Shikamaru did start to get serious, and even though he still looked so underwhelmed, he did start to think.

There's no way not to care, it's not because of the meager salary of the D-class mission, which is nothing to the Nara family, a family of elixirs. What really puzzled Shikamaru was that the traces of ninjutsu in the photo were either diagonally pulled or horizontally, as if they had been cut by a sharp blade.

Most of the embers that are not charred will not be fire, nor will they be like traces washed out by water, otherwise they should be smoother and more regular. That feeling of no roundness and heaviness has nothing to do with Tu Dun at all, but it is closer to Feng Dun and Lei Dun. But the characteristic of Thunder Dun is stabbing, and I have never heard of such a large-scale Thunder Dun Ninjutsu.

But what kind of person does it have to be able to create a strong wind of this magnitude? Shikamaru, who was thinking in this direction, couldn't help but shudder.

"Sand Ninja Village?"

In Shikamaru's impression, the sand ninja village ninja who lives in the wind and gnaws sand can perform large-scale wind escape. Being able to create a strong wind that sweeps over the valley plank road of more than 100 meters, this kind of thing that even Asma can't do, there are two people known in the sand ninja.

One is the Iara who incarnates after the crane, and the other is the temari that blows a forest away with a fan. I don't care about the possibility of Airo going berserk, if it was Temari who did it, then the situation would be complicated, she was the eldest daughter of the previous generation of Kazekage, and to some extent represented the will of the sand ninja. The incident took place on the border between the two countries, and according to Shinobi's capricious position, it is another conspiracy.

And the more troublesome thing is the relationship between Temari and Sasuke......

No, maybe it was done by a sand ninja master or other masters who didn't know about it. Or the person who started it simply didn't use the wind escape, but used other secret techniques, such as the Nara family's shadow blade and the like. In this case, it may be more troublesome than if it was a sand ninja.

"Ahh

For the first time, Shikamaru developed an aversion to his analytical mind, and smart people are just prone to overthinking. If this kind of thing happened to Ding Ci, at most he would only take out the potato chips and eat two more bites, right? No, it's really rude to a friend to think like this.

But this thing is like some magic that attracts me, like wearing a sweater with static electricity, which makes people can't help but care. Sakura's violence and impatience are probably the same feeling. Is it really good to leave it alone like this?

Shikamaru's face was expressionless, and the hand in his pocket had unconsciously held the photo that had come out into a bunch. Forcibly pushing aside the thoughts in his head, he stood and took a deep breath.

That's fine, haven't you already made up your mind to live that kind of peaceful life anyway?

"Sort of...... Providence?"

Shikamaru glanced at the sign on the left of the store, Ichiraku Ramen, a little distracted. He smiled sarcastically and exhaled the air he had just breathed in, lifted the curtain and stepped inside. Although I just had lunch, it's not bad to learn Dingji.

Maybe food can really drive away troubles, otherwise why is there often a saying that the heart is wide and the body is fat.

"Of course, I do...... Your Excellency's most powerful subordinates!"

(?Raw Face?)

As soon as he stepped through the door of the store in two steps, three people walked out of the store, which surprised Shikamaru a little. Is there usually so many people from other villages crowded together in Ichiraku Ramen?, and Shikamaru himself is a little suspicious of these three people.

Just as Kakashi and Asma were able to spot the Uchiha Itachi who had infiltrated Konoha, Shikamaru's instinct as a ninja unnerved him. The three strangers didn't look like ordinary people who came here, they walked almost without footsteps, quickly swept the eyes around them, raised their hands, raised the curtain, and took a step to look at Shikamaru from head to toe.

Coupled with the erratic chakra fluctuations emanating from the man who followed behind, Shikamaru could almost conclude that the three out-of-village people were ninjas, and they weren't ordinary ninjas.

"Yo, it's Shikamaru. Come for lunch? Half price tonkotsu ramen today!"

Uncle Ichiraku looked at Shikamaru who was stunned and greeted warmly, but Shikamaru turned around and opened the curtain and walked out.

