I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"And these people are the ninjas in Shiranui who are loyal to Toyotomi."

"After the ninjas in Shiranui rescued Toyotomi Kunimatsu, they brought Toyotomi Kunimatsu to Satsuma in Kyushu."

"The one who was beheaded at Rokujo Kawara was Toyotomi Kunimatsu's substitute."

"After rescuing Toyotomi Kunimatsu, in order to prevent the Edo shogunate from discovering that Toyotomi's blood remained, they took the initiative to distance themselves from the descendants of the Toyotomi clan and stop dealing with them."

"At the same time, they also took the initiative to forget this history that they rescued the descendants of the Toyotomi clan."

"The ninjas who participated in the rescue of Toyotomi Kunimatsu all kept silent about this history."

"Neither inform others, nor use words to record this history."

"After the ninjas who participated in the rescue of Toyotomi Kunimatsu died one by one, the ninjas in Shiranui who were still alive naturally forgot this history."

"Now that I think about it carefully, the ninjas in Shiranui were really loyal enough."

Shintaro smiled but didn't smile, his shoulders shook.

"After the Toyotomi clan lost power, they still never left the Toyotomi clan."

"When the Toyotomi Clan was about to perish, he sacrificed his life to save the Toyotomi Clan's bloodline."

"As far as I know, many ninjas died in order to save Toyotomi's blood."

"After successfully rescuing Toyotomi's blood, in order not to let the Edo shogunate find out that Toyotomi's blood remained, they took the initiative to alienate the former master's family, and forgot this rescue that could have left a dazzling mark in history. The main action."

"To this day, neither outsiders nor the ninjas in Shiranui know the legend created by a group of ninjas in the burning Osaka Castle 200 years ago."

"After the successful defeat of the Toyotomi family, there is no family in the world that can threaten the Edo shogunate."

"From then on, the Edo shogunate enjoyed the world for 200 years until"

Shintaro raised his right index finger and pointed to the ground under his feet.

"today."

"The rescued Toyotomi blood has survived tenaciously during the past 200 years."

"And in the past 200 years, the descendants of the Toyotomi family have never forgotten the hatred with the Edo shogunate."

"The descendants of the Toyotomi clan have truly lived their lives for 200 years!"

Shintaro's tone gradually became excited.

"Finally, at the moment when the Edo shogunate is declining day by day, the descendants of the Toyotomi clan are determined to start now! Take back everything that should belong to them from the Edo shogunate!"

"Money, fame, and the world!"

The two corners of Shintaro's mouth were pulled upwards with an exaggerated range.

The smile on display was horrifyingly ferocious.

Shintaro's appearance at this time made Shintaro feel a little creepy.

The Shintaro at this time is completely different from the Shintaro that Shuntaro knew in the past.

The Shintaro in Shuntaro's memory is low-key, taciturn, and silently doing all the tasks assigned to him like a diligent old scalper.

At this time, Shintaro showed a ferocious and somewhat weird smile, and said in an excited tone the "true history" that has stunned Shintaro from the beginning to the present.

If someone else tells Shuntaro the story of "there is Toyotomi's blood and waits for revenge", Shuntaro will definitely think that his story is well written, and it would be a pity not to sell this story to the storyteller.

But at the moment when so many things have happened tonight, when Shintaro tells this story, Shintaro's cognition of history is involuntarily shaken

While Shuntaro was still in shock, Shintaro continued what he had just said and continued.

"Shuntaro, it's just as I told you."

"I, Keitaro, and Hannosuke have been companions for a long time."

"We are all Toyotomi's retainers!"

Shuntaro had already vaguely guessed that Shintaro and the others might be related to the "surviving Toyotomi descendants" he just said, but after hearing Shintaro and the others admit that they were Toyotomi's retainers, Shuntaro's face There was still surprise in his eyes.

"Shuntaro, I, Keitaro and you are all foreign ninjas."

Shintaro continued.

"You were born on the banks of the Rashomon River in Yoshiwara, and then you were spotted for your talent, and then you were invited to join Shiranui."

"And I, Keitaro, and you are all foreigners."

"Before entering Shiranui, we were already Toyotomi's retainers."

"In order to control Shiranui from the inside, we have already started making preparations."

Shuntaro clenched his fists tightly, and the half of the kimono sleeve and the letter in his hand seemed to be crushed by him.

"Control Shiranui from within," Shuntaro said in a deep voice, "Since six years ago, have you wanted to control Shiranui? What do you want to do? To make Shiranui return to Toyotomi's command?"

In Shuntaro's impression, Shintaro joined Shiranui 6 years ago.

And not long after, Keitaro also became a part of Shiranui.

"Well, maybe." Shintaro shrugged, "In order to completely destroy the Edo Shogunate, we need to unite and master all the forces we can control."

"For this reason, we also recruited the remaining ninjas in Iga no Sato."

Shintaro grinned and smiled.

From just now, he looked like a child who had succeeded in a prank, happily showing off his successful prank to Shuntaro.

"After the demise of Iga no Sato 40 years ago, we consciously searched for and contacted the surviving Iga no Sato ninjas, and brought them over."

Shuntaro turned his head and glanced at Hannosuke not far away.

Hannosuke remained silent, probably acquiescing to Shintaro's words just now.

"We've been preparing for tonight for a long time."

Shintaro raised his head, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.

