Chapter 563: Battle of the Sinkhole (3)
You must know that no matter whether it is a cold weapon war in the past or a modern war, we must abide by the principle of "concentrating all our efforts to strike at one point", form an absolute superiority in forces at a certain point in time, and crush the opponent at high speed, so as to achieve the greatest victory at the minimum cost. Like a prisoner, there is no difference between an assassin and a ninja, and it often leads to a sad result.
It's good for young people to be aggressive, to prove that they have the courage to challenge the world, and that they can start all over again if they lose. On the contrary, if an adult is radical, it is equivalent to being blindly optimistic, unable to see the reality clearly, and even killing himself.
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the crackling sound of the bushes burning violently was getting closer. Many protruding rocks were also burned, and the shards of watermelons kept rolling from top to bottom, and the screams of ninjas after being hit could be heard from below.
Only by breaking out of the sea of fire can you be alone.
I looked up, and the fire in the southeast corner of the sinkhole was slightly smaller, and it was the best choice if I wanted to rush out.
Suddenly, a giant crane flew from the sky, hovered in the middle of the sinkhole several times, and then slowly descended, landing on the platform.
On the back of the crane was a man dressed in white, about thirty years old, who rolled over and jumped down and landed on the edge of the platform.
Before the battle beneath the platform begins, the dormant ninjas retreat, dodging the falling rocks.
"It's the best of times and it's the worst of times. The middle-aged man said.
That is the opening sentence of Dickens's book A Tale of Two Cities, and it has a rather complex meaning.
This person begins with this sentence, which shows that he is very knowledgeable and thoughtful.
"If you were the one who set the fire, your Excellency would have won half of this battle. I said, looking at his burly back.
"Half of those who have traveled a hundred miles are half of ninety. If you want to talk about victory, it's early. He said lightly.
"Kill the big guys, 99.9 percent of the people in the world applaud. I said.
"What about the remaining 0.1 percent?" he asked.
"The royal family, the main battle faction, the young Zhuang faction, and the radical faction will be sad and disappointed, believing that without a backbone, they will not be able to restore the prestige of the empire, the Yamato nation will not be able to stand tall in the east, and the red sun of the country of Fuso will not be able to shine all over the world. Of course, none of this is what civilians around the globe want to see. This fire is really wonderful!" I said from the bottom of my heart.
War maniac, one-man overlord, arrogant prince, traitorous high-ranking official...... These are all hidden dangers to world peace.
It is even said that they are more terrible than those so-called, extremists. The latter can only use cars* to carry out small-scale, small-scale terrorist attacks, like rats in the sewers, although disgusting, but with limited ability to do evil, nothing more than the world's scabies. Conversely, every order signed by a powerful figure has the potential to cause a global uproar, displacing millions of people and putting them in a precarious situation.
"The big man must die, but if you know the family name of the little monk, you will definitely feel that he is far more important than the big man. This time, the nine families of the Ninjutsu Alliance were able to get together, not because of the big man, but because of the little monk, the king of the Tojo clan of the Koga faction, whose name was Tojo Owari. He said.
I've heard that name, because the Tojo clan of the Koga faction was in the limelight and infamous in World War II, and has become the most famous and worst representative of the major surnames in Japan.
Tojo Owari's name has also appeared in the media, and legend has it that before the birth of this person, his biological mother was in the hospital for a prenatal checkup, and a strange image of the baby's tail vertebra with nine bifurcations appeared on the radiographic machine.
The existence of the human tail vertebrae is part of the "atavism", and the vision of the nine bifurcations is exactly the same as the body structure of the "nine-tailed demon fox" in ancient legends. Therefore, after the birth of this person, he was named "Owari".
The Tojo clan produced many famous ninjas, military strategists, ministers, and thaumaturgists, and under the cross-influence of the four forces, Tojo Owari rose to prominence in the Kansai Dojo, a famous gathering place for thaumaturgists in Japan, before the age of ten, and was known as a thaumaturgical genius.
That's all I've read from the media, and of course, to be able to get the nine great families to join forces to help him, Tojo Owari's influence is unprecedented in the history of Japanese thaumaturgists.
"I've heard of it for a long time. I nodded.
"I'm still hesitating, whether to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and completely break the dream of the restoration of the nine major families. The middle-aged man put his hands behind his back, his fingers flexed, and his bones and joints made a popping sound.
I suddenly realized that the Nine Great Families represent the entire interests of the Ninjutsu Alliance, and they are also the absolute leaders of the 700,000 ninjas in Japan. Their choice directly determined Japan's national fortunes, so the big man was courteous to the little monk Tojo Owari.
The Nine Great Families are like a sharp blade, and in the eyes of most politicians, if the blade cannot be used by us, it must be destroyed, so as not to become an obstacle to our progress in the future.
From the perspective of the countries of the Pacific Rim, the extinction of ninjas is equivalent to cutting off half of Japan's combat strength, which is a great joy from the sky.
"If there is no interruption, there will be chaos. I said quietly.
