Naruto Shadow King Ch 2 : 10 Shadows Technique

Shikamaru looked at the ninja academy building in front of him and internally groaned. He really didn't want to go to school again, didn't he work so hard in his past life to get out of school?

"Sigh,"

Finding his own class was not at all hard, their class was about to graduate soon enough, something which he was looking forward to and wanted to avoid both at the same time.

Getting out of the academy means, that he will be becoming a shinobi and taking a dangerous mission, again something he always wanted to do but only now he is realizing that he can actually die.

Upon entering the class, he my years of habit just walking up to his seat, putting his bag on his side and making sure that his position was right, he put his hands on the desk correctly and went to sleep.

"..."

"..."

"... One minute what I am doing," he almost shouted but closed his mouth before he really attracted anyone's attention.

He once again put his head back on the table but didn't sleep this time around. Although his eyes were closed, he was thinking.

Okay, let's put all this genius mind to work.

Before anything he has to see how much of Naruto he still remembers. It's been a long time since he watched Naruto so one thing is sure he doesn't remember many things. But the basics are clear at least.

The memories about all the important major characters and the plots are there in his head. But again is there any way for him to find that he is forgetting something until someone points it out for himself?

No this is not the right way, he has to go through everything that happened in the first season of Naruto to find out.

Let's see, Naruto start just exactly at this time when his class is about to graduate.

He remembers that Naruto didn't pass, and then he was tricked into stealing the scroll of sealing by one of the teachers whose name he doesn't remember.

Next is the team test, there was only the mention of team 7 so for him, it's pretty much unimportant.

Then from there, it's the land of waves arc. Again there was no involvement of Shikamaru, I mean his character or team 10 at all.

Then there are 3 consecutive arcs of Chunin Exam arc, the Sannin Arc and the Sasuke defection arc.

"Hmm, considering the plot ahead of me. The only time when I am truly facing life-threatening crises might be in the Chunin Exam," he mutters under his breath.

After internally thinking about it, he comes to his decision.

"I need to start training. Even if I try to avoid the danger, it's impossible. So the best way to protect myself and my current family and friends is to get stronger.

But how much....." he muttered while asking himself.

Thinking about the potential of Shikamaru.

"I was never supposed to be an on-battle character. Shikamaru's character always resolves around his brain. How far can my brain and plot knowledge alone can take me ?" Shikamaru asked himself.

No.

He has to get stronger. Mind and future knowledge are fine and all but personal strength is the most important in a world like this.

He finally raised his head and then looked at the scroll in his hand. This scroll was given to him when he was woken up, but he did not have the time to check it out as his mother came after him seeing him not moving towards the academy with a broom in her hand.

"Damn Troublesome Woman,"

Looking around, he notices many students acting just like normal kids, but his eyes roam around to find the rest 8 students who are the main cast of the series.

First, there is his own future team, Choji and Ino. Slowly turning his head to his left, he notice a fat boy eating chips.

Choji was his good friend, and he sat just beside him. On the other hand, Ino was sitting all the way on the other side. Where Sasuke was sitting.

"Sigh, one is a foodie and another one is a fangirl. How I'm supposed to do anything with this team-mates," He muttered with irritation.

"No, don't think like that. It's possible to do it, first I need to get stronger myself and then I will approach them. One thing at a time."

And while he was thinking this, this was the time when Iruka entered the class.

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By the time Iruka left, he gave the final date of the final exam. It will happen after one month. Shikamaru now had one month before the cannon really started.

He didn't waste any time, taking the scroll he got from the system, he got out of the class while avoiding anyone who might waste his time and after coming to an open ground he finally opened the scroll.

"TEN SHADOW SPELL INHERITANCE"

Shikamaru's eyes widened as he started to read.

This technique was from the Jujutsu Kaisen anime. It allows the user to summon 10 Shinigami for their aids.

But as Shikamaru read the technique. He started to see how this technique was different from the one he saw in the JJK world.

"There are only 9 shinigami here who he can summon. The last and the strongest one is a combination of all the previous 9 shinigami.

Exactly like how the tail beast goes, from 1 to 9 there are 9 beasts denoted by the number of tails they have and their powers also vary like that. This exact concept applies here as well.

From 1 to 9, the power of the shinigami will grow and it will become more and more harder to tame this shinigami.

But one good thing is that the 10th summon is not required to tame as its the combination of the previous 9 summons.

Interesting," He muttered as then after looking around him, he finally decided.

'Let's start with it then, without taking action, I can never achieve my goals,' Shikimaru said and formed the first-hand sigh to summon the Shinigami.

"..." nothing happened.

Hmm, he took out the scroll again to see what he was doing wrong.

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It took Shikamaru a few tries to understand this technique but he finally did it. With a hand sigh, suddenly his shadow moved, and from the shadow came a white rabbit with red eyes.

'finally, man this is so troublesome.'

"So tame the shinigami, I just need to either kill them or capture them.

Fine enough," he said and jumped at the rabbit.

Swoop.

But with a single jump, that rabbit was able to escape Shikimaru. And he fell right on his face.

"Awh, awh awh awh.

I gonna catch you if that the last thing I do, damn Rabbit," Shikmaru said and rush again at the rabbit.