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

Chapter 304 The End of the Third Battle!

"That yellow flash?"

The Five-Tailed King Kokuo clearly had a deep impression of Little Sun, after all, the two had fought side by side for a period of time in the Land of Hot Water.

"He seems like a fairly skilled ninja, but he's still a long way from being a 'savior,' isn't he?"

The Five-Tailed King Kokuo is not some ignorant "country beast" who has never seen the world.

Originating from the Ten-Tails and created by the Six Paths, the Five-Tails Kokuo personally experienced and witnessed the power that symbolized the pinnacle of the ninja world!

To become a so-called "savior," other abilities are secondary, but in terms of strength, there can be no room for any compromise.

Although Minato Namikaze's personal characteristics fit the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, such as "blue-eyed boy" and "Jiraiya's disciple."

However, in the eyes of the Five-Tails Kokuo, Minato Namikaze's strength level was clearly insufficient.

Leaving aside distant examples, let's take Nara's Lankai as a comparison.

Master Men's strength is really insufficient!

"To embrace the laurel."

"It is Goku-oh," said the Five-Tailed King quite seriously.

I still think you're stronger.

"Ha, thank you for the compliment, King Mu."

Nara Lan Gui smiled and casually stroked a handful of King Mu's white fur.

"However, Minato is indeed quite powerful, and many people do regard him as the 'Child of Prophecy'."

Nara's talk of plucking cassia trees is not without foundation.

He didn't know how Jiraiya and Mount Myōboku kept their intelligence secret.

However, long ago, Jiraiya had proclaimed in Konoha that Minato Namikaze was the legendary "Child of Prophecy".

Even now, ninjas from other villages have heard similar rumors, such as "the Yellow Flash is the savior of the ninja world."

Perhaps this is a propaganda strategy deliberately released by Konoha to undermine the enemy's fighting spirit?

However, judging from his performance in the early stages of the Third Shinobi World War, the Yellow Flash certainly deserves the title of "Child of Prophecy".

He almost single-handedly reversed the situation of Konoha's external wars. Basically, no ninja could stop Master's mowing-down operation. Iwagakure even made a deployment arrangement of "if you encounter the Yellow Flash, immediately abandon the mission and run away".

Of course, Nara Rinka also knew that Master Men was not the real "Child of Prophecy".

The two prophecies made by the Great Toad Sage echoed each other, and their core consisted of only three points: "the blue-eyed boy," "the nine tailed beasts," and "Jiraiya's disciple."

Minato Namikaze fits two of these criteria. (Given his age, he's still considered a teenager in the eyes of the Great Toad Master.)

However, Master Monk has no connection with the "Nine Tailed Beasts"; he only has a superficially close relationship with the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The true "Child of Prophecy" is actually Minato Namikaze's son—Naruto Uzumaki.

"But then again, considering Naruto's personal attributes—the reincarnation of Ashura, the Nine-Tails' power-up, the Uzumaki clan bloodline… if he's not the child of prophecy, then who is?"

Look at Deidara from the next village.

They both have blond hair and blue eyes, both have some special physical structures that are different from ordinary people, both use their mouths as their most important output organ, and both have a relentless pursuit and desire for the Uchiha clan...

The former was the child of prophecy, while the latter turned himself into Patrick Star.

What a twisted and tragic fate!

"What prophetic child... Hmph! That blondie is far from it!"

The Five-Tailed King Koku swept its tail.

It had a fairly good impression of Minato Namikaze, but in its eyes, he certainly didn't meet the criteria for being a "Child of Prophecy."

According to the instructions given by the Six Paths, the Child of Prophecy must gain the approval of all nine tailed beasts.

The Five-Tails, Kokuo, would never acknowledge Minato Namikaze.

A ninja who cannot surpass it in strength will never gain its true recognition!

"Then let's not talk about these mystical prophecies."

Nara's laurel wreath brought the wildly off-topic topic back on track.

"King Mu, how is your relationship with the Six-Tails?"

"It's alright, I guess? Although it's probably been several hundred years since we last met..."

"Five-tailed King Koku-o responded."

"Lan Gui, you keep asking about the Saiken. Do you want to take it back from Kirigakure, just like Isobu did?"

"I don't have that idea yet."

Nara Langui denied.

"It's because I just signed a summoning contract with Shikkotsu Forest, and the Slug Master of Shikkotsu Forest is a real giant slug, so I want to understand the relationship between the Rhinoceros Dog and the Slug."

"Um??"

Five-Tailed King Mu blinked and suddenly raised his voice.

"Those two...are they related? But then again, that makes sense. Slugs are slugs, and rhinoceros hounds are slugs! They're all slugs, so it's inevitable that there's some connection..."

Well, King Mu, you think a three-tailed creature is a tortoise and a six-tailed creature is a slug, so you don't think you're a great white deer anymore?

It seems that gossip isn't just a girl's nature; no female creature can escape it...

By the way, shouldn't King Mu be considered female?

Hearing the words of the obviously excited Go-o, several thoughts suddenly flashed through Nara Rangatsu's mind.

"However, judging from King Mu's words, it doesn't seem to know much about the relationship between the Living Slug Immortal and the Six-Tailed Rhinoceros Hound either..."

"I was careless before. After the Sage of Six Paths died, the Tailed Beasts were scattered throughout the ninja world, with virtually no means of communication between them. Occasional friction and collisions would even lead to battles."

"So whether the live slug is truly the 'mother' of the Six-Tails in a visual sense is really hard to judge..."

"Next time we go to Shikkotsu Forest, let's prepare a backup plan. If the acid version of [Lowering Escape] doesn't work, we'll use the boiling water version. And if that still doesn't work..."

"When I submit the [Lava Release Chakra Creation Method] next time, should I share that S-rank [Ninja Scroll] with the live slug?"

"I have this strange feeling that the slug doesn't even look down on what I have... Should I try a different approach? It's really hard to find out what it likes about an immortal slug..."

"Damn it, am I really destined to be a kept man?"

Nara Rinka felt a deep sense of melancholy.

Before I knew it, some time had passed.

During this period.

Nara Rinka travels between the Land of Hot Springs and Kikyo Castle, handling trivial matters in both places.

Tsunade's numerous research projects, her training in Wood Release, Samui's contact with Matatabi (the Two-Tails)...

What seemed like an ordinary, relaxed day was occupied by a series of tasks.

Nara Rinka felt that life was peaceful and serene, but in reality, it was all thanks to his Shadow Clone and Shadow Doppelganger that he was carrying the burden for him.

The Third Shinobi World War was slowly coming to an end.

The Land of Hot Springs was no longer invaded or attacked by foreign enemies.

One by one, ninjas were transferred away by the village's higher-ups. Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Rei, Shizune, and even Nara Shikaku were all transferred out of the Land of Hot Springs under the village's orders.

Meanwhile, the "Black Shadow," Konoha's signature force, has been firmly held back at the Land of Hot Springs camp.

Nara Rangsuke had not realized this problem before.

It wasn't until his chief of staff was transferred away and he was still imprisoned in the Land of Hot Water that he belatedly realized what was happening.

Konoha no longer needs the Dark Shadow to make a name for himself on the battlefield!

Although Nara Rinka was very unhappy, he did not force himself to work.

not to mention……

Now that World War III is nearing its end, it's time to deal with the enemy lurking in the shadows!

(End of this chapter)