For ninjas, a qualified leader is not so easy to be a leader. It requires superb strength, an outstanding mind, the ability to see the right time in a chaotic environment, and the decisiveness to make decisions amidst a lot of chaotic information and intelligence.
, these characteristics are essential.
Tenzo is undoubtedly a qualified captain. As a leader, he can sit down and make a decision after analyzing the pros and cons of Shikamaru's proposal. After discovering that Kimimaro's unexpected strength has joined the enemy, he also found a solution in the shortest possible time.
Completing the mission is always more important than simply killing the enemy. This is what a senior member of Tenzo said to him when he first joined ANBU, and he deeply agrees with this.
"Kuki will go after Sasuke, Urashima will take Totori away, temporarily stop his injuries, and then go after Kuki!" Tenzou formed a seal to urge his wood escape to besiege Kimimaro, and said to Shikamaru without looking back.
The others gave the mission: "Let me deal with this guy!"
Obviously, in Tenzo's eyes, recovering Sasuke is much more important than killing Kimimaro.
There is no spare time and leisure to talk nonsense on the battlefield, and the ANBU's discipline does not allow ordinary members to question their superiors during war. Kuuki and Shikamaru heard Tenzo's instructions and responded. Kuuki jumped onto the branch first, using the elasticity of the trunk.
He kept chasing Sakon in the direction he left, while Shikamaru helped Totori, who was injured by Kimimaro.
"His physical condition seems to be very poor!" Shikamaru was very wary of Kimimaro's ability and was unwilling to fight him head-on. However, this did not prevent him from reminding Tenzo: "He is relying entirely on his will to support himself.
, don’t fight head-on with him!”
The identity of the medical ninja gave Shikamaru's hint a lot of credibility. When Tenzo nodded, Shikamaru quickly left with Dodori.
Shikamaru had no effective means to prevent Kimimaro's "Dance of the Early Warp", which made him secretly determined to start implementing his plan as soon as he returned to Konoha Village. However, at this time, he could only try his best to lead the dory away from the battlefield.
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Panting, Sakon carried the barrel on his back and hurried on, not daring to delay at all.
The appearance of the third Konoha Anbu detachment was really unexpected. If Kimimaro hadn't arrived suddenly, the four sound ninjas would have been wiped out, and the mission would have failed as a matter of course.
Previously, he had used the state of Curse Seal 2, and he and his brother carried the barrel where Sasuke was on the road non-stop. Even a ninja was a little overwhelmed.
Just thinking about Kimimaro's warning with murderous intent and Orochimaru's punishment, Sakon couldn't help but shudder, and he couldn't help but suppress the fatigue in his heart.
hiss…….
Sakon, who was busy walking, suddenly heard a series of noises coming from the wooden barrel he was carrying behind him, and at the same time, puffs of smoke came out of the wooden barrel following the sound.
Sakon was shocked, and then his face showed joy. He knew that this meant that Uchiha Sasuke was about to escape from the state of suspended animation, and he no longer needed to carry someone on his back.
He carefully placed the barrel on the ground, and as he watched more and more smoke coming out of the barrel, and the sound becoming stronger and stronger, he quickly took a few steps back.
Bang!
Almost at the same time as Zuo Yuan retreated, the wooden barrel covered with talisman paper and covered with runes suddenly exploded, as if a detonating talisman was lit and thrown into the barrel. The strong air flow tore the barrel into pieces in an instant.
The fragments of the wooden barrel were scattered everywhere, and a thick cloud of smoke slowly rose, making one of the figures looming.
This force is really too strong!
Uchiha Sasuke looked at his hands with joy. He didn't care about the dull skin color, he was only excited about the power given by the second form of the curse seal.
He clenched his fist, and just this simple movement caused the joints of his body to make a series of crisp sounds, as if a string of firecrackers were lit.
Uchiha Sasuke felt something was wrong with the weight on his head. He couldn't help but reach out and touch his hair that had become extremely long due to the power of the curse seal. It was different from the black color in the past. Now the hair color has become evil.
