I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 [Note]: Japanese "strategist of war" and our "strategic of war" do not mean the same thing.

　　 The Japanese "art of war" can be understood as "the law of weapons."

　　 Therefore, Japanese "Martial Artists" are similar to our "Martial Artists".

　　 Japan's "Military Strategy", "Military Science", and "General Art of War" are equivalent to my country's "Art of War".

Although the term "artist of war" was popular only in the Sengoku period and the early Edo period, in fact, until the middle and late Edo period, many people still used "artist of war" to refer to those who played weapons. People.

　　Because this chapter mentions the term "art of war", I would like to popularize it with you in advance so that everyone does not understand it.

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　　 Ninja sword-as the name implies, it is a sword dedicated to ninjas.

The general public believes that the length of the ninja sword is between the length of the sword and the wakame. It is usually a straight blade, and the quality is worse than that of the samurai katana, and the blade is much blunt, because the ninja is not used for cutting. It is mainly stabs.

　　 This view is actually wrong.

　　 The real situation is: different people use different ninja swords.

　　Ninjas will transform their Ninja swords according to their own needs and the methods they are good at.

　　For example: Some people who are good at both the lock sickle and the swordsmanship will attach the lock sickle to the bottom end of the ninja handle, and then connect the sickle to the other end of the lock sickle.

　　 Those who are good at playing "prop wars" will make major changes to the handle, such as hollowing out the handle, and loading small props or wound medicine into the handle.

　　 There are also some people's ninja swords that are basically the same as the samurai swords used by samurai. They are swords that are hard, tough, and sharp.

　　 Shun Taro falls into this category.

　　 Shuntarou, who is good at using double swords, has 2 Shinobi swords.

　　 His two ninja knives are straight blades, and the length is shorter than that of ordinary knives. The blade length of the two knives is only about 55cm.

　　 Although it is only two unnamed knives that don't even have a name, their quality is not inferior to the treasures of Izumi Mamoru Kenda and Nagasone Toru Toru.

　　 In order to make it easier for him to move in the dark, the blades of Shuentaro's two sabers were painted black like charcoal with special ink.

　　 and the samurai are basically different from hanging the saber around their waist, Shuntarou carried his two ninja swords slanting behind him.

　　 The hilts of the two Shinobi swords protruded from Shuntarou's right shoulder and pointed diagonally at the sky.

　　Because the length is between the sword and the wakame, even with his back, Shuantaro’s arm length can easily pull out his two sabers.

　　 After learning that a rare and interesting customer came to the door, Shun Taro accelerated the speed of wiping his body.

　　 After quickly wiping off his sweat, putting on his clothes, and carrying his two sabers, Shuntaro and Shintaro walked side by side, rushing to the house where the Balrog lives.

　　Gokutaro went to Yoshihara for fun tonight again as usual.

　　 Therefore, among the Four Heavenly Kings, only Shintaro and Shintaro can go to meet these guests.

　　Shuntaro’s dedicated practice site is a little far away from the mansion where the Balrog lives. Even if the two of them are not slow, it will take some time to reach their destination.

　　 In order to pass the boring time on the road, Shuntaro casually asked Shintaro next to him:

　　 "Shintaro, how is your mission to catch the rebel who fled in Edo?"

　　 Not long ago, they had another betrayal in Shiranui.

　　 Although it is a common thing for them to say that "to betray a ninja", the ninja who defected this time is not ordinary. The ninja who defected this time was an upper ninja.

　　 Shangren said it was their high-end combat power in Shiranui. Shangren defected, the severity of which was far greater than that of Zhong, Xia Ren, and Die defected.

　　 Once there is Shangren betraying Shiranui, then Shiranui's pursuit of this traitor will often be higher than that of other defected Zhong and Xiaren.

　　 After relentlessly tracking the defected Shangren, he finally found reliable information a while ago: he was lurking in Edo.

　　 After obtaining this reliable information, the Balrog dispatched Shintaro a few days ago and asked Shintaro to lead a group of ninjas to pursue this traitor in Edo.

