Shadow of the Wood

Chapter [-] Rejection

After figuring out the topography of the Hezhai Zhongquan Palace and the whereabouts of the masters and servants, Shikamaru pretended to be careless, broke some bowls and cups and other worthless small objects, and was kicked out by the housekeeper.

Continuing to pretend to be a servant, waiting for an opportunity to plot against He Zhai Zhongquan and other Kusunin is indeed a tempting idea, but it is a pity that after the Akai team went to the Kusanagi Mansion in a fair manner, the Kusanagi Village sent to protect He Zhai Zhongquan There must be sentient ninjas in the team, and Shikamaru will lurk next to Kazukami at that time, but he will startle the snake.

An abandoned dilapidated house far away from the city is the temporary base of Konoha Anbu's third team. There is not even a humble hotel in this city, and a few people can only live here kind of place.

"Urashima, how is it?" Apart from a teammate who was still inquiring about the situation in the city, Tianzang and an Anbu member code-named "Doto" were staying in this temporary base. After discovering Shikamaru, Tenzo Zang asked about the situation in a deep voice.

"This is a topographical map." Shikamaru handed the topographical map of the Hezhai Imperial Palace that he had drawn to Tenzang, and said at the same time: "The guards inside are very ordinary, except for the two Kusanagi village chuunin, there are only ordinary soldiers. gone."

"Didn't arouse suspicion?" Tianzang asked without raising his head, looking down at the topographic map.

"No, boys and girls are often recruited in the Imperial Palace." Shikamaru shook his head and said.

He Zhai Zhongquan likes to torture and play with beautiful boys and girls. It seems that only through this kind of behavior can he feel the joy of being alive again and stay away from the fear of gradually aging day after day.There are not a few children who have been played to death by him for a long time, or it is not uncommon for them to commit suicide because they cannot bear the humiliation and torture. Xinyi's child was kicked out, so Shikamaru was not afraid of being suspected.

Tianzang carefully looked at the map, and after a while, he tapped on the stables, and then on the servants' living quarters not far away, and said, "Urashima, you said that there are many servants who tend to destroy in this palace. ?”

"...Yes." Shikamaru replied after thinking about those eyes full of viciousness and hatred.

"Our mission this time is not only to capture He Zhai Zhongquan, but also to kill a few grass ninjas who came to protect him. The best result is of course to wipe out all grass ninjas." Tianzang said to the two: "However, they have an advantage in numbers. If we attack hard, even if we are sure of victory, there is no guarantee that there will be no loss of personnel."

"We must separate them, and use our advantages to kill them one by one." Tianzang waved his right hand to strengthen his tone, and said unquestionably: "After the ninjas sent by Kusanagi Village came to Hezhai Imperial Palace, We had to strike immediately, without giving them time to get used to the terrain."

"Nine ghosts!" Tianzang suddenly shouted behind Shikamaru. Sensing the movement, Shikamaru turned his head and saw that another member of his same team had returned to the temporary base at some point. He was taller. Slightly thin, with short black hair that reaches the ears, and a lynx mask on his face, he answered when Tianzang called him.

"At that time, you will be in charge of using illusion to guide several servants who have been insulted by He Zhaizhongquan to set fire to the stables, causing chaos, and then come to the south side of the outer periphery of the imperial palace to meet me and 'Doyori'." Tianzang ordered.

None of the Anbu members have any obvious shortcomings. Ninja, body, and magic are not weak, but there are always people who are good at a certain aspect. The man code-named "Nine Ghosts" and wearing a bobcat mask is better at using illusion, fire escape, and earth. Ninjutsu escape, so some time ago, he was sent to the city to inquire about the news, who is good at illusion.

Seeing that the "nine ghosts" nodded yes, Tianzang said to the other two: "After the sao riot, I, 'Doto', and 'Urashima' attacked the place where He Zhaizhongquan was located, 'Urashima', you are the first!" Time to leave with Zhai Zhongquan, and I and 'Doybird' will help you hold back the pursuers for a while, understand!"

Shikamaru glanced at the 'Doto' wearing a bird mask and carrying two knives behind his back, one of which is a short ninja sword, which is standard equipment for Anbe members, and the other is 'Doto' himself The Taidao he had prepared was tied with two long black ropes on the scabbard, and the other end was tied to his belt. He usually carried the Taidao behind his back when he was on the road. When fighting, he only needed to pull the Taidao to let it hang down. waistline.He is good at Taijutsu and ninjutsu, more precisely, sword technique and wind escape ninjutsu. He is very powerful in frontal combat. If it is just to hold off the pursuers temporarily, it is enough to have him and Tianzang, not to mention there are " Nine ghosts' meet them.

"'Urashima' took He Zhai Zhongquan to the south and went straight to the dense forest outside the city. People from Akai's team will pick you up there, and then you will hand He Zhai Zhongquan to Akai and the others." Tianzang Said to Shikamaru: "After the Akai team leaves, you lie in ambush in the dense forest, and we will lure the enemy over."

"There is no room for loss in this battle, let these country bumpkins from Kusanagi Village experience the consequences of angering Konoha Village!" Tianzang said to Shikamaru and the others, even with a mask on, Shikamaru could imagine the opponent at this time The cold expression, the battle between the ninjas of different ninja villages, there is indeed no room for affection and leeway.

