[The camera turns.

On the other side, the caravan is attacked.

A new female knight grabs He Yan by the collar and drags him to ask,"Where is the Gray Stone?"

"How would I know about that kind of thing?"

Seeing that he refused to say anything, the female knight slammed his head against the wooden board. Just as she showed a cruel smile and wanted to torture him, her body suddenly froze, and the hostage in her hand lost strength along with her fingertips and fell to the ground.

"What……"

The female knight turned her head slowly and hard, and saw Nara Shikamaru standing on the cliff behind her, making hand seals.

Seeing that she saw him, Shikamaru smiled and said,"Shadow imitation technique, successful!""】

"Nara! I thought he went to the Kingdom of Wind with Naruto and Timothy!"

"Fortunately, he is on the caravan side, otherwise it would be bad if there was no one to protect him. Is this also in your calculation? Nara!"

"Shadow mimicry? Nara can control the opponent's shadow?"

"This ninjutsu is pretty cool!"

"Tsk, what's the big deal? As long as you make the light so that the shadow disappears, they won't be able to do anything."

【Haruno Sakura rushed to He Yan, supported him, and took him away from the dangerous female knight.

Shikamaru looked down at the female knight:"You guys are making a lot of trouble."

The female knight gritted her teeth:"Are you an accomplice?"

"Don't count on those men." Shikamaru said proudly,"They are a bunch of idiots with strong limbs and simple minds."】

"Who told me that the people of the Nara family are gentle and easy to get along with?"

"Young people are all a bit arrogant."

"Well, the Sand Village only has Kankuro and Gaara, and Konoha has Sai, Sakura, and Nara Shikamaru... In terms of numbers, Konoha is definitely better."

"Nonsense! Lady Temari is also very powerful!"

"Who is Temari?"

"Gaara's three-person team is him, Kankuro-sama, and Temari-sama. Temari-sama is also their sister."

"Is she very powerful? Why did Tianmu release Kankuro and Gaara, but not her? Could it be that……"

""Okay, I already know your tricks. You're going to guess that she's dead, right?"

Temari's heart sank slightly.

Kankuro glanced at her subconsciously.

Strangely, Gaara also glanced at her.

"Are you dead?" He asked,"Then you are not strong enough."

Temari turned pale and said,"I……"

But before she could say anything, Gaara interrupted her in a low voice:"I'm not strong enough either."

If he was strong enough, how could Temari die while carrying out the mission with him? As long as he wanted, no one could hurt him—and his teammates.

Although Gaara's affection for Kankuro and Temari could not be seen on the surface, deep down in his heart, the two of them did mean something to him that was different from others.

If there was something to say, maybe... blood is thicker than water.

Although he said that it was enough to only love himself, and that the meaning of other people's existence was to be killed by himself, that was just Gaara's overly afraid of being hurt again, and he deliberately distorted his statement in order to protect himself.

He still wanted light.

……Deep down, he still wants love

【As the scene of a group of heavily armored men falling to the ground appeared, the female knight realized that she might really only be able to rely on herself.

Just like the other two companions, she transformed into an animal, a wolf-headed human body, and her strength increased greatly. She broke free from Shikamaru's restraints and fled in the blink of an eye.

Sakura put He Yan down, and Shikamaru came over and frowned and asked:"Grandpa, what is the Grayl Stone?"

He Yan showed a wary look.

Seeing this, Shikamaru relaxed his tense shoulders and said in a nonchalant tone:"It has nothing to do with us, but I have heard similar words in their fortress before, which makes people a little concerned."

Sakura:"That means their goal is related to this?" Shikamaru

:"Maybe this."

He said to He Yan:"It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. We must go to find our lost companions. Let's go, Sakura."

Sakura hesitated to leave the caravan alone: "But……"】

"A good move to retreat in order to advance"

"The people of the Nara family are perfect for bargaining.……"

"No, in this ninja life-and-death battle, do you think it’s appropriate for you to suddenly ask for a bargain?"

"But there are really many such clients. Due to insufficient budget, they deliberately conceal important information even though it is a high-level task and entrust low-level tasks. When problems arise during the task, they reluctantly tell the truth. At this time, it is a loss whether you give up the task or continue the task!"

"Go back to the village and report it, and put this client on the blacklist!"

"Genin are usually kids who have just graduated. As long as the client acts pitiful or tries to cheat, most of them are embarrassed to raise the price midway. The Jonin who leads the team is sometimes good at fighting but not so good at talking, and unreliable. I have suffered many losses in secret, which is so annoying!"

"If someone from the Nara family was here, they would definitely not be bullied like this! He seems to have a clear mind and expresses himself logically."

Akimichi Choji and Yamanaka Ino both looked at Shikamaru:"Really? Shikamaru?"

Ino asked expectantly,"Are you really good at bargaining? I saw a new dress before, it's a bit expensive, can you……"

Shikamaru:"……There is no such thing!!"

"……No, you think Nara is too omnipotent! The people of the Nara family also have times when they are helpless!"

"My family, am I the only one who is more convinced that the sky screen is a Konoha commercial?"

"Really? Isn't this the Sand Village cleansing chapter?"

"On the surface, it is to justify the reputation of Sunagakure, but secretly arranged a lot of small details to win the favor of Konoha. When Shikamaru was about to leave, didn't Sakura hesitate? From our perspective as a ninja, we naturally don't think there is anything wrong, and we may even think that she is too kind and is holding Shikamaru back, but what if you are from the perspective of the client?"

"!!! Then I would think that the ninjas of Konoha are kind, reliable and patient! It would be easier for me to trust Konoha!"

"Konoha is so scheming!"

"Could it be that this sky curtain is also the work of Konoha?"

"That's right! Apart from Konoha, who else could release the Fourth Hokage the first time?"

"Maybe Konoha has developed some new forbidden technique!"

The Third Hokage:... No, Konoha really didn't do anything!

He wanted to get rid of this blame, but looking at the excited comments on the sky, he didn't know who to blame.

【Although Sakura seemed a little worried, she didn't say anything in the end. She listened to Shikamaru's words, stood up, and prepared to leave with him.

He Yan finally said,"Wait! Are you Naruto's companions!?"

Sakura immediately stopped and asked in surprise,"Grandpa, do you know Naruto?" Shikamaru looked indifferent, and waited for him to finish before lazily standing still.

"

Please, help me! If this continues, something terrible will happen!……"

And Shikamaru let out a long, long sigh.】

"Naruto is really easy to be trusted by others, which is also a kind of precious talent."

"Rather than saying he has talent, it's better to say he doesn't seem to have any brains, so people don't think they will be harmed by him."

"This boy Nara Shikamaru, I kind of like his personality, he has a lot of personality!"

"I used to think that going to Konoha just to see Naruto wasn't worth it, but if I add Shikamaru, I think it's worth the trip."

"I want to meet Shikamaru, too!"

"Hahahaha, that kid can also see the sky now, I feel that with his personality, he will definitely find it troublesome!"

Nara Shikamaru took a breath and his face turned pale suddenly:"Don't come!"

"I say to you, does no one care what the 'terrible thing' is?"

"Don't care, it must not have succeeded, otherwise in the first story, how could Naruto grow up safely to that age and meet the Fourth Hokage twenty years ago?"

"That is, no matter how scary it is, it can't be as scary as the centipede controlling the five major countries."

"The order of the playback of this curtain is wrong, so now there is no tension at all"

"Perhaps, what Tianmu wants to convey is not the terrible thing in the story, but something else."

"What is it?"

"It's a Konoha commercial"

"No! It's the belief that Naruto has repeatedly emphasized - companions are the most important! That's it!"

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