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

Chapter 157 Uchiha Kagami!

Chapter 157 Uchiha Kagami! (Third update, 1.1 words, please vote!)

"It's the Flying Thunder God Technique again..."

The man in the white mask raised his right hand and gently stroked the rough skin on his chest and abdomen, speaking calmly.

"Has the Second Hokage's space-time ninjutsu become so commonplace now?"

Nara Rinka looked warily at the white-masked man, without responding to his question.

The Yin Release mask he held in his left hand was continuously transmitting the Yin Release chakra contained within it back into his body, replenishing his chakra consumption.

The ability to transfer and use the property within oneself is one of the greatest effects of the [Property Mask]!

Nara Rinka's own chakra reserves are not very high.

However, this does not prevent him from carrying a large number of "chakra power banks" with him.

However, the white mask's words inevitably distracted Nara Rinka from thinking.

"It is known that the opponent is an Edo Tensei user, aware of the Flying Thunder God Technique, and extremely skilled in Water Release ninjutsu."

Nara Rinka's mind was filled with a large amount of battle intelligence analysis.

"Furthermore, the name of this A-rank mission is 'The Ghosts of the Uchiha'..."

"Whether the mission name refers to Madara Uchiha hiding behind the scenes, or it refers to the attacker himself."

"After piling up all the bits and pieces of information, only a few possibilities remain regarding the other party's identity."

"First, we can rule out Madara Uchiha. At this stage, Madara hasn't even entered the Edo Tensei phase yet!"

"And secondly, Uchiha Izuna, or Uchiha Kagami? Or perhaps..."

Nara Rinka remained silent for a moment, then stepped forward, looked directly at the white mask, and coldly rebuked him.

"The Uchiha clan, born evil!"

Completely bewildered, Minato Namikaze looked ahead at Nara Rinka, utterly bewildered as to why the latter had suddenly turned his gun on the Uchiha clan in the village at this moment.

Although most members of the Uchiha clan are arrogant and difficult to get along with.

But it's not fair to say they're "inherently evil," is it?

Minato Namikaze really wanted to use Obito Uchiha from his own team as an example.

In Minato Namikaze's eyes, Obito was definitely a positive, helpful, and exemplary young man from Konoha!

It's not just Minato Namikaze.

The white-masked man was equally astonished by Nara Rinka's words.

"How can you, a Konoha ninja, harbor such hostile thoughts towards your own village comrades?"

The code was not correct.

It seems it's not Tobirama Senju.

Nara Rangsei has once again ruled out one possible speculation.

Although the Senju and Uchiha clans joined forces to establish Konoha Village.

However, this does not mean that the members of the Senju and Uchiha clans love each other.

The lovers were Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

The two who were fighting each other were Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha.

From beginning to end, Tobirama Senju harbored an extremely strong sense of vigilance towards the Uchiha clan from his own village.

This "vigilance" was directly carried over to his successors, and even became somewhat distorted...

Let's return to the story of Tobirama Senju himself.

To give a somewhat inappropriate example.

Even if the Inuzuka family's dog got lost, Tobirama Senju would still mutter "evil Uchiha".

That's roughly the situation.

Given Hashirama Senju's personality, he would never utter such naive and innocent remarks as White Mask just now.

"In that case, there are only two possibilities left regarding the other party's identity."

Several thoughts flashed through Nara Rinka's mind.

"Uchiha Izuna! Uchiha Kagami! Considering what just happened... the latter is more likely!"

"But Uchiha Kagami... how did he end up with Uchiha Madara? And even intervene in the Third Shinobi World War in his Edo Tensei form?"

In Nara Rinka's memory, Uchiha Kagami was a ninja who died young.

This is exactly the same as his descendant, Uchiha Shisui...

Despite his racing thoughts, Nara Rinka didn't forget to respond to the other person's question.

"It seems this white-masked gentleman is quite concerned about the state of relationships among our comrades in Konoha?"

Nara Rinka put away the Yin Release Mask. To avoid being detected by the enemy, he deliberately did not absorb all the Yin Release chakra from the mask.

Why are you worried about this?

"As the attacker, shouldn't you be happy about the chaos within Konoha Village?"

"So that's the reason?"

Minato Namikaze blinked, looking at Nara Rinka with some surprise.

"Speaking of which, the Uchiha clan's reputation is indeed quite impressive, and they are naturally warlike... This is a good opportunity to gather general intelligence about the enemy."

