After eating white food for a few days at Sanadakan, "Yoriji" was invited by Sanada Yutaka to go out of the city to hunt.

Although Sasa Narimasa was not yet healed, he gladly agreed, and he asked his wife Jagu Rodi to stay in Sanadan to accompany Hatsune Lori, and he followed Sanada Yutaka and his entourage to a mountain forest north of Katsutsuo Castle.

It is already close to Kawanaka Island, and although the land below the mountain is very fertile, it is sparsely populated and there are many animals because it is a front line of the war.

The strange thing is that Sanada Nobutsuna, who likes to ride a horse to show off his might, did not follow, except for Yutaka and Narumasa, there were only more than ten weakened Ashigaru left.

"Your Excellency, please take a look...... There's a deer! ”

After all, Sasa Naruma has sharp eyes and quickly finds his prey. He and Kotaka lined up left and right, and slowly leaned up from two directions, and more than a dozen ashigaru also tiptoed behind them, unfolding an arc-shaped encirclement.

They approached cautiously, and when they were dozens of paces away, they stopped, and each of them took a longbow and drew his bow and arrows to shoot.

Xinglong focused on aiming at the buck that led the way, and Cheng Zheng also pretended to pull the bowstring, but he was seriously injured a few days ago, so he used a bamboo bow, which was soft and didn't have much strength.

The stag seemed to sense something, and when she looked up to the left and right, she instinctively felt uneasy when she saw the bows and arrows of Kotaka and Seimasa.

It lifted one of its front hooves and was about to run away, but it was too late!

The bow sounded, the strings moved, and the feathered arrows flew through the air!

The stag had an arrow piercing its neck, and it didn't even have time to let out a scream, but everyone heard a scream!

Of course, the scream did not come from the dead deer, but from the mouth of Yutaka Sanada.

Kotaka had already had a feather arrow stuck in his left arm, and he looked at Sasa Narumasa on the other side in shock, his eyes full of incredulity.

"Shameless villain, suffer death!"

Before everyone could react, Sasa Narumasa abandoned the longbow and pulled out his sword and rushed towards Sanada Yutaka.

"Stop him!"

…… Kotaka shouted in horror, clutching the wound on his left arm.

It wasn't until this time that everyone realized that the arrow that Sasa Naruma was shooting was not a deer, but Sanada Yutaka!

But why did Sasa Seimasa assassinate Yutaka?

The ashigaru people didn't have time to think, they stood in front of Yutaka with their guns, and there was horror in their eyes...... Sazuo Chengzheng raised his knife and had already hacked two people to death.

"Kill him, kill him!"

Kotaka, who had always been calm, was so frightened that he fell off his horse, rolled on the ground, and even his hair was scattered, and one side of his cheek was stained with a lot of mud, like a beggar.

"The thief will not hurt my father!"

A thunderclap sounded on the flat ground, and Kotaka's eldest son, Nobutsuna, suddenly appeared in the valley, and when he saw that "Toki Yoriji" was about to assassinate Kotaka, he threw the spear out in a hurry, but because the distance was too far, the spear only fell a foot away from Chengzheng's side.

"Toki Yoriji" was startled, and his speed slowed down, and he realized why Sanada Nobutsuna didn't come, it turned out that Nobutsuna had gone to invite other young samurai.

The brothers Takeda Nobutoyo and Nobuya, who were invited by Shinzuna, saw that Sanada Yutaka was assassinated, and they all rushed to the horse, they were all the sons of Takeda Nobushi, and they had practiced martial arts, and seeing that there was only one assassin, they all wanted to behead Seimasa under the horse.

At this time, "Toki Yoriji" was careless, and his mount was stabbed by an ashigaru with a plain spear, and the horse ran wildly in pain, and was no longer under the control of Seimasa, and ran in the opposite direction.

