Time flies.

For some, it's like years, and time seems to stand still at a certain moment.

In the second month of the vigorous development plan, the new training ground still looks brand new.

It's just that as the first person to eat crabs, Shikamaru feels like a year, as if he has been devoured and tortured for an unknown number of years in the mouth of a steel giant.

On this day, he was chained again, and with the gradually strong stimulation, Shikamaru's hair stood upside down, and the whole person exuded a smell of burnt meat from the inside out.

Even though Shikamaru had experienced this more than once, Shikamaru still felt very painful, but he didn't dare to ask Sakura to turn down the voltage to support his practice.

Because some time ago, he found out that the white-eyed girl who practiced here in the Hyuga clan was actually Ning Ci.

From amazed to doubtful, to discovering the truth, Shikamaru used his own IQ of up to 200, and in addition to practicing, he analyzed all kinds of signs, and found the only possibility from thousands of thoughts.

That is, Ning Ci has a problem with his brain!

Then the next day, Shikamaru had one more sparring partner.

Today, after the end of the new technology to strengthen the physique, when the metallic machinery was removed, Shikamaru was already foaming at the mouth, and his mind was not very clear.

Then Sakura used medical ninjutsu with ease, and with the rich breath of life, the wounds on Shikamaru's body were rapidly recovering, the skin was regenerating, and the whole person couldn't be better.

"It's time to start sparring, Shikamaru."

With a cold voice, the white-eyed girl in the long-haired kimono walked over and looked at her with pure white eyes: "Today is the last day of special training, and I won't keep my hands, so get ready!" ”

"The last day, that is, tomorrow will be liberated?"

Shikamaru first entered the huge surprise, and then looked at Ning Ci's smiling expression on the other side, and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

It's just that before he could react, Ning Ci had already made a direct move, reaching over with his bare hands, raising his hands and feet without the slightest breath of fireworks, but it was natural, locking all the dead ends.

As soon as Shikamaru was about to dodge, he saw Ning Ci not far in front of him suddenly appear in front of him, his palm directly grabbed his wrist, and all kinds of forces acted down, lightly dissipating all the resistance power in his body.

Click, click!!

With a cracking sound of bones, Shikamaru was removed from one hand, and a sharp pain came.

Instead of normal means, with the shattered bones, Shikamaru is basically impossible to be a ninja again.

And even now, after a month of purgatory cultivation, the gap between Shikamaru and Ning Ci has not only not narrowed, but has increased a lot.

"You're still too lazy!"

Ning Ci sighed lightly, but his movements did not stop at all, and his other hand slapped up, breaking Shikamaru's unknown number of bones: "I haven't even used my soft fist yet, you're about to die." ”

"Ahem, why, you started so hard today."

Shikamaru was a little puzzled, the severe pain had already been sent by the body, and the answer to Shikamaru was a continuous continuous attack, as if to shatter the bones on his body one by one.

Boom!

Shikamaru then fell to the ground like a puddle of mud, and even though his mind had been tempered for a month, he still felt hopeless.

He felt dazzled some time ago that he actually saw Ning Ci in women's clothing.

Now Shikamaru feels that Ning Ci is indeed really enchanted, how can he be so ruthless when he fights with his teammates.

He still thought that tomorrow would be liberated, and looking at the current trend, tomorrow his father Nara Shikaku should bring a coffin and carry him to the ground for peace.

"Help! Sakura-chan, Ningji is not a competition, he is going to kill me! ”

Although he felt that there was little hope, Shikamaru still opened his mouth to call for help, looking at Ning Ci's calm white eyes, Shikamaru didn't think that this guy would let him go.

"It's just teammates fighting, if you're all scared, what kind of ninja are you going to be?" Sakura's voice came from a distance, "Compared to dying on the battlefield, in fact, being abolished in the village can at least save a life." ”

"Don't worry! Teacher Asma has applied for five insurances and one housing fund for you, and the Konoha medical system is continuing to improve, which can ensure that you are fed every meal. ”

At this moment, Shikamaru was completely desperate in his heart.

Ning Ci paused for a while, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and smiled like a flower: "Isn't it normal for ninjas to be injured a little bit?" ”

Click, click!

After a while, Ning Ci let go of his hand and realized it for a while: "When I first started, I still used some soft fist techniques, and I feel that it has begun to be very different from what my family has taught. ”

In terms of artistic conception, what the previous family had participated in was indeed insufficient. Although the simple ninjutsu is boasted to be in the sky, it may not be stronger than Xiao Li's pure physique technique. ”

Sure enough, in fact, when the skill reaches a certain point, it is necessary to go further, or to comprehend the artistic conception. Although I don't really understand much about the artistic conception of goodness like water, I have a preliminary understanding of the artistic conception of yin and yang, and the artistic conception of rigidity and softness. ”

Ning Ci's eyes were full of strong confidence, and there was a sense of great freedom and freedom in his heart.

