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

Chapter 338 S-Rank Secret Scroll Reward! Unleash the Gale Blade!

What is that?

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Nara Rankei was suddenly somewhat bewildered.

He killed Madara Uchiha four or five times in total, but in the end he used Dust Release to reduce him to ashes, and Madara's death was even "officially confirmed" on the panel.

Now you're telling me that age spots have come back to life?

Izanagi?

Impure World Reincarnation?

Or perhaps... the art of reincarnation?

Nara Rinka's eyes narrowed slightly as a series of possible reasons for Madara Uchiha's resurrection flashed through his mind.

While he was still in a daze, Minato Namikaze, who was also somewhat bewildered, stepped forward and took the quest scroll handed to him by Hiruzen Sarutobi, relying on his well-honed experience in accepting quests.

As they turned back, Minato Namikaze casually raised his arm and subtly nudged Nara Rankei, reminding the latter to snap out of it and stop spacing out in front of the Third Hokage.

The Hokage's office isn't for you to lose your mind!

The little sun's reminder brought Nara Ranka back to her senses, and she listened carefully to Hiruzen Sarutobi's mission information.

"Madara Uchiha's affairs are top secret, and only a very few people in the village know about them."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had droopy, gray-white eyebrows, and his expression was heavy with worry.

"Minato, Lan Gui, although you killed Uchiha Madara once in the Land of Waterfall, and I even personally examined his body later, it turns out that the legendary ninja has once again escaped our Konoha's punishment."

"After the mission in the Land of Waterfall ended, Madara Uchiha once again intervened in the war. This time, he not only interfered with Konoha, but also with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and even Kirigakure."

The last time Madara Uchiha mysteriously revived, it was Nara Rinkazu and Minato Namikaze who worked together to deal with it.

Therefore, this time Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hide anything from the two of them and revealed all the information he knew.

Just ...

Minato Namikaze frowned more and more as he listened.

The more I listened to Nara's Osmanthus Blossom, the more confused I became.

After "dying" once in the Land of Waterfalls, the old man with age spots went to Iwagakure and Kumogakure to become a demon.

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued speaking.

"According to the information currently available, Madara Uchiha attacked the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, and the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure in succession."

"Based on this reasoning, the disappearance of the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure should also be related to Madara Uchiha!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly recounted the "shocking secret".

"The Third Kazekage, the Third Tsuchikage, and the Third Raikage were unable to evade Madara Uchiha's attack, but the Third Mizukage managed to escape and even discovered traces of Madara Uchiha's activities!"

"It was because of this that the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure contacted our village and other villages urgently, calling on everyone to stop the war and work together to capture Uchiha Madara!"

"hiss--"

Minato Namikaze gasped slightly.

Nara Rinka also quickly lip-synced to avoid feeling out of place.

He was initially surprised that Madara Uchiha had somehow come back to life.

But now, as I listen, I suddenly realize...

Age spots are a huge, dark burden that he's been unfairly burdened with.

"I knew it!"

"I'm not entirely sure what's going on with the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure yet."

"But I know all too well how Onoki and A died!"

"The Third Kazekage was the same; he wasn't assassinated by the enemy, but rather a traitor emerged from within their own Sunagakure!"

"Even in death, he can still contribute; he was a good person!"

Nara Rinkachi completely put aside his worries.

He had just been considering that if Old Man Spot really did come back to life again, he might have to put aside his campaign for Fourth Hokage and focus most of his energy on the hunt for Old Man Spot.

But now it seems it was just a false alarm.

"Minato, Lan Gui, the village is planning a Five Kage Summit with several other villages. Madara Uchiha's clandestine activities are a very important topic in this summit."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to the mission scroll in Minato Namikaze's hand and solemnly addressed the two "Outstanding Youths of Konoha".

"Your mission now is to get to the Land of Waterfalls as quickly as possible and check if there are any traces of Madara Uchiha's activity in the cave where he was previously discovered!"

