Nanga Shrine is not big, it can even be called simple, the approach to the shrine is only a dozen meters long, and there are no stone lanterns on both sides of the approach 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. Shrines only began to erect lanterns after the Heian period.”

Uchiha Senmon’s eyes flashed, and he murmured in silence: “There are also ancient-style torii gates for gods. This means that the history of Nanga Shrine must be much longer than the Heian period that ended at the Age of Gods.”

After all, this is the ancestral home of the Uchiha clan, which is famous even in the heavens, and its history can be traced back to BC, so it is not surprising.

“If I hadn’t followed my uncle’s spirit, I wouldn’t have been able to reach the Nanhe Shrine even if I dug three feet underground. But why did my uncle know the location of the Nanhe Shrine? Could it be that my uncle is really the keeper of the family’s secrets?”

Uchiha Senmon’s imagination ran wild, but he immediately denied his own fantasies.

In the past few years, Uchiha Senmon returned to his hometown several times and tried to make indirect inquiries to Uchiha Uncle, but to no avail. Unwilling to give up, he continued to spy in secret with the Sharingan.

Although Uchiha Senmon only had two magatama at the time, he also figured out the ability of the Sharingan, which could see through the spiritual energy (chakra) in other people’s bodies.

No matter how you look at it, there isn’t a single trace of supernatural power in my uncle’s limbs. He is just an old man who is about to die.

Unless his great uncle’s strength far exceeds his own and reaches the level of Kage, it would be impossible for him to conceal the truth!

According to the Toad Sage Jiraiya, the revival of the Age of Gods only began after the 19th year of the Heisei era. Before that, the laws of heaven and earth on Earth did not allow the existence of extraordinary things.

After the end of the Age of Gods, the supernatural beings that remained on Earth could only seal themselves in a deep sleep in order to survive for more than a thousand years.

If my uncle is a Kage-level warrior, it means he is an old monster left over from the Age of Gods…

According to the thorough investigation of my great-uncle’s life experience conducted by the Uchiha Senmen in secret, this possibility was directly overturned.

Or how about my great uncle, who is still strong and healthy at the age of seventy and has cultivated himself into a shadow-level powerhouse in just over a decade?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Uncle Uchiha was just a mortal when he was alive and knew nothing about the supernatural. However, after his death, he found the Nanga Shrine without any guidance. The most likely possibility is that the uncle’s soul was summoned back to the Nanga Shrine.

Nanga Shrine is the ancestral home of the Uchiha clan and may also be the final resting place of the Uchiha clan after their death.

Perhaps the souls of his father and grandfather, who had passed away many years ago, were also resting in the Nanga Shrine.

Uchiha Senmon’s mind was turning over and over again, but in reality it was only a few short moments, and the soul of Uchiha uncle had floated across the shrine and disappeared in the worship hall of Nanga Shrine.

The Uchiha Immortal Sect knew almost nothing about the Nanga Shrine. After the end of the Age of Gods, the Nanga Shrine had been sealed for at least a thousand years. It was so confusing that it was hard to say whether it was a dangerous place where no living person was allowed to enter.

A hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes, and Uchiha Senmon decided to break into the Nanga Shrine.

The secret of the Uchiha clan has always been a mystery lingering in front of Uchiha Senmen, causing him to toss and turn, like a thorn in his throat. Now that such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is before him, he must not miss it.

Moreover, he is a descendant of the Uchiha clan. If his ancestors really have spirits, they would not kill them all.

The most important thing is that Uchiha Senmon, who has mastered Wood Release and Sage Transformation, has already reached the level of a quasi-kage. Even if the situation changes, he will not be completely powerless to protect himself.

“Snapped.”

After letting out a long sigh, Uchiha Senmon clasped his hands together and bowed towards the shrine in front of the torii gate.

“Excuse me for interrupting you, I’m here.”

So he did not hesitate any longer and walked quickly along the side of the approach to the worship hall of Minamiga Shrine.

Only gods can walk in the center of the path, while mortals can only walk on the sides to avoid colliding with the gods and to express their humility and piety.

