I’m a Hokage in Tokyo
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If my uncle refuses to become a Buddha, the Uchiha Immortal Sect wouldn’t mind giving him a ride.
“Shhh.”
Uchiha Senmon put a finger in front of his lips, signaling them to be quiet, pressed the fingers of his other hand on the ground, closed his eyes slightly, and entered perception mode.
When the others saw Uchiha Senmon’s solemn expression, they realized that something had happened and they held their breath, not daring to breathe.
For a moment, there was no sound in the mourning hall except the crackling sound of rain falling on the eaves.
“Boom——!!!”
The atmosphere in the room was already very tense, and the sudden thunderclap made everyone’s scalp numb and their livers and gallbladders burst, and they almost fell to the ground with weak legs.
“What kind of weather is this…”
Sakaki Namiryu was still in shock and couldn’t help mumbling a few words. The next moment, her body suddenly stiffened, her eyes stared straight ahead, and a chill rushed straight to her head.
I saw a hunchbacked old man standing in front of the coffin, his face flickering in the candlelight.
He, no, it should be its face, which was exactly the same as the portrait in front of the mourning hall!
Sakaki Namiryu shuddered all over, bit her lips tightly, and almost screamed out.
“What the hell!!!”
“Oh my god! Oh my god!”
The other survivors did not have such good psychological qualities. After seeing the unexpected ghost in the wind and rain, they were frightened to the point of paleness and their souls flew away.
Although everyone was keeping vigil for Uncle Uchiha, if the dead really came back to life, it would not be a surprise but a horror.
“It’s my father-in-law’s ghost! Quick, quick, call the Paranormal Department for help, we have paranormal activity here!”
“You idiot, why bother looking for something so far away? Minister Uchiha is right here.”
The bereaved relatives, who were frightened half to death, finally woke up from their dream. They saw the Director of the Supernatural Police Department was in charge of the scene, and they all rolled and crawled to hide behind Uchiha Senmon.
“Please rest assured, Minister Uchiha is here, everything will be fine.”
Assistant Ichimaru, who had squinted his eyes, finally opened them, and while calming everyone in a relaxed tone, he instructed the other members in black suits to take action.
Remembering the strength of Minister Uchiha, the number one extraordinary person, everyone suddenly found their backbone, and their minds were focused, no longer as distracted as before.
Sakaki Namiryu poked her head out from behind Uchiha Senmon and glanced at the soles of her ‘uncle’s’ feet.
There is no shadow, is it really a ghost?
“Dad, do you have any last wishes? Please tell me, and I will definitely fulfill them for you.”
Uncle Uchiha’s adopted daughter choked up.
It’s no use, ‘Uncle’ won’t respond.
Uchiha Xianmen said secretly.
The characteristic of evil spirits is that they have no emotions or reason and cannot communicate.
Based on the fragmentary words of the cat demon, the messenger of hell, and existing signs, experts have inferred that the undead who appeared after the mysterious resuscitation may have been due to the disorder of yin and yang, with only a part of their souls returning to the underworld, and those wandering in the human world are the remnants of soul and spirit, and therefore they do not recognize their relatives.
“I’m sorry, uncle.”
Uchiha Senmon raised his hand, ready to send the deceased back to the Pure Land.
“Ugh……”
The undead only let out a long sigh and slowly turned around.
How can it be? !
Uchiha Senmon was struck by lightning and almost opened his Sharingan.
The eyes of my great uncle were not the mad and cold-blooded eyes of an evil spirit as perceived by the Uchiha Immortal Sect, but rather the deep wisdom and insight of a person who had experienced many things.
My great uncle’s ghost is rational!
This thought came to Uchiha Xianmen in an instant.
The ghost of my great uncle looked deeply at Uchiha Senmen, and without saying a word, he floated outwards and passed through the gate.
“Uncle! Please stay!”
Uchiha Senmon’s body trembled uncontrollably, and he immediately ran out of the door and chased after him.
The moment he rushed out of the old house, Uchiha Senmon immediately realized that something was wrong.
