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

Chapter 17 The Generous Gift from the Big Fat Sheep! (Please add to your favorites and recommend!)

"Class President Inuzuka, you've heard of me?"

Hearing the undisguised intimacy in Inuzuka Tsuru's tone, Nara Ranke felt somewhat puzzled.

He considered his memory to be pretty good.

Today should be his first meeting with Inuzuka Tsurugi.

Let's leave aside that fairy-like cat girl; her good attitude could at least be categorized as "attracting customers."

But this female veterinarian, senior female member, and vice class leader of the Inuzuka clan...

Inuzuka Tsuru picked up the remaining white sheets from the hospital bed, frowned slightly in discomfort, and then threw them directly into a nearby trash can.

Perhaps it was the lingering "cat scent" on the sheets that triggered this incredibly loyal dog lover...

"Don't forget where you are, little Nara. This is an animal training and rehabilitation center."

Inuzuka Tsuru clapped his hands, gave Nara Rinka a warm smile, and revealed a pair of rather sharp canine teeth.

"Senior Pingzi took great care of me before she retired."

"Come to think of it, if she hadn't retired, I wouldn't have gotten the position of vice squad leader!"

It turns out it was related to Pingzi's side...

Nara's view of the cassia tree is clear.

"Oh, right, Nara, remember to keep that incense stick you're holding safe."

Inuzuka Tsuru walked to the desk in the corner of the ward, saying as he did so.

"Although Cat Village comes from a family of black market merchants, it must be admitted that the quality of the goods she sells is indeed very reliable, much better than Mandiantang."

"Especially the ninja tools she sells; even the Uchiha clan would order them from her."

Ninja tools?

[At this point, I hope readers will remember our domain name: ①⓪①ⓚⓚⓢ.ⓒⓞⓜ]

Nara Rinka looked down at the burning incense in her hand.

Although the sharpness of the Shadow Stitching Technique is no less than that of a regular kunai.

However, as a B-rank ninjutsu, the Shadow Stitching Technique consumes a lot of Yin Release chakra when used.

Therefore, learning a certain level of weaponry skills had long been included in Nara Rinka's plan to develop his strength.

Not to mention that he had previously developed the C-rank technique "Wind King Barrier" based on "Camouflage".

But could that big cat girl provide ninja tools that meet Nara Rinka's requirements?

With the thought that "it might come in handy someday," Nara Rinka carefully kept the incense stick.

Well, it's definitely not because he wanted to see that fairy-like golden catgirl again...

"Thank you for your guidance, Inuzuka-sensei."

"You're being far too polite, child!"

Although the words weren't very polite, judging from the bright smile on Inuzuka Tsuru's face, she was quite pleased.

"Actually, our two families could have been even closer. When Hana-chan was born last year, I even wanted to arrange a marriage between my families with Ping-nee, but unfortunately, she refused." (Hana-chan, Inuzuka Hana)

Nara Rinka lowered her head, her lips twitching slightly.

Despite Inuzuka Tsuru's wildly spiky afro hairstyle, she is actually not yet twenty years old.

She's not even twenty yet, and she's already a mother...

Nara Rinka could only marvel at the precociousness of the ninjas.

At the same time, he was also impressed by Inuzuka Tsurugi's straightforwardness.

It's not that childhood betrothal is impossible.

One of the goals of the First Hokage in establishing Konoha was to break down the clear-cut boundaries between ninja clans.

Furthermore, neither the Nara clan nor the Inuzuka clan are "bloodline limit families".

As clans specializing in secret techniques, they do not place as much importance on their bloodline as one might imagine, unlike the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.

But no matter how you look at it, how can there be a "childhood betrothal" where the child is ten years apart?

Inuzuka Tsurugi sat behind his desk, continuing the conversation from before, his face showing a look of reminiscence.

"Pingzi said you're precocious and don't really like underdeveloped little girls; you prefer older women, especially—"

"Dishonorable! This is absolutely dishonorable!"

