I’ve kept everyone waiting for a long time (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)

The author also has a lot to do today, so the update will be a little later QAQ

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Osaka, somewhere——

Left and right gates were leaning against a big tree behind them, sitting cross-legged by the roots of the tree.

"The sound of naval guns..." He looked in the direction of Osaka Port, "Have Gourd Maru and Hikaru Maru arrived..."

"Ha... just two battleships have the power to level a coastal city to the ground. It's really more and more understandable why the British country can dominate the ocean..."

After sighing in a joking tone, Zuemon took out a knife as long as an adult's hand from his arms, and then made an action that may make many people extremely puzzled - he put the knife

The tip touched the palm of the hand, and a long cut was made in the left palm.

Scarlet blood immediately flowed out from the wound on his palm.

But it only flowed for a short while before the blood stopped.

After the blood stopped, it took a while before red fleshy strands like earthworms appeared in the wound.

The flesh strands were entangled and condensed, and in the blink of an eye, this long and slender wound disappeared.

Zuoemon grasped the palm that had returned to normal a few times, then raised his hand to touch his throat and left chest that had just been pierced by Ogata.

"The recovery speed of the wound has been slowed down by at least 20%... Shura's two blows just now put a huge load on the body..."

"Compared with Toyotomi-sama, I am still far behind..."

After letting out a gentle sigh, Zuemon stood up slowly, leaning on the large naginata stuck on the ground next to him.

"Samaemon-sama!"

As Zuemon was wiping the dust stuck to his buttocks, out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of an Iga ninja walking towards him quickly.

"Lord Yoshihisa has an order——"

After hearing the name "Yoshihisa", Zuemon immediately straightened his expression and stood up straight, ready to listen to the order from this Iga ninja.

"Traces of Ogata Ittosai or his associates were found in the suburban area near the northwest corner of Osaka."

The male ninja informed in concise sentences without any nonsense.

"We now order all teams except Team 9, Team 12, Team 13, and Team 15 to rush to the northwest corner of Osaka immediately."

"Hmm? Northwest corner?"

Zuemon was startled, then turned his head and looked to his northwest.

"...Isn't that very close to us?"

A somewhat ferocious smile appeared on Zuo Weimen's face.

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Osaka, somewhere——

"Leave in this direction." Chu Guang said calmly to a woman in front of him who was holding a baby in her arms and her face was gray from the smoke. "This direction has not been affected by the fire, so it is safer. Leave quickly.

Well, be careful and don’t get trapped by the collapsed house again.”

"Yes, yes!" The woman holding the baby in her arms sobbed while bowing to Chu Guang frequently, "Thank you very much! Thank you very much!"

The woman was weeping with gratitude, but the little baby in her arms was very calm.

Neither crying nor fussing, he yawned loudly and cast a curious look at Chuguang with his big black eyes.

Chu Guang lowered his head and looked at the little baby.

A hint of smile slowly appeared on his originally expressionless face.

She raised her hand and touched the little baby's face, then returned to her original expressionless look.

"Go quickly."

After that, Chu Guang ignored the woman and the baby in her arms, jumped up to the roof next to her, and then jumped again into the night.

Hatsuko's agile figure dancing on the roofs of houses added a bit of gorgeous color to the Osaka street scene that was currently only filled with firelight and deathly silence.

She stopped in her tracks after jumping onto the roof of a three-story teahouse.

On the roof of this teahouse, someone was already waiting for Chuguang's return.

"Miss Hatsuko." Shibata, who had been waiting for Hatsuko here just now, hurriedly greeted him, "How are you doing over there?"

"A mother and daughter were successfully rescued. What about you?"

"I don't have any trapped people there." After saying that, Shibata scratched his hair, "I always feel that our efficiency is a bit low... We have been so busy that we have only rescued a dozen trapped people."

"After all, there are only two of us. And the few people rescued are small. From another perspective, it also means that not many people are trapped. Okay, let's go in that direction and take a look."

"yes……"

"What's wrong? Why are you making such an expression? Are you tired?"

"No, it's just... I still care about the destroyed Osaka Port..."

At this moment, in the direction of Osaka Port, firelight illuminated most of the sky.

Just by looking at these fires, one can roughly imagine what kind of tragic situation the Osaka Port is now.

"It only took a little more than a stick of incense to destroy Osaka Port like this..." Shibata swallowed hard with a pale face, "Such firepower is really terrifying... It feels like the earth is about to be destroyed.

Torn to pieces.”

"...the battleships that destroyed Osaka Port were two English third-class battleships - Hyundai Maru and Nikki Maru - that Toyotomi Nobuhide spent tens of thousands of taels of money to purchase from the arms dealer Smith."

Chu Guang said in a calm tone.

"Both these two warships have 70 guns, including 28 32-pound guns, 28 18-pound guns, and 14 9-pound guns."

"In terms of firepower, any one of the Gyokumaru and Nikkimaru may have surpassed the Edo Shogunate... No, it is the combined artillery firepower of the Edo Shogunate and all the feudal states."

"With such firepower, tearing Osaka Port into pieces would be easier than tearing paper."

"Compared with this kind of monster...the swords in our hands are just like embroidery needles..." Shibata let out a long sigh.

"...Let's go." Hatsuko patted Shibata on the shoulder, "Don't think about so many chores."

"Um……"

Hatsumi and Shibata walked towards the eaves not far away one after another.

But unexpectedly, Chuguang's steps suddenly stopped, and then he turned his head and looked towards the east.

"Miss Chuguang, how..."

Shibata had just finished saying "What's wrong" when he raised his eyebrows when he heard a strange noise coming from the east, and then turned his head to look east like Hatsuguang.

I saw a petite figure appearing from a shadow not far away in the east. This petite figure used the roof as a foothold and moved quickly on the roofs of the houses. In just a few breaths, it jumped to

The first light was in front of them.

After seeing clearly who the visitor was, Chu Guang's originally tense expression relaxed a little.

"It's Ah Jing."

"Ah, Miss Chuguang, you are here."

This petite figure's name is Ai Jing. Among all the Iga ninjas, she is one of the few who has a fairly good relationship with Hatsuko.

She had a pretty good relationship with Hatsumi, but she wasn't very familiar with Shibata. She didn't even know Shibata's name, so after greeting Hatsumi, she only nodded to Shibata who was standing behind Hatsumi.

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"Ah Jing, you look like you are in a hurry. Who are you going to give orders to?" Chu Guang asked.

If Chu Guang remembers correctly, the task A Jing is responsible for tonight is the same as the task she was responsible for before, which is to pass orders.

"I'm here to give you an order." Ah Jing responded in a joking tone.

"Give me an order?"

"To be precise, this is an order sent to all the ninjas located northwest of Osaka."

After finishing speaking, Ah Jing stood up straight and said in a serious tone:

"Lord Yoshihisa has an order - traces of Ogata Ittosai or his accomplices have been found in the suburbs near the northwest corner of Osaka."

"All ninjas located in the northwest of Osaka are now ordered to rush to the northwest corner of Osaka immediately to search for traces of Ogata Ittosai or his associates."

As soon as Ah Jing finished speaking, Chu Guang frowned slightly.

She and Shibata happen to be in the northwest region of Osaka right now.

"Did you find that Ogata Ittousai?" Shibata was stunned, "Really or not..."

"This information should be reliable." A Jing said, "After all, Master Jijiu has created a huge battle."
To be continued...