Sunshine Sasuke, from the forum to the strongest in the ninja world

However, if they join Konoha, it means they can buy some more time for the village.

Then the Sunagakure Ninja Village in the future will still have a glimmer of hope.

"I understand."

Thinking of this, Ma Ji nodded slowly and said:

"Perhaps Konoha is indeed our best choice right now."

Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that it was really cold on the balcony, so he answered:

"Then I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, Shikamaru turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Shikamaru was about to leave, Deputy Kazekage Maki stopped him again.

Shikamaru looked back in confusion, only to see that the other person's serious expression had relaxed a little, and he said with a smile in his eyes:

"Actually, I don't want Temari to marry too far away.

"But if the other party is you, I can consider it."

Hearing this, Shikamaru was greatly surprised. He blushed with embarrassment and stammered:

"Then, thank you first, thank you Kazekage-sama."

After saying that, Shikamaru seemed to be running away and left.

In the shadows on the side, Temari, who was rushing towards this side with great momentum, only heard the last conversation between the two.

He was suddenly startled and almost sobered up from the wine.

She stood there blankly, feeling strange in her heart. She didn't know whether it was shame or fear.

In the darkness, the only thing that could be heard was her "pounding" heartbeat.

At the same time, the Kirigakure Ninja Village was thousands of miles away.

Relying on the good foundation laid by Uchiha Sasuke in assisting the coup, Nara Shikaku's diplomacy progressed extremely smoothly.

At this time, the mission had successfully achieved all expectations.

I am packing my bags and heading towards the Kingdom of Thunder.

"Ah!"

In the Sunagakure Ninja Village, Nara Shikamaru sneezed.

I felt vaguely uneasy in my heart.

Obviously, everything went as smoothly as he expected.

So, where does this uneasiness come from?

There seemed to be a shadow cast on the moon outside the window.

If you look closely, the shape of the dark cloud seems to be a poisonous snake with its mouth wide open, quietly waiting for its prey.

Chapter 208 Death of Shikaku

March 25th, Konoha's sixty-fifth year.

Under the mediation of the Nara clan, the Konohagakure Ninja Village, Sunagakure Ninja Village, and Kirigakure Ninja Village successfully issued a tripartite joint statement.

The statement announced that the tripartite relationship would be upgraded to a comprehensive military alliance, and the contracting states would implement "collective defense."

Any attack by other forces or individuals on any member of the party will be deemed an attack on all members.

After the statement was issued, Aburame Shichi breathed a sigh of relief and decided to pack her bags and leave the Sunagakure Ninja Village to return home.

But before that, Nara Shikamaru still had one thing unfinished.

"I need to visit Elder Ebizo."

Recently, Nara Shikamaru has been collecting relevant information.

Now, I finally have some confidence and go to fulfill the instructions from Uchiha Sasuke.

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At the same time, in the Kingdom of Thunder, Yunyin Ninja Village.

Nara Shikaku walked to the door of the Raikage Building alone and in a dusty environment. Following the procedures, he handed over the door sticker and met the Fourth Raikage-sama smoothly.

However, the meeting between the two was very uneventful.

Regarding Shikaku's initiative, no matter what he said, the attitude of the fourth Raikage Ai was completely passive.

Don't take a stand, don't take the initiative, don't refuse.

Finally, Nara Shikaku sighed and looked at the busy street scene outside through the large floor-to-ceiling window.

I saw him sitting on the brand new sofa and said:

"I just walked along the way, and I felt that in the Hidden Cloud Village, whether it is civilians or ninjas, under your governance, everyone exudes a spirit of high spirits.

"The impression is quite good and admirable."

"Yes."

Raikage Ai nodded and responded calmly.

In his heart, he was quite proud of what Lu Jiu said, and there was inevitably a look of arrogance on his face.

"Unfortunately."

On the opposite side, Nara Shikaku continued:

"Are the great villages and high-spirited ninjas going to be thrown into the meat grinder of war because of Orochimaru's seduction of rebellious ninjas?"

Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's expression suddenly changed.

Nara Shikaku stared at the other party closely. This was his last chance.

However, after a while, the Fourth Raikage just said softly:

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

Nara Shikaku nodded and stopped talking.

He just silently placed the "Joint Statement Announcement" he carried this time, as well as the "Peace Initiative" and other documents written by himself, on the desk of the Fourth Raikage one by one.

Then he stood up and walked out the door with a gloomy face.

Shikaku walked very slowly, and the Fourth Raikage just stared at his back indifferently.

Several times, this strong man wanted to call out to the other party, but in the end, he still held back.

After closing the door, Shikaku could only feel a strange atmosphere emanating from the Raikage Building.

If you think about it carefully, it should be a place where people come and go, but at this time there is not a single staff member in sight.

Lu Jiu understood what was going on. He stuck the detonating talismans on the walls on both sides, quickened his pace and walked out of the building.

Just as he was about to go downstairs, at the corner, he suddenly saw the figure of Orochimaru who had been waiting for a long time.

"As expected, you haven't left yet."

Nara Shikaku smiled.

“You are a smart person, but I didn’t expect it to be you.

"Shikaku."

Orochimaru called for the lives of his former compatriots with an evil smile on his face.

He looked Nara Shikaku up and down as if he was looking at a dead person.

Nara Shikaku stopped talking and threw out a few shurikens immediately. Then he turned around and ran back towards the Raikage's office.

Orochimaru snorted coldly and immediately used the software technique to attack Shikaku's back at a faster speed.

"break!"

Shikaku formed a seal with his hands.

Just now, the detonating symbols that I had posted on the corridor in advance exploded in staggered directions.

The violent airflow burned his back, and the shock wave of the explosion threw him straight forward.

Nara Shikaku rolled forward, stood up again and ran to the door of the Raikage's office.

He tried his best to twist the door, but found that the door had been locked by the other party.

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Dong dong dong dong dong!"

The rapid and powerful knocks on the door echoed in the corridor, and the Raikage in the room frowned tightly.

I never thought about how such a huge commotion could occur.

Outside the door, amid the smoke and dust, Orochimaru was walking over step by step.

Nara Shikaku could no longer care about anything else, and immediately formed hand seals and used the shadow imitation technique, reaching towards Orochimaru's feet.

But Orochimaru seemed very familiar with this ninjutsu, and he was seen leaping back and forth to dodge.

As if it was a joke, the distance between the two of them was gradually narrowing with Nara Shikaku.

At the same time, behind Lu Jiu, an imperceptible "tentacle of shadow" stretched out.

I saw this tentacle-like shadow peeking out from under the door and into the Raikage's office.

He climbed to the door lock in an instant and suddenly opened the door next to Shikaku.

The moment it opened, Shikaku almost fell down and rushed into the Raikage's office sideways.

Then he immediately stood up and looked around.