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

Chapter 180 The Ultimate Technique of Wood Release!

After descending Kikyō Mountain, you will arrive at Kikyō City.

The lights were dim under the cover of night.

Nara Rinka stopped in front of the Kikyo Orphanage.

After a little fuss, Nara Rinka planned to give Yakushi Nonou a big surprise.

Before he could even enter, an unexpected visitor emerged from the Kikyo Orphanage.

"Clan chief?"

Nara Rinka looked at the old clan chief who walked out of the Kikyo Orphanage with some surprise.

What are you doing here?

"Winning the laurel wreath?!"

Nara Kano roared, showing none of his usual calm and composed demeanor, which suggested he was strategizing and winning from afar. Instead, he acted like a fanatical fan about to meet his idol.

"You're finally back!"

"finally?"

Nara Rinka looked at the old clan chief in disbelief.

"Clan leader, don't tell me you've been waiting for me at the Kikyo Orphanage these past two days..."

"That's exactly the case."

Standing to the side, Yakushi Nonou clenched her fists slightly, suppressing the urge to rush forward and hug Nara Lankai, whom she hadn't seen for months, and reluctantly began to explain.

"For the past few days, Chief Kano has been at the Kikyo Orphanage."

"I asked him what he was going to do, but he didn't answer and just waited there."

"They come in the early morning and leave late at night, their timing is more precise than that of the children in the orphanage."

"Clan chief?"

A guess arose in Nara Rinka's mind.

"You're not waiting for the Five-Tails, are you?"

"That's what I've been waiting for!"

Nara Kano clenched his fists, a fanatical light shining in his eyes.

"A few days ago, I heard from others that you, Lan Gui, had defeated Iwagakure and captured the Five-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure!"

"I knew the village would bring the Five-Tails Jinchuriki back as soon as possible, and I knew you would come to Yakushi-san's place as soon as you returned to the village, so I've been waiting here..."

"So, what about the Five-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"On Mount Kikyo, where the Third Hokage is."

Nara Rinka shrugged.

"He just said that the village will hold a special meeting to deal with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki."

"He's talking nonsense!"

Nara Shikano showed no respect for the Hokage's thoughts and swore in front of Nara Rankei and Yakushi Nonou.

"You captured the Five-Tails, Lan Gui! The Five-Tails belongs to our Nara clan! I'm going to confront the Third Hokage right now!"

[Shadow Beast Imitation Painting]!

A jet-black shadow eagle emerged from the shadows beneath Nara Kano and, under the cover of night, flew away like the wind, forgetting even to say goodbye to Nara Ranke and Yakushi Nono.

Upon seeing the old clan chief's performance, Nara Ranka's lips twitched slightly.

Although he knew that the old clan chief's greatest wish in his life was to be able to touch the five-tailed fox's horns with his own hands...

But the Five-Tails Jinchuriki has already been brought back to the village, so why the madness?

Nara Ranke shook his head, deciding to ignore the old clan chief. He looked at Yakushi Nonou, who was standing prettily to one side, and opened his arms.

"Nonou-nee, I'm back."

Yakushi Nonou pointed to the area behind Nara Rinka.

Nara Rinka turned around and looked at the old clan chief who had inexplicably flown back, feeling utterly speechless.

"Chieftain, what exactly do you want to do?"

"cough!"

Nara Kano coughed lightly and stroked his beard.

"Lan Gui, you know, the Third Hokage's strength is extraordinary after all..."

How confident are you that you can handle him?

"...Clan Chief."

Nara Rinka stared intently at the old clan chief.

"Don't tell me you also want to overthrow your superiors."

"also?"

Nara Kano raised an eyebrow, then waved his hand repeatedly.

"It's not that bad, it's not that bad."

"However, Lan Gui, you should understand that, just like playing shogi, if you want to play against someone, you must first have the strength and confidence to play against your opponent."

"I just want to see just how strong our king is."

"Let me put it this way."

After a moment's consideration, Nara Rankei arranged the combat personnel in Konoha Village from top to bottom according to his own perspective.

"For me right now, it would be difficult to fight my way from the west end of Konoha to the east end, but fighting my way from Kikyo Castle to the Hokage Building should be no problem at all."

"wonderful!"

Nara Kano's face lit up with joy as he rode his Shadow Hawk away once more.

"I won't disturb you two any longer!"

Nara Ranka made sure the old clan chief had flown far away before turning around, taking Yakushi Nonou's hand, and interlocking their fingers.

"Nonou-nee-nee, I..."

"Lan Gui, your conversation with Chief Lu Ye just now..."

Yakushi Nonou frowned slightly, looking at Nara Ranke with great concern.

"You're not going to have a conflict with the Third Hokage, are you?"

Despite the considerable conflict between Yakushi Nonou and Root.

However, Yakushi Nonou still held the Third Hokage in high esteem.

This respectful attitude stemmed from both Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength and his approachable demeanor.

However, if Nara Rinkazu and Sarutobi Hiruzen were to clash, Yakushi Nonou would definitely stand by the former's side!

"The reason I told the old clan chief that was to minimize the probability of conflict between us and the Third Hokage."

Nara Rinka held Yakushi Nonou's hand tightly and whispered words of comfort.

