(With tears in my eyes, the rest of the unit is over. From today on, updates with a minimum guarantee of 3,000 a day will be resumed. If the status is good, the author will try to update more...)
Now that Gaara appears, Shikamaru's purpose of injuring Kankuro and Temari, thereby preventing Gaara from participating in the Chunin Exam, has been shattered. Not to mention the one-on-one duel between the two, the outcome is still uncertain.
It can be seen that - in fact, Shikamaru's strength at this time is still inferior to Gaara - Kankuro and Temari, under the control of Gaara, are strong enough to not fall into a head-on fight with Shikamaru.
The consequences of not being good at physical skills.
So when Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari left, Shikamaru didn't stop them.
"Damn it, that fat opera singer just left like that." Naruto couldn't help but feel angry when he saw Gaara and three other genin of Sunagakure Village leaving after asking Shikamaru his name, completely turning a blind eye to him:
"You really have no vision."
However, thinking of what Temari had said before, Naruto couldn't help but clapped his hands and said to himself excitedly: "They are going to take the Chunin Exam! I will also take part when the time comes, and I must win the exam!"
"What do you think! Konohamaru?" The excited Naruto turned around and looked at Konohamaru beside him, only to find that the other person had tears streaming down his face and was staring at him fiercely, with resentment in his eyes.
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"Brother Naruto, you are so mean. I am so disappointed!" It was okay when the atmosphere was tense before, but now the three ninjas from Sunagakure Village left. With the mood relaxed, Konohamaru could no longer hold back the tears of fear.
While crying, he pointed at Naruto and sobbed.
"Ah, don't say that, Konohamaru, I will definitely teach that fat opera singer a lesson during the Chuunin exam and take it out on you!" Seeing this, Naruto quickly crouched down and got closer.
Konohamaru stood beside him with a smile and whispered comfort.
"Shikamaru," ignoring Naruto's tricks, Sakura walked up to Shikamaru who had been looking at the direction Gaara and the three left, and asked softly: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay," Shikamaru seemed to have come to his senses, smiled slightly at Sakura, then looked at Naruto who was comforting Konohamaru, and warned: "Those three genin of Sunagakure Village are very strong, if you want
Be careful about them when you take the Chunin Exam."
"Is there anything?" Naruto scratched his hair when he heard what Shikamaru said, and asked with some confusion: "The fat man and the woman with the fan are no match for you together, so what's the big deal?
of."
"Or are you bragging in disguise!?" Naruto touched his chin and squinted at Shikamaru, looking thoughtful.
"Have you forgotten how you fell just now?" Sakura turned around to scold Naruto and apologized to Shikamaru on his behalf.
"No, it's not that I'm much better than the two of them." Shikamaru thought for a moment, and then explained with Naruto and Sakura: "The one wearing a black jumpsuit with makeup on his face should be
He is the puppet master of Sand Hidden Village, and he is not good at physical arts."
"Puppet Master?" Except for Sakura, Naruto, Konohamaru, Udon and Moehuang all looked confused when they heard this.
Seeing the confused expressions on several people's faces, Shikamaru explained: "Puppet masters use chakra lines to control puppets like puppets. There are many mechanisms on the puppets, and they are usually good at using poison.
It often makes the enemy unable to guard against it, and their main strength relies on the puppet doll they carry with them. The thing wrapped in bandages that the Sunagakure ninja named Kankuro is carrying may be his puppet doll. I have never had it.
Let him have time to use the puppet doll, and suppressing him won't be a big deal. As for some details about the puppet master, you can find time to ask Kakashi-sensei, he should know more than me."
"Brother Shikamaru, you know a lot, where did you learn all this?" Konohamaru ran up to Shikamaru at some point, raised his head and showed a big smile, and asked with a hint of admiration.
"..." Sakura patted her forehead and said helplessly to Naruto, Konohamaru and others who also knew nothing: "This is something you learn in ninja schools! It's in the Ninja Tools Chapter in the textbook.
Isn’t there an introduction?”
"Oh! I remembered!" Naruto made a fist with his right hand and hit his left hand, as if he suddenly realized it. However, Sakura, who was familiar with him, naturally understood that he was holding on and would not expose it.
"Konohamaru, is that your companion?" Shikamaru turned around, gently rubbed the hair of Konohamaru who was standing quietly next to him, and said: "You have an exam soon, I promised Asuma
Teacher, I will guide your study in the next week, so just ask them to follow you."
"Okay, Brother Shikamaru!" Konohamaru chuckled, and quickly waved to Udon and Moehuang, asking them to come over. Then he covered his mouth and said to Naruto with a low smile: "Brother Naruto, I won't stand in the way.
You!" The implicit reference was of course to being alone with Sakura.
"I'm leaving first, Sakura and Naruto," Shikamaru looked thoughtfully at the direction of the woods and said loudly: "If you want to take part in the Chunin Exam, you must be careful about ninjas from abroad.
