Naruto Shadow Novels & Stories

Their hands gripped weapons with dark, poisoned blades—the same deadly poison that had hurt my dad! That poison could take down a werewolf, eating away at every vein and nerve, making them weaker and weaker until... It was the worst way I could think of to go. Things happened so fast. They aimed for my weak spots, and no matter how hard I had trained in the past, I could not take on so many opponents at once. "Thorne!" I yelled, my voice almost breaking. He whipped his head around and started to come over, but Isolde clung to him.

The shadow replied “Because mother. What has been broken can only restored through fire. And anger, when controlled is fire shaped into a weapon. Control your rage and you control her. That is your trail. When the war is won, Miguma will leave. That is our vow.” Laura exhaled slowly, her shoulders finally loosening. “Thank you.” She whispered, bowing her head “You have answered my call when I needed it most.” The shadow responded warmly, it’s tone almost fatherly “There is no need for thanks. We are ever watching, just like the stars. When you need us say: Shadows. And we will come.” The shadow knelt one final time then the portal Pulsed and then collapsed inward with a soft hum. Laura stepp

Ruby snarled, interposing herself between Elira and the thing. The shadow’s voice came—not from a mouth, but from everywhere at once, like whispers carried on the wind through a canyon. “I am not here for you, blade-bearer.” Ruby shifted her grip, every muscle tense. “You’ll have to go through me to get to her.” “You misunderstand,” the shadow said, stepping sideways in a way no living body could, its form breaking apart and reforming closer to Elira in the blink of an eye. “I already am her.”

"Yes." "Tell me." "The trial isn't just about your choice. It's about whether you're willing to make it alone." Luna stepped into the circle beside her mother. "Or whether you'll let me help." "Help how?" "By making the choice you can't." Luna's shadow magic flared. "I've studied Obsidian's technique. Shadow-death. The ability to erase someone from existence. If I use it on myself, I create a fourth path. One where you don't have to choose at all."

I am what you could be," the shadow said. "What you should be. Unlimited. Unchained. Free." "Free to destroy everything I love." "Free to stop pretending you are something you are not." The shadow circled me. "You chain yourself with mercy. With compassion. With love. But those chains make you weak. Vulnerable." "They make me human." "You are not human." The shadow's smile was cruel. "You are Shadowborn.

The Shadow Luna had risen. And the mountain would never be the same.

And every time she tried to remember the path they were taking, the image dissolved into a smear of grey. She knew this feeling, this helplessness, it was the ghost of her first life, rising up to remind her that no matter how fast she ran, the shadows always had a longer reach. Beside her, Brenda was curled into the corner of the seat, her shoulders shaking with silent, rhythmic sobs. To anyone watching, she was a sister in mourning, a victim of a cruel fate. But Rebecca could feel the heat radiating from her — not the heat of fear, but the energy of someone whose plan was unfolding exactly as intended.

I yelled his name and tossed my jacket at her as she walked toward the path. I fell asleep in the car as I waited for her, but I woke up to the sound of twigs being snapped as eight men ran through the woods. They were all putting on the traditional Shinobi Shōzoku and held blades in their hands. I recognized them from the red markings on their foreheads. Shadow clan. I ran towards the cabin and saw Kelvin setting it ablaze as they ran from the shadow clan. I knew he will fight to the death to save her, so I took a deep breath and created my greatest illusion yet. I made them watch me die.