Book of Preservation

The Book of Preservation is the ultimate sealing tool that can be found in the Land of Water.

## History

Majority of the time scrolls are seen as one of the more important pieces of a Shinobi’s Arsenal, their size able to vary enough to the point that it can range from being able to be carried on the back or placed inside small pouches and pockets.  However there was still a limited amount of space that a scroll is able to contain the plethora of things a Shinobi seals onto them, whether it be creatures, people, items or even jutsu, but books however seem to be an endless canvas that can hold as many things as it can pages.  This was the original theory that was held by the Architect of Death as he began his project for the ultimate sealing technique as well as what would be its catalyst.  His theory did not come to fruition however until after he had already become the Land of Water’s Jonin Commander and was met with betrayal from one of his underlings for the first time.

This trusted Jonin was originally the Shinobi meant to be the Jonin Commander and had harsh feelings toward the one that the Mizukage put in charge, so he had decided to gather a group of his own Shinobi and make a coup d'etat against his superior.  Despite his efforts and everything he had planned for however, he did not take into consideration how powerful Kaiyo truly was and watched as every single one of his brethren were murdered in front of him.  Then when it came time for his own execution, Kaiyo decided that his book project needed to have a symbol to its power and instead of just killing the man outright he decided to skin him alive and then use his flesh as leather to be the bound of his book.

## Appearance

Not much is able to be said about the appearance of the book as it has no distinct markings on it's exterior other than the leather used to bind it as it still feels and smells like the flesh that just came out of a rotting corpse, however it still looks like it was fresh off the body. What is interesting when opening the pages is that all of the ink, regardless of what type is used always turns a crimson red, making it look as if everything written was done so in blood. Individuals who are connected to the Natural Energy of our world often feel disturbed when around the book as it is in all terms a crime against nature.

## Abilities

Without a shadow of the doubt the Land of Lightning's **Kohaku no Jōhei (琥珀の浄瓶, Amber Purifying Pot)** is one of the most powerful tools to capture a tailed beast and in general powerful individuals due to it's unique ability to seal by recording voices. Which was the original inspiration for the Book of Preservation's true ability, however over time it changed until finally he came up with something called the **Shiofū ( 塩封, Salt Seal)**, a Fūinjutsu that replicates the tidal forces that are seen when closely examining the ocean's tide to the moon itself. In every case scenario when the seal is used the Book is seen as the moon and the individual who the seal has been placed upon is seen as the tide, the further away they get from the seal the more and more it begins to pull them in toward the book until eventually they are sealed within' it. Majority of the time it is near impossible to escape the seal's strength due to it growing stronger the more the opponent tries to move away, there are a few ways to get out of it, the easiest being removing the portion of the body that the seal is on.