This advanced bloodline is seen in the series by Nara Shikamaru. This clan uses their advanced bloodline more so for defence than offence. They have the ability to put the enemy to a complete stand still position and become unable to attack or defend. This clan uses their shadows to fuse with that of the opponents shadow to control and manipulate that of say the opponents body. This is of course very effective for use when in a fight as the user can control the opponent at their own will, which would make a comfortable win. The Jutsus which Nara has shown have been Kagemane (Shadow Copy) and Shadow Neck Bind. These both which have been seen in the series of Naruto.

The Nara Clan is very lazy clan they have a very laid back approach to life. Take one of the members for instance, Shikamaru is very intelligent, but very lazy and he just wants to stare at the clouds than do anything else. This clan is so laid back and lazy that for example the Nara Clan member Nara Shikamaru made it to the Chuunin exam finals and his father didnt know until the day before the finals and couldn't care about them. The Nara Clan specialises in the use of shadows during a fight. To use their shadows they have to create ¡§specialized¡¨ chakra in order to perform their jutsus, also with that the clan also farms deer and uses the deer¡¦s antlers for medicine as well. The Nara Clan have the ability to trap opponents with their shadow which can lead to death for the opponent. Despite this clan being so laid back, especially Nara Shikamaru he has an IQ of over 200.

Nara Shikamaru is the person who can always come up with a strategy no matter what the environment is like. Nara Shikamaru is a very powerful and intelligent ninja who despite his grades being almost as low as Naruto's from the Academy, but this was basically because he thought that even raising his pencil was to much of a bother and usually slept through class. Shikamaru's specialty jutsu is KageMane no Jutsu (the shadow imitation technique). This jutsu is basically the only jutsu in which he uses but he uses it very wel.

This clan from Konoha Village is known for its ability to manipulate their shadow. Utilizing this ability the clan member can attach their shadow to the shadow of another individual, and then take control of the user. Resulting in the affected person replicating or "shadowing" the exact movements in mirror form of the clan member.