The interpretation of the secret scrolls had reached a bottleneck, so the Shrine Maiden planned to go back and consult past documents for further deciphering.
However, she proudly announced to everyone that the scrolls recorded the life experiences of the First Shrine Maiden, starting with her autobiography.
Once the scrolls were fully deciphered, it would provide a deeper understanding of that era.
Compared to the history of the Shinobi Sect, Hinata Kei and others were more interested in its unique secret techniques.
However, it seemed there wasn't much mention of them in the scrolls, which left them a little disappointed.
For Fumori Masaki, however, the culture and history of the Shinobi Sect era were precisely what he needed.
The Renaissance in Europe, for example, began with people in the Middle Ages pursuing classical Greek and Roman culture, considering it advanced.
Before the Shinobi World Continent entered the Warring States period, when the Shinobi Sect was still flourishing, the continent should have been in a peaceful era, just as the Sage of Six Paths had hoped.
After the Shinobi Sect declined and its teachings were no longer respected, it slowly entered an era of feudal fragmentation and constant warfare.
People suffering from war today are very likely to yearn for the past era when they believed in the Shinobi Sect.
Previously, due to a lack of concrete documents, it couldn't attract attention, but now, with the emergence of these secret scrolls, people can clearly understand the prosperity of the Shinobi Sect era.
Fumori Masaki glanced at the distracted Kana and tentatively asked, "Kana-nee, you must be very happy, finally being able to know the true history of the Shinobi Sect era."
"Ah."
Kana seemed to have just come back to her senses, remembering Fumori Masaki's words, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I wonder what the Shinobi Sect era was really like, and if it was as prosperous as rumored."
Kana's attitude was a bit perfunctory; even Tsunade could tell.
She asked somewhat strangely, "Aunt Kana, you seem to be in a bad mood."
"Is that so, Tsuna? You're overthinking it, I'm really happy."
Kana smiled at Tsunade.
Fumori Masaki could see that Kana was indeed happy, as she had genuinely become interested in the Shinobi Sect.
It was just that the content of the earlier stone tablet had greatly affected her.
So, he subtly distanced himself from the others and approached Kana, saying, "Kana-nee, is there something else on the stone tablet that's bothering you?"
Kana paused for a moment, then lowered her head and chuckled, "As expected, I can't hide anything from Mr. Fumori Masaki.
Yes, the stone tablet actually wrote some other things that made me feel very uncomfortable."
"What is it?" Fumori Masaki asked.
Kana looked up at the group walking ahead and whispered to Fumori Masaki, "Mr. Fumori Masaki, if you want to know, I'll tell you privately tonight.
I don't want anyone else to know about this."
"Alright."
Fumori Masaki nodded slightly.
After the group returned to the shrine, the Shrine Maiden immediately went to find documents for comparison and interpretation.
Kakashi Sakumo and the other two went out for a stroll accompanied by Hinata Kei and others—because of the Jashinists, they hadn't had time to look around—while Fumori Masaki and Kana had a private conversation in a room.
Fumori Masaki saw Kana's somewhat uneasy appearance and made a joke to lighten the mood and ease the tension.
When she felt calmer, she said, "Mr. Fumori Masaki, I actually saw something familiar on the stone tablet, something related to Indra, Lord Asura's elder brother."
"Something familiar?" Fumori Masaki vaguely guessed what Kana had learned.
"Sharingan."
Kana uttered the word, "From Lord Asura's words, I learned that Lord Indra possessed the Sharingan!
Mr. Fumori Masaki also knows that currently, the only ones who possess the Sharingan are the Uchiha clan.
In other words, the Uchiha clan are the descendants of Lord Indra!"
"I see, so that's the cause of your distress."
Mr. Fumori Masaki nodded slightly.
"Yes."
Kana's expression was solemn.
"Given the current situation, our Senju clan are the descendants of Lord Asura, which is basically certain.
And the Uchiha clan, who have been our enemies for many years, are actually the descendants of Lord Asura's elder brother, making them our blood relatives.
This fact is truly beyond my expectation."
The Senju clan is a clan that embraces "love."
Although the Uchiha clan possesses a "great love" that surpasses the Senju clan's, that kind of "great love" often goes to extremes, while the Senju clan's "love" is more stable and closer to the love of ordinary people.
The Senju clan highly values blood ties.
Traditional ninja clans often have cold relationships where even parents are guarded against, but the Senju clan is more open-minded in this regard.