"Sure enough, eating this way still doesn't suit me. Next time, hit Uncle Hand Punch!"

The imaginary threat, Shikamaru can convince himself not to think too much, but the three people in front of him are likely to be spies from other villages who infiltrated the village, and this obvious danger Shikamaru can't let go at all. Doing everything he can to protect the village was his instinct as a Konoha ninja.

Reaching into the ninja bag and shaking the two chakra kunai that had only recently been modeled after Feiyan, Shikamaru pretended to be careless and quietly followed behind the three of them.

Surprisingly, the three guys who felt clearly wrong didn't do anything wrong. Like an outsider, I walked through the bustling new shopping street, took a look at Konoha Hospital in the distance, and bought a bouquet of lilies from the flower shop of the Ino family.

But as I walked, Shikamaru felt that something was wrong, because the three of them went to fewer and fewer places, and they were more and more away from sightseeing spots. I walked around the shrine where the god of thunder was built, passed through the Uchiha clan's residence quietly, and finally came to a dilapidated place on the edge of Konoha.

(Is this the place of the Old Vortex Clan?)

Shikamaru leaned into the shadows in the corner of the wall and observed the place that had been damaged to a certain extent. The surrounding houses are drooping, and they simply can't be more dangerous.

"Is this the Namian Hall of the Vortex Clan? It's really dilapidated, and it was once a clan that could form an alliance with a thousand hands. The lagging man sighed teasingly.

"Who let it be on the edge of the village? Just like the Uchiha clan, moving a clan from the center of the village to the edge means being abandoned by Konoha's extended family, and defeat is a matter of time. ”

The leading man pushed through the debris and scattered pieces of wood, searching for something in the dusty walls.

"Which one is it? I can't tell the difference between so many masks, and I think it's black teeth. Ah, there it is! This is the mask of death. ”

The leading man gently removed an eerie ghost mask from the wall, looked at it for a moment, and handed it to the woman who followed him.

(Mask of Death? What is that, I've never heard of it?? What are they taking this for?, but it must not be a trivial matter anyway, and it is better to pass the news back first.) ）

"Now that we've got the mask, let's go, my lord. ”

Shikamaru listened to the conversation of the three of them with his ears pricked up, and at the same time took out a blank scroll and recorded the information on it using the Nara family's unique shadow technique. Although the information was very vague, Shikamaru still recorded it as quickly as possible, and I don't know why he was so uneasy in his heart, as if it was too late if he didn't write it faster.

Ninjas tend to take their sixth sense very seriously, as these hunches are usually accurate.

"yes, it's almost time to deal with this little tail, and we've followed it all the way. ”

Suddenly feeling a slightly hot breath in his ears, Shikamaru felt a chill on the back of his neck, and subconsciously bounced away and threw out a few kunai, which repeatedly collided in the air and stabbed at the man who suddenly appeared behind him from various tricky angles.

The man chuckled and disappeared from the spot, appearing behind Shikamaru. Shikamaru didn't hurry and turned around and kicked as if he had expected it, and jumped away from the ground with the force of the kick on the man's arm, and with a pull of both hands, several thin threads suddenly appeared and pulled the kunai that he had thrown before, and flew towards the man again.

"Tightrope? boring. ”

The man took out a handful of kunai and cut the thin black thread in the air, but the thin black thread was cut and picked up again in the air. Kunai also did not deviate because of the loss of force.

"This is a chakra line that refers to the shadow secret technique of the Nara clan, and you can keep cutting it by yourself!"

"Really?"

A burst of lightning flashed, and Shikamaru's chakra line was cut into pieces, and those ** controlled kunai were also scattered messily, and they were easily dodged. But Shikamaru didn't feel a little flustered.

"The winner has been decided. The man said.

"Really?"

Shikamaru quickly took out a handful of kunai again and ran towards the man, but the man stopped in place and let Shikamaru stick the kunai to his throat.

