What Japanese mythological systems are involved in "Naruto"?

1. Orochimaru turned out to be the "King of One Hundred Ghosts". The traditional Japanese "ghosts" are different from the Chinese "ghosts". The Chinese "ghosts" are "ghosts" who are transformed after death, while the Japanese "ghosts"

It is a "ghost", a kind of monster.

All ghosts in traditional Japanese culture have disheveled hair, horns on their heads, and teeth in their mouths.

(For more ghost images, please refer to "Inuyasha") What comes to mind?

Yes, it is the second state of cursed seal of Orochimaru's subordinates.

Since Orochimaru's subordinates are "ghosts", what is the source of Orochimaru's inspiration?

Of course he is the Ghost King.

The "King of Ghosts" in Japanese folklore is undoubtedly Shuten Doji.

Shuten-dōji is known as the "Head of the Hundred Demons". He disguises himself as a handsome young man and seduces virgins, then cuts off their breasts and eats them.

There is a saying: Shuten Doji was originally a young monk. Because he was born beautiful, he was jealous and framed by others, and resentment accumulated, so he turned into an evil ghost.

Orochimaru was also fair-skinned and beautiful when he was a child. Another theory is that Shuten-dōji is the child of Yamata no Orochi and a human. In this way, the relationship between "Shuten-dōji" and Orochimaru is even closer.

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Moreover, after the head of the mythical "Shuten-dōji" was chopped off by Minamoto no Yorimitsu, he remained alive and flew towards Minamoto Yorimitsu with his head flying.

Is this scene very similar to the scene when Orochimaru was killed by Sasuke?

Also, in "Naruto", Orochimaru often stretches his neck very long and his head flies far away, and the same is true for the legendary "River Head" (or flying head man).

Wheel head 2. Deidara and "Dragon Babu" "Dragon Babu" are Buddhist terms, representing the eight "non-human" creatures.

They are: Devas, Nagas, Yakshas, ??Asuras, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Maharaja and Garuda.

So what is the connection between Xiaodi and "Dragon Babu"?

You can tell by looking at a picture. This is the scene when Deidara joins the gang.

Note, this is a temple, not a temple.

The two sides of the temple are lined with the eight great kings of Buddhism (two of them are not cut out), not the local gods of Japanese Shintoism.

Why is it designed this way?

You know that Xiao Di is completely impulsive and impatient. Why would he like to stay in a quiet temple?

Because he wants to be surrendered here, because Xiao Di is actually the "Garuda" in The Eight Tribes of the Dragon.

Garuda is one of the "Eight Dragons". It is a big bird with an arrogant temperament (like Xiao Di). It is also called the "Golden-winged Dapeng" in China.

Naruto fans must be able to relate that Deidara's mount is called a big bird, and Deidara has a unique move called "C4: Garuda".

If this explanation seems far-fetched, look at it again: Garuda was able to feed on dragons as a result of his karma.

A solar eclipse of a dragon king and a hundred little dragons.

(Note: Due to translation issues, the "dragon" here is different from the dragon in traditional Chinese culture. The dragon here has no legs and is actually what we call "snake".) When it comes to snakes, everyone must have suddenly realized it.

, who does "dragon (snake)" refer to?

Of course Sasuke.

Who was Deidara planning to kill before fighting Sasuke?

Orochimaru - also a dragon (snake).

Who does "Dragon King" refer to?

——Orochimaru's most powerful psychic "Mansnake" was killed in the battle with Zodi.

So why was Sasuke, who was also a "dragon (snake)", not killed by the explosion?

Because Sasuke is no longer an ordinary dragon. Garuda has eaten all the dragons in the world, but there is only one kind of dragon that he dare not mess with, called the Saji Dragon King. This kind of dragon is one of the heavenly kings who protect the Dharma. It has a high status and is the same as Emperor Shakten.

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To put it simply, it means having the halo of the protagonist.

When Deidara went to kill Erzhu, he could only say, "Heaven wants to kill me."

There are many legends about Garuda. For example, Garuda also translated the sound of vomiting sorrow after eating. The reason is that Garuda catches a dragon (snake) and hides it in the crop first, then spits it out and eats it again. At this time, the dragon (snake)

It is alive, so it makes a miserable sound.

Deidara spit out the snake from the "mouth" on his hand, accompanied by a scream.

Also, Garuda died by self-immolation in Indian mythology. Corresponding to the myth, Deidara in "Naruto" died by self-destruction.

Going back to the beginning, why was Itachi's battle to defeat Deidara arranged in a temple?

Because this is a ceremony to be completed: the ceremony of Buddha surrendering to Garuda.

Looking at this picture, does it sound very religious?

Buddha surrendered to Garuda, and Weasel was the Buddha.

The painting is so obvious, no further explanation is needed, right?

3. The Uchiha clan and Japanese mythology.

The Uchiha are a very powerful clan in "Naruto", which can be seen just from the names of their ninjutsu: "Izanagi, Izanami, Kagu Tomei, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi...

.." These are all gods in Japanese legends.

Amagami no Gochu (also the name of Kaguya's ultimate move) is the legendary creation god, and has been passed down to the seventh generation since then.

The main gods of the seventh generation are Izanagi and Izanami. The two gods Izanagi and Izanami were married and gave birth to the god of fire with earth life.