The walls made of solid stone have a tough and cold style, and a few simple wooden furniture are embellished among them, which barely brings a bit of popularity to the house. At this time, there is a man with a cold face like a knife, one eye wrapped with a bandage.
The old man was sitting on a wooden chair, but he accidentally crushed the tea cup in his hand when he made the crisp sound.
There is only a hard wooden backrest on the wooden chair. Even so, it is only made of a few wooden strips. It can be seen at a glance that it is definitely not comfortable to sit on. There is no other person in the room except the old man. Even so, the old man still stands upright.
Even the waist and the corners of his clothes are not stuck to the back of the chair behind him. Even if he is alone, a tough and iron-blooded temperament is revealed.
This old man who gives people the first impression of being stubborn and tough is the third advisory elder of Konoha Village. Danzo Shimura, who has a "dark voice" in the ninja world, has gradually changed his mind since he failed to compete for the position of Hokage.
He entered the darkness and hid his identity deeply under the light of Konoha. After many years, few people knew his traces.
At this time, this old man who had always been indifferent to emotion and anger could not hide his mood and even crushed the teacup in his hand. The reason was because he had just heard a piece of news reported by his subordinate...
Jiraiya has returned to the village!
Shimura Danzo originally thought that Orochimaru's coming to Konoha was his opportunity, but until the news of Jiraiya's return to the village came, it was like a basin of cold water in his pocket, making him feel both physically and mentally cold.
Although not showing up publicly means that it will be difficult for him to gain prestige in Konoha Village and the support of the villagers, on the contrary, he will not be tightly bound by the righteousness and rules on the surface.
As long as Sarutobi Hiruzen was alive, Shimura Danzo knew that he would never be able to snatch the throne of Hokage from his opponent. He knew this very well, so he turned to the dark. It could be said that it was a helpless move, but it was also his.
Brilliant means.
He gave up the opportunity to gain reputation and cultivate his reputation in exchange for being able to secretly covet the No. 1 throne of Konoha Village. At this time, Konoha Village is facing a huge crisis. As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen no matter what
You can't stay out of the situation no matter what. If you don't want to lose your life, you have to protect Konoha with all your strength. Otherwise, if you run away from the battlefield, the reputation that Hiruzen Sarutobi has accumulated over the past few decades, known as the "Ninja Hero", will be scattered overnight.
But Shimura Danzo himself is different. Being forgotten by others means that he will not be attacked by public opinion. Hiding in the dark can prepare for many things. This crisis has become an opportunity for him to rise to power.
Unfortunately, now, I'm afraid it's all in vain.
Although Jiraiya has been away from the village for many years and has gradually disappeared from the sight of the people of Konoha, his reputation has not been forgotten. On the contrary, the young people who grew up in the peak period of the "Sannin" are now on their own. Even now, his reputation is not
It won't be reduced much.
The most important thing is that Jiraiya is much younger than Danzo Shimura!
The Hokage is not only the top manager of a village, but also represents the peak combat effectiveness. He is the spiritual leader of Konoha ninja. Both management ability and combat strength are indispensable. In comparison, sometimes the ratio of the latter is even higher.
A little heavier, after all, the various administrative departments of Konoha Village are now very complete, enough to help the Hokage relieve his worries.
In this case, relying on the so-called experience and experience to rely on the old and selling the old has no objection to competing for the Hokage. Although Konoha Village has a pivotal position in the entire ninja world, in the end, it is just a village. It is better to manage it than to manage a country.
It's much easier. No matter how outstanding your administrative skills and experience are, if you don't have enough personal strength, you can only become a consultant, and you can't become Hokage.
In other words, if Sarutobi Hiruzen had some shortcomings in the battle against Orochimaru, the person who is more likely to become the Fifth Hokage is Jiraiya, not the ambitious Shimura Danzo.
"Jiraiya..., 'Sannin'..." Danzo Shimura flicked his fingers and wiped away the tea stained on them, then he couldn't help but squint his eyes and whisper, his voice was hissing, like a poisonous snake spitting out a message,
A cold light flashed from time to time in the exposed single eye, and his face was gloomy, as if he was planning something.
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Not to mention Danzo Shimura's secret plans, after dusk, Nara Shikamaru followed the already formulated training plan. After finishing his taijutsu practice during the day, he learned the Shadow Sewing Technique with his father, Nara Shikaku, as well as his own conceived
New technique.
Originally, because Asuma Sarutobi had many years of experience in using the chakra metal "Feiyan" and had unique insights into the changes in chakra properties and the use of ninja tools, Shikamaru wanted to ask him to help develop new techniques, but it was a pity.
Yes, because Yamanaka Kaiichi has been promised to train Yamanaka Ino in the near future, but the other party did not come.
However, Sarutobi Asuma introduced another person to help Shikamaru...
"You don't care about your body too much." Shikamaru sat on a big rock, and in front of him squatted a man, helping him bandage the many wounds on his body that he had suffered during the day's training of Taijutsu.