Seeing that he and Sanada Yutaka were getting farther and farther away, Cheng Zheng also turned around and yelled:

"Thief! I'll be back! ”

His voice lingered in the valley for a long time, and although Nobutsuna wanted to catch up, he was worried about his father's safety, so he immediately ran to Kotaka to help him up.

"Father, how could Toki Yoriji be an assassin?"

"Alas...... I thought that he was strong in martial arts, and I treated him sincerely, and I might be able to accept him as a retainer, who knew ......"

Xinglong shook his head and sighed, with a dog-like expression on his face, even the Takeda Nobutoyo brothers, who were outsiders, couldn't bear it when they saw it, and hurriedly said comfort.

Sanada Yutaka was assassinated, and several of them were not in the mood to continue hunting, and the defenders of the land returned to Katsumao Castle, although several people did not pursue the assassins, but they had already sent ninjas to follow them.

On the night after returning to Katsuo Castle, they received news that the wife of "Toki Yoriji" had also disappeared from Sanadakan.

The next day, the ninja returned to Katsubi Castle and reported to them that "Toki Yoriji" had fled to Zenko-ji Temple yesterday and had set off early this morning for Nechi Castle.

Xinglong and the others couldn't help but wonder...... Nechijo?

Nechijo is currently guarded by Murakami Yoshikiyo by Kita-Shinano, and it is the territory of the Nagao family, could it be said that all this is planned by Murakami Yoshikiyo?

…… Reasonable, humane. Fuku, Sanada Yutaka immediately asked his son Nobutsuna to send a report to his lord Takeda Harunobu, stating the incident of the assassination, and asking Harunobu to attack the entire territory of Kita-Shinano as soon as possible and suppress the Echigo Nagao family.

On the mountain road from Zenko-ji Temple to Nechi Castle, Goshin Imperial Sister is wearing a samurai costume with a hat pressed on her head, and the mount under her crotch is the same horse that Sasa Narumasa rode yesterday.

She didn't walk very fast, and from time to time she looked up in the direction of Kasuga Mountain Castle to the north.

On the streets south of Kasuga Yamajo Castle, Sasa Narumasa and Chiyo Mochizuki walk side by side.

Chiyo Nu was not dressed as a ninja, she tied her hair into a ponytail, pretended to be a small surname and followed Naruma's side, her expression was respectful and dignified, and she didn't look flawed.

Sasa Naruma raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, coughed lightly twice, and the eyes of the Mochizuki Chiyo woman on the side flashed with doubts, but Sasa Narumi had already laughed lightly:

"How? The bet between you and me, I finally won. ”

Chiyo frowned, and there was disgust in her eyes:

"You are like a god...... Harunobu Takeda, that guy...... It's to pay the price for his backtracking! ”

She used to hate the long-tail masaki who took her father, but now she is extremely disgusted with the "Kai Tiger" Takeda Harunobu.

After Chiyo left next to Sasa Naimasa, she found a farmer who was close to Narumasa, killed him, and rushed to Kai Hesitant Kikan overnight with his head and head.

She originally wanted to use this merit to succeed the governor of the Mochizuki family and protect the tie of the Mochizuki family in Kita-Shinano, but although Takeda Harunobu praised her and rewarded her with a sum of gold, he never mentioned anything about the Mochizuki family.

Chiyo Mochizuki waited for seven days in the Hesitant Kikan, during which she scattered all the gold that Harunobu had given her, and looked for someone to intercede for her...... She even found Takeda Nobuyoshi, who was known for his integrity, and asked Nobuyoshi to help her correct her position as the governor of the family.

The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.

Unexpectedly, after Takeda Nobushihiro went to find Harunobu, he brought Chiyonu the worst news.

- Takeda Harunobu proposed that Nobushiga's second son, Nobuya Takeda, marry Chiyo and join the Mochizuki family.

After learning the news from Shinshiga, Chiyo didn't say a word and returned to the fiefdom of Kita-Shinano.

Takeda Nobuyoshi is indeed very strong, but the two sons he gave birth to are not useful, and the second son Nobuya is ugly...... But there is also a disability, which is unacceptable to Chiyo Mochizuki.

