I just want to be lazy, I was forced to become Hokage

After returning home with a full load, Nara Langui bid farewell to the Living Immortal, ended the [Reverse Spirituality Technique], and left Shigu Forest.

In a flash, he appeared directly at the headquarters of the Senju Clan in Konoha.

Nara Langui looked around.

Tsunade-hime, who came back early, is not here. She probably went to deal with family affairs as she just said...

Nara Langui looked away.

Taking advantage of the effect of [Sage Mode·Moist Bone Forest] before it ended, he opened his own perception and expanded towards the southeast of Konoha Village with the Senju Station as the core.

The walls of Konoha, the plains of the Land of Fire, the twists and turns of the coastline...

Nara Langui's own range of perception was already extremely wide, and now with the blessing of [Immortal Mode·Moist Bone Forest], his range of perception increased a lot out of thin air.

In just a short moment, Nara Langui's perception expanded to the vicinity of the Kingdom of Whirlpool.

According to Immortal Living Dragon, Shigu Forest is located in the sea near the Kingdom of Whirlpool.

Before that, Nara Langui left a mark of [Shadow Stream Blade] in Shigu Forest.

If there is no special barrier placed in the wet bone forest.

Nara Langui can completely use the [Shadow Stream Blade] to reversely lock the specific location of the wet bone forest.

But it is a pity that...

Nara Langui's senses searched the waters near the Kingdom of Whirlpool, but could not find his [Shadow Stream Blade] mark.

'Out of range? Or barrier shielding? ’

Nara Langui raised his eyebrows, and his perception ability instantly shrank and then expanded in the opposite direction.

Within a moment, the [Shadow Blade] mark that he had quietly left behind in the small countries such as the Country of Grass and the Country of Tang during the previous war was reflected in his inner world of perception.

‘It seems to be a special barrier! ’

‘But that’s right, Shigulin is located in the sea near the Kingdom of Whirlpool. It is not on land, but in the ocean. ’

'Without a special barrier, the seawater would directly flood the Shiggy Bone Forest...'

‘The Shiggy Bone Forest I went to just now is in a special space. ’

'It seems that if you go to Shigu Forest later, you will still have to rely on the Living Immortal to open the back door...'

Nara Langui breathed a long sigh of relief and exited the special state of [Immortal Mode·Moist Bone Forest]. A feeling of emptiness suddenly filled his heart.

No matter what kind of [Sage Mode] you are in, you need to completely combine the chakra in your body with the natural energy from the outside world, without leaving any trace behind.

Otherwise, the slightly missing chakra will cause the magic chakra in the individual's body to lose control and run wild, thus threatening the life of the caster.

In other words.

Any practitioner of [Immortal Mode].

Whether it's Nara Langui, Jiraiya, or Namikaze Minato.

Once they have exhausted the celestial chakra in their bodies, they exit the [Sage Mode] state.

That means that in the next short period of time, there will be no chakra left in their bodies to use!

A ninja without chakra, no matter how powerful it is, is still fake.

Even for pure taijutsu ninjas, high-power taijutsu requires the blessing of chakra.

Including Metkai's [Day Tiger], without [Eight Gate Dunjia·Seventh Jingmen] to increase his physical strength, he would not be able to perform pure air skills like [Day Tiger] in his normal state.

This is also one of the reasons why Nara Langui pursues the normalized [Sage Mode].

If "Immortal" has no way to finish the opponent in just five minutes in [Immortal Mode]. (Actually, it’s up to five minutes)

Then when the time comes...

The invincible immortal will fall.

‘I’ll go to Loulan later, and then go to the Temple of Fire! ’

Nara Langui thought silently in his heart.

His sudden appearance attracted the attention of the other ninjas in the Senju station.

Nara Shikaku, who had been waiting in the Senju Station for a long time, rushed to the scene as soon as possible.

"Yondaime-sama!"

"Hey, Brother Shikaku."

Nara Langui raised his right hand and said hello with a smile.

"I'll probably go to Loulan tomorrow.

"I will go to the Temple of Fire again later."

