Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 320 Meeting

At the moment when the United Ninja Army was established and there were many affairs, Shikamaru, the commander-in-chief of Hokage and the United Army, did not handle government affairs in the village.

Konoha Village is nominally an armed organization led by the daimyo of the Fire Nation, and Konoha and other ninja villages formed a joint ninja army. Naturally, the daimyo of the Fire Nation needs to be notified.Shikamaru, who has mastered "Dark Magic. Ten Directions", traveled very quickly, so he decided not to use the communication equipment to talk to the daimyo, but decided to go to the capital of the country of fire to discuss with the daimyo himself.

After all, there are many things that are not convenient to talk about in person, Shikamaru also has some unknown plans in mind.

Accompanied by Ningji Rixiang and Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru came to the mansion where the Daimyo of the Fire Country lived, and when he learned that he was coming, the Daimyo of the Fire Country was ready.

Compared with the last emergency meeting, the meeting place arranged by the daimyo was more luxurious and spacious, and Hideo Mita and other senior officials of the family also attended the meeting. Without these people, the daimyo of the country of fire would not be able to handle and understand the country and the country. Government affairs of Ninja Village.

"So, Konoha, Sagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure villages will form a joint army?" After Shikamaru told the general process of the Gokage talks to the Fire Nation officials present, the Fire Nation daimyo Bento asked first, "Is there no other way?"

Although Shikamaru said that he would unite with other ninja villages at the beginning, he did not mean to set up a ninja army commanded by one person as it is now. Many participants, including the fire country daimyo, thought it was just a diplomatic agreement.

"'Akatsuki' has seven tailed beasts. If Konoha Village alone can't compete with the enemy." Shikamaru replied with a nod.

Hearing the famous name of the Land of Fire, he habitually opened the folding fan in his hand, covered most of his face, and said with a frown, "Isn't there you and Kyuubi in Konoha Village..."

The establishment of the Ninja United Army represents the ninja villages in hostile states, the first united front, and there will be a nominal commander-in-chief, which is very dangerous for the daimyo who rely on balancing power to maintain their status .

The daimyo Imai Tomoyoshi of the Fire Country may not be considered a wise monarch, but as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the current world structure and system, he instinctively resists anyone and anything that might threaten his status.

Imai Asayoshi has already begun to regret his original decision at this time, he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Shikamaru's young face, feeling a little apprehensive.

Shikamaru is not yet 20 years old. Compared with Sarutobi Rizai, who became the third Hokage during the war, he was younger than Sarutobi when he was appointed as Hokage.

Now he has persuaded the other three major ninja villages to agree to unite and recognize him as the commander-in-chief, doing things that his predecessors have never done.

Thinking of this, Asayoshi Imai's expression gradually became more gloomy. The young man sitting opposite him, with a neither humble nor overbearing face, is already a veritable generation of Shinobi. He thought that he had given Shikamaru a high look before, but Unexpectedly, he still underestimated the opponent's energy.

Imai Asayoshi, the daimyo of the Fire Country, has not spoken for a long time, and other officials have also kept silent. Seeing this, Hideo Mita couldn't help but secretly frowned. It shouldn't show it, making Shikamaru also harbor grudges.

"The matter has come to this, what are the opinions of the daimyos of other countries?" Hideo Mita had to speak out to break the silence in the conference room, and secretly mentioned Tomoyoshi Imai.

The daimyos of the other three countries have not expressed their stances yet. Imai Asayoshi does not need to express his attitudes now. After discussing with the daimyos of the Land of Wind, the Land of Water, and the Land of Earth, and confirming their mutual positions, it will not be too late to make up their minds .Besides, if the four ninja villages really made up their minds to form a joint army, it wouldn't make much sense for Imai Tomoyoshi to stop them, why bother to be a villain?

After Imai Tomoyoshi heard what Hideo Mita said, he was slightly taken aback. He didn't want to understand the meaning of what the other party said, but as his elder, the high-ranking Hideo Mita had advised him many times, and he knew that there must be something in the other party's words. With deep meaning, he didn't speak immediately.

While thinking about the meaning of Hideo Mita's words, Tomoyoshi Imai slowly folded his folding fan, his eyelids drooped, and he habitually put on an unfathomable expression on his face. In his opinion, this is the posture that a superior person should have.

