I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 276 and 277: The Correct Way to Use the Reincarnation Eye

"Found them! They're here!"

A Dolphin helicopter, painted in a striking orange livery, hovered low over the sea. This is a light helicopter used for routine rescue operations by the Japan Coast Guard.

The beams of light from the helicopter shone down on Hirota Tulio and his companions, blinding them.

After his eyes had barely adjusted to the blinding beam of light, Hirota Tulio saw two steel warships powerfully pushing through the waves as they sailed toward the wooden boat, with the Stars and Stripes fluttering in the wind on their decks.

"Help!" The foreign woman exclaimed excitedly as soon as she saw the two warships, waving her arms and shouting for help.

A smaller warship stopped in front of the wooden boat, and marines leaned out on the deck, shouting something in English.

The other landing ship, without hesitation, sped past the wooden boat with astonishing speed and momentum.

The waves stirred up by the majestic ironclad warships caused the wooden boat to rock for a moment.

Where is this landing ship headed?

Hirota Tulio grabbed the edge of the boat to steady himself and looked back with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

Just then, a ladder was lowered from the warship, and an Asian-looking officer disembarked and boarded the wooden boat.

"It really was you! We've been searching the surrounding waters for a full 24 hours. Where have you been all this time?"

"We've been on that island the whole time. Didn't you notice how big it is?" the foreign woman asked, her eyes wide with surprise.

"It must have been the captain and passengers of the passenger ship who witnessed that mysteriously appearing and disappearing 'Ghost Island'."

The Asian officer frowned and pondered for a moment before suddenly realizing what was happening.

"After you capsized in the lifeboat, the ghost island mysteriously disappeared into the fog, and the rescue ships searched the area where you fell into the water repeatedly but found nothing."

Several people looked back simultaneously, their faces filled with confusion.

Amidst the vast fog, the outline of a massive island could be faintly seen.

"Isn't Penglai Island right there? Could it be...?"

Hirota Turi asked, his mind unsettled.

"Just now, the rescue helicopter spotted the sea fog reappearing mysteriously in the air, spreading out all at once, and then they spotted your small boat emerging from the fog. Ghost Island also resurfaced in the fog after disappearing for nearly 24 hours!" the Asian officer said.

Everyone on the ship looked at each other, shocked but also with an expression of expectation.

After all, they arrived at a legendary overseas fairy mountain that even the First Emperor of Qin could not find. If it had a fixed location, it would have been discovered long ago. This level of supernatural phenomenon is not worth making a fuss about.

"Isn't one person still missing?"

The Asian officer counted the heads and exclaimed in surprise.

"The situation is a bit complicated. That person wasn't an ordinary passenger; he was someone who had premeditatedly planned to invade Penglai Island. We were also dragged into this by him," Hirota Tulio replied.

"Is that so? Anyway, come aboard the ship with me first."

The Asian officer rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment before announcing to the group:

"We, the American side, will protect you! There are also medical personnel on board. We'll give you a quick check-up first, and a specialist will come to ask you about your details on Ghost Island later."

"yes!"

Among the group, the foreign women, in particular, immediately showed a relieved expression.

Then they would board the ship with the Asian officer.

"Wait, landing craft!"

Hirota Turi immediately understood that because Penglai Island was elusive, the landing ship was going to seize this opportunity to force its way into Penglai Island.

Needless to say, the landing ship was definitely full of soldiers.

Once these ravenous soldiers land on Penglai Island, they will surely clash violently with the villagers and the priestess.

As a Brazilian, Hirota Turio knew very well how domineering a superpower could be, and that once on the island, it would surely plunder everything of value like locusts.

Hirota Tulio's heart clenched. Although there were monsters in the forest of Penglai Island and the priestess's archery skills were unparalleled, they might not be able to defeat the soldiers' modern heavy weapons and naval cannons.

As a modern man, Hirota Turi still subconsciously believed that powerful ships and cannons were invincible.

He looked up with a worried expression, glancing at the landing ship heading towards Penglai Island, then at the island itself, half-hidden in the thick fog. Suddenly, a strange look flashed across his face.