Of course, I hope that this battle will be brought to an end, and that all the militants will be buried in the sinkhole, and that there will be no future trouble. However, I can't make my intentions too obvious, that would be contrary to the purpose of a thaumaturgist.
The life and death of a ninja is not only a matter of rivers and lakes, but also a political issue.
Since I'm out of the way, there's no need to wade into such troubled waters.
"It's easy to make a decision, but it's hard to make the right decision and make a decision without any consequences. If you were me, wouldn't you be embarrassed?" asked the middle-aged man.
I immediately asked, "You are not me, and I don't know your name, how can you compare?" If you are Japanese, it is a mistake to kill the big man and the Tojo clan, and if you are a foreigner, it is right to take advantage of the victory and chase down the grass and eradicate the roots. The people of Asia are tired of a fascist country sleeping on the side of a couch for a long time, and it is only because of the many red tapes of the United Nations that they are unwilling to face the accountability of the United Nations, so they can only continue to endure it, and it has been 70 or 80 years now. My advice to you is simple, kill or retreat, and don't wait for the government to kill. Otherwise, it is not you who has the right to choose. โ
"Choice? No, you're wrong, I'll always have a choice, it's just a matter of repeatedly weighing the killing and release. The sky is the cover, the earth is the tripod, all things are food, and the rivers and seas are the soup. This time, I want them to live and die. The middle-aged man said.
Ding is the cauldron, and it seems that the middle-aged man's fire attack and flooding tactics are a foregone conclusion.
I shook my head, there was nothing more to say.
The middle-aged man is full of domineering, and completely treats the Mt. Fuji Tiankeng as a cauldron that stands up to the sky, boiling it if it wants to boil, stewing it when it wants, and arbitrarily dealing with the ninjas who are forced to retreat into the depths of the sinkhole.
"You must suspect that I'm talking big, because even the president of the United States is not capable of that. However, as long as I release a flag rocket, the platform will be completely covered with seawater, and the water depth can reach about 50 meters. No matter how good the water nature of the ninjas is, it is impossible to escape easily. Right now...... Now it's time for me to make a phone call and give these people an ultimatum. He said.
The hot water is deep, and this is the best ending for the big man and Tojo Owari.
Especially Tojo Owari, he must stand up and atone for the evil deeds of the family elders in World War II, instead of living in seclusion in Ikyu Temple, pretending to be hidden from the world, but actually concentrating on cultivation.
"Follow me?" the middle-aged man turned his face.
It is evident that he wears an elaborate mask from the tip of his nose to both eyes, completely changing his persona.
I hesitated slightly, the situation below was critical, and I went down blindly, just afraid that I would fall into the trap by mistake. Furthermore, if this is just an infighting between Japanese ninjas and the imperial family, it would certainly be unwise for me to fall too deep as a foreigner.
Regarding Tojo Owari, the media received mixed reviews, and many of the "anomalies" that he showed since infancy were indefinitely amplified and became a topic of conversation in the media.
The Tojo clan was an untouchable pain in World War II because of the great trauma that this family brought to the people of Asia, and every historian who mentions this family will describe it as "a great sin", believing that the family should atone for the sins of Asia for generations.
"Extermination" - this is the common point of view put forward by all historians. Cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots and never causing future troubles is the unanimous wish of the Asian people.
"What's the point of going down? If you want to exterminate the backbone members of the nine major families of the Ninjutsu Alliance, it is enough to command remotely here. I guess you must be ready to fight with fire and water, and you can destroy all the enemies under the sinkhole at your fingertips, so why bother to go far?" I replied lightly.
The masked man shook his head gloomily: "Kill them? No, no, killing them doesn't help, killing them won't change anything." All I want is to take the head of its leader, and then take it all down to mine. โ
I suddenly made a decision, nodded and agreed: "Okay, since you want to go down, I will accompany you down." You're right, it's useless to kill more, point to the end. โ
In the world of thaumaturgy, killing one person is much the same as killing a thousand, and there is really no need to destroy all enemies. In other words, many enemies are just conforming to the herd and blindly following local leaders, which is not subjectively harmful. For this part of the people, dismantling them and subduing them is more of progressive significance.
"Let's go. The masked man laughed and led the way.
The stone steps go all the way down, extending infinitely.
The masked man's fire attack technique was controlled very precisely, and there were constantly rubble rolling down on the other three sides, only the hillside on this side did not move, and there was occasionally gravel slipping on the stone steps, but the size was never more than a fist, and there was no danger of hurting anyone.
After descending a hundred steps, a cave of tens of square meters appeared in the recess of the mountain wall.
When rockfalls occur on the hillside, these caves are the best place to hide.
We stopped and looked into the depths of the cave.
There were really people hiding here, but now they were all corpses, and there was a thick bloody smell inside and outside the cave.
The masked man snorted: "Hmm, the young master of the Tojo clan is not here. He's alert and hasn't stopped here at all. Those underground are nothing more than ninjas who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Do you know that even the great ninjas of the great names will run away in fear when disaster strikes, and they will not care about protecting their mastersโ"