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Chapter 208 Death of Shikaku
March 25th, Konoha's sixty-fifth year.

Under the mediation of the Nara clan, the Konohagakure Ninja Village, Sunagakure Ninja Village, and Kirigakure Ninja Village successfully issued a tripartite joint statement.

The statement announced that the tripartite relationship would be upgraded to a comprehensive military alliance, and the contracting states would implement "collective defense."

Any attack by other forces or individuals on any member of the party will be deemed an attack on all members.

After the statement was issued, Aburame Shichi breathed a sigh of relief and decided to pack her bags and leave the Sunagakure Ninja Village to return home.

But before that, Nara Shikamaru still had one thing unfinished.

"I need to visit Elder Ebizo."

Recently, Nara Shikamaru has been collecting relevant information.

Now, I finally have some confidence and go to fulfill the instructions from Uchiha Sasuke.
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At the same time, in the Kingdom of Thunder, Yunyin Ninja Village.

Nara Shikaku walked to the door of the Raikage Building alone and in a dusty environment. Following the procedures, he handed over the door sticker and met the Fourth Raikage-sama smoothly.

Finally, Nara Shikaku sighed and looked at the street scene of people coming and going outside through the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the side.

Nara Shikaku stopped talking, immediately threw out a few shurikens, then turned around and ran back towards the Raikage's office.

Orochimaru snorted, and immediately used the soft body technique to attack Shikaku's back at a faster speed.

"Dong dong dong dong dong!"

He looked Nara Shikaku up and down, his eyes were like looking at a dead person.

In his heart, he was quite proud of what Lu Jiu said, and there was inevitably a look of arrogance on his face.

He just silently placed the "Joint Statement Announcement" he carried this time, as well as the "Peace Initiative" and other documents written by himself, on the desk of the Fourth Raikage one by one.

The violent airflow burned his back, and the shock wave of the explosion threw him straight forward.

Shikaku walked very slowly, and the Fourth Raikage just stared at his back indifferently.

Lu Jiu understood clearly, and while placing the detonating charms on the walls on both sides, he quickened his pace and walked towards the outside of the building.

I saw him sitting on the brand new sofa and said:
"I just walked all the way, and I just felt that in Yunyin Ninja Village, whether they are civilians or ninjas, under your governance, everyone exudes a high-spirited spirit.

Just now, the detonating symbols that I had posted on the corridor in advance exploded in staggered directions.

Several times, this strong man wanted to call out to the other party, but in the end, he still held back.

Nara Shikaku smiled.

Then he stood up and walked out the door with a gloomy expression.

"The impression is quite good and admirable."

Raikage Ai nodded and responded calmly.

Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's expression suddenly changed.

"Unfortunately."

Shikaku formed a seal with his hands.

The rapid and powerful knock on the door echoed in the corridor, and the thunder shadow in the room frowned tightly.

After closing the door, Shikaku felt a strange aura emanating from the Raikage Building.

Nara Shikaku stared at the other party closely. This was his last chance.

"break!"

Orochimaru called for the lives of his former compatriots, with an evil smile on his face.

Nara Shikaku nodded and stopped talking.

He tried his best to twist the door, but found that the door had been locked by the other party.

However, after a while, the Fourth Raikage just said softly:
"I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Boom!"

Regarding Shikaku's initiative, no matter what he said, the attitude of the fourth Raikage Ai was completely passive.

"As expected, you haven't left yet."

Don't take a stand, don't take the initiative, don't refuse.

"Shikaku."

“You are a smart person, but I didn’t expect it to be you.

Just as he was about to go downstairs, at the corner, he suddenly saw the figure of Orochimaru who had been waiting for a long time.

I saw Nara Shikaku rolling forward, getting up again and sprinting to the Raikage's office door.

"Boom boom boom!"

On the opposite side, Nara Shikaku continued:
"Are the great villages and high-spirited ninjas going to be thrown into the meat grinder of war because of Orochimaru's seduction of rebellious ninjas?"

