."

Nara Rinka took a bite of her rice ball and waved to her teammates.

"bring it on."

Hinata Rei couldn't help but purse his lips as he looked at his captain's flippant and dismissive attitude, his delicate face becoming even more serious.

Knowing the difference in strength between himself and the captain, Hinata Rei did not complain, but simply took off and sprinted over.

With a slight push off the ground, her petite body soared into the air, her fair hands containing the chakra of a soft fist that could injure even a graze, and she slammed them fiercely toward Nara Rinka's face.

"Hey, not bad."

Nara Rinka turned her head to the left, easily dodging Hyuga Rei's attack.

"They look much more imposing than before!"

Before he could finish speaking, Hinata Rei's hand had already reached the spot where the captain's head had been.

Nara Ranka suddenly shook her right shoulder, which collided with Hinata Rei's right forearm, causing her to lose her balance.

For the Hyuga clan, their "Gentle Fist" martial arts, which they have inherited for many years, are indeed so powerful that they can be injured by a mere graze or damaged by a single touch.

Even without actually hitting the enemy, even a simple scratch is enough for Gentle Fist Chakra to penetrate the enemy's body through the slightest touch, thereby damaging the meridian system of that area.

However, one thing needs to be made clear: the vast majority of attacks in "Gentle Fist" are still delivered through the "palms".

For example, "acupressure" and "Baguazhang" (Eight Trigrams Palm).

Of course, this is not always the case.

For a very small number of Hyuga clan members who have mastered "Gentle Fist," they may be able to release Gentle Fist through chakra points in other parts of their bodies.

But in any case.

Avoiding the Hyuga clan's "hands" and instead attacking the rest of their body parts is the most correct strategy when dealing with the Hyuga clan in close-quarters combat.

While Nara was retaliating against Hinata Rei, a mission message quietly popped up on the panel.

[A C-rank ninja battle mission has been detected]

[Rank C Mission: Squad Member #2]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill Hinata Rei]

[Mission Reward: C-Rank Ninja Scroll]

Before Nara Rinka could even notice the pop-up mission on the panel, Hinata Rei's next attack had already begun.

Although his right hand, along with his entire body, was tilted by the captain's shoulder, this gave Hinata Rei the perfect opportunity to swing his left hand.

Hyuga Rei once again channeled Gentle Fist chakra into his left hand and slammed it into the captain's left waist.

A vacuum cannonball, highly compressed and containing the power of a soft fist, suddenly bombarded Nara Rinka's kidneys.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"

[Shadow Technique]!

Nara Rinka suddenly lowered his body, disappearing into the shadows below as if flowing water.

While successfully dodging the attack of "Eight Trigrams Empty Palm", Nara Rinka's shadow overlapped with Hyuga Rei's shadow, and the power of Yin Release chakra spread through the overlapping shadows and poured into the latter's nerve center.

【Plain Shadow Manipulation Technique】!

Nara Ranka's figure emerged from the shadows again, leisurely catching the rice ball that had been bitten.

"A rather insidious combination of tactics, Hinata."

Hinata Rei raised her hand along with his movement, but since she didn't have any rice balls in her hand, she was just biting the air.

"The captain's shadow technique is even more insidious than the Gentle Fist."

Hinata Rei kept a straight face, but still maintained the posture of biting the air.

This childish attitude creates a strange and inexplicable contrast with her usual aloof image.

Hinata Rei thought that his well-prepared moves would at least inflict some damage on the captain.

Unexpectedly, the other party dodged it so easily and then used the shadow to control him...

The captain has never used this shadow technique that allows one to keep in sync with the opponent. Could it be some kind of new shadow technique?

Scattered thoughts and ideas surfaced in Hinata Rei's mind.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Nara Rinka loosened the [Hirakage Manipulation Technique] and took another bite of rice ball.

"Hyuga, did you use this technique to defeat Shisui before?"

"It only succeeded once."

Hinata Rei took a deep breath.

"Then he used the Instantaneous Movement Technique..."

"I lost this battle."

[You have defeated the C-rank ninja combat objective!]

You have obtained a C-rank [Ninja Scroll]!

"Hmm? Not going to continue?"

Nara Rinka gave Hinata Rei a strange look, then took another bite of her rice ball.

"They only exchanged two moves..."

"I can continue."

"It's meaningless."

Hinata Rei shook his head.

"Captain, you can use the Shadow Technique without a seal. As soon as I get close, I will be forcibly controlled by you."

"All right!"

Nara Rinka put the last small bite of rice ball into her mouth.

"In this way, I won't use the Shadow Technique, and you won't use such a dangerous move as the Gentle Fist."

"How about just a simple hand-to-hand combat spar?"

A glint of light flashed in Hinata Rei's Byakugan.

"good!"

She refused to believe that her years of training in the Soft Fist routine were inferior to that lazy captain!

A moment later.

Pfft!

Hinata Rei was knocked to the ground by Nara Ranke.

His pure white eyes were filled with a deep sense of bewilderment.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I told you before that I studied the Power Fist Taijutsu under Tsunade for a period of time."

Nara Rinka reached out and pulled Hinata Rei up.

"Actually, my level of physical combat skills is quite good."

Hinata Rei refused to believe it.

"Again!"

Pfft!

A devastated Hinata Rei silently stepped aside, intending to postpone his plan to challenge the captain for a while.

Nara Rin clapped his hands and looked at Uchiha Shisui and Shizune.

