vncnus Chapter 510 Formation
Chapter 510 Formation
Chapter 510 Formation
Shuji saw the choice made by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and the regional leader of Konoha Village also expressed his stance. This would provide a relative guarantee for the stability of the entire region, which is good news that the Hokage's office would very much like to hear.
In contrast, Konoha couldn't remain completely silent, so when Hiyori returned to the village the next day, Shuji personally went to pick him up.
The daimyo's eldest son, accompanied by only one attendant, followed Shuji into Konoha Village.
"I wonder if Your Highness has any places you'd like to visit after entering the village?" Xiu Si asked as he led him through the gate.
Once out of his father's sight, Enichi's tone was slightly more relaxed than yesterday, but his wording remained cautious: "Mr. Shuji, you can just call me Ichikyu. Actually, this trip to the village is essentially being sheltered in Konoha, so all the arrangements will naturally be at your disposal."
Shuji laughed.
"Konoha is a boring place," he said. "Aside from the training grounds that house many dangerous creatures, all you see is the endless Shadow Rock. If I had to say where's worth visiting—"
He paused for a moment and let the boy choose for himself.
"Would you rather go to the Mission Hall or the Ninja Academy?"
Yuan Shixiu did not answer immediately.
Xiu Si didn't rush him. He led the people across the street to the inn prepared in the village for visiting dignitaries.
After confirming the address, Shuji asked again if there was anything else needed to be purchased.
Yuan Shixiu shook his head. He told his attendant to stay at the inn to pack his luggage, while he followed Xiuji out the door.
"Going to the Ninja Academy to disturb them would probably disrupt Konoha's teaching schedule," the boy said, picking up where he left off. "Please let me go to the mission hall first."
The mission center of the administration department was still the same as before. Shuji had someone call over the Chunin on duty, Torii, and after saying a few words to him, he led the people directly into the mission requisition room.
At this time, there was only one Chunin in front of the collection point, along with a few officials from the administrative office.
As for the Hokage, even with a mask on, Minato didn't want to be too conspicuous. Tsunade, being in the laboratory building, was usually only visited by the Third Hokage.
He has not arrived yet today.
Qu Yi had already cleared out a seat next to the head of the long table where tasks were being assigned.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Shixiu realized that Xiuji's arrangement was not quite what he had imagined.
"I'll just watch from the sidelines."
"The mission requisition office sometimes needs someone to help deliver documents." Shuji said casually, "Since we're already here, why not experience the work of an ordinary employee?"
"I hope you don't feel offended rather than just watching from the sidelines."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shixiu changed his mind: "No, that way I won't feel ashamed for disturbing you."
After Yuichi Kyu sat down behind the long table, Shuji left the mission center.
The rest will be left to the Third Hokage, or either of the two advisors, once they hear the news and arrive, they will know what to do.
Shuji still went to the Ninja Academy.
Regarding flying, he felt he didn't need to be so rigid as to insist on achieving both combat and daily use in one go.
If we solve the daily-use part first, and can float in the air in style without having to walk on foot, then breaking down this goal becomes much simpler.
Shuji made a list in his mind. Methods to reduce body density, the proportions of the lifting airflow for Wind Release techniques, and the necessary auxiliary controls to stabilize his posture.
As he walked and stopped, he suddenly felt a surge of inspiration and decided to hurry to the Ninja Academy office to jot down his ideas.
When I arrived at the school gate, Ebisu was waiting there.
"Lord Shuji," he greeted, "the sixth-year graduates have been mostly settled and will be leaving school in two or three weeks."
"Now we just need the first round of task feedback to confirm that no one will be dismissed and sent back to school to repeat their studies."
Shuji said, "There are quite a few empty classrooms now."
Ebisu was not swayed by his sudden, unconventional train of thought.
"Yes—there is something I need you to set aside time for."
"Every year, the graduating class has a photo session to commemorate the occasion. We hope you can attend this year."
This is another Hokage's job, but the real Hokage hasn't appeared in public for a while.
After much back and forth, only the one who was always at the Ninja Academy could be chosen.
"If there are no unforeseen circumstances, I can attend," Shuji replied.
Ebisu then said, "It will be around early May. We'll be able to confirm the exact time then, Shuji-sama."
Having finished speaking, Ebisu had fulfilled his duty. He accompanied Shuji into the school gate, and before they had taken more than a few steps, a figure appeared in front of them.
