Chapter 46 Enlightenment

"The middle ninja exam."

After Asma and Konohamaru left, Ino looked at the application form for the Zhongnin exam in his hand, a simple sheet of thin paper, but it made her feel heavy, Ding Ci on the side had been tempted by Asma's previous words with a firm face, full of momentum, ready to take the exam for the barbecue, and Shikamaru .......

Ino looked at Shikamaru with a complicated expression and looked down at the application form, the corners of his mouth were pulled, and he unconsciously showed a hint of a smile, and thought in a complicated mood: "If it is Shikamaru, I will definitely stand out in this exam, but I ...... with Ding Ji's words." ”

Thinking that Shikamaru would leave the tenth class after becoming a middle ninja, Ino was a little panicked for some reason, after all, after becoming a middle ninja, he was already at the level of team leader, not as good as the lower ninja who was similar to an intern, Konoha Village would definitely arrange some positions for him, even if the personal relationship was good, it would be difficult to be together as often as it is now.

Shikamaru looked at the application form carefully, in the mission of the country of waves, the opportunity to fight with no more can be said to be encounterable and unavoidable, and if it weren't for Asma by his side, Shikamaru himself is familiar with the original work, he will not take the initiative to participate in any case, thinking that to hone his experience, he should find an opponent who is far beyond his own strength to fight, this kind of thinking is similar to looking for death, in contrast, in today's middle ninja exam, most of the lower ninja's strength is not far from Shikamaru, it is indeed a good opportunity to exercise.

"What's wrong, Ino?" Shikamaru raised his head, felt the gaze coming from beside him, and couldn't help but look back at Ino who was looking at him, and asked out loud.

"It's fine." Seeing Shikamaru suddenly turn around and ask, Ino paused for a moment, and then quickly shook his head and replied.

Although Ino replied so, there was a hint of depression in his expression, Shikamaru couldn't help frowning when he saw this, and after thinking for a while, he said to Ding Ji: "Ding Ji, if you want to report, the three of us will go to the dessert shop near the ninja school before nine o'clock tomorrow, let's go a little early, we can observe the other shinobi who are taking this exam and make some preparations." ”

"Ino," Shikamaru commanded, then turned his head to Ino, who looked slightly depressed, and said, "Shall I send you home?" ”

"Huh!?" After Ino heard Shikamaru's words, he looked a little panicked, two blush appeared on his face, and he stood for a moment, seeing that Shikamaru was still looking at her, and finally remembered that he should reply: "Okay, okay." ”

Seeing this, Shikamaru nodded, and said to Ding Ci, who had a strange face: "Then let's go first, Ding Ci, remember the time and place of tomorrow's rendezvous!" ”

Shikamaru said that, and made a slight gesture to Ino, and the two left side by side into the distance, leaving Dingji where he was.

"Huh?" From the beginning, Ding Ji, who was slightly confused, seemed to have finally come back to his senses, scratched the back of his head, looked at the backs of Shikamaru and Ino, and said to himself: "The two of them have finally started dating!?" ”

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Shikamaru and Ino walked side by side on the street, but neither of them spoke, the atmosphere was a little awkward, Shikamaru was thinking about the tone of conversation in view of Ino's performance before, thinking about how to enlighten each other.

And Ino put his hands behind his back, humming a song, jumping and jumping, pretending to be relaxed and watching the shops and crowds around him, consciously behaving comfortably, and his behavior is actually a little abnormal, but the thinking Shikamaru didn't pay attention to this, Shikamaru and Ino, Ding Ci The relationship between the three is very good, but it is very different from the original book, after all, as a Shikamaru with an adult soul, it is difficult to really treat the twelve-year-old Ino and Ding Ci as friends, It's more about taking care of and helping the two of them with the thinking of an elder.

At this time, Shikamaru finally spoke, breaking the silence, and asked Ino, "Are you worried about the Chunin exam, Ino?" ”

Hearing this, Ino, who seemed to be happily watching the crowd of shopkeepers, gathered his momentum, stopped and turned his head to look at Shikamaru.

"What are you worried about, Ino?" Seeing this, Shikamaru just continued to ask, but his tone slowed down: "Can you talk to me?" ”

“……。” When Ino heard this, he looked at Shikamaru, and saw that the other party was looking at him calmly, so he couldn't help but look away, looked at the ground, his expression was slightly down, and his right foot unconsciously kicked the stone under his feet, looking pitiful, and said: "My strength is very poor, I'm afraid I'm not the opponent of Ding Ci, this time in the ninja exam, even if I participate, I will definitely not be able to get the ranking." ”

"That's ......," Shikamaru nodded, although he knew that the registration method was based on the group, but he would not deceive Ino, in fact, even if he understood that the focus of the selection of the middle ninja was not personal strength, but leadership and decision-making ability, and he didn't think that Ino and Ding Ji could stand out and become a middle ninja, so he said to Ino: "But you can't always be a lower ninja, Ino, you will have to take the exam in the future after all." ”

"Even if you can't become a middle ninja with this move, but the purpose of this exam is to select a middle ninja, which must be a talent that must be possessed as a middle ninja, which does not only refer to personal strength, but may also test personal decision-making ability and leadership ability, for the next ninja, it is indeed a valuable experience that can not be encountered." Shikamaru comforted Ino, his tone was sincere, what he said was naturally the truth, there were many lower ninjas in Konoha in the original book, and after participating in the middle ninja exam, his strength generally improved rapidly, relying on the fact that he fought with ninjas of the same level in the exam, and saw some of his own shortcomings and strengths, so as to improve them.

"But ......."

Ino was about to say something, but was interrupted by Shikamaru waving his hand: "It's nothing, but, you haven't really fought with other shinobi yet, during this time, your cultivation is not in vain, why do you think that your strength is not enough?" ”

"And don't forget ......," Shikamaru said here, suddenly smiled, turned to Ino and said, "You, me, and Ding Ji are all companions, even if you don't have enough confidence in yourself, there are two of us to help you!" ”

Shikamaru's expression was gentle, but now his body was only a twelve-year-old boy, and his smile was very hearty, and Ino blinked playfully when he saw his smile, as if he had made up his mind.

"Alright!" Ino took a deep breath, suddenly snorted, and joked Shikamaru and said, "What's 'and the two of us helping you', you're actually talking about yourself!" But you're right, Ding Ci and I can't always endure it all the time, and this exam is indeed a good time to hone yourself! ”

"Someday, I'll catch up with you!" Ino peeked at Shikamaru and secretly felt ruthless in his heart.