Shadow of the Wood

Chapter [-] Attack

(It will be posted together after the code is ready, so it is a bit late.)

Shikamaru was confused by Morinoi Hihiki's order, and even wondered if there was any conspiracy in it.

But the other party waived the order procedure, and Shikamaru couldn't find a place for him to reject it, so he had to secretly raise his vigilance, pack his bags, and go through the formalities of leaving the village.

Although it is the first time to go through the formalities of leaving the village alone, I have studied with Sarutobi Asma, and I am not unfamiliar. After showing the order signed by the head of the department, Morino Ibiki, there is nothing The embarrassing place.

Shikamaru left in a bit of a hurry, because the informant said that the traitor would be transferred at some point, and he must be arrested as soon as possible. Although Shikamaru will not be frizzy because of this, he would rather not bring all the equipment I set off, but there was no extra rest time. After I was ready, I left the village directly.

This is a personal mission, and only Shikamaru is a Chunin who participated in it. Fortunately, the target of arrest is only a Chunin from a small ninja village. Under the enemy's openness and darkness, Shikamaru has an absolute advantage, so I don't worry about it There is too much danger.Instead, it was the series of strange orders since entering the torture department that made Shikamaru a little wary.

In addition to the orders delivered by Morino Ibiki, there is also a mission briefing, including information such as the target's characteristics, habits, looks, and even information such as the location of the landing. .

As the strongest military institution in the Land of Fire, it would be too irresponsible for Konoha Village to just hide in a corner and wait for the war to come.

Even a lot of local information can't be grasped, and if it spreads out, it will make other ninja villages laugh.

In addition to the information from the local lords, in some towns in the Land of Fire, there are quite a few sects as vassals, and the priesthood has its own intelligence personnel in important locations.

It can't be said that any disturbance in the country of fire can't hide Muye Village, but Muye Village can know about events that have a greater impact in the shortest possible time.

However, because most of these intelligence personnel are just ordinary people, their work efficiency is not high, and even Konoha Village itself has no expectations of them, and has never expected them to provide valuable information. The general situation of outsiders is only reported to Muye Village, and the professional staff of Muye Village will analyze the information.

The target of Shikamaru's mission this time was not discovered by a local sect, but a Konoha ninja who was performing the mission discovered the abnormality of this rebellion, but he was performing the mission at the time, so he just wrote down the appearance of this person After returning to the village, it was reported to Muye Village that the other party was a traitor from another country.

For Muye Village, any enemy ninja is an excellent source of information, especially rebellious ninjas. They are wanted by the enemy themselves. Just saying "to help the other party arrest the most wanted criminals for friendly purposes" is enough to deal with it.

The suggested traveling time in the briefing is three days, which is quite ample, but Shikamaru is not going to act according to the briefing.

One is the faint anxiety and vigilance in his heart, and the other is that he already has a plan for his actions.

He was going to find a hotel to stay in first, and take advantage of the night to travel quickly. Within two days, he would travel quickly to the town where the target was located, and sneak attack in the target's sleep.

After all, this is within the territory of the Kingdom of Fire. If you hurt innocent people, you will probably be punished. During the day, the target moves around, and there are many civilians without any reason. If you fight with the opponent, it is better to fight in the hotel room where he is staying. quick decision.

Even though both of them are Chunin, Shikamaru is a leader who has stood out from the Chunin Examination where the ninja elites from many countries participated together. It is not comparable to ordinary Chunin. He is not worried about the strength of the other party.

Shikamaru was thinking about something in his heart, but he had already seen the outline of a small town in the distance, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

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Although Shikamaru was not wearing the uniform of the Interrogation and Torture Department, he wore Konoha Ninja's standard leather armor outside his clothes, which showed his identity as a ninja. Therefore, there were no accidents on the way to the hotel, neither I met a legendary dog-legged villain bullying men and women, and there was no idiot who didn't know the heights and heights came to provoke me, and I kept walking into the hotel under the eyes of others or curiosity or awe.

Calm and calm.

It seems that for Chunin, this is just an ordinary task that cannot be more ordinary.

It's a pity that the vigilance in Shikamaru's heart has not weakened at all. Whether it is his own appointment or a sudden task, there are too many unreasonable things. .

After he went through the procedures at the front desk to get the key, he went to the room to rest without mentioning it.

