Escape From Konoha

"This meeting is over here. If you have no other questions, please call it quits."

In a conference room in the Hokage Building, Konoha Joinin, who presided over the Chunin exam process, stood up from his seat and glanced at the people present. Seeing that no one had proposed, he nodded, holding a comb Good file to leave.

There were about a dozen ninjas in the conference room, some of them were male and female, and there were both Chunin and Shangnin.

They are the chief examiners in charge of the joint Chunin unified examination of various countries this time, and they are composed of ninjas from the ninja villages of various countries.

Of course, since the country of Oni did not intervene this time, there was no picture of the ninja of the country of Oni participating in the meeting here.

After Junin, who presided over the meeting, left, the others also left one after another. In the end, only two people stayed behind and did not leave with the others.

It was Shikamaru, and also the Kamunin Temari of Sandyin Village.

Seemingly seeing Shikamaru's preoccupied appearance, Temari patted him on the shoulder carelessly, and asked directly, "You acted very silent at the meeting today, it's not like your usual you, did something happen? "

Temari still appreciates Shikamaru, a boy who is slightly younger than him.

Apart from being a bit lazy and afraid of women, the rest of his skills are considered the best choice among his peers.

But at this time, the other party frowned tightly, as if there was a kind of sadness in his heart that could not be resolved, and anyone could see that he had something on his mind.

And this phenomenon, from the beginning of the meeting, has been maintained until the end of the meeting, it is still like this.

This made Temari curious, but also very worried about the other party's current situation.

I feel that with the other person's mind, there shouldn't be a dead end for something. "It's nothing, since the meeting is over, it's time for me to leave."

Shikamaru didn't want to say more, suddenly the meeting was over, and he actually stayed in the meeting for a long time, ready to stand up and leave the conference room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the body stood up, the sleeve was pulled hard by a hand, unable to move. Shikamaru turned his head and looked at the person holding him with helpless eyes, it was Temari.

The other party's expression suddenly became serious, and there was a scrutiny in his eyes, as if he was inquiring about something. "Well, is something wrong?"

Perhaps it was the influence of family factors that caused him to subconsciously withdraw from women with strong personalities. Unfortunately, Temari was the kind of women with strong personalities that he did not want to face directly.

So, being stared at by her like this, Shikamaru couldn't help but feel uneasy. "Intuition tells me that you have something very hidden in your heart," Temari judged.

In fact, it wasn't hard to guess, and Shikamaru wasn't surprised either. Anyone who looks like him can see that he has something on his mind.

However, he did not expect that Temari would be the first to come straight to him.

Although Temari and Temari were considered strangers to the point of being barely friends, Shikamaru felt that his inner thoughts belonged to Konoha, and there was no need to explain it to the outsiders.

"Well, this..."

Shikamaru was about to excuse himself when Temari interrupted: "Is it because I'm not a Konoha ninja, so I can't talk about it?"

Was disillusioned.

As expected of Fengying's daughter, not only is her strength stronger than her peers, but her eyesight is also no small thing. Shikamaru sighed at this.

"Now that you know, there's no need to ask." Shikamaru said with a wry smile.

"No, I think it's because I'm a ninja in the outer village, so I think I can help you analyze it from an outsider's point of view. Of course, if it involves Konoha's secrets, there's no need to tell me."

Temari said. “…”

Hearing Temari say that, Shikamaru sighed and sat down again. Temari also let go of Shikamaru's sleeves and sat up straight.

"Okay, then let's talk to you. It's not really a secret. You should know Sasuke Uchiha."

"Ah, is that the descendant of the Konoha Uchiha clan? Of course I know that in the Oni Kingdom Chunin exam a few years ago, he was very popular, and I heard that he became the Chunin of Konoha Village in one fell swoop. It's just that Later, I heard that he defected from Konoha and took refuge in Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, and a few days ago...

."

Temari knows Sasuke's information like the back of his hand.

"That's right. He used to be our best friend, but now it's different. He killed Orochimaru and took refuge in the country of ghosts, and I'm 100% sure that he will attack Konoha next."

"So..." Temari's heart skipped a beat.

Shikamaru's expression was slightly silent, but he continued:

"So, I want to kill Konoha before he launches an offensive operation." "Since there is such an idea, then it is enough to put it into action."

Temari thought about it, but still gave Shikamaru support.

Even if they are former friends, if they betray the village, then it is normal to go to confrontation and kill each other.

"I know that too. However, Hokage-sama rejected the proposal." "Huh?"

Temari was slightly taken aback.

"Because she thinks my motives are impure." "Isn't my motives?"

Temari was confused instead.

In order to clear the village of rebellion, how could it be impure motives?

"Yes, since I was prepared to bear these "sins" alone, Hokage just saw this and rejected my proposal."

