Chapter 930 Toyotomi Remaining Party Immortal Man and Immortal Power【6200】
"Immortal..."
Katsura Kogoro chewed the term gently while casting a meaningful look at Shuten Doji.
Shuten Doji noticed his eyes and couldn't help but laugh.
"What? Guijun, do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
Katsura Kogoro said calmly:
"Any normal person would think you are full of nonsense, right?"
"Ogata Issei is an 'immortal'?"
"Why don't you just say that he is the reincarnation of Hachiman Daimyojin?"
Faced with Katsura Kogoro's ridicule, Shuten Doji shrugged:
"No wonder you are like this."
"In fact, when I learned the full story, I was equally in disbelief."
"Let me think about it... where should I start..."
He fell silent and thought to himself.
After a while, he slowly spoke:
"...Guijun, do you know the 'Eight Hundred Bhikshunis'?"
Katsura Kogoro replied without thinking:
"Of course I know. A nun who lived eight hundred years old."
Eight Hundred Bhikshunis - a famous Japanese folklore.
Legend has it that a long time ago, a man named Takahashi, who looked like a fisherman, moved to a village called Obama in Wakasa.
One day, this man invited people from the village to his home for dinner. Some of them found a fish being cooked in his kitchen with a human-like head. They were so frightened that they quickly told others.
When the cooked fish was brought to everyone, everyone knew it and pretended to enjoy it, but in fact no one dared to eat it.
One of them secretly hid the fish in his sleeve and took it back to his wife to eat.
It is said that eating a mermaid's wife will give her the ability to stay young forever.
No matter how much time passes, your appearance will not change at all.
Later, this long-lived woman became a nun and was honored as the "Eight Hundred Bhikshuni" because she had an ageless appearance and lived for more than 800 years.
From the 15th century onwards, the name "Eight Hundred Bhikshunis" began to appear in Japanese literature.
Except for remote areas such as Ezo and Kyushu Island, its legends are spread in other places.
There are many different versions of the story of the Eight Hundred Bhikshunis. The most original version is no longer available, but the content of the story is similar.
Some say that the mermaid is actually a native product that the man brought back from the so-called other world, the ocean that the Japanese have believed in since ancient times.
There are also other theories, such as that the woman ate the food as a treat from the Dragon God, or that she received the elixir of immortality from the Dragon God.
No matter what the version or content is, Katsura Kogoro has always had only one attitude toward these folk tales: to sneer at them.
He classified "Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis" as a fantasy story like "Momotaro" and "Kaguya Princess" - only suitable for reading to children as bedtime stories and not to be taken seriously.
Katsura Kogoro has always believed that many stories become more and more distorted in the process of spreading, and finally completely deviate from their original appearance and become absurd legends.
Maybe these eight hundred bhikkhunis do have prototypes, and there is indeed a nun who lives a long life, but she is just an ordinary person.
She may have just lived a relatively long life, eighty, ninety, or even a hundred years old, so it gave people the illusion that "she will not die."
Due to backwardness in medical care and diet, the average life span in ancient Japan was not high, only twenty or thirty years old.
That's why there is a saying of "life spans fifty years", believing that normal people can only live fifty years.
For this reason, coupled with ignorant thoughts, in the eyes of ordinary people, old people who have lived for eighty or ninety years are like gods.
This nun has been alive since he was a child. He has lived for several generations and has never died. Therefore, he believes that the nun is a "godman" who has divine power and will never die.
As a result, word of mouth spread from people to people, and the story became more and more outrageous, and gradually evolved into the "Eight Hundred Bhikshunis" that is now known to everyone.
After Katsura Kogoro said that he knew the Eight Hundred Bhikshunis, he immediately changed into a joking tone:
"Shuten Doji, are you trying to tell me that the Eight Hundred Bhikshunis are indeed a real person? She is an 'immortal' who is immortal and immortal."
"..."
Shuten Doji didn't say anything immediately.
I saw the corners of his mouth raised in an intriguing smile.
Katsura Kogoro noticed his strange facial expression and couldn't help but be startled.
"...Could it be that I really got it right?"
Shuten Doji burst out laughing:
"Yes, that's right!"
"There is indeed such a person as the 'Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis'."
"She is indeed an 'immortal' who has lived for more than eight hundred years!"
"How the eight hundred bhikkhunis obtained the power of immortality is unknown."
"Maybe she really ate a fish from another world."
"In short, she is truly an 'immortal'!"
Having said this, Shuten Doji held out three fingers.
"The 'immortal' has three characteristics."
"First, youth remains forever and appearance remains unchanged."
"Second, physical functions that far exceed the limits of mortals."
"Third, and also the most terrifying point - the extremely terrifying regeneration ability."
"No matter how terrible the injury she suffered, even if her head was cut off and her heart was pierced, she would not die. No matter how serious the injury was, she could recover as before."