"In order to gain enough right to speak in Shiranui, I climbed all the way to the high position of the Four Heavenly Kings."

"About a year ago, we made all the preparations to seize the power of Shiranui. We can start to formally control Shiranui."

"First, persuade the Balrog to submit to the shogunate, and move the base in Shiranui to Edo."

"At that time, it took me a lot of effort to successfully persuade the Balrog to submit to the shogunate."

"In the past few months after moving the base to Edo, we have been looking for the most suitable time to do it."

"Then finally today, the best time to implement the plan came."

"Both you and Jitaro happened to be on mission tonight, so you didn't stay in the village."

"There's no better time to do it than tonight."

"In order to control Shiranui, who should be eliminated, I have already made a plan."

Shintaro sneered, raised his hand and stroked his neck.

"First of all, the Balrog who leads the entire Shiranui must die."

"Secondly, Ji Taro and Kotaro."

"As long as three of them die."

"It doesn't matter if the ninjas other than the three of them are dead or alive."

"Broken Demon, an old guy who only wants to revitalize Shiranui, is really in the way."

"Gekitaro and Kotaro not only have a high status and power in Shiranui, but they are also the kind of people who don't have any concerns."

"Gekutaro is greedy for wine and sex."

"Kotaro is not greedy for alcohol, but only for sex."

"This kind of person who has no worries is the most troublesome and inconvenient to control."

"In order to deal with Ji Taro, I sent Keitaro to Ji Taro's side 5 years ago, making Keitaro and Ji Taro be brothers on the surface, and actually monitoring Ji Taro."

"And prepare to kill him when the opportunity comes."

"As for Kotaro, I had corresponding arrangements for him, but Kotaro had already been killed by Ogata Ittosai, so I saved a little effort."

"Today evening, I managed to add poison to the Balrog's dinner today."

"Although this kind of poison takes a while to take effect, it is a strong medicine that will kill you after you eat it."

"While pouring medicine into Yanmo's dinner tonight, I gave Keitaro an order to kill Jitaro when he went out with him to perform this task tonight."

"It's just that something happened to Huitaro. Before he could do anything, Jitaro was killed by unknown people, but it doesn't matter, as long as Jitaro is dead."

"In addition, I also ordered Hannosuke and the others to go to Yoshiwara and kidnap Mrs. Fengchi."

"Shuntaro, do you know? I wanted to kill you too."

Speaking of this, a strange smile appeared on Shintaro's face.

"You are the scariest one among the Four Heavenly Kings."

"It's not just because of your superior strength, and your high prestige and status in Shiranui."

"If you want to completely control Shiranui, it's impossible not to get rid of or control you, who has a high reputation."

"But after careful consideration, I decided to let you go and not kill you."

"You are not a person who is greedy for vulgar things like wine and sex like Ji Taro and Kotaro."

"You have always been pursuing only stronger skills and becoming stronger."

"But you are not as carefree as Ji Taro and Kotaro."

"You have a very close relationship with Taifu Fengchi from Yoshihara."

The strange color in the smile on Shintaro's face became more and more intense.

On the other hand, Shuntaro's expression became more and more ugly.

"The two of you are the children of a wandering girl on the banks of the Rashomon River, so you are like childhood sweethearts."

"After learning that you and Taifu Fengling have such a close relationship, to be honest, I was stunned."

"I never thought that the head of the Four Heavenly Kings in Shiranui and the head of Yoshihara Younv are friends since childhood."

"While feeling stunned, I am also very happy."

"People who are concerned are the easiest to manipulate."

Before Shintaro finished speaking, Shuntaro said with a sullen face:

"So you kidnapped Ah Chang and plan to use Ah Chang as a hostage to blackmail me and let me do things for you?"

"That's right." Shintaro clapped his palms, "But don't worry, Taifu Fengchi is safe now, as I said just now, not even a bit of skin is broken."

"Are you planning to rely on Ah Chang to blackmail me?" Shuntaro shrugged and sneered.

"Yes." Shintaro's brows and eyes showed a look of sarcasm, "Because I know that Shintaro is a person who values ​​affection."

"It's impossible for you to sit back and watch your friends die."

Shintaro's words made Shuntaro purse his lips tightly.

After a long silence, he let out a few low laughs.

"So this is ah"

"I understand why you worked so hard to persuade Balrog to submit to the shogunate."

Shuntaro now feels like the fog surrounding him suddenly dissipates.

A few months ago, it was Shintaro who proposed to Balrog to surrender to the shogunate and move the base to Edo.

Shuntaro looked at Hannosuke who had been silent since just now.

"So you Iga ninjas also came to Edo to find us in order to support Shintaro?"

"That's right." Hannosuke said softly, "But our hatred for Genichi Kinoshita is real."

"This time in Edo, in addition to assisting Shintaro and the others, we also really searched for Kinoshita Genichi in Edo to see if Kinoshita Genichi was attracted to Edo by the imperial trial."

"You guys are really generous." Shintaro changed into a tone of sarcasm, "It's just so generous to keep the blood of the Toyotomi family, and try to take revenge on the Edo shogunate for such an important news to me."

"Are you not afraid that I will leak these important news to other people, or directly to the shogunate?"

"Go and leak it." Shintaro spread his hands, "Since I dare to tell you that Toyotomi is not dead, it means that I am not afraid of you leaking the news at all."