Non-Honmaru Inner Honwan [Comprehensive]

Chapter 120

The scenery of Echigo is actually very monotonous.

Its borders are surrounded by mountains, which is very conducive to defense. This is also the initial strength of Uesugi Kenshin to fight against Takeda Shingen.Such terrain and the climate with frequent heavy snowfall in winter make it easy for snow to accumulate within the border of Echigo. No matter where you look at it, it is a vast expanse of whiteness, which is why the name of Echigo "Snow Country" was born.

Even with a human form, Token Fusangshin is different from human beings.The short and emaciated five tigers retreated much faster than ordinary people when they carried their bags on their backs, and the time it took to reach the territory of Echigo Kingdom was also unusually short, only two days later than simply marching forward on horseback. three days.It is not obvious when walking in the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Once you pass the customs, leave the road full of ice and snow, and step on the streets in the city where the snow has been shoveled for easy passage, the five tigers are different from the ones that ordinary people often wear. The leather shoes of straw sandals soon attracted the attention of others.What's more, the hand he accidentally stretched out when buying things, and the slightly hard and delicate fabric of the cuffs are obviously not something that a mere peddler can buy.

In particular, what attracted the attention of interested people was that he entered the main city with a clear goal, and he came directly to the residence of Kenshin Uesugi.

In addition to using soldiers like a god, Uesugi Kenshin also raised many ninjas under his command.This famous general in history does not advocate the use of intrigue to seek victory. Even when he fought with his elder brother for the position of family governor, he used the art of war to catch him off guard.Therefore, most of Uesugi Kenshin's ninjas have extraordinary skills, but because of the influence of their masters, they are only engaged in spying on information and cleaning the eyes of the army. Compared with Koka ninjas and Iga ninjas, they are very low-key.

Such ninjas, mainly for intelligence and security work, are naturally more closely guarded against the main city where Uesugi Kenshin lives.In the eyes of these professionals, the difference between the five tiger retreats and the merchants is as dazzling as a lantern in the dark. It is difficult to detect because of its smallness, and it can make people vigilant once it is discovered because of its smallness.

This kind of information naturally reached Uesugi Kenshin's ears immediately.

He didn't immediately give the order to kill Dag - as he said before, the ninjas of the Uesugi family would clean up the eyes and ears of the army.The "eyes and ears" among them are naturally ninjas sent by forces from other countries.The reason why he didn't send an advance team to kill this ninja who didn't know where (Five Tigers Retired) was because Uesugi Kenshin is still recuperating in order to calm down the impact of Etsuchu's previous Yiyikui. He is watching Takeda's movements, and he doesn't plan to do anything directly until he finds out who is behind this ninja.

It’s not that Kenshin Uesugi didn’t take the ninjas of other countries into his eyes, and arrogantly left hidden dangers for himself—on the contrary, after confirming through many details that the five tigers retreated with ulterior motives and entered the border of Echigo pretending to be a businessman, this swordsman Lucky but unprofessional camouflage techniques are naturally impossible to hide from Uesugi Kenshin's eyes.Uesugi Kenshin is more inclined that this short boy (five tigers retreat) who always wears a hat is just a target on the surface, and there must be other ninjas acting behind the scenes.

Hmm... this kind of speculation... nothing wrong with it! !

It's better to say that this is a normal development!It's strange to send out the sword man casually like Saburo!

Out of this wrong guess, Uesugi Kenshin chose not to disturb the five tigers to retreat for the time being.This is also the reason why the Five Tigers were not chased by the advance team as soon as they entered Echi - he was not only the bait that Uesugi Kenshin guessed, but also luckily did not catch up with the war, and the action did not touch Uesugi Kenshin The bottom line for ninjas.

Of course, without knowing it, Wuhutui has fallen into the surveillance of Uesugi Ninja, and it is impossible to go back even if he wants to turn back——from confirming (ninja) identity to monitoring Wuhutui, the time difference is even Less than half a day.

... This time is so short that even the five tigers have not found a foothold, let alone take off their hats, so that Uesugi ninjas who are wandering in various places can see their faces.

In fact, the Five Tigers did not expect to find a foothold.Due to the strong financial resources of the Oda family, after appearing in the name of "Koka Ninja", food and housing are provided in Gifu City, and they act with the army when they go out to fight.On the way to Echigo, simple merchants naturally did not have extra money to stay. Most of them built temporary sheds, or asked nearby farmers for lodging in exchange for rice.

The five tigers with little travel experience, carrying a tenth of the travel expenses and sleeping with the merchants, this... may be their fate.

I don't know how much hardship I have suffered along the way, but as soon as I arrived at the main city where Kenshin Uesugi lived, the five tigers retreated and became very nervous.He almost couldn't wait to meet his historical master, but he was still hesitant when he was disliked at Oda's house because of his special appearance.

He was turning around in front of the door like a headless chicken, his face under the hat was as pale as snow.There were heavy gifts stuffed in the luggage, which pressed on his immature shoulders, but at this moment it gave him a sense of peace of mind.

"In other words, even if it's to send a gift...you can't back down..."

Tearfully cheering themselves up like this, the five tigers retreated and stood tremblingly at the gate, but they did not dare to approach the fully armored soldiers guarding the gate.His business outfit made the gatekeepers secretly frown, but Uesugi Kenshin gave the order not to disturb the five tigers and retreat to see what tricks this young man can play, so they got the task not far away Uesugi Ninja's hand gesture, while looking straight ahead, just secretly on guard.

