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

Chapter 526 Ninja Battles are Deception!

Upon hearing the Fourth Hokage's words, Hanzo was startled and subconsciously began to gather his chakra, preparing to unleash his ninjutsu.

He had heard of the Fourth Hokage's reputation and had also collected battle reports from the Dark Shadow.

However, they had never actually fought each other in person.

However, Hanzo still had his own assessment of the Fourth Hokage's strength.

Take the fallen Jiraiya next to him as the benchmark.

Jiraiya was one of the Legendary Sannin.

Nara Rinka is the Hokage.

The Hokage is definitely stronger than the Sannin!

Therefore, in Hanzo's view, Nara Rinka was definitely more difficult to deal with than Jiraiya.

Given his current decline, he would have to rely on close-quarters combat and spraying poison at face-to-face to defeat Jiraiya.

Defeating a younger, more powerful, and less informed Fourth Hokage would only be more difficult, not less.

not to mention.

Hanzo had just finished fighting Jiraiya, and his stamina and chakra were greatly depleted, so he was not at his peak condition.

We must adhere to the close-range poison delivery tactic without wavering!

This was Hanzo's battle strategy, devised in a very short time.

Just as Hanzo finished refining his chakra and was about to use the Water Body Flicker Technique to close the distance between himself and Nara Rinka.

Nara Rinka acted much faster than him.

Without any pre-casting animation, Nara Rinka merely raised his right hand, and a jet-black projectile the size of a marble shot out from his fingertip, hurtling towards Hanzo's position like a thunderbolt.

[Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet]!

Now, Hanzo finally saw clearly what kind of ninjutsu had attacked him.

It was this incredibly fast, dimly lit, and mysterious black projectile!

That's an absolutely deadly, super-fast, no-seal ninjutsu!

Hanzo almost immediately realized the powerful effect this small bullet ninjutsu could have in actual combat.

For any ninjutsu-type ninja who relies on releasing ninjutsu to gain a combat advantage, this small bullet ninjutsu alone is enough to make them suffer.

Fortunately, although Hanzo was proficient in ninjutsu, he did not rely entirely on ninjutsu for his livelihood.

His speed was by no means slow.

Even though he didn't know the power of the [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet], the moment he saw Nara Rinka raise his right hand and a ball of chakra appear at his fingertips, Hanzo brought his left index and middle fingers together and held them up in front of his chest, preparing to unleash the ninjutsu.

Water Instantaneous Body Technique!

The black shadow bullet formed by the [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet] pierced through Hanzo's body, but only caused a splash of water. His body, which remained in place, directly transformed into a water person.

At the same time, Hanzo, using the agility unleashed by the [Water Instantaneous Movement Technique], flew towards Nara Rinka's location from a rather tricky blind spot.

He plans to use the same methods he used against Jiraiya to continue dealing with Nara Rinka!

Drug war!

But Nara Rinka's quick reflexes are in no way inferior to those of Hanzo the Salamander.

Using his incredibly powerful senses, Nara Rinka easily detected Hanzo's seemingly blurry movement and pinpointed the target with unparalleled accuracy.

He didn't make any sudden movements; he merely moved his fingers slightly, shifting the direction his fingertips were pointing.

In the blink of an eye.

Another black shadow bullet emerged from Nara Rinka's fingertips and then flew out through the air.

Hanzo's pupils contracted slightly.

This strange bullet ninjutsu actually has such a high release frequency?

What incredible practicality!

As the dark shadow bullet hurtled towards him, Hanzo inwardly groaned.

He just used the Water Instantaneous Body Technique, which consumed a significant amount of his chakra.

It's not impossible to continue casting [Water Instantaneous Body Technique] for a short period of time, but the effect will be minimal.

Could it be that Nara Rinka only needs to move a finger for him to unleash the [Water Instantaneous Body Technique]?

Where does all this chakra consumption come from?!

After observation, Hanzo realized that the black shadow bullet had not caused any area-of-effect attack, but rather a very small, fixed-point attack.

This discovery gave Hanzo a lot of room to maneuver.

This time, seeing the Dark Shadow Bullet suddenly attacking, Hanzo held his breath, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and immediately shifted his body to the side, trying to use this method to dodge the attack.

However, something completely unexpected happened.

The dark bullet that was flying through the air exploded and disintegrated in mid-air without any warning.

A burst of dark chakra erupted from the shadow bullet, materializing into long, thin, and tough shadow tentacles, instantly expanding the attack range.

This time, the ninjutsu attack wasn't [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet], but rather—

【Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet】!

After years of practical testing, Nara Rinka has reached the pinnacle of control over the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet].

He can even precisely control the explosion timing of the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet] according to the timing of its release!

This time, under Nara Rinka's meticulous control, the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet] exploded just as it was about to fly past Hanzo, catching him completely off guard.

Of course, this is also because the previous [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet] had given Hanzo a psychological suggestion.

The Dark Shadow Bullet is a fixed-point attack and does not cause area-of-effect damage...

It was this psychological suggestion that led Hanzo to make a rather fatal misjudgment on the spot.

The explosion of the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet] caught Hanzo completely off guard.

Furthermore, since he had only just managed to adjust his posture, his slightly airborne body was unable to gain leverage again and change direction once more.

And so.

The Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet exploded, directly blasting Hanzo's face.

The dark shadows clung to Hanzo's body like tentacles, or wrapped him up like a net.

Feeling a strong sense of constraint emanating from these shadowy tentacles, Hanzo felt restless and uneasy.

Battles between ninjas are inherently extremely dangerous.

The outcome of most battles often depends on a few fleeting moments.

With Hanzo currently restrained by these shadowy tentacles, this presents an extremely rare opportunity for battle.

However, this is the right time for the enemy!

Under the powerful binding of the Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet, Hanzo's body was completely immobilized. Even moving a finger was incredibly difficult, let alone forming hand seals to release ninjutsu.

Extracting chakra is not a problem.

But he doesn't know any hand seal ninjutsu.

Having chakra in your body alone isn't enough!

Unwilling to be controlled by others, Hanzo struggled and tried to break free from the control effect of the [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet] through brute force.

But Nara Rinkazu will not give him this chance to break free.

He raised his right hand in a pretentious manner, and another black shadow bullet emerged from his fingertip, as if he wanted to execute Hanzo the Salamander, the enemy who was frozen in place and unable to move, on the spot.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Rumbling--

The earth suddenly trembled.

In the area between Nara Rinka and Sansho Hanzo, a huge crater suddenly appeared on the ground.

A huge salamander crawled out from underground.

Having prepared for a long time, it aimed at the direction of Nara and spewed out a thick cloud of poisonous mist.

however.

Nara Rinka's attention was completely focused on the very conspicuous salamander that had saved him.

Because another fish finally took the bait at that moment!

First update.

I will continue with three updates today.

However, it will be very late.

(End of this chapter)