[quote=Inuyasha]
Is it possible that in the early days this view was not prevalent? And what if my Yirigami Hitomi was insane, would that make things more probable?
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It would but plausible if Yirigami was a known lunatic and if he and his doomsday cult committed suicide as very small, very eccentric minorities in the village. Kado village was always peaceful, though, so that is the main issue with the history

Edit: Also, that smoke is like WAY in the distance. It was on the edge of the horizon when scouted from roughly twenty feet in the air.