Shikamaru stood on the top of the mountain, his black trench coat rustling in the strong wind, but he didn't notice it at all, just silently observing the small town at the foot of the mountain.
Although it is far from what it was in the previous life, it is still considered prosperous in today's country. There are many people on the street, vendors are selling their products on the street, greeting customers with smiling faces, and there are children laughing and playing under the care of their parents.
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What a prosperous scene! Shikamaru thought of this and sneered. Darkness always accompanied the light and parasitized in the corners, lurking in places where people could not find it.
The biggest difference between the jounin assessment and the chuunin assessment is that the former focuses more on the display of personal strength. The chuunin already has the qualities of a leader, especially the elites who have passed the large-scale chuunin exam.
In this way, they have proven their wisdom. In contrast, jounin, as the commander of a battlefield and a ninja who often masters strategic secrets, can only guarantee that he will not be assassinated or captured by the enemy with his strong personal force.
Qualifications are also very important, but taking advantage of this opportunity to go to the Kingdom of Water, although Shikamaru cannot get any convenience in the Jonin examination, he has gained some advantages in this step. Mito Gate
With the approval of the Yan people, there is no doubt that this is a good plan. The carrot and stick policy is a clever method whether in Shikamaru's previous life or in this world. Through the temptation of business interests, and then relying on the new life
Due to the threat of the power of ninjas, Kirigakure Village must consider the consequences even if it is determined to start a war.
Tsunade has now begun to contact Jiraiya who is traveling outside the village, preparing to let him join the upcoming diplomatic team. However, for Shikamaru, the most important thing now is the Jonin assessment.
Shikamaru has passed a series of previous steps, and in terms of political review, he is even more impeccable. Now he is facing the last and most important "examination" - completing an S-level task.
If each ninja village hates the opponents of other countries' ninja villages the most, then the next most hated ones are probably some parasites within the country.
Even the Fire Nation, which owns the Leaf Village, cannot completely wipe out these underground organizations that are hiding underground, doing shady activities, and secretly poaching the corners of the Ninja Village.
The job of these organizations is to create competition with the ninja villages. No ninja village would like someone to grab business on their own territory, or even do some tasks that infringe on their own interests.
Although Konoha Village is powerful, it cannot take care of the entire Fire Country. However, as long as they can slow down and have a certain period of time, they will never let go of these underground organizations.
Shikamaru's current mission is to destroy a hidden black market branch in this small town. Except for the financial management personnel, everyone else will be killed and no one will be left alive.
This order carries undisguised murderous intent. The Leaf Village not only wants the lives of the staff working in this organization, but also the lives of the customers who have done business with them.
Shikamaru was noncommittal about this. After all, Konoha Ninja Village is also a violent organization. When dealing with competitors whose strength is completely incomparable to theirs, of course they must choose the most effective, direct and cruel means to deal with them.
"Are you going to take action directly in the city?" a person behind Shikamaru asked in a serious voice.
This is the proctor of Shikamaru's "examination" and his "assistant" - Tenzo.
Tenzo's mission is not only to monitor the progress of Shikamaru's mission, but also to ensure his safety. After all, ninjas who have the qualifications to become jounin are valuable assets of a ninja village, and the village must pay much attention to them.
"The mission requires that it is best to kill everyone in this branch. If you want to induce the main personnel to leave the heavily trafficked area, this requirement cannot be achieved." Shikamaru said without knowing it, and just used a look.
He looked at the small town below with his eyes: "The best way is to directly enter their interior and kill them one by one."
For this kind of underground organization that has always been regarded as a thorn in the side of various ninja villages, it is often a good choice to establish branches in prosperous areas. No matter how powerful a ninja village is, it rarely cares about the life and death of civilians in its own country.
Fighting with the enemy and being in a crowd is also suitable for escaping. Some surveillance eyes and ears are not easy to be discovered.
Shikamaru simply made a plan in his mind and jumped directly from the top of the mountain. The black trench coat blown by the strong wind spread behind him, making him look like a huge bat from a distance.
Step on some raised rocks on the side of the mountain to slow down your fall.
Whoosh!
When Shikamaru was still more than ten meters away from the ground, his hands suddenly reached out and he had already grabbed the hem of the windbreaker. There was a ball of black energy condensing between his hands, and finally the windbreaker was wrapped and connected together, forming a piece of darkness as dark as substance.
wing.
After practicing now, Shikamaru's "Black Magic: Thousand Genres" has become extremely proficient.
Shikamaru, who was in mid-air, relied on the flying wings formed by his mental energy to glide quickly, and finally landed firmly on the ground. He released his palms, and the mental energy had dissipated. He patted his windbreaker and walked into the city calmly.
Akutagawa, who was sitting on a stall and absentmindedly eating boiled radish, noticed Shikamaru almost as soon as he entered this street.
Even ordinary people would take a second look at Shikamaru, who looks like a boy based on his body shape and face, but is wearing a black turtleneck trench coat and a solid gray uniform.
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This is the attire of a cadre of the Torture and Interrogation Department. Akutagawa kept searching for some information and information in his mind, and carefully observed Shikamaru's appearance. After a moment, he suddenly thought of something, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly withdrew his gaze.
He has the Nara clan's signature hairstyle, and he looks only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he is already wearing the windbreaker of a cadre of the Torture and Interrogation Department. There is only one person in the entire Konoha Village who can match this information.
