"My last mission was with Lord Jiraiya." Shikamaru said as carefully as possible: "During the period, I also met Orochimaru."
As he spoke, Shikamaru slowly opened his collar and revealed the curse mark on his neck to Tenzo for viewing. At the same time, he said, "Orochimaru left this for me."
"Curse Seal!?" Tianzang frowned and said, it seems that he also has some understanding of the curse seal.
"Yes." Shikamaru nodded and replied: "Uchiha Sasuke also has this curse mark. Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama once told me something about Orochimaru and the curse seal. Orochimaru can pass the curse.
The seal affects the recipient, and the reason why he attached the curse seal to Uchiha Sasuke is because he has a forbidden technique that can abandon his original body and occupy the body of others, and Uchiha Sasuke is his target."
"My curse seal has been very unstable during this period." Shikamaru let go and used his collar to cover the curse seal more tightly: "Besides, in the last mission, I killed the medical ninja that Orochimaru had been keeping close to him.
Now, since this person is taken by Orochimaru, his status and ability are probably not low. Orochimaru's wish to ask Tsunade to treat him has failed again. In terms of his physical condition, it should be necessary to change the body again.
It’s a recent matter.”
"But all this is your guess." Tianzang said hesitantly.
"So what?" Shikamaru asked in return: "We directly snatched away Nakaquan Nakazawa from the Kusakunin who were outnumbered by us. It can be said that we have actually completed the task of attacking the arrogance of the Kusakunin village. There is nothing more we want to do now.
It is better based on the original foundation, but if my guess is correct, it is very likely to make the dangerous enemies of Konoha Village stronger, and our Konoha Village will also lose a blood inheritance limit.
Not to mention the 'tongue' that we still have a chance to catch. Now when we return to the village, even if my guess is wrong, we will not suffer any losses. On the contrary, we have a chance to catch a sound ninja for interrogation and get more information from Orochimaru.
Lots of information.”
"It's clear at a glance which one is more important." Shikamaru said solemnly: "If you are afraid that my guess will be wrong and you will take responsibility, I can write a report after returning to the village and one of you will take the responsibility."
"..." Tianzang glanced at Shikamaru. The expression hidden under the mask could not be known to him, but he could still see the confidence in his eyes. He sighed and said: "I am the third
Captain of the detachment, since I am commanding the operation, I should be responsible for any mistakes."
Tenzo patted Shikamaru on the shoulder and said slowly: "The mission is over, let's go back to the village!"
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"How to find them? We don't have sentient ninjas."
"Water source is an irreplaceable and neglected material. They must go along the place where there is a river, because they don't have time to constantly look for water sources, and in order to go as quickly as possible, they will try to walk in a straight line, straight through the jungle."
"We need to disperse the formation as much as possible and expand the scope of investigation."
"That's right, and they won't expect that there will be intercepting enemies ahead. They will only be wary of the ninjas chasing behind them. It won't be too difficult to find them."
The four members of the third team were discussing the action plan. Shikamaru pointed at a map and analyzed Tenzo, Kuki and Dotori one by one.
The three of them nodded slowly when they heard this.
Although Dotori and Kuki had previously opposed Shikamaru's proposal, as ninjas and the most disciplined Anbu members, they were qualified to make suggestions and opinions as subordinates before the operation began. However, when the captain had already decided and formulated the battle plan
Finally, as a subordinate, you can only obey and do your best to complete the task.
At this time, Dotori and Kuki were only serious about supplementing and improving the plan to increase the possibility of success.
Several people asked questions one by one, and then continued to fill in the questions. Among them, Shikamaru contributed the most. Although the original work did not give the specific route of Sasuke's escape, several iconic environments and locations were recorded in the book.
In Shikamaru's mind, for example, the Valley of the End where Sasuke and Naruto fought, the grassland where Kimimaro and Rock Lee, and Gaara fought, the canyon where Sakon Ukon and Inuzuka Kiba fought, etc., based on this environment, a
There is only one route that passes through these terrains at the same time. Based on this, we can completely draw the route of the four sound ninjas and Uchiha Sasuke. The only trouble is that Shikamaru racked his brains to come up with various reasons to convince a few people to search.
The process of scoping at these locations.
Although the Country of Grass and the Country of Fields do not live next to each other, the distance is actually not too far, similar to the distance between the Grass Ninja Village and the Leaf Village.
After the four members of the third detachment decided on the battle plan, they started taking action, no longer caring about the affairs of the Country of Grass, but focusing on another mission.
Tsunade's biggest mistake in the Sasuke's defection incident in the original work was that she overestimated the strength of the Konoha genin and underestimated Orochimaru's determination to obtain Uchiha Sasuke.
We also don’t know much about Uchiha Sasuke’s own mentality.
The strength of the four sound ninjas is not weak. The dangerous form of unlocking the second curse seal is no less than that of the jounin of Konoha Village. In the original book, only Choji Akimichi and Neji Rikuka were able to kill each other.
The former still relies on taking secret medicine, while the latter is simply a desperate gesture of risking one's life, relying purely on wisdom.
As for Inuzuka Kiba and others, they would have been killed long ago without the rescue sent by Tsunade.