There is no hand-washing house for purification beside the approach to Nanga Shrine, but Uchiha Senmon does not think much of it. After all, it is a shrine from the Age of Gods, and its layout is different from that of modern ones, so it is not surprising at all.

However, when Uchiha Senmon was about to enter the worship hall, his eyes fixed on a stone sculpture in the shape of an animal in front of the hall that looked like a dog but was not a dog.

“This is, a Komainu?”

A pair of stone beasts that look like dogs but are not dogs, and like lions but are not lions, can often be seen in Japanese shrines. These are spiritual beasts called Komainu. They are guardian beasts of gods and Buddhas, and they drive away demons and evil spirits. They are also regarded as messengers of gods.

Uchiha Senmon was somewhat surprised to see the Komainu at the Nanga Shrine.

Because it is generally believed that Japan’s Komainu culture was introduced to Japan from Central China via the Peninsula along with Buddhism, and then the shrines in mainland Japan followed suit.

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

In this case, the history of Nanga Shrine may not be as old as Uchiha Senmon inferred.

“No, this is not a Komainu, it’s a fox! And it’s a nine-tailed demon fox!”

Uchiha Senmon’s face changed and he blurted out.

Not all shrines have Komainu as their messenger of gods. There are many different kinds of stone beasts in front of Japanese shrines. For example, the famous Inari Shrine has a fox as its messenger of gods, while the Tenmangu Shrine has a cow as its messenger of gods.

After a careful look, Uchiha Senmon was surprised to find that the stone beast in front of the Nanga Shrine was not only shaped like a fox, but also had nine tails curled into a ball behind it.

“The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is the messenger of the Nanga Shrine? Or is there any relationship between the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and the Uchiha clan?”

The Nanga Shrine actually placed a stone statue of the nine-tailed demon fox in front of the temple. This was definitely not without purpose. There must be a deep meaning behind it. However, Uchiha Senmen was not sure what it was implying.

“call.”

A drop of cold sweat broke out on Uchiha Senmon’s forehead, his breathing became heavy, and he felt that he might have discovered an incredible secret.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is one of the culprits that led to the destruction of the Age of Gods. It possesses a terrifying power that even gods and Buddhas fear. The Akatsuki organization is wreaking havoc on Earth just to find the whereabouts of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

During the three years of Jedi Tento, a confidential mission of the Supernatural Police Department was to search for all clues about Tamamonomae, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Jinchūriki.

According to the expert group’s inference, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s strength is definitely above that of a shadow-level powerhouse, and it is at least a super-shadow-level existence on the same level as the Lord of Mount Tai.

What’s more, it is bold to assume that the Nine-tailed Fox is stronger than the Lord of Mount Tai!

Otherwise, why would the Akatsuki organization, which brings together many Kage-level warriors, go to such great lengths to search for the Nine-Tails and even make enemies with the entire heaven?

It is very likely that once Akatsuki obtains the power of the Nine-Tails, it will have the confidence to subvert the structure of the heavenly world.

Could it be that the Uchiha clan is also coveting the power of the Nine-Tails?

In other words, has the power of the Nine-Tails been obtained by the Uchiha clan?

“Ah, what am I thinking about? There are two Uchiha in Akatsuki, Itachi and Afei. If the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is really in the hands of the Uchiha clan, why would they waste their energy searching the mountains and seas in Japan?”

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

“Moreover, with my current strength, it is simply unrealistic to explore the great secrets of the level of the demise of the Age of Gods and the Nine-tailed Demon Fox. It is better to take this opportunity to look for records about the Uchiha clan in the Nanga Shrine.”

Uchiha Senmon’s body was tense as he tiptoed into the hall of Nanga Shrine. He looked around cautiously, only to find that it was empty and his uncle’s soul was nowhere to be seen.

“Nothing…”

Uchiha Senmon looked around and found the Nanga Shrine unexpectedly plain. There was nothing inside except tatami mats on the floor.

But where did my great 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 rightmost side of the main hall and lifted up the tatami, revealing a giant stone slab hidden underneath.

“Is the Uchiha clan’s secret hidden here?”

In the middle of the stone slab is the black three-tongue pattern of the Sharingan, surrounded by mysterious black spells.

