I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Osaka, Osaka Magistrate——

"This task is really easier than eating wagashi." A strong man yawned and scratched his hair.

The costume of this strong man is quite peculiar.

He was naked from the upper body, wearing only a thin hakama, two wakizashis on his back waist, and no shoes or socks on his feet.

The pair of bare feet of the strong man are quite huge.

In modern units... his feet were almost a size 49.

He is obviously not too tall, only 1.7 meters at most, but he has a pair of such big feet, which makes his body shape look very strange.

The name of this strong man is "Yu Ba Lang".

He is one of the commanders of the "Osaka Spring Battle and Operation Discussion".

In this battle, the task he was in charge of was to lead people to attack the enforcement office in Osaka, kill all the people in the enforcement office, and then burn the enforcement office to ashes.

At this time period, there are no people in the Osaka Enforcement Office, so Uohachiro and the others only spent about ten minutes to clear the Osaka Enforcement Office.

"My lord." Holding a torch, a musketeer quickly ran to Yubarou's side, "Everywhere in the execution office has been poured with fire oil!"

"Yeah." Yubarou nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! Give me the torch!"

The musketeer who came to report the news quickly handed the torch in his hand to Yu Hachiro.

Uohachiro, who took the torch, threw the torch in his hand towards the puddle of kerosene in front of him without any hesitation.

boom!

The fire oil turned into a fiery snake, devouring and licking everything the flames could touch.

"Let's go!" After looking at the increasingly fierce sea of ​​flames several times with satisfied eyes, Uohachiro waved his hands and led his subordinates to leave the prison that was gradually engulfed by the sea of ​​flames.

Because the residents were frightened by the noise made by Uohachiro and others who were killing people in the prison, the residents living around the prison had already dispersed.

Therefore, the surrounding area of ​​the enforcing office is very quiet now, and there is not a single person in sight.

As soon as he led his subordinates away from the enforcing house that would soon be burnt to ruins, Uohachiro said to his subordinates who had just informed him that "the oil has been sprinkled":

"You, go to the main camp and report: the Osaka Enforcement Office has fallen."

"yes!"

As soon as the subordinates he sent to report the battle situation left, Uohachiro suddenly saw—a black shadow leaping down from the roof of the private house in front of him.

A male ninja dressed in an Iga ninja costume.

Seeing that it was the Iga ninja who came, he knew that it was Uohachiro who was going to give him some important notice from his superiors, so he immediately stopped and put his hands behind his back.

"My lord." The Iga ninja ran to Uohachiro and knelt down on one knee, and then said quickly, "Plan A failed, plan B was activated. Plan A failed, plan B was activated..."

After repeating this sentence three times in a row, the Iga ninja stopped reporting.

"Oh?" After hearing the order from the Iga ninja, Uohachiro grinned, "Activate Plan B..."

Plan B - Uohachiro, one of the commanders, naturally knows what it is.

More than 60 musketeers were dispatched, led by Sakuma, who was the best at commanding musketeers, to ambush Ogata on the only way Ogata went to get his saber—this was their "Plan A".

Using more than sixty musketeers to ambush Ogata-this can be said to be "super luxurious treatment".

There were only more than 80 people sent to attack the majestic Osaka City.

Although there are many people sent to ambush Ogata, there is still a possibility that the ambush will fail.

After all, their opponent was that Shura.

So after they designed "Plan A", they specially designed a "Plan B"——

If the "Plan A" to ambush Ogata fails, all the Iga ninjas that can be dispatched will be dispatched, and let them act as the "eyes" of the entire army, searching for Ogata all over the city.

Once Ogata is found, red fireworks will be released to help the troops locate Ogata.

The teams responsible for attacking various important places and facilities in Osaka immediately joined the siege against Ogata after completing their respective tasks.

This is their "Plan B".

Uohachiro has now completed the mission he was in charge of to "take down the Osaka Prison Office".

In other words - he now needs to bring his troops to participate in the siege against Ogata.

"Hahaha!"

Yu Hachiro laughed a few times at this time.

"I just feel that the task I am responsible for tonight is too simple and boring..."

After all, Uohachiro twisted his neck vigorously, relaxing the muscles of his lower neck and shoulders.

"My lord." The Iga Nanin, who came to pass the message and is still kneeling in front of Uohachiro, continued at this time, "Although the ambush against Ogata failed, Sakuma-sama who is in charge of this task , but found the following three pieces of important information about Shura."

