Naruto: The Hidden Protector

94: THE MATRIARCH OF JAPAN

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In Japan, there is a saying. Even if they die they would still be able to say their last goodbyes to their families as their matriarch would give them that last request as an honor for their services.

While many may not know this but Izanami is the keeper and guardian of the Pure Land. She has the duty of managing the pure land and guiding souls through the cycle of reincarnation

For a soul to go through the cycle of reincarnation they must leave all of their grudges and attachments. The sooner one manages to attain a calm state of mind the sooner one can leave the pure land.

But in a world where wars are fought each decade not many souls could achieve such a state of mind. Especially the innocents who had their whole families annihilated because of being caught in the crossfire of two ninjas.

So in short in the original story, the pure land was fully booked with souls due to many of them having regrets. But this obviously didn’t happen since Izanami took her position.

She arranged a false reality similar to Infinite Tsukuyomi on them and let them live the dream life they wanted. As for the sinners who are the reason for their deaths she gave them very unique punishments.

Sometimes she reincarnated them into animals that would be hunted by humans similar to how they hunted the civilians. Sometimes she would let them experience the lives of their victims to make them realise their mistakes. The list went on as Izanami invented a new punishment each decade.

Her most recent punishment method is letting them get reincarnated and letting them be experimental subjects for Orochimaru. That guy is doing excellent work being an executioner.

Well anyway back to the topic at hand. Since Izanami is the guardian of the pure land wouldn’t it be normal for there to be an entrance to the pure land? And to make things easy for Izanami the entrance to the pure land is situated in Japan where no one would be able to enter without Izanami’s permission.

And so Izanami in order to make her job easier allowed her men to talk to their loved ones for the last time if they ever died during a mission. This has already become a tradition in Japan so records have been passed down in various families.

And Tsunade, who had gone to see her brother for the last time, knew how things worked better than anyone.

Yes, Izanami took Tsunade with her to meet the dead Nawaki. This was supposed to be a gift for Tsunade after her recovery from Hemophobia. And so Tsunade knew better than anyone how easy for Izanami to bring back the dead.

So that is why she backed down immediately. She didn’t dare to provoke her anymore in case she really brought her grandmother to life.

Just thinking about it made Tsunade shudder. As much as she loved her grandmother she really didn’t want to meet her again. Her grandmother is very strict and if she really met her now she would be getting a spanking as soon as they met.

Seeing Tsunade shuddering from time to time Izanami who could somewhat guess her thoughts almost laughed out loud. She knew how much Tsunade feared Mito. After all, she was the one who disciplined her from the day she was born.

Hashirama that stupid fellow spoiled Tsunade rotten. Well, Izanami couldn’t really blame him, as Tsunade’s birth was the reason he managed to overcome his depression after killing Madara. For someone who killed his best friend with his own hands Tsunade’s birth was like the light that appeared in the dark tunnel.

“ You know Tsunade while you may call me pampering Naruto in actuality I’m not really doing him anything great “ Izanami explained while chuckling. If she really started spoiling Naruto then she would do things on way more grander scale.

“The reason why I gave him that much money is to let him have experience participating in an auction. You should understand how valuable having experience in different fields is for a ninjas. “ Izanami said lightly.

Tsunade had to admit Izanami had a point. For a ninja having experience in different fields is very helpful to them. No instead of being it would be better to say those experiences may even save their lives in the future.

The life of a ninja is very hard. No one knows what to expect in every mission. Some missions may cause people to go undercover for months. For example, if you don’t have any experience being a farmer how could be disguise yourself as one? If an experienced ninja found out that you are a fake then you would be dead. Even during battles, a simple detail may lead to one’s defeat and victory. For example, what if you suddenly encounter a sudden rain while fighting? Not only would this make a fire-style user more vulnerable, but a water-style user would be far stronger. If you are the fire-style user and your opponent is the water-style user you would be in deep trouble.

To drop the death count the village decided to make fresh Genin takes on many odd jobs at the start of their career. This is so they could practice their teamwork while also gaining experience in various fields. This approach was effective as the death toll of these new ninjas dropped.

“ But I still can't understand why you gave him that much money,” Tsunade grumbled. Although Izanami's reasoning is very solid it still doesn't explain the fact that she handed that much money to a kid.

“ Well, I obviously gave that much since he would have to buy presents for his friends. You can't really expect Naruto to lose the few friends he had made due to jealousy right? “ Izanami explained as if this is a matter of fact.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Although Naruto had a lot of money with him, if he truly wanted to give a present to his friends then that much would be barely enough.

Of course, if he truly didn't have enough funds Izanami would just give him another red envelope. As his guardian, she had the responsibility to help him at all times.

But she wasn't going to say this to Tsunade. Who knows what this girl would do to scam that money out of Naruto?

Even if she threatened Tsunade, Izanami didn't doubt for a second that her threats would be enough to deter her.

‘ I should warn Naruto to not say anything about money in front of Tsunade. ‘ Izanami thought as she secretly left a message to her soul clone in Naruto's sealed place to inform Kushina about this matter.

As someone who lived with Tsunade Kushina has enough experience in dodging Tsunade‘s money-borrowing attempts.

While Izanami was thinking about such random thoughts, Time slowly went by and the auction house was entering its end. The public auction has ended and now is when the real auction starts.