Chapter 307 Shiranui, who joined forces with the shogunate
Atachi groped around on Ryutaro's body for a while and found 7 kunai from Ryutaro's body.
"You... bastard..." Although he felt it was difficult to breathe and could not even breathe normally, Ryutaro still held on and yelled at Atachi, "Why... do you have such a thing...
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"Shiranui despises firearms from top to bottom, and regards my father and I as brainless people who delve into strange skills."
"My father's firearms research and development has always been carried out in secret, and you have never paid attention to my father's firearms research. Of course you don't know that my father successfully secretly created two short-wheeled guns, Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi.
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Having said this, Amachi's eyes towards Ryutaro were filled with mockery.
"After my father passed away, in the whole Shiranui, apart from me, only Uncle Qing knew Sou Sakura and Kasumi Nagi."
"I have been hiding Sou Sakura and Kasumi Nagi, just so that one day I can shoot your heads off like this!"
After that, Atachi held one of the kunai he had just taken out from Ryutaro's body upside down, and used the kunai as a nail to nail Ryutaro's right palm to the ground.
“Ahhhhh——!”
Although it was difficult to breathe, Ryutaro still screamed uncontrollably due to the severe pain.
"Atachi, who are these people?"
At this moment, Ogata's voice sounded from behind Amachi.
After hearing four gunshots outside the hut, Ogon immediately took the one-eyed dragon who had become his prisoner and rushed out of the hut with the successfully rescued Inaba wife, daughter and Kondo.
As soon as he rushed out of the small building, Oban saw a man dressed in black using a kunai to pin the right hand of a man dressed in black to the ground.
Perhaps it was the luck of the one-eyed dragon. Although he was shot 4 times, none of the four shots hit his vital points, so he still had a breath left. Of course, the one-eyed dragon was still alive, and he was still alive compared to the power of Sou Sakura and Kasumi Nagi.
It's a little bit weaker.
Atachi turned his head and cast a complicated look at Ogata.
After staring at Ogata with this complicated look for a while, Atachi sighed softly and muttered:
"It seems I can't hide it anymore..."
After muttering like this, Omachi said loudly to Ogata:
"These four people...ah, no, these three corpses and this guy with only half life left are the ninjas in Shiranui."
"They are here...to hunt me down."
After hearing the word "hunt" from A-Machi's mouth, Ogata raised his eyebrows and then cast a meaningful look at A-Machi.
Atachi hurriedly turned his head back and focused his attention on Ryutaro beneath him again.
"Tell me quickly - how many people are here? How many jounin? How many chuunin? Who is the leader?"
As he turned his attention back to Ryutaro, a cold look appeared on Omachi's face and pupils.
"Hmph... O-Machi... don't be complacent... you can't escape for much longer... just surrender and accept our punishment... that's... the best destination for you now... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Before Ryutaro could finish his words, A-Machi pinned Ryutaro's other palm to the ground with a kunai.
"Don't tell me whether these are true or not! Just answer the question I just asked!"
After hearing the number "32" from Ryutaro's mouth, Atachi's pupils shrank slightly.
After being silent for a long time, Ating sneered:
"Huh... I didn't expect the leader... ah, he is no longer my leader."
"I didn't expect Enma to think so highly of me that he sent 8 jounin and 24 chuunin to hunt me down."
"Stop being so sentimental..." Ryutaro grinned with a sarcastic smile, "The reason why the leader sent so many people to Luo...is not just...just to hunt you down..."
"I'll tell you the truth...let you despair..."
"As early as...a year ago...the leader has been planning to cooperate with the shogunate..."
"After a year of negotiations... now... we have finally reached cooperation with the shogunate..."
"From now on...we in Shiranui will officially cooperate with the shogunate..."
"We fight for the shogunate...and the shogunate assists us in tracking down the whereabouts of all the rebel ninjas who defected from the ninja village..."
"The reason why we knew you were fleeing to Kyoto so quickly was all thanks to the help of the shogunate..."
"The reason why the leader sent so many people to Luo this time... to chase you is only a secondary reason..."