Gray purple color.
He can actually change his body shape. Orochimaru's ninjutsu is really powerful! Uchiha Sasuke thought to himself.
"Sasuke-sama?" Sakon watched the smoke dissipate under the wind, and Uchiha Sasuke, who appeared in the second form of the curse seal, seemed to be still addicted to the power at this time, and couldn't help but remind him: "We'd better get out of here quickly!"
"What's wrong?" Uchiha Sasuke looked back at Sakon. His dull skin, dark eye whites, gray-purple lips and long hair gave his originally delicate and handsome face an air of indescribable evil.
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One of Uchiha Sasuke's eyes still maintained a yellow-brown eye like Orochimaru's, like a wild beast. It was obvious that Orochimaru's influence had not faded yet. He glanced at Sakon, and then scanned the surrounding environment with his eyes.
The coldness in his eyes gave Sakon a chill in his heart, and he heard Sasuke ask: "Where are the others?"
Whether Orochimaru wants to use Uchiha Sasuke as a container immediately or prepares to train him, it is foreseeable that the opponent's identity and status are not comparable to those of the four sound ninjas. Therefore, although Sakon is a little anxious, he can only
He replied respectfully: "Konoha's ANBU intercepted earlier, Kidomaru was killed, and Tayuya and Jirobo were holding back the enemy."
"Are you the only one left?" Uchiha Sasuke asked Sakon with a hint of intriguing light in his eyes.
"Yes." Sakon didn't notice anything unusual about Uchiha Sasuke and answered honestly.
"Very good!" Uchiha Sasuke whispered, and suddenly raised his hand to grab Sakon's throat. With his sharp nails now, he could cut the enemy's throat!
laugh!
Uchiha Sasuke's sharp claws splashed blood on Sakon's body, but it was not on his throat, but on a forearm that suddenly stretched out from Sakon's chest.
"What are you doing!?" Sakon looked at Uchiha Sasuke in shock and anger, but the other party only responded with a cruel sneer.
Uchiha Sasuke jumped back and quickly formed seals with his hands at the same time. The power of the curse seal even made his seal formation speed much faster, and the ninjutsu was formed in the blink of an eye.
Fire escape. The art of powerful fireball!
Uchiha Sasuke's chest swelled extremely exaggeratedly, and then he suddenly opened his mouth. As he moved, a large ball of fire spewed out of his mouth, forming a huge fireball and hitting Sakon who was caught off guard.
Sakon, who was wrapped in flames, let out a scream, but at the same time, a figure suddenly jumped out of him, kicked Sakon, and kicked him out of the burning range of the flames. He jumped from the spot with the force.
Open, it is Ukon who has been resting in Sakon's body!
A dazzling light like thunder reflected in the eyes of Ukon who had just settled down. It was as if there were thousands of birds chirping in his ears. The bright arc condensed in Uchiha Sasuke continued to shine, but was slowly eroded by the curse seal.
Stained with a hint of black.
Chidori!
Uchiha Sasuke pressed down his right hand and quickly rushed towards Ukon. The powerful chakra plowed a deep dent in the ground, and he rushed towards Ukon with a violent momentum.
laugh!
There was no room for any obstruction, Uchiha Sasuke's "Chidori" directly pierced Ukon's heart.
"This is your punishment for provoking me in Konoha Village." Uchiha Sasuke looked at Sakon's disbelieving eyes and said with a sneer. Then he quickly pulled out his right hand and rushed towards Sakon not far away.
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By the time Kuki felt where the two brothers Uchiha Sasuke and Sakon Ukon were fighting, the former was no longer there, only the bodies of the two unlucky brothers remained.
The power of the curse seal degraded with the loss of life, and the two men returned to their original faces, with expressions of disbelief on them. Apparently they did not expect that Uchiha Sasuke would kill him.
"Where is Uchiha Sasuke?" Kuki muttered to himself after discovering the bodies of the two brothers Sakon and Ukon, and then searched around the place in confusion.
