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

Chapter 207 [S-Rank Mission: The Third Raikage]!

"Dad, watch out!"

A, carrying Killer Bee, reunited with the Third Raikage and urgently reminded him.

"A shadowy figure sweeps across the land!"

Killer Bee, carried on his shoulders, was also playing the straight man for his "half-brother," shouting rhythmically.

The Third Raikage glanced at the weak and powerless Killer Bee, then turned his gaze to his son and said in a deep voice.

"What exactly happened?"

"The Shadow of Darkness is even stronger than the intelligence reports indicated!"

A deactivated "Lightning Release Chakra Mode," turned around, and looked in the direction of the Five-Tails, Kokuo, speaking with great apprehension.

"He possesses a technique similar to the Tailed Beast Ball, which is extremely fast and incredibly powerful; even Bee cannot withstand it head-on."

"Black Meteor..."

When Kirabi got to this point, he suddenly hesitated for a moment before continuing with the second half of the sentence.

"Entangled and unresolved."

Both the Third Raikage and A were well aware of Killer Bee's hobbies of "singing, dancing, and rapping".

Neither of them found Killer Bee's forced rhyming at this moment strange.

At most, it's just... speechless.

"The Shadow of Darkness..."

The Third Raikage's sharp gaze shifted to the Five-Tails, Kokuou, which was slowing down, and a burst of electricity suddenly erupted from his body.

"I never expected that old bastard from Iwagakure would actually lose the Five-Tails!"

The "old bastard" mentioned by the Third Raikage naturally refers to Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure.

Both were ninjas from the same era and had clashed on the battlefield many times, so they didn't need to use overly respectful titles for each other.

At this time.

Nara and the other two also recognized the newcomers.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

"The Third Raikage, the strongest spear and the strongest shield of Kumogakure."

Master Men began to recount the identity information of the person with a slightly solemn expression.

"As the current Raikage, the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode—an extremely powerful Lightning Release ninjutsu—is definitely stronger than the AB combination. Everyone must be careful."

"Legend has it that the Third Raikage once defeated the Eight-Tails in a one-on-one battle and even cut off one of its horns."

At this point, Minato Namikaze felt a faint bitterness in his heart.

Why are the ninjas of Kumogakure so strong defensively?

"Defeated the Eight-Tails in a one-on-one battle?"

The five-tailed Mu-o paused for a moment, recalling the appearance of the eight-tailed Gyūki he had just seen.

"It seems that a section of the Eight-Tails' left horn has indeed broken off..."

Thinking about this, Wuwei Muwang couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It was quite satisfied with its beautiful and pretty horns.

If one of them gets broken...

"Lan Gui, be careful."

"I know, King Mu, please take good care of yourself."

Nara Rinka patted the head of the Five-Tailed King Kokuou and stood up from its head.

"Also, aim at that camp and prepare the Tailed Beast Ball."

Nara Rinka, wielding the Flame Fan and carrying the Sealing Scroll on his back, leaped off the Five-Tailed King Kokuou and landed on the ground.

The Third Raikage's power is beyond doubt.

Strength, speed, defense, physical skills... he has almost maxed out all the abilities and qualities a warrior should have.

But even the Third Raikage, with his immense talent, still possessed a fatal weakness—

Wind Release!

"Wind Kree"

Uchiha Kagami leaped off the shadow creature and looked at the flame fan in Nara Ranke's hand, offering a complex reminder.

"Nara-kun, the Flame Fan is the treasure of our Uchiha clan. It has the special ability to convert any chakra into wind-style chakra."

"You must make good use of the [Flame Fan]."

"Thanks for reminding me."

Nara Rinka tightened his grip on the Flame Fan in his right hand, and gently pressed his left hand on the Sealing Scroll behind him. He then summoned a Wind Release Mask and a Boil Release Mask from the scroll.

Against a highly mobile lightning release warrior like the Third Raikage, using hand seals is a rather foolish approach.

In the time it took to form those hand seals, the Third Raikage could have simply charged in!

Alternatively, the opponent can easily dodge ninjutsu attacks based on the direction of the hand seals.

Therefore, by utilizing the characteristics of the Wind Release Mask, the wind release chakra within can be guided and then transferred and released through the Flame Fan, achieving a similar effect to a "Wind Release Ninjutsu without a Seal".

This is the best combat strategy.

The [Boiling Release Mask] is used to enhance Nara Rinka's own power.

"Hey, Bi, hang in there!"

The Third Raikage saw the Five-Tails, Kokuo, gathering chakra from afar. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke solemnly.

"You two need to improvise later."

"I'll go first!"

Lightning Release Chakra Mode!

A bright blue lightning chakra emanated from the Third Raikage's body, and he transformed into a blue-white beam of light, hurtling towards the Five-Tails, Kokuo.

Nara Rinka gripped the Flame Fan tightly, channeling the chakra from the Wind Release Mask into it, and then swung the fan forward with great force.

【Wind Release: Wind Slicing Technique】!

woo-

A massive gust of wind swept out from the surface of the [Flame Fan], crashing towards the Third Raikage. Countless gleaming wind blades were mixed in with the gale, tearing through the air and emitting a piercing whistle.