"The main reason... is because... we have taken on the first big task since we started cooperating with the shogunate... serving as the guards of the Nijo Imperial Palace..."
"In order to ensure that this first big mission is foolproof...the leader sent so many people to Luo..."
"The leader and the shogunate have agreed... that at least 28 ninjas will be sent to defend the Nijo Imperial Palace..."
"Because we only need 28 people left in Nijo Imperial Palace... Lord Kotaro sent four of us to hunt you down..."
"And Mr. Kotaro... led the others... to continue to stay at the Nijo Imperial Palace..."
"Due to the mission of protecting the Nijo Imperial Palace... Mr. Kotaro and the rest of his companions cannot leave the Nijo Imperial Palace for the time being..."
"But...the escort mission to Nijo Imperial Palace...will only last until tonight..."
"After tonight's banquet at the... Ninomaru Garden of Nijo Imperial Palace... our mission to defend Nijo Imperial Palace... even if it is over... Mr. Kotaro and the others... can move freely..."
"So... after tonight's banquet at Nijo Imperial Palace ends... Mr. Kotaro and others will lead the rest to pursue you without stopping..."
"Can you deal with 28 ninjas led by Kotaro-sama with just your short gun...?"
Atachi had been listening quietly to Ryutaro telling him everything he knew.
As Ryutaro spoke, A-Machi's face became paler and paler...
"Finally...let me tell you one more thing..."
The smile on Ryutaro's face became more and more ferocious.
"The leader... in order to boost our morale... specifically allows us... after catching you... to do anything to you except killing you..."
"Atachi, you...are a kunoichi who is responsible for fighting...you must be a virgin by now, right...?"
"What a pity...I was cut into your hands...I couldn't taste...the taste of a virgin..."
"Atachi...you have...lost..."
"Even if we run away with our tail between our legs now...it's useless..."
"We have begun to cooperate with the shogunate...even if you escape to the ends of the world...we can still catch up with you...!"
"Hahahahaha...!"
Even though he almost lost the energy to speak, Ryutaro still used all his strength to laugh wildly.
Amachi silently stared at Ryutaro who was laughing.
After Ryutaro finally stopped laughing, Atachi twitched the corner of his mouth and revealed a faint smile:
"Have I lost already?"
Atachi asked again what Ryutaro had just said to her.
"So what?"
"Ever since I was a kid, no matter whether it was stealth or assassination, apart from jujitsu and the use and research of firearms, I was better than other peers in the village."
"But that's how I lost all the way and gritted my teeth to survive."
After that, A-Machi waved the kunai in his hand, and stabbed Ryutaro, who had come all the way to chase him, and completely killed Ryutaro.
"...Your questioning is over, now it's my turn to ask." After saying that, Ogata dragged the one-eyed dragon at his feet who had been tied up in front of him.
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One look at this one-eyed dragon showed that he was not the kind of warrior who would dare to commit suicide.
Ogata didn't ask much, and the one-eyed dragon just told him everything he knew.
One-Eyed Dragon claimed that he was just a pawn, so he didn't know much.
He was originally a ronin who was paid to do things, and was hired by a young man named "Ryuunosuke".
The task given to him by Ryunosuke was simple - to guard the mother and daughter together with others.
As for who this mother and daughter are and what Ryunosuke wants to do, the one-eyed dragon has no idea.
"...You only know this little thing?" Ogata cast an impatient look at the one-eyed dragon.
"Wait, wait! Let me think again...imagine again...ah! That's right! Lord Ryunosuke has cooperated with a group of mysterious people!"
"That group of mysterious people seems to be specifically responsible for providing weapons to Lord Ryunosuke!"
"I don't know where that group of mysterious people come from, but I once met the leader of that group of mysterious people, who is an old man!"
"And Ryunosuke-sama keeps calling the leader of that mysterious group of people 'Tsurune-sama'!"
"And...and...and I don't know! I only know this much!"
"Do you really know nothing?" Ogata asked.
“I really don’t know anything anymore!”
Just when Ogata was about to say something more, Atachi suddenly raised his hand and said:
"Ayi, let me do it."
