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

Chapter 272 [S-Rank Mission: Two-Tailed Nekomata]!

A few days later.

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village, Cloud Lightning Gorge.

"Everyone, listen up! Exit Yunlei Gorge as quickly as possible!"

Nara Raikage gazed at the Amber Purification Bottle before him and gave instructions to the Cloud Village ninjas accompanying him in a low voice.

"No one is to approach Yunlei Gorge until I give them my signal!"

"yes!"

Upon receiving the Third Raikage's order, all the nearby Cloud Village ninja responded loudly and immediately retreated from the Cloud Thunder Gorge, quickly turning into small black dots.

They all knew what kind of "great battle" would break out in Yunlei Gorge, so of course they wouldn't stay here to wait for death!

After withdrawing from the front lines of the Land of Hot Water and returning to the village, the Raikage Nara immediately presided over the "funeral" of the AB duo and called a halt to all external warfare activities of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Immediately afterwards, the Raikage Nara began his plan to replace the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Several days earlier, the Raikage Nara led the sealing team of Kumogakure to extract the Two-Tailed Cat Demon from the body of the former Two-Tailed Jinchuriki, who was already on the verge of collapse, and then sealed it back into the Amber Purifying Bottle.

As an SS-rank ninja tool owned by Kumogakure, the Amber Purification Bottle is frequently used to seal tailed beasts, and its stability and safety have been consistently praised by everyone in Kumogakure.

Today is the day to release the Two-Tailed Cat from the Amber Bottle and seal it into the body of the new Two-Tailed Jinchuriki!

Of the two tailed beasts possessed by Kumogakure, the Eight-Tails is far more dangerous than the Two-Tails, and it goes berserk far more often than the latter.

However, this does not mean that the two-tailed cat is a docile and obedient kitten that can be easily manipulated.

Ultimately, the Two-Tailed Cat is also a terrifying tailed beast, capable of unleashing power far exceeding that of ordinary ninjas.

It would be absolutely impossible to seal the two-tailed cat into a new jinchūriki without prior suppression.

It's not just the Two-Tails; when the Eight-Tails is sealed, it goes through the same "process."

At this point, what Nara Raikage needs to do is to unseal the two-tailed cat from the Amber Purification Bottle, then defeat and suppress it, and finally seal it into a new Jinchūriki.

As for the selection of a new Jinchūriki for the Two-Tails, the Hidden Cloud Village has already made preparations in advance.

But this wasn't done by the Nara Raikage; it was done by the real Third Raikage...

Nara Raikage calmly gazed at the vermilion [Amber Purification Bottle]. Only after the auras of the Cloud Village ninjas had completely withdrawn from Cloud Thunder Gorge did he slowly step forward and unlock the seal on the [Amber Purification Bottle].

next moment.

A surge of dark blue chakra erupted from the wide mouth of the Amber Purification Bottle, and the ominous tailed beast chakra rapidly permeated the air, creating an inexplicable sense of restlessness and heat in the otherwise empty space.

A powerful chakra gradually gathered in mid-air and took shape, and a huge blue cat descended into the Cloud Thunder Gorge. Its body was covered with black stripes, and two long black and blue tails that seemed to be burning swayed behind it.

The two-tailed cat demon has arrived!

"Meow--"

The moment the seal was lifted, the two-tailed cat saw the imposing figure standing on the ground. It immediately let out a sharp, piercing meow, its back arched violently, and it adopted a wary, aggressive posture.

The Third Raikage ruled Kumogakure for many years and clashed with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki along with the tailed beasts within them on numerous occasions.

Two-Tailed Cat was also very clear about the strength level of the Third Raikage, A.

It knew... it was going to get a beating again today...

But so what?

Tailed beasts are born free!

Seeing that the Nara Raikage did not launch an attack immediately, nor did he put on that "Lightning Release Armor" that it hated so much, the Two-Tailed Cat decisively gathered chakra.

"Wait, Two-Tailed Fox."

Seeing the Two-Tailed Cat Demon's strong desire to attack, Nara Raikage raised his right hand, signaling the other party not to get too excited for the time being.

"I don't want to fight you today."

The sudden conversation somewhat disrupted the thoughts of the two-tailed cat demon.

What's wrong with A? (The Raikage's name is all A, they're all from the same lineage)

Why did such a sentence suddenly come out this time?

However, the surprise in his heart did not affect the two-tailed cat demon's attack.

Having fought Ai many times, it knew very well how agile and fast this guy was, even more slippery than a mouse.

Ninjutsu like the Tailed Beast Ball, which requires a "long" time to charge up, is completely ineffective against the Third Raikage.

It's not that it's not powerful enough.

It's not that you can hit it at all!

and so……

"Meow--"

The two-tailed cat let out another sharp, piercing meow. It strode forward like a whirlwind, charging towards the Raikage of Nara and slashing its enormous claws.

"Cat paws!"

"This is so troublesome..."

Nara Raikage sighed, and the lightning armor symbolized by [Lightning Release Chakra Mode] bloomed on his body. He moved away from his spot like lightning, so fast that no one could react.

boom!