Nara Rinkaku opened her eyes wide and interrupted the other person.

Inuzuka Tsuru hadn't finished speaking.

His face flushed red, and the veins on his forehead bulged as he argued.

"I don't like little girls...big sisters!...Can adults understand children's preferences?"

"Well, never mind, I really don't know much about children. Even Hana-chan was taken care of by my ninja dog, Kuro-maru."

Inuzuka Tsuru shrugged and skipped the topic.

"Where were we? Full Point Hall? That's right, Full Point Hall's soldier rations!"

"Little Nara, doesn't your family own a pharmacy? Why did you think of buying soldier rations from Mandiantang?"

Nara Rinka couldn't quite keep up with Inuzuka Tsuru's leaps in thought.

Before he could offer an explanation, the former continued.

"Mandiantang's military ration pills, besides being very filling, are far inferior to other brands in terms of quality and effectiveness, and they are also digested very quickly."

Previously, Nara Rinka had very little chakra and lacked knowledge about soldier rations.

After a moment of silence, he spoke up.

Are there different types of military rations?

"Of course we'll share!"

Inuzuka Tsurugi pulled a dark-colored pill from her ninja tool pouch.

"For example, my dog's ration pills have some extra dog food added to them—well, let's ignore this example!"

"In short, considering only effectiveness, the Akimichi clan's soldier ration pills are definitely the most effective among all the various brands!"

The Akimichi clan's ration pills?

Nara pondered for a moment while holding the cassia tree.

Could it be referring to "three-color dumplings"?

Nara Rinka's knowledge of the Akimichi clan, which also belongs to the Inuzuka-Cho triad, far surpasses that of the Inuzuka clan.

He knew that the Akimichi clan possessed a special family secret medicine—the Three-Colored Pill.

Green spinach balls, yellow curry balls, and red chili balls.

Its effects are greater with each pill, but its side effects are also greater with each pill.

Especially the last red chili pepper pill, the severe negative consequences of taking it can even be life-threatening!

"If you think the Mandiantang family's soldier ration pills aren't very effective..."

Inuzuka Tsurugi enthusiastically extended her hand to Nara Rinka.

"We can change the medication."

"In addition to ninja dog food, I also added some other stimulating substances to my soldier rations to more effectively squeeze out cells and extract more chakra."

"No need, thank you for your kindness."

Nara Ranka shook her head, declining Inuzuka Tsuru's enthusiasm.

One reason is that he doesn't like eating dog food.

on the other hand.

Although Inuzuka Tsuru was not very satisfied with the soldier's ration pills produced by Mandiantang.

But according to her introduction, Mandiantang's soldier ration pills contain no irritating substances, are extremely filling, and do not damage cells...

Maybe it's more suitable for him!

Inuzuka Tsuru reluctantly took back her "special soldier rations" mixed with dog food.

"Actually, it's nice to change things up once in a while."

After a long chat, Nara Rinka and Inuzuka Tsuru became much more familiar with each other, and he began to talk about the main topic.

"Chief Inuzuka, this is my first time reporting to the animal training and rehabilitation center..."

"Yes! Speaking of which, why do you still come to work?"

Nara Rinka was utterly bewildered by Inuzuka Tsuru's interruptive reply, and he slowly uttered a question:

"Um?"

Is it because I stepped in with my right foot first that I'm going to be fired on my first day of work?

"That's right. This morning, Lady Tsunade came to the Beast Training and Rehabilitation Center and used her department head authority to access your ninja file."

Inuzuka Tsuru shrugged.

"So strictly speaking, you are no longer a member of the animal training and rehabilitation program."

I was thinking a bit too far ahead of my time.

Nara Rinka adjusted his sunglasses.

He was fired before he even started work.

……

Standing outside the medical department gate, Nara Ranke looked up at the sky, the warm sunlight making him feel a little dazed.

Should we go find the fat sheep first?