She has short blonde hair, blue-green eyes, and a tall figure.
"Shuji," she said, "there are some things we need to discuss regarding this year's martial arts tournament in Kumogakure."
Shuji silently folded up the list of inspirations about flight that he had just gathered.
Busyness always finds him when he least expects it.
He followed Samyi into her office. The Cloud Village still had the same old problems as last year: defense and competition clashed.
The Raikage didn't want to give up any of them, nor did he intend to discuss them unprepared at the Secretariat.
By the time all the issues were settled, it was lunchtime.
Samyi then closed the document.
"Want to have lunch together?"
The female Jonin from Kumogakure naturally made the suggestion.
Xiu Si is neither here nor there.
The two walked out of the office and headed towards the school gate. Xiu Si was still silently filling in the list that had been shelved, trying to salvage a few fragments of inspiration that were about to slip away from his memory.
At the end of the corridor, a glimpse of gold shone in.
Shuji didn't look up to see the person's face. His right hand was already raised, fingers spread, palm precisely pressing down on the golden head that was rushing towards him.
It felt soft to the touch, the hair was silky, and it had a cheap perfume scent that I don't know where it came from.
The girl, whose head was being held down, was still flailing her arms in the air, trying to grab his arm. Her voice leaked out from between Shuuji's fingers, her tone so cloying it was as if she had been soaking in syrup for three days and three nights.
"Oh, please! Lord Shuji isn't like this in other places."
As she spoke, she still reached her hand toward Shuuji's chest, unwilling to give up.
Samui stopped in her tracks. She turned to the side, her blue-green eyes scanning the girl from head to toe.
Wearing a miniskirt, crop top, and fox whiskers on her face, her expression was sickeningly sweet.
"Where?" Shuji asked.
"It's just—" The girl's hand paused in mid-air, "That, that—"
"Which one?"
"Oh, Shuji-sama—"
The coquettish tone revealed a hint of masculinity in the final syllable.
Shuji had originally wanted to play around a bit more, but now he truly felt disgusted.
"Regarding the question of what you've been reading at this age, I'll ask Mr. Uzumaki for clarification. Naruto."
He began to release chakra from his hands, interfering with the chakra circulation within the body beneath his palms.
The blonde woman's figure suddenly stiffened, but instead of returning to its original form, it dissipated into smoke.
Shadow Clone Technique combined with Transformation Technique.
"I've been researching it for a few days."
He withdrew his hand, somewhat disappointed.
"It's still just a proposal? —"
Samui's gaze shifted from where the white smoke had dissipated back to Shuji's face.
"Would Shuji prefer this style?"
Shuji turned his head: "Are you serious?"
"Because my progress hasn't been fast enough," Samui said in his usual calm tone. "This kid has offered a new perspective. Perhaps it can serve as a tactical reference."
Shuji thought about the scene where Samui spoke in that cloying tone.
"Let's forget about it."
Samyi followed him outside, and after walking about ten steps, she spoke again.
"Really not possible?"
"no."
"—It really works, doesn't it?"
"Or do you prefer me the way I am now?" she asked first, then confirmed, "I knew it."
Naruto crouched behind the bushes at the base of the wall behind the Ninja Academy.
Sasuke stood beside him. A little further in, Shikamaru shoved himself completely into the bushes, with only a tuft of pineapple-leaf-like hair sticking out.
When the memories of the shadow clones flooded back, Naruto held his head in his hands.
"Ah—it still didn't work!"
Then he raised his head and reported the reconnaissance results to the other two.
"Brother Xiuji has already gone out of the school with Teacher Samui."
Shikamaru peeked out from the bushes.
"That's fine, Naruto. Your role is to launch a tactical feint."
"But if we continue to harass him with purely questioning issues like we did at the beginning, it will only allow Lord Shuji to keep playing with us and keep raising his guard."
"We must launch an attack using what we know how to do."
He held up one finger: "The Sexy Jutsu is the most unique ninjutsu you know. Using it as a tactical tool aligns with your behavior. It won't make him feel like someone is directing you from behind."
Naruto smiled smugly, then, as if remembering something, he pouted and said, "If it were the Third Hokage or the Perverted Sage, it wouldn't be so troublesome."
