Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 45 Hostility

(Tears, the unit rest is over, and the update of the daily guarantee of [-] yuan will resume from today. If the condition is good, the author will try to make more...)

Since Gaara appeared, Shikamaru wanted to injure Kankuro and Temari, so that Gaara could not participate in the Zhongnin Exam, and the purpose was shattered. Not to mention the one-on-one duel between the two, the outcome is still undecided It can be seen-in fact, Shikamaru's strength at this time is not as good as Gaara's-Kankuro and Temari are also able to exert their strength under the restraint of Gaara, and they will not fall into a reckless fight with Shikamaru The fate of physical arts that are not good at.

So seeing Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari leave, Shikamaru didn't stop him.

"Damn it, that fat man who sang the opera just left like that." Naruto saw Gaara and the three Sagakushi Murakami who had asked Shikamaru's name before leaving, completely ignoring him, and couldn't help but get angry: "I really have no vision."

But thinking of what Temari said before, Naruto couldn't help but clapped his hands, and said to himself excitedly: "They are going to take the Chunin exam! I will also take it when the time comes, and I must win the exam!"

"What do you think! Konoha Maru?" Excited Naruto turned his head and looked at Konoha Maru beside him, only to find that the other party was staring at him with tears streaming down his face, with resentment in his eyes .

"Brother Naruto, you are so inferior, I am so disappointed!" It was okay when the atmosphere was tense before, but at this time the three ninjas of Sand Hidden Village left, feeling relaxed, Konoha Maru could no longer hold back the tears of fear, While weeping, he pointed at Naruto and sobbed.

"Ah, don't say that, Konohamaru, when the time comes, I will definitely teach that fat man who sings an opera during the Chunin exam, so I can vent my anger on you!" Seeing this, Naruto quickly squatted down and moved closer to Konoha Maru was accompanied by a smiling face, comforting in a low voice.

"Shikamaru," ignoring Naruto's trickery, Sakura walked up to Shikamaru who had been looking at the direction Gaara and the three left, and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

"It's okay," Shikamaru seemed to come back to his senses, smiled at Sakura, then looked at Naruto who was comforting Konohamaru, and warned: "Those three shinobi from Sand Hidden Village are very strong, if you want to Take the Chunin exam, be careful with them."

"Is there anything!" Naruto scratched his hair when he heard Shikamaru's words, and asked a little puzzled: "That fat man and the woman with the fan are no match for you at all, what's so great about it? of."

"Or are you bragging in disguise!?" Naruto rubbed his chin, squinting at Shikamaru with a thoughtful look.

"Did you forget how you fell down just now?" Sakura turned around and reprimanded Naruto, apologizing for him and Shikamaru.

"No, it's not that I'm much better than the two of them." Shikamaru thought about it, and explained to Naruto and Sakura: "The person in the black one-piece suit with makeup on his face should be He is the puppet master of Hidden Sand Village, and he is not good at physical arts."

"Puppeteer?" Except for Sakura, Naruto, Konoha Maru, Udon and Moe Huang all looked confused when they heard this.

Seeing the confused faces of several people, Shikamaru explained aloud: "Puppeteers use chakra lines to control puppet dolls like puppets. There are many organs on puppet dolls, and they are usually good at using poison. The enemy is often hard to defend against, and their main strength is still relying more on the puppet dolls they carry with them. The sand hidden ninja named Kankuro, the thing wrapped in bandages on his back, may be his puppet doll. Let him have time to use the puppet doll, suppressing him is not a big deal, as for the details of the puppet master, you can find time to ask Mr. Kakashi, he should know more than me."

"Brother Shikamaru, you know a lot. Where did you learn all this?" Konohamaru ran to Shikamaru's side at some point, raised his head and showed a big smiling face, and asked with a little admiration.

"..." Sakura patted her forehead, and said helplessly to Naruto, Konohamaru and others who were also ignorant: "This is learned in the ninja school! In the ninja tool chapter in the textbook Isn't there an introduction!"

"Oh! I remembered!" Naruto clenched his fist with his right hand and hammered his left hand, looking suddenly enlightened, but Sakura, who was familiar with him, naturally understood that he was holding on and did not expose it.

"Konohamaru, that's your companion?" Shikamaru turned around, gently rubbed the hair of Konohamaru who was standing quietly beside him, and said, "You're going to take an exam soon, I promise Asma Teacher, I will guide your study in the next week, you can let them come with you."

"Okay, brother Shikamaru!" Konohamaru smiled, and quickly waved to Udon and Moe Huang to let them come over, and then covered his mouth and said to Naruto with a low smile: "Brother Naruto, I won't interfere You!" He was secretly referring to being alone with Sakura.

"I'll go first, Sakura, Naruto," Shikamaru looked thoughtfully at the direction of the forest, and said loudly: "If you want to take the Chunin exam, you must be careful of foreign ninjas. There are many who feel dissatisfied with the reputation of Konoha Ninja Village and are hostile to Konoha Ninja."

