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

Chapter 99 Kabuto the Pharmacist!

Chapter 99 Kabuto Yakushi! (Fourth update, 1.3 words)

"There's absolutely no need for that!"

Nara Rinka walked over, her voice drawing sidelong glances.

As he approached, a lively cheer quickly erupted around him.

"Nara-nii-san!"

"The great hero who protected Kikyo Castle!"

The children's words of admiration came from the bottom of their hearts, and their eyes shone brightly.

Through deliberate dissemination by those with ulterior motives.

At least in Kikyo Castle now, probably no one is unaware of the legendary feat of "Nara Rinka single-handedly defeating the Sunagakure forces and protecting Kikyo's peace by outnumbering them."

Even in Konoha Village, at least among the ninja class, Nara Ranka's reputation was very well-known, and he could be described as a sensation.

Nara Rinkei hadn't been paying much attention to outside news; he was wondering why the children were so enthusiastic today.

Immediately afterwards, another greeting rang out.

"Nara-nii, when will you become Konoha's number one ninja?"

"You idiot, Urushi! The best in Konoha is the Hokage!"

"What's wrong with Nara becoming Hokage?"

"No way! I want to be Hokage when I grow up!"

Before Nara Rinka could respond, the children started making noise on their own.

As for the silver-haired boy who had just been surrounded by the crowd, he was now being ignored.

Nara Ranke bypassed the group of energetic kids and sat down next to Yakushi Nonou.

The latter was quietly comforting the taciturn, silver-haired boy.

"You will begin living here from today onwards."

Yakushi Nonou smiled and gently stroked the boy's face, radiating a saintly glow.

"That means, from today onwards, I am your mother..."

The silver-haired boy stared blankly at Yakushi Nono, his expressionless face showing almost no change in emotion.

"Nonou-nee, where did this child come from?"

Nara Rinka took the initiative to get involved in the conversation.

"This is the child I met in the ruins of the battlefield today. When I found him, his head and body were covered in blood, and he was barely clinging to life."

Yakushi Nonou tenderly stroked the boy's cheek, her movements incredibly gentle.

"Although I treated him as quickly as possible, he still doesn't remember anything due to the severe brain damage..."

Yakushi Nonou even suspected that the child might have forgotten how to speak.

Since being rescued, the other party has maintained a silent, unapproachable demeanor.

Nara Ranka asked knowingly, "Then who was that Kotaro from earlier?"

"I named him that."

Yakushi Nonou smiled slightly.

"Lan Gui, what do you think?"

"I still maintain... there's absolutely no need for that!"

Nara Rinka sized up the silver-haired boy who was looking at him and called out his name.

"How about calling him... Dou?"

Upon hearing this name, the children who had gathered around openly began to complain.

"What a casual name!"

"They didn't even think about it carefully!"

"But I heard from the adults that this is how the Nara clan names themselves..."

"Nara-nii-san!"

The boy who had just been called "Urushi" by the other children pointed excitedly at the silver-haired boy's face.

"Look at him... he smiled! He seems to really like this name!"

"Very good."

Yakushi Nonou looked relieved and gently patted the boy's shoulder.

"Then from today onwards, your name will be Kabuto."

"Regarding the surname, I wouldn't mind having him adopt Nara's surname..."

Nara Rinkazu winked at Yakushi Nono.

"But before that, Nono-nee, you need to get those people's consent first."

"The children are all here, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Yakushi Nonou gave Nara Ranka a reproachful look, and the charm she exuded in that instant was breathtaking.

"Dou doesn't need a different surname; he takes my surname."

"Yakushi Kabuto".

"Alright, Kabuto Yakushi."

Nara Rinka readily agreed and lightly pressed the summoning talisman on his wrist for the [Summoning Technique: Lightning Sword Transformation].

"Since it's our first meeting, I don't have any decent gifts to offer, so I'll use this instead."

Bang!

A puff of smoke drifted by.

A translucent white oval mask appeared in Nara Rinka's hand.

The mask was perfectly smooth, with only the eyes and mouth areas carved out as holes. Two pale purple lines ran vertically through the eye holes, the only unusual color on the front of the mask.

The Yin attribute [Property Mask].

Nara Rinka casually imprinted another mark of the Flying Thunder God Technique on the back of the [Nature Mask].

"What has happened can never be forgotten, it's just that we can't remember it for the time being."

Nara Rinkasa placed the white mask diagonally on Yakushi Kabuto's head, and then patted the latter's head through the [Nature Mask].