There are many people who are unhappy with the reputation of Konoha Ninja Village and are hostile to Konoha Ninja."
…………
"interesting."
The direction Shikamaru was looking at before, in the small bushes on the side of the street, two men, one woman, and three others were sitting or standing on the tree trunks. Now sitting in the middle, one was wearing a raincoat on his back, his back was hunched, and his head was densely covered with hair.
The man who was wrapped in bandages with only one eye exposed couldn't help but speak when he saw Shikamaru leaving.
A girl with long black hair standing nearby saw this and said, "He seems to have discovered us!"
"It seems like Sasuke isn't here?" Another young man with long hair, but combed it up in a flamboyant way, asked his companion.
The three of them all wore forehead protectors with an eighth note on their foreheads. These three people were the three genin sent by the Sound Ninja Village to participate in the chunin selection—Toss, Jin, and Sac.
"Forget it," Toss whispered, looking towards the end of the street in the direction Shikamaru left: "But you have to pay attention to that ponytail in Konoha Village."
"I think he seems to be proficient in taijutsu." Sak recalled the battle between Shikamaru, Kankuro and Temari just now, and said with a frown.
"Perhaps, but our main target is Uchiha Sasuke. This person is very powerful. Try not to provoke him, so as not to cause additional problems." Toss seemed to be uncomfortable and turned his neck fiercely before saying.
Hearing this, Sak rubbed his wrist, sneered and said, "It depends on whether he understands the situation or not."
"The only way is to kill him." Toss said calmly, obviously not taking Shikamaru to heart. The internal elimination and selection of the Oto Ninja Village founded by Orochimaru was very cruel. Even if the three of them were still just genin,
They don't know how many fights and near-death encounters they have experienced, so they naturally think highly of themselves and do not think other genin are their opponents.
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A few days later, Konoha training ground.
"In battle, saving more chakra may mean that you can use one more ninjutsu." Konohamaru, Udon and Moehuang, three children, were standing in front of Shikamaru, listening quietly to Shikamaru.
Explanation: "So chakra control is very important."
"Shikamaru!" Choci and Ino arrived at the training ground at some unknown time, walked up to Shikamaru and said hello: "You came so early."
In Konoha Village, becoming a genin or even jounin does not mean that you can stop taking on tasks and focus on practice. There are rigid standards every month. This is the day when the tenth class should gather to do tasks according to the work and rest plan.
"You're not too early." Shikamaru smiled, pointed at the three children who were his students, and introduced them to them: "This is Konohamaru, Udon and Moehuang."
"Sister Ino, brother Choji, hello!" Moehuang greeted first, with a slightly flattering tone, followed by Udon and Konohamaru.
While several people were chatting and laughing, Asma's figure had appeared from the path outside the training ground. Unlike Kakashi's laziness, although the atmosphere inside Team 10 was still relaxed, this was based on Asma himself.
of patience and hard work.
After greeting Shikamaru and others one by one, Asuma announced that Team 10 did not need to go to the mission delivery center to take over the mission today. Instead, he took out three pieces of paper from the ninja bag and handed them to Shikamaru and Ino respectively.
and Dingji.
In the upper left corner of the paper, a large word "nin" is very conspicuous, surrounded by a white round frame, and inside the paper form, there is a seal of Konoha's administrative agency, with different characters on the top.
The fonts read "中" and "志", and the following is a slightly more detailed explanation.
"Although it's a little sudden, I have already registered for you in the Chunin Examination." Asuma saw Shikamaru and the other three looking down at the paper, and said aloud: "This is the application form. This exam is not compulsory.
The specific choice of execution depends on your wishes. It is your freedom to take part in the exam or not."
"But I personally recommend you to take part. Although there are some dangers in this exam, it is a very valuable training opportunity. After all, as a genin, you rarely have the opportunity to fight with ninjas. If you pass this exam, you can also experience it."
The strength of ninjas from other countries." Asuma couldn't help but said aloud when he saw Ino and Choji lost in thought.
"If you want to take the exam, just sign your name on this application form, and then go to Classroom 301 of the Ninja School before four o'clock tomorrow afternoon." Asuma did not say that the Chunin Examination is a collective registration method.
Exit, although he hopes that Shikamaru can take the chunin exam, Ino and Choji are his subordinates, and Asuma will respect their choice no matter what, but he will still give a little guidance.
"By the way, Asuma Sarutobi seemed to have thought of something. He patted his head and said to the three of them - mainly to Choji, who had an ugly face since he heard him say the word "danger": "What if?
If you do well in this exam, I'll treat you to barbecue - all you can eat!"
"..." Hearing this, Ino couldn't help but squint at Asuma, obviously hearing the temptation in the other person's tone, and her expression was helpless.
"Okay, you three think about it carefully, I will leave first." Seeing this, Asuma chuckled and said to Konohamaru, Udon and Moehuang: "You three are coming with me.