After the death of orochimaru the people of Ashland lived happily but after the people of Ashland saw a great threat from a distance a thick fog was in the sight of many people, and something strange was happening when the fog cover's someone people heard screams and lead into a panic, but soon after the fog disappeared everyone saw what was causing chaos it was a black wolf like creature, but then a man came, in his hands was a katana blade, he then drew out his blade and very good fighting stance, he then proceeded and went at lightening speed and pierced his sword right through the beast's head, the attack was powerful causing the beast to fall back and ran away. The people thanked the strange man and he finally spoke theses words,We have a new enemy the "shadow".