A slightly thin figure, short black hair, a shy look on his pale face, and thick black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, giving the man a somewhat humble temperament.
This man was Chiba Gen who once taught Shikamaru medical ninjutsu and helped him a lot. At this time, he looked at the many wounds on Shikamaru's body and couldn't help but help his eyes. He sighed and shook his head and said: "You
It’s really exciting.”
In the past, just practicing taijutsu during the day was already squeezing Shikamaru's energy like crazy. Spending a lot of chakra to heal wounds with medical ninjutsu at night was actually his limit. Now if he adds in the training of Shadow Sewing
Techniques and the development of new techniques, his chakra and energy were completely insufficient. In view of this, although Sarutobi Asuma himself could not come to help his disciple, he also helped find Chiba Gen.
The new technique didn't help much, but Gen Chiba was able to use more professional medical ninjutsu to treat Shikamaru's injuries, speed up wound healing, and save Shikamaru a lot of chakra.
When Gen Chiba heard that Sarutobi Asuma was requesting for Shikamaru, he agreed without thinking. Although Asuma's favor factor was involved, Shikamaru's own attitude when he was studying under him
And ability gained his appreciation, which was also one of the reasons.
Chiba Gen is not a person who is jealous of talents. From the perspective of a senior, Shikamaru's character is impeccable, firm, humble and polite, and he is also very talented in learning and understanding. The two of them have been together for a while.
, and already have a certain friendship.
This was the first Jonin connection that Shikamaru gained with the help of Sarutobi Asma, and it was also a valuable asset. Shikamaru knew this and was grateful for Sarutobi Asma's painstaking efforts.
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Unexpectedly, but also within reason, Shikamaru's learning of the Shadow Sewing Technique progressed very quickly, which involved changes in the nature of the "yin" attribute chakra of spiritual energy, which placed extremely high demands on his own will and thought control abilities.
, but this is not a problem for Shikamaru himself.
Accompanied by Rock Lee during the day, Shikamaru used various methods he could try to train his body in order to squeeze out the last of his potential. He kicked piles, squatted with weights... Various methods were tried, and they were all successful.
I tried water training, but unfortunately it wasn’t as useful as I imagined.
The advantage of water training is that the whole body is stressed under water pressure, and it contains countless undercurrents, which requires extremely high center of gravity and strength. However, the same is true for lung capacity. Shikamaru tried it for the first time to condense chakra under his feet.
, fixing his body on the bottom of the river, and then doing training, he will need to get out of the water for a breath soon, which is a waste of time. What he needs most at this time is time, which seems to be a waste of time in comparison.
Shikamaru and Rock Lee mostly spent lunch in the outdoors. Sometimes the two of them would go back to the shopping street to eat barbecue. During this period, many of their friends came to visit them, but mainly Hinata Hinata, Haruno Sakura, and Kiba Inuzuka.
Even Hyuga Neji and several other genin who failed to pass the pre-selection, and other Konoha candidates who are qualified to participate in the formal selection, although they may not work as hard as Shikamaru, are still training hard, even the best friends with Shikamaru
Choji and Ino may not have seen each other for a long time.
Until the red sun falls to the ground and red clouds spread across the sky, Shikamaru will end the day's taijutsu practice and return home for a short rest. After dinner, he will heal his body's injuries with the help of Gen Chiba, and then he will
Learn the Shadow Sewing Technique with Nara Shikaku and develop new techniques together.
In fact, most of the process of developing new techniques involves Shikamaru using his brains, and Nara Shikaku doing the practical operations. To be able to practice his own theories, Shikamaru must at least fully master the Shadow Sewing Technique.
After practicing crazily all day long, an ordinary person would be exhausted to death after a period of time. Nara Yoshino was also extremely worried about Shikamaru's physical condition, but found that although Shikamaru sometimes looked tired, his eyes were grinding.
After practicing, a kind of stunning appearance seems to be gradually revealed. The body shape does not seem to have changed much, just the skin is rough and dark, but under the clothes, the muscles all over the body are clearly defined. With a little exercise,
It's like there are huge pythons hidden under the skin, slowly squirming, ready to explode with amazing power at any time.
Especially the calf area. The continuous and crazy kicking of piles caused the skin of the calf to be damaged and repaired. It was densely covered with scars and turned slightly black, like two thick iron pillars. Now Shikamaru kicked the tree trunk with his calf again, and the skin on the calf was no longer even there.
There will be damage.
Compared with legs, hands are much better. Exercise of legs can not only improve leg skills, but also improve the strength of legs, increase speed and flexibility. After all, taking into account the maintenance of fingers, in order not to affect future knots,
Yin, Shikamaru did not destroy like crazy.
Shikamaru didn't know that every day when he was training Taijutsu, there would be a white-haired man watching him with a monocular when there was no beautiful woman to peep at. Now, he has completely sunk into this boring and hard training.
Already.
(I’m not in a good state today. I only have these three thousand words...)