　　 And the Balrog is also very interesting. At the moment when Shiranui’s combat power has fallen drastically, the Balrog still sent Shintaro 2 upper ninjas, 8 middle ninjas, and 14 lower ninjas as helpers.

　　 "It's nothing." No matter whether it was Shintaro's expression or the tone of his speech, there was no emotion at all. "It's just tracking it properly."

　　 "Do you need my help?" Shintaro joked.

　　 "No need."

　　 Shintaro still cherishes words like gold, as if he doesn't want to say a few words with Shuntaro.

　　 And Shintaro had already been accustomed to Shintaro's indifferent attitude, so he didn't care.

　　 Except for Balrog, Shintaro is quite indifferent to anyone.

　　 is the type that can use 1 word to communicate with you, but never use 2 words to talk to you.

　　 Compared to the boring gourd who doesn't talk much like this, Shuntaro still prefers the kind of open-minded person, so Shuntaro and Shintaro have a very ordinary relationship, which can only be regarded as a nodding acquaintance.

　　 If it wasn't for boring on the road, Shuntarou would not take the initiative to find topics to chat with Shintaro.

　　 While Shintaro and Shintaro have a so-so relationship, there is another reason that Shintaro thinks Shintaro is weird.

　　 I have never seen Shintaro have a close relationship with, and I don’t know if there are more than 20 sentences he said in a day, which makes people wonder what he is thinking.

　　 This feeling of "I don't know what this person is thinking" makes Shuntaro feel very uncomfortable, so this is also one of the important reasons why Shuntaro doesn't interact with Shintaro very much.

　　 After chatting with Shintaro for a few words, the Balrog’s mansion finally appeared within their vision.

　　 After walking the last short distance quickly, after entering the Yan Demon's mansion, the two of them walked to the room dedicated to receiving guests in a familiar way.

　　The flame demon has a habit, that is, he likes to receive visitors from outside in the mansion where he lives.

　　 Therefore, in the house of the Balrog, there is a spacious room specially used to entertain guests.

　　 Wow...

　　 Shintaro and Shintaro walked one after another to the door of the hospitality room, and slowly opened the door.

　　 The light in the room is not bright, there are only 2 candles for lighting.

Shuntaro was tired of all the decorations in this room, so after pulling the door open, Shuntaro's eyes and attention were directly fixed on the large crowd who was kneeling on the tatami in the room. Body.

　　 Shun Taro counted, this big vote totaled 27 people.

　　 These 27th people are all wearing ordinary kimonos, and they don’t carry any weapons. They look like a bunch of ordinary Li people.

　　The crowd of black and heavy people occupies nearly 80% of the space in this fairly spacious room.

　　 What is remarkable is that only 3 of these 27 people are elderly, and the other 24 are all young people who are probably only in their teens or 20s, and the oldest is less than 30 years old.

　　 These three elderly people are all gray-haired, they should be 5 or 60 years old, and they should be the same generation as the Balrog in Shiranui.

　　 The dark faces of the three people show that their faces have been associated with the outdoor sunshine for a long time, and their sharp, energetic eyes are extremely inconsistent with their gray beards and hair.

　　 The arms of these three old guys instantly caught the sight of Shuntaro who was a samurai.

　　Although they are all wearing generous kimonos, there are still some forearm muscles exposed outside their clothes.

　　 They are without exception-their forearms are extremely sturdy.

　　 It's not just them. The 24 young people behind them are all like this. Their arms and fingers are the arms and fingers of those who practice the art of war.

　　——They should be Iga’s ninjas...

　　 Shintaro said in his heart like this.

　　 In addition to these 27 people, there are two ninjas in Shiranui kneeling and sitting in the corner of the room.

　　 These two people must be responsible for taking care of these guests before the arrival of Balrog and Shuntarou.

　　 Seeing Shintaro and Shintaro came, the two ninjas immediately bent over and saluted them.

　　 And after Shintaro and Shintaro opened the door and entered the room, the Iga ninjas, headed by the three old guys, also focused their eyes on the two.

