"The country will be destroyed and the species will be destroyed! The country will be destroyed and the species will be destroyed!! So and so... What is the difference between our Yamato and the country and the species will be destroyed!!!"
When Miyamoto Musashi's secret letter was presented to Tokugawa Ieyasu, he unfolded it silently, read it silently, and put it away silently, and then summoned all the family elders...
until now
Without saying a word…
"Then what can we do!? Are we really forcing the head of the family to bow to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and be willing to be his retainer! But even so... what is the chance of us defeating the Liang Kingdom!? 10%!
?I’m afraid it’s not even 10%!! And then…then wait for them to force us into the mountains and forests, and finally kill us all!!”
"Are you so sure that this witch can do it!?"
"Since she dared to tell it in public in the court! It means that she is not afraid of us finding out! And... she is also sure that we are powerless to stop it..."
"But how do you know she's not trying to scare others by using her words to scare people!!"
"Because hundreds of their warships are in Nagasaki Port right now... If you saw that scene with your own eyes... you wouldn't ask any more questions!!"
Having said that, Hattori Hanzo (Ma) took out a scroll from his arms and turned to look at the head of the family...
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded expressionlessly...
"Whoa!"
The scroll was then displayed to everyone in the hall by Hattori Hanzo! And what was drawn in the scroll... was the new water maker of Nagasaki Port and the Liang Kingdom! And the scroll was obviously not finished... because from the lower right part of the scroll
At first, the picture gradually began to be scrawled and mixed with blood stains.
While stroking the scroll, Hattori Hanzo murmured in a hoarse voice: "You guys... take a good look at it for yourselves! This is today's Liang Kingdom Navy..."
Hearing this, everyone quickly stood up and came over, lying on the ground to watch carefully...
"How big is this... this boat? This black... is... a sampan??"
"Sampan!? This sampan is not as big as their anchor! Is the drawing wrong? Let the ninja who drew this picture come out. I have something to ask him face to face!"
"I can't call you..." Hattori Hanzo crouched on the ground and smiled bitterly at everyone...
"The person who drew this picture... was my confidant, Kyuudaime Fuma Kotaro... He passed away yesterday after giving this picture to me..."
"What!? Kudaiime Fuma Kotaro!? He...isn't he an 'earth ninja'!? How can he...die!?" (Note ①)
"Ninjas are also made of flesh and blood, so how can they not die..."
"No! My original intention is that with his methods, even if he is surrounded by thousands of armies, he should be able to escape safely...! How could he...!?"
"Alas! Can't you see how he died!? Isn't it all painted on this picture!! Look at this... look at this side!! This port is full of their soldiers and
Artillery! It is estimated that... he should have died from random gunfire and heavy artillery..."
"This ship is so big...it's simply appalling. Then what are the numbers written on top of this warship...??"
"The number of artillery pieces per ship..."
"The number of artillery pieces!?? Is this...is this written wrong!?"
"Your Excellency Honda Tadakatsu... Since you have so many doubts, why not go to Nagasaki and see for yourself..." A hint of coldness gradually flashed across Hattori Hanzo's face. His most trusted subordinate even went so far as to do this for this picture.
Sacrificing himself, only to be questioned by everyone, this has gradually exceeded the limit of his tolerance...
This group of samurai has always been like this. They never seem to regard ninjas as human beings, only as inferior tools! But when they need information, they always think of ninjas first... Once the information appears
A slight deviation will push all the reasons for defeat to the ninja. This stubborn disease of deciding right and wrong based on one's birth has long been ingrained in the Japanese country. Even the so-called famous generals and celebrities are unavoidable...
"Where did Hattori-dono start with these words!? It is your duty as a ninja to detect the enemy with this information! Why do you need me to go there in person!?"
"Then stop doubting! This is the most authentic information!! We are working hard to find out the information at the front! But you can only do nothing in the back! Don't you feel ashamed!? What qualifications do you have to point fingers in front of me!
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"Your Excellency Hattori! I will always respect you very much!"
"Then please, Lord Honda, please respect me as well as my ninjas!! This picture... they paid for it with their lives!!"
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For a moment, there was silence in the main hall, but it seemed that the smoke was hidden under the calm sea...
Seeing the two most powerful "go-getters" glaring in front of him, with their swords at war, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had never said a word, slowly stood up and walked to the two of them.
When the two of them saw this, they quickly took a step back and knelt on the ground...
"I... trust Mr. Hattori, just as I trust General Honda. You two... are both my ministers, so there is no need to be like this..." As Tokugawa Ieyasu spoke, he slowly leaned over and said
Left and right stretched out their hands to help them both up at the same time... and smiled at them, then slowly turned to look at Tadashi Sakai aside...
"Just now, His Excellency Tadashi Sakai said, what is the difference between us... and the subjugation of the country and the annihilation of the species... I... will answer you now, the so-called difference... is that we... are still alive..."
After hearing this, Tadanobu Honda, the first military advisor of the Tokugawa family who had always belonged to the "Howa faction", climbed up with difficulty with the help of two servants at the age of eighty-four...
He has not practiced martial arts at this age, and even his daily life is inseparable from the care of servants. When he opens his mouth, a trace of saliva flows from the mouth that has long been toothless... But even so, he
He also had to finish his words tremblingly: "Master...but the decision has been made!?"
"Undecided..."
"Then...what the head of the family just said...??"
Tokugawa Ieyasu slowly turned around, looked at Honda Masanobu, who was full of doubts, and said in a deep voice: "I know that... I can't defeat the Netherlands... Even if I unify the entire country, it will still not be the Netherlands.
Opponent... Therefore, I want to wait and see for a while. If Liang Guo can defeat Holland in this battle, by then... we will have no other choice but to surrender..."
"Yes! Yes! That's it!" After Honda Tadanobu finished speaking, he clapped his hands and burst out laughing. With the help of two servants, he slowly sat down again, and then panted rapidly and managed to say:
"That being the case, I... can go there with peace of mind..."
After saying that, he took his last breath with a smile on his face...
It turns out that the time he got up just now was the old man's reflection...
On the other hand, Tokugawa Ieyasu and several veterans in the palace also showed a hint of sadness.
Different from the idea that everyone practices martial arts to prolong life, Honda Masanobu is not the oldest among everyone, but he believes in Buddhism and the theory of reincarnation, so for so many years... even if he is watching himself grow old , the people around him are still "evergreen", he does not feel envious, and he has never practiced martial arts... He only regards death as the liberation of this life...
Now, the funeral that he worries about the most has come to a conclusion, and the last bit of obsession that was holding on his chest has also dissipated, so for him... death is more like a kind of relief...
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Note①
The real ninja ranks in history are divided into first ninja, genin, middle ninja, jounin, earth ninja, sky ninja, and the legendary Wuji...
The so-called Wuji is equivalent to the pinnacle of the martial arts realm in the Central Plains, which is the Grandmaster Bayi Chinese website.
But looking at the entire history of the Japanese country, only one person who was the founder of ninja was able to touch him after returning from the Central Plains. In the following thousands of years, no one could touch him.
And Tennin, like Hattori Hanzo, has entered the Cauldron Realm.
By analogy, Earth Ninja... is the middle and late stage of An Jin
