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

Chapter 462 Your Majesty, you didn't want this either...

The dragon vein must be sealed; one must not act rashly.

Loulan, this desert kingdom, was built on the foundation of the dragon vein.

If Nara Rinka were to seal the dragon vein now, it would inevitably have a huge impact on the country of Loulan, with the ordinary people living in this desert oasis bearing the brunt.

Nara Rangsuke doesn't mind taking the dragon vein from Loulan, but he doesn't want to see a group of ordinary people fall into danger because of it.

Of course, Nara Rinka breathed a sigh of relief that the "Sealing Dragon Vein Plan" had been approved by the Living Slug Immortal.

Having just left Naruto's side, Tsunade came to Nara Rinka's side and glanced at the slug on his shoulder.

"Nara, have you reached an agreement with the live slug?"

"Yes, the situation with the dragon vein is the same as we knew before."

Nara Rinka nodded, and said meaningfully.

"Now, I'm going to talk to the current owner of the dragon vein. Would you like to come along?"

"The current owner of the dragon vein?"

Tsunade pondered for a moment, then raised an eyebrow.

"You mean the Queen of Loulan?"

As one of Konoha's three legendary ninjas, the famous Slug Princess Tsunade's noble status is not only directed at Konoha, but also at the entire Land of Fire.

"Ji" is originally a synonym for "princess".

As the princess of the Land of Fire, Tsunade's status is no lower than that of the queen of the small country of Loulan, so she speaks of her in a very casual tone.

"Go by yourself!"

Tsunade shook her head and declined Nara Langui's invitation.

"I have no interest in this matter."

Tsunade had expected that this trip to Loulan would involve some exciting battles or something.

After all, due to hemophobia, Tsunade was "trapped" in Konoha for several years, during which time she rarely fought anyone.

To be honest, Tsunade also harbored a desire for battle within her heart.

To everyone's surprise, Nara Rangkei, who led the team, was far too capable.

Sasori of the Red Sand and the rogue ninja Centipede were both extremely powerful puppeteers, but neither of them lasted more than a few rounds against Nara Rinka.

Tsunade's journey to Loulan was thus transformed from a mission into a vacation.

Now that Sasori of the Red Sand has been "driven away" and the rogue ninja Centipede has been captured alive, the crisis in Loulan has been basically completely resolved.

Tsunade was too lazy to run around much.

Seeing this, Nara Rinka did not insist. He casually created a deer-shaped "shadow creature" and carried him away from the puppet manufacturing base to find Sara.

When Nara Rinka used the chakra of Uchiha Shisui's shadow clone to "locate" Sara's side.

A large number of people have gathered around the Queen of Loulan.

Among them were not only the slave workers who had just been rescued from the puppet manufacturing base, but also a small group of strangers, mostly the elderly, women and children.

"Yondaime-sama!"

When Uchiha Shisui saw Nara Rinka arrive, he quickly bowed and explained the situation.

Just as he accompanied Sarah outside, the Queen of Loulan had not yet figured out how to appease the people enslaved by An Lushan (Centipede), when another small group of people rushed over after hearing the commotion.

It is understood that the elderly, women, and children who came to join them were deliberately left behind by the centipede.

Their husbands, sons, and fathers were taken by Centipede to a puppet-making base to create weapons of war.

These women and children, lacking strength, were not targeted by Centipede and lived in the dark corners of Loulan, with limited contact with others.

Now that the centipede has been exposed and the puppet workers have been freed, these women and children have also run out to reunite with their families.

"Lord Hokage..."

Sara saw Nara Rinka coming and bowed to him as well.

Nara Rinka glanced at the crowd of people who were weeping over their family reunions, and then looked at Hyakuzuki, who was still under the control of Uchiha Shisui's genjutsu.

"Your Majesty, what are your plans next?"

Nara Rinka focused his attention on Sara.

"To be precise, now that you've lost An Lushan, this 'shrewd and capable' minister, how do you plan to govern the country?"

Governing a country?

Sarah was slightly startled.

She had never paid attention to this issue before.

As a young and inexperienced queen, Sarah rarely handles state affairs personally.

The young queen's daily life consisted mainly of remembering her mother and accepting cheers from puppets disguised as the people; overall, she played the role of a quiet and unassuming mascot.

Governing a country?

That's An Lushan's business!

Now that An Lushan's ambitions have been exposed, the entire political system of Loulan has, if not completely destroyed, essentially collapsed.

Sarah felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of how to govern the country.

She was worried both about not being able to govern the country well and about not being able to answer to the people.

But Konoha...

Sarah looked at Nara Ranka's face, unsure whether she should trust him.

The fall she suffered at the hands of An Lushan was truly devastating!

It's easy to become overly suspicious at times.

Sarah thought for a while and then decided to pass the topic to the other person.

"Lord Hokage, what are your thoughts?"

"Loulan can be handed over to Konoha for governance and administration, and the people of Loulan can also migrate to Konoha to settle down in the future."

Nara Rinka gave his answer without hesitation.

"I have only one condition: I—Konoha—desire to obtain the Dragon Vein of Loulan!"

Dragon Vein!

Another dragon vein!?

An Lushan wanted to use the dragon veins to create a metal puppet army to conquer the world, and he did not hesitate to enslave the people of Loulan for this purpose.

Now, Konoha has also set its sights on the Dragon Vein?

Sarah's pupils contracted slightly, and she instinctively refused.

"Lord Hokage, the Dragon Vein is the foundation upon which Loulan was built! I absolutely will not agree to hand it over!"

"Your Majesty Sarah."

Nara Rinkazu smirked, unsurprised by Sara's decision, but he would not back down because of it.

"What do you think is the difference between our Konoha and An Lushan?"

the difference?

Looking at Nara Rinka's smiling face, Sara felt as if she had seen a smiling tiger, and she subconsciously took a small step back.

"The difference is that An Lushan, or rather, Centipede, was a rogue ninja from Sunagakure who lacked sufficient strength. If he wanted to betray his country, he could only lie low for a long time and engage in underground work."

Nara Rinka said in a calm tone.

"Our Konoha is the strongest ninja village in the ninja world. If we want to seize the Rolan Dragon Vein, we can do so openly and honestly!"

Sarah finally felt the tragedy of a small country clearly at this moment.

She had previously thought that the Konoha ninjas who dealt with An Lushan for her were all good people.

result……

Loulan sent away an insignificant bug (An Lushan), but welcomed a towering giant (Konoha)!

"Of course, we in Konoha don't really like engaging in any kind of external invasion."

Nara Rinka's dark eyes were fixed on Sara.

"But Your Majesty, do you remember that besides An Lushan, an internal threat, Loulan also has an external threat called the Red Sand Scorpion?"

"Your Majesty, you wouldn't want to see your ancestral legacy destroyed by rogue ninja from Sunagakure, would you?"

(End of this chapter)