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

Chapter 286 A-Rank [Ninja Scroll] Reward!

Let's set aside Jiraiya's thoughts on "battle stakes" for now.

"Shisui, Hyuga, you two escort Jiraiya and Kakashi back to the camp."

Nara Rinka greeted his two teammates, while also giving instructions to the other two medical ninjas.

"Shizune, Nohara-san, please take good care of these two along the way. If anything happens, please contact me immediately."

Jiraiya had several ribs broken during the battle.

Even if a ninja's physique is far superior to that of an ordinary person, and they also have the assistance of medical ninjas, such a severe injury would not be able to recover in a short time.

As for Kakashi Hatake, he has just endured the sealing of the Three-Tails' chakra and needs rest the most at this stage.

Upon receiving orders from Nara Rinka, Uchiha Shisui and the others immediately planned to leave.

Before parting, Jiraiya did not forget to wave goodbye to Nara Rinka.

"Lord Nara! I will be back!"

Nara Rinka simply waved his hand, saying nothing more, and watched the group of people gradually disappear into the distance.

"I just hope that once you've recovered, you can be more serious and not get knocked down with one punch like this again!"

The cooldown period for Rank A combat missions is a full three months.

If Jiraiya doesn't enter a stronger form in the next battle, that is, the peak form of "Sage Mode plus the two Great Sages"...

Nara Rinka will no longer be able to obtain the opponent's [Ninja Scroll]!

"However, Jiraiya the Sage is really a formidable opponent! We mustn't let things go wrong..."

Nara Rinka silently pondered his battle plan against Jiraiya.

After some thought and confirming the general battle strategy, Nara Rinka summoned the control panel again.

Just now, with a single [Super Strength] attack, Jiraiya was left questioning his existence, and he also managed to steal the opponent's secret scroll.

Will the A-rank [Ninja Scroll] contain the Sage Mode techniques passed down from Mount Myōboku?

Nara Rinka took a deep breath and used his mind to open the scroll on the panel.

"It absolutely has to be Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku!"

[Opening...]

[This Rank A Ninja Scroll includes: Techniques]

[Rank A Spell: Immortal Art - Thousand Needles]

[Spell Description: A frenzied attack like a storm! A mountain of needles at lightning speed!]

[Skill Effect: No hand seals are required. Sage Chakra is gathered at the hair follicle, greatly increasing the number and activity of keratinocytes and hardening the hair, giving it the hardness of a thousand steel needles.]

By aiming the hair at the target's location, as long as the Sage Chakra hasn't been depleted, one can unleash unlimited, high-speed rapid-fire.

[Surgery Evaluation: Acupuncture feels good at first, and it feels good all the time]

"It's magic! But it's not entirely magic!"

Nara Rinka looked at the A-rank technique on the panel, her eyes first lit up, then went black.

"I want the Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku! What the hell is this 'Sage Art: Thousand Needles'?!"

Nara Rinkasa's mood was absolutely explosive at that moment.

Jiraiya possessed a wide variety of ninjutsu, each with its own unique characteristics.

If it's said that another type of A-rank ninjutsu was used.

Nara Rinka's mood isn't that bad.

But then, magic was unleashed!

But it wasn't the kind of magic he wanted!

"Oh well, it's already open, there's no way to put it back and open it again..."

Nara Rinka took several deep breaths to calm his irritable emotions.

"Let's take a look at the spell description of this 'Immortal Technique: Thousand Needles' first!"

Nara Rinka has a very thorough understanding of Jiraiya's abilities.

In his memory, Jiraiya considered [Sage Art: Thousand Needles] to be the fastest and widest-range ninjutsu among all the techniques he possessed.

In other words.

Jiraiya valued the "Sage Art: Thousand Needles" quite a bit.

but……

"This [Immortal Technique - Thousand Needles of Hair] can actually be divided into two versions: the Immortal Technique version and the Yang Escape version."

Nara Rinkazu immersed himself in the contents of the scroll containing the technique of "Sage Art: Thousand Needles," gaining a deeper understanding of this ninjutsu.

The only difference between Sage Mode and Yang Release is probably the ability to fire indefinitely...

Nara Rinkachi's mind conjured up a series of "hair ninjutsu" that Jiraiya had mastered.

From "Needle Ksitigarbha" to "The Art of the Lion's Mane" and then to "Thousands of Hair Needles".

Ninjutsu involving cell growth and cell hardening would undoubtedly be classified under the category of "Yang Release".

In fact, besides Jiraiya, there are other ninjas in Konoha who possess the ability to control their hair.

It was none other than "Autumn Path of the Butterfly" from the three clans of Ino-Shika-Cho!

The Akimichi clan's advanced secret technique, "Flesh Bolt Chariot," involves a certain ability to control and harden hair.

"I initially thought I'd acquired a useless immortal technique, but now it seems that [Immortal Art: Thousand Needles] still has considerable research value!"

Nara Rinka's inner turmoil completely dissipated.

To be precise, [Sage Art: Thousand Needles] is a fusion of Sage Chakra and Yang Release techniques!

