Seeing Shikamaru holding the "Kage Show" upside down and stabbing at him quickly, Temari was shocked. She bent her legs, grabbed the three-star fan and jumped back, trying to avoid Shikamaru's attack.
Seeing this, Shikamaru did not continue to pursue. Instead, he retracted his arms and used the hook blades on both sides of the "Kage Show" to draw back towards Temari's wrist that was holding the three-star fan. This instant reaction and decisiveness reflected Shikamaru's considerable fighting qualities.
, Temari just jumped back, her center of gravity was unstable, and the large fan was heavy, and it was no faster than Shikamaru holding the "Kage Show". She had no time to dodge. If she didn't let go, Temari would definitely be injured. The part where Shikamaru struck was the wrist.
If a vein is cut, it will cause massive bleeding. If not treated in time, it will be life-threatening!
Thoughts were flowing rapidly in her mind. Faced with Shikamaru's attack, Temari had no choice but to loosen her hands, put down the three-star fan, turned around slightly, put her left hand into her ninja bag, and used her right hand to form a sword, and slashed at Shikamaru.
neck.
"Snapped!"
After the three-star fan fell to the ground, Shikamaru quickly stepped on it, slid backwards, and kicked the three-star fan away. At the same time, the "Kage Show", which maintained the momentum of thrusting forward, drew a graceful line along the forearm.
The arc was right in front of Temari's sword.
"Is he Shikamaru-senpai? It's really..., so awesome!" Udon, who was protected by Sakura behind him, couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw this scene. After sniffing, he murmured to himself, before
Kankuro and Temari, who still looked arrogant, were barely resisting after Shikamaru appeared, and Temari was even forced to throw down her three-star fan. All this changed in an instant.
come over.
"Konohamaru, come here quickly!" Moehuang, who was blocked by Sakura like Udon, waved to Konohamaru who was not far away and shouted loudly.
Konohamaru was shocked when he heard this, and looked hesitantly at Shikamaru, who was fighting Kankuro and Temari. The three of them happened to be blocking the road, separating Konohamaru from Naruto and Sakura's group.
"Konohamaru, don't come here yet, it's too dangerous." Unlike Moe, Sakura, who is a genin and has a flexible mind, can see the situation clearly. Konohamaru rashly walked through the place where Shikamaru and the other three were fighting. It was easy.
He was injured due to the impact, so he quickly stopped Moe and warned Konohamaru.
"Damn it! Konohamaru is in danger there too." Naruto saw Konohamaru standing across from him in panic after hearing Sakura's advice. He couldn't help gritting his teeth. He didn't believe that he could just deal with a little kid.
What kind of good guy is Kankuro who took action against the child? Now that he is at a disadvantage, he may resort to some despicable means and rely on Konohamaru to threaten them: "And how can Shikamaru be allowed to stand out alone!?"
"I know how to do the Shadow Clone Technique!" Naruto shouted, took a horse stance, formed seals with both hands, and was about to use multiple Shadow Clone Techniques. Using numbers, he was completely overwhelmed by Shikamaru's Taijutsu.
Kankuro and Temari are at a disadvantage.
"That's enough." Just when Naruto was about to gather chakra, a cold voice came from the upper right. There was no emotion in the tone, calm and indifferent: "Kankuro, Temari, stop! Don't.
Disgraced the village!"
When Kankuro and Temari heard this familiar and indifferent voice, their hearts tightened, and they quickly wanted to break away from the battle with Shikamaru.
When Shikamaru heard this, he felt the slightly scrutinizing and hostile gaze coming from behind following the words. He was startled and had to stop, and did not continue to pursue Kankuro and Temari.
"boom!"
As Shikamaru stopped and slowly inserted the "Kage Hide" into the leather sheath on his waist, the shadow clone in front of Kankuro also turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared with a soft sound. At this time, he turned around and raised his head. Look on both sides of the road.
The trees growing behind the wooden fence are very tall, and their thick branches have extended to the top of the road. Now, a young man with short fiery red hair and eye-catching dark circles, carrying a huge gourd on his back, is standing on the branches with his arms folded. Below and on the left forehead, there is a bright red word "love" tattooed on it, which is Gaara, the first Jinchūriki of Sunagakure Village.
"Gaara, why are you here?" Kankuro looked ugly. Although the weather was not too hot, he was still sweating profusely. He raised his head and said to Gaara.
"Have you forgotten the purpose of our coming here?" Gaara rolled his eyes, looked at the environment, and said to Kankuro: "It seems that I came too late, you have already embarrassed the village!"
At this time, Temari's three-star fan fell aside, Kankuro's face was also stained, but Shikamaru, who had fought with the two of them before, acted as if nothing had happened, and was obviously at a disadvantage in the two-on-one match.
"They were the ones who provoked me first, Gaara!" Kankuro smiled, completely different from his previous arrogance. He pointed at Shikamaru and the others and defended Gaara: "It's none of our business. thing……."
