Saemon didn't know why Ogata, who had been able to fight fiercely with him not long ago, suddenly became so weak. He didn't want to know the reason. He only wanted to know that Ogata was in a very bad state and was currently in a very bad state.

It's a good time to kill him!

In a terrain that is so favorable to them, using 8 divisions and 250 musketeers to deal with Ogata, who is now extremely weak... No matter how much Saemon thinks, he can't think of anything they can do if they have the advantage.

The reason for losing to Ogata!

250 musketeers, under the unified command of Left and Right Gate, attacked from all directions in the direction where Ogata was discovered just now.

"Sama-san!" An Iga male ninja suddenly jumped down from a tree, and then ran to Zuo-emon's side. In order not to be left behind by Zuo-emon, he kept his distance with Zuo-emon.

Running at the same speed, he quickly reported to the left and right guards, "Shura is running to the northeast! Shura is running to the northeast!"

"Northeast..." Zuoemon immediately adjusted his running direction and ran toward the northeast.

Not long after, a new ninja arrived and informed Zuoemon of Ogata's latest location, so Zuoemon corrected his pursuit direction again.

Uemon just kept repeating the steps of "the ninja notified Ogata of his latest position and corrected the pursuit direction".

Soon Soemon let out a low "hmm" sound, then held his breath and listened intently.

Under the transformation of the "power of immortality", Uemon is not only physically strong, but also has five senses far beyond those of ordinary people.

He keenly heard two very rapid footsteps not far in front of him.

A ferocious and proud smile filled the left and right gate's cheeks and eyes.

After a while, another ninja came and reported to Zuoemon the latest location of Ogata and others.

After listening to the ninja's new report, Zuemon stopped the ninja as he was about to leave.

"Hey, go tell all your ninja companions, whether it's shooting darts or shooting shuriken, you should do everything you can to stop the woman who is helping Shura escape!"

"Ah! But remember not to kill her!"

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"Haah...! Haah...! Haah...! Haah...!"

Breathing through the mouth too frequently and violently made Isshikika feel that her throat was horribly dry.

Not only was her throat extremely uncomfortable, Isshikihua felt that her chest was also in terrible pain. Her chest felt like it was about to burst, and her lungs felt a little dull.

Since Isshiki Ka was born, she has never been so eager to sit down and have a good rest.

But she didn't dare to stop.

She didn't dare to rest.

The footsteps coming closer and closer behind her were like the footsteps of King Yama, which were black and white and impermanent to Isekika.

In addition to the footsteps, Isshiki Ka also heard the sound of "sashasa" leaves shaking from behind.

She knew that this was probably the sound of the men in black moving in the trees.

Those men in black should be constantly searching and confirming the positions of her and Ogata, and then orienting their large army.

Isshikika is very angry now.

She knew that if she didn't deal with these men in black quickly, she and Ogata would not be able to escape the pursuit of those behind them even if they ran out of strength.

But she couldn't think of any way to counter those men in black...

She was not that agile and could not walk on the ground in the trees like these men in black.

And she doesn't dare to stop now.

She felt that as long as she stopped now, the pursuers behind her and Ogata would immediately kill them.

Faced with this dilemma, Isshikika knew that the only thing she could do at the moment... was to run away.

Take Ogata... and run forward...

Isshikihua gritted her teeth, and then Momo tightened the strength of her hands that were supporting Ogata again.

This is the wonderful phenomenon she just discovered.

As long as she hugs Ogata tightly, she will feel new power pouring out of her body. This power suppresses the uneasiness and fear in Isshiki's heart and instills new strength into her legs.

Even though there were hundreds of pursuing soldiers behind him, and even though the pursuing footsteps behind him were like waves, Isshikika still supported Ogata with a firm face and did not let go.

It's a pity... God seems to be determined to play with them both.

"ah!"

Isshikihua suddenly felt a tearing pain coming from her right calf.

She screamed and fell forward together with Ogata.

While running fast, I suddenly fell to the ground and was in pain. No need to elaborate.

Isshikihua saw the dark mud rushing toward her, and then Venus flew in front of her eyes. Severe pain came from her forehead, bridge of nose, arms, and flanks.

"Ittosai-sama, are you okay?"

Isshikika went to check her own injuries, but endured the pain first and went to check whether Ogata, who had been thrown to the ground by her again, was injured.

"I'm fine..."

After confirming that Ogata was fine, Isshikika came to check on her injuries.

Although it hurt a lot from the fall just now, there were no injuries, just bruises on the forehead, bridge of the nose and other places.

The only severely injured part of Isshiki's body... was her right calf.

I saw a shuriken being sunk deeply into the calf of her right calf.

And this was also the main culprit that caused Isshikika to fall.

After receiving the order "Stop Isshikika" from Zuemon, the Iga ninjas who were chasing Ogata and the others have been looking for opportunities to stop Isshikika.

If Uemon's order was to "kill that woman", then this task would be much easier to handle, just throw the shuriken without thinking.

But Uemon's order was to "stop this woman."

How could the ninja not know this little thing in Saemon's heart? "Kill Ogata" and "Kill Ogata and his associates", obviously the latter's achievements are more dazzling.

It is obvious that these ninjas cannot have the courage to offend Zuemon, so they can only seriously follow Zuemon's orders and carefully look for someone who can stop Isshikika without killing Isshikika.

opportunity.

Finally, just now, a certain ninja who was good at throwing shurikens saw the right moment, threw the shuriken, and injured Isshikika's right leg, directly destroying Isshikika's ability to move.

Isshikihua's face now alternates between green and white.

She moved her right leg, and the heartbreaking pain made it extremely painful for her to even stand up.

Salsa salsa…

From the surrounding trees, there was the sound of dense "sashasha" leaves swaying.

Isshikika raised her head and saw a dozen men in black standing scattered on the big trees around her and Ogata.

Not close, not far away.

They just surrounded Ogata and Isshikika quietly.

Rumble, rumble...

A huge number of pursuing soldiers were close at hand, and their footsteps merged into a "rumbling" sound, like thunder.

how so……

Isshikihua was like a defeated rooster, slowly lowering her head, biting her lips tightly as if she wanted to bite them open.

at this time

"Eh……?"

Out of the corner of his eye, Isshiki caught a glimpse of a small stone statue standing under the roots of a big tree nearby. Even those who were not Buddhists would definitely know its name.

"Ksitigarbha... Bodhisattva..."

Stone statues of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva can be seen everywhere on the streets of Japan, because in Japan, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is considered to be the Bodhisattva who gives priority to the weakest people and is the patron saint of children, travel, and traffic safety.

Isshiki Hana stared blankly at the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with dull eyes as if she had lost her soul...

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Is this... the end of it...

Ogata struggled to raise his upper body and slowly pulled out the tattered sword that he had exchanged from Ishikawa.

Unexpectedly... I, who was wanted nationwide by the Edo shogunate... ended up not being killed by the Tokugawa clan... but at the hands of... the Toyotomi clan...

No... maybe... before I can be killed by the Toyotomi clan... I will be killed by the "immortal poison" in my body first...

From now on, Ogata has been feeling very sleepy for some reason.

His eyelids were extremely heavy, so heavy that he could not open his eyes wide.
To be continued...