Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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The entire room fell silent, then erupted into an even bigger uproar and laughter.

Gekko Hayate was startled by the sudden turn of events, which made his cough worse, but he reacted quickly and immediately shouted, "The match begins! Both players... uh... Nara Shikamaru is in position! Begin!"

Temari was also taken aback by this dramatic scene.

Seeing Shikamaru lying there covered in dust, his anger flared with contempt: "Hmph! You can't even stand seeing your own teammates? What a disgrace! Let me give you a good beating, you lazybones!"

Without further hesitation, she unfurled her three-star fan and channeled chakra: "Wind Release: Kamaitachi!"

A sharp wind blade roared out, covering most of the area, stirring up gravel and dust, creating an astonishing spectacle.

"Ahem... Naruto, you're such a huge troublemaker..."

Shikamaru rolled awkwardly to dodge the first wave of wind blades, feeling as if every bone in his body was protesting.

He knew that complaining was useless, and that his opponent's anger only added fuel to the fire, so he could only force himself to stay focused.

He used the craters created by Naruto's previous battle and the rocks shattered by Neji's Gentle Fist as cover.

Despite his seemingly unsteady and clumsy movements, each roll and jump he made narrowly avoided the cutting path of the wind blades.

Minimize unnecessary movement and energy expenditure.

"Will they just hide like a rat?"

Temari sneered, waving her fan again, her chakra surging even more intensely.

"Wind Release: Great Scythe Itachi!"

An even more violent storm swept across the entire area like a raging torrent, the wind was oppressive, and gravel was hurled up like bullets.

Her tactical intention was very clear: to use the Wind Release technique for long-range, wide-area attacks to force Shikamaru into a dead end at the edge of the field.

At the same time, he strictly controlled the distance between himself and Shikamaru, always keeping it more than fifteen meters away.

This was exactly the effective range of the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique, as she understood it!

Shikamaru struggled against the fierce winds, barely managing to withstand the most violent shockwaves by using a relatively deep pit as a cover.

Alarm bells rang in my mind: "As expected... she knows the limit of the shadow's range! She keeps herself outside the safety line, using wind jutsu to wear me down from a distance, not giving me any chance to get close and use the shadow... What a troublesome and shrewd woman."

Sweat mixed with dust slid down his forehead as his mind raced, observing his surroundings.

The guardrails at the edge of the field, the cracks in the ground cut by the wind blades, the scattered large rocks, and... the angle of the sunlight shining down from above.

"Hmph, let's see how long you can hide!"

Seeing Shikamaru pinned down near the pit, Temari continued her offensive, waving her fan repeatedly.

Each wind blade precisely blocked Shikamaru's possible evasion routes, compressing his space for maneuver.

She walked steadily, always maintaining a safe distance, her eyes sharp, giving Shikamaru no chance to take advantage.

Shikamaru made several attempts to feint forward, but was forced back by the whistling wind blades, making him appear very passive.

Ino, sitting in the audience, shouted anxiously, "Shikamaru! Go for it!"

Choji also stopped eating his snacks, his face full of worry.

Naruto clenched his fists, staring intently at the arena: "Go, Shikamaru! Use your clever brain to think of a way! Don't let this throw go to waste!"

Shikamaru hid behind cover, breathing heavily.

After mentally giving Naruto the middle finger, he immediately began analyzing the current situation.

"A direct assault is impossible... The distance isn't enough, and forcibly using the shadow technique would only waste chakra."

"We have to move her... or create a 'stepping stone' that can instantly close the distance between her and her shadow..."

His gaze swept across the field again, finally settling on the metal railing near the edge of the field not far behind him.

And the railing cast a long, clear shadow in the afternoon sun.

An extremely bold and risky plan instantly took shape in his mind.

A resolute glint flashed in Shikamaru's eyes.

He suddenly burst out from behind the cover, but not towards Temari; instead, he headed towards the edge of the field—

He ran frantically toward the shadow of that metal railing!

The actions looked like a desperate attempt to escape, as if they had been driven into a corner.

"Want to escape? Dreaming!"

Temari would not let this opportunity slip by; she raised her three-star fan high and frantically gathered chakra.

"Wind Release: Slash Dance!"

Several more powerful and faster high-pressure wind blades shot out in a fan shape, completely blocking all angles from which Shikamaru could run towards the railing!

In her view, Shikamaru was already trapped, either he would be severely injured by the wind blades, or he would be forced to stop in front of the railing and become a sitting duck.

Instinctively, to ensure maximum coverage and accuracy of the wind blades, she took a small half-step forward.

He shortened the distance by a tiny bit, while focusing all his attention on controlling the wind blades to chase after Shikamaru's back.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head while running wildly, Shikamaru suddenly lunged to the side in an extremely awkward yet incredibly swift manner just as the wind blade was about to hit him!