"Which of you two wants to go first?"

Uchiha Shisui and Shizune exchanged a glance.

Under the latter's pleading gaze, Uchiha Shisui stepped forward.

"Captain, please enlighten me!"

Nara Rinka waved to him.

"Come, still water in an instant."

Nara, holding cinnamon bark, smiled without actually laughing.

"Your title is really lovely!"

Uchiha Shisui didn't understand why his captain was reacting this way, but he immediately formed hand seals and unleashed his signature ninjutsu—

Phantom Body Instantaneous Movement!

Hinata Rei was unwilling to engage in close combat with Nara Ranke.

Uchiha Shisui was also unwilling.

For ordinary Nara ninjas, performing shadow techniques requires hand seals.

But the captain's shadow technique is unmarked and instantaneous.

This almost maximized his close-combat threat!

Under such circumstances, how could Uchiha Shisui possibly rush up and engage Nara Ranke in close combat?

"Let's continue with the strategy of using the Phantom Instantaneous Movement Technique to confuse the enemy and create opportunities for our real attack..."

Uchiha Shisui raised his right hand, drew the small katana from behind him, and commanded his clones, who had also drawn their swords, to attack the enemy.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!"

Uchiha Shisui gripped his katana tightly, channeling fire-type chakra into the blade, transforming it into a flaming weapon.

He quickly stepped forward, simultaneously wielding his flaming katana and slashing at Nara Rinka's body.

A shadow shield silently appeared in front of Nara Rinka, blocking the attack of the flaming weapon.

Shadow Shield Technique!

Ding!

The blade struck the shield with a crisp sound.

The task information popped up again on the panel.

[B-rank ninja battle mission detected]

[Rank B Mission: Squad Member #1]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill Uchiha Shisui]

[Mission Reward: Rank B Ninja Scroll]

While the first Uchiha Shisui stepped forward to attack, the other Uchiha Shisuis also prepared to attack.

But at the same time.

[Shadow Shield Technique] Nara Rinka behind him also smiled and extended his index finger, gathering a ball of Yin Release chakra at the tip of his finger and accumulating it into a bullet shape.

[Shadow Piercing Bullet]!

laugh--

The initial [Shadow Piercing Bullet], approaching the speed of sound, drew a sharp, piercing whistling sound in mid-air.

Uchiha Shisui and the others' pupils contracted slightly as they tried to dodge the attack.

But their numbers were simply too great at that moment.

Nara Rinka's Shadow Piercing Bullet struck a figure with ease, taking down Uchiha Shisui.

It felt like playing a live-action shooting game.

Nara Rinka stood still, calmly raising his hands and continuously releasing [Shadow Piercing Bullets].

A dense barrage of black bullets shot towards Uchiha Shisui. The incredibly fast firing speed left Uchiha Shisui no time to form hand seals for defense, and he could only move and dodge.

Even so, the numerous phantom clones he had just released fell one by one to Nara Rangsuke's [Shadow Piercing Bullet].

Seeing their captain's attitude, Hinata Rei and Shizune, who were watching from the sidelines, finally understood how their captain's "battle record" came about.

The ability to fly, combined with these unmarked, instantaneous, extremely fast black bullets.

Hinata Rei and Shizune racked their brains but couldn't figure out how they could defend themselves.

"The Advanced Secret Technique of Gentle Fist—Reversal of Fortune?"

Can I just admit defeat?

Compared to his two teammates off the field.

Uchiha Shisui on the field could feel the threat from the [Shadow Piercing Bullet].

Sensing that his phantom clones were disappearing one after another, Uchiha Shisui knew he could not delay any longer.

He gritted his teeth and simply let the phantom clones overlap, buying his main body a brief opportunity to form hand seals.

But how could Nara Rinka not discern such obvious tactics and strategies?

While Uchiha Shisui's clones overlapped with each other.

Nara Rinka immediately stopped the [Shadow Piercing Bullet] and quickly formed hand seals at the same time.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A lifelike liquid water dragon was released from in front of Nara Rinka, carrying an astonishing impact and a sense of oppression, crashing into Uchiha Shisui's many clones.

Forced to overlap, the Uchiha Shisui clones dissipated into nothingness under the attack of the "Water Dragon Bullet Technique," revealing the last remaining original body still forming hand seals.

At that time, Uchiha Shisui also completed the Fire Release hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

boom!

The collision of Water Release and Fire Release immediately created a cloud of steam in mid-air, obscuring the view.

Nara Rinka's [Lacquer Eye] silently activated, aiming at the figure he sensed, and fired another pitch-black bullet.

【Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet】!

The supersonic bullet struck Uchiha Shisui in an instant, and sturdy shadow tentacles were released from the bullet, binding and restraining him in place.

Nara Rinka approached, and a shadow rose from beneath his feet, connecting with Uchiha Shisui.

As the moisture gradually dissipated, the scene on the field became clear.

"Shisui, are there any other methods?"

Uchiha Shisui tried to move around a few times, but found that he couldn't break free from the shadow's control, so he could only shake his head.

"Captain, I've lost."

[You have defeated the B-rank ninja combat objective!]

You have obtained a Grade B [Ninja Scroll]!

Nara Rinka releases the Shadow Binding Technique and looks at the last person.

"Mute?"

Hearing the captain's call.

The medical ninja took a deep breath and rushed forward with a tragic expression.

A moment later.