Chapter 266: The Mystery of Isamu Kondo of the Ikedaya Incident
The swordsmanship of Natural Rishin-ryu is limited to the origins and experiences of the founder and successors of the past generations. It is not as magical as the legends of later generations. It is even quite simple and rustic. To put it bluntly, it is just an ordinary swordsmanship school with strong practicality.
Not to mention that compared to the mythical swordsmanship of Feiten Yuken-ryu, the inheritance of top schools such as Beichen Itto-ryu, Shinto Muken-ryu, and Katori Shinto-ryu are also inferior.
Natural Rishin-ryu has neither gorgeous moves nor thrilling secrets, but rather resolutely implements the principles of "two minds, three firsts and four precepts" in kendo. In essence, it is no different from many local schools in Kansai at that time.
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In particular, the thick straight wooden sword used by Natural Rishin-ryu to practice Soshen was originally modified by Kondo Uchizo nosuke, the first generation leader of the clan, with a hoe-style wooden handle. Therefore, it is often ridiculed as "Hoe-style swordsmanship" by other local swordsmanship schools.
It was not until the emergence of the Fifth Generation Sect Master Kondo Isamu and "Sky Sword" Okita Souji that the status of this rural swordsmanship was completely reversed. With the swordsmanship talents of the two, plus the soul of the Shinsengumi "Demon Vice-Chancellor" Hijikata
With Shizo's mind, everyone referred to the major schools of the Bakumatsu and other ancient swordsmanship, and finally completed the reinforcement of the natural Rishin-ryu swordsmanship, becoming a major school that cannot be ignored in the Bakumatsu and even in the contemporary era.
Not only the improvement of personal combat power, but what scares the reformers the most is the Tsutachi technique of natural Rishin-ryu, which is a sword fighting technique with multiple people in a small team. Just like Kondo Isamu and Hijikata Toshizo when they assassinated the former director Serizawa Kamo.
Although Serizawa Kamo's swordsmanship was much better than the two of them, he was killed with almost no room for resistance in the face of continuous attacks and sneak attacks.
The first person attacks as quickly as possible, and then immediately steps aside without looking at the result. The second person immediately adds the attack, and then repeats the steps of the first person, round after round... This is as continuous as the strong wind blowing the grass.
Absolutely, the sword force that makes people breathless is called "Grass Attack Sword"!
The body cut in half by Isamu Kondo did not frighten everyone in the room. As a reformer, he was not a ruthless ronin who licked the blood with his sword! Even think tanks with poor sword skills may not have the same courage as these new candidates who don't care about life and death.
What's the difference between team members?
Seeing Shinsengumi leader Kondo Isamu and others blocking the door, someone immediately shouted: "Kill Kondo and everyone will be safe. The rest of the Mibu team members have nothing to fear!"
The skin of the forepaws of the six bare feet squeezed out a harsh "squeaking" sound on the floor. In conjunction with the sound of breaking through the air caused by the extremely straight blade tendons, and the roar that shook the sword's power, it made Kondo Isamu's attacker attack.
The three of them burst out with a decisive momentum.
Isamu Kondo, who was holding the Nagasoya Kotetsu, had a colder complexion than the dark body of his body. His arms were naturally drooping, and his hands were holding the handle of the knife; the blade of the Kotetsu sword was neither downwards nor perpendicular to the ground.
It was not moving forward, but at a strange downward angle of 45°; when he took a wrong step, there was an obvious twisting movement in the muscles of his waist, like a tightened rubber band.
The moment he completed these actions, the enemy's attack was already in front of him. Kondo refused to give in, his body remained motionless, and even caused the people around him to have the illusion that "he was an eternal mountain." This was a kind of extreme tranquility.
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Then, a roar that shook everyone's ears almost deafened boomed out from Kondo Isamu's chest, and at the same time, he swept out the sword in his hand.
It's not a sword swing, but a "sweep" similar to a stick technique, with traces of applying pressure and dragging the sword; the speed of this sword is not very fast, even in the eyes of ordinary people, it is only "slightly faster". Look
It doesn't look like the beauty of sharp swordsmanship at all.
