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"It's alright, I won't interfere."

Chiaki took a sip of tea. "Unless the other side has a ninja above the Kage level, I'll just be a spectator."

"With you here, we have boundless confidence even without taking any action!"

Asuma immediately started praising Chiaki, showing his genuine approval of him.

Chapter 714 Shikamaru in Reality

"Lord Qianqiu, your arrival puts a lot of pressure on us."

Unlike Asuma's respectful demeanor, Shikamaru looked helpless and said, clearly averse to trouble, "With you here, wouldn't I have to give it my all to live up to your attention?"

"There's no need to care about me."

Chiaki took a sip of tea and smiled at Shikamaru. "Just pretend I don't exist."

"...That's actually a bit difficult."

Shikamaru retorted, "With such a great deity like you sitting here, wouldn't it be disrespectful of us to ignore you?"

"Will this work?"

Qianqiu blinked, and a wisp of green smoke rose as her figure changed.

A girl with short pink hair appeared in front of Shikamaru and Asuma. She wore a mask on her face and looked harmless.

"This, this, this..."

Asuma nervously rubbed his hands together. He had never seen Chiaki in this form before and was somewhat at a loss.

"Ah, so this is the legendary number one mercenary, 'Seven,' right?"

Shikamaru, with one hand on his hip, said dejectedly, "This image really doesn't look like that of a peerless master."

"Isn't this more in line with the true spirit of a ninja?"

Chiaki, wearing a mask, stood up, pulled the blushing Mirai along, and walked towards the room further back in the Mercenary Guild.

Qianqiu is currently a man, and what might happen in the future is something that those who know, know.

"By the way, Lord Chiaki!"

Unlike Asuma's envious expression, Shikamaru frowned and asked, "How strong are they? Can so many of us handle them?"

"Kakuto is at the peak of Kage level, and Hidan is at Kage level. I've already told you the specifics. Now it's up to you."

Chiaki waved his hand, and Shikamaru quickly called out, "Hey, Chiaki-sama, you still haven't said whether we can win or not."

Mirai pinched Chiaki's cheek and winked at her, signaling her to offer Shikamaru some help.

Chiaki stopped in her tracks, turned around and said, "Shikamaru, you should learn to make your own judgments, and... believe in miracles."

"Okay, so can I play?"

Shikamaru wouldn't care about Chiaki's motivational speeches; he's quite realistic.

"You guys can handle Kagami, but you probably can't handle Hidan."

Chiaki's words stunned Shikamaru, who began to frown and ponder.

what happened.

Generally speaking, Kakuzu, a peak Kage-level opponent, should be a much more difficult opponent. So why did Chiaki say that Kakuzu was easier to deal with than Hidan?

Could it be that their two natures are different?

"Think about it yourself. If you can't figure it out, then you're letting your intelligence down, Shikamaru."

Qianqiu tapped his head with his finger, then disappeared with the future, leaving behind the words, "If you can't handle it, just say my name again."

Asuma, not daring to be presumptuous, bowed his head respectfully to see Chiaki off. Compared to Shikamaru, who had been studying at the Senju family mansion, Asuma's relationship with Chiaki was rather distant.

He basically acted according to Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude towards Chiaki. His father was very obedient and respectful to Chiaki, so Asuma had to be even more obedient and respectful.

The way Shikamaru talks sarcastic and sarcastic towards Chiaki, whether openly or secretly, is just because they have a good relationship.

If Asma had done that, the grass on his grave would be hundreds of meters high.

After Chiaki completely disappeared, Asuma rubbed his hands together and looked at Shikamaru, "Shikamaru, what exactly did that person mean?"

"Can we take care of these guys?"

However, Shikamaru completely ignored him, and just frowned as he pondered deeply.

"Immortal...immortal..."

What's the difference between two immortals?

"What Kaku needs to be wary of is his heart manipulation technique inherited from Jigan-yu, and what Hidan needs to be wary of is his Jashin Ritual..."

"Earthly Grudges and Evil Gods...?"

Shikamaru tapped his head, saying with some annoyance, "Damn it, I didn't even have any knowledge about this before, now I'm in trouble."

Asuma raised an eyebrow and asked, "So, Shikamaru, what do you need? Can I answer that for you?"