"After Mr. Sakuma reported these three important pieces of information about Shura to Mr. Jijiu, Mr. Jijiu specially asked those of us who are in charge of ordering to accurately inform the three important pieces of information about Ogata to all the troops. commander."

"1. Shura has a short gun on his body."

"Second. Shura's strength far exceeds our expectations."

"Three. Shura's physical condition tonight does not seem to be good."

"Oh?" Yu Hachiro raised his eyebrows, "I'm wearing a short gun... not in good health...?"

When Uohachiro murmured thoughtfully, the ninja's order was not over yet:

"At the same time, Lord Sakuma proposed to Lord Jijiu: Shura doesn't have a good sword in his hand now, so when fighting him, he should not carry a sword with him. In this way, Shura's 'supply' can be cut off, making it difficult for him to replace himself weapons."

"Master Jijiu has agreed to Lord Sakuma's proposal, so he hereby orders that all troops, from commanders to ordinary soldiers, are not allowed to carry swords when chasing and besieging Shura."

"Huh?" Yubalang snapped his mouth, "Don't carry a weapon on your body...what's the matter?"

Nan Ren ignored Yu Hachiro's complaints.

"The above is the whole content of this edict." Nanren said lightly, "Then, I will take my leave first, and I wish you a prosperous martial arts."

After chanting "Wu Yun Changlong" to Yu Hachiro in a non-salty tone, Nannin jumped to the roof of the nearby house with a very agile movement, and his figure appeared in just one or two breaths. Then disappeared into the night.

After watching the ninja leave, Uohachiro spat heavily on the ground.

"That Jijiu... actually made us all throw away our swords... What kind of thing is this..."

Yu Hachiro already had deep resentment towards that old man Ji Jiu.

He was originally the leader of a group of remnant Iga cliques who were lingering on, dreaming of such unrealistic dreams as "reviving Iga" and "revenge Iga".

But Yu Hachiro also admitted that this old man is still very capable.

Not long after being recruited by Lord Toyotomi, with his loyalty and outstanding ability, he made his way in the organization and was deeply trusted and valued by Lord Toyotomi.

How much does Toyotomi-sama think highly of him? For tonight's "Osaka Spring Battle and Operation Discussion", he was directly appointed as the "Front Commander" by Mr. Toyotomi!

The musketeers, Iga ninjas, and commanders like Yuhachiro and Sakuma who participated in this battle were all under Yoshihisa's orders.

Yu Hachiro admitted that Yoshihisa has the ability to sit on the "frontline commander".

But he didn't want to listen to Ji Jiu's order from the bottom of his heart.

Not for anything else, just because he's a ninja.

Uohachiro felt uncomfortable at the thought of listening to a ninja's orders.

But if he is not comfortable, he does not dare to disobey Ji Jiu's order too much after all.

After the Iga man Shinobi who came to deliver the order left, Uohachiro immediately ordered to the more than 40 subordinates under his command: Throw away all the knives around their waists.

However—although Uohachiro asked his subordinates to remove the knives from their waists, he didn't throw away the two wakizashis from his own waist.

This is his insistence as a warrior.

Even though he might be punished later, he didn't want to throw away the knife in his waist.

After the subordinates threw away all the knives around their waists, Uohachiro waved his big hands imposingly:

"Okay! Let's go! Come with me! Let's hunt Shura!"

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Similar scenes are constantly being played out in various places in Osaka at this time.

The Iga ninja, who was in charge of sending orders, conveyed orders such as "start plan B" and "don't carry a sword when fighting Shura" to the commander of the troops who were in charge of attacking various places in Osaka.

One after another, troops that had completed their respective tasks joined in the siege of Ogata.

They all looked at the sky helplessly, waiting for the red firework that represented "Ogata is there" to appear.

The current Osaka is like a huge spider web.

These troops who came to besiege Ogata were like the threads of a spider's web.

As more and more troops completed their original tasks and came to participate in the siege, this spider web became bigger and tighter.

And Ogata, like a prey accidentally caught by this spider web, struggles to avoid hunting on this spider web...

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Although he yelled "Go hunt Shura" to his subordinates quite imposingly, Uohachiro has no clue as to where Ogata is currently.

"Really... What do those Iga ninjas eat..." Uohachiro growled in annoyed tone, "Haven't Shura been found yet?"

After the launch of "Project B", whether the Iga Ninja is active or not will greatly affect the success or failure of "Project B".

