Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 23 Ninja

In the early morning of the next day, dense fog covered the sea, and the air was abnormally humid. Even if you stayed outside for a while, your clothes would be wet by the moisture. Occasionally, some people appeared in the dense fog, but they were still busy. They hoped to return home as soon as possible.

Regardless of the complicated moods of outsiders, on this day, Dazna, who was lying on the bed, awoke from sleep very calmly, and went to the dining room after getting up. At this time, Tsunami had already prepared breakfast.

Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, and Asma, as well as Inari, Tsunami, and Datsuna sat around the dining table one by one, and they ate meat buns. This is the usual food that can be seen everywhere, but now However, it is difficult to find all the materials in the wave country, and I don't know how Tsunami got it.

No one at the table spoke, only the sound of teeth chewing food and sucking rice porridge. The atmosphere seemed dull. Shikamaru and other ninjas looked calm. This action was nothing to ninjas, and naturally there would be no major mood swings , In contrast, the Dazna family are ordinary people, and they are a little nervous and uncomfortable about this battle, especially when it is approaching, they feel that there is a sense of oppression in the air.

Inari obviously hadn't eaten this kind of food for a long time, so he seemed to be devouring it. At this moment, he suddenly stopped, hammering his chest with both hands, with an ugly face, Ino on the side quickly put down his chopsticks, and helped lighten the food with a resentful expression. He patted Inari on the back and reprimanded her in a low voice. After all, it was a girl. Inari's experience and age were enough to arouse Ino's sympathy.

Seeing this scene, Dazna looked much more relaxed, he couldn't help exhaling, and put down his chopsticks. In this situation, even if this operation fails, Inari will have these Konoha ninjas to take care of his safety.

"Wow!" The sound of the wooden chair rubbing against the floor was so ear-piercing at this moment, seeing Dazna put down the chopsticks and stood up, Tsunami looked a little nervous, looked at the tall old man, and whispered involuntarily: "Dad .”

But Tsunami didn't persuade her, Dazna had obviously made up her mind, since the men in this family had already decided to resist Kado, she had no choice but to silently support her.

Hearing this, Dazna turned his head to look at Tsunami, then turned his head to look at Inari, with a kind smile on his face, then the smile subsided, turned around to look at Shikamaru, and said seriously: "Tsunami Nami and Inari will leave you alone, Shikamaru-kun!"

Hearing this, Shikamaru also put down his chopsticks, and replied with a calm expression: "Don't worry." In this residential area, the roads are dense and dense, and the crowd can't use it. If a few elites attack, Shikamaru will not be afraid. , is nothing more than a poor wretch who is squeezed by ninjas and is about to lose his living space. He is quite powerful for ordinary people, but it is nothing more than that for ninjas.

Asma had already put down her chopsticks at this time, she also stood up, patted Shikamaru on the shoulder, and followed Dazna out of the gate.

On this day, as usual, Dazna, carrying tools, went to the unbuilt bridge, followed by Sarutobi Asma.

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"Finally, I can try the knife at will!"

A narrow path in the forest, a middle-aged man with a black eye patch on his right eye, a goatee, naked upper body, full of tattoos and scars laughed heartily, his running body paused slightly to gain momentum , touched the waist with the backhand to hit the knife, and pulled it out suddenly. With the help of the friction of the scabbard, the moment the blade came out of the sheath, the speed and strength increased explosively, and the cold light appeared. A tree as thick as a bowl in front of the man was truncated at the waist.

Seeing this, a long-haired companion wearing a cloth cap showed a ferocious smile on his face.

These two are the two wandering warriors under Kado's command. They had been serving as bodyguards to protect Kado, so the chances of fighting with knives are very small. This time, Kado had to send them alone, and they felt free. many.

This trail is difficult for large forces to pass, but it is not a problem with the foot strength of two wild warriors, so this route is chosen to go straight to Dazner's home.

"Save your energy, I heard that there are ninjas protecting Dazna's house." The wild samurai wearing a cloth cap said to his companion.

"It's just a few brats. I haven't fought with ninjas yet, so I don't know if they can stand or not!" The wild samurai with a blindfold sneered, slowly retracted his knife and said, "I've wanted to see the ninja's for a long time. Strength!"

If Shikamaru heard this sentence, he would definitely sneer with disdain. The art of war is an important part of the training of a regular samurai. It seems that these two wild samurai have never even learned the art of war. , although they have learned two-handed swordsmanship and chakra cultivation methods, they are just two slightly stronger hooligans. Even regular samurai are not opponents of ninjas of the same level. These two ronin are still brazen.