The two-tailed cat demon's enormous paw slammed down on the spot where the Nara Raikage had been standing, unleashing a deafening roar that left a deep, claw-shaped crater in the flat, wide ground of the Cloud Thunder Gorge.

"Don't say nice things twice."

Nara Raikage appeared in another location, looking at the two-tailed cat demon with displeasure.

"Two-tailed Fox, if you— um? The main character is here."

What...steaming?

A bewildered expression, almost human-like, appeared on the large face of the two-tailed cat demon.

The next second, it suddenly sensed an unfamiliar chakra.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Nara Rinka's figure suddenly appeared in the Cloud Thunder Gorge. He glanced at the Raikage clone with his arms crossed to the side, and then at the large blue cat with a violent demeanor on the other side.

"Nice to meet you, please take care of me."

Nara Rinka nodded to the two-tailed cat, gave a brief self-introduction, and then took the initiative to call out the two-tailed cat's real name.

"Nekomata".

The two-tailed cat stared in utter astonishment at the strange ninja who had suddenly appeared.

The other party's polite greeting almost failed to break through his psychological defenses.

Again.

In this corrupt and dark ninja world, people are cold and indifferent.

Very few people would take the existence of tailed beasts seriously.

Even the simplest greeting using one's real name is a precious memory for a tailed beast.

"Who are you?"

The two-tailed cat demon's aggressive desire had subsided considerably, and it looked at Nara Rinka with a mixture of wariness and confusion.

How did you know my name?

"King Mu once told me the names of the tailed beasts, such as Isobu."

Nara Rinka casually brushed aside the topic of names.

"Nekomata, I came to Yunlei Gorge today to take you away."

What's going on?

Several large question marks appeared above the two-tailed cat's head.

The plot twists too quickly; it's completely baffling.

What exactly is this ninja called "Nara Rinka"?

And Ai next to her...

Why are you just staring?!

The two-tailed cat instinctively tried to lift its right leg to lick its fur, and also to clear its mind.

But when the "ham" was brought to his mouth, Two-Tails realized that this action seemed out of place with the current situation, and quickly pretended to just wave his hand to swat the bug.

Nara Rinka, seeing the two-tailed cat's beckoning-cat-like behavior, raised her right hand curiously and mimicked its gesture.

"Is this your special hobby? Does it mean you agree to it?"

"No--"

The two-tailed cat felt inexplicably ashamed and quickly lowered its paws.

Why should I go with you?

"Hmm, perhaps my description just now was a little inaccurate. Let me revise it."

Nara Rinkazu pondered for a moment before stating his exact purpose.

"My specific plan is to seal you into a new Two-Tails Jinchuriki and then take you away from Kumogakure."

Two-Tailed Cat quickly grasped the key point again, and the slightly confused look in her eyes quickly returned to calm.

"You want to seal me away too?"

"no way."

Nara Rinka shrugged.

"I already have King Mu."

What kind of Five-Tailed King Mu is this?!

The Two-Tailed Cat once again gathered its tailed beast chakra.

It is currently unclear what exactly happened between Nara Rinka and Go-o Kokuo.

But since the other side also wants to seal it away like the Hidden Cloud Village did...

Let's go then!

Let me show you the Two-Tailed Nekomata's... resistance!

"Fire Rat Jade!"

The Two-Tailed Cat gathered its tailed beast chakra, opened its massive mouth at the location of Nara Rinkaku, and spewed out a huge fireball that was dazzling blue.

The core area of ​​the giant fireball was darker in color and shaped like a lifelike mouse.

The large fireball formed by the Fire Rat Jewel bombarded the location of Nara Rinkaku with great force, and the scorching flames distorted and burned the air.

A golden arc of electricity exploded on Nara Rinka's body. The [Yang Release Chakra Mode] he activated instantly greatly increased his movement speed, allowing him to nimbly dodge to the side and avoid the head-on attack of the "Fire Rat Ball".

However, the attack of the two-tailed cat demon's fire rat ball was not as simple as imagined.

The blue fireball that had just passed through Nara Rinka's original position seemed to have eyes, clearly capturing Nara Rinka's dodging trajectory and chasing after him to attack.

Tracking attack!

This is the core ability of "Fire Rat Jade".

"Not bad, Nekomata."

Nara Rinka saw through the attack mechanism of the "Fire Rat Ball" at a glance, and even had the mood to analyze its spell principle.

"What is the core principle of this Fire Release ninjutsu? Is it based on trending topics?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Nara Rinka dodged away from his original position again, avoiding the second round of attacks from "Fire Rat Ball".

At this time.

Under the remote control of the two-tailed cat demon, the blue fireball exploded, scattering into multiple blue flame tracking missiles that bombarded Nara Rinka.

A new task notification popped up on the panel at that moment.

[S-rank ninja battle mission detected!]

[S-Rank Mission: Two-Tailed Nekomata]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill the Two-Tailed Cat Demon]

[Mission Reward: S-Rank Ninja Scroll]

The computer screen is displaying a distorted image, but it's not broken...

Although I have no idea how it was spent...

In short, there shouldn't be any problems.

(End of this chapter)