Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 210 Three Persuasion

"My last mission was carried out with Jiraiya-sama." Shikamaru said with a calm tone, "I also met Orochimaru during the period."

As Shikamaru spoke, he slowly opened his collar, showing the curse seal on his neck to Tianzang, and said at the same time, "Oshemaru left this for me."

"Curse seal!?" Tianzang said with a frown, it seems that he also has some understanding of the curse seal.

"Yes." Shikamaru nodded and replied: "Uchiha Sasuke also has this curse seal on his body. Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama once told me something about Orochimaru and the curse seal. Orochimaru can pass the curse. The seal is to affect the subject, and the reason why he attached the seal to Uchiha Sasuke is because he has a forbidden technique that can abandon his original body and invade other people's body, and Uchiha Sasuke is his goal."

"My curse seal is very unstable during this time." Shikamaru let go of his hand, and used his collar to cover the curse seal tightly again: "Besides, in the last mission, I killed the medical ninja that Orochimaru had been wearing close to me. Now, since this person is brought by Orochimaru, I am afraid that his status and ability are not low. Oroshemaru's wish to let Master Tsunade help him heal him has failed again. In terms of his physical condition, it should be a good idea to replace his body again. recent events."

"But it's all your guesswork." Tianzang said hesitantly.

"So what?" Shikamaru asked back: "We directly snatched Kazuya Nakakwon from Kusanagi who is twice as many as our own. It can be said that we have actually completed the task of fighting the arrogance of Kusanagi Village, and now we want to do nothing more. It is better to complete it on the original basis, but if my guess is correct, it is very likely to make the dangerous enemies in Muye Village stronger, and our Muye Village will also lose a kind of blood inheritance limit, Not to mention the 'tongue' that we still have a chance to catch. Now that we go back to the village, even if my guess is wrong, we won't suffer any loss. On the contrary, we have a chance to catch an Otonin for interrogation, and get Orochimaru even more. Lots of information."

"It's clear at a glance which is more important." Shikamaru said in a deep voice: "If you are afraid of my guess being wrong and take responsibility, I can write a report after returning to the village and take responsibility alone."

"..." Tianzang glanced at Shikamaru. He couldn't understand the expression hidden under the mask, but he could still see the confidence revealed in his eyes. He sighed and said, "I am the third Captain of the unit, since I am in command of the operation, I should also be responsible for any mistakes."

Tianzang patted Shikamaru's shoulder, and said slowly: "The mission is over, let's go back to the village!"

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"How to find them? We don't have sentient ninjas."

"Water, this is an irreplaceable and neglected material. They must walk along the river, because they don't have time to constantly search for water, and in order to travel as quickly as possible, they will try to walk in a straight line and go straight through the jungle."

"We want to disperse the formation as much as possible and expand the scope of investigation."

"That's right, and they don't think that there will be intercepting enemies ahead, they will only be on guard against the ninjas chasing behind, and it won't be too difficult to find them."

The four members of the third team were discussing the action plan. Shikamaru pointed to a map and analyzed the three of them one by one.

The three of them nodded slowly.

Although Dodori and Kuki opposed Shikamaru's proposal before, as ninjas, they are the most disciplined Anbu members. Before the operation started, as subordinates, they were qualified to offer suggestions and opinions, but when the captain had already decided and made a battle plan Finally, as a subordinate, you can only obey and do your best to complete the task.

At this time, Dodiao and Nine Ghosts are only seriously supplementing and perfecting the plan, so as to increase the possibility of success.

Several people asked questions one by one, and then continued to make up. Among them, Shikamaru contributed the most. Although the original book did not give the specific route of Sasuke's escape, several iconic environments and locations are recorded in In Shikamaru's mind, for example, the Valley of the End where Sasuke and Naruto fought, the grassland where Kimaro fought with Rock Lee and Gaara, the canyon where the left and right sides fought with Inuzuka, etc. There is only one route that passes through these terrains at the same time on the road. It is entirely possible to draw the route of the four Otonin and Uchiha Sasuke based on this. The only trouble is that Shikamaru racked his brains to come up with various reasons to persuade several people to search The process of scope locking on these locations.

Although the Country of Grass and the Country of Fields are not neighbors, the distance is actually not too far away, which is about the same as the distance between Kusanagi Village and Konoha Village.

After the four members of the third team decided on the battle plan, they began to take action, no longer managing the affairs of the country of grass, but concentrating on another task.

Tsunade made the biggest mistake in the Sasuke defection incident in the original work, that is, he overestimated the strength of Shinobi Konoha, and at the same time underestimated Orochimaru's determination to win Uchiha Sasuke.

It is also unclear about Uchiha Sasuke's own mentality.

The strength of the four Otonin ninjas is not weak. Unlocking the dangerous form of Curse Seal II is no less than Konoha Village's Kamichi. In the original book, only Akimichi Choji and Rixiang Ningji are considered to have killed each other. The former still relies on taking secret medicines, while the latter is simply a desperate attitude, relying purely on wisdom.

As for Inuzuka Ya and others, if there was no rescue sent by Tsunade later, they would have been killed long ago.