There were thunder and lightning outside the house and heavy rain, but now it was silent and the air was not humid. Looking around, there was an unfamiliar forest shrouded in gloomy gray fog, dark and deep.
“This is not my hometown…” Uchiha Senmon’s face was as gloomy as water.
Coming out of my great uncle’s yard, there is a flat paddy field opposite.
Uchiha Xianmen looked up and saw his uncle’s ghost floating along the mountain path, moving slowly towards the top of the mountain.
In the cold and gloomy fog, the outline of a familiar mountain appeared before his eyes.
“Fuji!”
Even though he had witnessed many big scenes, Uchiha Senmen couldn’t help but reveal a look of disbelief.
The village is located on Mount Arakawa, where you can overlook Mount Fuji, but it is 50 kilometers away from Mount Fuji.
How is it possible to reach Mount Fuji in the blink of an eye?
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind Uchiha Senmon. He frowned and saw Sakaki Namiryu, Assistant Ichimaru and others all chasing out.
“What’s going on? Why don’t you stay indoors?” Uchiha Senmon asked sternly.
“Brother-in-law, after you rushed out, the old house disappeared for some reason. When we came to our senses, we inexplicably appeared in this forest.”
Sakaki Namiryu and others looked aggrieved and confused.
Soon someone recognized the world-famous Mount Fuji and said incredulously:
“Isn’t this Mount Fuji? No way, we have reached Mount Fuji in such a short time!?”
“Did I fall asleep during the wake and have not woken up from the dream yet?”
Assistant Ichimaru came over with a few men in black suits and whispered to Uchiha Senmon:
“Minister, I have tried to contact the outside world, but there is no signal at all.”
The communication equipment equipped by the Supernatural Police Department are all top-notch products purchased at great expense, and Mount Fuji, as a tourist destination, is by no means a remote mountain forest with few people, so the signal is absolutely guaranteed.
“Judging from the environment we are in, this should be the fourth station near the waist of Mount Fuji.”
Assistant Ichimaru, who had been wearing a false smile, couldn’t help but become serious and looked down the mountain.
“From here, we can see the lights of the city below Mount Fuji, but now it’s pitch black, dead and desolate. I suspect we may have been taken into…”
“Secret Realm!”
Uchiha Senmon spoke word by word.
In a blink of an eye, we crossed a hundred miles and arrived at the Mount Fuji that seemed to be there, but it was not. The electronic signal was completely cut off.
The surroundings were filled with a strange and eerie atmosphere that was not like that of the human world.
Judging from various clues, they may have been brought into a mysterious place between reality and fantasy.
Uchiha Senmon frowned, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes, and he muttered:
“Mount Fuji, Mount Fuji… Could it be…”
When I turned around again, I saw that my uncle’s soul was floating higher and higher, getting farther and farther away.
“You guys come with me.”
Uchiha Xianmen made a prompt decision, made some simple arrangements, and then couldn’t wait to chase after his uncle’s soul.
Even if Assistant Ichimaru and other super police officers were equipped with guns, they might not be able to guarantee the safety of the bereaved families and Sakaki Namiru in a place that was suspected of being a secret place.
However, Uchiha Senmon was anxious to find out what was going on and could not stay to protect them, so he could only take these burdens with him.
Uchiha Minister Qian Gang made the decision arbitrarily, and no one dared to object and followed his steps.
Along the way, Uchiha Senmon called out several times, trying to awaken his uncle’s soul, but the latter remained silent and continued on his way.
In the team of less than ten people, the person in the front of the team used his mobile phone to turn on the searchlight for illumination, while at the end there were members of the Supernatural Police Department holding guns to support them.
Fortunately, Uncle Uchiha’s soul was not floating very fast, otherwise someone might not be able to keep up with him on the night road.
“Whirring whirring–“
The lingering mist was eerie, the branches of the twisted trees were like ghostly claws, the wind blowing through the woods made strange noises, and the air was filled with an ancient and indescribable atmosphere of horror.
It made everyone shudder, and the chill seeped into their bones bit by bit.
