Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 84 Acquaintances

Because the second exam will take five days to end, in order to prevent candidates from coming to the central tower early and finish the second exam early, Konoha also prepared a lounge in the tower for priority arrival Candidates at the destination rest and wait for the arrival of other candidates.

As for the "fairness" of the pre-selection for the third exam, so that the candidates who came early can't rest at ease and improve their status, this kind of situation is impossible. , what's more, the starting point of this exam is the same, if the strength is not enough, and the performance is not good, then you can only try your best to make up for it in the next exam. As the organizer, Muye Village is not an amiable nanny. Candidates who came to the central tower late and did not get enough rest, so the preselection failure in the third exam can only be attributed to their own strength, and Muye Village will not take care of them , Elimination is equally merciless.

Under the leadership of Flying Bamboo Dragonfly, the six members of Konoha Shinobi Class [-] and Class [-] live in two rooms respectively. The environment in the room is average. After all, this place is only a rest for the candidates who came to the central tower first. It's just a place, it's good to have a separate room.

Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji entered the room after bidding farewell to Inuzuka Ya and other members of the eighth class. Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, they calmed down their tense nerves. After resting for a few minutes, there was a knock on the door. There was a sound of the door, and after Ino stepped forward to open the door, he found that outside the door was the steel that had gone back and forth.

"What's the matter? Senior?" Ino was stunned when he saw Gang Zitie, and asked him aloud.

"Hokage-sama wants to find Nara Shikamaru." Kokotetsu looked over Ino, looked at Shikamaru who was sitting on a wooden bench in the house, and motioned to him, "Follow me!"

Hearing this, Shikamaru got up quickly. He also had some guesses about the situation where he was the only one being summoned. The Chunin Exam is the most important thing, and it will not be terminated because of Orochimaru's relationship anyway. The exam is also related to the future of Konoha candidates such as Inuzuka Ya, as well as their performance in the exam. This is not only related to individuals, but also related to the face of Konoha represented in the third exam in the future. It is a pity that this incident has affected the status of these Konoha candidates.

But how the six members of Class [-] and Class [-] killed and met Kiwan Kawakawa must be understood. In comparison, judging from Shikamaru's current performance, compared to other Shinobi of the same class in terms of strength and He is always much better in character, so he is indeed the most suitable candidate for inquiry.

Shikamaru nodded to Ino and Choji, signaling them to rest assured, and then followed Kokotetsu out of the room to the upper floor of the tower, where the third Hokage was located.

After arriving at the door of the studio, Gang Zitie stopped and knocked on the door, waiting for an echo from inside.

"Come in!" Until a deep voice came from inside, Gang Zitie slowly opened the door, letting Shikamaru enter the room first, then turned around and left, closing the door at the same time.

The moment Shikamaru walked into the room, he took a quick look around the environment of the house with his eyes. It still conforms to the simple use style of the ninja. Even if it is a temporary office and rest place for a village headman, there is not too much useless luxury. Decorations, there is a lot of space in the house, but there is very little furniture, so it is a bit empty. There are a few bookshelves full of scrolls. I don’t know if they are secret ninjutsu or office documents. On the wall facing the gate, there are There is a pair of calligraphy brushes hanging on it, with the word "Ninja" written on it. The brushwork is round, but there is a sense of austerity between the turning points. Although he is not a master of calligraphy, Shikamaru also feels that the person who wrote this word must be a great ninja. Has a self-contained understanding of ninja experience.

Under the calligraphy and painting, there is a thick solid wood desk. Behind the desk, sitting on a large and comfortable chair is an easy-going old man with a thin figure and slightly dark skin. A pure white cloak is draped over his body. It is slightly loose, and it can be seen that compared with the middle-aged, the old man's body has been bent a lot.

"We met again, Shikamaru." The third Hokage Hiruzaru Sarutobi seemed to be really looking at the material before, and after Shikamaru entered the room, he closed the scroll, chuckled, and looked at the material not far in front of him in awe. Shikamaru who was standing said, "I haven't congratulated you on passing the two exams yet, I hope you can still maintain this winning momentum in the next exams."

"Sit down first, I have something to ask you." Hiruzaru Sarutobi said casually, pointing to a wooden chair beside Shikamaru, without the slightest imposing manner or domineering posture, he arrived at Sarutobi Hirizhan's current position in Konoha, and even in the Ninja world, no longer needs to maintain the so-called majesty at all times. The kind of leaders who always maintain majesty and ruthlessness are mostly those who lack command strength and leadership skills, just like deer. In Maru's previous life, even if the leaders of some big countries often had an easy-going attitude, no one would think they could be bullied. The huge gap between status and status was enough to make up for this.

