Shadow of the Wood

Chapter [-] Mocking

(Sorry, I made the cover all night after get off work yesterday, so today’s update is late. By the way, this cover is good~, I laughed proudly, I will tell you that this is actually the first time I used PS to poke it out by myself !?)

Shikamaru narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Ningji Hinata, bent his body slightly, tensed his nerves, and at the same time, he was constantly calculating the gains and losses of the strength of the two of them.

There is no doubt that Shikamaru is actually going to be at a disadvantage. He is best at taijutsu and ninjutsu, and the proud taijutsu "Dokaru Tobiya" learned from Sarutobi Asma is based on With extremely fast maneuvering speed, the opponent is circled in the attack circle. Through dodging and constantly changing steps, he avoids the enemy's sight, and continuously attacks from all sides, making the opponent hard to defend. Compared with Shikamaru's movement in the outer circle, it is better Although the surrounding enemies seem to turn around faster, they have to follow the rhythm of Shikamaru's movement all the time. Not to mention the energy-consuming search for Shikamaru's figure with their eyes, there is also the worry of dizziness when turning around like this.

But for Neiji Hinata who has white eyes, this advantage is useless.

With almost 360-degree all-round viewing angle, Neiji Hinata can observe Shikamaru's movements and calmly respond to attacks even if he doesn't have to follow Shikamaru's rhythm and constantly rotate his body.

As for ninjutsu, the Nara clan's shadow secret technique has little merit in frontal use. It is slow and extremely conspicuous. Therefore, when Shikamaru uses it, most of it needs to cooperate with specific tactics, or cooperate with companions, or rely on The environment deceives the opponent, relying on the front to attract attention, and then using the trick to control the shadow from the side to manipulate the enemy.

This competition is a one-on-one ninja duel, so there is no possibility of cooperating with his companions. As for the strategy of attracting Ningji Hinata's attention and then outflanking from the side, I am afraid it is useless.

Although the shadow imitation technique looks like a mass of black shadows on the outside, it is still changed by chakra in essence. Blind eyes can easily detect abnormalities, and combined with a wide range of vision, it makes Shikamaru's secret technique more effective in this test. in an almost useless embarrassment.

In the final analysis, a ninja who has the limit of the blood successor has an advantage over the vast majority of ninjas, and Neiji Hyuga, who has white eyes, has the ability to firmly restrain Shikamaru's several powerful methods.

Considering the gains and losses between the two of these points, Shikamaru has already judged after a short fight with Ningji Hinata that the two have similar physical skills, and neither side has an absolute advantage. Shikamaru, who is good at ninjutsu in addition to Taijutsu, has an advantage, but in essence, Shikamaru can use ninjutsu not much more than Ningji Hinata except for secret techniques.

And above the stands, Asuma Sarutobi, who is very familiar with Shikamaru's abilities, is also different from other Konoha Jominin. He is looking forward to the battle between Neiji Hinata and Shikamaru Nara, but he is a little worried about Shikamaru in his heart. Like Shikamaru, he has already seen the problem from the short confrontation between the two before, and he is very clear about Shikamaru's situation.

"Hinata Neji's white eyes can almost restrain your ability, and your physical skills are not absolutely superior, even if you use the spiral pill, it is useless!" Sarutobi Asuma slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, frowning. Shikamaru, who was in the field, turned his gaze, but focused on Gaara not far away.

The battle between Rock Lee and Gaara was extremely fierce. Although Rock Li had already gained a little fame before the start of the Chunin exam, he was far inferior to Shikamaru and Neiji Hinata, and the ninja Gaara didn’t even listen. However, with the strength shown in a competition, the two suddenly became the dark horses in the examination room. Li Luoke could not mention it for the time being because of failure, but Gaara's strength shown in the competition, Its special sand shield and sand armor composed of absolute defense, this exaggerated ability has already attracted the attention of several Konoha jounin.

There is a one-month preparation time for the next third exam. This period of time exists to allow the candidates to digest the opponent information obtained in this pre-selection exam, and the guide of the advanced candidates can also give advice underlings.

There is no lottery yet, Sarutobi Asma doesn't know whether Shikamaru can collide with Gaara, but if the two meet, Helimaru will become Shikamaru's sand shield and Gaara's breakthrough The Sand Armor's important trump card for absolute defense leaked out at this time, making Gaara take precautions, which is not a good thing.

"Hinata Neiji's speed and reaction ability are both inferior to yours, Shikamaru, don't do stupid things because of your haste!" Sarutobi Asma thought in his heart.

Although the power of the spiral pill is not small, it needs to hit the opponent to reveal it. The Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato also has outstanding attainments in space-time ninjutsu. The enemy can hardly avoid his attack, and the spiral pill can be in his hands. In contrast, when Naruto in the original book uses the spiral pill, he is always in a state of embarrassment, unable to hit the enemy at every turn, because he has no ability and speed, restricts the opponent's ability to dodge, and ensures the hit of the spiral pill Rate.

Shikamaru has lost the blessing of the secret technique, and he does not have an absolute advantage in speed and reaction. The rash use of Heliwan not only leaked information in front of Gaara, but also consumed a lot of chakra, but it is difficult to guarantee that he can hit Hinata Ning. It is indeed a stupid decision to use it, as Sarutobi Asma said.

"What's wrong?" Seemingly aware of Shikamaru's slight hesitation when he was thinking, Hyuga Neiji suddenly chuckled, and said slowly: "You hesitated!?"

"Nara Shikamaru, I went to get to know you before the exam," Neji Hyuga continued, "The secret arts of the Nara clan were just restrained by my white eyes, and the fight just now also showed that you are also good at physical arts." Not my opponent."

Hyuga Neiji held his right hand, pointed a thumbs up at himself, and said with a sneer to the expressionless Shikamaru: "Even if you are regarded as a genius in the eyes of ordinary people, to me with these eyes, you are only a genius." Can be my stepping stone!"

"These eyes are my innate talent, and you met me..." Hinata Neji lowered his body, and suddenly his whole body bounced up like a pressed spring, and rushed towards Shikamaru with a smile on his face. With mockery and confidence, he said, "It's fate's mockery of you!"

Although it cannot be said that everyone knows the secret technique of the Nara clan in Konoha Village, it also has a lot of reputation. If you deliberately understand it, you can also understand a lot of information. Hyuga Ningji can be called a genius, not only because of his outstanding skills Naturally, his talent and mind are not weak. Before the start of the exam, he collected information on Shikamaru, a powerful opponent. He also obtained a lot of information about Shikamaru in the previous fight. Hesitate, attack suddenly, and quickly use soft fists to finish off Shikamaru.