Because their tasks are very heavy, they need to act as the "eyes" of the whole army, look for Ogata's figure everywhere in Osaka, and use red fireworks to help the troops of the whole army locate.

Since leaving the execution office, Uohachiro led his subordinates aimlessly wandering the streets of Osaka while waiting for the red fireworks to appear.

Yu Hachiro's long wait finally paid off.

Boom...!

Yu Hachiro suddenly heard—the sound of fireworks exploding from the northwest.

He immediately looked to the northwest, and saw a "safflower" blooming gorgeously in the northwest sky not far from him.

"Aha! Finally found it!" Yubarou smiled happily, "It's still very close! Everyone follow me!"

Yubalang ran like a runaway horse towards the place where the "red flower" rose just now.

Important government-related places in Osaka, such as the Osaka Magistrate's Office and the Dojima rice market, have now been captured and burned one by one.

The shouts of killing and the ignited fire caused chaos in all areas of Osaka.

The citizens fled in terror like headless chickens.

The town where Uohachiro is currently located is also quite chaotic, no matter which street you are on, you can see people running in a panic.

Fortunately, there were not many rioters on the street, and the street was not blocked.

Uohachiro used extremely rough movements to squeeze and push away all the rioters standing in front of him.

Under his rapid advance, Uohachiro finally arrived at the place where the bunch of fireworks was lit just now.

Then I happened to bump into Ogata who knocked down the ninja who had just set off the fireworks with Xia Nagi, then pressed on him, and stabbed him in the neck.

"Aha..." Yu Hachiro licked his lips, "This is... that famous Shura... covered in blood, really like the Shura from hell..."

Looking at Ogata covered in blood——Uohachiro smiled.

Then, Uohachiro saw the wide canal on the side of Ogata, very close to Ogata—he smiled even more happily.

Himself, Ogata, Canal—all three of them happen to be on the same straight line.

The corners of Yuhachiro's mouth almost reached the ears.

Yu Hachiro's subordinates arrived one after another at this time.

After seeing Ogata from a distance, they immediately raised their flintlock guns in unison as if by conditioned reflex.

But at this moment——

"Put your guns down."

Uohachiro said suddenly.

All his subordinates cast suspicious glances at Uohachiro.

Before they even had time to ask Yu Hachiro what he meant by "put down the guns" just now, they saw Yu Hachiro strode forward and rushed straight towards Ogata in the distance!

Like a fired shell, he slammed into Ogata who hadn't left the ninja he killed, and fell into the canal together with him.

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- Trouble...

Ogata never thought that he would have a day to fight with people underwater.

There is no need to do more analysis of the environment he is currently in, just analyze it with his butt, and he can analyze it-the battle situation is overwhelmingly unfavorable to him.

After being rushed into the water, he fell into the water before he could take a few mouthfuls of oxygen, leaving little oxygen left in his lungs.

And falling into the water meant that all the two pistols he was carrying were temporarily unusable.

Be it Kasumi Nagi or Ume dye, they are not waterproof.

Although he can swim, he is far from being good at it.

However, the enemy's water quality is excellent. From the enemy's attack just now, it can be seen that his water quality is excellent. Fighting this man in the water is attacking the enemy's strengths with your own weaknesses.

And what's even worse - he can't use the "breath of the source" in the water.

That is to say, he cannot enter the "Selfless Realm" now...

Unable to use a musket, unable to enter the state of selflessness, there is not much air left in my lungs, the enemy happens to be the kind of person who is good at underwater warfare, and my current physical condition is extremely poor due to the "immortal poison"...

Facing this desperate situation——Ogata only clenched the two knives in his hands calmly, without any panic on his face.

This is the character of mind that has been cultivated after going through hundreds of battles and seeing all kinds of turbulent waves.

The urgency of the situation made Ogata temporarily forget the pain and swelling in his head, his head was spinning quickly——

——In short, you must swim back to the shore first, or at least temporarily swim to the surface of the water to breathe.

It only took a moment for Xu to draw up a strategy.

No matter what, you can't fight the enemy underwater where you are not good at it and you can't let go of your hands and feet.

Ogata simply estimated how long the remaining air in his lungs would last him underwater—about 20 seconds.

At this time, even 1 second is extremely precious to the current Ogata.

Therefore, after drawing up the general strategy, Ogata immediately swam towards the surface of the water where the moonlight shone on it without any hesitation.

While struggling to swim towards the surface of the water, Ogata opened his eyes, which were only half-closed in the water, scanning his surroundings, searching for the enemy's figure.

