Chapter 6： An unexpected surprise

“Off-road, are you kidding me?”

“Wait! This. Is this shadow imitation?”

The joyous voice of the off-road came. Lu Jiugang was about to question, but who would have thought that the black shadow suddenly emerging from under his feet made him shut up, because that was the sign of the shadow imitation skill in his body!

And when the black shadow under Shikaku's feet was connected with the shadow of Off-road, even Ding Zao had a stunned expression, obviously not understanding how Off-road's shadow imitation technique imprisoned Shikaku.

Shikaku, who was still familiar with the shadow imitation technique, closed his eyes slightly and began to sense. After opening his eyes soon, he focused on the shuriken not far away, then faced Ding Zao with a bitter smile and said: "Ding Zao. , you see the cross-country guy planned it from the beginning, it turns out that his shadow imitation technique is three-fold preparation, your shadow is just a part of his plan!"

“Is it really that powerful?”

Listening to Shikaku's explanation, Ding Zuo felt as if he was living in a dream, looking towards the crossroads in disbelief.

Off-road and off-road naturally have to maintain a humble image in front of their elders, so after smiling, off-road and off-road explained to Ding Zuo: "Uncle Ding Zuo, the first time I used the shadow imitation technique, the main purpose was to let people Uncle Shikaku is close to you. You see, there is a limit to the distance of the shadow imitation technique, but if I use the shadow imitation technique to connect to your shadow first, and then connect to Uncle Shikaku's shadow, won't I be able to force Shikaku to do so? Did uncle jump towards those shurikens?"

Speaking, Xue Yu pointed at the shuriken behind Shikaku, and Ding Zuo looked like he was enlightened.

Those shurikens were the ones thrown by Off-Road at the beginning, and they were not even the slightest threat in front of Shikaku, the jounin.

But who could have imagined that Cross Country's calculations were so deep. Not only had he calculated the location where the shuriken would fall, he had even planned to force Shikaku to jump in front of the shuriken to avoid it.

So when he understood the causes and consequences of Shikaku's defeat, even Ding Zao's eyes towards the cross country changed. Instead, just like Shikaku before, he felt completely looking at a "monster"!

“Shikaku, your Nara clan is not far away from rising up!”

With a somewhat envious and somewhat jealous exclamation, Ding Zuo couldn't help but smile bitterly. How come the Xindao Qiudou clan doesn't have a cross-country genius?

On the contrary, Shikaku smiled proudly after listening to Ding Zao's sigh.

He casually took out a scroll from his arms. While smiling, Lu Jiu gave Cross Country an "appreciative" look and said with a smile: "Hey, Cross Country, even if you are lucky enough to win this time, the scroll belongs to you. Remember to practice hard, you know?”

"Um!"

Taking the scroll from Shikaku, Shikaku's eyes were filled with joy, and he quickly put the scroll in his ninja tool bag.

But just when he was excited about the cross-country trip and was about to go home and start practicing the secret techniques of the Nara clan, Shikaku's stern voice echoed in his ears again.

"However, cross-country, you have to remember that you just won by luck this time, and you must practice hard in the future. Moreover, our Nara clan's shadow imitation technique is certainly powerful, but after you imprisoned others with your shadow imitation technique, If you are still as negligent as you are now, then you will be the loser!"

Lu Jiu snorted coldly, and suddenly there was a "pop" sound, and then Xue Jiu saw that the shadow imitation technique he used to imprison Lu Jiu was suddenly broken there, and he was so shocked that a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

It was also from that moment on that Cross Country realized why Shikaku said such words after he won.

That's right, just as Shikaku said, the shadow imitation technique is indeed powerful, but you must not underestimate the many strong men in the ninja world just because of a shadow imitation technique.

If nothing else, let’s just talk about Nara Shikamaru in the original plot. How many times did Nara Shikamaru almost face a life-or-death crisis because he believed in the power of shadow imitation?

So, at this time, Shikaku sounded the alarm for Shikaku. After Shikaku's severe rebuke, Shikaku not only did not blame him at all, but was secretly grateful for Shikaku's teachings.

“Uncle Lujiu, thank you for your teaching!”

“I will definitely practice harder in the future and strive to become a ninja like you as soon as possible!”

Everyone is willing to listen to good things, and Shikaku is no exception.

Sure enough, after what he said, Lu Jiu smiled again, walked to the front of the cross country, and patted the shoulder of the cross country hard.

“Okay, cross-country, you have been practicing for so long, you should be tired, go back and have a good rest!”

“Well, Uncle Shikaku!”

 Stretching his sore wrist, Xue Yue sighed at the power of the Jonin on one side, while silently sighing at his own weakness on the other.

In fact, even if Shikaku didn't sound the alarm for Cross Country, reminding him not to be complacent about some results, and fully understanding the gap between himself and Jonin, Cross Country was still preparing to practice hard after returning, and strive to have the strength to stand in front of Jonin as soon as possible. of. During the competition with Shikaku, Cross Country fully realized his own shortcomings and the power of Jonin.

Originally, the Jonin in the original plot is just like a supporting character, and it is inevitable that there will be some contempt for him when going off-road. However, when he discovered that Shikaku, a ninja known for his "intelligence", could crush him using only taijutsu and no chakra, Cross Country with a golden finger was inevitably a little unhappy, and his eagerness to become a Jonin became Cross Country's short-term goal.

However, after saying goodbye to Shikaku and Ding Zao one after another, and when Xue Xue was preparing to go home, Ding Zao's voice suddenly came, making Xue Xue stop in his tracks.

“Uncle Dingzuo, is something okay?”

“It’s nothing, I just have some little things to give to you.”

Listening to Cross Country's question, Ding Zuo smiled, threw a scroll to Cross Country, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I don't have any other good things. I, the Qiudao clan, practice family secrets, so I will give this scroll as a gift." Here you go. Listen to your uncle Lujiu, and remember to practice the family secrets first, and then practice the things on the scroll, okay?"

"Um!"

Handed his head heavily, he didn’t expect any unexpected surprises even when he was going off-road.

In particular, he unfolded the scroll and browsed it casually. When he found that the scroll given to him by Ding Zuo contained a faint record of the training method of the shadow clone technique, he quickly thanked Ding Zuo and couldn't wait to run home. , preparing to quickly complete the practice of the shadow clone technique known as "plug-in".

After leaving off-road, watching the off-road figure gradually disappear, Shikaku couldn't help but sigh: "Ding Zuo, are you preparing for that plan?"

“Well, our Akimichi clan doesn’t have the talent for cross-country, so we must make plans early!”

Sighing, Ding Zao recalled his cross-country performance, smiled again, and then said like a joke, but also like a warning: "Shikaku, remember to train cross-country well! We owe Lu Nai a lot, not to mention You still have such outstanding talents in cross-country. If you, the Nara clan, are not prepared to cultivate cross-country, don’t blame us, the Akimichi clan!”

“Hahahaha, how is that possible!”

“Starting from tomorrow, the Nara clan’s resources will be directed towards off-road use!”

“Dingzuo, you’d better go back and think about the geniuses of your Akimichi clan!”

As soon as Shikaku finished speaking, Ding Zuo had a frown on his face, which made Shikaku couldn't help but laugh again.

As for the cross-country trip back home in a hurry, it was when the heads of the Nara and Akimichi clans were discussing him that they silently opened the two hard-earned scrolls at home.