Shikamaru followed Tenzo silently as he walked inside the ANBU base, occasionally looking at the surrounding environment.
Unlike his previous imagination, the ANBU base did not look gloomy.
The slightly empty base occasionally had ANBU members wearing masks, overalls or windbreakers walking around. Although many people noticed that there was no tattoo on Shikamaru's left arm, no one did anything to him.
Pay attention or come forward to say hello to Tianzang.
It is undeniable that the disciplines and customs within the organization make the base enveloped in a quiet and serious atmosphere, but it is indeed not sinister. Just like the military camp in Shikamaru's previous life, except for the loud slogans that sounded from time to time, everything was different.
No different.
Strict and solemn.
Everyone voluntarily abides by this strict discipline. They are full of confidence. Even if they are wearing a mask, they can still feel that confident temperament.
Shikamaru believed that from the architectural style of a military camp, one could more or less feel the spirit of this army. Ninjas were the army, and Konoha Anbu were the best among them.
The buildings in the entire base are basically made of gray rocks. The material itself has a tough and strict atmosphere. The doors are made of wood. Most of the rooms are connected together, including the activity rooms of each team, or the team leader.
The conference rooms, offices and other rooms are only marked with simple wooden signs. Superficial people may think this style is too poor, but Shikamaru naturally doesn't think so.
It has its own strong style and is practical at the same time. This is exactly what a good army should have.
The entire base is divided into various areas to accept new members. There is a separate room where tattoos are drawn, and the person who makes the tattoos is a member of the ANBU.
The roads to the ANBU base that are neatly distributed in each area are not complicated. After a short while, Tenzo took Shikamaru and arrived at the place where the tattoo was drawn.
Tianzang knocked on the door lightly, and without waiting for the person inside to answer, he opened the thick wooden door and walked into the room.
Shikamaru followed Tenzo's steps and also entered the door in a flash, his eyes hidden under the mask constantly looking at the situation inside the room.
An ANBU ninja with short black hair and a khaki windbreaker was facing the door, sitting on a four-legged stool without a chair, concentrating on a small round table and mumbling something, when he heard
He didn't look back after the sound of the door being pushed open, he just said lightly: "Is it Tianzang? Wait a moment."
Judging from his voice and body shape, he should be a middle-aged man. His voice is slightly hoarse, but it does not appear unpleasant and harsh. Instead, it has a reassuring magnetism.
Shikamaru's eyes lingered briefly on this man's khaki trench coat, which represented the rank of ANBU captain, and then moved elsewhere.
There are many masks neatly placed in front of this mysterious squad leader, displayed on a slightly crude wooden table. They should all be handmade by this person, so this man is probably making masks at this time. Shikamaru
I thought so in my heart.
The style of the room is consistent with that of the ANBU base. Even if it is the workplace of a squad leader, there is nothing superfluous.
There was an extremely long simple wooden table, almost as long as one wall of the room, with various animal-style masks placed on it, as well as small wooden boxes for tools.
In addition to the simple wooden bench sitting under the squad leader, the room only has a chair with a backrest and armrests placed in a corner. This is probably the only piece of furniture in this simple house that can barely equate to enjoyment.
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The ANBU captain with a magnetic voice did not keep Tenzo and Shikamaru waiting, and quickly completed the work at hand, picking it up and observing it with satisfaction.
Carefully placing the mask he had just made in his hand on the wooden table next to the room, it was only when the ANBU captain turned around to face Shikamaru and Tenzo that our protagonist could truly see this person's "face".
He wore a fox mask. Although it was just a few simple strokes, it already highlighted the characteristics of laziness with a hint of cunning. He first looked at Tianzang, and then looked at those who were following Tianzang.
Shikamaru chuckled and said: "He is the new member. I have only made three ape masks in so many years. Very few people want them. This one is at the bottom of the box. I didn't expect you to have it."
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"So..." The squad leader's eyes fell on Shikamaru's left arm and he said to Tenzo: "Now all he has left is a tattoo, right?"
"Yes, Sato." Tenzo said.
Shikamaru, who had been silent all this time, silently wrote down the words of the two people. The previous words of Sato showed that he had been in ANBU for a long time.
ANBU's discipline indeed warned ordinary personnel not to proactively inquire about the identities of other members, but Shikamaru just turned a deaf ear to it.
The few members who came to mention his "roots" when he was hospitalized, Nara clan leader Nara Heisuke and his father Nara Shikaku also inquired after the incident.
The two follower-looking ninjas were able to get some information, and they were most likely ninjas under Shimura Danzo. However, the leader could not find out the information. Nara Heisuke suspected that the other party's identity was most likely an ANBU ninja.
However, although Nara Heisuke was just guessing, Shikamaru himself was leaning towards this possibility.
As he was familiar with the original work, he understood that Shimura Danzo had many ANBU chess pieces. He believed that as a disciple of Tsunade, he was sent to ANBU, and his role could not be just a simple training.