"you?"

Shikamaru looked up at Asuma, whose large beard twitched as if trying to assert his dignity as a teacher.

"Well, no."

Shikamaru shook his head. "You probably haven't come into contact with this either. Information about evil gods is only available in ancient families. I've only glanced at it briefly."

"An ancient family..."

Asuma twitched the corner of his mouth. The Sarutobi clan really wasn't an ancient clan; their history at most went back to the generation of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"By the way, Asuma-sensei, do you have a membership card?"

Shikamaru realized what was happening and asked Asuma.

Where is this place?

This is the Mercenary Guild!

The Mercenary Guild is a large mission center, so it might also be collecting similar information.

As mentioned before, the Mercenary Guild has developed quite comprehensively, offering everything from food and drink to entertainment, and even allowing members to exchange points on their membership cards for exclusive items.

The Mercenary Guild also has common items, and intelligence can also be traded as items.

Therefore, Shikamaru believed that he could directly find information about the Earth Grudge Fear and the Evil God at the Mercenary Guild.

Tsk.

In that sense, the Mercenary Guild is actually a pretty good platform. As long as you have money, you don't even need to painstakingly collect intelligence yourself; you can just buy it.

With the Mercenary Guild as their backing, almost all ninjas are willing to provide information to the Mercenary Guild in exchange for some income.

Aside from its own security ninjas, the Mercenary Guild has no other armed forces.

Its positioning is very accurate. The Mercenary Guild is essentially a platform for intelligence gathering and mission issuance. Everything else is just a byproduct of the Mercenary Guild.

"Yes, I do... What do you want to do with it?"

Asuma instinctively pulled out his membership card for Shikamaru. It was a silver membership card, not very good, but still quite useful.

"I didn't know you knew how to do this, it's really interesting."

Shikamaru took the membership card and dragged Asuma toward the trading area, saying, "Buy me something later, or I'll give you away as a ninja with a bounty of 3500 million."

"Oh, and I'll also tell Teacher Hong about the expenses you incurred at the Mercenary Guild."

"...You little brat, are you asking for a beating?"

Asuma gritted his teeth and whispered to Shikamaru, "You're only allowed to spend 10,000!"

"Ten thousand isn't enough, one hundred thousand!"

Shikamaru rubbed his fingers together, and Asuma said in horror, "I only have 100,000 yen in this card, and you want to take it all?"

“It’s no big deal. If you want to make money, thirty-five million is just a matter of minutes.”

Shikamaru grinned. Elite Jonin were already close to standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world, so doing some missions and earning some money was quite easy for them.

Chapter 715 One Million Taels

"Get lost! I'm a Konoha ninja, a formally registered member of the organization!"

Asma retorted angrily, "How could I possibly do so many mercenary guild missions?"

"Even if I jump off this cliff and die outside, I will never do a single mission here!"

"Alright, alright, here you go!"

Shikamaru took the membership card to the trading area, where a girl with short red hair was waiting. After taking the membership card from Shikamaru and confirming Asuma's identity, she smiled sweetly.

"Dear Silver Mercenary 'Smoke', good afternoon. The system indicates that you only need to complete ten more tasks this month to receive a higher level of reward. We suggest you complete as many tasks as possible."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Asuma coughed forcefully, and Shikamaru looked at him with a half-smile, "Who was it that just said they wouldn't do mercenary guild missions?"

"Well...isn't it necessary?"

Asuma said, her face flushed, "The main thing is to buy a present for Hong! Yes!"

"According to the data, the transactions on your card are mainly for blind box purchases and tobacco and alcohol purchases. If you have any questions, you can let us check for you."

The girl with short red hair offered incredibly thoughtful advice; for them, ensuring the balance on the customer's card was correct was the highest priority.

As for the customer's feelings...

Ok.

It mainly depends on the mood and personality of the girl with short red hair.

Unfortunately, this girl is rather cunning and wicked, and enjoys watching others have fun.

"No problem! Let's get to the transaction!"

Asuma abruptly interrupted the red-haired girl's "thoughtful advice," and a subtle hint of disappointment flashed in the girl's eyes. However, she quickly regained her composure.