Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 13 Execution

Anti-tracking is not a simple science, what's more, the four fugitives simply don't have the time and energy to slowly eliminate the traces left along the way. This dense forest is rarely inhabited, so the clues left by the four on the way to escape are very difficult. It is conspicuous.

Naturally, the ninja's leg strength is not comparable to ordinary people, let alone four ordinary people who have been wandering in the mountains for a few days without carrying supplies in advance. The traces left behind, but the distance is also constantly being approached.

The moisture in the early morning gradually disappears, Shikamaru and the other three have been tracking for a while, and it should be almost noon at this time, in this dense forest, the sunlight swayed by the scorching sun is blocked and absorbed by the tall and thick tree branches, only a few It can be illuminated through the gap, and if you are in it, it is difficult to notice the change of time without a timing tool.

Shikamaru squatted down and looked at the obvious piece of ashes in the center of the open space. It was the trace left after the fire was extinguished. Although the other party had buried it hastily, he still couldn't escape his capture. He reached into the ashes and touched it. I touched it, but there was no residual temperature, but it was still very dry, and I searched around the ashes, but there were no bones or other leftover food leftovers. Seeing this, Shikamaru sneered, clapped his hands, stood up, and said yes Looking at Ino and Choji, who had been tracking for a morning, and looked a little tired like him, he said: "Take a break, Ino, Choji, the other party is not far from us, and we will find them soon."

After saying that, Shikamaru sat on the ground with his back against the big tree, and pointed at two places, letting Ino and Choji who were relieved to sit there.The places where the three of them rested happened to be distributed in a triangle, with their backs leaning against the tree trunk and sitting facing each other, so that if someone attacked behind their companions, the other two would be able to spot it. This was just the basic knowledge learned in the ninja school.

"Did you find anything, Shikamaru?" Choji asked after sitting down, remembering what Shikamaru said before.

"The ashes, although there is no residual heat, but in the woods that are extremely humid in the morning and night, they can still keep a certain amount of dryness, obviously it does not last long," Shikamaru raised his finger and pointed to the ashes beside him , explained: "And you see, there are no bones or other food residues around the fire, and there are few places where the other party was found before. The most important thing is that the frequency of their stay It is also getting higher and higher, which means that the opponent has lost supplies and is almost exhausted."

This world is not the information explosion environment where Shikamaru was in his previous life. An ordinary person can also search for a lot of hunting and wild survival knowledge on the Internet if he wants to, but it is not so easy here. The four fugitives only brought a few It's just a knife, how can I catch any animal to eat?Seeing that these four people didn't eat plants indiscriminately along the way, they obviously still have a bit of sense, otherwise they would be unlucky, and they would eat some poisonous plants, and Shikamaru and other three people in the province would do it.

After a short rest, Shikamaru stood up first, and Ino and Choji also stood up and looked at him.

"Let's go!" Shikamaru let out a breath, said, and ran forward, followed by Ino and Choji.

Although he was running, he naturally wouldn't let go of his speed with all his strength, so he could still observe the traces around him. After chasing for a while, Shikamaru who was in the lead froze and let out a soft "huh".

Ino, who was half a step behind, was a little surprised when he heard it, and asked, "What's the matter, Shikamaru?"

"Look at the ground. Did you find anything missing along the way?" Shikamaru asked Ino and Choji without answering, pointing at the ground.

Shikamaru is not the only one who has learned tracking and anti-tracking in the ninja school. Shikamaru was in charge before. Naturally, Ino and Choji's attention was not concentrated. .

"It's a dead branch!" Rubbing his chin with his right hand, his lips pursed slightly, Ino, who was thinking seriously, suddenly punched his left hand, and said excitedly.

"They are going to prepare the camp now!?" Ding Ci heard Ino's prompt and immediately reacted, but he was still a little puzzled by the other party's behavior, and whispered to himself.Although it is said that to start a fire in the wild and pick dead branches should be done some time in advance before nightfall, but it is only noon now, so even if it is pre-preparation, it seems too early.

"It's food!" Shikamaru, who had been pursing his lips before listening to the analysis of the two, suggested, "They should be around here."

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"There are three people." Ino and Choji, who were hiding on the trunk of a giant tree, listened to Shikamaru talking about the information they had just observed.

This woods is so quiet, Shikamaru's sense of hearing that has been practiced for many years is naturally useful. Due to the serious lack of physical strength of the fugitives, the heavy breathing like a broken gong during the process of picking up branches is almost like a fire in the dark to him. , can be easily found.

