Escape From Konoha

"This meeting ends here. If you have no other questions, let's adjourn the meeting."

Located in a conference room in the Hokage Building, Konoha Kami, who presided over the Chunin exam process, stood up from his seat, glanced at the people present, and nodded when he saw no one suggested, holding a copy of the Ok file left.

There are about a dozen ninjas in the conference room, including men and women, middle ninjas and junin.

They are the chief examiners in charge of the joint National Chunin Examination, and they are composed of ninjas from ninja villages in various countries.

Of course, since the kingdom of ghosts did not intervene this time, there was no picture of ninjas from the kingdom of ghosts participating in the meeting here.

After Jonin who presided over the meeting left, the rest of the people also left one after another. In the end, only the two stayed and did not leave with everyone.

It was Shikamaru, and Jonnin Temari from Sand Hidden Village.

As if seeing Shikamaru's preoccupation, Temari patted him on the shoulder carelessly, and asked directly: "You were very silent at the meeting today, not like usual you, did something happen? "

For Shikamaru, a boy who is slightly younger than himself, Temari still appreciates it.

Except for being a bit lazy and afraid of women, the rest of his abilities are considered top choices among his peers.

But at this time the other party frowned tightly, as if there was an unresolved melancholy in his heart, anyone could see that he had something on his mind.

Moreover, this phenomenon has been maintained since the beginning of the meeting, and it is still like this until the end of the meeting.

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

I feel that with the other party's mind, he shouldn't fall into a dead end for a certain matter. "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 stayed in the meeting for a long time, and was about to stand up and leave the meeting room.

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

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

Perhaps it is the influence of family factors that caused him to subconsciously retreat from women with strong personalities. Unfortunately, Temari is exactly the kind of strong women he does not want to face directly.

Therefore, being stared at by her like this, Shikamaru couldn't help but feel angry. "My intuition tells me that you have something serious hidden in your heart." Temari judged like this.

In fact, this is not difficult to guess, and Shikamaru was not surprised. With his appearance, anyone can see that he has something on his mind.

However, he didn't expect Temari to be the first to get straight to the point.

Although Yu Temari can be regarded as a stranger to the extent that he can barely be regarded as a friend, but Shikamaru feels that what is on his mind is a matter of Konoha, and there is no need to explain it to the people outside the village.

"Well, this..."

Shikamaru was about to open his mouth to excuse, Tezui interrupted: "Is it because I am not Konoha's ninja, so I can't talk about it?"

Be seen through.

As expected of Kazekage's daughter, not only is she stronger than her peers, but her eyesight is also extraordinary. Shikamaru sighed at this.

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

"No, I think that because I am a ninja from an outside village, I think I can help you analyze it from the perspective of an outsider. Of course, if it involves Konoha's secrets, there is no need to tell me."

Temari said so. "..."

Hearing what Temari said, Shikamaru could only sigh and sat down again. Temari also let go of Shikamaru's sleeves, and sat up straight.

"Okay, then I'll tell 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, he was a big hit in the Chunin exam in the Oni Land a few years ago, and I heard that he even became the Chunin of Konoha Village in one fell swoop. It's just that Later, I heard that I defected to Konoha and took refuge in Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, but a few days ago...

.”

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

"That's right. He used to be our good companion, but now it's different. He killed Orochimaru and took refuge in the kingdom 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 him before he launches an offensive against Konoha." "Since I have such an idea, then it's fine to put it into action."

Temari thought about it, and gave Shikamaru his support.

Even if they were former friends, if they betrayed the village, then it would be perfectly normal for them to go to confrontation and fight each other.

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

Teju was slightly taken aback.

"Because she thinks my motives are impure." "Impure motives?"

Temari became confused instead.

How could it be impure motives to eliminate rebellion in the village?

"Yes, because I planned to bear these "crimes" alone, Hokage took a fancy to this and rejected my proposal."

He didn't want Naruto and Sasuke to kill each other, nor did he want Sasuke, a 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, and execute Sasuke as the biggest threat.

These things will not be made public, and will not be disclosed to anyone. He will bear the crime 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 cause and fate, are you really mentally prepared?" After Temari listened, he looked at Shikamaru's silent face, and from his face, he could see a trace of cruel. "Yes, I am ready to kill my friends."

Shikamaru nodded calmly.

He struggled and thought for a long time, and thought of hundreds of plans, but finally came up with only one answer—to kill Sasuke.

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

It's a double-edged thing.

He was the only one who suffered.

But he has made a good awareness 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 meeting him for the first time. "Uh.....do I have something on my face?"

Shikamaru was embarrassed by Temari's look, and touched his face.

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

"Male...manly?"

For this evaluation, Shikamaru is not sure why.

"Yeah, after all, you can make such a troublesome person like you 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, perhaps Temari is right.

Now he is gradually beginning to assume the real responsibilities of a ninja.

