Chapter 287: Changes in the situation

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That is because of other tasks before.

Kakashi and Jiraiya are not in the village for the time being, otherwise they would definitely attend this meeting. It is also because the situation is too urgent that Tsunade cannot wait until the two return to hold a meeting.

In that case, the initiative will be lost.

The current situation in the ninja world is not to be underestimated. One or two days at night can make a fatal difference. Not to mention Menma, the attitudes of the Cloud Village, Takigakure Village, Iwagakure Village, and even the Sand Village are all important issues that Konoha must consider.

"Yes, Fifth Generation!"

After hearing the words of their own Tsunade, Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi immediately straightened their bodies and replied loudly.

Danzo, who was in a position on the side, was also forced to hold back the words that had not yet been spoken. His expression was as ugly as it could be.

But with the overall situation already decided.

Danzo couldn't say much.

He could only make a secret decision in his heart that he must seize the opportunity this time. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was an important bargaining chip for his future competition for the Hokage!

Danzo, who had already gone completely crazy, didn't even consider whether his Root had the ability to capture Menma.

Or so he thought.

A mere Menma was no problem at all, and the previous series of failures were just accidents.

The decision was made.

Konoha's war machine started to operate accordingly.

The situation this time was completely different from the previous local fights. Once the conflict escalated, no one could predict or even grasp the next development.

They and Kumogakure naturally need not say much.

Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Sandgakure may also participate depending on the situation.

Isn't that a new round of Ninja World War! ?

In just one day.

It can be seen that the atmosphere of the entire Konohagakure has become heavy.

"Whoosh"

"Whoosh"

"Whoosh"

The figure that kept flashing in the sky.

One after another, ninjas wearing the uniforms of the Hidden Leaf Village gathered under the Hokage Building. After receiving their tasks, they quickly left towards the main gate of the village.

No special announcement was needed.

The experienced people in the village could realize that there was another huge wave in the ninja world the moment they saw this scene.

Otherwise, their own ninja village would not have such actions. You must know that the ninjas who are qualified to wear uniforms are all above the Chunin.

In the eyes of a real strong man, this is of course nothing.

But for a ninja village.

Chunin is already the backbone

A task that requires the large-scale dispatch of Chunin.

It must involve other large ninja villages. At the first time, the people in the village subconsciously thought of the Hidden Cloud Village in the northeast.

After all, in the past half month, only the Cloud Ninja has been engaged in high-intensity friction and collision with their own ninja village at the border.

"Is the conflict escalating?"

"It seems that the Fourth Raikage can't help himself again?"

"Damn the barbarians of the Land of Lightning!"

"Can't these guys live a peaceful life?"

"Is a new round of ninja war going to break out?"

"Ah!? No way?"

Similar discussions spread directly throughout the entire Konohagakure Village, and everyone was worried about the coming of war.

As the people of Konohagakure Village.

They have always lived a very comfortable life. Over the past few decades, only the Nine-Tails Rebellion 13 years ago and the Konoha Collapse Plan a year ago brought disaster to the people of Konohagakure Village. For the rest of the time, they have been enjoying a truly peaceful life. They are the most reluctant to see war.

For fear that the war will affect Konohagakure Village again.

Even if it won't.

They will also worry about the safety of their relatives and friends who have become ninjas.

God knows if they will be intact when they go out in the morning.

In the evening, they will receive news of serious injuries, disability, or even death in battle.

How could they not be worried?

"Is the scale of the war going to expand?"

On the left side of Konoha Avenue, the three members of the 10th team who had just returned from a B-level mission looked at their senior colleagues who were shuttling back and forth in the sky, each with a very solemn face. Ino also showed a very worried expression and said.

After a year of experience.

Especially after last year's Konoha collapse plan.

These rookies who graduated from the ninja school have truly become what a ninja should be like. The previous childish mentality seems to have disappeared overnight.

They are more deeply aware of the meaning of "ninja".

How exaggerated the weight of the responsibilities they need to bear is.

