Chapter 242: Accidents

The third exam takes much more time than the first two, which gives candidates more time to prepare.

If there are no accidents, Shikamaru should put all his attention on the upcoming Chunin exam in the near future, even if he is the Hokage's Tsunade, he will not take this exam lightly.

This event was unprecedentedly huge, and it took far more energy than last year.

It's just that a sudden news from abroad completely disrupted the minds of Tsunade and many ninjas in Konoha, and Tsunade had a meeting in the shortest possible time.

After several years of closure, since the civil strife in Wuyin Village, the Water Country, which has always adopted a closed attitude, finally opened its customs three days ago!

"It's ......, it's not a trivial matter!" Shikamaru squinted at the huge map hanging behind Tsunade and almost occupied a wall, thinking to himself, it clearly marked the terrain of the five major countries and each small country, as well as detailed data records, this is not the earth of Shikamaru's previous life, and this map alone has a lot of strategic value here, so the ninjas who participated in the meeting are also cadres of various departments.

Tsunade was behind the large wooden table facing the main door in the conference room, her hands propped up on the table, obscuring most of her face, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

On either side of her were Koharu and Mito Menyan, and the other elder, Shimura Danzo, was once again absent from the meeting on the pretext of being unwell.

On both sides of Tsunade sat a group of cadres side by side, the deputy captain of the dark department, who was also the captain of the first detachment of the dark department, wearing a windbreaker and a mask on his face, sitting first on the left hand side of Tsunade, and below him were the cadres of various combat departments.

On the right hand side of Tsunade, sitting opposite the deputy head of the dark department, is neither the head of the medical department, nor a cadre of the Ministry of Education, but the newly promoted head of the upper ninja class, Nara Shikahisa, who is not a combat unit, strictly speaking, it belongs to logistics, and manages a series of seemingly miscellaneous issues such as the salary of the upper ninja in the village, the assignment of tasks, etc., this scope of authority makes this position have no low rights - to some extent, the upper ninja class can represent the rights and opinions of all the upper ninja in the village.

There are not many cadres attending the meeting, if it weren't for the identity of a disciple of Tsunade, with Shikamaru's qualifications, even if he is a captain-level cadre of the torture and interrogation department, he is not qualified to attend, and he has a serious expression next to Mori Nai Biki, not only because of the atmosphere in the room, but also because of the content of the news transmitted today.

The founding of the country of water also means that the fog hidden village will also change from the closed state, after a period of recuperation, finally began to try to poke out the tentacles again, and began to compete more actively for the interests of their own ninja village, to make up for the loss, to put it simply, this is also a strong competitor sharpening the knife, intending to eat the big cake.

No ninja village is willing to share benefits with other countries, let alone the awakening of a big country, as far as this middle ninja exam is concerned, in the third exam, Konoha Village invited the leader of Taki Ninja Village to sit on the rostrum with the Hokage, but the Kazekage of Sand Hidden Village on behalf of Ebizo.

Even if there is no candidate in Sand Hidden Village who goes to the end of this competition, it will still not change this, because Konoha Village will not make it clear that Takishinobu Village has the qualifications to sit with him anyway.

It is already an established fact that Sand Hidden Village and Konoha Village are the same five great ninja villages, and there is no change, but since Takishi Ninja Village has fallen, don't fantasize about getting up again to restore its glory, as the Five Ninja Village, which occupies the five most abundant and delicious cakes with five pieces of cream, how can it be allowed?

Of course, this is not what Shikamaru and the Konoha village cadres are most concerned about now, focusing on the map of the ninja world, it can be easily found that the Fire Country to which Konoha Village belongs happens to be surrounded by the other four major powers, and there are only some small countries in the middle as a buffer.

In the lower left corner of the map, southwest of the Land of Fire, is the Land of Wind, to which the village of Sand Hidden belongs.

In the upper left corner of the map, to the northwest of the Land of Fire, is the Land of Earth, to which Iwakuin Village belongs.

