Shadow Possession Jutsu Explained 

If the Nara clan and the hyuga clan had a kid, could the kid be able to use the shadow possession to hit charkra points.

The passion, the knowledge, the extreme body language and movements of this man are superb lol Great videos always!

Good thing Shikimaru wasn’t the first clan member. Otherwise he’d say “ why chase the deer and take their antlers, they fall off, and get chopped frequently. Let’s just wait” Pretty sure first Nara was Orochimaru’s ancestor but with as much love Naruto has. “ let’s create a ridiculous jutsu to catch deer!, but it has to be useful enough in a way it can still attract mates and fight against rivals.”

Shikamaru deserved far more screen time!

I think shadow possession justu is an op jutsu if the user had a lot of chakra Like Naruto or an any senju&uzumaki

The war arc we got to see the clan use it if I remember correctly. After Naruto gives them Chakra of the nine tails. The Nara clan and shukamru use it. But other than that we don't see the clan use that jutsu.

An extra thing you forgot to mention. It used to be called the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu, so once the shadow attached to the target, it would simply be paralyzed in place. Then later on- sometime after Orochimaru went rouge, they added on the imitation effect. A neat detail I noticed a couple months ago is that Shikadai uses the old Shadow Paralysis Jutsu, as none of his targets copy his moments- iirc.

In the Anime, when Shikamaru leads that mission to get Sai, the "bad guy" runs into a room of complete darkness thinking it will stop Shikamaru's jutsu. It doesnt, and if i recall Shikamaru gives a speech on how all darkness is his weapon. Thus implying that Shikamaru found a way to use the jutsu, even in complete darkness.

Love this!!! You forgot the Shadow Lilly Technique that allows control of multiple shadows at once. Shikimaru used this to hold 8 Sound Chunin during the invasion.

Never cared to learn more about shadow possession but you killed it, again

There was at least one Nara who used the Jutsu. When Naruto fled from the Turtle-Island with Killerbee. When Iruka tried to convince Naruto to stay, a Nara held Naruto with his shadow. But with KCM he released it and fled.

So why isn't Shikamaru's main move post shadow possession jutsu to pull out someone else's kunai and cut their throat with it? It has been stated he keeps his kunai in a different spot, so when the opponent is pulling their kunai, he's pulling nothing, it should be as simple as to rake it across theri throat.

Damm Shikamaru sending a shadow possession jutsu on you at 9:26. you lucky u dodged it is OP

This is my first favorite thing that got me committed into the Naruto series from the game in 2008. It's so innovative to see it in action and I'm still so stoked about it. Thx for sharing ✨👍✨

Ensui and I believe a few other Nara Clan members also used Shadow Possession Jutsu in the War Arc

Check out the chakra-infused kunai flying past Nick's door at @9:25 right as he's talking about that technique! I'm sure it was a car driving by or something, but it freaked me out at first 😂

Tbh if you need to invent a jutsu to catch a deer without spooking it you might be a pretty terrible ninja

You forgot about that one Nara Clan member that used shadow possession on Kakashi when he was fighting reanimated Zabuza. So we’ve seen 4 ppl use it not 3😁

How fast are the Deer in Naruto that freakin' Shinobi can't keep up with them..? Can these Deer jump off trees too..? Wtf..? 🤨

I feel like the Nara clan's Shadow technique was seriously NERFED

NICK?! WHAT FLEW BEHIND YOU AT 9:24-9:26?!!!

I always thought it would be cool if one of the Nara clan members kept a dummy kunai or training kunai in a pouch spot where everyone has that knife pouch so that they can take the dummy knife out and simulate stabbing themselves in the chest with it while making their opponents stab themselves in the chest with their real knife.

This justu is badass and it is done by the favorite naruto character shikamaru

why wasn't borushki able to absorb shikmaru shadow paralasis technique but Momoshiki did at the chunnin exam and kawaki did after jigen captured Naruto at their house...

I was hoping you didn't forget the other Shadow possession user in Boruto that for some reason gets a buff during a full moonlight and can cast shadow doppelgangers to fight the people casting The Shadow! I forget his name but he was the lieutenant of a gang, and it was during Boruto and Mitsuki's prison break.

You're wrong, in the anime there were a few more characters shown using the jutsu specifically in the 4th great ninja war

I just got Shikamaru’s Story [Mourning Clouds] and I’m like half way through and it’s so good. Shikamaru is one of my favorite characters tbh I’ve loved all the Nara clan fellas. I ordered both Itachi light novels as well. I’m excited to read them :3 thank you for mentioning Itachi Shinden because that’s how I found these and I’m so grateful lol

Why is there even forbidden jutsu’s when there taught to everyone lol shadow strangle is cool tho

I swear to God the nara clan is my favorite clan of the whole show and nobody can change my mind

Not true, we also saw Ensui Nara during the 4th Shinobi World War.

you should do a video explaining all the ninja tools, from the standard ones to the special ones

At 9:23 I think I saw an orb fly right by your head unless you was smoking lol

We need more kakashi vids. Easily the most overlooked character in the show

9:25 aprox look at the light outside the room (door)

We’ve seen a few users in the war, there was one that fought with kakashi in the first part of the war

At @9:25 I think your place is haunted fam

hey so uhh go to 9:25 and watch the door… there is a ghost in your house…

Yo, at 9:25 wtf was that flew across the corner of your door?

