Chapter 198: The Youngest Nara Clan Head in History!
While Nara Keisuke and the Five-Tails, Kokuō, were staring intently at each other, the Nara clan members stationed in the forest detected the massive chakra signature that had suddenly appeared, as well as the unknown white shadow that towered over the treetops. Several of them immediately rushed toward the source while sending a message back to the clan: "Nara Forest under suspected attack by unknown ninja beast."
However, when these shinobi actually arrived and saw the form of Kokuō, they were all too stunned to speak.
Keisuke and Kokuō broke their gaze. Keisuke looked at his clansmen who had rushed to the scene and gave an apologetic wave. "Sorry, everyone. I might have made a bit of a scene."
"Ah-ba-ah-ba—" The lead ninja stumbled forward. He stared at Kokuō's beautiful form, stammering for a long time without forming a single coherent word. He looked to be in his early twenties, and the pineapple-style ponytail on the back of his head had been deliberately styled into the shape of deer antlers. One could guess his personality from his hairstyle alone.
Keisuke recognized him. "Suzaku-san, if you have something to say, just say it."
"Ah-ba—" Nara Suzaku slapped himself hard across the face, snapping out of his stutter. He looked at Keisuke with an expression of pure fanaticism. "Keisuke-sama! Where did you find this ninja deer?! It's so beautiful!!!"
Though Suzaku was much older than Keisuke, his attitude was reverent. In the past few months, the improved shadow techniques Keisuke had provided to the clan had, under Nara Shikano's direction, been distributed to nearly every member. Whether it was the improved Shadow Imitation or the more advanced Shadow Beast Scroll, every Nara who had benefited from them was filled with respect for him.
However, Suzaku's current attitude was bordering on worship. Before Keisuke could speak, Kokuō corrected him. "Nara ninja!" It had recognized his clan crest. "I am not a deer!"
"It can even talk... hehe... the great white deer..." Nara Suzaku drifted off into some indescribably wonderful fantasy. He wasn't the only one; the other Nara who had come with him wore similar expressions.
Kokuō looked at them, horrified. The five snow-white tails behind it bristled slightly. What is going on?! From the clan head to the clansmen, is there not a single normal person in the entire Nara clan? The fear and hostility he was used to were absent, but the sheer... pervertedness... radiating from their words and actions was far more terrifying.
"Keisuke!" Kokuō took an uneasy step back. "Get your clansmen under control!"
"Sorry, Kokuō. You've been frightened," Keisuke said, looking at his teammates with deep shame for their perverted behavior. It's just Kokuō. It's just the strongest great white deer in the ninja world.
Sluurp—
Is it really necessary to be like this?!
Monstrous Strength! Keisuke lightly flicked a finger, and a powerful shockwave of chakra erupted, blasting the Nara ninja. "All of you, wake up!" His roar finally snapped them back to their senses. "Your current appearance is an absolute disgrace! This is just the first meeting, and you're already this crazed. What will you do in the future?"
"The future? What future?" Nara Suzaku stumbled back from the blast, his eyes still glued to Kokuō. "Keisuke-sama, are you planning to keep this white ninja beast here in the Nara Forest? I swear I'm willing to take care of it—"
Poof!
Before he could finish, Kokuō's body exploded into a cloud of smoke. In that instant, the Nara ninja, unable to control themselves, shot forward at the fastest speeds of their lives and rushed into the white mist.
"It's gone! It's gone!"
"My god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
"Damn it! Was I in a genjutsu?! Why?!"
Cries of madness echoed from within the smoke. Keisuke just wanted to cover his face. He truly didn't want to admit he was from the same clan as these madmen. As a Nara, I am very sorry. He had no energy to explain to them that Kokuō was just Kokuō, not a great white deer, and certainly not their waifu. In any case, once it settled in the Nara Forest, everything would be cleared up eventually.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
His figure instantly vanished. He decided that consoling Kokuō was more important than consoling his deranged clansmen. He had to make it understand: he was him, and his family was his family. The Nara clan might be full of late-stage deer-o-philes, but that didn't mean he was. His own case had been cured long ago, with Kokuō's help...
