This was the center of Uchiha Valley. Having gone untended for far too long, the entire clan grounds looked somewhat messy.
Peals of silver-bell laughter drifted over from afar. Mito and Tsunade were playing around. They were actually some distance away, but to Shin, that made no difference.
He casually took out the fist-sized idol. Earth-nature chakra immediately began to spread, while a force traveled through the idol into his body, trying to influence the circulation of his chakra.
However, the moment the idol's chakra came into contact with his body, it was blocked by an even vaster and more sacred chakra.
"Oh, so this is how Dust Release came about." Shin's gaze sharpened slightly. Having already reached the Six Paths Level, part of this world's essence had been revealed before his eyes. Even the so-called Earth God Statue showed him something more fundamental.
These methods were things even the Tsuchikage, who had possessed the idol for who knew how many years, had never fully understood.
Back then, the Sage of Six Paths separated Yin and Yang, then condensed the origins of the five chakra natures. Beyond evolving into the countless ninjutsu that had flourished to their present peak, the two Yin-Yang Releases were also the source of all chakra, possessing unimaginable and miraculous power that modern shinobi constantly pursued.
By comparison, the other five artifacts of chakra nature had remained unknown. Yet according to Shin's observations, both the water-nature pearl and the idol in his hand possessed power that shinobi could only dream of.
However, because their origins were mysterious, the shinobi who obtained them could often only wield a fraction of their power—and only the portion those artifacts had revealed first.
For example, after the Hozuki clan obtained the "Water Origin Pearl," they only knew how to use