Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 59 Who Should Turn Off the Lights, Ino-Shika-Cho?

Shikamaru's personality is characterized by laziness, aversion to trouble and change, and a longing for a peaceful life.

In addition to the influence of his family elders and his mentor Asuma, Shikamaru is a staunch guardian of traditional rules.

The villain in the Shikamaru Secret Story is someone who asks why ninjas should obey corrupt daimyo and wealthy merchants.

The question Bai Mo asked Hei Tu was exactly the same.

The difference is that this villain is like a frog in a well, unaware of the strength of Naruto, Sasuke, and the five great nations. Furthermore, even though his reasoning is correct, he still tries to use techniques to brainwash and control others.

Shikamaru pointed out these problems and defeated the villain.

This approach may convince most people, but it doesn't allow a minority to think about it carefully.

Because this wasn't a clash of ideas at all; it was more like an online argument.

Unable to win an argument, they start digging into the other person's homepage and past statements, and then try to label them.

Because the villain used illusion magic, and because the villain also has ambitions, everything he does is wrong. This black-and-white approach is used to overturn his beliefs.

Nagato's original plan was that he didn't know about Kaguya, the Otsutsuki clan, or that he was a pawn.

You can only say that his actions were wrong, but you can't prove that his ideas were wrong.

It's like when you post "The sun rises from the east" on QQ and then take a screenshot.

Then someone countered with "People actually believe QQ screenshots?" to argue that the idea of ​​the sun rising in the east is just as absurd.

Shikamaru, with his intelligence, naturally understood the problem.

But as mentioned before, he is a guardian of traditional rules. He doesn't need to think about whether different viewpoints are reasonable or not; he only needs to stick to his own beliefs.

That's why Bai Mo just said that he originally didn't approve of Shikamaru and wasn't planning to say much to him.

Shikamaru is a smart person, but his smartness is different from that of Nagato, Mei Terumi, and Kurotsuchi, whom Bai Mo had previously persuaded.

However, Bai Mo decided to conduct an experiment. Although he didn't know if the experiment would be successful, he planned to try it on Shikamaru.

After all, Shikamaru came on his own initiative, and this experiment wasn't a bad thing for him; it even fulfilled his dream of becoming an ordinary office worker.

"If you want to be an ordinary ninja, you don't need to deliberately become ordinary. You just need to make other ninjas good enough, and then you will naturally not attract attention."

Given your role as a strategist and your friendship with Naruto, I think you would do your best to assist him in becoming Hokage, right?

That would go against your dreams again.

However, if Konoha were to learn a little from the practices of Iwagakure and Kirigakure, it could achieve the best of both worlds.

"If you have enough talented people assisting the Hokage, your job will naturally become infinitely easier."

Bai Mo's words were both reasonable and absurd, leaving Shikamaru puzzled.

Indeed, even if Konoha doesn't seize power from the Daimyo and start a revolution, simply delegating the Kage's power so that he doesn't have to review so many official documents every day would be a good reform.

Furthermore, as long as the other ninjas are strong enough, he doesn't need to hide anything.

—The other party also had another intention: he wanted Hinata's younger sister Hanabi to go with him outside the village to become stronger, which was a manifestation of his plan to make other ninjas stronger.

In other words, if Shikamaru wants to realize his dream, the best way is to go along with the other person's direction?

What puzzled Shikamaru the most was that the other party didn't use any sarcastic tone at all, and just directly assumed that Naruto, a loser, could become Hokage.

Even his friends felt that Naruto's dream was too difficult to achieve, and could only offer their support and encouragement as much as possible.

"Anything else?"

Shikamaru thought for a moment and then looked up.

"Whether you want to have a boy or a girl first is something I can't help you with. Maybe you should go see Orochimaru later and see if he can help you control it."

As for your statement about "wanting to marry an ordinary woman," I can give you a case example; see if you can glean anything from it.

"Oh? Please enlighten me."

Shikamaru's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

This is a good thing.

With his current experience, Bai Mo couldn't possibly discern the truth or falsehood of what he had just said, and he was thinking of going back to discuss it with his father.

