Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 34 Raising hope

(The unit break is coming to an end, and I drank with my colleagues from the afternoon until the evening. I feel so uncomfortable, and I will explode during the break tomorrow.)

When Shikamaru returned home, his mother Yoshino Nara was cleaning the house, while Shikahisa Nara was sitting on the sofa in the living room, reading a book a little leisurely.

After changing shoes at the entrance, Shikamaru opened the inner door and walked into the living room. The two people in the room couldn't help but look up when they heard the movement, and saw Nara Yoshino, who was leaning over to work, was surprised by Shikamaru, Throw away the tools in your hand and step forward quickly.

"Finally back, Shikamaru!" Erxing Qiansilimo worried. Although born in a ninja family, Nara Yoshino's worry and care for Aiko will not decrease in the slightest. During Shikamaru's mission, Nara Yoshino was at home when nothing happened , always worried about Shikamaru's safety, at this time seeing Shikamaru returned home safe and sound, naturally very happy.

Nara Yoshino stepped forward to look at Aiko, and suddenly said with a little distress: "You seem to be a little thinner."

Nara Shikoku, who was walking by, heard this and shook his head helplessly. Compared to Nara Yoshino who only had Shikamaru in his eyes, after examining Shikamaru, his gaze involuntarily fell on the person who was carried by Shikamaru. The beheading knife on the shoulder.

"Is this the beheading knife of Kirigakure Village?" Nara Shikamaru asked Shikamaru staring at the sword.

"Don't talk about it now." Yoshino Nara cast a reproachful glance at her husband, stopped the other party's questioning, helped Shikamaru take down the backpack and the beheading knife, and asked softly: "You haven't eaten breakfast, Shika pill?"

"Hold it!" Seeing that Shikamaru nodded yes, Nara Yoshino threw the handle of the beheading sword to Nara Shikaku, and ordered viciously: "Help Shikamaru put away all the luggage first."

After finishing speaking, Yoshino Nara walked quickly to the kitchen, preparing to heat some bread and milk for Shikamaru's breakfast.

Nara Shikoku smiled helplessly, touched the tip of his nose lightly, and packed his luggage with Shikamaru, and Shikamaru also began to describe in detail the process of Nara Shikoku's mission with Nara Shikoku.

Shortly after leaving the Konoha gate, he was ambushed by the ghost brothers, but because of his childish disguise, he was easily beheaded by Shikamaru; at the request of Dazna, he continued to perform the mission, during which Shikamaru shared the "spiral pill" with the ape Fei Asma, the relationship between the two was defined as "teacher and apprentice"; and then after landing in the country of Waves, they met again in the land of ghosts and ghosts hidden in the fog. In the end, Shikamaru and Asma worked together, relying on Shikamaru's surprise The self-created secret technique "Shadow Imitation Technique Shuriken" restrained the movement of not slashing in a short time in one fell swoop, but the opponent was killed by Asuma Sarutobi, and Shiro appeared disguised as Kirigakure chasing and killing troops, but the same Killed by Shikamaru and Asma; with Asma turning a blind eye, Shikamaru assisted Dazna to lead the people of the wave country to resist Kado and gained freedom; finally in Sarutobi With the guidance and help of Asma, he obtained the qualification to take the beheading sword as a trophy, and brought it back to Konoha...

"Have you researched 'Spiral Pill'?" Nara Shikajiu asked Shikamaru who was having breakfast in a serious voice.Shikamaru has never told anyone about the research on Spiral Pills. Although he needs to explore the details by himself, he is clear about the general method and steps of learning Spiral Pills, and he has not taken any fork in the process of "inventing". If anyone knows, it is inevitable to be suspicious of this.

At that time, when Shikamaru and Naruto fought, the former suddenly used the spiral pill, one of the signature ninjutsu of the fourth generation of Hokage Namikaze Minato. This incident was spread out not long after there were many Konoha ninjas present. Nara Shikahisa also found out not long after, and Shikamaru was by his side at this time, so Nara Shikahisa naturally wanted to make sure.

"Of course!" Shikamaru took a big mouthful of milk, and the warm and sweet liquid fell down his throat into his stomach, warm and very comfortable. He couldn't help but let out a breath, wiped his mouth, and spread his right hand flat Open, put it on the table, between Shikamaru and Nara Shikahisa: "Look!"

I saw Shikamaru's outstretched five fingers suddenly bent, and following the movement, a light blue chakra ball from small to large was formed in his palm in the blink of an eye, instead of forming in the same way as before. From time to time there is still airflow stirring, obviously because the chakra control skills have improved.

Chakra is composed of spiritual energy and physical energy. In terms of mobilization, it is mainly controlled by spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy is the combination of constantly tempered will and personal thoughts. Shikamaru has experienced several large and small battles during the period of time in the country of Nami, which has greatly tempered the will. Most importantly, in designing weapons In a period of time, I sorted out and understood my own strength and style, gained a clearer understanding of my own path, and gradually strengthened my will, which is the pursuit of ninja.