Therefore, Shikamaru asked Ino and Choji to hide and observe by themselves. Although Ino and Choji would not be afraid, if they were nervous during the observation process, it would add unnecessary trouble.

"Three people?" Ding Ci scratched his face and asked.

"Yes!" Shikamaru nodded, and said: "There is another person who is hiding, but he should be nearby. Before we find him, let's not take any action. If the three of us are disturbed, we may startle the snake. We still have to struggle to find the last fugitive. When they finish picking up the branches, all four must return to the camp, and then we will catch them all."

Ino and Ding Ci nodded upon hearing this. After all, this is the first C-level mission, so there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

In fact, if Shikamaru does it himself, I believe that with his own psychological quality and skill, he can kill the three silently and find the fourth person. However, if this is the case, the original intention of this mission will be meaningless. After all, Asma Not long ago, he was advised not to do everything by himself.

Although Shikamaru did not personally kill anyone in his previous life, he also had close contact with dead bodies a lot, not to mention autopsy. As for the legendary "murderous aura", Shikamaru scoffed at this. Naruto World, a ninja with supernatural power, Due to the power of spiritual energy, it is natural for others to perceive one's own will.

When it comes to these ordinary murderers, the so-called "murderous intent" felt by the common people is just to scare themselves. Let's say that the three fugitives are now unkempt, their eyes are bloodshot, their breath is heavy, and they are holding bloody guns. Short knives and ragged clothes, in the eyes of ordinary people, naturally appear "horrifying", and unconsciously think that the other party has a bit of "murderous look", but in fact it is just the influence of external factors on people's judgment, otherwise Shikamaru's previous life There wouldn't be so many serial murderers anymore. If there really was a "murderous intent", these people would definitely be exposed immediately.

People with poorer psychological qualities, once they kill someone, feel that their future is bleak, they have no vitality, and they give up on themselves, and they will naturally become crazy; as for those with better psychological qualities, or perverted, they are just like normal people, no different from normal, naturally. No "murderous intent" will be found.

So Shikamaru is not worried that Ino and Choji will be suddenly overwhelmed by the so-called "murderous intent" in the battle, and they will be in danger. On the contrary, they are worried that when the two gain the upper hand, they may not be able to make up their minds to kill, and there will be loopholes and hesitation, which will make the three of them speak out. Be quiet and startle your companions.

After a while, the three fugitives gathered together after picking up the branches, and walked towards the station. Shikamaru and the other three were hanging far behind. Under the circumstances, he finally had food, and his slightly excited expression became more depressed as he got closer to the station.

After stopping and going, the three fugitives carrying a lot of dead branches actually walked into a small cave. Shikamaru frowned slightly and listened carefully, but he still couldn't find any activities of the fourth person. After thinking about it, Then he slowly approached the exit of the cave, identifying the traces on the ground.

"What's wrong?" Ino leaned on Shikamaru's ear and asked in a low voice, the heat with a faint aroma blew to his ear, but Shikamaru didn't respond, his face was slightly gloomy.

Shikamaru has explored all the directions that the footprints led to, but he did not find the fourth fugitive. Moreover, thinking of the number of dead branches picked up by the three fugitives and the weird expressions at that time, he had a guess in his heart.

"It's nothing," Shikamaru suddenly looked back, and said with a blank expression: "The fugitives should be inside, let's go in." Shikamaru has just seen the surroundings of this small cave from a high place, and there will be no secret passages or something like that.

Shikamaru suddenly turned his head, Ino, who was close behind him just to speak, was startled, took half a step back, his face was reddish, but seeing that his expression was wrong, he didn't say anything, and kept silent.

Shikamaru walked into the cave first, Ino and Choji looked at each other, took a deep breath at the same time, took out a kunai, and followed behind Shikamaru.

The cave is very small, and Shikamaru led the way. Ino and Choji followed in half a step, but after a few steps, they saw the three fugitives who had just raised the bonfire. As for the No.4 fugitive who had been elusive, his body Incomplete, there is still a fugitive alive at this time, holding a short knife and cutting something on the corpse.

Seeing the tragedy in the cave, Shikamaru only frowned slightly, but Ino and Choji's expressions became tense, although they didn't have any behaviors such as vomiting-although it is impossible to find prisoners to kill for students in the ninja school, they can be dissected and slaughtered. The subject of animals is not too small-although the two were shocked, they did not lose their fighting power, but they did not act immediately, which made Shikamaru sigh in his heart, and it was not good to make the first move.

