Chapter 388 Secret Treasure

Leduo Kingdom, National Library.

The entire library is made of sandstone and alloy, the environment inside is very dark, and the only places where the light comes through are a few small windows.

Because this library was built too old, there is no electricity in the whole library, only some kerosene lamps are placed on the gray-stained candlesticks, which can be lit to obtain the light source.

Led by the librarian, Xiao Nan entered the library.

The books stored on the bookshelves look very old, and the records of documents are not made of today's paper, but ancient parchment.

"The library above is mostly picture books. Most of them are records about dragons and beasts."

The librarian warmly introduced Xiaonan.

"Dragon beast?"

Xiao Nan raised her eyebrows, she didn't know what a dragon beast was.

The librarian said with a smile: "Dragon beasts are dragon beasts, very ancient creatures, but their family became extinct later on the earth, so not many people know about it now."

Xiao Nan nodded, without asking any more questions, she went straight to the point and said:

"Take me to the destination directly, Orochimaru should have told your king in advance."

"Yes, please follow me. Speaking of it, no one has been there for a long time. I didn't expect that there are still people interested in ancient knowledge. It is already very difficult to decipher the text above, let alone understand the content above."

The librarian said with emotion.

While speaking, he led Xiao Nan to the destination.

That is the depths of the National Library, and there is a door blocking the way to the inside.

"The things you want are in the back. Mr. Oshemaru came here last time, but he stayed for a long time before going out. Are the ancient materials really so fascinating?"

The librarian shook his head helplessly, then took out a key from his pocket, and opened the door.

The road leading to the interior has been opened, it is the steps leading to the underground.

The librarian walked down the dark steps with a portable kerosene lamp, Xiao Nan followed behind.

Soon, they came to the flat ground and arrived at the underground space of the library.

This is also a library, but the space is very small. On the bookshelves covered with cobwebs, there are a lot of documents recorded on parchment or scrolls.

The ground has also accumulated a lot of dust, but it seems that someone has walked by.

Xiaonan knew that it was the trace left by Orochimaru who came here in the past.

Contacting the rulers of this country gave Xiaonan the feeling that they completely ignored ancient knowledge and didn't pay much attention to it.

Compared to studying these ancient documents that are useless to the country, it is better to find ways to obtain water sources for survival, which is the top priority of the country.

On the contrary, the ancient documents that were ignored by the king and the ministers were instead the sacred things that Orochimaru was striving for.

The same thing, in the hands of different people, will be in two states of value and worthlessness.

"Okay, here is where Mr. Orochimaru needs the things. If you want to take them away, just take them all. Anyway, it's useless to put them here. They are all old antique books that no one understands."

The librarian said indifferently.

"That would be disrespectful."

Xiaonan said.

"Then, I will leave first, please take your time."

After finishing speaking, the librarian ignored Xiao Nan, stepped up the steps, and left the basement.

After the librarian left, Xiaonan took out the space scroll for sealed items from the ninja bag.

This kind of storage scroll is very expensive in the world, because it can't store living things, but it can store a lot of materials. During wartime, many ninja villages will use it.

This time, in order to take away the ancient documents of the Lituo Kingdom, it was deliberately used by Xiao Nan.

There are not many books in the basement. It took about ten minutes for Xiao Nan to pack up more than half of the books inside.

While packing up the books on the next shelf, a book suddenly fell from that shelf, splashing a little dust.

Xiao Nan walked over and dusted off the cover. The cover was dark blue, and the material of the cover was a bit rough, as if smeared with rock powder. On the dark blue cover, four characters are engraved with gold leaf.

This font is only very similar to contemporary characters, but Xiao Nan knows that this is an ancient character thousands of years ago. With Xiaonan's knowledge, it is not enough to decipher what the name of this book is.

But out of curiosity, Xiao Nan opened one of the pages.

This is a picture book.

On the first page, there is an ink painting of several civet cats of different sizes playing on the beach.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Nan turned to the next page. It was a cat staring at a kerosene lamp.

Civet cat? cat?

Xiaonan had a strange expression on his face.

According to Orochimaru, the books in this basement are all very precious documents, and there are even many taboo books.

But the picture book in her hand seems to be just a very ordinary picture book, is it also the so-called important information?

"That's 'Celestial Mapping.'"

Just when Xiaonan felt strange in his heart, Orochimaru's unique hoarse voice sounded from behind.

Xiaonan turned around.

"Have you finished dealing with the matter over there?"

"Yes, for the rest, you just need to ask your subordinates to transport the things back to the Yinyin Village base."

Oshemaru nodded.

Xiao Nan looked at the picture book in his hand and asked, "You said the name of this book is 'Celestial Mapping'?"

"That's right, this book is in this basement, a so-called forbidden book."

"Banned book?"

Xiao Nan cried out in surprise.