Temple of Fire?

When did another Fire Temple appear?

Nara Shikaku's eyes widened.

He had just visited the Senju Station, but at that time Nara Langui and Tsunade Hime had already gone to the legendary Shiggou Forest.

After finally waiting for someone to come back, Nara Shikaku got the news and hurried over, only to find that there was only one Tsunade-hime...

He waited for a long time before his careless fourth generation returned from the wet bone forest.

Nara Shikaku was still thinking about how to persuade Nara Langui to stay in Konoha honestly.

As a result, the other party now not only wants to go to Loulan, but also wants to go to the Temple of Fire?

"The Fourth Generation."

Nara Shikaku shook his head to get rid of the doubts in his head.

"The village doesn't agree with the idea of ​​the Hokage going out on a mission."

"ah?"

Nara Langui frowned.

"Isn't it okay if I leave a clone in the Hokage Building?"

"No, Yondaime."

An old voice came from the side, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, dressed in simple clothes, slowly walked out from behind Nara Shikaku.

"It is too dangerous for Naruto to go out on a mission alone.

"I'm not doubting your strength, Yondaime.

"It's just that the village cannot accept letting Hokage go out alone, especially when there are so many available people in the village."

"Sandaime-sama!"

When Nara Shikaku saw Sarutobi Hiruzen arriving, he immediately bowed and saluted.

He couldn't persuade the head of his family.

Regardless of his family status or his status in the village, he is always the boss.

Even if Nara Shikaku tried to persuade him, it would be hard for him to speak.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen is different!

The "Deputy Deputy Hokage" can't control the fourth generation.

"The Third Hokage" should be able to control it!

Nara Langui looked at the sudden appearance of Sarutobi Hiruzen, blinked his eyes, and suddenly understood what was going on.

He glared at Nara Shikaku with hatred.

Brother Lujiu, what you did in this matter is really unethical!

"The Yondaime."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his goatee and said in a deep voice.

"Uchiha Madara's threat is still there, and he has killed more than one Kage...

"Although you once defeated Uchiha Madara with Minato, the risk of going to Loulan alone is too high!

"If the fourth generation is worried about the Red Sand Scorpion... I can go to Loulan myself."

Sarutobi Hiruzen has been in charge of Konoha Village for many years.

Now he has stepped back from the position of Hokage.

In terms of importance to the village, the retired third generation is still not as important as the newly appointed fourth generation.

Konoha cannot afford a Hokage who dies as soon as he takes office...

Let Sarutobi Hiruzen go to Loulan?

Could it be that Sister Tsunade has already told the Third Hokage about this problem?

Two doubts flashed through Nara Langui's mind.

But he shook his head.

"Sir Third Generation, I want to go to Loulan. Red Sand Scorpion is the second most important thing. The most important thing is the country of Loulan."

"Loulan, isn't it just a small country?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked confused.

"Although I have also read their intelligence and know that this small country has recently mastered very powerful puppetry skills——

"Huh? Puppet, Red Sand Scorpion, Chiyo, Sunagakure..."

Having said this, a look of uncertainty flashed across Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

"Do you think, Yondaime, that there is a ghost in this rescue mission to Sunagakure Village?"

Could it be that it is false to say that the Red Sand Scorpion rebelled against the village?

Sunagakure Village wants to use the smoke bomb of Red Sand Scorpion to conspire with Loulan to ambush and harm Konoha?

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it carefully and felt that this possibility was not impossible.

But Nara Langui just wanted to roll his eyes after hearing what the other party said.

What the hell could this be?

What other ghost could compare to this damn ghost, Uchiha Madara?

Nara Langui also didn't expect Sarutobi Hiruzen to have such a big imagination.

"The Crimson Sand Scorpion is not important, the important thing is Loulan."

Nara Langui repeated what he just said, and at the same time relayed the story that the Immortal Living Dragon had just told on the spot.

"The arrival of the goddess Mao, the growth of the sacred tree, the destruction of the world...

"In short, the dragon veins under Loulan are most likely related to the legendary sacred tree!

"I must go!"