The anbu takes me to the hokage's office and I see the head of the clan, an average sized man with twin scars on his face and spiky hair pulled into an upwards ponytail. The man has dark eyes and tan skin. His shoulders are draped in deer skin. His name is shikaku.
"The hokage told me that you couldnt tell him about our clan abilities. I give you permission to explain them to him. Also, dundee tried to eat one of my deer again." shikaku tells me in a lazy drawl.
"Sorry about dundee. The big lug is just hungry. Anyway." I apologize to Shikaku before turning to the hokage.
"The nara clan is an old clan. At the beginning there was a simple family using unmatched stealth to slay their enemies by melding with the shadows. A demon noticed this. The demon was the lord of the shadows and wanted to help the clan. A woman of the clan agreed to this and thus a deal was struck. The demon would breed with the woman and grant her and her descendants control over darkness and shadows. This worked for a while and the clan thrived. The clan however became a bit too large, the demon blood was too thin. Thus a new bargain was struck. The demon would return once every other generation to father a child and bolster the bloodline, the clan paid him by giving up one of their elemental affinities. Everyone has two affinities and it's rare to have more than two or to be able to mix them. The nara clan however. We gained a unique affinity from the deal. We can control darkness and shadows like you would control fire. My reason for the history lesson is that i am the child born from that demon, this generation has strong demon blood so i don't have to breed myself like my forefathers..'' I explain to the hokage before relaxing on the couch in his office.
The hokage is stunned by this information and he smokes his pipe for a moment as he absorbs the information.
"What is this demon called?" the old man asks.
"We can't tell you. Part of the bargain is that we never tell his name to others. The demon prefers to remain in the shadows." shikaku explains.\
The hokage nods before dismissing me. I sink into the shadows and emerge near the house of one of my friends. James kaguya. I knock on the door and it opens to show my friend.
James is an above average height man standing at six foot one. He has dull gray eyes and limp white hair. He is built like a fridge with muscles on muscles. Fucker needs to get scrawn, his bones are just built for width! He has pale skin and is wearing a loose shirt that is easy to take off for combat. His pants are baggy and covered in pockets. Twin red dots on his forehead mark him as a member of the kaguya clan.
James smiles and invites me in. We walk into the jungle that is his room and I have to frequently duck under hanging vines and roots. Why does nobody build their homes for tall guys?! James sits on a couch that is surrounded by more plants and I swear, I swear on my mother, one of them hisses at me.
"How are you doing man?" James asks.
"I'm doing good. Other than losing my arm. I'm not paying you." i drawl as I sink into the couch.
"First. I told you that you should have waited for our sensei to help us. We will get him if we pass tomorrow. Second. You better fucking pay me that fifty bucks, i told you youd hurt yourself. Third, Whaddya means you lost an arm? Looks like you have both." James replies, first lecturing then angry then curious.
I raise my shadowy right arm and James blink in shock. Another plant hisses and I shoot to my feet.
"Alright. Just wanted to say hi. I'm gonna go snuggle with Dundee now. Bye!" I rushed out.
I sink into the shadows and emerge in my home. A cabin on the Nara lands that is full of various crocodiles, alligators, and turtles. Mainly snapping turtles for the turtles though. My various pets all purr as I greet them. I pull out a scroll before unsealing a large amount of chicken, gotta love that agreement with the farmer. I use my pets for pest control and he gives me free chicken. My babies quickly eat their food and I see a gargantuan crocodile sunning himself. Twenty feet of raw power and aggression in a skin tough enough to block B rank ninjutsu. A mouth full of flesh tearing teeth and enough muscle power to rip down a tree.
"There's my baby boy! How are you dundee?!" I cry as I rush over to scratch his chin and rub his belly.
Dundee hisses aggressively and I stand up. Someone is in my house. I sink into the shadows and look through my home. Wait. james? What does he want?
"Guys you know me. I'm not food. I'm not a chew toy. And stop dragging me to the lake!' James is saying to my babies.
I step out of the shadows to see that my friend is wrapped in a thick layer of bone as he is trying to keep my babies from dragging him to the lake.
"Babies. This is james. You know him and put him down." I sternly remind my babies.
A large amount of sad hissing reaches my ears and my friend is released. One of the smaller turtles snaps off a small piece of the bone armor before scuttling off to the lake.
"Thanks william. By the way, How many people have they eaten?" James says as he absorbs his bones back into his body.
"No problem. I don't know. They eat the bones too.' I replied before walking back out to dundee.
James is now watching my pets warily as he follows me to the porch that dundee has claimed.
Dundee growls and rolls over as I scratch his belly. His long tail wrapped in jagged scales starts to wag. There's my baby boy. James sits on the bench near us.
"So. What's up?' I ask my friend as my baby boy starts to growl in contentment.
"Come by to ask you if you know how to get a summoning contract. Noticed im the sole guy who charges into battle. I would rather have some help in the up close area. Your shadows help with ranged attack and defense. Jake can help with his sword or illusions. I still think we need to have some extra helpers for close combat." James complains.
"I can summon crocodilians and snapping turtles. Would those help?" I offer.
James nods and we spend the rest of the day