Hideo Mita has seen this expression of the fire country daimyo many times. Imai Asayoshi, who has a noble status since birth and successfully took over the power of the fire country from his father, has not experienced any setbacks. His vision and The experience may not be comparable to that of an ordinary ninja or a low-level official. Being able to become the monarch of a country depends on luck rather than personal ability.

Even Hideo Mita, who has studied hard since he was a child, has outstanding talents, defeated competitors one by one, and was promoted to this place, must succumb to Asayoshi Imai, who has the shining halo of the Daimyo of the Fire Country, if he is a little jealous and reluctant It's impossible if you don't even think about it.

It's just that today Hideo Mita suddenly felt extremely embarrassed and annoyed when he saw Imai Asayoshi's pretendingly inscrutable appearance. Fortunately, he still had reason and knew how to hide his emotions.

He knew that no matter how incompetent Imai Asayoshi was, he was powerless to resist the fact that he would never be able to surpass the other party in terms of identity in his whole life.

Everyone in the room, including Hideo Mita, didn't notice at this time that the yin and yang colors under the wooden table in the meeting room had changed, and a dark shadow with a darker color was connecting Shikamaru with Hideo Mita's feet. Together.

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Because Uchiha Obito did not attack the Five Kages venue like in the original book, announcing the start of a new ninja war, Shikamaru and the fire country daimyo didn't have much to discuss, at least they didn't mention the plan to let the daimyos hide.

In the original book, there are threats from "Uchiha Madara" and "Eye of the Moon", the establishment of the Ninja United Army, and the actions of the daimyos to decentralize the power of the ninjas. Extremely worried - but not so easy now.

The Fire Nation daimyo didn't explicitly agree or oppose the establishment of the Ninja United Army, but just dealt with it vaguely, and would like to discuss countermeasures with the daimyos of the other three countries.

But his attitude is irrelevant, Shikamaru knows that Uchiha Obito has the technology to manufacture artificial human Bai Ze on a large scale, and a war of unprecedented scale is about to begin, and the daimyos cannot stay out of it.

Walking out of the meeting room, Shikamaru performed "Black Magic. Shifang" and returned to Konoha Village, when he heard someone calling his name behind him.

"Hokage-sama." Hideo Mita caught up with Shikamaru in strides, with a straight waist and a hale and hearty spirit, not at all like an old man.

He took a look at the fire country daimyo who came out of the meeting room and left in a sedan chair, and then continued to Shikamaru who had turned around: "It's not that daimyo doesn't trust Konoha village, but he's just worried that the four villages have gaps. Together, they will hold each other back.”

"I know." Shikamaru turned and looked at Hideo Mita and said, "However, it is inevitable for the four villages to unite. Now that Konoha Village is the leader, it is a good thing for the country of fire. I hope you can tell Daimyo at this point."

Seeing Hideo Mita nodding yes, Shikamaru asked casually: "I heard that the daimyo's eldest son was injured while playing, do you want me to go and see?"

Everyone knows that Shikamaru once learned medical ninjutsu from Tsunade. Although he is not famous for his medical skills, he is not comparable to ordinary medical ninjas.

Hideo Mita naturally knew about Shikamaru's deeds, but upon hearing this, he immediately refused: "Don't bother Lord Hokage, there is a doctor in the mansion to take care of His Highness Wako."

The fire country daimyo has three sons, the eldest son Imai Kazumitsu is only 17 years old, similar in age to Shikamaru, but in terms of ability, Imai Kazumitsu is naturally not as good as Shikamaru who has grown from shinin to Hokage step by step with his own strength.

However, Hideo Mita knew Imai Kazuko's character, young and vigorous, and arrogant. Because he was the eldest son of a daimyo, he knew that he would inherit the throne of the Fire Kingdom in the future, and he had never experienced setbacks, so he acted quite recklessly. Shikamaru and The two of them are similar in age. If Imai Kazuhikari is in a bad mood after meeting, and feels honorable, and insults Shikamaru, Hideo Mita doesn't know whether Shikamaru will just laugh it off.

Looking at Shikamaru's sharp-edged face and thinking about his deeds, Hideo Mita decided it was better not to take this risk.

"Really, then I'll take my leave." Shikamaru nodded with a smile, formed a mudra with one hand, and disappeared in front of Hideo Mita.

Hideo Mita saw that there was nothing in front of him, and Shikamaru's figure had disappeared, so he couldn't help sighing, turned and left.