Chapter 207: Suspicion

Shikamaru silently followed Tenzo as he walked through the dark base, occasionally surveying his surroundings.

Contrary to his previous imagination, the Shadow Base did not look gloomy.

The slightly empty base occasionally had members of the shadows wearing masks, suspenders, or trench coats walking around, and although many people noticed that Shikamaru had no tattoo on his left arm, no one paid attention to him or stepped forward to greet Tenzo.

It is undeniable that the discipline and customs within the organization have caused a quiet and strict atmosphere to permeate the base, but this is indeed not gloomy, just like the military camp in Shikamaru's previous life, except for the loud slogans that sounded from time to time at that time, there was no qiē.

Strict and solemn.

Everyone consciously and voluntarily abides by this strict discipline, and they are full of confidence, even with masks, they can still feel that confident temperament.

Shikamaru believes that from the architectural style of a military camp, you can feel the spiritual outlook of this army, the ninja is not only the army, but the Konoha Shadow is the best among them.

The buildings of the entire base are basically composed of gray and white rocks, the material itself has a tough and solemn atmosphere, the doors are wooden, most of the rooms are connected, the activity rooms of each detachment, or the meeting room of the team leader, the office and other rooms are only marked with simple wooden signs, superficial people may think that this style is too poor and sour, but Shikamaru naturally does not think so.

With a strong style of its own, and at the same time focusing on practicality, this is exactly what a good army should have.

The entire base is divided into various areas to accommodate new members, and there is a separate room where the tattoos are drawn, and the person who makes the tattoo is a member of the shadows.

The roads of the dark base neatly distributed in each area are not complicated, and Tenzo walked with Shikamaru for a short time before coming to the place where the tattoo was drawn.

Tenzo knocked lightly on the door, and before the people inside could answer, he pushed open the thick wooden door and entered the room.

Shikamaru followed in Tenzo's footsteps and also dodged into the door, his eyes hidden under the mask constantly surveying the inside of the room.

A dark ninja with short black hair and an earthy yellow trench coat was sitting on a four-legged stool with his back to the door, muttering something intently at a small round table, and didn't look back when he heard the sound of the door being pushed open, but said lightly, "Is it Tenzo?" Wait a minute. ”

Judging from the voice and body shape, it should be a middle-aged man, with a slightly hoarse voice, but it does not seem unpleasant and harsh, but has a reassuring magnetism.

Shikamaru's gaze lingered slightly on the man's earthy yellow trench coat, which represented the captain level of the dark part, and then moved elsewhere.

In front of this mysterious detachment leader, there are many masks neatly arranged on a slightly rudimentary wooden table, which should all be the handiwork of this person, so it is likely that this man is also making zuò masks at this time. Shikamaru thought so in his heart.

The style of the room is the same as that of the dark base, and even if it is a squad leader's workplace, there is nothing superfluous.

An extremely long, rudimentary wooden table, almost the length of one of the walls of the room, was topped with various animal-like masks and small wooden chests for tools.

Aside from the humble wooden bench that sat under the captain, there was only one chair with a backrest and armrests in the corner of the room, which was probably the only piece of furniture in this humble house that could barely be equated with enjoyment.

The captain of the dark part with a magnetic voice didn't let Tenzo and Shikamaru wait any longer, and quickly finished the work in hand, picked it up and observed it with satisfaction.

Carefully place the freshly made mask in his hand on the wooden table next to the room, and only when the captain of the dark part turns to face Shikamaru and Tenzo does our protagonist really see the "face" of this person.

He wears a fox mask, and although it is only a few simple strokes, it already highlights the characteristics of laziness with a hint of cunning. He first looked at Tianzang, then at Shikamaru who was following Tianzang, and said with a chuckle: "He's the new member, I've only made three ape masks for so many years, and few people want them, this one is still pressed to the bottom of the box, I didn't expect you to go." ”

"Then ......." The detachment leader's eyes fell on Shikamaru's left arm and said to Tenzo, "Now he's just a tattoo, isn't he!" ”

"Yes, Sato." Tenzo said.

Shikamaru, who had been silent, silently jotted down the words of the two, and the previous words named Sato showed that he had been in the shadows for a long time.

The discipline of the dark department is indeed to warn ordinary personnel not to take the initiative to find out the identities of other members, but Shikamaru only listens to it.

When he was hospitalized, the members who came to mention his "roots" were also inquired about by the Nara patriarch Heisuke Nara and his father Nara Shikahisa.

The two ninjas who looked like followers had some information, and it was very likely that they were ninjas under Shimura Danzo, but the leader had not been able to detect the information, and Nara Heisuke suspected that the identity of the other party was most likely a ninja from the shadows.

However, although Heisuke Nara is just a guess, Shikamaru himself is inclined to this possibility.

He is familiar with the original book, but he understands that Shimura Danzo has a lot of dark chess pieces under him, and he believes that as a disciple of Tsunade, he was sent to the dark department, and the role cannot be just a simple experience.

