who said he was? it could have just motivated him to create the characters he created an the story he created.. it is very clever if you think about it, it isn't like you can guess it on the first try saying " kishi be trying to copy other people" .. when we know it is very clever indeedguess what? KISHI ISN'T RE WRITING JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY. HE USES IT AS A BASIS TO DESIGN AND WRITE HIS OWN SHOW