I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo

Kyoto City,

Since the capital was moved to Heian-kyo (794) until the capital was established in Tokyo (1868), it has always been the capital of the island country.

It has truly settled down for thousands of years and has accumulated a large number of historical buildings and courtyards such as shrines and Buddhist pavilions; there are also unique paintings, traditional activities, Kyoto cuisine, etc.

The vermilion Shimizu City built without a single nail, the Fushimi Taisha Shrine with 10,000 torii gates leading to Mount Inari, the Kinkaku-ji Temple where the shoguns became monks and practiced, and the beautiful and prosperous Byodo-in Phoenix Hall from the Heian period to the present; any building is telling the grievances of thousands of years ago.

Today, the city is still the same city, but no human figures can be seen: girls holding oil-paper umbrellas, men with stern faces, old people and children.

Only the gray-haired mouse crawled silently from the corner of the wall, with two dark eyes staring blankly at the front, seemingly not noticing the crisis above its head.

Puff,

A naginata fell from the sky and accurately stabbed the mouse into the ground.

"Tsk, humans of this era."

The next second, a masked boy with wings behind him fell from the sky.

He wore a bird mask on his head, a monk's robe for practicing "yamabushi", with white pompoms hanging on both sides, and wooden clogs on his feet. It was the traditional monster of the island country: Crow Tengu.

Although it is also classified as a "Tengu", compared with the real "Great Tengu", Crow Tengu seems much lower.

But under the command of the great Onmyoji, even low-level monsters can practice stronger power!

"You really don't learn from your mistakes."

Gripping the hilt, he pulled out the naginata.

The gray-haired mouse hanging on the tip of the knife was still "sliding" its limbs.

It was not a dying struggle, but because its "program" was set like this: Yes, from the damaged fur, you can see the "internal organs" of the electronic device.

This is an "electronic mouse", in a sense, not much different from a toy.

It's just a toy worth a million yen!

The precision instruments inside can not only climb over obstacles autonomously, but also transmit signals to the rear in real time. They are the main force used by the island government to detect changes in the city.

Unfortunately, these ‘electronic mice’ have encountered natural enemies——

Crackling,

“Finally quiet.”

The electric current flows into the ‘electronic mouse’ along the naginata, instantly thundering the mechanical creation to a ‘burnt outside and tender inside’, making Crow Tengu nod with satisfaction.

After ‘training’ under Lord Qingming, he possessed the power of thunder and lightning; these ‘Shikigami’ made by humans are emitting ‘thunder and lightning noise’ all the time, which is like a beacon in the dark night for these Crow Tengu

Crackling!!

?

In the distance of the foggy street, the sound of crows suddenly came.

There is an enemy!

With a flap of its wings, this ‘Crow Tengu’ soared into the sky and flew over there.

Brush, brush, brush,

Three figures are flying on the roof.

These people are dressed in black clothes and black pants, with black scarves covering their faces, standard "ninja" attire.

And what they are doing now is also standard "ninja" work: spying!

There is no way, with the fog outside, satellites and reconnaissance aircraft are useless; small drones, electronic dogs, and even "electronic mice" disguised as mice, will be killed by the "crow tengu" that falls from the sky soon after entering this area.

In this case, only scouts can be sent to investigate in person.

Considering that those "crow tengu" are very sensitive to electronic equipment, these "ninjas" who have disappeared in history have begun to resume their old business.

That's right, the island country actually no longer has the existence of "ninjas", if the extraordinary power does not come again.

Those ancient skills are a joke in front of modern firearms and infrared cameras.

But now, the extraordinary power has given these ancient professions new vitality.

"Be careful!"

The three ninjas flying over the building soon found the low-flying Crow Tengu; they waved their arms and raised their hands while reminding each other.

Swish, swish, swish, swish,

Shuriken and kunai whistled and shot towards Crow Tengu, with power no less than heavy firearms.

"Boring,"

Crow Tengu was too lazy to swing his sword,

and the wings behind him waved, like a huge black iron shield to blow away the flying hidden weapons.

Ding ding dang dang,

Although the hidden weapons were easily swept away, the 'ninjas' achieved their goal.

"Ao ao——"

The strange 'monkey cry' came out of his mouth to disturb the enemy;

A ninja jumped high and jumped more than ten meters; the ninja sword in his hand chopped at Crow Tengu head-on, completely attacking and not defending, and did not take his life seriously at all.

