Ōnoki: "This is bad!"
Ōnoki: "Was it discovered so quickly? Then the Ninja World will soon have a third flying Ninja!"
Ōnoki: "And once Black-Framed Naruto knows... it's over, my and Lord Mū's information will also be exposed!"
Ōnoki's worry was inevitable.
Ninjas often rely on information asymmetry in battle.
Without Uchiha Itachi's intelligence,
Before the battle even began, a single Tsukuyomi would be enough to incapacitate many Ninjas.
Including Nagato's Pain.
Pain, with shared vision and infinite repair of battle damage.
If they couldn't be separated and dealt with quickly and all at once,
Things would become very troublesome.
Moreover, if Nagato's main body couldn't be found,
Then, before long, new Pains would appear again.
[At Naruto's House.]
["Asuma Sarutobi?"]
[Nara Shikamaru frowned deeply.]
["Naruto, you mean, the Third's son, Asuma Sarutobi, will be our supervising Jonin?!"]
[Ino felt like the sky was falling.]
[Today was Team Guy's day off.]
[So, the the rookie 9 all coincidentally came to Naruto's place.]
[Speaking of which, ever since Tenten and the other two became Ninjas, their gatherings had noticeably decreased.]
[And, as graduation neared, their ages were similar, and they also began to follow their elders after school to practice family secret techniques.]
[Ino was just chatting with Tenten.]
[She was a little envious that Tenten was in a team with Rock Lee and Neji.]
[But in a blink, after Tenten described the usual situation of Team Guy,]
[Even Neji couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye, then silently sighed.]
[Everyone was dumbfounded.]
[Looking at Rock Lee, who suddenly started spouting about youth, long youth, short youth,]
[When they looked at Tenten and Neji again, there was a hint of pity in their eyes.]
[However, just then, Shikamaru and Naruto suddenly brought up the matter of the supervising Jonin.]
[Ino seized the opportunity to run over and ended up hearing about the potential supervising Jonin for the New Ino–Shika–Chō.]
[Shikamaru rested his chin on his hand, saying with some displeasure: "Although it's annoying, it's very likely to be true."]
["Everyone has seen Asuma Sarutobi recently."]
["He is, after all, the Third's son."]
["And he just returned from the Daimyo not long ago."]
["He even has a 'Fire' character on his waist... Dad said that's a Guardian Shinobi, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja who specifically protect the Daimyo."]
[Crunch—]
[Choji ate potato chips, "He also came to our Akimichi clan."]
["The Hyuga clan too." Neji crossed his arms, leaning against the wall, and after a moment of thought, also spoke.]
["Woof~!"]
["The Inuzuka clan also had a visit."]
["The Aburame clan too."]
["Damn it... my supervising Jonin is that bearded, smoking guy... No way~!"]
[Ino was on the verge of tears.]
[She had just accepted that she likely wouldn't be in the same team as Naruto after the team assignments.]
[After all, Ino–Shika–Chō had to be split up; even if Ino could convince her parents, Inoichi Yamanaka and Yamanaka Rino couldn't truly agree.]
[If they were just ordinary clan members, it would be fine, but the three of them were heirs to the three Ino–Shika–Chō clans.]
[In any case, the three Ino–Shika–Chō clans were still overtly aligned with the Hokage.]
["Alright, Ino, no need to struggle."]
[Shikamaru lay directly on the ground.]
["Since Naruto is so sure, then there won't be any turning back on this matter."]
["This is Konoha."]
["Indeed." Neji nodded in agreement.]
[A bearded man... smokes... an old man... and he's persistent in chasing girls.]
[Oh my god, how could one person embody everything she hated?]
[Ino also collapsed, but she was smarter, resting her head on Naruto's lap.]
["If that's the case,"]
["Then our supervising Jonin should also be a Ninja from the Pro-Hokage Faction."]
[Shino pushed up his glasses.]
[Then he glanced at Kiba and Hinata, who was busy in the kitchen.]
["What are you talking about?" Kiba scratched his head.]
["This generation of ours is very special; there will be many political factors involved," Shikamaru said.]
["It's peacetime now, and if one wants to become Hokage, they must have enough prestige... and the support of the major Ninja clans."]
["Ino–Shika–Chō is clearly a good target."]
["Hyuga, Aburame, Inuzuka... are also targets for alliance."]
["So, Kiba, you, Shino, and Hinata are most likely in the same team."]
[Hearing this, Kiba tilted his head, "The rest are... Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura?"]
["That's highly probable." Naruto nodded with a light smile.]
["No~!"]
["Damn it... Sakura is so enviable~!"]
["I also want to be with my dear~"]
[Naruto rubbed Ino's small head.]
[Ino wasn't willing to leave so soon and continued to act cute.]
["How troublesome... constantly, all they do is scheme about these things!"]
[Shikamaru was a bit annoyed.]
[For a long time, only he could be on the same wavelength as Naruto.]
[Now, Neji was added to the mix.]
[But Neji was mostly quiet.]
[Naruto saw the defiance in his eyes but didn't try to persuade him.]
[He hoped Hinata would be the one to speak about this matter.]
[But clearly, Neji didn't give Hinata that opportunity.]
[Furthermore, over the years, Hinata had been diligently training, catching up to Naruto's pace.]
["Naruto, what are you trying to do?"]
[Soon, Inuzuka Kiba couldn't hold back.]
[See, even the slowest to react, Inuzuka Kiba, had already noticed something was amiss with the Naruto Gang.]
["Do as Shino does."]
[Shikamaru spoke before Naruto could.]
[This matter, in fact, Shikamaru had been thinking about for many years.]
[He had also subtly probed Nara Shikaku.]
[Nara Shikaku's response was calm, and after that time, Shikamaru never brought up the topic again.]
[Shikamaru remembered very clearly.]
[His father's voice was very calm at the time, simply saying that he was the future head of the Nara clan, and the responsibilities he had to bear were not only for the Nara but also for the Akimichi and Yamanaka.]
[The two of them could make mistakes, but as the leaders of the three clans, they could not easily err.]
[The fact that he had even asked meant he had such a thought.]
[If he had such a thought, then Ino and Choji were out of the question.]
['Shikamaru, if you think it's possible, then do it. Even if you fail, your fathers are still alive. Think it through yourself; you only get one chance.']
[Meaning, to help Naruto? Yes, but only once, and only one time.]
[But there was no need to feel pressured; even if they failed, the three of them could still withstand the wrath of the Hokage Faction.]
[And after that time, Shikamaru often observed others.]
[When he saw his father becoming closer to the heads of the Aburame, Hyuga, and Inuzuka clans, he knew that the Inuzuka, Hyuga, and Aburame clans could be trusted.]
[Unfortunately, the Uchiha were gone.]
[He knew that his father was helping him understand the internal situation of Konoha.]
[It could be said that Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Hokage, was truly not doing a good job.]
[Otherwise, when Shino and Kiba approached the 'Naruto Gang,' Shikamaru would have blocked them, preventing them from integrating into this small group.]
Orochimaru: "A very clever child, he made the right choice."
Senju Tobirama: "But right now, Black-Framed Naruto wouldn't agree, because he himself doesn't have absolute certainty, so he won't easily let the Six Great Ninja Clans get involved."