It was still noon, and there were not many people in the izakaya. In addition, the place chosen by Kakashi, Asuma and Kurenai was very quiet, so Asma's words, although low, still reached Kakashi clearly.
And Yuhi Hong's ears.
"You are very confident, Asuma." Yuhi Kurenai couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when she heard Asma's words, especially her tone. As a female ninja and a jounin, she naturally has an independent personality and self-esteem.
, Yuhi Kurenai did not think that she was defeated by men. Although she was still a new jounin, she might not be inferior to Asuma and Kakashi in training her subordinates. Therefore, at this time, she said without giving up: "Shikamaru"
Although he has always been number one in the ninja school, it has been so long since he graduated, and the genin in the same class as him have also made great progress!"
"The strongest genin, I'm afraid, Asuma is a bit worthy of his name." Hatake Kakashi's listless expression calmed down slightly, and said to Asuma, who still had a confident smile on his face: "Sasuke and Naruto in our class, this paragraph
They have made great progress over time. If you underestimate them, Shikamaru will also suffer a loss!"
"I won't underestimate the ninjas of the Uchiha clan and that brat from the Nine-Tails." Asuma took a deep drag on his cigarette and said to Kakashi, "Actually, even without this Chunin Exam, I
I also plan to recommend Shikamaru from our class to be promoted to chuunin."
Hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi couldn't help but look at each other with shock on their faces. The Chuunin Exam, which is participated by many countries, is actually just a microcosm and stage of competition among various countries. Even if it is held by Konoha Ninja Village, one of the five major ninja villages,
, and there is no right to monopolize the promotion paths of ninjas in each village. Naturally, each ninja village has the right to promote its own promotion to chuunin.
However, the genin who take the chunin exam are basically elites, so it is very difficult. The ninja who are promoted to chunin are more valuable and are recommended by others, or are chunin who are assessed within the ninja village. In comparison, they are just
It was much more ordinary, but considering Shikamaru's current age, Asuma's recommendation was unusual.
"I often play shogi with Shikamaru, but I have never won a game. Most of them are captured within thirty moves, with few exceptions." Sarutobi Asuma looked at Kakashi and Yuhi.
The expressions on the faces of Hong and the two men were flat as they spoke seemingly unrelated words: "Every time he plays chess with me, he never gets impatient or slacks off. He must maintain a fast and fierce attack, but at the same time he is able to control the situation in the process.
He kept laying hidden tricks and traps, and even when he had the upper hand, he never gave up, just to prevent me from making a comeback."
"Killing every step of the way is how I evaluate Shikamaru's chess quality," Sarutobi Asuma said about the outcome of playing chess with Shikamaru. His tone was a little unnatural, with a sense of pride and a hint of irritation.
: "That child cannot despise any enemy!"
"Even if you say so," Kurenai Yuhi frowned lightly, retorting to Asuma's words: "It's too hasty to confirm that he can become a chuunin just by playing shogi?" Although it was a refutation and question, Kurenai Yuhi said
In fact, there was still a touch of concern in his tone, recommending a young man to become a chuunin. No matter what the outcome, his reputation also bears a responsibility. After all, Shikamaru is too young. The most important thing is that he is only a chuunin for one year.
, not long after graduating from the ninja school, he was recommended. The success rate was not high in Yuhi Hong's mind.
"Actually, I also didn't tell my three subordinates that this exam was conducted in groups," Sarutobi Asuma smiled and shook his head. He didn't know whether he understood the concern in Yuhi Kurenai's tone.
This attitude made Yuhi Kurenai grit her teeth secretly, but Asuma didn't seem to care. She raised her chin slightly and gestured to Kakashi and said, "But unlike you Kakashi, I don't need to worry about them."
"Because as long as Shikamaru chooses to take the exam, Ino and Choji will definitely take part." Sarutobi Asuma said to Hatake Kakashi: "The genin in your class often quarrel, Naruto
Even I have heard about the bitter rivalry between Sasuke and Sasuke."
Kakashi couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he heard the ridicule in Asuma's tone, but he could only nod in agreement, because this was indeed the truth. Seeing this, Asuma said to Yuhi Kurenai: "The three students in your class
Even a genin can quarrel!"
Yuhi Kurenai hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and confirmed Asuma's words. Hinata is shy, but Kiba is outgoing and slightly proud, while Shino, although seemingly introverted and silent, is surprisingly stronger. Although the two of them are not
Like Naruto and Sasuke, they are at odds every day, but they also often quarrel and bicker.
"The three of us in the class have never had any quarrels!" Asma spit out smoke from his mouth like a sharp sword and floated far away. He stared at the smoke closely, seeming to feel a little satisfied.
