The woman in green didn't walk fast.
A breeze blew across the river, gently lifting the hem of her dress.
She took a few steps, then stopped, as if hesitating whether she should get closer.
Finally, she stopped twenty steps away from Shinsei and Kaguya, and slightly raised her face.
It was an extremely clear and gentle face, like a flower soaked in water, with even her eyebrows and eyes carrying a hint of moisture.
Her long hair was not tied up, but simply draped down her back, with a few strands blowing against her cheeks in the wind, making her appear even thinner.
"Excuse me, may I rest here for a while?" she asked, her voice soft and gentle, as if afraid of startling someone if she spoke too loudly. "I've been walking for a long time."
Shinsei replied that his Mangekyō was still on, and he carefully looked the woman over from head to toe.
There was no Chakra fluctuation, no trace of Genjutsu, and no killing intent.
She stood there, just like one of many ordinary lives on this field.
But the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
There are no villages or roads nearby.
A woman, dressed so neatly, walked alone from a distance and happened to stop next to their newly built wooden house.
What a coincidence!
Shinsei squinted and asked in a cold tone.
Where do you come from? Who are you?
" Takamagahara."
The woman spoke softly and weakly, her voice even lower.
"My name is Konohanasakuya-hime, and I am an ordinary deity from Takamagahara. Great Goddess Amaterasu abdicated, and all the gods dispersed. They went to Madara Uchiha, saying they wanted to pledge allegiance to a strong person."
But I've seen Madara Uchiha, and his appearance frightens me. I'd rather pledge allegiance to you, Lord Shinsei."
Kaguya looked at her, her eyes filled with curiosity, but she didn't chase the woman away.
This surprised Shinsei somewhat, as he knew that Kaguya possessed a special ability to sense the malice of others.
Being able to get past Kaguya at least shows that this woman doesn't have any bad intentions towards him.
Do you know the Ame no Uzume no Mikoto?
"I know her." The woman looked up at him, a faint hint of joy appearing in her eyes. "We escaped together. Later, we were separated. Where is she? Is she here too?"
"She's not here," Shinsei said. "I've only met her a few times."
The light in the woman's eyes faded again, like a small lamp blown out by the wind. She lowered her head, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.
"I thought we'd found her. What a pity."
Kaguya moved a little closer to Shinsei.
Shinsei knew that Kaguya was always kind-hearted and had never been wary of such a harmless deity.
However, Shinsei is different; he knows how much the gods of Takamagahara enjoy playing this game.
Just half a day ago, he was almost forced to kill a god who was about to die.
The woman in front of me seems like part of another scheme.
But he couldn't find any evidence.
Even if he couldn't find any evidence, Shinsei had no intention of letting the woman stay. Just as he was about to tell her to leave...
The woman spoke again.
"I am the goddess of flowers, but my abilities are useless. Lord Shinsei, please don't send me away, otherwise, if they capture me, they will sacrifice me to the God Tree."
To prove her point, the woman extended her slender finger and touched the open ground by the river.
Clumps of grass and trees sprouted from the open ground, quickly growing and budding.
The buds then rapidly unfold, transforming into colorful flowers.
Kaguya's eyes lit up as she looked at the flowers that covered the riverbank.
Shinsei looked at the so-called Flower God without saying a word.
This statement is flawless.
Takamagahara now fully capable of sacrificing a god to the God Tree.
Shinsei still couldn't trust her, not because she had revealed any flaws, but simply because, given the current situation, Shinsei wouldn't easily trust anyone.
"There's no one else here. Walk for another half a day, and you'll be out of the wilderness. You can then go to a populated area."
Konohanasakuya-hime paused for a moment.
She looked up at Shinsei, then at the unfinished wooden house behind him.
Her eyes held a complex mix of disappointment and fear.
She slowly took two steps back and gave Shinsei and Kaguya a very slight bow.
"I'm sorry to have bothered you."
She didn't plead again, but simply turned around and walked in another direction.
She walked slowly, just as she had come. A gust of wind blew, ruffling a corner of her blue dress and long hair.
Shinsei stared intently at her retreating figure, his eyes never relaxing.
" Shinsei, she's so pitiful." Kaguya tugged at Shinsei's sleeve.
"Um."
Shinsei responded, then immediately felt a headache coming on; Kaguya's sympathy was starting to overflow again.
"She's not a bad person," Kaguya said, speaking up for her. "I can sense that she means no harm."