It's impossible to tolerate a department that should be completely in her own hands being mixed with sand by others, and her desire for her own rights has been discovered by many people when she first returned to Konoha Village and took control of the medical department for the first time.

Mute has begun to act as the deputy chief of the medical emergency squad, and her behavior of taking power and consolidating her position is not hidden at all.

Or Tsunade didn't think about covering it up, but compared to the silence of the upper ninja, the qualifications of Shikamaru, who had just been promoted to the middle ninja, were still a little shallow, in this case, the division of Shikamaru under the captain of the third detachment who was loyal to him, Tenzo, was to protect Shikamaru through the initial stage, and then grow up in the shadows, holding power for her and excluding dissent.

And the biggest enemy of Tsunade and Shikamaru to accomplish this purpose is the elder of Konoha Village, Shimura Danzo.

Shikamaru doesn't mind gradually squeezing out and killing these minions of Shimura Tunzang in the future, he really can't help Shimura Tunzang now, but it doesn't mean that the other party's embarrassment and hostility to him will be revealed.

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As Shikamaru expected, the only "luxurious" chair in the room was specially prepared for tattoo holders.

Sato let Shikamaru lie on it, and went to the box to look for tools, and didn't ask about the anesthetic.

Ninjas have never liked anesthetics, the kind of things that make their consciousness fall into a coma and make their bodies more and more sluggish make them reject from the bottom of their hearts, and they have to be forced to do so, but if they can choose, any ninja who has experienced actual combat and life and death will not like this feeling, especially Shikamaru who is suspicious and vigilant by nature.

The pain of the tattoo is really not worth mentioning for Shikamaru, and Shikamaru only frowns from beginning to end, and there is no superfluous action, and Tenzo and Sato seem to be accustomed to this kind of appearance, and the statement that the members of the dark department are the best ninjas in Konoha Village is not boasting.

Tenzo stood with his hands behind his back, watching Sato skillfully and quickly draw the red tattoo that danced like a flame on Shikamaru's left arm.

The fiery red pigment mixed with the blood, and from nothing, like a little flame gradually spreading, slowly emerging on Shikamaru's right arm.

"It's finished." After a long time, Sato finally put down his tools, leaned back slightly, and said after breathing a sigh of relief.

The newly drawn tattoo was still slowly oozing blood, and when Sato saw this, his hands quickly sealed, and with his movements, a pale green light gradually appeared on his palm, with a soft aura, covering Shikamaru's left arm.

The wound, which was not deep, gradually healed at a speed visible to the naked eye under the effect of medical ninjutsu, but the bleeding had stopped in a few moments and the wound began to heal.

"Thank you." Shikamaru said after nodding to Sato.

"You're welcome." Sato said gently, and seriously admonished Shikamaru: "My medical skills are not too good, although the wound has healed, but you should try not to do strenuous exercise recently, even if you have to avoid using force on your left hand, it will get better faster." ”

"I remember." Shikamaru nodded in reply.

Amazo, who was wearing a mask, smiled silently, although he felt that Sato was making a fuss, but the other party had always warned every new member who had done a tattoo, and he didn't bother to express any objection to it, seeing that Shikamaru had already done a tattoo, he thanked Sato, and left the room with his new subordinates and went to the lounge of the third detachment.

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After leaving Sato's room, Shikamaru, who was wearing a mask, couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth, revealing a sneer.

Even the captain of the dark department can't know the information of all the members of the dark department, and the deputy captain is only responsible for assisting the Hokage in commanding other detachments, and he doesn't have much advantage in this regard, and the only one who can get the detailed information of all the members of the dark department is the Hokage himself.

And those who have the heart of the unexpected, if they want to get the information of the members of the dark department, they need a person who can contact many members and has the ability to leave a "mark" on them.

The new members who have just entered the dark department and are still a little ignorant are obviously the ones who are most likely to be discovered.

Maybe it was too much suspicion, but Shikamaru was still a little suspicious of Sato's position, and at first he was only suspicious of this position, but when the other party's seemingly concerned exhortation at the end made Shikamaru more vigilant.

This is the use of the subconscious of the vast majority of people, even if it is a ninja, although it is not afraid of pain, but it can make the injury recover faster, and it is also willing, if Shikamaru is not vigilant, Sato's words will let him subconsciously protect the wound on his left arm for a period of time in the future, at this time, as long as he pays attention to observe, it is enough to find suspicious points, and in addition to being a new member of the dark ninja, according to the secret regulations of the dark department, they will not be allowed to find other medical ninjas to help them, not to mention that the wound has healed and only needs to be maintained, It's hard to open your mouth to heal a medical ninja!

If I can use medical ninjutsu, it would be better to investigate, medical ninjutsu is the most difficult hole card for ninjas to hide, because it is difficult for any ninja to guarantee that he and his companions will not be injured, an excellent ninja who knows medical ninjutsu and is proficient in actual combat, is not in the medical emergency class, and there is no such conspicuous target.

Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief, although he would not arbitrarily blacklist Sato, but the other party had already aroused his suspicions.