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

Chapter 576 The Arrogant Tanuki Monster!

boom!

The enormous Shukaku crashed heavily onto the boundless desert of the Land of Wind.

A loud roar echoed far and wide across the vast desert plains, as surging yellow sand rose into the sky like a tidal wave.

To be fair...

Shukaku was not injured by the sudden fall from the sky.

Are tailed beasts such fragile creatures?

however.

On Shukaku's large, yellow face covered with mysterious stripes, a bewildered expression, almost human-like, still lingered.

Small eyes, big doubts.

This... isn't right?

Shukaku instinctively mustered all its strength, trying to break free from the black chains that were firmly binding its body.

But the unmoving black chains had already confirmed one thing—

With its own power alone, Shukaku has no way to shake this special black scythe!

How is that possible?!

It's just a slightly special ninjutsu!

Shukaku looked up in disbelief, staring at the human figure floating in the sky with its strange little eyes.

"Human! Let me go!!"

The Shadow Binding Technique only controlled the body of Shukaku, but did not shut its mouth.

The roar of the tailed beast was earth-shattering.

Nara Langui would certainly hear it.

He controlled the [Light and Heavy Rock Technique] and slowly floated down from the sky.

"Tanuki, you're being rude."

"I'm not a tanuki!!"

Upon hearing this, Shukaku became even more agitated and struggled once more.

However, the Shadow Seal Technique remained motionless.

"Well, I'm not either—cough!"

Nara Rinka cleared her throat to cover up her slip of the tongue, then changed the subject.

"Shukaku, didn't the Sage of Six Paths tell you that you should be polite when dealing with humans?"

Humanity?

polite?

Stop joking!

Shukaku wanted to loudly reprimand Nara Rankaku to mock his naivety and ignorance.

But suddenly, it froze.

How did this guy know about the Six Paths Elder?

Completely baffled by the situation, Shukaku rolled its eyes and tried to struggle a little more.

After realizing that there was no way to break free from the strange black chains, Shukaku finally gave up struggling.

The big raccoon rolled its eyes and responded with obvious displeasure.

"Are you being polite?"

"Um?"

"Tie me up with chains?"

Shukaku snorted coldly.

"So, this is your kind of human politeness? A bunch of hypocrites!"

"Isn't the sequence of events...?"

Nara Rinkaku paused, looking at Ichio no Shukaku with considerable confusion.

"Did you attack me first? Was that massive sandstorm a hoax?"

Shukaku immediately choked.

It seemed there was no way to refute this statement.

wrong!

"You were the one who called me Tanuki first!"

"Ichi-Tail Shukaku said angrily."

"I'm not a tanuki!"

"Really? I don't believe it."

Nara Ranka shook his head and spread his hands.

"Look, the Journey is a cat, the Isobu is a tortoise, King Mu is a white deer, and the Nine-Tailed Fox is a fox."

"So, aren't you a raccoon dog?"

What you said might actually make sense—what a load of rubbish!

If it weren't for the continuous effect of the Shadow Binding Technique, Shukaku would definitely have sprayed Nara Rinkaku's face with sand.

"That stinky fox is a stinky fox—no, wait!"

Shukaku suddenly blinked, realizing something was amiss.

If the human in front of you knows the name "Shukaku" from a ninja temple in the Land of Wind or a ninja from Sunagakure, then that's not incomprehensible.

But where did the other party get the names "Yataru," "Isobu," "Mu-ou," and "Kurama"?

"Who exactly are you?"

Shukaku suddenly spoke up, paused for a moment, and then asked another question.

"Where did you learn these names?"

"Nice to meet you. I am Nara Rinka, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. Please take care of me."

Nara Rinka nodded slightly, making up for the self-introduction he hadn't had time to give earlier.

"As for these names, of course, King Mu and the others told me about them on their own initiative."

"King Mu? The Five-Tailed Fox? Is that guy really that close to humans?"

Shukaku muttered to himself, his doubts deepening.

Despite its enormous size, even its tiny "murmurs" sound like loud talking to humans.

However, it soon discovered another "key point".

"A Konoha ninja?"

Shukaku barely mustered his spirits and took a serious look at Nara Rinkaku's appearance for the first time.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Um?"

Nara Rinka frowned as he looked at Shukaku, who was tightly bound by the Shadow Binding Technique.

"Should I be afraid of you?"

As a prisoner, Shukaku Ichibi was also aware of how poorly it had approached this problem.

If tailed beasts didn't lack this physiological function, a deep blush would definitely appear on Shukaku's large face.

That's so embarrassing!

Ring ring—

After a moment's thought, Nara Ranke took the initiative to end the [Shadow Chain Technique] and withdrew all the black kusarigama.

Actions speak louder than words.

The already awkward situation of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, intensified when Nara Rinkasa took the initiative to dispel the strange kusarigama ninjutsu.

Why is this guy completely unpredictable?

When humans encounter a Tailed Beast, shouldn't they immediately shout for its attack and destruction?

Oh, it seems like I can't beat them...

Shukaku raised its arm, scratched its face with its claws, and swept its tail across the desert ground.

In just a few seconds, Shukaku made countless small movements.

Perhaps it was to cover up its embarrassment...

"You're a bit strange."

Shukaku muttered something under its breath again.

"He seems even stranger than that old man, Ferdinand..."

After saying that, Shukaku tried to shrink back into Gaara's sealing space.

Say something.

This is the first time that Shukaku has ever taken the initiative to shrink back into the sealed space.

It didn't know how to face Nara Rinka, this somewhat strange fellow.

In addition, their strength is no match for the opponent.

The Shadow Binding Technique's effectiveness against Tailed Beasts is terrifying!

Simply.

Shukaku chose to ignore it.

As long as no one saw it, its embarrassing experience is essentially not embarrassing at all.

"Wait, Shukaku."

Nara Rinkaku noticed that Shukaku's size was shrinking and called out to it.

"I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Shukaku felt inexplicably flattered.

When it comes to experience interacting with humans, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is definitely among the top of the nine tailed beasts!

It could even be said that no one can compare to Shukaku.

after all.

The tailed beasts became "sealed objects" around the time of the first Five Kage Summit.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, has been the "sealed beast" of the Land of Wind "since ancient times".

Even among the ninja monks in the Land of Wind's ninja temples, very few treat Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, as an equal.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Bitterfellow, has encountered very few Jinchūriki like Bunpuku in his entire life.

But Nara Rinka's words now undoubtedly reveal the other party's attitude of equality.

For the Tailed Beasts now, nothing stirs their emotions more easily than "equality".

"Cough cough."

Shukaku stopped its return journey and coughed dramatically.

Ask away!

"If I'm interested, I might answer you."

Arrogance has long since disappeared from the scene!

Nara Lan Gui smiled.

He had encountered many tailed beasts, especially the large white deer he kept in his own Nara Forest.

However, even within the "Tailed Beasts" camp, there are extremely few arrogant monsters like Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

Speaking of which...

Nine-Tailed Kurama seems to be a tsundere as well?

This is probably why Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, always dislikes Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Beast.

Nara Rinka smiled, but didn't tease the arrogant tanuki. Instead, she asked directly.

"Shukaku, do you want freedom?"

First update.

The second update will be a little late...

(End of this chapter)