Its attack speed and range are of no value to me whatsoever.

"The most crucial aspect of this Sage Technique lies in the amplification of human cell activity by Sage Chakra!"

Nara Rangsuke hopes to obtain information about the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku, aiming to deduce his own unique "Sage Mode" by using the toads' Sage Arts.

His research into "Sage Mode" was not aimed at becoming like Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, or even Naruto Uzumaki later on.

They painstakingly absorb natural energy and refine Sage Chakra, then gain a combat power boost measured in minutes.

The true pursuit of Nara Rinka is to maintain a permanent Sage Mode!

Just like the [Immortal Clan Guiding Technique] and [Immortal Clan Breathing Method], one can maintain the cultivation of natural energy through daily activities and breathing.

Furthermore, Nara Rinka has now developed a prototype of the "Normal Sage Mode"—the [Yang Release Chakra Mode]!

"So, this turned out to be a lucky accident."

"The current Yang Release Chakra Mode is not perfect. Its ideal form is the permanent Sage Mode!"

"The fusion of Sage Chakra and Yang Release Chakra Mode has always been part of my long-term plan."

"Now that I've obtained the A-rank technique [Sage Art: Thousand Needles], I can extract the Sage Chakra activation and amplification techniques for human cells involved in this technique to prepare for the future."

"However, the most important issue... is still learning how to refine Sage Chakra!"

Nara Rinka stopped and gazed into the distance, his gaze seemingly transcending time and space, directly descending upon the underground research institute of Kikyo Castle.

"An experiment to synthesize Sage Chakra..."

……

Time flows like water, passing by silently.

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

The trivial matters of Iwagakure and Kumogakure are over, the abduction of the Two-Tails is successful, and the sealing of the Three-Tails is complete.

With nothing to worry about, Nara Rinkei devoted more of his energy to his research project.

With the help of the pre-arranged mark of the [Flying Thunder God: Shadow Blade], and the [Chakra Crystal] that has returned to his hand.

Nara's laurel wreath increased the frequency of returning to Kikyo Castle.

After several days of cultivation, the number of cell samples he had previously left in the underground research institute had reached a considerable scale.

Unfortunately, the synthesis experiment of Sage Chakra is extremely dangerous, posing a great threat to human cells.

If one is not careful, natural energy can cause cells to be completely petrified.

Research on Sage Chakra is unlikely to yield results in the short term.

In stark contrast to the arduous and difficult experiment of synthesizing Sage Chakra, the research on the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai proceeded very smoothly.

With research experience in techniques such as Scorching Release, Scorching Release, and Flame Release, and with a large number of Wood Release ninjutsu derived from Hashirama Senju as references, Nara Rinkei's research on Wood Release is becoming increasingly in-depth.

Perhaps he will soon be able to successfully research the precise ratio of water and earth chakra in the Wood Release technique.

In the Land of Hot Springs, there is no fighting on the front lines.

Samui, who was brought from Kumogakure, has completed the training of "wall climbing", "tree climbing" and "water walking".

This little golden cat has a remarkable talent for chakra control.

As for the three ninjutsu that Nara Rin had previously taught Samui, she had already successfully mastered the [Hemostasis Technique] and [Kasumi Servant Technique], and was currently learning the [Shadow Clone Technique].

Samui's chakra attributes: Fire, Yin, Yang.

Nara Rinka doesn't plan to teach Samui too much about ninjutsu for the time being.

Her most important task right now is to gain the approval of Matatabi Futaro.

Once the chakra level is sufficient, there's no need to worry too much about other aspects.

Nara Rinkei has also accomplished several "small goals" in his own ninjutsu research project.

Examples include the fusion of the Shadow Slap Technique and the Self-Karma Curse Technique, and the Shadow Armor Technique in the form of the Shadow Escape.

There haven't been any major achievements.

However, Nara Rinkei did complete his second self-created S-rank mission for his clan, which was the mission to submit a research scroll on the Escape Technique-type Bloodline Limit to the clan (clan leader).

For the last S-rank mission, Nara Rinkei submitted the [Lava Release Chakra Creation Method (Magma Version)].

Considering that there are three versions of the [Molten Escape] he possesses: lava, lime, and rubber.

Nara Rangsei originally planned to submit a rubber version of the "Melting Passage" scroll.

After all, the last time he used [Lava Release (Magma)], he obtained the S-rank technique [Lava Release: Meteor Volcano].

Nara Rinka wanted to see if [Molten Release (Rubber)] would yield something like "Gear 5: Rubber Monkey God Spear"...

As it turns out, the Lazy Ghost System seems to have categorized the three [Melting Escape] attacks into one, preventing Nara from exploiting any loopholes.

He had no choice but to settle for second best and submit another type of kekkei genkai.

【Swift Escape】.

Perhaps it's due to the unique nature of [Swift Escape].

This S-rank [Ninja Scroll] doesn't contain ninjutsu, but rather a...

Ninjutsu (body control technique).

Second update.

Goodnight everyone...

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(End of this chapter)