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

Chapter 223 Hell Valley!

As the highest commander of the Cloud Village defense line, Nara Rinka is not allowed to leave the Konoha camp easily.

Although he was somewhat interested in the "evil god of the land of hot springs" mentioned by Kakashi Hatake.

However, with both Uchiha Kagami and Namikaze Minato waiting in the camp, it would have been more appropriate to send one of them to scout out the situation first.

At Nara Rinkazu's instruction, the Chief of Staff quickly drafted an A-rank mission to "investigate the immortal ninja" and assigned it to Namikaze Minato and three other ninjas.

"Haha! Kakashi!"

Obito Uchiha stood behind Minato Namikaze, grinning smugly at the heavily injured Kakashi Hatake.

"Just wait for my good news about this A-level mission!"

"It won't be long before I surpass you in strength!"

"idiot."

Kakashi Hatake rolled his eyes and turned away, seemingly unconcerned about his idiot teammate's clumsy attempt to provoke him.

"Obito-kun, this is the medical area, so please don't make a scene."

Nohara Rin looked at Hatake Kakashi with some pity, who was still writhing in pain despite being seriously injured, and then vented her anger on Uchiha Obito, although her tone didn't sound like she was angry at all.

Immediately afterwards, Nohara Rin turned her concerned gaze to Hatake Kakashi, her tone becoming even gentler.

"Kakashi, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Kakashi Hatake's slightly muffled voice came from beneath his mask.

Seeing this, Obito Uchiha scratched his head.

Why did he inexplicably feel that accepting this A-level mission was a mistake?

"Obito, let's go."

Minato Namikaze patted Obito Uchiha on the head, signaling him to hurry up and catch up with the group.

The personnel who carried out this A-rank mission with Minato Namikaze were Inuzuka Gaku, Hyuga Rei, Omaru, and Uchiha Obito.

The reason for assigning Inuzuka Jacques and Hyuga Rei is that these two ninjas have special abilities, allowing them to perceive a wide range of sight and smell.

The reason for bringing Obito Uchiha along was that he was also a firsthand witness to the previous attack and could act as a guide. In addition, it would also make it easier to quickly identify the characteristics of the "immortal ninja's" abilities.

Under the guidance of Obito Uchiha.

Minato Namikaze and his group set off from Konoha's secret camp, speeding towards the location of the previous attack.

Obito Uchiha led three ninjas and a ninja dog to a desolate mountain wilderness. The slightly damp soil was scattered with dark red bloodstains, which were the marks left by Minato's team when they fought against the immortal ninjas.

"This is it!"

Obito Uchiha pointed to a certain direction in the surrounding area.

"That group launched the attack from this direction first, and then many more people appeared... in short, a lot of people."

Hearing the information relayed by this Uchiha from Minato's team, Hyuga Rei, who had followed him all the way, was slightly speechless.

They are all Uchiha.

They're about the same age.

The difference between this Uchiha Obito and her teammate Uchiha Shisui...

Isn't that way too big?

"Obito, thank you for your hard work."

Minato Namikaze showed no sign of panic. He first thanked Obito Uchiha, and then looked at Rei Hyuga.

"Hyuga-san, this is troublesome."

Roll your eyes!

Hinata Rei nodded slightly, concentrating his chakra on the meridian system around his eyes, directly activating his bloodline limit ability to perceive his surroundings.

Meanwhile.

Inuzuka Jacques took a blood-stained piece of cloth from his ninja tool pouch—a piece of clothing torn from one of the attacking ninjas—and placed it next to the ninja dog, Kimaru's, nose.

Huang Wan took a sniff.

Hinata Rei closed his Byakugan at the right moment and shook his head at Namikaze Minato.

"No abnormalities were found in the surrounding area."

It seems the other party's actions have exceeded the range of Byakugan's detection...

Minato Namikaze frowned slightly. He glanced at the sky and then looked at Jaws Inuzuka.

The Land of Hot Water has a unique environment with abundant rainfall; one can only hope that this climate hasn't affected Huang Wan's sense of smell...

"Woof! Woof!"

Huang Wan suddenly let out a fierce bark.

A smile appeared on Inuzuka Jacques's face, whose "dog language level 10" was excellent, as he reported to the squad leader.

"Minato, we've found the Yellow Maru!"

Inuzuka Jacques and Namikaze Minato were good teammates who fought side by side on the battlefield of Kumogakure for many years, and they addressed each other without any formality.

"Then please lead the way, Brother E."

A hint of relief appeared on Minato Namikaze's handsome face.

"But be careful to conceal your presence. After all, our mission is only to investigate the situation of those immortal ninjas. If possible, try to avoid direct conflict with them."

"Once we confirm the other party's location, we will immediately return to the camp to relay the intelligence."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's arrangement, the other three immediately nodded in agreement.

"yes!"

The guide changed from Obito Uchiha to Kimaru.

As a ninja dog carefully raised by the Inuzuka clan, Omar's speed is not slow at all, but rather far exceeds that of ordinary ninjas.

With the help of Huang Wan's navigation.

The group changed their route, wandering through the desolate mountains and wilderness, bypassing hot springs that emitted billowing steam, and finally arrived near a valley with extremely steep terrain.

