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

Chapter 350 What do you take Feng Ying for!

[Shadow Creatures] Soar through the skies.

Nara Rinka led Yekura away from the underground research institute, leaving Kikyo Castle behind. Kikyo Castle quickly turned into a small black dot on the ground and soon disappeared from sight.

Where are you taking me?

Ye Cang sat cross-legged on the back of the Shadow Creature, feeling the gale coming from all directions, and a long-lost sense of freedom suddenly welled up in her heart.

"The Land of Winds?"

Just now, Yokura pledged her loyalty to Nara.

She originally thought that Nara Rangsuke would take her "to the sky", but she didn't expect that he would actually take her flying into the sky.

"no."

Nara Rinka turned around from the front and explained to Yekura.

"Now is not the best time for you to return to Sunagakure."

"So the destination this time isn't the Land of Wind, but... we've arrived."

In a short time, the [Shadow Creature] crossed the massive mountains surrounding Konoha and arrived at Nara Forest.

Nara Rinka manipulated the [Shadow Creature] to land on an open area in Nara Forest, not far from where the Five-Tailed Muou and Samui usually frequented.

"Where am I?"

Yecang looked around and saw sturdy trees everywhere.

"The environmental conditions in your Land of Fire are truly excellent..."

"I just saw a big white creature down below from the sky, what was that?"

Before Nara Rinka could respond to Yekura's words, a rumbling roar rapidly approached from afar.

Yekura instinctively adopted a wary stance, but seeing Nara Ranke's calm and composed demeanor beside her, she quickly withdrew her guard.

She knew all too well how capable this man was.

With him by my side, there is no danger.

"Tailed Beast!"

Upon seeing the pure white magical beast galloping out of the dense forest, Ye Cang's pupils instantly contracted to their maximum size, and he involuntarily gasped in surprise.

"It's a tailed beast!"

Five tails adorned the pure white monster's back, and Yekura immediately recognized its identity—the Five-Tailed Beast.

Could it be that—

"No!"

Yecang shook her head vigorously, trying to find some fragmented memories in her chaotic mind.

"If I remember correctly, Nara Rankei mentioned to me that he once captured a tailed beast, and that tailed beast happened to be... the Five-Tails?"

"King Mu".

Nara Rinka waved to the five-tailed beast, Kokuou, who was rushing towards him.

"I'll go with you later, give me some space now."

"Oh, and don't forget to tell Samui that I'll come find you later."

The five-tailed Muo nodded obediently, its sea-blue eyes sweeping over Yoko, who was standing next to Nara Rinka. This scrutinizing expression caused beads of sweat to instantly appear on the latter's back.

Even though Nara Rinkazu and this five-tailed beast seem to have a good relationship.

But the other party is a tailed beast after all!

Yekura has a very clear understanding of her own strength level.

She is no match for the tailed beasts!

The Five-Tailed King Mu took a step and left with light steps, like a gust of wind.

Nara Rinkashi withdrew his gaze from the back of the Five-Tailed King and turned to look at Yogura, who was sweating profusely beside him.

"What? Haven't you seen enough? In the days to come, you'll have plenty of opportunities to get up close and personal with King Mu."

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Ye Cang's eyes widened, and he stammered.

What do you mean by that?

"You want me to go with the Five-Tails..."

"Yes, a battle."

Nara Rinka nodded and replied cheerfully.

"If you want to become the Kazekage, even with my support, you still need to demonstrate sufficient strength."

"The 'sufficient strength' here refers to the ability to suppress the tailed beasts!"

We won't mention special cases like Konoha, which have a high-level sealing technique lineage and a source of excellent Jinchuriki.

Villages like Kumogakure and Sunagakure, which control the power of tailed beasts, have a very hardcore requirement for the strength of their "Kage"—the ability to suppress a rampaging tailed beast!

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) suppressed the rampaging Eight-Tails on several occasions.

Rasa of Sunagakure also had a record of suppressing the One-Tailed Beast on several occasions.

However, this level of strength requirement is quite normal for a "Shadow".

Under normal circumstances, the only way to suppress a Tailed Beast going berserk is by force.

Those responsible for suppressing the rebellion were mostly elite ninjas from each village.

If even the "Kage of the Village" doesn't have the power to suppress the Tailed Beasts.

Wouldn't that mean that every time a tailed beast goes berserk, the village would have to change its "Kage"?

What kind of system is this?

