I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 297 The Fifth Tail

"Hmph, now you know who's in charge?"

"Understood, Sister Shina."

The female high school spirit, Izuki, with bumps all over her head, knelt obediently on the ground;

They adopted a posture of 'I've already behaved myself, please let me go'.

Even I want to
Higashi Hsiao-mei, kneeling beside him, was speechless.

Why is this happening?

"Hmph, the same power, used by different people, is completely different."

Although she lost her earth-shattering power, Oda Nobunaga—no, Oda Nobuna—could still overwhelm Itsuki with her skills alone, not to mention Higashi Takami.

"Don't look so sad, from now on you are my retainers!"

"I am not a stingy host - I will just give you a few pointers, and that will be enough for you."

"Yes Yes Yes,"

Could it be that they're planning to make us stronger so they can possess our bodies?
The thought flashed through the minds of both Higashi Takami and Itsuki, but neither of them said it aloud.

I'll say it again: We can't beat them!
"Lord Shinshinai, is this posture a disguise?"

Kneeling on the carpet and raising her head, Izuki remained deeply troubled by Oda Nobunaga's posture.

This isn't just women's clothing, it's clearly a woman, isn't it?
"Hey, I already said it wasn't a disguise."

Considering that these two would be her 'retainers' in the future, Oda Nobuna, leaning back on the sofa, had no choice but to patiently explain.

"I am not Oda Nobunaga."

“I am an evil spirit that came from the underworld: and not just one, but a mixture of a large number of spiritual cognitions related to ‘Oda Nobunaga’.”

The girl shook her finger; something had granted her the ability to think. Originally, she intended to increase the difficulty for the 'extermination team,' but she used this wisdom to ponder the three ultimate philosophical questions.

who am I?
Where am I?

What should I do?
"Therefore, I don't have a gender."

"Don't even mention women, I can transform into an armed helicopter, or even a Walmart shopping bag!"

what?
He turned his head and glanced at the television in the living room.
Izuki and Higashi Takami were speechless. America TV had misled them!

"I really like this design, so I used it."

With a flick of her long hair, Oda Nobuna, exuding an aura of dominance, leaned back on the sofa.

"Now that I have completed the 'god's' mission, I will enjoy my own time—"

"Hyomei, Yue, come and massage my shoulders."

???

Do you, an evil spirit, experience muscle aches and pains?

"Yes, Nobuna-sama."

The obedient Dong Xiaomei got up and walked behind the sofa.

She wasn't a particularly assertive person to begin with. Since she couldn't win a fight, she decided to stall her opponent first and then look for an opportunity.
"Don't think about it,"

"As I've said before: my core is within you."

Without turning around, Oda Nobuna, leaning back on the sofa, seemed to read Higashi Takami's mind.

"If you two don't want to die, don't even think about doing anything wicked: I may not be Oda Nobunaga, but I show no mercy to traitors!"

Throughout his life, Oda Nobunaga experienced two unexpected betrayals: the first was by his brother-in-law, Azai Nagamasa. Given Oda Nobunaga's affection for his sister Oichi, coupled with the power of the Oda clan, he simply couldn't understand why Azai Nagamasa would betray him and help the declining Asakura clan.

All I can say is that Oda Nobunaga chose a good brother-in-law. In the Sengoku period, when gekokujo (overthrowing one's superior) was a common occurrence, Azai Nagamasa upheld his principles and stood on the side of the Asakura family, who had been kind to the Azai family for three generations.

This incident enraged Nobunaga, leading to the later rumor that he cut off his brother-in-law Asai Nagamasa's head and made it into a bowl.

The second betrayal was the infamous 'Honnoji Incident'.

Even when ten thousand troops surrounded a hundred men, Akechi Mitsuhide only dared to deceive his subordinates into attacking by claiming that the enemy was at Honnoji Temple, which shows Nobunaga's prestige.

"Similarly, I will not mistreat my subordinates."

"is it?"

Izuki couldn't help but retort,
"It is said that it was because of your bad temper and your frequent jokes about the serious Mitsuhide Akechi that he was forced to rebel."

Historically, Oda Nobunaga was a free-spirited and unruly person from a young age. Even though he later displayed amazing military and political abilities, his personality remained the same: he admired people like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and even if he called him a "monkey," the other party would just smile and roll over.

However, Akechi Mitsuhide was a serious and earnest person, so he was often publicly rebuked by Nobunaga and left in an awkward position.

He was even tucked under Nobunaga's arm and used as a drum by Nobunaga's 'moon headdress'.
"I've already said, I'm not Nobunaga!!"

Clang,

The girl suddenly stood up and drew her sword.

But after his expression changed several times, he lay back down.

"Nobunaga himself, that guy, does go too far sometimes."

