One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

"Why think so much? Just go down and see for yourself, and everything will be clear then."

While everyone was arguing, Shikamaru, who found it troublesome, said something rather helplessly.

When a group of highly intelligent people get together, they often overlook some of the simplest and most intuitive methods.

The argument suddenly stopped, and then, as if nothing had happened, the three of them used the candles on the wall as a light source to successfully activate the mechanism and open the door through the holes in the wall using shadow magic, revealing the entrance to the secret chamber inside.

"Sure enough, the torches have been burning for a while now. This means that someone must have come in before us and hasn't left yet."

"Let's not talk about things that even a child could spot. Let's go down and check it out. I have a bad feeling!"

Several elders of the Nara clan, along with the clan leader Nara Shikaku, quickly went to check on the situation.

Shikamaru, on the other hand, felt that having so many people go down was more than enough, so he decided to stay up there himself.

"What a hassle!"

Shikamaru sighed, then lay down on his side, propped one hand against his head, and began to stare blankly.

Meanwhile, Abel had already sensed it when the people came down from above.

However, he still had a part left to read, and since there was no other way out, he simply ignored the visitor.

So when Nara Shikaku and the others entered the secret room, this was the scene they saw.

A very handsome young man was standing there, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, flipping through a scroll of secret techniques in his hand.

Even after they came in, they didn't even bother to look up at them.

I don't know if he was too focused or if he simply didn't take them seriously.

"Someone really did sneak in!"

"Don't be careless."

"Shadow Mimicry!"

Nara Shikaku and his group didn't waste any words and immediately took action.

Since their Shadow Techniques are almost entirely focused on control, it's not too late to capture the person first and then interrogate them carefully.

As a result, three or four shadows immediately extended out, trying to connect with the other's shadow and freeze it in place.

However, a scene unfolded that left them stunned and with expressions of disbelief.

There was no shadow beneath the opponent's feet?!

Could it really be a ghost?

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Secret Technique: Shadow Tentacles!

Three of them immediately switched hand seals, instantly materializing the shadows, which then turned into tentacles to bind them.

Abel seemed to have no intention of resisting, letting these shadow tentacles wrap around him layer by layer.

But at that moment, no one noticed that a shadow had easily emerged from the shadow behind Nara Shikaku.

That was Abel's Shadow Mage!

Swap positions!

Abel instantly appeared behind the group, then, empowered by the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, he swung his famous sword Kurosawa!

The group, unaware of what had happened, discovered that their ninjutsu had failed to activate and they could no longer control their shadows.

Upon closer inspection, they realized that their shadows had vanished.

A sudden slash severed the shadows of all three people except Nara Shikaku.

The ninjutsu that had just been released naturally lost its effectiveness.

The shadow that had turned into tentacles immediately reverted to its original ordinary shadow form.

Then, Abel's left hand, which wasn't holding the knife, immediately emitted a dark power, absorbing all three shadows into his palm. He then squeezed and rolled them into several black balls, which he then threw into his pocket.

"Oh no, I can't unleash my secret technique!"

"What? Me too."

"Look at your feet! Our shadows have disappeared."

"It didn't disappear, it was stolen. Look over there."

The group of people who had lost their shadows exchanged glances, and they all saw shock in each other's eyes.

This was the first time they had ever seen someone who seemed to be 'stealing'.

It can be said that the Nara clan's entire strength relies on the Shadow Technique. Without shadows, they are like a toothless tiger, only fit to be beaten.

Abel's move was truly masterful.

"Who exactly are you? How do you possess the ability to target shadows?!"

"Since this scroll has given me so much inspiration, make way and I can return your shadows to you. Otherwise, the shadowless one will turn to ashes the moment it is exposed to sunlight."

Abel had no intention of killing them all, after all, there was no hatred between them.

On the contrary, he also gained a lot of benefits from this place.

Chapter 552 Incomprehensible Beyond Common Sense!

The shadowless person will turn to ashes the moment they are exposed to sunlight!

