Chapter 123: Limit

"Shikamaru ......."

Li Luo was slightly silent and looked at Shikamaru, who kept kicking the trunk with his right leg, wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to speak.

There was only one day left before the official selection began, and although Shikamaru quickly learned the Shadow Seam Technique and the Shadow Summoning Technique, he still hadn't mastered the method of opening the Eight Doors in his body.

At this time, even Li Luo lost the mood of not caring about his own cultivation beside him, Shikamaru has been practicing for nearly a month, and the amazing perseverance is no less than himself, and he used to be resentful because of his genius name, but now he only has heartfelt respect in his heart.

Such a hard practice could not be exchanged for results, which made Li Luo feel a little unwilling for Shikamaru.

Time is not waiting for me!

Compared to Li Luo's worries, Shikamaru only had a sense of urgency in his heart at this time, and he was not depressed and uneasy because of this, two lives, coupled with years of hard practice, had honed his will extremely firmly, even if he was only one day before the official selection, he would not give up on himself, or stop practicing.

Instead of resting on the grounds that the official selection will be made tomorrow, and not giving up on the grounds that there is still one day left, Shikamaru is still crazy but methodical to start a day of physical training.

Sweat had already soaked his whole body, as if he had just finished bathing. The coat had already been taken off, revealing a thick black vest inside, but instead of cotton, it was a lead strip, and there were thick metal rings wrapped around the wrists of both hands and ankles, which Li Luo had helped to find.

The slightly loose weight vest moved in Shikamaru every time he exercised, the rough fabric vest rubbing against his shoulders, and the metal rings on his limbs also hit and rubbed slightly, and with each movement, there were bursts of pain.

The pain and repeated training quickly wore down Shikamaru's body, causing his breath to gradually become disordered, and he gasped for air.

Despite sweating like pulp, panting like a cow, and having an abnormal wolf appearance, Shikamaru's eyes were very clear.

Shikamaru is improving.

Little by little, every day, every kick, it is like this, insignificant, but suddenly looking back, you can easily find that Cheng Dù, who has made progress, from the first day of extreme training, can only kick a thousand times, and now with more than 100 pounds of weight, he can still reach this number - and every time he does his best - he really feels this, so he can continue to maintain this persistent attitude.

"Smack!"

The strength of the lower limbs combined with the inertia of the heavy metal ring on the ankle, and the swing of the right leg brought a whistling sound in the air, like a big axe flying, cutting through the air current, and slashing at the trunk of the big tree.

Tree fibers and sap splattered everywhere and landed on Shikamaru's legs, solidifying with the sweat that was constantly secreted from them, but there was no red blood on them—the skin on his calves was no longer lightly punctured by the bark and tree fibers.

"Shikamaru!"

After another side kick, Shikamaru finally stopped, supporting his knees with both hands, gasping for air, and Li Luo screamed in surprise when he saw this.

"I'm fine!" Shikamaru gasped, reluctantly raised his hand to stop Li Luo next to him, and slowly straightened his waist.

Sweat left on his forehead and slid into his eyes, but it couldn't make Shikamaru feel the stinging pain, his bones and muscles all seemed to be moaning and roaring loudly, begging to stop the movement, his lungs seemed to be cut by countless blades, and his heart was about to explode, compared to the sweat was insignificant.

"It's not enough!" Shikamaru muttered to himself, he didn't want to stop his movements, reason told him that he might not be able to continue to maintain efficient and mechanical kicks after stopping this time, he didn't know where his limit was, and because of this, he had to constantly squeeze the potential of his body.

"Smack!"

Shikamaru raised his leg and kicked hard at the trunk of the tree, only to feel the iron ring on his ankle as heavy as a mountain.

"Smack!"

Shikamaru's movements slowly accelerated, and the pain in his thigh muscles was slightly lessened, but instead there was a sour and numb feeling, as if there were countless ants crawling within it.

Under the constant kicking, driving all parts of the body, the pain began to ease, and the feeling of fatigue returned to the body, Shikamaru was overjoyed, and for some reason he already understood that this must be the opportunity to open the "open door"!

"Smack!"

After kicking again, Shikamaru suddenly felt his heart shrink, and his brain was in a trance for a moment, as if there was a stream of heat flowing from his heart along the blood vessels throughout his body, sweeping away the fatigue and pain of his body, and bringing back the hidden power, he didn't have time to think about whether it was an illusion or not, and with a low cry, his right leg swept across, bringing gusts of wind, and slashed heavily on the trunk of the big tree in front of him.

Syllable! After a crisp sound came from the trunk of the big tree, it did not stop swaying immediately, and it shook continuously, followed by a series of birdsong and the sound of broken branches.

"Boom!"

Li Luo looked at the broken tree in amazement, although Shikamaru's continuous kicking for nearly a month had already worn out the trunk of this big tree, but the sudden blow just now kicked it off, and this explosive power was really amazing.