In response to Nara Rinka's question.

The white-masked man remained silent.

He couldn't very well answer that... he was originally a Konoha ninja, could he?

"Nara Langui."

The man in the white mask said in a deep voice.

"You're more cunning than I thought."

"You know me? Not even my nickname, but my real name?"

Nara Rinka narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Your target this time wasn't any of the others in your group, but me?"

Too many words will be lost.

White Mask finally understood what that feeling was like.

He simply stopped communicating with Nara Rinka and raised his hands to form hand seals.

Upon seeing this, Nara Rinkei decisively raised his right hand, pointed his fingertips at the enemy, and fired without hesitation.

【Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet】!

Having observed the battle below from the sky, Nara Rinka knew that Namikaze Minato was unable to inflict effective damage on the enemy.

And after the [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon] just now, it was further confirmed that the opponent was actually just a dead person who had returned from the Pure Land after undergoing Impure World Reincarnation...

Nara Rinka decided not to waste that chakra and instead pinned his hopes on "harming the opponent".

When facing reanimated beings, restrictive ninjutsu is clearly more effective.

The jet-black bullet streaked through the air like a meteor, striking precisely at the location of the white-masked man.

"The Nara clan's shadow techniques are long-range and extremely fast; you can't fight them head-on!"

The man in the white mask recalled the battle that had just taken place, as well as some information about Nara Rinka.

The hand seals that had just been formed stopped immediately, and a high-speed movement technique was then used instead.

"Water Release·Shunsui!"

The white-masked figure glided rapidly across the water's surface, avoiding direct contact with the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet].

Minato Namikaze silently stepped forward and stood guard beside Nara Rinka.

He didn't fully understand why the other party was able to recover from such severe injuries in such a short time.

But one thing is certain: even if the other party is hit by a "heart-piercing attack," they will not suffer any damage whatsoever.

In this situation, the door master, who originally had no way to break through the enemy's defenses...

Instead, I felt somewhat vulnerable.

"I must develop a high-powered ninjutsu that matches my fighting style!"

A thought flashed through Minato Namikaze's mind as he gripped the Flying Thunder God kunai tightly.

Having been tempered in the battlefield of the Hidden Clouds.

Minato Namikaze regularly sparred with the A/B combination from Kumogakure, and often felt that his own attack power was insufficient.

Hmm... this might also be because the AB combination is just too "hard".

Minato Namikaze had been planning to develop a ninjutsu that could be used instantly without hand seals, in order to complement his high-speed combat style centered around the Flying Thunder God Technique.

He even has the inspiration for ninjutsu!

Today I fought against the White Mask, an "undead" with astonishing defense.

Minato Namikaze became even more determined to develop his own ninjutsu.

"But should we call it the Ultimate Death Missile, or the Musou Burst Wave Cannon?"

The white-masked man clearly knew the general characteristics of the Nara clan's shadow magic.

Facing Nara Rinka, who can instantly cast shadow techniques.

The white-masked man did not rush forward rashly, but instead dodged repeatedly on the water's surface with extreme vigilance, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Impure World Reincarnation is not invincible.

Sealing techniques are its best nemesis.

The white-masked man is unsure whether Nara Rinka possesses sealing techniques.

However, he knew that Minato Namikaze definitely knew sealing techniques! And he was extremely proficient in them!

How could someone who isn't skilled in sealing techniques possibly make such significant improvements and enhancements to the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique?

While the white-masked man was looking for an opening.

Nara Rinka was also observing the other party's actions and reactions.

There was a doorman watching over them.

Nara Rinka wasn't worried about the enemy's attacks at all.

Speed is the deciding factor.

Master Men will step in!

Having experienced the attacks of the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet] and the [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon], I pay extremely close attention to the trajectory of the shadow projectiles, and at the same time, I try my best to avoid overlapping my own shadow with the shadow projectiles...

Nara Rinkachi kept observing the opponent's evasive maneuvers, gathering intelligence on the enemy from the battle.

"However, this guy only ever dodges attacks from the front, but never looks back at the shadow projectiles behind him."

"Didn't they thoroughly gather information about my combat abilities?"

Nara Rinka's mind raced, and he quickly finalized the battle plan.

【Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet】!

He raised his hand again and fired at the location of the white mask, but this time the frequency of his attacks was significantly higher.

Using his unique "Instant Water" technique, the white-masked man sped across the water's surface without slowing down in the slightest.

