Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 109 Sunset
With the powerful Hai Ri and the wise Shikamaru reaching an agreement, the team had no further disagreements.

The five men quickly headed south.

The south side of Training Ground Zero, closest to the center of Konoha, must have a teacher stationed there.

Just walked a few steps.

The roars of wild beasts echoed around them.

Shikamaru sensed something was wrong and quickly changed course.

Boo!
The giant bird soared through the sky, as if guiding the beasts of the forest.

Roar!
Snore...

Unable to distinguish what kind of monster it was, the roars of beasts from all directions had already surrounded Hui Li and the others.

"Grey Glass, is there still a way?"

Shikamaru knew that Kairi had strong sensory abilities, so he quickly asked her.

Before he could finish speaking, Hui Li had already swept his eyes around with a disdainful look.

A giant bird in the sky guided them, and there was also medicinal powder clinging to their clothes. Wild beasts in the jungle had already surrounded them like madmen.

There is no road.

Hui Li shook her head regretfully.

The beasts of the entire Zero Training Ground seemed to be drawn here, and there was a trend of more and more gathering.

If Hui Li wanted to walk on her own, it wouldn't be difficult at all. The sharp claws and teeth of these beasts couldn't penetrate her subcutaneous periosteum defenses at all, and her Wind Release technique would be enough for her to carve a bloody path through.

However, it seems unlikely that they could bring Naruto and the others along.

Ino's face was pale.

There were more wild beasts around her than she had imagined, and many of the herds had even started fighting amongst themselves.

She had not yet mastered the family's inherited perception technique, but her long-cultivated spiritual power continued to give her warnings.

The situation is already bad.

Whoosh!
A fist-sized rock sliced ​​through the air and hurtled toward Ino's head.

"Ino, be careful."

Shikamaru shouted anxiously.

"Multiply Technique!"

At the crucial moment, Choji's body rapidly grew larger, quickly reaching a height of over two meters, his broad back protecting Ino.

Peng!
The stone hit Choji, but it was deflected by his strong back muscles and did not cause any harm.

"Thank you, Choji."

Ino only then came to her senses and quickly thanked him.

“We’re surrounded,” Gray Glass said, looking around.

Countless monkeys stood on the trees, scratching their ears and cheeks; the stone attack just now was clearly the work of these monkeys.

Boo!
The giant bird let out a loud cry again.

Instructions received.

The herd of beasts finally found their target and surrounded the group, drooling.

The tiger at the front, with its barbed tongue, kept licking the ground where Hui Li and the others had just stood.

There was medicinal powder that fell from the sky.

The beasts were temporarily distracted by the powder and had not yet attacked, but as the powder on the ground gradually disappeared, this situation probably could not last long.

The group sat back to back.

Naruto clenched his fists, at a loss for what to do.

There were countless enemies in the sky and on the ground, too many to keep track of.

How to fight this?
"Shikamaru, what should we do?"

Ino's anxious voice made Shikamaru break out in a cold sweat.

The disparity in numbers between the enemy and ourselves was too great, and they were located in the very center of Training Ground Zero, even further from the core area of ​​Konoha than from the first alert line.

Reinforcements certainly won't arrive anytime soon.

The fact that there's been such a commotion on their end, yet no teachers have arrived, means that the ninja academy's forces are also tied up, probably rescuing other students and unable to break free for the time being.

go.

With the giant birds in the sky as guides, they were no match for these beasts, and only Gray Glass had a chance of escaping.

Keep.

That would deplete Hui Li's strength. If reinforcements don't arrive, Hui Li, who could have escaped on her own, would probably have to die with them.

There were two very clear options, but Shikamaru was unable to make a decision.

He didn't have the right to make Hairi wait here to die with them, but he also didn't want Ino, Choji, and Naruto to die here.

Where is the best-case scenario?
Shikamaru frantically grabbed his hair, his usually sharp mind nearly coming to a standstill under the weight of his comrade's life.

"I'll stay and defend," Hairi said, making the decision for Shikamaru. "But that's not fair to you, Hairi! You're so strong, you could definitely escape if you left!" Shikamaru instinctively rejected Hairi's suggestion.

Although Ino and Choji were terrified, they firmly shook their heads at this moment:

"Grey Glass, you can leave on your own!"

"Don't worry about us."

Looking at the group of cockroaches who were clearly trembling with fear but still refused to let Hui Li stay, Hui Li couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This is Konoha.

Even a naive child will not hesitate to give their life in a critical moment.

Sacrifice and protection!
The ethereal will of fire was etched into the bones of these people, and transformed into reality through generations of inheritance.

but.

Hui Li had no intention of dying here with them.

"Kill the enemies in the sky first. Without guidance, the beasts will fight each other on their own. Then we can figure out a way to break through," Hui Li quickly stated her plan.

"How can we fight when the enemy is flying so high?"

Naruto looked up at the sky.

The circling giant bird was so far off the ground that it was impossible to attack it.

"I have a ranged ninjutsu technique."

"Can it hit targets a thousand meters in the air?" Shikamaru asked in surprise.

"cannot!"

Hui Li shook her head, rejecting Shikamaru's guess. If she had such an ability, she would have acted long ago; why would she wait until now?

"Look."

Gray glass points to the ground.

The group looked in the direction that Hui Li was pointing.

As the sun sets, the giant bird circling in the sky casts its reflection on the ground.

"It's the Shadow Imitation Technique!" *3
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio were the first to understand Hai Ri's thoughts.

“That’s right. I’ll use Shikamaru’s Shadow Imitation Technique to control the giant bird’s movements and wait for it to fall to a suitable height so I can deliver a fatal blow.”

After revealing the entire plan, Hui Li looked at Shikamaru.

"I'm afraid not."

Shikamaru stared at the massive reflection on the ground, his face grave: "The enemy is too big. With my chakra, it will collapse in three seconds at most. This plan won't work."

“It works!”

Ino stepped forward, her confident voice drawing everyone's attention: "I also have the Mind Turning Technique. As long as Shikamaru can control it for even a second, I guarantee my technique will hit."

"The enemy is a thousand meters in the air, can your heart really turn that far away?"

Faced with Hui Li's shock, Ino's blue eyes were filled with confidence: "There is no distance between hearts."

Hui Li blinked.

She discussed physics with Ino, and Ino discussed philosophy with her.

Forget it.

Even if the plan fails, it won't be her who dies.

"How many seconds can you hold it in?"

"This distance will take at most ten seconds," Ino said after a long pause, giving a precise figure.

"If you drop vertically for ten seconds, you can reach a height of about 500 meters."

Shikamaru quickly calculated the giant bird's final height and then looked at Gray.

"enough."

Hui Li nodded amidst the hopeful gazes of the crowd.

"Great!"

Naruto swung his fist hard.

The trio breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then let's get started!"

Shikamaru and Ino simultaneously formed hand seals, their speed far exceeding their usual pace, as everyone's potential was unleashed in this life-or-death crisis.

"And one more thing."

Hui Li waved her hand to stop the two from moving.

"What's wrong?"

Shikamaru frowned, sensing that something was wrong.

"I haven't practiced that ranged ninjutsu yet, I'll have to learn it now..."

(End of this chapter)