"Croak, who are you?"
Izanagi recoiled in horror. Looking closely, he realized this was his wife, Izanami. But how could that be?
So ugly, so revolting!
Croak!
Izanagi stumbled backward, then began running for his life.
"Croak, I don't want to look! Don't come back, don't come near me! You monster!!!"
Izanagi let out a terrified roar, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
"Damn it! Izanagi, what kind of attitude is that?!"
Seeing this, Izanami was overcome with anger and embarrassment. She ordered the underworld hags to bring Izanagi back.
After some time, Izanagi and Izanami had a complete falling-out.
One said he would kill a thousand people in the human world every day, while the other insisted she would make fifteen hundred beds and give birth to fifteen hundred people every day.
This was actually the earliest expression of yin-yang balance in the world.
Later, while Izanagi was bathing, he washed his left eye and gave birth to the sun goddess, Amaterasu. When he washed his right eye, he gave birth to the moon god, Tsukuyomi. After that, when he washed his nostrils, he gave birth to the storm god, Susanoo.
By then, most of the powerful deities in this world had been born.
In the sky, a goddess whose body shone like a living sun flew swiftly toward Takamagahara.
"Amaterasu..."
In the distance, a shadow watched Amaterasu as she flew toward Takamagahara. The next moment, he vanished, only to appear in front of her and block her way.
"Who are you? Why are you stopping me?"
Amaterasu looked at the suddenly appearing Hiruko and asked in confusion.
"I'm Hiruko, your older brother. Amaterasu, I need your help!"
Hiruko looked at Amaterasu and raised a hand in invitation. His scarlet Sharingan stared at her