Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 157 - The Rakuza Imperial Coup Plan
Daifuzen Capital looks so crowded, the inn is full of people who want to watch the Tiger Tournament Kai. Visitors from all parts of the Kai Empire came to the Capital of Daifuzen, even some of the visitors were also people from outside the Kai Empire.
In the East Sun Inn each clan had their own activities. The Kitakaze clan held a light exercise with the clan leader named Kitakaze Owara. Chiaki, Chaika and Ninjin join together the four young geniuses of the Kitakaze Clan. Meanwhile in a spacious courtyard behind the lodging place prepared for the Fuyumi Clan. Nagato, Iris, Litha, Hika and Tika train with Emi.
"One!" Emi shouted out loudly, telling the five young warriors from the Fuyumi Clan to do a push up. "Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! A seven! Eight!"
Sweat soaked Iris' pretty face. Her hair was unraveling, and she looked wet.
After training Nagato and the others, Emi gave the five of them a break for thirty minutes before fighting him.
The first person who was told to go forward by Emi was Nagato. The battle practice between Emi and Nagato was quite fierce, both of them were not wearing weapons and only used their bare hands.
Emi trained in melee combat, these two days she is focused on improving Nagato's melee combat abilities, Iris, Litha, Hika and Tika.
Nagato's talent was quite terrifying in Emi's eyes. His golden-coloured body aura was manipulated into the burning flames on his body. Nagato also manipulated his white aura as his defense. Nagato's fire-covered punch repeatedly melted Emi's ice defenses.
When night fell, Nagato resumed breathing exercises. Not wanting to waste any time relaxing, the Tiger Kai Tournament was Nagato's proving ground to boast Grandpa Hyogoro and surprise Azai, Kuina and Serlin.
Nagato sat cross-legged while focusing his full attention on each of his breaths. His body felt light, his mind was calm and he did not hear any noise outside his room.
Bhishma's words about the three absolute powers made Nagato attempt to learn to master the three absolute powers. The black gate full of chains he could look back at, only to be able to touch the gate Nagato had to concentrate fully. He must concentrate all his mind on the concentration he is doing, the thought of worldly life and all the burdens he must throw away.
"Never hope to enter into the gate with the mind to become stronger" Nagato recalled the words of Bhishma.
Nagato continued to practice breathing for several hours, after which he finished taking a short break before practicing the wooden sword alone in the front yard of the Eastern Sun Inn.
When Nagato was training his sword skills, a killing aura scattered his concentration.
"Clean." Nagato took a deep breath in one breath, he tried to find the location of the person who infiltrated.
"One .... two .. It looks like they're just two people." Nagato muttered softly after knowing the location of the intruder, but he became worried as the killing aura got closer to Iris' room. "Bother, I hope he doesn't sleep tonight." Nagato rushed towards Iris's room in the Eastern Sun Inn.
The sound of Nagato's footsteps on the wooden floor was not heard, after being close to Iris's room Nagato quickly released his golden aura towards the two intruders.
Nagato opened the door to Iris's room. The beautiful girl who became the dream of every young man was in deep sleep, not how long Shirayuki's arrival made Nagato surprised.
"The two intruders had Aunt Shirayuki freeze, Nagato..." Shirayuki whispered softly in Nagato's ear.
Nagato's heartbeat sounded, slowly his worries subsided. Nagato looked back and saw Shirayuki who was wearing a towel. Shirayuki's body parts were clearly plastered in Nagato's eyes.
"Thank God, where are they?" Nagato asked Shirayuki.
Shirayuki's sweet smile left Nagato puzzled, not how long Shirayuki pointed towards the inn hallway.
After exiting Iris' room and looking towards the direction Shirayuki pointed at in an instant Nagato frowned, as the two men had frozen Shirayuki. Slowly Nagato approached the two frozen men, his eyes staring at the snake emblem that was on the clothes of the two infiltrating men.
"Aunt Shirayuki .. This emblem I've seen, '" said Nagato slightly trembling, his hand touching the ice that froze the bodies of the two men who infiltrated. "Isn't this emblem the epitome of the Rakuza Empire?"
