After a full meal, the flames of the campfire were relatively weak. It was too early, but there was no plan to add more firewood.
The three of them just sat on the stools, looking up through the branches at the dark night.
The moon in the sky shines brightly, but the dense branches slightly block the light, dividing the sky and the ground into two worlds of light and shadow.
This kind of scenery is difficult to see in Konoha. The village is too lively. In that kind of environment, no one will have a peaceful state of mind.
Over the years, Uchiha Chen has only had such a feeling in the small yard of Mito. It's a pity that the yard is still there, but the person has been dead for many years...
After a while, Mikoto turned around and asked softly, "Chen, did you say there is someone on the moon?"
"Yes."
"How do you know?"
"The land beneath our feet can support life, and the moon can certainly support it as well."
"... Okay." The girl pursed her lips, obviously not particularly satisfied with this answer.
Uchiha Chen slapped her on the head, and then said with a smile, "I have read the family classics before, and it is recorded in it that in ancient times, there was no moon."
"Then what?"
"Then, Sage of Six Paths created a moon."
Mikoto covered his mouth and smiled, "This is just a fairy tale, right Himeji?"
Although Himeji next to her was staring at the night sky, her ears were perked up to listen to the conversation between the two, so when she heard Mikoto's question, she responded with a soft "hmm".
Uchiha Chen smiled but did not refute.
Because it is so old, most people regard Sage of Six Paths as a myth, let alone the creation of the moon... something beyond the understanding of ninjas.
This is the same as if someone told you today that humans were created by Nüwa, you would take it as a story and laugh it off.
Human beings generally believe that the myths that appeared in various ancient civilizations are just moral stories with the same symbolic elements, and they are passed down from generation to generation, exaggerated from generation to generation, and thus passed down to this day.
...So they are just fiction, not historical facts.
"But everyone knows that myths come from legends, and legends come from history..." Uchiha Chen fiddled with the bonfire in front of him and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
"These histories are passed down orally, coupled with the passing of long years, they will always be slowly lost through artificial distortion and exaggeration.
But at the end of the day, some things really happen! "
However, humans cannot know what the original facts were like, and they cannot distinguish which ones are true and which are fictions from the numerous volumes of myths. Therefore, they can only be classified as fictions.
Uchiha Chen is just an ordinary person. He naturally cannot discern the truth of the myths in his previous life, and has no way of knowing "how many girlfriends Son Gokū has."
But, reborn in the world of Hokage, he is the Archdruid!
As long as Uchiha Chen is willing, he can be more like a magic stick than Toad Sage.
But this was in the past. Due to his wanton destruction of the plot, he has now been Space-Time Administration Bureau Seal the ability to predict, and can only do Ninja Historian to barely make ends meet.
"But even so, I am still one of the few people in Shinobi World who knows the truth."
Uchiha Chen has a burning gaze.
"At least, I won't be fooled like Lord Madara."
When he thought of this, he touched the bench that was heated by the bonfire and couldn't help shaking his head.
In his opinion: Madara's whole life has been just chasing myths, a mythical story about Rinnegan, Ten-Tails, Infinite Tsukuyomi!
How crazy is it to dare to waste the rest of your life in darkness with just a few words from Stone Tablet?
Not only that, he also wanted to have fun with his good friend.
Uchiha Chen can even imagine the scene that happened in Naka Shrine that night:
Madara held Hashirama with one hand and pointed at Stone Tablet with the other, expressing enthusiastically that as long as the two of them are combined, they can get All Creation!
It's like one day, a good friend of yours suddenly tells you that you are really the descendant of the dragon, and you can also activate the bloodline of the true dragon...
So the question is, will you abandon your billions of wealth and follow him at all costs?
First Hokage selected No.
He is not a fool. He has built a great empire and has a beautiful wife. He would only do something with Madara if he is sick. Infinite Tsukuyomi
So, the two broke up unhappy that night, and they broke up from then on!
Facts have proved that Madara was wrong, and what he was pursuing was just wishful thinking.
Seeing the young man's sighing and mourning expression, Mikoto held his hand and said, "What are you thinking about?"
Uchiha Chen did not answer, but instead asked, "Mikoto, do you think we can make the moon like Sage of Six Paths?"
"How is it possible? This is not something humans can do."
Uchiha Chen shook his head. "Sage of Six Paths is just a stronger ninja."
At the same time, he added in his mind, "Nüwa is just a human with a full technology tree."
Himeji, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, suddenly turned his head and said, "If you can make a moon, can you give me one?"
"No problem," Uchiha Chen smiled and nodded, "Maybe Himeji's family was originally a lunar person."
"Why do you say that?"
Uchiha Chen stood up, pointed at the night sky and said, "Don't you think the moon is very similar to your family's eyes?"
"..."
After that, the three of them continued chatting for a while. At about eight o'clock, Uchiha Chen said to the two of them, "Go and have a rest. We will continue our journey tomorrow morning."
Himeji glanced at him and walked towards the tent without saying a word. As for Mikoto, he lingered and didn't want to leave.
"Go ahead and listen."
After seeing Mikoto go to rest, Uchiha Chen took out Scroll and looked at it carefully by the bonfire.
He should have arranged to take turns keeping vigil, but because of the special nature of tonight, he did not do so.
Anyway, staying up all night has no impact on him.
When dawn comes, a light mist quietly fills the woods, and moist moisture oozes from every corner.
That night, everything was still peaceful, neither Mist Ninja nor any other abnormality appeared.
Is it really just a coincidence?
Uchiha Chen didn't think too much, called up the two girls, ate something hastily and continued on their way.
Finally, in the morning, the three of them arrived at Beika Town.