With the support of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, White Mask didn't have to worry about his chakra consumption at all, and used this advanced Body Flicker Technique without restraint to avoid the attacks of Shadow Bullets.

Just then, Nara Rinka's attack frequency slowed down for a moment, and then suddenly fired several black shadow bullets.

【Spiral Shadow Simulation】!

White Mask once again used the same trick, using "Instant Water Technique" to evade the trajectory of these dark shadow bullets.

But at that moment...

A jet-black bullet flew past the location of the white-masked man and exploded not far behind him, transforming into a [shadow clone] of Nara Rinka.

[Shadow Clone] Aiming at the white mask who is right in front of him, he pours almost all of his Yin Release chakra into his two fingers and fires an attack at the opponent's shadow.

【Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet】!

The white-masked man, who never expected to be attacked from behind, was finally hit by this [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet].

Powerful shadowy tentacles erupted from the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet], fixing the white mask in place.

"What?!"

The white-masked man was startled and tried to unleash his power to break free from the shadow's restraints.

But at that moment, several other [Spiral Shadow Projectiles] also transformed into [Shadow Clones] and pounced on the motionless white mask.

Multiple shadow clones simultaneously used Shadow Imitation Technique to connect with the opponent's shadow, further enhancing the control effect.

Seeing that his tactics had succeeded, Nara Rinka decisively used his family's highest-level Shadow Binding Technique—the Shadow Slap Technique!

Thick, shadowy tentacles emerged from beneath Nara Rinka, connecting to the immobile white mask and completely binding the opponent in place. The steel-cable-like shadows bound the opponent, rendering them utterly unable to move.

Nara's campaign to capture the cassia tree did not stop there.

A thin, almost invisible thread of shadow merged into the [Shadow Slap Technique], probing towards the white-masked figure's shadow, intending to completely seal away the other's consciousness.

The white mask, firmly controlled by the [Shadow Slap Technique], was completely unable to move.

Even those reanimated by Edo Tensei must follow the rule of "using hand seals" unless they are skilled in hand seal-less ninjutsu.

Without being able to form hand seals, the white mask had no way to mount an effective resistance.

"Should we use the Sharingan...?"

Beneath the white mask, the young ninja frowned deeply.

But just when he was feeling conflicted...

The shadow thread released by Nara Rinka has already connected to the opponent's shadow.

Shadow Manipulation Technique!

Nara Rinka's consciousness connected to the other's body through the [Shadow Threads].

But somewhat unexpectedly...

When Nara Rinkei successfully "occupied" this body, he felt that this thing, which could barely be called a "body," did not seem to have the shape that a normal human should have.

It's more like a...

"cocoon?"

Nara Rinka controlled the strange body and began to move.

In Minato Namikaze's sight, a pale creature suddenly detached from the white-masked man's body, taking with it the strangely shaped white mask.

Beneath the white mask, a young face was revealed.

The other person's gentle, round nose seemed familiar to Minato Namikaze.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less about the "white mask" that was still controlled by the shadow magic; he only looked at the white creature behind him.

"Lan Gui, be careful."

"Don't worry, Minato-nii."

Nara Rinka pretended to release a [shadow tentacle], pulling the unresisting white creature to her side.

"This thing is under the control of my shadow."

"What kind of creature is this?"

Minato Namikaze frowned deeply as he looked down at the white creature that was still constantly changing shape.

"It seems to be slowly turning into a...person?"

"Brother Minato, let's put aside our investigation of this white creature for now."

Nara Rinkazu glanced at the other ninja with the takoyaki nose.

"The most urgent task is to confirm the other party's identity, isn't it?"

"Speaking of which, Minato-san, you seem to have used a sealing technique once before? Could you go and finish off your opponent with a sealing technique first?"

"You know, sealing techniques are a bit more reliable than shadow techniques."

"immediately!"

Minato Namikaze immediately nodded, flashed forward, and quickly formed hand seals.

A moment later.

A Four Symbols Seal was then applied to the body of the reanimated ninja, completely sealing off the flow of his chakra.

just in case.

Minato Namikaze then placed another Flying Thunder God Technique mark on the opponent.

"White Mask" seemed to accept her fate with great calmness, without any thought of resistance.

"Now, it's time to introduce yourself."

Nara Rinkashi withdrew the Shadow Slap Technique, allowing the other Shadow Clones to control the opponent, and calmly said.

"An immortal ninja who knows the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"My name."