He didn't want Naruto and Sasuke to kill each other, nor did he want Sasuke, his friend, to destroy the peace of the village.

Therefore, in order to prevent Naruto and Sasuke from fighting, and to protect Konoha Village, he must attack first, taking Sasuke as the biggest threat to execute.

These things will not be made public and will not be disclosed to anyone. He will bear the sin of killing his friends alone and become an executioner in the dark.

This is his determination as a Konoha ninja.

"Really? Although I don't quite understand the karma, are you really mentally prepared?" After Temari heard it, he looked at Shikamaru's silent face, and there was a trace on his face. Grim. "Yes, I am ready to kill my friend."

Shikamaru nodded calmly.

He struggled and pondered for a long time, thinking of hundreds of solutions, but in the end there was only one answer - kill Sasuke.

As long as Sasuke dies, the bond between Naruto and Sasuke will be severed, and Naruto can not avoid the pain of killing his friends. The grievances between Sasuke and Konoha will also be buried in the dark with the death of Sasuke himself, and no one cares.

This is a two-in-one thing.

He was the only one who suffered.

But he made a good sense of this aspect and decided to carry such pain and darkness forward. This is the only thing he can do for Naruto and the village at this time.

Therefore, Sasuke must die.

Temari looked at Shikamaru quietly, as if he knew each other for the first time. "Uh...is there something on my face?"

Shikamaru was embarrassed by Temari and touched his face.

"No, I just suddenly felt that you seem to be quite manly." Temari praised like this.

"Male... masculine?"

Shikamaru doesn't know what to do with this evaluation.

"Yeah, after all, you can make such a troublesome person make such a decision. It seems that you have really decided to embark on such a path."

Temari said so. Shikamaru couldn't deny it.

Take responsibility and responsibility, maybe Temari is right.

Now, he is gradually beginning to take on the real responsibilities of a ninja.

In the past, he disliked trouble, including being one of the examiners of the Chunin exam this time, which was forced by his father Shikisa, and only Sasuke's matter was that he took the initiative to propose to Naruto.

"Since you have already planned to take on such a responsibility, you can't go back. But you also have to balance it. It's best to discuss it with the rest of your partners and take on everything alone. This kind of thing is not pleasant, and it will also misunderstood by others."

"Is that so? I'll think about it."

"Then don't always frown. You have to pay more attention to the next Chunin exam. If you lose the chain, be careful and I will beat you up."

Temari was very satisfied with Shikamaru's obedient attitude, patted him on the shoulder very vigorously, stood up from his seat,

Step out of the meeting room.

Shikamaru rubbed the shoulder that was hurt by the pat, the woman was so ignorant of the force that she almost broke his shoulder.

"However, do you want to discuss with the others?"

Shikamaru looked at the scenery outside the window and sighed in a very melancholy manner. How can I go to an acquaintance to discuss this kind of thing?

Especially those same village partners who share the same day and night.

Although Sasuke is the enemy, but after all, after so many years of friendship, can the rest of the people really be ruthless after meeting them?

Telling those people what you think is just adding some more troubles to yourself. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Shikamaru turned his head to look at the exit of the room. A figure stood there, knocking on the door with his fingers, attracting his attention.

The other party looked over with a smile on his face, but said nothing. Root member - Saui.

The interior of Konoha is now divided into four factions.

The most powerful is undoubtedly the orthodox Naruto faction, the biggest supporters of which are the three clans of the pig, deer and butterfly, as well as the wealthy Hyuga, and more than half of the civilians.

The second is the martial arts faction headed by the root. The leader is the former Konoha senior elder Shimura Danzo. Because of the crime of attacking the previous Hokage Sarutobi, he is now serving a sentence in Konoha's heavy sentence. Not to be released without special reason.

Secondly, the traditional forces of the ninja, headed by the Sarutobi clan, occupied many important positions in Konoha, and also had a good reputation among Konoha folks.

Finally, there is the advisory group, which belongs to a relatively neutral camp. Their position will be easily changed with the battles of various factions, and it is also a typical sloppy faction.

In the eyes of the rest of the factions, they are jokingly known as the 'Old Age faction', which belongs to a group that has more than enough to defend itself and is not enough to attack. Shikamaru can see the current internal situation of Konoha very clearly.

The advisory group has no room for growth. As long as the two-person group of the advisory group abdicates, the faction will fall apart immediately and will be annexed by the other factions.

In addition, the Sarutobi clan and the martial arts faction led by the root leader are the most powerful enemies of the Naruto faction. The former has the foundation of domination, and no matter how weakened it is, it will not die out.

The latter is the same, a ninja village cannot have only ***, otherwise it will continue the appeasement policy of the three generations of Hokage, balance internally and compromise externally.

