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

Chapter 379 Future Planning!

Naruto Yan Yan.

Nara Rinkazu stood atop the cliff, gazing over the entire Konoha region, silently contemplating his future plans.

With the deaths of Madara Uchiha and Danzo Shimura, the external and internal threats lurking in the shadows have been largely eliminated.

"Black Zetsu's whereabouts are too difficult to trace, but the core element of its plan to save its mother does not lie in itself, but in its Rinnegan containing the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths!"

"As long as it can lock onto the Rinnegan, Black Zetsu basically poses no threat, unless it can create another pair of Rinnegan! But that guy obviously doesn't have that ability..."

"As for the other ninja villages and the Kage... they're nothing but chickens and dogs, utterly insignificant!"

Therefore, we should focus all our efforts on further improving our strength!

In the current era, Nara Rinka's current strength level is absolutely top-tier in the ninja world!

It's impossible to sweep through the entire ninja world head-on.

But when it comes to a one-on-one fight, no one can beat him!

This is the confidence of Nara Langui.

However, in Nara Rinka's own eyes, he still has a long way to go before he becomes the true "strongest ninja in the world".

Putting everything else aside, the increase in chakra alone is enough to give him a run for his money.

"Having reached this level of strength, the breadth of my abilities no longer needs improvement; the focus should now be on enhancing the depth of my power... which is essentially the quality of my chakra!"

"Physical skills, Sage techniques, and Bloodline Elimination! These are the three most crucial elements."

Nara Rinka's eyes were deep and unfathomable, and one magical ability after another flashed through his mind.

Then, on a whim, he summoned the control panel and activated the A-rank scroll he had just obtained by defeating Hiruzen Sarutobi.

[Opening...]

[This Rank A Ninja Scroll includes: Techniques]

[Rank A Technique: Composite Ninja Art - Earth Dragon Flame Stream]

【…】

Nara Rinka glanced at the A-rank spell details on the panel and couldn't help but curl her lip.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was probably the most skilled at using fire among all the Hokage in Konoha's history.

The A-rank technique, 【Earth Dragon Flame Stream】, is an advanced technique developed by Hiruzen Sarutobi based on the B-rank ninjutsu 【Earth Dragon Bullet】 and 【Fire Dragon Bullet】. It can create a wide-range fire meteor attack.

Because it incorporates both Earth Release and Fire Release nature transformations, the [Earth Dragon Flame Stream] is difficult to counter with conventional attribute ninjutsu, and its attack effect is quite good.

Not only the [Earth Dragon Flame Stream], Hiruzen Sarutobi also developed the [Lightning Water Dragon Bullet] with similar effects, and even the more advanced "Five Elements Great Combo Bullet".

It can be said that Hiruzen Sarutobi truly mastered the art of elemental ninjutsu.

however.

"What kind of version is this? Still using traditional ninjutsu!"

Nara Rinka does possess complex ninjutsu techniques similar to the [Earth Dragon Flame Stream].

Like the A-rank technique [Flame Wind Chaos] that I got from Kakuzu, it is also a high-level composite ninjutsu that contains two different natures: wind release and fire release.

But...

Having already possessed kekkei genkai of esoteric nature such as [Molten Release] and [Scorching Release], why would Nara Rinka care about complex ninjutsu like [Earth Dragon Flame Flow] and [Flame Wind Chaotic Wave]?

Combination Ninjutsu involves using two different nature transformations simultaneously to create a combined attack effect.

Bloodline Limits, on the other hand, are created by fusing two different nature changes into one, resulting in entirely new nature changes.

These two are not even on the same level!

Nara Rinka merely glanced at the panel information of [Earth Dragon Flame Flow], not even bothering to look at its specific spell effects, and decided in his heart to relegate this "rare" A-rank spell to the sidelines.

This kind of "troublesome ninjutsu" that requires both hand seals and the ability to create clones to release it was completely outside of Nara Rinkei's area of ​​interest.

In the time it would take to use [Earth Dragon Flame Stream], [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullets] would have already bombarded the entire area!

"Hiruzen Sarutobi can be broadly considered the pinnacle of traditional ninja strength, possessing mastery of every skill and ability."

"And Sage Jiraiya can probably be seen as an enhanced version of Hiruzen Sarutobi's ninjutsu."

"A well-rounded fighter isn't bad, but Hiruzen Sarutobi... ultimately doesn't have anything particularly outstanding."

"No wonder the stats give Hiruzen Sarutobi an A rating for his mission, while the Third Raikage from the neighboring Cloud Village has an S rating... The latter's physical attributes and chakra reserves have already exceeded the range of a regular Kage, while the former is only a Kage."

"Could this be what they mean by the strongest Kage? The strongest within the Kage level?"

Nara Langui's thoughts wandered for a while.

It wasn't until Tsunade's voice reminded him that he snapped out of his aimless reverie.

"Tsunade-neechan."

Nara Rinka turned to look at Tsunade, whose fair and delicate face was adorned with a relaxed and carefree smile.

How long has it been since we've seen the princess of the Thousand Hands show such a cheerful and relaxed smile?

After leaving the Root base, Nara Rinka and Tsunade arrived near the Hokage Rock.

According to Tsunade, after Hashirama Senju died, his body was secretly placed near the Hokage Rock, and only a very few people knew about this.

After personally slaying Shimura Danzo, the Dark Ninja, Tsunade, feeling she had avenged her great-grandfather, brought Nara Rin to this place to pay homage to Senju Hashirama.

Nara Rinkachi also paid his respects to his great-grandfather.

However, she was quickly dismissed by Tsunade-hime—according to her, she had some things she wanted to say to her great-grandfather alone.

Ok……

Nara Rinkachi, however, wanted to say that he could "call" his great-grandfather down from the Pure Land.

In any case, the two most important materials for the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, "genetic information" and "ritual life," are not difficult to find.

In the former case, interstitial cells are already stored in the root.

The latter, a living White Zetsu is the best tool for summoning spirits.

But seeing Tsunade's expression, Nara Rinka rationally suppressed this somewhat presumptuous suggestion.

Getting beaten up for this is definitely not worth it...

"Nara."

Tsunade walked briskly, swaying her hips, to Nara Rinkasa's side, leaned against him, and gazed at the scene of Konoha ahead.

"Thanks."

"We're all family, there's no need to thank me."

Nara Rinka raised his hand and placed it on Tsunade's slender shoulder, pulling her closer to him.

"It's different..."

Tsunade wanted to express her gratitude not only because of her actions at Root, but mainly because Nara Rinka replicated the Wood Release.

But there's no need to go into the details of this reason.

"The matter between Shimura Danzo and Root has been completely resolved. As for the old man... there shouldn't be any problems."

Tsunade leaned close to Nara Rinka's chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

"The remaining plan is—to become Hokage!"

(End of this chapter)