ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ.

ᴛᴇᴛꜱᴜʏᴀ ᴋᴜʀᴏᴋᴏ (黒子 テツヤ ᴋᴜʀᴏᴋᴏ ᴛᴇᴛꜱᴜʏᴀ) ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴀɢᴏɴɪꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ, ᴋᴜʀᴏᴋᴏ ɴᴏ ʙᴀꜱᴜᴋᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴀɴᴛᴏᴍ ꜱɪxᴛʜ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪʀᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛᴇɪᴋō ᴊᴜɴɪᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴍɪꜱᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ. ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴛ ꜱᴇɪʀɪɴ ʜɪɢʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀɪɢᴀ ᴋᴀɢᴀᴍɪ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ.

ᴋᴜʀᴏᴋᴏ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰʀᴀɢɪʟᴇ ᴏᴜᴛʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʙᴀꜱᴋᴇᴛʙᴀʟʟ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴡʜʏ ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴀꜱꜱɪɴɢ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙʟᴜᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ. ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʟᴜᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙʟᴀɴᴋ ɢᴀᴢᴇ. ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴋɪɴ ɪꜱ ꜰᴀɪʀʟʏ ᴘᴀʟᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴇɪʀɪɴ ʜɪɢʜ ᴊᴇʀꜱᴇʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ 𝟣𝟣. ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴡᴇᴀʀꜱ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ꜱᴡᴇᴀᴛʙᴀɴᴅꜱ. ʜɪꜱ ʙᴀꜱᴋᴇᴛʙᴀʟʟ ꜱʜᴏᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙʟᴜᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴋ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ɴᴏ. 𝟣𝟧 ᴊᴇʀꜱᴇʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ᴊᴜɴɪᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜ. ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴡᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ. ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏ. 𝟪 ᴊᴇʀꜱᴇʏ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴄʀᴜɪᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ. 𝟣𝟨 ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴀ 𝟥ʀᴅ ꜱᴛʀɪɴɢᴇʀ.ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀʀꜱ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴜɴɪꜰᴏʀᴍ: ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴᴇꜱᴇ ɢᴀᴋᴜʀᴀɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɢᴀᴋᴜʀᴀɴ ɪꜱ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ, ʟᴏɴɢ-ꜱʟᴇᴇᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ᴄʜɪɴ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʟᴇᴇᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴡᴇᴀʀꜱ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪꜱ ʙᴇᴅ-ʜᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜱ ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴛʀᴏᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ.