Chapter 267: The Strongest Samurai Arrives
The so-called "samurai" seem to be very outdated and monotonous in this world, at least compared to the ninjas who dominate this world.
There are no such chaotic things as ninjutsu, illusions, physical arts, ninja tools, secret arts, blood inheritance, etc., there is only one person and one sword, and they will only wield knives and kill enemies, and that's it.
But it is precisely because they are only proficient in swordsmanship that the samurai's fighting methods are more condensed, they only need to use the most efficient method to approach the enemy, and then use the most efficient technique to cut off the enemy, and they are not allowed to think too much about things, which is both a weakness and a strength.
Therefore, when this ancient technique has been honed for an unknown number of years, although the samurai who extended to this ninja era seem to be a little outdated, they are definitely not weak, and it can even be said that they are ...... Very strong.
And the old man who appeared in front of Miyuki and Hinata now, the sixty-two-year-old samurai general Mifune, was the one who honed all the skills of the samurai to the extreme, and he was also the strongest active samurai in the Iron Country today, a man who could talk and laugh with the "demigods" with only a katana that seemed to be outdated.
"Are you...... Mifune? β
After slowly standing up from the ground, Yuxing looked at the figure who had placed himself in the darkness, but exuded a fierce momentum, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes for the first time.
"It's under you, I just don't know who you are? What is the purpose of coming here? β
With Mifune's eyesight, he could naturally tell at a glance that these two young children were not samurai, but ninjas, but what he didn't understand was why these two ninjas were here.
Could it be that they are the criminals of the "Katori Shinto-ryu" tragedy? But they are inevitably too young, and if they are really criminals, there is no need to return to the scene of the crime at this time, right?
When he looked at the two siblings who were standing not far away, Mifune's eyes showed a look of confusion.
Not long ago, the samurai in charge of monitoring the area urgently informed Mifune that there was a strange movement here, and it seemed that someone was fighting here, so the general of the samurai country went out himself.
Because the opponent is a strong man who can single-handedly slaughter the "Katori Shinto-ryu", in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Mifune will come alone, but what he didn't expect is that he only saw two children and a homeless man when he came here?
"I know what you're thinking, but the case that happened here has nothing to do with us, and the murderer is this guy."
At this time, Goyuki had no choice but to stretch out his hand and point to Rakujiro, who had just gotten up from the ground, and said to Mifune without hesitation.
But at the same time, there was a gleam in Rakujiro's eyes, and then he immediately shouted, "Mifune-sama! The two of them are ninjas! The little ones just wanted to come here to drop something, but they saw them sneaking around here! Obviously not a good person! β
For a moment, the scene suddenly turned into a strange situation, and both Goyuki and Rakujiro tried to win over Mifune to convince him that the other party was the culprit in this incident.
Frankly speaking, from Mifune's point of view, Goyuki is a little more suspicious, after all, this young man has already demonstrated his skill by dodging his sword just now, and Rakujiro is just a down-and-out samurai.
"Since you both claim that there is something wrong with the other party, then go back with me to participate in the investigation, and I promise not to take sides."
After thinking for a while, Mifune said in a deep voice to both sides, this is already a very generous condition in his opinion.
However, this condition is very bad for the royal line...... Because no one can prove that Rakujiro was able to commit these incidents, not even him.
If Rakujiro's ability is really a "stand-in", then no one can see it at all except Goyuki, and his own level is just a low-level samurai, to say that such a rookie can single-handedly kill fifty people in the "Katori Shinto-ryu" sect is simply a dream.
But obviously, Goyuki's strength is barely able to do it, so if the two go back together to be investigated, the murderer will definitely not be Rakujiro, because there is no way to prove the existence of a "stand-in......
"Hinata, that homeless man's knife is three .8 meters long, the second half is invisible, and the slash can't be defended, can you deal with it?"
At this time, Yuxing whispered to Hinata behind him, obviously he was planning to use extraordinary means, otherwise he would lose his wife and lose his troops this time.
"No problem, you go deal with the uncle, I'll catch this homeless man."
After listening to her brother's words, Hinata immediately nodded, since she had already seen the relationship demonstrated in person just now, she already knew how to deal with Rakujiro, after all, this guy himself was not strong.
Very good, Yuxing nodded slowly, although he knew that there would be some risks on Hinata's side, but with her strength, she should be able to deal with it, not to mention...... The real danger is on your own side.
"Admiral Mifune, since that's the case, then I'll have to ......"
Rumble! In the next second, Miyuki turned his head to Mifune and said, from the first half of his words, it looked like he was about to surrender, but in the middle of his words, he rushed forward with a slam of his feet!
"Crazy meridians", to the maximum!
At the same time as he started to rush forward, Yuxing's fingers also clicked twelve acupuncture points on his body at a very fast speed, and powerful chakras gushed out from his body! Covered in his hands!
Rushing forward, both palms shot out at the same time, under the blessing of the "crazy meridians", the forward rush of the royal line is so fast! What a power! The power of both palms seems to destroy even steel!
Is that really the case...... This kid's strength is good, it seems that he has to deal with it seriously.
But although Goyuki's moves are very fast, he is facing a person who is at the pinnacle of the samurai world, a genuine shadow-level powerhouse, the general Mifune.
So almost at the same time as the imperial attack, Mifune also immediately concentrated the momentum and chakra around him on the hilt of the sword in his hand, and suddenly pulled out the "famous sword" on his waist in the direction of the enemy's attack. Kurosawa"!
Mifune's reaction was not unpleasant, and his movements were even more frighteningly fast.
Goyuki had dealt with such a sword drawing and slashing when he fought with that samurai captain before, but compared to this samurai general, the strong man of the "True Shadow Wandering Seventh Stage" seemed as naΓ―ve as a child.
Electrifying flint! Yuxing saw a flash of sword light in front of him! Mifune's knife had already slashed into the middle of the palms he had pushed forward!
Fortunately, there is a strong attachment chakra brought by the "mad meridians" gathered in the palms of both hands, otherwise the hand of the royal line would probably be cut off directly...... But even so, after this knife, there was still a deep knife mark in the palms of his hands!
What the hell...... Can this split my protection? I've already reduced the force of my slash with a roller?
However, although his hand was slashed very painfully, Goyuki still did not retreat but advanced, and after unloading most of the strength of this knife, he lowered his body and rushed towards Mifune's arms!
Oh? This boy is so bold, but I have to say that he copes well.
After being approached by the Imperial Tour, there was a hint of surprise in Mifune's eyes, but he quickly pulled the knife and shook it, and smashed the handle of the knife tightly held in his right hand towards the top of the young man's head!
Isn't this guy afraid to fight me in close quarters at all?
After reaching out to block Mifune's hilt, Miyuki's body couldn't help but sink a little, which showed that the old man's strength was much greater than it seemed.
Walk! However, when Goyuki and Mifune over there made a move, Rakujiro and Hinata, who were not far away, also reacted immediately.
The former immediately got up from the ground and ran as fast as he could, towards the wall not far away, while the latter followed suit and threw it in that direction.
For Rakujiro, although he strives to be innocent on the surface, after all, he is really a murderer who slaughters all over the house, and he doesn't want to be arrested for tea, so of course he has to run if he has the opportunity.
I saw his figure swoop and hide in the dark where Mifune couldn't see, and then the wooden knife in his hand brushed down a few times, and one of the walls in the original dojo fell down with a bang!
"Stop!"
At the same time, Hinata lunged at him, its petite body looking like a hamster in the darkness, but this hamster had fangs and claws.