Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 240 Prophecy

Vulnerable.

This is Shikamaru's comment on the armed forces of this underground organization. Even though this body is only 13 years old, with his long-term hard work, Shikamaru has received rich rewards and is still qualified to look down on most ninjas.

With "Thousands of Fantasy", "Ten Directions", "Full Shadows" and "Random Style", his combat ability even surpassed many Junin in Konoha Village.

Shikamaru's space ninjutsu "Black Magic. Shifang" modified from "Flying Thunder God's Art" as a template requires much less chakra than the former. With his current ability, it is enough to use it six times before There will be a sense of loss of strength. In other words, as long as there is no ninja whose strength is far beyond Shikamaru, or who is proficient in space ninjutsu, it is undoubtedly more difficult to kill him than to reach the sky based on the number of enemies. Shikamaru, who has an absolute advantage in ability, doesn't have to worry about himself even if he is surrounded. As long as his personal strength is not as good as Shikamaru's and cannot resist his offensive, the existence of other people is not much better than decoration.

What's more, Shikamaru also has "Thousand Fantasy", this ninjutsu is far more general than "Shifang". Even Shikamaru demonstrated for Shiranui Genma the "Spiral Pill" that has undergone a change in nature. After the Chakra composed of energy forms a substance, it can be attacked and defended, and it is ever-changing. Only when the technique is used, can it be regarded as a real qualitative leap in practicality.

Although there are three chunin-level ninjas in this base, and a rebel ninja who is suspected of being a johnin, when Shikamaru held the burly man who was punched half to death by Shikamaru in the first hand, he held a When a thin man with eyes came to Tianzang's side abruptly using "Dark Magic. time to eat.

"The speed is very fast." Tianzang saw Shikamaru show space ninjutsu for the first time. When he found that Shikamaru came quietly behind him, he was slightly taken aback, and said dryly: "Really soon……."

Even if Tianzang did it himself, he didn't dare to say that he could successfully complete the task in such a short period of time without causing chaos.

Shikamaru shook his head and remained silent, and kept the two people in his hands on the ground. Although the burly man underwent simple treatment by Shikamaru, he was only in a state where he barely had half his life left. An ordinary person who is simply in charge of property has already fainted, but he can be employed in such a shady black market, which is not easy to deal with.

"That middle-aged man should be a small boss, so I just brought him along." Shikamaru kicked the prisoner under his feet, and said to Tianzang, interrogating two people at the same time is actually much easier than interrogating one person. Relying on mutual suspicion and distrust attitudes can often easily open the prisoner's mouth.

Tianzang nodded, and his eyes fell on the middle-aged man with a strong body. Compared with the man with glasses who was just in a coma, his injuries were much more horrifying. Even if Shikamaru gave him simple After treatment, but there is still a conspicuous mark on the chest, the scars and flesh and blood criss-cross, and the arms are slightly twisted in an unnatural situation. The whole person looks like being hit head-on by a running rhino, which is terrible.

"The village has already notified the local manager, we can just go back to the village now." Tianzang said to Shikamaru after checking the injuries of the two prisoners.

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"Is Jiraiya-sama going back to the village?" Shikamaru and Tenzo asked suddenly as they ran among the woods carrying a bound and strong captive.

"...Yes." There was no need to hide this news, and Tianzang, the captain of the dark section, was also qualified to know, so Shikamaru replied directly.

Shikamaru noticed the change in Tenzo's tone when he mentioned Jiraiya, and seemed to respect him very much, so he continued on the other side's topic: "Speaking of which, where did Master Jiraiya's title of 'immortal' come from?"

The name of Jiraiya's "immortal" even exceeds that of the notorious Orochimaru and Senshou Tsunade of Masamune Red. It seems understandable that Shikamaru is curious about this-provided that he is not a time traveler.

"This is indeed very legendary." When Tianzang talked about this topic, he seemed to be interested, and said with some emotion. The story of Jiraiya's encounter with Toad Immortal at Mt. For ninjas, it is also a rare adventure, not to mention that Zirai's bold and unrestrained temperament also adds a lot to this, so even if this old man never hides his good nature, he can still have a great reputation in the village. high prestige.

