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

Chapter 203 A New S-Rank Mission!

"Shimura Danzo, you piece of trash!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi originally wanted to reprimand him so loudly.

However, closely following this Root ninja, urgent intelligence from several other battlefields followed one after another.

Iwagakure regrouped and launched a counterattack, once again sending thousands of ninjas to invade the Land of Grass on a large scale. Orochimaru sent a summoning beast to deliver an urgent message for help.

The Sand Village, in alliance with the Stone Village, continuously put pressure on the Konoha defense line within the Land of Rain. Hanzo of the Salamander Village of the Amegakure Village ignored the turmoil in the country, and Jiraiya sent an urgent message for help from his summoning beast.

The Hidden Mist Village, which had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly joined the Third Shinobi World War for some unknown reason. The Hidden Mist ninja occupied the Land of Waves in just one night and used the Land of Waves as a springboard to launch a series of small-scale harassments against the coast and borders of Konoha.

In just a few days.

The Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Mist Village seemed to have made a pact to join forces in the war against Konoha, as if they were determined to completely crush Konoha.

The war situation in Konoha deteriorated rapidly.

"What... what's going on?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt completely overwhelmed and couldn't figure things out for a moment.

"Who...who is targeting Konoha today?"

If it's just that the defenses of the Land of Hot Water were compromised.

This can also be attributed to Danzo Shimura's incompetence and ineptitude.

Although "wind counters lightning" is a conventional rule in the ninja world.

However, even when natures clash, the "chakra dosage" must be carefully considered.

Trying to use Shimura Danzo's Wind Release to counter the Third Raikage's Lightning Release is less likely than fantasizing that he could kill the Third Raikage with a single kunai.

Hiruzen Sarutobi dispatched Danzo Shimura to the defense line of Yu.

One reason is that the opponent is skilled in Wind Release, which is especially effective against the Lightning Release ninjas of Kumogakure.

On the other hand, it is because the other side is good at scheming and trickery, and it is relatively easy to deal with those simple-minded, muscle-bound ninjas from Kumogakure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi never intended to actually send Danzo Shimura to face the Third Raikage head-on.

Moreover, the Third Raikage had always focused his energy on dealing with the Iwagakure ninjas, so why would he suddenly turn his attention to attacking the Konoha defenses?

In addition, there's the joint operation of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and even Kirigakure...

Hiruzen Sarutobi almost instinctively sensed the conspiracy.

"Was it that Ōnoki from the Two Libras who was secretly instigating this?"

Onoki's actions were based on his position and reasons; he would never let Konoha take the Five-Tails so easily!

Don't spout nonsense about the Five-Tails being originally given to Iwagakure by Konoha.

Iwagakure paid a considerable sum of money to obtain the Five-Tails and the Four-Tails.

However, Onoki did not have the ability to simultaneously lead the ninjas of Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and even Kirigakure to launch an attack together.

unless……

A figure flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, but the situation was urgent, and he didn't have time to think about it in depth.

The combined attack by the four major ninja villages of Kumo, Iwa, Suna, and Kirigakure was indeed a huge crisis for Konoha.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew very well that the Third Shinobi World War had lasted for so long that as long as Konoha could survive this round, the dawn of the war's end would arrive!

The Land of Hot Water, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, the Land of Waves...

Battlefields in small countries flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, and he quickly weighed his options and made a decision.

The other defense issues are merely minor problems.

The defeat of the frontline troops of the Land of Hot Water is the real threat!

If the Hidden Cloud Village were to break through the borders of the Land of Hot Water and directly enter the Land of Fire...

Given the mobility of the Cloud Village ninjas, they are very likely to strike at the heart of the enemy, sending a large army directly towards Konoha!

"mirror!"

With a soft shout, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Kagami Uchiha, who was hidden in the shadows.

"You and Minato Namikaze must proceed to the front lines of the Land of Hot Springs at top speed to harass and disrupt the main force of the Hidden Cloud Village, slowing down their march!"

Uchiha Kagami accepted the order and left, his figure disappearing instantly.

After a moment's hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth and, disregarding the need to suppress Nara Ranke's personal prestige, summoned another ANBU ninja.

"Go to Kikyo Castle immediately and summon the Shadow of Darkness!"

……

Nara Institute of Pharmaceutical Research.

"The Third Hokage is looking for me?"

Nara Rinka frowned slightly as he looked at the ANBU ninja in front of him.

"Is there another urgent mission?"

"Yes."

The deep voice of the ANBU ninja came from beneath his mask, yet his posture was extremely respectful.

"Lord Nara, the situation at the front has changed. The Third Hokage has ordered you to proceed to the Hokage Building as soon as possible."

"The front lines? Which front lines?"

Nara raised an eyebrow.

"Could it be the Land of Grass again?"

The ANBU ninja glanced at Tsunade beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then recounted as much information as he knew.

"The Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Mist Village have launched a joint attack on Konoha..."

Even if it's just listening to the ANBU ninja's account.

Both Nara Rinka and Tsunade could sense the urgency of the situation at the front.

Upon hearing the news that "Shimura Danzo was severely injured by the Third Raikage, half of his body was destroyed, and he is nearly paralyzed from the waist down"...