In the past, he hated troubles, including being one of the chief examiners of the Chunin exam this time, and his father Shikaku forced him to come here. Only Sasuke was the one who proposed to Hokage on his own initiative.

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

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

"Then don't be so sad all the time. You have to pay more attention to the next Zhongnin exam. If you lose the chain, be careful that I will beat you up."

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

step out of the conference room.

Shikamaru rubbed his shoulder that hurt from being slapped, the woman was too forceful, almost slapped his shoulder to pieces.

"However, do you want to discuss it with other people?"

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Shikamaru sighed extremely melancholy. How do you go to an acquaintance to discuss this kind of thing?

Especially those fellow villagers who share day and night.

Although Sasuke is an enemy, after all, there are so many years of friendship. After the real encounter, can the rest of them really be ruthless?

Telling those people what you think is just adding 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, and there was a figure standing there, tapping on the door panel with his fingers, attracting his attention.

The other party looked over with a smile on his face, without saying a word. Root member - Sai.

Konoha is now divided into four factions.

The most powerful is undoubtedly the orthodox Hokage faction, the biggest supporters of which are the Inokacho tribe, the wealthy Hinata, and more than half of the common people.

The second is the martial arts faction headed by Root, and the leader is Shimura Danzo, the former Konoha senior elder, who is now serving his sentence in the Konoha Severe Sentence Room because of the crime of attacking the former Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. Without a special reason, he shall not be released.

Next is the traditional ninja forces headed by the Sarutobi clan, which occupy positions in many important departments of Konoha, and have a good reputation among Konoha folks.

The last is the Advisory Group, which belongs to the relatively neutral camp. Their positions will be easily changed as the various factions fight, and they are also a typical faction on the fence.

In the eyes of the rest of the faction, they are jokingly called the "Old-age School", a group that has more than enough self-preservation but not enough offense. Shikamaru sees the current internal situation of Konoha very clearly.

The advisory group has no room for growth. As soon as the two members of the advisory group abdicate, the faction will immediately fall apart and be absorbed by other factions.

In addition, the Sarutobi clan and the martial arts faction led by the root leaders are the most powerful enemies of the Hokage faction. The former has a ruling foundation, no matter how weakened it is, it will not die, as long as it sinks in and finds another opportunity.

The latter is the same, it is impossible for a ninja village to have only one leader, otherwise it will continue the appeasement policy of the Third Hokage, internal balance and external compromise.

Therefore, as the root of the Fighting Eagles, even if it will be abolished in the future, it will just change its name. But in essence, they are still representatives of power among Konoha.

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

The ninja can rely on Hokage's orthodox power to merge, and they are not essentially breaking the rules.

But the martial arts faction headed by the root is different. Their favorite thing to do is to jump out of the rules and not hesitate to use force to get what they want.

Even attacking and controlling Hokage to seize the Konoha regime, such a rebellious thing can be done without the slightest hesitation, which shows how difficult and terrifying the roots are.

But thinking about it from the other side, in this turbulent era, with such extreme power as the root, and with Konoha as the orthodox fighting organization, as one of our own people, in terms of external attitude, it can make people feel at ease .

At least Shikamaru thinks so.

Although he doesn't like some styles at the root, such as behaviors without a lower limit... But it also means that they will be a sharp knife in Konoha's hand, and will destroy 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 torture room, not through the main road, but through a small road.

This path, from the moment Danzo entered the severe punishment room, was taken over by the roots and became an entry and exit place exclusively controlled by the roots.

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

It was noon and the sky was clear, but Shikamaru's heart was cloudy. He knows exactly what it means to approach someone like Danzo.

Once this matter is done, it is tantamount to putting one of his handles in the hands of Danzo. In the future, Danzo may use this excuse to ask him to do things.

but he

Don't use this to blackmail Danzang and contain 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, threatening, making excuses, framing, and framing are already the least things Danzo cares about.

This is a one-sided thing that is not good for Shikamaru.

Sai, who was leading the way, glanced at Shikamaru behind him from time to time, and when he came to the side door of the torture room, the shadow of the huge building engulfed the figures of the two.

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

"After you go in, you can't go back on your word. It's too late to stop now. To be honest, I don't know what you're going to do, but it's an extremely stupid decision to make a deal with Danzo-sama."

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

Before coming, he experienced quite intense psychological struggle.

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

Hokage clearly rejected it. Although he knew that Hokage was thinking of himself and was unwilling to let him bear this burden alone, but now is not the time to hesitate.

Sasuke may launch revenge action against Konoha at any time, and he must be prepared before then. But now, only Danzo can help him.

This opportunity must be seized.

Seemingly sensing Shikamaru's determination, Sai didn't say anything, turned around and continued to lead the way. "Where Naruto..."

"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." Sai gave an affirmative answer.

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

Sai's words reassured Shikamaru.

Leading the way ahead, in the dim passage, there was only the sound of two people's footsteps, other than that, there was no sound, and the silence was a little scary.