Therefore, as the root of the representative of the martial arts hawk, even if it will be removed in the future, it will only be a different name. But in essence, they are still the powerful representatives of Konoha.

Compared with the former, Shikamaru believes that the latter is the greatest threat.

The ninjas can rely on Naruto's orthodox power to take over, and they are not inherently rule-breaking existences.

But the martial arts school headed by the root is different. What they like to do most is to jump out of the rules and use force to win what they want.

Even attacking and controlling Hokage in order to seize Konoha's regime, such a big and outrageous thing can be done without any hesitation, which shows the difficulty and horror of the roots.

However, from another perspective, in this turbulent era, with such an extreme power as the root, and with Konoha as the orthodox martial organization, as one's own, in terms of external attitude, people can feel at ease. .

At least Shikamaru thought so.

Although he doesn't like some of the root's style, such as behavior without a lower limit... but this also means that they will be a sharp knife in Konoha's hand, destroying any enemy that threatens Konoha's existence by any means. . Now, he wants to borrow this sharp knife.

Follow Sai all the way to Konoha's severe punishment room, not through a big road, but through a small road.

This path, from the moment Danzang entered the severe punishment room, was taken over by the root, and became a place of entry and exit that belonged to the root alone.

Even so, when Shikamaru followed Sai down this path, he was still wrapped in a black robe, wrapping himself tightly, only revealing a pair of eyes.

It was noon and the sky was clear, but Shikamaru's heart was cloudy. He knew very well what it meant to approach people like Danzo.

Once this matter is done, it is equivalent to putting a handle on himself in the hands of Danzo. In the future, Danzo may use this as a handle to ask him to do things.

but he

We can't use this to coerce Danzo and restrain each other.

He has lost the power of political promotion, and he can only live in darkness for the rest of his life, unable to see the light. Therefore, threats, handling, framing, and framing are already the things that Danzo doesn't care about the most.

This is unilaterally detrimental to Shikamaru.

Sai, who was leading the way, would occasionally glance at Shikamaru behind him, and before the side door of the severe punishment room, the shadow of the huge building swallowed the two figures.

Before officially stepping into the dark entrance, Sai stopped and turned to stare at Shikamaru. The smile on his face disappeared, no longer the fake smirk that made people feel hypocritical.

"You can't go back after you go in. It's too late to stop now. To be honest, I don't know what you're going to do, but making a deal with Danzo-sama is an extremely stupid decision."

"Of course I know, but now I have to borrow the power of my roots to accomplish one thing." Shikamaru said calmly.

Before coming, he had experienced quite intense psychological struggle.

But in the end, it was discovered that, apart from Hokage, only the roots of Danzo could accomplish this alone.

Hokage clearly refused. Although he knew that Hokage was for his own sake and was unwilling to let him bear such a burden alone, now is not the time to hesitate.

Sasuke could take revenge on Konoha at any time, and he had to be prepared before that. And now, only Danzo can help him.

This opportunity must be seized.

Seemingly feeling Shikamaru's determination, Sai said nothing, turned around, and continued to lead the way. "Naruto's place..."

"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." Sakai gave a positive answer.

"Naruto and I are friends, but even between friends, it's impossible to share any secrets. This is what I read from the book, so I won't talk nonsense, and I don't want to know why you are looking for Danzo-sama. ."

Sai's words made Shikamaru feel at ease.

Leading the way ahead, in the dim passage, there is only the sound of two people walking, other than that, there is no sound, and the silence is a bit scary.

In the end, Sai stopped in front of an iron door, and stepped aside to stand on the side of the iron door.

"Next, you need to face it alone. Don't make Danzo-sama angry, otherwise even your father can't save you."

The root is the ultimate darkness of Konoha, which revolves around Danzo's will.

Even if she can't do anything to Shikamaru on the bright side, countless assassinations will follow. Even the power of the three clans of pigs, deer and butterflies cannot protect them.

However, Sakai only mentioned it, making Shikamaru more cautious.

After all, it is impossible for the root to really kill Shikamaru to offend the three clans of Zhuludie, especially if there is no conflict of interest.

"Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner later."

Shikamaru nodded, pushed open the iron door and walked in, the darkness swept his face.

With the sound of the iron gate closing, Saii kept standing beside the iron gate and did not leave, because after the conversation between Shikamaru and Danzo was over, he had to lead Shikamaru to leave the base of the base.

The iron door was closed, and only one candle was burning in the room, bringing the few lights in the darkness. Shikamaru also got his wish to meet the person he wanted to see.

Former senior elder of Konoha, root leader Shimura Danzo.

The gloomy face, the eyes that see everything, there is a heart-pounding darkness.

I don't know if it was an illusion, Shikamaru realized that Danzo's face seemed to be older than the one he saw a few years ago.

Although the aura was still sharp, the twilight aura could not be concealed. Time is running out. This is Shikamaru's judgment.