Tianzang's plan is actually very simple to say, it is nothing more than separating Kusunin as much as possible by causing sao chaos, and then forming a chasing battle, lengthening the formation of Kusunin Village, making it difficult for them to see each other from head to tail, and reducing the number of Kusunin in disguise advantage, and then use the 'Nine Ghosts' and Shikamaru's successive support to attack and solve some of the enemies one by one, and finally lead the battlefield to the dense forest, so as to separate the large number of parties.

This is a plan that can only be formulated with absolute confidence in one's own personal strength, and the successful capture of He Zhai Zhongquan is the most important thing. If they wish, their formation will be lengthened.

After Tianzang made a plan, he handed over the topographical map to the 'Nine Ghosts', and asked him to memorize the locations of each area. He suddenly remembered something, and asked Shikamaru: "By the way, my tree species and Zhai Zhongquan have eaten it. ?"

"I saw him take it with my own eyes." Shikamaru replied with a nod upon hearing that.

After Tianzang's tree species was subdued by He Zhaizhongquan, he was able to perceive the opponent's position, but was deceived by Kusanagi with transformation or illusion.

The advantage of Anbu members such as Shikamaru is that Kusanagi Village is not aware of their arrival, and has made various preparations in advance, making Kusanagi's possible actions useless.

It is also impossible for Cao Ren Village to send a large number of ninjas to guard and Zhai Zhongquan, not to mention the normal operation of Cao Ren Village and the Country of Grass - no matter how important He Zhai Zhongquan is, it will not be more important than the entire country - they really If a large number of ninjas are sent here, it will be tantamount to actively expanding the scale of the struggle, and it is not impossible for it to eventually turn into a war.So this time, the grass ninja village will send at most two or three jounin, each with a team of several chunin.

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The schedule of Akai's team was not slow. Not long after Tian Zang made a plan, he brought Ri Xiang Ningci, Li Luoke and Tian Tian to the capital of the Kingdom of Grass.

Locke Li and Tian Tian looked depressed, and the internal political situation in the Country of Grass was turbulent. The two of them saw more dead people along the way than in their entire lives, and these people died in various ways, such as starvation, disease, murder... Even the capital in front of me is far away from the prosperity. The aristocratic area in the east of the city is in stark contrast to the civilian area in the south of the city. The luxury and chaos are like two worlds that are incompatible with each other. The power in it is forcibly connected together.

Compared with Tianzang and Shikamaru, the Akai team is much more upright. They are as a bright team to attract the attention of Kusanagi and Kusanagi Village, and they come to deliver Tsunade's letter, so they do not hide it looking for a place to stay in the city.

It's a pity that after searching for a long time, I couldn't find a more ordinary hotel. This country is so impoverished, and the merchants who come here to do business will not be the common people, but the nobles. Naturally, there will be no shortage of money for enjoyment.

In desperation, Akai could only sigh that he wasted a lot of expenses and went to a high-end hotel to go through the formalities.He knew that although it was set for three days, his group might not be able to stay for such a long time. This kind of behavior was mainly to make the surveillance Kusanagi relax his vigilance.

A few people stayed in the hotel, and Akai looked for an excuse to leave. After carefully checking whether there were any monitors, he sneaked out of the city.

In a small forest outside the city, Tianzang had been waiting for Akaiduo for a long time, and when he saw him coming, he didn't say much, and when he got the password, he informed him of the plan he had made before.

Akai's task is to meet Shikamaru in the dense forest in the south of the city, and then rush back to Konoha Village with He Zhaizhongquan, and leave the rest to Anbu.

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With Tsunade's letter, Akai's request for the right to be married to the Daimyo of the Country of Grass failed as a matter of course.

Even if the Country of Grass is a small country, Kusanagi Village is not looked down upon by Konoha Village, but as the head of a country, being asked to hand over his important ministers with a letter would make people laugh out loud .

Although Daimyo of the Country of Grass said politely to Akai that he would punish He Zhongquan, he still rejected Tsunade's request, and Akai did not insist, and the Daimyo of the Country of Grass did not dare to make things difficult for him, so it seemed that they were at peace. Leave the Daimyo Imperial Palace.

After Akai left, Daimyo of the Country of Grass still felt uneasy. After all, compared with the Country of Grass and Kusanagi Village, Konoha Village and the Country of Fire are indeed behemoths that are well-deserved. Akai's previous attitude is also questionable.

After thinking about it, Daimyo of the Country of Grass finally decided to write a letter, asking Cao Ninja Village to send people to protect He Zhai Zhongquan as soon as possible.

It is different from the diplomacy in the country of fire. After all, Konoha village is a ninja village and a military organization. There is no need to doubt their action. It is possible to send ninjas to hijack and Zhai Zhongquan after receiving the message of his rejection.

It is unlikely to go to war directly. Konoha Village needs Kusanagi to keep it as a buffer between him and Yanyin Village, and it needs to be used to contain the nearby Takinobu Village who has always been nostalgic for the glory of the past.

Of course, the name of the Country of Grass is not known, but Tsunade has already made up his mind to make an example to the monkeys, and the Country of Grass and Kusanagi Village are just that helpless chicken in her eyes!