Naruto: The Shadow Lord of the Nara Clan

Nara's study.

Nara Shikakuma, holding a teacup, joked:

"You little rascal, you actually know how to come back."

"How's your training going? Are you confident you can infiltrate the Dark Side?"

Although he had great confidence in Shikakage, he also knew that with Shikakage's recent Chunin level, it wouldn't be easy for him to join the Anbu.

"Hold it in your hand and pinch it."

Lu Ying casually agreed. He picked up a chess piece, glanced at the chessboard in front of him, smiled, and gently pressed it down.

Snapped!

The arrow flies obliquely, and the general is killed!

"Dad, you can't concentrate."

"What happened?"

Seeing that he was being so easily defeated, Nara Shikaku was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly:

"I couldn't hide it from you after all."

He sighed deeply, his expression complex.

"Your Uncle Suzaku is dead."

Lu Ying didn't care at all:

"oh."

"and then?"

"You brat..." Faced with Lu Ying's 'cold' attitude, Lu Jiu shook his head helplessly.

"He held a high position in the Nara clan, and his sudden death had a significant impact."

"Especially since Narasaki Shiba is dead, the ownership of the property left by your Uncle Suzaku is still unclear, which may cause them to fight over it."

Lu Jiu didn't explain much; he spoke very concisely and simply.

But after hearing this, Lu Ying already had a clear understanding in her mind.

—The leader of the Danzo faction of the Nara clan has died.

—What he left behind was not just property, but the power to communicate directly with Danzo!

—The fact that he was able to join Danzo suggests that he wasn't a good person to begin with.

—If given the chance to "progress" like that, those idiots would probably punch their brains out.

—Isn't it a good thing when dogs fight each other?

Thinking of this, Lu Ying smiled and raised an eyebrow, saying:

"Isn't that great?"

"Mom can now consolidate control over the Deer Management Bureau."

Having used a lot of blue potions in the battle against the Root team, Lu Ying's pockets are now almost empty.

There are only a pitiful three hundred G coins left.

Therefore, he urgently needs a new source of income.

If his family could completely control the Deer Management Bureau, then he would never lack Mani!

Seeing Lu Ying's smiling face, Lu Jiu did not voice his worries.

—Our family was the prime suspect in the death of Suzaku Nara.

—If your mother tries to seize control of the Deer Management Bureau, it will only increase suspicion against our family…

Just thinking about the group of young and middle-aged men in Danzo's faction gave Shikaku a headache.

Although Suzaku Nara disappointed him, at least Suzaku Nara had a bottom line in his actions.

Young people, on the other hand, don't think about so many things when they're doing things...

Of course, Lu Ying was not unaware of the potential dangers involved.

However, in his opinion, what Shikaku was worried about was completely unfounded.

This is equivalent to offending the emperor's faction to the point of no return in order to gain a position as a confidant of a powerful minister.

The key point is that this emperor was a powerful emperor. Even if he was somewhat incompetent and weak, he was not a puppet.

The reason why a certain powerful minister is powerful is simply because the emperor trusts him.

Doing something so mindless, isn't that just plain stupid...?

Besides, if some fool really attacks him, Shikakage wouldn't mind having a few more shadow soldiers from the Nara clan.

After clearing her mind of these trivial matters, Lu Ying said to Lu Jiu:

"Dad, I have fully mastered the Three Body Techniques (Shadow Imitation Technique, Shadow Binding Technique, and Shadow Hanging Technique)."

"I want to learn the family's subsequent shadow magic."

Hearing this, Shikaku suppressed his worries and nodded:

"It's about time."

He got up and fumbled around in the study for a while before finally taking out a roll of paper from a hidden compartment.

"These are all the secret techniques of our Nara clan."

Lu Ying took the scroll, unfolded it, and quickly scanned its contents:

"Secret Techniques: Shadow Stitching Technique, Shadow Gathering Technique, Shadow Slap Technique."

The three advanced shadow techniques are all far more sophisticated than the Three Bodies Technique.

Not only because of their extraordinary power, but more importantly, because they have all undergone a qualitative change.

It evolved from simply manipulating blurry shadows to making shadows material!

The only pity is that the secret scroll did not record Shikamaru's invention of the "Shadow Imitation Shuriken".

After these days of battles, Lu Ying is now very clear about his current strengths and weaknesses.

Because of the [Shadow Power] talent, his shadow techniques do not require hand seals, so as long as one is within his shadow range, no one can detect or counter his shadow techniques.

His three hand seal techniques give him an absolute advantage in close combat against any ninja who needs to form hand seals to release ninjutsu.

However, what brought him success also brought him failure.

Limited by the surface area of ​​his shadow, he will have no way to deal with the enemy once they create distance.

On the other hand, if the enemy's physical skills are too strong, then even with the help of unmarked techniques, he may not be able to defeat the opponent.

Therefore, he needs to address his weaknesses in "distance" and "physical skills"!

Furthermore, due to the power of shadow, Shikakage's ability to control other chakra attributes is surprisingly poor, and he can only learn shadow techniques, or Yin Release ninjutsu.

Currently, using a shadow to mimic a shuriken is the best solution for the "distance" problem.

Unfortunately, that wasn't possible, so he had to settle for second best.

First, learn the "Secret Technique: Shadow Stitching Technique". This shadow secret technique allows Shikakage to launch close-to-mid-range shadow assassinations, just like when Nara Suzaku instantly killed his shadow clone.

As for the two secret techniques, "Shadow Gathering" and "Shadow Binding," they are quite difficult to learn, so he plans to wait until he has mastered the Shadow Stitching Technique before attempting them.

With the blessing of [absolute learning ability], he believed that he would be able to learn the "Shadow Stitching Technique" in less than a day!

So he immediately and impatiently went outside.

"Then I'll go to the training ground to learn ninjutsu."

"Remember to call me if you need anything."

Having grown accustomed to Lu Ying's speaking style, Lu Jiu shook his head helplessly:

"You little rascal..."

"Oh, right."

"Could you give me some more money?"

"roll!"

……

Time flies.

When Lu Ying came to her senses, she noticed that it was getting late.

Because of the changes that occurred within the Uchiha clan, he hasn't had to teach Sasuke for the past few days, and he's actually feeling a bit out of sorts.

Lu Ying glanced at the [Secret Technique: Shadow Stitching (lv 0)] on the system panel and smiled with delight.

"Ninjutsu."

"Easy as pie."

Thinking of her previous guesses, Lu Ying took out the rune stone from the system warehouse and curiously stroked its body.

"Using a rune stone without having learned the skill will grant you the corresponding skill."

"What if I've already learned it?"

With a forceful squeeze of his five fingers, he easily crushed the mysterious rune stone.

The next moment, the level of Shadow Stitching Technique slowly rose from 0 to 1.

"really."

Although it was expected, Lu Ying was still pleasantly surprised.

He immediately used his "superb rope skills" on the wooden dummy in the training ground several times.

Looking at the perfect tortoise shell bondage before him, Lu Ying sincerely expressed his gratitude to his teachers from his previous life.

Having learned a new shadow technique, his level increased several levels, and his attributes were comprehensively improved.

His current strength is definitely above that of a Special Jonin.

Although he hasn't reached the Jonin level yet, if it really came down to a fight, considering factors such as terrain, timing, and intelligence, a Jonin would probably be no match for him.

Moreover, he also has seven shadow soldiers, at least two of whom are Jonin!

And all of this...

"It's all thanks to the teachers..."