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

"Without a super-powerful leader in charge, a large amount of resources are scattered among various scattered organizations and individual ninjas, making it difficult to effectively integrate and activate them.

"As time goes by, these resources will sink further.

"On the other hand, the enemy camp, the Razer Alliance, is in high spirits and may launch another attack at any time. The situation is critical.

"The Akatsuki organization, originally a third-party force, has finally begun to show its fangs, exposing its great hostility towards the peace forces.

"Under such circumstances, the Sand Village is wise enough to propose such a cooperation method. For Konoha..."

Having said this, Nara Shikamaru finally couldn't continue.

Jiraiya looked up and saw that the boy, who had the same pineapple hair as his father, had tears in his eyes.

"How about for me, Konoha?"

Jiraiya ignored Nara Shikamaru's condition and continued to ask.

"For me, Konoha."

Shikamaru took a deep breath and forced back the tears.

He looked at Jiraiya calmly and said:

"This is naturally a good thing."

After hearing Shikamaru's statement, Jiraiya did not say anything, but just looked at the other party with a serious face.

Nara Shikamaru didn't understand why, but he was open-minded, so he naturally returned the greeting and looked at Jiraiya.

After a while, when the atmosphere finally became a little tense, Jiraiya finally couldn't help it and burst into laughter.

At this moment, Jiraiya seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world.

I laughed so hard at the end that even tears came out.

"Ha ha ha ha.

"You, you mean, hahaha, do you really think that marrying Sasuke to the Sand Village to form an alliance with Temari is a good thing?"

Jiraiya laughed until he was out of breath, looked at Nara Shikamaru and asked with a big laugh.

"As your disciple, if Uchiha Sasuke can follow the request in the letter, he can join the Sand Village, marry Temari, and become the fifth Kazekage.

"This is undoubtedly of great significance to the Wind and Fire Alliance."

Amid Jiraiya's laughter, Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.

But he still maintained a professional attitude and further elaborated on his views.

"What about you? Does it mean a lot to you?"

Jiraiya finally stopped laughing and looked at Nara Shikamaru with amusement.

"I"

Nara Shikamaru had never expected the Hokage to ask this.

In an instant, his face turned red all the way to his neck, and he began to stammer.

He was totally different from the serious and professional jonin he had been before.

Chapter 301 The Unruly Boy

"Alright. For matters like this, I always listen to Sasuke's own opinion."

Jiraiya waved his hand, smiled to himself and said:

"Based on my understanding of him, he probably won't agree to such a 'strange' request."

Although, this is clearly a good thing.

But that boy, after all, is not like me, who knows how to appreciate the romantic world.

Considering Nara Shikamaru's mood, Jiraiya did not actually say the above words.

Hearing this, Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief. In his ear, he only heard Jiraiya continue to say:

"I asked you to come here because, first of all, I felt that, given the special relationship between you and Temari, you should indeed understand this situation."

Hearing this, Nara Shikamaru, whose expression had originally eased a little, blushed again.

"Secondly, as you have analyzed, no matter how you put it, this is an act of surrender that is beneficial to Konoha.

"We really can't ignore the requests and goodwill of our allies and waste this opportunity."

Having said that, Jiraiya slowly put away his smile and said seriously:

"As for what should be done specifically, I hope you can use your wisdom to help me come up with a good idea that has the best of both worlds."

"Yes!"

Nara Shikamaru immediately put his feet together and responded loudly to the Hokage's order.

Since stepping into the Hokage's office, in just over ten minutes, Nara Shikamaru has experienced great ups and downs in his emotions. It was really too exciting.

On this side, Jiraiya continued to comfort him:

"I say, Shikamaru. Don't have any distracting thoughts.

"We all have high expectations of you."

"I see."

Nara Shikamaru lowered his head and answered respectfully.

"No, you don't understand."

Jiraiya shook his head, his face calm, and said:

"Right now, Uchiha Sasuke is strong enough to be the Kage of a village. The Sunagakure ninjas who watched Sasuke fight Scorpion from a close distance knew this very well.

“The invitation from Sunagakure seems to be full of sincerity, but the purpose behind it is for his own continuation and rule.

"It is clearly written in the letter that they want Sasuke to join his Sunagakure, not for him to lead the Sunagakure into our Konoha.

"Do you understand the difference here?"

Jiraiya stared at Nara Shikamaru in front of him with burning eyes.

He no longer looked like the gossipy old man before, and with the Hokage robe, he looked like the lord of the strongest ninja village and the supreme ruler.

"But."

Shikamaru wanted to say something, but after changing his mind, he swallowed the words and nodded silently.

Seeing Shikamaru's reaction, Jiraiya continued:

"You should be very clear about the current situation of the Sand Village.

"In the face of a national life-and-death issue like this, the will of an individual can be almost ignored.

"Regarding Temari's signature, don't blame her, and don't let your emotions cloud your subsequent judgment."

"You are too kind, Hokage."

After hearing Jiraiya's advice, Nara Shikamaru immediately raised his head, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said to himself:

"How can I blame her?"

However, to Jiraiya, that smile seemed extremely bitter.

"I still believe it. Temari is a very important 'friend' to Konoha."

Jiraiya stared at Shikamaru closely, emphasizing the word "friend".

Shikamaru knew what the Hokage meant.

It's nothing more than paying attention to Temari's current ecological status and the foundation of friendship she had built with Konoha during her time as a hostage in Nara Prefecture.

But at this point, Shikamaru didn't feel like saying anything more.

He just nodded silently and left.

-

“In two days, this conference will be over.

"Is the enemy attack that Sasuke-sensei talked about reliable?"

The Land of Fire, the Fire Temple, the Water and Land Dojo, and the outskirts of the crowd.

Under the scorching sun, Sarutobi Konohamaru was standing bored at the edge of the crowd. He quietly approached Jin Dafeng and complained in a low voice.

"Keep the information confidential."

Hearing Konohamaru's complaints, Jin Dafeng looked nervous and obviously didn't want to talk more.

Behind them, a lively and solemn atmosphere permeated every inch of the air.

Believers came from all directions, gathering like a tide.

At this moment, regardless of gender, age or status, everyone's face was filled with piety and awe for the Buddha.

In the center of the dojo, smoke rose from the incense burner, curling upwards.

Amid the smoke, the solemn Buddha statue in the temple looks down at the world.

His lips were slightly pursed, just as he had been for the past hundred years, without uttering a word.

The ninja monks of the Fire Temple were seen holding magical instruments and moving slowly according to specific positions and patterns.

Some were gently shaking their instruments, producing clear and pleasant sounds;

Some put their hands together and pray devoutly;

Some of them lowered their heads and eyes, reciting the scriptures with full concentration.

The believers were crowded but orderly.

People were standing shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet, but in this crowd, there was no noise or bustle, only the low sound of chanting and the occasional sound of wooden fish.

These sounds interweave to form a special harmony.

At this time, Uchiha Sasuke was walking through the crowd and once again came to an apprentice ninja monk of the same age.