Ino-Shika-Cho Fractures

"Shikamaru... Shikamaru!"

Yamanaka Fire's desperate, hoarse cries for help echoed, he was completely pinned to the ground by the Flying Swallow, which was filled with Wind Release Chakra, and he kept coughing up blood.

What's even more despairing is Chōji. Sarutobi Asuma has a smile on his face, but his eyes are filled with madness.

"Chōji, I know you have the kindest heart. Help me, aren't you all doing this for your clan? I want to do the same for my clan. Besides, you Ino-Shika-Cho Clans still have so many people left, but my clan only has Konohamaru left."

With a cruel and crazed look in his eyes, Chōji stared in terror at his teacher, who seemed like a devil in human skin.

"Teacher Asuma!"

Shikamaru Nara screamed at the top of his lungs, but the only response he received was Asuma's chilling, bloodshot, and crazed gaze as he turned around.

"Shikamaru, I know you're the smartest, so let's play one more time! We'll bet their lives!"

With a bloodthirsty smile, Sarutobi Asuma, amidst Naruto's furious roar and Shikamaru's terrified gaze, pulled out an Explosive Tag.

With a cruel smile, Sarutobi Asuma slowly rolled up the Explosive Tag and stuffed it directly into Chōji's mouth, while simultaneously squeezing his throat with one hand.

Despite his painful struggle, Choji Akimichi swallowed the rolled-up Explosive Tag whole, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.

"Chōji, don't struggle. Teacher will be very gentle."

The Steel Wire bound Choji Akimichi, while Sarutobi Asuma casually used four Kunai to pin Yamanaka Fire's limbs to the ground.

"Shikamaru! Now is the time for you to choose!"

Beneath Sarutobi Asuma's cruel smile, he gripped the Flying Swallow in one hand, its sharp Wind Release Chakra surging as it pointed at the people before him.

"Your father, your uncle, or your companion? You can only choose one."

Beneath Asuma's sinister smile, Shikamaru Nara across from him turned deathly pale, cold sweat pouring down his face, while Naruto Uzumaki beside him was filled with rage.

"Teacher Asuma, how could you treat your own classmates and students like this? It's too much!"

Naruto's eyes gradually transformed into beastly pupils, his body slowly emanating an ominous red Chakra aura. Upon seeing this, Asuma revealed a mocking smile.

"So you're the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, you brat."

"Naruto!" Shikamaru hurriedly stopped him when he suddenly unleashed such a terrifying aura. He was afraid that the impulsive Naruto might accidentally cause the situation to spiral out of control.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the distant shrine building, Obito, wearing an Obito, watched the game with a mocking expression. When he saw Naruto unleash the Nine-Tails Chakra, one of his eyes revealed a knowing look.

"Heh, Orochimaru, you really are a genius, even able to cultivate a fake Jinchuriki. But this time it seems you've slipped up."

Masked Obito gazed mockingly at Naruto Uzumaki in the distance. The ominous Chakra, the beast-like eyes, and everything he had witnessed made it clear that Naruto Uzumaki was the true Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Karin Uzumaki was nothing more than a fake, or rather, a weapon trained by Uchiha Yoru.

"Hurry up, Shikamaru! You can only choose one of these people."

At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma was laughing hysterically, and Flying Swallow was swaying back and forth in front of the group.

"Here are your father, your uncle who watched you grow up, and your companions. Which one do you plan to save first? Oh, right, your companion Yamanaka Fire can't be delayed any longer."

With a mocking gaze and weak groans, it was clear that Yamanaka Fire had lost too much blood; if he continued to linger, he would lose his life.

At this moment, Shikamaru Nara was sweating profusely. For the first time, he realized that his intelligence was completely useless here. If he possessed terrifying power, perhaps he could resolve this problem.

"Make a decision quickly!"

"No! Teacher Asuma, I'll bet with you!"

In a moment of quick thinking, Shikamaru Nara, his face filled with tension, threw aside his Tool Pouch and raised his hands.

Shikamaru Nara hurriedly spoke, while Asuma smiled and said, "Alright, let's gamble with their lives in the first round!"

"But you can stop now!"

Sarutobi Asuma stared at Shikamaru with a frenzied expression, raised his hand to stop him, and pointed at Yamanaka Fire with a strange grin.

"Shikamaru, aren't you best at using Shadow Secret Technique? Then now, please use your own technique to control the Yamanaka Fire and rescue your comrades, father, and uncle!"

