Chapter 2191 Useless Efforts? (Four Thousand Words)

Now, it’s troublesome.

Slowly straightening up, with a look of reluctance on his face, Nara Shikamaru picked up the scroll that Choji had put down bit by bit.

It seems that this scroll is heavier than a thousand pieces.

And his heart was filled with frustrated sighs.

To be honest, although he had carefully considered this matter before, after getting his father drunk last night to no avail, he planned to give up on this matter. Moreover, he did not think that this matter would have any effect. Progress, this is not a question of their ability, but a question of objective conditions.

As new genin, they really didn't have many contacts.

And the other party is on such a special mission that even his deeds cannot be left behind. You must know that the White Fang of Konoha, even if he gave up the mission and caused huge losses to the village, there are still people who remember him, and he is still among the ninja community. His deeds are still being praised privately.

In other words, the influence of this strongest ninja is far greater than that of Konoha White Fang.

With such a tabooed ninja, it was completely impossible for them to have access to any information about him.

Moreover, he did not think that after trying to persuade his father to no avail, his two partners would still have the patience to continue investigating such a person who was absolutely impossible for them to know.

Of course, after a series of useless efforts after getting his father drunk last night, Nara Shikamaru knew that it was absolutely impossible for his two uncles who were as good as himself to reveal any information about the ninja.

Therefore, before this, he did not think that this matter would continue.

He has already made excuses to give up investigating this matter. This is a waste of time, and there is no reward for the effort.

Special trouble.

But, now, everything is different.

Judging from Choji's appearance, he really wanted to investigate this strongest ninja.

In fact, he did not let Dingci copy this list of heroes. It was entirely out of Dingci's own wishes, and it was obvious that Dingci had really put a lot of effort and thought into this.

Generally speaking,

Choji would not think of collecting a list of past heroes on his own.

As for where to collect the hero list, given their level, they can only access the memorial monument.

This is why, when he heard Choci talking about the list of heroes, his first reaction was the commemorative monument.

"I went home and made a special selection. These are the heroes who passed away when Asuma-sensei was a child."

At this time, seeing that his friend had picked up the scroll he had copied and started reading it, Akimichi Choji hurriedly spoke.

As he spoke, he stuffed another handful of potato chips into his mouth.

"Oh...I said, Chouji..."

Listening to the crunching sound of potato chips in his ears, Nara Shikamaru sighed again and put down the scroll he had finished reading.

"What's wrong?"

In response, Akimichi Choji blinked, stopped chewing, swallowed all the potato chips in his mouth, and spoke nervously.

"Didn't you get any information from Uncle Ding Zuo?"

Seeing a slightly nervous and worried look on his face, Nara Shikamaru suddenly changed his words as he spoke. After a slight pause, he spoke.

"My mother's actions were useless, my father just got drunk and fell asleep."

In response, Akimichi Chouji said with a hint of disappointment on his face.

Well……

Did you end up using the trick of getting drunk...

When he heard this, Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but complain.

Obviously, what Akimichi Choji meant was that Akimichi Choji asked his mother to appear last night. In the end, Akimichi Choji fell drunk and fell asleep. Don't talk clichés, he didn't say a few words at all.

Compared to my own situation, they are two extremes.

My father said a lot of things, but 90% of them were complaints about his mother, and 10% were "Don't tell your mother".

No matter how many insinuations he made, he didn't say a word.

As for Ino, Nara Shikamaru didn't have any hope. Compared to his father and Akimichi Choji's father, Ino's father Yamanaka Kaiichi was famous for being tight-lipped. He was an important figure in the intelligence department. He was very good at keeping secrets. He will be more powerful than his own father and Akimichi Choji's father.

His own father and Akimichi Choji's father were able to keep this secret while drunk, so it goes without saying that uncle Haiichi would naturally not be able to reveal any information.

All this has reached a dead end again.

Yes, a dead end.

As for Choji's list, it's actually of no use.

That's right, even if Choji has selected heroes that match the time period mentioned by Asuma-sensei or even after this time period, it is still of no use.