Oda Nobuna would never admit that she was Nobunaga, but from an outsider's perspective, Nobunaga was indeed to blame for Akechi Mitsuhide's sudden rebellion: not every subordinate would laugh and joke with him; the Oda clan's easy position of ruling the country was ultimately lost because Nobunaga himself mismanaged his subordinates.

They practically drove a serious and meticulous general to the brink of despair!
".Feel sorry,"

"In short, we are now a trinity."

The girl lying on the sofa who calls herself 'Oda Nobuna' summarizes:

"For your future, let's get along well—"

Can you refuse?

Dong Xiaomei and Yiyue were speechless at the sudden appearance of a 'master' in their home.

Fortunately, the television report eased their embarrassment.
"Great news! A resounding victory!"

"Under the leadership of the maritime power, the multinational coalition forces invaded northern Philippines and recaptured many fallen cities."

"The Nine-Tailed Fox forces have completely lost their power to resist the young lord of the Sea Kingdom, 'Lord Ōtakemaru,' and the liberation of the Inebin is just around the corner!"

"Is that the legendary 'Demon King'?"

Oda Nobuna's attention was drawn to the young lord of the Sea Kingdom, who was holding up an island in one hand and calmly facing his enemy with the other.

"Very strong!"

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Pfft

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

A mouthful of foul blood spurted from the white curtain, and the thousand-year-old Onmyoji named 'Blood Hakama' flew out.

"Was the first 'Shogun' a god who could defeat this guy?"

"Back to the days!"

The massive chakra was not right; the spiritual energy sphere spun at high speed, deflecting the flying slash that was hurtling towards them.

Rumble, rumble~~~
The flying slash unleashed by Ōtakemaru flew off course, cleaving through a series of tall buildings before finally landing on a mountain peak in the city. With a deafening roar, it split half of the mountain in two: millions of tons of earth and rock crashed down like a gray-brown waterfall.

"Hmm, perhaps that general also awakened the Eye of God?"

Hyuga Toneri, who had blocked the opponent's sword strike, flicked his sleeves.
The one who supposedly defeated 'Ōtakemaru' was none other than the first Shogun of the island nation: Sakanoue Tamuramaro.

This first Shogun, active in 770 AD, fought in the south and north, eliminating all the ethnic minorities for the island's imperial family. The so-called "Shogun" refers to the Mutsu and Emishi tribes in the northeastern region of the island. At that time, he controlled all of the island's military forces, commanding 100,000 soldiers. With just a thought, he could have brought the "Shogunate" forward by hundreds, even nearly a thousand years. However, after his triumphant return, this shogun retired to his hometown, spending his days traveling and enjoying nature. It was only after a rebellion that the emperor invited him back into service.

He embodies loyalty, bravery, righteousness, and propriety, thus earning him the title of "God of War" in the traditional culture of the island nation.

According to legend, this first Shogun received assistance from the demon woman Suzuka Gozen, who stole two divine swords from Ōtakemaru, thus defeating him.

The problem is,

"Where can we find the two divine swords, Da Tonglian and Xiao Tonglian?"

As Blood Hakama spoke in frustration, the giant beetle-like 'Pseudo-Dazzle' transformed into a beam of light and shot towards Ōtakemaru below 'Suzuka Mountain'.

The next second, the 'fake dazzle' flew backward at an even faster speed, piercing through one tall building after another.

call out----

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of the impact didn't arrive until a series of huge, straight holes had been created in several tall buildings.

brush,

Although 'False Dizziness' immediately took flight from the last building, seemingly unharmed, this way of being treated like a football certainly had nothing to do with 'victory'.

Are you expecting to exhaust Ōtakemaru to death?
Several powerful demons from the Nine-Tailed Fox faction fixed their gazes on Mount Suzuka.

With this sacred mountain, the Sea Kingdom can continuously replenish its demonic power; if anyone is to be exhausted, it will be the Sea Kingdom that is exhausted to death first.

and so--

"withdraw!"

They fought their way from the coast to the inland, using all their powerful demons, but they couldn't harm Ōtakemaru in the slightest. As the battle lines were pushed forward, they simply turned around and left, letting countless yōkai and synthetic beasts take their place: they didn't expect these grunts to do anything, just slow down the enemy's advance.

Even so, it still couldn't be done!

"Thief hahahaha!"

With the retreat of the Nine-Tailed Fox's 'great demons,' Teach regained his spirits.

As he raised his hands, a series of 'water mirrors' appeared on the 'Atakebune' made of seawater, and his subordinates emerged from the water mirrors.

"Men, kill them all!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh~~~"

Whether it was a clone or the original, the superhumans on the ship roared with excitement, unleashing their firepower at the charging demons and synthetic beasts.