From a distance, the valley's interior is shrouded in a terrifying yellowish-green miasma, obscuring the view.

"Waaah..."

Huang Wan let out a low growl as if issuing a warning, and at the same time, in a remarkably human-like manner, raised its paw and covered its nose.

"Huang Wan said that this miasma is poisonous, and staying in it for a long time will harm your health."

Inuzuka Jacques translated for his own ninja dog.

"This yellow and green gas looks disgusting."

Obito Uchiha looked at the valley in front of him with a hint of disgust.

"Minato-sensei, let's burn this place down!"

"Quiet, Obito."

Minato Namikaze gazed at the valley ahead, then crouched down, bringing his right index and middle fingers together to feel the ground.

"The number of people in the valley is in the dozens, and they are colliding with each other."

"This is very likely the base of those immortal ninjas from before."

"Hinata-san."

Upon hearing these words, Hinata Rei activated his Byakugan once again.

With its powerful insight, the Byakugan pierced through the thick, yellowish-green miasma and entered the valley.

"The people in the valley... they are fighting each other, and chakra is flowing from their bodies, passing through the earth and connecting to the pool in the valley."

Hinata Rei reported the situation in as much detail as possible.

"That pool contains an enormous amount of chakra, like a tailed beast... Someone pushed the corpse of a ninja directly into the pool."

"The pool was full of bones."

"The pool absorbed all of the ninja's chakra!"

In the end, Hinata Rei's usually calm tone revealed a deep sense of shock.

A valley shrouded in miasma, crowds slaughtering each other, pools of water swallowing corpses...

All signs indicate that this valley is not simple.

Minato Namikaze frowned deeply. He raised his right hand and gestured for everyone to retreat first.

After they were completely away from the area where the miasma valley was located, Obito Uchiha finally spoke and asked.

"Mr. Minato, what should we do now?"

As a member of Minato's team, Obito Uchiha was no stranger to the existence of "Tailed Beasts".

If he had previously harbored the idea of ​​burning the valley to the ground...

At this point, such a naive idea has been completely banished from my mind.

Those who have never witnessed the power of the Tailed Beasts will not understand how terrifying they are.

Although Obito Uchiha had just awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan, he still had a clear understanding of his own strength level.

He's still a long way from defeating Kakashi, let alone defeating a tailed beast...

"Just like I said before!"

Minato Namikaze glanced towards the direction of the Miasma Valley and quietly left a mark of the Sword of Love.

"Let's head back to camp!"

The group quickly returned to the Konoha camp and reported the mission investigation findings to the supreme commander.

"A valley filled with miasma?"

Nara Rinkazu looked at the topographical map of the Land of Hot Springs spread out on the table in front of him, and found the corresponding location according to the instructions of Namikaze Minato and the others.

"The name of this valley is... Hell Valley!"

A thunderclap suddenly flashed through Nara Rinka's mind.

According to Kakashi Hatake's previous report, this attack is related to the so-called "evil god" of the Land of Hot Springs.

If it were an "evil god" from another place, Nara Rinkei wouldn't dare to guarantee that he could deduce its origins.

However, he was not entirely ignorant of the "evil god" of the land of hot springs.

When the three factors of "Land of Hot Water," "Evil God," and "Immortal Ninja" come together, there is only one possible outcome—Hidan, one of the immortal duo and a future member of the Akatsuki organization.

Hidan, a follower of the Jashin religion, is a genuine immortal ninja.

Compared to the likes of Kakuzu, Orochimaru, and Danzo Shimura, he is an immortal ninja who fits the conventional concept of "immortality."

Although this "evil god" and the "evil god cult" started their activities a bit early.

However, judging from the previous group of ninjas who attacked, the other party can only be considered a half-finished product at best.

It's far less perfect than Hidan in the future.

From this perspective, it's not entirely impossible that the so-called "cult" was behind this attack.

However, the current name is "Hell Valley".

This made Nara Rinka subconsciously recall another ninja.

A more accurate way of saying it.

It is a family

A clan with a bloodline limit that was once rejected by the Land of Lightning and suppressed by the Uchiha clan.

The Blood Pool Clan!

In their early years, the Blood Pond clan was exiled to Hell Valley in the Land of Hot Water, where they struggled to survive.

Several years ago, Miyajo En almost completely wiped out all the Blood Pond clan ninjas in Hell Valley.

"And now, another group of inexplicable ninjas has entered Hell Valley and created so-called immortals."

"Could the evil god within the Land of Hot Water be related to the annihilation of the Blood Pond clan?"

In this ninja world filled with chakra and natural energy.

Occasionally, some strange and monstrous things mutate in certain nooks and crannies...

It's not entirely an unacceptable situation.

Nara Rankei deduced that the "evil god" of the Land of Hot Springs was connected to the Blood Pond Clan.

The reason is also very simple.

He had never seen the immortal ninjas that Kakashi Hatake and the others encountered.

However, judging from Hidan's future situation, the opponent's ability activation is clearly related to one thing - blood!

The Blood Pool Clan happens to be skilled in blood manipulation!

Nara Rinka stroked his chin.

"Looks like I'll have to make the trip myself..."

However, I'm sorry I'm late...

The third update is here!

Goodnight everybody.

(End of this chapter)