When Shikamaru entered the hotel room, on the roof of a small building, a middle-aged man opened the binoculars in his hand and watched Shikamaru closely. Put away the binoculars in a nonchalant voice: "The journey is fast, we are here so soon, what does it mean to close the curtains, are you going to sleep now?"

This middle-aged man can't believe that Shikamaru has already noticed his peeping, but he had been in ambush in this small town long before Shikamaru came here, and he didn't show any clues during Shikamaru's journey.

The middle-aged man thought for a while, and suddenly made a seal with both hands, and gave a low drink. Following his movements, a puff of smoke slowly rose, covering his figure. His trace was only a weak girl in a kimono standing quietly.

The girl who looked only twelve or thirteen years old turned around in a circle, checked her clothes, showed a confident smile, jumped from the roof of the small building to an alley, sneaked out, and entered the hotel where Shikamaru was staying. .

The hotel where Shikamaru stayed was not simple, but it had nothing to do with high class. It was just maintained by a family. The receptionist at the front desk was a young woman. A somewhat hesitant girl walked into the hotel with an indeterminate expression on her face.

"Hello, do you want to stay at the hotel?" The young woman asked the girl with a smile.

"Ah..., that...." The girl seemed a little nervous, and stammered, "I'm not here to stay at the hotel..."

As the girl spoke, her cheeks turned red suddenly, and she said in a babbling voice, "I want to ask that ninja who came in just now..." Halfway through the conversation, the girl seemed too shy and couldn't continue, but He secretly turned his gaze to the young woman with anticipation in his eyes.

"Oh..." The young woman heard the girl's words, combined with her current expression, she seemed to understand something, she sang the syllable meaningfully, and squinted at the girl.

There are still a few freckles on the green face, the young woman does not doubt the other party's motives, the status of ninjas in this world is almost like that of Shikamaru's previous life, the knights in the Western Middle Ages, there are countless legends about ninjas, powerful force And mysterious traces, it is always inevitable to make ordinary people curious, especially for young girls who are in love, the lethality is rising.

The young woman thought about the image of Shikamaru who had just left. She really had a mature temperament that was different from her peers, and the leather armor on her body also showed a heroic spirit. No wonder a girl came to ask about the situation so soon.

It's just that the young woman didn't expect this girl who looked so weak to be so bold.

Thoughts were turning in her mind, but the young woman couldn't bear to reject this cute and weak girl after all, and said with some regret: "That boy seems to have just finished his journey, let us not disturb him, saying that he is going to rest."

The girl's eyes flashed when she heard the young woman's words, but she pretended to be disappointed, thanked the young woman, and walked out of the hotel quickly.

The young woman looked at the back of the girl leaving and still felt the feelings of a girl, but she didn't know that the "girl" turned into a middle-aged man as soon as she stepped out of the hotel gate. That weak and shy girl was actually pretended by this person.

"Rest? Are you going to take advantage of the night?" The middle-aged man muttered to himself after changing into his original appearance. It is easy to guess why Shikamaru rested in broad daylight. After all, for an excellent ninja, darkness is The best protection, and compared to civilians and ordinary people, the night is the home of ninjas.

Having said that, Shikamaru's choice of the time to take a rest made it easier for this middle-aged man who is inseparable from friend and foe!

Seeing that there were no other pedestrians around, the middle-aged man began to form mudras, his hands skillfully transformed, and Chakra was circulating in his body. With his movements, the soil under his feet rippled like water, and the man's body also Slowly sinking into it, it disappeared in a moment.

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From the accommodation habits of a ninja in a strange place, it is often possible to see whether the person is good enough as a ninja.

Most of the items in Shikamaru’s room showed signs of being moved, and some small items and chairs were placed in a mess on the ground—the first thing he did when he entered the room was to check for traps, and the layout was convenient own fighting environment.

The sleeping place is neither facing the door nor the window, let alone leaning against the wall. After all, for ninjas, the wall has little effect. Fortunately, this hotel has no beds, and the bedrooms are covered with tatami mats, allowing passengers to sleep on Above this, after removing the kotatsu, there is a very spacious sleeping space.

Shikamaru didn't turn out all the things in the backpack, after a brief wash, he put the backpack on his left hand side, and got under the quilt.

After all the preparations were done, the room was silent for a while, only the sound of Shikamaru's even breathing echoed, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

laugh!

Just at this time, a sudden change occurred, and the floor under Shikamaru seemed to come alive, and the wooden strips as thick as arms were like long snakes with their own lives, and they quickly raised their heads, intending to tie Shikamaru lying on the tatami. on the ground.

