At that moment, in Uchiha Gin's mindscape, Yamanaka Souichirou locked his consciousness avatar inside the Dark Room. Uchiha Gin's entire consciousness was occupied by his spiritual body, and Yamanaka Souichirou laughed wildly as he surveyed the mindscape he had seized.
Everything here was the same as the people he had invaded before. Uchiha Gin's mindscape was also a void. Completely unconcerned, Yamanaka Souichirou was about to control Uchiha Gin's body and make him slit his own throat.
Suddenly, he noticed something flickering in Uchiha Gin's mindscape. Having never encountered such a situation before, Yamanaka Souichirou let curiosity drive him as he brushed aside a patch of mist.
A strange door slowly appeared before him. It was entirely black and tightly sealed with a large lock.
Yamanaka Souichirou stepped forward and examined the lock. It was bronze all over, yet had no keyhole. A windmill pattern was carved on its surface, faintly giving off a red glow with a strange, subtle pull.
It was his first time encountering such a situation. Though Yamanaka Souichirou was quite old, his curiosity was far from small. Upholding the spirit of scientific research, he temporarily postponed the plan to make Uchiha Gin slit his throat and began studying the lock before him.
When his palm touched the lock, it was not cold as he had imagined. Instead, a scorching heat spread through it. As he ran his fingers over the pattern, Yamanaka Souichirou discovered several tiny cracks on its surface.
As a member of the Yamanaka Clan, which specialized in spiritual secret techniques, he could clearly sense that someone had placed a seal within this Uchiha's mind.
"What secret is this seal hiding?"
Yamanaka Souichirou could not resist probing the cracked lock in his hand with his spiritual power.
The instant his spiritual power touched