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Nara Shikamaru hesitated for a long time while playing chess, and finally did not make a request to Sarutobi Asma - he felt that Sarutobi Asma was not the best candidate.

Because of his absent-mindedness, this game of chess was almost won by Sarutobi Asma.

Sarutobi Asma himself was very surprised.

Of course he had noticed the students' distraction a long time ago, but since Nara Shikamaru will be in the finals in full view soon, he didn't think it was strange, it's just... It can't be seen that Shikamaru, who has been lazy all this time, is really serious You take the Chunin Exam so seriously...

Thinking of the scene of Nara Shikamaru being threatened and lured again and again before the exam, not allowing him to abstain and embarrass him, Asuma Sarutobi couldn't help feeling relieved.

The bearded man laughed heartily, as if he was the one who won the chess, "Shikamaru, I believe you will be fine, if it's you."

Nara Shikamaru, who was praised inexplicably, concealed his inner doubts, and poured cold water on Sarutobi Asma with his usual laziness and carelessness.

After Sarutobi Asma left, Nara Shikamaru also went out to look for Uchiha Sasuke.

Of course he didn't dare to make this matter too conspicuous, anyone with a heart would know that he didn't have much contact with Uchiha Sasuke, and suddenly he was looking for him everywhere... Usually it wouldn't attract attention, but after the Chunin exam, Who knows how far Anbu will search for clues.

However, after searching all the training grounds in Konoha with the attitude of "I'm just bored to go out for a walk", he realized that Sasuke Uchiha might have been taken by Hatake Kakashi for special training somewhere. Even if he finds the other party now, he still has to face the Shinobi Nara Shikamaru who has been an Anbe for more than ten years.

So, when the exhausted Sasuke Uchiha put on a star and returned to his single dormitory, what he saw was Nara Shikamaru who was so bored that he had already slept and had a red mark on his face.

Uchiha Sasuke's reaction was in line with what a ninja should have. Nara Shikamaru also quickly raised his hand at the moment Uchiha Sasuke took out his shuriken to show his harmlessness.

"Hey, wait, Sasuke, I'm sorry, I didn't deliberately not knock on the door, but it's too conspicuous to wait outside the door!"

Uchiha Sasuke, who still had sweat and dust stains on his face, frowned and looked at Nara Shikamaru for a while, then slowly put away his shuriken, and stood at the door with his hands in his pockets without stepping forward, "What's the matter?"

Nara Shikamaru glanced at the open door behind Uchiha Sasuke, "Uh, can you close the door before we talk?"

Sasuke Uchiha frowned so much that he could catch mosquitos, if it wasn't for the help of Nara Shikamaru's team during the second exam, he didn't want to drag his tired body to talk to Nara Shikamaru at all.

The black-haired boy kicked and kicked, and the door was closed.

Nara Shikamaru smiled softly, put down his hands, his expression gradually became serious, "There is one thing I want to ask you for help."

"I refuse." Uchiha Sasuke said indifferently.

Nara Shikamaru was not discouraged, and said to himself: "It's about multiple shadows｜Shenzhijutsu. I want to learn this ninjutsu. Naruto is best at this ninjutsu, right? As his teammate, you must I know, can you teach me?"

Uchiha Sasuke just wanted to repeat what he said, but in the dark room, the bright moonlight outside the window without the curtains reflected Nara Shikamaru's face, which seemed nothing special, half bright and half dark—— A feeling that he didn't know how to describe quietly climbed into his heart.

"You and Naruto have a good relationship. If you want to learn, just ask. That guy is not a person who can cherish his broom... Hmph, it's better to say that if you ask for advice, he will be so proud that he can't help but teach you. Why do you go around and ask me, do we know each other well?"

He said it as if I didn't know, and it wasn't because Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, was by his side, and he had a big mouth... Nara Shikamaru resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and shrugged lightly, "Of course there is The reason why you can’t do this, otherwise it’s just a ninjutsu, wouldn’t it be easy for me to ask my dad or Asma directly?”

Uchiha Sasuke's eyelids twitched.

He still didn't find any reason to help Nara Shikamaru, but his curiosity was indeed piqued.

"What reason?"

"Will you help me if you tell me?" Nara Shikamaru asked immediately.

Uchiha Sasuke choked, with a bit of irritability on his face, "You bastard..."

Nara Shikamaru accepted it as soon as it was good, "Don't care, it's just talking casually. I feel that we had too little communication when we were classmates. To be honest, I'm also a little bit embarrassed."

The boy with the braids stood up from the chair. He said "sorry" calmly and calmly, "how about an exchange? You help me this time. In exchange, I'll tell you something you will definitely care about."

Uchiha Sasuke knows the reputation of the Nara clan's superior IQ, although it doesn't seem to be reflected in his classmates at all, and the other party didn't show such amazing wisdom when he was in Ninja School. Very hooray, then failed, the other yelled, then succeeded - that's all.

However, as a descendant of a famous bloodline, Assistant Uchiha Sa took it for granted that judging a person's talent based on his bloodline is a perfectly normal method.

It is true that there will be special civilian geniuses or famous crane tails who will be born, but that special case must have nothing to do with Nara Shikamaru who is presumed to be the next generation of Nara Clan patriarch.