With Tsunade's tough character, it is impossible to tolerate a department that should be completely in her hands being tampered with by others. Her desire for her own rights has already led her to take control of the medical department as soon as she first returned to Konoha Village.
It was discovered by many people.
Shizune has begun to act as the deputy captain of the medical emergency team, and her behavior of taking over power and consolidating her position is not concealed at all.
In other words, Tsunade never thought of hiding it, but compared to Shizune, who was already a Jonin, Shikamaru, who had just been promoted to Chunin, still seemed a bit shallow in qualifications. In this case, Shikamaru was assigned to the third person who was loyal to him.
Team Captain Tenzo's subordinates protected Shikamaru through the initial stage, and then grew up within the ANBU, taking control of power for her and eliminating dissidents.
The biggest enemy for Tsunade and Shikamaru to accomplish this goal is the elder of Konoha Village, Shimura Danzo.
Shikamaru doesn't mind gradually squeezing out and getting rid of these Shimura Danzo's minions in the future. He really can't do anything about Shimura Danzo now, but it doesn't mean that the previous embarrassment and hostility towards him will be revealed.
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As Shikamaru expected, the only "luxurious" chair in the room was specially prepared for people with tattoos.
Sato let Shikamaru lie on it and went to look for tools in the box without asking any questions about the anesthetic.
Ninjas have never liked anesthetics. Those things that put their consciousness into a coma and make their body more and more sluggish make them reject it from the bottom of their hearts. They have to be forced to do so, but when they have a choice, any ninja who has experienced actual combat and life and death training
, would not like this feeling, especially a person like Shikamaru who is suspicious and extremely vigilant by nature.
The pain of the tattoo was nothing to mention to Shikamaru. From the beginning to the end, Shikamaru just frowned and made no unnecessary movements. Tenzo and Sato seemed to be accustomed to this kind of performance. It is said that ANBU members are the best ninjas in Konoha Village.
This is not to brag.
Tenzo stood with his hands behind his back, watching Sato skillfully and quickly draw the red tattoo that beat like a flame on Shikamaru's left arm.
The fiery red material mixed with blood, and appeared from scratch, like a little flame gradually spreading, slowly emerging on Shikamaru's right arm.
"It's done." After a long time, Sato finally put down his tools, leaned his upper body back slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief before saying.
The newly drawn tattoo was still slowly seeping with blood. Seeing this, Sato quickly formed seals with his hands. As he moved, a layer of light green light gradually appeared on his palms, with a soft aura, covering Shikamaru's skin.
On the left arm.
The not-deep wound gradually healed at a speed visible to the naked eye under the influence of medical ninjutsu. However, the bleeding stopped within a moment and the wound began to heal.
"Thank you." Shikamaru said after nodding to Sato.
"You're welcome." Sato said gently and warned Shikamaru seriously: "My medical skills are not very good. Although the wound has healed, you should try not to do strenuous exercise in the near future. Even if you do, you should avoid using your left hand.
It will get better faster this way.”
"I remember." Shikamaru nodded and replied.
Tenzo, who was wearing a mask, smiled silently. Although he felt that Sato was making a fuss, he always warned every new member who got a tattoo. He didn't bother to express his objection to it. Seeing that Shikamaru had already done it.
Good tattoo, so he thanked Sato, left the room with his new subordinates, and went to the break room of the third detachment.
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After leaving Sato's room, Shikamaru, who was wearing a mask, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and reveal a sneer.
Even the captain of the ANBU team cannot know the information of all ANBU members. The deputy captain is only responsible for assisting the Hokage in commanding other teams. He does not have much advantage in this regard. The only one who can obtain the detailed information of all ANBU members openly is the Hokage.
myself.
And for those who are adventurous, if they want to learn information about ANBU members, they need someone who can contact many members and have the ability to leave "marks" on them.
The new members who have just entered ANBU and are still a little ignorant are obviously the ones who are most likely to have their identities discovered.
Perhaps he was too suspicious, but Shikamaru still had some doubts about Sato's position. At first, he just doubted the position, but when the other party's seemingly concerned admonishment came out at the end, Shikamaru became more vigilant.
This is to take advantage of the subconsciousness of most people. Even ninjas are not afraid of pain, but they are willing to recover from injuries faster. If Shikamaru is not vigilant, Sato will let him do it for a period of time in the future.
Subconsciously protecting the wound on his left arm, as long as he pays attention at this time, it is enough to find suspicious points. Except for the new ANBU members who are medical ninjas, according to the ANBU confidentiality regulations, they will not be allowed to find other medical ninjas to help them, let alone
The wound has healed and only needs maintenance. It is difficult to ask the medical ninja to heal it!
It would be better to investigate if I can use medical ninjutsu. Medical ninjutsu is the most difficult trump card for ninjas to hide, because it is difficult for any ninja to guarantee that he and his companions will not be injured. An excellent ninja who knows medical ninjutsu and is proficient in actual combat,
I haven't served in the medical emergency class yet, so I don't have such a conspicuous goal anymore.
Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief. Although he would not arbitrarily blacklist Sato, the other party had already aroused his suspicion.