I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Let’s not talk about Ye Lan who has already started practicing immortal arts, let’s take a look at the changes in Konoha.

Zhu, Lu, and Die took a special leave to come to the hospital. Their purpose was to visit the injured Asma.

"How could he be injured like this? Are the enemies coming to Konoha very powerful?"

Shikamaru asked, still not knowing what was going on.

Asma, who was now wrapped like a mummy, opened his mouth and said with a bitter expression.

"This can no longer be described as amazing, it can only be described as weird."

"An Uchiha like Ye Lan-senpai?"

Shikamaru asked seemingly casually, but it got on everyone's nerves in the room.

Ino couldn't help but slow down her flower-arranging movements. This name was now considered a taboo in Konoha.

"Tsk."

Asuma had a toothache. He just felt uncomfortable dealing with smart people. On the other hand, what Shikamaru said was right. Isn't Obito a member of the Uchiha clan?

"This is not something you, a Chunin, can participate in. Try to become a Jonin first."

"Even a guy like Kakashi started practicing right after he recovered from his illness. I guess I can't fall behind too much."

Asuma could no longer understand the world that had changed. Originally, his strength was not as famous as Gai and Kakashi in the ninja world, but the gap was not big either.

You have to know that the bounty of his subordinates is at least 3500 million taels, which is already higher than that of most jonin. How could he end up in such a miserable state?

"Kakashi-sensei is injured too? Even two jonin can't handle this enemy."

Ino's blue eyes were a little worried, but she couldn't help with this kind of thing. Recently, in addition to practicing her family's secret techniques, she also asked Tsunade to teach her medical ninjutsu.

"That's why you have to work harder. The village will be handed over to you in the future."

Asuma said, he didn't dwell too much on being defeated by Obito.

"Work hard..."

Shikamaru sighed, after seeing Ye Lan's mischief in Konoha, he realized that this kind of strength couldn't be achieved through hard work.

"Don't be so unmotivated. Everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at. Shikamaru, your best point is your brain."

Asuma pointed at Shikamaru. He didn't want his student to lose confidence like that.

"You don't need to tell me, I know."

Shikamaru waved his hand and prepared to leave. It seemed that Asuma was out of danger now, so there was no need for him to stay here.

"Then teacher, we are leaving first."

Just like usual, Shikamaru would hold a bag of potato chips and eat them wherever he went, and he didn't say goodbye until he left.

On the way out, Shikamaru said goodbye to Choji and Ino. Unless they were on a mission together, they now had their own affairs to attend to. After being promoted to Chunin, they spent less time together.

When I got home and saw my dad's shoes, I was a little surprised.

Got off work so early.

I slowly entered the room and found that someone was already in the reception room of the house, and I glanced at them out of the corner of my eye as I passed by.

The people who discovered the reception room were none other than his father and two former advisors, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu.

Shikamaru was a little surprised. Weren't these two people imprisoned? And how come they were released by Tsunade's personal order?

However, the clever Shikamaru did not go up to disturb the conversation between his father and the two men, but hid behind the door to eavesdrop.

Shikaku in the room seemed to have noticed something and frowned slightly.

Seeing Shikaku's somewhat absent-minded expression, Utane Koharu knocked on the table and said impatiently.

"Nara family, haven't you thought about it yet?"

Speaking of an interesting thing, whether it was Utane Koharu or Mito Kado En, they both sat in the main seats when they came here, while Shikaku looked like a guest.

"This matter still needs to be decided by the Hokage. On my side..."

Before Shikaku kicked the ball, Mito Menen interrupted him.

"That's why I'm worried about you. As a consultant, you shouldn't obey the Hokage on everything. You should have your own opinions. Baiyun Jonin is very good and he has already agreed to us."

After saying this, Mizuto Menyan picked up the tea prepared by Shikaku, took a sip carefully, and had a somewhat happy expression on his face.

The taste is unexpectedly good, I guess I'll have to take some back home later.

"Has Consultant Ye Shan agreed?"

Lu Jiu looked a little embarrassed. It was also the fault of the interrogation department that they didn't get anything out of him.

If Morino Ibiki was here, he would definitely risk offending Shikaku and yell at him. How would he torture these two people? Would he torture them? Not to mention whether his subordinates were willing to do it, some ninjas in the village who had a relationship with these two former advisors would be able to scold him to death.

There would probably be a pile of reports against him on Tsunade's desk.

"It's an acting consultant. You have to understand that your current status is just an agent."

Utane Koharu said dissatisfiedly, placing great emphasis on the word "agent", fearing that others would forget it.

"Yes, yes, you are right, we are acting consultants. If Acting Consultant Baiyun agrees, what about the Hyuga clan leader?"

Shikaku kicked the ball out again.

"Hinata he..." Utane Koharu wanted to continue speaking, but Mito Kado En put down her teacup and spoke first.

"Hiashi has agreed. He's agreed to let us serve as advisors to the Hokage again."

"Oh, is that so?"

Shikaku thought for a while and recalled Hyuga Hiashi's performance after becoming an advisor. If he agreed, this was possible. After all, he was the only one who didn't really want to be an advisor.

"Then please allow me to think about it."

Shikaku decided to think about it, although he could make the decision directly, as Ino, Deer and Butterfly were a trinity, he still had to ask for advice from his other two old friends.

"Okay, we'll come back to see you in a couple of days."

The two old men stood up and were about to leave when Tenneko Koharu opened her mouth.

"Lu Jiu, I remember you mentioned that your deer farm is a bit remote, and transportation is troublesome, right?"

Lu Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly. He did say this, but he said it when he was drinking in Ding Zuo's restaurant. How could they know it?

"Don't be too defensive. I just heard it from other people when they were chatting."

Utane Koharu patted Shikaku's shoulder, looking optimistic.

"Well, your tea is good, Lu Jiu. I'll bring some back for my family to try."

Mitomon En's change of topic was so sudden that even Shikaku was unable to react for a moment, and he finally stammered.

"Please...go ahead."

Although they didn't get an answer from Shikaku in the end, the two of them finally left Shikaku's house quite satisfied.

In the evening, Shikaku took a bottle of sake and started drinking alone in the room. Mrs. Nara, who was usually hot-tempered, surprisingly did not lose her temper.

Shikamaru finally thought about it and decided to continue asking.

But when he was about to rest, his father called him again.

"Shikamaru, you heard what happened during the day, right?"

Shikaku seemed to be asking, but his tone was actually affirmative.

As the captain of the jonin squad, Shikaku's strength should not be underestimated. He once fought alongside the Yondaime.

Shikamaru had no intention of hiding anything and nodded slowly.

"You...just pretend you didn't hear it. You don't need to get involved in this kind of thing yet."

Lu Jiu's face was a little red, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot. He was still afraid that what happened during the day would affect his son.

"Isn't this just a dirty game for you guys?"

Shikamaru unexpectedly voiced his opinion, his eyes showing a nonchalant expression.

"you..."

In an instant, Shikaku felt the alcohol in his body taking effect. A heat rose from his chest and got stuck in his throat, making him unable to speak.

"Why aren't you sleeping so late?"

Nara Yoshino, Shikamaru's mother yelled, returning to her fiery temper once again.