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"I am truly flattered that Lord Ming has come to visit my humble abode!"
In a short while, Nara Shikaku came hurriedly with a big smile on his face, but Hatake Akira could see that the smile on Nara Shikaku's face was unnatural.
The Nara clan and the Hatake clan have very few interactions, and the personal relationship between Nara Shikaku and Hatake Akira is almost non-existent.
The two of them had communicated very few times, and the only place they had met was in the conference room of the Hokage Building. This was the first time they had met and communicated in private.
Moreover, the sharp-eyed Nara Shikaku also saw the gift in Hatake Akira's hand, which made Nara Shikaku, who had sharp eyes and ears, even more worried.
"If your place is your humble abode, then my house would become a shack."
Akira Hatake smiled and replied, then pointed inside Nara Shikaku's mansion, "Chief Shikaku, do you mind if I go in for a tour?"
"Please come in, Master Ming, please come in!"
"Chief Shikaku, you are much older than me. Although you have no problem addressing me like that due to our status, I think it would be nice if you just called me by my name in private."
"Haha, Master Ming, you are joking. Your contribution to Konoha is obvious to all. I dare not overstep my authority."
After hearing what Nara Shikaku said, Hatake Akira knew that Nara Shikaku was on guard against him.
If you think about it carefully, if it were Akira Hatake, he would probably react in the same way.
After all, if someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief, and almost anyone with a little common sense understands that.
"If that's the case, then I won't force it."
Hatake Akira didn't say anything else, but followed Nara Shikaku's footsteps into the living room.
After sitting down, Hatake Akira pulled Nara Shikaku aside and talked to him for a long time without much meaning. In a word, he wanted to whet Nara Shikaku's appetite.
Nara Shikaku's fighting skills were slightly inferior to those of Hatake Akira. After dealing with Hatake Akira for half an hour, he finally couldn't help but ask Hatake Akira why he came.
"I wonder why Lord Ming is here..."
"It's nothing serious. I just want to discuss something with Chief Shikaku."
"I'd like to ask you another question. Is this Master Ming's personal matter, or is it..."
"Private matter."
Hatake Akira said this lightly, but Nara Shikaku's heart sank suddenly.
He had a premonition that what Hatake Akira would say next would be absolutely earth-shattering!
Sure enough, Hatake Akira's next words almost made Nara Shikaku fall off his chair.
"Chief Shikaku, I would like to borrow the Nara clan's ancestral shadow technique. Is that possible?"
Chapter 263 Decisively sell out Hatake Sakumo!
The reason why the various ninja clans in the ninja world are so powerful, in addition to some of the ninja clans' inherent bloodline limits, their family secret techniques are also the key to ensuring that the clans remain strong.
As for the various ninja clans in Konoha, apart from those with blood limits, the majority of them are ninja clans that started with family secret techniques.
For example, the Aburame clan's insect control technique, the Inuzuka clan's dog training technique, the Yamanaka clan's mind-transfer technique, the Akimichi clan's food secret technique, the Nara clan's shadow secret technique...
Many families, including these, rely on their own family's secret techniques to gain a foothold in Konoha and even the entire ninja world.
When Namikaze Minato advocated contributing the many secret ninjutsu of each family, although each ninja clan responded to Namikaze Minato's advocacy for some interests, their family secrets were still kept very strictly guarded.
If contributing the various ninjutsu collected by each clan is a considerable loss for each ninja clan, then the secret techniques of each ninja clan will be their real roots.
Not to mention Minato Namikaze, even if Hashirama Senju were alive, he couldn't expect the various clans of Konoha to contribute their own secret techniques.
This is like digging up the roots on which the various ninja clans depend for survival, and the hatred caused is definitely no less than the annihilation of an entire family.
When Hatake Akira made his request, Nara Shikaku's face immediately darkened.
Although Nara Shikaku guessed that Hatake Akira had come with bad intentions, he did not expect that Hatake Akira came with the intention of digging up the roots of the Nara clan!
"Master Ming, everyone has seen your contribution to Konoha and will remember it in their hearts, but this does not mean that you can act recklessly because of this!"
Due to Hatake Akira's identity and powerful strength, Nara Shikaku's words were relatively tactful. If it were someone else, Nara Shikaku would probably have chased the person away or even resorted to violence.
"I can understand the feelings of Chief Lu Jiu, and I also know..."
"Since Lord Ming knows about this, then let's not mention it again!"
Nara Shikaku interrupted Hatake Akira. "I will pretend that what just happened never happened. You are still the Akira-sama of Konoha, and we the Nara clan are still die-hard supporters of the Hokage line."
Hatake Akira knew from the beginning that this would be a difficult task, and he also expected that Nara Shikaku would put up a fierce resistance.
After knowing what was going on, facing all this now made Hatake Akira feel very calm and not surprised at all.
"Don't worry, Chief Shikaku."
Hatake Akira's face turned serious, and he explained to Nara Shikaku in a gentle voice, "Because the new ninjutsu I want to study requires the use of Yin-tun Chakra, I had no choice but to find the Nara clan."
"Master Ming, I don't think you need to explain!"
Nara Shikaku's attitude remained firm. "The new ninjutsu you are going to study has nothing to do with our Nara clan. Moreover, the practice of Yin-tun Chakra is not only known to our Nara clan. The Uchiha clan is much better than us."
