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

Chapter 64 The Roots Attack!

Leaves, roots.

"Lord Danzo."

A masked ninja in uniform with long orange hair knelt on one knee in front of Shimura Danzo to report the situation.

"The Nara Rinka, whom you previously instructed me to secretly monitor, has now left his residence in the village and headed to Kikyo Castle."

"Through my secret observation, I learned that after returning to Kikyo Castle, he did not go to Kikyo Orphanage, but instead went to the Nara clan's territory first."

"Yes, very good."

Danzo Shimura sat in a large chair, listened to the report, and nodded calmly.

"After waiting for two days, he finally left the village."

Over the past two days.

Shimura Danzo consistently instructed Root to intensify its efforts to gather intelligence on Nara's capture of the cassia tree.

Through these two days of effort, the root team has basically uncovered the entire life trajectory of Nara Ranka.

Even the undisclosed results of the battle between Nara Rinka and Uchiha Shisui from the previous two days were uncovered by the Root ninjas.

Upon learning that Nara Rangsei had not only "forced" Minato Namikaze to summon the giant toad of Mount Myōboku through a spirit summoning, Nara Rangsei not only "forced" Minato Namikaze to do so, but also...

He even defeated Uchiha Shisui, the most outstanding genius of the Uchiha clan in that era.

Shimura Danzo's desire to capture the cassia tree in Nara became even more urgent.

Regardless of whether the head of the Nara clan was involved in Nara Ranke's sudden transformation from a "repeater at the Ninja Academy" to a "super genius."

However, Nara's record of winning the championship is truly solid!

Danzo Shimura preferred to believe that with the help of the Nara clan, Nara Rinka resolved his physical problems and successfully discovered his innate abilities.

Danzo Shimura couldn't be more satisfied with this young ninja whose talent manifested at an astonishing speed.

He deliberately had Root ninjas spread the news that "Nara clan ninjas defeated the Uchiha clan genius."

The purpose was to get the radical and irritable Uchiha clan to attack Nara Raiki, thereby gathering more intelligence about Nara Raiki and making plans for future recruitment.

But what I didn't expect was...

Two days have passed, and not only has the Uchiha clan remained silent, but Nara Rinka, the person directly involved, has also stayed at home and hasn't gone out at all.

Danzo Shimura had truly witnessed the laziness of the Nara clan's ninjas.

But this only exacerbated his dissatisfaction.

Such a genius, instead of working hard and dedicating himself to Konoha, he only knows how to be lazy at home.

It's such a waste of their talent!

Therefore, after waiting for nearly two days, Shimura Danzo decided to let Root take the initiative.

After a moment's thought, Shimura Danzo looked to the other side and asked, "Has the shrine maiden agreed to take on our mission yet?"

The full name of the priestess is "wandering priestess".

Yakushi Nonou's special code name within the Root organization.

In Shimura Danzo's view, he wanted to recruit Nara Rangsuke into the Root organization.

The best and simplest way is to have someone close to Nara Rinka take action.

That's right.

Shimura Danzo's initial plan was to have Yakushi Nonou bring Nara Rinka directly to Root!

Unfortunately, for some reason, Yakushi Nonou directly rejected the orders from Root and showed a certain attitude and idea of ​​breaking away from Root's control.

This is something Danzo Shimura would never allow.

Considering the unique nature of the "wandering shrine maiden," Shimura Danzo planned to give Yashinono U a certain amount of buffer time.

If the other party is willing to accept the Root mission and offer a young genius to Root.

Then Danzo Shimura would not take any action against Nono Yakushi.

But if the other party continues to maintain its original attitude...

Whoosh!

Another figure flashed in front of Shimura Danzo and knelt on one knee.

"no."

The ninja who appeared later bowed his head to the report.

"The priestess unilaterally severed ties with Root and refused to continue communicating with me."

"What a pity, such elite spy ninjas."

Danzo Shimura sighed softly.

"The priestess knows too much about Konoha's secrets; her existence has already threatened Konoha's safety..."

"Then let's proceed with the second plan."

"Xin, Lin, this mission is entrusted to you two!"

"Yes!" X2

Two almost unanimous responses followed.

The two Root ninjas vanished from the spot.

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Kikyo Castle.

Nara Rinka bid farewell to the two clan chiefs and then headed towards Rokumeikan.

He planned to quickly develop a basic version of the [Shadow Binding Bullet], then share it with the clan, and incidentally guide the new clan leader to issue a new high-level quest.

"Compared to [Lacquer Eyes], [Shadow Binding Bullets] are definitely not as valuable."

Nara, with its cassia trees in bloom, is a time of lively thought.

"However, for the family, the B-rank [Shadow Binding Bullet] might be more useful than the A-rank [Lacquer Eye], since it's easier to learn and can be widely adopted."