Shirayuki approached Nagato and pulled the young man's hand towards the outside of the inn, with her inner strength slowly the bodies of the two frozen men floating in the air following Shirayuki from behind.
"They're after Iris." Shirayuki stared intently at the two infiltrating men, not how long she had told Nagato to guard the two men who had been frozen by her. "Nagato, take care of it. Aunt Shirayuki wants to wear clothes first" Shirayuki said as she winked at Nagato.
"Didn't Aunt Shirayuki always demean men, why is she so considerate of me?" Nagato muttered softly looking at Shirayuki's body which was just wrapped in a towel was heading towards the room.
Nagato turned his attention to the two intruders who were from the Rakuza Empire.
"The time is very precise with the Tiger Tournament of Kai." Nagato sat on the terrace while gently biting his thumb finger. "What's really going on?" A big question came up in Nagato's mind.
Not how long the cold was felt on Nagato's skin. The figure of Shirayuki wearing pajamas and approaching him made Nagato go silent for a moment before asking Shirayuki.
"Aunt Shirayuki, what do they want from Iris." Nagato looked at the two intruders, while his question made Shirayuki smile faintly from seeing Nagato who understood the circumstances.
"The body of the snow goddess..." Shirayuki answered Nagato's question quietly. The night wind was blowing around the two of them.
"The body of the snow goddess?" Nagato muttered softly while biting his lower lip, of course Nagato was angry because someone was about to touch Iris.
"Why can they enter the imperial capital freely?" Nagato was a little emotional, then he looked at Shirayuki. "Aunt Shirayuki, tell me one thing, was my late father's brother the one who allowed these two?" The calmness of the night left Shirayuki and Nagato speechless for a few seconds, their eyes staring intently at each other.
"Maybe it was a man named Satra. Your uncle, I mean Emperor Hizen doesn't know this." Shirayuki looked at Nagato deeply.
"Satra? Who's she?" Nagato looked at Shirayuki.
"He is the strongest person who occupies the seat of Ten Elders Kai. Satra was your father's childhood friend, Nagato." Shirayuki looked at Nagato who was shocked to hear the identity of Satra who was Pandu's childhood friend. "Aunt Shirayuki has been the target of that man for the past few years!" Shirayuki looked angry.
"So the reason Satra sent an intruder to kidnap Iris was so that Aunt Shirayuki would be her lover?" Nagato innocently asked Shirayuki.
"I don't think it's like that. Most men just lust with my body, I hate all men." Shirayuki looked at Nagato and stroked the young man's hair gently. "But Aunt Shirayuki doesn't hate men like you Nagato." Shirayuki added.
"And I won't hate men like you and your father, Nagato," inner Shirayuki looked at the thinly smiling Nagato.
"I also hate women who are interested in me just looking at my appearance..." Nagato muttered softly as he let out a long sigh after he finished muttering.
Shirayuki laughed softly at Nagato's words. Then he created an ice chain with his inner power. The ice chains Shirayuki created bound the two frozen intruders.
"The task of the eastern stronghold is to uncover the hidden truth" Shirayuki said as she walked back to her room. "Nagato, sleep. It's late at night, don't stay up" Shirayuki told Nagato.
"Yes." Yeah." Nagato went back inside his room and contemplated the events of tonight. In his composure, Nagato recalled Shirayuki's words that wanted to reveal the hidden truth.
After thinking hard for a few minutes, a question arose. "What are the imperial elders hiding?" Nagato stared at the inn wall before falling asleep.
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Dark shadows in an inn close to Satra's residence. The Rakuza Empire's military brass is having a meeting.
There was seen Warlord Nobu with Onigawara who was a special force formed by Emperor Orochi. Not long after the room was open, the figure of the man who was one of the members of the Seven Deadly Great Sins disguised as the right hand of War Commander Nobu greeted those in the room.
"Let's start, the discussion about destroying the Kai Empire from within." Reptile smiled broadly as he licked his own lips with his long tongue.