This kind of underground organization that lives in the same country as Konoha Village sometimes knows some information about Konoha Village better than many small ninja villages. Shikamaru, who has only been a ninja for two years, may not have much reputation in the ninja world.
, but for people like Akutagawa who rely on grabbing food from the tiger's mouth to make money, they are also ninjas who need to keep it in mind.
Not easy to mess with! This was the thought that kept echoing in Akutagawa's mind. While he was guessing Shikamaru's purpose of coming here, he was also considering reporting this information to the organization as soon as possible without attracting attention.
Akutagawa thought this while secretly glancing in the direction where Shikamaru had been with his peripheral vision, but this sight made his pupils shrink rapidly.
Shikamaru was walking towards the stall where he was.
However, in his twenties, Akutagawa, who also looked very young, was not even strong enough to be a chuunin. At this time, he realized that he might be exposed. If the remaining reason in his mind hadn't kept warning him, he would have turned around and ran away at this time.
If he couldn't match Shikamaru's speed, he would have escaped long ago.
Even so, Akutagawa could still feel the pounding sound of his heart in his chest.
Shikamaru did not change direction midway as Akutagawa secretly prayed, but came to the stall where he was.
Snap!
When Shikamaru's right hand was on Akutagawa's shoulder, Akutagawa almost jumped up from his seat and ran away. He reluctantly suppressed this impulse and turned to look at Shikamaru.
"What are you doing!?" Akutagawa turned around and asked Shikamaru in as calm a tone as possible, but he didn't know how pale his face was at this time: "Do you know me!?"
"You've finished eating!" Shikamaru didn't seem to notice Akutagawa's abnormality. He just smiled politely and pointed at the empty bowls and plates in front of him: "Can you give up your seat?"
After hearing Shikamaru's words, Akutagawa turned around and looked around, only to realize that at some point, the small stall where he was sitting had already filled up the few seats.
"No problem." Akutagawa responded after hesitating for a moment. After paying the bill, he hurriedly left. It wasn't until he ducked into an alley that he dared to secretly observe Shikamaru sitting in front of the stall.
It seemed like he was just a simple customer? Akutagawa watched Shikamaru order some fried noodles and boiled radish, and chatted with the stall owner. It looked very natural - if Shikamaru was not a ninja.
Akutagawa withdrew his gaze and entered the alley again. He was confident that his understanding of this small town was unmatched by any stalker. He kept walking around in the remote and narrow alleys and streets, and at the same time, he paid attention to whether there was anyone following him behind him.
, as far as this level is concerned, Akutagawa is not without merit.
Unfortunately, Akutagawa didn't know it. His shoulder, where Shikamaru had just tapped him, already had a row of runes imprinted on his skin under his clothes. Everything he did on the way back to the organization's base was meaningless to Shikamaru.
When Akutagawa spent a lot of effort to make sure there were no pursuers behind him, he returned to the organization's base and reported today's discovery to his superiors. Shikamaru, who he repeatedly emphasized to his superiors to be careful, had already finished the food on the table.
"No need to look for it." Shikamaru wiped his mouth, put the money on the table, and said calmly.
"Thank you Megumi..." When the busy stall owner heard Shikamaru's words and turned around to say thank you, he found that the other party had disappeared: "...Gu?"
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Akutagawa's report is still in progress. His superior is a burly middle-aged man. It is said that he was a chuunin in a small ninja village, but he didn't know how he ended up here.
These had nothing to do with Akutagawa. Returning to his own base made him feel more at ease. His tone was calm and his expression was calm. He really didn't have the slightest trace of panic when he faced Shikamaru before.
Until Shikamaru suddenly appeared from behind him and sent a kunai into his heart.
Wow!
The burly man sitting behind a wooden table in front of Akutagawa was not slow to react. Although he was shocked by Shikamaru's sudden appearance, he quickly stood up. The table in front of him fell to the ground because of this, and he did not
He thought so, but his first reaction was not to attack or escape, but to reach for an electric bell by the wall.
This is a warning to the people in the base, but how can Shikamaru let the enemy get what they want?
Three-pounder!
Shikamaru let out a low drink, and rushed in front of the burly man who wanted to turn on the alarm. The ground paved with hard stone beneath him was even shattered into pieces by the strong chakra that suddenly surged out of his feet, and the power under his feet
Correspondingly, it was a straight punch from Shikamaru's waist.
Bang!
Shikamaru's fist was wrapped in dark spiritual energy, like a cannon being ejected from its barrel, causing a series of harsh whistling sounds in the air, and blasting straight at the enemy with an unstoppable momentum.
It's just that his attack was too direct. Although it had a terrifying momentum, the burly man still raised his hands before his fist came, intending to block it.
But Shikamaru wasn't even interested in changing his moves. He and Tsunade had learned how to control chakra to achieve explosive attacks, but with his personality, it was naturally impossible to copy the whole school. The most obvious point was that
Before Shikamaru got used to attacking, he wrapped a layer of spiritual energy on his hand as a buffer to protect his body.
The burly man's resistance was as weak as tissue paper against Shikamaru's attack. As a creepy "click" sound of bone breaking was heard, the burly man with broken hands screamed in agony before he could blurt out, and was suddenly hit by Shikamaru.
The punch on his chest forced him down, and his huge body was like a ruined old doll. His hands were twisted into an unnatural arc, hit the wall hard, and finally fell to the ground, making no sound, as if