If it weren't for Tsunade's good luck, the loss caused by this decision would be enough to plummet her reputation. She made such a big mistake not long after she became Hokage, and many of her future decisions may be questioned, which would be fatal to Tsunade.
In fact, the best plan is not to recover Uchiha Sasuke, but to kill him directly. However, Shikamaru is not Hokage yet, so just think about it. In addition, from his point of view, if there were no mistakes made by Tsunade
, his proposal and the actions of the third detachment are not that important.
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Taking the famous Valley of the End as the starting point, Shikamaru and the members of the third team arrived and headed towards Konoha along the waterfall that cascaded down like a white stream.
Along the way, they passed through endless grasslands and canyons, and plunged into dense virgin forests. Only then did the team widen the distance between them and expand the search scope.
Corresponding to the actions of the third team, at this time, the four people from Oto Ninja Village who had just set off from the outskirts of Konoha Village and Uchiha Sasuke who had crashed into the barrel were on their way in a hurry.
Whether it was the danger level of the Konoha ninja or Orochimaru's desire for Uchiha Sasuke, they did not dare to waste time.
The traveling routes of the two parties are exactly opposite, and it will only be a matter of time before they collide.
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Different from the original work, Shikamaru has joined the Anbu and been ordered to perform tasks, and the chuunin sent by Tsunade will not be him.
In view of the lack of manpower, Tsunade drew Umino Iruka from the education department as the team leader. This did not mean to play the emotional card with Uchiha Sasuke, but more importantly, as the former teacher of Konoha's young masters, he was far more than
Other chunin are more familiar with their characters and abilities.
But it is precisely because of this that Umino Iruka has a fatal flaw compared to Shikamaru as the leader in the original work - he cannot bear to let his former student take great risks to face hostile high-level ninjas alone.
The genin he chose were Akimichi Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino and Uzumaki Naruto. Although these genin had all gone through the chunin exams and had proven their strength, Umino Iruka also knew how many of them there were.
Because of their shortcomings, especially in character, they could not rest assured. As a result, Jirobo had successfully dragged them away, making them farther and farther away from Uchiha Sasuke.
Not to mention the battle between Jirobo and genin such as Iruka and Uzumaki Naruto, the escort team composed of brothers Sakon and Ukon, Kidomaru, and Tayuya did not worry about the victory or defeat of their companions at all, and only wanted to send Uchiha Sasuke back as soon as possible.
Go to Orochimaru.
Just as Shikamaru said, they only focused on the pursuit of the enemy in the rear and did not think about a group of people suddenly appearing in front.
Kidomaru looked at the figure who appeared in front of him in astonishment. His outfit was well-known in the ninja world. The black tights and the gray and white overalls formed two extremes, and there was a spear stuck in the back.
He has a short ninja sword and two ninja tool bags on his waist. What is inconsistent with his uniform clothing is the animal mask with distinctive characteristics.
Why did Konoha ANBU appear here!?
A doubt flashed through Kidomaru's mind, but his movements were not slowed down by his own doubts. He quickly put the battered barrel on the ground and assumed a defensive posture.
"It seems that Shikamaru's guess was not wrong. Orochimaru's minions have indeed been to Konoha." Tenzo glanced at the three people in the Sound Ninja Village through the mask, and thought to himself: "But where is Uchiha Sasuke!?"
The four members of the third team had no chance to set up a trap. After all, they still had to search for the sound ninja, and Shikamaru was also worried that after narrowing the scope of the investigation, the sound ninja slipped away unknowingly, and his plan would be ruined.
Tayuya took half a step back and quietly put his hand into the ninja bag. Konoha Anbu itself is synonymous with "elite". As an enemy, you can't be too wary, not to mention that their mission does not allow them to drag them down.
qualifications.
However, Tianzang naturally noticed her movements, or he recognized at first sight that the people in front of him were the Sound ninja who had been guarding Orochimaru when he executed the Konoha collapse plan.
I met a big fish, Tianzang thought to himself.
"Do it!" Tenzo and Sakon gave orders to their companions almost at the same time. At the same time, Kidomaru, Tayuya, Shikamaru, Kuki, and Totori were already ready to attack. When they heard
At the moment of command, the offensive was launched at the same time.
Shikamaru stood in front of several companions first, quickly forming seals with his hands. As he moved, the mobilized chakra was condensed on his hands, emitting a light blue light, and condensed together to form two sharp blades.
Chakra scalpel.
In order to integrate this jutsu into the "no-shiki", Shikamaru also worked hard to learn this jutsu during his return to Konoha. At this time, it may not be as effective as Yakushi Kabuto, but it is enough to be used in actual combat.
While Shikamaru was doing the seals and using the chakra scalpel, Kidomaru had spit out a large piece of spider web from his mouth. This mixed body fluid was difficult to cut off from the chakra's spider web sword. Fortunately, Shikamaru knew its weakness.
There are also targeted methods.
Whoosh!
Shikamaru slashed continuously, and the light blue chakra covering his hands drew several beautiful traces in the air. The indestructible and extremely sharp chakra blade was the nemesis of Kidomaru's spider web. After the chakra channel was cut off, the spider web became
It seems to have lost its vitality, quickly disintegrating and withering.