Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

And the other side.

Kakashi had contacted the people of Konoha in advance, so when Chaolu and his group arrived near Konoha, they saw someone waiting to greet them at the entrance of the village.

Chaolu recognized the figure and paused: "It's Shikamaru..."

Orochimaru disguised himself as an Anbu from the Hidden Mist Village and served as Chaolu's bodyguard, following behind her.

At this moment, he whispered in a teasing tone: "Have you ever hidden your confidence from him?"

Kakashi said, "Leave it to me."

Shikamaru also saw them from afar, and immediately raised his hand high to wave at them: "Asaro! Kakashi-sensei!"

Kakashi nodded at him, "Shikamaru, are you waiting for us on purpose?"

Shikamaru's expression was very serious: "After receiving your message from Teacher Kakashi, Lady Tsunade arranged for me to come and greet you. Lady Tsunade is now busy rescuing the wounded in the hospital. She said that you can go to the hospital to find her after you come back..."

He looked at Chaolu behind Kakashi and said, "I'll arrange for Chaolu to rest first."

"I don't need to rest." Chaolu lowered her eyes and subconsciously avoided his face: "Naruto has been taken away, we must rescue him quickly."

This was the explanation Kakashi and Orochimaru came up with before coming to Konoha - they had to have a reasonable reason to make Konoha understand why Naruto did not come back with them.

For example, although Chaolu fought with Pain and forced them to retreat, people from Akatsuki came to support them.

The mysterious man who looked like Uchiha Madara not only rescued Pain, but also captured Naruto.

Akatsuki's target was originally the tailed beasts, and before that, Chaolu exposed the existence of Uchiha Madara to Konoha and Sunagakure, and Konoha also knew of his existence.

But no one knew that Uchiha Madara was actually Uchiha Obito, and no one knew much information about his current strength, so this was a perfect time to push everything onto him.

Therefore, she and Kakashi had to show the eagerness and solemnity after "Naruto was captured".

Kakashi's disguise seemed flawless, but Asaka was no good at deception.

Because of this, no one would suspect that she was lying in the short term - at least Shikamaru seemed to trust her very much, and even understood the friendship between her and Naruto, and was worried that she would be too anxious and worried.

"Asaro...it's precisely because we have to rescue Naruto that you need to conserve your energy now."

Shikamaru whispered his advice before looking at Orochimaru behind her and asked with a hint of confusion: "What is this?"

Chaolu said, "This is my guard...Ningji was injured, so I asked Gaara to take him back to the Hidden Mist Village to recuperate. Mr. Zabuza and Haku were very worried about me, so they sent him here to follow me for the time being."

He didn't want to ask about Gaara and Neji's whereabouts because that might involve the secrets of the mission in the Hidden Mist Village, and he didn't seem to be suspicious at all.

Shikamaru nodded, "I see. Is Neji seriously injured?"

Kakashi shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's hard to say."

Shikamaru emphasized, "It'll be fine!"

——Who would doubt a jonin who was willing to fight to the death when the village was facing life and death, and an ally who appeared in time to save Konoha from collapse?

What's more, Chaolu is so special to Shikamaru.

Kakashi said, "Then I will go report the situation to Lady Tsunade."

"Understood." Shikamaru said, "Asaro, I'll take you there..."

"Shikamaru," Chaolu said as she watched Kakashi disappear at the entrance of the village, "I want to go somewhere first."

"Where?"

"The Namen-do of the Uzumaki clan."

Shikamaru hesitated: "What?"

"That's the Uzumaki clan's shrine. It must have been abandoned for a long time. Does Shikamaru know about it?"

"Why are you going there? How do you know about the Uzumaki clan's shrine, Chaolu?"

"Naruto told me. That's Naruto's mother's family. I never knew about it when I was in Konoha. Now... I want to go and pay my respects. Is that okay?"

Shikamaru hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go ask for the exact address of the Nomen-do."

This was also the tactic agreed upon by Orochimaru and Kakashi - the simple act of worship would make it easier for people to let down their guard.

Chaolu had thought of other reasons before, such as when Naruto met the Fourth Hokage before the Nine-Tails was sealed in his body during the battle with Pain.

