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

Chapter 262 Kakashi Hatake Awakens!

"Isobu, these are the 'partner candidates' I mentioned earlier."

Nara Rinka first gave a brief introduction to both sides, and then gestured to Mitsuo Isobu.

"Let's do a little test now. Release your chakra here... Be careful with the force."

The Three-Tailed Isobu looked down at the few solemn-looking little ones on the ground, a faint hint of disdain flashing in its single eye.

Compared to Nara Rinka, these Konoha ninjas are far inferior...

"Just a heads up."

Mitsuo Isobu said in a low voice.

"My chakra isn't something you can just accept so easily."

The moment the words fell, the Three-Tails Isobu slightly refined its chakra and released it towards Uchiha Shisui, Hatake Kakashi, and the others.

An astonishing amount of chakra originating from the tailed beasts spread and flowed through the air, faintly forming a gust of wind that impacted Hinata Rei and the others, causing their robes to flutter and dance.

Interfered with by the influence of this tailed beast chakra.

Nohara Rin and Shizune felt that the scene in front of them suddenly changed.

It was as if a living, breathing three-tailed creature had suddenly rushed in front of them and stared at them at extremely close range. Its fierce, cruel, and violent gaze seemed to see right through their hearts.

This hallucinatory feeling sent chills down the spines of Kakashi Hatake and the other four.

Is this... the true power of the Tailed Beasts?

"Even the most primitive tailed beast chakra is not so easy to approach."

Nara Rinka's voice rang out at the right moment, waking Uchiha Shisui and the others from their hallucination.

"If you feel obvious discomfort now, I mean, if you feel pain under Isobu's chakra impact, you can step aside."

"The fact that you can feel uncomfortable even with such close physical contact only shows that your individual physical condition is not suitable to be Isobu's partner."

The most crucial point for becoming a "Jinchūriki" is that the chakra of the ninja and the tailed beast can coexist peacefully.

If you feel uncomfortable even from touching the chakra of a tailed beast, then you can forget about sealing a tailed beast inside your body!

After Nara Rinkazu reminded them, Namikaze Minato and Hyuga Rei immediately dodged to the side, avoiding the range of the Three-Tails Isobu's chakra attack.

Minato Namikaze consciously distanced himself from the Three-Tails, unwilling to become a Jinchūriki like Kushina Uzumaki.

The story of the "Jinchūriki couple" sounds terrifying.

Hinata Rei, on the other hand, simply felt discomfort; the contact between the Three-Tails' chakra and her skin caused her a very clear burning sensation.

Reminded by his captain, Hinata Rei simply retreated.

Although the Three-Tails is powerful, its terrifying power, which far exceeds its own limits, will only cause harm if it is brought into contact with it rashly.

Hyuga Rei, who comes from the Hyuga clan, has a very clear understanding of such matters.

Nara Rinkazu nodded slightly to Namikaze Minato and Hyuga Rei, then looked at the Three-Tails, signaling them to increase the release of chakra.

The Three-Tailed Isobu immediately increased its external chakra.

Soon, Uchiha Shisui also withdrew, just like Hyuga Rei.

Only Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, and Shizune remained standing within the chakra impact range of the Three-Tails Isobu.

After waiting for a short while, Nara Rinka raised her right hand, indicating that the short test was over.

"Okay, we can stop now."

The Three-Tailed Isobu withdrew his chakra, and Kakashi Hatake and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless, receiving a direct impact from the tailed beast's chakra like this is a great test of a ninja's endurance.

"From what I can see so far, all three of you have a certain degree of resistance to the Three-Tails' chakra."

Nara Rin looked at Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, and Shizune.

"The second phase of the test will examine your bodies' ability to adapt to the Three-Tails' chakra. This test requires you to guide the Three-Tails' chakra into your bodies..."

"Does anyone want to withdraw from the trial now?"

Shizune glanced hesitantly at the two people beside her.

She didn't have much of a concept of becoming the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, nor did she have any firm idea about it.

As a relatively unknown member of the Nara Kusa team, Shizune had a very simple view on participating in this operation—participation was the most important thing.

Shizune originally thought that she would be like most of the time before, running alongside Uchiha Shisui and Hyuga Rei.

Unexpectedly, even though Hyuga Rei and Uchiha Shisui withdrew, she persisted in staying on the field...

Seeing Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara's unwavering stance, Shizune swallowed her words of withdrawal.

"Mute... wavered."

Nara Ranka shook his head inwardly.

He originally wanted to give his three teammates extra training.

As a result, Hyuga withdrew from the competition at lightning speed, followed closely by Shisui, and even the remaining Shizune's will to fight was not very strong...

"It seems highly likely that a new Three-Tails Jinchuriki will emerge from Minato's team."

Nara Rin's attention was focused on Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara.

"There is indeed a tragic fate between Minato's team and the Three-Tails, especially with Rin Nohara."

In the normal timeline, after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, Nohara Rin was assassinated by Old Man Madara, captured by Kirigakure, and then turned into a vessel for the Three-Tails...

"Putting everything else aside, Rin Nohara certainly possesses the talent to be the Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails."

"But what's going on with Hatake Aobi? Why does his gaze look so determined? Has he been through something?"

Nara Rankei was fully aware of the most important turning points in Kakashi Hatake's life—the death of his father, the death of Kenji, the death of Rin, and the death of his teacher…

In the future, Erzhuzi even threatened the technician Wuwukai, saying that he would kill the person the latter cherished most.

Laugh to death.

Why wait for Erzhuzi to make a move?

It is precisely because of the deaths of those most important relatives and friends in my life one after another.

