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

Chapter 86 S-Rank Mission: The Defense of Kikyo Castle!

The surface of the white scroll is engraved with simple and monotonous diamond patterns.

Driven by Chiyo's will, a thick, deep purple chakra mist is continuously gushing out from the center of this diamond-shaped pattern.

In just a short while, the dense chakra mist gathered here to form ten special puppets.

These ten puppets roughly maintain the shape and form of humans, only their sizes vary. Each puppet is draped in a white robe, and an invisible intimidating force emanates from these cold, lifeless bodies.

Chiyo raised her hands, and at the tips of her ten fingers, a strong and solid chakra thread simultaneously condensed and radiated, directly adhering to the back of the "Chikamatsu Ten".

As Chiyo's ten fingers moved continuously, each of the "Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters" puppets made corresponding movements.

"I'll launch the attack first, you follow up later!"

Under Chiyo's manipulation, three "Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters" puppets stepped out of the ranks and quickly moved to the vicinity of Kikyo Castle. The faces of the three puppets were simultaneously aimed at the gate of Kikyo Castle, and their mouths were opened.

"The Ten Ninja of Chikamatsu - Their Three Jewels Collapse!"

The three puppets formed a triangular formation and simultaneously made hand gestures as if they were refining chakra.

This seemed to be the signal for the activation of some kind of special mechanism. A violent gale surged out from in front of the three puppets, intertwining and transforming into a hideous and terrifying horizontal tornado tunnel, the end of which pointed directly to the gate of Kikyo Castle.

Boom!!

With a deafening roar.

The "Three Treasures Absorption" released by the three puppets together instantly and violently pulled the gate of Kikyo Castle off the wall.

The thick and sturdy city gate was sucked towards the "Chikamatsu Ten" through the tornado channel formed by the "Three Treasures Squeezing Down" technique. Along the way, it kept breaking with a "crackling" sound, clearly due to being compressed and destroyed by the astonishing wind pressure.

It was just one move.

Kikyo Castle's frontal defenses were almost completely destroyed by Chiyo's "Chikamatsu Ten".

Seeing this, the ninjas of the Sand Village puppet army who had arrived with Chiyo also began to operate their specially made puppets and quickly move towards Kikyo Castle.

"Such powerful force..."

Among the puppet troops, a somewhat out-of-place female ninja with a bun hairstyle marveled at the destructive effects Chiyo had caused.

"The Chikamatsu Ten are outstanding works of the progenitor of puppeteers, so it is only natural that they possess this level of destructive power."

Chiyo first boasted about her puppet, then reprimanded the female ninja next to her.

"Ye Cang, don't get distracted!"

"Although you are not a puppeteer, your abilities are special. Don't forget your mission."

"Once we quickly destroy Kikyo Castle's defenses, it will be your turn to make your move."

The female ninja, Yekura, who possessed the special bloodline limit "Scorch Release," responded somewhat unhappily.

"Okay, Mother-in-law!"

……

Inside Kikyo Castle.

The booming sound coming from the city gate was like an extremely piercing alarm, instantly sweeping across the entire city.

In an instant, countless ninjas sprang into action upon hearing the news.

As lights began to twinkle throughout the city, the entire city, which had been asleep, was instantly awakened.

However, due to the city's responsibilities, the ninjas remaining in Kikyo Castle are mostly those who were wounded in battle and unable to fight anymore; the number of ninjas who can participate in actual battles is not very large.

Even so, a large number of Konoha ninjas still gathered and headed towards the vicinity of Kikyo Castle's gate.

The Kikyo Orphanage, located on the most remote outskirts of Kikyo Castle, heard the strange noises at the castle gate earlier than other places.

Nara Rinka and Yakushi Nono, who were sleeping in the same bed, opened their eyes at almost the same time.

"Lan Gui, something's wrong! This sound sounds like it would come from a large-scale explosion..."

"I've heard you."

Nara Rinka quickly rolled out of bed, his gaze sweeping towards the gates of Kikyo Castle. His increasingly acute senses instantly detected the chaotic atmosphere in that area.

"Nonou-nee, you stay at the Kikyo Orphanage and protect the children. I'm going to check on the situation."

Yakushi Nonou moved her lips, swallowing back the words of dissuasion that were about to come out.

Shadow Transformation Technique!

Dressed in full attire, Nara Rinka created a special "shadow creature" from her own shadow.

This shadow creature was almost the same size as him, the only difference being that it was all black and wore a simple B-rank ninja tool called a nature mask on its face.

"These are shadow creatures I created; they will obey commands."

Nara Rinka quickly gave a few words of explanation.

"Nonou-nee, if you encounter an enemy that you can't handle, just send it in!"

"Its strength is quite good, and it is proficient in Yin Release and Earth Release ninjutsu."

Yakushi Nonou nodded slightly, watching Nara Ranka disappear away from Kikyo Orphanage.

Without using the Body Flicker Technique or other speed-enhancing ninjutsu, Nara Rinkaku relied on his already B-rank Speed ​​attribute to unleash a speed comparable to that of a Jonin.

