On the street, Nobuo opened her eyes and stood up in an instant, and at the same time pulled out her knife.
Looking at the passers-by who were frightened by her, Nobunaga breathed a sigh of relief and put her knife back.
[Strange... Didn't I just come out of Yoshiwara? Why did you faint here? Was it plotted by someone? Who is it?]
…
On a group of spaceships soaring in the sky and slowly heading towards somewhere, Lord Matsudaira sighed as he looked at the injured people lying in the treatment room who had taken the empty route before.
"It's a blessing that they were able to come back alive from that tragic situation. Thank you for risking your life to protect Her Highness the Princess."
"Thanks to Okita-dono," Rokuten Maizo on the side looked at Sougo, who was lying in a coma on the hospital bed, his body covered with bandages and receiving treatment, and replied softly, "Before our lifeboat sank, he stood up and rescued us. Out. Without him, no one would survive."
"Oh~ It's that bad boy. In other words, it's those bastards who are not loyal ministers who saved us?"
After saying that, Lord Matsudaira turned around and walked slowly towards the control room with his coat pockets in his pockets. At the same time, he continued: "But I didn't expect that boy Quanzang to deceive us in order to save the general. You're not mistaken, right? ?”
Rokuten Maizo, who was following him, slowly said: "Ah, that's not Master Momo. At that time, just in case, I checked the body and found that something that should be missing is missing. It's a wound."
"Wounds?" Lord Matsudaira glanced at Rokuten Maizo in confusion, "But I've never heard of him having injuries."
"That is a secret that only I, Lord Momo and the Imperial Court Fans know... No, that should be said to be proof of the bond between His Highness Momo Mau and the Imperial Court Fans."
Rokuten Maizo explained slowly, with a hint of emotion on his face.
"Master Maomao met them before he became a general and they became members of the Royal Court. Master Maomao was shocked at the time. They were equally weak and could risk their lives to protect themselves. That is... Kagemusha. Once, a Kagemusha that Lord Shigemo had trained since childhood was kidnapped by the Mito faction and made conditions, but Lord Sada requested that the Kagemusha be abandoned.
Kagemaru is the name of that Kage warrior. Lord Shigemo, Zenzo and the others rescued Kagemaru. And we know these things after everything is over, that is, when Master Maomao comes back covered in blood. He actually broke into the thief's residence and protected Kagemaru during the fight, leaving a deep scar on his chest.
For the sake of Kagemusha, I was seriously injured. If this kind of thing were known to others, they would be implicated and killed. But... In order to hide this whole thing, Master Maomao exchanged identities with his substitute. During more than half a year of recovery from his injury, he lurked among the imperial fans as a substitute, protecting them... "
"That's it..." Lord Songping sighed softly.
[Sure enough, catching up was the right choice. No, I heard useful information again.]
The dark figure hiding in a corner not far behind Songping Gong and Liu Zhuanwu raised his lips slightly, then turned around with his coat pocket and opened the door of the utility room on the side.
Click-squeak.
After closing the door, the man reached out and turned on the ceiling light switch on the wall, and casually pulled off the mask on his face with his other hand.
"Really, how on earth can you endure such an airtight thing for so long? Can your pores really bear it?" As he said this, the man walked step by step towards the man who was originally protected by Yamazaki and the others but didn't know why. The general's shadow warrior appears here.
Seeing the culprit who had kidnapped him and created the illusion that he was dead approaching step by step, the shadow warrior who had woken up and was tied up began to struggle desperately.
However, the dazzling silver knife shadow that flashed in front of him instantly made him fall silent again...
…
Ninja Escaped Mountain Village - In the sky above Shiranui, on the bow of the house-shaped boat, Takasugi smoked the pipe in his hand comfortably.
"Stop the boat! What the hell is going on with you?!"
Listening to the reminder from below, Gao Shan said without looking back: "How about you reassure them? Tell them that we are just here to thank them for assassinating the general."
"If you want to thank me, just thank me." Quanzang, who was standing behind him, said in a casual tone, "They are just a bunch of useless people who can't help."
"I don't think you are a person who is seeking fame and reputation." Gao Shan replied calmly.
"I am the one who beheaded. Although I am not interested in rewards or anything like that, I don't want others to take away the credit for completing the task with my superb skills. I have both merit and demerit. By the way, this was your plan from the beginning, right? You guys are surrounding me. Iga not only wants to borrow its power, but also wants to make Iga bear the crime of assassinating the general, and then destroy the entire Iga in the name of Lord Hitotsubashi. In other words..."
