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                <title>Naruto Refrences to Japanese Creation Myth</title>
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                    <persName>Amaterasu</persName>
                    <note>Amaterasu is a god in ancient Japanese mythology and the Shintō religion. Amaterasu is the goddess of the Sun and ruler of heaven who came from the left eye of Izanagi after washing his face to purify himself from escaping the underworld. So, in Nauruto, the anime series creators reference Amaterasu to a jitsu that comes from the left eye. In the anime series, Amaterasu is said to be "the fires from hell" and to burn as hot as the sun itslef, clearly making reference to the Japanese creation myth.</note>
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                    <persName>Tsukuyomi</persName>
                     <note>Tsukuyomi is god of the moon and ruler of the night, and at times considered to be the god of time. Tsukuyomi came from Izanagi's right eye. In Naruto, Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu and genjutsu is just illusionary techniques to alter the perception of the passing of time, which makes clear reference Tsukuyomi being the god of time. Also, Tsukuyomi's literal english translation comes out to be 'Moon Reader' and is said to represent the "Spiritual World and Darkness."</note>
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                    <persName>Izanagi</persName>
                    <note>In the creation myth, Izanagi is one of the first gods born, alongside his sister Izanami, who happens to be his wife also. Together, both had many children, the first being the malformed fishing god and the next eight being the islands of Japan. In Naruto, Izanagi is the most powerful genjutsu (Illusion Technique) that is capable of altering destiny. What's interesting is that Izanagi is the 'creation of All Things Technique' which makes clear reference to Izanagi in the creation myth as he's one of the two gods that created everything.</note>
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                    <persName>Izanami</persName>
                    <note>In the creation myth, Izanami is the sister and wife of Izanagi. But, Izanami dies giving birth to the god of fire, Kagutsuchi (Amaterasu), and was sent to the underworld. Izanagi missed his wife and went down to retrieve her on the condition that Izanagi wouldn't look at her until they reached the surface. Stubborn Izanagi looked anyway and saw her ghastly, rotting figure and freaked out and rolled a boulder in front of the entrance to escape his wife's wrath, and from that, their marriage parted ways. In Naruto, on the other hand, Izanami is a genjutsu technique which affects the target through physical sensations shared between them and the user to perfrom the illusion. Since Izanami and Izanagi form a pair, Izanagi can alter destiny, and Izanami instead "decides" it.</note>
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                    <note>In the creation myth, Susanoo came from the nose of Izangi after purifying himself from escaping the underworld. Susanoo is the god of storms and ruler of the seas. In Naruto, Susanoo is a gigantic, humanoid avatar made of the user's chakra (Aura in which characters can wield attacks) hich surrounds them and fights on their behalf. Susanoo's literal english translation is 'he with the ability to help by all means' and an alternative name for Susanoo is the "Tempestuous God of Valour." (</note>
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            <p>In the beginning, there was darkness, stars, and an endless ocean. Amongst the first gods born were two siblings named <persName ref="#pers_izanagi">Izanagi</persName>-no-Mikoto (male) and <persName ref="#pers_izanami">Izanami</persName>-no-Mikoto (female). </p>
            
            <p>Eventually, Izanagi washed his face in a stream, and from his left eye came <persName ref="#pers_amaterasu">Amaterasu</persName>-Oomikami, goddess of the Sun and ruler of heaven; from his right eye came <persName ref="#pers_tsukuyomi">Tsukuyomi</persName>-no-Mikoto, god of the Moon and ruler of the night; and from his nose came <persName ref="#pers_susanoo">Susanoo</persName>-no-Mikoto, god of storms and ruler of the seas.</p>
            
            <p>As time passed, things were going well until Tsukuyomi went to a banquet in his sister's honor, which was hosted by Uke Mochi, the goddess of food, who provided the feast by vomiting and/or defecating onto the table. Tsukuyomi was sickened and offended by this so he killed her. Amaterasu was so upset by this that she vowed never to look at Tsukuyomi again, running away whenever she saw him, which is why day and night are separate. Clearly, poor Amaterasu had to put up with a lot of abuse from her brothers.</p>
            
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