i am hokage in tokyo

Chapter 371 Chapter 372 Izanagi

Uchiha Senmon followed closely behind his uncle's soul, climbed up the stone steps, and stopped before crossing the torii gate.

In the conventional layout of Japanese shrines, there must be a torii gate directly in front of the shrine, marking the dividing line between humans and gods. After crossing the torii gate, you enter the divine realm.

Looking in from the quaint torii gate of the gods, you can have a panoramic view of the layout of the shrine.

Nanga Shrine is not big, and can even be called simple. The shrine is only a dozen meters long. There are no stone lanterns on both sides of the shrine that are common in Japanese shrines today.

"Stone lanterns are a unique product of temples after Buddhism was introduced to Japan in the sixth century AD. It was only after the Heian period that lanterns began to be erected at shrines."

The Uchiha Sect's eyes flashed and he said silently: "There is also an ancient torii gate for gods. So, the history of Nanga Shrine must be much longer than the Heian Era when the Age of Gods ended."

After all, this is the clan of the Uchiha clan, which is famous in the heavens. It is not surprising that its history can be traced back to BC.

"If I hadn't followed my uncle's spirit, I wouldn't have been able to reach Nanhe Shrine even if I dug three feet into the ground. But why would my uncle know the location of Nanhe Shrine? Is it possible that my uncle is really the keeper of family inheritance?"

The Uchiha sect's thoughts were uncontrollable, but he immediately denied his random thoughts.

In the past few years, Uchiha Senmen returned to his hometown several times and tried to insinuate Uncle Uchiha, but found nothing. Unwilling to do so, he still secretly used his Sharingan to spy on him.

Although the Uchiha Sect was only a pair of magatama at the time, he also discovered the ability of the Sharingan, which can see through the spiritual power (chakra) in other people's bodies.

No matter how you look at it, there is not a trace of extraordinary power in my uncle's limbs. He is completely a dying old man.

Unless my uncle's strength far exceeds his own and reaches the shadow level, it is impossible to hide it from the enemy!
Toad Sage Jiraiya said that the revival of the Age of Gods only began after 19 Heisei. Previously, the laws of heaven and earth on earth did not allow extraordinary existence.

After the end of the Age of Gods, the remaining extraordinary beings on the earth could only survive for more than 1000 years by sealing themselves and falling into a deep sleep.

If my uncle is a shadow-level powerhouse, it means that he is an old monster left over from the age of gods...

According to the Uchiha Sect's secret investigation of his uncle's life history, this possibility was directly overturned.

Or is it that my great-uncle is still going strong in his seventies, and he has become a shadow-level powerhouse in just a dozen years?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Uncle Uchiha was just a mortal when he was alive and knew nothing about the supernatural. After his death, he found himself at Nanga Shrine without a teacher. The most likely reason is that his soul was recalled to Nanga Shrine.

As the home of the Uchiha clan, Nanga Shrine may also be the resting place of the Uchiha clan after their death.

Maybe the souls of his father and grandfather who died many years ago are also resting in Nanga Shrine.

The mind of the Uchiha Sect went back and forth a thousand times, but in just a few moments, the reality was that Uncle Uchiha's soul had floated across the shrine and disappeared into the worship hall of Nanga Shrine.

The Uchiha Sect knows almost nothing about Nanga Shrine. Nanga Shrine has been sealed in dust for at least a thousand years after the end of the Age of Gods. It is complicated and confusing. It is difficult to say whether it is a dangerous place that is forbidden to the living.

The hesitation in his eyes flashed, and the Uchiha Senmen decided to visit Nanga Shrine.

The secret of the Uchiha clan has always been a fog lingering in front of the Uchiha Immortal Sect, making him toss and turn like a lump in his throat. Now that such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in front of him, he must not miss it.

And he is a descendant of the Uchiha clan. If his ancestors really had spirits, they wouldn't have killed them all.

The most important thing is that the Uchiha Senmen who have mastered Wood Release and Sage Transformation are already quasi-kage-level extraordinary. Even if the situation changes, they will not be unable to protect themselves.

"Snapped."

With a sigh of relief, the Uchiha Senmen clasped their palms together and bowed to the shrine in front of the torii gate.

"If you may excuse me, I'm here."

So he no longer hesitated and walked quickly towards the worship hall of Nanga Shrine, sticking to the side of the shrine.

Only gods can walk in the middle of the shrine, and mortals can only walk on both sides when worshiping to avoid bumping into the gods and to express their humility and piety.

