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

Chapter 276 Matatabi, the Two-Tails, and his Tailed Beast Power!

Something's wrong with you!

No, wait—this thing is my clone.

So, could it be... that something's wrong with me?

Nara Rinkazu's eyelids twitched slightly as he looked at the Raikage clone, which seemed to have developed abnormally.

He did indeed intend to kill the Third Raikage directly, just like he had killed the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki.

Although Nara Rinkei had considered whether to instigate the "Raikage clone" and the "Tsuchikage clone" to fight each other on the battlefield, and then release the "Shadow Manipulation Technique" at the crucial moment, so that the two Third Kage would die on the battlefield at the same time.

Given Onoki and Ai's high prestige in their respective villages, it wouldn't be difficult for them to do this.

However, considering the trouble involved, Nara Rinkei abandoned the idea of ​​becoming a "behind-the-scenes director".

However, now looking at the Nara Raikage who is actively seeking death.

Nara Rankei suddenly felt a pang of regret, thinking, "If only I had just handed this guy over to the Nara Tsuchikage to deal with."

[Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique]!

It seemed this muscular man was about to spout some outrageous nonsense again.

Nara Rinka decisively raised his hands, quickly formed hand seals, and released the ultimate ninjutsu of Iwagakure.

The square-shaped [Dust Release] chakra completely encapsulated the Nara Raikage.

With a faint white light bursting from the air, the Third Raikage's figure was completely erased, becoming part of the ninja world's history.

The Third Raikage's defensive capabilities were terrifying. His body, forged through the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, was as tough as steel, and he could almost completely ignore all conventional ninjutsu except for Wind Release techniques.

Nara Rinkachi does have other means to kill the Third Raikage directly, but it would inevitably cause a great commotion, thus attracting the attention of the Cloud Village ninjas outside the Cloud Thunder Gorge.

【Dust Escape】perfectly solves this problem.

In terms of "destroying evidence".

The [Dust Release] technique, capable of directly disintegrating enemies into atomic form, deserves to be called second to none.

Perhaps only Kaguya Otsutsuki's [All-Killing Ash Bones] dares to claim the title of number one...

With the death of the Third Raikage.

A massive flood of memories immediately entered Nara Rinkei's mind; these were the memories of the former "Nara Raikage" when he was in charge of many affairs in Kumogakure.

"hiss……"

Nara Ranka rubbed his head, looked at the unconscious Samui, and gasped.

Having received the memories transmitted by his clone, he finally learned Samui's true mission.

This guy isn't his apprentice at all; he's clearly a little spy!

"Putting the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure by my side, and using him as a spy under the guise of a disciple, you really came up with something, didn't you? A clone!"

Nara Ranka secretly gritted his teeth, wishing he could drag out the Raikage clone he had just killed and grind it to dust again.

"It's fortunate that this little one is still young and can't see through the intricacies of the situation, so he was easily fooled... If Samui were older, I would be in a real predicament!"

At present, the two-tailed Matatabi has been sealed into Samui's body.

Nara Rinkei accepted Samui as his apprentice in front of the Third Raikage.

"Alright, my apprentice is still a spy, let's just keep him under the plan for now!"

Nara Ranka shook her head after glancing at Samui's dazzling golden short hair.

It's not that he doesn't train ninjas from other villages.

Every stray cat in Sunagakure has been kept as a pet.

They didn't mind raising another golden cat from Kumogakure.

Nara Rinka glanced at Samui, then at the Amber Vase beside him, and frowned slightly.

Even after it was improved into [Flying Thunder God: Shadow Blade].

Nara Rinka's own chakra reserves were insufficient to carry Samui, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and the oversized Six Paths Ninja Tool, Amber Purification Bottle, directly from the Cloud and Thunder Gorge of Kumogakure to the front-line camp in the Land of Hot Springs.

"Let's just fly back obediently..."

Nara Rinkazu's mind stirred slightly, and a pitch-black [shadow creature] emerged from the shadows beneath him.

Two shadow tentacles, one large and one small, separated from the body of the [Shadow Creature]. The smaller one encircled Samui, while the larger one circled the [Amber Bottle], bringing both the person and the bottle over.

【Shadow Invisibility Technique】!

Nara Rinka once again used his S-rank invisibility technique, completely concealing the [Shadow Creature] in the air.

The shadow creature flapped its wings.

Nara Rinka, carrying the Amber Purifying Bottle, sped out of the Cloud Thunder Gorge with Samui, leaving the Hidden Cloud Village unnoticed by any of the Cloud Village ninjas.

After the shadowy figure had been gone for some time, the Cloud Village ninjas who remained around Cloud Thunder Gorge waited in vain for news of the Third Raikage and Samui.

After failing to get a response when they tried to speak, several Cloud Village ninjas risked being strangled by the Raikage and forced their way into Cloud Thunder Gorge, where they discovered the "mysterious disappearance" of the Third Raikage, the Amber Purifying Bottle, and Samui.

But that's a story for another time.

The shadow creature flew over the Land of Lightning, heading towards the Land of Hot Springs as fast as the wind.

