Shadow of the Wood

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Asma took a deep breath of the cigarette, and then unconsciously spit out a string of smoke rings. He is now a little uncertain about his own judgment. The cigarette in Ino's hand is not real, and neither is the one in Choji's hand. It stands to reason that the most likely thing is It was in Shikamaru's hands, but his judgment and behavior seemed to be within Shikamaru's expectations, so it should be in Choji's hands?But who knows if Shikamaru can guess what he is thinking now.

As a jonin, Asma shouldn't be so hesitant, and Shikamaru's scheming that can almost read people's hearts made him a little jealous.Asma looked at her watch. It has been more than 40 minutes since the start of the mission. Apart from catching up, it took the most time to use illusion to interrogate Choji and subdue Shikamaru. Looking at the time, I can only chase Shikamaru. It has been nearly 10 minutes since he was subdued. If he catches up with Choji, Shikamaru will have enough time to return to Konoha.Asma had no choice but to go after Shikamaru.

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Shikamaru, who was leaping swiftly in the forest, roughly calculated the time, and felt that Asma was about to catch up with him, so he made a seal with both hands: "Shadow Clone Technique!", and a shadow clone that appeared beside him pointed at him Nodded, and moved on.Although it needs to consume a lot of chakra, the shadow clone is a very practical ninjutsu in many cases, so Shikamaru has deliberately learned from Nara Shikoku.

Of course, Shikamaru is not Naruto, so it is impossible to use the shadow clone to practice. The shadow clone technique is based on experience. I have seen many colleagues say that the shadow clone can practice chakra, which makes people laugh and cry. The shadow clone is performed by the caster using chakra. Manufacturing, there is no body at all, and the shadow clone mentioned in the original book is just to increase the experience of cultivation. How to cultivate the chakra that extracts energy from the body?And excessive consumption of chakra is extremely harmful to the body. Naruto is because of the nine-tailed seal in the body. After exhausting the chakra, he also has the part of the chakra that he sealed the nine-tailed and nine-tailed to supplement. Kakashi knows this method, Why not use it when training Sasuke in the Chunin Exam?Without him, except for Naruto, who is a cheating character, who can train with the multiple shadow clone technique?Is it too long?

Shikamaru's body is quietly hidden in the shadows, not thinking about the outcome, nor continuing to think about Asma's follow-up actions, recalling the situation when he often sat quietly in the special small black room at home, and will The mind is completely integrated into the darkness, imagining yourself as a part of the darkness, like wandering in the darkness in the previous life, like the silence after death.The heart beats slowly, and the breathing is slow and long. Shikamaru had studied yoga seriously in his previous life, which gave him a lot of help. There is no need to hold his breath. The decrease in oxygen will increase the burden on the heart and make it beat more violently.

Shikamaru quietly watched Asma pass by from not far away, chasing after the shadow clone he made, after waiting for a while, walked out of the shadow, and quickly rushed from the other direction like Konoha.

Only 3 minutes later, Shikamaru, who was leaping vertically, gave a wry smile. The time for using the shadow clone was up, which also meant that Asma would catch up with him immediately.Shikamaru couldn't help speeding up at the thought.

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Asma dodged the eight shurikens, "Crack!" He raised his left arm to block Shikamaru's high leaping side kick, grabbed Shikamaru's ankle and threw him out.Shikamaru's shadow imitation technique has just been used, but has been thrown out by Asma.He still can't do the one-handed shadow imitation technique like Shikahisa Nara, let alone perform the shadow imitation technique without maintaining the mudra after the seal like Shikamaru in the second part of the original book.

Turning around, stepping on the tree trunk with both feet and kicking vigorously, he rushed towards Asma quickly, and at the same time made a seal with both hands: "Second body technique!"

A puff of smoke temporarily blocked Asma's sight, and a total of five Shikamaru rushed towards Asma. Asma pouted, ignoring the other three Shikamaru kicking or kicking, and grabbed one of them by the ankle It hit the other one, "Bang!" The smoke spread out, and one of them was a shadow clone.

Shikamaru, who was smashed into a ground gourd, quickly turned over, his eyes flickered for a while, but he still didn't jump back into the shadow of the forest to avoid Asma's sight.He has very few hole cards now. This is just a test. From the perspective of time, the three of them will also win. There is no need to directly expose his latent skills.