The landing ship was moving in the same direction as they had been traveling in the lifeboats.

In other words, the sea monster that capsized their lifeboats earlier is lurking in the landing ship's inevitable path?!

"What's wrong?"

The Asian officer looked at Hirota Tulio, who was lagging behind and had not yet boarded the ship, and asked.

"No, it's nothing."

Hirota Tulio opened his mouth, intending to warn the Asian officer that there might be danger ahead of the landing ship.

But after a fleeting glimpse of the old village chief who had warmly welcomed him on Penglai Island, and the face of Miss Yuhuo, he finally shut his mouth and remained silent.

All we can do is pray that the sea demon can repel these uninvited guests with malicious intentions and not disrupt the idyllic peace of Penglai Island.

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The sea was shrouded in mist, but visibility wasn't necessarily bad. However, rain clouds seemed to be brewing in the sky, and the salty sea breeze hinted at an impending storm.

"Speed ​​up! We must seize the opportunity to reach this ghost island!"

On the deck, a lieutenant colonel with a high nose and striking features was holding binoculars and gazing at Penglai Island.

Following the battle of superhumans in Sapporo, the Seventh Fleet stationed in Japan secretly went on high alert. As a result, after the mysterious appearance of Hourai Island, the bigwigs there immediately dispatched warships to patrol the vicinity.

Persistence pays off; this time, they finally caught a big fish.

The Metropolitan Police Department's expert team deduced that this mysteriously appearing island in Tokyo Bay might be the legendary Penglai!

Of course, as a foreigner, the lieutenant colonel was only vaguely aware of the mysterious island in the East, but that did not prevent him from making a judgment that the island undoubtedly held great secrets and value.

This might be a stepping stone for him to advance further, and a burning desire flashed in the lieutenant colonel's eyes.

Although there were hundreds of heavily armed young men on the landing ship, this force was still somewhat insufficient to bring such a large island under control.

But it doesn't matter, their landing ship is just the advance team.

"Once we get close to Ghost Island, we'll send two hovercraft ashore to assess the situation. Then we'll try to build a camp, send out a survey team, and wait for reinforcements and researchers to arrive..."

The lieutenant colonel pondered to himself.

In any case, now that the Seventh Fleet has its eye on this island, we must make the most of it and extract every last drop of value from it!

Unbeknownst to them, the landing ship slowed down, and the lieutenant colonel's face darkened. He said impatiently:

"Didn't we tell you to speed things up? Why are you going slower and slower?"

A marine, drenched in sweat, ran over and reported to his superior:

"Sir, we've definitely gone all out. But for some reason, the turbo just won't turn! It's like something's blocking it."

"What? Where's the maintenance team?"

The lieutenant colonel was immediately alarmed. He was about to make a name for himself, but he had failed at the crucial moment!

This is something he cannot accept.

The landing ship slowed down and came to a complete stop when it was still more than ten nautical miles from Penglai Island.

The lieutenant colonel hurriedly led his men toward the aft deck.

"What on earth happened!?"

Just behind the landing ship, the water suddenly rose high like a wave crest, and then a huge creature crawled out of the sea.

The lieutenant colonel and the other marines turned their heads, their gazes immediately becoming blank.

This is a sea giant formed from an unknown amount of seawater. It has several depressions on its face that form eyes and mouths resembling a human face, and two giant hands formed from seawater are clinging to the aft deck.

The part that is exposed in the sea is nearly ten meters high, giving people a huge sense of oppression.

"Damn it! What kind of monster is this?!"

A marine, terrified, screamed hysterically and instinctively opened fire.

His action triggered a chain reaction, and a barrage of gunfire erupted on the deck as everyone fired their magazines at the Sea Demon.

"Bang bang bang!"

However, all the bullets that hit the sea monster only created ripples of water, having absolutely no effect.

The sea monster stretched out a hand and grabbed at the deck.

Several unlucky marines who couldn't dodge in time were grabbed by it, and the next second, they were immersed in its arm made of seawater.

"Gurgle gurgle—"

Several unfortunate souls, their faces contorted in agony, clutched their necks and kicked their legs inside the sea demon's body, which was formed from seawater, as if they were drowning.