If it wasn't for Tsunade's good luck, the loss caused by this decision would be enough to cause her reputation to plummet. She made such a big mistake not long after becoming Hokage, and many future decisions may be questioned, which is fatal to Tsunade.

The best solution is actually not to recover Sasuke Uchiha, but to kill him directly, but Shikamaru is not Hokage, so just think about it, and from his point of view, if there is no mistake made by Tsunade , his proposal and the actions of the third team are not so important.

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Starting from the well-known Valley of the End, Shikamaru and the members of the third team headed towards Konoha along the waterfall that cascaded down like Bailian.

Along the way, they passed through endless grasslands and canyons, and drilled into the dense virgin forest. It was only then that the distance between the teams was widened and the search area was expanded.

Corresponding to the actions of the third unit, at this time, the four people of Otoshi Village who had just set off from the outskirts of Konoha Village and Sasuke Uchiha who had crashed into the barrel were rushing on their way.

Whether it is the degree of danger of Konoha Ninja or Orochimaru's desire for Uchiha Sasuke, they dare not waste time.

The travel routes of the two parties are exactly opposite, and it is only a matter of time before they collide.

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Unlike the original book, Shikamaru has joined Anbu and was ordered to perform tasks, and the Chunin sent by Tsunade will not be him.

In view of the lack of manpower, Tsunade drew Unno Iruka from the education department as the team leader. This may mean playing emotional cards with Uchiha Sasuke, but more importantly, as the former teacher of Konoha Xiaoqiang, he is far more than Other Chunin are more familiar with their characters and abilities.

But because of this, Umino Iruka has a fatal shortcoming compared to Shikamaru who is the leader in the original work-he can't bear to let his former students face the hostile senior ninja alone at great risk.

The ninja he chose were Akimichi Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, Yume Shino, and Uzumaki Naruto. Although several of them had gone through the Chunin Exam and proved their strength, Umino Iruka also knew them well. Because of their flaws, especially in character, they can't rest assured. As a result, Jirobo has successfully dragged them back, making them farther and farther away from Uchiha Sasuke.

Not to mention the battle between Jirobo and Iruka and Uzumaki Naruto and other ninjas, the guard team composed of Ukon Ukin brothers, Kidomaru, and Tayuya did not worry about the victory or defeat of their companions at all, and only wanted to send Uchiha Sasuke back as soon as possible. Go to Orochimaru.

As Shikamaru said, they only focused on chasing the enemy behind, and did not think that a group of people would suddenly appear in front.

Kidomaru looked at the figure in front of him in astonishment, the outfit was known to everyone in the ninja world, the black bodysuit and the gray-and-white overalls form two extremes, with a handle sticking out from behind. A short ninja knife, with two ninja bags on the back of the waist, and what is inconsistent with the uniform outfit is the animal mask with distinctive colors.

How could Konoha Anbe appear here! ?

A trace of doubt flashed in Kidomaru's mind, but his movements did not become dull because of his own doubts, and he quickly put the heavily-worshipped wooden barrel on the ground, assuming a posture of guard.

"It seems that Shikamaru guessed right. Orochimaru's minions have indeed been to Konoha." Tenzang glanced at the three people in Otonin Village through the mask, and thought to himself: "But where is Sasuke Uchiha!?"

The four members of the third team had no chance to be a trap. After all, they still had to search for Otonin, and Shikamaru was also worried that after narrowing the scope of the investigation, if Otonin slipped away unknowingly, his plan would be ruined.

Tayuya took half a step back, and quietly put his hand into the ninja bag. Konoha Anbe itself is synonymous with "elite", and as an enemy, he can't be too vigilant, not to mention that their mission makes them not capable of dragging on qualifications.

But Tianzang naturally noticed her movements, or at first glance recognized that the people in front of him were the Otonin who had been guarding Dashemaru when he was carrying out Konoha's collapse plan.

Having met a big fish, Tianzang thought to himself.

"Do it!" Tenzo and Sakin spoke at the same time to give orders to their companions. At the same time, Kidomaru, Tayuya, Shikamaru, Kuki, and Dotori were already ready to go. The instant the order was given, the attack was launched at the same time.

Shikamaru stood in front of several companions first, and his hands quickly formed seals. With his movements, the mobilized Chakra was condensed on his hands, emitting a light blue light, and condensed together to form two sharp blades.

Chakra scalpel.

In order to integrate this jutsu into "Wushi", Shikamaru also worked hard to learn this ninjutsu during the period of time when he returned to Konoha. At this time, it may not be as good as Yakushido, but it is enough for actual combat.

And while Shikamaru was stepping on the seal and using the Chakra scalpel, Kidomaru had already spit out a large spider web from his mouth. This mixed body fluid was difficult to separate from Chakra's spider web sword and body. Fortunately, Shikamaru knew its weakness. There are also targeted methods.

Swish!

Shikamaru slashed continuously, and the light blue chakra covering his hands drew several graceful traces in the air. The indestructible and extremely sharp chakra blade was originally the nemesis of Kidoumaru's spider web. After the chakra channel was cut off, the spider web It seems to lose its vitality, and quickly dissolves and withers.