The third exam requires much more time than the first two exams, so candidates have more time to prepare.
If nothing unexpected happens, Shikamaru should focus all his attention on the upcoming Chunin Examination in the near future. Even Tsunade, who is the Hokage, will not take this exam lightly.
This event was unprecedentedly grand and cost the Leaf Village far more energy than last year.
However, a sudden news from abroad completely disrupted the thoughts of Tsunade and many ninjas in Konoha. Tsunade held a meeting in the shortest possible time.
After several years of closure, the Water Country, which has been closed off since the civil unrest in Kirigakure Village, finally opened its customs three days ago!
"This... is not a trivial matter!" Shikamaru squinted as he looked at the huge map hanging behind Tsunade, almost occupying a wall, and thought to himself. The topography of the five major countries and the small countries were clearly marked on it, as well as
Detailed data records show that this is not the earth of Shikamaru's previous life. This map alone has considerable strategic value here, so all the ninjas participating in the meeting are also cadres of various departments.
Tsunade was located behind the large wooden table facing the door of the conference room, with her hands on the table, covering most of her face, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking. With Mito Monen, as for the other elder Shimura Danzo,
Once again, I used physical discomfort as an excuse to miss the meeting.
On both sides of Tsunade, a group of cadres were sitting side by side. The deputy captain of the ANBU, who was also the captain of the first ANBU team, was wearing a windbreaker and a mask. He was sitting first on Tsunade's left hand side. Below him were various combatants.
The cadre of the department, Shikamaru's public identity, the torture and interrogation department where he works is actually a subordinate agency of the Anbu, so he sits on the left side.
On Tsunade's right hand side, sitting opposite the ANBU deputy captain, was neither the captain of the medical department nor a cadre of the education department, but Nara Shikaku, the newly promoted captain of the jounin class. The jounin class is not a combat force.
Strictly speaking, it belongs to logistics, managing a series of seemingly miscellaneous issues such as the salary of the jounin in the village, task allocation, etc. This scope of authority makes this position very powerful - to some extent, the jounin class can represent
The rights and opinions of all jounin in the village.
There were not many cadres attending the meeting. If he were not a disciple of Tsunade, with Shikamaru's seniority, even if he was a captain-level cadre of the Torture and Interrogation Department, he would not be qualified to attend. Next to Morino Ihiki's
He looked serious, not only because of the atmosphere in the room, but also because of the content of the message being delivered.
The founding of the Kingdom of Water also means that Kirigakure Village will also change from a closed state. After a period of recuperation, it finally began to try to put its tentacles out again, and began to more actively fight for the interests of its own village, and to make up for the losses, it was as simple as
From these perspectives, this is also a strong competitor sharpening his knives, aiming to share the big cake.
No ninja village is willing to distribute benefits with other countries, let alone the awakening of a big country. Take this chunin exam as an example, in the third exam of Konoha Village, the person who invited the Hokage to sit on the podium was not
The leader of Taki Ninja Village, but the Kazekage representative of Sunagakure Village, Ebizo.
Even if no candidate from Sunagakure Village reaches the end of this competition, this will still not change, because Konohagakure will not clearly state that Taki Ninja Village has the qualifications to sit with them.
It is an established fact that Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village are both the top five ninja villages and cannot be changed. However, since Taki Ninja Village has fallen, don’t imagine that it will rise again and regain its glory. As the five ninja villages that occupy the five most delicious cakes,
How could Ninja Village allow this?
Of course, this is not what Shikamaru and the leaders of Konoha Village are most concerned about now. If you focus on the map of the ninja world, you can easily find that the Country of Fire to which Konoha Village belongs happens to be surrounded by the other four countries, with only one in the middle.
Some small countries act as buffers.
In the lower left corner of the map, southwest of the Fire Country, is the Wind Country to which Sunagakure Village belongs.
In the upper left corner of the map, northwest of the Fire Country, is the Earth Country to which Iwagakure Village belongs.
In the upper right corner of the map, northeast of the Kingdom of Fire, is the Kingdom of Thunder to which Yunyin Village belongs.
On the map, east of the Kingdom of Fire and below the Kingdom of Thunder, is the Kingdom of Water to which Kirigakure Village belongs.
The Land of Fire is indeed rich, but compared to the other four big countries, it can be regarded as a place of four wars. No wonder there were several ninja wars in those years, and almost all the surrounding countries were fought, and there were even wars with many countries at the same time.
Tradition.
If it weren't for the outstanding people and the frequent emergence of unique ninjas, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the status they have today.
However, it is precisely because it is in the place of the Four War and has experienced the difficult period of continuous wars with various countries that Konoha Village realizes the importance of allies. The existence of the Kingdom of Wind is an example.
"Kumogakure Village has been expanding its armaments in recent years, and its military strength is no less than that of Konoha Village. They have always had a 'tradition' of going south to invade, and all the wars with them have happened because of this." After the meeting began, Mito Gate
Yan Bian said in a deep voice: "The Kingdom of Water did not adopt a step-by-step approach, but opened up the country in an all-round way, which is indeed unexpected. This in itself is a sign of attitude - they need allies now."
