When Naruto saw a magical beast emerge from Shikamaru's shadow and another from inside Choji's body, he immediately asked in curiosity, "Shikamaru, what are those? Magical beasts, like Ino's Evil Eye?"
Shikamaru nodded. "Yes. They're all first-rank magical beasts. This laboratory seems to have been used to study magical beasts of all kinds. We ran into a lot of trouble when we first arrived in this world. Later, well, I got injured, and Ino and Choji took me from place to place, hiding. We stumbled across this place by accident. At first, we didn't find Evil Eye and the others here. Oh, I forgot to introduce them. You already know Evil Eye. Mine is called Shadow Charm, and Choji's is called Sun Spirit. They're all first-rank magical beasts with no offensive power."
Naruto looked at Shadow Charm and Sun Spirit, then smiled. "They might not have any offensive power, but judging by how much stronger you've gotten lately, these three first-rank magical beasts must have something to do with it."
Shikamaru nodded. "You guessed right, Naruto. Although Evil Eye, Shadow Charm, and Sun Spirit are first-rank magical beasts with little offensive power, Evil Eye can strengthen mental energy, while Shadow Charm can strengthen its contractor's binding power. As for Sun Spirit, it can improve its contractor's energy recovery and physique. That's why I said these three magical beasts might not be powerful, but they're vital to us. They're what made it possible for us to grow stronger in such a short time." As he finished speaking, Shadow Charm slipped into Shikamaru's body, and Sun Spirit returned to Choji's.
Naruto looked at Shikamaru and asked, "I understand that now. But have you found anything unusual during all the time you've spent here? Something like an unusual flame, or a stone like