18 years later

Kaguya grew into a beautiful woman, with long black hair and clothes with moon symbols on them just like her birthmark. She was just finishing up her song when Hinu and Ine came in.

"Hey there, Kaguya. You didn't forget-" Hinu said.

"-to help us with our new routine for the market?" Ine finished.

XxoxX

Later at the markets, Kaguya and her adoptive siblings began to perform while their father and mother sold the bamboo. Suddenly, a mysterious man dressed in all white came in. "I like to buy some of your shiny bamboo," he smiled.

"Coming right up," answered as he gave the man some bamboo. "This is the finest bamboo I'd ever seen."

"And who might you be?" asked Hinu. "We've never seen you around these parts."

"Lord Koreyoshi," greeted the man. "I'm having a party this weekend at my palace during the Moon Festival. Care to be the entertainment?"

"We would love that," smiled Kaguya. "Normally I play for the villagers, but playing at a lord's palace is a big honor." She adjusted her hair, revealing her birthmark, and Lord Koreyoshi flinched for some reason. He asked, "What's with one of your daughters?"

"Kaguya had a birthmark shaped like a moon crescent when we first found her," Ine explained. "We didn't know what it means."

Just like that, Lord Koreyoshi left with his dogs following him. "Not this again," Moriie complained. "Every time an unmarried man comes into the village, they fall madly in love with Kaguya."

"But not boys like you, Moriie, nor anyone who's You Know What," Tomoyoshi replied.

"Except them," Moriie answered as he blushed.

"Emperor Yamaoka," Kaguya said. "What brings you here?"

"My sons have been wanting to get married soon," the emperor explained. "When they heard of your astonishing beauty and musical skills, the thought each of them could have you as a bride."

"But I can't marry all 5 of your sons, Your Highness," Kaguya replied. "That's too many husbands."

"Marry me, Kaguya," said the eldest.

"No, me," interrupted the 2nd son.

"*I* want to marry you!" the middle son shouted.

"What about me?" the fourth replied.

"I wanna marry her too!" shouted the youngest as the boys got into a fight.

Sena and Nagatane were about to stop the fight when Kaguya stopped them with a blast from her horogai. "I can't marry any of you!" she snapped as she took off.

"Don't worry, this happens-" Hinu said.

"-all the time," Ine finished.

"Can we have a puppy, Dad?" asked the eldest prince.

"We'll talk when we get back," answered the emperor as they left.

Hinu and Ine looked at the eldest and 2nd son and winked at them, and the two brothers blushed.

XxoxX

Back in their home, Kaguya began to worry. She started looking up at the sunset while playing the kugo. Her siblings came in to cheer her up about what happened at the market today.

"Hey, sis," Tomoyoshi said. "We brought you some tea to cheer you up."

"Now I don't feel like having tea," Kaguya replied. "Whenever I see the full moon, I cry for some reason."

"Maybe it's because you miss your real parents," Moriee suggested, "whoever they are."

"Or maybe it's because-" Hinu suggested.

"-you don't want to get married," finished Ine.

Just then, the same fox that found baby Kaguya 18 years ago came up to her. "Is that a kitsune, Tomo Tomo?" she asked.

"That is," replied Tomoyoshi. "Father said that they're wise foxes that possess supernatural powers."

Kaguya played her kugo to help lure the creature. On the forehead of the kitsune, it had the same marking as her birthmark. She touched it and saw visions of a magical kingdom on the moon, with a happy emperor and an empress. Then a tragedy where a couple of onis stole her and a mysterious samurai took her to Earth, but with the kitsune knocking the baby out of the figure's hands and making baby Kaguya land safely in a pile of bamboo. Plus where the onis attacked her adoptive father.

That's when she realized something. "I think I know where Father got his scar," she said as she barged into the house. "Father, I know. I know about your scar."

"Now you know that the story of me being attacked by onis is true?" Nagatane asked.

"They are," Kaguya replied. "I wasn't born on Earth; I was from somewhere on the moon. You only told people you were attacked by wild dogs so they wouldn't think you two were crazy."

"That's true," Sena replied. "We didn't want to be sent to the dungeon."

"Guess you know about the onis," said the kitsune. "I mean, really, they're really mad dogs."

Everyone got startled by the kitsune's talking.

"It can talk!" shouted Tomoyoshi.

"Actually," the kitsune replied, "my name is Saku. I was from the moon kingdom, and I guard anyone born from up there."

Kaguya realized that she must go on a quest to figure out who she was. "I must go alone with Saku," she replied. "I'll meet you guys at Lord Koreyoshi's party in a few days."

XxoxX

In the morning, she packed up her 3 instruments and a few essentials. She gave her adoptive family goodbye hugs and set off to learn about her past. During her journey, she went through numerous forests, trails of rivers, and numerous birds.

For life, I've always been a peasant

Now I'm getting a silvery present

All the strings I strum, All the drums I drum

Makes me blow into a hum

And I know

That I'm going and I'm not going to stop

During a walk and a hop.

I'm going up and give it a hup

I'm soaring like a crane

To this musical game

The songs call to me

Knowing that my life will be free

I'm going and I hear the songs

I'm going and I'll sing along.