(Depressed, I fell out of the list of potential masterpieces. Come on, brothers~ we can’t lose~, let’s fight back!)
Early the next morning, Shikamaru got up early, left home, went to the fruit shop, bought some fruits, made a fruit basket, and went to the hospital to visit Rock Lee who was in hospital.
Shikamaru had already been practicing at home for a day. Although he knew that the one month preparation time before the official selection started was extremely valuable, the previous exams, especially the second and preliminary exams, really consumed too much of his energy. Not only did he check
The consumption of carats was more due to mental fatigue. After practicing at this time, he was able to regain his best mental state.
In fact, Shikamaru's decision to visit Rock Lee was not just to ask him about Taijutsu. Even if there was no such relationship, he was still going to visit Rock Lee. Strictly speaking, the personalities of him and Rock Lee were actually somewhat different.
Similar, both are unwilling to accept their ordinary origins, and are not angry with those "geniuses" who have distinguished themselves by virtue of their blood, so they work harder. Shikamaru is luckier than Rock Lee, but he also feels a little more attached to Rock Lee's persistence.
admire.
After checking in with the lovely nurse at the front desk, Shikamaru led him to the ward where Rock Lee was, but he heard noisy sounds from a distance, which made him frown secretly.
There was only one person living in Rock Lee's special care ward. The environment was very good, and there was a glass door that opened directly to the hospital garden. When Shikamaru pushed the ward open, he found that there was no one in the ward, and through the glass door
Looking over, he found that Locke Li, who had one hand hanging on his chest and a thick plaster on his left leg, was sitting on the grass with one arm doing push-ups, with doctors and cute little nurses around him constantly discouraging him.
Judging from the empty gauze strip falling from Locke Li's chest, it seems that the right hand supporting the ground should actually be hung on his chest at this time. Every time his right elbow is bent, a large amount of sweat will be brought to his face.
, the pain had twisted his facial features into a ball, but even so, Locke Li still did not give up doing push-ups.
Shikamaru sighed, put the fruit basket in his hand on the hospital bed, opened the glass door, and walked to stand next to Rock Lee in the garden.
"I didn't expect you to be training so early. It really puts me to shame." A gentle voice with a slight smile came from above Locke Li who was doing push-ups. Although he only heard it at close range once, he took it seriously.
The voice of his opponent, Rock Lee will never forget anything he says.
"Shikamaru?" Locke Lee panted heavily. Sweat continued to fall from his cheeks to the grass below him. It was already wet. It was obvious that he had been doing it for a long time. At this time, he heard Shikamaru's words.
He stopped moving and just said dullly: "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see you and ask you some questions," Shikamaru chuckled. He didn't seem to be moved by Rock Li's attitude. He also leaned over and lay on the ground with his hands on the ground, looking at Li Locke who looked at him in surprise.
Locke said, "Can I do it with you?"
What Shikamaru did was not to dissuade Rock Lee from "giving up" and always talking about his poor physical condition, but to accompany him to do push-ups and continue practicing together as usual.
Maybe the lovely nurses around him who tried to dissuade Locke Li did have good intentions and put his health and safety first, but for men, there is always something more important than these two.
Locke Li is only thirteen years old. It seems ridiculous to call him a man, but compared to many men who are older than him, Locke Li at a young age already has the persistence and... persistence that many people lack.
Even if you give up your life, you will persist.
Locke Li looked up at Shikamaru, who was already leaning on the grass as if he was not joking. He was a little surprised and smiled for the first time since he woke up. He twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a strong voice: "In that case, let's compete!
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It is precisely because of his own persistence and hard work that he is even more proud. To dissuade him will only deeply stimulate Locke Li's self-esteem and make him feel that he has been slighted.
He just wants to be the same Locke Li he used to be, and be noticed by others because of his amazing physical skills, instead of being pitied by others because of his broken body like he is now.
"Okay!" After hearing Rock Lee's words, Shikamaru answered first, without giving the other party time to react, and said quickly: "If I win, you have to do me a favor!"
"No problem!" Rock Lee nodded nonchalantly, then gave the order and started doing push-ups with Shikamaru.
The two of them did this for nearly half an hour. Rock Lee was finally exhausted and fell to the grass first with a pale face. Shikamaru also stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, sweating profusely.
Rubbing his arms.
Seeing Rock Lee's persistent character with his own eyes really impressed Shikamaru. Even with his intact body, he felt very tired now. It was really hard to imagine what amazing will Rock Lee had to persevere until now.
"Shikamaru, you, you are really amazing!" Rock Lee said to Shikamaru with a hearty laugh while breathing heavily.
Shikamaru smiled and did not answer Locke Li's words. He just squatted down and prepared to carry him back to the hospital bed. He looked at the doctors and children beside him who had been stunned for a long time. They didn't know where to go since Shikamaru did push-ups with Locke Li.
The nurse gestured: "Help me!"
Rock Lee did not refuse this time, or in other words, he no longer had the strength to refuse Shikamaru's help and returned to the hospital bed. He insisted on competing with Shikamaru to do one-arm push-ups. The result was that he now had a faint pain all over his body, especially his right side.
Arm, almost unconscious.
After placing Rock Lee back on the hospital bed, Shikamaru sat on his right side. After wiping his sweat, he formed a seal with his hands. A ball of vibrant light green chakra condensed in his palms, covering Rock Lee.
on the right arm.
This could slow down Rock Lee's injuries. After all, he was seriously injured. Shikamaru also knew his physical condition, so he immediately minimized the damage caused to his body by forcing him to do strenuous exercise.
Rock Lee watched with some curiosity as Shikamaru used medical ninjutsu on him. Although medical ninjas had used medical ninjutsu on him before, none of them interested him as much as the genin in front of him, who was in the same class as him and was known as a genius.
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"Thank you." Feeling the pain and numbness in his right arm gradually disappear under the influence of chakra, Rock Lee couldn't help but sincerely thank Shikamaru. This was not only because of the medical ninjutsu, but also because of Shikamaru's respectful attitude before.
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"Do you have something to do with me this time?" After Rock Li thanked him, he asked Shikamaru strangely: "You need my help? What's the matter?"
"My opponent in the official trial is Gaara." Shikamaru heard Rock Lee asking and said in a deep voice, "I want you to help me defeat him!"