Ninja is not playing house.

It is a terrible profession that has been wandering on the edge of death.

It is also more clear that for ninjas and ninja villages, how destructive a war will be. The historical content of the Ninja World War has not been learned in the ninja school.

But it's still the same sentence.

It is difficult for people who have not experienced it personally to truly understand the cruelty of war.

It is even more impossible for these new generations who have never truly lost relatives or friends to understand what heartbreaking pain is.

Except for very few exceptions.

After all, humans cannot truly empathize with others.

Only if you have experienced it yourself can you understand this pain.

This is the same for the new generation of Konoha Hidden Village.

"Hey? Shikamaru, what do you think?"

Ino turned to look at Shikamaru, who was already wearing Konoha ninja uniform, and asked with a hint of urgency.

Although there are some differences from the original work.

But Shikamaru is still the first new generation in Naruto's generation to be promoted to Chunin. It's not that Shikamaru is the strongest, but that Shikamaru has extraordinary command and strategic abilities. Because of this, The captain of Team 10 has also become Shikamaru. Although Asuma is not a particularly strong jounin, he is still a jounin and a valuable combat force for the village.

Not to mention that this was the time when Konoha's predicament was most obvious.

Therefore, after Shikamaru was promoted.

Asma was assigned to other posts.

"We are not sure what the situation is yet. When we go back, we will ask our elders at home. Our tenth class will also stop our activities for the time being. We might be assigned our tasks soon."

Shikamaru also changed his usual lazy look, shook his head with a solemn expression and said.

"Well, Shikamaru has a point."

Choji on one side nodded in agreement and said.

The three of them each set off on their way home as quickly as possible. When Shikamaru returned home, he found that his father was not at home.

There was no pause at all.

After saying hello to his mother and putting down the salute.

He quickly dashed towards the jounin class's exclusive office location.

As the most important institutional facility in Konoha Hidden Village, under certain circumstances, it can also replace the Hokage to exercise some powers and perform certain responsibilities.

The office of the Jonin Class is located in the Hokage Building, directly below the Hokage's exclusive office.

This is also to facilitate the Hokage to summon the jounin in charge of the jounin class at any time to understand the situation and issue corresponding orders.

Unless it's something very important.

Otherwise, many of Hokage's orders would be conveyed directly through the jounin class.

"Dad."

As Shikaku's biological son, Shikamaru has already shown extraordinary resourcefulness and was promoted to Chuunin last year.

Specially approved by Tsunade.

You can often enter and exit the Jonin Class' office as you please.

The ninjas responsible for the light and dark defense outside would not stop Shikamaru.

After entering suddenly.

Shikamaru could see his father who was very busy handling official duties on the throne.

"Well, let's take a look first."

Lu Jiu, who was fully aware of his son's intention, did not say any unnecessary words or actions, and simply threw a document in his hand over.

After Shikamaru took it, he scanned it and saw some contents marked in red.

Shikamaru's expression also became very serious and solemn.

"Are you really going to take action? Dad?"

Most people still need some time to digest and understand.

Shikamaru realized the seriousness of the problem almost as soon as he read the opening content and the content recorded later.

Almost all of them did not deviate from Shikamaru's guess.

Shikamaru, who was still very young, looked at his father with a look of unbearability and said.

As a classmate.

Shikamaru actually had a very good sense of Menma at first. This was not only because Menma's childhood experience made Shikamaru feel sympathetic, but also because of Menma's performance and personality, which made Shikamaru admire him.

Later, after learning that Menma's true identity is actually the same as Naruto.

Shikamaru's senses became even more complicated.

Even if he puts aside everything and just talks about Shikamaru's personal opinions, he still hopes to have a relatively happy 'peaceful ending' with Menma.

Of course, with Shikamaru's wisdom, he knew that this was very difficult, almost impossible to achieve.

But when he saw this day finally coming, Shikamaru couldn't help but feel a little twitch in his heart.