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, if you cut even one of these Steel Wire incorrectly..." As he said this, Sarutobi Asuma's eyes lit up with excitement.

"With a bang, I think you should understand the power of the Explosive Tag."

With a smile, Sarutobi Asuma slowly kicked away the dust beneath his feet, revealing a series of Explosive Tag that had been buried in the ground, each pulled by a fine Steel Wire.

The older generation of the Ino- Ino-Shika-Cho trio, including Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi, were bound with fine Steel Wire.

"Shikamaru, please save my father!"

Choji Akimichi was kicked to the ground. After getting up in a sorry state, he hurriedly said to Shikamaru that he had no idea what to do about the trap set with its dense Steel Wire.

Sarutobi Asuma stared at Naruto Uzumaki with a crazed look in his eyes, slowly taking out a cigarette and lighting it.

"My good student Shikamaru, you still have the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, or else!"

"Shikamaru!" Naruto Uzumaki called out anxiously, while Shikamaru Nara was also sweating profusely. He knew that this was the only way out.

Shadow Clone Jutsu

In an instant, the shadow connected with the Yamanaka Fire, and at that moment Shikamaru Nara, who was in a bizarre posture, had his brain spinning at the fastest speed in his life.

"Teacher Asuma, we're a team, can Chōji help me?"

Shikamaru Nara kept calling out "Teacher" throughout, trying to awaken Asuma's conscience. Unfortunately, Asuma, who could no longer withstand the pressure, had already mentally collapsed. Under the temptation of Obito's Obito Mangekyō Sharingan, he was now just a mentally ill person venting his emotions.

Sarutobi Asuma raised his feet, Shikamaru secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but he failed to see the mockery and cruelty deep in Asuma's eyes.

"Shikamaru!"

In his disheveled state, Choji Akimichi scrambled to his feet and hurriedly shouted, while Shikamaru Nara calmly began issuing orders one by one.

"Chōji, stop the bleeding from Yamanaka Fire immediately, and remove the Kunai."

After a series of actions, Yamanaka Fire was nearly unconscious, but Shikamaru Nara calmly controlled her body and brought her to their father's side.

"Chōji, I need you to tell me where these Steel Wire are."

"Shikamaru, the Steel Wire on my father's body... Uncle Nara..."

Time ticked by, and he had a pretty good grasp of the complex trap with the Explosive Tag attached to the Steel Wire. Shikamaru calmly instructed, "Chōji, this is a triple trap. I need you to cut two wires, and I'll take care of one. Can you do it?"

"Shikamaru!" Choji Akimichi said, his voice trembling, but he finally nodded and said, "I can do it."

"Okay, I'll count to three, then we'll cut them together!"

As time passed, Shikamaru Nara's Chakra was depleted in large quantities, his face turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat, while Choji Akimichi nodded firmly with trepidation.

He had just seen Shikamaru make a familiar gesture, a gesture that only the two of them knew from a game they played as children.

"1...2!"

The moment the number two was shouted, Shikamaru and Chōji suddenly cut the Steel Wire, while at the same time Naruto Uzumaki, who was standing next to Shikamaru, turned into white smoke with a bang.

Shadow Clone Jutsu!

"Rasengan!"

In an instant, hundreds of Naruto emerged from the nearby woods, each with an angry expression and holding a powerful Rasengan in their hands.

"Teacher Asuma!"

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Sarutobi Asuma hastily retreated while simultaneously unleashing a ninjutsu.

Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning

Suddenly, a cloud of dust was expelled, but because of the hundreds of Naruto Uzumaki this time, coupled with the frenzied spinning of the Rasengan, the dust was actually stirred up.

As Asuma activated his Fire Style technique, only the first dozen or so Naruto Uzumaki were burned to ashes, while the rest of the Naruto Uzumaki continued their frenzied attack, shouting and yelling.

Seeing this from the rooftop in the distance, Obito, wearing a mask, suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. But will that Nara brat be able to figure it out?"

"Shikamaru!"

Expansion Jutsu

Choji Akimichi shouted, and his hands instantly grew larger, grabbing his father and Shikaku Nara tried to run away, but Yamanaka Kaori, controlled by the shadow, carried his father on her Yamanaka Fire.

But at that very moment! The crisp sound of the Steel Wire snapping echoed, and Shikamaru Nara's face was filled with terror.

Boom!

In the instant they turned around, all they saw was a Kakkō. The father and son in the Yamanaka let out a scream and were engulfed in the flames.

"No!"

