Chapter 121: Gradient

"Smack!"

A crunch echoed through the slightly empty room.

The walls made of solid stone have a hint of hard and cold style, and a few simple wooden furniture are dotted among them, barely bringing a touch of popularity to the room, and at this time, an old man with a grim face like a knife, one eye wrapped in bandages, is sitting on a wooden chair, but he did not notice the previous crisp sound, and crushed the teacup in his hand.

There is only a hard wooden backrest on the wooden chair, even so, it is only a few wooden strips set up, at a glance it is absolutely not comfortable to sit on, there is no second person in the room except the old man, even so, the old man still straightens his waist, and the corners of his clothes are not stuck to the back of the chair behind him, even if it is only himself, a tough and iron-blooded temperament is revealed.

This first impression is stubborn, tough old man, is the third advisor elder of Konoha Village, Shimura Danzang, who has a "dark spokesperson" in the ninja world, has gradually turned into the dark since the failure of the competition for the position of Hokage, and has hidden his identity deeply under the light of Konoha for many years.

At this time, the old man, who had always been moody, could not hide his mood, and even crushed the teacup in his hand, the reason was that he had just heard a news report from his subordinates.......

I'm back in the village!

Shimura Danzo thought that Orochimaru's coming to Konoha was his chance, but when the news of Jiraiya's return to the village came, it was like a basin of cold water on his head, which made him physically and mentally cold.

If you don't walk on the bright side, although it means that it is difficult for you to gain prestige in Konoha Village and the support of the villagers, on the contrary, you will not be firmly bound by the righteousness and rules on the bright side.

One day after Sarutobi was alive, Shimura Danzou knew that he was absolutely incapable of snatching the Hokage throne from the other party's hands, and he knew this, so he turned into the shadows, which can be said to be a helpless move, but it was also his clever method.

Giving up the opportunity to gain prestige and cultivating prestige, in exchange for being able to safely covet the first throne of Konoha Village in secret, it is said that at this time, Konoha Village is facing a huge crisis, and Sarutobi Hichicho, who is the Hokage, can't stay out of it anyway, if you don't want to lose the night, you have to desperately protect Konoha and escape from the battle, and the prestige accumulated by Sarutobi Hichicho, known as "Ninja Male", will be scattered overnight.

But Shimura Danzo himself is different, being forgotten means that he will not be attacked by public opinion, and hiding in the dark can prepare for many things, and this crisis has become an opportunity for him to take the position.

It's a pity that now, I'm afraid that the bamboo basket is empty.

Although Jiraiya has been away from the village for many years and has gradually disappeared from the field of vision of the people of Konoha Village, his prestige has not been forgotten, on the contrary, the teenagers who grew up under the peak period of the "Three Ninjas" are now in charge, and even now, his fame will not decrease much.

On top of that, Jirai is also much younger than Shimura Danzo!

The Hokage is not only the supreme manager of a village, but also represents the pinnacle of combat power, is the spiritual leader of the Konoha ninja, management ability and combat strength are indispensable, in comparison, sometimes the proportion of the latter is heavier, after all, the various administrative departments of Konoha Village are now very perfect, enough to help the Hokage solve his worries.

In this case, relying on the old and selling the old with the so-called experience and experience, there is no objection to the competition for the Hokage, although Konoha Village has a pivotal position in the entire ninja world, but in the final analysis, it is still just a village, and it is much easier to manage than to manage a country, no matter how outstanding the administrative means and experience are, the personal strength is not good, and at most it will become a consultant, and it is impossible to become a Hokage.

In other words, if Sarutobi Hizashi has some three longs and two shorts in this battle of Orochimaru's attack, it is more likely to become the fifth generation Hokage, and it is also Jiraiya, not the ambitious Shimura Danzo.

"Since it has come ......, the 'three forbearances' ......." Shimura Danzo flicked his fingers, and after waving away the tea stained on it, he couldn't help but squint and whisper, his voice sizzling, like a poisonous snake spitting letters, and a cold light flashed from time to time in his exposed single eye, and his face was gloomy, as if he was planning something.

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Not to mention that Shimura Danzou was secretly planning, after evening, Nara Shikamaru followed the training plan that had been formulated, and after finishing the daytime physical training, he and his father Nara Shikaku learned shadow sewing and the new technique he had conceived himself.

Originally, because Sarutobi Asma himself has many years of experience in using chakra metal "Feiyan", he has a unique insight into the change of chakra's nature and the use of ninja tools, so Shikamaru wants to ask him to help develop a new technique together, but unfortunately, because he has promised Yamanaka Haiichi to train Yamanaka Ino in the near future, the other party did not come.

However, Asma Sarutobi introduced another person to help Shikamaru......

"You don't care about your body too much." Shikamaru was sitting on a large rock, and in front of him was a man half-crouching, helping him bandage the many wounds he had made on his body during the day's physical training.

