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

Chapter 308, Rank A Mission: Age Spots!

Using Yin Release chakra as its source, crimson lightning flashed out from the void, and a rumbling, low thunder echoed within the Mountain Graveyard.

This Yin Release ninjutsu, created by Old Man Madara himself, produced an extremely dazzling attack effect as soon as it appeared.

The crimson lightning, like a profusion of branches, swept across the shadowy spot where Nara Rinka stood. The dense purple arcs of electricity almost filled every dark corner of the mountain graveyard, leaving no place to hide.

The Spiral Shadow Cannon blasted through the giant net of lightning woven from Yin Release: Lightning Style with unstoppable force, and just like before, it shot towards the two people, Old Age Spot and White Zetsu Tobi.

At the same time, the purple lightning transformed from "Yin Release: Lightning Style" also struck Nara Rinka in front of him.

When it comes to pure ninjutsu attack speed, Lightning Release is second to none!

Boom—Crack!

The spherical Yin Release chakra formed by the [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon] heavily bombarded the Susanoo in its initial stage, precisely striking one of the rudimentary Susanoo's ribs.

Limited by its own physical condition, Age Spot could no longer pour enough Yin Release chakra into Susanoo to enhance its many attributes, especially its defensive capabilities, as it had done before.

Even the Susanoo released by Madara himself in its initial stage could not withstand the tricky and astonishing bombardment power of the Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon.

The moment the jet-black shadow bullet made contact with the deep blue rib, the latter shattered instantly. The rib was broken off and shattered into palm-sized pieces of chakra, which then dissipated into the air.

"cough--"

Impacted by the [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon], Age Spot coughed involuntarily again, and another spurt of blood spilled from his mouth, leaving a glaring mark on his aged, bark-like skin.

But at this moment, the old man with age spots couldn't care less about his injuries. He tried to open his single eye wide, hoping to see the scene in front of him clearly.

However, to the great disappointment of the age spots...

The dense arcs of electricity formed by "Yin Release: Lightning Strike" swept across almost the entire area in front of it, yet no one emerged from the shadows, as if the attack had failed once again.

However, the actual situation is not as bad as people imagine when they think about age spots.

To be precise, the "Yin Release: Lightning Style" did indeed hit the area where Nara Rinka was located, and it also affected him.

However, due to the rather unique "transformation between reality and illusion" effect of the Shadow Clone Technique, Nara Rinkei transformed himself from a physical entity into a formless shadow the instant the Yin Release: Lightning Style attack approached him.

Shadow Transformation!

The "Yin Release: Lightning Style" swept across the spot where Nara Rinka stood, but only swept across a patch of shadow, causing no damage whatsoever.

This trump card ability of Nara Rinka, which had never been used in battle before, finally shone brightly at this moment.

Round down to the nearest whole number.

The "shadow transformation ability" of the Shadow Clone Technique is roughly equivalent to Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan technique—Kamui!

What kind of ability in the ninja world could attack a pure shadow?

Of course, the attack of "Yin Release: Lightning Style" did have some effect.

At least at this point, a task notification finally popped up on the panel.

[A-rank ninja battle mission detected!]

[Level A Mission: Age Spots]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill Uchiha Madara]

[Mission Reward: Rank A Ninja Scroll]

"Seriously? I admit that Old Spot still has some strength left, but to trigger an A-rank mission? Is this guy even at the Kage level?"

As the shadows shifted, Nara Rinka transformed back into a physical [Shadow Clone]. He glanced at the A-rank mission on the panel, unable to hide his surprise.

"When I fought him last time in the Land of Waterfalls... oh, I was too quick that time, I didn't have time to trigger the quest."

"Thinking about it carefully, Age Spot can activate Susanoo, unleash hand seal ninjutsu, and is connected to a massive external energy source like the Gedo Mazo... Hmm? And this is only an A-rank mission? Why not give it an S-rank difficulty?"

Nara Rinka frowned, realizing that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

However, with a formidable enemy at hand, he couldn't care less about the mission difficulty level on the panel.

Let it be an A-level mission!

better than nothing.

Nara Rinka suppressed his thoughts about the battle against the old man with age spots and refocused his attention on the enemy ahead.

Once the age spots are removed, all of Nara Rangsuke's ninjutsu collection accumulated over the decades, as well as all the ninjutsu resources within this mountain graveyard, will become his "spoils of war."

At that time, the reward for an A-rank mission, the [Ninja Scroll], will be a piece of cake!

"First, we need to take down the Susanoo's tough shell. With the Gedo Mazo's chakra providing support, Old Madara can definitely draw upon a tailed beast's level of chakra!"

Nara Rinka's gaze was fixed on the simple skeleton of Susanoo surrounding the body with age spots.

"Fortunately, the old man's body couldn't withstand the massive flow of chakra. This was only the initial stage of Susanoo, and its weaknesses couldn't be more obvious..."

There are actually quite a few ways to break through Susanoo's defenses.

One method is to use a powerful blast from the front.

Pulling someone out of Susanoo from the side is also a method!

Nara Langui's chosen method was—

[Flame Release]!

The deep purple, eerie ghost fire illuminated the dim space of the mountain graveyard. Clusters of purple ghost fire, like a meteor shower, rushed toward the enormous demonic statue, seemingly trying to set the hideous wooden sculpture ablaze.

What's the point of targeting age spots?

The right thing to do is to disable the opponent's "driving energy" first!

Upon seeing the uniquely shaped purple fire jutsu, the man with age spots frowned deeply, especially when he realized that the purple flames were attacking the Gedo Mazo behind him, a sense of unease rose within him.

In his prime, Madara could use his ninjutsu skills to calmly and slowly use various abilities to defend against the seemingly dangerous purple flames.

However, nowadays, age spots are a sign of severe physical aging.

Using unsealed ninjutsu like "Storm Release: Light Fang" and "Yin Release: Lightning Strike" is not a problem.

I want to properly perform hand seals and use magic...

When the old man with age spots shakily raises his hand to form hand seals, his [Flame Release] technique can burn the Gedo Mazo to ashes!

In this critical moment, the age spot had no choice but to seek help from others.

"White Zetsu!"

"We're waiting!"

White Zetsu Afei responded loudly, raising his hands and rapidly forming hand seals. Wooden strips were released from in front of him, blocking the oncoming wisps of ghost fire.

"Wood Release·Wood Spindle Wall!"

The Spiral Shadow Cannon used by Nara Rinka earlier was so fast that White Zetsu Tobi couldn't find the time to form hand seals.

However, the flight speed of [Flame Release] is relatively slow.

This gave White Zetsu Afei the opportunity to use his abilities.

Unlike ordinary "wooden wall", under the careful control of White Zetsu Tobi, the wooden strips formed a solid wooden wall in front of him and Old Man Spot, which also blocked the attack route of [Flame Release].

boom!

The purple flames formed by the [Flame Release] attack came to an abrupt halt after striking the wooden wall created by the "Wood Release: Wooden Ingot Wall".

But before the age spots and the white-haired Ah Fei could even breathe a sigh of relief...

The purple flames seemed to have encountered a pot of boiling oil, and their momentum instantly soared into the sky, covering the entire mountain cemetery with a layer of dim purple light!

(End of this chapter)