After successfully seizing the shadow of the Two-Tails, Matatabi, just as expected, Shikamaru felt a strange trembling in his Shadow Eye! His blood boiled, there were signs that it was about to evolve again!
"Shadow Cage – Release!"
The massive shadow cage vanished, and Yugito Nii collapsed to the ground. She had pushed her limits using the Two-Tails' power and was now unconscious from chakra exhaustion.
Shikamaru himself was mentally worn out. As satisfying as it was to bombard her with high-level jutsu, his mental energy had taken a hit. He pulled Yugito's soft, unconscious body into his arms. Her pale yet beautiful face rested quietly against his chest. A wicked smile flickered across his lips before he swiftly carried her away. That kind of battle had surely drawn the attention of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Returning to the cave he'd previously discovered, Shikamaru gently laid Yugito down and sealed her chakra using the acupoint technique he learned from Hinata. For extra security, he tied her up with rope before heading deeper into the cave to continue refining Matatabi's shadow.
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When Yugito awoke, she found herself tied up on the cave floor. She struggled slightly, but her chakra wouldn't respond. Panic filled her eyes, then she spotted Shikamaru in the distance, his body wrapped in black energy.
"What… is that?" she murmured in shock. Behind Shikamaru, a pair of black-purple eyes with four tomoe swirled, exuding a magnetic, soul-pulling force.
"Ah… Matatabi!" Yugito gasped. Within the dark aura surrounding Shikamaru, familiar glimpses of the Two-Tails' shadow flickered, and to her astonishment, the shadow of the Three-Tails, Isobu, appeared too.
"The Nine-Tails…?" When the faint image of Kurama flashed before her eyes, she was stunned. It all made sense now, Shikamaru's chakra was overwhelming because he had absorbed the shadows of three Tailed Beasts.
The shadowy energy filling the cave suddenly surged and poured into Shikamaru's body. He opened his eyes, now shining with a four-tomoe Sharingan-like gaze that swirled and merged into a four-pointed shuriken shape.
A grin stretched across his face. To think his Mangekyo Shadow Eye could evolve even further, not from emotional trauma, but from sheer energy overflow!
With this evolution, Shikamaru gained a powerful new ability: genjutsu, his former weakness. Now he could cast an illusion as powerful as Tsukuyomi. Furthermore, his dark chakra was no longer limited to mimicking others' jutsu, he could now wield elemental nature transformations directly.
He named this evolved form the Four Symbols Shadow Eye, and with it came mastery over four elemental affinities: wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.
Noticing Yugito staring at him in awe, Shikamaru activated his Four Symbols Shadow Eye and murmured, "Four Symbols!"
In an instant, Yugito was pulled into a strange dimension. Inside, black winds howled, pitch-black rain poured, and thunder and lightning raged in all directions.
"This… is genjutsu…" she realized. Even though she knew it, she dared not move. Her bindings were gone within the illusion, yet the overwhelming presence of the four black elements made it all feel terrifyingly real.
"Heh… Yugito-sama, this is no ordinary illusion. Everything you experience here will reflect directly onto your real body," Shikamaru's calm, teasing voice echoed through the space. Watching the storm unfold around her, he couldn't help but feel thrilled.
"What… do you want?" Yugito cried out, all her usual confidence and pride replaced by panic.
With a soft laugh, Shikamaru stepped out from the crackling storm. The violent energy around him didn't harm him in the slightest.
"Yugito-sama, I want you… to be my woman," he said with a smile, eyes glowing with the Four Symbols Shadow Eye.
"Hmph! Keep dreaming!" she snapped, caught off guard by his words, but not backing down.
"Oh, you'll agree eventually…" Shikamaru chuckled, withdrawing from the Four Symbols dimension. Yugito's mind returned to her body. He hadn't intended to torture her, just wanted to test his new powers.
Looking at her alluring figure, Shikamaru realized that, despite his desires, he could now restrain himself. It seemed the aftereffects of his power were no longer overwhelming. He untied her, pulled her into his arms, and once again took to the sky, flying toward the Hidden Cloud Village.
"W-What are you doing?!" Yugito cried out, cheeks flushed, relieved that he hadn't forced himself on her.
"I want to hear you say it… That you want to be my woman," he said with a devilish grin.
"Hmph! Never…" Yugito huffed, flustered. Her saying that willingly? Not a chance.
Shikamaru didn't argue, just flew on until he hovered at the edge of the Cloud Village's patrol zone, scanning the area below.
