In a sleepy town, a band of free ninja attempt to lead a decent life, but events conspire to make them central in a revolution that will change the ninja world forever. Set within the epic context is a romance that will serve as a window into good and evil as seen through the eyes of this world's deadliest killers. And through it all, the ninjas must struggle to witness history - and survive its outcome.
Shadow World is a historical epic taking place in the Naruto continuum. It explores the founding of the Hidden Villages, the outbreak of the Biju, the transformation of the pre-ninja world, and what it means for a normal person to tread upon the world-behind-the-world that a ninja faces every day.