Red sand dust

Daimaru didn't know exactly what kind of person his grandmother was. He could only imagine a rough image out of thin air from his mother's stories.

The Kingdom of Birds is a small country sandwiched between the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind. Its area is similar to that of the Kingdom of Grass, but its strength is weaker.

As a buffer zone between the two great powers, there are no ninja villages in Toriyama. Therefore, Shinto outside the mainstream can take root, and wandering ninja groups of large and small are also common.

Compared with other big countries, the Daimyo of Tori Country, which relies on secular power, is much more powerful. However, because there is no strong ninja protection, there are many unscrupulous people who covet the interests and want to control the Daimyo.

Six months ago, there was a bad incident in which wandering ninjas tried to steal the daimyo's power. The envoys from the Kingdom of Birds went all the way to Konoha Village to bring in reinforcements and expelled the wandering ninjas with bad records, thus solving the daimyo's problem.

As for why they didn't find the nearby Rock Ninja and Sand Ninja, it was difficult to survive in a small country with few people. In the gap between the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind, any sign of leaning towards one side would definitely lead to revenge from the other side.

It would be much better to turn to Konoha Ninja for help. Although he is an ally of Suna Ninja, he can also show the attitude of the Bird Country and will not cause misunderstandings from Iwa Ninja.

That mission to Bird Country was completed by Uzumaki Naruto, Tenten and Hinata Neji. Daimaru still had some impression, but he was too busy at that time to pay attention to such insignificant things.

Now, after learning something of interest, Daimaru is also wondering whether he should take the time to visit the Kingdom of Birds to see what is going on with those Shinto believers.

Daimaru has met some monks from the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire. Most of them are so-called masters who wear the cloak of faith, manipulate chakra, and use some alternative ninjutsu and sealing techniques. They are not very different from ninjas. .

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are also truly virtuous and respected practitioners like Fenfu.

The family chatted while eating, and after enjoying a sumptuous lunch, they went home satisfied.

Grandpa Hechen, who was somewhat stubborn and disobedient to his elders, was a little tired, but he was unwilling to let Daimaru carry him. He was supported by his mother Wu Ye and Daimaru and walked back. After washing himself for a while, he went upstairs to rest.

While his mother continued to be busy, Daimaru went back to his room and looked through the so-called shrine relics.

The box was full, and I didn’t know where it had been hidden before, so that it could escape Daimaru’s “venomous hand”.

In Daimaru's eyes, most of them were useless "junk", but they were still carefully preserved by his mother Wu Ye and put together in categories.

Those sundries of unknown use were put aside by Daimaru for the time being, and a few parchment books that seemed to be some years old were solemnly picked out.

"Kojiki? It probably talks about ancient myths and the origin of worshiping gods..."

Most of these records are half true and half false. They have been circulated for many years, resulting in many falsehoods.

Although it cannot be fully trusted, it can still be used as a reference.

After looking through it carefully, Daimaru had a general understanding of the gods that his grandmother once worshiped.

When the world first opened, the father god Izanagi and the mother god Izanami gave birth to a deformed god son, Hiroko, because of wrong rituals. Because he was too ugly, he was abandoned by the father god and mother god and floated away with the water.

Later generations enshrined his name, and Hiroko gradually became a symbol of the God of Poseidon, God of Wealth, and God of Fortune. Many years later, it developed into the most influential God of Fortune in the ninja world, which is now Ebisu.

The so-called Zhizi means the same thing as Fei Liuhu. The pronunciation is exactly the same, but the writing method is different.

This shows how deeply rooted the so-called beliefs of Hiroko and Ebisu are in the ninja world.

The shrine where Daimaru's grandmother once lived worshiped a true god, not the evil god Hidan believed in.

However, the distinction between good gods and evil gods is actually based on the good and evil of human beings, which may not necessarily be the case for gods.

Ebisu is the God of Good Luck, and it is only his instinct or duty to bring good luck to people. He does not necessarily have good intentions towards human beings. When the devout miko priests were bullied by ninjas and scattered around, they did not see the God of Good Luck bless their believers.

Trying to figure out divinity based on human nature can sometimes lead to fatal fallacies.

After a long time, Daiwan closed the book, took a deep breath, and soothed his tired body.

"Let's see the rest later!" 』

I don’t know which era these reading books were passed down from. The characters are a little different from today’s, and the grammar is also difficult to understand. If you want to understand the meaning, you have to guess. If Daimaru’s knowledge is not far beyond ordinary people, it is really difficult to understand. You must understand the meaning.

"Sure enough, it's normal for mother to not understand. I guess even grandma doesn't understand..."

The essence of the records passed down by priests from generation to generation has been collected into this set of "Kojiki". Among the reading materials handed down, it is easy for people to accept. There are many remaining ones that Daimaru has no idea of, especially the incantations. Ordinary prayers and blessings have difficult to pronounce syllables that are difficult to pronounce smoothly.

After looking at it for a long time, I didn't find any valuable information. Although there was some more information that I had not paid attention to before, it was still unknown what use it could be used for.

The authenticity of the records cannot be judged.

However, the world view it reveals is quite interesting.

In today's world, ninjas are the mainstream. The Sage of Six Paths, known as the ancestor of the ninja world, is considered not to be a real mythical figure. Gods from other sources are even regarded as strange stories and not believed by people.

Especially the ninjas who have mastered extraordinary power are not very afraid of the gods, and they have never been soft-hearted in destroying the followers of the evil gods.

"But, is the so-called influence of God really gone? 』

With a wave of his hand, Daimaru released Ukon from his body, allowing him to activate the second state of the curse seal. Then he stretched out his left hand, and a flame-like cloud pattern spread upward from the palm of his hand.

A few seconds later, Daiwan, who had just reached his shoulders and could no longer bear it, tapped Ukon's navel chakra, and the uncontrollable natural energy was instantly released into his body. Ukon's body, which was originally calm, was filled with energy. The skin was like burning with flames, pieces were peeled off, muscles and bones were exposed, and the blood was burned to ashes before even bleeding out.

At the same time, the connected arms of the White Zetsu clone spared no effort to provide life energy, but still could not reverse the collapse of Ukon's body.

Daimaru frowned, and after thinking for a while, he attached the White Zetsu clone to Ukon's body, increasing the supply of life force, while controlling the flourishing spiritual seeds in his body, and jointly suppressing the damage of natural energy to the body.