　　 "Meeting for the first time." Shintaro first saluted the guests and reported to the door, "I am Shintaro from Shiranui."

　　 After Shintaro's voice fell, Shuntaro immediately followed:

　　 "I'm Shun Taro."

　　 As soon as Shintaro's voice fell, a low exclamation sounded among the Iga ninjas.

　　 Iga Ninjas—especially the three old guys who will look at Shuntarou with a little curiosity.

　　 "Are you Shuntaro..." said one of the three old guys, "I've been admiring the name for a long time. The famous Shuntaro is much younger than I thought."

　　 "I don't dare to be a famous person." Shintaro smiled.

　　 Shintaro and Shintaro sat in front of the Iga ninjas, and sat opposite the Iga ninjas.

　　 After sitting down, Shintaro looked at the Iga ninjas with interest.

　　 This is the first time Shintaro has seen Iga's colleagues.

　　 Because as far as Shuntarou knows, Iga nosato perished due to civil strife 40 years ago.

　　 Iga no Sato was once a very beautiful existence.

　　 In the Warring States period two hundred years ago, in order to maintain development and strengthen themselves, the major ninjas would basically choose a master to seek refuge.

　　Kazemo no Sato has taken refuge in the Hojo family of the Kanto daimyo.

　　 Koga no Sato early invested in the Hexagon, Tsutsui, Hosokawa and other families close to the Ki area, and later surrendered to the overlord Oda Nobunaga.

　　 And the main house they had taken refuge in at that time was the "people of the world" Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

　　 Shun Taro has learned a little about their Shiranui history.

　　 They didn't know that the fire was a rootless tree at the beginning, and they didn't take refuge in anyone, so they developed extremely slowly, and even almost perished several times.

　　 After Oda Nobunaga was betrayed by Akechi Mitsuhide and died, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi took over most of Oda Nobunaga's political heritage, Shiranui decided to put the treasure on Toyotomi Hideyoshi and take refuge in Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

　　 With the support of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, they finally ushered in the first period of rapid development at Shiranui.

　　Different ninjas take refuge in different masters.

　　 But only Iga Nosato really bet the right treasure.

　　 Iga no Sato in the Sengoku period, the object of refuge is Tokugawa Ieyasu.

　　 Iga’s ninjas have made great contributions to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s hegemony.

In order to thank Iga nosato, Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated Toyotomi’s family and stole the fruits of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s victory, unified Japan and founded the Edo Shogunate, and established Iganosato as the queen of their Edo Shogunate. Ninja.

　　The Iga ninjas who took the right treasure have been in the best place until 40 years ago-they perished due to civil strife.

　　 When Iga no Sato died due to civil strife 40 years ago, Shuntaro was not even born.

　　 Shintaro never expected that he would see a live Iga Ninja in his lifetime, so he couldn't restrain his curiosity, and kept looking at the group of Iga Ninjas in front of him.

　　 Different ninjas have different acting styles and fighting styles.

　　For example, in the Sengoku period, Koga no Sato, which was as famous as Iga no Sato, paid great attention to group actions.

　　The other ninjas are divided into three levels: upper ninja, middle ninja and lower ninja.

　　 They are a little special in Shiranui, and there is a level of "scaling" below Xia Ren.

　　 But Koga no Sato does not have the upper ninja class, only the middle ninja and the lower ninja.

　　 Koka no Sato Nakanin is similar to a commander, and the command function is similar to that of a soldier.

　　 The ninjas of Koga are not good at fighting and assassinating. What they are good at is infiltration and intelligence gathering.

　　So-most ninjas in Koga don't know how to martial arts.

　　Because if you practice martial arts, especially swordsmanship, spearmanship, etc., the forearms and fingers of your hands will become thicker, and there will be a cocoon on your palms that only those who practice warfare will have.

　　 In this way, it is easy for knowledgeable people to see that you are not an ordinary person, so that you can't pretend to be a monk, a vendor, etc. to sneak into enemy countries to spy on intelligence.