After Shikamaru hesitated for a moment, he finally sat down on a chair next to him and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"The ninja from the [-]th and [-]th classes that you met in the forest of death pretending to be a candidate for Kusanagi Village is definitely not the genin who took the exam." Hiruzaru Sarutobi saw Shikamaru sitting down Finally, after pondering for a moment, he said: "It should be a Chunin or a Jōnin from other ninja villages who violated the rules of the Chunin exam and entered the Death Forest, so I hope you can save the six of you from meeting this ninja. After finishing the battle, explain it to me in detail.”

Shikamaru nodded after hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, and then slowly explained the alliance between the eighth and tenth classes of Konoha Shinobi and the reason for the joint, and then when hunting other teams, met Xianglin of Kusanagi Village, under the explanation of the other party, felt that the ninja disguised as Kusanagi Village was a strong enemy, so he planned to eradicate him. After some arrangements, he found that the opponent was strong and almost failed. Under the circumstances, he finally killed him, and then Shikamaru "accidentally" discovered the other party's camouflage technique, and could not find the candidate in his memory, and contacted the strength he had shown before, so he doubted the identity of this person. Then bring the corpse to the central tower.

"Is that so..." Hiruzaru Sarutobi listened quietly to Shikamaru's explanation, occasionally asked some questions softly, and after getting Shikamaru's answer, he finally understood the whole process.

Shikamaru didn't worry about Hiruza Sarutobi discovering any flaws, there was nothing suspicious about what he did, and some coincidences were acceptable, so Hiruza Sarutobi's question didn't need to be concealed or deceived. place, the answers are fluent.

"You two teams performed very well." After hearing Shikamaru's answer, Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded with satisfaction, and didn't think there was anything wrong with the combination of the eighth and tenth teams. As a ninja , you should create favorable conditions for yourself at any time on the battlefield, whether it is a war between Ninja Village or Ninja Village, or a battle between ninjas and ninjas, this should be the case. Prepare, but after knowing the exam rules, make a plan, then there is no blame.

Ninja is a war profession. Although the way of survival has been changing for a hundred years, its essence has not changed, that is, the pursuit of victory in war and battle. In other words, the essence of any war profession is the same.

Before ninjas replaced samurai, as the mainstream of samurai practice in warfare, art of war was also an extremely important part. Those who like to fight swords to decide life and death, explain the concept of fair duel, or wild samurai—that is, ronin—fight bravely , or use it as a means of promotion, a real warrior, as a high-level arm in war, if he really likes to do this, he will be reused.

The difference in philosophy between the arms of war and the swordsmen of the rivers and lakes is quite different.

Now that he has understood the process of Shikamaru and others meeting and fighting with Kawakawa Chiman, Sarutobi Hiruza no longer needs to ask Shikamaru. For more questions, he needs the professional corpse disposal team of Konoha Village, as well as information The department came to obtain it through the corpse of Hechuan Qiwan, so it also indicated that Shikamaru could leave on his own.

Seeing this, Shikamaru saluted Hiruzaru Sarutobi, and then slowly exited the door. Outside the door, Gang Zitie happened to be leading two Konoha ninjas from one end of the corridor.

Seeing this, Shikamaru narrowed his eyes slightly. One of the middle-aged men who followed Gang Zitie was a little thin, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and looked a little shy. Ye Yuan!

Next to Chiba Gen, following behind Gang Zitie was a tall, strong, middle-aged man with a solid appearance, with a little beard on the corner of his mouth, and he looked very stable. Judging from the direction Gang Zitie led the way, it should be Bringing two people to see Sarutobi Hiruzen the Third Hokage.

Sure enough, Shikamaru stopped for a moment, and the three of them had already come in front of them. When Chiba Gen saw Shikamaru, he also looked a little surprised, and nodded with a light smile.

"I didn't expect you to have passed this test!" Chiba Gen walked up and greeted Shikamaru, causing the tall ninja beside him to also look down at Shikamaru.

"Your teachings have helped me a lot, Senior Chiba!" Shikamaru said earnestly. Chiba Gen's teachings not only enabled Shikamaru to learn medical ninjutsu, but also made great progress in chakra control. Relying on his help, Shikamaru's words are indeed words without water and compliments, but words from the heart.

Seeing Shikamaru say this, Chiba Minato seemed a little shy, subconsciously wiped the tip of his nose, and said, "I still have some work to do, so I won't talk to you any more."

Shikamaru nodded, although he was a little interested in his arrival, he wisely did not ask. Sometimes excess curiosity is not a good thing.

After watching Gang Zite lead Chiba Gen, and the tall man Shinobi enter the office where Sarutobi Hiruzen was, Shikamaru turned and left. The most important thing at the moment is to adjust his state and prepare for the next exam!