"Did he leave on his own, or was he kidnapped by someone?" Kuki picked up a fragment of the barrel that had previously contained Uchiha Sasuke, and walked hesitantly.
The lack of information made him unsure of what to do next. According to Shikamaru, Uchiha Sasuke should have voluntarily followed Sakon and others out of Konoha Village, and should not have attacked or even killed Sakon and Ukon.
Taking a step back, Uchiha Sasuke did not do it of his own free will. If no one kidnapped him, he would break out of the barrel by himself. After killing Sakon and Ukon, he should turn back and meet Kuki.
And if someone kidnaps Uchiha Sasuke, it is not so certain whether he will go to the Sound Ninja Village.
The deaths of Sakon and Ukon's brothers made the situation become more complicated and confusing. Kuki no longer dared to chase Uchiha Sasuke quickly because he was convinced that Uchiha Sasuke was going to the Sound Ninja Village. He could only carefully follow the clues left by Uchiha Sasuke and move slowly.
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Kimimaro eventually fell ill and died.
The bloodline of the Corpse Vein is indeed powerful, but Tenzo, who is able to use Wood Release and is an elite Jounin, is not far behind. What's more, Tenzo received Shikamaru's reminder and has been carefully adopting delaying tactics. After all, he was surprised.
Won the victory without risk.
Contrary to Tenzou's victory, Kuki and Shikamaru who arrived later failed. Because they could not determine whether Uchiha Sasuke was kidnapped, they did not dare to say conclusively that Uchiha Sasuke must have been abducted.
Heading towards the Sound Ninja Village, Kuki and Shikamaru had been paying attention to the clues on the road, so they slowed down and naturally did not catch up with Uchiha Sasuke.
Shikamaru never thought of reminding Kuki, because it would be more beneficial to him for Uchiha Sasuke to defect from Konoha Village.
What's more, although Uchiha Sasuke was not recovered, the results of the third ANBU detachment were quite substantial. Not to mention a prisoner of the Sound Ninja Village, which was a living source of information, as well as the body of the owner of the "Corpse Vein"
——This is a very valuable asset for a Ninja Village that has du li R&D equipment and excellent R&D capabilities.
These were all achievements made without pre-arranged combat missions by superiors. Although they were not satisfactory, they were still satisfactory. After all, the third detachment did not suffer any attrition due to combat.
Except for Dotori's serious injury, Shikamaru, Tenzo and Kuki had only minor injuries. Uchiha Sasuke's defection was not a trivial matter in itself, not to mention Orochimaru was involved, so the third team did not dare to delay, leading them
With the corpses of Kidomaru, Kimimaro and Sakon Ukon brothers, they returned to Konoha Village with the captured Tayuya. During this period, they happened to encounter the Konoha tracking team led by Iruka.
After Iruka and others worked together to eliminate Jirobo, they continued to chase, but unexpectedly they encountered a group of Konoha ANBU carrying the bodies of four sound ninjas. Tenzo just gave him a general explanation, and the two
The team then reunited and rushed towards Konoha Village.
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As a member of ANBU, it is impossible to openly enjoy the honor of returning from victory. Moreover, Uchiha Sasuke's defection is not a glorious deed. Even if Shikamaru and others achieve something, they cannot publicize it with great fanfare.
However, after receiving the corpses of Kimimaro and Kidomaru, Sakon, Jirobo, and the prisoner Tayuya, and understanding the strength of the enemy, Tsunade couldn't help but rejoice at her luck. Each of these people was stronger than
The chunin of Konohagakure, in the state of Cursed Seal 2, are not much inferior to the jounin with their various special abilities, let alone Kimimaro, who Tenzo said is far more powerful than the four sound ninjas.
If Iruka hadn't been cautious by nature and cared more about his former students, but had made the same cruel choice as Nara Shikamaru in the original work, he would have most likely paid the price in casualties, and the third team could intercept the four sound ninjas.
It is also the focus of this victory, and it can be regarded as saving the lives of Iruka and others in disguise.