Ogata knew that the enemy who knocked him into the water would definitely not watch him swim back to the surface.

But he didn't expect this person's attack to come so quickly.

Out of the corner of his right eye, he caught a glimpse of a large black shadow swimming towards him rapidly.

His swimming speed is extremely fast, and his swimming speed is not like a human, but more like a fish.

In the blink of an eye, the enemy swam to Ogata's side and rear again, and the bright two wakizashis slashed towards Ogata again.

Ogata, who is not proficient in swimming, can't dodge in the water, so he can only block with a knife.

However, when swinging a knife underwater, the underwater resistance is a big trouble that cannot be ignored.

Poor physical condition + underwater resistance = Ogata's block was half a beat slow this time.

Ogata failed to successfully block the enemy's slash with the blade counter, only deflecting the enemy's knife path.

The knife that originally came towards Ogata's vital point passed over Ogata's right shoulder, leaving a knife wound that was neither shallow nor deep on Ogata's right shoulder.

The exact same scene as before was staged again. After the enemy launched an attack, he immediately retreated, never willing to fight, never fighting with Ogata.

Although his attack just now did not inflict fatal injuries on Ogata, it managed to drag Ogata who was trying to float up.

The air left in Ogata's lungs was only enough for him to move again—15 seconds...

Repelling the enemy's attack for the second time, Ogata, whose face was gradually becoming ugly due to the depletion of oxygen, poured all the strength in his body into his feet, swung his feet with all his strength, and swam towards the surface of the water .

He just had time to swim up a few centimeters, and the enemy who could move swiftly in the water like a fish came again...

This time, Ogata's block was very successful, and the enemy's threat did not hurt Ogata at all.

After blocking the enemy's third attack, Ogata originally wanted to launch a counterattack, but the enemy's movements in the water were too agile, and as soon as he struck out with his knife, the enemy had already swam far away.

When the enemy opened the distance between him and Ogata again, Ogata vaguely saw that he seemed to be showing a smug smile to him...

Ogata could understand why this person was laughing at him.

He successfully delayed Ogata's time again...

The air left in Ogata's lungs is only enough for him to move again - 10 seconds...

The enemy's water quality exceeded Ogata's expectations.

——If the enemy keeps harassing me, I will never be able to swim back to the surface...

——Is there any... a way to counter this 'murloc'...

The light of thought flickered in Ogata's eyes again.

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——If Toyotomi-sama and the others know that I did not use only guns to deal with Shura as they said, they will definitely be very angry...

Although Uohachiro said this in a depressed tone in his heart, the smile on his face was extremely bright.

Before the start of tonight's battle, they were given repeated orders—never engage in melee combat with Shura, and use technology to kill Ogata.

Yu Hachiro originally wanted to obey this order.

However... the moment I saw Ogata on the shore and the canal next to Ogata just now, the words "use guns to deal with Ogata" and "follow the orders of the superiors" are all in the fish Hachiro's mind vanished.

There is only one idea left in his mind - to use his "underwater killing method" to fight the famous Shura!

It's not for revenge, nor for fame.

He simply wants to challenge "the strongest swordsman in the world" with his most proud fighting style, and have a good fight with him.

Uohachiro has lived by the sea since he was a child. He has had a strong interest and love for swimming since he was a child. He started swimming in the sea when he was 6 years old.

In swimming, Yu Hachiro also has a unique talent.

His lung capacity far exceeds that of ordinary people. After he takes a deep breath, he can stay in the water for half an hour at a stretch.

His feet are larger than normal. When swimming in the water, his huge soles can repel water like duck webs, allowing him to swim faster.

With his love for swimming and his talent in swimming, Yu Hachiro created the "underwater killing method".

The so-called "underwater killing method" is actually to use superb swimming skills to deal with the enemy underwater, and then wait for the opportunity to kill the enemy.

It sounds simple, but in fact, there are many doorways in it.

Relying on the "underwater killing method", Yu Hachiro ruined countless strong opponents.

Using the "underwater killing method" to challenge the strong from all walks of life - this has become one of Yu Hachiro's great hobbies.

A long time ago, when Ogata first became famous, Uohachiro fantasized about fighting this famous young swordsman.

After Ogata's reputation became more and more famous, Uohachiro's idea became more and more serious.

He really wanted to use his "underwater killing method" to have a good fight with Ogata, even if it was only for one fight, even if he had to disobey his orders.

