Chapter 86 Summoning Scroll

"You mean, you're willing to help us deal with him?" Sasuke asked.

Shikamaru smiled slightly and said:

"Of course, if I don't help you, you three will definitely be fooled by him."

Naruto smiled awkwardly because he did think about just rushing up and beating Danzo up.

"Count me in!" Inuzuka Kiba said excitedly, "With me here, we can sneak into Danzo's lair without anyone noticing. Who would suspect a group of Genin?"

"We'll help you too," Sakura said, patting Sasuke's shoulder and giving him an encouraging look.

"Can't we really just rush up and beat him up?" Naruto asked quietly, and Sakura mercilessly elbowed him in the ribs.

"Stop messing around."

Sasuke looked at them in surprise and asked:

"Wait, are you serious?"

"Of course they mean it, kid." The Kyuubi's voice rang in Sasuke's mind, and it flicked its tail and patted Sasuke's head gently. "You didn't think you were the only one who wanted to avenge the Uchiha clan? I thought you were smarter than this."

Shikamaru was making a plan, he knew that it would not be easy to bring down Danzo, it might be very tricky but he was determined to protect everything he held dear.

They returned to Naruto's apartment and had a late lunch.

After Shikamaru had eaten and drunk his fill, he fell asleep on the bed. He needed a good rest before he could continue thinking of countermeasures.

Sakura gently nudged Shikamaru, woke him up softly, and handed him a bowl of steaming curry rice. Naruto and Sasuke sat aside, watching them quietly.

Shikamaru rubbed his sleepy eyes, took the bowl and chopsticks gratefully, and asked:

"How do you know I'm hungry?"

"Choji told me. He said that every time you think about something, you eat a lot." Sakura explained with a smile.

"Thank you," Shikamaru said gratefully.

Sakura sat next to Naruto, watching Shikamaru eat while chatting with Naruto and Sasuke.

Akamaru lay at Sasuke's feet, occasionally looking up at them, his tail wagging gently.

"Do you remember before? Every time Itachi or the Uchiha family was mentioned, Sasuke would get very excited." Sakura suddenly said, she held her chin and looked at Sasuke tenderly, "And Naruto, every time someone mentioned his life experience, he would get very sad."

Shikamaru nodded, showing his understanding. He had always been very considerate, he knew the pain hidden in Sasuke and Naruto's hearts, and he also knew the bond between them.

"They're much better now," he said softly, and took another bite of his curry.

"Yeah, they've all changed." Sakura sighed, "They really have a huge influence on each other."

"You have a great influence on them as well." Shikamaru said seriously, "You are like a button, connecting them tightly together."

Sakura's cheeks flushed slightly, and she said embarrassedly:

"You can say nice things."

"I'm telling the truth." Shikamaru said seriously, "I only say nice things to people I care about."

Sakura smiled happily, put her arm around Shikamaru's shoulders, and said:

"You're such a good person, Shikamaru, you know that? No matter what happens, you're always so calm and reliable."

"Don't think too well of me." Shikamaru said this, but he was very happy in his heart.

Sakura smiled and shook her head, saying:

"What I said is real."

As she spoke, she gently rested her head on Shikamaru's shoulder, "Promise me that no matter what happens, we'll always be friends, okay?"

Shikamaru felt as if his heart was touched by something. He nodded gently and said, "Okay."

"It's settled then!" Sakura said and gave Shikamaru a big hug.

"By the way, speaking of being used..." Shikamaru suddenly changed the subject. He didn't want to continue the heavy topic just now. "I heard from Naruto that you seemed to have a quarrel with your parents? What was it about?"

"Are you talking about that thing?" Sakura's expression suddenly became a little depressed. "It's no big deal, it's not a secret anyway. My parents are ordinary people, they let me enter the ninja school because I awakened my chakra, and the village also has relevant policy support. In fact, they don't want me to become a ninja, they hope that I can live an ordinary life. We have argued about this many times before, and my parents have always wanted me to quit the ninja school and do some 'safe' and 'decent' jobs."

At this point, a trace of disgust appeared on her face, as if she had swallowed a fly. "Later, when they found out that I was going to perform a C-rank mission, they became even angrier. We had a big fight, and I ran out in a rage. My dad tried to stop me, but I almost got hurt by him."

As she spoke, she moved her wrists, as if recalling the scene at that time, "Actually, I know they are doing this for my own good, but I also have my own dreams. I want to be an excellent ninja. I don't want to disappoint them, but I don't want to give up my dream either.

"I think you did the right thing." Shikamaru said seriously, "Parents should support their children's dreams instead of blocking them blindly. If they really love you, they will understand you."

"I hope so." Sakura sighed, "They are my parents after all, even if they are annoying sometimes." She smiled and nudged Shikamaru, "Thank you for listening to my complaints. I feel much better talking to you."

"Oh, shit."

Naruto suddenly jumped up from the other end of the room and shouted:

"I remembered!"

As he spoke, he frantically searched for his scroll bag and dumped out everything inside. Akamaru was startled and screamed and hid behind Kiba. Kiba comforted Akamaru while complaining:

"Please, could you please keep your voice down?"

"I forgot about the summoning scroll!" Naruto explained as he searched through a pile of brown scrolls.

"Found it!" he shouted excitedly, and then took out a black scroll with the edge decorated with platinum, which looked very exquisite.

He carefully placed the scroll on his lap, broke the seal, and slowly unrolled it.

"When I was discussing summoning techniques with Wuhei earlier, I suddenly remembered that Kurama promised to teach me how to use summoning techniques, but I later completely forgot about it." As he spoke, he carefully checked the sealing techniques on the scroll, trying to find a specific one.

"Found it, this is it."

"Wait, I remember you said that everything in that scroll is taboo?" Inuzuka Kiba reminded.

"Some things are truly forbidden," Naruto explained as he poured chakra into the scroll, "However, the Wing Clan has two sets of summoning scrolls, and only one of them is truly a forbidden scroll."

As chakra was injected, a dazzling light suddenly appeared on the scroll, and a huge scroll slowly emerged from it. The scroll was almost as tall as Naruto and almost occupied half of the room.

"Please move aside for a moment. I want to summon the other scrolls."

"How many more?" Sasuke asked curiously.

"Eleven more," Naruto replied as he continued to pour chakra into the scroll.