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

Chapter 340 S-Rank Mission Completed!

It seems that Minato Namikaze didn't know Obito Uchiha's exact whereabouts?

So, Obito Uchiha has "mysteriously disappeared" once again?

Or perhaps they "mysteriously disappeared"?

Nara Rinkazu looked at Minato Namikaze's slightly solemn expression and a few thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Don't be too nervous, Minato-san."

After thinking for a moment, Nara Rinka decided to speak up and offer some words of comfort.

"I saw Obito Uchiha jumping around in the camp a few days ago—well, he was very energetic."

"When he left the camp in the Land of Hot Springs, the ninjas sent by the village also gave him a special mission order."

"So Obito Uchiha is definitely in the village right now."

"Perhaps it's because you just returned from the front lines in the Land of Rain, and the village was concerned about your condition, which is why they didn't tell you, their instructor Jonin, the exact details about Obito Uchiha..."

Why doesn't Minato Namikaze understand Nara's explanation of the laurel wreath?

He barely managed to put aside his worries and gave a gentle smile.

"Lan Gui, you're right."

Minato Namikaze said softly.

"Obito is definitely in the village right now. I just need to ask the Third Hokage when I get back, and I'll know what's going on with him."

That would be best...

Nara Rinkachi silently added a sentence in his mind.

To be honest, the moment Nara Ranke saw that Master Men didn't know the specifics of Obito Uchiha's situation, he knew that Obito Uchiha must have run into trouble!

The authenticity of the mission order he received earlier was beyond doubt; it was indeed an official order issued from the village and bearing the Hokage's seal.

The mission transfer order is real.

It's not necessarily true that a ninja carrying a mission assignment order is "real".

Although this is a "stereotype," Nara Rinka couldn't help but think of Shimura Danzo at this moment.

Generally speaking.

If anything goes wrong in Konoha, pinning the blame on Shimura Danzo is at least 80-90% accurate, if not 100%.

Konoha's number one scapegoat is no exaggeration!

"If the group of ninjas who took Obito Uchiha from the Land of Hot Water were indeed from Root, just as I predicted..."

"Does that mean Obito Uchiha is currently enjoying the Root's perks at the Root base?"

"What's this? Emerging from the tiger's den only to fall into the wolf's lair? But why?"

Nara Rinka assumed that his guess was completely correct and that Obito Uchiha was indeed taken away by Root.

But what is the reason?

"Obito Uchiha", "Root", "Modification", "White Zetsu"...

A series of keywords collided and intertwined in Nara Rinka's mind, allowing him to quickly grasp that spark of inspiration.

When Obito Uchiha was "discovered," he had already undergone modifications by Madara Uchiha and Tobi (White Zetsu), with many of his body's organs and parts altered to resemble those of White Zetsu...

"Konoha has miraculously discovered Madara Uchiha's resurrection and is conducting a comprehensive search for information about him. They've even sent me and Eita to the Land of Waterfalls for a second investigation..."

"At this critical moment, Obito Uchiha, who mysteriously disappeared during the war and has now suddenly reappeared, bearing numerous traces of White Zetsu modifications, has appeared before the Konoha leadership..."

"Are the Konoha higher-ups linking Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha together?!"

Nara Rinkachi's mind formed a final conclusion.

He had a feeling that this inference might very well be the truth!

If Konoha didn't recognize the White Zetsu, that would be fine.

The problem is that during the previous battle at Kannabi Bridge, Nara Rinkei and Namikaze Minato had already captured several White Zetsu.

Most of the White Zetsu turned into corpses and became part of the village's secret collection.

After all, in Konoha's eyes, this strange white creature possessed the power of Wood Release, a bloodline limit that only the First Hokage had!

Konoha wouldn't let such important and special research material slip by easily.

Now that the village knows about the existence of White Zetsu.

Then the village would naturally recognize the specific origin of Obito Uchiha's modified body parts.

Considering the special connection between White Zetsu and Madara Uchiha...

Any ninja with a sound mind would probably connect Obito Uchiha's mysterious disappearance with Madara Uchiha's clandestine activities!

A thought suddenly flashed through Nara Rinka's mind.

"If I hadn't intervened, the White Zetsu wouldn't have been discovered earlier, and Obito Uchiha wouldn't have been rescued sooner. Now Obito Uchiha has mysteriously disappeared... So this is actually my fault?"

Nara Langui absolutely refuses to acknowledge this.

However, he still mourned for Obito Uchiha for a second...

"I hope Xian and the other two are alright..."

Bang!

A plume of smoke rose.

Kosuke Gamabunta reappeared before Minato Namikaze and Rinkazu Nara.

"Kousuke."

Minato Namikaze reached out and took the scroll handed to him by Kosuke Gamabunta.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Kosuke Gama gave a bright and cheerful smile, then stood aside, waiting for new mission orders.

Minato Namikaze quickly scanned the messages on the scroll.

Nara Rankei asked, "What did the Third Hokage say?"

They told us to go straight back.

Minato Namikaze showed the contents of the scroll in his hand to Nara Rinkazu.

"In that case, let's go back, Lan Gui."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze waved in the direction of Kosuke Gamabunta, signaling the little toad to leave on its own.

"Are we flying back?"

Nara Lan Gui gestured with his eyes.

"Should we go back using the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

"Can you still hold on, Lan Gui?"

Minato Namikaze stood up.

"If possible, I'd like to go back as soon as possible."

With Obito Uchiha's whereabouts unknown, Minato Namikaze was deeply worried.

"Then let's use the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Nara Rinka revised his plan, intending to postpone the time for confession.

【Flying Thunder God - Sword of Love and Resilience】!

【Flying Thunder God - Shadow Blade】!

A gentle breeze blew by.

Nara Rinkazu and Namikaze Minato quickly traveled from the Land of Waterfall back to Konoha and landed directly near the Hokage Building.

Following behind Minato Namikaze, Nara Ranke went to the Hokage's office on the top floor of the Hokage Building and submitted the S-rank mission that he had triggered earlier.

[S-Rank Ninja Quest Scroll Detected!]

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

You have obtained an S-rank [Ninja Scroll]!

Another S-rank mission I got for free is complete!

Nara felt delighted by the sight of the cassia tree.

"Let's leave the investigation on Madara Uchiha's whereabouts here for now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi tucked the scroll containing the classified mission information into the bottom of his desk.

It's impossible to find out Madara Uchiha's whereabouts in a short time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi plans to focus his energy on the upcoming Five Kage Summit.

The group of Kirigakure envoys who visited Konoha a few days ago have now returned to Kirigakure with the Hokage's reply.

The Five Shadows Summit is just around the corner!

After confirming that there were no other urgent tasks, Nara Rinkachi turned and left cleanly.