If you think about it carefully, it should be a place where people come and go, but at this time there is not a single staff member in sight.

"Yes."

However, the meeting between the two was very uneventful.

I never thought about how such a huge commotion could occur.

Outside the door, amid the smoke and dust, Orochimaru was walking over step by step.

Nara Shikaku couldn't care anymore, he immediately formed a seal and used the shadow imitation technique, reaching towards Orochimaru's feet.

But for this ninjutsu, Orochimaru showed that he was very familiar with it, and he was seen jumping back and forth to dodge.

It's like playing. The distance between the two of them is also getting closer to Nara Shikaku little by little.

At the same time, behind Lu Jiu, an imperceptible "tentacle of shadow" stretched out.

I saw this tentacle-like shadow peeking out from under the door and into the Raikage's office.

He climbed to the door lock in an instant and suddenly opened the door next to Shikaku.

The moment he opened it, Shikaku almost fell over and rushed sideways into the Raikage's office.

He immediately stood up and looked around.

The house was already empty.

Ignoring the disappointment, Nara Shikaku immediately took out several detonating charms from his arms again, and pasted two of them on the floor-to-ceiling window.

The remaining ones were all wrapped in kunai and thrown out towards the door.

Explosions went off one after another.

With the glass splashing, Nara Shikaku jumped out without hesitation and jumped out of the window of the Raikage Building.

A shard of glass cut across Shikaku's face.

In an instant, blood streaked across the sky.

The huge movement quickly attracted the attention of the villagers and surrounding ninjas.

Shikaku concentrated chakra under his feet, jumped up, and quickly fell down from the wall.

Due to excessive eagerness, Shikaku fell heavily between the walls several times in the air.

Finally, when he landed, the tibia in his calf could not withstand the huge impact force and broke.

Nara Shikaku ignored the pain and struggled to get up. While running rampant on the street, he shouted with all his strength:

"I am the peace envoy of Konoha. The Fourth Raikage was bewitched by the demon and insisted on launching a war of aggression!"

Oops.

Seeing this scene, Orochimaru was greatly annoyed.

Turning his head and looking to the side, in the shadow of the side door, the Fourth Raikage was staring at him fiercely.

"I am the peace envoy of Konoha. The Fourth Raikage was bewitched by the demon and insisted on launching a war of aggression!"

Nara Shikaku, who was in a state of embarrassment and covered in blood, stumbled and ran through the market of Kumogakure Ninja Village, shouting every word with all his strength.

He kept repeating that sentence:

"I am the peace envoy of Konoha. The Fourth Raikage was bewitched by the demon and insisted on launching a war of aggression!"

He couldn't be allowed to shout any longer.

Orochimaru jumped out and ran quickly in the direction of Shikaku.

"I am the peace envoy of Konoha. The Fourth Raikage was bewitched by the demon and insisted on launching an invasion."

On the fourth time, Nara Shikaku finally failed to shout out the complete sentence.

A poisonous snake shot out from above, clasped around his neck like an arrow, and bit his throat.

He didn't avoid it, nor did he want to.

After the attack was completed, the venomous snake quickly fell to the ground, got into the crowd, and disappeared.

Nara Shikaku rolled over and lay on the ground with a big hole in his throat.

Dark red blood continued to flow out, and the vision in his eyes became flickering.

I saw Lu Jiu's distracted eyes scanning the foreign villagers surrounding him. He wanted to say something to them.

However, after his trachea was bitten off, Nara Shikaku could no longer make a complete sound.

All he could do was make a terrible "heh, heh, heh" sound from his throat.

("No, war")
Nara Shikaku tried his best to express, but could only make a relevant mouth shape.

There were more and more people around, some with dark skin and some with white skin.

But for some reason, the people in Shikaku's eyes turned into Konoha friends.

Nara Shikaku felt it was getting more and more difficult to breathe, relying on his last will.