No matter how you look at it, this is just a very ordinary picture book.

"You will know if you continue to read."

Oshemaru smiled mysteriously, obviously, he had already read this picture book.

Xiao Nan suppressed the doubts in her heart and continued to turn the page.

The third page is about a turtle climbing a rocky mountain.

The fourth page is a monkey drawing on the ground with a branch.

Civet cats, cats, turtles, and monkeys are just animals in nature.

Is this a book about animals?

However, this is not possible.

Since Orochimaru said that this book is a banned book, it means that this is not just a simple introduction to animals.

Could it be...Xiao Nan had a flash of inspiration and thought of something.

"How about it, did you guess it?"

Orochimaru asked with a smile.

"These animals... are tail beasts!"

Xiaonan's expression suddenly became serious.

One tail is a big civet cat.

Erwei is a cat.

Sanwei is a turtle with three tails.

Four Tails is a monkey.

The content of this drawing is cleverly connected with the tailed beast.

If it was a coincidence, Xiao Nan didn't believe it at all.

Xiao Nan continued to turn the pages of the book, and as she expected, the content of this book was related to the tailed beast.

The fifth page is a seahorse swimming in the sea, five tails.

On the sixth page, the frogs and slugs crawling in the swamp are six tails.

The seventh page is the tree trunk, with a group of beetles on it, representing the identity of Nanao.

The eighth page is the cow peeping at the things in the pot, representing the eight tails.

The ninth page is an orange bonfire, very similar to the nine tails of the nine-tailed demon fox, so it can be concluded that this is the back of the nine-tailed fox.

The tenth page draws towering giants born from the earth.

"This is... the ten tails?"

This towering giant has a terrifying face, which is very similar to a heretic golem, but it is more powerful and hideous than the heretic golem.

Just from the drawing, it can be seen that the powerful oppressive force brought by the ten tails.

Besides that, there are two pages left.

Xiaonan quickly opened the last two pages.

The final content is also displayed. The eleventh and twelfth pages are respectively a shepherd looking up at the starry sky and an old man with a cane.

"The characters on the last two pages are Tatar, an astronomer thousands of years ago in the Litao Kingdom, and the Immortal of the Six Paths. It is said that this astronomer Tatar is a friend that the Immortal of the Six Paths met when he was traveling in the Lietuo Kingdom."

Orochimaru explained.

"I see. The ten tailed beasts, the Sage of the Six Paths, and the friends of the Sage of the Six Paths... So what is the meaning of this book?"

Xiao Nan asked puzzledly.

In Xiaonan's view, this book is more like witnessing the friendship between Sage of the Six Paths and astronomer Tatar.

Oshemaru smiled and said: "It is said that the Immortal of the Six Paths once suffered from a strange disease. After he came to Lituo Kingdom, he got acquainted with the astronomer Tatar, and cured the strange disease on his body."

"Strange disease? Do immortals get sick too?"

Xiaonan was surprised.

"The Sage of the Six Paths is already dead, and it's no big deal if he gets sick."

Orochimaru said indifferently.

Xiao Nan was startled.

"It seems so."

Indeed, as Orochimaru said, immortals will die, so getting sick is no big deal.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, immortals should be omnipotent existences, and they will not be tortured by so-called diseases.

"More than that, there is an ancient game called 'Putting the Stars' circulating in the territory of Lietuo Kingdom."

As he spoke, Orochimaru took out a box of cards. The cards were divided into twelve types, each with five cards, a total of sixty cards.

The pattern on each card is exactly the same as one of the drawings on the "Celestial Mapping".

"Of course, the rules of the game don't matter, but according to the citizens of the Litao Kingdom, the twelve different flower cards in the "Putting the Stars" represent January to December, and also correspond to the constellations of the corresponding months. It is said that as long as you can solve the secret of "Celestial Mapping", you can get the secret treasure of the Litao Kingdom. And this secret treasure is what the Six Paths Immortal left behind, and it is also a treasure that can cure the Six Paths Immortal's strange disease."

"So, have you unlocked the secret?"

"Not long ago, I thought about it for a long time before I finally solved it. The main purpose of coming to Lietuo Kingdom this time was also to take away this secret treasure. However, that secret treasure was split in half by the Sage of the Six Paths, and we could only take one of them. As for the second one... To be honest, although I know where it was placed by the Sage of the Six Paths, I can't get it with my ability."

Oshemaru showed a rare look of helplessness on his face.

"What is that secret treasure?"

"A meteorite that fell from the sky contained a wonderful substance called 'polar particles'. The Immortals of the Six Paths divided these 'polar particles' into two parts and sealed them in two containers. One of the 'polar particle' containers was placed in the country of Lituo. Pack up the books here, and we will go and take away half of the 'polar particles' now."

Orochimaru replied.

Xiao Nan nodded. She didn't know what those 'polar particles' substances were, but the things that could keep the Sages of the Six Paths were definitely not ordinary things.