Indeed, Choji's behavior is very remarkable when he thinks of going to the commemorative monument to read the list. I'm afraid it also cost a lot of brain cells in his head that only thinks about eating. He even didn't get rid of his drunk father. This is what he thought of after getting any information there.

However, this method was quickly rejected by him.

First of all, there is the number of names. The names on the commemorative monument are densely packed. When Asuma-sensei was a child, it was the time of the Third Ninja War. During that period, there were so many fallen heroes and so many names.

Without clear markings, they couldn't figure out which of the names was related to the strongest ninja.

The heroes of the Memorial Monument, whether they were the pride of their time or a member of Konoha's most common ninja group, will be engraved on it, as long as they have made outstanding contributions to Konoha.

The names of the commemorative monuments will include stars who shined for a while, and more ordinary names, but they are respectable ordinary ninjas who sacrificed their lives for Konoha.

And because there are these ordinary ninjas included, it is basically impossible for them to find the strongest ninja from the names of a large number of heroes of the era.

First, they don't have that much time to investigate so many names.

Secondly, they don't have the authority to know the stories and information behind so many heroes' names.

Perhaps, some ordinary heroes they could learn about from the villagers.

However, what can be found can only be a drop in the ocean.

He has already read it, and there are more than two hundred heroes' names on this scroll alone, and they are all heroes that match the era mentioned by Asuma-sensei.

There are also the names of a large number of heroes from the era that Asuma-sensei mentioned. After all, the strongest ninja may not have died in the era that Asuma-sensei mentioned. It is entirely possible that he died in the era that Asuma-sensei mentioned. Die after age.

It is estimated that it will take several days to research the deeds of each hero, and only some sporadic ones can be found, and occasionally there will be systematic ones. It can be said that it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the efficiency is very low.

For them, it was basically impossible. The Chunin Exam was coming soon, and they all had to take the Chunin Exam. Although it was very troublesome and he didn't want to take part, Teacher Asuma hoped so earnestly, and he also I couldn’t give up without participating, and I wanted to show my face at least.

They don't have that much time.

Besides, after checking so many heroes, let alone the chunin exams, they might all be middle-aged.

This is basically not a feasible method.

Secondly, the strongest hero is not necessarily a hero. The reason why he became a taboo is probably because he betrayed the ninja village. The memorial monument cannot have his name. It is even possible that the strongest ninja does not exist yet. Death is still active on a level they are unaware of.

Putting these two points together, this hero list is actually useless at all.

This is also the reason why he rejected this method.

At this time, he just couldn't bear to tell Choji that all his hard work was in vain.

From the matter of copying the list of heroes, it can be seen that Choji really cares about this strongest ninja who can eat as much as him.

Although, he didn't know why his best friend thought, why he, who only cared about food, would be so curious and serious about this strongest ninja, he had to know.

However, seeing this good friend doing this, he really couldn't bear it.

"Really? Even with this list of heroes, doesn't it work?"

However, before Nara Shikamaru spoke, Akimichi Choji spoke first, with a look of disappointment on his face.

Although he is not smart and is completely different from Nara Shikamaru, he still knows his friend very well. Now his friend's expression and the fact that he did not directly mention the list of heroes just now asked him about his father. Regarding the intelligence issues over there, it is obvious that there is something wrong with this hero list.

Moreover, this list of heroes is useless.

Otherwise, with his friend's wisdom, he will definitely be able to sort out any useful information.

Now, it can only be that this hero list is completely useless and not helpful at all.

But his best friend couldn't bear to tell him.

Since your friend can't bear to tell you, then just tell him.

Don't let Shikamaru get into trouble.

"Chouji..."

When he heard this sound, Nara Shikamaru's eyes flashed with shock, but then he understood. It was not that Choji himself thought that the hero list was useless and figured out various reasons why it was useless, but that he was too Those who know themselves well will know from their own reactions that the hero list is useless.

Thinking of this, Nara Shikamaru felt quite complicated, but he didn't know what to say to comfort this good friend.

He could see that Choji was really, really disappointed.

"Then, forget it!"