Li Luo hurriedly looked back at the place where Shikamaru was, and the big tree slammed down, bringing up bursts of dust and mist and broken leaves and branches, covering Shikamaru's figure, despite this, Li Luo still saw that there was a blue light in the dust and mist that flashed away, followed by a hearty laugh, accompanied by the sound of trees colliding.

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Li Luo looked at the messy woods, couldn't help scratching his head, and set his eyes on Shikamaru, who was already unconscious on the side.

The sequelae of opening the door, coupled with the large amount of body consumed before, had exhausted Shikamaru, and after barely using the spiral pill, he involuntarily passed out.

Li Luo deliberately glanced at the trunk of the big tree that was broken by Shikamaru with a spiral pill, and his expression was complicated, if he could have a similar ninjutsu when he fought with I-Airo, he wouldn't even need to use "Lilianhua" to defeat his opponent lightly.

Thinking of this, Li Luo inevitably had a trace of jealousy in his heart, but he was not a scheming person after all, and this negative sentiment turned around and disappeared, and after sighing, he picked up the unconscious Shikamaru and walked towards the prosperous area of Konoha Village.

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By the time Shikamaru regained consciousness, it was already dark.

Shikamaru opened his eyes a little confused, and woke up in an instant, looked around, and found that he was in his own room, and after jumping up from the bed, he was surprised to find that there was no discomfort in his whole body, and after careful examination, it was confirmed that the body must have been treated by a medical ninja.

And the healer, presumably is Chiba Gen.

As Shikamaru had guessed, he had been asleep for nearly a day, and after Rock Lee sent him home, he left with the gratitude of Nara Yoshino. Soon after, Gen Chiba came to Shikamaru's home to help train as usual, and after seeing Shikamaru's condition, he used medical ninjutsu to treat his body.

Shikamaru touched his stomach, feeling hungry, so he got up and walked out of the room, and came to the kitchen to find some food, he had done a lot of physical training before yesterday, and he didn't eat dinner because of the coma, and after enough rest at this time, he was already hungry.

The food left by Nara Yoshino was already cold, Shikamaru rummaged in the refrigerator for a while, but also found some ingredients, and was about to make a breakfast by himself, when he suddenly heard a sound of gentle footsteps slowly approaching him, and quickly looked back.

"You're awake!" When Shikamaru saw the comer, he couldn't help but laugh and asked.

Nara Yoshino's eyebrows were raised, and he stared at Shikamaru with an unhappy face, thinking of the miserable appearance of Li Luo when he carried him back before, he felt pity in his heart and was a little annoyed at the same time, but Nara Yoshino was also a ninja in the end, and intellectually understood that it was not a bad thing for Shikamaru to practice so hard, so he endured it again and again, suppressed his anger, stepped forward and snatched the ingredients in Shikamaru's hand, and said fiercely: "Next time this happens again, you won't want to eat the food I cooked in the future!" ”

"I'll do it myself." Shikamaru looked at him left and right, not daring to answer Nara Yoshino's words directly.

"Less and more mouths!" Nara Yoshino ordered Shikamaru and said: "It's good to eat a little less to pad your stomach, and then rest after eating for a while, you have an exam today, and you have to keep your spirits up." ”

"That's right." Nara Yoshino seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked Shikamaru: "There will be a welcoming ceremony around nine o'clock, and the lords or representatives of the lords of various countries will enter from the main gate in turn under the greeting of Konoha, do you want to take a look?" ”

When Shikamaru heard this, he refused without thinking: "I'm not interested." ”

Nara Yoshino didn't say anything when he heard this, but he quickly made breakfast, and after a while, he put the cheese sandwich in front of Shikamaru.

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"Uchiha Sasuke is ranked behind my Airo!" Just as Shikamaru was devouring breakfast at home, outside Konoha Village, Orochimaru, who had successfully killed the four generations of Kazekage and disguised his identity, was tapping on the armrest of the wooden chair, thinking thoughtfully.

Uchiha Sasuke's opponent is a Yamanaka Ino, a female ninja who is unknown in Orochimaru's eyes, and promotion is not a problem. The only thing that Orochimaru cares about is my Airo's opponent, Nara Shikamaru.

Even if he felt a familiar figure on Shikamaru, Orochimaru didn't think that he could really defeat Iairo, who was the pillar force of the Crane Keeper, the only thing to worry about was what kind of situation he would force Iairo to, exposing the Crane Guard's power in advance, which would inevitably reduce the success of the operation.

Orochimaru wanted my Airo to fight with Sasuke Uchiha to verify the potential of this body he had dreamed of, but on the other hand, he was worried that Shikamaru might expose the power of Shouzuru in advance to the already unstable Airo, so that Konoha could be on guard.

"When exactly is the downward gesture?" Orochimaru muttered to himself.