Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 120 Gradients

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound echoed in the slightly empty room.

The walls made of solid stone have a tough and cold style, and a few simple wooden furniture are dotted among them, barely bringing some popularity to this room. The old man was sitting on a wooden chair, but he didn't notice the crisp sound before, and crushed the teacup in his hand.

There is only a hard wooden backrest on the wooden chair. Even so, it is only made of a few wooden slats. At a glance, it is absolutely not comfortable to sit on. There is no other person in the room except the old man. Even so, the old man is still standing upright. The waist bar and even the corners of the clothes are not stuck to the back of the chair behind him. Even if it's just him, a tough and iron-blooded temperament is revealed.

This old man who gives people the first impression is stubborn and tough. He is the No.3 consultant elder of Konoha Village. Into the dark, hiding his identity deeply under the light of Konoha, after many years, few people know his trace.

At this time, the old man who was always moody and angry couldn't hide his emotions. He even crushed the teacup in his hand. The reason was that he had just heard a report from his subordinates...

Zilai also returned to the village!

Shimura Danzo originally thought that Orochimaru's coming to Konoha was his chance, but until the news of Jiraiya's return to the village came, it was like a basin of cold water in his pocket, cooling him both physically and mentally.

Not showing up on the bright side, although it means that it will be difficult for him to gain prestige in Muye Village and the support of the villagers, but on the contrary, he will not be firmly bound by the righteousness and rules on the bright side.

One day Sarutobi Hiruzen was alive, Shimura Danzo knew that he was absolutely incapable of snatching the throne of Hokage from the other party. He knew this well, so he went into the dark, which can be said to be a helpless move, but it was also his choice Smart means.

Abandoning the opportunity to gain prestige and cultivate prestige, in exchange for being able to covet the number one throne of Konoha Village safely and secretly. It is said that at this time, Konoha Village is facing a huge crisis. You can't stay out of the matter, if you don't want to lose your life, you have to protect Konoha with all your might, otherwise, if you run away, the reputation that Hiruzaru Sarutobi, who is known as "Ninobi" has accumulated for decades, will be wiped out overnight.

But Shimura Danzo himself is different. Being forgotten by others means that he will not be attacked by public opinion. Instead, he can take care of many things by hiding in the dark. This crisis has become an opportunity for him to rise to power.

It's a pity that now, I'm afraid the bamboo basket is empty.

Although Jiraiya has been away from the village for many years and has gradually disappeared from the sight of the people of Konoha Village, his prestige has not been forgotten. On the contrary, the teenagers who grew up at the peak of the "Three Ninjas" are now in charge of their own. It won't decrease much.

Most importantly, Jirai is much younger than Shimura Danzo!

Hokage is not only the top manager of a village, but also represents the peak combat power. He is the spiritual leader of Konoha Ninja. Both management ability and combat strength are indispensable. In comparison, sometimes the ratio of the latter is even higher. It's a bit more serious, after all, the various administrative departments of Konoha Village are already very complete, which is enough to help Hokage relieve his worries.

Under such circumstances, relying on the old and selling the old with the so-called experience and experience, there is no objection to the competition of Hokage. Although Muye Village has a pivotal position in the entire ninja world, in the end, it is just a village, and it is better to manage than to manage a country. It's much easier. No matter how outstanding the administrative means and experience are, but the personal strength is not enough, he can at most become a consultant, and it is impossible to become Hokage.

In other words, if Sarutobi Hiruzen has some good and bad points in this battle of Orochimaru's attack, he is more likely to become the Fifth Hokage, and he is also Jiraiya, not the ambitious Shimura Danzo.

"Jiraiya..., 'Sannin'..." Shimura Danzo flicked his fingers, and after wiping away the tea stained on them, he couldn't help squinting his eyes and whispering, his voice hissing like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, From time to time, a cold light flashed in the exposed one eye, and his face was gloomy, as if he was planning something.

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Not to mention Shimura Danzo's secret preparations. After the evening, Nara Shikamaru followed the established training plan. After finishing the daytime taijutsu practice, he and his father Nara Shikahisa learned shadow stitching, as well as his own conceived art. new technique.

Originally, because Sarutobi Asma has many years of experience in using the Chakra metal "Feiyan", and has unique insights into the changes in the nature of Chakra and the use of ninja tools, Shikamaru wanted to ask him to help develop new techniques, but it is a pity Yes, because Kaiichi Yamanaka had promised to train Ino Yamanaka in the near future, but the other party did not come.

However, Sarutobi Asma introduces another person to help Shikamaru...

"You don't care about your body too much." Shikamaru sat on a big rock, and in front of him was a man squatting halfway, helping him to bandage the many wounds on his body during the daytime training in gymnastics.

Slightly thin and thin, short black hair, a shy look on his pale face, and thick black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, adding a bit of modesty to the man.