Originally, at his age, his body had not yet grown, and his strength could not be improved for the time being, but it was as if he had broken through a bottleneck, and he was improving every day.

As for the original Hyuga clan's soft fist, limited to Hinata's strength, it broke the restriction of not being able to break through the shadow level, so that Ning Ji didn't have how to belittle it.

However, for the soft fist in the past, Ning Ci has abandoned most of the restrictions, and now he has his own grandmaster temperament when he raises his hands and feet, and he is truly transforming towards the level of extraordinary.

According to what Xiao Li said, in order to be able to catch up with the footsteps of geniuses, he has been preparing a surprise for Ning Ci.

The strength he saw in the official match of the Zhongnin exam really made Ning Ci feel the pressure. The Eight Gate Dunjia is indeed too terrifying for the increase in combat power.

Fortunately, now Ning Ci realizes that his breakthrough in the artistic conception of martial arts can be said to have embarked on a new path.

In time, even if Xiao Li opened the door and came to fight him, Ning Ci felt that he would not be afraid.

"Since you have an understanding, then you should continue and persevere." Sakura said, talking about Hinata's affairs, "It's not easy for us outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the Hyuga clan. However, you and Hinata, one is a clan family, and the other is a separate family, but the identity of the representative is just right. ”

"It's not three or two years later, you still need to face it."

"Miss, has she started to do it?" Thinking of the family's affairs, Ning Ci asked.

Sakura shook her head lightly and replied, "I don't know, but in the past two days, the Hyuga clan has invested some assets specifically for the first five-year plan of Konoha Hidden Village. ”

"Come to think of it, Hinata-chan should have some say in Hinata's house."

Ning Ci thought for two seconds before he said, "It's that I need a little too much, in fact, during this time, it is enough for you to be able to help me improve so much strength with Naruto." ”

"I'll find a time to ask the eldest lady, and if she decides to start this time, I can still help some."

In the words, there is some determination.

The existence of the caged bird makes the split family inherently in a weak position in front of the Zong family.

The patriarch of the clan only needs one thought to kill the clansmen who split up. Regardless of whether Hinata will do this or not, it is no longer possible to completely reconcile the family when the caged birds are planted.

At this time, although Ning Ci believed in Hinata and was willing to try his best to help her, his eyes, which had not completely degenerated into cataracts, could still see that his current strength had nothing to do with the caged bird.

"Relax, you're not alone." Sakura comforted softly and fed a bowl of chicken soup, "If you don't get stronger, how can you know that Hinata's strength may be enough?" ”

Hearing this, Ning Ci pondered for a long time.

On the ground, Shikamaru, who was lying like a puddle of mud, spoke at this time, "Sakura-chan, I need treatment." ”

"Ning Ci's hand is too heavy, if it is not treated, I may have to spend the rest of my life in the hospital."

"Well, you're not gone yet!" Sakura said, but still came over and used medical ninjutsu, accompanied by a strong breath of life, one foot walked into the deer pill of the ghost gate, and came back to life with full blood on the spot.

The next moment, Shikamaru got up abruptly and stepped back, trying his best to stay away from Ningji.

In the hell experienced this month, Ning Ji is one of the people who left a tragic image on Shikamaru.

At first, looking at Ning Ci, who was wearing a kimono and had a pure smile, Shikamaru still had some worries in his heart. Naruto's shadow clone is okay, after all, it's just a shadow clone, and Ning Ci is a real person.

Then after being pressed to the ground and rubbed for a month in the name of sparring, Shikamaru just wanted to stay away from this demon.

However, because there were no wounds on his body, he wanted to confide in his family about the inhumanity of this training ground, and there was nothing he could do.

Lu Jiu didn't mind that his son would continue to be limited, but as a strict wife, he didn't have a say in this regard.

Fortunately, now that the month is over, it seems that this pain is finally coming to an end.

With temptation, Shikamaru asked, "Sakura-chan, is it that from tomorrow onwards, I won't be here again." ”

"The effect of this training should be even better than the effect of following Teacher Kai!" Sakura said, asking rhetorically, "Don't you want to be stronger?" ”

Shikamaru shook his head and said helplessly: "I have ordinary qualifications, and my heart is not strong, so I really don't have any talent in this area." Besides, my dream is not to become a powerful ninja! ”

"I just want to be an ordinary ninja, live an ordinary life, find an ordinary woman, and have a few ordinary children. Inside, I never had any big ambitions. ”

These are Shikamaru's heartfelt words.