Although, due to their ninja status, necessary precautions are always taken, the relationships among Senju clan members are very close compared to the distant relationships between other ninja clans.
The fated rivalry between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan began at an unknown time.
In any case, the two sides had been fighting for a long time, and during the Warring States period, there was even a saying, "When the Senju move, the Uchiha also move," which showed the two clans' relationship as arch-rivals.
Because of her clan's influence, Kana greatly disliked the Uchiha clan.
However, after the ninja villages were established, thanks to Uchiha Kagami's efforts, the general impression of the Uchiha clan changed, and Kana's feelings towards the Uchiha clan became neutral, neither good nor bad.
However, Kana had never imagined that this ninja clan, like an arch-rival, was actually the same as her own clan, both descendants of the Sage of Six Paths.
In other words, their battles were between blood relatives.
For the Senju clan, who value blood ties, this was indeed a difficult fact to accept.
If Kana hadn't known that the Uchiha clan were also blood relatives, she might not have felt this way.
But now that she knew, she couldn't remain indifferent.
Thinking of how blood relatives had harbored hatred for each other for so many years, Kana felt a pang of sadness.
"Kana-nee, don't worry about it.
Now the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan are comrades in the same village.
Although there have been incidents like Uchiha Madara, and there are still some dangerous individuals with ill intentions within the Uchiha clan, people like Kagami are leaders of the Uchiha clan.
I believe that in the future, the Uchiha clan can truly integrate into the village, and the tragedy of kin slaying will not repeat itself."
Fumori Masaki said.
"You're right, I really was overthinking it."
Kana paused, then started to laugh, saying, "Actually, it's not a big deal, but I just found it a bit hard to accept.
I wonder what kind of expression Uncle Tobirama will have when he finds out about this."
"Yes, he'll definitely be surprised," Fumori Masaki said.
Actually, after obtaining the Bashōsen (Banana Fan) and confirming that it could be used by Senju clan members, Tobirama had already somewhat suspected whether the Uchiha clan were descendants of the Sage of Six Paths.
This was because the Uchiha clan also inherited a unique treasure, the Flame Fan, which could absorb ninjutsu and convert it into wind-style chakra for counter-attacks.
However, there had been no concrete evidence.
If Tobirama were to learn that the Uchiha clan were indeed descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, and furthermore, descendants of his ancestor's elder brother, even with his prior suspicions, he would certainly be astonished.
"If we make good use of this blood relation, perhaps it could help the Uchiha clan integrate better into Konoha Ninja Village," Fumori Masaki said with a smile.
"If that were the case, Father would definitely be happy.
Because of Uchiha Madara's incident, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village became tense again, and he could never truly let it go,"
Kana chuckled, covering her mouth.
After resolving her inner conflict, Kana began to inquire about the secret scrolls.
However, the deciphering process was very troublesome.
After all, it had been over a thousand years, with periods of historical gaps in between.
Even with past documents for comparison, it couldn't be easily deciphered.
But even just the parts that had been deciphered were a huge discovery.
The secret scrolls were indeed the First Shrine Maiden's summary of her life.
She wrote from her girlhood, describing village life in that era, and how she encountered the Shinobi Sect and became a disciple.
At that time, the Sage of Six Paths had not yet passed away.
He was not a person who valued power and status; regardless of social standing, he treated everyone equally.
Even the First Shrine Maiden, who came from a village, had the opportunity to meet and converse with the Sage of Six Paths.
In her eyes, the Sage of Six Paths was a philosopher with profound wisdom, even referred to as a god.
Later, she also met Indra, the eldest son who inherited the Sage of Six Paths' power from a young age, and Asura, who had little talent—
This is the part that has been deciphered so far, and its content is already exhilarating.
The Sage of Six Paths had always been a legendary figure, and most people doubted his actual existence.
But now, someone has specifically described the appearance and actions of the Sage of Six Paths, which undoubtedly makes that mythical history more real and believable.
Kana really wanted to know the rest of the content, but news came from Konoha Ninja Village, urging them to return to the village as soon as possible.
Although reluctant, Fumori Masaki and his group had no choice but to prepare to return home.
The Shrine Maiden said not to worry, she would fully decipher the scrolls and then compile them into books to be sent to Konoha Ninja Village.
Kana finally breathed a sigh of relief.
For the Shrine Maiden, this was no big deal, as Konoha Ninja Village had solved a major problem for the Land of Demons.
After spending their last day at the shrine, everyone bid farewell to the Shrine Maiden and others and set off to return to the Land of Fire.