While Keisuke was busy consoling Kokuō, back in Kikyo Castle...
The emergency message from the Nara Forest had arrived at the clan compound right in the middle of a meeting.
"A suspected ninja beast attack in the forest? But it turned out to be Keisuke's white deer beast?" Nara Shikano held the small message scroll, wanting nothing more than to use the Shadow Gathering Jutsu to whip his clansmen stationed in the forest. What white deer? That's the Five-Tails, Kokuō! A Tailed Beast-level super great white deer!
"Gentlemen," Shikano put down the scroll and looked at the group of bored, pineapple-headed old men across from him. "Did you all hear my proposal?"
The elders responded with a collective, lethargic groan.
"We heard, we heard."
"Make Keisuke the clan head. Wasn't that decided a long time ago?"
"Shikano, I feel I must scold you. Do you always procrastinate like this?"
"How troublesome... If I knew it was going to be this boring, I wouldn't have come out of the forest."
One of the elders sitting nearby propped his chin on his hand. "Hey, Shikano, I don't mind changing the clan head, but have you discussed this with Shikaku?"
Shikano fell silent for a moment. "...I forgot. Anyway, I'm sure Shikaku will understand." He cleared his throat. "Then, the decision to change the clan head has been passed by the clan council!"
"Hooray! I'm leaving."
"Goodbye, Shikano."
"Don't call me next time."
Watching the group of lazy old men, Shikano leaned back and sighed. "Ah, it seems no one cares about the news of the Five-Tails..."
The words were like a space-time jutsu freezing the room. Every elder who had been about to leave froze in place.
"The Five-Tails? What Five-Tails?"
"I heard a rumor! That Keisuke crushed Iwa on the front lines! Could it be..."
"Did he really bring the Five-Tails back?"
Nara Shikano's expression was serene. "Are we not leaving now?"
The elders all sat back down, their expressions now deadly serious.
"Clan Head, as you know, I have exhausted myself for this family. Keisuke is the descendant I am most optimistic about. I support his appointment with both hands and both antlers."
"For the glory of the Nara, Keisuke is our man!"
"Why sleep so much in life? There will be plenty of time for that in death."
"Let's just put Shikaku through a little more hardship..."
All their words, in the end, came down to just one. "The Five-Tails?"
"I said before that the next time Keisuke made a major contribution, I would recommend him as the new clan head," Shikano said, deliberately avoiding the topic. "The reason for this meeting, besides the change in leadership, is that Keisuke has developed several new high-level shadow techniques and has shared them with the clan!"
"Amazing."
"A genius."
"Long live the youngest clan head in history!"
One of the elders gave a perfunctory clap, then immediately asked, "The Five-Tails?"
"Later, I will place these three B-rank techniques—Shadow Piercing Bullet, Shadow Binding Bullet, and Shadow Imitation Bullet—in the Rokumeikan, and make them available to all Jonin of the clan," Shikano said, finishing his speech before finally getting to the point. "And yes, just as you've guessed, he defeated Iwagakure's Jinchuriki, brought the Five-Tails back to the village, and has already signed a summoning contract with it!"
The meeting room was silent for a moment. Then, all the elders shot out of the room. A moment later, they all shot back in.
"Shikano, the Five-Tails—no, where's Keisuke?"
"Spit it out! Don't make me use force!"
Shikano stroked his beard and pointed out the window. "Mount Kikyo? Or the Nara Forest. Go find him yourself."
A flock of shadow beasts erupted from the Nara compound, carrying the elders as they flew out of Kikyo Castle. The scene of the entire Nara clan leadership scrambling at once caused a brief panic in the town, but nothing came of it.
The shadow beasts swarmed Mount Kikyo and, after a carpet search, finally located the Five-Tails.
"Keisuke! After a unanimous clan decision! You are now the new head of the Nara clan!" one of the elders shouted at a bewildered Keisuke. Then, they all turned their gazes to Kokuō, their faces plastered with the same creepy, obsessive smiles as Suzaku's group.
"Five-Tails... hehe... Five-Tails..."
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