Chapter 40: The Gift

Viewed from above, the overall structure of Konoha Ninja Village, forming a fan shape, is backed by the towering and majestic Hokage heads of the past dynasties, with the Hokage Building as the center, surrounded by other buildings, slowly spreading out.

The wind was a little wet and cold in the early morning, but many shops in the village were already open, and some ninjas and villagers who had just completed their tasks or work and had worked hard also appeared on the streets one after another.

On the roof of the Hokage Building, an old man wearing a white cloak and a white hat with the word "fire" written on the front of his head, a slightly thin old man, was standing next to the railing, silently looking at Konoha Village, which seemed to be full of life at this time.

Ape Fei Ri brought the pipe to his mouth, and after taking a puff, he slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke, and chuckled wordlessly, his eyes soft, as if looking at his own child.

"Are you coming?" Sarutobi said without looking back, and then slowly turned around, and at some point, a middle-aged ninja with a beard and a half-burned cigarette in the corner of his mouth, looking a little decadent, had appeared behind Sarutobi Rizap.

"Dad!" Asma Yawned, looking a little absent-minded, "Is there something wrong with you calling me here so early?" ”

"You already know the punishment of the tenth class in the village!" Ape Feiri said after a moment of silence.

Sarufei Asma looked at the old man opposite suspiciously, this order was signed by the other party who was the Hokage, and it was indeed a little strange to say this kind of thing at this time.

However, although Sarutobi is already old, Asma will not think that the other party has reached the point of being old and confused, so he said: "Shikamaru's decapitation knife has been handed over to the village, why are you still asking this question now?" ”

Hearing this, Ape Feiri smiled, and suddenly reached out and took out a small wooden box and threw it to Asma.

The box drew a graceful arc in the air, and it landed accurately in Asma's hand.

"It's ......." Ape Fei Asma checked the box, the items inside were not light, and he didn't open it, but asked Ape Fei Ri in confusion.

"The system of Konoha Village can't be destroyed because of a few people, your tenth class violated the discipline of ninjas in the country of waves, and the punishment is deserved." Ape Fei Ri looked at Asma, who looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and continued to say calmly: "But ...... in private. ”

"Shikamaru, as a shinobi, can help you defeat Momochi, one of the seven ninja swords, and then don't cut it, you, as his teacher, should reward him!" After pointing at the box in Asma's hand with his pipe, Sarufei continued: "I heard you say before, Shikamaru kid wants a piece of chakra metal to make a weapon, and this box contains chakra metal, so you can give this thing to him in your personal name!" ”

"If there is a mistake, it must be corrected, and if there is merit, it will be rewarded, this is a qualified superior." Speaking of this, the third Hokage suddenly sighed and said, "I hope you can tell Shikamaru what I said above, he is still young, and I am worried that he is not angry in his heart and may be prejudiced against the higher-ups." ”

"Shikamaru is very sensible, he shouldn't be." Asma shook her head.

"That's for the best." Sarufei Ri nodded, believing Asma's words, and didn't ask too much: "By the way, if you have time, go and see Konohamaru and guide him more in his cultivation, you are his uncle!" ”

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The essence of medical ninjutsu is actually to use the "yang" in the chakra, that is, the physical energy.

In a studio of the Konoha Medical Department, Gen Chiba, who is wearing a pure white coat, is teaching Shikamaru, who is also wearing a white coat next to him.

"When it comes to practicing chakra control techniques, I don't think there's a better way to do it than to learn and use medical ninjutsu!" Chiba Yuan pushed his glasses and explained to Shikamaru: "And medical ninjutsu, you can also use it in the future." ”

"The 'yin' and 'yang' in the chakra are like two magnets that attract each other together." Chiba Yuan thought about it for a while and made this analogy: "Medical ninjutsu uses the energy of 'yang' in it, and to learn medical ninjutsu, you need to find a way to separate the two magnets." ”

"Why separate?" Shikamaru frowned and asked, "Is it because it will require the consumption of more chakra?" ”

"You are right, everyone's chakra is actually different, many ninjas in the perception system can also recognize people by chakra, physical energy, everyone is actually about the same, it is all from the 130 trillion cells of the human body bit by bit of energy, but everyone's thoughts are different, spiritual energy, refined by the ninja's constantly honed will, which is deeply imprinted with the concept and thoughts of a ninja." Chiba Yuan nodded, and then explained: "If you don't separate the physical energy from the spiritual energy, the chakra will be different from the physique of the recipient, and it will be vaguely repulsive, and the medical ninjutsu will hardly be able to play a role." ”

"The 'yang' magnet that will be taken down is attracted to the 'yin' nature of the recipient." Hearing this, Shikamaru nodded thoughtfully: "If you don't talk about your own 'yin' magnet, you will be rejected by the other party!" ”

"You're right!" Chiba Gen looked at Shikamaru in surprise and explained, "But these two magnets can't be completely separated!" ”

"To control the chakra, you must rely on spiritual energy, and the same is true for mobilizing and separating physical energy, and," Chiba Yuan frowned and pondered as he continued to explain to Shikamaru: "After all, the human spirit cannot be separated from the physical body, and spiritual energy and physical energy are actually intertwined in nature. ”

"If you can really completely strip the 'yin' and 'yang' in the chakra, I'm afraid there are only six immortals ......." Shikamaru added Chiba Gen's words in his heart: "Maybe there are his descendants!" ”

The secret art of the Nara clan also uses the "yin" attribute in the chakra to act, take the shadow mimicry technique as an example, when used, the chakra is under the camouflage of the shadow, emitted from the feet, if you want to control the enemy, you also need to connect to the opponent's feet, not just connect to the opponent's shadow, if the opponent is standing in a high place, the shadow imitation technique is connected to its projection below, and it also has no effect (Note 1), as for the shadow strangulation and shadow stitching techniques that follow, they are only on this basis to complete the change of nature. It's not about completely depriving the spiritual energy from the chakra.

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Note 1: In the original book, Shikamaru and Tayuya face off, and the use of secret techniques also requires the control of the shadow to "climb the tree", and it is not until Tayuya's feet that he can successfully perform it.