Ninja World

"oh?"

This time, Uchiha Chen was indeed a little surprised.

He didn't go to the temple to worship often. There was a temple outside Konoha, and it was a place where people coming and going from the village went to worship.

The Uchiha family also has a special ancestral temple.

It is located on the bank of a river called Nanga River.

It is said that during the time before the death of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama, he often came to this river alone in a wheelchair.

Pick up stones by the river and float them in the water to relieve loneliness.

And on the other side of the river... is the ancestral temple of the Uchiha family.

It is named after the river, or the river is named after the temple.

It's hard to tell now.

It's called Nanga Shrine.

The relationship between shrine maidens and shrines is always inseparable. Only when there are shrines can there be shrine maidens.

Miko, on the other hand, must devote their bodies and minds to the gods and must not be involved in matters of love.

And it's a lifelong job.

In this era, he had never heard of a witch who could quit midway. Their whole lives must be dedicated to their gods.

However...

This old man actually said that this miko was a woman from the Daimyo of the Land of Birds?

what's the situation?

"No big deal."

The old man saw Uchiha Chen's doubts, his eyes dimmed slightly, and then he shook his head and said.

"That's just the way the world is."

In this era where ninjas are popular, rituals and music have long since collapsed.

"Do you think they care?"

It doesn’t matter who it is, it’s the same for everyone in front of me.

Uchiha Tatsu suddenly understood what the old man from the Bird Country wanted to express.

far away.

The woman in the long red skirt took off her white socks, replaced her clogs, and put on a white foot bag and red button straw sandals.

The long gray hair is tied up with white sandalwood paper.

A crown on the head.

One hand held a cypress fan, and the other hand picked up the Kagura bell, shaking it slightly, and the crisp ringtone came out from the island in the middle of the lake with ultimate penetrating power.

Pleasing to the ear.

Walk to the altar on the island in the middle of the lake.

Lanterns were held up with wooden poles at the four corners of the altar, emitting soft light and illuminating the woman among them beautifully.

The wooden handle wrapped in red cloth, the golden Kagura bell is divided into three layers, each layer is filled with golden beads, and when shaken slightly, it emits a crisp and sweet sound.

The ceremony began.

Uchiha Tatsumi and the old man also stopped chatting tacitly.

This is the most basic respect for the performers and the gods in the world.

But he didn't care why this miko was the lady of the Daimyo of Tori Country.

He just wanted to experience the traditional festivals of this country close to life.

The charm of traditional culture lies in its appeal.

You will be involuntarily infected by the rhythm.

Gradually, the cheers around him became quieter, and Uchiha Tatsuya didn't notice it until there was silence.

Only the graceful figures on the altar in the center of the lake are dancing.

It is more like a classical dance than a sacrificial ceremony.

Be calm and focused.

The feeling she brings to everyone around her is tranquility. Even though the miko is very beautiful, she doesn't have any unreasonable thoughts, she just simply wants to be quiet.

There was a strange color in Uchiha Chen's eyes.

For him, he seems to have captured the law of compulsion, urging people to have peaceful and comfortable thoughts.

It's just that this law does not have strong control.

It is the power of escape.

It can also be regarded as a kind of illusion.

Or a group illusion.

"Not a ninja..."

"No chakra."

"You can actually cast illusions?"

Even though this illusion was really subtle, it aroused Uchiha Tatsu's curiosity.

However, he was immediately startled for a moment.

"Um?"

The young man lowered his eyes and looked at the sparkling light under the altar.

"Today's... ceremony seems different from previous years."

The old man beside him suddenly spoke, with some inexplicable elements between his brows.

Looks complicated.

Uchiha Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head slightly and glanced at the old man beside him, and his eyes immediately returned to the position where they had just fallen.

The place under the altar in the sparkling water.

However, the old man was still talking to himself.

"In previous years, the festivals in the Kingdom of Birds were held with enthusiastic and unrestrained dances, but this year..."

"It actually changed the tune."

"Maybe it's because of Ms. Otoba's temperament."

The old man was still talking, and for the first time Uchiha Tatsuya knew the name of this woman who was about to suffer a tragic fate.

It's called a sound leaf.

"A very nice name."

Uchiha Tatsumi sighed slightly, opening his fingers and then slowly closing them.

Looking at the figure still slowly shaking on the altar, I couldn't help but feel a little sad in my heart.

"Minister of the Interior."

"Minister of the Interior."

However, at this moment, two men wearing soft armor and long knives squeezed in from the crowd behind them.

These are the samurai from just now.

The people around them could not help but frown slightly after being squeezed, but after seeing the soft armor on their bodies, they all chose to remain silent.

A path opened up.

No matter where in the world people are afraid of officials, things will happen.

The two warriors squeezed in and looked around, and then they saw the old man standing next to the young man.

His eyes lit up and he hurriedly squeezed over.

"Minister of the Interior."

shouted.

Only then did the old man hear someone calling him from behind. He was startled for a moment and turned around to see the two warriors and frowned slightly. He was about to ask why, but his sleeves were pulled directly.

"Minister of the Interior, please... don't ask anymore."

"We'll talk about it slowly after we get out."

He scanned the surrounding audience with caution, including Uchiha Tatsu who had just stood next to the old man.

"Minister of the Interior?"

There were also some whispers from the surrounding audience, but their brows were more wary.

"Minister of the Interior?"

Uchiha Tatsuya blinked, but he did not expect that the person standing next to him was actually a high-ranking official of the Kingdom of Birds. The Minister of Internal Affairs was also regarded as a second-rank official in the country.

Officials occupy high positions.

No wonder you know so much, but why are you still a little cynical?

The interior minister shook his head helplessly. His identity had been exposed and attracted such attention.

A wonderful ceremony cannot be appreciated anymore.

The old man smiled apologetically at Uchiha Chen, but there was no surprised expression in the young man's eyes.

He just smiled calmly.

"Good concentration."

I admired it in my heart.

Then he turned around and prepared to walk out of the crowd. Since the two daimyo guards were disturbing him from enjoying the ceremony at this time, there must be something very important.

Then the warrior who treated the chamberlain with respect gave a sharp look to the whispering audience around him.

"What are you looking at?"

Then he cleared the way for the Minister of Internal Affairs, squeezed out a new path, and walked out.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred at the altar on the island in the middle of the lake.