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"Shikamaru, do you care about those two wild samurai?" Even by boat, it will take some time, so Ino and Choji haven't set off yet. At this time, they are checking the ninja gear. Ino secretly glanced at the deer with eyes closed. Maru asked aloud.

The two wild warriors that Kado follows every day are no secret in the Kingdom of Waves. If you want to take hostages, you must send a small team. This requires high mobility and strength. These two warriors are the most powerful. good candidate.

"I haven't fought against samurai yet, so I'm just curious about their strength." Hearing this, Shikamaru slowly opened his eyes and spoke plainly. Seeing that Ino was still a little puzzled, after thinking about it, he continued to explain: "You should know that when the ninja army rose, there were many conflicts with the samurai. Now that the samurai have declined, it is impossible to be willing to do so. You must know that the samurai class back then was even more detached than the ninjas of today!"

"If a samurai wants to come back, he will definitely have conflicts and competitions with ninjas," Shikamaru flicked his fingers with a calm expression. Although he was still a teenager, his demeanor at this time already had a bit of tolerance: "Compared to other ninjas, The ninja in the village, Konoha’s information on samurai is really old. Although the two people around Kado are wild samurai, they can also see a lot of information from it. In the final analysis, samurai and ninja are originally overlapping combat professions. A hundred years ago, ninjas did not have the power to control the frontal battlefield, and the two could coexist, but now, it is impossible. Unless the group of samurai completely disappears, they will be the enemy of ninjas!"

"However, it is not so easy for the samurai to seek a comeback." Seeing Ino and Choji's thoughtful looks, Shikamaru said, "Unless you give up persistence and follow the path of the ninja, the samurai will never be our opponent, but In this way, the group of warriors will disappear.”

This world is not an online game, but the so-called balance between professions. The reality has never been fair. Samurai do not have ninjutsu. On a large-scale battlefield, their destructive power is low. When it comes to mobility, they are no better than ninjas. Torture information On the other hand, it is not as good as ninja with illusion assistance.

Before the establishment of the one country, one village system, the way samurai participated in wars was to use them as sharp knives to lead an army of ordinary people to attack, and for tasks such as intelligence gathering and assassination, ninjas were hired alone. A war dominated by ninjas is costly and prone to problems.

Later, ninjas gradually tried to intervene in the frontal battlefield. This can be seen from the fact that ninjas changed from light-weight clothing to armor like samurai at that time. General, although ordinary people are far from being opponents in terms of overall quality, ninjas are still not separated from human Fan Tao. Ninjutsu has not yet been perfected, and sharp weapons can still cause damage to ninjas. At this time, the role of armor is revealed.

Later, as ninjutsu gradually improved, the power of ninja became more and more powerful and perfect, and the decline of samurai was inevitable. The clothing of ninjas changed from armor to leather armor, which means that large-scale military warfare has been eliminated. ——Ninjutsu such as the fireball technique greatly increased the lethality of ninjas against ordinary people—began to pay attention to the mobility and flexibility of small-scale battles.

People who think that samurai and ninja should have mutual strengths and are generally equal are rare even among ordinary people.

If a samurai really wanted to be as capable as a ninja, why would he linger in a remote small country, and even begin to fade out of people's sight?Such a simple common sense question should be able to be understood by anyone with a clear mind.

Even in taijutsu, there may still be an advantage back then, but after decades of vigorous development of the ninja army, not to mention the samurai who were merged into the ninja team, it is not without outstanding talents among the ninjas, how could they not be as good as the samurai?

Survival of the fittest, the reason why the profession of samurai can still exist is just another choice for the names of various countries to stay just in case.

"You want to kill them?" Choji, who was familiar with Shikamaru, noticed the undisguised hostility in his tone, so he raised his head and asked.

"Since we have met, let's get rid of it together." Shikamaru said nonchalantly. In the previous life, many people couldn't see their position clearly, and like idiots, they tended to be hostile. The way is understandable, but in the still hostile situation, if he still acts like this, he is not a normal Fan Tao. Shikamaru is not this kind of guy. Since he was born as a ninja, it is naturally impossible to integrate into the samurai class. Enemies naturally have no sympathy or inclination: "It is a good thing for ninjas that samurai disappear from this world!"

Inari, who was sitting quietly listening to the conversation of Shikamaru and others, blushed with excitement, and looked enviously at Shikamaru who decided life and death with plain words. This is the confidence of a ninja!