"Ideally, we could use this opportunity to extract another S-rank mission from the new clan leader. If that's not possible, an A-rank mission wouldn't be out of the question..."

Thinking of this, Nara Rinkazu had a sudden thought and summoned the virtual panel to look at the B-rank and C-rank ninjutsu he had recently acquired.

"And it's not just a panel-based mission; in reality, I can also use the [Shadow Binding Bullet] to exchange for a B-rank water-style ninjutsu from the new clan leader."

"While the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, couldn't match the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, who hailed from the Hozuki clan, in his mastery of Water Release techniques, he still developed a large number of high-level, powerful Water Release ninjutsu requiring few hand seals!"

Lost in thought, Nara Rin arrived at the Rokumeikan and skillfully created clones of himself to join in the research on ninjutsu.

Not long after, Nara Rinka and his Shadow Clones successfully developed a standard Shadow Binding Bullet without the "spiral acceleration effect".

Compared to [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet], the basic version of [Shadow Binding Bullet] is only weakened in terms of firing speed, which has changed from "supersonic" to "sonic".

"Now that the Rasengan and its corresponding fusion ninjutsu have been successfully researched, the next step is to study how to modify the Super Beast Imitation Drawing!"

Nara Rinka finished his research, left Rokumeikan, and headed to Kikyo Orphanage as planned.

The Kikyo Orphanage remains a bustling scene, teeming with people and filled with the aroma of fried chicken.

"A bit of a miscalculation..."

A magnificent view of the Kikyo Orphanage from Nara.

"I thought the number of people would have decreased a lot by now, but I didn't expect there to be so many people gathered here."

"They completely underestimated the allure of fried chicken to the Akimichi clan..."

Just as Nara Rinka was wondering whether to come back another day.

Suddenly, a shout came from ahead.

"Sold out! All the raw materials are sold out!"

The fat nun shouted at the top of her lungs, her voice hoarse.

"Come again next time!"

Akimichi Ninja was overjoyed to have bought the last serving of fried chicken.

The Akimichi ninja who was about to be in front of him gritted his teeth.

After a commotion, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nara Rinka secretly slipped into Kikyo's orphanage.

I haven't been here for a few days, and the scene at the Kikyō Orphanage has changed quite a bit. There are all sorts of bottles and jars, hot pots and boiling oil everywhere, and scattered chicken feathers and bones all over the ground.

As for the people in the Kikyo Orphanage, whether adults or children, they all had expressions of relief on their faces.

"Why do the Akimichi clan ninjas eat so much...?"

"The fried chicken I just fried was gone in his stomach the next second, and the next second he was back in line..."

"I never imagined that one day I would complain about earning too much money..."

Just then, the people in the Kikyo Orphanage also noticed Nara Rinka's arrival.

The plump nun and the thin monk arrived together, their faces bearing a complex mix of joy and anguish.

They had thought about making money from fried chicken, but they never imagined it would be this profitable.

Nara Rinka spoke with the two men and learned about the situation over the past three days.

On the first day, under the guidance of Pharmacist Nonou, the Kikyo Orphanage continued to make fried chicken as usual and sell it in front of the Akimichi family's house.

Then, that very morning, the fried chicken sold out completely.

In the afternoon, the Akimichi clan ninjas gathered in Kikyo Castle.

The increasing number of Akimichi ninjas attracted even more residents of Kikyo Castle.

In just three days.

Kikyo Castle—no, Konoha Village—almost all the chickens have been slaughtered!

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Nara Rinka looked at the fat nun and the thin monk, who seemed to be covered in the aroma of fried chicken, and tried to comfort them with a smile.

"At least this year, the cash flow of the Kikyo Orphanage will no longer be a problem."

"By the way, where is Nono-nee? I can't find her."

The plump nun pointed in a direction, "A ninja just came looking for the headmaster, and I saw them head that way."

Is this an emergency mission?

Nara Ranka nodded, then went to his private room to wait for Yakushi Nonou to return.

But he had only rested for less than fifteen minutes when someone came to knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, Yakushi Nonou pushed open the door and entered.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Nara-kun."

"...Nara-kun?"

Just as Nara Rinka was about to greet the visitor, he was suddenly greeted by a very unfamiliar address.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Yakushi Nonou showed no unusual expression as she walked steadily into the room.

"When you came to the orphanage, did you queue up to buy fried chicken?"

"I'm telling you, the fried chicken we recently developed at our orphanage tastes amazing! Even the Akimichi clan ninjas who tried it raved about it."

"Yeah?"

Nara Rinka looked at Yakushi Nonou, her gaze turning extremely cold.

"Dean of Pharmacy, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Speak."

Yakushi Nonou's gentle face showed her usual soft expression.

"If I knew it, I would definitely tell you."

"My question is..."

Nara Rinka took a step closer, raised her hands, and pointed her fingertips at the shadow of Yakushi Nonou.

"Who are you?"

(End of this chapter)