If you get that thing, maybe it can help Nagato.

After packing up all the books in the basement, Xiaonan followed Orochimaru to a mountainous area.

In the center of the mountains, there is a pear-shaped lake that quietly reflects the light of the sky.

Looking at the lake, Xiaonan had the illusion that the land under his feet was the sky.

"This lake..."

"This is a lake formed by the accumulated rain after the meteorite landed. In this country, it is called 'Six Lakes', which is the initial name of the Sage of the Six Paths. The Sage of the Six Paths split the meteorite that fell from the sky here thousands of years ago."

Splitting a meteorite falling from the sky, let alone the size of the meteorite, but according to the acceleration of gravity of the meteorite falling from the sky, it is definitely not something humans can do.

Even if a ninja uses ninjutsu, he will be smashed by the impact of the meteorite.

Xiaonan has a more intuitive feeling about the power of the legendary Six Paths Sage.

"I also learned from the king of Lie Tuo that the Immortal of the Six Paths once left a diary in Lie Tuo. The diary mentioned two places, which were used to store the 'polar particle' material, and one of the place names was 'the sky that fell on the ground'."

Orochimaru stared at the lake reflecting the sky.

"The sky is displayed on the lake, it is indeed 'the sky on the ground', and half of the polar particles are placed in the lake, right?"

Xiaonan looked at the lake as beautiful as the sky, and reacted.

Orochimaru nodded.

"Then how do I get the secret treasure? It may take a lot of time to drain the water. Besides, I'm not very good at water escape ninjutsu."

Xiaonan looked at the water volume of this lake, and it was not easy to drain it.

Kikisame, who is good at water escape in the Xiao organization, is not here. With the strength of her and Orochimaru, it is no easy task to drain the water of a lake.

Orochimaru shook his head and said: "Sage of the Six Paths doesn't store things so easily for people to get them. Moreover, he is the leader of the Ninja sect, and he uses sealing techniques naturally. Even if the lake is drained, it is impossible to get half of the polar particles. There are twelve pictures in "Celestial Mapping", which are exactly the same as the twelve flower cards on the traditional game of Lituo Kingdom. The twelve flower cards are divided into star cards and earth cards. Six kinds of soil cards."

"What's the meaning?"

"As I said at the beginning, the twelve pictures in "Celestial Mapping" correspond to the twelve months and the twelve constellations corresponding to the months, and the ninja's Indian style is also the twelve zodiac signs. Sage of the Six Paths really favors ninjas."

Orochimaru smiled.

"You mean, the seal to unlock the seal is hidden in the ninja's seal?"

Xiaonan understood.

As a ninja, she naturally knows the importance of seals to ninjas.

Ninja's basic Indian style is divided into twelve types: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.

The number of December and twelve constellations corresponding to "Celestial Mapping" is exactly the same.

"Yes. In Lietuo Kingdom's game of placing stars, there are six kinds of soil cards. According to the order of the size of the soil cards, these are the six cards."

Oshemaru took out six cards representing 'earth' among the stars.

A cat looking forward to a kerosene lamp.

Orange campfire.

A civet cat playing on the beach.

Frogs and slugs crawling in swamps.

A turtle climbing a rocky mountain.

And finally the old man on crutches.

"These patterns represent two-tailed, nine-tailed, one-tailed, six-tailed, three-tailed, and finally the Sage of the Six Paths in order. Combining the constellations of these earth cards with the twelve seals of ninjas in order, it is easy to deduce the order of descaling."

"Celestial Mapping" constellations are arranged according to the month.

Erwei is February, Pisces.

Nine Tails is September, Libra.

The end is January, Aquarius.

Liuwei is June, Cancer.

Three tails is March, Aries.

Sage of the Six Paths corresponds to December, Capricornus.

Therefore, as long as the above months are compared with the order of the twelve zodiac signs, the six Indian patterns of Chou, Shen, Zi, Si, Yin, and Hai can be extracted.

"The last time I came here, I didn't unlock the secrets, so after going back and thinking hard, I gradually understood the secrets inside. Because no one would have thought that the method of unlocking the seal has always been hidden in the folk games of Lituo Kingdom."

It has been ignored because it is on the bright side.

Orochimaru had to complain about the bad taste of the Sage of the Six Paths, this is the so-called darkness under the lamp.

Because the Sage of the Six Paths put everything on the bright side, and even turned it into a folk game, without hiding it, it is easier for people to ignore it.

After deriving all the seal order, Orochimaru did not talk nonsense, and began to form seals facing the lake in the order of Chou, Shen, Zi, Si, Yin, and Hai.

I saw that the pear-shaped lake was suddenly pulled by some mysterious force and began to fluctuate. The sky on the lake disappeared and became as smooth as a mirror.