According to Inuzuka Tsurugi, he is now considered Tsunade's direct subordinate.

In their daily lives, Nara Rinka can act like a "free ninja," forming their own teams to take on missions and hone their skills and experience.

However, Tsunade has direct authority over him.

If Tsunade encounters any mission, she can call on him, this "tool," anytime, anywhere to help her take the blame.

In other words.

Nara Rinka has become almost synonymous with Tsunade in terms of the profession of "ninja".

Regarding Big Fat Sheep's actions.

It would be a lie to say that Nara Rinka wasn't confused.

Especially considering that Big Fat Sheep hadn't mentioned this at all before!

But let's look at it from another angle.

Tsunade's actions freed Nara Rin from the routine of being a "ninja tool."

Between "working at the animal taming and rehabilitation center" and "doing missions with Tsunade".

Nara Rinka would definitely prefer the latter.

So, is this a shock? Or a surprise?

Looking out over the Hokage Building from Nara's Osaka Pavilion.

Big Fat Sheep should still be in the Hokage Building discussing important matters with the higher-ups right now.

After thinking about it, he decided to go straight home.

He returned to the penthouse apartment next to the ninja academy, which still temporarily belonged to him.

The Konoha Medical Department and the Ninja Academy are not far apart.

In less than ten minutes, Nara Rinka returned home.

The first thing he did upon returning home was to take out the black scroll that Tsunade had given him.

Arriving at the quiet study, Nara Ranke unfolded the scroll and carefully read its contents.

The delicate handwriting is imprinted on the clean white scroll, and the densely packed content demonstrates the effort and dedication the writer has put in.

"I feel like I've seen this handwriting somewhere before..."

Nara Rinkasa quickly read the last word on the scroll, and some doubts remained in his mind.

"Furthermore, shouldn't the [Super Beast Imitation Drawing] technique be possessed by Root? Where did Tsunade obtain this scroll?"

Nara Rinka's confusion lasted only a short while before the information that popped up on the panel interrupted his thoughts.

[Detected B-rank secret technique [Super Beast Imitation Painting], wish to learn?]

"It seems that even with regular reels, the [Lazy System] has a one-click learning function!"

Nara Rinkasa did not hesitate and immediately chose to study.

[Rank B Secret Technique: Super Beast Imitation Painting]

[Spell Description: Upon receiving the infused will, even a false life form will transform into a dancing beast]

[Spell Effect: Using ink infused with Yang Release chakra, various animals are drawn on paper, giving them "life" to move. The animals created depend entirely on the caster's will.]

[Artwork Evaluation: You should try to draw things that don't exist in reality!]

A huge thank you to "一念＾_＾乱天机" for the character donation!!

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Let's discuss the [Super Beast Fake Artwork] here.

【Super Beast Imitation Painting】is a special ninjutsu mastered by Sai, a new member of Team Kakashi (Team 7) and a member of Root, in the Shippuden arc.

The Book of Ninja describes it as a B-rank ninjutsu, the effect of which is to draw living beasts using a paintbrush and ink.

The question Ashin wanted to discuss was whether the [Super Beast Imitation Painting] belonged to Yin Release or Yang Release.

Yin Dun (陰遁) creates form from nothingness.

Yang Dun (阳遁) bestows life upon form.

Judging from its ninjutsu performance, [Super Beast Imitation Drawing] undoubtedly falls under the category of Yin Release, using ink as a framework to create ever-changing beasts.

However, according to the records in the Book of Formations, Sai does not have the talent of Yin Release... His chakra nature is "water, fire, earth, yang", so [Super Beast Imitation Drawing] seems to be a Yang Release ninjutsu.

The original comic did not mention the attributes of the [Super Beast Imitation Painting], and the two inferences summarized above contradict each other, so Ashin had to come up with it himself.

Note that this is a personal setting.

It can also be called a secondary setting.

【Super Beast Imitation Painting】is a Yang Escape technique.

(End of this chapter)