Discovered

"Hm?"

Inside Akatsuki's secret base, Shin frowned slightly as he looked at the azure water sphere before him. Vast yet gentle water-nature chakra radiated from it.

The room had already been filled with water-nature chakra because of the sphere's appearance, and its density continued to increase.

This was the "Water Origin Pearl," the treasure Shin had seized from the Hozuki Clan in the Land of Water years ago.

Shin only knew that this pearl could grant someone the Hozuki Clan's ability to liquefy themselves; he knew little else about it.

Back then, he had considered the liquefaction ability nothing particularly powerful, so he had left it in his storage space without a thought. Eventually, he simply forgot it existed.

In recent years, Shin had been diligently researching ninjutsu for immortality. After trying most possible avenues with little success, he remembered this "Water Origin Pearl."

Among the seven chakra natures, Yin-Yang Release was undoubtedly the most miraculous. Yang Release represented vitality and possessed many powerful, wondrous abilities, but it did not include granting immortality.

Of the remaining ordinary chakra natures, water was gentle and vast. It was the most versatile of the five natures and possessed the strongest healing power. Perhaps it might reveal something else.

At that moment, Shin held an ancient book in his hand, repeatedly comparing it to the "Water Origin Pearl" before him.

The ancient book was simple and worn. On the page Shin had opened was a drawing of a pearl. The strokes were rudimentary, and it looked seventy percent similar to the "Water Origin Pearl" before him. Beneath it were densely packed ancient characters, resembling tadpoles.

This book was not an Uchiha ancient text, but one belonging to the Uzumaki Clan, obtained from Uzumaki Mito. It was said to have been personally written by a