After figuring out the terrain of the Nakaquan Imperial Palace and the whereabouts of the masters and servants, Shikamaru pretended to be careless and broke some small and valuable objects such as bowls and cups, and was kicked out by the housekeeper.
Continuing to pretend to be a servant and waiting for opportunities to plot against Wataka Nakaquan and other Kusanagi is indeed a tempting idea. Unfortunately, after Akai's team went to the Kusano Country Mansion to ask for people in an open and honest manner, the Kusa Ninja Village sent to protect Kasuka Nakaquan.
There must be sentient ninjas in the team. If Shikamaru lurks around Nakaquan Wakatashi, he will be able to alert the enemy.
An abandoned shabby house that is far away from the city and relatively remote is the temporary base of the third team of Konoha ANBU. There is not even an inconspicuous small hotel in this city, so a few people can only live here.
Planting space.
"Urashima, how are you?" In addition to a teammate who was still inquiring about the situation in the city, Tenzo and an ANBU member code-named "Dotori" were staying in this temporary base. After discovering Shikamaru, Tenzo
Zangbian asked in a deep voice about the situation.
"This is the topographic map." Shikamaru handed the topographic map of the Wazaku Imperial Palace he drew to Tenzo, and said at the same time: "The guards inside are very ordinary. Except for the two Kusanagi Village Chunins, there are only ordinary soldiers.
Already."
"Didn't it arouse any suspicion?" Tianzang asked without raising his head as he looked down at the terrain map.
"No, boys and girls are often recruited in the Imperial Palace." Shikamaru shook his head and said.
He Zhai Zhongquan likes to torture and play with beautiful boys and girls. It seems that only through this kind of behavior can he feel the joy of being alive again and stay away from the fear of aging day after day. The children he has played with to death for a long time will also not
There are only a few, or there are not none who can't bear the humiliation and torture and commit suicide, but there are always families who can't survive and send their children, and there are also children who are stupid or discordant with Zakaquan's heart and are kicked out, so Shikamaru
No need to be suspected.
Tianzang looked at the map carefully. After a moment, he clicked his finger on the stable, and then clicked on the servant's residence not far away, and said: "Urashima, you said that there are many servants in this palace who are prone to destruction.
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"...Yes." Shikamaru thought of those eyes full of malice and hatred, and replied after pondering slightly.
"Our mission this time is not only to capture He Zhai Zhongquan, but also to kill several grass ninjas who came to protect him. The best result is of course to wipe out all the grass ninjas." Tianzang said to the two of them:
"However, they have a numerical advantage. If we attack forcefully, even if we are sure of victory, there is no guarantee that there will be no casualties."
"We must separate them and use our advantage to kill them one by one." In order to strengthen his tone, Tenzo waved his right hand and said without doubt: "After the ninjas sent by the Kusanagi Village came to the Wazaku Palace,
We must launch an attack immediately without giving them time to familiarize themselves with the terrain."
"Kuki!" Tenzo suddenly shouted behind Shikamaru. Shikamaru, who noticed the movement, turned around and saw that another member of the same team as him had returned to the temporary base at some point. He was taller.
Slightly thin, with short black hair and a lynx mask on his face, he answered when Tianzang called him.
"You will be responsible for using illusions to guide several servants who have been insulted by Hezhao Zhongquan to set fire to the horse servants, causing chaos, and then come to the south side of the imperial palace to meet me and the 'Dotori'." Tianzang ordered.
None of the ANBU members have any obvious shortcomings. Ninja, physical skills, and illusions are all strong. However, there are always some who are good at one aspect. The man codenamed "Kuki" and wearing a lynx mask is better at using illusions, fire escape, and earth.
Escape Ninjutsu, so for a while, he, who is good at illusions, has been sent to the city to find out information.
Seeing "Kyuuki" nodding in agreement, Tenzou said to the other two people: "After the Sao rebellion, I, 'Dotori', and 'Urashima' will attack together with Zha Nakaquan, 'Urashima', you are the first
It’s time to take He Zhai Zhongquan away, and I and the ‘Dodiao’ will help you temporarily hold off the pursuers, do you understand?”
Shikamaru glanced at Dotori, who was wearing a bird mask and carrying two swords behind his back. One of them was a short ninja sword, which is the standard equipment of ANBU members, and the other was Dotori himself.
The sword he had prepared was two long black ropes tied to the scabbard, and the other end was tied to his belt. He usually carried the sword behind his back when he was on the road. When fighting, he only needed to pull it to make the sword hang down.
Waist. He is good at taijutsu and ninjutsu, more specifically swordsmanship and wind release ninjutsu. He has very strong frontal combat power. If it is just to temporarily delay the pursuers, he and Tianzang are enough, let alone halfway.
There are also 'Nine Ghosts' to assist them.
"'Urashima' takes Wazha Nakaquan and goes south to the dense forest outside the city. The people from Akai's team will meet you there. At that time, you will hand over Wazha Nakaquan to Akai and the others." Tenzo
He said to Shikamaru: "After Akai's team leaves, you can ambush in the dense forest and we will lure the enemy over."
"There is no room for failure in this battle. Let these country bumpkins from the Grass Ninja Village see the consequences of angering the Leaf Village!" Tenzou said to Shikamaru and others solemnly. Even if he was wearing a mask, Shikamaru could not imagine seeing the opponent at this time.