Trouble,

Faced with such a fierce fighting style,

Crow Tengu had to cross the naginata in his hand to block the opponent's attack first.

He didn't want to get hurt by dealing with a mere 'genin'. With such a delay, the other two ninjas rushed out of the city without stopping!

"Sacrifice yourself to hold me back?"

In this situation, under the bird mask of Crow Tengu, a young man sneered.

"Where do you think you are?"

————

Escape,

Run for your life at full speed!

The companion held Crow Tengu back, and the other two ninjas ran desperately, with spiritual power pouring into their legs without reservation.

They were ninjas from the 'Koga' family, hired by the island government to investigate 'Heian-kyō'; they were discovered just outside the city, but on the other hand, they were not far from the outside world, and as long as they ran out of the fog, they would win.

It's not that easy!

One of the two running ninjas froze as soon as he leaped over the roof and landed in the courtyard.

"Caught by the 'Shadow Crocodile',"

A childish voice sounded behind him,

From the shadows beneath his feet, a kid wearing a crocodile hat emerged.

The opponent's hands pressed on the ninja's 'shadow', making the trembling ninja unable to move.

"According to the rules, next, it's your turn to be the 'ghost'."

While another ninja was flying, he was surprised to see a little girl sitting on the roof in front of him: the little girl wore a fox mask behind her head, wore an ancient short coat, and had a pair of wooden clogs hanging on her white toes. ; It is being tossed around, as if it will fall at any moment.

"Uncle, do you want me to tell you a story?"

Without waiting for the ninja to answer, the little girl started talking to herself.

"Once upon a time, there was a ninja who sneaked into Heian Kyo"

brush,

How can the ninjas of the Koga family have time to listen to each other's gossip? With a sudden turn, he sped away to the side.

"Then the ninja ran and ran."

The buildings on both sides retreated rapidly, and the ninja left the little girl behind in the blink of an eye.

".But I found myself running back to where I was,"

?

A voice suddenly came from the front,

On the roof in front, there was another little girl who couldn't wear clogs well, telling a story.

Illusion?

Biting the tip of his tongue hard, severe pain flooded into his mind.

Then the ninja raised his hand and threw two whistling shurikens at the opponent, and rushed to the other side again: he had no time to stay and tangle with this weird little girl. It must be done as soon as possible——

"The ninja threw two kunai, but they had no effect."

? !

The voice came from the front again, and the ninja who was chilled subconsciously stopped.

On the roof not far in front of him, the little girl was sitting on the eaves, the wooden clogs on her feet swinging.

"Idiot ninja, he doesn't even have the strength to escape."

"because--"

The little girl sitting on the roof looked down at the dull-eyed ninja with drool dripping from the masked black scarf, shaking her clogs in boredom.

"He has long been addicted to the story of 'under the patio'."

————

Outskirts of Kyoto City,

In the center of a heavily guarded military camp,

What was guarded by layers of heavy troops was not a military headquarters, but a magic circle.

Five young onmyojis wearing white onmyoji robes and black hats were chanting words, making mudras on their hands, and they were performing unknown spells.

Behind them, there were five vertical bars covered with 'Royal Coins', connected to each other by white ropes, forming a five-pointed star barrier: but in the center of the five Onmyoji, three of them had lost their movement. , the paper man falling in the center of the magic circle.

"The three Koga family ninjas have all lost their vital signs."

Outside the magic circle, an extraordinary military officer from the Osaka Army and a man dressed as a ninja looked at the three paper figures that had fallen in the center of the magic circle.

A part of the 'soul' of the holder is attached to the paper figurine. If the paper figurine loses its movement, it means that the ninja is dead.

But it doesn't matter, no one: including the three ninjas of the Koga family, I believe they can escape.

Simply put, the three ninjas were ‘disposable’ exploration tools.

What comes next is the key:

"Psychicism!" X5

As the five Onmyojis shouted angrily in unison, a cloud of smoke suddenly exploded from the center of the array.

The smoke dissipated, and three heads appeared in the array!

Judging from their grimaces and their black-turbaned faces, they are three ninjas from the Koga family——

's head.

"Put it away quickly!"

One of the five Onmyojis gave an urgent order.

Several other Onmyojis quickly stepped forward and placed various talismans on these heads.

Don't get me wrong, they are not trying to 'save' each other; they are trying to preserve more of the information in their minds.

"Send it to the head of the family, don't let it get cold on the way!"