In the upper right corner of the map, to the northeast of the Land of Fire, is the Land of Thunder, to which Yunyin Village belongs.

In the map, to the east of the Land of Fire, below the Land of Thunder, is the Land of Water, to which the Fog Hidden Village belongs.

The land of the Fire Country is indeed rich, but compared to the other four great powers, it can also be regarded as a land of four wars, so it is no wonder that several ninja wars in the past few years have fought with the surrounding countries, and there is even a tradition of fighting with many countries at the same time.

If it weren't for the outstanding people, there are often ninjas who are in charge of themselves, and I am afraid they would not have the status they have today.

It's just that it is precisely because it is in the land of four wars and has experienced a difficult period of continuous wars with various countries that Konoha Village has realized the importance of allies, and the existence of the Land of Wind is an example.

"Yunyin Village has been expanding its armaments in recent years, and its military strength is no less than that of Konoha Village, and they have always had a 'tradition' of going south to invade, and all the major wars with them have happened because of this." After the meeting began, Mito Menyan said in a deep voice: "The Land of Water did not take a gradual approach, but opened the country in full force, which is indeed unexpected, which in itself is an attitude of indication - they need allies now." ”

"Konoha Village just suffered from the war last year, and the Allies are still a member of the invaders, whether it is Konoha Village or Sand Hidden Village, they have lost a lot of vitality," Tsunade raised his head after Mito Menyan's opening remarks, his eyebrows were furrowed, his face was tense, and he was extremely serious: "If we let the Land of Thunder and the Land of Water form an alliance, the two countries will likely have a military strength higher than ours, and not only that, but their alliance will also form a semi-encirclement that excludes the Land of Wind and targets the Land of Fire." ”

"We can't make an alliance between the two countries, that's what I agree with the elders." Tsunade glanced around at the many Konoha cadres, including Shikamaru, and said in a loud voice: "But what kind of means to take, we need to integrate the situation of each department in more detail, and then make a decision, you can also explain your own opinions." ”

Tsunade didn't say anything about it, but it was actually a precaution for a war that was likely to come.

There are many mountains and plateaus in the land of thunder, the altitude is very high, and the resources are scarce, and they have always coveted the land of the country of fire, not to mention the grievances between Yunyin Village and Konoha Village, an accident occurred on the day of the alliance, and the second Hokage died at the hands of the other party.

The most important point is that in recent years, in a peaceful environment, all ninja villages, including Konoha Village, have reduced a lot of military spending at the request of the host country, but Yunyin Village, although it has not made much moves, but with the support of the Daimyo of Thunder Country, it is still slowly but firmly increasing military spending and expanding military strength, which has to make Konoha Village feel jealous.

Now, the Fog Hidden Village, which has returned to the ninja world, urgently needs something to regain its reputation and prove its worth.

War is undoubtedly an excellent means, which can unify the thinking within the territory and alleviate some contradictions that still exist in the country, which is a trick used by a certain country in the previous life, of course, the premise of preparing for war is to fight a victory, not a defeat.

The top brass of Wuyin Village may not have maintained the idea of a firm war, but now they have opened the country with an open attitude towards various countries and an attitude of attracting allies.

Otherwise, the country of water can open its customs to a limited extent, and work with the country of fire and thunder to do maritime trade, and slowly plan to make up for the losses in the civil strife at home.

Perhaps in recent years, the Water Country and the Fog Hidden Village have adopted a complete closure policy to recuperate, which has brought the resentment in the village to a certain point - not for their own village, but for the disparity between their original status and the current status - and the means that they have to take are not considered by the Water Country and the Fog Hidden Village.

This result has led to a headache in Konoha Village today.

The history of Shikamaru's previous life has told him more than once that a country that is rich but does not have enough force will sooner or later be wheeled with rice, even in a modern society that claims to be "civilized".