Nara Rinka simply said something coldly.

"That piece of trash, Danzo Shimura!"

The ANBU ninja subtly shrank back.

Being in the ANBU, they always have more intelligence and information than other ninjas.

He was naturally aware of the conflict between the man before him and the Root leader.

If this had happened last year, this ANBU ninja wouldn't have been so optimistic about Nara Rinka.

But now, the name of the Dark Shadow is at its zenith, while Shimura Danzo is like a destitute stray dog, directly driven out of the Land of Hot Water by the Third Raikage...

In any case, the battle between these two immortals is beyond the reach of an ordinary ninja like him...

The ANBU ninja obediently lowered his head.

"Nara."

Tsunade urged.

"Hurry up and go find the old man!"

"Then I'll be going. The matter of taking you to see the Five-Tails will have to be postponed."

Nara Rinka sighed softly and stood up.

He instantly created several shadow clones, sending them to notify the pharmacist Nono, Yekura, the old clan leader, and others.

Nara Rinka's original plan for today was to take Tsunade to meet the Five-Tails, Kokuou.

If the timing is right, Tsunade and the Five-Tails Kokuou could have a brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

Nara Ranka loves watching Tsunade fight.

No, he wanted to use this opportunity to remind Tsunade of her past combat experiences.

It seems that the meeting between the big fat sheep and the big white deer will have to wait until next time...

Nara Rinka created a "shadow creature" and, along with an Anbu ninja, took it with him to Konoha Village.

The two entered the Hokage Building without any hindrance and went straight to the Hokage's office on the top floor.

Team members Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Rei, and Shizune were already waiting there.

Upon seeing their captain arrive, the three team members immediately nodded to him in greeting.

Nara Rinka nodded slightly in response, then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi behind the desk.

"The Nara laurel wreath was chosen through the joint recommendation of several Jonin, and after a comprehensive evaluation by the village..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a letter of appointment from a drawer in his desk and spoke solemnly.

"From this day forward, you are officially a Jonin of the village!"

Special Jonin and Regular Jonin are separated by only one title.

Even their vests are the same.

Nara Rinka stepped forward and casually accepted the Jonin certificate handed to him by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no time to criticize Nara Rinka's lax attitude. He quickly began to explain the situation at the front, especially the deteriorating state of the Land of Hot Springs, and took out a newly written letter of appointment from his drawer.

"Lan Gui, Danzo was severely wounded on the front lines of the Land of Hot Water. Currently, you are the only one in the village who can shoulder this responsibility."

Hiruzen Sarutobi handed over the letter of appointment again.

"In the name of the Third Hokage, Nara Rinka is hereby appointed as the supreme commander of the defense line of Yu, responsible for leading and resisting the invading Kumogakure ninja."

The supreme commander of the defense line of Yu?

Nara Rangsuke was genuinely surprised this time.

He took the second letter of appointment from Hiruzen Sarutobi and quickly glanced at its contents.

After the Battle of Iwagakure, are we heading to the Battle of Kumogakure?

Before Nara Rinkazuki could ask any questions, Hiruzen Sarutobi took out two newly written mission scrolls from the drawer.

"The situation at the front is tense... This is your squad's mission assignment."

Hiruzen Sarutobi handed out two more scrolls, one to Nara Rinka and the other to Uchiha Shisui.

"Lan Gui, because of the Five Tails, your mission this time will be to act separately from the team members. Your task is to stay at the main camp. Shikaku, who is also at the front line, will guide you in handling the specific related matters."

"Shisui, you are now a proper Jonin. Your mission is to lead Hyuga Rei and Shizune to support the front lines in the Land of Hot Springs."

Nara Rinka accepted the two mission scrolls handed over by Hiruzen Sarutobi and passed one of them to Uchiha Shisui.

A new task prompt will then pop up on the panel.

[An S-rank ninja quest has been detected!]

[S-Rank Mission: Cloud Concealment Battlefield Commander]

[Mission Objective: Proceed to the border of the Land of Fire, gather the remnants of the Konoha forces, and fight against the Hidden Cloud Ninja forces.]

[Mission Reward: S-Rank Ninja Scroll]

The mission is the same as the previous one where we accepted the "Support the Frontline" mission from Iwagakure.

A new message popped up on the panel.

This is a long-term faction quest!

[During this mission, other quests within your faction will not be affected!]

"Gathering the remnants of the Konoha forces... what a shocking mission."

Nara Rinka gripped the mission scroll in his hand and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Third Hokage, I'd like to ask, is this S-rank mission specifically for me, or is it necessary for... the Five-Tails, Kokuou, to go to the battlefield with me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected that Nara Rinka would ask such a strange question.

After a moment of contemplation, he spoke.

"Konoha... also needs the power of the Five-Tails."

"Then let's follow the rules of missions among ninjas."

Nara Rinka raised the scroll in his hand, fighting for the benefits of his own white deer.

"Since King Mu was employed, shouldn't we also be paid a corresponding fee for the task?"

Second update.

There will be a third update later.

After midnight.

(End of this chapter)