Asma didn't pursue either. After looking at his watch, he asked Shikamaru straightforwardly, "You don't have the cigarettes on you?" It is also mainly about procrastination and entanglement, rather than hiding and running away. If Shikamaru has cigarettes on him, he should avoid facing Asma.

"..." Shikamaru nodded.

"Choji is about to return to Konoha Gate..." Asma seemed to be talking to herself, lighting a cigarette for herself, her expression looked a little annoyed: "Really, I lost to three You ninja brat."

Hearing Asma's words, Shikamaru relaxed slightly, Asma's attitude proved that his guess was correct, and they passed the test.

Shikamaru, who was rushing back to Konoha with Asma, saw Choji who was with Tsuki Izumo, who was on duty, as expected. After waiting for a while, Ino also rushed back from the woods.

"Although I don't want to admit it, you have passed the second test perfectly. From today onwards, you are truly ninja." After Shikamaru told Ino the news of passing the test, Asma said to the three of them: " As the first day officially becoming your instructor, I decided to treat you to a barbecue!"

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In the barbecue restaurant, Ino struggled for a while and asked in doubt: "Mr. Asma, why don't you do the third test?"

Ding Ci was almost choked by this sentence, and finally stopped his nonsense, and stared at Ino fiercely. Since the three of them had passed the test, Ino's question naturally seemed redundant.

Asma smiled when she heard this, but did not answer, but said to Shikamaru: "Tell me about your strategy in the second test."

After thinking silently, Shikamaru raised three fingers and said to the three of them: "My plan in the second test relies on only three points - the tacit understanding with my teammates, the speculation on the way of thinking, and analysis of intelligence."

"I played with Choji and Ino since I was a child, so I understand them very well. I turned cigarettes into chocolate bars and put them in the box without them seeing, because I'm sure Choji will Take back that box of chocolate bars." Shikamaru smiled slightly at Choji, no matter how good it is, being kept in the dark may also cause emotions, just take this opportunity to explain

"This move was not deliberate, it was due to Dingci's personality and habits, so even if you use illusion, if you can't take the initiative to ask this question, Dingci will not take the initiative to talk about it. Dingci thought he was taken away After taking the real cigarettes, you will definitely feel that you have betrayed our trust and be angry..." Having said this, Shikamaru smiled apologetically at Choji and then said: "The angry Choji will launch an offensive against the snacks. The spoiled chocolate bar will become his first choice, and Choji will be the first to discover the real cigarette. This is the tacit understanding with his teammates."

"You borrowed the ninja bag from Ino before, deliberately explained it, and let Choji see you looking at Senbon on purpose, all in order to let Choji's subconscious mind remember this 'strange' move and downplay the previous behavior?" Ah Sima said, after the illusion hypnosis, the subject is not awake, but only knows how to answer questions mechanically, it is impossible to chatter like usual, even what the subconscious mind thinks are normal things such as what to eat today and the color of underwear. The other party said.

"Yes, after you wasted time on hypnosis, Ino will distance himself from you, and after catching up with Ino and discovering that she doesn't actually have a real cigarette in her hand, you will be in a dilemma." Looking calmly at Shikamaru Asma couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "Actually, if it wasn't for your shadow clone to mislead me, I should still have time to catch up with you after catching up with you. When you first ambushed me, it seemed I tried my best, but in fact I didn’t have a hand at all, and I was misleading me.”

Shikamaru nodded and said, "This is an attempt to figure out how to think."

"What about the last point? What information?" Asma asked.

"First, you can get information about our foot strength in the first test, so I have the information that 'the other party knows our foot strength', so I can know the order in which you chase; second, I know that you are on top Shinobu, I have information about your general strength, and I know that the three of us together are not your opponent, we can only disperse, and the effect of pestering you in the battle will not be great, and we can only delay you from the distance; Third, this is a ninja test, so you won't interrogate me in a real way of intelligence torture; fourth..." Shikamaru paused, deliberately showing a bitter smile.

"Is there a fourth?" The first three points of 'information' analyzed by Shikamaru were expected by Asma, but there was a fourth point.

"Fourth, your third test... the second test you set up for us did not exceed our limit and became an impossible task, so it can be said that you actually want us to win this test Isn't it? You didn't use the shadow clone, which is the basis for my entire plan to be completed." After Shikamaru finished speaking, he remained silent, if Asma made a Kakashi in the original book, he would grab the bell like this There is no need for Shikamaru to set up such a big set for an impossible task. In the face of absolute strength, any resourcefulness can only be an aid. For example, if Asma chases them separately at the beginning with shadow clones Three people!