This is not an epiphany, and then the Chakra skyrocketed in an instant.

After studying the history of ninjas and even samurai, Shikamaru learned that, including the legend of the Sage of the Six Paths, there has never been a ninja or samurai who can suddenly increase their strength after the so-called "enlightenment".

In the final analysis, Chakra is produced by the combination of the physical energy raised from the body cells little by little during continuous practice, and the will honed in the process of growth and practice. Naturally, it cannot appear in an instant out of thin air. In the original book , and only Naruto Uzumaki has the ability to "explode seeds". In fact, it is because his own Chakra has not been mobilized due to the Kyuubi, and it does not appear for no reason.

Moreover, the so-called epiphany is nothing more than spiritual cultivation. Dreaming about it in terms of personal strength will make people laugh. Even if a powerless person has sufficient theoretical knowledge of fighting, in fighting, It will not be stronger than a gangster who is good at fighting, unless this kind of power can be completely separated from the physical level and no longer be limited, otherwise the so-called sudden enlightenment is just a castle in the air.

Now, Shikamaru has only improved his spiritual will after two months of training, so his chakra control skills have improved. As for the amount of chakra, he has also increased in his practice, but it is still the same as before. The speed is about the same.

On the other hand, in terms of physical skills, there has been significant progress. This is because after confirming the style of physical skills, there is Asma's teaching and continuous fighting.

In fact, each fighting genre has routines and moves, which already explains the problem. Unless there is an absolute advantage in strength, silently burying your head and practicing hard is not suitable for the growth of taijutsu. Before Shikamaru systematically accepts the knowledge of taijutsu, and I don't know this, and I mistakenly thought that I only need to practice the basic movements hard, and if I practice them like instinct, I will be very powerful in battle, but in fact it is not. Even if you are very proficient in each of the actions such as throwing and throwing, you can use them instinctively, but after replacing the wooden stake with a living person, after considering various factors such as the environment, which one is the most suitable to use?

Only with a lot of actual combat and hand-to-hand experience can you accurately use appropriate moves and attack methods in battle to kill the enemy to the maximum extent, otherwise you can only be regarded as a faster guy with eight punches.

A faint light radiated from the chakra ball in Shikamaru's hand, reflecting on the faces of the father and son at the dinner table.

Shikahisa Nara stared at Reikimaru for a moment, with a hint of reminiscence on his face, and he remembered Minakaze Minato, that man with extremely high charisma, who can be said to be very talented in "skills". In fact, Shikamaru's current Performance can also be described in this way.

After a while, Shikamaru dissipated the chakra from his hands, and Nara Shikahisa came back to his senses.

"As you said, the ninjutsu you invented needs the assistance of Chakra metal, so you decided to exchange Chakra metal with Konoha high-level with a beheading sword?" Nara Shikahisa stroked his chin and frowned: "If you just think Hokage-sama, it is naturally feasible, but the Konoha elders are not easy to get along with, if you hold on to your mistakes in the mission, you will not be eligible for an equal exchange at all."

Shikamaru nodded calmly. In fact, he had already thought of this, but this is actually easy to solve. After all, the Konoha head who is currently in power is the third Hokage Hiruzaru Sarutobi.

"Father, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure Ninja Village, who was known as Kirigakure Oniren, Momojizabuzai, died indirectly at the hands of Konoha Shinobi, and the famous beheading sword in the ninja world was also killed by him. Obtained—this news is of great significance to Konoha Ninja Village.” Shikamaru said slowly, and the spread of this news is equivalent to indirectly showing that the quality of Konoha Ninja is far higher than that of Wuyin Village. The other three major ninja villages in the country have severely damaged the reputation of competitors: "And the Konoha villagers must be very proud when they hear the news." Due to wars and semi-closed management, for decades, Konoha The village and the villagers have already formed a relationship in which one prospers, one prospers and one loses. They are naturally rejoicing at the news that Konoha ninjas are far stronger than ninjas from other countries.

"Oh?" Nara Shikahisa's eyes lit up, looking at Shikamaru with a calm face, he said slowly: "Do you want me to spread this among the Nara clan first!"

Clansmen who have secret techniques and blood ties will naturally help spread the news after they learn about it. After all, Shikamaru's surname is "Nara", and the blood of the Nara clan is on his body. Shikamaru's honor will also be elevated. The status of the Nara clan in Konoha.

"Trouble you, father!" Shikamaru lowered his head slightly, and said seriously to Nara Shikohisa.

People's hearts are very fragile, but it is also an existence that cannot be ignored. After Konoha villagers start to discuss and pay attention to the incident of the Kingdom of Waves, whether it is Konoha's high-level punishment for the mission of the Kingdom of Waves, or cold treatment of the tenth Even though it is very unlikely that this kind of third-generation Hokage will do so, Shikamaru is still willing to "do nothing."