The dimly lit tavern was slightly noisy, with soft lights projected from the ceiling, but it was not quiet at all. The sounds of many drinkers inviting drinks could be heard all the time.
"Snapped!"
The empty wine bowl was gently placed on the table. Akai looked at the man in front of him with some doubts. He was wearing a sleeveless jacket with a net shirt underneath, and a long ponytail on the back of his head.
There are several scars on it, and Nara Shikaku's whole person reveals a bold temperament.
Akai was wandering on the street when he was suddenly stopped by Nara Shikaku. Although the two were not familiar with each other and had little contact, Nara Shikaku was Akai's senior after all. Since he invited him to drink, it was hard to refuse, but
After entering the izakaya with Akai, the other party toasted him with a glass of wine, which indeed made him a little surprised.
Although they are both jounin, their qualifications and connections are also different. As a jounin who was active at the same time as the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, Nara Shikaku's qualifications are not comparable to Akai's, not to mention the Ino Shika Butterfly trio.
, he has little prestige even in the ninja world.
At this time, Nara Shikaku lowered his posture, and what he did was his son Shikamaru.
As a father, he should protect his family, especially his children. This is what Nara Shikaku believes. Although he does not agree with Nara Yoshino's sometimes doting education method, there is no one of his age who can do as well as Shikamaru.
Well? Shikamaru rarely took the initiative to seek Nara Shikaku's help. At this time, Nara Shikaku felt that he should do something.
Shikamaru told him that he was going to try to find Kai and Rock Lee to help guide him in training. Nara Shikaku didn't say anything to his face, but he found Kai afterward, lowered his profile, and would rather give up the favor and just hope that Ah Kai
Don't refuse Shikamaru when Kai comes.
When a person devotes all his energy to a skill, the achievements achieved are huge. Nara Shikaku has heard about Akai's Taijutsu attainments, and even in the Konoha Village, there are few
On a par with that, his guidance not only helped Shikamaru's performance in the Chunin Exams, but also played a significant role in his future growth.
"How is Xiao Li's injury?" Shikaku Nara used chopsticks to stir up the radishes in the bowl. He seemed to be unconcerned about the fact that he was toasting Akai, a junior who was much younger than him, and asked calmly.
Akai: "It should be much better!"
Although Rock Lee lost the match with Gaara, the fact that he was able to open five of the eight gates of Dungeon and use the high-speed Taijutsu secret "Ura Renge" at the age of thirteen was really shocking.
, no less than the battle between Shikamaru and Hyuga Neji to determine the number one genius in Konoha. Many ninjas in Konoha Village have heard about this unlucky dark horse. Nara Shikaku has extensive communication, especially Nara.
The clan itself is responsible for developing and cultivating medicinal materials such as antlers and supporting the logistics of Konoha's medical department. It also has some contacts in Konoha Hospital and other departments, and can understand the physical condition of Rock Lee, who is being hospitalized in Konoha Hospital.
Hearing Nara Shikaku mention Rock Lee, Akai couldn't help but sigh and drank the sake in the wine bowl in front of him, his expression looking a little gloomy.
Indeed, as Nara Shikaku said, Rock Lee's physical condition was much better than when the preliminaries for the Chunin Examination were over. After the preliminaries, Rock Lee was treated by outstanding medical ninjas from the medical emergency class. After the rescue was successful, he was immediately transferred to
In the special care ward of Konoha Hospital, because he is a ninja and a candidate for the chunin exam, he has received very complete treatment. The muscle rupture and soft tissue damage caused by using the Eight Gate Dungeon are no longer serious problems. All that is needed now is to wait for a while.
With time of recovery, you can return to your previous state.
Only the left leg that was seriously injured by Gai Lu was severely injured due to the previous use of the Eight-door Dunjia. In addition, the bones were severely squeezed under strong pressure. Countless fragments that were difficult to see with the naked eye were pierced into various parts of the body.
It is not difficult to prevent life-threatening danger, but if you want Rock Lee to return to the profession of ninja, you need to remove these bone fragments that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye and are densely covered with soft tissue. When removing the fragments, you need to break open Locke Lee.
Locke's skin and soft tissues require the assistance of many excellent medical ninjas. These fragments can only rely on superb chakra control ability to find the specific location and remove them one by one with chakra. The operation time cannot be delayed too long, otherwise Li
Locke's life would be in danger.
No one can achieve such high surgical requirements and chakra manipulation skills, even with the medical level of Konoha Village. In other words, Rock Lee's future as a ninja is bleak.
However, Nara Shikaku didn't just touch Akai's wounds just to find something to say. He thought of his friend Yamanaka Haiichi's reminder when he met him in the morning. After pondering for a while, he said to Akai: "During the official selection of the Chunin Examination,
Take Xiao Li to watch together, he must also want to see the performance of other Konoha companions."
Akai's expression seemed a little disapproving. He didn't really want to take Locke Li to watch the game, as he was afraid that the other party would be moved by the scene and get into a bad mood.
After Nara Shikaku saw Akai's expression, his eyes flashed, and he seemed to remind him unintentionally: "Take him with you then. There should be many ninjas coming during the Chunin Examination. There may be people who are hostile to Konoha.
, it’s not peaceful, Xiao Li is injured, you have to take good care of him!”
After hearing what Nara Shikaku said, Akai made a move, and then continued to pick up a piece of cooked beef and put it into his mouth. He chewed it in his mouth. His face seemed expressionless, but in his heart he was not.
calm!
Akai is a bit stubborn and impetuous, but that does not mean that he is a fool who does not understand the world. Otherwise, he would not have become a jounin, let alone live to this day. Nara Shikaku's words were actually a disguised warning to him about the chunin exam.
There may be danger during the formal selection, so he needs to protect Rock Li.
For the Chunin Examination, Konoha even has strict limits on the number of guards around each ninja village leader who enters Konoha Village. They must be fully prepared for Konoha's own safety issues, not to mention other ninjas who have nothing to do with the ninja village. How can they be casual?
Allowed to enter and cause trouble?
And Nara Shikaku also used words to imply that Rock Lee might not be safe if he stayed in Konoha Hospital. In other words, there might be ninjas attacking Konoha Hospital.
Attacking Konoha Hospital!? This is starting a war!
Akai's eyelids twitched slightly. The long-term peace may be suddenly broken. Even with the psychological quality of a jounin, it is difficult to calm down immediately. However, thinking of the recent rumors in the jounin circle, he also had a guess.
Thinking of this, Akai couldn't help but toast Nara Shikaku with gratitude. Although Nara Shikaku already knew about it at this time, the top management of Konoha must have made some preparations - Konoha Hospital is an important medical institution, and there are many people inside it.
He is a vulnerable patient, and Konoha cannot ignore it if a war breaks out - but he can know in advance and make some preparations, not to mention that the protection of others is not as reliable as taking action himself.
Akai didn't ask Nara Shikaku too much about other things. The previous reminder was already a serious violation. Although it seemed that Nara Shikaku was asking for something from him, Akai was not the kind of person who would take advantage of a favor in return.
The two gradually changed the topic. After the previous conversation, they became more or less close to each other and began to chat about some interesting stories from the mission. They had a great time chatting.