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

Chapter 448 Master Men is taking girls out again!

"Help!"

Nara Rinka did not hesitate and made a decision immediately.

However, at this moment, the Konoha members were all on the back of the [Shadow Creature], and there was a considerable distance between them and the Loulan Royal Palace.

In this situation, they wanted to rescue the Loulan Queen who had fallen from the high-rise building of the palace.

Neither the instantaneous stillness nor the yellow flash could achieve that.

Not to mention Tsunade, whose movement speed is even slower than these two!

Nara Rinka extended his right hand, and a jet-black projectile instantly formed at the tip of his index finger, about to be fired at the location of the fallen queen.

Just then, he suddenly saw a figure wearing a green vest flash by between the palace buildings, the person's short golden hair shining like the sun.

Nestled in that golden, shimmering embrace, the red-haired princess curled up like a frightened animal, her soft, beautiful red hair fluttering in the wind.

"Brother Shuimen?"

Nara Rinka raised an eyebrow, and the yellow flash that had been speeding across hundreds of meters had already taken the girl away.

"Zhishui, you just went to the Loulan Royal Palace?"

Minato Namikaze's Body Flicker Technique is fast, but it's definitely not that fast.

Nara Rinkazu could be absolutely certain that almost the instant he gave the order, Namikaze Minato had already left the [Shadow Creature] and used the [Flying Thunder God Technique] to travel to the Loulan Royal Palace.

Only in this way could Minato Namikaze perfectly complete the "carrying the girl" mission.

The shadow creature flapped its wings and flew towards Minato Namikaze.

Uchiha Shisui didn't know why Nara Rinka would suddenly ask this question, but he still answered honestly.

"We didn't go inside the palace; we just quickly checked its perimeter."

This means that Minato Namikaze left his mark casually while touring the outskirts of the Loulan Royal Palace.

Hmm... that does fit his habits quite well.

Since mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique: Shadow Blade, Nara Rinka has also developed a habit of leaving his mark wherever he goes.

Anyway, the operation is not complicated. It only consumes a little chakra, and you can quietly arrange another "backup plan" for yourself.

While Nara Rinkazu was deep in thought, the [Shadow Creature] had already arrived beside Namikaze Minato and the other two.

As Sarah fell from the tower, she vaguely felt someone push her from behind.

But the sky kept receding into the distance, the wind howled in my ears, and a terrifying sense of weightlessness filled my heart.

Sarah had no time to ponder who would dare to plot against Loulan's new queen at such a critical moment.

Only one thought remained in her mind—could she finally see her mother?

But just then, a pair of strong arms wrapped around Sarah's waist, an unfamiliar scent filled her nostrils, and then the threat of death rushed away...

Sarah curled up in this unfamiliar yet warm embrace, like a frightened little animal.

The man's voice reached their ears only after the other person spoke.

"We're safe now..."

Sarah looked up at the other person's face, and at the same time subconsciously swung her right hand.

However, when Minato Namikaze's face was clearly reflected in Sara's brown eyes, the Queen immediately suppressed her slap with great willpower and instead gently pressed her hand on the other's cheek.

Minato Namikaze: "?"

"Brother Minato, is this how you save people?"

Nara Rinkazu watched Sara and Minato Namikaze with a half-smile.

In his memory, the one who rescued Sara from falling from the tower was Naruto Uzumaki, who had traveled from more than ten years in the future to the present.

For some reason, Naruto Uzumaki doesn't seem to have appeared within the territory of Loulan Kingdom...

but.

Although we didn't see the scene where Naruto Uzumaki saves the princess, we did see the scene where Naruto's father saves the princess.

and……

It seems that Minato Namikaze saved not only the princess's body, but perhaps also her heart.

"Or is it that Brother Minato has a preference for red-haired girls?"

Nara Rinkazu saw Minato Namikaze and Sara freeze in place, speechless, and continued to tease them.

"You were so skilled at carrying people just now!"

"Cough cough cough!"

Minato Namikaze let out an extremely violent cough, and then he vanished from the spot.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Sara, who had just been half-sitting in Minato Namikaze's arms, suddenly felt the ground beneath her go and then she sat down on the ground with a thud, letting out a cry of pain.

"Lan Gui—no, the Fourth Generation!"

Minato Namikaze appeared behind Nara Rinkazu like a phantom, his right hand gripping the latter's shoulder like an iron clamp.

"I was just following your order to save people!"

"There's no need to tell Kushina about this, is there?"

"Relax, I was just joking."

Nara Rinkazu gave Namikaze Minato a sincere and gentle smile.

"I can guarantee that Miss Kushina Uzumaki will never know what happened today!"

"Uh-huh?"

Minato Namikaze sensed something was wrong.

Why did he feel that Nara Rinkazu's words made him seem even more dangerous?

"Nara, stop playing around."

Tsunade said helplessly, offering a reminder.

"Feel sorry--"

Nara Lan Gui's words were addressed not only to Tsunade, but also to the Loulan Queen who was casting her gaze upon him.

"Your Majesty the Queen of Loulan, I am Nara Rinka, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, and these three are my teammates."

"We were invited to Loulan to investigate some matters..."

"It turns out that the situation in your Loulan is far more serious than what was mentioned in the previous letter requesting help."

"The Hokage of Konoha?"

Sara was startled, finally noticing the Konoha markings on Minato Namikaze and the others.

As the Queen of Loulan, Sara also had some understanding of the situation of the two major powers near Loulan (the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire).

As for the letter of appeal for help that Nara Rangkei mentioned earlier.

Sarah had also heard about it.

Loulan was attacked by powerful rogue ninja. Originally, they sent a letter for help to Sunagakure, which was closer, but Sunagakure did not accept it and instead forwarded the letter to Konoha.

According to information Sarah received from An Lushan a few days ago.

It's unlikely that Konoha would send someone to Loulan to investigate...

As a result, Konoha has not only sent out a ninja squad, but also their Fourth Hokage.

What a strange feeling...

Shouldn't the Hokage be the leader of Konoha?

What kind of logic is there for a ninja leader to go out on a mission?

It looked as if something had happened in the neighboring Kingdom of Rivers, and the Queen of Loulan had personally led her troops to provide support.

That doesn't make sense...

"One of our purposes for this trip is to protect Her Majesty the Queen."

Nara Rinka said calmly.

"So, Your Majesty, could you share some information with us?"

"For example, what exactly happened on the tower just now?"

(End of this chapter)