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

Chapter 211 The wonderful journey of Nara Raikage!

"King Mu! Now!"

Nara Lan Gui stood atop the head of the five-tailed fox, issuing commands like a seasoned trainer.

"Use Boil Release immediately!"

Feeling something was amiss, yet unable to articulate this subtle emotion, the Five-Tails Kokuoh obediently released its tailed beast chakra—

Boiling Escape!

Incredibly thick white steam burst forth from the body of the Five-Tailed King Mu. Unlike usual, this high-temperature steam did not spread directly to the surroundings, but instead shot straight into the sky.

The continuous stream of white steam cooled and condensed in the high sky, gradually forming dark and deep cumulonimbus clouds, while silvery-white lightning snaked through the clouds.

The dull rumble of thunder spread in all directions.

rumble--

The lightning in the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky has accumulated to a certain extent.

Nara Rinka seized the opportunity precisely, raised his right hand, and recorded the contents of the [Kirin] technique scroll, manipulating the natural energy permeating the atmosphere with his own chakra.

Despite not being a lightning-style ninja, Nara Rinka's right hand emitted a faint burst of lightning, seemingly mirroring the thunder in the sky.

"roar--"

A deafening thunderclap resounded.

A silver-white Qilin, its entire body composed of ferocious lightning, emerged from the deep, inky clouds, roaring angrily at the ninja world, displaying the supreme majesty of thunder.

Even the Five-Tailed King Kokuou showed a slight surprise at the silver-white Kirin galloping among the dark clouds. It could sense that the large creature, which resembled a tailed beast, was actually formed from pure natural energy.

"Is this the combination ninjutsu that Lan Gui just mentioned? Ninjas are truly something else..."

Before Gokuou could finish his reflection, Nara Rinka's indifferent voice rang out.

"Let it dissipate along with the thunder!"

Nara Rinkawa waved his right hand, as if pulling on the invisible reins of the silver-white unicorn in the sky.

"Qilin!"

boom!!

Time seemed to stand still at that moment. The Thunder Kirin plummeted from the sky at an extreme speed comparable to the speed of light, crashing heavily onto a mountain peak not far away. The dazzling lightning illuminated most of the sky.

In an instant, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the sound carrying for miles.

The impact of the Qilin directly shattered the mountain peak, sending large chunks of rock flying in all directions amidst the powerful shockwave, raising clouds of dust.

After the lightning subsided and the smoke and dust settled, the lightning flashed and the smoke and dust returned to normal.

Nara Rinka and Go-o Kokuo looked towards the location of the mountain peak they had just seen, only to find that the mountain peak had almost been completely destroyed by the [Kirin] attack.

"What amazing ninjutsu."

"Its power is still a bit weak."

Go-o Kokuou and Nara Rinka expressed their opinions at almost the same time.

When the former heard the latter's words clearly, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Lan Gui, in your eyes, is this level of Lightning Release ninjutsu weak? This is the strongest Lightning Release ninjutsu I have ever seen."

"The Five-Tailed King Mu asked curiously."

"Even the power of the Tailed Beast Ball is not much stronger than this Lightning Release ninjutsu."

"It's precisely because I compared the Kirin to the Tailed Beast Ball that I felt its attack effect was weak."

Nara Rinka patted Go-o's head, signaling it to turn around and go back to the hot spring.

"King Mu, have you forgotten? The ninjutsu I used when I fought the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Dark Spiral Wheel Fear."

If we were to use Nara Langui to describe it, the power of the [Kirin] is stronger than the [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon], but weaker than the [Dark Spiral Wheel].

In terms of attack power alone, [Kirin] can be regarded as the second most powerful technique currently mastered by Nara Rinka.

"How could I possibly forget that kind of ninjutsu!"

Go-o Koku-ou ran back to the hot spring and jumped into it with Nara Rin-kasugi.

"But Lan Gui, in your eyes now, are only the [Tailed Beast Ball] and the [Dark Spiral Wheel Fear] considered powerful ninjutsu?"

"Actually, in my opinion, the attack power of [Dark Spiral Wheel] is somewhat insufficient."

Nara Rinkazu emerged from the hot spring, and upon hearing Go-O's words, he wiped the water droplets from his face and shook his head.

"I think there's still a lot of room for improvement."

Nara Rinka, who truly knew what the Fourth Shinobi World War would look like, could hardly be satisfied with the attack power of the Dark Spiral Wheel or the Tailed Beast Ball.

He didn't crave anything like "Expanding Seeking the Way Jewel" or "Shared Killing Ash Bones"—the kind of bloodline limit techniques.

But surely we can hope for a bloodline limit technique like "Dust Release"?

[Dark Spiral Wheel]?

It's still a long way off!

"As expected, I'm not strong enough yet."

Nara's lament about embracing the cassia tree directly sank the Five-Tailed King.

The white deer decisively went underwater, ignoring the overly diligent Nara ninja.

Even with the discerning eye of the Five-Tails Kokuo, among the many ninjas it had seen during its long tailed beast life, Nara Rangei's strength was among the top!

There are few creatures stronger than Nara Rinka, even among the Five-Tailed King.

The white deer went underwater and never resurfaced.

Nara Rinka lay sprawled on the surface of the hot spring, deep in thought about the power and effects of the [Kirin] he had just tested.

As a "pseudo-sage technique"—that is, a technique that does not involve sage chakra but only manipulates and controls natural energy—

The S-rank technique [Kirin] is absolutely the most powerful pseudo-immortal technique that Nara Rinka has ever seen!

Aside from the somewhat demanding usage conditions, the [Qilin] is basically all advantages.

