Culture 101: Lesson 2 - Dragonfire

Disclaimer: The following stunts were performed by professional ninja. Any attempt at replicating these stunts is bound to result in missing limbs, at which point a ninja will materialise before you and slap you across the face with assorted sashimi. You have been warned.

Once a year, along a stretch of beach in near Gamagori, an ancient ninja fire ritual is performed to bring prosperity to the land using dragonfire (a magical fire derived from a dragon's tooth which gives off light but not heat). 

You rightly observe that there is no such thing as a dragon.

Indeed, the move away from the gold standard in the recent millennia has made it tough for dragons to hoard treasure and hence afford a comfortable life (share certificates and bonds caught fire too easily). As such, the frustrated dragons have decided to melt the polar ice caps instead in their effort to destroy humanity. And you thought it was due to global warming... 

I digress. 

So the ninja are in possession of some dragonfire which they use to put on a spectacular show:

Step 1: Igniting of the dragonfire through mystical ninja means.

Step 2: Summoning of the shadow clones - "Kage bunshin no Jutsu!"

 When the Shadow Clones have been sacrificed to produce a nice big flame, ancient ritual poses are performed.

Step 3: Ancient Ritual Poses

"Don't I look cool holding burning stuff" pose

"Run away, it's too hot! Oww!! Oww!!" pose

"Raindrops (of fire) keep falling on my head" pose

"Fire in (or rather, coming out of) the hole!" pose (far left)

Step 4: Vanishing to the dragon realm to bring back good fortune

Now you see me (far right)

Now you can't, cause I've been engulfed by flames!!
Don't worry, I'm a professional ninja, so I'll be OK. 

Nope, you still can't see me because of the smoke.

I bet you can't see me, can you?

Cause I've vanished to the dragon realm.... ta daa!!!

Step 5: Coming back from the dragon realm

Run away from the dragon.... do another ancient ritual pose... and WARP!

I've just reappeared in the bucket of water to cool off my singed feet...
A ninja's life is hard work. 

Step 6: Celebrate the safe return from the dragon realm with more ninja tricks

See me shoot stuff from my hands!

and make fire burst forth from the ground! 

So there you have it, Dragonfire night (more commonly known as the Tezutsu Fireworks Festival, which do not actually involve ninjas or dragons).