The Nara Clan!
It was a secret jutsu clan whose foundation was passed down through the Yin Release Shadow Imitation Technique.
Secret jutsu clans occupied a middle ground, falling short of the highest tiers while remaining above the lowest.
Ninjas hailing from secret jutsu clans generally possessed greater strength than ordinary ones, yet their upper limits were typically weaker than those of bloodline limit ninjas.
The inherited secret jutsu of the Nara Clan leaned heavily toward the supportive category, making their effectiveness on the front lines somewhat unremarkable.
They did not mind this much, however, for the Nara Clan's foothold in the ninja world relied not on any Shadow Imitation Technique, but on their sharp minds.
People of the Nara Clan were generally very clever and usually served as tacticians and strategists within their teams.
Today, the home of Nara Clan Leader Shikaku Nara was exceptionally lively.
Ever since the early morning, visitors had been arriving at the Nara household one after another.
"Shikaku! Can't you really tell?"
"I can't!"
"Shikaku! We've been friends for so many years. In a life-or-death crisis, can't you point out a clear path for us?"
"It's not that I won't help, it's that I truly can't figure out what Setsuna is thinking."
"Sigh! In that case, I've disturbed you."
The meticulously dressed middle-aged man sighed, exchanged a few more pleasantries with Shikaku Nara, and then left the Nara estate, leaving behind Shikaku Nara, whose pineapple-shaped hair framed a face full of sorrow and distress.
"This is already the fifteenth person we've seen off. If you're this devoid of human warmth, won't you stir up trouble?"
Shikaku Nara's wife, whose temper was traditionally fiery, spoke in a rare, even tone. She was also a member of the Nara family; while her intelligence might not match