Nara Shikamaru's expression was very calm.
But in his mind, he was already rapidly analyzing the information from Uehara Naraku's words, dissecting the useful intelligence from those snippets.
Haruno Sakura had mentioned before the exam that Uehara Naraku was an opponent even Hatake Kakashi specifically warned not to provoke lightly.
Moreover, the enemy in front of him called Uehara Naraku must have already encountered and fought other ninjas, judging by his state, he must have won easily.
This guy was all alone, and the situation when he appeared was very strange, proving he could crush a team by himself...
This is a very dangerous enemy.
Nara Shikamaru curled up the corners of his mouth and confidently smiled at Uehara Naraku: "What scroll do you need? Perhaps we don't need to fight?"
"Giving up just like that?"
Uehara Naraku sighed with some regret.
Just when Nara Shikamaru thought they could negotiate, Uehara Naraku's fist suddenly hit his stomach!
Uehara Naraku watched Nara Shikamaru clutch his stomach and fall down, shook his head, "Too bad I don't need a scroll, what I need is a fight."
"Shikamaru! Human Boulder!"
Akimichi Choji's expression suddenly changed when he saw Nara Shikamaru fall. A flash of determination appeared in his eyes, and he instantly curled his body into a ball and rushed towards Uehara Naraku!
Bang!
Akimichi Choji was kicked and sent flying!
Uehara Naraku slowly lowered his head to look at the trembling Yamanaka Ino, only to see a slightly flattering smile on the face of the blonde girl: "Our strength is very weak, there's really no point in fighting us, right?"
"But it will give me some pleasure."
Uehara Naraku squatted in front of Yamanaka Ino and softly said, "You're a girl, I must be a bit lenient, you have the right to choose..."
"I choose to surrender!"
Yamanaka Ino raised her hands.
Right now the Ino-Shika-Cho is too immature, they aren't aware of the significance of their battles and are too weak.
"No."
Uehara Naraku clenched his fist and held it in front of Yamanaka Ino: "What I mean is, you can choose whether I use my fist or foot to knock you out."
"..."
Yamanaka Ino glanced at the fallen Nara Shikamaru beside her and the distant Akimichi Choji, feeling despair as she lowered her head: "Can you be a little gentle?"
"Of course!"
Uehara Naraku showed a kind smile.
The next second, Yamanaka Ino's vision went black, instantly losing consciousness.
After some time, when the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were lying there awaiting their deaths, an old man finally found his way there, he set up his cauldron and began cooking.
"What kind of enemy did you encounter?"
The old man slowly stirred the large pot with a ladle and softly asked, "Was it a ninja called Uehara Naraku?"
"Yes."
Nara Shikamaru thoughtfully glanced at the old man, directly responding, "He didn't kill us, nor did he take our scroll, he just knocked us down."
The old man nodded, speaking slowly: "Looks like after he collected enough scrolls, all he has left is the interest to toy with you little guys."
The old man had been tracking Uehara Naraku's traces for a while and had not been able to find him, only encountering the defeated Eighth Class and Hidden Sand Gaara Squad. Now with the Ino-Shika-Cho Squad, he could finally confirm Uehara's purpose.
Simply put, he's bullying the newbies for pleasure by relying on his own strength.
That's quite wicked!
This elderly Genin sighed, inviting them: "Finish this pot of food together and continue with your exams!"
"Yes, senior."
Nara Shikamaru nodded earnestly.
On the other side.
Uehara Naraku gained three skills.
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio still have quite a few fans!
Side Quest: Defeat Akimichi Choji (1/1) Complete, Reward Skill: Dynamic Rush.
Dynamic Rush: Curl your body into a ball and charge fast, greatly increasing your movement speed, duration 6 seconds, minimum skill cost 60 Chakra, skill cooldown time 8 seconds.
The moment he obtained this skill, Uehara Naraku decided to lock it away, since using it would be too damaging to his image!
Side Quest: Defeat Yamanaka Ino (1/1) Complete, Reward Skill: Hypnotic Bubble.
Hypnotic Bubble: Kick out a hypnotic bubble, 1.5 seconds after hitting an enemy, puts the enemy to sleep for 3 seconds; if the kicked bubble's power runs out without hitting anyone, it forms a hypnosis zone in the target area; minimum skill cost 80 Chakra, skill cooldown time 10 seconds.
Uehara Naraku felt numb; the chances of using this skill are presumably low, given the low likelihood of hitting.
Only the reward for defeating Nara Shikamaru remains!
Branch Mission: Defeat Nara Shikamaru (1/1), mission completed, reward skill: Shadow Secret Technique! Clone.
Shadow Secret Technique! Clone: Release a shadow clone of oneself, every time the main body uses a skill, the shadow clone uses the same skill. Meanwhile, the main body can swap positions with the shadow clone, skill consumes 40 Chakra points, cooldown time 10 seconds.
Uehara Naraku furrowed his eyebrows immediately: "Why does it feel a bit like Shisui of the Body Flicker's ninjutsu, whatever, it doesn't matter."
If it wasn't possible to swap positions, this so-called Shadow Secret Technique! Clone is not even as good as the ordinary Clone Jutsu in the Ninja World!
