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

Chapter 270 "I Killed Myself"!

"Some kid with four mouths kept shouting things like 'Art is an explosion,' until he turned himself into Patrick Star."

Nara Rinka closed his eyes, immersing his mind in the complex and profound content of the [Dust Release Chakra Creation Method].

"His brain, which's practically a pink starfish in comparison, has no idea what he's missed!"

The "Nara Lan Gui" mentioned here certainly doesn't refer to Deidara missing out on the "black soil" while trying to make "white clay".

While it's true that the future fourth generation's leg shadow is a minor regret...

Nara Rinka only mentioned "Dust Release," but there are also many other unique Earth Release techniques used by the Third and Second Tsuchikage.

Imagine if Deidara hadn't been so obsessed with art, but instead had stayed obediently in Iwagakure, receiving Ōnoki's patient guidance and mastering all the abilities of his teacher and his teacher's teacher...

Who else but the Fourth Tsuchikage of Iwagakure?

Pity……

He is an artist.

Nara Rinka opened his eyes, freeing his consciousness from the scroll of the [Dust Release Chakra Creation Method] technique.

The core ability of [Dust Release] is to break down everything into extremely fine atomic states, which also symbolizes its astonishing destructive power that almost surpasses all other ninjutsu.

But now... it's mine!

Nara Rinka silently sensed his own chakra levels. After ensuring he had enough "return chakra," he immediately formed hand seals, and the chakra of the three different natures—wind, earth, and fire—flowed and merged within his body.

Pointing at a giant rock not far ahead, Nara Rinka put his hands together and then spread them outwards.

[Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique]!

The condensed [Dust Release] chakra surged out from Nara Rinka's body, forming a regular hexahedron with an edge length of about two meters in front of him. The surface of the cube emitted a faint, shimmering white light as it came into contact with the air and rubbed against it.

The giant rock standing on the ground in front of them also came into contact with the [Dust Release: Particle Style] technique, and the soil that made up the rock was instantly broken down into atomic forms that could not be seen with the naked eye.

Nara Rinka removed the maintenance of the Dust Release chakra, and the cubic space formed by the Dust Release: Particle Style Technique slowly dissipated into the air.

Before them, a massive rock that had existed for countless years was dissected by the [Dust Release: Particle Style] technique, revealing a perfectly square cross-section.

The cross-section of the giant rock was as smooth as a mirror, as if it had been attacked by a spatial cutting force.

"Just as expected, the attack power of [Dust Release] has completely exceeded its potential!"

Nara Rinka gazed at the perfectly smooth rock in front of him.

"It's not a space-time ninjutsu, but its power and effect are almost the same... Its molecular-level destructive power is practically like a cheat code..."

【Dust Escape】of course has many drawbacks, such as high energy consumption and long wind-up.

However, its explosive attack power almost completely overshadows all its disadvantages.

Nara Rinka was extremely satisfied with obtaining the [Dust Release Chakra Creation Method].

What delighted him was not only the offensive power of the bloodline limit technique itself, but also the technique of using three different nature transformations simultaneously in the Dust Release Chakra Creation Method!

The advanced fusion techniques involving numerous nature transformations in the [Dust Release Chakra Creation Method] will undoubtedly play a helpful role in Nara Rinkei's subsequent research on bloodline limits and even bloodline elimination.

To yearn for Dust Escape, to possess Dust Escape, and to surpass Dust Escape.

This is the true pursuit of Nara Rinka.

"I know you're very satisfied with the Dust Release Chakra Creation Method, but stop being so beautiful, my true form."

Nara Onoki's somewhat impatient voice interrupted the main body's thoughts.

"The real Onoki can't stay away from Iwagakure for too long. Now, are you going to let me go back, or kill me?"

"Onoki of the Two Scales..."

Nara Rinkazu pulled himself out of his reverie and looked at the "Earth Shadow" clones brought by these precious technique scrolls.

"What do you think is the best way to handle this?"

Discussing with "Onoki" how to deal with "Onoki's" problem is indeed a somewhat terrifying thing.

However, Nara Onoki didn't mind at all.

"If I had to say, I think it would be easier to just kill Onoki."

Nara Onoki spoke in a very calm tone, as if he were talking not about the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, but about the weeds by the roadside.

"Whether it's Onoki or Iwagakure, they no longer hold much value for us."

"What's the point of keeping an enemy around if they're not even worth exploiting?"

Nara Rankei largely agrees with the opinion of the "Tsuchikage" clone, which is actually his personal inclination. (After all, the clone and the original share the same mindset.)

As far as he was concerned, he had already obtained the top-tier inheritance of Iwagakure, Dust Release, and there was really nothing more to squeeze out of Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage.

As for the aftermath of killing Onoki...

Nara Rinka is neither a high-ranking member of Konoha nor a member of Iwagakure.

Why should we care about any subsequent consequences?

The direct loss from killing Onoki would be only one thing—

Nara Rinka can no longer use this guy to farm the opponent's A-rank [Ninja Scroll].