But this one is different.

Before Shikamaru came to ask Bai Mo for advice, he had observed him for a period of time.

Bai Mo is quite popular; in terms of quantity, he might not have as many friends as Sasuke, but in terms of quality...

The Earth Shadow, the Water Shadow, and even the village chief of Amegakure all treated Bai Mo very well.

Bai Mo is indeed qualified to teach him in this area.

Moreover, once you learn this skill, you can use it frequently in the future.

"Take your next match for example. Your opponent is the eldest princess of Sunagakure, who is three years older than you and quite strong."

So, what should you do to ensure the other person doesn't fall in love with you?

Bai Mo's question completely baffled Shikamaru.

—What weird stuff is this guy saying?

What does it mean to guarantee that the other person won't fall in love with him?

He's Shikamaru, not Sasuke.

Even Sasuke isn't the ultimate heartthrob, the kind of guy everyone falls in love with at first sight, right?

Hiss, wait a minute.

The other party asked for a "guarantee not to," which means it has to be 100%.

Even if there is only the slightest possibility, it must be ruled out.

That is indeed an academic question.

Shikamaru stroked his chin and began to ponder.

In the end, he gave up because he had too little experience in this area.

His father was henpecked and had no right to pass on his experience to him.

Shikamaru had no choice but to seek help from Bai Mo.

"I really can't figure it out, so please tell me."

Actually, I don't know either.

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"Is there a problem with that? Humans are complex beings, and women are even more complex."

Whether you surrender directly, surrender after a while, or even defeat her instantly, it might attract attention, but...

Bai Mo pulled a book out from behind him and stuffed it into Shikamaru's arms.

"This is?"

"This is a new work by your Konoha ninja, Hatake Kakashi. I was able to get an unreleased version in advance because of my connections with the publisher."

It seems to contain the answer you're looking for, so I'm giving it to you.

Bai Mo patted Shikamaru on the shoulder.

"A work by Kakashi-sensei?"

Shikamaru looked down at the book cover—"The Strategy of a Powerful Man," by Kakashi.

"There are less than twenty minutes left. This is your last chance. Good luck. Find the method in it and use it skillfully. It's time to test your intelligence."

After saying this to Shikamaru, Bai Mo got up and left.

Shikamaru, with a determined look on his face, sat down, placed the book on his lap, opened to the first page, and began to read quickly and intently, trying to find the answer.

After watching for a while, Shikamaru suddenly scratched his head: "I think I forgot something? Oh right, Hinata's matter... Never mind, let the Hyuga clan leaders worry about it themselves, it's such a hassle."

After uttering a complaint, Shikamaru once again immersed himself in reading.

Ino, who was unconscious in her seat in the back: ?

On the other side, Bai Mo went to the restroom, washed his hands afterward, and looked at himself in the mirror: "Oh, I almost forgot."

thump.

Ino, who was sitting in her seat, finally woke up.

Upon waking up, Ino stared at her hands in utter disbelief.

The damage from the Mind Turning Technique will be fed back to the user; the pain, or rather, the sensation of touch, will also be fed back to the user.

What kind of things did she just encounter?!

Damn Shikamaru!

When Ino saw that Shikamaru was still engrossed in his book, showing no concern for her safety and seemingly having forgotten about her, she was immediately filled with anger.

She came out of kindness to help, and this is how she was treated?

Ino clenched her fists and walked over step by step.

"What book are you reading so intently? Don't you all sleep during classes at the ninja academy?"

Ino became curious and glanced at it before taking action.

Shikamaru happened to come across an interesting little story in the book.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio from Konoha have a very good relationship and live in the same dormitory. They have agreed to take turns turning off the lights every night.

One day, everyone lay down, and no one turned off the lights.

The mountain dweller asked: "Whose turn-off is it? Why is no one turning off the lights?"

Akimichi replied: Today is the day to enter Deer Pass.

"..."

Ino immediately recalled the sensation she had just felt and took a deep breath.

"Die, Shikamaru!"

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