"Are you going to help me torture him?"
"I'm a ninja after all. Although I haven't learned much about torture techniques, I still know a few torture techniques under the influence of my ears and eyes."
After saying that, Ating squatted beside the Cyclops and looked at the Cyclops several times.
"None of the four bullets on your body hit the vital points. You are so lucky. No wonder you are so energetic."
A-Machi raised her little hand and grabbed the little finger of Cyclops' right hand.
"The fingers are connected to the heart, so when the fingers are injured, it will be very painful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Amachi took the little finger of Cyclops' right hand and slowly pinched it toward Cyclops' right side...
A-Machi hadn't even broken off the little finger of Cyclops' right hand when Cyclops hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Wait! Don't break my fingers! I said! I said everything!"
"I know one more thing!"
"About half a month ago, I accidentally overheard a conversation between Ryunosuke-sama and one of his subordinates!"
"Ryuunosuke-sama seems to have a stronghold at Sanoji Street in Kyoto!"
"But I don't know what that stronghold is used for!"
"Do you know where that stronghold is?" Ogata asked.
The one-eyed dragon nodded vigorously, and then quickly reported a list of addresses.
After silently writing down this string of addresses, Ogata Ogata interrogated the one-eyed dragon for a while. With the help of Amachi, who was far better at interrogating than Ogata, he finally confirmed that the one-eyed dragon seemed to really know him.
Everything was spit out.
"Ryuunosuke... and... He Xian..."
After sighing softly, Ogata held the two names he had just learned in his mouth and chewed them for a while.
"That...master..." At this moment, Kondo on the side suddenly said in a cautious tone, "What are we going to do now? What should we do with the wife and daughter of the owner of the Metaphysics Museum? Send them directly to the Metaphysics Museum?"
"No." Ogata said without any hesitation, "We can't send Inaba's wife and daughter back to the metaphysics museum. It would be too dangerous."
Ogata still remembers the information Dieyin told Ogata - the disciples of the Metaphysics Hall once said strange things in Yoshiya.
No matter how I think about it, I feel that there must be something wrong with some of the disciples in the Metaphysics Hall.
Therefore, sending Inaba's wife and daughter back to the metaphysics museum would be like "the sheep returning to the tiger's mouth".
After Ogata pondered for a moment, he first turned his head and looked at A-Machi.
"Atachi, I want to take Izayoi away, is that okay?"
"Okay." Amachi said without hesitation, "Anyway, this Izayoi is just a weapon I picked up casually. My Suzakura is much more practical than it, so it's gone and I won't feel bad if it's gone.
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"Then - Omachi, give me Izayoi. Ah, first remove the bullets from the chamber of Izayoi's gun."
Although he didn't know what Ogata was planning to do, Omachi obediently followed the instructions and pulled Izayoi's bullet out of the gun chamber, then handed it to Ogata.
Ogata pulled off Ryutaro's shirt at his feet and wrapped it around Izayoi.
After wrapping up Izayoi, Ogata looked at Kondo and said sternly:
"Kondo, you want to become my teacher and my apprentice, right?"
"Yeah!" Kondo nodded vigorously.
"Then - Kondo, please do me a favor. After this, although I can't accept you as my disciple, I can give you some guidance on swordsmanship. I promise you: the guidance I give you will definitely be able to
It will serve you a lifetime.”
"Really?!" Kondo's face was full of excitement, "Master! What do you need my help with? I will do my best to complete the task you entrusted to me!"
"You and I are not in a master-disciple relationship, so don't call me master."
As Ogata said this, he put the wrapped Izayoi Izayoi in his hand into Kondo's arms.
"Kondo, take Inaba's wife and daughter, this one-eyed dragon, and this iron cannon to a teahouse."
"Teahouse?" Kondo asked doubtfully.
When Makimura and others parted with Ogata, they told Ogata that in order to facilitate Makimura's communication with him, Kamiyama would stay in a teahouse until entering Nijo Imperial Palace for tonight's banquet.
The person staying in the tea house with Kamizan was Hasegawa Heizo.
Makimura and others reported the address of this teahouse to Ogata.