Upon seeing this imposing, large-scale Wind Release ninjutsu, the Third Raikage's pupils contracted once again.

"Wind Release! Another unexpected piece of information! Where the hell did that damn white man get this information from? It's so incomplete!"

Despite the fierce winds crashing in front of him, the Third Raikage gritted his teeth and maintained his "Lightning Release Chakra Mode" as he charged towards Nara Rinka and the others, still accumulating the power of the Tailed Beast Ball.

boom! boom! boom!

The sharp wind blades created by the Wind Release: Wind Cutting Technique continuously struck the Third Raikage's body, causing a series of booming sounds.

However, the burly Third Raikage was like an incredibly hard reef, allowing the endless stream of sharp wind blades to cut into his body, yet he still maintained an extremely fast speed as he advanced towards the Five-Tails, Kokuo.

The Third Raikage's lightning chakra seemed inexhaustible. Whenever wind chakra cut into his body and tore through the outer layer of lightning chakra, a new surge of lightning chakra would flow in to fill the gap.

Nara Rinkachi, taking advantage of his superior position, sensed the Third Raikage's attack route in advance. Just as the opponent was about to break through the range of the [Wind Release: Wind Cutting Technique], he immediately stepped forward and rushed towards the Third Raikage.

A faint white aura swirled around Nara Rinka's body, further increasing his movement speed.

Even after the Third Raikage violently broke through the storm barrier formed by the Wind Release: Wind Cutting Technique, his entire body was still enveloped in a faint layer of lightning chakra, making him look like a majestic thunder god!

But just then...

Nara Rinka, wielding the Flame Fan, had already charged to a spot not far in front of him, the strangely shaped fan slicing through the air like a blade.

But what alerted the Third Raikage was not the strangely shaped fan, but the attack hidden within it.

The Third Raikage's lightning chakra surged once more, and he became like a giant ball of lightning, rushing towards Nara Rinka at lightning speed, intending to forcibly interrupt the opponent's attack using violent means.

Nara Rinkachi waved his Flame Fan, blocking the Third Raikage between himself and the Third Raikage in the nick of time.

clang!

The Third Raikage's peculiar hand blade collided with the sturdy fan surface of the Flame Fan, producing a crisp sound.

Nara Rinkazu's power surged, and the boiling chakra provided him with tremendous assistance, forcibly resisting the violent impact of the Third Raikage.

The task prompt popped up on the panel at that moment.

[S-rank ninja battle mission detected!]

[S-Rank Mission: The Third Raikage]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill the Third Raikage]

[Mission Reward: S-Rank Ninja Scroll]

Nara Rinka had no time to pay attention to the mission messages popping up on the panel. During the brief stalemate with the Third Raikage, he quickly channeled the wind chakra that he had prepared in advance within the [Wind Release Mask].

The extremely compressed wind chakra subtly formed into blocks, merging into the [Flame Fan], and then unleashed a powerful attack on the Third Raikage, who was standing almost within reach.

[Wind Release: Pressure Damage]!

At such a short distance, the Third Raikage had no chance to dodge and was directly hit by the wind chakra that erupted from the [Flame Fan].

At the moment of impact, the wind-style chakra instantly transformed into a small-scale tornado of extremely high density, which expanded and grew in a short instant, unleashing an extremely high wind pressure capable of sweeping away everything.

boom!!

The attack formed by 【Wind Release: Pressure Damage】 was as violent as a heavy cannon, striking the Third Raikage's body heavily.

Under the circumstances of opposing natures, the Third Raikage's burly body was blown away by the storm as if it were a paper doll, and the lightning chakra on his body was completely suppressed at this moment.

The fine, sharp tornado blades slashed continuously at the Third Raikage's body, and crimson blood splattered and misted in the storm.

Wait until the strong winds subside.

The Third Raikage, covered in blood, appeared before everyone.

Before the Third Raikage could even catch his breath...

The Tailed Beast Ball that the Five-Tailed King Kokuou had been accumulating for a long time has finally taken shape.

As Minato Namikaze closely observed the formation process of the Tailed Beast Ball, inspiration burst forth from his mind like a spring.

The Five-Tailed King Kokuo aimed its Tailed Beast Ball at the camp ahead and launched an attack.

Meanwhile, Killer Bee, completely disregarding his injuries, once again entered full Tailed Beast form, hastily using a small Tailed Beast Ball he had barely managed to condense to intercept the Tailed Beast Ball launched by the Five-Tails, Kokuo.

Two jet-black Tailed Beast Balls of different sizes collided violently in mid-air, detonating both of them instantly.

Rumble!

The dazzling light, as brilliant as the sun and stars, and the deafening roar erupted once again.

"You guys managed to stop the first Tailed Beast Ball."

Nara Rinka raised his right hand, and the [Dark Spiral Wheel] floated and flew in his palm like stars.

"So, what about the second one?"

The Black Meteor was once again released from the palm of the Dark Shadow.

Amidst the shocked and desperate gazes of the Third Raikage, A, and Killer Bee.

boom--

The Dark Spiral Wheel struck the camp ahead, transforming into a colossal mushroom cloud that seemed to reach the sky.

The wind howled, the earth shattered, a scene resembling a natural disaster.

With a single blow.