"Bang bang bang!"

Gunfire erupted on the deck, but it did nothing to stop the sea monster's atrocities.

Before long, more than a dozen marines were swallowed by the sea monster. They could be clearly seen struggling to survive inside the sea monster through the translucent seawater.

"Damn it! This monster is made of seawater; bullets are useless against it!"

The lieutenant colonel slammed his empty pistol to the ground, wiped the seawater splashed on his face, and said sternly:

"Use 'Vulcan' now!!!"

"But what about the people inside that monster! What if we accidentally hurt them..."

"Are you a woman? Why are you worrying about all that now? Fire! That's an order!"

On the top of the landing ship's bridge, an MK15 close-in weapon system was deployed. After the lieutenant colonel gave the order, it did not hesitate to turn its guns around and aim them at the raging sea monsters behind it.

The six-barreled 20mm automatic rotary cannon roared as it fired 20mm depleted uranium shells at a rate of 75 rounds per second!

The power of this wave of metal storm is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary pistols and rifles.

"Moo—"

The sea monster's body was made of seawater, so its defenses were naturally not very strong. Its head exploded, and a large amount of seawater splashed out, hitting the other marines like a storm.

But their faces showed the joy of escaping death.

Although there were a few unfortunate souls inside the sea monster who were torn to pieces by the metal storm, their deaths were not in vain; they were necessary sacrifices!

But the next second, the marine's ecstatic expression froze as seawater gurgled back up, restoring the sea monster's head back to its original shape.

Sea demons, born from the sea, are immortal. As long as they absorb seawater, they can continuously repair and regenerate!

"Moo—"

The sea monster, which resembled a water elemental, seemed to feel pain. Enraged by the barrage of attacks from the ship's cannons, it spewed out an incredibly powerful torrent that directly destroyed the Vulcan Phalanx defensive cannons on the bridge.

Then, the sea monster turned its head, and a torrent of water, even more powerful than a high-pressure water gun, raged across the deck.

Its lower body drew water from the Pacific Ocean, an endless supply that washed away the ship's cannons and sailors, leaving countless people adrift at sea.

After crushing the organized resistance on the landing ship, the sea monster's body swelled up even more, like a slime, starting to wrap around the stern of the landing ship and wriggling forward little by little.

"Is this monster trying to swallow the warship whole?!"

The lieutenant colonel, his uniform soaked through with seawater and clinging to his body, looked utterly disheveled. He swallowed hard, no longer harboring any further thoughts; all he wanted was to save his own life.

Without hesitation, the lieutenant colonel jumped from the deck into the sea and abandoned ship.

He struggled to swim, paddling with his hands and feet, and leaped hundreds of meters in one go before daring to look back.

The landing ship had been swallowed up by the sea monster, and from a distance it looked like a ship model in a glass bottle. The lieutenant colonel's face couldn't help but show a complex expression of relief and pain.

"My ship... damned devil!"

The lieutenant colonel's ears twitched, and he vaguely heard a thunderous or storm-like roar in the sky.

"call--"

He couldn't help but turn around and look, and saw a white star, trailing a dazzling tail of light, falling down from the direction of Penglai Island, some distance away.

The pitch-black, boundless night sky seemed to have been torn apart.

As far as the eye could see, pure, dazzling white light, like divine punishment, was constantly sweeping and spreading.

On the sea surface, like a tsunami or storm, the waves pushed the seawater apart to both sides, revealing the bare seabed. The sea monster that had swallowed the landing ship vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, atop the shrine on Hourai Island, the Hyuga Shrine Maiden, dressed in a white-topped, red-bottomed shrine maiden outfit, slowly lowered her bow and arrow. A flash of purple light appeared in her eyes before they gradually became empty.

Above the head of the Hyuga Shrine Maiden, there was a purple orb the size of a basketball and shaped like an eye, radiating a terrifying aura.

A black-haired boy appeared beside the Hinata Shrine Maiden at some unknown time.

"This is the correct way to use the Tenseigan."

(End of this chapter)