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

Chapter 216 Master, would you like to learn the Rasengan?

Nara Rankei initially thought this so-called "investigation" mission would yield no results, however...

"Waaah—"

Looking at the big yellow dog that immediately tucked its tail between its legs, lay on the ground, and rolled over to beg for mercy as soon as it saw me.

Nara Rangsei fell into an unusual silence.

"I'm sorry, Nara-sama."

Inuzuka Jacques bowed somewhat embarrassedly.

"Huangwan isn't usually this afraid of strangers; it probably smelled some unusual scent around here..."

As they talked, Inuzuka Jaw also sensed that something was amiss.

He was very familiar with his own ninja dogs.

The way Huang Wan looks now clearly indicates that it has seen an enemy that leaves it with no thought of resistance.

If it's understandable that they're afraid of "The Shadow of Darkness," then why didn't Huang Wan lie down and beg for mercy before setting off?

Could it be...?

The massive thunderstorm mentioned in the scroll during this "investigation" mission was actually caused by Lord "Shadow of Darkness"?

Lord "Shadow of Darkness" was engaged in a fierce battle here last night?

As expected of Lord Dark Shadow!

Several thoughts arose in Inuzuka Jacques's mind, and he immediately bent his upper body even lower.

"No need for that, Inuzuka-kun, get up."

Nara Rinka quickly helped Inuzuka Jacques up, and at the same time waved to the big yellow dog.

"Since we haven't found anything from the investigation, let's go back to camp and hand in the mission."

The very intelligent Huangwan immediately got up from the ground upon receiving the order, wagged its tail, and leaned against Inuzuka Jaw's feet.

Inuzuka Jacques stroked his ninja dog's head, feeling a sense of relief.

It seems that Lord Dark Shadow is not as difficult to get along with as the previous commander of Kumogakure, Shimura Danzo...

Nara Rinka gestured for the other three people and a dog to board the back of the [Shadow Creature], and quickly transported the three back to the Konoha camp.

Inuzuka Jacques and Uchiha Shisui went to deliver the mission.

Nara Rinka then brought Hyuga Rei to his own tent.

"Hyuga, I will arrange for a clone to remain at the camp."

Nara Rinkei taught the other party two C-rank Earth Release ninjutsu: [Earth Dragon Concealment Technique] and [Earth Substitution].

"If you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask my clone."

Hinata Rei held the two scrolls of spells, nodded slightly, and thanked him again.

"Thank you, Captain."

"There's one more thing."

Nara Rinkazu first pointed to his own eyes with the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and then pointed to Hinata Rei's eyes.

"Make good use of your eyes."

Hinata Rei thought the captain was giving her pointers on things like "byakugan," "ranged attacks," "insight," and "sniping."

She nodded quietly, then turned and took her leave.

A message suddenly popped up on the panel at this moment.

Uchiha Shisui has already completed the mission delivery.

[Rank B Mission [Investigation] Completed!]

You have obtained a Grade B [Ninja Scroll]!

"The B-rank mission I managed to snag is complete..."

Nara Rinka glanced at the information on the panel, and then created a [Shadow Clone].

"It's been so long since I've seen a B-grade roll, let's just open it!"

[Opening...]

[This B-rank ninja scroll includes: Techniques]

[Level B Technique: Super Olfactory Sensation]

[Technique Description: A special secret technique of the Inuzuka clan! Extremely amplifies a person's sense of smell!]

[Technique Effect: Concentrates one's Yang Release chakra in the nasal cavity, increasing the number of nerve cells in the olfactory nerve, thereby amplifying one's sense of smell to tens of thousands of times that of an ordinary person.]

[Skill Evaluation: Boundless as the heavens and earth, a relentless pursuit across ten thousand miles!]

"Hmm? Inuzuka's secret technique? A Yang Release secret technique?"

Nara Rinka's eyes lit up slightly; he hadn't expected that this B-rank scroll would actually contain a decent technique.

For him now, ordinary B-rank spells are basically of little use.

This "super sense of smell" can help expand one's olfactory perception.

There are many different types of sensory ninjas.

Visual system, olfactory system, tactile system, chakra system...

With the help of the [Immortal Clan Guiding Technique] and the [Immortal Clan Breathing Technique], Nara Rinka was previously considered a "Chakra-type" sensory ninja.

Secondly, there is the visual perception of the [Lacquer Eyes], which can perceive the traces of the flow of spiritual energy under unobstructed vision.

(The Yamanaka clan's [Perception] secret technique also belongs to the chakra perception type.)

Now, there's another olfactory perception system: "super-olfactory".

Compared to other types of sensory ninjutsu.

Olfactory perception abilities are relatively discreet and not easily detected by opponents, but they also have a major drawback.

They cannot tolerate stimulation.

Nara Ranka recalled the Chunin Exams in the normal timeline.

Kiba Inuzuka, with his exceptional sense of smell, was nearly knocked out by Naruto Uzumaki's fart; the tingling sensation was...

"Tsk!"

Nara Rinka made up his mind that he would never use this [Super Smell] sensory ninjutsu unless there were special circumstances.

After tidying up and leaving his clone at the camp, Nara Rinka was about to set off for the Five-Tailed King.

Just then, an unexpected person came to the door.

"Brother Shuimen?"

