Naruto's Endless Pretense

Although the two were in the same class, Shikamaru had to admit that Sasuke's strength had left him far behind.Sasuke, whose strength has reached Kage level, cannot be defeated by a few genin of the same generation plus Kakashi.

What's more, Shikamaru's plan was not to defeat Sasuke, but to bring him back to Konoha intact.Therefore, limiting his mobility is the best and only option.

Fortunately, Sasuke did not sever his friendship with his old friends and never killed them.Perhaps out of pride in his strength, he lowered his vigilance, giving Neji an opportunity to take advantage of.Everything developed as Shikamaru expected.

"The strength of ninjas does not all lie in ninjutsu. Teamwork has been handed over to us when we just graduated. Sasuke, you are too confident this time."

Shikamaru looked at Sasuke in Kakashi's arms and did not relax. Instead, he bent his knees slightly and began to think.Because things are far from over.

"Then what are you going to do? The rebel ninja Orochimaru and Zabuza, you came here because of Sasuke, right. Do you want to have a fight?"

"Me? I'm not interested in fighting with a bunch of brats. I'm paid to do things, but I haven't gotten any tasks yet. Qualified temporary workers won't do these unnecessary things."

Zabuza sat cross-legged on the ground, leaning on his sword with one hand, not even looking at Shikamaru.

"Five million for a free trip is actually not bad. But if I had known earlier, I would have asked this guy to pay the full amount first."

After hearing Zabuza's gangster-like answer, Shikamaru remained calm and just glanced at Kakashi quietly.Kakashi also nodded.

In the mission to the Land of Waves, Kakashi led a group of dragsters to deal with Zabuza.Since Kakashi himself said that there was no problem, then Zabuza's threat was not great. Whether he really didn't want to take action or was pretending was meaningless.

The only person who poses a threat to his side is Orochimaru standing next to him.

This man with frighteningly pale skin is a true Kage-level powerhouse and one of the legendary Sannin.Even if his strength is reduced after being injured by Sasuke, it is still more than enough to deal with some immature newcomers.

"What do you think? Orochimaru?"

Shikamaru asked in a deep voice.Although he had the idea in his mind to take advantage of his weakness to solve this hidden danger in Konoha, his reason still told Shikamaru that it would be better to retreat smoothly.

"……Hee hee hee."

Orochimaru let out a scary laugh, making everyone in Konoha uncontrollably stand on end.

"You bastard, what are you laughing at! The matter is over, Sasuke will not leave with you!"

Naruto couldn't help but stepped forward and roared.In response, Orochimaru was not furious, but just lowered his head and kept sneering.

"It seems you still didn't understand what I said, Naruto-kun. Sasuke-kun is not on the same level as you. Who is the one who is too confident?"

Orochimaru looked calmly at the furious Naruto and Shikamaru whose expression changed greatly.

"For now, I'll just watch the show honestly."

"Kakashi-sensei, leave now!"

Shikamaru suddenly shouted at Kakashi, who was startled and wanted to release the limp Sasuke.But just as he was about to let go, he felt a weakness in his upper body, and Sasuke in his arms actually held him back.

"Orochimaru, don't tell me. I still want to see if they have any backup plan."

Sasuke said as he put his arm around Kakashi's shoulders and pushed him down forcefully.

"Tch, I have been unhappy with your hair and height for a long time. At this time, I actually discovered the fact that I am short."

"How is it possible? The 120 and [-] palms clearly feel like they hit you. Your chakra should be sealed and you can't move."

Neji made the Baguazhang gesture, revealing the veins at the corners of his eyes and opening his Byakugan again.In that black and white perspective, Sasuke's chakra was as unobstructed as the rushing river water, and he couldn't tell that he had been hit by any acupuncture points.

"So you don't have a long memory. I already cracked your 64 Palms in the last Chunin Exam."

Sasuke relaxed his shoulders and pushed Kakashi a few feet away with ease.

"But you can incapacitate people in the Bagua formation, which I didn't expect. Well done, Neji."

Neji's face darkened after hearing Sasuke's praise from an elder's perspective.I felt uncomfortable but didn't dare to move forward.

