I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

At this time, Xuntaro went on to say:

"Although it may be a bit treasonous to say so, the 17th generation of Lord Yanmo, he is so old, he probably won't live long."

"The next generation of Balrog must choose one of you, Shuntaro-sama, and Kyutaro-sama."

"Gekutaro-sama is self-willed and addicted to sex. After moving to Edo from the base area, it got worse and he hangs around Yoshihara every day."

"Although Shuntaro is strong, I feel that he doesn't care about Shiranui. He always has an attitude of being irrelevant and high-spirited about all kinds of things in Shiranui."

"And he made a scene like that three years ago. I have always doubted Shintaro-sama's loyalty to our Shiranui."

"Whether it's Jitaro-sama or Shuntaro-sama, I don't think they are qualified to be the 18th generation of Balrogs"

"The only person who has the qualifications and the ability to sit on the position of Balrog, I think, is you, Shintaro-sama."

Xuntaro's face was serious, and there was no trace of "joking" or "not serious".

"What Shiranui needs now is a strategist who can lead the ninjas of Quansato to gain a foothold in the thorny shogunate."

"In terms of strategy, grasp of the situation, and loyalty to Shiranui, Shintaro-sama, you are the undisputed leader of the Four Heavenly Kings."

"At that time, you also proposed to Lord Yanmo to submit to the shogunate and become the royal ninja of the shogunate, and use the power of the shogunate to strengthen our strength."

"I have always believed that if you, Shintaro-sama, can be the 18th Balrog, we will be able to do it in Shiranui"

Before Xuntaro finished speaking, Shintaro interrupted:

"Okay, Xuntaro, let's stop this topic."

"Sorry." Xuntaro bowed his head in apology.

"To me, it doesn't matter who will succeed the Balrog."

Shintaro said softly.

"The only thing I care about from the beginning to the end is whether we don't know whether Huoli can continue to exist and continue to grow."

"As long as there is someone who can make us survive Shiranui and grow further. I am willing to accept this person as the new master."

As soon as Shintaro said these words, Xuntaro was stunned.

Afterwards, longing and admiration appeared in his eyes.

"Sure enough, I'm not mistaken." Xuntaro said with a little excitement in his tone, "Master Shintaro, you are indeed great! I feel more and more that the next generation of Balrogs must belong to you!"

Shintaro didn't respond to Xuntaro's words, but just smiled.

"Hurry up and eat." After finishing speaking, Shintaro took a bite of the rice ball in his hand, and then said vaguely, "After this meal, we have to continue to work and catch that traitor."

"Yes!" Xuntaro responded loudly, and took a bite of the rice ball in his hand.

Just after taking a bite, Xuntaro seemed to remember something, and the speed of chewing slowed down a little.

"Master Shintaro, may I ask one more question?"

"Just ask."

"I heard that this guy who made us busy all over Edo these days is absconding in fear of crime. Is this true? I recently heard from some friends who were also in charge of arresting that guy that he committed something. Hastily fled from our Shiranui."

"Oh, this." Shintaro sneered, "That guy is indeed absconding in fear of crime. After he learned that we had discovered the crime he committed, he hurriedly fled from Shiranui."

"What crime did that guy commit?" Xuntaro asked.

"He helped those scum escape from Shiranui."

"What?" Xuntaro's eyes widened because he was too surprised.

"Not long after we moved our base to Edo, we discovered that there were a lot more Kiu who managed to escape."

"We, who realized something was wrong, started a thorough investigation."

"And then we found that guy."

"After that guy found out that his affairs had been exposed, he fled in Shiranui in a hurry."

"I see." Xuntaro gritted his teeth, "It's unforgivable to let those scumbags go."

"That guy can't run far." Shintaro sneered again, "It can take 7 days or 5 days, and we can catch that guy."

"If you're lucky, you might be able to catch that guy's accomplices as well."

"That bastard rebel has an accomplice?" Xuntaro asked in shock.

"Yes. After we found out that the traitorous ninja had been helping the grunts escape, we conducted a thorough investigation of the village and caught several grues who had contact with the traitorous ninja."

"After some torture, those shou confessed that Renren had an accomplice inside and outside Shiranui."

"It was that accomplice who cooperated with that traitor inside and out, and they were able to successfully let so many dirts escape smoothly."

"According to our statistics, there are about 23 fleeing rou, all thanks to the two of them."

"There are still accomplices." Xuntaro's face became more gloomy, "I really hate Mr. Shintaro, did you ask what his accomplice looks like and what his name is from those dirty mouths?"

"Those guys have never seen what that bastard accomplice looks like or what his name is." Shintaro said softly, "The only thing we know so far is that that bastard accomplice is not from Shiranui."

"Let's go step by step and take your time now. The thorough investigation of Ru Village is still going on, and it won't be long before we can uncover a few more Ru that had close contact with that traitor."

"At that time, maybe we will be able to get information on that traitorous accomplice."

"Or after we catch that traitor, we can directly ask him about the whereabouts of his accomplices."

"No matter what, we must not let those who dare to sabotage our Shiranui live freely."

After the words fell, a strong coldness emerged from Shintaro's pupils.

"Now I'm more curious about whether the rebellious accomplice is a man or a woman."

A strange smile appeared on Xuntaro's face.

"I prefer that the rebellious partner is a woman. This way, it will be much more interesting. Our flower house is just short of people right now."

Shintaro was noncommittal to what Xuntaro said just now, and only showed a meaningful smile.