"Shut up!" Gaara still had an expression as cold as a sculpture, his dead eyes on Kankuro, his tone was calm and not threatening, but the words he said still made Kankuro and Temari feel uncomfortable. Trembling: "Otherwise I will kill you."
"I, I understand..., I'm sorry, Gaara." Seeing this, Kankuro and Temari quickly raised their hands, waved them repeatedly, and apologized: "It was my fault."
"The boss is here?" Naruto saw the appearance of Kankuro and Temari, and naturally understood that Gaara, a guy who looked about the same age as him, had a higher status than the two of them: "His tone and eyes are really annoying."
Gaara turned his eyes and looked at Shikamaru, and his eyes met with Shikamaru's. One was lifeless and indifferent, but his slightly furrowed brow showed his inner impatience and anxiety, while the other's eyes were calm and unruffled. At this time, he narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Ninja of Konoha, I'm so sorry." The strength Shikamaru showed before made Gaara's murderous intention continue to stir up in his heart, but he was still rational at this time. After the two people's eyes made contact for a moment, Gaara He was the first to look away, diverting his attention to Shikamaru's right hand that was still holding the handle of the "Kage Show" - Shikamaru obviously had not relaxed his vigilance.
"Let's go, Kankuro, Temari." Gaara returned his gaze to his companions and ordered coldly: "We are not here to play."
"Yes, I understand." Kankuro nodded in response, winked at Temari, and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Sakura, who had been silent for the whole time, suddenly spoke and called out to Kankuro and the others. Although she did not dare to ask out loud because she was afraid of the strength of Kankuro and Temari, at this time, the strongest newcomer among the same class With Shikamaru present, Sakura couldn't help but feel more courageous: "Look at your forehead protectors, are you ninjas from Sunagakure Village? Although they are allies of Konoha Village, the treaty prohibits ninjas from crossing paths between the two countries. enter the other party’s territory at will.”
"Tell us your purpose!" Sakura slowly took out a kunai from her ninja tool bag, held it upside down in her hand, looked at the three ninjas of Sunagakure Village seriously, and said seriously: "Otherwise we won't
You will be asked to leave."
"You don't know about things that are closely related to you!?" Seeing this, Temari couldn't help but frown and asked, looking at Shikamaru who was also dressed as a genin. Although he was unwilling to accept it, with the strength Shikamaru had just shown, he should also
She was qualified to register for the Chuunin Exam, but she also didn't speak at this time. She even wondered if these Konoha ninjas were making things difficult for them: "We are genin from Sunagakure Village, and we came here to take the Chunin Selection Exam!
"
"This is the pass!" Temari took out a small book from her ninja bag with the marks of Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village printed on it. She ignored Sakura and shook it at Shikamaru, pouting.
, said angrily: "See clearly, we are not spies!"
"Chunin Selection Exam?" Naruto squinted his eyes with confusion on his face, looked at Temari, then turned to look at Shikamaru and Sakura, and muttered to himself.
"The Chuunin Selection Examination is an exam that is conducted by outstanding Genin who wish to become Chunin in Konoha Village, Sunagakure Village of the Allied Powers, and some small neighboring countries." The person who explained aloud was not.
It was Temari, but Shikamaru, who was explaining to Naruto softly at this time: "The next step after graduating from the ninja school and becoming a genin is to be promoted from genin to chunin - unless you want to be a genin for the rest of your life.
——Naruto, Sakura, haven’t you asked Kakashi-sensei?”
"We have just become genin not long ago. Who can improve as fast as you and start thinking about becoming chuunin right away?" Sakura heard Shikamaru's rhetorical question and couldn't help but curse in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud.
"Why should it be held with other countries? There are no good people there!" Naruto suddenly spat when he heard Shikamaru's explanation. When he said this, he clearly looked in Kankuro's direction, offending him.
He clenched his fists, but did not move due to Gaara's presence.
"It is the most difficult for people to recognize themselves, and the same is true for the Ninja Village." Shikamaru looked at Gaara and the three of them, sighed, and said to Naruto: "Although the genin is the lowest level ninja in the Ninja Village,
It is the foundation of the ninja village. All chuunin and jounin are promoted step by step from genin. The chunin selection test is to see the strength and potential of the village through the quality of the genin in each village, so as to prevent some self-righteous people.
The Ninja Village has rashly provoked a war, and it can also rely on this competition to rank third, sixth, or ninth. In the final analysis, a large part of the Ninja Village's source of funds comes from tasks entrusted by others."
"I didn't expect that the Chuunin Exam was already here!" Shikamaru frowned and looked at Gaara and the other three, and said, "In that case, let's go."
Kankuro glared at Naruto and Shikamaru, jumped over the fence, and came to Gaara's side. After Temari picked up the three-star fan, she also gave Shikamaru a hard look with her eyes and snorted coldly.
, chasing Kankuro over the fence.
"I'm very interested in you." Gaara turned around to leave, but before that, he turned to Shikamaru and asked, "What's your name?"