"Remember to keep it safe, Dou."

"Thanks……"

Kabuto raised his hand and put the mask on his face, a very soft thank you coming from beneath the mask.

Seeing this, Yakushi Nonou reached out and patted Yakushi Kabuto's head.

Ulusi and the other children followed suit, wanting to turn the Bellflower Orphanage into a Head-Patting Orphanage.

Fortunately, the plump nun intervened and stopped the commotion—under the pretext of dinner.

"If no one eats, I'll take dinner away, and we'll all go hungry tonight!"

……

In the stillness of the night.

Small room.

"I just went to check on that child, Dou."

Yakushi Nonou tiptoed in from outside the door.

"He gets along well with everyone, but he doesn't want to take off that mask even when he's sleeping."

"Kou will be a good boy."

Nara Rinka patted the bed beside her.

"But Nono-nee, did you notice while you were eating just now that Kabuto's eyes seem to have a problem?"

"What?"

As soon as Yakushi Nonou sat down, she was so startled by those words that she almost stood up.

"It's not a big problem."

Nara Rinka raised her hand and embraced Yakushi Nonou's slender waist.

"I just can't see the dishes very clearly."

"I saw him mistake green peppers for vegetables several times, and he looked miserable when he ate them."

"So that's what it is..."

Yakushi Nonou immediately felt relieved and took off her thin, round, black-rimmed glasses from her nose.

"Then I'll take him to get a new pair of glasses tomorrow."

"Nonou-nee-san, wait a minute."

Nara Rinka reached out and took Yakushi Nonou's round-framed glasses.

"While I do like how you look with glasses, have you ever considered using medical ninjutsu to treat your nearsightedness?"

Nearsightedness is caused by changes in the internal structure of the eyeball.

Yakushi Nonou smiled helplessly.

"Medical ninjutsu mainly involves cell division and regeneration; how could it possibly cause a permanent change in the shape of an already intact eyeball..."

"Actually, I think we can look at the problem from a different perspective."

Nara Rinka helped Yakushi Nonou put on those thin, round, black-rimmed glasses again and said in a serious tone.

"We can't cure nearsightedness with medical ninjutsu, but we can get eye transplants!"

Yakushi Nonou, holding the temples of her glasses, made a nasal sound that was difficult to understand.

"Um?"

"As everyone knows, it's very simple for a ninja to get new eyes."

Nara Rinkashi hides itself in the folds of a barren plain and canyon.

"Hot-swappable, you know!"

……

the next morning.

Nara Rinka, Yakushi Nonou, and Yakushi Kabuto walked out of Kikyo Orphanage together.

"Nono-nee, Kabuto, I'm leaving now."

Nara embraced Yakushi Nonou, patted Yakushi Kabuto's head, and then slipped away.

Yakushi Kabuto exclaimed in amazement at Nara Rinka's unbelievably fast speed.

"So fast..."

Yakushi Nonou scratched her head. "Let's go, Kabuto, let's go get our glasses."

Nara Rinka quickly arrived at Konoha Village and reached the Hokage Building at the agreed time.

The familiar office, the familiar Third Hokage.

"Lan Gui, you've arrived."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shifted his attention from the documents on his desk and looked at the visitor with a smile.

"How was it? Was the Flying Thunder God Technique difficult?"

"It is indeed very difficult."

Nara Rinka, seeing that the others had not yet arrived, responded to their conversation.

"Many questions about the Flying Thunder God Technique are still unanswered."

"If an S-rank ninjutsu could be learned so easily, it wouldn't be an S-rank ninjutsu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his beard, making no attempt to hide his friendly and conciliatory manner.

"Lan Gui, if you have any questions or difficulties, don't forget that there are other ninjas in the village who know the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Sandaime-sama..."

Nara Rinka looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with some curiosity.

"You also know the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

"Ahem, I wasn't talking about me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed lightly.

"I'm referring to Watergate."

Minato Namikaze was his grand-disciple and a ninja junior whom he greatly admired.

Shouldn't the future of Konoha be supported by young people like Minato Namikaze and Rinkazu Nara?

"But as far as I know, Jonin Minato Namikaze hasn't returned to the village for quite some time."

Nara Rinka reminded him.

"Besides, I'll be forming a team and going on a mission soon, so I probably won't have much free time. How about...?"

"Will the Third Generation Lord give me and my team fewer tasks in the future?"