In contrast, the geographical environment of the Land of Wind is not much better than that of the Land of Thunder, and they are actually not very worried about the invasion of Yunyin Village and Fog Hidden Village, especially under the premise that they have only recently had a dirty relationship with Konoha Village.

Konoha Village is not hesitant to estimate what might happen in the future with the worst-case scenario, because in this way it is possible to make the best and adequate preparations, so as not to be caught off guard.

"The worst-case scenario is not an alliance between the Land of Thunder and the Land of Water." After pondering for a while, Nara Shikaku said, "Sand Hidden Village is currently facing the problem of Kazekage's succession, and is undergoing educational reforms, they don't want to face another war, and they don't have to worry about the invasion of Cloud Hidden Village and Fog Hidden Village. ”

Attacking Konoha and the Land of Fire, the Land of Thunder and the Cloud Hidden Village can grab land resources, and the Land of Water and the Fog Hidden Village can make a name for themselves, and in these two points, the Land of the Wind really can't compare with the Konoha Village.

Although Nara Shikaku didn't say it explicitly, everyone present understood what he meant - it is very likely that after the war, the Sand Hidden Village will not abide by the alliance treaty, sit back and watch the Konoha Village be besieged, and may even stab him in the back.

If the luck is too bad and Iwakuin Village joins in, and it eventually turns into a war between various countries to divide the Fire Country, Konoha Village may suddenly fall from its original status like Takishinobi Village.

Maybe this is the so-called tree big move?

"Maybe we can get in touch with the Land of Water and the Fog Hidden Village as soon as possible, and increase the ties between the two countries in the form of trade, and in this regard, our Fire Country has an absolute advantage." A cadre from the medical department suggested.

"This is appeasement." Mori Nai Biki was the first to shake his head and objected: "If they have bad intentions, this will become an act of the enemy, and it will also make them peek into the wealth of the Fire Nation even more." ”

"Deterrence by force?" Zhuan Xiaochun heard the hidden meaning of Mori Noibi's happy words, and his fingers unconsciously tapped on the armrest of the chair, frowning and said, "If you are not careful, it is very likely that you will force the Fog Hidden Village to the side of the Cloud Hidden Village." ”

"I think you've all forgotten a question." Shikamaru was really a little impatient when he heard this, although it was a little abrupt for him to speak in the meeting, but he didn't know when the meeting would be held like this, not to mention that he also had his own thoughts: "Now our main focus should be on the Zhongnin exam, this event has consumed a lot of our energy, there is no reason to give up halfway, not to mention taking advantage of this to start the name of Konoha Village and knock on the countries, isn't it our purpose at the beginning!?" ”

"Compared to the incident in the Land of Water, the Zhongnin Exam will at least not cause a war." Unexpectedly, the first to open his mouth to refute Shikamaru was not the two elders who tightened their mouths and frowned after he opened his mouth, but Nara Shikahisa, who was sitting opposite: "The two can't be the same at all, you actually think that the Zhongnin exam is more important!?" ”

Shikamaru smiled in his heart, Nara Shikahisa was refuting his words on the surface, but in fact, he was preventing Koharu and Mito Menyan and others from drinking at the beginning to shut himself up and give him a chance to continue explaining.

Sure enough, after hearing Nara's words, several cadres had already looked at Shikamaru and waited for his explanation.

"No, there's a connection between the two." Although Shikamaru understood Nara Shikahisa's intentions in his heart, he said expressionlessly: "After the middle ninja exam, we Konoha will get a group of young and talented middle ninjas, and the three of Hinata Ninji, Li Luo and Oil Girl Shino already have the qualifications to become middle ninjas." Whatever the plans of the Fog Hidden Village and the Water Nation are to communicate with them in advance, I suggest that an elder be the core and form a diplomatic team with a strong young ninja as the main member, and go to the Fog Hidden Village to communicate. ”

"Or maybe it's more appropriate to fight," Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief, and without waiting for the conference room to react to his self-recommendation, continued, "Also, if I can, I'd like Hokage-sama to recall Jiraiya and let him join the team temporarily." ”

"Communication?" Nara Shikahisa frowned and asked, "What's the use of forming a team with such a young ninja!?" Why did you let Jiraiya-sama join the team, deterrence? ”

Most of the people in the conference room understood Nara's trick at this time, but they didn't debunk it, but continued to listen to Shikamaru's explanation.

