Shadow of the Wood

Chapter [-] Eradication

Even if there is still a lot of work to be done after the war, the disappearance of a powerful enemy is always a blessing.

When Shikamaru and Uzumaki Naruto returned to the village with a team composed of Nara Shikoku, Yamanaka Kaiichi, and Akimichi Choza, Shikamaru finally killed Nagato, and after the news of victory came out, Konoha Ninja and The ordinary villagers all heaved a sigh of relief, and some villagers who didn't know Zilai and had died even cheered.

It's just that this result is not what everyone in Muye Village expected.

At the beginning of Nagato's attack on Konoha, Shimura Danzo took the opportunity to gather the ninjas who obeyed him, including the ninjas who were still secretly serving the "roots", as well as some forces in Anbu.There are quite a few of these people, and they all hide in the underground base together with Danzo.

Danzo waited for the news with his followers. His ambition to become Hokage had been suppressed for decades. After three Hokage successions, he couldn't wait.

He didn't want to think about relying on his so-called fame and the support of the villagers, but relying on his own means to become Hokage.He who put Uchiha Itachi in "Akatsuki" knows the strength of these rebels, since he dared to attack Konoha Village, he definitely didn't come here to die.

This is Konoha Village, both Tsunade and Jiraiya must do their best to fight against the enemy and protect Uzumaki Naruto, but with Akatsuki's strength, I am afraid that even if the two of them win, it will only be a miserable victory.

A Ninja Village, especially a Ninja Village that has attracted the attention of all parties, cannot be without a leader.Muye Village has just been attacked, and was even beaten to the door. The news must not be concealed. At this time, whether it is in charge of the work of the village or dealing with other forces externally, it is necessary to have a backbone to maintain the confidence of Ninja Village. One is still bandaged and weak. The unbearable Hokage is definitely not up to the task.

Shimura Danzo's face was calm, but he could be seen from his hands clutching the crutches that he was not calm. What Konoha Village needs now is a tough Hokage, and this is his chance.

After Muye Village suffered from this disaster, giving in to the outside world will not solve the slightest problem, but will reveal its weak nature. However, if it shows a tough attitude to the outside world when its own strength is not enough, it will inevitably appear stern.

Even though Shimura Danzo has a bad reputation in the ninja world, he can barely be considered fierce. The most important thing is that as long as you have heard his name, you will not be unclear about his political stance of the martial arts faction, unless you are determined. Make up your mind to fight against Konoha Village, otherwise no one would easily provoke Konoha Village under the rule of Shimura Danzo, this is external.

Internally, as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, being attacked twice within three years, even hitting the village, both the Fire Country daimyo and the people of Konoha Village will definitely feel ashamed.

Few of daimyo and ordinary villagers who don’t know much about the construction of Ninja Village will understand the policy of keeping one’s strength and keeping one’s strength formulated by the Third Hokage. People despise.

This will also be one of the reasons Shimura Danzo attacked Tsunade and made himself a leader.

The underground base is a bit dark, and Shimura Danzo, who hides most of his face under the shadow, smiled slightly, feeling that his success rate of inheriting Hokage is not small.

This kind of self-satisfied attitude reached its peak when the news came that Jiraiya and Tsunade were not enemies, but when his subordinates reported the news of Shikamaru's return to the village, it was as if someone poured cold water on his head , Shimura Danzo's excitement disappeared without a trace.

"Nara Shikamaru won the victory and returned to the village with Uzumaki Naruto."

Listening to the subordinate wearing an Anbu mask report the situation, even with Shimura Danzo's ability to control emotions, he could no longer conceal the anger on his face.

Shimura Danzo narrowed his eyes subconsciously, he knew that if he missed this opportunity, the chance of becoming Hokage again would be very slim!

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After defeating Nagato, although the war has come to an end, it does not mean that the Konoha villagers can relax.

Post-disaster reconstruction is the top priority, even if Shikamaru protects Konoha Village with "White Magic. Nature's Birthday", so that Konoha will not be almost razed to the ground under the super "Shenluo Tianzheng" of Tiandao like the original work, But there are also many buildings that have been damaged, especially the central area where the two men fought, which has become ruins.

The casualties of the ninjas and villagers in the village have been much less than those in the original book, but before Shikamaru returned to the village, Penn Liudao’s rioting behavior still caused some casualties. Most of the ninjas in Konoha are now busy in the rescue work. Sort out the disaster-affected areas and treat the injured. These tasks are not simple and very cumbersome.

Because the houses of many villagers are now destroyed, and there are many injuries, many tents have been erected in the village. Shizune Kato walked all the way, listening to the groans of patients and the voice of medical ninjas urgently ordering assistants in his ears. Feel a little irritable.

Tsunade fell into a coma after hearing the news of Jiraiya's sacrifice. Although Kato Shizune was worried about her physical condition and didn't want to leave her side, but thinking about what Tsunade had done to him before, it was still at this moment Came to the tent area.

Shizune Kato came all the way to a tent standing in a slightly remote corner on the edge of the tent area, with two Anbu ninjas standing outside.

Jingyin knows that their characters are responsible for monitoring the targets in this tent, but including the two ninjas themselves, most ninjas in Konoha Village know that the targets in this tent really want to leave. No one can stop him at all.