Finally, Sai stopped in front of an iron gate, moved away from his body, and stood on the side of the iron gate.

"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, moving around Danzo's will.

Even if nothing can be done to Shikamaru on the bright side, countless assassinations will follow. Even the power of the Zhuludie clan could not protect them.

However, Sai just mentioned it, telling Shikamaru to be more cautious.

After all, it is impossible for Genbu to really kill Shikamaru and offend the Inokabutterfly clan, especially if there is no conflict of interest.

"Thank you, I will treat you to dinner later."

Shikamaru nodded, pushed open the iron door and walked in, and darkness rushed in.

As the sound of the iron gate closing sounded, Sai kept standing beside the iron gate and did not leave, because after the conversation between Shikamaru and Danzo ended, he would lead Shikamaru to leave the root base.

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

Former senior Konoha elder, root leader Shimura Danzo.

There was a palpitating darkness in the gloomy face and the eyes that knew everything.

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

Although the momentum was still sharp, the aura of lateness could not be concealed from leaking out. Time is running out. This is Shikamaru's judgment.

If nothing else happened, the powerful leader of the root group in the darkness of Konoha had already reached his twilight years, with half of his foot on the coffin board.

Even so, Shikamaru did not dare to underestimate it.

He had a hunch that even Danzo in this state would kill him easily. What's more, in the darkness, he felt countless crises that could kill him.

How many rooted ninjas are hidden in the darkness?

I am afraid that only Danzo himself knows the answer.

He sat there, just staring at Shikamaru, Shikamaru also looked at him, did not speak, the first private meeting between the two people started with silence.

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

"But this kind of darkness is different from the darkness of the roots. You are still yearning for redemption in your heart. Your determination and your capacity are not enough to bear these darkness."

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

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

"Uchiha Sasuke will soon launch a revenge action against Konoha, and the consultant, as well as you, are all his targets of revenge."

Regarding Shikamaru's judgment, Danzo did not affirm or deny it.

"That 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 a seed in his heart, and this seed, will Let his Sharingan enter a stronger state. The more suppressed, the more ferocious this hatred will rebound."

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

"I will give you what you want."

As if knowing what Shikamaru was going to do, Danzo directly agreed. Shikamaru felt bitter in his heart, before he could open his mouth, his thoughts were seen through. This ninja is far more terrifying than imagined.

"What do I have to pay?"

After tidying up the complicated mood, Shikamaru's expression became solemn.

Danzo's gaze was neither cold nor sharp, it was just like a cloud of darkness, turbid, engulfing people's hearts. "Are you interested in.....going to the roots?"

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The country of ghosts, a military jurisdiction.

On the practice field, two figures collided with each other.

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

But if you look closely, the two are not evenly matched, but one is standing on an absolute advantage, and the posture of the superior is feeding the other.

"God Strike!"

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

The stone slab was shattered, and the scattered fragments were like shotguns that exploded in all directions. A shockingly large hole appeared in the center bombarded by the palm of the hand.

While sweating coldly, Sasuke kept backing away, trying to distance himself from Ayane.

But when he was retreating, Ayane followed closely and did not give Sasuke a chance to breathe. As a last resort, Sasuke had no choice but to stop, trampled on the ground, and swung his sword forward.

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

Another unreasonable defense. Sasuke cursed secretly.

If he didn't know that his Kusanagi sword hadn't been stolen, he would have suspected that the Kusanagi sword given to him by Orochimaru was a counterfeit.

There was only a white mark on the palm of Ayane's fleshy palm that repelled the Kusanagi sword, and the wound didn't even open. Every time he saw this scene, Sasuke kept wondering whether the white-eyed woman in front of him was a human being, but a tailed beast wearing human skin and fighting with him.

Even the Kusanagi sword, which cuts iron like mud, can't pierce the opponent's skin. Sasuke suspects that the opponent's cultivation is not soft fist at all.

"Looking at his expression of doubting life, it seems that he was hit hard."

On the edge of the exercise site, two figures stood, looking at the two people fighting on the site, one of them looked at Sasuke, and the corner of his mouth twitched. It was Kazuhime who came here to visit.

"With Miaomushan's body-refining secret technique, Ayane's body is already close to that of a tailed beast. The difference in physical strength between the two is too great, and the winner will be determined soon."

Liuli commented.

"Aren't you going to teach him how to use Susanoo? Does he already have the foundation to learn?" Kazuki glanced at his mother Liuli~www.wuxiamtl.com~ and asked tentatively.

Write the round eyes with three hook jade, attracting Susano

Although there is almost a gap between strength and Susano in the kaleidoscope state, it is undoubtedly a trump card that can turn defeat into victory at a critical moment.

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

"Not yet. After defeating Orochimaru, he was a little impetuous. He must be calmed down. Otherwise, it would be difficult to learn Susano in this state."

After Yiji listened, she didn't speak.

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