Naruto:Special Shop

The moment Haruto turned on the flashlight, everything went dark.

For Ino, it was as if night had suddenly fallen. She couldn't see anything—her vision was completely blacked out.

But for the others, it was a different sight.

A beam of black light shot from the flashlight, covering Ino's head entirely.

From their perspective, Ino now looked like a headless ghost, waving her hands in panic.

"How is it?" Haruto smirked, switching off the flashlight.

In just a moment, 2 Blue Essence had been consumed.

"This is amazing!" Ino gasped, still blinking as her vision returned.

"It really felt like someone had blindfolded me!"

"Yeah… this thing is incredible," Shikamaru muttered, his gaze locked onto the flashlight.

He had already figured out its true potential.

For most people, the Black Light Flashlight was just a way to obscure vision.

But for the Nara Clan?

It was a weapon.

By using the black light to extend the length of their shadows, they could remove terrain limitations from their techniques!

In the Chunin Exams, Shikamaru had been forced to forfeit against Temari because his shadow wasn't long enough.

With this?

That would never happen again.

Shikamaru turned his attention to the last item from his first egg.

"A chess set?"

Haruto nodded.

"That's right. But this isn't like the Shogi you're used to. This is a game from another world, and the strategies are far more complex than Shogi."

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. "Huh… That might actually be fun. I'm bored of regular Shogi anyway."

Little did he know that this chess set would soon become his new obsession.

Even Asuma would end up playing with him every day, completely hooked by the depth of the game.

After collecting his first prizes, Ino nudged him impatiently.

"Come on, Shikamaru! Smash the next two already!"

"Fine, fine."

Bang! Bang!

With two sharp strikes, six glowing balls of light floated into the air.

Haruto immediately recognized the items:

Blue Essence ×100

Shadow Secret: Clone (Experience Card)

Tropical Fruit—Queen Pineapple ×3

Blue Essence ×150

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough (Ninjutsu Scroll)

Monopoly Board Game

"Wow, Shikamaru! Your luck is crazy!" Haruto exclaimed.

"Nani?! Nani?! Did he get something good?!" Ino immediately leaned in.

Haruto smirked, holding up a black card with glowing runes.

"This is the Shadow Secret: Clone Experience Card. A perfect match for Shikamaru."

"It allows the user to create a shadow clone, but it's far superior to a normal Clone Jutsu!"

The clone retains all the original's power.

The user controls the clone freely.

If the clone is destroyed, it doesn't harm the main body.

The biggest advantage? The user can switch places with the clone at any time!

Shikamaru's eyes widened.

"This… this is like an invincible clone technique!"

"Exactly!" Ino nodded. "You could confuse the enemy completely!"

"But!" Haruto raised a hand, lowering his voice.

"Every technique has a flaw."

"This only lasts five seconds. If you don't switch places in time, the clone disappears automatically."

"Also, it consumes a lot of Blue Essence—30 per use."

Shikamaru nodded slowly.

Even with that limitation, this jutsu was too good to pass up.

"And this," Haruto continued, holding up a golden pineapple, "is a Queen Pineapple—a rare fruit from another world."

"Eat it, and your Chakra increases by 30% for half an hour!"

"Whoa! That's actually useful!"

"Oh, right!" Haruto suddenly added.

"You don't have to eat the whole thing during battle. Just take one bite, and it activates!"

Shikamaru nodded. But… for some reason, he felt like Haruto was trying not to laugh.

The shopkeeper's eyes had a strange gleam, and when he handed over the pineapple, he even smirked!

"...Boss, what's up with you?" Ino asked suspiciously.

"Ah, nothing, nothing!" Haruto waved her off.

"I just remembered something funny."

(A few days later, when Shikamaru actually eats the Queen Pineapple… he will understand Haruto's smirk.)

Haruto then held up a blue scroll with swirling patterns.

"This is a Wind Style: Great Breakthrough Ninjutsu Scroll. Once you use it, you will be able to permanently cast Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

"But unlike Experience Cards, this technique becomes your own."

"No limit. You can use it as much as you want."

Shikamaru paused.

"...That sounds great and all, but I don't have Wind Release Chakra."

"No worries," Haruto said, smirking.

"If it comes from an egg, you can use it—even if you don't have Wind Release Chakra.

To Be Continued…

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