Chapter 11 : Shogun Assassination 1 : The biggest joke in the world

In the cemetery in front of a tombstone with the name {Terada Tatsugorō} engraved on it, Haruto stood silently for a moment and then turned around and looked at Otose behind him.

"Can you do me a favor."

"What do you want?"

"His Katana."

.....

Haruto left the Kabuki district, holding a katana placed in a red scabbard, slowly heading north of the city.

Meanwhile at Otose's snack bar a white-haired man drinking a glass of alcohol was on a chair while Otose at the counter was smoking.

"Why didn't you go to him? I thought he was your friend."

Jirocho took a big sip of sake, remained silent for a moment before saying.

"I'm too ashamed to see him, although I've only known him for 9 months, I consider him a true friend and comrade, he saved our lives many time on battlefield, he's a simple, straightforward person who always does what he wants, by letting Tatsugorou and other comrades die, I feel like I've betrayed his trust."

"You respect him a lot." Says Otose exhaling a puff of smoke.

"Not just me, Tatsugorou and all our comrades were proud to fight along such a person. Though he's young, he exudes a charisma and aura that few great men can boast."

Otose then put out her cigarette, then helped himself to a drink.

"Jirocho, he thinks you're all dead, maybe seeing you would've calmed him down."

"Don't worry, he's mentally stronger than you can imagine."

"I'm not talking about that, Jirocho, when we were at the cemetery, in front of Tatsugorou's grave, although it was only momentary, but I saw a coldness in his eyes that gives me shivers down my spine until now." She said as her hand holding the sake glass began shaking.

. . . . .

In the largest and highest room of the Bakufu, several suitably dressed men, holding fans, were seated kneeling in two lines in the room, all looking towards a room separated by a decorative silver and gold partition with numerous engravings.

"Shogun-sama, the economy in the east of the country has stabilized thanks to the construction of five new spaceports..."

Said one of the men kneeling in front of the partition before returning to his seat and then followed the man sitting next to him.

"Shogun-sama the great purge of Kansei is a real success, we have succeeded in eliminating a dozen chief of Joui and several thousand members of rebels...."

Then each of the men present gave a debriefing before returning to their seats.

Then a deep voice behind the partition says 

"You've done a good job, your next task will be to strengthen..."

*Bang* *creak* *creak*

But before he finished his words the building began to shake.

"What's going on?! Who dares make such a racket!" Shouted the voice behind the partition

Then a figure suddenly entered the room dressed in a shinobi style.

"Jiraia! What's going on?"

"Shogun-sama please stay here for now a powerful enemy has attacked the Bakufu." Says the man named Jiraia.

"All this noise for one enemy."

"I'll take care of it, Shogun-sama."

Then the man left the room as the senior officials began to whisper among themselves.

"Crazy people are becoming more and more numerous..."

"What fool has the audacity to attack the Bakufu?"

"This person must not know that there are other means of suicide, such as hanging for example."

*Bang* *creak*

. . . . . . 

*Bang*

But even before he came within five metres of him, a powerful air stream struck them with great violence, crushing them to the ground before slicing through a nearby building.

Haruto walked calmly towards the Bakufu as many men rushed towards him attacking him from all sides.

But each time he drew Tatsugorou's katana, killing or injuring anyone who attacked him with a slash reinforced by his aura.

But when he arrived at the main gate of the Bakufu a hundred men aiming him with cannons, waiting for him.

"Load the cannons! Aim! Fire!"

"Load the cannons! Aim! Fire!"

"Load the cannons! Aim! Fire!"

*Boom* *Boom* *Booom* *Boom* 

Dozens of shells were fired at him but Haruto in just a few seconds made a dozen swings deflecting the shells or cutting them in half.

*Bang* *Bang*

The shells hit the buildings, setting fire to the Bakufu's peripheral courtyard.

"AGHH, Fire!"

"Load the cannons!"

"Kill!"

But without giving these enemies time, he blew his aura out of his body, then executed three quick swings creating three huge waves of wind that cut through the main gate and attacked the bakufu guards head on.

*Swiish* *Swiish* *Swiish*

"Aghh!"

"Ouch!!"

Some had their arms or legs cut off, and some unlucky ones were directly beheaded.

But without losing their courage, the survivors rushed at him.

"Think you that a man like your shogun is worth your life! I'm giving you one last chance, stop and leave the Bakufu, I really don't want to kill you." Shouted Haruto as he put Tatsugorou's Katana back in its sheath.

But the men did not stop and rushed towards Haruto like madmen.

"Since you are determined then die!!!!"

Haruto disappeared and reappeared in front of them, his fists releasing a powerful energy, he crushed each of them like ants.

*Boom* 

Then with a punch created an explosion of air shredding all the enemies in front of him.

The blood flowed like a stream, as he slowly passed through the great gate of the Bakufu, leaving flames and corpses in the wake.

But as he entered the Bakufu, about ten Kunai were thrown at him while people in ninja outfits were standing on the roofs of the big courtyard.

"Hahaha." Haruto who easily caught the kunais suddenly started laughing.

"What are you laughing so hard about?" Said an old ninjas as he slowly approached Haruto, from his previous position, he looked like the leader.

But without replying, Haruto carelessly threw the Kunais, the first Kuanai deflected the second, the second deflected the third and so on, and then struck ten ninjas in the heart at a strange angle, killing them instantly.

"Fighting against me with ninja techniques is the biggest joke in the world."