　　 Iga's style is completely different from that of Koga.

　　 Iga pays attention to personal combat ability and is a complete "army faction".

　　 This is very similar to them Shiranui.

　　 Shiranui, like Iga, pays attention to personal combat abilities, they are among the "martialist" ninjas.

　　 So in the Warring States period two hundred years ago, there were many fierce and **** clashes in Shiranuiri and Iga nosato, both of which were "army faction" and took refuge in different lords.

　　 After looking closely at Iga's ninja now, Shuntarou found that these rumors were not wrong.

　　 These Iga ninjas indeed look quite capable of fighting one by one.

　　 "Mr. Shuntaro, Mr. Shintaro." One of the three old guys asked, "When will Lord Balrog come?"

　　 "Please be at ease with your step." Shintaro responded politely, "Master Balrog will be here soon."

　　 Shintaro's mouth seemed to have been opened. As soon as the voice fell, footsteps from far and near sounded outside the room.

　　 Wow.

　　 The door was opened.

　　 The person who opened the door was the Balrog.

　　 The flame demon briefly glanced at the people in the room, walked slowly in front of Shuntaro and Shintaro, and then sat down cross-legged.

　　Even if they don’t need to be explained by others, the three old guys can recognize from the facial expressions of Shun Taro and others, as well as the appearance of the Balrog that they have heard before, that this person is the current supreme ruler in Shiranui.

　　 These three old guys led the young people behind them to salute the Balrog in a uniform manner.

　　 "I’ve been admiring my name for a long time. Lord Balrog. I’m Hanosuke of Iga."

　　 "I am Iga's Quannosuke."

　　 "I am Iga's Shinnosuke."

　　 These three old guys reported their names one by one.

　　 The flame demon nodded lightly, and then said with full air:

　　 "I am the 17th Balrog in Shiranui."

After 　　 reported to the house, the Balrog lightly swept his gaze over the Iga ninjas in front of him.

　　 then let out a few chuckles.

　　 "I didn't expect to see Iga's ninja again before I died."

　　 "I've heard before that there are still some remnants of Iga who are still alive."

　　 "It's a shame that you remnants can find us here."

　　 "We are colleagues after all." Hanosuke said blankly, "It is much easier for a ninja to find a ninja than for ordinary people to find a ninja."

　　 "Although we didn't find it easy, it took us a full 2 ​​months to finally find the location of your new base in Shiranui."

　　 "2 months... I don't hesitate to spend such a long time looking for it. It seems that there is something very important to tell us."

　　 "We do have very important things to tell you." The speaker is still the half helper, "Master Balrog, can you please hold back the others?"

　　 Regarding the request made by Hanosuke, Balrog did not hesitate at the two ninjas who had been kneeling in the corner of the room and had been serving the guests.

　　 The two ninjas who understood the meaning of the flame demon immediately got up and exited the room.

　　 Hanosuke: "Master Balrog, and Mr. Shuntaro and Mr. Shintaro."

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　　 "The two of them don't need it." The Balrog waved his hand, "The two of them are the Four Heavenly Kings in Shiranui, and they are also my cronies. It doesn't matter if they are there."

　　 Seeing that the Balrog said so, Hanosuke and the others were not so hard to ask for it.

　　 "Speaking of which, Shiranuiri and Iga are also enemies."

　　 The flame demon grinned, showing a sneer.

　　 "Two hundred years ago, the lord we served was Toyotomi, and the lord you served was Tokugawa."

　　 "For this reason, when the world was uncertain two hundred years ago, we had many conflicts."

　　 "When Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still alive and the Toyotomi family began to swallow the world, we started a full-scale struggle with you Iga in Shiranui."

　　 "I can't imagine that Shiranui and Iga, who were once enemies, can still talk face to face and calmly in the two hundred years since the Warring States Period."

　　 "It's really embarrassing."

　　 Hearing what the Balrog said, Hanosuke smiled slightly:

　　 "Shiranui and Iga are enemies-these are old things two hundred years ago."

　　 "Toyotomi is already dead."

