Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 210 Questioning

For a ninja, a qualified leader is not so easy to be, superb strength, outstanding mind, vision of seeing the right time in a chaotic environment, and the decisiveness to make decisions amidst a lot of chaotic information and intelligence , these characteristics are essential.

Tianzang is undoubtedly a qualified captain. As a leader, he can sit down and make a decision after analyzing the pros and cons of Shikamaru's proposal. After discovering that Junmaro, an unexpected combat force, has joined the enemy, he can also get a solution in the shortest possible time.

Completing the mission is always more important than simply killing the enemy. This is what an older member of Tianzang said to him when he first joined Anbu, and he took it very seriously.

"Kuki went after Sasuke, Urashima took Doto away, temporarily stopped his injuries, and then went to chase Kuki!" Tenzo, while tying seals and urging Mutun to besiege Junmaro, turned to Shikamaru without looking back. Waiting for someone to order the task: "I will solve this guy!"

Obviously, in Tianzang's eyes, recovering Sasuke is much more important than killing Kimomaro.

On the battlefield, there is no spare time and time to talk nonsense, and Anbu's discipline does not allow ordinary members to question their superiors during the war. Kuki and Shikamaru responded after hearing Tenzo's order. Kuki jumped onto the branch first, relying on the elasticity of the trunk Keep chasing in the direction where Soko left, Shikamaru helped up the Doto who was slandered by Kimaro.

"His physical condition seems to be very poor!" Shikamaru is very afraid of Junmaro's ability, and he is unwilling to fight him head-on, but this does not prevent him from reminding Tianzang: "He is supporting himself completely by his will now." , don’t fight recklessly with him!”

The identity of a medical ninja gave Shikamaru a lot of credibility in his hint, seeing Tianzang nodded, Shikamaru quickly left with the dodo.

Shikamaru didn't have any effective means to guard against Junmaro's "Dance of Zawara", which made him secretly determined to implement his plan as soon as he returned to Konoha Village, but at this time he could only try his best to take the dodo away from the battlefield .

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Zuo Jin was out of breath, carrying the barrel on his back, and hurried on the road, not daring to delay a bit.

The appearance of Konoha Anbu's third team was really unexpected. If Kimaro hadn't arrived suddenly, the four Otonin would have been wiped out, and the mission would have failed as a matter of course.

Before using the state of curse seal [-], and carrying the wooden barrel where Sasuke is on the road with my brother non-stop, even a ninja can't stand it.

Just thinking of Junma Lu's warning containing murderous intent, and the punishment of Orochimaru, Zuo Jin couldn't help but shudder, and couldn't help but suppress the little fatigue in his heart.

hiss…….

Zuojin, who was on his way, suddenly heard a burst of sound from the wooden barrel carried behind him, and at the same time puffs of smoke also sprang out of the wooden barrel with the sound.

Zuo Jin was startled, and then he showed joy on his face. He knew that this meant that Uchiha Sasuke was about to get out of the state of suspended animation, and he didn't need to carry someone on his back anymore.

He carefully placed the wooden barrel on the ground, seeing more and more smoke coming out of the wooden barrel, and the sound became more and more intense, so he quickly took a few steps back.

boom!

Almost at the same time as Zuo Jin retreated, Gai Zhou stuck the talisman paper, and the wooden barrel full of runes suddenly exploded, as if a detonating talisman was ignited and thrown into the barrel, and the strong air current tore the wooden barrel into pieces in an instant. Fragments of the wooden barrel splashed everywhere, and a cloud of thick smoke slowly rose, making one of the figures looming.

This force is really too strong!

Uchiha Sasuke looked at his hands with joy, he didn't care about the dull complexion, he was only excited by the power bestowed by the second form of curse seal.

He clenched his fist, and just this simple movement caused the joints of his body to make a series of crisp sounds, as if a string of firecrackers had been ignited.

Uchiha Sasuke felt that the weight on his head seemed a little wrong, he couldn't help but reached out and touched the hair that had become extremely long due to the power of the curse seal, it was different from the previous black color, and now the hair color has become evil. Gray purple.

