Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 240 The Seventh Beginning

The third Zhongnin exam, whose theme is the knockout round, finally ended with the emotions of many audiences. Such a rare ninja duel, a head-to-head competition, is not a big deal for audiences whose themes are mostly ordinary people. things that are often seen.

In fact, the statement of scoring based on performance and thus promoting Chunin seems a bit idealistic. From another perspective, the potential line of this sentence is: I say you are qualified, and you are qualified.

As for the opinions of other ninja village leaders and even daimyo?How could ninjas from other villages be qualified to dictate the selection of other ninja villages, and how much do ordinary people like daimyo know about ninjas?This statement is just to motivate candidates to perform more.

It is entirely Muye Village's own business to really decide whether the candidates of Muye Village will be promoted. It has little to do with outsiders. It is just that we need to pay attention to the issue of external public opinion. After all, the Zhongnin Exam is a showcase stage jointly held by various countries, and we must ensure that Its reputation, but now Ri Xiangningji, Li Luoke and Younv Shino all performed very well in the exam, especially Ri Xiangningci, who became the final winner in this knockout round, I want to come *After this competition, I will also Make some fame in the ninja world.

Muye Village is not worried that the three of them will be promoted to the Chunin under the pretext of performing in the Chunin Exam, which will cause criticism from outsiders-they are qualified!

Naturally, after the match, the three jinnin who quickly recovered from their injuries were summoned immediately after the game, and Tsunade personally conveyed the news of their successful promotion to zhongnin and their first mission after becoming zhongnin ..., the mission of going to Wuyin Village!

The three people who heard the mission were a little dazed.

Diplomacy is no small matter, and this task will certainly not be easy.The quick-witted Yume Shino and Ri Xiangning affirmed this almost immediately. <Walking into the conference room and explaining the tasks, the three of them understood the weight of their responsibilities.

Defeating all ninjas of the same age, even ninjas of the same level, in Wuyin Village is the "task" they must complete.

"This will be a difficult war. Weak begging or bluffing are useless to Ninja Village. Only when you show enough strength can you let others sit at the negotiating table calmly. For the time being, Muye Village We don’t want to have a war with Kirigakure Village yet, so we have to ask them to sit down obediently and discuss things with us.” As the proposer of the mission, as a matter of course supplementing Tsunade’s explanation, Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief, serious He said: "The three of you are all the best in this exam. You must show your morale and prestige in the next battle with Wuyin Village. Try not to kill in the battle, but everything must be based on Your own safety is the primary consideration, but there is one thing I must explain—we cannot lose this battle!"

Only a perfect record and admirable strength can completely suppress Wuyin Village, smash all their pride and unrealistic fantasies, and let them feel the gap between them and Muye Village more clearly. They no longer consider forming an alliance with Yunyin Village. Including Shikamaru, as long as one of the four Konoha ninjas loses in the battle with Mist Ninja, they will be underestimated, weakening the results of the battle, and making the negotiation less smooth.

And Shikamaru's task is even heavier, he has to face many jonin in Kirigakure Village!

Although they are all of the same age, Ri Xiangningji and Li Luoke are one year older than Shikamaru, but at this time, facing Shikamaru with a low tone and a serious expression, the three teenagers who have just become Chunin still nod involuntarily. .

very good!Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at Shikamaru's performance, and nodded secretly. This young man has formed the aura of a real decision-maker.

As a Jonin, the commander of one side of the battlefield, maybe you can be approachable or even honest and kind in normal times, but you must have enough aura to make your subordinates and companions strictly implement your every task when necessary. item command.

War and ninja fights are not just play games. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. There is no time to make a decision and make a min zhu vote. In many cases, the commander needs to make his own choice, not to mention facing many unexpected factors. A true superior Shinobu must be a trustworthy officer, whether iron-blooded, ruthless, or tough, in short, he must have an aura that can "squeeze" others.

Shikamaru obviously knows this well, or in other words, he has gradually paved the way for many Xiaoqiangs from a long time ago. Since the ninja school, he has been trying to "get rid of" everyone and distance himself from these people. The distance between them made them gradually become able to only look up to themselves, and even became the existence of both teachers and friends, so that everyone always maintained a sense of fear of themselves in their hearts, and even now they can even order them like arms.

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Naturally, Rixiang Ningji, Li Luoke, Yume Shino and others who had just finished a hard battle couldn't set off with the team immediately, but they could only cultivate for two days, and then followed Shikamaru and others to start the journey.

Including Shikamaru, the first destination of the six Konoha ninjas is the country of Nami. Keimoto Kobayashi set off there long before Konoha took action. The seven will meet in the country of Nami, and then Traveling by sea to the country of water, the purpose, personnel and time of the exchange have been notified to the country of water, so there is no need to misunderstand the other party.

Among the six people, only Shikamaru felt a little bit emotional about the first stop to the country of Nami. After a year later, returning to the battlefield where he became famous made him somewhat inexplicable.

Feeling the passage of time?Self-pity?

No, Shikamaru just thinks that the incomparable peach land back then is just a pinch of loess, even if he has such a big name, when people mention him now, they will only say: "Ah, That man known as 'ghost man'? Didn't he die at the hands of a young man from Konoha?" Maybe he would add a sentence with disdain: "That's all." Or "It's just a name."

Today, the name "Shikamaru Bridge" is more familiar than the word "ghost" that once made countless people feel frightened when they heard it. How can it be remembered?

The threat of death is really overwhelming.

When you disappear from this world, time will gradually erase all the traces you left here, relatives, friends, and memories stored in the minds of others.

Your image can be altered, your original intentions can be misunderstood, your system... can be distorted.

Shikamaru frowned gradually, the human system is always changing, improving, and adjusting, following the times, the environment, and things.

No one dares to say that a perfect system that does not need to be changed can be created from the very beginning. Human beings are constantly improving, and even the best system will gradually become obsolete and must be changed. So how to ensure that future changes will not be changed? Go against your original intention?

Shikamaru suddenly realizes that he still has a long way to go. Becoming Hokage is by no means the end of this road, and it can even be said to be just another starting point?

(There is a ninja map in Taifu's vertical and horizontal chat, including the geographical locations of the five major countries. It is estimated that after reading it, you will have a more intuitive understanding of the recent plot of the country's diplomacy.)