There is no hand water house next to the approach to Nanga Shrine for worshiping evil spirits, and the Uchiha Senmon doesn't care. After all, it is a shrine from the Gods, and the layout is different from modern times. It is not surprising at all.

However, when the Uchiha Sect was about to enter the worship hall, his eyes narrowed and he stared at an animal-shaped stone sculpture in front of the hall that looked like a dog but not a dog.

"Is this, Komainu?"

In Japanese shrines, you can often see a pair of stone beasts that look like dogs but not dogs, and look like lions but not lions. This is a kind of spirit animal called Komatsu. As a guardian deity, it can exorcise evil spirits and ward off evil spirits. It is also regarded as a divine messenger. .

Seeing a Komatsu dog at Nanga Shrine surprised the Uchiha clan.

Because it is generally believed that Japan’s Komon culture was introduced to Japan from China via the peninsula together with Buddhism, and then Japan’s local shrines followed suit.

It was originally thought that Nanga Shrine retained the original flavor of the local ancient shrine, but it turned out that it was inevitably influenced by Buddhist culture.

As a result, the history of Nanga Shrine may not be as old as the Uchiha Sect inferred.

"No, this is not a komainu, it's a fox! And it's a nine-tailed demon fox!"

Uchiha Xianmen's expression changed and he blurted out.

Not all shrine representatives are Komonu. There are various stone animals in front of Japanese shrines. For example, the famous Inari Shrine has a fox, and Tenmangu Shrine has an ox.

After looking carefully, Uchiha Senmon was surprised to realize that the stone beast in front of Nanga Shrine was not only in the shape of a fox, but also had nine tails rolled into a ball behind it.

"Is the nine-tailed demon fox the envoy of Nanga Shrine? Or, what does the nine-tailed demon fox have to do with the Uchiha clan?"

Nanga Shrine actually placed the stone statue of the nine-tailed demon fox in front of the temple. It was definitely not unreasonable and there must be a deep meaning in it, but the Uchiha Sect didn't know what it was implying.

"call."

A drop of cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the Uchiha Sect, and his breathing was heavy, feeling that he might have discovered a great secret.

The nine-tailed demon fox is one of the culprits that led to the destruction of the age of the gods. It has terrifying power that even the gods and Buddhas are frightened by. The Akatsuki organization is turning the earth upside down just to find out the whereabouts of the nine-tailed fox.

During the three years of Jedi Tentō, a secret mission of the Supernatural Police Department was to search for all clues about Tamamo Mae, the jinchuriki of the nine-tailed demon fox.

According to the inferences of the expert group, the strength of the nine-tailed demon fox must be higher than that of a shadow-level powerhouse, or at least a super shadow-level being on the same level as Taishan Fujun.

What's more, let's boldly assume that the nine-tailed demon fox is stronger than Taishan Mansion Lord!

Otherwise, why would the Akatsuki organization, which has gathered many Kage-level experts, bother to search for Kyuubi, and would not hesitate to make the entire heaven an enemy.

It is very likely that once the Akatsuki organization obtains the power of the Nine-Tails, it will have the confidence to overturn the structure of the heaven.

Could it be that the Uchiha clan also covets the power of the Nine-Tails?
In other words, the power of the Kyuubi has been obtained by the Uchiha clan?
"Hey, what am I thinking about? There are two Uchiha in the Akatsuki organization, Uchiha Itachi and A Fei. If the nine-tailed demon fox is really in the hands of the Uchiha clan, why would they waste their efforts searching the mountains and seas in Japan."

Uchiha Xianmen shook his head, as if to get rid of these unrealistic thoughts.

"And with my current strength, it is simply unrealistic to explore such big secrets as the demise of the Gods and the nine-tailed demon fox. I'd better take this opportunity to look for records about the Uchiha clan in Nanga Shrine. .”

The Uchiha Senmon tensed up and tiptoed into the hall of Nanga Shrine. He looked around cautiously, but found that there was no one inside, and his uncle's soul was nowhere to be seen.

"Is there nothing..."

The Uchiha Senmon looked around and saw that Nanga Shrine was unexpectedly plain and empty, except for tatami mats on the floor.But where did my uncle's soul go?
Uchiha Senmon half-knelt on the ground, pressed his right index finger on the tatami, squinted one eye, and entered perception mode.

"Well, there seems to be a mystery hidden under this tatami."

Uchiha Senmon walked to the seventh tatami from the far right in the main hall and opened the tatami, revealing a huge stone slab hidden underneath.

"Are the secrets of the Uchiha clan hidden here?"

In the center of the stone slab is the black samba pattern of the Sharingan, surrounded by mysterious black incantations.