The Anbe ninjas who were able to start work immediately after the war were basically trustworthy people in Tsunade. Kato Shizune handed the certificate to one of the ninjas, and the other party did not make things difficult for her, and let her in after a little inspection.

Kato Shizune sighed in her heart, the other party was just putting on a show, the task of these two ninjas was to "surveillance", and it was just "surveillance". She had received news before that many people had already been here.

Sure enough, when Kato Shizune lifted the tent cover, everyone in the tent almost immediately set their eyes on her. <Yo Sakura and Tianzang once followed Shikamaru to leave Konoha. Although they have not yet been identified as rebels, they will inevitably be viewed with strange eyes by some Konoha ninjas. At this time, they relieved their work tasks and came to Shikamaru's side.

Amoshino Shino, Inuzuka Kiba, Rixiang Hinata, Tenten, Uzumaki Naruto and others are either in the same class as Shikamaru, or have a good relationship with them. At this time, the companions who came to visit Shikamaru and returned to the village did not mention it.

Kato Shizune's eyes swept over several people, and landed on three young people, two men and one woman.

Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Nara... As expected, Shizune Kato frowned slightly.The looks and hairstyles of the three tribes have their own characteristics, and the family crests are sewn on the obvious parts of the clothes, so she knows their identities at a glance.

Except for the older Tianzang, including the young representatives of the Zhuludie tribe, everyone in the house at this time can be called the most outstanding group of ninjas from the younger generation of Muye Village, but in this tent Nei are just guests, and their achievements are really insignificant compared with their hosts.

Shikamaru, who was sitting facing the door, had a calm expression, but he would not make people feel indifferent or arrogant. He was sitting on an ordinary wooden chair that was the same as under the others, but even just by feeling, Shizune Kato did not I can't tell the priority in the tent. As the representative of the Inokacho clan, or Tenzang is older than Shikamaru's age, he is now willing to be his foil. Everyone in the room talks about the strength of the aura, and no one can come out. its right.

Kato Shizune can somewhat understand the mood of everyone in the room subconsciously lowering their posture. As long as they have seen the scene where Shikamaru and Tiandao fought fiercely, the super "Shenra Tianzheng" competed with the towering giant tree summoned by "Nature's Birthday", It's hard not to feel intimidated by Shikamaru's power.

"Senior Shizune." Shikamaru's voice was unexpectedly gentle. Seeing Kato Shizune walk into the tent, he stood up and greeted him, as if he was the owner of this place, not a "rebel" with an embarrassing identity and being watched.

"Shikamaru." Kato Shizune forced a smile. After all, she is an excellent female ninja, and her psychological quality is naturally not low. In addition, Shikamaru has a gentle attitude, but she recovered her mental state in an instant, and glanced at the room clearly. After the crowd, he said, "I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Oh?" Seeing Shizune Kato's serious expression, Shikamaru nodded slightly to Neji who looked over.

Xiang Ningji had already discovered the obvious movement of Kato Shizune sweeping towards everyone, knowing that the two had something to talk about, and Shikamaru was unwilling to drive people away, so he got up and said: "Now Konoha Village urgently needs manpower , I think it's not good for us to chat here anymore now."

As soon as Ri Xiangning said what he said, the other people couldn't wait any longer. Although a few smart people knew Ri Xiangning's intentions, they didn't point it out and left with everyone.

Kato Shizune watched these ninjas leave one by one. She would not underestimate these young people. Their strength is only one of them, and what they want in the end is their potential.

Yume Shino, Ri Muka Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, plus the three representatives of Ikacho, and Ino and Choji who are still outside.These young people are either the most powerful ninjas in the younger generation of the clan, representing the future of their clan, or their parents are dignitaries in the clan or even the heads of the family. The power behind them cannot be taken lightly.

As far as Kato Shizune knew, Chiba Gen and Sarutobi Asuma from the medical class had also been here.

If what Tsunade told him is done well, Shikamaru will be able to return to Konoha successfully.

Combat, medical treatment, logistics, education, reconnaissance... Konoha Xiaoqiang, who has been influenced by Shikamaru for more than ten years, has grown up. With the elders behind them, and some contacts and prestige accumulated by him, it is impossible to control, but Shikamaru's influence now seems to be large enough to penetrate many important departments.

It seems that Tsunade-sama's idea of ​​promising Shikamaru to become vice-captain Anbe was not a whim, Kato Shizune thought.

"If you have anything, you can talk about it, Shizune-senpai." Shikamaru said to Kato Shizune when the others left one by one.

"Master Tsunade is already in a coma, and I don't know when I will wake up," Shizune Kato breathed out, walked into the chair next to Shikamaru and sat down, and said in a low voice, "Before she was in a coma, she told me to find You, tell you something, I also want you to help her, and it is also a big favor for Konoha."

"What's the matter?" Shikamaru looked at Kato Shizune's cautious attitude and made some guesses, but still asked.

"When the enemies of the 'Akatsuki' organization hidden in the Shimura group came, they privately mobilized the Anbe ninjas, fearing that they would not be able to fight, and just sat and watched the enemies wreak havoc in the village." Kato Shizune looked into Shikamaru's dark eyes, and said word by word, "He It has become a cancer of the village's high-level officials, and Tsunade-sama wants you to help get rid of him!"