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"interesting."

In the direction that Shikamaru looked at before, in the small bushes on the side of the street, two men and a woman were sitting or standing on the tree trunk. Now they were sitting in the middle, one was wearing a coir raincoat on his back, his back was bent, and his head was densely packed. Seeing Shikamaru leave, the man with only one eye exposed, who was wrapped in a bandage, couldn't help but speak.

Seeing this, a girl with long black hair standing aside said, "He seems to have found us!"

"Sasuke doesn't seem to be here?" Another boy with long hair but combed up flamboyantly asked his companion.

All three of them had forehead protectors on their foreheads, and there was an eighth note on their foreheads. These three were exactly the three lower ninjas sent by Yinnin Village to participate in the Zhongnin selection—Toss, Jin, and Sak.

"Forget it," Toss said in a low voice, looking towards the end of the street, the direction Shikamaru left: "But that ponytail in Konoha Village, pay attention."

"I think he seems to be proficient in Taijutsu." Zak recalled the battle between Shikamaru and Kankuro and Temari just now, and said with a frown.

"Maybe, but our main target is Uchiha Sasuke. This person is quite capable. Try not to provoke him, so as not to cause extra problems." Toss seemed uncomfortable, and said after turning his neck fiercely.

Hearing this, Sac rubbed his wrists, sneered and said, "That depends on whether he knows people."

"That's the only way to kill him." Toss said calmly, obviously not taking Shikamaru to heart. The internal elimination and selection of Otonin Village founded by Orochimaru is very cruel, even if the three of them are just ninja, I don't know how many fights and survivals I have experienced, so I naturally think highly of myself and don't think that other ninjas are their opponents.

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A few days later, the Konoha training ground.

"In battle, saving a little more chakra may mean that you can perform one more ninjutsu." The three children Konohamaru, Udon, and Moehuang were standing in front of Shikamaru, quietly listening to Shikamaru's words. Explanation: "So the control of Chakra is very important."

"Shikamaru!" Choji and Ino did not know when they came to the training ground, walked up to Shikamaru and said hello: "You came so early."

In Muye Village, becoming a lower ninja or even a higher ninja does not mean that you can stop taking tasks and focus on practicing. There are rigid standards every month. This is the day when the tenth class should gather to do tasks according to the schedule.

"Not too early." Shikamaru smiled, pointed to the three children who were acting as his students, and introduced them: "This is Konohamaru, Udon and Moehuang."

"Sister Ino, brother Choji, hello!" Moe Huang greeted first, with a flattering tone, and then Udon and Konohamaru also spoke.

When several people were chatting and laughing, Asma's figure had already appeared from the path outside the practice field, which was different from Kakashi's laziness. Although the atmosphere inside the tenth class was still relaxed, this was based on the fact that Asma himself patience and hard work.

After greeting Shikamaru and the others one by one, Asma announced that Class [-] did not need to go to the mission delivery center to undertake the mission today. Instead, he took three pieces of paper from the ninja bag and handed them to Shikamaru and Ino respectively. And Ding Ci three people.

In the upper left corner of the paper, a huge "Ninja" character is very conspicuous, surrounded by a white circle frame, and inside the paper form, there is a stamp of the Konoha administrative agency, with different marks on the top. "中" and "志" are written in the font, and the following is a slightly more detailed description.

"Although it was a bit sudden, I have already signed up for you in the Chunin Exam." Seeing that the three of Shikamaru looked down at the paper, Asma said aloud: "This is the application form. This exam is not compulsory. The execution and the specific choice depend on your wishes, and it is your freedom to take the test or not.”

"However, I personally recommend that you take part. Although this exam is dangerous, it is a very valuable opportunity to practice. After all, as a ninja, there are very few opportunities to fight with ninjas. Passing this exam, you can also experience it. The strength of ninjas from other countries." Seeing that Ino and Choji were lost in thought, Asma couldn't help saying.

"If you want to take the exam, please sign this application form, and then go to Room 301 of the Ninja School before [-]:[-] pm tomorrow." Asma did not say that the Zhongnin Exam is a group registration method. Exit, although I hope that Shikamaru can participate in the Chunin exam, but as his subordinates, Ino and Choji, Asma will respect their choice no matter what, but he will still give a little guidance.

"By the way, Asma Sarutobi seemed to have thought of something. He slapped his head and said to the three of them—mainly to Choji, who had an ugly face when he heard him say the word "dangerous": "If If you do well on this test, I'll treat you to a barbecue—all you can eat! "

"..." Hearing the words, Ino couldn't help squinting at Asma, obviously hearing the temptation in the other's tone clearly, with a helpless expression.

"Okay, you three think about it carefully, and I will leave first." Seeing this, Asma chuckled, and said to Konohamaru, Udon and Moehuang: "You three also follow me. Let's go together and don't disturb them."