It can change the shape of the body, Orochimaru's ninjutsu is really powerful!Uchiha Sasuke thought in his heart.

"Sasuke-sama?" Zuo Kon watched the smoke dissipate under the wind, and Uchiha Sasuke, who appeared in the form of the curse mark [-], seemed to be still indulging in the power at this time, and could not help but reminded: "Let's get out of here as soon as possible!"

"What's the matter?" Sasuke Uchiha turned his head to look at Zuo Jin, the dull skin, the whites of the eyes, and the gray-purple lips and long hair gave him an indescribably evil aura on his originally handsome face .

One of Uchiha Sasuke's eyes still maintains a yellow-brown pupil like Orochimaru, like a beast, obviously the influence of Orochimaru has not subsided yet, he glanced at Zuo Jin, and then scanned the surrounding environment again, with both eyes The coldness in his eyes gave Zuo Jin a chill, and Sasuke asked, "Where are the others?"

Whether Orochimaru wants to use Uchiha Sasuke as a container immediately, or prepare to train it, it is foreseeable that the other party's identity and status are not comparable to the four Otonin, so although Zuo Jin is a little urgent, he can only do it. Gong Sheng replied: "Before Konoha's Anbu intercepted, Kidomaru was killed, and Tayuya and Jirobo were holding the enemy back."

"Are you the only one left?" Uchiha Sasuke asked Zuo Jin with the corner of his mouth tugging, his eyes flashed an intriguing light.

"Yes." Zuo Jin didn't notice the abnormality of Uchiha Sasuke, and answered honestly.

"Very good!" Uchiha Sasuke whispered, and suddenly raised his hand to grab Zuo Jin's throat, with his sharp nails now, it is enough to cut the enemy's throat!

laugh!

Sasuke Uchiha's sharp claws splashed out with a streak of blood on Zuo Jin's body, but it was not on his throat, but on a forearm that suddenly protruded from Zuo Jin's chest.

"What are you doing!?" Zuo Jin looked at Sasuke Uchiha in shock and anger, but the other party only responded with a cruel sneer.

Sasuke Uchiha leaped back, and at the same time quickly formed a seal with both hands. The power of the spell seal even made his seal formation speed much faster, forming ninjutsu in the blink of an eye.

Art fire escape ho fireball!

Uchiha Sasuke's chest swelled exaggeratedly, and then he opened his mouth suddenly. Following his movements, a large ball of fire spewed out from his mouth, forming a huge fireball that hit Zuo Jin who was caught off guard.

Zuo Jin, who was surrounded by flames, let out a scream, but at the same time, a figure suddenly jumped out of him, kicked Zuo Jin, and kicked him out of the burning range of the flames, and he jumped from the spot with this force Open, it is Youjin who has been resting in Zuojin's body!

A dazzling light like thunder reflected in the eyes of You Jin who had just landed, and there seemed to be thousands of birds chirping in his ears. The bright arc condensed in Uchihasa's assistant kept shining, but it was slowly eroded by the curse seal. It was stained with a trace of black.

Chidori!

Sasuke Uchiha pressed his right hand and rushed to Youjin quickly. The powerful Chakra plowed a deep dent in the ground, and approached Youkin with a violent momentum.

laugh!

Without the slightest chance to stop, Uchiha Sasuke's "Chidori" directly pierced Ukin's heart.

"This is your punishment for provoking me in Konoha Village." Uchiha Sasuke looked at Ukon's disbelieving eyes and said with a sneer, then he quickly pulled out his right hand and rushed to Ukon who was not far away.

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When Kuki sensed the place where Uchiha Sasuke and the two brothers Uchiha and Ukin were fighting, there was no longer the former figure in the field, only the bodies of the two unlucky brothers remained.

The power of the curse seal degenerated with the loss of life, and the original faces of the two returned, with an expression of disbelief on them. It was obvious that Sasuke Uchiha would kill him.

