radicalducati Chapter 225 Shikamaru vs. Temari: Victory or Defeat?
Chapter 225 Shikamaru vs. Temari: Victory or Defeat?
"Still surprisingly exciting! Those two genin don't seem to be simple Konoha brats, Hokage. Konoha's geniuses are still emerging one after another, it seems that Konoha is about to produce another genius chunin..." On the high-rise viewing platform, Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, suddenly turned his head and sighed.
Konoha was still Konoha, but it wasn't the Konoha he had hoped for.
Therefore, once a decaying windmill starts turning, it has no chance of stopping until the wind stops...
"Is that so? Then thank you for your praise, Kazekage-sama! Neji certainly has the qualities to become a Chunin captain now." The Third Hokage said with a smile, very satisfied and pleasantly surprised by Naruto and Neji's performance.
Neji's Gentle Fist goes without saying, but when did Naruto learn to use the Nine-Tails' chakra?
"Speaking of which, with such an excellent village and subordinates, shouldn't you, Hokage, decide on the Fifth Hokage soon? Although you are still young, the village always needs new young people to deal with the unpredictable future..."
"Hahaha, no need for the Kazekage to worry about such things! This old man can hold on for a few more years, and then a new Hokage will naturally come to lead the village." The Third Hokage laughed and made small talk, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.
Meanwhile, in the waiting area.
"Oh dear! Naruto has been defeated just like that. What a nuisance. He'll be yelling and screaming endlessly when he wakes up..." Shikamaru sighed, leaning on the railing. He wasn't too surprised by the outcome.
After all, Naruto's opponent was Neji, the top student and genius of the previous year. The story of a loser defeating a genius is not so easy to happen.
"Stop talking nonsense, Shikamaru. Hurry up and finish the match. I can't wait to meet that guy!" Sasuke couldn't help but urge him on, glancing at Gaara out of the corner of his eye every now and then.
Shikamaru is in the second match, and after they finish, it will be his and Gaara's third match.
"Tch, nobody's really looking forward to a match like mine, a supporting character." Shikamaru scoffed, then his gaze shifted to a mocking one. "But you, Sasuke, the main character. Aren't you scared facing that guy from Sunagakure? You're in such a hurry, I can't stand you! When did you become so hot-blooded and reckless like Naruto?"
Seeing Shikamaru still rambling on and looking listless, Sasuke's face darkened. "You're talking too much nonsense, Shikamaru."
Without giving Shikamaru a chance to react, he kicked him down.
"Finish this fight quickly, don't keep your opponent waiting too long!"
"Damn it, Sasuke, you've gone too far!!" Shikamaru cried out in grief and indignation, falling off the field under Temari's disdainful gaze.
"So, for the second round, Nara Shikamaru VS Temari..." Ishikawa, who had also seen Shikamaru being kicked off, twitched at the corner of his mouth and announced loudly.
How did this guy still get kicked off?
Sasuke's kick just now... it looked a bit like Naruto's...
“Such a listless man, it seems I can end this battle without wasting much chakra.” Almost the instant Ishikawa announced the start of the match, Temari’s lips curled into a cold smile. “Furthermore, I already saw through your abilities during the previous preliminaries; you’re the kind of guy who manipulates shadows to attack.”
"Is that so? Then let's finish this quickly. Anyway, everyone's more looking forward to the next match." Shikamaru lazily formed hand seals, and his shadow shot out like an arrow.
"It's no use, I saw through your abilities long ago!" Temari remained unmoved and immediately retreated to create distance to calculate the limit of her shadow's extension.
[It's starting. The famous scene of losing the match but winning the wife. I wonder what Shikamaru will do this time without Naruto creating the crater?] Ishikawa stood in the corner, his eyes flashing, and then he calmly activated his Red Eyes.
The first target they identified was, of course, Orochimaru, who was disguised as the Kazekage.
As expected of a Shadow-level powerhouse, Snake Aunt's disguise using the Disguise Technique almost fooled even his red eyes.
If you didn't know his background and examine him carefully, you really wouldn't have discovered that subtle flaw!
But thinking about it, it makes sense. In Konoha, where the Hyuga Byakugan is present, how could Orochimaru dare to swagger around and impersonate the Kazekage in front of the Third Hokage if he didn't have some real skills?
Quickly scanning the disguises of the Sound Four, Ishikawa slowly turned his head, letting his X-ray vision sweep across the entire area. He roughly selected the Sound Ninja and Sunagakure members disguised as ANBU and spectators…
"Hmph, is this all the ninjas of Konoha can do? You wanted a quick victory, didn't you? Come out here now!!" In the arena, as the wind howled, Temari shouted at Shikamaru, who was hiding behind a tree.
She has now established a safe distance; what follows is a complete rout.
"Tch, even though we're supposed to finish this quickly, it's still too embarrassing to be defeated by a woman like this." Shikamaru curled his lip, took off his outer garment, and tied on a kunai. "Well then, now's the time."
Almost at the same moment the wind stopped, a familiar black shadow shot out again, heading straight for Temari.
Seeing this, Temari naturally sneered and remained unmoved, but just when she was confident that everything was foolproof...
Just then, Kankuro shouted from the audience, and Shikamaru's jacket, which had been made into a parachute, suddenly merged into the sunlight, extending the shadow even further.
At the critical moment, Temari suddenly changed direction and retreated several meters again, letting out a long sigh of relief. "Not bad tactic, but it's still too short!"
He formed hand seals, preparing to unleash a Wind Release technique to end the battle.
"Really? But sorry, I succeeded!" Shikamaru smiled confidently as he stepped out of the shadows, leaving Temari bewildered.
"What? When??" Temari was completely shocked and confused as her hands involuntarily separated, interrupting the hand seals.
She clearly dodged it!
"Look where you're standing, you idiot!!" Shikamaru shrugged and reminded her, while looking down to let Temari see the long ditch under her feet.
"This, could it be..."
"That's right, this is the trench that Neji created after defeating Naruto, stretching all the way to the corner of the wall. Although the trench casts almost no shadow under the sun, there are still some areas along its edge that are not exposed to sunlight."
"That's it. All my movements just now were designed to push you to the edge of this chasm. In other words, if you're not careful and stand in a certain spot, you'll be caught in this chasm." Shikamaru spoke eloquently, and the shadow he had cast at the edge of the chasm, which was as thin as a fishing line, suddenly danced and thickened.
"Maru, Temari is about to fall for him!!" At the edge of the field, Ishikawa looked at Temari, who was pale and shocked, and sighed softly.
As Ishikawa muttered to himself, Shikamaru scratched his head and lazily turned his head, "Although it's troublesome, I still thought of no less than two hundred battle plans to fight you. However, all the plans ultimately lead to only one result, so..."
"Examiner, I surrender!"