"If it's just for the purpose of deterrence by force, wouldn't it be better to let Kakashi-senpai Hagi join the team?" Shikamaru replied unceremoniously: "Being young means that they are not the main force of the war in Konoha Village, but they are just a new force at the necessary moment, and through communication, that is, the gap caused by fighting with ninjas of the same age or level, to make the Fog Hidden Village recognize their own strength, which is a more subtle threat." ”

This strategy has extremely high requirements for talents, fortunately, Hinata Ningji, Li Luo and Oil Girl Shino are enough to take on this responsibility, in fact, if it weren't for Naruto Uzumaki is human pillar force, he would also be a good candidate to join the team, in short, Shikamaru is to form a team that is all "genius", by crushing the ninjas of the same age and the same level in the Fog Hidden Village, let the indulgence in the glory of the past, because of the isolation of the country and some arrogant Fog Hidden Village ninjas realize the gap between them and Konoha Village, to some extent, In fact, it is also an invisible deterrent, very polite, even if it falls on the face of Wuyin Village somewhat, it will not force them to the side of Yunyin Village.

Because it is just a comparison of the younger generation, without the participation of Kakashi Hagi and Genma Shiranui, a group of ninjas who have already served as the main force of the war in Konoha Village, it can better reflect the strength of Konoha Village.

As for Jiraiya, this is a clear deterrence, and it doesn't mean much.

Shikamaru has always agreed with the foreign policy of a certain country in his previous life, and he said before that he was a big stick for Wuyin Village, and he should naturally give it and the root radish of the Water Country after that.

"The construction of the country of waves has been good in recent years, and the trade route with our own country has also been built, and we can use this as a buffer to form a sea trade line with the country of water." Shikamaru said: "In this regard, we do have a lot of advantages over the country of thunder, they do not have a good outlet to the sea, and this country is the best choice for trade." ”

This world, even if it is an island country like the country of water, does not like contact with other countries without a buffer, this may be a problem of the form of war, the army movement in the previous life can always be captured through a lot of information, the scale of the ninja in this world is not as large as the army in the previous life, the mobilization is fast and flexible, caught off guard, when you are aware, the enemy is likely to enter your own country, if there is a buffer between the country, this situation can be more or less prevented.

The country of fire has the country of waves, and can act as a buffer for sea trade with the country of water, while the country of thunder cannot match this advantage.

"In addition, as the proposer of this plan, I volunteered to join this diplomatic team and take on the responsibility of team leader." In the silent conference room, Shikamaru raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "I will submit an application for promotion to Shangnin in two days—the status of Shangnin should not make the Fog Hidden Village feel that they are being despised by it." ”

As the highest level among ninjas, the assessment of the upper ninja is even in a special period, and there is no precedent for Konoha Village to open the net, Shikamaru swears in front of many cadres of various departments in Konoha Village, bluntly saying that he will become a ninja, although with a consistent calm look on his face, but Nara Shikaku still feels that Shikamaru at this time is a little unfamiliar.

Some are arrogant ....... Nara Shikahisa lowered his eyelids, thinking in his heart, just at that moment, Shikamaru seemed to have a certain temperament on his body.

Like a falcon that learns that it is about to be free!?

[After the night shift yesterday, the party members also held a half-day meeting alone, at this time the party members wanted to lead by example and the flow of Balabala a lot of words, in addition, because of the shift work, the servant couldn't sleep time, the time difference has been completely confused, I remember that there seemed to be more yesterday, but I just checked the update table, it turned out that there was no? Sorry everyone....... （>_<）。 】