Takashi Yano

is the author of several Naruto light novels:
 * Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness (2015)
 * Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light (2015)
 * Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night (2015)
 * Shikamaru Shinden: A Cloud Dancing in Forlorn Falling Petals (2018)