Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 61Cooperation

An eagle cry echoed over the forest, breaking the quiet atmosphere in the forest.

"What's that?" Inuzuka kicked his legs, and using the rebound force of the branches, he did a somersault in the air and landed firmly on the tree trunk in front of him. He squinted at the circling sky above the three of them, and yelled The sounding bird, the red sun hanging in the sky looked a little dazzling, because of the backlight, he couldn't see what kind of bird it was.

"It's a sparrowhawk?" Yume Shino helped the sunglasses that had fallen a bit due to the constant jumping, looked up at the eagle falcon hovering in the sky, said uncertainly, and looked at the three people running in front of the eighth class to lead the way. Akamaru, said: "It's not common, but it should be an animal that lives in this kind of forest. Maybe it takes Akamaru as prey, but it's afraid of the three of us and dare not do it."

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"Someone is coming!?" At the same time, Shikamaru, who was squatting on the ground making a trap, stood up, touched the thin sweat on his forehead, listened attentively, and murmured to himself with some doubts.

Repeatedly using the body-mind conversion technique is too troublesome, and in an emergency, Ino may not have the time to control the sparrowhawk back to Shikamaru and Choji, and to release the secret technique rashly, the sparrowhawk caught by chance will be out of control , so Shikamaru has formulated some warning signals for some simple situations that may occur, and distinguishes the content through the number and length of sparrowhawk calls.

"What should I do, Shikamaru?" Choji who was on the side asked aloud at this moment.

"There's only one team," Shikamaru listened carefully, and after finding that there was no more hawk chirping, he said, "Ino is watching them, so don't worry, since they're here, we'll just launch an ambush."

Cooperating with the traps that have been made, plus Choji and Shikamaru, although Ino cannot fight, Shikamaru is still not afraid of any ninja under the ambush conditions.

Shikamaru and Choji worked together to eliminate the traces left by Shikamaru when setting the trap one by one, and then Shikamaru entered the tree hole and changed the bark of the camouflage, leaving only a gap to observe the outside world .

But Choji did not enter the tree hole. An ambush does not rely on foolishly squatting at one point, and the enemy will fall into the trap. If both Shikamaru and Choji enter the tree hole, it is equivalent to putting eggs in one basket, Shikamaru His shadow imitation technique can often play a huge role when it is beyond the enemy's expectations. On the contrary, Choji's esoteric body technique is good at destruction and power. The two concentrate on one point, and in a small space, no matter what Using a combat method that focuses on whoever is the main one, it will be difficult for the other person to exert his abilities.

Choji's body, especially the opening of his clothes, was sprinkled with the potion given by Shikamaru, and he was hidden in a group of lush trees. His task was to launch a second attack immediately after the enemy stepped into the trap circle and triggered the trap. Wave attack, attracting the enemy's attention, not giving them reaction time, but also for Shikamaru who is hiding in the dark to use shadow imitation to control the enemy's time.

"coming!"

Two short and sharp eagle cries sounded from the mouth of the sparrowhawk flying in the sky again, and passed into the ears of Choji and Shikamaru, which refreshed the two of them. Shikamaru listened carefully, and it seemed that there had been a sandal in the distant woods. The light sound of stepping on the tree trunk.

But just when Shikamaru raised his spirits, he found that the other party's footsteps disappeared, as if he had lost track. This phenomenon meant that the other party stopped and did not step into the trap set by Shikamaru.

"What's going on!?" Shikamaru has absolute confidence in his trap-making skills. He studied hard at the ninja school, coupled with his own meticulous thinking, and connected with a lot of knowledge from his previous life. When it comes to making traps, even Jonin may not be much stronger than him, not to mention, the opponent stopped before the trap circle without any hesitation, and obviously discovered the flaw in just a moment.

And in the woods, the three people who make Shikamaru suspicious are Inuzuka Kiba, Yume Shino, Hinata Hinata, and the three ninjas from the eighth class of Konoha Shimoshinobu. Hinata Hinata's white eyes and Shikamaru's long-time trap are of no use to the two of them.

"It's such a complicated trap!" The broken eyes, and the protruding blood vessels like earthworms all over the temples around the corners of the eyes, made Hinata Hinata's fair and delicate face have a hint of ferocity. In the blink of an eye, he has already seen the surrounding environment clearly, hiding extremely deep and complicated traps, and it is difficult to escape the insight of these white eyes.

"It really fits Shikamaru's personality, but why did they stay here without moving?" Inuzuka looked at Hinata, and after hearing what the other said, he curled his lips and said.

"Did you discover us in advance?" Shino Aburo also seemed a little puzzled, not sure how Shikamaru discovered the arrival of the three of them, set a trap in time, and hid.