"Where's Uchiha Sasuke?" Kuki murmured to himself after finding the bodies of the two brothers Zuo Jin and You Jin, and then searched around in doubt.

"Did he leave by himself, or was he hijacked by someone!?" Kuki picked up a fragment of a wooden barrel that contained Uchiha Sasuke before, and walked with some hesitation.

The lack of information made him wonder what the next step would be. According to Shikamaru, Uchiha Sasuke should have voluntarily followed Zuo Jin and others to leave Konoha Village, and should not have attacked or even killed Zuo Jin.

Taking a step back, Sasuke Uchiha did not do it voluntarily. If no one hijacked him, he broke out of the barrel, and after killing the left and right neighbors, he should turn back and meet the Kuki.

And if someone hijacks Sasuke Uchiha, whether he will go to Yinnin Village is not so certain.

The death of the Zuojin Youjin brothers made the situation confusing. Kuki didn't dare to chase after him because he was convinced that Uchiha Sasuke was going to Otonin Village. He could only follow the clues left by Uchiha Sasuke carefully and move slowly.

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Jun Ma Lu eventually fell ill and died.

The bloodline of Shigumai is indeed powerful, but Tianzang, who can use Mudun himself and is a Jonin* elite, is not bad.What's more, Tianzang was reminded by Shikamaru, and has been carefully adopting delaying tactics, and finally won the victory without any danger.

Contrary to Tianzang's victory, Kuki and Shikamaru, who arrived later, returned without success. Because they could not determine whether Uchiha Sasuke was robbed, they dare not say conclusively that Uchiha Sasuke must be Going to the direction of Yinnin Village, Kuki and Shikamaru have been paying attention to the clues on the road, so they slowed down their speed and naturally did not catch up with Uchiha Sasuke.

Shikamaru never thought of reminding Kuki, because Uchiha Sasuke rebelled against Konoha Village, which is more beneficial to him.

What's more, although Uchiha Sasuke was not recovered, the results of Anbu's third unit can be considered rich. Not to mention a prisoner of Otonin Village, this is a living source of information, as well as the corpse of the owner of the "Bone Vein" ——This is a very precious asset for a ninja village with du li research and development equipment and excellent research and development capabilities.

And these are all gains without pre-arranged combat missions by the superiors. Although they are not perfect, they are still satisfactory. After all, the third team has not lost personnel due to battles.

In addition to Doto's serious injuries, Shikamaru, Tenzo, and Kuki only had minor injuries. Uchiha Sasuke's defection itself is not a trivial matter, not to mention that Orochimaru was involved, and the third team did not dare to delay. Returning to Konoha Village with the bodies of Kidomaru, Kimomaro, and Ukin Ukin brothers and the captured Tayuya, they happened to meet the Konoha tracking team led by Iruka unexpectedly.

After Iruka and others worked together to solve Jirobo, they continued to chase, but they did not expect to meet a group of Konoha Anbe who were carrying the corpses of the four Otonin. Tenzo just explained it to him in general. The team gathered at this point and rushed to Muye Village.

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As a member of Anbe, it is impossible to enjoy the honor of returning from victory openly, and Uchiha Sasuke's defection is not a glorious deed. Even if Shikamaru and others gain something, it is impossible to publicize it with great fanfare.

However, after receiving the corpses of Kimimaro, Kidomaru, Sakon Ukon, and Jirobo, and the captive Tayuya, and knowing the enemy's strength, Tsunade couldn't help but congratulate himself for his luck. In Konoha Village's Chunin, in the state of Curse Seal II, by virtue of various unique abilities, he is not much inferior to Jonin, let alone Junmaro, who Tenzo said is far more powerful than the four Otonin.

If it wasn't for Iruka's prudent nature and cherishing his former students, he would have made the same cruel choice as Nara Shikamaru in the original book, and would have paid the price of casualties, and the third team could intercept the Otonin four, It is also the focus of this capture, and it can be regarded as saving the lives of Iruka and others in a disguised form.

