# [Ninja Succession] Ninja, Fortified Strength

**Quest No Raw**: 721221
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 325
**Entry (questId)**: 11

## Giver Label

_Black Spirit_

## Objective

Select one of the two combat methods the Black Spirit showed you.

※ Complete the quest and open the Skill Window - Succession tab to acquire Succession: Shadow of Darkness, which will allow you to learn succession skills. However, you will no longer be able to use awakening skills.

_Talk to the Black Spirit;_

## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Ninja Secret Book - Succession: Shadow of Darkness](/item/724003.md)
- **Quest Reward** — [Armstrong's Skill Guide (1 Day)](/item/17703.md)


## Summary

There shouldn't be any regret as long as
you're convinced that you made the right choice.
I don't like Illezra, but I respect 
whatever decision you make!
Complete the quest and open the Skill Window - Succession tab
to acquire Succession: Shadow of Darkness, which will allow you to learn succession skills.
Armstrong's Skill Guide is required
to learn awakening skills again.

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [[Ninja Succession] Dark Shadow](/quest/655685.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [[Ninja Awakening] Journey to the West](/quest/65861.md) — The Black Spirit wants you to remember the good ol' days, and tells you to try to look back in your past to ob...
- Entry #2 — [[Ninja Awakening] A Narusawa Warrior](/quest/131397.md) — Valentine says the herbs aren't ready yet. Ask him why.
- Entry #3 — [[Ninja Awakening] An Old Comrade](/quest/196933.md) — Valentine recommended meeting up with a soldier from a distant land at Altinova's wharf. Meet Shudaichi at Alt...
- Entry #4 — [[Ninja Awakening] Proof of Narusawa](/quest/262469.md) — Shudaichi needs to know if you really are a warrior from clan Narusawa.
- Entry #5 — [[Ninja Awakening] Return of Sura](/quest/328005.md) — Shudaichi thanked you helping him remember his lost sense of pride. Now he wants you to renew your vow.
- Entry #6 — [[Ninja Awakening] Narusawa's Sura Katana - Combo](/quest/393541.md) — Perform a combo using simple sura katana skills.
- Entry #7 — [[Ninja Awakening] Narusawa's Sura Katana - Practice](/quest/459077.md) — Perform a combo using simple sura katana skills.
- Entry #8 — [[Ninja Succession] A Strange Reunion](/quest/524613.md) — The Black Spirit feels as if someone is watching.
- Entry #9 — [[Ninja Succession] Valentine's Mirror](/quest/590149.md) — You met Valentine again, who said things you don't understand. It's reminding you of someone...
- Entry #10 — [[Ninja Succession] Dark Shadow](/quest/655685.md) — The Black Spirit wants to examine the Dark Shadow Illezra left behind.
- **Current:** Entry #11 — [[Ninja Succession] Ninja, Fortified Strength](/quest/721221.md) — Select one of the two combat methods the Black Spirit showed you.