There were a couple of peopl who used the shadow jutsu in the war arc, mainly when sealing the reincarnated shinobi. Also, Hashirama might be a deer sage (close connection to the nara, and their deer of the forest). Also the markings on Hashirama's face are similar to the look of the deers.

One thing I’ve always wondered is why do we not see many puppet users outside the hidden sand and i was always wondered what other puppets are there in naruto and if there there are any other techniques that use two puppets together like the Iron Maiden technique

9:24 bro I think you gotta ghost in your hallway

Ya know if a Jutsu is considered forbidden for being lethal, shouldn't most of them be forbidden. A fireball to the face seems like it could be a tad lethal lol

What if shikimaru was a uzamaki he would be probably the best ninja in the leaf besides naruto

would you ever consider covering the jutsus from the Ultimate Ninja and Ultimate Ninja Storm games? I know they are not cannon but i think it would be an awesome probably multi part video.

Actually most of the clan used the Justu during the war

The war arc would have went a lot faster if the entire Nara Clan just all grouped up and did a massive Shadow position on the Madara

Around the 9:26 mark there is a translucent/white shadow in the corner by the door, moves left to right. 👻

When are u going to diy your beard pink

SHEESH! This man STAYS killin it! Always show in the HEAT of the clans. I just save these for art/cha. Concept reference instead of naru-pedia. Lol.

Fun little thought/theory- as you said it must be a forbidden jutsu so maybe thats the reason the nara clan has a fake “right of passage” so then the only most intelligent members learn it. Maybe a deal the hokage made so such a badass forbidden jutsu wouldnt be used for the wrong reason by such a big clan. Hope that makes sense, love your work dude!!

3 times? Didn’t someone of the Nara clan shadow possess Naruto after he got kmc and wanted to join the war and it wasn’t shikimaru or shikaku

What was that in the hallway at 9:25 😧

9:25 theres a ghost out side the door

Did you see this comment?

In the war arc the whole Nara clan did the shadow possession jutsu to stop the ten tails 😊🙃

High quality explanations as always 👍👌👍

11:20 Nara Clan Head: "Sorry guys that new technique is now forbidden." Clan Members: "What?!?! Why!?" Clan Head: "It kills people."

Always wondered how this jutsu worked honestly one of the cookest

You thought you already know everything about Naruto. Damn. I learn more everyday thanks to this channel. 2nd fave chanel next to DBZirman (Bleach/DBZ). NOW TO FIND THAT GREAT CHANNEL FOR ONE PIECE TO COMPLETE THE TRINITY OF SJ.

Like I said before.. Shika ain't Hokage level.. he had better had upped his level of skills seriously during the time skip if he even thinks he could temporarily or permanently replace Naruto.. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

Love your vids so entertaining thanks

I haven't seen all episodes of Naruto or Boruto, so maybe I missed it. But was the shadow choking technique ever shown successfully? I remember that Shikamaru tryed it occasionally, but I'm not aware of any moment, someone was really killed by it.

Fun Fact: The antlers of most Cervine animals are not permanent fixtures; they're seasonal. They grow them during spring for mating season, and shed them when winter starts getting deep. Which is why you've probably seen a picture of a deer with a fuzzy/velvety antlers, because their antlers are covered with that flesh while they're growing them and it peels off once they're finished. Meaning it's pretty unnecessary to actually carve antlers off their deer, since they can just be collected wholesale in winter. Makes the Nara not look as smart as they're cracked up to be.

missed opportunity... nara clan should have learned as many jutsus as possible so that they could make their puppet weave hand signs. If you need fire but youre not a fire type, you capture a fire type & make him hurl fire balls at your opps, which will more than likely be your puppet''s allies. smh grievous misuse of ability. Loved the video breakdown. The last fact was my favorite one about the kunai pouch placement

What are your thoughts about 3 eyed Juubi Madara vs Adult Sasuke(before actual nerf)?

Can someone explain how Madara Uchiha can summon karma? I thought you needed a contract to have a summoning animal @NCHammer23 will you please explain this?

They only thing stopping me from subscribing is the lack of power scaling. Without power scaling your videos don’t always seem accurate

- I loved hearing when he bound up all the Kages when that absolutely incompetent Stone Leader chick was thinking she could invade a village under the Clouds protection. That they handed over intel to her was annoying but a good move as if she was that bad of a decision maker their village was probably shit at intel gathering too. Still, I'd have assassins on that girl anyway as who knows what stupid idea she will get next that could mess everything up.

At 9:25-9:26 time frame. I could of see a ghost spectrum flying outside Nick’s door. Other than that, the Shadow Possession Jutsu is my favorite Jutsu of all time

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What about the dude who can controll shadows with Moonlight?

Wanna know sum funny. The whole nara clan could of stopped pain . Used their jutsu and then have kakashi and konohamaru rasangan them. Have tsunade and sakura beat them up and have choji clan turn big and beat up the summons or have tsunade summon use her acid spray acid at them. Also hyuga clan just disappeared during the arc 🤔 the whole clan could of defeated a pain if the nara clan stopped them. Anbu then could of handled the summons and protect the citizens. Another thing is danzo somehow thought he’d be hokage if he did not help against the pains but actually did become hokage.

i commented on anotrher video about you doing "what if...?" scenarios, you should do one about "What if Shikamaru actually tried?

I think the dubsteb in the beginning of your videos is a bit too overwhelming. keep it high pace with edits and sound effects and slow down the music. That will prolong the engangement rate :). Love youre content and seeing you grow all the way from tik tok!

Imagine if shikadai and himuwari had a kid. You would have the chakra reserves of the uzumaki the shadow possession of the nara and the hyuugas gentle fist and eyes. Plus kazekage as well. Limitless

Man in the war arc basically one guy from kakashi division used that jutsu while they executing edo zabuza....

Interestingly Nara park in Japan has a deer as its national treasure, so they roam freely and injuring the deer is a finable offense. They aren't scared of people at all they're like big dogs. Look it up! Very cute and cool. The Nara clan may be a reference to this prefecture.

wtf... shadow possession is a right of passage? is that for real? so the uber elite uchiha clans right of passage technique is a .... fireball jutsu... but the nara clans shadow possession jutsu which if im not mistaken uses yin or yang release is the right of passage....??? seems legit.

nothing related to this, but u can make a video on how isshiki could come back, cause of this plot hole I found out. Well, in the arc where naruto learns the sage mode, the frog guy(old frog who jiraya writes the code on) mentions that if one shadow clone becomes a frog while learning sage mode, if naruto releases the clone jutsu, naruto would become a frog statue himself, like how info from a clone comes to naruto when he releases the jutsu. if this was actually true in boruto, kawaki should have gotten the karma too, since jigen implanted the karma into his clone before dying.

Ontologically speaking, wouldn’t it be better to say Yin release makes something that is nothing? It doesn’t make something physical out of nothing, or give form to nothingness, but rather it creates something that literally is nothing.

Female Nara clan members gotta be the worst enemy to fight for dudes. Imagine one catches you in Shadow Possession and starts grabbing the empty space between her legs. 💀

Wouldn't it be could if the Nara clan had a deer sage mode? I mean I know they don't have the massive chakra for it, but I just think it would be cool.

Bro this is my favorite clan and this is my favorite jutsu like I wouldn't need almighty push or any of the other jutsus but Shadow possession

It's not true that only 3 people have been seen by us using the shadow posesseon jutsu. In fact in shippuden when they did a mixture of jutsu against the 10 tails every Shinobi of the nara clan there did the Jutsu

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Imagine going back n forth with my boi😂😂 about Madara vs itachi and I’m talking itachi no illness and he took his dads eyes before killing him

Dude that neck binding technique is some Darth Vader stuff

Anyone else notice the ghost flying in the hall way?? 🤣🤣 I had to go back and put it on .5 playback cuz I was confused.

Hey Nick, love the videos! Keep up your amazing work!

Another comparison: pride from fma! His shadow powers are similar, both bright light and complete darkness negate them

The nara clan isnt even close to max potential... They should be able to move their shadow posession at the speed of light

They should’ve boosted it by being able to travel through shadows or put someone in a space of never ending darkness.

Wait: why is shadow strangle jutsu forbidden because it kills? Most jutsu kill. Me confussed

A clan specific jutsu isnt a kekkei genkai?Like, Sakura could learn Shadow Possesion Jutsu?

Lol Shikamaru must've had his kunai in a normal spot cause he had to dodge a kunai and make his opponent head butt a wall. Also wouldn't it be easier to make an opponent self inflict harm than throw a kunai at them?

But isn't all darkness technically shadow. Night time is dark because we are in the earth's shadow..

so the shadow strangle jutsu is forbidden cos it kills people. Should warn kakashi about chidori He could have a issue with people

Can kakashi be tobirama's secret grandson. When tobirama lost his child and maybe he had secret child which is kashishi's dad and kakashi is tobirama's secret grandson

I think there's a clip from the fourth ninja war, I think it was the fight against the ten tails, where it showed like a dozen narra clan member using shadow possesion

One jutsu Jiraiya used when going in hiden rain he hid in one rain ninja's shadow and controlled him. Maybe that also came from Nara clan.