"You guys did a great job!" Tsunade praised the ninjas of Anbu's third unit without hesitation: "You have snatched the power of Kazuya Naka from Kusanagi who outnumbered you, and you have fought with Orochimaru's minions one after another. The battle was won and the mission was overfulfilled, and a prisoner was captured, which is of great use to the village."

"You have worked hard, I will add an S-level task to your file." Tsunade glanced at Shikamaru, Tenzo, and Kuki——Dori was sent to the hospital because of serious injuries——she Said softly: "In the next few days, you should rest first!"

Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, not because of a few days of rest, but because of an extra S-level task.

After all, he has only become a Chunin not long ago, and there are already three S-level missions listed in the file. When looking for Tsunade, because he encountered Orochimaru, and Shikamaru killed another pharmacist, Dosuan, Grass Country arrest and Takumi One, plus the encounter and battle with the Otonin four people also counts as one....

This is rare. After all, Shikamaru is still a Chunin. With his current qualifications, as long as he completes one or two A-level missions and B-level missions, he is eligible to apply for promotion to a Jonin—of course, the premise is that he is strong enough.

After Tsunade encouraged her a few more words, Shikamaru and Kuki left her office, leaving only Tianzo as the sub-leader alone to report to Tsunade the details of the mission.

"Okay!" Seeing that Shikamaru and Kuki left the office and closed the door voluntarily, Tsunade said to Tianzang, "Why would you think of going around the country of grass and returning to Konoha Village? It's Shikamaru's proposal, what's going on?"

Before Kuki was still there, Tenzo could only vaguely tell Tsunade that the idea was actually Shikamaru's idea, so the two people still in the office know Shikamaru's true identity, and there is no need to hide it.

Tenzo nodded when he heard the words, and sorted out Shikamaru's situation of his curse seal, Uchiha Sasuke's usual performance, and even the reaction Orochimaru might have had after killing Yakushidou during the mission, and sorted them out one by one. The idea formed later is spoken out.

His tone was flat, and he didn't add any subjective emotions of his own to guide Tsunade who was listening. Although he really admired Shikamaru, a talented young man, he understood that what Tsunade needed was to tell without embellishment, without showing off some cleverness .

"This child is also a bit of a gambler!" After hearing Tianzang's description, Tsunade joked half-jokingly.

"No." Tianzang refuted Tsunade's words. After the narration, he could also express his opinion: "The correct rate of any gamble cannot exceed 50.00%, but Shikamaru's guess is far more likely to be true. Value, this is not a gamble, it is just a choice of the most likely event, so I will agree with his proposal."

Tsunade nodded slightly, agreeing with Tianzang's point of view.

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While Tsunade was talking with Tianzang, Shikamaru had already changed his clothes—it was really inconvenient to do things in Anbe, and even changing uniforms was a bit troublesome.

Shikamaru, who just changed into casual clothes and returned home to rest, hadn't calmed down when someone came to visit.

Wearing a gray uniform with a white bandage wrapped around his face, he is not tall but has a loud voice... It is the Chunin Flying Bamboo Dragonfly from the Interrogation Department.

"Shikamaru!" Flying Bamboo Dragonfly greeted Shikamaru carelessly, with a familiar look, and said with a smile: "Captain Yibixi summoned urgently, asking you to come to the torture department as soon as possible to participate in the prisoner's questioning."

"You're in luck, kid! Put on your uniform and go with me. Captain Ibishi personally presided over the questioning this time. You can learn a lot by his side." Feizhu Dragonfly urged Shikamaru.

Shikamaru's heart moved after hearing the other party's words, and he already had a guess, but asked, "Is this an important prisoner being interrogated?"

"It's a big fish," Flying Bamboo Dragonfly said with a sneer of disdain, "Anbu ninja just captured a discarded 'toy' of Orochimaru, and it's being held in a cell now. I really want to see this guy in Ibixi How long can the captain hold on!"

(Slightly belated blessings, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.)