"Shikamaru, hurry!" Choji Akimichi wasn't faring much better; due to the close proximity, his massive hand was instantly burned, but he still managed to grit his teeth and quickly toss the two men's father to Shikamaru.

"Father!"

Shikamaru Nara rushed forward and, seeing his father covered in Explosive Tag, hastily removed his clothes. However, Choza Akimichi, standing nearby, showed a pained expression as his belly swelled up rapidly.

"Father!"

"Chōji! Don't come any closer!" At this moment, Choza Akimichi roared, seeing his son coming to save him. He quickly pushed Chōji away with his hand.

At that moment, the instant Shikaku Nara was freed from his restraints, he hurriedly shouted, "Shikamaru! Run!"

However, the next moment, Shikaku Nara's pupils instantly turned crimson, and to Shikamaru's horrified gaze, his father's eyes gleamed with the Sharingan.

"No!"

However, the next moment, with a loud bang, Choza Akimichi's belly exploded, and blood rained down, with intestines and internal organs everywhere.

Sizzle~

When Shikaku Nara witnessed this scene, blood trickled from his mouth, nose, and eyes, and his pupils were filled with ferocious bloodshot veins. He had clearly suffered a powerful Genjutsu and his spirit had been damaged.

"Father!"

Choji Akimichi cried out in grief, his hands were now a bloody mess, with bone exposed in some places.

Sizzle!

Just then, a voice appeared, seemingly treating everything as a game.

"Hehe, this is a very realistic scene, and it also reflects the selfish desires of human nature."

After Obito appeared with his mask Obito, ripples Qidian his Mangekyo Sharingan eye sockets, which absorbed all the flames in front of him, revealing the father and son in the Yamanaka.

Amidst the aroma of roasted meat, the father and son, their bodies charred beyond recognition, were breathing heavily and weakly, their tenacious vitality as ninjas allowed them to survive.

Especially in their agony, on their charred bodies, two pairs of bright black and white eyes stared wide-eyed in pain, but the burns to their breathing tubes rendered the father and son unable to utter a single word.

"Heh, after all, he's my own father, so naturally I have to prioritize my so-called uncles and companions."

Masked Obito looked at Shikamaru Nara and said jokingly, then looked at the messy, blood-stained ground and sighed softly.

"You had the chance to save Choza Akimichi back then, but unfortunately, you chose to give it up because of your own selfish desires, or rather, your father. Tsk tsk."

"How realistic. This is the kind of comradeship that Konoha prides itself on, someone who would never abandon anyone. Yet, in the end, they still had to choose between family and comrades."

Looking Obito into the two pairs of terrifying eyes, Obito shook his head and said, "What a tragic stroke of luck. You shouldn't have trusted your so-called comrades. But it's too late for regrets now. With injuries like these, you're lucky to have survived."

Suddenly, Obito figure reappeared behind Choji Akimichi, looking at the blood and flesh scattered all over the ground, especially Choza Akimichi's head, which was still connected to flesh and blood, staring wide-eyed in death.

"Tsk tsk, little fatty, look at your father, look at those eyes. The companion you just entrusted your life to has ultimately chosen your own father. This is the consequence of your gullibility in trusting your so-called companion."

The seductive voice echoed in his ears, and at that moment Choji Akimichi's pupils shrank, and he broke down in despair, wailing loudly.

"Shikamaru! Shikamaru! Shikamaru Nara!"

These heart-wrenching screams began with cries for companions, followed by demands for answers, and finally, veiled accusations!

At this moment, Choji Akimichi collapsed, staring in despair at the distant Shikamaru, who was cradling a listless body. He then looked at his own father and the tragic state of the father and son in the Yamanaka.

It seems that only Shikamaru Nara's father was unharmed, which seems to confirm the mysterious man's influence, Shikamaru to ultimately choose his father.

Lightning Release: Lightning Blade

Just then, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and the air still held the scent of burning. However, Obito, looked at the newcomer's Mangekyō Sharingan and a mocking smile appeared in his eyes.

"Oh, it's you, Hatake Kakashi!"

Kakashi, wielding the Lightning Blade Hatake Kakashi, pierced through Obito's chest with his Obito. As they looked at each other, Obito's eyes held only mockery, while Kakashi's were solemn.

"Kakashi, watch out!"

Just as Hatake Kakashi passed right through him, and Obito, Obito and with a mocking smile, was about to make his move, Might Guy shouted, and a figure in green rushed forward anxiously, executing a perfect coordinated attack.

This forced Obito to remain in his Hollowfied state.

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