"Konoha Village just suffered from war last year. The Allies were still part of the invaders. Both Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village have suffered a lot of damage." Tsunade raised her head after Mito Kaden's opening remarks.
Come, his eyebrows are knitted, his face is tense, and he is extremely serious: "If the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Water are allowed to form an alliance, the two countries are likely to have military strength higher than ours. Not only that, their alliance will also form a
A semi-encirclement circle that excludes the Kingdom of Wind and targets the Kingdom of Fire."
"The two countries cannot form an alliance. This is the consensus of the elders and I." Tsunade looked around at many Konoha officials, including Shikamaru, and said loudly: "But what method to use, we need to integrate the various parties in more detail.
Depending on the department's situation, before making a decision, you can also express your opinions."
Tsunade didn't say anything, but this was actually a precaution against the possible war.
There are many mountainous plateaus in the Land of Thunder, with high altitude and lack of resources. They have always coveted the land of the Fire Country, not to mention the grievances between Kumogakure and Konoha Village. An accident occurred on the day of the alliance, and the Second Hokage still
Die in the opponent's hands.
The most important point is that in recent years, in a peaceful environment, all ninja villages, including Konoha Village, have reduced a lot of military expenditures at the request of the host country. Only Kumogakure Village, although it has not taken big steps, has
With the support of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder, military expenditures are still slowly but surely increasing and military strength is being expanded, which has to make Konoha Village feel fearful.
Now that things have happened, Kirigakure Village, which has returned to the ninja world, urgently needs something to rekindle its reputation and prove its worth.
War is undoubtedly an excellent means. It can unify the thoughts within the country and alleviate some domestic contradictions. This is a trick used by a certain country in the past life. Of course, the premise of preparing for war is to win a war, not
defeat.
The top management of Kirigakure Village may not always hold the idea of fighting a war, but now that they are facing all countries with an open attitude and attracting allies, they must have had such thoughts.
Otherwise, the Kingdom of Water can open its customs to a limited extent, engage in maritime trade with the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder, and slowly make up for the losses caused by domestic civil strife.
Perhaps in recent years, the Kingdom of Water and Kirigakure Village have adopted a completely closed policy to recuperate and recuperate, which has caused the resentment in the village to reach a certain level - not against their own village, but against the disparity between their original status and their current status.
——The method that has to be adopted, the long-flowing method seems not to be considered by the Kingdom of Water and the Kirigakure Village.
This result has caused the Leaf Village to have a headache now.
A rich country is always easy to be spied on. The history of Shikamaru's previous life told him more than once that a country that is rich but does not have enough force will sooner or later be exploited by others, even in a modern society that is called "civilized".
In comparison, the geographical environment of the Kingdom of Wind is not much better than that of the Kingdom of Thunder. They are actually not too worried about the invasion of Cloud Hidden Village and Kirigakure Village, especially since they just had trouble with Konoha Village not long ago.
Down.
Konoha Village does not hesitate to use worst-case scenarios to estimate what may happen in the future, because only in this way can we make the most complete and sufficient preparations and not be caught off guard.
"The worst case scenario is not that the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Water form an alliance." Nara Shikaku thought for a while and then said: "Sunagakure Village is currently facing the problem of Kazekage's succession, and is undergoing reforms in education.
They don't want to face another war, and they don't have to worry about the invasion of Kumogakure and Kirigakure."
By attacking Konoha and the Country of Fire, the Country of Thunder and Cloud Hidden Village can rob land resources, and the Country of Water and Kirigakure Village can make a name for themselves. On these two points, the Country of Wind really cannot compare with Konoha Village.
Although Nara Shikaku didn't say it clearly, everyone present understood what he meant - Sunagakure Village would most likely not abide by the alliance treaty after the war, sit back and watch Konoha Village be besieged, or even stab him in the back.
If luck is too bad and Iwagakure Village joins in, eventually turning into a war to carve up the Land of Fire, Konoha Village may suddenly fall from its original status like Taki Ninja Village.
Maybe this is what is called a big tree attracting the wind?
"Perhaps we can contact the Country of Water and Kirigakure Village as soon as possible and increase the connection between the two countries through trade. In this regard, we, the Country of Fire, have an absolute advantage." A cadre from the Medical Ministry suggested.
"This is appeasement." Morino Ihiki was the first to shake his head and objected: "If they had evil intentions, this would become an act of capitalizing on the enemy, and it would also allow them to peek into the Fire Country's wealth."
Understanding the hidden meaning in Morino Ihiki's words, he unconsciously tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, frowned and said, "If you are not careful, you may push Kirigakure Village to the side of Kumogakure Village."
"I think you all forgot a question." Shikamaru was really impatient when he heard this. Although it was a bit abrupt for him to speak as he was in the meeting, he still didn't know how long the meeting would last if this continued, let alone him.
He also has his own thoughts: "Now our most important energy should be on the Chuunin Exam. This competition has consumed a lot of our energy. There is no reason to give up halfway, let alone use this opportunity to make the name of Konoha Village and beat other countries.
Isn’t that our purpose in the first place!?”