He remembered clearly that when he used his seduction technique, those two people immediately had nosebleeds.
"However, I thought Shikamaru wasn't interested in joining."
Shikamaru yawned. Naruto had been acting strangely these past few days. After discovering the target, Shikamaru had originally planned to advise him not to court death.
Unexpectedly, the person who intercepted him in the end was Sasuke.
"As for you, of course I won't get involved in such troublesome matters."
He explained lazily, "But now that Sasuke has joined, and there are adults behind him who can actually make decisions, things are different."
"I also happen to have something I'd like to repay Lord Shuji for."
He still remembered how he came to the attention of Chief Hatake.
Naruto excitedly patted his chest: "So all I have to do now is keep using the Sexy Jutsu, right?"
"For the time being, we can do it this way for the next two or three days."
As Shikamaru spoke, the topic shifted again.
"However, it's not enough for you to launch an attack alone."
He looked at Sasuke.
"According to you, Sasuke is already within the scope of being exposed."
Sasuke nodded.
"That's the problem." The Nara family's son raised a second finger. "If it's always just Naruto attacking, Lord Shuji's guard will only tighten again after he's just lowered it. Because he knows you haven't really made a move yet."
Sasuke thought for a moment: "I'll just go and harass them like Naruto did."
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"Yeah, just like Naruto."
Sasuke began to think about what kind of feint would be most effective. Naruto leaned closer, a sly smile on his face: "Sasuke, you can use the same method as me. I'll teach you the Sexy Technique."
"I don't need that kind of thing."
"Furthermore, I wouldn't use that method."
"Sasuke," Shikamaru said, "quite the opposite, because you and Naruto are in cahoots, so—your plan has to be somewhat collaborative."
Sasuke's face immediately turned ugly: "What do you mean?"
Shikamaru's expression was serious: "What I mean is, you'd better use the same method."
Sasuke kept a straight face and held his breath, thinking he had misheard.
He looked left and right, feeling that there seemed to be something wrong with this Nara Shikamaru. Could it be that he was actually Kakashi Hatake in disguise?
So he grabbed Naruto's arm and pulled him back several steps, lowering his voice to ask, "Who are you!?"
"I...I'm Naruto, Sasuke—what are you doing?"
"I'm not asking you."
The Sharingan had been activated. The two tomoe in those pupils slowly rotated, coldly locking onto the person in front of him who looked unmistakably Shikamaru.
"I'm asking this guy. He said he didn't want to join, but then he got involved this way. Was he trying to make a fool of himself?"
"Come out, Hatake—" Sasuke wanted to make Shikamaru reveal his true form.
The wind rustled through the bushes.
Amidst this subtle noise, another sound, almost completely muffled, came from around the corner of the wall a dozen meters away.
Sasuke suddenly turned his head.
A figure was rushing out of the shadows.
"Naruto!"
"I know!"
Naruto formed hand seals, and more than a dozen shadow clones exploded in the white smoke, all rushing towards the figure at the same time.
As he chased after the man around the corner, he finally saw the striking red hair that stood out in the sunlight, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Phosphorus.
If we let her get away like this, all our plans will fall through.
"etc!"
Naruto rushed in front of her, spreading his arms to block her way.
Karin crashed into the encirclement of shadow clones without stopping. She quickly glanced at the approaching Narutos and was about to slip through the gap between two shadow clones when Sasuke's figure landed beside her.
The Sharingan is lit up.
"How did you manage to evade my senses?"
Karin pursed her lips and did not answer.
She quickly estimated the distance in her mind. If she shouted now, she would most likely alert the students on the playground. As long as she could attract the teachers' attention, this plot against Shuuji would be—
At that moment, Shikamaru walked up, his hands still in his pockets: "You're planning to stop us for Shuji-sama's sake, aren't you?"
"If that's the case, you should join us instead."
"This plan is not about revenge against him, but about doing something to give back as someone who has been well cared for."
Karin's gaze darted back and forth between the three of them; it would be difficult to escape from Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru.
A thought flashed through her mind. If Shikamaru said that, she could actually join them. As long as she remained hidden, she could inform Shuji of the plan. So she hesitated and asked, "For Lord Shuji?"
"For Lord Shuji?"
"Yes," Shikamaru said, "for Lord Shuji."
Karin pretended to be silent for a while before saying, "I want to hear your plan first."