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Chapter 41 Nara Blood Successor

The Nara clan's residence.

Nara Shikakichi stared wide-eyed at Shikane sitting opposite him, his face filled with disbelief.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

"I have awakened my bloodline limit." Shiro Nie repeated his previous words verbatim.

"This can't be!" Nara Shikakichi, having confirmed once again that he hadn't misheard, began to question his existence once more.

Given the Nara clan's constitution, who would be foolish enough to awaken a bloodline limit, especially a Yin-attribute chakra bloodline limit?

The Nara clan, who have cultivated their Yin-attribute abilities for hundreds of years, are all too aware of the hidden dangers of Yin Release bloodline limits.

"Come with me!" Nara Shikakichi stood up and gestured for Shikano to follow.

The two arrived at the backyard of the mansion one after the other. Nara Shikakichi and Shikane stood facing each other, with Nara Shikane gesturing for Shikane to show off.

Under Nara Shikakichi's gaze, the shadow beneath Shikane's feet instantly extended and merged with the shadow beneath his feet.

"Can the Shadow Technique be activated without hand seals?" Nara Shikaji's eyes lit up. At the same time, he mobilized the chakra within his body to resist and fight back, vying for control of his body with Shika's shadow, and even trying to use his own shadow to counter Shika.

When techniques are the same, the competition comes down to the nature of chakra and the amount of chakra output.

As a member of the Jonin class, Nara Shikakichi quickly regained some control of his body based on his understanding of shadow techniques.

"Is that all?" Nara Shikakichi formed hand seals, maintaining his shadow technique and fighting against Shikane's shadow.

Nara Shikaji didn't speak, but in the next instant, he saw fine black branches branching out from Nara Shikaji's shadow. These branches followed the shadows of the two of them and began to climb upwards from Nara Shikaji's feet.

Nara Shikakichi felt in an instant that his control over his own shadow was stripped away. As the black, twisted, branch-like lines snaked and climbed upwards, he once again lost control of his body.

"This is!" Nara Shikakichi's face once again showed extreme surprise. He found that not only had he lost control of his body, but a sense of unease also surged into his heart.

His body and mind seemed to be under some kind of surveillance.

Nara Shikakichi's hands began to form hand seals on their own, and a black palm coiled up from his feet, reaching straight to his throat.

Then very quickly, both the black shadowy hand and the black lines that resembled nerve threads covering the body faded away in an instant.

Nara Shikakichi also regained control of his body.

"Is this your bloodline limit?" Nara Shikakichi recalled his personal experience just now.

Without a doubt, Lu Nie's shadow is far more powerful than his shadow magic control. There is a vast difference between the two in terms of shadow control and competition.

If he weren't a Jonin, whose chakra and shadow techniques were more proficient than Shika Nie's, he would have had almost no chance to fight back against shadows.

This indicates that the Yin attribute chakra of the Rokuno shadow far surpasses the shadow techniques of the Nara clan in terms of nature transformation.

If we were to make a comparison, it would be similar to the number of magatama (comma-shaped ornaments) in the Uchiha clan. That's a qualitative change in nature!

"Besides making it easier to control shadows, are there any other uses?" Nara Shikakichi asked.

Judging from the previous encounters, Lu Nie's shadow clearly harbors some kind of hidden and unknown change; that sense of being watched is something that is not found in shadow techniques.

"One of its abilities is forced control." Lu Nie shrank his shadow back to his feet. "It can be said to be an enhanced version of Shadow Imitation Technique! It achieves a more stable and secure control effect with less chakra consumption."

"What about the limit?" Nara Shikakichi asked again.

"That depends on the amount of chakra the opponent has, as well as their mastery of mental will and nature transformation," said Lu Nie.

After all, it's not the true left hand of the Spirit King, which can directly and forcibly control any attacker and issue various commands to the opponent's body on behalf of their brain and nervous system.

Although Lu Nie also obtained so-called mandatory execution, it is clear that neither its intensity nor its priority can be compared to the Spirit King's left hand.

His control over shadows has its limits.

He was able to control Nara Shikakichi because they shared the same Shadow Technique, and both belonged to the Yin Release. His own chakra reserves, as well as his qualitative change in Yin Release chakra nature transformation, bridged the gap between him and Nara Shikakichi, expanding his advantage.

"Anything else?"

"The other way, to bring inanimate objects to life?" Lu Nie thought for a moment, and then used Shadow again in front of Nara Shikakichi.

The dark shadow exploded into a ball in front of Nara Shikanobu, the dense shadow branches clinging tightly to the ground. Then, as the area covered by the shadow began to rise under the influence of Yin Release power, it took shape.

Two stone slabs formed palms, one on the left and one on the right, positioned on either side of Lu Nie, palms facing down, like umbrellas shielding Lu Nie from the sky.

The black branches, like the human nervous system, are spread across the palms and arms of the stone palm.

Under Nara Shikakichi's unwavering gaze, two stone-like hands moved as if they were alive, performing various actions according to Shikano's will.

It is as nimble as a real human arm.

Nara Shikakichi's shock never subsided as he watched Shikano control the two stone slab arms with effortless ease.

In his view, Lu Nie's actions involved extremely profound Yin Release techniques. At least, no one in the Nara clan, who had mastered the secret arts of shadow manipulation, had ever accomplished this in hundreds of years.

To breathe life into inanimate objects.

Even though it still appears to require the use of shadows for control, it is still a level that none of the Nara clan's shadow techniques can reach.

"Come with me to see the elders." After a moment of silence, Nara Shikakichi, having finally calmed his inner shock and complex emotions, sighed subconsciously and said to Shikane.

He already sensed that another wave of trouble was about to befall him and the Nara clan.

The deer withdrew its shadow, and the two stone slabs shaped like arms did not collapse, but remained standing in place.

"Remember to get a check-up later," Nara Shikakichi reminded Shikane as they walked side by side.

The Shadow Technique of Yin Release alone weakened the Nara clan, who were not known for their physical strength, into sickling pills. After advancing to the Bloodline Limit, the technique became stronger, but the burden on their bodies naturally increased as well.

Although Shirane's physique is much stronger than that of other Nara clan members of the same age, it's better to be prepared. After all, if one's physical or mental condition doesn't keep up, there's a certain probability that the bloodline disease unique to bloodline limits will occur.

(End of this chapter)