"It's like playing cards. When both sides have a strong enough hand, as long as there's no lunatic among them, everyone will suppress the urge to fight."

Yakushi Nonou nodded slightly, no longer discussing this unsettling topic, and her oval face revealed its usual gentle smile.

"Welcome home, Lan Gui."

"Nonou-nee, I really want to say something like 'I'm in' right now."

Nara Rinka stood in front of the Kikyō Orphanage without moving, but pointed to the sky.

"However, I want to settle my 'luggage' first."

"luggage?"

Yakushi Nonou sensed Nara Ranke's deliberate reminder and guessed that the "luggage" might be somewhat special.

"Wait a moment, Lan Gui, let me explain to the nuns and monks first."

"It just so happens that the research institute you commissioned Mr. Miyajo En to build has been completed. We can go there later."

Nara waited a moment while admiring the osmanthus blossoms.

After quickly finishing his instructions with the fat nun, the thin monk, and the others, Yakushi Nonou also told the children to sleep peacefully. Then, he left Kikyo Orphanage with Nara Ranke.

The two rode in the Shadow Creature, traversing through Kikyo City, and quickly arrived at an inconspicuous, secluded building.

From the outside, the house is just an ordinary two-story building with ordinary home furnishings. However, its basement has been carefully arranged into a fully equipped private research institute.

Nara Rinka and Yakushi Nonou entered the research base below together.

"Mr. Oyajo En's construction skills are truly outstanding, he deserves the laurel."

Pharmacist Nonou gave a general introduction to the various facilities in the research institute.

"At the same time, I also purchased some medical research equipment specifically for your needs."

"That's already fantastic!"

Nara Rinkazu looked around and was very satisfied with the research base.

In any case, this is hundreds or thousands of times better than the makeshift mud-brick bases he used on the battlefield before.

White Zetsu living bodies, jutsu scrolls, special ninja tools...

Nara Rinkei placed his numerous "luggage" items in various corresponding locations within this research base.

At the same time, he set up a large number of "One-Thread Lamp Arrays" in the base, allowing these most basic "One-Thread Lamp Arrays" to connect with each other to form an invisible sealing barrier, increasing the secrecy of this research base.

"Afterwards, it would be best to learn an advanced barrier ninjutsu to protect the secrets within the research base."

Nara looked around and a thought flashed through his mind.

"But just as I thought before, what's best for me is still a private research base that only I know about. However, a private base that meets my needs is extremely rare, and building one would be very difficult..."

Currently, both White Zetsu Tobi and Uchiha Madara are still hiding in the shadows.

Nara Rangkei has little confidence in the defensive capabilities of underground bases like this.

However, given White Zetsu's special abilities, how many places in the ninja world can withstand its detection?

'The sky, the sea, the sacred land, and even more vast and distant places...'

Nara Rinka suppressed his thoughts; the current research base was sufficient to meet his immediate needs.

The various items in the research base were roughly arranged.

Nara Rinka arrived at the two-story building on the ground.

Yakushi Nonou has prepared a sumptuous meal.

"Lan Gui, would you like to take a shower first, or would you like to eat first?"

"I want to... start by making a choice with you."

Nara Rinka took the initiative to greet him.

Day and night, they worked tirelessly.

[Wisdom +63]

……

The next morning.

Feeling refreshed, Nara Rinko opened her eyes and saw a message pop up on the panel.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a large increase in the [Wisdom] attribute at once. And the advancements in [Strength] and [Speed] haven't been long either..."

Nara Rinka glanced at the nun who was still sleeping beside him and couldn't help but feel a strong urge to eat.

"Ugh...no..."

With her eyes closed and brows furrowed, Yakushi Nonou instinctively grabbed Nara Ranka's hand.

"Let me rest a little longer."

Nara Rangsuke obediently withdrew his clutches.

Just then, another notification popped up on the panel.

[S-Rank Mission [Support the Front Lines] Completed!]

You have obtained an S-rank [Ninja Scroll]!

"Hmm? This quest...did Shisui help submit the quest scroll?"

Nara Rinka had originally planned to go to the Hokage's office in person, but now it seems he's saved himself some trouble.

"As expected of Shisui, my good tool!"

Nara Rinka gazed at the [Ninja Scroll] on the panel, a thought flickered in his mind, and he activated it.

[Opening...]

[This S-rank ninja scroll includes: Techniques]

[S-Rank Bloodline Limit Technique: Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique]

[Spell Description: A strange plant growing from the depths of the earth! A restraining dragon that suppresses its astonishing strength!]

[Technique Effect: Transforms one's own chakra into the "wood" nature through nature transformation. By injecting wood chakra into one's own cells or tree seeds, it can be rapidly grown and then transformed into a dragon shape.]

The wooden dragon formed by the [Wooden Dragon Technique] possesses extremely powerful binding force and is incredibly resilient; even the Nine-Tailed Fox cannot easily break free from it.

[Spell Evaluation: If you were a dragon, that would be fine too]

Some readers have mentioned that the protagonist's ability panel hasn't been available for a long time.

The original plan was to post the protagonist's current stats directly after the Iwagakure Front storyline was over.

Now that we have returned to Konoha.

I expect to dedicate a separate chapter today or tomorrow to summarizing and announcing the various magical abilities that Nara Rinka currently possesses.

(End of this chapter)