The Uchiha Immortal frowned, pressed his hand on the stone slab, and secretly exerted force, but the stone slab seemed to be embedded in the earth and remained motionless.

The Uchiha Sect had a hunch that even if he tried his best, he couldn't shake it even a bit.

Gazing at the three magatama patterns on the stone slab, the Uchiha Immortals were so blessed that their hearts were filled with thoughts.

Uchiha Senmon closed and opened his eyes, a scarlet halo appeared in his eyes, and three black magatama rotated around the pupils in each eye. He tried to infuse the pupil power of the Sharingan into the stone slab.

"boom!"

The stone slab roared and slowly moved to the side.

"It has to be opened by the Sharingan."

Unexpectedly, I used a dead horse as a living horse doctor, but it actually worked. I was really lucky.

The Uchiha Immortal smiled.

"The tatami is just a simple disguise. The real key is indeed the eyes of the Uchiha clan."

The secret passage hidden in Nanga Shrine was opened, and the Uchiha Senmen looked down. This was a stone step dug directly from the rock formation, extending towards the dark and unknown underground depths, like an entrance to an abyss.

We have all come this far, how can we give up halfway?

Uchiha Senmon licked his fingers and put his hand into the secret passage. The saliva on his fingers dried and there was a slight wind flowing in the secret passage.

He nodded, his eyes flashing with strange blood, and he stepped firmly onto the steps and walked down.

Da da da.

In the dark and gloomy secret passage, the Uchiha Sect was silent, descending step by step, and for a while only the footsteps of the Uchiha Sect echoed.

He held a small fireball on his index finger, flickering uncertainly, like a candle in the wind, and seemed to be extinguished at any moment.

This dark and mysterious secret passage seems to have no end, which will invisibly bring great mental pressure to ordinary people.

The Uchiha Sect was calm and calm, not panicked.

He only walked for 3 minutes. He still has this level of energy-raising skills.

"Huh, is this?"

When Uchiha Senmon reached the second half, he noticed patterns that were not there before on the wall of the stone steps.

He couldn't help but stick to it, and the fireball in his hand suddenly exploded with light, illuminating every detail of the wall.

There are only a few simple murals of figures on the walls. The semi-perspective structure allows you to see the lines flowing in the veins of the human body.

The characters on a group of murals, like comic strips, form different handprints one after another.

There are several lines of unknown mysterious text next to it.

"I can actually understand...this is the art of mirroring heaven and earth!"

The Uchiha sect looked shocked and said word by word.

He was very sure that he had never seen such writing, and he didn't even know if it was the writing of a known civilization on Earth.

But when Uchiha Senmon looked at it with Sharingan, he naturally understood the meaning of this kind of text.

This is a pupil technique exclusive to the Uchiha clan.

The technique of mirroring heaven and earth can break the illusion cast by the enemy on oneself, and completely reflect the effect back.

"The inheritance of the Uchiha clan!"

The Uchiha Sect's heart was beating fast, and even with his concentration, his mouth felt dry.

He hurriedly walked down a dozen steps and looked around. Sure enough, another set of murals suddenly appeared in front of him.

The art of hanging!

The Uchiha Sect couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Although he has opened the Three Magatama Sharingan, the Uchiha clan in Japan has long forgotten his life experience and extraordinary inheritance.

The Uchiha Sect can be said to have become a monk halfway. Because of Uchiha Itachi and A Fei, they cannot even be exposed to outsiders and can only explore the ability of the Sharingan on their own.

"As expected! A mysterious and extraordinary family like the Uchiha clan must not be that simple. There must be matching spells."

Unable to hide the burning look in his eyes, Uchiha Senmen walked all the way down.

Every ten steps or so, mysterious words will appear on the wall, recording the Sharingan's abilities and eye skills.

The Uchiha sect was surprised and delighted, and the more they looked at it, the more shocking it became.

"It's really scary! A strong person of the same level will inevitably suffer a big loss as long as he looks at the Sharingan. The winner can even be determined at a glance."

The Uchiha Senmen keenly noticed a detail. The figures on the mural had three magatama eyes.

I'm afraid you need to open the three magatama to learn these eye skills.

Just the various powerful pupil techniques of the Uchiha clan recorded on the murals make this trip to the Uchiha Sect a worthwhile one.

"But why are they all genjutsu-type pupil techniques? Could it be that the essence of the Sharingan is the hypnotic eye?"

"The forbidden technique that can determine fate..."

When passing a new set of murals, Uchiha Senmen stopped, with a look of surprise on his face.

"You actually called it, Izanagi?"

(End of this chapter)