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

Chapter 239 Moving on to the Hidden Mist!

Under the perfect concealment effect of [Shadow Invisibility].

Onoki had no idea about the shadow thread that blended into the night from behind.

The instant the Shadow Threads touched Onoki's body, the Yin Release chakra of the Shadow Clone immediately passed through his central nervous system, directly connecting to his brain and sealing his consciousness.

Who is it?

Half a thought flashed through Onoki's mind, but he was completely unable to resist the control effect of the [Shadow Manipulation Technique], and his mental consciousness instantly fell into darkness.

The Third Tsuchikage closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer "Onoki of the Two Scales", but "Onoki of Nara"!

Shadow Manipulation Technique, successful!

And it was almost at the moment that Onoki was ambushed by the Shadow Clone.

At the same time, a message notification popped up on Nara Lan Gui's panel indicating that the S-rank mission was completed.

[S-Rank Mission: The Five-Tails is Mine!] Completed!

You have obtained an S-rank [Ninja Scroll]!

In this war, it wasn't just Iwagakure that coveted the Five-Tails, Kokuou, but only the Iwagakure ninja openly took action.

When the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure was attacked and controlled by Nara Rangsuke, Iwagakure's strategic plan naturally collapsed.

"Ōnoki is under control! The situation in Iwagakure can basically be considered resolved."

Nara Rinka glanced at the task completion notification on the panel.

"This is the S-rank scroll... Let's see what it contains after we've completed all the missions!"

"Lan Gui, Onoki has started moving! He's approaching this way!"

Gouou, the Five-Tailed Fox, looked at Onoki, who was actively lowering his altitude and slowly approaching them, and reminded him again.

While giving the warning, the Five-Tailed King Kokuou also lowered its upper body slightly, pointing its several thick horns toward Onoki, ready to attack at any moment.

"It's alright, King Mu, there's no need to fight anymore."

Nara Ranka reached out and touched the head of the five-tailed Kokuo; its crystal-clear, snow-white fur felt incredibly smooth to the touch.

"Onoki is no longer a threat."

"What?"

The Five-Tailed King was utterly perplexed.

It neither observed nor perceived any fighting process. Ōnoki was clearly unharmed, so why did Nara Rinkei make such a statement?

However, when Onoki obediently flew over here, he did not show any aggressive behavior in the process.

Only then did Go-o realize that Nara Rang-kaku wasn't just making empty promises.

However, what shocked Gokuou even more was that Onoki actually greeted it after approaching.

Then, Nara Onoki smiled and raised his hand, calling out the name of the Five-Tailed King, Kokuou, in a very affectionate manner.

"Hi, King Mu."

"How is that possible..."

The Five-Tailed King couldn't help but take a small step back.

It never told Onoki what its real name was...

Moreover, whether it was just his imagination or not, Gouou felt that Onoki's gaze seemed vaguely familiar.

"Lan Gui! What on earth is going on?"

"I just subdued Onoki."

Nara Rinka said casually.

"You can think of it as a very special kind of illusion."

Although the Shadow Manipulation Technique involves a great deal of knowledge about brain nerves and even sealing techniques.

However, it is an S-rank ninjutsu that is primarily based on Yin Release chakra.

Calling it an "illusion" doesn't seem wrong, does it?

"Illusion..."

The Five-Tailed King blinked its sea-blue eyes.

Don't underestimate the Tailed Beasts just because they're not knowledgeable!

Are there any genjutsu of this caliber in the ninja world?!

And even it hadn't figured out how Onoki had fallen for Nara Rangatsu's so-called "illusion"...

What exactly is Lan Gui's current level of strength?

The Five-Tailed King was inexplicably confused.

"He's strong, but his chakra reserves aren't that high; he's weak... why do I think Lan Gui is weak?"

The old-fashioned Great White Deer couldn't really see the current overall strength of Nara Ranka...

Shaking its enormous head, the Five-Tailed King Kokuh threw the question out of its mind.

The history of the ninja world is like a long river, and among thousands of ninjas, there will always be some monsters.

Just like Hashirama Senju back then.

Just like the Nara laurel blossoms at this moment.

If Nara Rinkaku were an enemy, then Go-O would definitely have a headache over this problem.

But who can blame them when Nara Ranka is one of their own?

Moreover, they are allies who can be summoned anytime, anywhere using the [Spirit Summoning Technique] to help!

The stronger Nara Rinka becomes, the more at ease the Five-Tailed Kokuou feels. Why would he care how the other party became so strong?

Why was Hashirama Senju so strong back then...?

Even now, the Five-Tailed King Kokuou still can't figure it out.

"So, Lan Gui, now that you've used this—well, illusion—to control Onoki, what do you intend to do to him?"

The Five-Tailed King Kokuou focused his attention on his enemies.

"Should we kill him now?"

"No, Onoki is still somewhat useful to me now."

Nara Rinka raised an eyebrow and pressed a [Flying Thunder God Technique] seal onto Onoki, who was approaching.

"King Mu, do you want to kill Onoki?"

Onoki, the Two Scales of Iwagakure, possesses the only bloodline limit in the ninja world—or at least the only definitively credible bloodline limit—Dust Release.