A pitch-black shadow foolishly stands there...
This damn thing wouldn't qualify for graduation in the Ninja Academy, would it?
"Next, it's time to find Hyuga Neji... hm?"
After activating his Destiny Skills, Uehara Naraku's expression suddenly changed, because in his observation, the grand feast kept until the end was about to be snatched away!
Uehara Naraku angrily smashed his fist against the tree, his whole body quietly disappeared from the spot: "Almost forgot about that bastard Orochimaru, better not let him get it first... that's the chives I planned to harvest!"
The two guys from the Seventh Class absolutely cannot be coveted by others.
If under Orochimaru's manipulation, Uchiha Sasuke becomes corrupted first, the probability of Uzumaki Naruto being corrupted would certainly be greatly reduced. According to Uehara Naraku's speculation, Naruto's corruption into a rogue ninja rewards are exceptionally high!
The bonds in the Ninja World are truly ridiculous!
In the outer perimeter range of the Forest of Death.
The Seventh Class only encountered a scouting enemy along the way; after Uchiha Sasuke easily dealt with him, he was in a good mood, his confidence grew even more.
Uchiha Sasuke was searching everywhere for Uehara Naraku's position because in order to get information about Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke was willing to do whatever it takes.
Moreover, Uehara Naraku was willingly delivering himself!
Uchiha Sasuke confidently told his two teammates: "Based on my speculation and observation, we will next search northward for Uehara Naraku's traces, and try to seize an Earth Scroll along the way..."
"But Sasuke-kun..."
Haruno Sakura's face showed some concern: "Teacher Kakashi specifically instructed us not to provoke this person called Uehara Naraku without reason!"
Uzumaki Naruto waved his hand, smiling, and began to persuade: "Sakura, but challenging strong individuals is more meaningful!"
"Naruto is right."
Uchiha Sasuke rarely agreed with the opinion of the tail-end of the squad, intertwining his fingers, he said in a deep voice: "Moreover, if I want to kill Uchiha Itachi, I must obtain his information."
That's the blood feud he bears for the annihilation of his clan!
Since the night of the clan's annihilation four years ago, Uchiha Sasuke has spent day and night thinking the most about killing Uchiha Itachi!
Haruno Sakura's concerned expression remained, but as her two teammates agreed, she could only concur: "Let's hope we find this Uehara Naraku person soon... Sasuke-kun will definitely defeat him and get what you want!"
"Thank you."
Sasuke nodded, rare for him to thank his teammate, Haruno Sakura's face immediately became flushed.
Right at that moment, a sinister voice appeared around them: "Do you really think you can defeat Uehara Naraku with your current self?"
A tall and slender man emerged from the ground, appearing in front of the Seventh Class.
The man pressed down his straw hat, extended a long tongue to lick his lips, and looked at the three kids from the Seventh Class: "A group of naive and cute little brats, always saying some unrealistic dreams..."
Even Uehara Naraku, a man current him dared not claim to defeat easily!
This group of kids unaware of the reality dare to challenge Uehara Naraku, such action is akin to seeking death.
Rather than letting them die at Uehara Naraku's hand, he might as well test the strength of this Uchiha orphan to see if he qualifies to be a vessel.
Under the brim of his hat, his narrow eyes fell into the Seventh Class's sight, making one's body feel chilly, just the killing intent emanating from this man made Uzumaki Naruto and the others collapse in fright!
The tall slender man furrowed his eyebrows, watching the Seventh Class's performance with a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Is that all they amount to?"
"Damn it, don't belittle the Uchiha!"
Uchiha Sasuke suddenly grabbed a Kunai and stabbed it into his own leg, standing up from the fear of the killing intent, rushing towards the slender tall man!
Just when the Seventh Class and the slender tall man began their battle, another figure quietly appeared nearby.
The second visitor was Uehara Naraku.
Uehara looked on at the slender tall man (as Orochimaru had transformed) tormenting the Seventh Class, he showed dissatisfaction: "Orochimaru, dare to ruin my plan, I'll kill you!"
For the current Seventh Class to want to defeat Orochimaru is just absurd.
Not much time has passed, whether it be Uchiha Sasuke or Uzumaki Naruto, they were easily knocked down by Orochimaru. Even Sasuke's desperate counter-attack was just a diversion.
"Not bad, Double Tomoe Sharingan, quite handsome, still daring to resist when facing a true strongman."
As he finished speaking, Orochimaru's neck suddenly extended, leading his head towards Uchiha Sasuke, opening his mouth to bite Sasuke's back neck!
Orochimaru's voice carried madness: "However, to prevent you from going to Uehara Naraku to send yourself to death, you better accept my gift! If you want to use the power within yourself, come find me! Remember my name, I am Orochimaru!"
Crunch!
Orochimaru's teeth suddenly bit onto someone's arm!
Beside Uchiha Sasuke, a young man suddenly appeared, extending his arm to block Orochimaru's serpentine bite.
Orochimaru looked at the man's face, a sense of surprise and hesitation flickered in his eyes: "Uehara Naraku, why is this guy appearing here, with his strength and speed he shouldn't be at the tower already?"