The strongest special bodyguard

The most important thing is that he and the young man who sneaked in fought for a few rounds and were knocked unconscious by the other party. As the leader of Iga, it was naturally difficult for him to tell other people about this kind of thing.

"By the way, didn't I ask you to stay where you are? Why did you come here?"

In order to avoid unnecessary embarrassment, Hattori Hirakawa decided to change the topic.

"I'll take care of this!"

When this was mentioned, Kitano became angry again and was about to tell the matter angrily, but Tsuruta on the side stopped him again.

"Why do you keep stopping me?!"

Kitano was interrupted repeatedly by Tsuruta, and he was dissatisfied.

"This matter is not urgent. The most important thing now is, shouldn't we go see what's going on with His Majesty the Emperor?"

"It doesn't matter. I met some Shinto priests on the way. As long as they rush over, there won't be any problem."

Hattori Hirakawa was very calm, and there was no hint of nervousness in his words.

Not to mention that it would be too late for him to rush over after the explosion. Just talking about the strength of His Majesty the Emperor made Hattori Hirakawa feel relieved. In fact, even Hattori Hirakawa himself was not sure how strong the current Emperor was. .

"But Tsuruta is right, let's rush over and have a look."

After saying that, Hattori Hirakawa turned around and ran towards the imperial palace.

"What's going on, Chief? It seems like he doesn't worry about His Majesty the Emperor's safety at all?"

Bei Ye scratched his head in confusion and said strangely.

"You're a guy who only relies on brute force in everything. It's really weird if you understand."

Tsuruta shook his head helplessly,

"Tsuruda, what on earth do you mean? If you're a man, just make it clear. Are you kidding me by holding half of your mouth and half of it exposed?"

Kitano said angrily.

"Kitano, please calm down. Can't you see that our Emperor is no longer the one we were familiar with back then?"

Nakamura sighed:

"So many things have happened in recent decades, and you should have seen it more or less. If it weren't for the fact that Shinto and the Iga clan had already made a poisonous oath to serve the emperor's lineage for the rest of their lives, the leader would have led Let us leave here and find a new place to live like those guys in Koga and live a life without fighting against the world."

Nakamura's words stunned Kitano on the spot. The huge amount of information contained in these words made it difficult for Kitano to digest for a while. Although he has a hot temper, it does not mean that he is an idiot. He clearly understands the meaning of Nakamura's words.

Obviously, Tsuruta, Nakamura, and even their Iga leader had too many complaints against His Majesty the Emperor, and even had feelings of rebellion, but it was precisely because of this that it was difficult for him to accept it.

Kitano, who has been instilled with the idea of ​​"loyalty" to the emperor since he was a child, now has to be forced to change his values. This kind of thing cannot be done in a short time.

"But......"

"It's nothing, Kitano! You have seen what His Majesty the Emperor has done in recent years. You also saw that thirty-seven masters of the Amaterasu lineage of Shinto were attacked and ambushed by the Onmyoji Association during their mission. It is clear that Haneda Koichi and several people finally fought their way out of the siege and reported the news to His Majesty the Emperor, but what did they get in exchange?"

Nakamura, who had always been taciturn, shouted angrily and interrupted Kitano directly:

"They did not get His Majesty the Emperor's appreciation, nor did His Majesty the Emperor uphold justice for them. What they got was a massacre of fire, a killing feast used to cover up the conspiracy of some people!"

"You...what do you mean by this?!"

Kitano was shocked when he heard this. He did know about his friend Koichi Haneda, but the news he got was that Koichi Haneda and others who escaped by chance were followed and killed by guys from the Onmyoji Association. But what he heard was that Does Nakamura mean that this matter is not that simple?

"Kitano, why don't you understand now? Do you think those guys from the Onmyoji really dare to attack the Shinto people so arrogantly, just because they are relying on those guys from the military?"

Tsuruta sighed:

"Even the military would not dare to attack Shinto people so blatantly. Shintoism represents not only the emperor, but also the faith of Country R, ​​do you understand? Moreover, with the strength of the Imperial Palace, it is easy to keep Haneda and the others. But why were Haneda and the others silenced, but the Emperor showed no sign of this at all?”

"This...they..."

Kitano's old face was a little pale:

"What on earth do you mean?!"

"Beiye, stop fooling yourself, don't you understand why we are telling you this today?"

Tsuruta grabbed Kitano's clothes and forced him to raise his head:

"What you think is correct. Those are facts. It's useless even if you try to avoid them. Do you understand?"

Kitano felt an indescribable fatigue in his body. He really didn't want to accept the fact that His Majesty the Emperor, whom he respected the most, would actually join forces with outsiders to kill his own people.

"The reason...what's the reason?"

Kitano tilted his head to one side and asked feebly.

"Reason? I don't know. This is what we have always been puzzled about. Why did His Majesty the Emperor suddenly attack the Shinto people? Moreover, Haneda Koichi was only half a step away from being promoted to the position of priest. How many times have we investigated this matter? Ten years and still no clue.”

"Now it seems that our Emperor, His Majesty, has indeed hidden a lot of things. Maybe now is the time for us to clarify the confusion, thanks to the few friends tonight."

Tsuruta Road.

"Wait... friend? You said those guys before were..."

Kitano suddenly raised his head and looked at Tsuruta in astonishment.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't invite them here, and what happened tonight is also an accident, but I'm sure, at least they don't have any malicious intentions towards us."

Tsuruta smiled faintly, his eyes were full of remembrance, which made Kitano a little confused. When Tsuruta came back to his senses, he looked at Kitano's puzzled look, and patted him on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, you'll see what I mean soon."

In fact, during the fight, Tsuruta felt that the opponent did not intend to kill the three of them at all, it was just to delay the time. If the opponent wanted to kill the three of them, the battle would be over within ten strokes.

And the most important thing was that Tsuruta saw a figure of a familiar guy from one of them. He was at least 80% sure that the guy who disguised himself was his old acquaintance!

Of course, I can't tell Kitano about all this for the time being. With his recklessness, maybe there will be even bigger troubles.