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

Chapter 421 The Dragon Vein of Loulan!

Sasori of the Red Sand?

Instead of that...

Ok?

It seems to be a traitorous ninja named An Lushan?

Nara Rinkazu, sitting on the sofa, fell into deep thought.

Of the two pieces of news brought by Nara Shikaku, the former was rather insignificant.

The death of the Third Mizukage was inevitable.

Nara Rankei doesn't know exactly when Madara Uchiha took control of the Third Mizukage.

But all he needed to know was that the Third Mizukage had indeed been under Madara Uchiha's genjutsu control for a long time.

Under the control of genjutsu over the years, the Third Mizukage's body was naturally within the influence range of Madara Uchiha's Yin Release chakra.

In other words.

The Third Mizukage's body had long been corroded and riddled with holes by Madara Uchiha's Yin Release chakra.

Even without the influence of Nara Rinkazuki, the Third Mizukage's death would have occurred within the last year or two. (Based on the timeline of Yagura's rise to power)

The death of the Third Mizukage.

Out of humanitarian spirit, Konoha would reluctantly offer flowers and condolences, and that would be enough.

It was just something that happened incidentally anyway.

Nara Rinkazuki wasn't particularly interested in Kirigakure or that village.

In comparison.

The second piece of news brought by Nara Shikaku is even more worthy of Nara Ranke's attention.

Especially that country called "Loulan".

Loulan was neither one of the five great powers nor a particularly famous small country.

In the country of Loulan, there isn't even a ninja village of its own.

It's worth noting that even small villages like the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain have their counterparts, the Hidden Grass Village and the Hidden Rain Village.

Loulan was such a small country.

However, Nara Rinkei had a strong impression of the country of "Loulan".

Before the Lazybones System is awakened.

Limited by the imbalance between an individual's physical and mental energy.

Nara Rinka's ninja talent was not ideal.

In order to resolve its own predicament and make up for its own shortcomings, Nara Rangkei had made many plans and contingency plans.

Loulan was one of them.

According to Nara Rinka's "foresight" intelligence system.

Beneath the surface of Loulan, an obscure little country, lies an extremely powerful chakra.

Nara Rinkei didn't know the origin of this chakra—it might have been transformed from natural energy—but he was very clear about the magnitude of this chakra.

The chakra beneath Loulan is comparable to the amount of chakra possessed by tailed beasts!

In the legends of Loulan, this chakra is called the "Dragon Vein".

Nara Rangsei had also considered a "dragon vein" plan.

However, with the emergence of the Lazy Ghost System, Nara Ranke found a new way to improve his strength, and naturally gave up his covetousness for the Loulan Dragon Vein.

But unexpectedly, the kingdom of Loulan has reappeared before Nara Rangsuke in such a unique way.

If it weren't for Sunagakure's plea for help, and if it weren't for Nara Shikaku's report today...

Nara Rinka might never remember the existence of Loulan and the Dragon Vein.

But now...

Nara Rinka did have some ideas about the plan.

The Loulan Dragon Vein.

According to Nara Rinkei, this chakra was most likely formed from the transformation of natural energy.

It might even be a very primal natural energy!

It simply possesses certain chakra properties.

It can be exploited by ninjas.

Nara Rangsei has always been pursuing abilities related to natural energy, and seeking a more normalized immortal mode.

Perhaps the dragon veins of Loulan can offer some assistance to his research...

"However, in my memory, the Loulan Dragon Vein seems to also involve a certain amount of spacetime power, which is something we need to pay close attention to."

Nara Rinkei began to further explore the information in his mind about Loulan and the dragon vein.

He then realized that his previous memory was indeed somewhat inaccurate.

The rogue ninja associated with Loulan was indeed named An Lushan. (His real name was Baizu.)

However, this rogue ninja was not a ninja of the current era.

It comes from the future!

Due to the influence of the dragon vein, An Lushan descended from the future into this era.

But it was also because of the dragon vein that An Lushan was killed by the Chosen One of the World, who came after him, together with his father...

Regardless, dragon veins do indeed possess immense value!

When Nara Rankei finished sorting through his memories and looked up, Nara Shikaku was still standing on the floor of the Hokage's office, resting with his eyes closed.

"Brother Lu Jiu".

Nara Rinka spoke softly, and the Executive Vice Hokage immediately opened his eyes.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

"Those two things you just mentioned."

Nara Rinka slowly began to speak.

"The first thing I need to do is send a small team, carrying ninja swords, to Kirigakure. That's my responsibility."

"When offering condolences to the Third Mizukage... let's not make it too grand."

"After all, the relationship between our village and Kirigakure is not that close yet, so being polite is enough."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Nara Shikaku nodded.

That was his original plan.

Nara Shikaku had also considered the things that Nara Rinka had thought of.

However, it does concern the entire village.

Even now, in Kirigakure, the Third Mizukage has retired, and the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, is in charge of overseeing village affairs.

Nara Shikaku couldn't act unilaterally on such matters.

In a way, Konoha Village has a similar political structure...

However, the Third Hokage's vitality was far stronger than that of the Third Mizukage...

Just as Nara Shikaku's thoughts were wandering.

Nara Rinka continued speaking.

"As for the second matter... Brother Shikaku, please bring me all the intelligence files you've collected in the village regarding Sasori of the Red Sand and the Loulan Kingdom."

"Intelligence information from the Loulan Kingdom? That's no problem."

Nara Shikaku nodded, then hesitated.

"But Sasori of the Red Sand..."

"As far as I know, the village's intelligence gathering on this rogue ninja from Sunagakure is not very thorough."

Before coming to the Hokage's office to report.

Nara Shikaku also made some preparations.

current.

Konoha doesn't know much about Sasori of the Red Sand.

All I know is that this person is a rogue ninja from Sunagakure.

In addition, Sasori of the Red Sand seems to have some blood relation with Chiyo and Ebizo, two elders of Sunagakure.

"It's alright, bring over whatever you've collected."

Nara Rinka waved.