Also, this period saw the emergence of books where episodes not cited in the original of Chronicles of Japan are introduced as ones quoted in the Chronicles of Japan; an example of such books is "Kokin Wakashu Jomonsho Sanryu-sho" (Excerpts from "A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry "and Explanatory Notes), which reads that "The Tale of Bamboo Cutter is cited in the Chronicles of Japan."
更に『古今和歌集序聞書三流抄』に『竹取物語』を「日本紀にいふ」と記されるなど、原本にない説話を『日本書紀』にあるように記載する書物も現れた。