Chương 39: What are you talking about?

Walking in front of a vendor, she had a small windmill in her left hand, a bunch of colorful water balloons hanging from her waist, cotton candy in her right hand, a small goldfish in a water bag hanging from her slender wrist, takoyaki in her mouth, and her eyes were fixed on the various masks on the vendor's stall.

Little demon Gai~ She discovered a little secret: as long as she stares at it intently, there's a high probability that the big demon will buy it.

Jieluo stepped forward, picked up a snake mask, and looked at it.

Unlike plastic, the mask is made of wood and is very well-made.

When buying things, Jie Luo always prioritizes quality first, then whether the function is necessary, and finally the cost-effectiveness. However, spending money to craft equipment is an exception.

The masks sold at the stalls are mostly Noh masks, made based on the monsters in the stories. For example, in the mask storage hall of the Uzumaki clan, there is a wall full of Shinigami masks, which are actually called Hannya masks. They are people, usually women, who are monsters transformed out of jealousy.

Those with horns and ears are called Prajna, while those with horns but no ears are called snakes, or true snakes.

It is the ultimate form of resentment, a ghost even more terrifying than Prajna, and it has no ears, meaning it cannot hear anything.

The part about Orochimaru and Hannya is quite interesting.

Zero-tail, on the other hand, is a snake-like creature with horns, wearing an earless mask. It's smooth and looks a bit like a loach, lacking the oppressive feeling of deep resentment, so it's not very ghostly.

Jieluo's eyes swept over the Tengu mask on the vendor's stall; it was depicted as quite ferocious.

But when it comes to the sense of terror and eeriness, it has to be the female mask that plays an ordinary person in Noh, whose eerie and oppressive feeling is even greater than that of the more straightforward ghosts.

The terms "small noodles," "young woman," "deep well," "thin woman," and "old woman" encompass women of all ages, each with its own eerie and terrifying aspects.

"These masks are kind of cute..." Lucy stared longingly at the strange-looking ghost masks.

Without saying a word, Jieluo raised his hand and pressed the snake in his hand onto Lucy's face.

After a flurry of activity as she pressed down on the mask, Lucy lifted it over her head and said, "How did you know I liked this one?"

Your aesthetic sense is quite strange; you like the weirdest little things the more odd they are.

"You like it?" Jieluo tilted her head and looked at Lucy.

At first, Lucy nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Then, realizing what she had said, she lowered her head and said, "I hate it so much..."

Jieluo nodded in satisfaction and picked up a mask.

The red fox mask is quite strange.

"Sir, you have excellent taste..." the boss said mysteriously, "This is a cursed mask of calamity~ It must have a mysterious connection with the legendary nine-tailed fox~"

"Really?" Looking at the charlatan-like boss, Jieluo said, "You've got some nerve, haven't you? Has your family been destroyed?"

The boss's face stiffened. He made it himself; how could he not know whether it would bring disaster or not?

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"Sir, are you buying?"

Jieluo smiled faintly, tossed down the money, and put the fox mask on her head.

Jieluo has no shortage of masks. After obtaining a ninja's heart using the forbidden technique of Earth Grudge Fear, he can transform the ninja's heart into a mask. The appearance is related to personal aesthetics, and what kind of mask can be made depends on imagination and craftsmanship.

However, in fox masks, white foxes and black foxes are regarded as auspicious beasts and messengers of the gods, while red foxes are regarded as calamities.

White gives people a sense of transparency, like an invisible being like a god, so the messenger of the gods is the white fox.

What about red?

On the rooftop outside the hotel, crouching in the night, beneath a white fox mask, his white eyes were fixed on the girl in the crowd wearing a striking red fox mask.

Before he knew it, the ninja was drenched in sweat.

Only when you look directly at it can you feel the terrifying eeriness and madness.

Why?!

Everyone, so many people, are acting like this person doesn't exist!?

Can't you all see her?

What is she?! Is she a god?!

Under the gaze of the Byakugan, there was no sign of any spell being cast. The faint chakra was as calm and still as stagnant water, which was absolutely impossible.

What you see with your own eyes, eliminate the impossible, and no matter how unbelievable, what remains is the truth.

"Sorcery?"

She didn't know if magic existed in this world. If it did, even her white eye couldn't see through it, which was clearly the situation she was in now.

"White Fox, you don't look well. What's wrong? Haven't you rested enough?" asked the companion who was monitoring her. Although they couldn't see White Fox's face, sweat soaked through her close-fitting clothes under the tight-fitting combat uniform of the Dark Guard, outlining her alluring, youthful curves.

"Monkey, do you believe in monsters in this world?" the white fox asked.

"Of course there is! Everyone says so, a white-eyed monster..."

The white fox stared intently at the monkey.

Scratching his head, the monkey chuckled awkwardly and said, "It's pretty boring guarding here. I could tell you were nervous, so I was just making a little joke."

He saw the white-eyed monster staring intently at him.

"I'm so sorry!" He immediately slid down to his knees and prostrated himself on the ground.

Faced with this seasoned veteran from the Warring States period, the young woman couldn't muster any anger. After taking a deep breath, she shifted her gaze to her target.

After this interruption, most of the random thoughts in my mind dissipated.

How could there be gods and monsters in this world?

Can a talking summoned beast be called a monster? It still uses ninjutsu. As long as it uses ninjutsu, there's nothing to be afraid of. The God of Shinobi doesn't count, and neither does Madara Uchiha.

but...

As a member of a branch family tasked with protecting the main family, the experience and instincts honed through the battles of the Warring States period left him with a lingering sense of unease.

Just as Tobirama-sama said, he is a rather dangerous fellow.

This is normal. He is probably no match for his opponent, but he still has his companions and everyone in the village.

"So, did the target notice anything?" The monkey, now forgiven, asked as it got up.

"No!" the white fox said coldly, sparing with its words.

"Is that so?" the monkey said.

"But the Byakugan is really convenient." Without stopping, he pulled out a cigarette, lit it with relish, and said, "Your Hyuga main family's Byakugan is even more powerful, right? I heard that the higher the purity of the Byakugan, the farther one can see after it's been developed..."

"Senior!!!" The white fox said in a cold voice, exuding murderous intent, "Please don't smoke next to me!"

"Eh..." The monkey paused in his smoking, then tentatively asked, "Should I move further away?"

"Please go ahead, senior. I can keep watch here by myself," the white fox said.

"How could I possibly accept that?" Despite saying that, he vanished in an instant.

The white fox let out a soft breath and finally calmed down.

Squatting on the rooftop, a person remained motionless like a stone sculpture, quietly watching the young girl strolling through the distant street.

While they were simply playing around, the white fox kept its eyes glued to the girl's lips, reading her lip movements.

"How was it, little devil? Was it fun hitting the watermelon?"

"Just average..." Little Demon Gai said regretfully, "I feel like something's missing."

"Of course, the feel isn't as exciting as hitting the head, and there's no white splatter, so it's a bit of a shame," Jie Luo said with a slight smile.

Beneath the mask, the white fox's lips twitched slightly.

What are you talking about?!

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"It's the beach! The beach! A giant monster!"