Shade Release is the hidden technique of the Niigata clan. It originated from the Nara clan's shadow manipulation. it was first found within the deserters of the Nara clan right after the appointment of the first hokage.It manifested into a much deadlier array of techniques after the darkness of a spectral-like demon reacted with Reizu Niigata's shadow affinity when it was sealed into him. Shade Release has taken the tactics of the naras' shadows and made them into a more siplistic use of ninjutsu. Shade release can only be learned by those with a connection to the shadow realm, which is where the power of this technique comes from. To forge such a connection, you must strive for something greater than what is found in the natural world with all your being and believe such a world to be a