The wind blades whistled past his back, then slammed into the metal railing with a deafening roar and sparks!

Just as Shikamaru fell to the ground, his hands had already formed hand seals: "Ninja Art: Shadow Imitation Technique!"

A thin, black shadow did not shoot directly from his feet to Temari, but strangely connected to the end of the shadow that stretched across the ground when he was tackled!

Immediately afterwards, the shadow seemed to be infused with life, moving along the ground—

With astonishing speed, it precisely traced the wider and longer deformed shadow cast on the ground after the metal railing was struck by the wind blades—

It shot out in an instant, like a black lightning bolt!

Temari sensed something was wrong when Shikamaru tackled her, but her attention was momentarily drawn to the sound of the wind blade hitting the railing.

When she saw that the shadow was not moving straight ahead, but was meandering along the shadow of the railing at an unbelievable path and speed, her pupils suddenly contracted!

"Oh no! The distance!"

She suddenly realized that she had taken that half-step forward in order to pursue him.

And Shikamaru's use of the relay extension of environmental shadows.

The "effective distance" between the two has been strangely shortened along the shadow path!

She tried desperately to jump backward, but as soon as her body moved—

That cunning shadow, as treacherous as a venomous snake, had already precisely connected to her feet!

"Success!"

A barely perceptible smile curved at the corner of Shikamaru's lips.

He immediately controlled the shadow, forcing Temari into an extremely comical pose—raising her fans high with both hands and leaning forward as if surrendering.

"Damn it! Let me go!" Temari was both ashamed and angry, struggling desperately, but her body was completely out of her control!

"The battle is over," Shikamaru said lazily, pulling out a kunai as if to end the fight.

However, just as he approached Temari and his kunai was about to strike, he seemed to suddenly remember something and abruptly stopped.

He looked at Temari's face, flushed with anger and embarrassment, and her fiery eyes, and then imagined the troublesome scenario of being relentlessly pursued after defeating her.

If it's something that absolutely requires marrying her...

Shikamaru suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He let out a long sigh, his face filled with "super troublesome." "Forget it, winning against this kind of woman feels like it would be even more troublesome..." He put away his kunai and immediately canceled the Shadow Imitation Technique.

"I surrender." Shikamaru raised his hand and said to Hayate Gekko, his tone as relaxed as if he were saying, "The weather is nice today."

"What?! You've admitted defeat?"

"It was clearly under control!"

"What the hell is going on, Nara brat!"

Temari, now free, was both ashamed and furious. She yelled at Shikamaru's retreating back, "Hey! What do you mean?! Are you looking down on me?!"

Shikamaru waved without turning his head and slowly walked towards the player tunnel: "It's nothing, I just thought it was too much trouble. Goodbye, violent girl."

"Damn it—!!!" Temari stomped her feet in anger, slamming her huge three-star fan onto the ground with a loud bang!

Hayate Gekko was taken aback by this sudden surrender, and then announced helplessly, "The winner is... Temari from Sunagakure."

Shikamaru's decision to give up caused what should have been a thrilling battle of wits to end abruptly in an unexpected way.

But Shikamaru's extremely troublesome personality and his final sarcastic remark, "Winning would be even more troublesome," are still a factor.

Unexpectedly, it became a comical footnote in the Chunin Exams finals.

As Temari watched Shikamaru's figure disappear into the passageway, she gritted her teeth, a complex and unfathomable light flashing in her eyes.

This lazy guy... he's really infuriating and... a little bothersome?

Chapter 107 Uchiha Sasuke VS Gaara the Sandstorm

Shikamaru's unexpected surrender plunged the noisy martial arts altar into a brief moment of astonishment and discussion.

After all, no one would have expected that someone who was about to win would raise their hand to admit defeat.

Seeing Shikamaru return to the rest area, Naruto rushed over and questioned him, "Shikamaru! Why did you give up?!"

Shikamaru, with a "this is troublesome" expression, explained, "I don't want to get entangled with that woman. I might as well just admit defeat."

After all, Shikamaru always felt that Temari was even more terrifying than his own mother, and he was worried that if he ever got entangled with her again...

Ugh! Just thinking about the scene sends chills down my spine.

Meanwhile, Minato, inside the sealed space, praised Shikamaru's performance, saying, "Shikamaru is really smart; he can overcome the strong with his intelligence."

Ban sneered, "It's nothing more than a tactic needed by the weak."

Nine-Tailed Fox chuckled cheekily, "Old Spotted Head, if you keep doing this, I feel like you'll get your comeuppance someday."

"I'm going to make you suffer today!"

"Hey! Just kidding! Don't hit someone in the face!"