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.

    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.

    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.