Water cannon!
Water column!
Water dragon bomb!
Various long-range water-based spells shot out, sweeping away the demons in the sky one by one.

Bi Yao was only at the dog level, while the superhumans under Teach's command were all at the wolf level—a complete and utter crushing defeat. Moreover, with 'Suzuka Mountain' constantly replenishing their demonic power, they could squander it without restraint.

This battle can be described in just one word:
Cool!
well,

Seeing the many extraordinary individuals on the surrounding 'spaceships' fighting hard against the enemy, 'Ōtakemaru' nodded slightly in satisfaction.

While proficiency in the Five Elements Escape Technique isn't crucial, the more the better.

However, a one-sided battle was not what he wanted to see:

The overwhelming demons are too weak.

As the maritime forces continued to advance from the air, a large open space suddenly appeared in the previously uninhabited city ahead.

It was a huge depression in a mountain stream, where countless creatures seemed to have died, their blood flowing out to form a 'lake'. Countless twisted, bizarre, and giant roots covered in tumors and pustules undulated in this lake, making it impossible to tell whether they were plants or animals.

These giant roots intertwine in the filthy lake, forming bizarre 'magic circles' that immediately reveal something amiss.

In the center of the filthy lake, a giant, fleshy egg, covered in barbs, resembles an embryo.

This giant egg of flesh and blood beat like a heart, rhythmically contracting and expanding.

As the giant egg contracted, the surroundings suddenly darkened; and as it expanded, it burst into light again, the blinding light so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it; it seemed as if some ominous being was being conceived, and the giant egg was filled with leaping electric light, making people uneasy, anxious, and instinctively wanting to escape.

? !
Witnessing this scene,

The Teach Pirates, who were wreaking havoc, were taken aback.

Not only this scene, which looks like an 'evil sacrifice', but also those nine-tailed demons:

Above the giant egg, Blood Hakama chanted incantations, while Toneri and Pseudo-Dazzling stood guard in front of him, and Paper Dance and Takahashi Eirin floated behind him.

It is obvious that this egg contains the power to turn the tide for the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have stayed here!
"Ok?"

Even Ōtakemaru, who had been carrying 'Suzuka Mountain' all the way here, seemed to have his attention drawn to this giant egg.

"Return, adult's claws—"

Seeing that the forces of the Sea Kingdom had already arrived, the hoarse voice of the man in charge of the magic array suddenly became urgent:

"red lotus!"

Snapped,

It was like a huge abscess growing on the earth, suddenly bursting;
The next moment, amidst the exploding blood and flesh, an incredibly tall and strong monster slowly rose from its prone position, revealing its imposing and ferocious form.

This is a creature that looks like a lion, except that it stands on two legs like a human, and its mane cannot hide its well-developed muscles.

His face, which resembled a lion's and was also somewhat wolfish, was etched with a terrifying bloodlust and madness.

Golden lion mane cascaded down his back, trailing to the ground, making him look like a Super Saiyan.

"Blood and slaughter, what an intoxicating smell."

The towering monster stretched out its limbs, its mouth full of fangs, its tongue flicking as if it couldn't wait to taste the blood!

"Hmm, this is—"

The next second, the lion-like monster froze.

Eyes without pupils fell to the sky, and Ōtakemaru held 'Suzuka Mountain' in one hand.

"Demon King?"

"Are you... the Demon King?"

The monster, which had just been resurrected, changed its expression several times, clearly still reeling from the shock of having to face 'Ōtakemaru' right after its resurrection.

It is one of Tamamo-no-Mae's tails, the strongest of which is 'Crimson Lotus'!
But facing the Demon King
"Red Lotus, your ability is perfect for countering him, so I'm entrusting it to you."

Blood-stained Hakama's hoarse voice rang out. He was an 'Onmyoji' in Tamamo-no-Mae's tail, devising strategies and drawing up formations. However, direct combat was not his forte.

"This is the Demon King!"

The lion-shaped monster named Crimson Lotus slowly opened its mouth, seemingly indicating that it was about to retreat.

crackling and popping

Lightning crackled on his claws, but instead of spreading out, it compressed and eventually formed two enormous, pitch-black lightning balls, within which countless bolts of lightning could be faintly seen to move and flicker, as if the lightning of the entire world had been condensed into them.

"Otake Maru,"

At the same time, his body suddenly resounded with a series of thunderous cracking sounds as his bones violently collided; all the hair on his body transformed into a chilling deep black color, as if he had become one with the lightning.

"Haha, let me taste it first!!!"

Amidst the maniacal laughter, a figure enveloped in black lightning soared into the air, charging towards Ōtakemaru, who was carrying 'Suzuka Mountain'.

Lightning Chakra Mode - Activated!

(End of this chapter)