　　 "We, Iga, no longer serve Tokugawa."

　　 "Those old things, how about turning over them and not mentioning them?"

　　 The flame demon laughed a few times.

"I didn't intend to pursue those messy accounts two hundred years ago. It's been so long and I don't know how to pursue them. Okay, let me hear that you remnants of Iga took such a great effort to find them. , What's the matter."

　　 "Master Flame Demon."

　　 Hanosuke sorted out some clothes on his body.

　　 "What we are asking for is quite simple."

　　 "We hope Shiranui can help us."

　　 "Help us find Kinoshita Genichi's whereabouts in Edo!"

　　 Genichi Kinoshita just spit out Hanosuke's mouth, the brows of the Balrog frowned, his eyes condensed.

　　 As for Shintaro on the side, he involuntarily raised his eyebrows after hearing the name of Genichi Kinoshita.

　　 The name Kinoshita Genichi is often heard by Shuntarou.

　　 As far as he knows, this Kinoshita Genichi seems to be a great swordsman who has honed his swordsmanship to the pinnacle and superb level.

　　 At the same time, he is also one of their enemies in Shiranui.

　　 The left eye of their leader, Balrog, was killed by Kinoshita Gen.

　　 10 years ago, it was also because of Genichi Kinoshita's intervention that they did not know how to completely wipe out the wind and demon in the fire, and they suffered the shame of the invasion of the base area.

　　 "...What are you looking for Genichi Kinoshita for?" Yan Demon said in a deep voice, "Do you also have enemies with Genichi Kinoshita?"

"It's more than just grudges!" The person who spoke this time was no longer half-suke, but Quannosuke. "If it wasn't for Kinoshita Genichi, 40 years ago, we in Iga would not collapse so quickly. !"

　　 After that, Hanosuke squeezed his fists, his eyes were red, and the hatred that flashed in his eyes was horrifying.

"...Isn’t your Iga’s demise because of civil strife?" Shuntaro, who had not spoken since just now, said, "Could it be that it’s actually not because of civil strife, but because of the Kinoshita Gen. Did you demolish your Iga no Sato?"

　　 "No, it's not." Junnosuke said solemnly, "The reason why Iga no Sato died 40 years ago...the main reason is very complicated."

　　 "Among these many reasons-Genichi Kinoshita's intervention is one of the most important reasons."

　　 "We will never forgive Genichi Kinoshita!" This time the new Ninosuke spoke, "Only after Iga no Sato died! The three of us have been incognito for 40 years, practicing painstakingly, and accumulating strength!"

　　 "All this is just for revenge on Kinoshita!"

　　 The flame demon glanced at the 24 young people behind the three old guys: "Are these one of the powers you have accumulated to avenge the flame demon?"

　　 "That's right!" Hanosuke said loudly, "These children are all the new Iga ninjas that we trained after the death of Iga no Sato. We are all dead men! Strength and courage!"

"...Since you just said that we intend to let us help you find Kinoshita Genichi in Edo..." The Balrog said in a deep voice, "Is it possible that you got the reliable information that Kinoshita Genichi is now in Edo? ?"

　　 "No. We are just guessing that Genichi Kinoshita may be in Edo now." Hanosuke said, "Master Balrog, as far as I know, you seem to have some connections with Genichi Kinoshita."

　　 "Then you should also know how Genichi Kinoshita is a guy who loves nothing to do, and how much he likes to talk to people."

　　 Hearing Hanosuke's words, Balrog's lips tightened, and he didn't comment on Hanosuke's words just now.

　　 and Hanosuke also continued:

　　 "Before he was able to integrate the tens of thousands of families and create the **** selfless two-sword style, he traveled all over the world and competed with masters from all walks of life."

"After creating the **** two-sword style of selflessness, it was even more lawless. In just a few years, I played an unknown number of dojos, and you can inquire about the murderous name of Genichi Kinoshita's "battle madness". "

　　 "As long as there is an opportunity to fight with people, Kinoshita will definitely go up and join in the fun."