With cold expressions, the battle between different ninjas from the Ninja Village really left no room for emotion or mercy.
Tenzou's plan is actually very simple to say. It is nothing more than to separate the Kusanagi as much as possible by causing chaos, and then form a chase battle, lengthening the formation of the Kusanagi village, making it difficult for them to see each other from head to tail, and reducing the number of Kusanagi in disguise.
Taking advantage of the enemy, they then used the support of 'Kyuuki' and Shikamaru to attack and eliminate some of the enemies one by one, and finally led the battlefield into the dense forest to separate the larger party.
This is a plan that can be formulated only when one has absolute confidence in one's own personal strength, and the successful capture of Nakaquan Nakazawa is the top priority. Only by grasping this hostage can the Kusanagi Village chase Shikamaru, and Tenzo can
Extending their formation as desired.
After Tenzo made a plan, he handed the topographic map to "Kuki" and asked him to note down the locations of each area. He suddenly remembered something and asked Shikamaru: "By the way, my tree species and Zhai Nakaquan ate them."
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"I saw him take it with my own eyes." Shikamaru nodded and replied.
After Tenzou's tree species was taken by Hezhao Zhongquan, he was able to sense the opponent's position, but was unexpectedly deceived by Kusanagi using transformation techniques or illusions.
The advantage of Shikamaru and other ANBU members was that the Kusanagi village was not aware of their arrival and had made all kinds of preparations in advance, making the actions that the Kusanagi might take useless.
It is impossible for the Kusakunin Village to send a large number of ninjas to protect Hezai Nakaquan. Not to mention the normal operation of the Kusanoin Village and the Country of Grass - even if Hezai Nakaquan is more important, it will not be more important than the entire country - they really
If a large number of ninjas are sent here, it will be equivalent to actively expanding the scale of the struggle, and it is not impossible that it will eventually turn into a war. Therefore, this time, the Grass Ninja Village will send at most two to three jounin, each with a few intermediates.
A team of Shinobu came.
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The journey of Akai's team was not slow. Not long after Tenzo made the plan, he took Ri Xiang Neji, Rock Lee and Tenten to the capital of the Country of Grass.
Locke Li and Tiantian were depressed, and the domestic political situation in the Country of Grass was turbulent. They saw more dead people along the way than in their entire lives combined, and these people died in various ways, including hunger, disease, murder...
, even the capital city in front of us is still far away from the prosperity. The aristocratic area in the east of the city and the civilian area in the south are in sharp contrast. Luxury and chaos are like two incompatible worlds separated by darkness.
The strength in them forced them together.
Compared to Tenzo and Shikamaru, Akai's team is much more upright. They are a team that attracts the attention of Grass Country and Grass Ninja Village and delivers Tsunade's letter. They do it arrogantly and without any secret.
Looking for a place to stay in the city.
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, I couldn't find a relatively ordinary hotel. This country is so poor that the merchants who come here to do business will not be civilians, but nobles. Naturally, they will not lack money for enjoyment.
In desperation, Akai could only sigh and wasted a large amount of money, and went to a high-end hotel to go through the formalities. He knew that although the reservation was for three days, he and his party might not be able to stay for such a long time.
This kind of behavior is mainly to make the grass-nin under surveillance relax their vigilance.
A few people stayed in the hotel, and Akai found a way to leave. After carefully checking whether there were any spies, he sneaked out of the city.
In a small forest outside the city, Tianzang had been waiting for Akaiduo for a long time. When he saw him coming, he didn't say much. After getting the code, he told him the plan he had made before.
Akai's mission is to pick up Shikamaru in the dense forest south of the city, and then rush back to Konoha Village with Nakaquan and Zhazhao. The rest will be left to the ANBU.
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Taking Tsunade's letter with him, Akai's attempt to claim the power of the Daimyo of Kusana no Kuni and his otaku Nakamoto naturally failed.
Even if the Country of Grass is a small country, the Grass Ninja Village is not taken seriously by the Leaf Village, but as the leader of a country, being asked to hand over his important officials in a letter would make people laugh.
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Although the Daimyo of the Country of Grass politely told Akai that he would punish Nakaquan Nakazata, he still refused Tsunade's request.
It's time to leave the Daimyo Imperial Palace.
After Akai left, the Daimyo of the Country of Grass still felt uneasy. After all, compared with the Country of Grass and the Grass Ninja Village, Konoha Village and the Country of Fire were truly behemoths. Akai's previous attitude was also questionable.
After much thought, the Daimyo of the Land of Grass finally decided to write a letter asking the Grass Ninja Village to send someone to protect Hezhain Nakaquan as soon as possible.
Unlike the Fire Country's diplomacy, the Konoha Village is a Ninja Village after all, a military organization. There is no need to doubt their ability to act. The Ninja Village's style is that words are useless and they directly take action. The Daimyo of the Grass Country feels that the Konoha Village is very
It is possible that after receiving the news of his rejection, he sent ninjas to kidnap and Zha Zhongquan.
A direct war is unlikely. Konoha Village needs Kusanagi to stay as a buffer between him and Iwagakure, and also to contain the nearby Taki Ninja Village, who has always been attached to the glory of the past.
Of course, the Daimyo of the Country of Grass didn't know that, in fact, Tsunade had already made up her mind to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and the Country of Grass and the Grass Ninja Village were just the helpless chickens in her eyes!