Chapter 308: Despair

Shikamaru is not as good as Tsunade, he is only sixteen years old, if there is no accident, at least he can maintain the position of the Hokage for a few decades, in this case, if someone in the same age wants to become the Naruto's ninja, I am afraid that he can only end up with a similar relationship between the three generations of Hokage Sarutobi and Shimura Danzo - firmly suppressed by Shikamaru.

And with Shikamaru's talent and talent, Naruto Uzumaki may have no hope of becoming Hokage in his life.

Becoming the Hokage is an obsession that Naruto Uzumaki has had since he was a child, and in the past few years he has gradually gained the recognition of the villagers, thinking that the position of the Hokage is no longer out of reach, but now this desire has been ruthlessly crushed by reality.

Naruto Uzumaki felt a little tightness in his chest, it seemed as if he should congratulate Shikamaru, but the reason in his heart kept reminding him that Shikamaru's chances of achieving his ideals were so slim that emotionally speaking, he couldn't say such things anyway.

Sakura Haruno thought of all kinds of words to comfort Naruto before she came, but at this time, she looked at the other party's decadent face, but found that she couldn't speak, she always felt that she didn't understand the psychology of boys, didn't understand why Sasuke was so obsessed with revenge, and couldn't pretend to say that she understood Naruto Uzumaki's feelings after the possibility of becoming the Hokage was shattered.

As for Naruto Uzumaki's question, Sakura Haruno also doesn't know.

Sakura didn't know how in a few days, Shikamaru went from a renegade to the sixth Hokage, and he, Ningji, Tenzo and others returned to Konoha again.

Sakura Haruno left with Shikamaru to find Sasuke, but after seeing so many cruel scenes in the territory of Tanokuni, when she found out that Sasuke had not left any trace in Otoshinobu Village, she couldn't leave without doing anything.

She thought that Shikamaru returned to the village just because she was not worried about the safety of her family, but she didn't expect Shikamaru to become the sixth Hokage. After a long time in Tanokuni, she became more aware of Shikamaru's strength and the depth of her thoughts, so much so that he couldn't be sure if this qiē was all in Shikamaru's plan.

"Naruto, Shikamaru asked me to inform you to go to the office area." Sakura Haruno tried not to let herself look into Naruto Uzumaki's eyes, those blue eyes were missing her familiar brilliance and looked dull.

This makes Sakura feel uncomfortable.

“……。” Naruto Uzumaki didn't answer, he didn't seem to hear what Sakura Haruno was saying, his face was cloudy, thinking about Iruka's encouragement to him before his death, thinking about the situation when he had his ambition to become the Hokage, and finally remembering the situation when he was captured by Payne.

It's ridiculous, Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help but have a slightly mocking smile on his face, just because he still wanted to be the Hokage and surpass the Shikamaru who had always been at the top of his peers?

"Naruto?" Sakura Haruno saw that Naruto Uzumaki hadn't reacted yet, so she raised her voice slightly and called out, only to find that the other party was still languishing.

Sakura Haruno frowned slightly, seeing that although Naruto was not wearing a formal suit, he was also wearing loose casual clothes, so she simply took his right hand and walked out.

Naruto Uzumaki's palms were cold, which made Sakura Haruno feel a little sad, after all, Naruto Uzumaki was also a companion with whom she had spent day and night.

Naruto Uzumaki was dragged down the street by Sakura Haruno all the way, through the flow of people, and out of the undestroyed area of Konoha Village.

Although Shikamaru was under Payne's Shinra Celestial Expedition, Konoha Village would not be almost razed to the ground like the original book, but Konoha was not without losses, not to mention the wreckage of the Hokage Building, and the destruction caused by Payne's Rokudo when he caused a riot, just in the area where the super "Shinra Tense" competed with Shikamaru's "Nature's Birthday", any buildings were in ruins, and there were many buildings around that were crushed by broken giant tree trunks.

According to the statistics after the end of the war, the construction loss of Konoha Village was about one-tenth, and although there were not many casualties, it was also quite a terrifying number.

Looking at Konoha Village from above, it is obvious that one corner of it is abnormally empty, and the surrounding area is also full of collapsed buildings.

Naruto didn't care that his surroundings were becoming more and more remote, and he followed Sakura Haruno to the tent area where the Konoha office system was now located, just in time to hear Shikamaru giving orders to his subordinates.

"Konoha must free the ninjas involved in the reconstruction." Shikamaru's voice was cold, and there were few changes: "From now on, let them prioritize the completion of the recovery of materials and archives, recover the lost files, and let the remaining files be sealed by the person in charge." ”

From the outside, the tent was huge, but it didn't look extravagant inside, with a huge map covering almost one side of the tent and the rest replaced by rough tables and chairs.

Shikamaru sat behind the desk at the front of the map, wearing a black high-necked shirt with slightly loose black trousers underneath, and a half-sleeved robe that showed the Hokage's identity and was white with a flame pattern on the edge.

On his desk is a mountain of scrolls, and in front of him hangs a banner made of Konoha markers and the word "shadow".

Being the Hokage is definitely not an easy task, especially a man like Shikamaru who has a very high desire for power, he would not want to be a puppet who knows everything.

Casualty statistics, construction loss statistics, reporting of lost data, replenishment of equipment for some combat units, distribution of barracks for damaged personnel, patrol arrangements, dispatch of medical supplies and daily necessities .......

One by one, one by one, cumbersome and numerous, but it is something that must be dealt with.

Shikamaru moved the pen with a calm face, dealing with these counts and reports that dazzled ordinary people, without the slightest impatience or irritability.

He knew that as long as he didn't go through them perfunctorily, after dealing with these reports, he would have a clearer understanding of the various departments of Konoha Village and the whole.

Of course, this will not be 100% correct, Shikamaru also needs to distinguish some mistakes made by subordinates intentionally or unintentionally.

"Why?" In front of Shikamaru's desk, Mito Menyan, who was sitting on a simple wooden chair, asked in a deep voice.

"As I said, the forces in Konoha must be freed up to prepare for the next situation, so that there will not be too many people involved in the reconstruction work." Shikamaru methodically glanced up at Mito Menyan, then fell on the report in front of him again, and after a little thought, he wrote the instructions with his pen and said without raising his head: "At this time, we need the help of our allies. ”

"The Land of the Wind?" Mito Menyan frowned and muttered to himself, but he immediately denied this idea, in this case, it may not be a good thing to entrust the country of wind and master the Sand Hidden Village, especially when Konoha Village may have to compete with several other ninja villages for interests in the future.

Although he was disgusted with Shikamaru, he did not underestimate Shikamaru's intelligence, and the remarks of Shikamaru like a certain ninja had long since disappeared.

Each generation of Hokage is a legend that cannot be replicated, they all have their own stories, strengths that are difficult for others to surpass, and today's Shikamaru has become the target of others struggling to catch up.

"The country of waves and the country of fields." Shikamaru continued to put his head on Mito Menyan, this attitude made the two people in front of his desk, Koharu and Mito Menyan, secretly annoyed, only to hear Shikamaru Wu say to himself: "The manpower of the two countries is very cheap, and they are both vassal countries of the Fire Country, and there is no ninja power, in comparison, it is a good choice." ”