That's why Kakashi Hatake went from being a "super genius who became a genin at five, a chunin at six, and a jonin at twelve" to a shameful and pathetic unit of measurement for chakra.

Even so, Kakashi Hatake still earned the reputation of "Copy Ninja" and "Kakashi with the Sharingan" in the ninja world.

Kakashi Hatake is currently at the second major turning point in his life.

"Xian Er's death has ignited Wu Wu Kai's determination to become stronger? That's a good thing..."

Nara Rinkasa reined in her somewhat scattered thoughts.

Seeing that Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, and Shizune had not left, Nara Rin looked at Minato Namikaze.

"Brother Minato, could you handle guiding the Three-Tails' chakra and creating temporary seals within Shizune and Kakashi's bodies?"

Forcibly injecting the chakra of a tailed beast into a ninja's body is tantamount to killing him outright.

The second phase of the test requires the use of a "sealing technique" as an intermediary.

Jinchuriki are able to absorb, transform, and use the chakra of the Tailed Beasts only through the barrier of "sealing techniques".

Nara Rinkei could certainly continue to preside over this experiment; possessing the [Sealing Tail Seal], he could even directly create a Jinchūriki.

But there's a little sun right next to him who's proficient in sealing techniques, so why bother with this effort?

Faced with Nara's request to take on the laurel tree, Minato Namikaze readily agreed.

On the surface, Minato Namikaze is an assassin-style ninja who is particularly skilled in the Flying Thunder God Technique.

However, at its core, Minato Namikaze's true strength and mastery lay in the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan!

After handing the experimental task over to Minato Namikaze, Nara Rinkachi decisively slipped aside to rest.

"Shisui, here's your [Flame Fan] back."

Nara Rinka looked at Uchiha Shisui beside him, patted the [Sealing Scroll], and returned the great treasure fan, a family heirloom of the Uchiha clan, to him.

"Oh, thank you, Captain."

Uchiha Shisui, the honest man, accepted the Flame Fan and thanked his captain.

"Captain, I didn't bring your ninja fan with me. I'll return it to you when we get back."

"No need, you can keep the fan for now."

Nara Ranke waved his hand, showing no interest in Ebizo's wind-style fan.

"I might need to borrow your Flame Fan again in the future."

Uchiha Shisui blinked, unsure how to describe his captain's actions.

The Flame Fan...it must be a treasure passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan, right?

"By the way, I also collected the seven ninja swords from Kirigakure before."

Nara Rinka's right hand rested on the [Sealing Scroll].

"Shisui, and Hyuga, do you want any of them?"

"I don't need it."

Hinata Rei shook his head and gave a concise reply.

"I have the Gentle Fist."

"The Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure..."

Uchiha Shisui recalled for a moment that he had previously fought against the "ruthless duo" of Kushimaru Kurihara and Jinpachi Munashi on the battlefield, and had a very deep impression of the special abilities of the enemy's two ninja swords.

However, the Uchiha-style swordsmanship that Uchiha Shisui was skilled in basically did not require the special functions of a ninja sword.

Moreover, some ninja swords...

Uchiha Shisui didn't even think much of it.

He recalled the corresponding effects of the seven ninja swords of Kirigakure and tentatively asked.

"Captain, may I take a look at the [Executioner's Blade]?"

The Decapitation Blade doesn't have any fancy features, but it can self-repair.

That alone is enough for Uchiha Shisui to think highly of it.

All the other ninja swords are just "crooked and deformed"...

"Hold on."

Nara Rinka once again retrieved the Executioner's Blade from the Sealed Scroll.

The moment his palm touched the [Executioner's Blade], the ninja sword's level and quality popped up on the panel.

[Rank A Ninja Tool: Executioner's Blade]

"As expected! There are differences even among ninja swords... but giving the [Executioner's Blade] an A-rank rating is a bit much, isn't it?"

A thought flashed through Nara Rinka's mind, but his hands moved without slowing down, directly pressing a Contract Seal onto the broad blade of the Executioner's Blade.

"Okay, why don't you give it a try?"

Nara Rinka handed the "Executioner's Blade" to Uchiha Shisui.

Seeing the captain's effortless handling, Uchiha Shisui thought the [Executioner's Blade] was very light, but he felt an unexpected heaviness as soon as he picked it up.

"Ah... is this greatsword really that heavy?"

Uchiha Shisui wielded the [Executioner's Blade] with some difficulty.

The moment he picked up the sword, he realized it wasn't suitable for him.

At least, it's not suitable for him now.

The weight of the [Executioner's Blade] was too great, which would seriously affect Uchiha Shisui's movements.

His Uchiha-style swordsmanship, which he excels at, will also deform under the weight of the [Executioner's Blade].

The knife is a good knife, but it's not suitable.

"Sorry, Captain."

Uchiha Shisui eventually returned the broadsword to Nara Rangsuke.

"This [Decapitation Blade] is not quite what I expected."

"What's there to be sorry about?"

Nara Ranke shook his head and stuffed the [Executioner's Blade] back into the [Sealing Scroll].

He glanced at Shizune, who was being guided by Minato Namikaze's seal on the field, and the image of the [Long Sword - Sewing Needle] flashed through his mind.

"Shisui, Hyuga, do you think the [Long Sword - Sewing Needle] and Shizune are a good match?"

The Longsword - Needle has an extremely powerful penetrating effect.

"team leader."

Hinata Rei coldly retorted.

"It's too big."

"I was just saying."

Nara Rangsei waved to the two team members.

"You guys find something to do yourselves."

"I'm going to train the dog—oh no, I mean [Samehada]."

Second update.

Goodnight everybody.

Finally, I don't have to stay up all night anymore!

(End of this chapter)