These words immediately made the expressions of the people whose shadows had been stolen immediately stiffen, their faces showing some surprise and uncertainty.

Clearly, they did not fully believe what Abel said.

"Who exactly are you, and why did you infiltrate the secret chamber of my Nara clan?"

Lu Jiu asked again, indicating that he would not let the other party leave until he had figured out the matter.

Moreover, the 'Shadow Personification Technique' is clearly just a concept and has not been fully developed, so why is the other party already able to use it?

That shadowy figure with a physical form is definitely the other party's shadow in disguise!

In addition, just when they had clearly subdued this guy, he suddenly turned into a 'shadowy figure'...

This undoubtedly proves that the secret technique or other ability used by this guy is definitely related to shadows.

Then it's easy to guess the purpose of their infiltration.

However, this was ultimately just wishful thinking on his part. The other party's true purpose was still unknown, and it was unclear which faction they came from.

Konoha has just experienced a devastation and is in a very sensitive phase. If another Pain were to appear, things would get really messy.

Both for his own sake and for the public good, he should have kept the other person with him.

"Since you're so curious, come with me."

Abel suddenly remembered that he was going to cause trouble for Danzo later, so having someone sneak him into the Hokage Building was the best option.

So he took decisive action.

The Shadow Mage reappeared from Shikaku's shadow once again, but this time Shikaku was prepared.

The moment he sensed the fluctuation in his shadow, he turned it around and materialized it into dozens of sharp spikes, intending to obliterate the 'shadow man'.

However, those extremely sharp shadow spikes were completely ineffective against Abel's shadow mage, failing to penetrate his defenses at all!

It's a very simple principle: even if a shadow takes on a physical form, it is still essentially a shadow.

Having verified this, Shikaku transformed the Shadow Thorn into shadow tentacles in an attempt to control the 'Shadow Man'.

But with a whoosh, the Shadow Mage scattered into countless shadow bats, which then pounced on Lu Jiu once more.

For the first time, Shikaku felt a sense of unease called powerlessness.

All his skills had nowhere to be used!

The control effect of Shadow Technique is completely nullified, rendering it utterly useless. The only option left is to try materializing the shadow to attack the enemy.

However, when Shadow Technique is reduced to nothing more than straightforward attacks, it's practically useless.

Especially these shadow bats, they are impossible to eliminate. He even used explosive tags, but after the explosion, not a single one of them was lost.

Before this, he had never heard of a person's shadow being able to act independently of the main body, and even split into so many individual entities.

In comparison, the Nara clan's Shadow Technique seems like a joke.

Film box!

Seizing the opportunity, Abel controlled the countless shadow bats to swarm forward.

Then they coalesced into a black box and put Shikaku inside.

Trapped, Shikaku tried many methods but failed to break through the Shadow Box's defenses.

Instead, fists kept extending from inside the screen and slamming into him until he finally lost consciousness.

At this point, Abel had finally finished reading the scroll in his hand, and he casually put it back in its original place.

As for the three Nara clansmen who had lost their shadows, they were already lying on the ground, their fate unknown.

Without a shadow, one cannot perform shadow magic.

Honestly, it's questionable whether three Nara clan members who can't use Shadow Techniques could even defeat a Chunin.

Letting them stab people with kunai is a joke!

After easily dealing with everyone, Abel had Shadow Mage carry Deer Jiu away with him.

Just as they stepped out of the secret room and reached the opened mechanism door, a dark shadow was cautiously and stealthily advancing on the ground, its target seemingly the shadow beneath the feet of the person who had come up.

Shikamaru realized something was wrong as soon as he heard the explosion of the explosive tags coming from inside.

Using a detonator in a sealed room?

That means the enemy must be very troublesome. Even the four people who went down couldn't capture them successfully. They might even have encountered danger, which is why they had to use the detonation tag.

If it were for the sake of caution, Shikamaru should go out and inform the other members of the clan as soon as possible.

After all, an enemy that could leave Shikaku and the other three helpless must be one that he alone could not defeat.