"Compared to the incident in the Land of Water, at least the Chuunin Exam will not trigger a war." Unexpectedly, the first person to refute Shikamaru was not the one who tightened his mouth and frowned after he opened his mouth.
The two elders, but Nara Shikaku sitting opposite: "The two are not the same at all, you actually think that the Chuunin exam is more important!?" Mito Kadoen and others ordered themselves from the beginning
Shut up and give him a chance to explain.
Sure enough, after hearing Nara Shikaku's words, several cadres had already looked at Shikamaru, waiting for his explanation.
"No, there is actually an inevitable connection between the two." Although Shikamaru understood Nara Shikaku's intention, he said with no expression on his face: "After the Chunin Exam, we Konoha will get a
Among the first batch of young and talented chuunin, Riku Neji, Rock Lee and Aburame Shino are already qualified to become chuunin. No matter what plans the Kirigakure Village and the Kingdom of Water have, we must communicate with them in advance
, I propose to form a diplomatic team with an elder as the core, with young ninjas of sufficient strength as the main members, to go to Kirigakure Village for exchanges."
"Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that it is a battle," Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief. Waiting for the conference room to react to his self-recommendation, he continued: "In addition, if possible, I hope that the Hokage can recall Jiraiya.
Let him be temporarily incorporated into the team."
"Communication?" Nara Shikaku frowned and asked: "What's the use of forming a team with such young ninjas!? Why let Lord Jiraiya join the team? Deterrence?"
Most people in the conference room understood Nara Shikaku's trick at this time, but they did not expose it and continued to listen to Shikamaru's explanation.
"If it is just for the purpose of force deterrence, wouldn't it be better to let Hatake Kakashi-senpai join the team?" Shikamaru seemed to be unkind and replied: "Being young means that they are not the main force of the war in Konoha Village.
It is just a new force when necessary. Through communication, that is, the gap caused by fighting with ninjas of the same age or level, it can make Kirigakure Village recognize its own strength. This is a more subtle threat."
This strategy requires extremely high talents. Fortunately, Rimu Ningji, Rock Lee and Aburame Shino are enough to shoulder this responsibility. In fact, if Uzumaki Naruto hadn't been a Jinchuriki, he would have been a good candidate to join the team. It's simple.
To put it simply, Shikamaru wants to form a team of all "geniuses". By crushing the ninjas of the same age and level in Kirigakure Village, he will make the ninjas of Kirigakure Village, who are addicted to the glory of the past and a little arrogant because of the seclusion of the country, know each other.
To some extent, the gap between them and Konoha Village is actually an invisible deterrent. They are very polite. Even if they lose some face of Kirigakure Village, they will not be forced to go to Kumogakure Village.
Because it is only a comparison of the younger generation, without the participation of Kakashi Hatake and Genma Shiranui, a group of ninjas who have already served as the main force in the war of Konoha, it can better reflect the strength of Konoha.
As for Jiraiya, this is a clear deterrent and does not have much meaning.
Shikamaru has always agreed with the carrot and stick foreign policy of a certain country in his previous life. What he said before was the stick given to Kirigakure Village, and then naturally he should give it and the water country root carrot.
"The construction of the Kingdom of Waves has been good in recent years, and the trade line with the country has also been established. We can use this as a buffer to form a sea trade line with the Kingdom of Water." Shikamaru said: "In this aspect, we are indeed better than Lei.
The other countries have many advantages, but they don’t have a good outlet to the sea, so our country is the best choice for trade.”
In this world, even an island country like the Land of Water does not like contact with other countries without a buffer. This may be a problem with the form of war. The mobilization of troops in previous lives can always be captured through a lot of information. The scale of ninjas in this world is not larger than that in previous lives.
The army mobilizes quickly and flexibly. When caught off guard, the enemy is likely to enter one's own country when one is aware of it. If there is a country as a buffer in between, this situation can be prevented to some extent.
The Country of Fire has the Country of Waves, which can serve as a buffer for maritime trade with the Country of Water, but the Country of Thunder cannot match this advantage.
"In addition, as the proposer of this plan, I recommend myself to join this diplomatic team and assume the responsibility of team leader." In the silent conference room, Shikamaru raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "I will submit for promotion in two days.
The Jonin application—the Jonin status should not make the Kirigakure Village feel slighted."
As the highest level among ninjas, there is no precedent for Konoha Village to be open-minded in the jounin assessment even during special periods. Shikamaru vowed in front of many cadres from various departments in Konoha Village that he would become
Although the Jonin had a usual calm look on his face, Nara Shikaku still felt that Shikamaru was a little strange at this time.
A little arrogant... Nara Shikaku lowered his eyelids and thought in his heart. At that moment, Shikamaru seemed to have a certain temperament.
Just like a falcon that is as excited as a falcon knowing that it is about to gain freedom!?
[After the night shift yesterday, the party members held a half-day meeting alone. At this time, the party members were asked to set an example and talked a lot. In addition, because of the shift work, the servant’s sleeping time was not reversed, and the jet lag was completely confused. I remember that there seemed to be something wrong yesterday.
What’s more, I just checked the update table, and it turns out it’s not there? Sorry everyone…(_).]