Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 44 Communication

"I lost." Shisui gave up resisting, and the blood-red pupils of his Sharingan slowly faded, returning to black pupils.

His feelings were somewhat complicated at the moment, but he felt no resentment, jealousy, or anger. Instead, he felt a sense of identification and joy towards Lu Nie.

"You actually won?"

Before Shisui and Lu Nie could form the reconciliation seal, a vibrant voice forcefully stole their attention.

Hongdou jumped to the side of the two, looking at Lu Nie with surprise and suspicion in her eyes.

The first thing Lu Nie saw when he opened his eyes was Hong Dou's scrutinizing face, which was almost right in front of him.

"Why have you suddenly become so strong?" Anko paced around Shikanobu suspiciously, her tone tinged with jealousy. "Did Orochimaru secretly teach you some powerful ninjutsu?"

"You're quite the conjecturer." Lu Nie dispersed the shadow nerves on Zhi Shui's body, gradually shrinking them into his own shadow, and lazily responded to Hong Dou's question.

"Did I hit the nail on the head? No way, I'm going to find Orochimaru-sensei! He wants to teach me a powerful forbidden technique too!" Anko said angrily.

"That should be a bloodline limit, right?" Shisui looked at Shikane and speculated uncertainly. He thought of the scene where he had just been hit.

Can shadow magic affect inanimate objects and give them form, altering their shape?

That must be a deeper application of Yin Dun!

Strictly speaking, he was defeated due to a lack of intelligence and information. He hadn't expected that Lu Nie's Yin Escape technique would have such a hidden advantage.

The training ground wasn't very large, and after repeated chases, it was inevitable to tread the same paths repeatedly. Shisui just hadn't expected that Shiranui would have such a trick up his sleeve.

He even concealed his Sharingan.

Unless you are powerful enough to be invincible, a ninja's battle is a battle of intelligence and information.

Judging from today's sparring match, his intelligence on Lu Nie should obviously be completely discarded.

"Bloodline Limit?" Hongdou subconsciously stopped complaining, looked down at the shadow under Lu Nie's feet, then looked up at Lu Nie's face, her expression gradually changing.

"Isn't this the Nara family's shadow technique? Or is it that new technique created by Shinobu?"

Shisui didn't respond to Anko's words. He couldn't be sure whether it was a bloodline limit or a secret technique. However, as her opponent, his personal experience was more profound and sensitive than Anko's, who was just observing.

"It's a bloodline limit." Lu Nie nodded in acknowledgment.

In the future, the three of them will likely continue to team up as Orochimaru's disciples and subordinates for a period of time to carry out some missions. Shiki had never intended to hide this from Shisui and Anko.

"You have a bloodline limit?" Anko, who had been listening intently, stared in shock with wide eyes.

Blood inheritance limit!

For ninjas, bloodline limit is equivalent to a guarantee of strength.

Only powerful ninjas can create bloodline limits. This is a belief that Anko firmly holds. However, the sudden discovery of a close friend's bloodline limit still shocked Anko considerably.

"You can think that way," Lu Nie nodded.

"Isn't the Nara clan a family of secret arts?" Red Bean was still a little incredulous, but she knew that Shiro wouldn't lie about something like this.

"Does that mean the Nara clan will also become a bloodline successor family in the future?"

Hongdou and Shishui exchanged a glance, both having considered this possibility.

Although in many cases, secret technique families may appear to outsiders to share similarities with families that possess bloodline limits.

"What is your bloodline limit? Is it this shadow beneath your feet? Do you need to keep your abilities a secret?" After accepting the fact that Shikane possessed a bloodline limit, Anko immediately asked out of curiosity. But after asking, she realized that her probing was somewhat like prying into the secrets of the Nara clan, so she immediately shut up.

Inquiring about the secret techniques of other families is a taboo that can easily provoke anger and suspicion. It was only because she was extremely familiar with Lu Nie, as a teammate and teacher, that Hongdou blurted it out.

"It's just that it makes it easier to activate shadow techniques and has a few other uses." Lu Nie didn't want to go into detail about his abilities. In fact, he was still figuring out how to develop more shadow-related abilities and getting familiar with his bloodline limit.

Hongdou and Shishui nodded in tacit agreement and didn't ask any further questions.

As long as they are in the same team, they will eventually see and determine Lu Nie's bloodline limit ability, so there is no rush.

"Was it a bloodline limit that you and Lord Orochimaru developed together?" Shisui seemed to remember something and leaned closer to ask Shikagure quietly.

Shisui knew very well that Shikane had been assisting Orochimaru in conducting various bloodline experiments, including those involving the Uchiha clan and the Kurama clan who later joined in. These experiments were all Yin Release bloodline limits.

The Nara clan's shadow techniques also belong to the Yin Release techniques.

Shisui speculated that Lu Nie found some kind of inspiration in the experiment and then awakened his bloodline limit.

"Yes." Lu Nie nodded again. Since Zhi Shui had said so, he would naturally go along with it and admit it. This was his excuse all along.

Otherwise, he couldn't possibly say that his bloodline limit was activated automatically after fusing with the incomplete material, "The Left Hand of the Soul King," right?

"Congratulations," Shisui said sincerely.

In his view, Shiro, having awakened his bloodline limit, will inevitably become a powerful ninja in the future. As a support and controller within the team, and a role similar to the brains, he can also give the enemy a sudden surprise at crucial moments during missions, turning the tide of battle.

Shiro's personal image is far too deceptive, and coupled with his skillful medical ninjutsu, he will definitely be identified as a medical ninja by the enemy immediately.

"Let's take a break and continue." After the sparring session, Lu Nie didn't leave immediately. This behavior, so different from Lu Nie's usual style of spending all his time in the laboratory, made even the carefree Hong Dou notice something was off.

But Lu Nie didn't say anything more, instead starting to think about how to use his bloodline limit more effectively.

Although both belong to Yin Release, the Uchiha's Yin Release techniques reside entirely in the mind, or spirit and eyes. The Sharingan is a reflection of the Uchiha clan's mind. All bloodline ninjutsu rely on the Sharingan to be activated.

The Kurama clan's Yin Release technique focuses entirely on illusion. They use powerful mental energy to construct extremely realistic illusions that can harm their victims.

His Shadow Release technique is entirely focused on his shadows. The incomplete left hand of the Spirit King seems to have merged with his spirit, using the power of Yin Release to give life to his shadows.

Lu Nie could sense that the shadow seemed to have its own will.

(End of this chapter)