Chapter Ninety-Seven: Brothers Reconciled
"Whew...... The two of us have just chosen the path that we believe in and are willing to give up our lives to follow, so there is no need to hate me like this......"
Sanada Nobuyuki exhaled softly, but despite this, his spirit was still very nervous at the moment, and his hands holding the knife were unconsciously clenched.
“…… That's right! ”
Sanada Yukimura smiled lightly when he heard this, but the murderous aura did not decrease in the slightest, the long knife in his hand was raised again, and he crossed his hands to hold the hilt, and the blade of the long knife was held in front of the side face, and the tip of the blade was pointed directly at his eldest brother.
"In that case, then I have to use the blade in my hand to find the answer!"
Two pairs of equally firm and beautiful eyes looked at each other from a short distance, and in the next second, although there was no warning, the two of them invariably started to act.
Sanada Nobuyuki brandished a long knife and slashed at his younger brother, and Sanada Yukimura also raised a horizontal arc at the same time and slashed at his eldest brother.
'Qiang~'
The two long knives collided together without any fancy fancy, bursting out with fierce sparks, and in the gap between the blades were two pairs of equally fiery eyes.
"Woo-oh-oh!"
"Ahhhh
With the low cheers of the two of them, the long knives were withdrawn and slashed down again and again, and then they really struck together, each time with great force, as if they were infused with all the strength of the two of them.
For the first time, Sanada Yukimura didn't think about escaping, nor did he think about giving up, as if the ghost made a god, he suddenly subconsciously took a step forward, so everything was different.
Suddenly feeling the precise feeling of the long knife entering the flesh, Sanada Yukimura's eyes widened suddenly, and the movement of stabbing forward slowed down suddenly.
In the middle of the two intertwined figures, there were two sharp long knives that were also interspersed, and bright red blood slipped from one of the long knives, and fell to the ground with a click, and it was shattered in an instant.
"You...... You've gotten stronger, Yukimura ......"
Although there was a slight pain in cold sweat on his face, Sanada Nobuyuki still showed a relieved smile, he looked down at his younger brother, once upon a time, the little boy who needed to be protected by himself and his father has now grown into a man who stands up to the sky!
Sanada Yukimura watched the long knife in his hand stab into the chest of the eldest brother at this time, his face was full of disbelief, as if he didn't believe that the eldest brother who couldn't win could really be defeated in his own hands.
"Poof!"
Sanada Nobuyuki couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood, gushing out of his chest, and the ensuing feeling of powerlessness forced him to crouch down and stick his long knife into the ground to support his body.
“…… Why? Suddenly stopped in a pinch? ”
Sanada Yukimura had already withdrawn the long knife at this time, he stood there and pouted, looked down at the eldest brother who seemed to be a little unsteady on his feet, and asked with a slight surprise.
Although he broke the routine and took a step forward just now, it was because the eldest brother took the lead in approaching, the eldest brother took a step forward in order to win, and he took another step forward, so that the other party could not swing the sword smoothly and minimize the damage.
Although the previous self also understood this truth, it was often difficult for him to dare to take another step forward in the face of oncoming knives and killing machines, because only people who had really experienced the struggle would dare to take this step. Shih Tzu literature
"Aren't you too? Deliberately didn't thorn the point, you are still too merciful! ”
Sanada Nobuyuki was half-kneeling on the ground, he covered his mouth and coughed, blood flowing from between his fingers, and he looked very badly injured.
But there was not the slightest panic or nervousness on his face, he just sighed slightly, and continued: "However, now...... Now I don't have anything left for you! ”
Sanada Yukimura suddenly showed a puzzled look on his face when he heard this, this is ...... What do you mean? Big brother, hasn't he already decided to be loyal to Ieyasu?
"Forgive me, Yukimura...... The reason why I defected to Tokugawa Ieyasu four years ago was because I discussed it with my father! ”
Sanada Nobuyuki raised his head and looked at his younger brother, with a painful look in his eyes, and said helplessly, all this was a decision made with his father back then, in order to let the Sanada family survive in the troubled times!
Sanada Yukimura's eyes widened suddenly, it was really because what the eldest brother said was too unexpected for him, could it be ...... All this was arranged by the father?
"Although the Sanada family is known as the strongest in the world, it is actually just an insignificant local wealthy family, in the Battle of Sekigahara, whether it is the Eastern Army or the Western Army, it can easily break the bloodline of the Sanada family, so I discussed with my father, you who are destined for Toyotomi will go to the Western Army to participate in the war, and I will go to the Tokugawa Army to serve Ieyasu!"
Sanada Nobuyuki decided to tell his brother everything his father planned four years ago, the previous worry was because Yukimura was still young, and he was afraid that he would not be able to support the Sanada family well, and now it turns out that Yukimura is already a man worthy of trust!
"I'm sorry...... I've been hiding it from you, but my father once said, 'If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first be his accomplice.'......"
"And if you had said it earlier, I'm afraid you wouldn't have fought me seriously, would you? If Tokugawa Ieyasu is suspicious, our hostile arrangement will be meaningless! ”
Sanada Nobuyuki explained that he didn't want his brothers to kill each other if it was possible, but if he didn't, how could he hide from the treacherous Tokugawa Ieyasu?
"However, it's also thanks to this matter, you who used to rely on you in the past seem to be a little more independent now......"
Saying this, Sanada Nobuyuki unconsciously closed his eyes, and a relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, with his younger brother like this, what more could he ask for!
"But then again, you have to be lighter, and you really almost died!"
It seemed that he had pulled the wound, and the pain made him grin for a while, Sanada Shin raised his eyelids and glanced at his younger brother fiercely, leaning against the wall and complaining.
"Since you still have the strength to scold people, it should be fine? Isn't it...... Brother? ”
Sanada Yukimura put down the long knife in his hand, put the handle on his chest, the blade of the knife hung diagonally down on his body, and his face was once again with a smile like a spring breeze, as if all the barriers disappeared in this moment.
"Luck...... Village ......"
Sanada Nobuyuki was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect his younger brother to open it so soon, which really surprised him.
"Big brother, thank you for worrying about me, but I will go my own way, because ah...... I was born with such a casual personality, and it wasn't so easy to get rid of! ”
Sanada Yukimura smiled slightly, his eyebrows and eyes curved into a crescent moon, he looked at his eldest brother leaning against the wall, and said with a smile.
Sanada Nobuyuki couldn't help but smile when he heard this, showing a smile that was as clean as a cloudless sky.