Swish!

Just as these living things approached Shikamaru, the boy who seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep suddenly turned around. At the same time, a black shadow that seemed to swallow all the light emerged from his palm, turning into an invincible sword. With repeated swings of the black blade, these wooden sticks have been cut into several knots.

Black magic. A thousand illusions!That black shadow is exactly the chakra of the "yin" attribute exuded from "Kingxiu" in Shikamaru's hand.

"What is this!? Is it an illusion?" Shikamaru couldn't help shrinking his pupils when he finally saw the wooden stick that attacked him. In his memory, it seems that only a few people who appeared in the original book can use the wooden escape technique, and these people seem unlikely to attack him now.

However, he quickly denied in his mind that this was an illusion.

"It's a real wooden dungeon." Shikamaru looked around, the hotel is mostly made of wood, if the opponent can use the wooden dungeon, it is indeed not a qualified battlefield, not to mention there are other reasons.

Although he is still thinking about who attacked him, what is certain is that no matter who it is, he is not qualified to ask Shikamaru to give up resistance!

Seeing another wooden strip growing from around the house and hitting him, Shikamaru waved the "Kagehide" in his hand again and again, cut off the wooden strip, and threw several shurikens towards the window. The moment the window shattered, Shikamaru also jumped out of the headgear.

Woo!

Almost at the moment when Shikamaru jumped out of the window, Shikamaru, who was protecting his head with both hands, only heard a gust of wind, and subconsciously pressed his hands down to block the rushing knee of a person who was rushing straight.

Snapped!

However, although Shikamaru managed to hold back the opponent's attack, but he was pushed back into the room by the force of the attack, who was unable to concentrate in mid-air.

Swish!

When Shikamaru returned to the room, the assailant also jumped in from the window. Before, because of preventing the glass shards from piercing his eyes and being attacked by surprise, Shikamaru did not see the opponent's appearance clearly until now. A chance to scrutinize the enemy.

Short clean hair, a square Chinese character face, a serious face, thick eyebrows and big eyes... This person's appearance is simply a template for a good person and righteousness. Without words, most people's first impression should be good, but among them Definitely not including Shikamaru.

He didn't dare to call himself a righteous hero, but the person who attacked him while he was sleeping was definitely not a good person.

"Nara Shikamaru?" The middle-aged man glanced at the guarded Shikamaru and asked as if to confirm his identity.

"..." Shikamaru pursed her lips tightly and did not answer.

"You can't escape." After watching Shikamaru's performance, the middle-aged man said with a slight smile. The same wooden strip squirmed, covering and sealing the door. It seemed that the other party wanted to seal the room to prevent Shikamaru from escaping.

Shikamaru just watched the other party's movements quietly, the sunlight swayed into the house from the broken window, casting a long shadow under the feet of the middle-aged man standing in front of the window.

"What am I running for?" he said softly.

At this moment, the middle-aged man suddenly made a strange movement, as if there was an invisible heavy object on his body, and at this moment he finally couldn't bear it and pushed it away.

Snapped!

Following the middle-aged man's movements, the warm table in the room was suddenly flipped open and fell to the floor with a soft sound.

Under the shocked eyes of the middle-aged man, another identical Shikamaru came out from under the warming table, looked at him coldly, his hands formed seals, the shadow under his feet and the middle-aged man wanted to meet trembled slightly, followed by a human-handed figure A black shadow emerged from the middle-aged man's feet like a strange snake, and continued to climb along his body to his neck.

It turned out that at some point, this middle-aged man had already acquired Shikamaru's "shadow imitation technique"!

boom!

"Shikamaru" who had been carrying "Yingxiu" came to the side of his companion, slowly inserted the sharp blade in his hand into the leather sheath on the back of the opponent's waist, and then formed a seal with one hand, which disappeared in a bang and smoke.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man's pupils shrink slightly, and he understands that Shikamaru has already been plotting against him. This person who has been attracting his attention is actually just a shadow clone.

"You only have one chance to answer my question." Shikamaru looked at the middle-aged man expressionlessly, and said slowly, without further words, his attitude has already shown that no matter whether the other party is lucky or would rather die than submit, he will You will only ask him once, if you make him dissatisfied, there is only one dead end.

"who are you?"

(Orz, the harmonious word for "忍*jing", is really peaty and depressing.)