Naruto: The Shadow Lord of the Nara Clan

After sending Naruto home, Shikakage did not choose to return to the Nakagawa Forest, but decided to rest at his own home for one night.

He lay on the familiar tatami mat, staring at the ceiling, or rather the system panel, in the shadows.

Although it was already past 3 a.m., Lu Ying was not sleepy at all; on the contrary, she was extremely excited.

Simply because tonight's harvest is exceptionally abundant!

The first thing is leveling up.

The increase of one level resulted in a slight increase in all of Lu Ying's attributes.

Strength: 20.2 → 21.2

【Stamina: 23.3→ 24.3】

Agility: 27.1 → 28.1

Intelligence: 32 → 33

[Feelings: 26 → 27]

With the attribute boost alone, he could easily crush ordinary genin even without using ninjutsu.

Secondly, there are changes in skills.

【Three-Body Technique (lv 1), Shadow Binding Technique (lv 1), Shadow Imitation Technique (lv 1), Shadow Head Neck Binding Technique (lv 0)】

The Three Bodies Technique is upgraded through daily training missions.

The upgrades to Shadow Binding and Shadow Imitation are the gains of tonight.

The increase in skill level not only reduces their mana cost and enhances their effects, but also optimizes the feel of skill release and the conditions for use.

In short, it makes Lu Ying more adept at using skills.

Furthermore, the improvement in level and skills also led Lu Ying to discover an important fact.

That is, the ranking system and the job system do not seem to be related.

The former addresses Lu Ying's basic attributes, while the latter is equivalent to a skill tree.

However, the skills in this skill tree are not unlocked by leveling up; they seem to be learned automatically.

Any skill that is learned independently and belongs to the skill tree will be displayed on the system panel.

Of course, the legendary class [Shadow Lord] is a different story.

These new discoveries made Lu Ying realize that there might be more room for development in the system.

Of course, "potential for development" is not the same as "already developed." Although there is great anticipation, the current gains are clearly more attractive to Lu Ying.

Therefore, he quickly pulled his wandering thoughts back and focused his attention on the Shadow Monarch.

Current compatibility: 5%

[Career Quest - Phase One]

[Command of Shadows: 1/5]

Shadow Soldier (Untitled)

[Level: 0]

[Attributes: View details]

[Talent: Shadow Body]

[Skills: Three-Body Technique (lv 0), Great Hand-Slaying Sword Technique (lv 0), Cursed Seal - Incomplete Version (lv 0)]

Overall, the attributes are average, but the talent [Shadow Body] and the skill [Curse Mark - Incomplete Version] are worth mentioning.

The former's talent allows shadow soldiers to hide in any shadow.

The latter skill can increase the Shadow Soldier's overall strength by 20%.

not bad.

Regarding her debut film, Lu Ying's assessment was that it was barely passable or usable.

I was too lazy to think about a name, so I just picked out "Number One" on the spot.

Shikakage had anticipated the unremarkable nature of the Shadow Soldiers, given that their raw material was the genin Mizuki.

He was curious about something else.

The [Shadow Kin] that was unexpectedly obtained from Naruto.

【Shadow Kin - Naruto Uzumaki】

[Result: Learning efficiency increased by 300%]

[Additional Skill: Yang - Nine-Tailed Fox Power (Fully Sealed)]

[Note: This ability increases as the user's own strength increases.]

At first glance, Lu Ying thought it was something like a shadow soldier.

But upon closer inspection, he realized that this thing was clearly a template!

However, this template cannot be equipped on him personally; it can only be applied to shadow soldiers.

Although it's a bit of a pity, it still helps to strengthen our own capabilities.

Moreover, the [Shadow Kin] is a growth template!

nice one!

Without much hesitation, Lu Ying immediately equipped [Shadow Kin - Uzumaki Naruto] on [Number One].

After checking the main findings, Lu Ying turned her attention to the [Power of Shadow].

After tonight's battle, he realized that he had greatly underestimated the power of this passive ability.

The effects of the original Shadow Technique in actual combat are not as simple as 1+1.

The Nara family's shadow magic has three major flaws.

First, the hand seal process is relatively long and can be easily detected in advance.

Second, the limited surface area of ​​the shadow restricts the ninja's movement.

Third, while the control effect is powerful, it also controls oneself as well as others.

Now, with the power of shadow, the first and third defects are almost non-existent for Lu Ying.

Needless to say, hand seals allow for instant opening and closing of both oneself and others. Although this resulted in the loss of long-term control, it also allowed Lu Ying to discover more ingenious uses for them.

Based on the different subjects of the Shadow Technique, he divided it into three major techniques: "lag", "accidental touch", and "disconnection".

"Clatter" is a variation of the Shadow Binding Technique. Because it does not require hand seals and can be opened and closed instantly, as long as the opponent is within the range of the Deer Shadow's shadow, he can interrupt the opponent's actions at any time, creating an effect similar to game lag.

"Accidental touch" is a variation of the Shadow Imitation Technique. The principle is the same as "lag," but the effect is not to make the opponent lag. Instead, it imitates their actions at that moment, just like accidentally touching something in a game and the character you are controlling does not act according to your wishes.

"Disconnect" is a variation of the Shadow Head Neck Binding Technique. The principle remains the same. In actual combat, you can silently choke the enemy's neck and directly disconnect them on the spot!

These three secret techniques allow Shikakage's Nara Shadow Technique to leap directly from a passive ninjutsu to an active ninjutsu, requiring absolutely no brainpower or teamwork—it's practically a wheelchair technique!

Although wheelchair techniques are quite useful nowadays, Shikamaru still covets the shadow imitation shuriken technique created by Shikamaru himself.

That was a ninjutsu that truly brought the Shadow Technique to its full glory.

"Let's see if we can develop it ourselves."

"If not, then my little brother will have to make do."

Lu Ying chuckled and then opened the system warehouse.

Inside lay two items quietly—the Great Shuriken and the Book of Seals.

These were all generous gifts from Brother Shuimu!

The rewards dropped by the system are not related to reality. In other words, the two items currently lying in the system's warehouse are not the same two items in reality.

This is why Lu Ying didn't attack the forbidden scroll in Mizuki's hand.

Isn't a private car better than a bus?

With a thought, a brand new Book of Seals appeared in Lu Ying's hands.

[Item: Book of Sealing]

[Difficulty of obtaining: Level A]

Category: Books

[Description: A forbidden scroll containing numerous forbidden techniques]

Price: 300000g

The price made Lu Ying's eyes water. If there weren't so many good items to buy in the store right now, he might have sold this thing.

"But you can sell them when you're done using them."

Lu Ying had no remorse whatsoever for his scumbag behavior.

At this moment, he was like a blond-haired man trying to deceive an innocent girl. He carefully carried the Book of Seals to the window and, by the faint moonlight, untied the scroll's binding rope.

He's going to study all night long!