Naruto branched off to find Shadow Clone to find Shikaku.
Temporary Office for Shikaku Nara.
Shikaku is burying his head among the piles of Archives, and the veins on his forehead are beating faintly.
He Left Hand quickly flipped through Kusagakure's asset and debt details, while his right hand was calculating the budget needed to maintain local security and distribute basic rations.
Kusagakure There is not much in this small place, even Jonin is very few.
Small Country Well, it's normal to have no resources and no strong inheritance.
Some of the Jonin here will die when they turn into Konoha and become Chunin.
There is also the internal affairs of Kusagakure, which is a complete mess!
Deficits, debts, distracted hearts, remaining hidden dangers of resistance, and the connection with the system of Land of Fire...
There are thousands of threads, each of which requires his "brain" to sort out, make decisions, and assign tasks.
He has been working continuously for a long time.
At this moment, there was a soft "bang" sound, and Shadow Clone of Naruto appeared directly in front of his desk.
"Uncle Shikaku!"
Shikaku was so frightened that his hands shook.
He raised his head and looked at Naruto in front of him, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.
Shadow Clone did not hesitate and clearly repeated Naruto's command.
Shikaku After listening, I felt my eyes go dark and my head buzzed.
Write Declaration of War today and flash Land of Earth tomorrow?
At the same time, we need to divide our forces to collect Land of Rivers and advance Land of Wind?
I'm still working my ass off to deal with this Kusagakure mess, and I don't even have time to sleep.
Shikaku almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
He knows that Naruto is very powerful, but is it too strong?
However, years of Ninja literacy and sense of responsibility allowed him to quickly suppress the urge to complain.
He knew that since Naruto issued such an order, he must have had full assurance and comprehensive consideration, and the fighter opportunity was fleeting.
Naruto came to him and said these things because he had seized the opportunity. This kind of fast war cannot be slowed down.
It seems that I need to write a letter to the village to ask for someone.
Fortunately...
Shikaku An idea flashed in his mind.
Among the first batch of people who came to Land of Grass was his son Shikamaru.
Raise a child for a thousand days, use a child for a while.
Now, that's when Shikamaru comes in handy!
Shikaku took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said quickly to Shadow Clone of Naruto:
"The fighter plane holds the key. Please Lord Hokage rest assured, Declaration of War I will start immediately."
After Naruto's Shadow Clone was disbanded, Shikaku let out a long breath, as if to let out the suffocating feeling in his chest caused by high-intensity work and suddenly increased strategic tasks.
He stood up, his figure looked a little tired in the slightly messy Office, but he still stretched hard, letting his stiff spine make a slight "click" sound.
"Can't stop..."
He whispered to himself, rubbed the swollen Temples, and focused his eyes again.
He knew that the next few hours would be the key to determining the pace of the subsequent war.
He must immediately adjust his status, put aside Land of Grass's government affairs for the time being, and prioritize completing the emergency strategic instructions issued by Hokage.
Shikaku didn't delay, directly opened Office's door and walked out.
The corridor was still busy, with Konoha's administrative and logistical staff walking in a hurry. Occasionally, the original Grass Ninja who had been sealed by Chakra was carrying supplies under the supervision of Konoha Ninja.
His goal is very clear to find his son, Shikamaru Nara.
Shikaku was the previous squad leader of Jonin Commander, and the current squad leader of Jonin Commander is Kakashi.
In a slightly muddy alley, he saw two familiar figures.
Shikamaru Nara and Neji Hyuga, two Konoha young Chunin, are each carrying a bulging rice bag at the moment, one foot is deep and the other is shallow Earth Flow on the bumpy road.
Shikamaru changed his usual lazy expression and frowned slightly.
Neji still maintains its usual cool posture, with steady and neat movements. Byakugan is turned on, seeming to be alert to the surrounding environment at the same time.
They were preparing to deliver the rice bags to the doors of several households in the alley that were said to be home to lonely elderly people or families in need.
"Shikamaru!"
Shikaku shouted loudly and walked over quickly.
Shikamaru and Neji stopped when they heard the sound and turned around. When they saw it was Shikaku, they both nodded slightly in greeting.
"Dad? What's wrong? The delivery hasn't been finished yet..."
Shikamaru asked, adjusting the position of the rice bag on his shoulder.
Shikaku did not answer directly, but first glanced at Neji, then looked at the rice bags on their shoulders, frowned, and said with a hint of doubt in his tone:
"Wait... don't give it away yet."
He raised his hand to signal, and then asked, "You two are both Chunin, how come you were assigned to do such chores as delivering rice?"
Chunin is already the backbone of the village. Especially in Land of Grass, which has just been occupied and the situation is not stable, Chunin should be deployed on patrol, security, intelligence collection or to assist in the management of more important matters.
Distributing relief food is important, but it can be accomplished by recruiting local temporary personnel.
Shikamaru sighed helplessly, temporarily placed the rice bag on a relatively clean stone pier nearby, and moved his shoulders:
"Well, there's no other way. We're really short of manpower."
He explained, "You should also know that the first batch of people who followed Naruto...Lord Hokage were mainly combat troops and a small amount of core logistics.
The follow-up administrative and support forces are still on the way.
Basically what can be called now are Jonin and Chunin.
Moreover, people at Kusagakure don't have enough trust in us now, and no one is willing to take on Konoha's job."
He pointed at himself and Neji: "The two of us just completed the task assigned by Hokage the day before yesterday. We had a day off yesterday and just completed a round of patrol handover. There were no urgent tasks for the time being, so we were captured by the people in the logistics team.
It was said that this batch of food was specially instructed by Lord Hokage to be distributed to those who need it most as soon as possible to prevent unrest among the people and must be handled by reliable people.
We can't find local people willing to do it, and we can't force them to do it.
So this kind of 'important' chore naturally falls on us 'idle' Chunin."
Shikamaru's tone was a bit resigned and helpless.
Neji nodded slightly on the side, indicating that this was indeed the case.
His Byakugan scanned the depths of the alley, confirmed that there was nothing abnormal, and then said, "Sir Shikaku, the occupied area has been initially determined, and stabilizing people's hearts is one of the top priorities.
Food distribution may seem trivial, but it is directly related to grassroots stability.
And if we execute it, we can more accurately observe civilian reactions and collect potential information."
This is also a problem. I have only been sitting on Office for the past two days and did not understand the following situation in time.
But now, there is a more important task for Shikamaru.
"I understand the situation.
Neji, please find another reliable person to continue distributing the remaining rice bags.
Shikamaru, come with me, we have an urgent mission."
Shikaku said quickly, his tone unquestionable.
Shikamaru was stunned for a moment. "Emergency mission?"
Is it more urgent than stabilizing people's hearts?
"Related to the next move in the war."
Shikaku was concise and concise. If it weren't for Neji being confirmed as the heir of Hyuga, Shikaku wouldn't have explained much.
Shikamaru and Neji both looked stern when they heard this.
Neji nodded immediately. "Understood. Leave this to me, Shikamaru, go ahead."
He picked up the rice bag that he and Shikamaru had put down again, saying that he would take care of the follow-up.
Shikamaru stopped talking nonsense, said "Thank you" to Neji, and immediately followed his father who had turned around and walked back.