Soon, a dazzling beam of light shot out from the bottom of the lake, and a bamboo tube with a charm on the surface floated quietly in the beam of light, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

Seeing the bamboo tube, the corners of Orochimaru's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

"Sure enough, my guess is correct. In this way, this thing belongs to us."

With excitement, Orochimaru was about to step forward to take the bamboo tube.

Suddenly, a space distortion appeared on the surface of the lake. A hand quickly protruded from the spiral air, and quickly reached for the bamboo tube, trying to take it away.

Orochimaru and Xiaonan's expressions changed suddenly.

"Hulker Snake Hand!"

Without hesitation, Orochimaru stretched his arms forward, and several thick big snakes flew out from the cuffs, opened their mouths, exposed sharp fangs, and bit the palm of the hand, preventing the mysterious man from taking the bamboo tube.

"Fire EscapeStorm Dance!"

At the moment when several big snakes rushed over, a spiral fire tornado was produced in the distorted space, and several big snakes were immediately scorched by the flames and fell down powerlessly.

On the lake, Obito's figure appeared mysteriously, holding the bamboo tube firmly in his hand.

The moment the bamboo tube was taken out, the dazzling beam of light ejected from the bottom of the lake also disappeared.

"I'm really sorry, compared to you, Oshemaru-senpai, it seems that I am the real destined person for this treasure. Two people, see you soon."

Not wanting to get entangled with Orochimaru and Konan, after getting the things, Obito immediately used the space-time pupil technique to prepare to retreat.

"Don't even think about leaving! Leave your stuff behind!"

White sheets of paper scattered in the air, folded into sharp paper shurikens, and flew towards Obito's body like lightning.

However, all the paper shurikens passed through Obito's body without causing any damage to him.

Obito smiled at the two of them without stopping, the pupil power was released from the writing wheel eyes, and disappeared in the twisted space of the body.

But it was too late for Orochimaru and Xiaonan to step forward to stop it.

Obito's elusive way of moving caught them off guard. When they wanted to chase after him, Obito had already left one step ahead of time, and the two could only stare at the spot.

"His eyes... and that face, it seems to be that Uchiha student of Minato..."

Oshemaru's face was stern, as if recalling something.

"It's Obito Uchiha! He was rescued by Chiba Shiraishi during the Third Ninja World War. He is one of the few Uchiha clan masters who has awakened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan. He is also one of the hidden trump cards of the Oni Kingdom. The last time he fought against the Wind Kingdom, the opponent did not show up. Even Konoha didn't know that there was a second Uchiha who awakened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan in the Oni Kingdom."

Xiao Nan's face also turned cold, and he revealed the identity of the other party.

Uchiha Obito, who masters the time-space pupil technique, is undoubtedly a headache.

This kind of headache is not Obito's frontal combat power, but the effect of time-space pupil technique. For those who do not have time-space ninjutsu, Obito is naturally invincible. In other words, Obito can use the characteristics of the pupil technique to firmly contain powerful enemies who are much stronger than his frontal ability.

Oshemaru suddenly came to his senses, then stuck out his tongue and licked his mouth, with excitement in his eyes.

"That is to say, is that another pair of brand new kaleidoscope sharing eyes? I thought that only Itachi and Uchiha Ruri have kaleidoscope sharing eyes after awakening. The Uchiha family is really getting more and more interesting."

"Yes, the ninjas of this clan are indeed elites. In comparison, it seems that only Hyuga Ayane's strength is outstanding in the Hyuga clan. In the future, it is better to be careful when facing Uchiha Obito, his pupil technique is too weird."

"Even I didn't realize it. It is indeed a very powerful time-space pupil technique. It is even better than Minato's time-space ninjutsu. It is worthy of being a master and apprentice."

Oshemaru nodded in agreement, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what to calculate in his heart.

"What should we do now? The things were taken away by Obito Uchiha. I remember you said that the Sage of the Six Paths divided the polar particles in the meteorite into two halves. Where is the other half? Let's go get the other half of the polar particles."

Xiaonan said.

Since the secret treasure of Lietuo Kingdom has been robbed, we can only look for the other half of the secret treasure.

Oshemaru glanced at Xiaonan, spread his hands helplessly, and said, "Let's talk about this matter later, I suspect that brat hasn't left yet. It would be bad if he overheard it."

Different from Minato's Flying Raijin Jutsu, Obito's Time-Space Pupil Art is obviously more weird than Flying Raijin Jutsu in terms of ability.

Xiao Nan was silent after hearing this, feeling a little upset for no reason.

Although this trip to Lietuo Kingdom obtained a large amount of literature and materials from Lietuo Kingdom, the secret treasure left by the Sage of the Six Paths was snatched away by Uchiha Obito.

That thing will definitely fall into Qianye Baishi's hands by then, which is the last thing Xiao Nan wants to see.

(end of this chapter)