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

Chapter 549 The Clumsy Method!

"You're saying someone is secretly sensing your house from underground?"

In the Hokage's office, Nara Ranke looked calmly at the Namikaze family, who were united in their hatred of the enemy.

"And then, after you discovered him, he simply bypassed the village's perception barrier and vanished without a trace?"

"That's it!"

Kushina Uzumaki took a large step forward, her expression one of extreme indignation.

"Is this another case of the village pulling the strings? They've seemingly relaxed their surveillance of our family, but they're actually continuing to monitor us secretly!"

Kushina Uzumaki has always hated being watched, but she has never been able to resist.

During Hiruzen Sarutobi's reign, due to her special status as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki had almost no freedom. She didn't even have the right to leave the village on a daily basis, and wherever she went, she was always accompanied by one or two teams of Anbu ninja.

They called them "attendants," but they were really just "surveillance"!

After Nara Rin became the Fourth Hokage, he immediately removed Kushina Uzumaki from his surveillance.

Others would feel worried and fearful about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and would even have to arrange for people to monitor the situation around the clock, doing everything possible to prevent the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from going out of control or going berserk.

However, Nara Rangka is not worried.

However, there were ninjas in the village who were responsible for monitoring Minato Namikaze's family.

"If your anger hasn't blew your brain out, I think you should still remember that the person in charge of monitoring your whole family right now is none other than your husband—Minato Namikaze."

Nara Rinka was not intimidated by Uzumaki Kushina's angry expression at all; the infamous Red Hot Chili Pepper, who had a fearsome reputation in Konoha, could not frighten him.

"At least as far as I know, apart from Minato Namikaze, no other orders to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki were issued from the Fourth Hokage's office."

Who knows?

Kushina Uzumaki suddenly stopped expressing her anger, took a few small steps back, and muttered "quietly".

"You 'lazy Hokage,' you always dump everything on Shikaku-nii to handle, and everyone in the village knows that."

Nara Ranka raised an eyebrow. "So you suspect that it was Shikaku-nii who secretly mobilized the Anbu to monitor your family?"

"Cough! I didn't say that!"

Kushina Uzumaki coughed suddenly. The relationship between her family and Shikaku Nara's family was actually quite good.

"I meant the root!"

"How long has Shimura Danzo been dead?"

Nara Lan Gui remained silent.

"What kind of organization is left in the village nowadays!"

"Aren't there also some high-ranking elders?"

Kushina Uzumaki is arguing illogically.

"Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu! Those two old bastards—"

"Kushina!"

Minato Namikaze spoke up just in time, interrupting his wife.

"One must not be disrespectful to elders."

"Minato, you're just too polite!"

Instead of being dissuaded, Kushina Uzumaki turned around and began to advise Minato Namikaze.

"That guy had already sneaked underground into our house!"

"If we hadn't discovered him in time, who knows if that guy would have just barged into our house!"

Who would dare to barge into the home of two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, especially two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Minato Namikaze's eyes twitched slightly, but he did not argue with his wife.

He also disliked the feeling of being watched.

If it weren't for the fact that the "monitor's" ability was too bizarre and that he treated Konoha's perception barrier as nothing, this would have been a great victory.

Minato Namikaze wasn't even willing to accompany Kushina Uzumaki to the Hokage's office.

He didn't come here because he was "being monitored," but because he was being monitored by "strange ninjas."

Minato Namikaze was only worried about the identity of the ninja who was monitoring his house.

Based on his understanding of Nara Rinka, he knew that the other party would not stoop to doing something two-faced.

Since the Fourth Hokage had said he would no longer monitor Kushina, Minato Namikaze believed that the village would no longer discriminate against their family.

So here's the question.

Since even the Hokage wouldn't monitor their house.

Now a monitor has suddenly appeared, and it can ignore the village's perception barrier.

Who could this person be?

The first suspect that came to Minato Namikaze's mind was none other than the two retired high-ranking elders that Kushina Uzumaki had just mentioned.

Because ordinary ninjas would never be so familiar with the village's sensory barrier!

Only a select few high-ranking members who have access to the secret entrances and exits of the village's perception barrier can freely enter and exit it.

As for whether the monitors are outsiders or ninjas from some mysterious force...

Minato Namikaze didn't even consider that possibility.

"It shouldn't be Mitokado Homura or Utatane Koharu."

Nara Lan Gui shook his head.

After Danzo Shimura's death, the two old men and women became very well-behaved and obedient.

Danzo Shimura at least still controlled "Root" and possessed an armed force exclusively for him.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were able to become high-ranking elders entirely due to Hiruzen Sarutobi's personal prestige.

The third generation has now retired, and Danzo is dead.

Mitokado Enoki and Utatane Koharu are two retired Jonin who are old, frail, and weak.

Where did these two retired elders get the audacity and ability to send people to secretly monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's family?

"Those two don't have the ability!"

Nara Rinkaku stated bluntly.

"Have you noticed anything unusual about the person secretly monitoring us?"

Sensory ninjas can sense each other.

According to Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze's report, they first sensed the other party's chakra and then achieved "reverse lock-on".

Under the watchful gaze of Nara Rinka.

Minato Namikaze shook his head. He hadn't made any special discoveries; the opponent's speed—whether in perception or escape—was simply too fast.

"That guy moves very fast! And he harbors considerable ill will towards our family! Also..."

Kushina Uzumaki frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"His chakra is strange!"

What does "very strange" mean?

"It gives people a special, mixed feeling."

Kushina Uzumaki has excellent perception, but lacks the ability to describe it.

"I can't really explain what happened..."

"mix……"

Nara Rinka frowned, then suddenly seemed to remember something and raised his hands to form a hand seal.

[Wood Clone Technique]!

[Yin-Yang Escape Technique]!

A moment later.

Nara Rinka first created a [Wood Clone], and then applied a special chakra creature to the [Wood Clone].

As Kushina Uzumaki watched Nara embrace the laurel tree, she silently activated her [Kagura Mind's Eye] and suddenly clapped her hands together.

"That's the feeling!"

"It seems your family is indeed being watched."

Nara Rinka looked at the inferior version of Jue she had created and rubbed her temples with a headache.

"This guy moves really fast!"

"This guy?"

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes widened as she looked at the Fourth Hokage with curiosity.

"Do you know who that person is?"

"A special being, half black and half white, whose specific name is 'Ze'."

Nara Rinkaku stated frankly.

"I went to the Land of Rain a few days ago and almost caught that guy, but he got away."

"It seems that after wandering around for a few days, that guy finally turned his attention to our village."

Kushina Uzumaki listened with some confusion.

"So you mean... there's a ninja from another village? Someone who's hostile to our village?"

"Strictly speaking, its target is not the village, but you."

Nara Rinka said frankly.

"Also, there should be Naruto—no, it could just be Naruto."

Kushina Uzumaki thought she had grasped the key point: "That Zetsu came for the Nine-Tails?"

"It's not entirely certain yet."

Nara Rinka hesitated for a moment, but still did not reveal the matter of "Asura reincarnation".

"Alright, I'll give you one—no, three [Shadow Blades] first."

"If that special chakra reappears, Minato-nii-san, come and call me immediately."

Two updates today.

First update.

(End of this chapter)