"In a word, no mortal thing, including time, can kill her!"
"What a pity...'Eternal Life' and 'Loneliness' are twins who will never be separated."
"Familiar characters turn into dust, familiar scenery becomes strange, but oneself remains unchanged... The loneliness in it is absolutely unimaginable for us mortals."
"Gradually, the eight hundred bhikshuni became tired of 'living'."
"Although mortal things cannot kill the 'immortal', the 'immortal' can kill itself."
"She hid in a remote cave isolated from the world, and then ended her life in some unknown way."
"Although Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni committed suicide, her body was affected by the power of immortality and will never decay."
"Logically speaking, her body and immortal power should be buried by time and never die."
"However... about 70 years ago, a group of people learned of the existence of the 'immortal' by chance and began to covet its power."
"And this group of people is the remnants of the Toyotomi family."
Shuten Doji paused, cleared his throat, and was about to continue, but was stopped by Katsura Kogoro.
"Stop, stop!"
Katsura Kogoro massaged his temples with one hand and made a "pause" gesture with the other hand.
From just now, his mind has been running at high speed, overwhelmed, and almost shut down.
First there were the "immortals" and eight hundred nuns, and now there is a remnant of the Toyotomi family...
The remnants of the Toyotomi family—this was a widely circulated urban legend during the Edo period.
Two hundred and sixty years ago, Tokugawa Ieyasu launched two battles of Osaka (Osaka Winter Formation and Osaka Summer Formation), completely annihilating the Toyotomi family and forcing Toyotomi Hideyori, the head of the Toyotomi family, to commit suicide.
, even the majestic Osaka Castle was burned to the ground.
Toyotomi Hideyori had a son named "Toyotomi Kunimatsu". He was only 8 years old when the Toyotomi family fell.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was determined to eliminate the Toyotomi family, so naturally he would not let go of any descendant of the Toyotomi family.
After the defeat of the Toyotomi family in the Osaka Summer Campaign, Toyotomi Kunimatsu and his wet nurse were beheaded in the Rokujo River in Kyoto and later buried in the Oath Temple in Kyoto - the above is the "orthodox content" written in the history books.
Folks have completely different opinions on the whereabouts of Toyotomi Kunimatsu.
One is that the person who died in Rokujo Kawara was his Kagemusha, and his real body successfully escaped to Satsuma Domain and became a branch of the Kinoshita family of the Hinode Domain in Bungo Province, and was named Kinoshita Nobuji, the ancestor of the Kinoshita clan.
As for the second one... it is much more mysterious - a group of loyal ninjas risked their lives to rescue Toyotomi Kunimatsu from the burning Osaka Castle, and the blood of the Toyotomi family was lost among the people.
No matter how much the Tokugawa family whitewashes it, it can't change the fact that they bully the orphans and widowers (Toyotomi Hideyori, Cha Cha) and usurp the lord's kingdom as a minister.
In order to defeat the unfaithful and unfilial ministers and regain the kingdom that should belong to the Toyotomi family, the remnants of the Toyotomi family have not forgotten their hatred for the Tokugawa family for generations, secretly accumulating strength, and are always ready to overthrow the Edo shogunate and reshape the Toyotomi world.
Katsura Kogoro has heard too many urban legends similar to this.
Seven hundred years ago, during the Genpei War, after the Genji wiped out the Taira clan, there were rumors that the Taira clan was not over yet, and that their descendants were accumulating strength in an attempt to take back the world.
During the Northern and Southern Rebellion five hundred years ago, after the Northern Dynasty annexed the Southern Dynasty, there were rumors that the remaining parties in the Southern Dynasty had not given up and were always ready to eliminate the Northern puppets and reestablish the legitimacy of the Southern Dynasty.
Katsura Kogoro has always had a contemptuous attitude towards this old story of "the remnants of the party making a comeback".
Shuten Doji saw through Katsura Kogoro's doubts and said calmly:
"You may not believe it, but these are facts."
"The remnants of the Toyotomi family are indeed living among the people."
"They indeed regard 'taking back the world' as their goal, and they have really worked hard towards it and achieved remarkable results."
"With no territory and no popular support, it is nonsense to try to rebuild the Toyotomi world."
"Even if they spend ten lifetimes, they still won't be able to shake the Tokugawa family's rule."
"So, they focused on the 'extraordinary power', that is, the power of immortality."
"They tried every possible means to find the bodies of eight hundred bhikkhunis, and finally they found them."
"In order to study and control the power of immortality, they assembled a large number of highly skilled medical scientists and pharmacologists. Using the corpses of eight hundred bhikkhunis as materials, they successfully developed a drug that contains the power of immortality and can turn the user into a monster.
drug."