Uchiha Sasuke stared at Nara Shikamaru indifferently, and the other party also calmly compared his patience with him.

It's just a multi-shadow component｜body art. Although it is a forbidden art, the reason why it was banned was because some idiots didn't even understand their own limits, and they suffered backlash.Uchiha Sasuke doesn't think Nara Shikamaru is an idiot.

The reason why I had to turn a corner to ask him to come here is probably also to keep it secret.

The reason for the secrecy is also very straightforward. The finals of the Chunin Exam are coming soon. Nara Shikamaru may need multiple shadows｜Shenzhitsu to plan his battle strategy, so it is natural to keep it secret before the official competition. As it should be.

Feeling that he already understood the ins and outs of the matter, Uchiha Sasuke blinked slowly to cover up his contempt, massaged his over-trained wrist, and said indifferently: "Yes, I will teach you now."

Seeing how Nara Shikamaru waited for him all day, instead of wasting time refusing to deal with it, it would be easier to agree directly, so as not to take up his already tense rest time.

Uchiha Sasuke, who thought in this way, quickly taught Nara Shikamaru the Kageko-Shenzhijutsu's seal method and the chakra flow method that had little effect on him.Nara Shikamaru is worthy of being a member of the Nara family, and his learning ability is amazing when he is serious. Even Sasuke Uchiha, who was mentally prepared, was surprised.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Nara Shikamaru with a bit of weirdness—he really didn't understand how a ninja could waste his talent like this, so he didn't want to die? ——"Okay. What did you say that I would definitely be interested in?"

Here comes the meat.

Nara Shikamaru took a deep breath slowly and imperceptibly, and approached Uchiha Sasuke who was standing at the entrance.

The moonlight climbed down from Nara Shikamaru's body inch by inch, and he gradually stood in the darkness without light like Sasuke Uchiha.

Nara Shikamaru seemed to want to go out from the main entrance.Speaking of which, Sasuke Uchiha suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten to pursue Nara Shikamaru's climbing on the balcony of his house.

"On the night when the Uchiha clan was massacred, no one in Konoha died except for the Uchiha clan."

Nara Shikamaru has already walked to Sasuke Uchiha, and is about to take the next step, passing by Sasuke Uchiha.

Very light, like a deep and clear sound coming from the bottom of a distant underground or lake.

Before the brain understands the information received from the cochlea and feeds it back to the human body, Sasuke Uchiha was chilled by the more direct sensory stimulation, and the instinctive stress response made his hairs stand on end. He didn't even have time to think, it was just a condition Reflexively, he grabbed Nara Shikamaru's shoulder.

"Hey—you bastard, give..."

In the night without stars, moon and lights, it seems that everyone looks like a sculpture.

Inhuman statues.

Nara Shikamaru reconfirms that sometimes being too sensitive is not a good thing - it will cause you a lot of unnecessary psychological burden.

But if there is no psychological burden at all, no shame and empathy, then this person is terrible.

He realized that he was not prepared to be invulnerable. In front of Uchiha Sasuke who knew nothing, just knowing this would make people too guilty to look him in the eyes.

Those are a pair of Sharingan, which is the pride and symbol of the Uchiha clan.

It is also the root of sin.

But with Uchiha Sasuke, Nara Shikamaru's performance suddenly became unfathomable and cold, as if he didn't even bother to give a look.

His hands subconsciously exerted force.

Nara Shikamaru, who was pinched in pain but tried not to show it, decided to mark this matter as unfinished as soon as possible.

"Sasuke, we are not close, and I don't like you very much." Nara Shikamaru's thin eyelids narrowed, "It's not very tenable to say that because we are classmates... or something. I Obviously not a person who cares too much about other people's troubles. But... Konoha is my hometown, even if I don't mention my ninja identity, I am also from Konoha."

He is obliged and responsible to protect his hometown, and he is even more obliged and responsible to make his hometown better.

"The calm and silence of the village that night..."

Nara Shikamaru knew it would be difficult to say these words, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

It turns out that if others dare to do it, they must dare to say it.

The clever boy slowly exhaled the air from his lungs, trying not to pay attention to Uchiha Sasuke's gaze.

It's ridiculous to think about it.

Before the genocide incident, "Don't look directly into Uchiha's eyes" was common sense in the ninja world.

And after the genocide...

How can an insider muster the courage to look directly into the eyes of this Uchiha orphan?

It's not the famous one, the color is like a drop of blood, and the black gouyu is like the Sharingan of your soul.Just a pair of ordinary, extraordinarily clear, dark eyes.

How to calmly look directly at such a pair of clear eyes without a trace of blood?

Nara Shikamaru took a breath, and broke away Uchiha Sasuke's hand to open the door.

"Sasuke, you have to know that no matter how remote the Uchiha clan is, it is still part of Konoha, that is...that is 350 people. Even if you kill chickens, the chickens will scream a few times."

"boom……"

The soft closing sound of the door shocked Uchiha Sasuke.

The black-haired, black-eyed boy shivered in the darkness, the clan crest on his back swayed slightly, the dim red was like dried blood, desolately.

It was late at night, and the thin Xingzi in the sky was dripping with blood.