Naturally, there was no place to hide in the narrow cave, so the appearance of the three Shikamaru naturally alarmed the fugitive, who got up noisily, grabbed the knife and confronted the three of Shikamaru.

The cave seemed a bit dark, but fortunately there was a bonfire, and the flames flickered, making it appear that the light and darkness in the cave were uncertain. At this time, a fugitive squinted his eyes and looked at Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji. Under the light of the fire, the metal Konoha guard The forehead is unusually conspicuous.

"It's Konoha's ninja!" The prisoner who saw the forehead guard clearly growled in horror.

"What are you afraid of? It's just three children!" A tall middle-aged man seemed to be the leader. Seeing the other two backing away, he almost begged for mercy immediately, and quickly shouted: "We can only die if we go back! Besides, there must be something wrong with them!" There are supplies!"

Hearing the words, the other two looked hesitant, but their expressions became firm when they thought about the way forward.

"It's a girl!" A prisoner noticed that Ino, who had long light blonde hair and a tense expression, had slender eyebrows that were beautifully frowned, and his lips were tightly pursed. Bai Zhe's skin seemed transparent under the light of the fire. Seeing this, the prisoner licked the corner of his mouth and whispered.

"I don't know how to live!" Shikamaru looked at the three prisoners who were at a dead end and started to go crazy with a sneer. Seeing that Choji and Ino hadn't made a move, he frowned and said, "What are you waiting for? One by one, kill all three of them!"

After Shikamaru finished speaking, he rushed forward quickly, and the target was the leading middle-aged man. Seeing this, Ino and Choji tightened their grips on Kunai, they also found a person and rushed forward.

"Ha!" Seeing Shikamaru rushing towards him, the leading middle-aged man was shocked and growled. At the same time, he squatted halfway, holding the short knife in his hand tightly with both hands. As for the front of the lower abdomen, he saw the timing and stabbed forward go.

This attack is considered "fast, ruthless, and accurate" to ordinary people, but it is naturally useless to Shikamaru. With both legs exerting force, he jumped up and stepped on the cave wall repeatedly, avoiding the attack, and from The upper side of the cave fell behind the middle-aged man. Before he was about to land, his hands grabbed the middle-aged man's neck, and his right knee hit the opponent's spine fiercely.

Just at this moment, the sound of bones breaking could be heard, Shikamaru let go of his hand, the middle-aged man spat out blood, staggered and lost his balance, hit the cave wall, his eyes were distracted, and his mouth opened and closed unconsciously , Shikamaru's attack just now had already broken his spine.

"Tch!" The sharp blade penetrated into the human body without hindrance, and the blood flowed crazily along the blood groove. Shikamaru moved his right hand slightly, piercing the opponent's heart without a twist.Muscles tightly sucked the blade, but unfortunately it was in vain. After quickly pulling out Kunaihou, although there was a pool of blood, Shikamaru had already turned sideways and did not stain his body.

The battle between the other two is actually over. The two prisoners were subdued by Choji and Ino respectively. The short knives fell to the ground, and the hand holding the knives was also twisted into a frightening arc. It was a broken bone, but even so, the two prisoners did not die.

Seeing Shikamaru's vicious and quick killing just now, Ino and Choji were slightly taken aback, and they didn't speak when they saw him, but just stared at themselves with a blank expression. Jump up.

"Do it!" Shikamaru said indifferently, the world is different, the status is different, and naturally, the influence on education and growth is also different.

Growing up in Konoha, and in a ninja family, the teenagers who aspired to be ninjas, the education and influence they received from childhood made them not feel taboo about killing. At this time, Choji and Ino just couldn't make up their minds quickly, and it was hard to It was nothing more than breaking through the gap in their hearts at the first time. If they really dare not do anything, and need Shikamaru's help, it is naturally impossible, after all, they are one of Konoha Xiaoqiang in the original book.

The two prisoners were already in a coma. Dingji and Ino stared at them for a moment. I'm afraid they didn't realize it. Their breathing was abnormally heavy, which seemed a little scary in this silent cave.

After a while—of course, in Shikamaru’s eyes, in the eyes of Choji and Ino, it must be longer—the kunai in their hands finally fell down hard as the two shouted at the same time...

"The task is completed." Shikamaru thought thoughtfully, wondering if the prisoner was killed in advance instead of handing over to the town for public execution, what would the official think?

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