His tone was brisk: "All this is due to Shikamaru. I feel ashamed to say it. In fact, in our class, he often speaks better than me. He is simply the well-deserved leader of the team, and Shikamaru, Ino and
Choji and the three are all the same age and classmates, but Ino and Choji have never expressed any objection or criticism to Shikamaru's status in the team!"
"Compared to friends, I feel that the relationship between Shikamaru, Chouji, and Ino is more like that of seniors and juniors, superiors and subordinates." Sarutobi Asuma continued: "He can always be kind to others in normal times.
Taking care of two people, successfully encouraging their confidence when doing tasks, and being able to reasonably utilize their strengths and advantages, this kind of leadership ability... is no longer something that genin can accommodate."
"That's why I can say with certainty that Shikamaru has already qualified as a chuunin," Asuma said calmly, "I'm afraid that among all the genin who took the exam this time, his personal qualities are...
, are all among the best.”
"..." Kakashi and Yuhi Kurenai remained silent. Naturally, they knew the meaning of Ino and Choji's almost obedience to Shikamaru. Even a genius like Kakashi, at a young age,
Even after he became a jounin, Obito, his companion, still had deep opinions on him. Shikamaru was still a genin, and he was able to achieve this. His leadership ability is self-evident.
But today was destined to be a day of surprise for Yuhi Kurenai and Kakashi. Sarutobi Asuma seemed to have thought of something at this time, frowned and said, "This is not the most terrifying thing about that child."
Horrible!? Asuma actually used the word "terrible" to describe Shikamaru. Asuma's tone when talking about Shikamaru before was mostly with pride and pride, but not at this time. This made Yuhi Kurenai and Kakashi feel...
Some doubts and confusion.
"I'm afraid even Shikamaru himself didn't notice it." Sarutobi Asuma narrowed his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "He is like a monster who is always energetic. He has the desire to learn any knowledge and skills.
And it’s so intoxicating.”
"Shikamaru's understanding and astonishing perseverance enable him to quickly learn these new knowledge and skills." Sarutobi Asuma said thoughtfully, but he thought of the late stage of the original Wave Country mission.
, because Kado died and the mission was basically okay, Shikamaru therefore performed the kind of daily training that had almost no other recreational methods except for necessary physiological needs, especially during the time when he was concentrating on Taijutsu, it was like being possessed.
, but there was nothing abnormal about his character, such as depression, mental exhaustion, etc. Shikamaru himself regarded this as an extremely normal thing. This performance even made Asuma feel a little frightened.
Asma was silent, and for some reason, she remembered the first time she saw that feminine man beside her father many years ago. Although she was always silent, she could still feel that there was something hidden under her calm face.
Endless energy and ambition.
It also contains an incomparable passion for the knowledge of ninjutsu, is also shrouded in the halo of genius, and has frightening perseverance and patience.
"Shikamaru..." Asuma put the cigarette butt in the ashtray and extinguished it, thinking to himself: "You must be more capable than Orochimaru!"
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Little did they know that Shikamaru, who was reminded by Asuma of a dangerous Konoha wanted criminal, had already brought Ino and Choji into the classroom.
There were some ninjas sitting in twos and threes in the classroom. Shikamaru looked carefully, but did not notice the genin of Konoha Village. After thinking for a while, he understood.
Like Steel Steel and Kamizuki Izumo, the behavior of chunin disguised as genin and secretly assessing candidates is actually limited to Konoha genin. The purpose is to warn and eliminate genin with insufficient strength and quality to avoid unnecessary mistakes.
Deaths and injuries, excluding the positive factors, if these genin with insufficient quality participate in the competition, if their results are too poor, they will lose Konoha's face.
As for the genin from other countries, Konoha naturally doesn't care about their casualties during the exam. As a competitor in the industry, it is a good thing for genin who are seeds of war to suffer casualties!
Although Shikamaru already has some reputation in Konoha, these genin from other villages are naturally not familiar with this. After the classroom door opened, these people only looked at the three people who entered the classroom with a little scrutiny.
After finding Shikamaru sitting quietly in a corner of the classroom with Ino and Choji, he withdrew his gaze.
After Shikamaru sat down, he also looked at the many ninjas in the classroom and found that there were no familiar ones, but he still observed them carefully.
Many times, many characteristics can be found by observing a person's behavior and language. Among them, left-handedness and left-handedness are the most superficial, such as wiping noses, scratching faces, rubbing palms... These behaviors cannot be changed immediately.
Many times, you will do it unconsciously. Remember everyone's behavior, not only can you easily see through their disguise after using transformation, but also when using transformation or illusion to confuse the enemy in the future, these seemingly unimportant things will