On weekdays, he likes to shout that it's too troublesome, and his life is very lazy. According to his IQ, if nothing happens, he can indeed follow his father's path in the future, become a member of the village think tank, occasionally give advice, and live an ordinary life on weekdays.

However, Sakura only asked, "So, if one day, an unstoppable foreign enemy appears in the village, will you fight to the death, or will you flee and spend your life incognito?" ”

"How could it be ······" Shikamaru felt that this was unlikely, but Sakura asked, and he still replied, "Of course, I will fight for my life, and I have to stop it." ”

"Although I am a salted fish, I have no ambition and no special skills. But if one day the village is in danger, then even if I fight for my life, I will stop it, because I am a ninja of Konoha Hidden Village. ”

"This is my home."

Such an answer, even Shikamaru himself, felt a little incredible.

It's just that he asked his heart, if that really happened to him, it would indeed be this choice.

"If you're the choice, why keep salting? Do you want to use three minutes of tears and this life to prove how willing you are to sacrifice your life for the village? ”

Sakura said slowly, not in a hurry, but one sentence after another, Shikamaru was speechless.

"People don't just live for themselves, we live in Konoha Hidden Village, and we have a bond with the people in the village. There are our partners, our families, and accordingly, we have responsibilities. After a pause, Sakura continued, "Of course, I believe that some decisions don't need to be persuaded, in fact, you have a choice in your own heart. ”

"I just want to say that peace has not yet been restored to the ninja world. In addition to the Fire Country, there are many small countries that are still in the midst of war, and I don't know how many ordinary people have died senselessly, leaving behind countless broken families. ”

"Relatively speaking, Konoha, who can maintain peace and even shelter ordinary people who come here, belongs to a heaven-like existence in the eyes of many people in the ninja world."

"However, even in the so-called heaven, in the Immortal Monument, there have been many ninjas who have been lying down. As the strongest Hokage in Konoha Hidden Village, the third generation of Hokage-sama, just this year, in order to protect Konoha Hidden Village, he left us forever. ”

Speaking of this, Sakura also sighed lightly before continuing: "Perhaps, compared to being crushed by Ningji to crush all the bones, what you prefer is actually to die on the battlefield!" ”

"Tricks don't work all the time, especially in this world. If we want, for the next year or two, you can continue to experience what hell is. Even if Uncle Shikaku knew, he would be glad that you could meet such a good friend as ours. ”

"And to maintain this strength to protect the village, when we really encounter an unstoppable enemy, we have no choice but to add your name to the Heroic Spirit Monument with deep feelings."

Hearing this, Shikamaru was silent for a long time, recalling the experience during this time.

When Konoha was in turmoil, when he couldn't dodge and decided to participate in protecting Konoha, because his teammates were strong enough, the riot was easily suppressed.

Even taking this opportunity, Konoha Hidden Village and Sand Ninja Village signed the "Kisha Friendship Treaty", and if it is used properly, Sand Ninja Village will no longer have the ability to counteract.

After all, ninjas are also human beings, and even if they form an army of ninjas, the first thing to ensure is whether the food and grass are sufficient. And the economy is controlled, even if they want to form an army of ninjas, the sand ninja can't come up with money and materials.

To be able to do this, the basic condition is that Konoha Hidden Village is strong enough, and it will hurt the Sand Ninja Village, and even catch the strength of other people's pillars.

But what if you don't have enough strength?

This time, Konoha may be hurt by this, and he can only let go of the sand ninja lightly under the great injury of vitality. And in the face of the weak Konoha, the other ninja villages must want to carve up such a rich fire country like a wolf.

And he, as an ordinary ninja, may not even see this scene.

At the time of the first riot, in the face of those middle ninjas of the sand ninja, he might have to sacrifice his own life.

Then, as Sakura said, on the Heroic Spirit Monument in Konoha Hidden Village, an inconspicuous name called Nara Shikamaru was added.

Thinking about this, Shikamaru felt as if he understood something.

"It turns out that Konoha Hidden Village is still facing so many crises to this day? The importance of strength! ”

Shikamaru sighed softly, and when he really thought about it with his heart, he understood the good intentions of Sakura's people. To be born in Konoha in peace, he is already much luckier than ordinary people outside of Konoha.

However, with such resources, he only wanted to be a salted fish, thus ignoring the world and never having warmth. The profession of ninja has always represented death and cruelty.

"I was wrong and overlooked the importance of strength. I'll try to practice hard from now on, thank you, Sakura······"

Shikamaru turned around and thanked him sincerely, then realized that because he had been thinking for too long, Sakura and Ninji had left without knowing when, leaving him alone.