A new task prompt suddenly popped up on the panel at this moment.

[An S-rank ninja quest has been detected!]

[S-Rank Mission: The Undying Spirit of the Uchiha]

[Mission Objective: Travel to the Land of Waterfalls to investigate the whereabouts of Madara Uchiha. Once discovered, eliminate him completely.]

[Mission Reward: S-Rank Ninja Scroll]

"Hiruzen Sarutobi... was a good person too!"

Nara Rinkazu, eyes downcast and nose focused, knew he was about to obtain a new S-rank [Ninja Scroll] for free.

Doesn't he know whether he can complete this S-rank mission, "The Undying Spirit of the Uchiha"?

Doesn't he know whether Madara Uchiha is dead or not?

This trip to the Land of Waterfalls is destined to be fruitless.

However, Minato Namikaze, who was completely unaware of the situation, quickly nodded to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After accepting the mission, he immediately left the Hokage's office with Nara Rinka.

"Lan Gui, we can catch up later; we're going to fight side-by-side again!"

Minato Namikaze extended his right hand toward Nara Rinkazu.

"On my way to the Land of Waterfalls last time, I left behind many Flying Thunder God marks along the way."

"The Third Hokage has asked us to go to the Land of Waterfalls as quickly as possible, so the only way is through the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Give me an item with your personal Flying Thunder God mark, and I'll locate you so we can act together."

Minato Namikaze quickly explained the details of the operation.

Nara Rinka didn't waste any words. He directly took out a finely crafted kunai with the inscription "Flying Thunder God: Shadow Blade" from his ninja tool bag and handed it to Namikaze Minato.

"Shadow Blade—"

Minato Namikaze glanced at the written markings on the kunai, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

"That's truly amazing! Winning the laurel!"

In the next instant, Minato Namikaze's figure vanished from the spot.

Nara Rinka followed closely behind, his figure also disappearing within the vicinity of Konoha.

After several trips, Nara Rinkazu and Namikaze Minato expended a great deal of chakra, traveling from the heart of the Land of Fire all the way to the Land of Waterfall.

This refers to the waterfall base where Madara Uchiha and Tobi, the White Zetsu, were previously discovered.

Take a break.

Minato Namikaze activated his senses, silently probing the waterfall ahead.

But just as Nara had predicted beforehand.

This exploration mission was destined to yield no results.

Minato Namikaze's perception yielded no results. After a moment's hesitation, he reminded Nara Rinkazu and went alone to the waterfall to try and observe it up close.

Nara Ranka silently shook his head, then summoned his control panel to check the S-rank [Ninja Scroll] he had just acquired.

"Having shed so much sweat on the Cloud Hidden Battlefield, it would be truly unfair if this S-rank scroll didn't reward us with something good!"

Nara Rinka took a deep breath and instantly started the reel.

[Opening...]

[This S-rank ninja scroll includes: Techniques]

[S-Rank Technique: Wind Release: Rasengan]

[Spell Description: Envelop the body in the principles of the earth, unleashing the blades of wind]

[Technique Effect: Based on the Rasengan, the Wind Release nature transformation is incorporated, which not only enhances the form of the Rasengan but also further amplifies its attack power.]

[Wind Release: Rasengan] Transforms wind-style chakra into fine needles to directly attack human cells, allowing for multi-directional and multi-range attacks on enemy targets.

[Surgical Procedure Description: Removing the Kidney and Handling the Liver]

"The goods have been shipped, but they're not what I wanted at all..."

Nara Rinka looked at the S-rank technique [Wind Release: Rasengan] on the panel and felt a little regretful.

In terms of pure attack power, [Wind Release: Rasengan] and [Kirin] should be in the same tier of ninjutsu. However, the key difference is that the former's chakra consumption is far greater than the latter's!

"Without Chaton, can I unleash a [Wind Release: Rasengan]?"

Goodnight everyone

(End of this chapter)