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

Chapter 349 Miss Fengying, can you please know your place?

Ye Cang looked at the smiling man in front of him, gritted his teeth, and wished he could bite him in half.

However, over the past few days, Ms. Yecang has come to a deep understanding of her own true inner thoughts.

At this moment, faced with Nara's question about the laurel tree, Yokura ultimately chose to follow her heart.

"Yes, I'm ready!"

Ye Cang stood tall and proud, his voice resounding.

"To vie for the throne of Kazekage and restore the glory of Sunagakure is our inescapable duty!"

clap clap-

Nara Rinka extended his hands and applauded enthusiastically for Yokura's positive attitude towards life.

"Very good, very good."

Nara Rinkaku suddenly changed the subject at this point.

"I have no intention of repeating too much about the current situation in Sunagakure."

"Unlike Konoha, as far as I know, Sunagakure has only one candidate for the Fourth Kazekage: Rasa."

"In other words, if you defeat Rasa, you will become the Kazekage."

Regarding the struggle for the position of Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Nara Rinka was able to proceed cautiously and gradually, simply because there were many people in Konoha whom he cared about.

As for Sunagakure and the Land of Wind?

Nara Rinkazuki's plan to make Yekura the Kazekage wasn't because he really wanted to cultivate a powerful potential enemy for Konoha; he just wanted to create a qualified "underling" for Konoha.

Eliminate some, win over others, and support a new Feng Ying to take the throne.

This is roughly the gist of Nara Rinkazu's "Fourth Kazekage Election Plan" against Sunagakure.

However, Ms. Yōkura, who comes from Sunagakure, clearly has a different opinion.

"Well, actually, I have a small suggestion regarding this matter."

Yekura put away her defiant expression, sat down next to Nara Rinka, and gave an awkward but polite smile.

"Nara, as you know, the situation in Sunagakure is not optimistic. The village doesn't have many people left that we can use..."

"Although I really dislike Rasa and didn't get along with him before, he is, after all, the current leader of Sunagakure."

"Sunagakure cannot lose Rasa, just as Konoha cannot lose...you."

In closing, Yekura even gave a little boast about Nara's laurel wreath.

In Yekura's view, if she really did become the new Kazekage of Sunagakure as Nara Rankei said,

Then we definitely need to consider the village's needs in advance!

In his previous life, Yekura had basically had no contact with anything related to politics.

But there is one thing she can understand.

If Sunagakure is to retain its status as one of the "Five Great Villages," then the village's power cannot be diminished any further.

Even if Yekura disapproves of a powerful ninja like Rasa, she has no choice but to hold her nose and let him live.

Sunagakure is already impoverished, and it's only with great difficulty that they've produced a Kage-level ninja. They can't let Nara Rangsuke squander him like this.

However, upon hearing Yekura's boasting, Nara Ranke felt no joy at being praised; instead, she felt looked down upon.

However, Luo Sha, what kind of shadow are you?

"I can understand your love for Sunagakure, Pakura, and I can also understand your desire to save Rasa's life."

Nara Rinka first went along with what Yokura said, but in the end, she did not directly agree to the other party's request.

"But there's something you might not be aware of."

"If you want to become the Kazekage, then Rasa must die."

At this point, Nara Ranke couldn't help but think of Yokura's original fate.

Without his intervention, Pakura would not have been captured by Konoha in the early to mid-stages of the Third Shinobi World War. Instead, she would have lived until the end of the war and become renowned in the Land of Wind as a "hero."

And then...

Sunagakure dispatched Pakura directly to Kirigakure under the pretext of carrying out a secret mission.

During the mission, Yekura was ambushed and killed by a Kirigakure ninja disguised as a Sunagakure comrade.

no doubt.

This is a betrayal from Sunagakure!

Sunagakure was like handing over a lamb to the slaughter, giving away their village's most renowned hero directly to Kirigakure.

To be honest.

Nara Rinka simply cannot understand why Sunagakure in the original timeline would do something so idiotic.

However, strictly speaking, this level of stupidity seems to be quite common in the ninja world.

Didn't Konoha also "commit suicide" with top-tier ninjas like Hatake Sakumo, and elite Jonin like Hyuga Hizashi?

Although Sakumo Hatake's death was a "suicide," Hizashi Hyuga's death was also a "suicide"...

It's just really hard to understand.

Leaving aside the bizarre thought processes of the Sand Village's higher-ups.

Nara Rinka let Yokura go because he wanted her to become the new Kazekage.

If he doesn't take action against the former high-ranking officials of Sunagakure.

Nara Rinka was genuinely worried that as soon as Yekura returned to the village, Sunagakure would send her to Kirigakure, or Kumogakure or Iwagakure, to her death under some fabricated pretext.

Where will he find such a suitable candidate for Kazekage?

We can't possibly wait for more than ten years for that poor little panda to grow up, can we?

therefore.

If Yekura wants to become the Kazekage, then Rasa can only die.

Yekura was caught in a deep dilemma.

She really wanted to become the Kazekage.

You can fool others about this, but you can't fool yourself.

But the price of becoming the Kazekage is Rasa's death?

It doesn't sound like it's unacceptable.

But Luo Sha is, after all, the pillar of the village...

Nara Rinka noticed Yokura's dilemma and added a few more words of explanation.

"Just to clarify, Yekura."

Nara Rinkazuki briefly outlined the future timeline for the future Kazekage.

"Even if you really want Luo Sha to die, I can't do it right now."

"You want to become the Wind Shadow, but it's not entirely up to me to do it."

"You must first 'escape' from my grasp, then return to Sunagakure and publicly demonstrate your strength, proving it to be no less than Rasa's."

"Only when Luo Sha is dead can you rightfully take over the position."

"Herein lies a problem."

Nara Rinka explained the situation in the ninja village to Haku.

"With the Second Five Kage Summit imminent, it's impossible for Sunagakure to send a Jonin to the meeting, and it's also impossible for other villages to accept a Jonin representing Sunagakure at the meeting."

"In other words, Rasa will definitely become the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure in a short period of time, and then attend the Five Kage Summit as the Fourth Kazekage."

"So if you want to compete for the position of Kazekage, the only option is the Fifth Kazekage."

Yekura nodded with some difficulty, indicating that she fully understood Nara's intention.

Given the current situation, it's indeed unrealistic for her to become the Fourth Hokage...

"So, putting aside the question of Rasa's life or death, there's only one last factor that could prevent you from becoming the Kazekage."

A thick, black tentacle emerged from the shadow of Nara Rinka, instantly wrapping around Yokura's waist and locking her tightly in place.

"Can you position your butt properly?"

The manga does not mention the specific cause of Yokura's death.

The official guidebook adds that "the village's leadership's strategy led to the deaths."

In the anime, it is "Rasa's order (actually, it is also the order of the village's higher-ups)".

only……

Why did Sunagakure and Kirigakure clash?

What kind of schemes could Sunagakure and Kirigakure possibly have in common?

This thing is as absurd as the Mizukage and Tsuchikage dying together on the battlefield...

Do Naruto writers not consider map locations when writing the plot?

Headache.

(End of this chapter)