Chapter 218: Mikoto Uchiha

Looking around the city from a cliff height, Shikamaru smiled and immediately disappeared into a spacious, well-lit room. It was a ward, a little strange, since there were no windows and there were more than two dozen beds around the perimeter of the walls, but everything looked almost like in a hospital. The equipment next to each patient displayed information on the screen, and the dropper acted as a drug transmitter.

Not all of the bunks were occupied, Shikamaru set up the rest just for the sake of quantity, it was one of the many halls he occupied after the Root had already completely dissolved. Some of their shinobi went to Anbu, Shikamaru did not take at least someone and established his own territory here. He completely changed the whole structure and just sealed most of the places. In the end, he was not interested in the dungeons, he had already prepared a project for his own pyramid from pure Adamantium! The first layer was almost ready, it was just located on top of the rock with the faces of the Hokage. But due to the difficulty and cost of creating it, Shikamaru was not sure when he would be able to complete this world's most durable masterpiece.

Under the layer of the pyramid, just below, right under the ground, there was this small room with prisoners who were pulled out by one noble hero from the clutches of a villain. Everyone was here — all but one.

Glancing over each of them, Shikamaru quickly determined their state and after a short nod he immediately teleported further. This room was already smaller, and the walls were not metal, but wooden from beautiful wood tiles. There was only one bed, one might say - an elite ward. The monitor displayed the patient's condition, and Haku calmly kept his post nearby, sitting on a soft sofa. As soon as Shikamaru appeared, he immediately stood up and did nothing. Haku was too silent ...

- How is she? Shikamaru asked, quickly examining the girl's chakrakanals with his Byakugan. The current Mikoto was markedly different from the tortured woman he had picked up in Root's musty cell. Pure black hair, raven-winged hair, pale, sore skin, and an attractive face. It didn't even have wrinkles, but rather some kind of pacification. For the first time, Shikamaru noticed her appearance behind bars, but when Haku took care of her appearance, he was again surprised. The rumors were true - Mikoto was one of the most beautiful women of her generation.

She had been like this for a couple of days already, probably she already understood that all those tortures were over. But, of course, she could not wake up ...

- Still unconscious, as if she does not want to wake up, - the boy only sighed: - After what happened, this is not surprising.

Shikamaru smiled and raised an eyebrow in surprise.

- Do you sympathize with her?

- W-well ... Isn't it possible?

"It's okay," Shikamaru nodded curtly. "She needs at least someone who can be around." I think she'll be glad to see your face when she wakes up. I would certainly be quite pleased.

Haku smiled shyly and remained silent. Meanwhile, Shikamaru leaned closer to Mikoto's face and muttered thoughtfully.

- The chakra flow is restored, and I managed to clean out the admixtures of that infection, but her chakra is in my head ... I suppose it's Mangeky? It looks like she was not allowed to recover and immediately after waking up she was pumped up with something, after taking care of her wounds. It will be painful ...

Determined, Shikamaru quickly took off his black shirt and stripped to the waist. His sculpted torso with many fuin marks immediately appeared before Haku, and he asked with some embarrassment:

"W-what are you ... what do you want to do?"

`` Don't worry, '' Shikamaru sat down on the floor, barely smiling, took Mikoto's hand and closed his eyes.

- I need to heal her head. I know firsthand the body's reaction to Mangeky, so I can decide something. She needs a little of my chakra, the very drop ...

Directing a light stream of weak but minimally aggressive chakra into Mikoto's brain, Shikamaru quickly mixed it with the girl's chakra. Thanks to the Byakugan, such manipulations were easier than ever, and thanks to Jūgo, it was even easier at times. The first stage was completed, right after it, the guy completed the second.

Haku could not notice, and Mikoto could not even feel, as the mark of Shikamaru appeared on her neck in the form of a dark triangle with a silver tomoe in the center. He appeared only for a moment, and then disappeared without a trace. But, of course, he was still there, hiding with a drop of the Ancestor chakra. Shikamaru had long ago remade Orochimaru's technique, which impressed him noticeably. He did not change much, rather he simply adjusted everything to his special chakra, and also made changes regarding DNA, he clearly did not intend to be reborn through other people. With proper use, the mark can allow to become a little stronger, and thanks to the stabilized and pure chakra, the user will not turn into a monster-like creature like people with Orochimaru's mark. Of course, Mikoto was the first to be chosen for this mark, as she temporarily would not even notice its existence. Well, the control method will not hurt. You never know what she will do upon awakening.

After a couple of seconds, Shikamaru drew back from the girl and got up and dressed again. While Haku somehow hesitantly asked:

- And it's all?

- Well, yes and what?

- Um, why did you need to undress?

"Well," Shikamaru shrugged. "Habit." When dealing with ladies, you should expect everything.

“W-what does that mean ...

Laughing, Shikamaru patted the embarrassed boy on the shoulder.

- It's easier for me to manage chakra. I would not mind walking naked all the time, but they will not understand me that way. Yes, and I'm afraid you will one day pounce on me, ha ha ha!

Haku's eyebrow twitched, but he regained his cold air and nodded towards Mikoto.

- Will she get well?

- Maybe in a day. My Yang chakra is special, even if there is damage, it will be restored. Unlike the Iryonins, it is enough for me to send a little chakra to the Healing Gate and the patient's body will do everything for me. This simple method also works with hardening. The Yang element is the key to many things.

- It doesn't sound very simple.

`` Well, '' Shikamaru shrugged his shoulders again and playfully hugged Haku, glancing at Mikoto.

- You see. We need a number of features that only I have, and so, this is quite possible. Believe me, if this happened to you, I would definitely do everything in the best possible way ... Well, I'll go and look after her. The Mangeky beauty might come in handy. The Uchiha clan is pretty strong, at least it was. She can still create a couple of heirs.

Haku looked at Shikamaru in bewilderment, their faces were only a couple of centimeters apart and watching his left side of the face, the boy was slightly embarrassed, but pulled himself together in time, saying:

“I don’t think it’s worth treating a girl like that.”

Shikamaru grinned.

“She’s not my girlfriend either. I like to embarrass my girls and make them smile. Haku looked confused and blushed again as the man's last words were spoken directly over his ear.

Chuckling slightly, Shikamaru walked away and waved his hand.

- You're in charge. Don't go further than the pyramid, just give me a signal through your pendant. I still have a few things to do, take care of everything.

"Uh-huh," before Haku had time to nod, Shikamaru teleported away. Left alone, the boy, with a strange expression, touched his thin neck and pulled out a small silver chain with an adamantium insert. It featured Shikamaru's personal mark and strange fuin symbols that seemed to fit together perfectly. After a fleeting breath, Haku removed the pendant and walked out the door. He wanted to check on the others in the ward, unlike Mikoto they did not get such an attitude from Shikamaru. Therefore, the awakening of many is questionable.