"With such terrifying power in hand...'Destroying the Tokugawa family and rebuilding the Toyotomi world' is no longer an unattainable luxury."
"What a pity...they met Ogata Ittosai."
"It turns out that 'humor' is really an important background of history."
"When Toyotomi's remnant party was only one step away from success, Ogata Ittosai was born."
"It's as if God specially sent him to deal with the remnants of Toyotomi's party."
"I will ignore the specific reasons and process. I will tell you in detail when I have the opportunity."
"To put it simply, Ogata Ittosai had a grudge against the Toyotomi family, and the two sides became mortal enemies."
"Ogata Ittosai is worthy of being the eternal swordsman who can make an army with one man."
"Even the remnants of Toyotomi, who have the power of immortality, are no match for his sword."
"In this way, Ogata Ittosai defeated Toyotomi's remaining party."
"I have to say that the resilience of the Toyotomi remnants is also strong enough."
"While Ogata Ittousai was chasing death, they continued to persevere for a long time - it was not until 60 years ago that they were completely wiped out."
"However, although the Toyotomi remnants have been completely reduced to the dust of history, the 'research team' they cultivated to master the power of immortality has not completely died."
"Twenty years ago, by chance, we met an old doctor who had worked for the Toyotomi remnant party."
"This old doctor is not interested in the so-called 'rebuilding the Toyotomi world' at all."
"He is a pure scholar who only wants to study knowledge."
"The reason why he served for the Toyotomi remnant party back then was entirely to study the power of immortality."
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"With his outstanding talents, he was successfully promoted to one of the core researchers of the Immortal Power, so he has mastered many secrets."
"Even though Toyotomi Yu died, he did not give up his research on the power of immortality."
"It is thanks to his narration that we are able to know the existence of the 'power of immortality' and then the secret of Ogata Ittousai."
"According to what he said, Ogata Ittosai is no longer a mortal."
"The power of immortality is a violent force beyond the common sense of the world."
"Anyone who allows the power of immortality to invade his body will be killed suddenly without exception."
"The drug developed by Toyotomi's remnants that turns people into monsters only contains a tiny bit of immortality."
"Despite this, there are still many people who unfortunately died miserably because they were unable to adapt to this tiny bit of immortality."
"Due to the influence of a certain incident - the specific incident is difficult to verify - Ogata Ittousai was infected with a very high level of immortal power."
"Logically speaking, he should have died suddenly."
"But with his amazing physique and tenacious perseverance, he successfully subdued the immortal power in his body and integrated it into his own body, becoming an inhuman existence like the eight hundred bhikkhunis!"
Hearing this, Katsura Kogoro could no longer suppress the shock in his heart, and his facial expression changed wonderfully.
After a while, he finally calmed down and whispered with a strange expression:
"According to you... Ogata Ittousai has become immortal like the eight hundred nuns?"
Not only was Ogata Ittousai still alive, but he still maintained his youthful appearance and was always in peak condition... Thinking of this, Katsura Kogoro couldn't help but swallowed.
However, Shuten Doji spread his hands and shook his head.
"That's not true."
"The immortal power that invades his body is inherently incomplete."
"In other words, he only fused the diluted immortal power."
"Therefore, the immortal power possessed by Ogata Ittosai is far inferior to that of the eight hundred bhikkhunis."
"It's not that he doesn't age, it's just that his life span is longer and his body's aging rate is slowing down."
"He is not immortal. Although his body function and recovery ability have been greatly enhanced, he will still die when he suffers fatal injuries such as decapitation and heart stabbing."
"Ogata Ittosai is still alive, but he is not young anymore."
"He should have the face of a middle-aged man now."
When Katsura Kogoro heard this, he nodded suddenly, with a look of sudden realization on his face.
"...I see, I finally understand."
As he spoke, he raised his gaze and cast a solemn and vigilant look at Shuten Doji.
"Are you... like the remnants of Toyotomi, coveting the power of immortality? That's why Otakemaru took the initiative to take on the mission of 'finding Ogata Ittousai'."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shuten Boyzi immediately sneered:
"Guijun, you misunderstood!"
“Although we, the Law Enforcement Party, often present an image of ‘the ends justify the means’, we do have things we do and things we don’t do.”
"We are not interested in this kind of 'power that is easily out of control'."
"Compared with this mysterious 'divine power', we prefer 'mundane power' that is visible and tangible, such as guns and cannons."
"The reason why Otakemaru is looking for Ogata Ittousai is actually very simple - he wants to get the blood of Ogata Ittousai."
"As I just said, the power of immortality is very violent, and ordinary people simply cannot withstand its power."
"Only by diluting it can ordinary people have the opportunity to bear it and absorb it."
"According to the old doctor's research, every part of the immortal's body - including body fluids - contains a certain amount of immortal power."
