Naruto: The Origin of the Demon from the Mist

That year, the chaotic Warring States era of shinobi clans had only just ended.

That year, the fame of the God of Shinobi resounded throughout the ninja world.

That year, the system of Five Great Nations and Five Great Hidden Villages was established, and the five villages were founded one after another.

That year-the third year since Konoha's founding-a young girl died on a mission to assassinate Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi. That same year, a yokai named Yura awakened in the ninja world.

That year, the yokai girl was only sixteen. Madara Uchiha was thirty-five, Hiruzen Sarutobi-the Third Hokage hailed as the strongest in history-was merely an eight-year-old brat, and Onoki was just a fourteen-year-old boy.

That year, the birth of Konoha's Three Legendary Sannin was still ten years away. That year, Madara Uchiha left Konoha, and the Eye of the Moon Plan had only just begun.

That year, the yokai girl arrived in Kirigakure and entered the race to become the Second Mizukage. She decided to conceal herself within the Hidden Mist and launch the Gensokyo Project.

What is the Gensokyo Project?

First, claim a great big stretch of territory. Then, establish a boundary between fantasy and reality. Next, wage the largest Lunar War in history. After that, lock all the defeated parties inside. And finally, of course, embrace Gensokyo's signature tradition: throw the biggest banquet in history, where everyone can laugh together.