The slightly thin figure, short black hair, a pale face with a hint of shyness, and thick black-framed glasses framed on the bridge of the nose add a bit of modest temperament to the man.

This man is Chiba Yuan, who once taught Shikamaru medical ninjutsu and gave him a lot of help, at this time, he looked at the many wounds on Shikamaru's body, couldn't help but help his eyes, sighed and shook his head and said, "You are really impulsive." ”

In the past, it was just a daytime physical art cultivation, and he was already frantically squeezing Shikamaru's energy, and then consuming a large amount of chakra at night to heal wounds with medical ninjutsu, in fact, it was already his limit, and now if he added learning shadow sewing techniques and developing new techniques, his chakra and energy were completely insufficient, in view of this, although Sarufei Asma himself could not come to help his disciple, he also helped find Chiba Yuan, although it was not helpful for the new technique, Chiba Gen can use more professional medical ninjutsu to treat Shikamaru's injuries, speed up the wound healing ability, and save Shikamaru a lot of chakra.

And when Chiba Gen heard that it was Sarufei Asma's request for Shikamaru, he agreed without thinking about it, although there was an element of Asma's favor, but Shikamaru himself won his appreciation for his attitude and ability when studying under him, which was also one of the reasons.

Chiba Yuan is not a person who is jealous of the virtuous and capable, from the perspective of a senior, Shikamaru's character is also impeccable, firm, humble and polite, and in learning and comprehension, he is also very talented, and the two have been together for a while, and they have already had a certain friendship.

This is Shikamaru's first ninja connection with the help of Sarufei Asma, and it is also a valuable asset, Shikamaru knows this, and is also grateful for Sarufei Asma's hard work.

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Unexpectedly, and it is also reasonable, Shikamaru's progress in learning the shadow sewing technique is very fast, which involves the change in the nature of the chakra, the "yin" attribute of spiritual energy, and has extremely high requirements for his own will and mind control ability, but this is not a problem for Shikamaru himself.

During the day, accompanied by Li Luo, Shikamaru tempered his body with all the methods he could, in order to squeeze out his last potential, kicking piles, weight-bearing squats, ...... all kinds of methods, and also tried to train in the water, but unfortunately the use was not as great as imagined.

The advantage of water training is that the whole body is stressed under water pressure, and it contains countless undercurrents, which have extremely high requirements for the center of gravity and strength, but correspondingly, the same is true for lung capacity, Shikamaru tried for the first time, so that the chakra under his feet was condensed, and the body was fixed at the bottom of the river, and then he did training, but he needed to ventilate once after a while, which was a waste of time, and what he needed most at this time was time, which seemed to be a bit more than worth the loss.

Most of the lunch Shikamaru is solved with Li Luo in the wild, and sometimes the two will return to the commercial street to eat barbecue, during which many friends of the two also come to visit them, but mainly Hinata Hinata, Haruno Sakura, Inuzuka Ya and even Hinata Ningji and a few other Shinobi who have not been pre-selected by Guò, and other Konoha candidates who are eligible to participate in the official selection, although they may not be as hard as Shikamaru, but they are also training desperately, even Ding Ji and Ino, who are the best with Shikamaru, may not have seen each other for a long time.

Until the red sun falls to the ground, and the red glow is all over the sky, Shikamaru will end the day's physical arts training, return home for a short rest, and after dinner, he will heal the injuries of the body with the help of Chiba Yuan, and then he will learn shadow sewing with Nara Shikahisa, and develop new techniques together.

In fact, the process of developing new techniques is mostly Shikamaru's brain, and Nara Shikahisa is a practical operation, and Shikamaru needs to be able to practice his own theories, at least he needs to master the shadow sewing technique thoroughly.

Non-stop crazy practice all day long, after a period of time, if it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that I will be tired to death, Nara Yoshino is also extremely worried about Shikamaru's physical condition, but I found that although Shikamaru sometimes looks tired on his face, but his eyes are under this training, there seems to be a terrifying look gradually revealed, and his body shape does not seem to have changed much, but the skin is rough and dark, but under the clothes, the muscles all over the body are distinct, and a little movement, it is like a big python hidden under the skin, which is slowly squirming, Burst out with amazing power at any time.

Especially in the calf area, the calf skin is constantly broken and repaired, and it is densely covered with scars, slightly blackened, like two thick iron pillars, and now Shikamaru kicks the trunk with his calf, and the skin on the calf will not even be damaged.

Compared to the legs, the hands are much better, and exercising the legs can not only exercise the leg skills, but also improve the strength of the legs, increase speed and flexibility, and after all, considering the maintenance of the fingers, in order not to affect the future seal, Shikamaru did not go crazy.

Shikamaru didn't know that every day when he was training in physical arts, there would be a white-haired uncle who watched him with a monocular when there were no beautiful women to peep at, and now he had completely sunk into this boring and hard training.

(I'm not in good shape today, only these 3,000 words.......) ）