He struggled and took out a flare from his arms, facing up to the sky, pink and yellow smoke rising vertically.

In the distance, outside the border of Kumogakure Ninja Village, Nara Suzaku and other members of the mission, everyone was shocked and stared at the slow smoke.

Everyone stopped everything they were doing.

They stood up slowly, stood at attention and lowered their eyes in the direction of the smoke, with sad faces, mourning their clan leader.

In the Kumogakure ninja village, Nara Shikaku lay on the ground, staring closely at a Kumogakure boy who was watching. Shikamaru has successfully captured the Sunagakure Ninja Village.

There should be no problem if the future of the Nara clan is left to this boy.

The pain in the wounds all over my body has gradually become less noticeable.

Instead, there was a warm feeling of sleepiness.

Blood flowed out of the wound in his throat.

Nara Shikaku finally closed his eyes.

March 25th, Konoha's sixty-fifth year.

Konoha Hidden Ninja Village, the leader of the Nara clan.

Nara Shikaku died tragically on the streets of Kumogakure Ninja Village.

Became the first ninja to die in the Fourth Ninja War.
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Half a day ago, in the east direction, at the border of Yunyin Ninja Village.

In Nara Shikaku's mission team, Nara Suzaku and Shikaku had a fierce quarrel.

"We obviously know that Orochimaru may be there, and before leaving, Lord Hokage repeatedly told us to be careful, so why do we have to take this risk?"

Suzaku Nara protested loudly.

"It's risky, so why not do it?"

Nara Shikaku's expression was solemn and he asked in a deep voice.

"I never said that!
"However, before entering the Yunyin Ninja Village, isn't it the most basic operation to explore the information inside? Otherwise,"

Nara Suzaku became more and more excited, pointing to the young man wearing a gray and white trench coat next to him, and continued to ask:
"Why does Hokage-sama insist on Shino following us?"

Beside him, Aburame Shino said nothing, and his expression could not be seen clearly under the cover of his sunglasses.

"No need to say more. Just do as I say. The mission will stay here to rest.

"During the previous Tailed Beast Protection Initiative, I have established a good relationship with Raikage-sama. For this mission, I can go alone."

Nara Shikaku said thoughtfully.

"Shikaku!!"

Nara Suzaku no longer calls the other party the clan leader, which shows that he is really anxious.

"We grew up together, don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"

Nara Suzaku shouted.

"Since you know, why bother to stop me again?"

Nara Shikaku smiled miserably, and Yuyou responded.

"If you don't think about yourself, you should think about Shikamaru!"

Suzaku Nara persuaded loudly.

"When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs? Besides, the situation may not be as serious as you said, right?"

Nara Shikaku replied calmly.

Just as the two were arguing, Shino Aburame, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke:
"The bad bug has sent back the news that Orochimaru's aura still exists in Kumogakure Ninja Village and is in a hidden state.

"The other party used a very powerful camouflage technique. The specific situation cannot be further ascertained."

It turned out that long before the two had a dispute, Shino Aburame had taken the initiative to send the parasites to conduct intelligence exploration.

"Insects actually know that when the weather is cold, they should stay in their burrows.

“When warm weather comes again, it’s the best time to get active.”

Shino Aburame persuaded in her unchanging tone:

"I suggest that we stay here and wait together. After Orochimaru leaves, we can discuss how to set off."

"Yes! Look, this is a simple truth that anyone from the Aburame clan can understand!"

Nara Suzaku said excitedly.

Uh, no, why doesn't it sound like a compliment?

Aburame Shino's face changed slightly, and she protested silently in her heart.

"There's no time."

Nara Shikaku shook his head calmly and explained:
"A ninja village, once it makes up its mind, starts its war machine.

“Once such huge potential energy is generated, there is no turning back.

“When the time comes, even if the Raikage wants to stop, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.

"Besides, facing this village, what cards do we have that we can play?"

"But."

