The third Chunin Exam, with the theme of the knockout rounds, ended with the reluctance of many viewers - such a rare ninja showdown, a head-on fighting game, was not suitable for the audience who mostly had ordinary people as the theme.
Something you see often.
In fact, the idea of being promoted to Chuunin based on performance seems to be somewhat idealistic. Interpreted from another perspective, the underlying line of this sentence is: I say you are qualified, and you are qualified.
As for the opinions of other ninja village leaders, and even the daimyo? How could the ninjas from outside the village be qualified to dictate the internal selection of other ninja villages, and how much do ordinary people like the daimyo know about ninjas? This statement is just to encourage candidates to perform better
That’s all.
The real decision on whether the candidates of Konoha Village are promoted or not is completely the matter of Konoha Village itself. It has little to do with outsiders. It just needs to pay attention to the external public opinion. After all, the Chuunin Exam is a display stage jointly organized by various countries. It must be ensured.
Its reputation, but now Rixiang Neji, Rock Lee and Aburame Shino all performed extremely well in the exam, especially Rixiang Neji, who became the final winner in this knockout competition. I think that after this competition, he will also
Create some fame in the ninja world.
The Leaf Village is not worried that using the performance of the Chunin Exam as an excuse to promote the three of them to Chunin will cause criticism from outsiders - they are qualified!
Naturally, after the game, after careful treatment by the medical ninja, the three genin who quickly recovered from their injuries were summoned immediately. Tsunade personally conveyed the news of their successful promotion to chunin, as well as their first mission after becoming chunin.
..., a mission to the Kirigakure Village!
The three people who heard the mission were a little startled.
There is no small matter in diplomacy, and this task will definitely not be easy. The quick-thinking Aburame Shino and Rimu Neji confirmed this almost immediately. After entering the conference room and explaining the task, the three of them understood the weight of their responsibilities.
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Defeating all ninjas of the same age or even the same level in Kirigakure Village is the "mission" they must complete.
"This will be a difficult war. Weak begging or bluffing shouts are of no use to the Ninja Village. Only by showing enough strength can others sit at the negotiation table calmly. The Leaf Village is temporarily
We don’t want to have a war with Kirigakure Village yet, so we must let them sit down obediently and discuss things with us." As the proposer of the task, it was natural.
To supplement Tsunade's explanation, Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "The three of you are the best in this exam, and you must perform well in the next battle with Kirigakure Village.
To maintain morale and prestige, try not to kill anyone in battle, but everything must take your own safety into consideration, but there is one thing I must explain - we cannot fail in this battle!"
Only with a perfect record and admirable strength can they completely suppress Kirigakure Village, shatter all their pride and unrealistic illusions, and make them more truly feel the gap between them and Konoha Village.
They no longer considered forming an alliance with Cloud Hidden Village. Including Shikamaru, as long as one of the four Konoha ninjas failed in the battle with the Kiri ninja, they would be despised, weakening the results and making the negotiations no longer so smooth.
And Shikamaru's task is even more arduous. He has to face many jounin in Kirigakure Village!
Although they are all of the same age, Neji and Rock Lee are one year older than Shikamaru, but at this time, facing Shikamaru with a low tone and serious expression, the three teenagers who had just become chunin still nodded involuntarily.
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Very good! Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at Shikamaru's performance and nodded secretly. This boy has developed the aura of a real decision-maker.
As a Jonin, a commander on the battlefield, you may be approachable or even honest and amiable in normal times, but you must have enough aura to allow your subordinates and companions to strictly implement every one of your orders when necessary.
item command.
War and ninja fighting are not just playing games. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. There is no time to make a decision without making a decision. Many times, the commander needs to make his own choices, not to mention many unexpected factors. A real superior
Shinobi must be a leader who can be trusted by others. Whether he is iron-blooded, cold or tough, he must have the aura to "control" others.
Shikamaru obviously knows this well, or in other words, he has gradually started to pave the way for it in the hearts of many Xiaoqiang from a long time ago. Since the ninja school, he has been working hard to "throw away" everyone and distance himself from these people.
Due to the distance between them, they gradually became able to only look up to themselves, and even became both teachers and friends. This caused everyone to always maintain a sense of fear of themselves deep in their hearts, and now they can even give orders like an arm.
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Riku Neji, Rock Lee, Aburame Shino and others who had just finished a hard battle were naturally not able to set off with the team immediately, but they could only recuperate for two days before starting their journey with Shikamaru and others.
Including Shikamaru, the first destination of the six Konoha ninjas is the Country of Waves. Kobayashi Qingyuan set off there long before Konoha took action. The seven people will meet in the Country of Waves, and then
When traveling by sea to the Kingdom of Water, the purpose, personnel, and time of the exchange have been informed to the Kingdom of Water, so there is no need for the other party to misunderstand.
Among the six people, only Shikamaru felt a little emotional about his first trip to the Land of Waves. After a year, he returned to the battlefield where he became famous, which made him somewhat inexplicable.
Feeling the passage of time? Feeling sorry for yourself?
No, Shikamaru just thought about the arrogant Momochi Zabuza, but now he is just a handful of loess. Even if he has such a big name, when outsiders mention him now, they will only say: "Ah,
Didn’t that man who was called the ‘Ghost Man’ die at the hands of a young man from Konoha?” Maybe he would also add a sentence with disdain: “It’s nothing more than that.” Or “It’s really a false name.”
Nowadays, the name "Shikamaru Bridge" is more well-known than the word "Ghost" that once made countless people feel scared when they heard it - it is just a dead person, not even leaving much behind.
How to make people remember it?
The threat of death really makes people feel breathless.
When you disappear from this world, time will gradually erase all traces you left here, including relatives, friends, and memories in the minds of others.
Your image may be changed, your original intentions may be misunderstood, your system... may also be distorted.
Shikamaru's brows gradually furrowed. The human system is always changing, progressing, and adjusting with the times, the environment, and things.
No one dares to say that it is possible to create a perfect system from the beginning that does not require changes. Human beings are constantly making progress, and no matter how good the system is, it will gradually become outdated and must be changed. So how to ensure that future changes will not fail?
What if it goes against your original intention?
Shikamaru suddenly realized that he still had a long way to go. Becoming Hokage was by no means the end of this road. It could even be said to be just another starting point?
(Taipu’s Zongheng Chat has a map of the ninja world, including the geographical locations of the five major countries. I believe that after reading it, you will have a more intuitive understanding of the recent plot about the diplomacy of the Kingdom of Water.)