Tenzo slowly told Shikamaru some stories that he already knew in his previous life, the adventures of Jiraiya: a talented but always whimsical young ninja, a "weird talent" who often makes the third Hokage helpless as a teacher— ——Actually, Zilai has already shown extremely high talent when he was a teenager, but he will be underestimated if he doesn't have the right shape. Even if he matures in the future, his nature is like this, and he can't and doesn't even bother to change it until someone After the trip to Mt. Miaomu, coupled with the fact that his strength began to improve by leaps and bounds, he was finally taken seriously.

When it was rumored that Jilai also got the prophecy about the "Child of Destiny" from the mouth of Immortal Hama, coupled with the extraordinary demeanor shown by his disciple Namikaze Minato, this made his status faintly detached, even far away. Far stronger than Tsunade and Orochimaru, the name of "immortal" has spread like wildfire.

"Child of Destiny?" Shikamaru pretended to be puzzled and interrupted Tianzang's story.

"It is said that the prophecy made by the Toad Immortal is a man who can change the fate of the ninja world. Some people call him the 'son of prophecy', or even the reincarnation of the Six Paths Immortal." Tianzang sighed and said: "In short, 'he' should be Becoming a disciple of Master Jiraiya, many people in the village thought that the Fourth Hokage was the 'son of prophecy' until the Fourth Hokage died in the catastrophe of Kyuubi."

"Do you believe in this kind of prophecy?" Shikamaru asked back because of the regretful expression on Tenzang's face.

"I just hope this prophecy is true." Tianzang said indifferently. The experience of being an experimental product was a huge torture both physically and psychologically. It is impossible for him to be able to have no grudges Yes, he developed it for the purpose of weapons, so naturally he doesn't like war very much.

It's just that the disappointment in Tianzang's tone can hardly be concealed, and his confidence in the so-called "prophecy" has obviously been seriously shaken-compared with the original book, Naruto Uzumaki has not done anything impressive. Tianzang really didn't believe that with Naruto Uzumaki's current performance, he could be awarded the honor of "Son of Prophecy".

Compared with Uzumaki Naruto, Tenzo is more willing to believe that Shikamaru next to him is the "son of the prophecy", but unfortunately he is not like the prophecy, but a disciple of Jiraiya.

"I don't really believe in illusory prophecies. I don't have enough strength, wisdom, and charisma. Not to mention changing the ninja world, I can't even change a village." Shikamaru said noncommittally: "Individual power is limited, 'Change In the final analysis, the fate of the ninja world is to break the old order, and there are not enough people to help, how to establish a new order on this basis? Or is this "change" just a kind of reckless destruction?"

"Becoming Hokage, or the leader of a village, using this as a fulcrum to expand one's sphere of influence is the foundation that the so-called 'son of prophecy' should have." Shikamaru asked Tianzang, "Do you think so?"

"..." Tianzang frowned and thought carefully about Shikamaru's words, then nodded slowly in agreement, "That's true."

Even Uchiha Obito, who intends to hypnotize the whole world by relying on Infinite Tsukiyomi, needs the help of members of the "Akatsuki Organization". The ideal "order" is not simply destroyed.

The survival and stability of human beings require the maintenance of order. The old system and order are flawed and not perfect. It can be broken, but before that, another order must be prepared to replace it. The excuses are all heinous actions.

Just like "killing for life" as a law, if it is too general and not detailed enough, but you can't just remove it and think about it slowly, otherwise the only order will disappear, and there will be chaos.

To establish a new order, just as Shikamaru said to Ri Xiangningji, it cannot be easily done by one or two people. Uchiha Obito's Infinity Tsukiyomi can also rely on the power of illusion to control and control it with one person. The order of the entire world, this is just hypnosis, it is not a real order, and without this kind of power, how can one person do it?Who refuses to accept and destroys whom?One person is divided into hundreds of millions?

Without a starting point, it is not so easy to become a world leader.

Seeing that Tianzang's expression does not seem to be fake, Shikamaru is very satisfied. His previous words were actually instilling a kind of idea in Tianzang, and now it seems that the effect is good.

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Shikamaru's Jonin promotion exam went smoothly all the way, and he achieved good results in a series of exams, and thus successfully obtained the Jonin qualification certificate.

A 13-year-old Jonin is indeed enough to cause shock in Konoha Village. Although Kakashi Hatake became a Jonin at the age of 12, it may not be able to cause such a big sensation, but geniuses can always arouse people's topics , precisely because of their rarity.

It's a pity that there is something more important than Shikamaru becoming a Jonin at the age of 13, which attracts most people's attention—the third round of the Chunin Exam, which is also the most important individual competition, will be held soon!