This man is Chiba Gen, who once taught Shikamaru medical ninjutsu and helped him a lot. At this time, he looked at the many wounds on Shikamaru's body, helped his eyes, sighed, shook his head and said: "You Really motivated."

In the past, it was just practicing taijutsu during the day, and it was already crazily squeezing Shikamaru's energy. In the evening, consuming a lot of chakra and using medical ninjutsu to heal wounds is actually his limit. Now if you add learning shadow seam His chakra and energy are completely insufficient. In view of this, although Asuma Sarutobi could not come to help his disciple, he also helped find Chiba Gen. There is no help in the new technique, but Chiba Gen can use more professional medical ninjutsu to treat Shikamaru's injury, speed up the wound healing ability, and save Shikamaru a lot of chakra.

As soon as Chiba Gen heard that Sarutobi Asma made the request for Shikamaru, he agreed without even thinking about it. Although there were factors of Asma's favor in it, Shikamaru's own attitude when he was studying under his subordinates His appreciation and ability are also one of the reasons.

Chiba Gen is not a person who is jealous of the virtuous and capable. From the perspective of a senior, Shikamaru's character is impeccable, firm, humble and polite, and he is also very talented in learning and comprehension. The two of them spent a period of time together , also has a certain friendship.

This is Shikamaru's first Jonin connection with the help of Sarutobi Asma, and it is also a valuable asset. Shikamaru knows this and is grateful for Sarutobi Asma's painstaking efforts.

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Unexpectedly, and within reason, Shikamaru's learning of Shadow Stitching is progressing very quickly, which involves changes in the nature of Chakra, the "yin" attribute of mental energy, and has extremely high requirements for his own will and thinking control ability , but this is not a problem for Shikamaru himself.

Accompanied by Rock Lee during the day, Shikamaru exercised his body with all kinds of methods he could try, in order to squeeze out his last potential, kicking piles, squatting with weights..., all kinds of methods have been tried, but also Trying to train in the water, but unfortunately the usefulness is not as great as imagined.

The advantage of water training is that the whole body is stressed under the water pressure, and it contains countless undercurrents, which have extremely high requirements for the center of gravity and strength, but correspondingly, the same is true for lung capacity. Shikamaru made the first attempt to condense the chakra under the feet , fixed his body on the bottom of the river, and then did training, but he needed to get out of the water to take a breath after a while, which was a waste of time, and what he needed most at this time was time, which seemed a bit outweighed by comparison.

Shikamaru mostly settles with Rock Lee in the wild for lunch, and sometimes the two will go back to the commercial street to eat barbecue. During the period, many friends of the two came to visit them, but the main ones are Hinata Hinata, Sakura Haruno, and Kiba Inuzuka Even Hinata Ningji and the few ginnin who did not pass the preliminary selection, and other Konoha candidates who are eligible to participate in the official selection, although they may not be as hardworking as Shikamaru, they are also training desperately, even the best with Shikamaru Choji and Ino may not have seen each other for a long time.

Until the red sun falls to the ground and the red clouds spread all over the sky, Shikamaru will end his day of physical training, go home for a short rest, and after dinner, with the help of Chiba Gen, heal his body injuries, and then heal Learn shadow suture with Nara Shikahisa, and develop new techniques together.

In the process of researching and developing new techniques, Shikamaru used his brains, while Nara Shikahisa carried out practical operations. To be able to practice his own theory, Shikamaru needs at least a thorough mastery of shadow stitching.

Crazy practice throughout the day, after a period of time, if it is an ordinary person, I would be exhausted. Yoshino Nara is also extremely worried about Shikamaru's physical condition, but he finds that although Shikamaru looks tired sometimes, his eyes are straining. After practicing, it seems that there is a kind of intimidating expression gradually revealed. The body shape does not seem to have changed much, but the skin is a little rough and dark, but under the clothes, the muscles of the whole body are clearly defined. It was as if there were boa constrictors hidden under the skin, wriggling slowly, ready to burst out with astonishing power at any time.

Especially the calf area, kicking piles crazily continuously, the skin of the calf is constantly damaged and repaired, it is covered with scars, slightly blackened, like two thick iron pillars, now Shikamaru kicks the tree trunk with the calf again, the skin on the calf is no longer even There will be damage.

Compared with the legs, the hands are much better. Exercising the legs can not only exercise the leg skills, but also improve the strength, speed and flexibility of the legs. After all, considering the maintenance of the fingers, in order not to affect the future structure India, Shikamaru did not destroy madly.

Shikamaru didn't know that every day when he was training gymnastics, there would be a white-haired uncle watching him with a telescope when there were no beautiful women to peek at. Now he has completely sunk into this boring and arduous training. up.

(I'm not in a good state today, I only have these [-] words...)