Once people get older, they often recall the past. The same goes for ninjas.
despair. Zuiyan picked up the Xiang Che chess piece and took three steps straight. He recalled what happened when he taught his disciples how to play shogi. At that time, Shatter had not yet received the name of Shinobu, and was only called "Goro".
"This is Xiang Che's chess piece. It can only move forward, not backward. It is a chess piece like a gun."
"Angry, angry, angry! What's the use of playing chess!"
"It allows you to stay calm. Only when your mind is still, can you see clearly."
That happened so many years ago, I can’t remember exactly. The person playing chess with him was Yu Gui, and the person responsible for explaining to the newcomers was Kuang Huo. Goro, who had just learned to read, sat below with the other children. He was actually too big and had to sit in the last row.
That should be the last time they get together. Later, Kuanghuo resigned after a heated argument. Yu Hui talked with Mr. Yamazaki several times, but failed to persuade him, so he left in the name of "retirement." After a few years, Mimura said he couldn't stay any longer and left Weihara Castle. The last old friend also left.
"Master, whose benefit is this shameful thing for? Lingdao's benefit? Or the Martial Arts Association and Junfeng's benefit?!"
"Old friend, I can no longer carry the responsibility on my shoulders... I can't stand here with my chest raised."
"Zuiyan=san, thank you for taking care of me for so many years. I... Weiyuan has become a stranger... I dare not stay any longer."
Familiar old faces gradually disappear from life, and new faces are also growing and changing. Goro grew up day by day, learned shogi and tea ceremony, learned karate, got a diploma from the Ninja Army University, and became a smash...
A group of new people grew into the backbone, and new apprentices came again. The most talented of these children is Yamada. That's why you can't show favoritism, and you have to reflect on yourself at all times in a cold and tense environment, so that you can grow into a ruthless ninja...
"..."
The old ninja picked up the tea cup. Only when the faces of young people appeared in my memories instead of my own past did I truly understand this deeply. Getting older. old.
The girl's voice reached my ears. "Drunken Eyes=san?" Shiyu Lingsi, who was sitting opposite him, had finished playing. He looked at the chessboard and put down his tea cup. "Smart move, I lost." "Okay! I won!" The girl clapped on the cushion and laughed, "Drunken Eyes=san, when can I go back to work?"
The place where ninjas and fortune tellers live is still a quiet room in the underground electronic forest. Shigureiji Temple sits in the center of an urgently drawn precision-enhanced formation. This is an ancient technique that has been passed down hundreds of years ago. Its effectiveness is far less than the electronic array of Shigure Research Institute, but the advantage is that it does not require all mental power to be mobilized. Therefore, the user can maintain the mobility of ordinary people.
After the anti-divination interference late last night, the electronic array that unexpectedly malfunctioned had no choice but to shut down for maintenance. The core technician of Shiran Electronics who is responsible for participating in the design has a shiny scalp, and the director of the Shigure Research Institute, who has thick hair even in middle age, got up in the middle of the night and his face looked as bad as if he was cursed. They stayed up all night doing maintenance together until now. .
"I will kill the Dragon of Void Light to death!"
Judging from the curses coming from deep inside, the repair progress is not ideal.
"It's vacation time now. The time to resume work will be announced later."
"I want to work." Lingsi looked very troubled, "If you don't work, there is no point in talking."
The brainwashing technology of Shigure Research Institute is actually superb. Zuiyan repeated the words praising technology in his mind over and over again to suppress his emotions. They have made achievements that can be used to protect the country, and they must be used rationally. Otherwise, all previous sacrifices and deaths will be meaningless. A ninja cannot look back.
"Then you're on vacation now."
Zuiyan ordered the shocked general beside him to teach Shi Yuling Temple how to take a vacation, while he walked into the depths of the formation. Genya Shigure came out cursing and threw something he didn't recognize on the ground.
"We need to do a comprehensive system upgrade. It won't be cured within three days."
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Shigure." Zuiyan asked solemnly, "May I ask your opinion?"
"You expect me, a clear envoy, to give you advice at this peak of manifestation?" Shigure Genya wiped the dust from his hands on his white suit, and slapped his hand on the old ninja's shoulder without courtesy. "My opinion is-"
Click. Shigure Genya's speech was interrupted by an abrupt sound, which sounded like a mixture of joint slippage, fractures, and melting flesh and blood. Shigure Genya's entire right arm fell off and melted into a foul-smelling black water on the ground.
