Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 49

It was still noon, and there were not many people in the izakaya, and the place chosen by Kakashi, Asma, and the red three jounin was very quiet, so Asma's words, although low, still came to Kakashi clearly And in the ears of sunset red.

"You're very confident, Asma." Kureni Yuhi couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when she heard Asma's words, especially her tone. As a female ninja, and she's also a jounin, she naturally has an independent personality and self-esteem Kurenai Yuhi doesn’t think she’s lost to men. Although she’s still a Jnin rookie, she may not be as good as Asma and Kakashi in terms of training subordinates. So at this time, she didn’t admit defeat and said, “Shikamaru Although he has always been No.1 in the ninja school, it has been so long since he graduated, and the ninjas in the same class as him have also made a lot of progress!"

"The strongest ninja, I'm afraid it's worthy of the name, Asma." Hatake Kakashi slightly restrained his listless expression, and said to Asma who was still smiling confidently: "Sasuke and Naruto in our class, this paragraph There has been a lot of progress over time, Shikamaru will suffer a lot if you underestimate them!"

"I won't underestimate the ninjas of the Uchiha clan, and that kid with nine tails." Asma took a deep puff of a cigarette, and said to Kakashi, "Actually, even without this Chunin exam, I I also intend to recommend Shikamaru from our class to be promoted to Chunin."

When Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi heard the words, they couldn't help but look at each other with shocked faces. The Chunin Exam participated by many countries is actually a microcosm and a stage for competition among countries. Even if it is held by Konoha Ninja Village, one of the five major ninja villages , and have no right to monopolize the promotion channels of ninjas in each village. Naturally, each ninja village has the right to promote and promote Zhongnin by itself.

However, the zhongnin who participated in the zhongnin exam are basically elites, so it is very difficult. The ninja who is promoted to the zhongnin thus has a higher gold content, and is recommended by others, or the zhongnin assessed by the ninja village. It is much more ordinary, but considering Shikamaru's current endurance, Asma's recommendation is not unusual.

"I often play shogi with Shikamaru, but I have never won a game. Most of them are captured within thirty moves, with few exceptions." Asuma Sarutobi looked at Kakashi and Yuhi With the expressions on the faces of the two of them in red, they said plainly seemingly irrelevant words: "Every time he plays chess with me, he never becomes impatient or slack. He kept laying out dark hands and traps, even when he had the upper hand, he never gave up, just to prevent me from coming back."

"Murder at every step is my evaluation of Shikamaru's chess quality," Sarutobi Asma said about the outcome of the chess game with Shikamaru, with a slightly unnatural tone, both proud and annoyed : "It is impossible for that child to underestimate any enemy!"

"Even if you say that," Kureni Yuhi frowned slightly, and refuted Asma's words: "Just relying on playing shogi to affirm that he can become a Chunin, is it too hasty?" In fact, there is still a touch of concern in his tone, recommending a boy to become a Chunin, no matter what the result is, his own reputation also bears a responsibility, Shikamaru is too young after all, the most important thing is that the ninja is only a year old , Not long after graduating from the ninja school, he was recommended. The success rate is not high in Yuhihong's opinion.

"Actually, I also didn't tell my three subordinates that this exam is to be taken in groups," Sarutobi Asma shook his head with a smile, not sure if he understood the concern in Kuroyuki's tone, Kuroyuki gritted his teeth secretly at this attitude, but Asma didn't seem to care, raised his chin slightly, motioned to Kakashi and said, "But I'm different from you, Kakashi, and you don't need to worry about them."

"Because as long as Shikamaru chooses to take the exam, both Ino and Choji will definitely participate." Sarutobi Asma said to Hatake Kakashi: "The ninjas in your class often quarrel, Naruto Even I have heard about the rivalry with Sasuke."

When Kakashi heard the ridicule in Asma's tone, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, but he could only nod in response, because it was indeed true. Seeing this, Asma said to Yuhihong: "The three students in your class I'm a ninja, and I will quarrel!"

Kurenai Yuhi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded to confirm Asma's words. Hinata was shy, but Kiba was extroverted and a little proud. Although Shino seemed withdrawn and silent, he was surprisingly strong. Like Naruto and Sasuke, they are at odds every day, but they often have quarrels and bickering.

