System sound prompting the ingestion of martial arts schools - Ogata felt that if he remembered correctly, the last time he heard this string of sounds was last spring, when he ingested the "Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu" from A-Machi on Butterfly Island.

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Because I haven't heard this sound for a long time, after hearing this string of system sounds for a long time, Ogata couldn't help but feel startled by this special strangeness.

——Iga-ryu... forbidden technique...?

The word "Iga" reminds Ogata of the famous "Iga no Sato".

Ogata is no stranger to Iga no Sato either.

During the Warring States Period two hundred years ago, Iga, Koga, Fuma, Togakushi, and Manten were collectively known as the Five Great Ninjas.

But in the end, Iganozato, who followed the right master, became the one who had the last laugh.

Two hundred years ago, Iga no Sato served the Tokugawa clan. After the Tokugawa clan usurped the Toyotomi clan, established the shogunate in Edo, and became the new overlord of the world, Iga no Sato's status also increased.

The Iga ninjas became the royal ninjas of the Edo shogunate - until 41 years ago.

41 years ago, Iga no Sato, which had enjoyed a comfortable life for more than a hundred years because of following the right master, was inexplicably destroyed.

There are different opinions on the reasons for its destruction.

It was only after Ogata defeated Shiranui Sato last fall that he finally learned the truth about Iga no Sato's destruction - he was destroyed by Genichi.

During last autumn's crusade against Shiranui, a group of remnants of Iga no Sato appeared to help Shiranui.

A-machi, Gourdiya and the others had all seen this group of ninjas from Iga no Sato, but they didn't know who they were at that time - except for Genichi.

Ogata was dueling with Shuntaro at that time, so he happened to pass by this group of Iga ninjas.

At that time, Genichi stopped the group of Iga ninjas alone, allowing Lin and others to pursue one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui: Eitaro.

It was not until after the war that Ogata, Lin and others learned from Genichi the identity of the group of men in black who had been stopped by Genichi alone.

It was only then that Ogata realized that Genichi, a troublemaker, had a different history with Iga no Sato - the destruction of Iga no Sato 41 years ago was one of Genichi's handiwork.

However, Genichi did not intend to talk too much about his past with Iga No Sato. At that time, after telling Ogata that Iga No Sato was destroyed by him 41 years ago, he discussed the rest of the things related to Iga No Sato.

Keep it secret.

He did not tell Ogata the details of his original destruction of Iga no Sato, nor did he tell Ogata why he wanted to destroy Iga no Sato in the first place.

Ogata didn't have much interest in this Iga ninja who had been destroyed for 41 years and he had no enmity with them, so when he saw that Genichi didn't want to say more, Ogata didn't ask too many questions.

Compared to the grievances between Origin One and the Iga ninjas, Ogata is actually more curious about why there are so many Iga ninjas staying in Shiranui.

Not only Ogata was curious about this issue, but the others in the Calabash House were also quite curious about this issue.

It's a pity that all the Iga ninjas were killed by Minamoto, and there was no one left to question them.

After the war, Genichi also frankly stated that he had been negligent. When fighting the Iga no Sato group, he should have captured one or two alive so that he could ask these remnants of Iga no Sato how they ended up with Shiranui Sato.

of ninjas mixed together.

At that time, the battle was over, Shiranui had been destroyed, and all the remnants of Iga had been killed by Genichi. It was impossible to ask why there were Iga ninjas in Shiranui.

In the end - this issue was settled.

After finishing the crusade against Shiranui and leaving Edo, Ogata originally thought that he would never have anything to do with this ninja that had been destroyed long ago and had become history for the rest of his life.

However... only a few months later, in this humble stowaway boat, I met a girl who could use the "Iga-ryu Forbidden Technique"...

At this moment, the questions piling up in Ogata's mind can be described as excessive...

A series of system sounds that he hadn't heard for a long time, coupled with the excessive questions that followed, made Ogata directly enter a dazed state.

"Um...are you okay?"

At this time, the girl's voice came to Ogata's ears.

The girl's voice suddenly reached Ogata's ears, causing Ogata to recover from his daze.

"Sorry, I was a little distracted just now. The punch you just gave was so powerful that it scared me a little." Ogata panicked casually.

Hearing Ogata's compliment, a big smile bloomed on the girl's face.

"How's that? I'm not lying, am I? Neither I nor my books are full of real information."

Ogata nodded slightly in agreement, and then moved his gaze to the pile of books beside the girl: "Excuse me, can you let me take a look at your books first?"

