Shadow of the Wood

Chapter [-] Daimyo <He and Mitomon Yan didn’t actually want to take Shikamaru to the emergency meeting together. As a rebel, since Shikamaru participated in the meeting, he had acquiesced that Shikamaru returned to the village on behalf of Konoha’s senior management fact. <The two then notified the leaders of several departments in turn to prepare to participate in the emergency meeting with the fire country daimyo.

Nara Shikuhisa, who serves as the squad leader of the johnin and can represent the interests of the jounin in the village, is also one of them, followed by the directly subordinate force representing Hokage, and Anbu, the most powerful armed force in the village.

Kato Shizune, who is an assistant to Hokage and an important member of the medical department, should have participated, but she is not at ease about Tsunade's safety.When Shikamaru killed Shimura Danzo, the momentum was so great that the "fact" that Shimura Danzo attacked Shikamaru spread in Konoha Village in a short period of time.

Since she suspects that there is an inner ghost in the village, Kato Shizune really can't rest assured that she will leave Tsunade who has lost the ability to defend herself. If there are diehard members of Shimura Danzo plotting wrongdoing and causing Tsunade to be hurt, she may never be able to forgive herself. <, Mitomon Yan, Anbu Vice Captain, Nara Shikahisa and others are all ninjas in their own right. Even the two elders' skill and experience should not be underestimated. The guards are wasting time.

The situation was urgent, and they didn't expect the group of daimyo from the Fire Nation to act faster than them. They kept on their way without any delay, and soon arrived at a town and entered the mansion of the city lord.

Konoha's tone in the notification to the Nation of Fire was very urgent. Otherwise, it would not be able to attract the attention of officials such as daimyo who are gradually sinking and depraved, so that these officials and lords whose bodies are very precious compared to ninjas , actually followed Konoha and the others into the mansion.

Not to mention the cumbersome etiquette when welcoming the daimyo, the daimyo himself understood some of the priorities, and did not waste the time of Konoha and the ninjas, and quickly called a meeting.

The local lord had already arranged the venue in advance, and no eavesdropper could hide in the empty hall. A large wooden table was placed in the center, and a rosewood seat carved with birds and animals was placed directly opposite the gate. It was covered with the fur of an unknown beast.

The Fire Nation daimyo sat in the middle of the field without hesitation. After he took his seat, a row of Fire Nation officials wearing high crowns and official uniforms took their seats. They obviously thought highly of themselves and believed that they were stronger than Konoha ninjas in terms of status. wait a minute.

Not to mention the modern society of Shikamaru’s previous life, he soon became a ninja after he came to this world. Most of the clothes are simple and convenient. Only a few occasions need to wear a kimono. A maverick ninja like Jiraiya usually wears a kimono Among them, the "work" that is most suitable for labor will also tie the sleeves tightly. The style of the robe worn by Naruto on important occasions is also very simple.

So much so that when he saw the special official uniforms put on by these officials, he felt a little disapproving, but he suddenly thought that the robes of the priests of Yijiao are actually not suitable for working.

Because of his past life experience, Shikamaru, who pursues productivity, attaches great importance to Yijiao's organizational ability. The main job of Yijiao priests is to organize villagers to work in the countryside. It is inconvenient to wear such obstructive clothes all the time.

It seems that in the future, I will have to bother to design a set of priest robes.

These thoughts just flashed through Shikamaru's mind, and he soon noticed a familiar face among the officials in the Land of Fire.

Mita Hideo, the elder of the fire country daimyo, is deeply trusted by the daimyo. When Shikamaru took the Chunin exam for the first time, he represented the fire country daimyo to watch the game. At that time, he was amazed by Shikamaru's performance and returned to the daimyo. Afterwards, he suggested that the daimyo take Shikamaru into his banner, but unfortunately, Tsunade and Shikamaru did not agree.

And when Shikamaru presided over the Chunin exam in the second year, he gave an explanation for Mita Hideo, who once again represented the fire country daimyo to watch the game. Although the two had no friendship, they could be called acquaintances.

Shikamaru has a deep impression on him. He has also met many state managers outside of Ninja Village. Among the generally mediocre officials, it is rare to have such a person who knows a lot about ninjas and Ninja Village. Because of his attention and favor, he never concealed it.

Hideo Mita valued Shikamaru's talent very much. Even now, he was a little surprised by Shikamaru's appearance, but he nodded friendly after noticing Shikamaru's gaze.

After Konoha's party also took their seats, Hideo Mita, who was next to the daimyo, spoke first and said, "The contents of the letter are not comprehensive, so let's ask the two elders of Konoha to explain in detail first."

The letter passed to the fire country daimyo was sent just after the war. At that time, the statistical work of Konoha Village had not been completed. I can only talk about the situation of Konoha Village in general, mainly referring to the strength of the enemy and the strength of the village. loss, and no specific data.

"What do you think, my lord?" After he finished speaking, he looked at the Daimyo of the Land of Fire at the top.

After listening to Hideo Mita's suggestion, the daimyo opened the folding fan in his hand with a "swish", covering most of his cheeks, nodded slowly and said, "Okay."