　　 "Even if I didn't participate in the battle, I would definitely go to observe and observe."

　　 "Master Balrog, such a guy who loves to learn from others, how do you feel after learning that Edo is currently holding a large-scale test match where there will be many different genres of masters competing with each other?"

　　 "...I understand what you mean." The flame demon's skin smiled and did not smile a few times, "You think that Kinoshita Genichi will be attracted to Edo by the ‘Gozen Trial’, right?"

　　 "That's right." Hanosuke nodded vigorously.

　　 "Then you may be disappointed." The Flame Demon said, "I don't know if you know, the literary test of the'Imperial Test Combination' has been released."

　　 "The name of Genichi Kinoshita is not on it, and Genichi Kinoshita did not participate in the'Gozen Examination'."

　　 "At the same time, as far as I know-there are no gray-haired old men who participated in the'Imperial Examination' this time, and the oldest is only more than fifty years old."

"Master Flame Demon." The words of the Flame Demon did not shake Hanosuke's expression and expression. "As I said earlier, even if Genichi Kinoshita didn't participate in the battle, he would definitely go and observe. Observe."

　　 "Even if he didn't participate in the'Royal Exam Combination', he is very likely to come forward and observe in the subsequent'Queen Exam Combination' martial arts test."

　　 "In short-as long as there is a slight possibility that'Kinoshita Genichi is in Edo', we will not let it go!"

　　 "...I understand." The flame demon sneered, "I didn't expect that Genichi Kinoshita would not only have hatred with us in Shiranui, but also with you Iga."

　　 "Master Balrog." The cold expression on Hanosuke's face eased slightly, "We have also heard of your entanglement between Shiranuiri and Genichi Kinoshita before."

　　 "So for us, this is a cooperation that is beneficial to both parties."

　　 "We work together to find Kinoshita Genichi in Edo, and then..."

Before 　　 Hanosuke finished speaking, the Balrog interrupted aloud:

　　 "Hanosuke-sama, indeed, as you said, we and Kinoshita have a grudge."

　　 "We are also happy to assist you."

　　 "But—"

　　 The flame demon stretched his tone.

　　 "We are not in a hurry about'killing Kinoshita Genichi'."

　　 "So I want us to help you in Shiranui. It is far from enough to rely on the light words like "We all have an enmity with Kinoshita"."

　　 After this, the Balrog stopped abruptly, and did not continue.

　　 But this is enough.

　　 The remarks of the Flame Demon just now have explained many things to Hanosuke and the others.

　　 Hanosuke was stunned, then smiled bitterly:

　　 "You deserve to be a ninja, you can't get your help without paying a price."

"You pay, and we have people." The Flame Demon said lightly, "This is a customary rule for hundreds of years. You are Iga's ninjas, and you should also understand this set of rules. UU reading www.uukanshu.com our ninja from Don't do things in vain."

　　 Assistant took care of the clothes on his upper body: "I understand. After all, we are also ninjas. Before coming to Shiranuiri, I guessed that it is impossible to get your assistance without paying any price."

　　 "We were prepared long ago."

　　 "Master Balrog, as long as you are willing to help us find Kinoshita Genichi in Edo, we are willing to pay 200 taels of gold. We will pay a deposit of 100 taels first."

As soon as the number 　　 200 came out of Hanosuke's mouth, Shun Taro couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

　　 After hearing the word "200 taels of gold", the flame demon couldn't help being surprised and said:

　　 "You remnants of Iga are quite rich."

　　 "In order to take revenge on Genichi Kinoshita, we have kept funds in reserve for the past 40 years." Hanosuke said lightly, "It's just some not very'clean' money. I hope you don't mind Lord Balrog."

　　 "I don't care about money. As long as it is money, it's fine." Balrog grinned, "Since you can get a reward, it's easy to say."

　　 Hanosuke: "Then do we count as a deal like this?"

　　 "Of course!" The Balrog raised his hand and touched the scar on his left eye. "Let us Shiranuiri and Iga nosato have a good cooperation..."

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