"If it is the body fluid of eight hundred bhikkhunis, the immortal power contained in it is still terrifying and cannot be adapted to people."
"But if it were Ogata Ittousai's bodily fluids, the situation would be completely different!"
"The immortal power absorbed by Ogata Ittosai is originally diluted and incomplete."
"In other words, the immortal power contained in his body fluids is the most incomplete among the incomplete!"
"Even ordinary people with average physiques have the opportunity to absorb the immortal power in their body fluids!"
"No matter how small the amount of immortality is, it contains the powerful power to enhance human regeneration!"
"In a nutshell, as long as you drink Ogata Ittousai's bodily fluids, you can have a chance to cure even terminal diseases that cannot be cured by medicine or stone."
"If you are lucky enough to drink Ogata Ittousai's bodily fluids regularly, you will be able to greatly delay the aging of your body and prevent all diseases."
"Although the above are all the speculations of the old doctor, for us, this is already worth trying!"
Speaking of this, Shuten Doji paused, and then changed into a heavy tone:
"Master Orochi is suffering from a terminal illness, and now he relies on medicine to hang on to his life."
"Although he has no intention of using the power of immortality to cure his illness, we don't want him to be defeated by the disease."
"It is true that Otakemaru is a guy who goes his own way and does not listen to orders. He does everything based on his own preferences."
"But his feelings for Lord Orochi are sincere and cannot be questioned."
"After learning that as long as he drank Ogata Ittosai's bodily fluids, Orochi-sama would have a chance to recover, he said nothing...ah, that was wrong, he couldn't speak at all. In short, he set off without hesitation,
I'm looking around for Ogata Ittosai and want to borrow his blood."
"In order to save his adoptive father, the free-spirited deaf-mute took the initiative for the first time in his life... Oh, thinking about it this way, Otakemaru is also a kind-hearted person."
"Unfortunately... although Japan is a small island country, finding a person in this island country is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"Ogata Ittosai is a ronin who has no fixed abode and changes his name very frequently."
"Unless he takes the initiative to show up, we will never even think about finding him in this life."
Shuten Doji finally finished telling this long story.
Looking at Shuten Doji who finished speaking, Katsura Kogoro's facial expression changed several times.
After a while, he sighed softly and said quietly in a deep voice:
"The immortals, the remnants of Toyotomi's party, and the still-surviving Ogata Ittosai... In just ten minutes, the world in my eyes seemed to have changed."
"To be honest, I have never believed in any gods, Buddhas, demons or ghosts in this world."
"You touched your upper and lower lips and swore to me that there are immortal people and the power of immortality in this world... You spoke with empty teeth. To be honest, it's hard to convince me."
Shuten Doji chuckled:
"Guijun, this world is very big."
"The shallow intelligence of ants is destined to make them unable to understand the world outside the ant nest."
"Similarly, how can you be sure that the world in your eyes is 'nothing more than this'?"
When he said "that's all," he emphasized his tone.
"The world in our eyes may just be a large ant nest."
"I also don't believe there are gods, Buddhas, demons and ghosts in this world."
"But I believe there is knowledge and power in this world that we humans cannot understand."
"Can you imagine an animal you've never seen? That's pretty much it."
Katsura Kogoro was silent for a while.
After a moment, he shook his head gently:
"...Although what you said is so vivid, I still can't believe it."
"What you know about the immortal and the power of immortality all comes from the old doctor's dictation, doesn't it?"
"You have never seen the 'Power of Immortality' with your own eyes, let alone Ogata Ittosai. How do you know that the old doctor is not talking nonsense?"
"Perhaps the old doctor is crazy and told a lot of nonsense to deceive you."
Shuten Doji shrugged.
"Maybe."
"What I have said so much is not to convince you of the existence of the immortal and the power of immortality."
"I just want to tell you: As long as we can cure Orochi-sama's disease, even if we are dealing with the devil, we will admit defeat."
"No matter whether the old doctor is lying, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to cure Orochi-sama, we will not give up."
"It is with this awareness that we continue to search for Ogata Ittosai."
Having said this, Shuten Doji seemed to recall something, paused briefly and then grinned.
"Although it is impossible to verify the authenticity of the old doctor's remarks, his medical skills...especially his pharmaceutical talents are impeccable!"
"When we met him, he was very poor and almost starved to death."
"We rescued him... to put it bluntly, we took him in."
"In return, he shared the pharmaceutical knowledge he had acquired while serving the Toyotomi remnant party."
"As a former core researcher of the Toyotomi Remaining Party, he has mastered a large amount of pharmaceutical technology."
"It was thanks to his help that we were able to make 'it'."
He said and took out a red pill from his arms.
Looking at the pill, Katsura Kogoro immediately darkened his face and murmured word by word:
"The decisive battle with Yodo...!"
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