On the side, Nara Suzaku wanted to say something else.

Seeing this, Shikaku had no choice but to tell everything in his mind:
“This trip to Yunyin Ninja Village is destined to be a disaster.

"By killing Konoha, Orochimaru can completely tie the Kumogakure Ninja Village to his death chariot. This is a very easy logic to think of."

"Then I'll pay you back"

Nara Suzaku couldn't help but speak again, but when he saw Shikaku's serious eyes, he swallowed the second half of his words alive.

"But this is also our last chance."

After a pause, Nara Shikaku looked in the direction of Kumogakure Ninja Village ahead and said loudly:
"When I go this time, I represent Konoha itself.

"The best situation is that Lord Raikage is still hesitant. Then, faced with Orochimaru's murder of the Konoha envoy, Raikage will definitely not be able to turn a blind eye.

"At that time, the minister's life can be used as a bargaining chip to force the Fourth Raikage to make a 'choose one' route.

"If the Raikage finally chooses us, then their evil alliance will never be completed.

"In this situation, as Konoha's envoy, I have a great chance of surviving."

"But, what if Raikage him..."

Suzaku Nara interjected and asked.

"The second scenario is that the Raikage has made up his mind to form an evil alliance with Orochimaru. Then..."

Nara Shikaku immediately interrupted Suzaku's words and continued to talk to himself.

He paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, then raised his head again and said:
"Then, this also means that the pace of war is unstoppable.

"At the beginning of the war, Konoha's peace envoy died in the Kumogakure Ninja Village. This has great value for the morale of the future war between the two countries.

"Who has the right way? Who is capable? Who can win in heaven and earth?
"Everything will be at ease in people's hearts."

Nara Shikaku said slowly:

"The understanding of 'justice' between the two sides will also be nailed to the heart of every ninja in the ninja world at the cost of the envoy's life.

"At the same time, since it was Orochimaru's side, the place of death was in Kumogakure Ninja Village.

"Then, the alliance between the two of them will be buried in a wedge of mutual resentment from the very beginning."

To kill or not to kill is up to you.

Whether it's life or death, it's all good for Konoha.

At the same time, peace can also be achieved to a great extent.

This is a conspiracy.

Nara Suzaku, who is also from the Nara clan, is also very alert and quickly fully understood Shikaku's intentions.

"Then, let me go as an envoy and complete this feat for my Nara clan!"

Suzaku no longer objected, but asked to play the role of the one who entered the game.

"It's not about merit."

Nara Shikaku shook his head:

"The best ending would naturally be for the Raikage to terminate cooperation and continue to maintain peace for the ninja world.

"I once had a relationship with Raikage, although I know that this is not much of a friendship.

“However, as long as the Raikage’s intention to save peace can be increased even by one percentage point, it is worth our best efforts.

"And this is also the key reason why I can only go on the mission."

After hearing this, everyone was speechless.

"If the worst happens, then..."

Later, Lu Jiu made detailed arrangements for everyone regarding the arrangements for the flares and the subsequent work.

"Then, if I really can't come back, I'll leave Shikamaru's child to everyone."

Nara Shikaku lowered his voice, and as he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it into Nara Suzaku's hands.

It read "Shikamaru personally".

"Clan leader."

After seeing this letter, Nara Suzaku understood everything.

It turns out that Nara Shikaku had probably started preparing for all the arrangements for today.

Afterwards, Nara Shikaku bowed deeply to everyone and walked towards the Kumo Gakure Ninja Village.

March 25th, Konoha's sixty-fifth year.

The Kingdom of Thunder is shrouded in clouds and mist, and the turbulent water hits the rocks and rushes like a roar.

Nara Shikaku, involved himself in the situation and laid out a conspiracy.

To the extent possible, strive for the greatest benefit for the situation of Konoha Hidden Ninja Village.

At this time, there were still twenty-seven days before everyone received the news of Yakushi Kabuto's death.

(End of this chapter)