Exhibit 32(ii)

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                         PURSUANT TO U.S.C. SECTION 1350

    In connection with the Form 10-K of National  Bankshares,  Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2005, I, J. Robert Buchanan,  Treasurer of National
Bankshares,  Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as
adopted  pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, to the
best of my knowledge and belief that:

(1) such Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, fully complies
   with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securties Act of
   1934; and

(2) the information contained in such Form 10-K for the year ended
   December 31, 2005, fairly presents in all material respects, the
   financial condition and results of operations of National Bankshares,
   Inc.




/s/ J. ROBERT BUCHANAN
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J. Robert Buchanan
Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)