Chapter 409 Ogata's Second New Change: Water Drop·Erlian【2 words】

The six diners of Kondo and Nagano walked to an open space a little away from the izakaya.

This open space is located in a rather remote and inconspicuous location, and no passer-by has passed through this open space.

"Kondo." One of the six diners put his hand on the saber at his waist, "You should also know why we came to you, right?"

"Aside from seeking revenge on me, what else can you do for it?"

"It's good that you know. You are so despicable today, you even threw sand and dirt directly at Yongye-sama's face! Although Yongye-sama didn't suffer any injuries, if we don't beat you hard, we really can't get rid of our anger !"

As soon as the words fell, the six people pulled out the knives from their waists one after another, then turned the blades around, and pointed the backs of the knives at Kondo.

"We won't kill you, we'll just beat you up. So as long as you stand there obediently and let us hit you with the back of a knife, then you and I will save trouble, and we will make you suffer less The flesh is bitter."

"Idiots will not resist!" Kondo yelled angrily, while pulling out the saber from his waist, and then, like the six people, turned the blade around and faced the enemy with the back of the sword.

Both sides tacitly use the back of the knife.

Both Kondo and these six people have a common idea in tacit understanding: killing people in Edo is not allowed.

After all, killing people in Edo is no joke.

Six diners formed a semicircular formation and slowly approached Kondo.

Kondo carefully observed the semicircular formation formed by the six people, gritted his teeth, and rushed towards the person standing at the end of the formation.

Kondo intends to defeat these six people one by one.

His calculations were loud.

But his strength does not match his plan.

The plan he drew up in his mind was that he would attack while walking, one by one, and knock down all six of them with one blow.

However, as soon as Kondo swung a powerful slash at the person standing at the end of the formation, his slash was firmly caught by this person.

And the moment Kondo's knife was caught by this "Pastor 1", "Passer 2" who was standing next to him immediately aimed at Kondo's flank and slashed horizontally.

Kondo, who had never fought this kind of "one against many" battles, became flustered when he saw "Diner 2" slashing at him with a knife.

Hastily jumped back, dodging the horizontal cut of "Diner 2".

It's just that although he successfully escaped the slash of "Pastor 2", he jumped into the attack range of "Pastor 3"

Kondo was like a puppy jumping in a hot pot, jumping around in a hurry, avoiding the slashes of the six people one after another.

Kondo's lack of combat experience with one enemy against many is fully displayed at this time.

How to avoid attacks from different directions, who is the best target, and when is the best time to launch a counterattack Kondo is at a loss for all these issues

Kondo also realized that if he continued like this, he would have to lose.

So he decided to use his secret technique again

Leaping to the right, before and after "Pastor 5", "Pastor 5" immediately seemed to be playing whack-a-mole and saw the gopher jump out of the hole, holding the knife in his hand high, and slashing at Kondo. go.

This time, Kondo did not hide.

Instead, with lightning speed, he put his left hand into the sand contained in the homemade trouser pocket, and then threw it at the face of "Pastor 5".

"watch out!"

Kondo has high hopes for his handful of sand.

Think of it as a game-breaking move.

However, the subsequent actions of "Diner 5" dashed Kondo's hopes.

"Passer 5" raised his left hand in time to block the sand.

Then he swung the knife in his right hand and drew it towards Kondo's left thigh.

The hard back of the sword firmly hit Kondo's thigh, who was stunned for a moment due to the failure of the "Ogata-ryu", and had no time to escape.

"Ahhh!"

After uttering a low scream, Kondo jumped away with one foot and opened the distance from "Pastor 5".

"The same trick, if you use it too many times, it won't work." "Patcher 5" said while patting the dust left on his left hand, "We have been paying attention to your trick. As long as you know in advance that you have this trick, then your trick is no threat to us."

Kondo lowered his left hand and touched the thigh that had just been stabbed by the back of the knife.

It hurts a bit, but the bones should be fine, after all, the opponent only used the back of the knife, and the thigh is the place with the most flesh.

"Passer 5": "We have just said that we will not kill you, but will just beat you up and teach you a lesson. So obediently give up resistance, we will let you go after we make you suffer. "

"I've said it all, only a fool will obediently not resist and let you beat me hard." Although Kondo's response did not show weakness.

"Then there is no other way." "Passer 5" clenched the knife in his hand again, "Then keep fighting and see how long you can last."

The six diners re-arranged in a semicircular formation and approached Kondo.

Looking at the six people re-arranged into a semicircular formation, Kondo's expression gradually became serious.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Kondo had to face the reality that he didn't have the ability to deal with six samurai who were all skilled in swordsmanship at the same time.

When Kondo was racking his brains and thinking about the strategy to defeat the enemy

"Sorry. Everyone, can you let that fool go?"

A male voice suddenly sounded from the entrance and exit of this open space.

The 6 diners and Kondo followed the prestige and looked towards the entrance and exit of this open space.

Kondo and the six showed different expressions.

After the six diners heard the voice, the expressions on their faces were only puzzled.

After Kondo heard the voice, he was slightly taken aback.

Then a look of half shock, half ecstasy appeared.

Kondo recognized immediately that it was someone's voice that was extremely important to him.

However, Kondo did not see the familiar face while looking at the source of the voice with ecstasy and shock.

All he saw was a face with ordinary features that he had never seen before.

Kondo's expression froze immediately.

After successfully drawing everyone's attention to himself, Ogata quickly walked into the open space and came to Kondo's side.

As soon as the "teacher" Ogata came to Kondo's side, Kondo opened his mouth impatiently, planning to say something.