Because of this, after seeing Ogata on the edge of the canal just now, and realizing that now is a good time to test whether his "underwater killing method" is effective against Shura, Uohachiro ignored the "do not fight with Ogata" Order, asked his subordinates not to shoot, and then he slammed Ogata into the canal without thinking about himself.

——As expected of Shura... Until now, there was no panic on his face.

Uohachiro hid somewhere not far from Ogata, secretly looking at Ogata's expression.

Open your eyes and see things in the water - this is easy for Uohachiro, who is proficient in swimming.

Not only can he open his eyes and see things in the water, but he can also see everything in the water very clearly.

--Ok? Does he still want to continue upstream...

Uohachiro saw——Ogata, who had been attacked by him three times, swam up to the surface of the water again.

—Does he still have the strength to swim...

——Then... give him another blow!

Uohachiro licked the corner of his mouth in the water.

Never allow the enemy to climb back to the shore or swim to the surface to breathe—this is one of the most important points of Uohachiro's "Underwater Killing Method".

Uohachiro moved his feet like a bloodthirsty shark, and rushed towards Ogata.

He doesn't know - Ogata is now eagerly waiting for him to come over quickly...

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--come yet……

The huge black shadow appeared in the field of vision again and quickly approached him.

Ogata continued to paddle the water with his feet and continued to swim towards the surface.

Wei Wei raises the knife in her hand, ready to deal with Yu Hachiro's attack again

Oh no.

It should be "pretend to prepare for another attack by Uohachiro".

Ogata had already realized just now that if Yu Hachiro was not killed, he would never even think of swimming out of the water in his life.

And if you want to kill Uo Hachiro, Ogata's water skills are far inferior to Uo Hachiro's. If you want to chase the opponent, you will definitely not be able to catch up.

So Ogata thought of a slightly crazy method.

Yu Hachiro's next attack, he won't be able to block it!

Let Yu Hachiro's knife cut into his body.

After Uohachiro's knife cut into his body, Ogata grabbed his arm or body to prevent him from swimming away.

As long as Yu Hachiro can stop swimming in front of him, then the rest of the matter will be easy to talk about and handle.

Ogata was going to use this crazy method to deal with Uohachiro.

The biggest difficulty of this method is undoubtedly how to prevent Yubalang's knife from hitting his vitals.

If Yu Hachiro's knife hits his vitals, the situation will change to one for one, and the two will perish together.

Of course Ogata didn't want to die with this guy.

If possible, Ogata didn't want to use this kind of "injury for life" tactics to deal with Uohachiro, which might even kill him.

But at the moment when there are only a few seconds of activity time left, Ogata can't think of any other way to counter-kill Yuhachiro other than this "self-mutilation and killing the enemy".

The air left in Ogata's lungs was only enough for him to move again - 7 seconds!

Yu Hachiro's figure is already very close!

Ogata stopped his water-draining feet, raised his swords, and assumed a posture ready to parry Uohachirou's swords away again.

——No matter what happens later...don't let him hit my vitals!

Reminding myself repeatedly in my heart, the sight from Ogata's eyes gradually became sharper.

The air left in Ogata's lungs was only enough for him to move again—6 seconds!

Yu Hachiro's figure is close at hand!

In just 1 more second, Uohachiro will be able to reach the distance where his sword can attack Ogata.

The outcome, life and death, will be decided in the next second!

--bring it on!

Ogata gripped the two swords tightly with such force that he seemed to crush the handle of the sword.

The sharpness of the gaze seems to be able to cut everything it touches into pieces.

——I will not... die here!

Obviously this is the critical moment of the death struggle.

Obviously in the next second, the outcome and life and death will be decided.

But at this time, there are many scenes that have nothing to do with the current tense battle situation, flashing through Ogata's mind at this moment.

The details of getting along with A-Machi, the past with friends like Genichi and Rin...

These beautiful pictures flashed through Ogata's mind one by one.

And while these beautiful memories flashed in Ogata's mind one by one——

Gudong, Gudong...

Very suddenly... Ogata heard a strange sound of water flowing.

Wow, wow...

I heard the sound of water plants swaying under the canal.

Shua, Shua...

At the same time, I also heard... the sound of those fish swimming in the water.

Ogata's originally sharp eyes were now full of astonishment and shock.

He heard it.

He heard... the sound of this "canal".

He feels it.

He felt... as if he had merged with this "canal".

The whole world... seems to have become transparent at this moment!

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