"I can't move, obviously your shadow hasn't stretched. ”

"Knowing the secret techniques of the Nara clan, it seems that you are not an ordinary character. ”

Shikamaru pulled out the communication scroll and threw it out, exploding a cloud of red smoke in the air.

"Look at your shadow, the two kunai inserted there have been injected into the chakra by me, even if my shadow can't reach you, I can use shadow binding on you. ”

"Okay, Konoha's reinforcements are coming soon, and your companions are also in my hands, so it's better to give up resistance and surrender honestly!"

Shikamaru held the man hostage and stared at the other two, but the two were unmoved, and even the man among them laughed out loud.

"What, what's there!"

Shikamaru just wanted to continue the persuasion, but suddenly found that he had no way to speak. No, to be precise, there is no way to continue to move with an open mouth. The man who was originally held hostage by Kunai also exploded into a cloud of smoke after him.

Have you been fighting against a clone?

"Toad Shadow Manipulation, a little trick I learned from Uncle Jiraiya. You can hide yourself in the shadow of others, and you can manipulate actions and words with a little more chakra. It's much more subtle than the shadow parody book of the Nara clan. ”

Shikamaru listened to the words that came out of his mouth, feeling the figure quietly coming out from behind, and cold sweat flowed.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Shikamaru, and you've made a lot of progress. ”

“！”

The face that appeared in front of him was very familiar, and the iconic writing wheel eyes made Shikamaru almost scream.

It was Sasuke Uchiha, the Sasuke who had killed the root organization and left the village, and he quietly returned to Konoha again.

Shikamaru struggled, he had too many words to ask Sasuke, but Sasuke's jutsu restrained him so that he couldn't say a syllable.

"But it's still so bad, you're just lazy compared to the others. ”

Sasuke patted Shikamaru on the shoulder, and a chill instantly swept through the entire Namiendo. A thick layer of ice condensed on the ground without any traces of water, freezing most of Shikamaru's body in it.

"Left near Tayuya, since it has been exposed, let's leave quickly. ”

Sasuke disappeared from where he was. Zuo Jin and Tayuya also left Namiendo after a few steps, and neither of them even looked at Shikamaru more. Shikamaru also wanted to keep up with Sasuke, but he couldn't even break free from the ice that trapped him, so he could only stay where he was and wait for rescue.

"Damn!"

Shikamaru, who had always been calm and silent, suddenly hit his head the ice, leaving a bright red blood stain. Defeated by Sasuke again, and with ease at hand, Shikamaru felt powerless like he had never felt before.

Inexplicably, Asma's question resurfaced in his mind during a game of chess at noon.

[You're doing this now, too, but is this good?]

Is that good? Live a light and breezy day on the clouds, watch Naruto and they keep trying to catch up with Sasuke, and let them solve problems when they encounter them?

Katsura is one of the special five foals, and novices to shogi are often reminded not to underestimate Katsura's power. But this sentence is understood in reverse, that is, Guima is easy to be ignored because of his lack of power on the frontal battlefield.

If I could, I would like to be a flying car that can kill all sides. Be able to get the most out of your value on the board.

It was not long before the village's rescue arrived.

Sakura, who is good at medical ninjutsu, Tooth, who is good at tracking and counterattacking, and his old partner Dingji. Coupled with the nimble mind of Shikamaru, a very perfect squad, but can this really stop Sasuke?

"Shikamaru, are you alright?"

Sakura smashed the ice that trapped Shikamaru with a punch and pulled him out. Sasuke's attack was not heavy, in fact, the ice cubes in the rest of Namendo had melted, and only the ice cubes that wrapped Shikamaru were there.

Sakura pulled out Shikamaru to treat his frostbite, but Shikamaru grabbed Sakura's arm and stood up.

"Shikamaru!"

"Leave this alone, take me to meet Hokage-sama!"

Shikamaru glanced at the marks left by the melting of the ice around him, and said with a solemn expression.

"I know who did that. ”

In short, at present, I still want to maximize the role of Guima!