Such a move is more oppressive than stepping forward to ask questions.The five tigers looked around in a daze, subconsciously put their bags on their chests, and stammered and asked: "Please, please, Mr. Qian Xin—I mean, Mr. Jing Hu, are you, are you at home? I, I have?" The things should be brought... to Mr. Jing Hu."

Guard soldier: "..."

Surveillance ninja: "..."

Uesugi Kenshin: "..."

For some reason, I suddenly felt that a ninja who would ask such a question in front of someone's house is really cute and naive.

After Uesugi Kenshin got the news that there were ninjas from other countries, he simply gave instructions and rode out.It is not uncommon for other forces to send spies to spy on the intelligence of the Echigo Kingdom, but on the premise that Uesugi Kenshin consciously uses ninjas to deal with ninjas, these things are very clear to Uesugi Kenshin.The only thing about Five Tigers that could catch Kenshin Uesugi's attention in the slightest was his apparently young age and the clumsiness of his disguise.

But it's just a little attention. If everything needs to be exhausted to infer and master, Uesugi Kenshin will die of overwork before Echigo is unified.

It was only at this time (because of the innocence of the five tigers) that he really noticed the five tigers. After thinking about it for two seconds, Uesugi Kenshin also found it quite interesting.Precisely because he created the Uesugi family's "Saru Ninja", he knows how difficult it is for a ninja to survive. For a person like the boy in front of him (Five Tigers Retreat) who doesn't even hide his fear, it is simply impossible to work as a ninja. impossible.

Even if it is placed on the bright side to attract attention, it seems that it is not qualified.

On the contrary, the rhetoric he said "I have something to dedicate to Mr. Jing Hu" is more like the same thing.And this style of doing things made Uesugi Kenshin feel concerned for some reason.

Having made such a judgment in his heart, Kenshin Uesugi, who returned from going out, didn't feel that such a young boy would cause him any harm, so he rode straight to the door.Surrounded by his entourage, he stopped his horse when he was about to reach the door, and retreated condescendingly to the five tigers who were still wearing hats: "It wasn't there before, but it is now. What you want to bring to me is what"

The Five Tigers retreated and turned around, facing the felt on Uesugi Kenshin's saddle.He immediately understood who was in front of him—there was no one other than Uesugi Kenshin who could have the right to be covered in felt saddles in Echigo.

His golden eyes sparkled with sudden surprise, and an indistinct pink blush appeared on his pale face.He looked up nervously and excitedly, and sure enough, he saw Uesugi Kenshin's heroic face, and suddenly he didn't know what to do. He subconsciously smiled at Uesugi Kenshin, and hugged his luggage even tighter. It took me a long time to find my voice, and said nana: "Yes, it is the gift that the lord wants me to give to Mr. Jing Hu——I, I really saw you..."

"Lord"

When Uesugi Kenshin looked at the Five Tigers, he couldn't help seeing the boy's golden pupils, which were very abnormal compared to ordinary people.Such eyes do not carry any killing intent, and still give people the illusion of being similar to beasts.

weird eyes...

Uesugi Kenshin quickly thought of something, he nodded calmly, and continued to ask: "Who are you?"

As if he had been expecting this question for a long time, Wu Hutui puffed out his chest and said without hesitation: "—I am Wuhutui."

"Does 'Five Tigers Retire' have the same name as my knife?"

Uesugi Kenshin couldn't help touching the dagger that was tucked into his waist, his eyes fell on Token Fukusang's expression that seemed eager to praise, and he couldn't help laughing.

"That's right—you are a ninja from the Oda family."

It has been spread that there are a group of ninjas mixed with southern barbarian blood under Oda Nobunaga's command, including the fact that these ninjas have hair and eye colors that are very different from ordinary people.Uesugi Kenshin was able to receive the news of Takeda Shingen's death, which was painstakingly concealed by the Takeda family, within thirteen days. The intelligence capabilities of his ninjas were naturally outstanding, and he easily confirmed the authenticity of this news, and also learned that Nobunaga Tian liked the idea of ​​naming the group of ninjas after their swords.

"It turns out that the name Nobunaga gave you includes my sword?" The unusual style of doing things that I felt before has an answer at this moment. Uesugi Kenshin shook his head and said calmly, "No wonder I It would be strange to send ninjas to give gifts, so it seems to be quite in line with Nobunaga's style."

It's not very polite though.

"Then, for the time being, I will treat you as an envoy of the Oda family—I will prepare to return the gift later, and please live here until then."

Hmm... I made up the scenery of Echigo or something.Hahahahaha.

Kenshin Uesugi's character or something, too.

Uesugi Kenshin’s name should be Nagao Jinghu, who inherited the surname “Uesugi” from the Kanto governor, and then became Uesugi Jinghu. Later, he was given the name of Uesugi Constitution and changed it to Uesugi Masatora, and later got Ashikaga Yoshiki’s name. Given a name, you can call him Uesugi Terutora.Anyway, it's a tiger.

Obviously the nickname is the dragon of Echigo, but Shingen Takeda called it the Tiger of Kai.

Qianxin is his Dharma name, that is, "I don't know the real light of the courtyard, Qianxin".

Thank you for the lingering landmines, huh!long time no see!Thank you Mr. S for the landmine, what a da! 233333 has you every day.

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I made a typo before, but I have corrected it now.