This is not the revenge of the old ninja. Drunken Eyes has the power to cut off the opponent's arm in the blink of an eye, but he will not do this. Dissolving the body into melting water is a common symptom after being cursed.
"Fuck, this body is almost reaching its limit of movement." Genya Shigure waved his empty sleeves nonchalantly, "I have to get a new body - where did you just say that?"
"What do you think?"
"Ah, my opinion. There is a super hacker who can't find out their whereabouts by relying on technological means, and divination is out of the question. Either you listen to me and hold the God of Disaster Festival in advance, or we all hold hands and wait to die together!"
Shigure Genya said briskly. It was clear that he had lost part of his body a few seconds ago, and the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him, but he seemed not to care about it at all.
"You prefer the latter result, don't you, Zuiyan?" He chuckled as he walked past the ninja, "Anyway, you've been expecting me to die, haven't you?"
The ninja bowed his head deeply. "That's absolutely not the case."
"Hahahaha! Finally, let's go!"
Shigure, who was guarding the entrance, finally came. What kind of power this mysterious experimental body possesses, so far, only the three people at the top of the martial arts association and Junfeng know. Shigure finally apologized for his father's rudeness with lip language, and then said in a normal voice: "Do you need me to help you, father."
"Do you know what a sighted child would do at this point?"
"I have no idea."
"He will come directly to help me."
Shigure finally nodded seriously and asked, "So do you need it?"
His nominal father rolled his eyes vigorously, looking completely hopeless with him.
"Yes, that's right, for sure, I need it, you idiot."
"understood."
The father and son from Shigure Research Institute left. Zuiyan is a spiritual magician who is very good at distinguishing emotions. Even so, he could not understand the true meaning of the man's words. Did he really devote his love and affection to this "last experimental subject", or did he still regard him as a prop like those children in the past?
What a terrible man...
Zuiyan returned to the chessboard, and the shocked general was trying to teach Shi Yulingji how to play mobile games, but the results were not good. You’ll have to beat them again later, and you can’t waste your time on this electronic consumer trap.
Now that divination methods and surveillance are not working, we may have to try the old methods from more than ten years ago... The old ninja was sorting out his thoughts when the shocked general suddenly raised his head in shock and said in his usual loud voice: "Report! Emergency contact, send a message The believer is shattered=san!”
Zuiyan's hand behind his back suddenly clenched. His words still sounded the same as before: "Situation report."
"Understood!" Ninja adjusted the contact terminal nervously, "Smash=san claimed that he encountered a real and complicated emergency. He will discuss the details with you when he returns to Weihara City... All three of them are safe! It seems that they were seriously injured. Saved by the black doctor Mimura!"
"Smash=san most likely has confidential information in his hands. Shocked General=san, I will leave the response work to you."
"learn!"
The shocked general set off neatly. The old ninja sat down beside the chessboard and closed his eyes slightly.
Very good.
Shiyu Lingji quickly placed the chess pieces. "Drunken Eye=san, can we play another round?"
"allow."
In this round, Zuiyan won easily.
·
After lunch time.
At the corner of Tatami Street in the handbag district, there is a small karate dojo sandwiched between a bar and a tatami shop. The surveillance methods in this area have been specially treated with superb techniques, and it is a secret base operated by Zuiyan's personal operation.
Zuiyan was sitting in the center of the dojo listening to the reports of the three people. If there are too many people coming, it is not suitable to use the tea room. The three of them, the crusher, the self-inflicted, and the controller, reported the situation one after another without any reservations.
"..."
Pure's actions, the strength of the invaders, Reiichi Shigure's arrival, and the hidden truth behind the Disaster Army's plan. A series of shocking facts made the veteran ninja think for a long time.
"You actually don't know the direction of Pure=san and its subordinate cleaning forces." Zuiyan said calmly, "Going to Kuku Jili Town to seek treatment from black doctors is a disadvantage for being seriously injured and losing contact with rescuers. A situational judgment made under the circumstances.”
"learn."
The God of Disaster Ninja...the ninja after becoming one...