"The three people in our class have never quarreled!" The smoke from Asma's mouth floated far away like a sharp sword, her eyes were fixed on the smoke, she seemed to feel a little complacent, The tone was brisk: "All of this is due to Shikamaru's contribution. I'm ashamed to say that, in fact, in our class, he often speaks more effectively than me. He is a well-deserved leader in the team, and Shikamaru, Ino and The three of Choji are all the same age, and they are still classmates, but Ino and Choji have never expressed any objection or criticism to Shikamaru's position in the team!"

"Compared to friends, I feel that the relationship between Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino is more like the relationship between seniors and juniors, superiors and subordinates." Asma Sarutobi continued: "He can always be in a normal situation. Taking care of the two, while doing tasks, can successfully encourage the confidence of the two, and can also reasonably play to the strengths of the two, this kind of leadership... is no longer something that can be accommodated by the ninja."

"That's why I can say with certainty that Shikamaru has already qualified as a Zhongnin," Asma said calmly, "I'm afraid that even among all the ninjas who took the exam this time, his personal qualities , are among the best.”

"..." Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi remained silent. They naturally understood the meaning that Ino and Choji almost obeyed Shikamaru's words. Even a genius like Kakashi, at a young age As a Jonin, Obito as a companion still has deep opinions on him. Shikamaru is still a Genin, and he can do this, and his leadership ability is self-evident.

But today is destined to be the day when Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi were surprised. Asma Sarutobi seemed to think of something at this moment, frowned tightly, and said, "This is not the scariest thing about that child."

horrible! ?Asma actually used scary to describe Shikamaru. Before Asma talked about Shikamaru, most of the tone was proud and proud, but this time it was not. This made Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi feel a little puzzled. puzzled.

"I'm afraid even Shikamaru didn't realize it." Sarutobi Asma narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment of deliberation, said: "He is like a monster who is always full of energy. He has the desire to learn any knowledge and skills. And mesmerized."

"Shikamaru's comprehension and astonishing perseverance enable him to quickly learn these new knowledge and skills." Sarutobi Asma said thoughtfully, but he thought of the late stage of the Nami country mission in his heart. , because of Kado's death, the mission was basically fine, Shikamaru practiced every day except for the necessary physiological needs, and there were almost no other leisure and entertainment methods of cultivation, especially during the period of inductive physical skills, it was almost like being possessed. , but there is no abnormality in the character, such as sluggishness, mental exhaustion and other states, but Shikamaru himself regards this as an extremely normal thing, and this performance even makes Asma feel a little frightened.

Asma was silent, and for some reason in her heart, she remembered the situation when she first saw that feminine man next to her father many years ago. Boundless energy and ambition.

It also contains an incomparable enthusiasm for ninjutsu knowledge, is also shrouded in a halo of genius, and has frightening perseverance and patience.

"Shikamaru..." Asma pressed the cigarette butt in the ashtray to extinguish it, thinking in her heart: "You have to be stronger than that guy Orochimaru!"

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Little did they know that Shikamaru, whom Asma associated with a dangerous Konoha wanted criminal, had brought Ino and Choji into the classroom.

There were some ninjas sitting in twos and threes in the classroom. Shikamaru looked carefully, but he didn't notice the lower ninjas of Konoha Village. After a little thought, he knew it.

Just like Gang Zitie and Shenyue Izumo, Chunin pretends to be a genin and secretly assesses the examinees. In fact, it is only limited to Konoha genin. Casualties and injuries, excluding positive factors, these ninjas with insufficient quality, if they participate in the competition, if their results are too poor, they will lose Konoha's face.

As for the ninjas of other countries, Konoha naturally doesn't care about the casualties in the exam. As competitors in the industry, it is a good thing for the ninjas who are the seeds of war to die a lot!

Although Shikamaru already has some reputation in Konoha, these ninjas from other villages are naturally not familiar with this. After the classroom door opened, these people just looked at the three people who entered the classroom with a little scrutiny. After finding that Shikamaru was sitting quietly in a corner of the classroom with Ino and Choji, he looked away.

After Shikamaru took his seat, he also looked at the many ninjas in the classroom, and found that there were no acquaintances, but he still observed carefully.

Many times, observing a person's behavior and language, we can find many characteristics. Among them, left-handedness is the most superficial, such as wiping nose, scratching face, rubbing palms... These behaviors cannot be changed immediately. Many times it will be done unconsciously, remembering everyone's behavior, not only can you easily see through their disguise after using transformation, but when using transformation or illusion to confuse the enemy in the future, these seemingly unimportant little Intelligence can also improve success rates.