Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 35 Hot Discussions

The members of the Nara clan have heard of Shikamaru more or less in the past. After all, Nara Shikoku has been active in the battlefield for many years as a jnin. The prestige among the clan is not low. As his son, Shikamaru has been holding the No.1 spot with solid grades in the ninja school for several years, and even made Sasuke, the descendant of the Uchiha clan, stronger. The suppression naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially the ninjas of the same clan.

If a ninja wants to have a greater say in the ninja village, it must have matching strength, so that the ninja village can pay more attention to it.

In the Nara clan, some long-sighted clansmen, after analyzing Shikamaru’s performance since the ninja school and some intelligence collection, can already be sure that if Shikamaru continues to grow, he will definitely dominate the ninja world in the future and become a supporter of the Nara clan’s reputation. Ninjas can win more benefits and status for the Nara clan in the village.

Therefore, when Nara Shikajiu was in the clan, after the news spread that Shikamaru and Asma would kill Shikamaru and Asuma together, the members of the Nara clan began to spread the news in Ninja Village intentionally or unintentionally.

People tend to like dramatic rumors—or gossip—for the Konoha villagers who have lived in Konoha Ninja Village for generations and are closely related to Konoha Ninja, Shikamaru’s deeds do have some legends and dramas , and it spreads very quickly.

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Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant, it was already the third day after Shikamaru and the tenth class returned from Nami Country.

The four members of the seventh class of Ninja had just completed a C-level escort mission. Under the instigation of Naruto and the support of Sakura and Sasuke, Hatake Kakashi had no choice but to agree to invite the three subordinates to have lunch together to improve Look at the "friendship" Naruto said, even though he glared at Sasuke when he said it.

"Naruto, Nara Shikamaru is supposed to be a ninja who graduated from the ninja school with you?" After serving ramen to the four members of the seventh class, the owner of the ramen shop asked Naruto suddenly.

Naruto, who was rubbing his hands and salivating at the ramen, heard the words, turned his eyes to the face of the ramen shop owner, heard Shikamaru's name, for some reason, he seemed to start to feel a little pain in his lower abdomen again, and the joyful look on his face Slightly restrained: "What's the matter, boss, is it Shikamaru who didn't pay for the meal? Although he and I are classmates, we don't know each other at all..."

"Didn't you hear the rumor?" The ramen owner looked at Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura strangely, and found that they were also ignorant, so he explained aloud: "It's about the seven ninja swordsmen. rumors."

"Nindoki people? Is that a strange ranking?" Naruto looked confused, scratched his face lightly, turned his head to look at Hatake Kakashi beside him, and found that the other party's expression froze after hearing this word, He obviously knew some details, so he asked aloud.

"In Kirigakure Ninja Village, which is also listed as one of the five great ninja villages like Konoha Ninja Village, there are seven famous knives that are famous in the ninja world and have been passed down from generation to generation," Kakashi Hatake explained with his hands crossed, frowning: "hold The seven Kirigakure ninjas of the seven ninja swords are collectively called the Seven Ninja Swordsmen by the ninja world. It can be said that apart from Mizukage, the top group of masters in Kirigakure Village, it is a pity that the country of water was many years ago. It seems that there was a civil strife, and the policy of locking up the country has been maintained until now, and I heard that some ninja swords have even wandered outside Wuyin Village."

"That's true." The owner of the ramen shop heard Kakashi's explanation, nodded in agreement, and added: "One of the ninja knives is now in Konoha Village."

"Oh?" Hatake Kakashi, who had been staring blankly and looking lazy, cheered up, looked at the owner of the ramen shop with interest, and asked, "What's going on?"

"I heard this rumor yesterday, and I got confirmation from Genma (Shiranui Genma)," the owner of the ramen shop rubbed his chin lightly, thinking: "It's the tenth class of ninja led by Asma, It is said that during the escort mission, he encountered Momoji Zabuza, one of the seven ninja swordsmen of Wuyin Village, and his men, and all of them were buried in the hands of the tenth squad. Stay here, and become Shimoshi Nara Shikamaru's spoils!"

"It's an escort mission..., and Nara Shikamaru even gave Nara Shikamaru the beheading sword!?" For those who understand, although I have never fought against Taodi, I feel that the difference between the two will not be too big. Even if Asma is stronger than No. [-], it is unlikely that Taodi will be able to protect important people. No more chopping and his minions remained, so Kakashi said with certainty: "Nara Shikamaru must have made a lot of effort in the battle!"

"I heard that Momochi Zabuza was restrained by Nara Shikamaru's secret technique during the battle, and then easily killed by Asma." The ramen shop owner gave Kakashi admiringly and explained.

"I didn't expect that Momochi, known as Kirigakure Onijin, would die indirectly in the hands of a ninja if he didn't kill him again." Hatake Kakashi said after hearing this, sighed.

"You can't say that!" The ramen owner laughed, and said in a joking tone: "I heard that when the child was in the ninja school, he was always ranked first, and he created the ninjutsu used by the fourth generation of Hokage alone. Come out, he is a genius of the Nara clan. In terms of strength, maybe other ninja villages have been able to confer the qualifications of ninja! This incident may prove that the strength of Konoha ninjas has far surpassed the ninjas in other ninja villages. opened!"

Hatake Kakashi chuckled and shook his head. Naturally, he knew that the ramen owner was joking, but there was a hint of pride in his tone. He obviously felt that this incident had greatly increased the reputation of Konoha Village.

"Momochi no more cut? What a strange name..." Naruto saw that the ramen boss and Kakashi had been discussing Shikamaru, so he pursed his lips, slandered secretly, and asked Kakashi aloud: "Who Is it strong?"

"Didn't I already say that? The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are the only ninjas in Kirigakure Ninja Village next to Mizukage!" Kakashi narrowed his eyes, remembering the rumors about Zabuzhan, and said in a low voice He said: "Ghosts don't kill people anymore, but when you are your age, you are a ruthless character who killed all the ninja school graduates by one person!"

"Kill all the graduate candidates!?" Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura gasped at the same time when they heard the words, and Sakura, who had been listening to the conversation with her ears silently, couldn't help but screamed.

Hatake Kakashi turned his head and saw Sasuke Uchiha with a face of unwillingness. Thinking that the Chunin exam was coming soon, he wanted to advise the three of them, especially Naruto and Sasuke, not to provoke Shikamaru during the process, but When the words came to the lips, they were stopped in time. Retreat and cowardice are not good things for the growth of ninjas, especially at the age when Naruto and Sasuke are still growing and gradually forming their own life values ​​(ninja).

"Oh..." Hatake Kakashi sighed.