Nara Shikaku glared at Hatake Akira, "Master Akira, do you think that our Nara clan is easier to bully than the Uchiha clan, or do you think that our Nara clan members are heartless?"
"neither."
Hatake Akira still shook his head calmly, "This is just a win-win situation with mutual benefit. It has nothing to do with what you said."
"Ha, what a joke!"
Nara Shikaku sneered, "Master Ming, I have government affairs to attend to, so I won't accompany you any more!"
"Zhuo Ye, see you off!"
After a loud shout outside the door, Nara Takuya, who was waiting outside, immediately pushed open the door to the living room.
After looking at the calm and composed Hatake Akira, and then at Nara Shikaku whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, Nara Takuya bowed to Hatake Akira helplessly, and then made a "inviting someone" gesture.
"Master Ming, please follow me."
"No need, Zhuo Ye."
Hatake Akira didn't stand up, but looked at Nara Shikaku, "Chief Shikaku, I think we should talk again."
"What if I don't?!"
"You can't afford the consequences."
Hatake Akira's patience was almost exhausted, and his words were inevitably somewhat hostile, "Chief Shikaku, you are not the only one with a temper, I am also not short of it."
"..."
He stared deeply at Hatake Akira for a while, but Nara Shikaku still couldn't confirm whether what Hatake Akira said was true or false.
Even if there was only a 10% chance that Hatake Akira was telling the truth, Nara Shikaku would not dare to gamble.
The power gap between the two was still too big, so big that even if the entire Nara clan fought with Hatake Akira to the death, they would not be able to cause any trouble to Hatake Akira.
"Zhuo Ye, you go down first."
Nara Shikaku waved his hands helplessly, and the confused Nara Takuya could only do as he was told.
"Master Ming, there are only you and me in the living room now, so just speak frankly."
Since he couldn't resist, Nara Shikaku could only delay the fight and even planned to secretly hand over the fake family shadow secret technique to Hatake Akira.
"I know your intentions very well. You just want to wait until Minato-sensei comes to mediate, or to give me a fake shadow secret technique in secret."
Hatake Akira's words revealed Nara Shikaku's little thoughts, which made Nara Shikaku feel helpless and full of indignation at the same time.
Why is Hatake Akira so overbearing? !
However, Hatake Akira didn't want to explore what Nara Shikaku was thinking, but bluntly put forward his own conditions.
"Of course, I'm just saying it. Maybe when Chief Shikaku hears my conditions, he will change his mind."
"I have three exchange conditions for Chief Shikaku to choose from. You can choose any one you want."
Hatake Akira held up a finger, "The first condition."
"I won't ask for your Nara clan's shadow secret technique for nothing. I will give you corresponding compensation."
"As for how to compensate you, it's simple. I will give you a magical weapon that can save your life and bring the dead back to life."
"In addition to this, I will also give the Nibi Matatabi to a member of your Nara clan. As for the choice of the person, it is up to you."
"This……"
After hearing Hatake Akira's first condition, Nara Shikaku's tough stance was shaken, but after thinking about it, he still felt a little unhappy.
There is only one sacred weapon, and although the Two-Tails Jinchuriki may seem tempting, what happens when the Jinchuriki is gone for a hundred years?
Whether it still belongs to the Nara clan is another matter. Even if someone from the Nara clan becomes the next Two-Tails Jinchuriki, in the final analysis, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is still an individual and cannot benefit the entire Nara clan at all.
After thinking it over, Nara Shikaku shook his head, indicating that this condition was not enough to make him excited.
"Then let me hear the second condition."
Hatake Akira raised his second finger and said, "I will select one of the Nara clan's children of the right age to be my disciple. If he has the talent to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, I will teach him carefully."
"And I won't be stingy with the many subsequent ninjutsu that go with the Flying Thunder God Technique."
"Finally, once my disciple has completed his studies, I will not ask him to pass on his knowledge to anyone in the Nara clan. It is up to him to decide what he likes."
"This……"
Obviously, Hatake Akira's second condition made Nara Shikaku's heart tremble violently. This second condition was more tempting than the first one!
The reason is very simple. With the Third Ninja World War, the potential and power of the Flying Thunder God Technique have become famous in the Ninja World. No one would say that the Flying Thunder God Technique is weak.
But Nara Shikaku was still a little worried. If the Flying Thunder God Technique was so easy to learn, why didn't Hatake Akira's younger brother Hatake Kakashi know it? !
Even if Kakashi didn't want to learn it, from the second Hokage Tobirama Senju developed the Flying Thunder God Slash, until the fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the only people who could learn it were Minato Namikaze and Akira Hatake.
In other words, although the Flying Thunder God Technique is tempting, this technique also requires extremely high talent.
When this technique came into the hands of the Nara clan, it was likely shelved, as no one in the clan could meet the talent requirements to practice the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After pondering for a while, Nara Shikaku still shook his head.
Hatake Akira was not surprised by this. He chuckled and stretched out his third finger.
"Although the third condition is somewhat abstract, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Nara clan."
While speaking, Hatake Akira couldn't help but apologize to Hatake Sakumo in his heart. In the end, it was his old father who had to bear everything for him.