Shinsei didn't answer immediately. He rubbed his temples.
Kaguya's perception of good and evil is very accurate, somewhat like that of Nine-Tails ).
It wasn't that he didn't believe in Kaguya. He just didn't believe in the perfect timing, the perfect person, and the perfect arrival at this place.
Kaguya tugged at Shinsei's sleeve again.
Shinsei sighed and called out to the woman who was leaving.
"Alright, you can stay for now."
Kaguya jumped up happily, quickly walked to Sakuyahime, took her hand and asked.
"These flowers are so beautiful, could you bloom some more?"
He pointed to the wooden house that was still under construction.
I want my house to be surrounded by flowers.
The Flower God glanced at Shinsei, tucked her long hair behind her ear, and nodded gently.
Shinsei turned around and continued tidying up the room, saying as he did so.
"You sleep on the other side of the river. Don't come near the house without my permission."
Konohanasakuya-hime thanked her repeatedly.
Seemingly afraid that Shinsei would change his mind, she hurriedly used her abilities to plant clusters of various colorful flowers along the riverbank.
Kaguya looked at the Flower God with an indescribable envy in her eyes.
She really wanted that ability. It was so much more interesting than the abilities she had to hurt people.
Shinsei ignored them and continued repairing the house.
Kaguya followed beside him, handing him wooden sticks, occasionally glancing towards the riverbank as if to make sure the woman hadn't gone far.
Shinsei used his Chakra to quickly repair the house.
Before long, several huge wooden houses stood on the banks of the river.
The surrounding area was filled with all sorts of colorful flowers.
The scenery was breathtaking, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.
The new woman is quite useful, isn't she?
The Flower God has already fetched water from the river.
The water was carried over wrapped in a large leaf. She placed the leaf outside and did not approach it.
Then she gathered some hay and spread it all over the ground around the house.
When Kaguya came out, she had also woven two tiny flower wreaths out of grass, one for Kaguya and the other for Shinsei's door.
Shinsei frowned and picked up the flower wreath.
The wildflowers were tightly bound together with grass stems, as if they had been done many times before.
This Flower God really seems to know how to please people.
Looking at the Flower God who seemed somewhat afraid of him, he couldn't help but reflect: Was he really that frightening?
"You don't need to do any of that. As long as you don't do anything to harm me or Kaguya, I'll protect you. At least in this area, no one will tie you up to be sacrificed to the God Tree."
Upon hearing this, Konohanasakuya-hime lowered her head.
She was still clutching a few strands of unfinished grass in her hand.
After a long while, she whispered, "Thank you, Lord Shinsei. You are a very good god."
Kaguya approached the Flower God, took her delicate hand in Flower God, and said with some sympathy.
Do many people bully you?
The Flower God lowered her head, stretched out her slender hand, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I used to tidy up the mountain god's yard like this."
"Lord Mountain God?"
Konohanasakuya-hime smiled, a faint sadness lingering in her eyes.
"My father is a mountain god. Takamagahara very large, and I have lived in a small flower field at the foot of his mountain since I was a child. The flowers there do not need to be planted; they bloom all year round."
Other gods have fire, thunder, and wind; I only make plants bloom.
My father is never around, so I'm always alone with my flowers.
Later, an envoy of Great Goddess Amaterasu passed by. He said that my father's mountain was blocking the new cloud path in Takamagahara and should be demolished.
My father wasn't there, so I couldn't stop him. I could only kneel before the official and plead with him in the softest of terms.
But none of these methods worked.
As punishment, I became a servant of Great Goddess Amaterasu.
The Flower God tugged at her blue robes and continued her story.
I thought that as Great Goddess Amaterasu's maid, no one would bully me anymore.
Until I met him, the Hitsu Magatsuhi.
The Flower God suddenly showed a pained expression on her face, her body trembled uncontrollably, and she collapsed to the ground, her blue robe slipping off her shoulders.
A long, eerie pattern appeared on her fair, smooth shoulder.
The pattern extends backward and disappears into the body of the Flower God.
"I'm so sorry..."
The Flower God struggled to her feet.
Kaguya quickly pulled her clothes down, revealing her smooth back.
The eerie patterns spread across the entire back, like a living thing twisting on the back.
"What's this?"
The Flower God frowned slightly and answered with difficulty.
"This is the power of that god's curse, and it's also his punishment for me."