Subconsciously, I thought of Naruto's face.

'What should Naruto do? ’

When Shikaku heard his son's words, he couldn't help but pause slightly in his movements, and looked up at his son: "Shikamaru, after that day, this is almost a certainty, unless Menma himself is willing. Looking back, you and I should understand that this is impossible. The child's heart has been completely filled with hatred. Of course, the question of right or wrong cannot be explained, but we can't care about that now. You have to remember, whether you, your father or I, our first identity is still the ninja of Konoha, so the criterion for judging all our actions is the interests and safety of Konoha. Now Menma is completely beyond the limit. We have to control the scope. One mistake is not even something that our Konoha Ninja Village can handle. We must be ruthless!"

position!

It’s still TM’s position!

Right or wrong?

Justice and evil?

Sorry, talking about this is a joke.

Any behavior or words pale in comparison to one's position and identity.

Shikamaru is not a fool. He is a smart man who surpasses 99.9999% of the ninja world.

He naturally understands this.

At his father's words, Shikamaru lowered his head slightly and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

"It's a little early for you now, but you have to learn to accept it. Shikamaru, your peers also need your guidance, especially Naruto, do you understand?"

Shikaku gently patted his son's shoulder and whispered.

"!?"

Shikamaru's face also changed slightly.

But after a long time, he nodded as if it was very difficult.

That's right!

Konoha decided to go all out against Menma, holding the awareness that as long as Menma is alive, they can successfully recover the Nine-Tails!

And do this.

The only point to care about is Naruto.

Danzo and others can ignore it.

But Tsunade, Jiraiya, Shikaku and others can't.

Unlike Menma's status as the son of Hokage, Konoha has never officially acknowledged it. Naruto has lived in the Hidden Leaf Village as the son of the Fourth Hokage for 13 years.

They must be prepared for Naruto to make a 'wrong' decision.

They can't do anything to Naruto.

But they will never watch Naruto stop them, or directly support Menma.

These are all taboos.

Shikaku is the chief of staff of the Hidden Leaf Village.

Naturally, all possibilities need to be taken into account.

The relationship between Shikamaru and Naruto is still very good.

Shikaku can be regarded as giving his son a shot in advance.

"Very good, the village will be busy next, you stay here to help me for a while, you don't have to worry about Ino and Choji, Haiyi and Choza will take care of it."

Shikaku said softly with a faint smile on his face.

His own son.

Shikaku is still very relieved and trusting.

He follows himself from the bottom of his heart.

Being able to understand what is the most important thing.

"Yes, I understand."

Shikamaru took a deep breath and replied.

The opportunity for change that must be ushered in.

The change of state of mind under different encounters is not only for Shikamaru, but also for Ino, Choji, Neji, Shino, Kiba and others.

Only Naruto, will he usher in his own change.

That is unknown.

Because this Naruto seems to be the Naruto in the original book.

But there is an essential difference.

For human growth, innate conditions are certainly important, but the acquired growth environment is the foundation. Without the encounter in the original book, Naruto Namikaze would not be Naruto Uzumaki.

Will he be firm in his ideas and insist on taking the path he had set before?

That is unknown.

Konoha's actions.

It also attracted the attention of spies from various countries' ninja villages in the surrounding locations.

One by one, they quickly and faithfully recorded what they saw, and then immediately sent it back to their own ninja villages through relevant channels.

However, before their message was passed back,

All the major ninja villages should have received the news from Konoha a long time ago.

Because of this action.

If possible.

Under Shikaku's suggestion, it is necessary to pull all other ninja villages together as much as possible. It is hard to say about Sand Village and Rock Village at the moment, but Konoha must pull Cloud Village and Mist Village into the water.

Act alone?

That is absolutely impossible.

In fact, it is true.

When the Konoha ninja army took action, the members of the delegation sent out had already delivered the corresponding news to different ninja villages.

Or to be more precise.

These ninja village leaders have already learned some intelligence in advance through different channels.