When Quanzang said this, countless sword blades behind him were already pointing at him, but he didn't care and continued to talk to himself: "In order to establish a righteous name for the next general to ascend the throne, I used ninjas." Well. It seems that I have really been underestimated by you. Isn’t my name, Hattori Zenzo, enough to bear this sin?"
"This time I am not going to Iga, but I want you to go to the Sanjuku River. But let me tell you, this company is a bit missing. You should accompany the general on the road to Huangquan." As he said, Takasugi He raised his right hand, but then the movement of his right hand suddenly stagnated, as if he had thought of something, and then he spoke: "But by the way, have you gone to see him? Have you been rejected?"
"Although I didn't say anything, I know that even if I did, I would be easily rejected."
"That's it, it's still the same." Gao Shan sighed softly, then waved his hand, "Goodbye."
"No... we'll see you again." Quanzang shook his head, "On Huangquan Road..."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the spaceships exploded in an instant!
boom! boom! boom! !
Looking at the black smoke generated by the explosion that almost covered the hull, a member of the Ghost Army covered his mouth and asked: "This black smoke is..."
"Fire mist..." Quanzo, who used the black mist to hide his figure, replied calmly, "It is a kind of smoke invented by Iga that will explode when it encounters high temperatures. In this way, your big guy won't be able to use it. Only Now I can believe in my own ability. Okay, how many people can I drag with me to the underworld later? Let you see how I, the biggest sinner in the world, will do it. Welcome to... Ninjago country… "
In the cockpit of another ship, Afutu drags Kamui with an annoyed look on his face to rescue the automatic toilet that he just bought.
"Afuto~" Kamui complained with a pouted mouth, "That one is the latest model."
"I know that your whole family's brain circuits are abnormal." Afutu replied angrily while avoiding the explosion.
"It'll be deducted from your salary. You didn't even notice that ninja guy or something. It's basically the deputy leader's responsibility."
"I don't care!"
"Then as punishment for catching you fishing at work, you must give me an identical one."
"I told you I've never touched a fish before!"
…
Below, looking at the spaceships that had just exploded and were buried in smoke, Xiao Yuan ran while thinking about the conversation he had with Quanzang in the bookstore that day.
Only then did the little ape finally understand the profound meaning of Quanzang's words.
At the same time, Momochi Ranpo also gathered all the ninjas and issued an order: "Don't let the Hattori brats die alone, let them see our hardened skills and ninja souls!"
…
"Where are you going?" Gintoki, who was leaning on the pillar and holding his hands, stopped Maomao who was running in a hurry. "I don't think you are running for your life."
"Junior, we can't let you go any further Aru."
"Leave this place to us, please take refuge as soon as possible."
Kagura and Shinpachi, who were following Momo under umbrellas, spoke up.
"Please get out of the way..." Maomao started again, "I understand that everyone is fighting for me. But... but I don't want to see others die for me anymore!"
Before he could finish speaking, the wooden sword in Gintoki's hand was inserted straight into the pillar beside Momo.
"Then why don't you just die and leave everything behind to die here. Or don't worry about those people who sacrificed everything for you and die here. How about letting me give you a good time?"
After listening to the words from Gintoki's mouth, Maomao lowered his head.
"Or do you still want to live even if you step on the corpses of so many people? Choose the one you like. I understand a little bit why that idiot suddenly doesn't like you, because you just choose one of the two. It’s just that I can’t be a coward. One moment I say I’m a general, and the next I can’t stand the things that a general must go through.”
"Ah, yes." Maomao unclenched his fist and responded with a gentle look in his eyes, "I...is indeed very bad. Even though I said that, I still..."
"But he... doesn't seem to hate you."
Hearing the sound, Maomao was stunned.
"Well, let's not talk about that idiot. In short, even if you want to escape from your own battlefield here, we will not escape from ours."
Just as Gintoki finished speaking, a huge crash suddenly came from the side. It was Haruyu's falling spaceship that hit the mountain nearby and fell into it.
Rumble—
Shinbachi, who covered his ears, suddenly discovered that a knocked down stone was flying towards his head at a very fast speed.
Can't escape! Xin Baji subconsciously covered his head.
But at this moment, a kunai shot out quickly, colliding with the stone and bouncing it away.
Looking at Shimomo who was still in the posture of projecting kunai with a sharp expression, Gintoki looked in disbelief.
"General, you..."
(End of chapter)