"sure!"

The girl randomly picked up a book and handed it to Ogata.

After receiving the "Martial Arts Secrets" handed over by the girl, Ogata found that the book was unexpectedly thin. It felt like it was only 5 or 6 pages thick.

Ogata did not start reading from the first page immediately, but browsed through it roughly.

The girl's "Training Secrets of Luck" reminded Ogata of the "Secrets of Teaching the Two-Sword Style" produced by Minamoto Ichibashi. Both of them are equally rich in pictures and texts, but the quality of the former is much better than that of the latter.

The latter's so-called "pictures" are piles of stick figures that can compete with Picasso's paintings.

The pictures of the former are genuine pictures, with detailed depictions of human bodies, postures and other types of pictures.

Ogata turned back to the first page.

The content on the first page is an introduction to what this so-called "luck" is.

[Seize the opportunity, and at the moment when the movement is completed, suddenly accelerate the contraction of the muscles to produce a short, crisp burst of force, so that the power of the fists and feet increases sharply. This is "Yun Jin".

Those who are proficient in "Lun Jin" can apply the power erupted by "Lun Jin" to the weapons in their hands, increasing the power of the weapons and making them powerful enough to cut through iron.]

On the first page, there are only two simple sentences to introduce "luck".

After reading this introduction, Ogata discovered that this so-called "luck strength" was similar to the famous "inch fist" in his previous life.

According to the introduction of "luck" in this book, this "luck" is indeed somewhat similar to the "inch fist" in the previous life.

However, compared to the principle of "luck", Ogata is actually more interested in the second half of this introduction to "luck".

"Strength can cut iron..." After repeating the words written in the book softly, Ogata raised his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him, "There are words in this book that can burst out the 'luck energy'

Force is exerted on the weapon. Is this true?"

The girl nodded, then smiled awkwardly: "It's true. But it's very difficult. You have to practice your 'luck' to perfection before you can do this."

"I have been practicing 'luck' since I can remember. As a result, until now, I can only use the power of 'luck' on the blade with great reluctance."

After saying that, the girl took out a wakizashi from her arms.

Wakizashi held a very special status during the Edo period.

The shogunate prohibited civilians from wearing and using the katana, which was the exclusive weapon of the samurai.

However, the shogunate did not prohibit civilians from using them and carrying wakizashi, as long as they were not worn around the waist.

Therefore, some common people who have extra money in their hands will keep one or two wakibashi at home.

When traveling far away, I would also carry my wakizashi with me for self-defense.

Therefore, in the Edo period, it was not that unusual to see civilians taking out a wakizashi from their bodies.

The wakizashi that the girl took out from her arms, judging from the appearance of the handle and scabbard, was just an ordinary sword.

The girl did not pull out the blade, but just raised the wakizashi in her palm with the knife and sheath. Ogata saw the muscles of her arm contracting with a special rhythm and amplitude just like before. Then, the girl lifted the wakizashi.

As he slashed forward, there was a sound of breaking wind that made Ogata raise his eyebrows.

——It seems... the sentence "Strength can cut iron" in this book is not nonsense...

Ogata just saw it clearly - the downward slash the girl had just made was not as powerful as what a skinny little girl like her could do. If it were a samurai with average skill, it would probably be too powerful.

I can't take the hit that this girl just made.

"What a powerful trick..." Ogata turned his attention to the "teaching manual" in his hand, "If this trick is your family's ancestral self-defense... then your family is really powerful.

Such powerful self-defense skills have been passed down from generation to generation."

"Are you a descendant of a big family?"

Ogata asked tentatively in a half-joking tone.

The girl replied with a normal expression: "Look at me selling straw sandals, I don't look like a descendant of a big family."

The girl smiled bitterly and nuzzled her lips towards the pile of straw sandals next to her.

"I'm just an ordinary businessman's daughter."

"I actually don't know what our family's self-defense skills are about."

"Perhaps it's because our family was a powerful family in the past. But now that the family has been passed down, it has become an ordinary merchant."

Ogata had been carefully observing the girl's expression. He found that there was nothing strange about the girl's expression.

This means two things -

1 - This girl is telling the truth.

Two - This girl, like Ogata, lies without blushing or heartbeat.

What Ogata is now sure of is: this girl can actually use this "Iga forbidden art", so she is most likely related to the Iga ninja who has been dead for 41 years.

Ogata glanced at the "Practice Manual" in his palm again.
To be continued...