In a tavern in Konoha, Naruto and Shikamaru were sitting here.

Just now in the Hokage's office, after Naruto read the document, he did not insist on his opinion anymore, but agreed with the decision of the higher-ups.

After coming out of the office, seeing that Naruto was a little down, Shikamaru dragged him to this tavern.

"Boss, two bottles of sake!"

The two of them sipped their wine as they pondered how to speak.

In the end, it was Naruto who took the lead and said, "It's me who didn't think it through, Kakashi-sensei's decision is not wrong." ”

"That's because you don't have enough information. Shikamaru didn't agree with Naruto's statement, "In the same situation, I guess I'll do the same thing as you." ”

"Ha, don't talk about this, since the conditions don't allow it, there's no way. Now this is indeed the best solution. Naruto drank a glass of wine hard, and his face returned to its old glow.

"Well, I'm worried that a guy like you will be frustrated, I've thought enough about it. ”

"Hehe, instead of caring about me, you might as well think about what to do in the future, you can't really let things develop, right?"

"Of course, otherwise you think the six generations of adults will agree? But speaking of which, the group of elders didn't hold back too much this time, and it is estimated that they also know that if this matter is not done well, we will not only be affected. ”

"And what did you say in the end?"

"It's not completely settled yet, and the six generations of adults are arguing with them. That's why there's a one-month buffer time. ”

"Don't worry, Kakashi-sensei won't make them feel better. Naruto said with a smile.

The two drank for a while, and Shikamaru saw that Naruto's state had indeed recovered, and he was no longer lonely at the beginning, so he asked with a smile, "Speaking of which, is that incident true?"

"What about it?"

"It's Hinata, I heard Temari say she's pregnant?"

"Yes, hehe. Speaking of this, Naruto's face was filled with happiness, he smiled and said, "You still say that I, Temari is the same, have you thought of the name?"

"Ah, the name, it feels like it's troublesome......"

"It's a hassle to choose a name for your child, and you're good enough. Naruto laughed, "If he knows in the future, he must not doubt whether he is your own child." ”

"Speaking of which," Shikamaru's face was slightly solemn: "A while ago, a ninja in the village reported that his total chakra was decreasing, and we only thought at first that he was careless in his own exercise, and we didn't pay much attention to it. Later, I learned that this kind of thing is not a special case. ”

"Oh, there's such a thing?"

"Well, I also heard from the people below a few days ago. ”

"Who are these ninjas, do they have anything in common?"

"What they all have in common is that most of them are ninjas who are proficient in illusions, and a small number are medical ninjas. The most important thing is that they are basically upper ninjas, and most of the rest have the strength of upper ninjas. ”

"This ......" Hearing Shikamaru's words, Naruto, who hadn't paid much attention to it, fell into deep thought.

The core combat power of a village is Shangnin, once they have problems, the development of the village will undoubtedly enter stagnation, or even regression.

Now all the problems with Chakra are Shangnin, is this a coincidence, or is it man-made? Could it be that the weather-beaten Konoha is going to ignite the flames of war again?

"Does Kakashi-sensei know about this?"

"I haven't reported it to the six generations yet. There are so few cases that even if they are analyzed, they cannot make credible inferences. ”

"Hmm...... Forget it, let's not talk to Kakashi-sensei just yet, let him finish the ninja school affairs first. That's the most important thing right now. ”

Having said that, after listening to what Shikamaru said, Naruto had a lingering uneasiness in his heart. After thinking about it, he still asked, "Although there are few cases now, if you have to analyze them, what conclusions will you draw?"

"No, there are some ideas. ”

"Tell me about it, I believe in your IQ. Naruto laughed.

"When I heard the news, I did some research. The results of the investigation showed that, in addition to the ones I just told you, there was another one, that is, most of the ninjas who had problems were around thirty-five years old. ”

"Well, is it because of the decline in physical function?"

As we all know, chakra is mainly composed of the spiritual energy and ** energy of the human body, and the increase in the total amount of ninja chakra is the process of discovering spiritual energy and ** energy. As the degree of excavation increases, so does the total amount of ninja chakra.

The reason why Naruto asked like this was to suspect that the decline in the total amount of chakra of these ninjas was due to a problem with their physical functions.

But Shikamaru shook his head and said, "I once read a report on medical ninjas, they analyzed active ninjas and found a phenomenon: 'Except for a few exceptions, the average physical function of ordinary ninjas begins to decline after the age of forty. But these ninjas all had the problem of reducing the total amount of chakra at the age of thirty-five, so it shouldn't be the reason for this. ’”

Naruto had some realization: "Since it's not a physical problem, is it because the mental energy is decreasing?"

"I think it's very likely that this is the case, because the medical report also concluded: 'The exploration of spiritual energy by ordinary ninjas generally stops at the age of thirty-five. At the same time, the excavation of ** energy should be easy to explore spiritual energy. ’”

"Spiritual energy, spiritual energy......" Naruto muttered softly.

Speaking of the excavation of his own chakra, Naruto's progress in this regard is actually very low. ** Energy is better, and the exploration of spiritual energy is basically equal to zero.

Even if it is ** energy, the degree of his excavation is not outstanding, and the reason is naturally because of the nine-tailed big killing weapon. If he hadn't learned immortal arts later, his level of energy exploration might not even be up to the average.

After thinking about it for a long time, Naruto didn't have a clue. This is also natural, he is not familiar with this aspect at all, how can he have too much understanding.

So, Naruto asked Shikamaru, "The problem should be in the spiritual energy, but I'm not familiar with this aspect, what is your speculation?"

Shikamaru thought for a moment and replied, "If the conclusion on the medical report is not wrong, then these ninjas who have problems should have reached the limit of their own energy, and their total chakra should not increase again." ”

At the same time, their physical functions are still at their peak, which means that the chakra of ** energy transformation will not be reduced. Therefore, my speculation is that the upper limit of the chakra of these people's spiritual energy transformation is constantly decreasing. ”

"If there are more and more people like this," Shikamaru looked at Naruto with a heavy look in his eyes, "that means that the combat power of the entire ninja world is declining." ”