Because it relies heavily on natural energy, the consumption of chakra by the Kirin is very small; most of the chakra is used only to maintain the Kirin's form changes.

In addition, the [Qilin] is extremely powerful, has a very long range, and its attack speed is comparable to the speed of light.

Even the stringent conditions for using the [Qilin] – which must be used in the presence of thunderclouds – have been greatly reduced in difficulty with the assistance of the Five-Tailed King Mu.

The Five-Tails Kokuo's [Boiling Release] almost perfectly matches the prerequisite conditions for using [Kirin].

With Nara Rinka and the Five-Tailed King Kokuou working together, they can release the [Kirin] anytime, anywhere.

of course.

The Land of Hot Springs is rich in hot springs, and its warm and humid climate greatly enhances the use of the [Kirin].

But if it were a land of dry earth, or even a land of wind...

The difficulty of using the [Qilin] and its power will definitely be greatly affected.

But let's look at it from another angle.

If the [Kirin] were used within the Land of Rain, the scene and the sheer power would be unimaginably beautiful...

"Natural energy manifests in many forms. Even without lightning-style ninjutsu, I can unleash such powerful lightning-style ninjutsu through [Kirin]. Will I be able to directly convert natural energy into other chakra natures in the future?"

Looking up at the sky from the cassia tree in Nara, his thoughts wandered aimlessly.

However, the conversion process between natural energy and chakra is far too difficult...

"I haven't even figured out the fusion between natural energy and chakra yet, so I shouldn't aim too high for now."

"The Third Raikage's S-rank [Ninja Scroll] is of exceptionally high quality; now it all depends on his performance!"

……

Just as Nara Rinka and Goo-ko were enjoying a blissful soak in the hot springs.

The trio from Kumogakure also hurriedly traveled from the border of the Land of Hot Water, speeding all the way back to another secret camp in Kumogakure.

Sensing the approach of these three familiar chakras ahead of time, many Cloud Village ninjas gathered in front of the camp to welcome their "boss's" triumphant return.

However, to the surprise of many Cloud Village ninjas, they did not see the familiar invincible legend, but instead saw an old man with white hair covered in blood.

"Sandaime-sama!"

Tsuchida, then the chief of staff of the Cloud Village front-line forces, stepped out from the crowd and strode to the Third Raikage and the AB trio, his anxious expression tinged with barely concealed shock.

The Third Raikage, who possessed the titles of "Strongest Shield" and "Strongest Spear," suffered almost no injuries even when he engaged in close combat with the Eight-Tails.

Is there some monster among Konoha's ninjas who could injure the Third Raikage like this...?

Could it be... that dark shadow?

The Third Raikage, under the control of Nara Rinkazu—let's just call him the Nara Raikage for short—waved his hand impatiently.

"Let's talk about it once we're inside the camp!"

Nara Raikage walked openly into the Kumogakure camp, followed by Tsuchidae, A, Killer Bee, and a group of other Kumogakure ninja.

"Send all the ninjutsu scrolls from the village to this camp! And the Amber Purification Bottle too!"

Nara Raikage found an unoccupied tent nearby and walked in without any hesitation.

"Also, bring all my belongings here!"

"Sandaime-sama..."

Tsuchida, who was following behind, wanted to advise the Third Raikage to return to the village to rest, but seeing the other's bloodied appearance, he didn't say it. Instead, he called a group of medical ninjas forward.

Meanwhile, Tsuchikage also arranged for medical ninjas to treat Killer Bee's injuries, who appeared to be in poor condition.

While the top medical ninjas in Kumogakure may not be as skilled as those in Konoha, they are still among the best in the ninja world.

A group of medical ninjas surrounded the Raikage Nara, using "Healing Palm Technique" to heal his injuries.

Right at this moment.

Tu Tai continued the previous topic.

"Third Hokage, are you sure you want all the ninjutsu scrolls in the village?"

"certainly!"

Instead of explaining his reasons, Nara Raikage dropped another bombshell.

"If I don't find the answer I'm looking for..."

"Prepare to draft a ceasefire agreement with Konoha!"

These words were like a thunderbolt.

Even the medical ninjas couldn't help but tremble.

Tsuchidae asked urgently, "Why, Third Hokage?"

"First, the Dark Shadow can fly; second, the Dark Shadow can use a technique similar to the Tailed Beast Ball."

Nara Raikage held up two fingers and explained calmly.

"If you have a way to solve both of these problems at the same time, you can have my seat."

The rarity of his flight ability is known throughout the ninja world.

Although the idea that "flying is invincible" is not advisable.

However, for the vast majority of ninjas, an enemy who has mastered the ability to fly is simply impossible to defeat.

Meanwhile.

The Tailed Beast Ball is the Tailed Beast's trump card, and most of the Cloud Village ninja present knew its attack power and destructive force.

After all, the Eight-Tails went berserk multiple times during its sealing period and killed many Cloud Village ninja.

For the Cloud Village ninja, the attack of the Tailed Beast Ball is not unfamiliar.

Whether it's "flight ability" or "Tailed Beast Ball".

Each one is an extremely powerful and troublesome skill.

If these two abilities are combined...

Even someone with a brain could easily imagine how intimidating the shadowy figure would be during wartime.

If the other party decides to act on a whim, they could fly to Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) within the Land of Lightning and then project a Tailed Beast Ball from a distance!

How should this battle be fought?

Tu Tai's lips curled into a bitter smile, and he could only nod in response.

"I'll go inform the village right away! Have them send the ninjutsu scrolls and the amber purification bottle to the front-line camp!"

Second update.

It's so late today...

(End of this chapter)