"'Enjoying' the glory of the Takeda family, but it's just a bed girl with a wine bag and a rice bag!"

Sasa Narumasa's words rang in her ears again, but at this time, Chiyonu felt particularly harsh.

As soon as she arrived in her hometown, she met Sister Guoxin, who was already waiting for her arrival. After that, there was an "assassination" operation that conspired with Sasa Narumasa.

Narimasa's "assassination" of Sanada Yutaka was actually just a show to successfully get out of Kita-Shinano.

In fact, ever since Naimasa lived in Sanadakan, there have been hidden ninjas monitoring his and Sanada Yutaka's movements.

In the Sanadan Pavilion, there are not only ninjas from the Sanada family, but also ninjas from the Takeda family!

The ronin named "Toki Yoriji", who is also the former friend of the family governor Sanada Yutaka, appeared at the Sanadakan - presumably the ninjas would have reported this to Harunobu.

It is impossible for "Toki Yoriji" to leave Sanadakan for no reason, if he still chooses to travel around the world after refusing Sanada Yutaka's invitation...... This ronin will undoubtedly be investigated by the ninjas as a "capable person", and even attract the attention of Harunobu Takeda.

Therefore...... He had to direct the Takeda family's attention elsewhere.

Only then did Narumasa incarnate Shinano's fierce general Yoshikiyo Murakami's subordinates and infiltrate Sanadakan to assassinate Yutaka...... In this way, Sanada Yutaka's strange behavior can naturally be ignored, but does it really work?

Will Harunobu Takeda turn his gaze to Echigo, as he and Kotaka calculated?

At least...... Sasa Narumasa is not sure now. But he was sure that he would soon be free from worrying about these issues.

After the Kanto battle, it is the decisive battle of Kawanakajima!

It only needs to be at that time......

Sasa Chengzheng couldn't help but fall into reverie (brain supplement), and there was a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth (Yiyin), at this time, Chiyo Nu suddenly opened her mouth and salvaged Chengzheng out of her imagination:

"Lord...... Do you want to go into town now? ”

"Hmm...... Go ahead. ”

Sasa reacted and took a deep breath gently.

They set out from Zenko-ji Temple at night and traveled for several hours in a row, and the majestic Kasuga Mountain Castle was already in sight.

On the Honmaru castle tower of Kasuga Mountain Castle, Sister Jinghu clenched a string of prayer beads in her hand, her eyes were red, but she was not crying because of sadness, but hate!

She hates, hates, hates, hates! She hates the injustice of the sky and the sea.

Why is she so dedicated to justice, but she is always treated so unfairly!

There is no other reason for this...... Sasa Narimasa, a retainer who had assisted her for two years, had died in battle.

A month ago, when Sasa Narumasa said that she was going south to Ueno to help Nishi-Ueno defend against the Takeda family's attack, she was a little worried, so her trip to Kamiraku was so hurried that she hurried back before she even had time to make any stops in Kyoto.

As soon as she returned to Echigo, she received the news that Sasa Naruma had died in battle.

The figure of a Ji samurai stopped outside the door, and behind her, followed by a thin and tall man.

"Your Highness...... Kato Duanzo has been brought. ”

"Come in."

As soon as he stepped into this chanting room, Duan Zang felt an atmosphere of solemnity, and even walking became a little unsmooth.

This is certainly not because this chanting room is full of armor and weapons, but because of the Bishamon at the other end of the room!

Is it the statue of Bishamentian standing under the base of the wall, or the long-tailed Huihu sitting in front of the statue?

Duan Zang boasted that he was proficient in illusion, but at this moment, he actually saw the statue of Bishamentian and the figure of the long-tailed Huihu overlapping, which made him frightened inexplicably, and a layer of fine sweat broke out uncontrollably on his ravine-ridden forehead.

"Villain Kato Duanzo, meet His Royal Highness!"