The purpose of listening to the explanation is to draw up the budget. The daimyo will definitely investigate it himself. The relationship between Ninja Village and the country is a semi-employment relationship, which is far from being of one heart and one mind. I want to count on the Kingdom of Fire to support Ninja Village without reservation. , is unlikely.

In terms of losses, it is difficult to fake, and personnel damage cannot be recovered simply by increasing the budget. It requires long-term training. Compared with the tragic scene in the original book where Muye Village was almost razed to the ground by the Dao of Heaven, the loss of Muye Village is now smaller In order to get the daimyo to spend more budget, Zhuanju Xiaochun and Mitomenyan could only highlight the two Konoha signs that were destroyed.

Hokage Building and Hokage Rock.

Snapped!

When the fire country daimyo heard Mitomonyan talk about Hokage Rock and Hokage Building, mentioning Jiraiya's death in battle, and the fact that the body is still not fully recognized, he couldn't maintain the graceful attitude he tried his best to maintain, and couldn't hide his surprise. Closing the fan, he questioned: "Jiraiya died in battle? Did he die with the enemy?"<The two answered with Mitomon Yan, and suddenly interjected: "It's a pity, but Ziraiya-sama is indeed defeated The intruder died in a fierce battle." <He and Mitomonyan suddenly changed their colors, what they were most worried about happened, and Shikamaru was really unwilling to be a foil who was only responsible for helping Konoha to ask for money, but his What the ultimate goal is, the two are still unknown.

"You are..." The fire country daimyo set his eyes on Shikamaru's young and overly young face. He had already noticed Shikamaru's existence, but he didn't ask any questions. Hearing Shikamaru's opening, Taking advantage of the situation, he asked Xiang Zhuanxiaochun, "Who is this young man?"

"He is Shikamaru Nara." Hideo Mita said before hearing the words.

Hearing the words, the daimyo of Fire Country showed a look of sudden realization, but he was actually searching for memories in his mind. He had forgotten the name Nara Shikamaru, but he finally knew that he should not tell the truth. As his thoughts turned, he finally remembered Shikamaru Some information about the pill.

"Hey, how did I hear that you have left Konoha?" Daimyo of Fire Country suddenly asked curiously.

"At that time, the country of water was founded. In order to prevent them from establishing diplomatic relations with the country of thunder and threatening the safety of the country, I had to make a bad plan. I killed the emissary team of Yunyin village alone, and then announced that I would leave Konoha." Shikamaru said calmly. Put gold on his face: "In this way, the alliance between the land of thunder and the land of water will be stopped, and it will not lead to war for Muye village. Now that Muye village is in crisis, I learned the information in advance. Then I rushed back, and it was only after a hard fight that I defeated the enemy who killed Jiraiya-sama and destroyed Konoha Village, and I had some important information to participate in this meeting."

Shikamaru's expression was calm, as if he felt that his achievements were not worth mentioning, but in his words, he washed away the stain of his treason against the village, and mentioned his role in this battle - will kill Jiraiya, destroy the The defeat of a strong enemy in Konoha Village was decided and Mito Menyan frowned secretly, but although Shikamaru's words were in the ears of the two, they felt that they were suspected of exaggerating their own achievements, but there was nothing false in it-at least two People can't expose Shikamaru's "lie".

The possibility of the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Water establishing diplomatic relations at that time was indeed much greater than the possibility of forming an alliance with the Kingdom of Fire.Everyone in the Kingdom of Fire also understood the danger of sitting on the sidelines and watching the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, but they fell behind in intelligence and lost the opportunity at the very beginning.

If it were not for Shikamaru's unreasonable "rebellion", killing all the envoys sent by Yunyin Village in the Land of Thunder, making the Land of Thunder suspicious of the Land of Water, and the Land of Water dissatisfied with the Land of Thunder's attitude, a gap would arise between the two countries , the final result is indeed unpredictable, but the possibility of the Land of Fire becoming a loser is not small.

As for the deeds of Shikamaru's return to the village to defeat Payne, it is even more irrefutable. At that time, the confrontation between Shikamaru's "Nature's Birthday" and Payne's Heavenly Dao "Shenluo Tiangang", I am afraid that many Konoha ninjas will not be able to get out of their minds for a lifetime. Forget it, no one can take this credit away.

"So that's how it is," the daimyo of the Land of Fire opened the folding fan with a "swish", and after fanning the wind unconsciously, he exclaimed, "It's really a boy born of a hero."

A Fire Nation official who still wanted to raise doubts immediately swallowed his words, but nodded silently, in line with the daimyo's words. < and Mitomon Yan asked: "Since this is the case, Nara Shikamaru should not be a traitor now!"

Although it was a question, the tone of affirmation made the two elders speechless for a moment. Could it be that they said that they brought a dangerous traitor to the meeting attended by the great name of the Nation of Fire?

"...Yes." Mitomonyan finally chose to compromise, he took a deep look at Shikamaru who was calm, and said in a deep voice: "He has returned to Konoha."