The Fourth Hokage said that there were secrets in the Uzumaki clan's Nanami-do, which might be able to defeat Uchiha Madara.

Or maybe they took a lot of information from Orochimaru's base, and the Hidden Mist Village deciphered a scroll and found out that Orochimaru had discovered a secret in the Nanami-do, etc...

But in that case, the importance of Nanmen-do would rise from "the shrine of the Uzumaki clan" to "the forbidden area containing important ninjutsu". Not only would it be necessary to obtain the authorization of the Hokage first, but it might also be obstructed by the elders, which would be too troublesome.

It would be better to just let Asaka say that out of friendship with Naruto, she should go to worship at his family's shrine.

Asaro didn't have to wait long before Shikamaru reappeared.

"Come with me, Chaolu."

Asaro smiled and said, "Thank you, Shikamaru."

"That's nothing." Shikamaru said gently, "It's just that Chaolu's wishes are always small, so small that I can just fulfill them."

Orochimaru:"……"

He thought with interest, her wish this time is not small at all. You'd better satisfy it.

The three of them walked towards the edge of the village. Chaolu looked out at the center of the village and asked, "How is Konoha now?"

"It's not bad. Although there were some losses, but... fortunately you and Neji stopped Pein in time. Although I don't know the specific destructive power of his ninjutsu, if he had successfully released it, Konoha would definitely be in a worse situation than it is now."

"Are there many casualties?"

Shikamaru sighed, and before he could answer, Chaoluo realized it belatedly and said, "Ah, should I not ask this? Because I'm a ninja from the Hidden Mist Village?"

"It's okay," Shikamaru smiled soothingly, "The number of casualties is still being counted... I can't say it's small, but... it hasn't hurt the foundation of Konoha."

"Shikamaru..."

"Ok?"

"How's your leg injury? Is it feeling better?"

"I've recovered a long time ago." Shikamaru smiled, "My injuries are considered minor, and didn't you treat me in time?"

Orochimaru was wearing a mask of the Anbu of the Hidden Mist Village, but through the holes for his eyes, he glanced at Shikamaru and suddenly coughed.

The boy immediately realized that there was another outsider present, and he seemed too close to Chaolu.

Shikamaru's face flushed, he turned away awkwardly, and touched the back of his neck embarrassedly.

Soon, they came to a collapsed building - it might be too serious to call it a ruin, but it was definitely a dangerous building.

Chaolu asked, "Was it damaged when Payne came this time?"

Shikamaru looked at the traces of dust and shook his head: "Maybe it was destroyed during the Nine-Tails Rebellion."

"Has Konoha never thought of repairing it over the years?" Chaolu looked at the half-collapsed entrance and frowned, "It's so dilapidated..."

"Do you want to go in, Chaolu? Or just look outside?"

"I want to go in and have a look."

"Okay," Shikamaru said, "Then I'll go in first to check out the situation and clear the way for you."

He was thin, so it was not difficult for him to bend over and pass through the half-collapsed door. Chaolu followed him worriedly: "Shikamaru, be careful..."

Shikamaru turned around and naturally extended his hand to her: "Some of the floor has collapsed, it's not easy to walk inside, Chaolu, I'll hold your hand."

Chaolu subconsciously put her hand on it and followed him in.

Shikamaru clenched her fingertips, lowered his head and smiled silently at her usual trust and closeness.

Chaolu suddenly remembered that there was someone behind her. She turned around to look at Orochimaru, but thought that he should be fine, so she didn't say anything.

Orochimaru:"……"

"The ninja from Konoha," he said in a disguised voice, "really eager to help others."

Shikamaru's ears turned red and he pretended not to hear.

After all, if this Kirigakure Anbu could do it alone, given his and Chaolu's skills, there would be no need to be so careful.

But whether it was to greet her, entertain her, accompany her to where she wanted to go, or take care of her like when she was a child...

It's all his selfishness.

"Asaro," Shikamaru whispered, "Do you think this place is similar to when we were kids and we sneaked into the Uchiha Clan's movie theater together?"