The problem is that most of the treasures of Iwagakure have already been taken away by Nara Rangsuke and his clones.

It's unlikely that Onoki's [Ninja Scroll] will yield anything much more.

In addition, the Third Shinobi World War was nearing its end.

It is virtually impossible for Nara Rinka to encounter Onoki in battle again, let alone obtain his [Ninja Scroll].

Rather than letting Onoki go for nothing.

It's better to eliminate them completely and prevent future troubles!

Nara Rinkasa made up his mind, looked at his clone, and pondered for a moment.

"Hmm, could you kill yourself?"

Do people say that?

Nara Onoki's eyes widened slightly.

"Seriously? You think I need to 'commit suicide' for something like this?! Don't be ridiculously lazy."

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Nara Rinka cleared his throat and waved his hand.

"I came from the Land of Hot Springs using the Flying Thunder God technique. I'll need to use it to get back later, so I'm saving energy."

"What energy conservation!"

Nara Onoki remarked.

"It's one thing to fool others, but you even want to fool yourself... That's really enough."

"I'm going to commit suicide!"

Nara Onoki uttered a resentful remark before using the [Light and Heavy Rock Technique] to fly away from his spot.

A moment later.

The faint white light of the [Dust Release: Particle Style] technique suddenly burst forth in the distance.

Nara Onoki's memories from the past few days were directly transmitted back to his body.

"With one use of [Dust Release], there won't even be any trace left."

Nara Rinka rubbed his temples in pain as he absorbed all the memories.

"It's practically a killer technique for murder and robbery, an essential skill for home and travel."

The last image transmitted back by the clone was of him deliberately crashing into the [Dust Release: Particle Style Technique].

I truly killed myself!

Onoki, the Two-Day Scale, died silently under the Bloodline Elimination Technique that Iwagakure was so proud of.

After checking the surroundings and confirming that nothing had been overlooked, Nara Rinka left before the Iwagakure ninjas could react.

【Flying Thunder God - Shadow Blade】!

Not long after.

Nara then returned from the Land of Earth to the Land of Hot Springs.

"I misspoke just now..."

Feeling the amount of chakra he had left, Nara Rinka curled his lip.

"Murder and robbery are represented by 'Dust Release,' while home life and travel are represented by 'Flying Thunder God.'"

Long-distance travel between countries consumes too much chakra.

Nara Rinka felt severely exhausted and unfit for strenuous exercise, so he abandoned his idea of returning to the village.

After sealing all the high-level ninjutsu scrolls he had just brought from Iwagakure into the [Sealing Scroll], a [Shadow Creature] emerged from Nara Ranka's shadow and slowly carried him toward the Five-Tails, Kokuo.

Uchiha Shisui, Hatake Kakashi, and the other four had no idea what major event Nara Rinka had accomplished in such a short time.

Upon seeing Nara Rinka return, they merely gave each other a "gaze" before turning their attention back to their respective tasks.

The shadow clones left behind earlier immediately dispelled the spell and exploded into a cloud of smoke the moment they saw Nara Rinka.

Nara Rinka flew to the top of the head of the Five-Tailed King Kokuo, using the [Sealing Scroll] as a pillow, and began to rest openly.

"Today I only spent the whole day running around Iwagakure, and tomorrow I have to go to Kumogakure... What a tiring life."

It was afternoon.

Nara Shikaku rode the Shadow Beast Imitation Painting from the camp, bringing with him the "final offer" from the Konoha high command.

"Chief, this is the price quoted by the village."

The Chief of Staff took a small scroll from his ninja tool bag and handed it to Nara Rinka.

"This should be the maximum condition the village can accept."

Nara Rinka took the scroll, but instead of opening it immediately, he asked a question.

"Can't we try exploring deeper?"

"Chieftain."

Nara Shikaku hesitated for a moment.

"The Third Hokage's exact words were... If you continue to insist, he will send Lady Tsunade to discuss terms with you."

"Oh!"

Nara Rinka gave a cold laugh.

He was already wary of Hiruzen Sarutobi taking advantage of the village when he first started trading with them.

Unexpectedly, the other party persisted until this point before mentioning Tsunade.

What were you doing the other day?!

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had persuaded Tsunade from the very beginning, Nara Rinka might have yielded a few steps out of consideration for Tsunade's magnanimity.

As a result, Hiruzen Sarutobi hasn't mentioned Tsunade at all these days.

It's clear that Tsunade has been excluded from this tailed beast deal by Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

As for the reason for excluding Tsunade...

Nara Rinka glanced at the silence not far away.

"What a boring politician's idea!"

Since Shizune has also demonstrated the special talent of being able to accommodate the Three-Tails.

Once Tsunade gets involved in the sale of the Three-Tails, her stance and choice will be unwavering...

And now, Hiruzen Sarutobi has brought up Tsunade again.

The other party's attitude was also very clear.

This is the final offer!

Nara Rinka opened the scroll in his hand and quickly skimmed through its contents.

The first thing that catches the eye is naturally the three A-level techniques at the forefront.