Looking at Naruto who clasped his hands together and lowered his head slightly towards him, it could be said that his request was extremely sincere. Shikamaru scratched his head, feeling that the matter was a bit troublesome, and finally sighed.

"Let me ask first, Naruto, your current interest... shouldn't be a three-minute passion, right? If you have the naive idea of ​​reading something by the way, or completing some task, then I think you should give up and spend all your energy on it.

It would be better to focus on cultivation."

The laziness on Shikamaru's face subsided slightly, and his expression became slightly sharp, as if he was glaring at Naruto, which made Naruto feel a strong pressure.

Obviously in terms of strength, he should be stronger than Shikamaru.

But the current situation seemed to be shocked by Shikamaru.

"Uh, does it make any difference?"

Naruto tilted his head and crossed his hands on his chest, thinking about the difference between the two.

"The difference is huge. If you have the idea of ​​​​three-minute heat instead of the idea of ​​wanting to learn, then even if I teach you how to teach you this knowledge, it will be meaningless. It will not only waste your time

Time will also be a waste of my time.”

After experiencing what happened to Sasuke, Shikamaru also thought about it painfully.

At that time, it was obvious that our side had the advantage.

No matter in terms of numbers or overall strength, his side has the upper hand.

However, the result was that Sasuke successfully defeated them and escaped from their pursuit.

In addition to not expecting Sasuke to be cruel, it was also due to their lack of individual strength.

Although teamwork is important, if the strength gap between teammates is too large, then such teamwork will simply hinder the strong players in the team.

The stronger the individual is, the more powerful the team will be after finding suitable teammates and working together with each other.

Just like the information he had read, the trio from the Kingdom of Demons - Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane.

This is a typical example.

Although the three of them have a tacit understanding that lasts for 20 to 30 years, they are in tune with each other and are the most perfect team-type ninjas.

But that doesn't mean the three of them are only strong when they work together.

Individually, each of them is a ninja who can rival or even defeat a village of shadows.

The reason why their teamwork is strong is because they are top ninjas in their own right, not just based on cooperation.

Therefore, Shikamaru has been looking for ways to become stronger and hone his family's secret skills for more than a year.

Otherwise, if something like this happens next time, no matter how smart you are, it will be meaningless in the face of absolute power.

If Naruto came to ask him for advice with the mentality of casually learning, then Shikamaru felt that there was no need to waste time on such things.

Even if Naruto is his friend.

No, precisely because we are friends, we should make him realize that ‘learning’ is by no means a simple matter.

On the contrary, these systematic knowledge are more torturous than simple cultivation. Many people will find this kind of learning extremely boring halfway and cannot give up.

"Although I don't understand it, I will study it seriously."

Naruto's tone was quite serious.

"..."

So, this guy didn't understand what he meant at all, right? The corner of Shikamaru's mouth twitched slightly.

But he also knew that such complex systematic learning would be difficult to understand thoroughly with Naruto's poor foundation.

An alien in practice and an idiot in theory.

"Oh, I understand. In that case, let's do an internship first."

Shikamaru sighed helplessly, he could only use this method to identify slightly what kind of mentality Naruto had in asking him for advice.

"Internship?"

"That's right. Next, I will recommend you to read a book. You are not required to understand the core concepts of these books, but you are required to be able to remember the key knowledge points. And in half a month, I will

You take a written test."

Shikamaru's chin rested on his crossed hands. Although his words calmed down, he gave the impression that he was more serious.

"written examination?"

Naruto shivered suddenly and woke up instantly.

Looking at Shikamaru with a calm expression in front of him, it was like looking at a hateful demon.

Theoretical exams are what he is least good at and dislikes the most.

In every theory test in the ninja school, his results were disastrous. Not only did he never pass, but he was also far away from the passing line.

Therefore, every time he took such an exam, all he felt was endless suffering.

Shikamaru, who gave him a written test, was no different from a devil in Naruto's eyes.

"That's right, if you can handle such a nasty thing, I will believe you and you are not asking me for advice just for fun. Otherwise, you'd better stop here and focus on your cultivation.

"

What Shikamaru said also meant that there was no room for maneuver when it came to the written test.

Either Naruto goes back home, or he passes the test with dignity, showing a serious attitude that is recognized by him, and proves that his decision is not a temporary one.

"Having said that, can't we change to individual tests? For example, actual combat..."

Naruto hesitated.

"No. In terms of actual combat, you are already skilled enough. There is no difficulty for you. Moreover, a person's growth lies in overcoming his own weaknesses. Naruto, it is precisely because you are too weak in this area that I

Test like this. Otherwise, this test of your determination will be worthless."

Shikamaru answered seriously.

He knew that Naruto was not good at these things, so he felt the need to test him more and more.

The purpose of this exam is not to see how much knowledge Naruto can understand, nor is it to require him to pass with full marks, but to pass this exam to verify Naruto's attitude.

This is his purpose.

After all, Naruto is a person who may carelessly copy and make mistakes even if he puts the answer in front of him.

If you want to get something from him, you must take it seriously, just like you would do with the cultivation of immortal arts, investing one thousand percent of your enthusiasm and energy to make yourself stronger.

"I know, then, the book I want to read is..."

Naruto asked.

"Well, this is..."

Shikamaru walked to the bookshelf nearby, randomly pulled out a book about four centimeters thick, and placed it in front of Naruto.

"Just this one."

"On the relationship between ninjutsu, taijutsu, illusion and chakra, and its basic overview and application"

The title is very long, and the book is much thicker than ordinary books.

And the important thing is that Shikamaru has read this book many times and knows many of its core contents clearly.

But he was sure that Naruto had never read such a basic book.

Sure enough, he saw Naruto's body that was almost fainting. Just the name alone gave him an extremely headache.

"There are about 500 pages of content in it. You have to read it within half a month. Naruto, this shouldn't be an easy task for you."

Shikamaru smiled slightly, and then walked outside without hesitation.

"Then, in half a month, meet here at seven o'clock in the morning. If you don't want to fail, just try your best to read this book thoroughly, and then prove that you are serious."

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The block came to life.

Literally, after Shiraishi injects the nine tailed beast chakra into the wooden block and fuses it through the characteristics of both parties, the fragments that are regarded as the body seem to have life.

This kind of life is not nature, the kind of life like ordinary trees, but living things.

In other words, the wooden block that was originally a "dead object" became a living "living thing".

"I didn't expect that after just a little trial, something so interesting would happen. Is this the Ten-Tails?"

Baishi stopped and turned to look at Chongming who was standing outside the safety circle.

The other party controlled Lin's body and stood outside the circle, keeping a distance from here.

Whether it was the aura from Shiraishi's body or the aura emanating from the wood, it made him feel seriously uncomfortable.

"No, it's not. Although it feels similar, it's just a slight touch. The mere existence of that guy's chakra can cause the heaven and earth to change, the earth to collapse, and tsunamis to come. It can be called a moving natural disaster."

Chongming described it this way.

It was separated from the Ten-Tails' body and knew the horror of the Ten-Tails.

The piece of wood in front of me was just contaminated with a trace of its aura. With the help of the Jiufen Tailed Beast's chakra, this aura was filled with vitality and was not just a dead thing like before.
To be continued...