With every person's strength Shikamaru heard described, the bitterness in his heart deepened! They were only brief introductions to their abilities and strength, but they already made him feel like giving up!
Let it all burn! I'm tired!
How are we supposed to fight them? Even their weakest are early Kage Level! And there are only two of those! Almost everyone else is at peak Kage Level. With a lineup this stacked, couldn't these twelve sweep through the entire current Shinobi World?
"Don't lose heart, Shikamaru! It's not like you have no chance of winning! After all, you could still beat our medic and our assassination specialist! You were taught by Lord Ziyan too, so I believe you must have a few trump cards!" Seeing Shikamaru's somewhat pale face, Shisui offered him some encouragement!
Are you trying to comfort me? Why do I feel even more like giving up after hearing that? Shikamaru thought.
Shikamaru also knew about Guy, whom Shisui had not mentioned. Like Rock Lee, he only used Taijutsu, but Shikamaru had never thought Rock Lee was weak just because he only used Taijutsu. Guy, who was the same way, could only be stronger than he appeared!
So our only chance of winning is to pick the weakest among you, the ones who aren't frontline fighters? A medical ninja and an assassin?
"Heh... Shisui! You... I'll let you get back to what you were doing! I'm going back to discuss this with my teammates!" Shikamaru told the two of them.
Then he turned around, stumbling slightly, and hurried toward the village.
Watching the state Shikamaru was in as he left, Shisui asked Itachi beside him, "Itachi, did I crush that kid Shikamaru's spirits?"
"I don't think so! They all survived Lord Ziyan's insane training. How could something this