Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

"Now you are the only one left."

Chiba squatted down in front of Shikamaru. "So, what are your thoughts?"

Shikamaru clenched his fists.

He couldn't truly grasp the feeling of despair, but Shikamaru understood that Chiba's conditions were already quite lenient.

No killer move was used.

An extremely obvious weakness.

They were basically letting him have his way; a real enemy wouldn't be so merciful. But even so, they still lost without any chance to fight back.

"What a huge difference."

Shikamaru sighed, "Why are you so strong?"

"Because while you were skipping class, I was listening to lectures and reading books; while you were playing, I was cultivating myself."

Chiba sat down beside him and said, "There's no such thing as an absolute genius, right?"

"..."

Shikamaru sensed a hidden meaning in his words.

He seemed to be deep in thought, recalling a sentence his father, Nara Shikaku, had once said.

If you don't work hard usually, you'll find that you're not capable enough when the time comes.

They seem to mean the same thing.

"Actually, you do have a chance."

"Do we have a chance?"

Shikamaru looked at Chiba, hoping to hear a solution from him.

“Ino doesn’t listen to you much, but at least Choji does. If you let Choji confront me head-on, you can force me into the situation I just got.”

"I feel like you're not afraid of Choji."

Shikamaru remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.

In their first encounter, Choji, who was using a partial multiplication technique, was sent flying.

visible……

Chiba is not afraid of Choji.

"That's right. Whether you want to defeat Choji or not, it's up to me whether I'm willing or not. In the end, it's because you're not strong enough."

"But the Akimichi clan has a secret medicine."

"How could I possibly let him use that method!"

Shikamaru's expression turned cold.

Chiba shrugged and said, "Then what can we do? Sacrifice him, and at least you and Ino can survive. He'll be happy to help you too."

Choji, who was pretending to be dead, finally spoke up: "Hmm."

"Because he trusts me, I can't do that!"

Shikamaru's expression was cold and his will was firm. "I'd rather go back to the Ninja Academy than let Choji take the secret drug in this kind of exam."

"Indeed, you still have a chance to go back to the Ninja Academy now, but once you're actually on the battlefield, you'll only be able to rely on your captain. What if one day you encounter an enemy that even Asuma-sensei couldn't defeat..."

Chiba stood up and looked out at the woods. "Congratulations on being able to stay at the school for another year."

Shikamaru remained silent.

He can say that he has done his best.

He had thought of Chiba's weaknesses, and Shikamaru had come up with the plan on his own initiative, but as the "brain" of the team, he knew clearly that he was not qualified.

If they were stronger...

Chiba used his chakra to wake Ino from her coma.

Seeing this, Ino turned pale and sat up in disbelief, saying, "How can your mental strength be so strong?"

"It's not that I'm strong, it's that you're too weak. Mental strength isn't that simple and crude. Put more effort into it and stop wasting your time on useless things."

Chiba said calmly.

In their team, Tenten and Kazusa might have their own little thoughts, but they usually focus on training and studying and never get distracted.

Ino and Sakura are different.

For the sake of their so-called "love," the two of them completely disregarded their other teammates.

Too blind.

Chiba looked at Choji.

Choji tensed up instantly—

The handsome young man in front of them was only a year older than them, but for some reason, Chiba felt a lot of pressure when he stood in front of him.

"You mean, uh, more practice?"

"Ah."

Choji answered in a muffled voice.

As for Shikamaru, Chiba had already discussed it, so there was no need to discuss it again. Besides, he was just taking the exam for someone else, not replacing a teacher.

He got up and stretched.

"So be it."

Chiba looked to the other side, "Want to go over there and see what's going on?"

Shikamaru looked in that direction.

Is Class 7 still taking the exam?

He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Chiba led them to follow the chakra aura, and soon they found Kakashi.

exactly……

"Ahhhh!!!"

A girl's piercing scream rang out.

Ino covered her face.

She felt like she was seeing another version of herself.

Shame!

What a shame!

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Chapter 112 One must know oneself, otherwise one will harm both oneself and others.

Sakura was so frightened by Kakashi's genjutsu that she fainted.

Shikamaru glanced at Ino, his feelings extremely complicated.

Even without thinking, he could guess what Sakura had seen.

It must be that Sasuke encountered some kind of danger.

As Chiba said, if either of them had any other thoughts in mind, they wouldn't have only been able to provide some help in the battle.

of course.

Ino was truly helpless against Chiba. She used her Mind Transfer Technique, but Chiba was simply too strong for her.

What can be done about this?

Shikamaru composed himself and then couldn't help but smile.

It's probably because there's no Sasuke in the team.

Chiba led them forward.

"Yes, they're easy to train. They're practically halfway through their training now."

Choji stopped stuffing snacks into his mouth and asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chiba's senses are incredibly sharp!

Their previous battlefield was some distance from Naruto's group, but from the moment they started, Chiba's grasp of the battlefield became absolutely crystal clear.

The other side was more like teaching them how to be a qualified ninja, how to really use their brains to help the team achieve victory.

pity.

At this moment, Naruto is hanging upside down under the tree, trying his best to do reverse pull-ups, hoping to use his abilities to untie the knots on his feet.

Intelligence is a crucial element in ninja operations.

Chiba looked at Naruto, who was working so hard, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Chiba shrugged: "You're asking me?"

At this moment, Sasuke was pulled underground by Kakashi's Mind Decapitation Technique, looking extremely disheveled and lacking his usual handsomeness and demeanor.

He led Shikamaru and the others around.

A short while later, they saw Naruto—

"Where's Naruto?"

At school, he had a pretty good relationship with Naruto and knew the guy the best.

in contrast.

There was absolutely no cooperation between them.