December 23rd

It was getting late, and the setting sun left an orange afterglow in the sky, which gradually disappeared.

The lights in Konoha Village have begun to turn on, and this year's cold snap is a little earlier than usual, and people are wearing thick clothes.

However, the cold does not stop the bustling crowds on the streets, because in seven days it is the New Year, and people start to buy New Year's goods early.

Ordinary people don't know the situation on the border, they can start a war at any time, and they are ready to celebrate this first New Year after peace!

I don't know if it's because this worldview is the pen of a Japanese painter, and the New Year here also follows the previous New Year's month when Japan switched to the Gregorian calendar after the Meiji Restoration.

Although this world is dated by the Gregorian calendar, there is no savior of the Holy Son in this world, and naturally it is not the day of the birth of this Holy Son as the beginning of the year, but someone else.

"New Year! In the last chapter of the Kojiki, after Amaterasu gave the sword of light (Kusanagi Sword) to the earth, the gods of the earth returned to Takamagahara, far away from the human world. ”

"With the sword of light bestowed by Emperor Amaterasu, the human race drove away a hundred ghosts and slain demons, and the earth ushered in the era of mankind!"

"Thousands of years later, humanity fell into war and killed each other, and the gods couldn't bear it, so they sent the next goddess from the Moon Palace to save the world at that time! This goddess is revered as the goddess of U! ”

"Mao" in the previous life in China refers to the second lunar month, morning, belongs to the rabbit, in this world refers to the month, the meaning of early spring.

"Legend has it that this goddess descended on the bamboo forest in the early spring, and the bamboo forest is golden and auspicious, and this goddess is also known as the Taketori Fairy!"

"The goddess sealed the hellfire of Hades and the cold ice and snow of the Extreme River, drove away the yellow sand, stopped the war of mankind, and after bringing peace to the world, the goddess returned to her own kingdom."

"In honor of this goddess, the day of the goddess's coming is the beginning of the year!"

Izumi held up a finger and explained as if she were in a similar manner.

After eating dinner early and obediently cleaning up, the brother and sister went to the street together to buy some New Year's goods.

At this time, Uchiha Kyo held some door charms in his hands, in the previous life of China, during the New Year, he would paste Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns at the door, but here he hung a door charm made of straw, rice ears and pine branches.

In Japanese customs, this kind of door charm is called "Suitoku God", the year of the year, the virtue of morality, the god of the gods, it is said that after hanging up, the gods will stop for a while when passing by your door, and then send you good wishes, so that you will have a smooth and safe new year.

Glancing at the silent Uchiha Kyo, Izumi continued to speak:

"Therefore, the New Year represents the end of the cold winter and the beginning of the growth of all things, in addition to celebrating the New Year, eliminating disasters and praying for blessings, people will also burn incense on this day to purify their bodies and pray to the moon."

The goddess of Mao? Moon? Seal? Flame? Ice? Sand?

These impressions were strung together, and a name flashed through Uchiha Kyo's mind - Otsuki Kaguya!

"Brother!"

A dissatisfied voice sounded in his ears, and when he turned his head, Uchiha Kyo saw his sister glaring at him dissatisfied.

"Hehe... What's wrong? ”

"Brother, did you listen to me?"

"Of course." Uchiha Kyoshi blinked, and then asked rhetorically, "But aren't these things you said about myths and legends that everyone knows?" ”

"It's not a legend." Izumi lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "The old grandfather of the clan told me that the author of the "Ancient Chronicles" is an ancient monk who once saw the goddess of Mao with his own eyes! The goddess of U is real! ”

"Yes, the goddess of Mao is real!" Uchiha Kyoshi nodded and said seriously

That monk must be the six immortals of the Ninja Sect, although "Kojiki" is just a ghost and strange thing for parents to put their children to sleep, but the last "Taketori Monogatari" is at least a real thing that happened to this world.

However, the story is glorified a lot, and the Six Paths Immortals do not mention that the Goddess of Mao launched the Infinite Moon Reading after stopping the war, imprisoning people in an eternal "dream" prison and turning them into an army of servants under her.

The so-called goddess's merits have returned to the kingdom of God in a successful manner, but in fact they have been sealed.

"What a perfunctory answer!" Izumi muttered dissatisfied.

"Huh." Uchiha Kyoshi shook his head, pointed to a shop in front of him and said, "Let's go buy some flour and make mirror cakes." ”

"By the way, does Izumi know how to make mirror cakes now?"

"Huh? My brother underestimated me too much, who wouldn't do it so simply. ”

Here, during the Chinese New Year, there is also a kind of mascot at home, called "mirror cake", a mirror of glass mirrors, and a biscuit cake.

This kind of "mirror cake" is actually made into a pagoda-shaped rice cake ball, legend has it that the Yaga mirror as the spirit of Amaterasu, people regard the mirror as a sacred item, thinking that it can attract auspiciousness, reflect people's hearts, expose the essence of demons, and foresee life and death!

Therefore, the mirror occupies a very high position in folklore, so the rice cake dough is made into a ritual in the shape of a bronze mirror on the New Year's Day to worship the gods and pray for the blessing of the gods!

"Brother, there are a lot of people over there!" After buying flour, the brother and sister walked to a square full of people, and although there were many people, they were in good order, and few people made a sound.

"New Year's sacrifice?" Uchiha Kyo's eyebrows furrowed, and with his super eyesight, he could see that in the middle of the crowd, under a tall and majestic tree with strong branches, a group of beautifully dressed girls danced around the fire under the big tree.

"How can it be so early?" Generally speaking, the New Year's festival starts three days in advance, and now there are seven days left before the new year.

"Maybe it's the first New Year after the war, it's more grand!" Quan Mei didn't think about it so much, she directly took his hand and said, "Brother, let's go and have a look!" ”

Uchiha Kyoshi looked at it lightly, and although the crowd was crowded, he was able to see things in the field clearly.

A group of young girls dressed in sacrificial robes and dancing with unknown magic weapons in their hands, it is not the first time that Uchiha Kyo has celebrated the New Year here, and he is no stranger.

He also knew that on New Year's Day, the big tree in the center would be tied with a full red magic rope, and there would be unknown rune paper and magic bells hanging on the rope!

Rather than a sacrifice, the magic circle made of dense magic ropes and rune paper is more like a seal.

The moonlight was sprinkled, and a cold wind blew, blowing the branches of the big tree gently swaying, and the fire crackled and burned.

Under the reflection of the moonlight and firelight, the shadows of the trees were incomparably distorted and struggling!

The thick trunk of the tree resembled limbs, and the other branches resembled the black shadows of countless tails.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Kyo couldn't help but think of something.

Ten Tails!