"You did a great job!" Tsunade praised the ninjas of the third ANBU unit without hesitation: "You snatched the power of Nakataka from the Kusanagi who were twice as many as our own, and then successively fought against Orochimaru's minions.
The battle was won, which means the mission was exceeded, and a prisoner was captured, which is of great use to the village."
"Thank you for your hard work, I will add one more S-level mission to your file." Tsunade glanced at Shikamaru, Tenzo, and Kuki - Dotori was sent to the hospital because of his serious injuries - she
He said softly: "You guys should take a rest in the next few days!"
Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, not because of a few days of rest, but because of an extra S-level mission.
After all, he had only become a chuunin, and there were already three S-level missions listed in the file. When looking for Tsunade, he encountered Orochimaru, and Shikamaru killed Yakushi Kabuto, and the arrest of Kusano Kuni and Otaku Nakaquan were counted.
One, plus the encounter with the four sound ninjas also counts as one...
This is rare. After all, Shikamaru is still a chuunin. With his current qualifications, as long as he completes one or two more A-level tasks and B-level tasks, he will be eligible to apply for promotion to Jonin - of course, the premise is that he is strong enough.
After Tsunade encouraged her a few more words, Shikamaru and Kuki left her office, leaving only Tenzo as the squad leader alone to report to Tsunade on the specifics of the mission.
"Okay!" Seeing Shikamaru and Kuki leaving the office and closing the door on their own initiative, Tsunade said to Tenzou: "Why do you think of making a big circle from the Land of Grass and then returning to the Leaf Village? You
You said it was Shikamaru's suggestion, what's going on?"
Before Kuki was still there, Tenzou could only vaguely tell Tsunade that the idea was actually Shikamaru's, so the two people still in the office knew Shikamaru's true identity, so there was no need to hide it.
Tenzou nodded when he heard this, and sorted out Shikamaru's gathering of his curse seals, Uchiha Sasuke's usual performance, and even Orochimaru's possible reaction after killing Yakushi Kabuto during the mission.
Speak out the ideas you formed later.
His tone was calm, and he did not add any subjective emotions of his own to guide Tsunade who was listening. Although he did admire Shikamaru, a talented young man, he understood that what Tsunade needed was to speak without embellishing or showing off some cleverness.
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"This kid also has a bit of gambling in his heart!" After hearing Tenzo's description, Tsunade teased half-jokingly.
"No." Tenzo refuted Tsunade's words. After the narration, he could express his own opinion: "The accuracy rate of any gamble cannot exceed 50%, but Shikamaru's guess has a far higher probability of being true.
Far more than this value, this is not a gamble, it is just a choice of the most likely event, so I agree with his proposal."
Tsunade nodded slightly, agreeing with Tenzo's point of view.
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While Tsunade was talking to Tenzo, Shikamaru had already changed his clothes - it was really inconvenient to work in the ANBU, even changing uniforms was a bit troublesome.
Shikamaru, who had just changed into casual clothes and returned home to rest, had not yet calmed down when someone came to visit him.
Wearing a crisp gray uniform with a white bandage on his face, he is not tall but has a loud voice... He is none other than the Chunin Flying Bamboo Dragonfly of the Interrogation and Torture Department.
"Shikamaru!" Flying Bamboo Dragonfly greeted Shikamaru carelessly, with a familiar look, and said with a smile: "Captain Ibiki summoned you urgently, asking you to come to the torture department as soon as possible to participate in the questioning of prisoners."
"You're in luck, kid! Hurry up and put on your uniform and come with me. This time the questions will be conducted by Captain Ibiki himself. You can learn a lot from him." Feizhu Dragonfly urged Shikamaru.
Shikamaru's heart moved when he heard what the other party said. He already had a guess, but he asked: "Are you interrogating some important prisoner?"
"This is a big fish," Flying Bamboo Dragonfly said with a disdainful sneer: "Anbu ninja just captured an abandoned 'toy' of Orochimaru, and it is being held in a cell now. I really want to see this guy in Ibiki
How long can the captain’s men hold on!”
(Slightly belated blessing, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.)