"Not only were all the ninjas in the northwest area of ​​Osaka required to gather in the suburbs in the northwest corner, but some ninjas from the main formation were also allocated to the northwest corner of Osaka to join the search for Ogata Ittosai."

"In addition, all divisions except Division 9, Division 12, Division 13, and Division 15, which are far to the northwest of Osaka, are also required to immediately assemble in the direction where Ogata Ittosai is discovered.

"

"Such a big battle..." Shibata was stunned, "It seems that Ogata Ittousai has really been discovered..."

"...it may not necessarily be that extremely reliable information has been collected, but it may also be due to Lord Yoshijiu's intuition." Chu Guang said slowly, "Master Yoshijiu has always been a very bold and decisive person. As long as a certain piece of information is reliable,

If it exceeds 50%, he will boldly trust and use this information."

"A considerable part of the reason why he is deeply trusted by Toyotomi-sama is also because his decisive, bold and fearless acting style is very suitable for Toyotomi-sama."

Having said this, Chu Guang suddenly fell silent, with a thoughtful look on his face.

After a few breaths, her beautiful voice sounded again:

"Jing, you just said that Lord Yoshihisa has allocated some ninjas from this formation to join in the search for Ogata Ittousai. Is this true?"

"Huh? Why do you ask this?"

"I'm just a little curious." Hatsumi said, "As far as I know - Lord Yoshihisa has just allocated some manpower to join the search for Ogata Ittousai."

"I'm one of them."

"And now Yoshihisa-sama has sent some of our ninjas to the northwest corner of Osaka... Could it be that Yoshihisa-sama transferred people from the 'reserve force'?"

Reserve troops——Since tonight, they have been staying at the Toyotomi Army main camp, which is the special troops of Ryusuji Temple.

The total number of members of this unit is 50, all of whom are elite Iga ninjas.

Their duty, as their name: "Reserve Force" indicates, is to act as "universal bricks".

Wherever there is an emergency, wherever they are needed, they will be moved there.

When they are not needed to go somewhere for support, they stay in their own formation and defend it.

"Chu Guang, you guessed it right." A Jing nodded, "Master Jijiu has transferred half of the manpower from the reserve force."

"Now this group of people who have been mobilized from the reserve force should have almost arrived at the northwest corner of Osaka."

"Even the reserve troops have been used... Hehe, it seems that the northwest corner of Osaka will be very lively later... Jing, thank you for your order. Shibata and I will immediately carry out the order and rush to the northwest corner of Osaka.

."

"Well. I wish you good luck in martial arts. I have to go on and get busy. Alas... I have to convey the new order to all the ninjas in the northwest of Osaka to 'go to the northwest corner to search for Ogata Ittousai'... Just thinking about it

, I just feel tired..."

Ah Jing complained softly about the heavy tasks currently on her shoulders, and quickly left from Chu Guang and the others.

Chu Guang stood there, watching A Jing leave.

After Ah Jing's figure disappeared from sight, Chuguang slowly turned around and looked directly into Shibata's eyes.

"Shibata, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has finally appeared."

"Huh? What a good opportunity?"

"It's a great opportunity to send both Yoshijiu and the Branded Woman among the 'Three Demons' to the West at the same time."

Chuguang spoke in a low voice, speaking every word.

"As long as Yoshihisa and the branded woman are sent to the west, only one of the "Three Demons" will be left: Iemon, and that bastard Toyotomi Nobuhide will lose two important arms!"

…

…

Osaka, Ryusuji Temple——

"Lord Yoshihisa! This is my newly brewed tea! Do you want a cup?"

The abbot of Longshui Temple... or the "original abbot" Qingcheng, with a smile as warm as the sun, shook a purple clay pot filled with tea in his hand towards Jijiu in front of him.

"...Then give me a drink."

Yoshihisa has always disliked Qingcheng.

The reason for hating him is also very simple - Qingcheng is quite addicted to incense. He always uses his special incense to make himself "smell-inducing".

His incense not only has a special taste and strong lasting power, but is also highly "infectious". As long as you have close contact with Qingcheng, your body will be infected with this special fragrance.

Yoshihisa has always been indifferent to Koudou and the kind of men who like to make themselves smell good, so he also keeps a distance from Kiyosumi.

However, although Yoshihisa hates Kiyoto, he never expresses his dislike for Kiyoto.

Whether in public or in private, he has always treated Qingcheng with the utmost respect.

Kiyosumi's seniority in the Toyotomi army was much older than that of Yoshihisa, and he was among the first group of people to follow Toyotomi Nobhide.