Whoosh whoosh!
Four figures darted through rocky terrain, three men and one woman, all wearing the Hidden Cloud forehead protectors.
"Sensei! Are we really here to eliminate bandits?" one of the boys asked eagerly. It was his first mission outside the village.
"Yeah! Are they strong?" the girl chimed in excitedly.
"Haha… You'll see when we get there," their Jonin instructor chuckled. For someone of his strength, this was nothing more than a field trip for the kids.
Crunch,
A sound of a crumbling stone ahead made the instructor halt.
"Who's there?!" he barked sharply.
The three genin instinctively huddled close, nerves tingling.
"Heh… Hello, Cloud shinobi," a calm voice answered. Shikamaru appeared from behind a boulder, arm wrapped around Yugito, smiling at the group.
"Yugito-sama!" the genin shouted joyfully, until they noticed the worried look on her face. The Jonin, however, narrowed his eyes. Yugito didn't have a boyfriend, and this man's casual intimacy set off warning bells.
"Who are you?" the Jonin demanded, pulling out two kunai.
"Me? I'm Yugito's man," Shikamaru said with a chuckle. He had sealed away her ability to speak.
As the four Cloud ninja turned to face him, Shikamaru's Four Symbols Shadow Eye activated. "Four Symbols!"
The world around them twisted. The Cloud team found themselves in a dark, eerie dimension filled with swirling violet mist. Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning raged violently around them.
"W-Where are we, sensei?" the genin cried in terror.
"Don't panic! It's genjutsu!" the Jonin tried to reassure them, though he could tell this was no ordinary illusion.
"Heh… Let me show you what this 'illusion' can really do," Shikamaru's voice echoed.
"As my first guests… you'll enjoy a full 24 hours inside."
His sinister voice rang out. Unlike Tsukuyomi, his Four Symbols Eye could pull in multiple targets and manipulate time far more freely, he controlled the flow entirely.
"AAAH!"
Three agonized screams rang out as black lightning struck the male ninjas. Only the girl remained unharmed, trembling in horror.
"Twenty-three hours, fifty-nine minutes, and fifty-nine seconds left," Shikamaru said coldly.
Just as their screams began to fade, the elemental chaos surged again.
"AAAAH!"
Thud thud thud thud!
Before Yugito could process what happened, her four comrades collapsed, only the girl spared. The three men's chakra faded rapidly…
Yugito opened her mouth to scream at Shikamaru in fury, but no sound came out.
"Heh… Yugito-sama, this is just the beginning. Unless you say you'll be my woman… I'll keep killing your beloved villagers, one by one," Shikamaru sneered, gripping her chest roughly before taking off with her once again.
Flying through the sky, Yugito's voice returned. "Shikamaru! You! Killer Bee-sama or Raikage-sama will hear about this and hunt you down!"
"Heh… They're not coming that fast," Shikamaru laughed. In truth, he wanted to lure Killer Bee out, Yugito was just part of the plan. Shikamaru knew the Raikage wouldn't leave the village easily.
Before long, Yugito could only watch helplessly as Shikamaru killed any Cloud shinobi leaving or returning to the village. She didn't even know how he did it. Her fear of him only grew. Even Killer Bee might not be able to match this terrifying strength…
Strangely, he spared every female shinobi, letting them flee back to the village with one chilling message: "The one who did this is Yugito's man."
In just a few days, the entire Hidden Cloud Village was paralyzed with fear. No one dared take on missions. And whispers turned to blame, everyone began cursing Yugito. Eventually, even the lower-ranking ninja began to believe it was all her fault.
"Wahahaha… Big bro Raikage, let me take care of this bastard who kidnapped Yugito!"
In the Raikage's office, a white-haired man with seven swords on his back grinned and rapped his words. This was none other than the one Shikamaru had been waiting for: the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee!
"How many people will you need? He may be alone, but anyone who can capture Yugito is no ordinary enemy…" the Raikage said gravely. If he weren't busy, he'd go himself, no way he could stand someone humiliating his village like this.
"Pssh, with me on the job, who needs backup? Wahaha!" Killer Bee rapped confidently, totally self-assured.
"Alright. Just be careful," the Raikage said, knowing full well his brother's strength.
"Hmph-ha! Whoever this guy is… Big Bee is coming for ya! Wahaha!"
Rapping as he walked, Killer Bee slung his swords over his shoulder and vanished in a flash.
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