But this is contrary to the idea of ​​this test that Asma specially planned. Since you are supposed to be unable to complete it, why do you make it so troublesome?Ninjas are not so leisurely, even if they are leisurely, they will not be so boring that they waste time by this kind of test.Then the three of them will definitely not be able to pass this test if they act recklessly alone or rush forward without a plan. This is also the second point of the second assessment, and it is likely to be the third test.

After hearing Shikamaru's words, Asma seemed a little silent, analyzing, planning, inducing... Shikamaru's various schemes have even changed him from admiration to surprise. From this point of view, many Junin Not as good as Shikamaru.

Asma calmed down her thoughts a little and said: "Ninjas often act together with their companions when performing tasks, and if they want to complete the mission, they must better cooperate with their companions around them. If you are in the leading position in this team, Then you need to understand everyone around you as quickly and best as possible; if you are an executor, then you must fully obey orders. Understanding this is the greatest help for the team. This is what I said in the second The test for you in the first test is also my third test-teamwork. As a result, you passed perfectly. I want to congratulate you. From today onwards, you are the ninjas of Konoha Ninja Village! "

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The next day, in Hokage's office, the guides of the ten classes of ninja who graduated this year all came to Hokage's office to report to Hokage on the assessment of the ninja they brought in within three days.

Basically, the major ninja villages have different attitudes towards ninja. For example, Wuyin Village believes in the laws of nature, the strong eat the weak, and the survival of the fittest; Muye Village is different. It uses tests and other methods to extract its excellent ones, but they are not good enough. Those who continue to study, in a short period of time, the ninjas of Wuyin Village are much better than their peers after a tragic fight.But from a long-term point of view, select enough excellent ninjas to train them with all their heart, and let the weaker ninjas continue to learn. In the future, they can send more talents and fresh blood to Konoha, and it is also easier for young people not to have any feelings for Ninja Village. Centripetal force - like Kirigakure, it is hard not to let the surviving children feel resentment towards the village, and lose the students, and lose the seeds that can create ninja offspring in the future.

Therefore, for the graduation of Konoha Shinobi, all generations of Hokage have attached great importance to it. Three days after the end of the test, Hokage will listen to the evaluation of each Shinobi for the Shinobi they brought and decide their attitude towards the future, such as: acceptable task level, not enough strength If you have enough skills, you can use the lowest-level relatively safe tasks to hone it first, and if you have enough strength, you can use slightly higher-level characters to cultivate their experience.Don't think that Kirigakure's behavior is the so-called elite route, and Konoha's policy is the most secure, reasonable and excellent policy. It can be proved from his being able to become and maintain the head of the five great ninja villages, and the emergence of talents is also a very important thing. Good example.

After the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen signed the last document with his name, he raised his head and said to the ten jounin standing quietly in front of him, "Start from the first class."

The leader of the first class, Shinobi Shiranui Genma, responded with a seal of ceremony with one hand, saying that in this world, the development of ninjas so far is not comparable to that of Shikamaru's lowly colleagues in his previous life, and all kinds of ninjas have gradually developed from this The unique etiquette of ninjas can be seen. At this time, the seal is naturally an expression of respect for Hokage and responsibility for the following words: "In the name of Konoha Ninja Village, the leader of the first squad of Ninja, Evaluation of the first group of people - Shinji Inoue, e; Rani Kato, e; Kei Kinoshita, e; overall group evaluation: e."

Konoha stipulates that each ninja instructor must make a comprehensive evaluation of the performance of the ninja he carries in the test, including: development potential, personal strength, and ideological quality, divided into five levels: a, b, c, d, e, e It means failed, d means pass, c means pass, b means good, and a means excellent. Of course, they are positioned according to their current status as genin. A or b level does not mean that they have reached the level of jnin or zhongnin. .The third Hokage just nodded after hearing it. The performance of these three people in the ninja school was only mediocre, and naturally they would not attract his attention, so they didn't say anything, and signaled the next Jonin to continue.

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After several jounin were finished one after another, it was finally the turn of the seventh class led by Kakashi. Whether it was Uzumaki Naruto or Uchiha Sasuke, they all had something that was valued by the third Hokage. When Kakashi made a report, Hiruzaru Sarutobi couldn't help cheering up: "In the name of Konoha Ninja Village, the leader of the seventh team of Xiaren, evaluate the members of the seventh group—Uchiha Sasuke, c; Uzumaki Naruto, d; Haruno Sakura, e, Overall Team Rating: D."