But it was such an extremely simple knife that swept the enemy in front from the waist into two pieces. Under the power of the knife, the upper body that rushed forward was thrown directly out of the door, screaming and smashing through the paper door of the room on the opposite side of the corridor.
There was no sound after that.
This short attack technique, which does not rely on inertia or speed, but relies entirely on one's own muscle strength and unique way of exerting force, is Kondo Isamu's unique secret tiger tail sword.
Unlike Souji Okita, who always strives for the first place, the tiger tail sword is not the sword of the first, but the essence of "the first of the last" in kendo. In the natural Rishin-ryu, only Isamu Kondo, who is the contemporary sect leader, has completely mastered it.
Understand the secret of this door.
It's not that it's too difficult to practice, but that the person who masters this move must have superhuman physical fitness, superhuman judgment, and superhuman courage! This move seems to be made by Kondo Isamu.
After mastering the Tiger Tail Sword, even Souji Okita was not sure of escaping from the life-and-death showdown.
It's just that this kind of secret is a trick that comes first. In this era full of sneak attacks, assassinations, and advocating offense, it is far inferior to the secrets of the natural Rishin-ryu such as Hiraishon, Preface Sword, Hand Mirror Sword, and Yamakage Sword.
It is popular among disciples, so it is not widely spread.
In addition, the swordsmen who came under siege had never seen such unreasonable swordsmanship, which was even more frightening than Satsuma's manifestation style. Seeing the tragic scene of his companions being brutally dismembered before his eyes, there was a trace of hesitation in his movements unconsciously.
The attack that might have injured Kondo Isamu at the moment when he was frozen after his attack was wasted in vain.
The Shinsengumi team members, who have practiced the group sword technique of "Grass Attack Sword" and have a tacit understanding of each other, were ready for the next attack as early as the moment Kondo Isamu swung the sword: one person directly cut off the opponent on Kondo Isamu's left side.
With the knife-wielding arm, one person pierced the opponent's abdomen on the right side. Including the opponent who was killed by Isamu Kondo in the first place, in an instant, the reformers had lost four people.
Miyabe Daizo was stunned to see it. If he hadn't been in the innermost part of the room, he would have been able to take the lead and break out of the five members of the Shinsengumi. Even in the worst case scenario, both he and Isamu Kondo would be injured, and the other companions would definitely be injured.
He could fight his way out, but the situation was such that he had no choice but to roar: "Don't be impulsive, everyone, run away quickly, I will personally claim Isamu Kondo's head!"
The reformers who woke up suddenly dispersed in a rush, or jumped from the windows, or broke through the paper doors and rushed into the corridor. In an instant, only Miyabe Daizo and the other two hardcore guards were left in the room, staring at him.
Isamu Kondo.
Okita Souji narrowed his eyes, walked forward with an innocent smile, and asked word by word: "Where are Katsura Kogoro and Battousai?" Anyone can hear the tone in his voice.
Disappointment, anger, and impatience were completely opposite to the expression on his face!
Miyabe Daizo chuckled and blurted out without hesitation: "Kyoto will be burned tonight to welcome the Holy Emperor back to Choshu. As the leader of the Choshu vassals, where do you think Mr. Katsura should be! Maybe they have led the army into the palace now.
Come on...hahaha!"
"Baga! You beasts!" Kondo was so angry that the veins on his forehead jumped. He did not doubt Miyabe's statement at all. This was the only reason that could explain why Gui Xiao, another leader, at such an important gathering.
Why didn't Wulang show up?
When he thought that Kyoto might be reduced to a sea of flames and His Majesty might be hijacked by rebels, he couldn't help but cursed loudly, and then ordered: "Okita, Nagakura, you should immediately pursue the escaped rebels, and don't let any of them go! The old thief in front of you is going to die.
My life is mine!"
It won't help to think so much. Now Kondo Isamu has only one goal, which is to kill the opponent as soon as possible, and to lead a rescue team once the situation mentioned by the opponent occurs.
Facing the angry director, Okita suppressed his unwillingness and immediately spread his anger to the fleeing crowd, causing a bloody storm. His ruthlessness was no less than that of his coveted opponent.
There were only three people left from each party in the room, and they all looked at their opponents coldly, fighting to the death!