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

Chapter 400: Another win-win situation!

Following Konoha Hospital and Uzumaki Shrine.

Nara Rinka and Yakushi Nonou wandered around the abandoned ruins again, but did not stay there for long.

As the name suggests, the Empty Zone Ruins is just a desolate wasteland with no human presence, offering virtually no tourist value.

Beneath the ruins of the empty zone lived a group of ninja cats, the leader of whom was a cat lady who looked like a fairy.

Nara Rinka came to the Empty Zone Ruins today simply to personally examine the overall environmental conditions of the Empty Zone Ruins.

After all, in the previous Three-Tails deal, the Void Zone Ruins were used by Konoha as a bargaining chip to be handed over to Nara Rangsuke.

The surrounding environment of the abandoned ruins, nestled against the mountains and by the water, inspired Nara Rinkazu to want to rebuild it.

Since the goal is to rebuild the abandoned ruins, it is necessary to deal with the original ruins.

The abandoned ruins around the Namga River have been idle for so many years, and most of the buildings in the area are old and useless.

Nara Rinkachi's plan was to completely flatten the surface of the empty ruins and then rebuild the city on the ruins.

In this way, there is no need to disturb Mrs. Cat and her ninja cats.

Nara Rangsei couldn't very well just walk up to someone's door in a friendly manner and say, "I'm here to help you demolish your house," could he?

He planned to come to the empty area at another time, or even send another group of people to negotiate with Mrs. Cat.

Isn't that Oya Shiro En a dedicated and hardworking real estate developer?

It would be great to give this job to him.

Nanga River, on the riverbank.

After a brief trip through the empty area, Nara Rinkei and Yakushi Nonou arrived at their final destination for the day.

"Lan Gui, was what you said before true?"

As Yakushi Nonou bent down to pick out pebbles of suitable shape and size, she asked Nara Rankei.

"Are we really going to move out of Kikyo Castle?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the case."

Nara Rinka stood on the surface of the Naka River, his dark shadow surging and tumbling beneath him like the tentacles of an octopus.

"Although the empty area is still just a ruin, the family has already made a general plan for it."

"The vacant area will be completely demolished and rebuilt in the next three to five years."

"Around that time, we can move the Kikyo Orphanage to this empty area."

"Of course, if Nono-nee is willing, we can take action as soon as possible."

The original Kikyo Orphanage was created by Yakushi Nonou single-handedly.

But at that time, she was just an ordinary Jonin.

You can imagine the size and scale of the Kikyo Orphanage.

The fat nun and the thin monk in the orphanage often seek help from Konoha and even the Land of Fire because the orphanage is short of funds.

It is only in recent years, thanks to Nara Rinkei's "fried chicken strategy" and the successive donations from the Nara clan and Miyajo En, that the conditions at Kikyo Orphanage have improved considerably.

No matter how much living standards improve, the size of the Kikyo Orphanage remains the same.

As the children in the orphanage grow older and their numbers increase, there will eventually come a day when the orphanage's space will not be enough.

Of course, besides the reasons related to the children.

Nara Rinkei wanted to relocate the Kikyo Orphanage, but more importantly, he wanted a private space within the orphanage where he wouldn't be easily disturbed by others.

Nono Yakushi can't leave Kikyo Orphanage no matter what.

However, the current Kikyo Orphanage is simply too small.

When Nara Rinkazu is up to his old age, you have to be careful with the force you apply, and you also have to cover Yakushi Nonou's mouth.

It's so inconvenient.

Let's find a new location for the orphanage.

The large-scale development plan for the vacant area has a lot of land, but not much else.

Making room for the Kikyo Orphanage would be a very easy thing.

Someday in the future, perhaps the Kikyo Orphanage could be transformed into a "Pharmacist Elementary School" or "Pharmacist Academy," and the surrounding land could be converted into school district housing...

Well, that's a bit too far off.

Also.

It's not just the Kikyo Orphanage.

The ninja cats that now live underground in the empty area will also need to find a new living area in the future.

Splash—

The shadow of Nara Lankai suddenly stirred the water several times, creating splashes and sounds.

A moment later.

The shadow of Nara's laurel tree then lifted two lively fish from the water.

Meanwhile, on the shore, Yakushi Nono had set up a simple stone stove, and even lit a campfire.

Picnicking by the river is a great way to relax and unwind.

"If it would be possible to give the children a bigger home, I certainly wouldn't mind."

Yakushi Nono quickly prepared the two fish, scaling, gutting, and removing their internal organs. She then used wooden branches to prop them up on the campfire.

"But rebuilding this empty area seems like a difficult task, doesn't it?"

"It's easy to destroy; a large-scale Earth Release ninjutsu can solve the problem."

Nara Rinka stroked his chin, gazing at the distant ruins of the empty area.

"As for construction... I suddenly have a new idea."

"Real estate development?"

Yakushi Nonou blinked.

"Could it be that we're going to entrust this to Mr. Miyagi?"

"That's what I was thinking just now."

Nara Rinka clapped his hands together, his ten fingers quickly forming a hand seal, and then slapped the ground with his palm.

"Wood Release: Four Pillars Technique!"

A rumbling sound followed.

A simple yet elegant wooden house appeared on the banks of the Namka River.

"Oh, this..."

Looking at the wooden hut next to her, Yakushi Nono's mouth was wide open, as if an egg could fit inside.

She still doesn't know that Nara Rinka knows Wood Release!

Suddenly, Nara Rankei unleashed the legendary bloodline limit, which was said to be possessed only by the First Hokage.

You can imagine how shocked Yakushi Nonou was.

"Wood Release?"

"Um."

Nara Rinka clapped his hands, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Nonou-nee, if I remember correctly, your chakra nature is water and earth, right?" (Chapter 108)

"Want to learn Wood Release with me? I can learn with you day or night~"

Yakushi Nonou's thoughts were rather confused.

She had a feeling that Nara Rinkazu's words had a hidden meaning, and her previous personal experience had proven the accuracy of her intuition.

Nara Rangsuke is a stag with insatiable demands!

However, at the moment, something else has caught the attention of Yakushi Nonou.

Isn't Wood Release a bloodline limit of the Senju clan?

The meaning of "揽桂" seems to be that she can master it through learning?

Is it really that outrageous?

The aroma of fish and meat wafting from the campfire drew Yakushi Nonou's attention back to the main point.

She flipped the fish on the grill.

"We'll talk about Wood Release later... Lan Gui, the new idea you mentioned before, is it this Wood Release, this ninjutsu for building houses?"

"Um."

Nara Rinka nodded, her smile growing even brighter and more cheerful.

"There is currently a group of ninjas in the village learning Wood Release."

"In my opinion, instead of letting them waste their lives in the training grounds, we should invest their limited chakra into the construction plan for the empty zone."

"By then, those ninjas will have gained experience in practicing ninjutsu, and we will have a completely new airspace."

"This is a win-win situation!"

(End of this chapter)