Такаши Яно — книжные серии

戦後、各地で忍が大量に失踪する事件が発生。木ノ葉ではサイも消えた...。消えた忍が向かうのは謎めいた新興国『黙の国』。シカマルは『黙の国』の長を暗殺する任務に就くが、そこで見たものとは...？ 奈良シカマル、最大の戦いを描いた秘伝シリーズ第2弾!!

A rupture in the alliance at the Summit of the Five Kages could be the trigger for the Fifth Great Ninja War! Meanwhile, something is causing Shikamaru and his family to drift further and further apart. But Shikamaru has a very powerful card up his sleeve to bring peace to both the world and his family!

Two years after the Great Ninja War, Shikamaru spends his days racing around, hands full as one of Konoha’s key protectors. Then, large numbers of ninja from every region are reported missing. Even Sai disappears. And the place where the missing shinobi end up is the mysterious empire, the Land of Silence.

As a ninja, as an adult, to protect all that he is responsible for, Shikamaru must do battle with the shadow of a new generation.