“Wow, is this still the human world? It can’t be Yomi Hirasaka…”
After only walking for a dozen minutes, someone couldn’t hold on any longer and cried:
“Why are you taking us to climb the mountain? Are you going to help us become Buddhas? I don’t want to die yet…”
Just as the ancients in China believed that Mount Tai was the resting place of the soul, before the introduction of Buddhism and the concept of becoming a Buddha, the Japanese believed that the souls of their ancestors would drift to the mountains after death.
The top of the mountain is regarded as the ‘other world’, a sacred place where gods and ancestors live together.
An atmosphere of uneasiness and terror suddenly spread among the team.
“What are you afraid of? With my brother-in-law here, even if there are any monsters or demons, he can crush them to death!”
Sakaki Namiryu was in high spirits and very optimistic, and she encouraged the discouraged bereaved families.
Although the atmosphere was terrifying, the journey was relatively calm and no accidents occurred.
After walking for another ten minutes, we turned a hill.
In a blink of an eye, an ancient and mysterious small shrine appeared before everyone’s eyes, surrounded by a forest of varying heights and densities.
“Shrine, is it Sengen Shrine? The Sengen Shrine on the hillside of Mount Fuji is not here…”
“Idiot! This emblem is not from Sengen Shrine, but it’s something I’ve never seen before.”
Uchiha Senmon looked at the fan-shaped divine emblem on the torii and his heart trembled, followed by a surge of ecstasy.
He had seen the same pattern on the back of Uchiha Itachi’s private clothes that day, which Uchiha Itachi called the Uchiha family crest.
There is no doubt that the small shrine in front of us is the Nanga Shrine that the Uchiha Immortal Gate has been searching for!
“Uchiha Itachi said that the Uchiha clan’s Nanga Shrine is inside Mount Fuji. It turns out that it is not the real Mount Fuji, but here?” Uchiha Xianmen thought.
“It’s the ‘Shinmei Torii’, and it’s very old-fashioned.”
Assistant Ichimaru looked at the Nanga Shrine carefully, with a strange light flashing in his narrow eyes.
The torii gates of Japanese shrines are divided into two categories, namely Shinmei Torii and Myojin Torii. The way to distinguish them is very simple, just look at the horizontal beam at the top.
Shinmei Torii is the oldest and most primitive Torii in Japan. It looks very simple and is mainly made of logs. The top Kasagi is a simple horizontal beam. After Buddhism was introduced to Japan, the decoration of religious buildings became more and more gorgeous. The characteristic of the Myojin Torii is that the top horizontal beam is curved upward and the decorative details are more refined.
This ancient shrine was probably not deliberately made to look old. Its history can most likely be traced back to before the Heian period, and its historical value is unimaginable.
Moreover, a shrine that appears in a secret realm must be extraordinary. Perhaps it contains extraordinary items preserved from the Age of Gods, or even extraordinary inheritances!
“I’ll go ahead and explore the way. You guys stay here.”
Uchiha Senmon gave the order without question, and the others looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.
“Wood Release: The Four-Pillar Family’s Technique!”
Uchiha Senmon formed seals with his hands and pressed them to the ground. In an instant, he created a thick and complex wooden house, surrounding everyone inside.
“You guys stay in the Four Pillars House for now. It will be hard to penetrate its walls with ordinary attacks. If there is any disturbance, I will sense it immediately and come to support you.”
Uchiha Senmon couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes. He followed his uncle’s ghost, climbed the stairs and crossed the torii gate.
But Uchiha Senmon didn’t know that when he went deep into the Nanga Shrine, a black shadow slipped out of the window of the Four Pillars.
A minute later, another shadow jumped down…
Chapter 371 Chapter 372 Izanagi
Uchiha Senmon followed closely behind his great-uncle’s soul, climbed up the stone steps, and stopped before crossing the torii gate.
The conventional layout of Japanese shrines is that there must be a torii gate in front of the shrine, marking the boundary between humans and gods. Crossing the torii gate means entering the realm of the gods.
Looking inward from the quaint torii gate, you can see the entire layout of the shrine.