The closer Nara Rankei got to the gates of Kikyo Castle, the clearer he became of the chaotic situation at the entrance.

Looking into the distance, the empty gates of Kikyo Castle resembled a dark beast that devoured life.

"It seems there really is a problem... A ninja force from another village has attacked Kikyo Castle! And they even breached the castle gates in an instant!"

Just then, Nara Rinka raised her head and looked up at the night sky.

An eagle made of shadows rushed up from behind him.

On the back of the shadow eagle, Nara Kano, with his white beard and hair, had a resolute and cold expression.

【Shadow Beast Imitation Painting】.

This Yin Release ninjutsu, modified by Nara Rinkei based on the [Super Beast Imitation Painting], was finally revealed to the world at this moment.

"The clan chief has arrived too!"

Nara Ranka quickened his pace and hurried towards the main gate.

After a brief period of chaos, the Konoha ninja stationed in Kikyo Castle had initially gathered together and engaged in a direct confrontation with the attackers.

"kill!"

"Kill these ninjas of unknown origin!"

"Wait! These guys don't bleed at all..."

"They're not ninjas, they're puppets! Puppet puppets from Sunagakure!"

As the Konoha ninja continued to gather, they finally began to discover the attackers' true identities.

But at this moment, the puppet army's next attack has already begun.

Chiyo's plan was to wait until the Konoha ninjas had initially gathered before wiping them out in one fell swoop!

Under her control, another "Chikamatsu Ten Puppet" puppet stepped forward and opened its mouth towards the crowd in front of it.

"Chikamatsu Ten Ninja - Poisonous Water Mist!"

what--

The puppet immediately spewed out an incredibly thick, dark purple poisonous mist. Its density was astonishing, almost condensing into water droplets that fell to the ground.

This level of dense poisonous fog couldn't possibly travel across most of the battlefield to reach the entrance to Kikyo Castle.

But at that moment, another ninja stepped out from beside Chiyo.

Ebizo wielded an enormous fan-shaped ninja tool, waving it with perfect coordination, as if they had practiced together a thousand times. The chakra within his body was transformed into the nature of wind through the changes of this special ninja tool, and then surged outwards.

"Wind Release: Chaotic Airflow!"

call--

An astonishing gust of wind swept out from Ebizo's ninja tool fan, rushing into the "poisonous mist" summoned by Chiyo, instantly dispersing and diluting the thick black-purple poisonous mist, and then carrying it along towards Kikyo Castle.

Thanks to the cover of night, the spread of this poisonous fog was not immediately detected by the Konoha ninja of Kikyo Castle.

In just a few breaths, the diluted poisonous mist was sent by wind-style movement to the gate of Kikyo Castle, engulfing the surrounding crowd.

The poisonous fog will cause indiscriminate attacks.

However, the puppets that were fighting the Konoha ninjas at this time were only specially made puppets created by the Sunagakure elite puppet troops.

Ninja tool puppets, which have no inherent life characteristics, cannot be harmed by the poisonous fog.

The ones who were truly hurt were the Konoha ninjas who had gathered at the entrance to Kikyo Castle!

The poisonous mist released by the puppets of the "Chikamatsu Ten" was specially formulated by Chiyo, mixed with many poisonous insects and potent medicines from Sunagakure, and possessed terrifying toxicity.

Even after being diluted by the "chaotic airflow," this cloud of poisonous mist still caused extremely alarming damage when it reached the Konoha ninja.

As soon as the poison gas entered their bodies through their mouths and noses, a strong sense of numbness and dizziness overwhelmed the Konoha ninja.

The Konoha ninjas could no longer control their bodies precisely, and were killed in large numbers by the Sand Village ninja's puppet army.

Nara Kano, flying in mid-air, barely escaped the disaster thanks to his height advantage. Looking down at the carnage below, he roared hoarsely.

"It's poison gas! All Wind Release ninjas in the vicinity, use your Wind Release techniques to disperse the poison gas! Make sure the poisonous fog doesn't spread into Kikyo Castle!"

The old clan chief had barely finished speaking.

A gust of wind swept in from behind him, fiercely confronting the poisonous fog that was about to spread into Kikyo City.

[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough]!

Using the resonance effect of [Chakra Crystal], Nara Rinka, who arrived a little later, released a super gale that swept across the sky and overturned the poisonous fog, and then surged back towards the puppet troops of Sunagakure.

Leaving aside the Sand Village ninja's hasty response.

Tsunade's high-pitched shouts had already resounded throughout Kikyo Castle.

"Konoha ninja, in the name of the legendary Sannin Tsunade, I issue an urgent S-rank mission to all ninja within Kikyo Castle: Repel the Sunagakure attackers and protect Kikyo Castle!"

A new quest notification suddenly popped up on Nara Lan Gui's interface.

[An S-rank ninja quest has been detected!]

[S-Rank Mission: Defense of Kikyo Castle]

[Mission Objective: Defend Our Homeland]

[Mission Reward: One S-Rank Ninja Scroll]

Ebizo's ninja tools and abilities are based on Temari's.

(End of this chapter)