Although the score is not high, but the first six groups were all eliminated. If it is an ordinary team, Sarutobi Hiruzen can naturally be satisfied, but the seventh class with Uchiha and Jinchuriki's score is barely passing, which naturally makes Sarutobi. Hirizhan frowned slightly, but out of respect and trust for Kakashi, he didn't question it at all. With experience and growth, Junin all have their own values. When leading newcomers, they will not consciously According to this request, Kakashi's experience, the three generations of Hokage are naturally clear, even if Sasuke and Naruto show excellent strength, but if the teamwork is not good enough, the score will inevitably be lowered.

"Tell me about your test and their performance, Kakashi." Hiruzaru Sarutobi ordered, although he believed, but the seventh class will become a member of the Konoha Ninja family in the future. There should be a certain awareness, which is also common sense.

"Yes!" Kakashi talked about its test and the performance of everyone in the seventh class in a calm tone, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and shook his head sometimes.

After listening to Kakashi's description, Hiruzaru Sarutobi knocked on his pipe, feeling a little disappointed in Naruto's performance, but he cheered up and signaled Kurenai Yuhi to continue.

As a newcomer to Jonin, Kurenai Yuhi formed a seal with one hand, with a solemn expression: "In the name of Konoha Ninja Village, the leader of the [-]th squad of Jonin, evaluate the members of the eighth group—Shino Ayume, b; Kiba Inuzuka , c; Hinata Hinata, d, the overall evaluation of the group: b."

Class [-]'s grades are good. Although Shino and Iba are not as close as Inokacho at school, they also have a certain tacit understanding. Hyuga Hinata simply doesn't have any opinions. Although Iba is still a bit frivolous, he has good grades and has a certain strategy Zhi Nao still temporarily becomes the core, unlike the seventh group of three who are completely independent, resulting in a lower evaluation.The overall parity of this group is the evaluation of their teamwork ability in the test. In comparison, the teamwork of the eighth class is quite good.Being able to defeat the old card ninja Kakashi also made Hong feel a little happy.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded, feeling a little more relaxed, after all, Konoha still has many talents, and he signaled the next Jinnin to continue.

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After a while, it was Sarutobi Asma's turn to evaluate the tenth squad he led. Even in the face of his father, the discipline of the ninja still made him look serious and calm like the other colleagues in the room. With a solemn one-handed seal, he said: "In the name of Konoha Ninja Village, the leader of the tenth squad of Xiaren, evaluate the members of the tenth group-Ino Yamanaka, b; Choji Akimichi, b; Shikamaru Nara..., a , The overall evaluation of the group: a!"

"What?" Kurenai Yuhi asked in surprise, the little sense of superiority just now was gone, A-level evaluations are very, very rare, usually for the performance evaluation of Kakashi, a genius who is promoted quickly, and, other The two ninjas are also B-rank?Even though she knew it was impossible, Hong still felt that Asma was exaggerating.

The remaining Jonin also seemed a little surprised. Everyone knew about each other’s classes, and Asma was leading a new generation of pigs and butterflies. It was because of this that they were a little surprised. Techniques complement each other and have a tacit understanding. The group's overall evaluation of A is not enough to surprise others, but the individual evaluation is so high that it is really unbelievable.

Sarutobi Hiruzachi was thoughtful, and ordered: "Asma, tell me about your test and the performance of the tenth class."

"Okay." Asma replied dully, and then began to describe his test and the performance of the tenth class, focusing on the second test, Shikamaru's calm analysis and accurate judgment of people's hearts , and unknowingly misleading him, shadow clone, shadow imitation, resistance to illusion...

After the narration, although the surrounding jonin were not as shocked as Asma had seen with their own eyes, they still showed somewhat surprised expressions.

The third Naruto Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded when he heard it, with a clear smile on his face, and told the jounin: "The three guide jounin who passed the test will stay, and the others can leave. "

"Yes!" All the jonin replied in unison, and walked out of the office one after another.

The third Hokage walked out from behind the desk, smoking a pipe, and said to the three of them while walking: "Now is a rare period of peace in the ninja world. In comparison, the growth of ninja is much safer. We cannot guarantee that it will not happen again in the future There is a war, so before the war, the three of you must make these potential children grow up as soon as possible, they are the future of Konoha, I hope you can understand this."

"Yes!" The three replied respectfully.