For Nara Rinkazu, who is currently dedicated to the pursuit of bloodline elimination, the value of Onoki is self-evident.

"Actually, my thoughts weren't that strong."

Five-Tailed King Mu shook his head and began to explain.

"I don't have a very good impression of Iwagakure, but since Onoki is useful to you, I'll leave him alone for now!"

What a wonderful deer!

Nara Rinka reached out and touched the head of the Five-Tailed King again. Just as he was about to say something more, suddenly with a "bang," his figure disappeared from the spot.

"Huh? Oh, it's because the [Summoning Jutsu]'s chakra is exhausted..."

The Five-Tailed King sensed Nara Rin's departure and was just about to use the Summoning Jutsu to summon her back.

And at this time.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Nara Rinka used the Flying Thunder God mark left on the Five-Tailed King Kokuou beforehand to travel directly from the camp.

Sensing the arrival of Nara Rinka once again, Go-o Kokuou stopped his actions.

"Lan Gui, your [Flying Thunder God Technique] is really useful!"

"Would you like to learn?"

Nara Rinka asked.

"Although the Flying Thunder God Technique is much more difficult than the Summoning Technique, it is also a space-time ninjutsu developed on the basis of the Summoning Technique."

Is it difficult?

"By ninja standards, the Flying Thunder God Technique is S-rank in difficulty, while the Summoning Technique is C-rank."

"Then I won't learn it!"

Go-o's swift response effectively shut down Nara Rinka's attempt to finish his sentence.

"Alright..."

Nara Ranke shook his head, not insisting on dissuading the Five-Tailed King from learning the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Not to mention the extremely demanding conditions for using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Considering the overall performance of the tailed beasts, the most suitable ninjutsu for them is still something like the Summoning Technique, which doesn't require much precise control.

[Summoning Technique]: By putting enough chakra into the summoning contract, the target can be summoned directly.

The more chakra you have, the stronger the summoned object will be, and the longer you can summon it.

In a sense, the Summoning Jutsu is a C-rank ninjutsu that's all about "great strength and flying bricks".

The Five-Tailed King Mu fell silent.

Nara Rinka then shifted his gaze to "Nara Onoki," his brows furrowing slightly.

At this point, controlling Onoki within the Land of Hot Water was both a success and a problem for him.

The key to their success lies in Nara Rinka's ability to use Onoki to seize the Dust Release technique from Iwagakure, as well as other advanced techniques with unique effects.

The troublesome part...

Yu Nara Rangsuke had no idea where Iwagakure's current camp or temporary residence was.

Last time, he controlled the Third Raikage, and the AB duo were there to guide him.

But this time, they managed to control Onoki...

"Luckily, I didn't kill that Lava Release ninja outright earlier; it just so happens to be useful now!"

Nara Rinka looked at Nara Onoki and gave him instructions.

"Go directly to the Third Raikage now, and then you can figure out the rest yourselves!"

"understood."

Nara Onoki couldn't help but roll his eyes and used the [Light and Heavy Rock Technique] to fly away.

"I won't disturb you any longer!"

The strategies that the main body can come up with, the clones can also come up with.

Nara Onoki planned to first meet up with the Nara Raikage, then use the Lava Release ninja left behind there to interrogate him and obtain information about Iwagakure before trying to return to Iwagakure.

"Is this all you need?"

Go-o Koku-o watched Ōnoki fly away.

"Won't there be any problems, Lan Gui?"

"It's fine."

Nara Rinka patted Gotoku-ou's head, and after he had figured out the direction, he gave him a hint.

"King Mu, we need to head towards the four o'clock position now; there's another battle on the battlefield that needs to be resolved!"

At this moment, Kumogakure is being held down by the Third Raikage, and Iwagakure is being restricted by the Third Tsuchikage.

The only remaining opponent is Kirigakure!

Unlike Cloud Village and Rock Village.

During the first half of the Third Shinobi World War, Kirigakure did not participate in the battle at all, and their strength was relatively well preserved at this time.

Moreover, under the manipulation of Uchiha Setsuna and Madara Uchiha behind him, Kirigakure mobilized its entire force in this attack.

Nara Shikaku had previously reported to Nara Ranke that the group leading the Kirigakure forces into the Land of Hot Springs was very likely the infamous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

But Nara Rinka knew that the force that Kirigakure had dispatched this time was not just the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

The Hozuki Zangetsu we just encountered in the underground cave was also one of the high-level forces dispatched by Kirigakure!

In addition to the local forces of Kirigakure.

The One-Eyed Uchiha, who was in charge of planning this attack, and Tobi, the White Zetsu who had been "uniting" with the One-Eyed Uchiha, also joined the battle.

On the surface, Kirigakure's strategic goal is to suppress Konoha's power and seize Konoha's rare resources.

But in reality, it was the one-eyed Uchiha and Tobi, the White Zetsu, who were the instigators of this war.

Nara Rinka and Go-o Mukuro rode swiftly towards the southeastern region of Yu-no-Kuni.

The battlefield where Kirigakure and Konoha clashed!

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