Chapter 41: Sparring (2)

As soon as Shikamaru got rid of the weights, he did not hesitate and immediately attacked the Hokage. The next thing he was going to use was to do it unexpectedly, to catch the old man by surprise. He can expect anything, but what Shikamaru has in store for him should definitely affect him ... If he isn't shocked, a moment of surprise could be a good chance to strike too.

Hiruzen was not going to be polite, it was sparring, albeit with a child. He knew for sure that there were only a few children with such skills at the age of six in the entire history of Konoha, so he seriously wanted to show his mistakes in taijutsu, even if it would be a little painful for the guy.

Shikamaru's speed increased significantly, but for a Kage-level shinobi, it was still as slow as that of a simple genin. Therefore, Hiruzen easily dodged the blows and tried not to fall on bone spikes. The same blows that he delivered himself were often blocked by strong bones. But, every time the old man hit, Shikamaru always changed his face. The skinny old man's blows were not as weak as it might seem, he calculated the strength correctly based on the strength of Shikotsumyaku's bones. Therefore, each blow was given a painful vibration throughout the body, and sometimes the regrown bones cracked ...

* Bach * * Bach * * Bach *

After exchanging a couple of dozen punches, Shikamaru made a quick sweep, but Hiruzen, without much enthusiasm, stepped aside and hit a roundhouse. Shikamaru shifted the bone to the side and slashed Kage's leg, he was only slightly scratched, and the leg also flew into the area of ​​the guy's head. Just at that moment the unexpected happened ... The eyes of the child, still black up to that moment, suddenly acquired a bright red hue. As soon as Hiruzen saw those eyes, he stared at them in shock, and his attack speed decreased. Shikamaru did not waste time, using the Sharingan the guy instantly calculated the optimal way to evade and counterattack.

Head sharply tilted to the side, a bloody streak from glowing eyes swept after Shikamaru. At an unusual angle, he instantly crossed Hiruzen's leg, simultaneously cutting it with a sharp bone that had grown from his palm. Before jumping away from his leg, he tensed himself well and sank the bone as deep as possible inside. At the same instant, he pushed away from her and was directly over the head of the old man.

Hiruzen quickly recovered from his stupor. Although he was struck to the core, he was still an experienced shinobi and literally brought his condition back to normal in an instant. It was at this point that Shikamaru did an incredible trick using the reactions from his new eyes.

"There are two of them ... Two tomoe, incredible ..." - once again meeting those glowing bloody eyes, Hiruzen clenched his teeth and tried to break the distance. But it was at this moment that Shikamaru cut through his leg from the back and, thrusting it harder into his thigh, pushed off and jumped.

An unpleasant pain immediately reflected on the Hokage's face ... Now, Hiruzen finally got angry ... As soon as Shikamaru's reinforced fist was ready to meet the old man's face, he was instantly caught by a strong, flabby hand.

* Clap *

All the energy and power of the blow was instantly stopped by a simple movement of the Hokage. Shikamaru, at that moment, felt a slight fear, he felt strength, tremendous strength ... Terrifying chakra and incredible physical strength. He was sure Hiruzen was able to literally hand out his fist, no matter how he strengthened it.

Without panic, Shikamaru immediately wanted to escape and break the distance. But the fist was as if in a steel grip, and having noticed a slight movement of the enemy's chakra, Shikamaru knew for sure that he would not be able to say hello now ... But even anticipating the attack, in just a few milliseconds Hiruzen's palm landed on the guy's chest. All that was left for Shikamaru was to protect her in every possible way using the bones ...

* Bach *

Shikamaru did not even have time to create spikes, did not even have time to see the attacks, as he was instantly sent flying ...

*Boom!*

Having demolished the tree, the guy flew a few more meters, leaving behind a long moat in the ground ... Dust and debris of the tree flew to the side and Shikamaru finally stopped, making a dent in another tree. Sliding down, he could only laugh inwardly ...

"Haa ... I understand that ... Even the Sharingan didn't help. There is also gunpowder in the flasks, the old man deserves respect ... "- Lying in a heap of mud and debris of trees, Shikamaru, instead of being upset, smiled happily. His condition was quite stable, Hiruzen did not try to kill him, he just slightly damaged his ribs. But with the power of Shikotsumyaku, that's not a problem at all ...

At the same time, Hiruzen looked at his leg in shock. She was bleeding terribly, and there was a sharp, thick white bone in the back of her thigh. Grimacing slightly, the old man pulled out the bone and grinned:

- Good kid, did not expect ... - suddenly remembering something, Hiruzen instantly moved.

Finding himself two meters from the lying and disheveled Shikamaru, Hiruzen exhaled with relief and limped slightly closer to him.

Shikamaru smiled at that moment, even despite his face smeared with mud, his sharingan was still active and, being in this position, smeared and disheveled, his appearance seemed a little creepy, especially with his strange grin.

"Yeah, that's what I understand the power, and even without the Sharingan, great!" Shikamaru pushed off the ground slightly, leaning his shoulders back and quickly got to his feet with a dexterous jump. At that moment, Hiruzen just came up and asked with a smile:

- Well, how? I see you are satisfied ...

- Ah ... Well, of course! - grinning, Shikamaru suddenly stopped smiling and said gloomily: - Old man, you should see a doctor ...

- Oh, exactly ... - hitting his forehead, Hiruzen, laughing, raised his hand to the wound: - And I think, what is so bad for me ... - as soon as he raised his hand, an unusual light green radiance instantly enveloped her. In just a few seconds, using the Mystic Palm, Hiruzen stopped all the bleeding. When he finished with himself, he brought his hand to Shikamaru's chest. There was a slight abrasion and slight bleeding, which was quickly stopped.

"Eh, that was my favorite shirt ..." Glancing at the torn clothes, Shikamaru just sighed sadly.

"It's worth walking naked with Shikotsumyaku ..."

Withdrawing his hand, Hiruzen nodded.

- That's all, your bones can only be envied, already completely restored the damage.

"Ha, well, I'm not afraid of fractures. But if I lose a limb, the bones will not help here.

Hiruzen chuckled:

"You wounded me well, but you're only six years old ... I'm a bit old already ..." Hiruzen raised his head a little, sighing, and seriously asked: "Shikamaru, as for your eyes ... How to understand this?

Smiling slightly, the guy said:

- I told my parents, and then I decided to tell you. He just took it and appeared, I don't know the reasons ...