I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 21-022: Hand grenade, RPG, or flamethrower?

"Are you alright?"

The bright, cool moonlight shone on the young man wearing a black trench coat with red clouds, outlining his stunningly handsome profile.

He slowly turned to look at Amami Katori, completely exposing his face to the live stream.

This was a young man in his early twenties with raven-black hair and long eyelashes. Beneath his eyes were a pair of gentle, calm, yet deep and affectionate black eyes, like the ocean. Most striking were the two long tear troughs on his face.

"Um, hello..."

Amami Kaori stared blankly at the young man's handsome face, her heart pounding with infatuation, and for a moment, she was speechless with dazed wonder.

But when she saw the mannequin behind the young man already moving, she immediately exclaimed:

"Watch out! Behind you..."

The mysterious young man had a sheathed katana hanging at his waist. His expression shifted slightly, and he stepped forward, turned around, and drew his sword.

A deep blue light burst forth from his body, enveloping and wrapping around the katana along his arm!

A flash of light, reflecting the cold moonlight, made it look like a crescent moon appearing in the room, instantly slicing all the mannequins in half at the waist.

The mysterious young man never looked back, but quickly chased after them, leaving behind only one sentence:

"There's only one monster in this building. You stay here, and it'll be over soon."

Watching that figure disappear before her eyes, appearing mysteriously as if stepping on the moon, and vanishing like a bubble, Amami Katori felt a lump in her throat, with a premonition that she would never see him again.

"I haven't even had a chance to ask your name yet..."

It took her a while to emerge from this feeling of loss and melancholy. She picked up her live-streaming equipment again, wanting to share her touching experience of escaping death and encountering a mysterious handsome man with her fans.

"This guy's looks are amazing!"

"Those eyes are like the ocean reflecting the sky, yet they also carry a sadness that makes one's heart ache."

"What new drama's promotional video is this? The special effects are pretty good. Who's this actor?"

Some viewers who were attracted by the homepage push, unaware of the background, only saw the young man under the moonlight and the sword light that resembled a crescent moon, and began to ask questions.

The older viewers, who were initially frightened, became more active and started discussing the situation after seeing the divine intervention and the crisis resolved.

"I'm so glad Katori-chan is alright!"

"Damn, was that sword energy just now? That was so cool!"

"A single slash could travel that far, even slicing a dummy at the door in two."

"How could it be sword energy? It's a special effect!"

After the mysterious young man appeared and unleashed that chilling sword strike, the live stream's popularity soared to the top of the platform's homepage, attracting all sorts of viewers. Some of these contrarian viewers, believing they had discovered the truth, began to analyze:

"I knew it would be fine! How could there be monsters in this world? This is the same marketing tactic used for 'The Blair Witch Project' back then. It's a mockumentary, all about using supernatural elements to lure people into the theater."

"Next, it should be the film crew's turn to come out and introduce the movie's release schedule and trailer."

Some trolls, after discovering the "truth," became enraged because they had been frightened by the live stream and started spouting nonsense:

"The male lead isn't even that good-looking, not even as good-looking as Hayama. Wearing this weird black costume with red clouds, I bet this is going to be a terrible movie!"

"Katori-chan is starting to make easy money too!"

"So what if the special effects are good? The most important things now are acting skills, a good script, and sincerity!"

Just as all sorts of offensive and malicious comments were about to fill the live stream room, the live stream suddenly went dark.

Some trolls, who were gleefully spewing profanities from their keyboards, wanted to continue dumping their garbage, but after refreshing the page, they found that the live stream room no longer existed. It wasn't because of a power outage or a signal failure, or because Amami Katori had turned off the live stream.

The live stream has been blocked.

…………

Naruto Uchiha, who had chased after Itachi Uchiha from inside the building, was still in the same form as when he transformed into Itachi Uchiha.

Although the corridor was pitch black, he could still clearly see the shadow crawling rapidly across the ceiling.

Initially, Uchiha Naruto did indeed have malicious intentions. He saw the live stream preview on the video website about the apprentice shrine maiden Katori's great adventure and felt it was an opportunity.

He could use ninjutsu to secretly scare the live-streaming team by pretending to be a deity or priest, and then appear on camera as a supernatural being like an Onmyoji or a priest to exorcise demons.

This would divert the Metropolitan Police Department's attention from Nakano Ward to Adachi Ward, diverting it from Jiriku, and allowing them to better take advantage of the situation.

Of course, Naruto Uchiha knew that the plan was a bit rough, so he did not act rashly. Instead, he sent his summoning beast, a crow, to follow Katori Amami's live broadcast team and observe them secretly.

However, before Uchiha Naruto could even get involved, the live broadcast team was attacked by some indescribable monster inside the house.

It's true what they say: if you walk the night too often, you're bound to encounter a ghost sooner or later.

He secretly used crows to spy on the monsters in the abandoned mall and found out their true appearance and strength. After figuring out the monsters' background, Uchiha Naruto decided to help them.

Unfortunately, they only managed to save the streamer Katori and a photographer; the others had already been tortured to death by the monster.

At this thought, a murderous intent flashed in Uchiha Naruto's eyes. He formed hand seals and opened his mouth to exhale:

"Great Fireball Technique!"

A huge fireball shot towards the ceiling.

A pale arm descended from the rapidly crawling shadow on the ceiling, and with a flick of its finger, an overturned cabinet rose into the air, blocking the way, and was blasted into pieces by the fireball.

Taking this opportunity, the shadow turned the corner and fled to a more spacious clothing section, where it finally stopped.

The monster hung from the chandelier on the ceiling, and below it were shadowy mannequins that looked like ghosts, making the dark and empty hall seem particularly eerie and terrifying.

Naruto Uchiha stopped here, his gaze turning icy as he looked at the shadowy figure.

This monster has a bald head as big as a wheel, with narrow eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth, but no body. Six abnormally long arms, each over two meters long and shaped like human hands, are connected to its head.

The head of a six-armed monster hung from the chandelier, its six pale, grotesque hands, like those of a dead man, dangling down. It asked in a tone of surprise and uncertainty:

"Human, what was that explosion just now? Were you carrying grenades, RPGs, or maybe a flamethrower?"

It can actually speak human language!?

This was the first time since he transmigrated that he had encountered a talking monster. Although Uchiha Naruto was somewhat surprised, he remained unmoved on the surface.

With Itachi Uchiha's calm and composed face, he said:

"Hand grenades, RPGs, flamethrowers—I never expected to hear these words from a monster. Monsters in the modern world are really interesting."

(End of this chapter)