But at this time, Akimichi Choji took a deep breath, uh-huh, uh-huh, and stuffed half a bag of potato chips into his mouth. Then he swallowed it, paused for a moment, and revealed a big smile. Smiling, he said to Nara Shikamaru.

"I don't care about this anymore, let's concentrate on preparing for the Chunin Exams!"

Later, he added.

Choji...

Sure enough, he is the gentlest among us...

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikamaru was slightly startled, silent, and sighed slightly in his heart.

"Shikamaru, you really like this place."

However, before he could finish the sigh in his heart, a crisp complaint interrupted his sigh. At the entrance of the rooftop, Yingying walked up to a beautiful girl. Her blond hair was particularly eye-catching and beautiful under the sunlight. .

There was a slight dissatisfaction on her face, which seemed to be because of the long stairs to the rooftop.

It was Ino Yamanaka.

"Ha! From the looks of it, you have gained absolutely nothing!"

Before Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji could say anything, Yamanaka Ino looked at their expressions and seemed to understand something. A proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he spoke.

Well……

Seeing Yamanaka Ino's appearance, Akimichi Choji and Nara Shikamaru suddenly understood the meaning behind Yamanaka Ino's words.

No way?

After understanding this, an unbelievable thought flashed through their minds at the same time.

Could it be that this is the legendary dawn?

Then, they couldn't help but feel hope rising in their hearts.

"Did you find any information?"

Then, Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji spoke at the same time.

“Japanese style cabin!”

Seeing the two people speaking at the same time, as well as Akimichi Choji's obvious eagerness, Yamanaka Ino felt proud and said straightforwardly without showing off.

"Japanese-style cabin?"

Hearing this, Akimichi Choji and Nara Shikamaru looked at each other and were stunned at the same time.

What does this have to do with a Japanese-style log cabin?

At the same time, they all had this thought in their minds.

“Japanese style cabin with garden.”

At this time, Yamanaka Ino added.

"Does this...has anything to do with the strongest ninja?"

Hearing this supplementary sentence, Akimichi Choji couldn't help but grabbed two more handfuls of potato chips and stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them quickly and asked.

"There are also ninjas from the Hyuga clan, ninjas from the Uchiha clan, and people related to the Fourth Hokage... they are all the strongest ninjas!"

And almost at the same moment as Akimichi Choji spoke, Yamanaka Ino became more and more excited as he spoke, and spoke rather vaguely.

A ninja from the Hyuga clan?

A ninja from the Uchiha clan?

Are they all the strongest ninja?

This... what does this mean?

The strongest ninja is a hybrid of the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan?

impossible!

The Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan have never intermarryed!

When hearing this unclear sentence, not only Akimichi Choji, but also Nara Shikamaru were confused.

Ino's narration is really too abstract!

There is no connection at all!

"The Japanese-style cabin, the clan ninjas of the Hyuga clan, and the geniuses of the Uchiha clan are all the information I got from my father about the strongest ninja. These are all the most closely related to the strongest ninja. The connection, it can be said that it is the most direct connection!”

Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Yamanaka Ino immediately understood that he had not made it clear. He quickly sorted out his words and spoke again.

"In other words, this strongest ninja is related to a ninja from the Hyuga clan, and also related to a ninja from the Uchiha clan, and it is the most direct relationship, and it was during Asuma-sensei's youth. And, maybe there is a Japanese-style cabin as a residence or a place where you often go?”

After hearing Yamanaka Ino's words, Nara Shikamaru quickly connected several pieces of information in his mind.

"Um!"

In this regard, Yamanaka Ino nodded heavily.

this……

Looking at Yamanaka Ino's affirmative look, Nara Shikamaru's lips twitched slightly.

It pulled slightly unnaturally.

did not expect……

Uncle Haiyi, who was originally thought to be the most secretive and least likely to obtain information...

It turned out to be the only breakthrough!

This is the one who unveils the veil of the strongest ninja...

The only breakthrough!

But in his heart, there was a mixture of excitement and a slight sense of helplessness that he didn't know why.

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