"Hiyi,"

Several Onmyojis took the order and took away the heads sealed with talisman paper.

Soon, an 'Osprey' transport plane soared into the sky and headed towards Osaka.

"You two, just wait patiently."

The young onmyoji who stayed behind gave an explanation to the extraordinary school officer and the 'jounin' of the Koga family; he took out a 'military ration pill', swallowed it, and began to rest cross-legged while minding his own business.

"Sorry for the trouble, everyone in the Isotani family,"

The army colonel nodded to the young onmyoji.

The three Koga ninjas sent out all had the technique of 'spiritualism' engraved on their heads.

Once the infiltrated ninja dies, their heads will be channeled immediately.

Then it was handed over to the two members of the Isotani family, asking the 'person' behind them to search for information from these brains.

In other words, the ninjas were outcasts from the beginning!

And the cost of doing this:

"Mr. Haruto Koga, our Army will always remember the sacrifices of your family."

"Three bottles of 'Super Extraordinary Potion' will be delivered immediately."

"Thank you,"

The ninja known as 'Koga Haruto' replied firmly.

The reason why their family is so desperate is not only the righteousness of the island country, but also the reward promised by the army: a super extraordinary potion made with the blood of General Kafka!

The source of ordinary extraordinary potions is the blood of wolf-level extraordinary beings.

The main raw material for the Army's special extraordinary potion comes from Army General Kafka.

As the ‘jinchūriki’ of the great demon Ibaraki, his blood can directly create wolf-level extraordinary people, and even after training to achieve ‘demonization’, he can briefly burst out the power of tiger level!

Of course, the price of power is the risk of losing control at any time.

If General Kafka Lu is around, he can use his ‘high-ranking’ demon power to directly suppress the out-of-control demon power.

But if other forces use such extraordinary potions, what they create is a double-edged sword.

Strong, but can lose control at any time.

But who made the Koga family lose the head of the family?

Today, the Koga family only has two pitiful new wolf-level people. If they don’t want to be annexed or killed by others, they must have the power to protect themselves.

The special extraordinary potion is the goal of the Koga family.

For this, it is worth sacrificing three ‘strong dog-level’ ninjas.

“It’s all for the family.”

Muttering to himself, the ninja lowered his eyes.

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"Seimei!"

In the foggy 'Heian-kyō', apart from a large number of demons and monsters, it is actually no different from before.

In an elegant courtyard somewhere in 'Nakagyo-ku', the door was suddenly pushed open, and a handsome man dressed in the clothes of a noble samurai in the Heian period strode into the house.

"Why did you revive that guy Minamoto no Raikou?"

The man shouted into the courtyard and walked straight to 'Abe no Haruaki' who was reading a book in the courtyard.

"That guy is refining the 'Ghost Army' again!"

"I know,"

Putting down the book in his hand, the great onmyoji smiled and replied.

"With Minamoto no Raikou's personality, he will definitely expand his armaments if he is resurrected."

"When the war comes, let this 'guardian of the Asa family' take the lead."

Minamoto no Raikou, the head of the Genji in the Heian period. Brave and good at fighting, but also scheming, with four heavenly kings under his command - yes, the title of the Four Heavenly Kings has existed since the Heian period.

He led his four heavenly kings to kill Shuten-doji, one of the three great demon kings; and he also conquered the famous great demon Tsuchigumo. In the legend of the island country, he is also a very powerful figure.

"I don't like him,"

The samurai who pushed the door and sat opposite Qingming, still looked angry.

"Boya, I don't like Minamoto no Raikou either."

Ampere Qingming began to advise, and the person in front of him was his friend in his lifetime: Minamoto no Boya.

From the name, we can know that he is also a member of the Minamoto clan: he is the grandson of Emperor Daigo and the son of Prince Katsuaki, a real royal son.

He and Qingming have a very good relationship, so after being "resurrected" by the other party, he also feels that it is natural - but Minamoto no Raikou, the relationship with them is not so good, and they can even be said to be enemies.

"You and I are dead after all. We have a rare opportunity to return to the world;"

"But we have to face the encirclement of the human world and the hostility of the gods, so we have to make plans early."

"But."

The samurai named 'Minamoto no Hiroya' wanted to say something, but Abe Haruaki added nonchalantly:

"Do you want Kagura to be involved in the war?"

". I listen to you."

When mentioning his sister, Minamoto no Hiroya hesitated for a moment and said nothing more.