Therefore, a "Shadow" must have the strength to suppress a Tailed Beast.

At the very least, a "Kage" needs to possess the strength to directly confront a Tailed Beast.

Of course, the tailed beasts mentioned here are the "normal tailed beasts" from one-tailed to eight-tailed, not special cases like the nine-tailed beast.

If Konoha hadn't kept Kurama (the Nine-Tails) separately at the Five Kage Summit, but instead sold it to another village like the other tailed beasts...

Nara Rinka even suspected that the three Shinobi World Wars following the Five Kage Summit would not need to be fought.

Because every time the Nine-Tails goes berserk, the ninja world loses a ninja village.

Apart from Konoha.

Which ninja village or Kage dares to guarantee that they can handle the rampaging Nine-Tails?

However, aside from the strongest Nine-Tails.

The remaining tailed beasts are roughly equal in strength.

If Yekura wants to run for Kazekage, then she must have the strength to suppress or rival the One-Tailed Beast.

After all, according to Nara Rinka's intelligence, the change of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki in Sunagakure is estimated to be within the next year or two.

If Pakura's strength is insufficient to suppress the tailed beasts.

Once Luo Sha dies.

Even if Yekura really became the Kazekage, she wouldn't be able to withstand the One-Tail's rampage.

Nara Rinka could use his sealing techniques to reinforce the seals on the Jinchūriki of Sunagakure.

But sealing techniques aren't a panacea...

If the Jinchuriki's mind is too fragile, the power of the Tailed Beast can easily interfere with the Jinchuriki's state, leading to the opponent losing control and going berserk.

Even Naruto Uzumaki, who came after him, had several instances of "going berserk".

Nara supported Yotsuki to become the Kazekage, but he himself could not stay in Sunagakure for long.

The affairs of Sunagakure will still have to be handled by Yekura personally.

In this situation, Yekura must possess the ability to stand alone.

However, Nara Rinka's casual words drew a strong reaction from Yokura.

"Suppressing the tailed beasts?"

Yekura crossed her arms, her face showing resistance.

"You must be joking, right?"

"What's so funny about this?"

Nara Rinkei analyzed the information he had about the Jinchuriki of Sunagakure for Yekura.

"So, if you want to become the Kazekage, the One-Tailed Beast is an unavoidable problem."

"Shukaku..."

Yekura's brows furrowed, and the resistance on her face gradually faded.

"But I'm not capable of dealing with Shukaku..."

"Your abilities?"

Nara Lan Gui asked curiously.

"Didn't you have [Scorching Release]? You should have mastered [Swift Release] by now, right?"

"With two bloodline limits at your disposal, how could you possibly be unable to deal with a clumsy One-Tailed Shukaku?"

Nara Rinka knew all too well the amplification of a ninja's reaction speed and movement speed with [Swift Release].

Most creatures in the ninja world, including but not limited to ninjas, can be described as "glass cannons".

Its attack is incredibly powerful, but its defense is as thin as paper.

In this situation, [Swift Escape] is undoubtedly an absolute killer weapon.

As the saying goes, "In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken."

However, upon hearing Nara Rinka's words, Ms. Yokura immediately looked embarrassed.

"Um, well, Swift Escape and stuff like that... it's actually quite difficult..."

Nara Rinka's lips twitched slightly.

"So, Ms. Yekura, you're not trying to tell me that you still haven't figured out how to generate chakra for [Swift Release], are you?"

"I'm not a monster like you—cough, I mean a genius."

Ye Cang coughed lightly to cover up the embarrassment of his slip of the tongue.

"I can sense the fusion process of Wind Release and Fire Release chakra, but they... are really not as obedient as I imagined."

Nara Rinka, expressionless, beckoned to Yekura with her finger.

"Now, play a match with me. I want to test your strength."

There's not much to say about the duel between Nara Rinka and Yokura.

Miss Yecang's forehand was weak, her backhand was unskilled, her footwork was loose, and her reactions were slow; none of her movements were decent.

As for the outcome?

Nara Ranke found a C-rank [Ninja Scroll].

Grade C!

What does this mean?

"I realize I need to make a tiny bit more changes to the previous plan, Yekura."

Nara Ranka rubbed his head, feeling like he had been a complete fool for wanting Yekura to be the Kazekage.

"What do you take the Kazekage for!?"

"Do you think you can just casually eat and sleep your way to the Kazekage level?"

(End of this chapter)