He was originally a very normal monk.

He chanted sutras and worshiped Buddha every day, and was promoted step by step from an ordinary monk in Longshui Temple to the abbot of Longshui Temple.

Although her career is going smoothly, Qingcheng always feels that there is something lacking in her... She feels that there is an indescribable emptiness in her heart...

Until one day, he accidentally killed a baby bird that flew into his room.

The Buddhism practiced in Longshui Temple is the Vinaya sect of Buddhism.

Vinaya is the sect with the strictest precepts among all sects in Buddhism. Killing is an unquestionable major precept in Vinaya.

Qingcheng, who accidentally broke the precept, felt extremely frightened and uneasy.

However, while feeling fearful and uneasy, Qingcheng actually felt a strange... feeling of comfort in his heart.

As a monk, he actually felt happy after killing - this kind of thing is against the moral character of a monk no matter how you look at it. Therefore, Qingcheng never dared to tell anyone about this.

Not long after experiencing this accidental incident of "accidentally killing a bird", Kiyosumi met Toyotomi Nobuhide by chance.

Toyotomi Nobuhide's conversational style and his spirit of "seeing everything at a glance" deeply attracted Kiyosumi. It didn't take long before Kiyosumi and Toyotomi Nobuhide became close friends who talked about everything.

After becoming a close friend with Toyotomi Nobuhide, Kiyosumi finally plucked up the courage to tell an outsider, his close friend, for the first time that he "surprisingly felt happy after accidentally killing a bird. I felt very happy."

"Ashamed" trouble.

After smiling and listening quietly to Qingcheng's confession, Toyotomi Nobuhide said to him in a gentle tone:

"Qingcheng, don't feel upset or ashamed. You just found your true self. This is a very rare thing, because many people don't know what their true self is like until they die. Don't contradict your true self,

Try to embrace your true self.”

Faced with himself who had committed such a taboo, Toyotomi Nobuhide actually said to him, "You did nothing wrong."

At that time, Qingcheng felt a sense of redemption.

Since then, Kiyosumi talked to Toyotomi Nobuhide more and more frequently, and he was increasingly attracted by Toyotomi Nobuhide's words of "accepting the true self".

In the end, under the guidance and help of Toyotomi Nobuhide, Qingcheng no longer concealed his true thoughts in his heart.

He is determined to accept his true self - the self who likes blood and violence.

It was also from then on that Kiyosumi became a member of the Toyotomi Army.

On the surface, he is still the abbot of Ryusei Temple, but in fact he is a spy for the Toyotomi Army. Through his status as a "respected old monk", he has collected a lot of high-value information for the Toyotomi Army. Tonight is also thanks to

With Kiyosumi's assistance, Ryusui Temple can be "cleaned up" extremely smoothly and turned into the main formation of their Toyotomi Army.

Therefore, regardless of seniority, just talking about Kiyosumi's contribution and hard work for the Toyotomi Army, Yoshihisa had to look at Kiyosumi in a different light and treat him politely.

Jijiu took the tea that Qingcheng poured for him, and before he could take a sip, he heard the sound of "bang bang bang" being stepped on the wooden corridor outside the door.

Just by hearing the footsteps, Jijiu knew who was coming.

He sighed softly and put the teacup aside.

As soon as I put down the tea cup, with a "bang" sound, the door was violently opened.

"Yoshihisa! I heard about it! Ogata Ittosai was found in the northwest corner of Osaka!"

"Let me take part in the conquest of Ogata Ittosai!"

The branded woman is still dressed as coquettishly as an oiran.

However, compared with just now, there are two more things on the branded woman's body - two blue and gold knives, one long and one short, on her left waist.

Jijiu raised his eyes and glanced at the burning woman, then moved his eyes and winked at Qingcheng beside him.

Qingcheng, who instantly understood what Jijiu meant, shrugged, then quickly walked out of the room with his purple clay pot filled with tea.

After Qingcheng left the room and only Yoshihisa and the branded woman were left in the room, Yoshihisa stood up with his hands behind his back.

"Lady, your current mission remains unchanged. Please wait for me."

"Why?!"

Several green veins popped out on the branded woman's neck.

"Because this is a reasonable judgment I made based on the current situation." Jijiu said slowly, "You are not suitable to participate in that kind of 'group task'."

"Once your emotions get high, you will chop at random without distinguishing between friend and foe."

"So far, no fewer than fifty people have been accidentally injured by you in the battle."
To be continued...