"And Shikamaru, you are also very good. Let Gaara change the terrain to weaken my favorable terrain. Let Kakashi

He started to lure me out with Sakon, and finally let Neji attack and seal my chakra.This is all your plan, right? "

Sasuke smiled easily.

"As expected of my first opponent. But unfortunately, when I said you couldn't defeat me, I included Neji. You can sense this hard chakra to some extent."

"It's an honor to be commended."

Shikamaru wiped the sweat from his forehead, formed seals with his hands, and injected chakra into the shadows under his feet.Sasuke noticed this and was silently alert to the movement of Shikamaru's shadow.

"Well, I have a question that I can't help but ask."

As if to let Shikamaru relax and think, Sasuke spread his hands and said in a relaxed tone.

"You organized this team, right? Why are they all from the same class as us? And not all of them are there."

"There is no way. You also know that I am too afraid of trouble. I have never cooperated well with other people. If I want to deal with you, I feel more at ease with these people."

Shikamaru didn't let go of his hands, his tone was calm but he always paid close attention to Sasuke's detailed movements.

"As for Kiba and the others, they are still taking the chunin exams. The withdrawal of Gaara and one of your subordinates is already conspicuous enough. If we bring them here again, I'm afraid everyone will notice that something is wrong."

"The matter of my departure has been suppressed for the time being, so I only found people who failed to advance. It's understandable, after all, the Raikage is also here."

Sasuke rubbed his chin and nodded.

"Speaking of which, both you and Choji are here, and I thought Ino was also ambushing nearby. Won't Ino Shikacho join us? Didn't Ino fail to take the exam too?"

Shikamaru looked to the side unconsciously when he heard this, and the seal in his hand relaxed.

"It's enough to leave troublesome things like fighting to us men. Women can just wait for good news in the village."

"Hey, I didn't realize that Shikamaru, you are actually a chauvinist."

"...Well, I really want to say that."

Shikamaru's words were like the starting gun on the field, causing Sasuke to wake up suddenly.Sure enough, there is an ambush!

Staring at the shadow at Shikamaru's feet, that was the only technique that could restrain him.But what surprised Sasuke was that although Shikamaru had formed a seal, his shadow did not change.

"Is it just a bluff? No!"

Shikamaru's figure suddenly exploded into a cloud of mist, and a strange-shaped broken blade flew out from the distant bushes and stuck in Sasuke's shadow.Just for a moment, Sasuke realized that he had lost control of his body.

"Hiyan...Shikamaru, didn't you come out from the beginning?"

The clones created using the Shadow Clone Technique that evenly distributes chakra are all entities. It is a ninjutsu that even Kaguya Otsutsuki cannot tell the difference between the original body and the clone.Sasuke couldn't notice it either.

Shikamaru had to hide in the dark to attach his chakra to Asuma's flying swallow to restrain Sasuke.The movements of that clone, whether it was a seal or something else, were just to attract attention.

But now that I think about it, it all makes sense.The clone will disappear when attacked, so Shikamaru, who has the strongest control method, just stood aside from the beginning and did not cooperate with his teammates to attack.

"There's nothing we can do about it. If we don't stand next to the ambush people, we can't tell them when to take action."

Shikamaru slowly walked out of the bushes, holding the seal of the shadow binding technique in his hand.The shadow under his feet suddenly lengthened and connected with Sasuke's shadow.

"Kakashi-sensei, Neji, hurry up and seal Sasuke's mobility! My technique can only last for 5 minutes at most!"

"You succeeded once, so don't be proud! Do you really think you can restrain me for 5 minutes?"

The secret technique of the Nara clan is based on the use of Yin Escape. As Sasuke, who has fully developed Yin Escape and started upgrading the Immortal Eye, he is not afraid of the shadow binding technique.Not to mention that Shikamaru's chakra amount was far inferior to his own.

Activating the chakra in his body to fight against Shikamaru's shadow, Sasuke suddenly felt a blur in his eyes and the whole scene changed.

No Kakashi, no Neji, no sand and waterfalls.Some are just a magnificent luxury villa.

There is a door that has been polished black by the years. On the left and right sides of the door, there are spiral stairs leading to the upper floor, as if two arms are hugging it.

There was not a trace of dust, as if it was welcoming Sasuke's arrival.