If nothing else, this all-powerful root leader in the darkness of Konoha has reached his twilight years, with half of his feet on the coffin board.

Even so, Shikamaru did not dare to take it lightly.

He had a hunch that even in this state of Danzo, killing him would be effortless. What's more, in the dark, he felt countless crises that could lead to his death.

How many ninjas with roots are hidden in the darkness?

This answer, I am afraid only Danzo himself knows.

He sat there, staring at Shikamaru like that, and Shikamaru also looked at him without speaking. The first private meeting between the two started with silence.

After a long time, Danzo said in a loud old voice: "In your eyes, I see darkness." Shikamaru still didn't speak, letting the old man look at himself.

"But this darkness is different from the darkness of the roots. You are still yearning, and you still want redemption in your heart. Your determination and your strength are not enough to bear these darkness."

"I'm here to make a deal with you."

Shikamaru was not shaken by Danzo's words and chose to take the initiative. Danzo sat patiently and listened.

"Sasuke Uchiha will soon launch a revenge operation against Konoha, the advisor, and you, are all his targets of revenge."

Danzo neither affirmed nor denied Shikamaru's judgment.

"The chick did start to spread its wings and fly high, just like the chick named 'Uchiha Itachi' that flew away from my hand... Hatred has turned into the seed in his heart, and this seed will Let his Sharinyan enter a stronger state. The more repressed, the more ferocious this hatred bounces back."

Shikamaru nodded, even Hokage could understand things, as Danzo of the martial arts faction, it is impossible not to see. Even, he got far more information than them.

"What you want, I will give you."

As if he knew what Shikamaru was going to do, Danzo agreed directly. Shikamaru's heart was bitter, and before he could speak, he was seen through his mind. The dark forbearance is far more terrifying than he imagined.

"What am I going to pay?"

After clearing up his complicated feelings, Shikamaru's expression became solemn.

Danzo's eyes were neither cold nor sharp, just like a mass of darkness, a mass of turbidity, engulfing people's hearts. "Are you interested in... getting into the roots?"

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Ghost country, military jurisdiction.

On the training ground, two figures collided with each other.

The shock wave that unfolded after the collision of the figures made the earthquake hum and tremble.

But a closer look shows that the two are not evenly matched, but one is standing on an absolute advantage, taking the attitude of the superior, feeding the other.

"God air strike!"

Under Ayane's fleshy palm, the floor directly caused an earth-shattering explosion.

The slate was shattered, and the scattered fragments were like scattered bullets, and in the center of the bombardment by the flesh palm, a shockingly large hole appeared.

While sweating in cold sweat, Sasuke kept going backwards, trying to distance himself from Ayane.

But when he was going backwards, Ayane followed, not giving Sasuke a chance to breathe. As a last resort, Sasuke had to take a step, stomped on the ground hard, and swung forward with a sword.

Not to be outdone, Ayane threw a palm, and a surging force reversed from the blade, causing Sasuke's arm to go numb and almost lost consciousness.

Another unreasonable defense. Sasuke cursed inwardly.

If it wasn't for the fact that his Kusanagi sword was not stolen, he would doubt whether the Kusanagi sword that Orochimaru gave him was a fake.

I saw Ayane's fleshy palm that repelled the Kusanagi sword, only a white mark appeared, and the wound did not even open. Every time he saw this scene, Sasuke kept doubting whether the white-eyed woman in front of him was a human, but a tailed beast in human skin fighting against him.

Even the Kusanagi sword, which slashed iron like mud, could not cut through the opponent's skin. Sasuke suspected that the opponent's practice was not soft boxing at all.

"Looking at the expression on his face of doubting life, it seems that he has been hit hard."

On the edge of the exercise venue, two figures stood, looking at the two fighting on the venue, UU reading www. One of uukanshu.com's eyes fell on Sasuke, and the corner of his mouth twitched, it was Kazuhime who came here to visit.

"With Miaomushan's body refining secret technique, Lingyin's body is already close to that of a tailed beast. The difference in hard power between the two is too great, and the winner will soon be decided."

Liuli commented.

"Don't you teach him how to use Susanoo? He already has the foundation for learning, right?" Kazuhime glanced at her mother Ruri and asked tentatively.

Write round eyes with three hooks jade, inspiring Susanoo's

Strength, although there is a gap with Susanoo in the kaleidoscope state, it is undoubtedly a trump card that can turn defeat into victory at a critical moment.

With Sasuke's strength at this time, he is already qualified to learn this trick. Liuli looked at Sasuke in the field and slowly shook her head.

"Not yet. After defeating Orochimaru, he was a little restless in his mood, and he had to calm down. Otherwise, in this state, it would be difficult to learn Susanoo."

After Yiji heard this, she did not speak.