Shadow Gathering Technique[1]
Name
Kanji	影寄せの術
Rōmaji	Kageyose no Jutsu
Literal English	Shadow Gathering Technique
Viz manga	Art of the Shadow Pull
English TV	Shadow Pull Jutsu
Games	Shadow Pinning Technique
Debut
Manga	Chapter #333
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #83
Game	Naruto: The Broken Bond
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Hiden, Ninjutsu
Class	Supplementary
Range	Short to Mid range
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Shadow Sewing Technique
Users Shikamaru Nara

This is a ninjutsu using materialised shadows, but compared to the Shadow Sewing Technique from the same line, this technique places emphasis on the minute control of the shadow's movements. It is accurate enough to even make the tentacles go through tiny holes. Basically, this technique takes the user's own shadow and transforms and stretches it into countless thin tentacles, which are then used to grab objects and pull them in. Also, one can skilfully make use of the tentacle-shaped shadow tendrils by using them to lift up and throw weapons like kunai and such. This technique has many possible applications and uses. There are no hand seals used for this technique, but the hand movements resemble that of Gaara's Sand Binding Coffin.

Trivia Edit

• Yose (寄せ, gathering) is also the Japanese term for endgame. That is, the final moves in strategy games like chess, shōgi, or Go. This translation is almost as perfect as gathering in this case, since this technique was the final move in Shikamaru's shōgi-themed mission.
• In Naruto: The Broken Bond, Shikamaru used this technique in Part I.

References Edit

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 233