"Choji is hiding in the bushes alone, and Shikamaru and Ino are hiding in the tree hole." Hinata Hinata whispered to the two companions, and when she observed the tree hole where Shikamaru was, she let out a little bit of a sigh. Strange: "Ino is lying flat on the ground, and there is something wrong with her chakra, she seems to have passed out."

"Shikamaru and the others were attacked?" Hearing this, Inuzuka Ya said with a surprised expression.

"Are you going to take the opportunity to attack them?" Shino Amoyome pushed her sunglasses and asked Inuzuka.

"My target is all candidates except Konoha Murakami Shinobi." Inuzuka Kiba curled his lips disdainfully at Yume Shino's question, sneered, and said, "I want to compete with Shikamaru. There's an opportunity to do it, but it's rare that the environment and the rules are as strong on us as this exam."

As Inuzuka said, he suddenly pinched his thumb and index finger, put them in his mouth, and blew a loud whistle, which echoed in the forest and reached Shikamaru's ears.

"Shikamaru, don't hide! We have found your hiding places and traps!" After the whistle, a slightly smug voice sounded, and Inuzuka Ya shouted loudly: "I have a very good plan , do you want to discuss it with us!?"

"So it's Iba and the others, no wonder they can easily see through my trap." Shikamaru thought in his heart, and Inuzuka's voice passed through, and his doubts were also solved. Although it was expected that Inuzuka would probably use him The shuriken left at the gathering point before came to him, but he didn't expect to catch up so quickly.

Lifting off the camouflaged bark, Shikamaru Kazuo stepped out of the tree hole slowly, came to the open space not far ahead, looked in the direction of the sound, at this time Inuzuka Ya, Yume Shino and Hina Hina The three figures of Tian could already be seen clearly, they were standing side by side on a tree trunk, looking at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru seems defenseless, but in fact the open space is full of traps, even if Hinata Hinata has white eyes, to attack Shikamaru, these traps must be cleared first, so that Shikamaru will not fall into the siege of the enemy.

"Crack!" A shuriken was pulled out of Inuzuka Ya's hand, and with a light wave of his hand, he threw it at Shikamaru's feet.

"You're too careless, Shikamaru!" Inuzuka Gaga smiled smugly. The classmate who had always been regarded as a competitor seemed to be in a predicament at this time, and he had the upper hand. This comparison of pros and cons made him secretly Cool, hard to control—or I don’t want to control my mood at this time—speaking, the tone is even slightly reprimanded, this is the first time in many years: "How can you leave your own scent in front of many enemies?" The ninja tool, leave it as if nothing happened!"

"Didn't you come to discuss cooperation with me?" Hearing this, Shikamaru raised his eyebrows, chuckled lightly, and said to Inuzuka Fang: "How do you talk about this!"

"Cooperation!?" As soon as Shikamaru's words came out, Inuzuka Kiba, Yume Shino, and Hinata Hinata were all startled, wondering how the other party knew the purpose of themselves and others.

"What do you mean!?" Inuzuka asked, frowning.

"This exam, for those of you who are good at tracking, is like a fish in water. It is difficult for any candidate to escape your capture." Shikamaru said indifferently, it doesn't matter if the trap is seen through, Hinata Hinata is not Ningji Hyuga, The power of Baiyan and Rouquan has stopped here. Although Inuzuka Ya and Yume Shino are considered to be the best among Konoha Shinobi, compared with Shikamaru, there is still a gap in terms of strength and experience. , Of course, if it is Hyuga Ningji's class, it's a different matter. Shikamaru will definitely not talk nonsense with the other party, and must act first: "This is the second exam. It is foreseeable that there will inevitably be one in the future. The above exams are waiting for us, if we want to eliminate strong enemies and competitors, this is the best opportunity."

Inuzuka tooth nodded, several people have done this analysis, and now that I think about it, Shikamaru, who has always been known for his brains, can certainly think of it.

"However, the candidates who passed the first test are all good and strong-willed, so they are not so easy to deal with. What's more, this test is a battle for survival, and their strength is constantly being consumed. In the end, the possibility of failing will become more and more Big." Shikamaru bent down and picked up the shuriken thrown by Inuzuka Tooth, bounced the dirt, put it in the ninja bag, and continued: "You will definitely find helpers, and they must be familiar to you. Squad, otherwise you won’t be able to trust each other in battle, instead you might as well act alone.”

"So I kept this shuriken on purpose," Shikamaru squinted at the three of Inuzuka Ya and said, "Actually, I also want to use your tracking ability to help me eliminate some candidates!"

"It turned out to be attracted by this guy Shikamaru!?" Inuzuka Fang's expression was cloudy, and what Shikamaru said, it seemed that his aggressive and complacent performance before was very white-eyed. In other people's plans, this kind of emotional contrast is really annoying, not to mention the arrogant Inuzuka Kiba, and the object is Shikamaru who has always been regarded as a competitor by him.