Uchiha Senmon frowned, pressed his hand on the stone slab, and exerted force secretly, but the stone slab seemed to be embedded in the earth, not moving at all.

Uchiha Senmon had a premonition that even if he used all his strength, he would not be able to shake it in the slightest.

Gazing at the three-magatama pattern on the stone slab, Uchiha Senmon suddenly had an idea and came up with a plan.

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

“boom!”

The stone slab roared and slowly moved to the side.

“It requires the Sharingan to open.”

I didn’t expect that my desperate measure would actually work. I’m really lucky.

Uchiha Senmon smiled.

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

The secret passage hidden in the Nanga Shrine opened. Uchiha Xianmen looked down and saw a stone staircase carved directly out of the rock layer, extending towards the dark and unknown depths of the underground, like an entrance to the abyss.

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

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

He nodded, his eyes flashing with a strange bloodshot light, and he stepped firmly onto the stairs and walked down.

Da da da.

In the dark and gloomy secret passage, Uchiha Xianmen remained silent and went down one level at a time. For a moment, only the sound of Uchiha Xianmen’s footsteps could be heard.

There was a small fireball on his index finger, flickering like a candle in the wind, and it seemed that it would go out at any time.

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

The Uchiha Senmon was calm and composed, not panicking at all.

It was just three minutes of walking, but he still had the ability to cultivate his Qi to this extent.

“Hey, this is it?”

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

He couldn’t help but move closer, and the fireball in his hand suddenly shone brightly, illuminating every detail of the wall.

There were only a few crude murals of figures on the walls. The semi-perspective structure allowed one to see the lines flowing through the human body’s veins.

A group of characters on the mural, like a comic strip, make different hand seals in sequence.

There are also a few lines of unknown mysterious text next to it.

“I can actually understand it… This is the Mirror Heaven and Earth Transformation Technique!”

Uchiha Senmon was shocked and spoke word by word.

He was quite sure that he had never seen such writing before, and he was not even sure whether it was the writing of any known civilization on Earth.

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

This is a pupil technique exclusive to the Uchiha clan.

The Mirror Heaven and Earth Rotation Technique can break the illusions cast by the enemy on oneself and completely bounce back the effects.

“The inheritance of the Uchiha clan!”

Uchiha Senmon’s heart was pounding, and even with his concentration, he felt his mouth dry.

He quickly walked down a dozen steps and looked around. Sure enough, there was another group of murals suddenly appearing before his eyes.

The art of shackles!

Uchiha Senmon couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

Although he has opened the Three-Magneto Sharingan, Japan’s Uchiha clan has long forgotten their life experience and extraordinary heritage.

The Uchiha Senmen can be said to be a latecomer, and because of Uchiha Itachi and Afei, he cannot even reveal his knowledge to outsiders, and can only rely on himself to explore the ability of the Sharingan.

“As expected! A mysterious and extraordinary family like the Uchiha clan must not be that simple. They must have matching techniques.”

Unable to conceal the fiery look in his eyes, Uchiha Senmon walked down the path.

Every ten or so steps, mysterious words would appear on the wall, recording the abilities and eye techniques of the Sharingan.

Uchiha Senmen was surprised and delighted, the more he looked, the more shocking it became.

“It’s really scary! A strong person of the same level will inevitably suffer a great loss as long as he looks into the eyes of the Sharingan. Even the victory or defeat can be determined at a glance.”

Uchiha Senmon keenly noticed a detail: the characters in the mural all had three magatama in their eyes.

I’m afraid these eye techniques all require opening the three magatama to learn.

Just the various powerful eye techniques of the Uchiha clan recorded on the murals make the trip to the Uchiha Senmen worthwhile.

“But why are all of them illusion-type eye techniques? Could it be that the essence of the Sharingan is a hypnotic eye?”

“A forbidden technique that can decide fate…”

When passing by a new group of murals, Uchiha Senmon stopped, a look of surprise and confusion on his face.

“You called me, Izanagi?”

Chapter 372 Chapter 373 Uchiha Madara

A pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the dark secret passage, and Uchiha Senmon’s face flickered in the firelight. He had a solemn expression, and used his Sharingan to decipher the words of the Age of Gods on the mural.