"The experimental subject tentatively called the God of Disaster Ninja, apart from its unusual appearance, what other characteristics does it have?" Zuiyan noticed that the controller was hesitant to speak, "Tell me, controller=san. There is no evidence. You can guess, this is not a police station.”
"Yes!" The controller clutched his pants tightly, "Pointy Ears, Green Mantis and Fox Hunter are all my contemporaries. I tried asking a few things about the intensive training period, but they couldn't remember them clearly. Family, friends , previous interpersonal relationships, although these things are still remembered, the impression is very weak... It's like another person is using their body." The controller added in a low voice, "The interrogation was under deep hypnosis, with the help of Shigure Rei’s power, so there is a possibility of false information.”
"Yes." Zuiyan made a mysterious gesture that represented "retreat to those not involved", bowed to himself and the controller at the same time, and silently exited the dojo.
The two ninja army leaders sat opposite each other. Goro said nothing, just waiting for his opinion.
The credibility is actually not high. I am personally in charge of Weiyuan City, so there is no reason not to discover it. Zuiyan wanted to say this, but his reason restrained his emotions. "Smash=san, I haven't actually found any relevant clues. This doesn't make sense."
"Master, ever since you took charge of the crisis divination department, the intelligence network in the city has actually been disconnected from you!" The disciple's words hit the nail on the head, "The crisis predictions related to Zero Island are left to you, the most trusted person, to handle, but what is really related to our Purity is responsible for things that are closely related to life. Even under the guise of balance of power, this is Yamazaki's deliberate attempt to ignore it!"
"..."
Zuiyan knew that his disciple's words were correct. But he couldn't believe it. The young people who had high hopes, the new generation taught by him and the old people, were turned into monster-like existences... He didn't want to believe it.
Shattering rumbled and asked: "Master, what should I do next?"
"Rest first and regain your focus." Zuiyan lowered his eyes, "I will personally confirm with Mr. Yamazaki and then make a decision."
·
The dark limousine drove down the street on the edge of the handbag district. This place is already far away from the center of Weiyuan City. The towering red tower and gorgeous high-rise buildings are as far away as a distant painting. The shoddy buildings are stacked like building blocks. Cars that have changed hands several times are parked crookedly on both sides of the road. Women with unspeakable secrets wear gorgeous clothes and act like courtesans in front of pink neon lights to solicit customers.
The appearance is bright and beautiful, but the inside is filthy. This is the portrayal of Weiyuan and even Lingdao. Where has the traditional style promoted with elegant words in brochures gone? Where is the high-tech, high-welfare society promoted by the giant alliances reflected? The winners in life who live calmly in the center of Aoihara still suffer from complex occupational diseases due to the terrible workplace pressure; the civilians who hang out in these small streets are worried about their food next week; look around Yamato Island, and then look at Look at those shabby towns that no one cares about…
No one lives happily.
Zuiyan's instinct as a ninja told him that he should now focus on thinking about ways to fight against the anti-divination. But the experiences of his disciples and the information they brought made his heart tired. Zuiyan saw a small convenience store ahead.
"Controller=san, buy me a bottle of wine."
"Very happy!"
The car stopped by the convenience store. The young ninja asked cautiously: "Do you want it?"
"Just buy a bottle." "Understood!"
The controller took off his mask and walked into the convenience store dressed as a normal person. The old ninja took this opportunity to wallow in memories.
When did you start taking the wrong path? The Ashihara Castle of the past was not like this.
It should be the last few years of the last century...
Secret Wars. That's what the world now calls the last decade of the last century, and it's an extremely apt title.
During that time, the war had actually begun. The existence of Yongguang and Usters cruelly divides the world into two poles. Thoughts, origins, political forms, and lifestyles...the two behemoths who are completely different in every aspect are bordering each other on territory. The ever-expanding power and the expansion of conflicts have made war a scheduled event on the schedule. No large-scale disaster has come for several years, and the last line of defense that hinders the war has been ignored.
The conflict is becoming increasingly fierce, and the actions of the giants are affecting the world. After the nuclear weapons test was officially successful, even children can smell the smoke in the air. The distant Kingdom of Morton can rely on the strong strength of the other world to remain neutral, but that does not apply to Zero Island. Empire or the United States, everyone must make a choice.