Nara Rinka looked at the newcomer with some curiosity, recalling what Nara Shikaku had said the night before.

"Is there something wrong? Or has the village decided to recruit you and Senior Kagami?"

"Is the village planning to transfer me and Senior Kagami to other battlefields?"

Minato Namikaze was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered.

"That's true... With you here, and the Five-Tails in charge, we don't need to worry too much about attacks from Kumogakure."

Having witnessed the power of Nara Rinkazuchi's technique, which was comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball, Minato Namikaze concluded that Kumogakure would definitely not send a large-scale force to invade the Land of Hot Springs again.

Unless the Third Raikage can be completely indifferent to the casualties of his ninjas.

But if it's just one-on-one...

Unless Kumogakure can suppress their Third Raikage and the AB duo within the Land of Hot Water.

Otherwise, there's simply no way to deal with the combination of Nara Rinka and Go-o Kokuo.

Will the Hidden Cloud Village put all its resources into the war against the Leaf Village?

They also need to be constantly on guard against attacks from Iwagakure!

Minato Namikaze was impressed by the intimidating power of Nara Rangsuke.

If he could, he wouldn't want to keep mowing the lawn all the time...

"Last night, Brother Lu Jiu told me that the village has this idea."

Nara Rinkazuki, seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression, realized that Hiruzen Sarutobi had not overstepped his position as the commander of the Kumogakure defense line to communicate directly with Minato Namikaze, so he began to explain.

"I thought you came today to say goodbye... So, is there anything else?"

"That's right, Lan Gui."

Minato Namikaze raised his right hand, his left hand firmly gripping his right wrist, gathering chakra.

"Look!"

Clusters of pale blue chakra surged from Minato Namikaze's body, gathering into a pale blue chakra sphere in the palm of his right hand. Streams of chakra swirled wildly within the sphere.

However, the shape changes of this chakra ball are far less stable than those of the [Dark Spiral Wheel] or [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon].

Minato Namikaze only managed to control the chakra ball for a few seconds before it exploded in mid-air, creating a chaotic shockwave.

"Ah, it failed again!" A hint of regret flashed across Minato Namikaze's face.

Nara Ranka feigned ignorance and asked, "Brother Minato, what is this ninjutsu?"

"This is a new ninjutsu that I've been trying to develop recently."

Minato Namikaze looked up and casually hurled a bunch of cringeworthy idioms at him.

"I would call it Spiral... Unparalleled Burst Wave... Maru."

During the years of fighting against the AB combination of Kumogakure, Minato Namikaze had long realized that his own offensive damage was seriously insufficient.

He could easily behead an ordinary ninja with a single strike.

However, neither A nor Killer Bee, these two tough guys, were completely outside Minato Namikaze's ability to deal with them.

The former possesses "Lightning Release Chakra Mode," while the latter possesses "Tailed Beast Chakra Mode."

Master Men's small kunai lacked sufficient deterrent power against these two Cloud Village ninjas who were of one mind.

However, it was precisely because of his many encounters with Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, that Minato Namikaze witnessed the latter using the Tailed Beast Ball multiple times. Therefore, he began to develop a ninjutsu called "Rasengan" based on the Tailed Beast Ball.

Previously, Minato Namikaze had observed the Five-Tails Kokuo using the Tailed Beast Ball at extremely close range, and his inspiration was once again unleashed. He thought he could perfect the "Rasengan" technique, but he still failed.

But even so.

Minato Namikaze felt it necessary to share his new ninjutsu, inspired by observing the Tailed Beast Ball of the Five-Tails Kokuo, with Nara Rinkazu.

Although the opponent may not care about this close-range Rasengan ninjutsu at all.

Minato Namikaze thought of Nara Rinkazu's "Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon" and his "Dark Spiral Wheel Trap," and felt that his own "Random Ball" was somewhat inadequate.

"Rasengan?"

Nara Rinka blinked, intending to give Master Men a little "surprise".

"Brother Minato, are you referring to this kind of ninjutsu?"

Nara Rinka raised his right hand, and a chakra ball appeared in his palm.

Clusters of chakra energy swirled rapidly within the sphere, intertwining without touching each other, remaining steadily suspended in mid-air.

"Ah...ah..."

Minato Namikaze's mind went blank, and he couldn't control his mouth.

"I...you..."

Nara Rinka holds up the Rasengan with one hand.

No further Yin Release nature transformations were added to form the [Shadow Rasengan].

It also did not increase the flow capacity of chakra internally, causing it to expand into the [Giant Rasengan].

"Brother Minato, it seems we're the same type of ninja."

Nara Rinkachi maintained the form change of the Rasengan and spoke leisurely.

"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

Second update.

There will be one more update later.

Let's do it after 11 o'clock.

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Regarding the "super olfaction" mentioned in this chapter.

The technique's name was created by Ashin, and its prototype is the Inuzuka clan's keen sense of smell.

As for the "super sense of smell" being a secret technique of Yang Release, that's Ashin's second interpretation.

Olfactory sensitivity is related to olfactory nerve cells. The way to enhance the sense of smell is to increase the number of olfactory nerve cells, and the secret technique involving increasing the number of cells... can only be Yang Release ninjutsu.

As for the Inuzuka clan's olfactory secret technique in the main manga series, whether it is Yang Release or not... that falls into the unknown category.

This is the [second setting].

(End of this chapter)