Halfway there.

Nara Rinkei used his medical ninja skills to thoroughly examine Samui's physical condition.

After confirming that the other party had only fallen into a coma due to extreme exhaustion and had no other problems, Nara Rankei was completely relieved.

"We definitely can't bring that little Samui back to the front-line camp openly."

Even if the fighting on the front lines has subsided, bringing a young girl of unknown identity into the military camp is still quite conspicuous.

After some deliberation, Nara Rinkachi roughly decided on how to deal with Samui.

"Let's keep her with us and raise her secretly first. When we return to Kikyō Castle later, we can bring her back with us. Then we can just find some excuse like a 'chance encounter' and raise her..."

"As for teaching this little apprentice, this little spy, or anything like that... there's no rush. Let's see how sincere she is as her master first."

Sam did not wake up for a long time.

Nara Rinka simply opened its own panel.

Just after suppressing Matatabi, the opponent, in a daze, chose to voluntarily admit defeat.

Nara Rinkachi also got a free S-rank [Ninja Scroll] from the Two-Tails Matatabi.

"Even among the tailed beasts, very few can reach an S-rank rating."

Nara Rinka gazed at the S-rank scroll on the panel, her mind racing.

"The Two-Tails Matatabi's specialty is Fire Release. Could it be like the Three-Tails Isobu, unleashing a pseudo-Sage Art Fire Release that incorporates natural energy...?"

Before opening the scroll, Nara Rinko glanced at Samui and reached out to touch the latter's short, golden hair.

"However, this could also be considered as benefiting from the good fortune of the Europeans? Let's begin!"

[Opening...]

[This S-rank ninja scroll includes: Techniques]

[S-Rank Spell: Entangling Flame Catfire]

[Technique Description: Matatabi's special talent! The power of a tailed beast to control flames!]

【Technique Effect: Creates flames from nothing using one's own Yin Release chakra. These flames, transformed from Yin Release chakra, have the ability to automatically track enemies.】

[Entangling Flame Cat Fire] can also be fused with other Fire Release ninjutsu in a certain proportion to amplify its attack power.

[Spell Evaluation: Sparks dancing in the flames will bring divine punishment upon heretics!]

"What?! Fire Release ninjutsu? Yin Release ninjutsu?"

Nara Rinka frowned slightly as he looked at the S-rank technique [Entangling Flame Cat Fire] that had appeared on the panel.

"Isn't Matatabi's 'Tailed Beast Power' a bit too strange?"

Based on Nara Rankei's understanding of "Yin Release," "Yang Release," and "Yin-Yang Release."

Yin Dun (陰遁) creates form from nothingness.

Its core capability can be summed up in one sentence: creating form from nothing.

This "form" encompasses everything from tailed beasts to shadows.

but……

"Can Yin Release directly create 'flames'?"

Nara was genuinely quite surprised.

The effect of [Entangling Flame Catfire] was so unique that it caught him somewhat off guard.

"However, upon closer inspection, the Two-Tails Matatabi is indeed somewhat different from the other tailed beasts..."

Even the tailed beasts have very stable biological forms.

For example, the five-tailed Kokuo is a large white deer, and the three-tailed Isobu is a gray turtle.

For example, one tail is a raccoon dog, four tails are a monkey, six tails are a slug, seven tails are an insect, eight tails are a bull-headed octopus, and nine tails are a fox.

The two-tailed beast Matatabi is quite different from the other eight tailed beasts; it is a large blue cat that is covered in flames.

The key point is this "flame".

During the battle between Nara Rinka and the Two-Tailed Matatabi, the flames burning on the Two-Tailed Matatabi never stopped for a moment.

Even with his body bound by the [Diamond Lock], Matatabi of the Two-Tailed Beast continued to "burn".

Other tailed beasts, such as the One-Tailed Shukaku.

It can manipulate sand and turn its body into sand.

However, under normal circumstances, Shukaku's biological form is more like a mutated tanuki with tattoos.

And Nio Matatabi.

Even under normal circumstances, the blue flames on its body will not go out.

"In the end, the Tailed Beasts are special chakra creatures created by the Sage of Six Paths using Yin-Yang Release. They may have mastered certain other nature transformation abilities, but their essence is still Yin-Yang Release chakra."

Nara Rinka stroked his chin.

"The Two-Tails, Matatabi, can convert Yin Release into Fire Release, and it is inherently rich in Yin Release chakra... So is that why it keeps burning?"

Nara Rinka felt a mix of joy and surprise upon obtaining the [Entangled Flame Catfire].

He can convert Yin Release chakra into fire abilities.

This incredible maneuver was nothing short of a minor oversight for Nara Rangsuke—it was an eye-opener.

"Let me see what's going on..."

Nara Rinkazu focused his mind on the spell scroll of [Entangling Flame Cat Fire].

After a period of mental exploration.

Nara Rinka reopened her eyes.

"We've really struck gold!"

S-rank spell: [Entangling Flame Cat].

These skills originate from the game skills of Yugito Nii in Ultimate Ninja Storm.

(End of this chapter)