Arms are being replaced at a crazy speed, and every month plans that seemed unthinkable in the past are approved and quickly put into practice. The war without gunpowder has also involved the other world, and the thousand-year tradition of escaping from the world by the impermanent mages has been broken. All countries need more and stronger impermanent mages... Yongguang's Taixue, Usters's Super agents, Morton's Knights of the Holy Sword...all countries are on the move...
The giant alliance, martial arts association, Junfeng, and the priests who were brought here, the big shots of Zero Island were arguing fiercely every day. Everyone agreed on a premise: Zero Island cannot be independent of the war that will happen, and there must be Become your own creative powerhouse!
The young Genya Shigure came into everyone's sight. During the turbulent period, he inherited his father's business with incredible skills and became the youngest person in the meeting. The Shigure Plan has been repeatedly discussed...the results of the plans of various countries are transmitted along secret channels...the young creation experts make the old people anxious...
To make matters worse, a disaster more terrible than war occurred. An evil spirit named Master Red descended on Qiong Island. The expedition team was completely wiped out, and the martial arts association's vitality was severely damaged. They had no choice but to accept the surrender of the evil leader... Liuwu replaced the deceased Sakata and became the new president... Finally everyone made up their mind, and with the support of the foreign plutocrats, The Shigure plan passed.
As a result, on the day of the new century, disaster in the sky came. The appearance of the dragon species brought all countries back to their senses, and the secret war ended. It ended so lightly that Lingdao had no time to react and could not believe it.
The war is over. And what about the plans that are going well? Can you still give up now?
How ridiculous. He is also one of the decision makers. At that time, who would have thought that Shigure Genya would take such bottomless measures? No, this is an excuse. You should have realized it when you heard the plan description. I'm still regretting it now. Isn't he the one who really didn't realize it...
"aieeee...Is there anyone! Please help me!!"
The cry for help coming from the dirty alley brought the old man out of his memories. It was a common violence in the suburbs, and he had seen it a lot. "Be obedient and I'll give you money." "I'm not a courtesan... please!" "It's so noisy!" Another man's voice followed, followed by a loud slap. "I don't care who you are. I'm a ninja! Watch me suck your blood!"
The controller opened the car door and respectfully presented the bottle of wine. It's Kiku Masamune, cheap sake. "Drunken eyes=san..." The controller sat on the driver's seat, his hands trembling slightly, trying to muster the courage to say something.
"Take off the mask after being knocked unconscious." "Understood!"
With the unique momentum of a young man, he rushed out like a passionate and righteous young man, without even looking like a ninja. "Eaaah!" "Guaaah!" "Eaaah!" "Aaah!" "
It was actually three ninja strikes, and it was all over in less than a minute. The woman apologized in a tearful voice, and then the controller followed the instructions in the ninja manual. Finally, he came with two knocked unconscious ninjas.
"Here, Zuiyan=san."
The old ninja got out of the car. The knocked unconscious ninjas were lying in the sewage, with the heads of human males and mosquitoes under their visors.
Zuiyan unscrewed the wine bottle, took a sip, and spat out the drunken mist. Using convenient techniques, he interrogated the two people on the spot, and the results were exactly the same as what the controller said...like a disguised personal identity...with no human nature visible.
"Dispose of it." "...Understood!"
Aweihara Castle is missing two Sange ninjas. There are two more bored people in Weiyuan City.
Outside of Zero Island, one would say it was a coincidence. On Lingdao, the old people will say that this is the arrangement of Fujin God. The Dragon of Void Light allowed him to see this scene. What was he trying to imply?
Zuiyan screwed on the bottle cap, he didn't want to drink anymore. The two bored people walked to the car and found the convenience store clerk waiting in front of the car.
"Sorry to bother you, but the cash you gave us is too much." The clerk was a middle-aged man wearing a mask. He took off his hat and handed a few steel coins to Yamada. "Sorry to trouble you!" Yamada replied reflexively, then frowned. "No... I don't think I overpaid."
"Is that so?" Yamada noticed the clerk's eyes looking behind him, that was...!
Then, the young ninja heard the old man speaking in a very unfamiliar tone. Those were words he had only heard once before, full of nostalgia.
"Long time no see, Kuanghuo=san."
The clerk pulled down his mask, revealing his ninja visor.
"domo, drunken eyes = san." The former disciple saluted the master who parted ways. "Do you have time for a drink?"
