Chapter 174: Forbidden Technique: Izanagi, Trial of Inheritance!
Forbidden Technique: Izanagi.
This was one of the ultimate dōjutsu of the Uchiha clan.
The user could activate it by forming three hand seals (Hare, Boar, Ram), bridging the gap between illusion and reality!
It could make everything that happened unfavorably to the user within a certain time period disappear, only choosing the outcomes favorable to oneself and turning them into reality.
Even if one died while it was active, one could still alter reality and reverse life and death through this technique!
Having seen Madara, Obito, and Danzō use this forbidden technique, Tsukasa had a general understanding of how it worked.
However, what puzzled him was that the activation requirement for this technique was at least a three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha bloodline, and after use, one eye would be permanently blinded.
Tsukasa's Sharingan had only evolved to the two-tomoe level so far.
Now, Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna wanted him to learn this technique?
If a situation truly became so dire that Izanagi must be used, what would be the ultimate consequence of using this technique with only a two-tomoe Sharingan?
Blindness?
Or, as the technique's nature suggested, would he be placed in the gap between illusion and reality—unable to distinguish reality from dreams due to insufficient Sharingan development—thus forever trapped in genjutsu and unable to escape?
Tsukasa didn't know.
Led by Uchiha Yashiro, the two quickly headed toward the Naka River.
The Naka River flowed through Konoha Village from south to north, passing through the entire settlement.
The river beneath the wooden platform where Obito—and even the future Itachi and Sasuke—practiced the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique was the Naka River.
Long ago, the Uchiha clan lived on one side of this river, and the Senju clan lived on the other. Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, the founders of Konoha, had also met along this river.
The two followed the Naka River, passing through bustling Konoha morning streets, strolling through residential areas, and crossing the Uchiha clan's territory in the heart of Konoha, south of the Hokage Tower.
Finally, they arrived at a vast, undeveloped forest on the southern edge of Konoha Village.
This entire forest, including the southern district, belonged to the Uchiha clan.
The main hall of the Naka Shrine was located here.
After entering the main hall, Yashiro didn't stop at the secret meeting room—the room behind the seventh wooden door on the right. Instead, he led Tsukasa deeper inside, until they reached the Naka Shrine's underground chamber via a wooden staircase.
There, they lit torches, illuminating the chamber.
Tsukasa then realized he'd arrived at a place that looked strangely familiar.
Just by looking at the stone tablet placed prominently in the room, he could tell—
This was the secret chamber where Uchiha Madara had been deceived by Black Zetsu, and also the chamber where Sasuke and Orochimaru would one day summon the previous Hokage during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
At this moment, Yashiro—who had been facing away from Tsukasa—turned around.
He took a deep breath and said solemnly:
"Kid—"
"Listen carefully."
"This place is the Uchiha clan's most secret inheritance site."
"I don't know why the Great Elder brought you here, nor do I know if you, at your young age, can understand its significance, but..."
"Since everyone has chosen you, you are to inherit this millennia-old, profound legacy! Accept this heavy burden of love!"
"Then you have the obligation and responsibility to shoulder the clan's future,"
"And you must keep moving forward!"
Uchiha Yashiro stared intently at Tsukasa, then placed his hand on a hidden mechanism in the wall.
RUMBLE!
The stone chamber wall groaned and rotated, revealing a massive bookshelf behind it—
Densely packed with scrolls of all sizes and lengths, at least a thousand scrolls in total.
Tsukasa's eyes widened slightly.
The scrolls were categorized by the Five Elements, secret techniques, and applications, covering an entire high wall—and there was still space behind that wall.
Seeing Tsukasa's expression, Yashiro smiled smugly and explained:
"What's displayed here are all kinds of ninjutsu and secret techniques collected, created, and stolen by the Uchiha clan over the past thousand years."
"Throughout Konoha, aside from the forbidden techniques in the 'Scroll of Seals' and the secret jutsu of the major clans, every technique you can name is here! We even have the clan jutsu of smaller clans like the Inuzuka and Kurama, though we disdain using them."
"Behind this bookshelf are all sorts of precious treasures, shinobi tools, and rare metals—including chakra metals—filling ten entire warehouses. This is enough to support the Uchiha clan's entire expenditure in launching a shinobi war against a major nation."
Tsukasa blinked, unable to resist activating his Sharingan to peer behind the bookshelf.
In just a fleeting glance, he was astonished to see that the warehouse walls were actually reinforced with piles of gleaming gold ingots.
No wonder during the Fourth Shinobi World War, when the First and Second Hokage powered up in this secret room, even their energy bursts didn't collapse the place—it only caused a few cracks in the walls.
That's why.
The value of what Tsukasa saw in that single glance was beyond measure, easily exceeding hundreds of millions of ryō. No wonder Uchiha Setsuna had demanded one hundred million per head from the three Kumogakure shinobi—
In Setsuna's eyes, that amount was practically pocket change.
"Wait, Yashiro-senpai, what did you just say?"
Tsukasa suddenly froze, looking up in shock. He shakily raised his hand, pointing at the wall.
"You said I would inherit all of this..."
Yashiro, seeing Tsukasa's stunned state, shook his head.
Then he looked calmly at Tsukasa and said lightly:
"Yes, you will inherit it."
"Even the highly regarded Police Force Captain, Uchiha Fugaku, doesn't know this place exists."
"The Great Elder has designated you as the next head of the Uchiha clan."
Tsukasa was dumbfounded, unable to process what he'd just witnessed—
That wall made of gold was worth far more than five hundred million ryō!
Yashiro gazed solemnly at the golden wall, his brows furrowed as he pondered the Elder's instructions. He then said:
"The Elder has permitted me to utilize the resources here to help you complete your training,"
"And then—defeat Uchiha Fugaku head-on!"
"And seize the position of young clan leader!"
Hearing this, Tsukasa couldn't help but scratch his head and swallow hard.
He wasn't being arrogant—even with Fugaku's current fighting power, before he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Fugaku could easily defeat him with one hand!
After all, it would be several more years before Fugaku's teammates died and he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Yashiro paused, his gaze falling on Tsukasa's dumbstruck, overwhelmed expression. His brow furrowed, and he said coldly:
"However—"
"Even if you've gained the approval of many Uchiha, I still don't think you deserve this kind of investment."
"You want to obtain the forbidden technique, Izanagi?"
"You want to use the resources here to fully master the S-rank forbidden swordsmanship, Uchiha Style: Dance of the Sun Halo?"
"You want to become strong enough to defeat Uchiha Fugaku..."
Yashiro suddenly raised his hand and twisted a hidden mechanism, causing the golden wall and the wall of ninjutsu scrolls to disappear back into the walls reinforced with countless sealing techniques.
Then he calmly looked at Tsukasa, activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, and said chillingly:
"You need to undergo a—"
"Trial of Inheritance!"
End of Chapter 174
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