I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 331 & 332: The Soul Reaper

"Konohana Sakuya-no-Mikoto was the wife of the grandson of the emperor, Ninagaki-no-Mikoto, and the great-grandmother of the first emperor, Emperor Jimmu."

The Superintendent General of Police said, enunciating each word clearly.

"Indeed. Compared to rescuing a prince, the debt of gratitude for saving Princess Konohana is far greater."

The deputy prime minister suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly.

"The Imperial Palace's feelings right now are probably very complicated. Fortunately, Princess Konohana Kaiya did not stay in the mortal world, otherwise, if an ancestor suddenly appeared above their head, the Imperial Palace would also have a headache."

There were also some outrageous thoughts that the Superintendent General of Police did not readily voice.

Compared to the maternal lineage of Konohanasakuya-hime, the real problem would be if it were the grandson lineage of Ninagaki-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Shinobu-no-Mikoto, or even Amaterasu-Omikami-no-Kami-no-Kami.

The Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) advocates that the Japanese emperors are of divine right and have an unbroken imperial lineage. It claims that the origin of the Japanese imperial family and the legitimacy of their rule over Japan come from Amaterasu Omikami (the goddess Amaterasu).

In contrast to Takamagahara, the celestial realm inhabited by eight million gods, Ashihara-no-Kuni is the earthly land, namely the Japanese mainland.

The earth gods and their descendants are Kunitsu gods, while the gods of Takamagahara are called Amatsu gods.

The first person to establish a kingdom in Ashihara Province was Izumo no Okuninushi, and Amaterasu intended to send her son, Ame no Shinobu, to take his place.

However, the Kunitsu pantheon was naturally unwilling to let the fruits be taken away, and made excuses and delays, thus delaying the journey of Tenshinobu Homiya to the mortal realm.

However, the arm cannot twist the thigh, and after a series of open and covert struggles, the Great God was forced to agree to cede the country.

After conquering Ashihara Province, Amaterasu urged Ame-no-Shinobu-no-Mikoto, "You shall descend and rule it as commanded." During this period of delay, Ame-no-Shinobu-no-Mikoto gave birth to a son, whom Amaterasu believed was born of destiny and should take on this important responsibility in her place.

This is the Heavenly Grandson Qiongqiong Pestle Venerable.

Nyonikiri-no-Mikoto descended to earth carrying the Three Sacred Treasures and began to rule Ashihara Province. During this time, he asked the god Ōyamatsūmi for his daughter, Konohanasakuya-hime, in marriage.

From then on, the Tianjin pantheon began to interbreed with the Kunitsu pantheon.

The Heavenly Grandson and the Wood Flower Princess gave birth to their third son, Yan Huo Huo Chu Jian Zun.

Yan Huohuo met the Venerable One and Feng Yuji, the daughter of the Sea God, but their fate was not in harmony.

Kusaki was raised by her aunt, Tamayori-hime, and married her. Their youngest son was Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.

This is the lineage of gods from Emperor Jimmu upwards in the Kojiki.

This is why the Imperial Palace might not be happy to see the descent of a deity from the Heavenly Grandson lineage into the world.

Although Princess Konohanasakuya was an ancestor of the imperial family, even if a conflict occurred, it could not shake the divinity and authority of the imperial family in ruling Japan; at most, it would be considered unfilial.

Since the gods of the Heavenly Grandson lineage descended to earth and the monarchy was divinely ordained, the imperial family should rightfully return the power to rule Japan to them.

Of course, the Japanese Imperial Family no longer directly rules Japan, and its nominal legitimacy comes from the Constitution. However, the possibility of a series of political upheavals triggered by the descent of the gods of the Heavenly Grandson lineage is enough to give anyone a headache.

"However, the story of Konohana Sakuya-hime is also a pivotal moment in the lineage of the gods..." the Superintendent General pondered.

"Chief, since Inspector Uchiha is one of your former subordinates, please step in on his behalf."

The Deputy Prime Minister didn't think as deeply as the Superintendent General of Police had. He carefully examined the Uchiha Sage Sect for a while before giving his orders:

"Pick a time to invite this talented young man to the Pot-in-the-Hall in Shirogane-dai. We'll have a good talk with him then. The sooner the better, the better. We don't want anyone else to win him over."

The Superintendent of Police's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood.

This is the local faction's bigwigs, trying to assess and investigate the Uchiha Police Superintendent.

If they are satisfied, then this core circle of power will be opened to the Uchiha Police Superintendent, who will be promoted to the high position of head of the Supernatural Countermeasures Headquarters.

Soaring to great heights!

At that time, the Uchiha Inspector General's power in the political arena will likely rival that of the Superintendent General himself.

No, considering the turbulent and competitive world to come, the importance of the Supernatural Countermeasures Headquarters is self-evident, and may even continue to rise.

The Uchiha Inspector was not yet forty years old, in the prime of his life, while the Superintendent General was nearly sixty and past his prime.

Upon thinking of this, even the Superintendent General, who had no interest in supernatural powers, couldn't help but feel a dark mood.

"Understood."

But he immediately suppressed his anger and nodded.

"Speaking of which, why hasn't Rashomon disappeared yet?"

The Deputy Prime Minister nodded with a satisfied expression, and after relaxing, his gaze immediately turned to Rashomon, a hundred meters away.

From this perspective, the 50-meter-high Rashomon gate looks like a mountain that could collapse at any moment.

Rashomon, which had taken a direct hit from Kamui's shuriken, was twisted, deformed, and in a state of utter ruin.

Researchers who disembarked from the third helicopter were collecting data and taking photos nearby.

"It should dissipate soon, right?" The Superintendent of Police hesitated, taken aback.

After the Lord of Mount Tai, Di Ting, and the train returned, the open doors kept closing, until now only a narrow gap remains, too narrow to even squeeze through sideways.

"I have no idea what our country's Kotoamatsukami and Sankiko are up to. They actually need a foreign god to save the day..."

The deputy prime minister realized his mistake halfway through his sentence and quickly shut his mouth, pretending he hadn't said anything.

In this day and age, the saying "Heaven is watching from above" is not just a saying.

Whether it's his complaints about the local deities or his disrespect towards the Lord of Mount Tai, if they were to hear it, he would face divine retribution for his great disrespect, and there would be no way to reason with them.

"I have arranged for historians, religious scholars, and folklorists from the Metropolitan Police Department's expert team to collect all the information about the Lord of Mount Tai."

The Superintendent General of Police, anticipating potential problems, assigned tasks after learning the true name of the Lord of Mount Tai.

"We also contacted the staff of the Imperial Household Agency and retrieved all the records of the Imperial Family's Taishan Fujun Festival."

The fact that Lord Taishan effortlessly annihilated Afei's superhuman strength naturally made the Japanese government take notice of him.

Moreover, He is the Lord of the Underworld, who governs the cycle of life and death!

This kind of authority, even more so than the unparalleled power of the Lord of Mount Tai, terrified and coveted the powerful figures in Japan.

There is great terror between life and death!

These big shots are all quite old. Although with modern medical technology, they could easily live another ten or twenty years, but who would complain about living too long?

They wished they could live forever, to remain in the world and enjoy wealth and luxury.

"Especially now, Dr. Satomi's healing power has disappeared, and if anything happens to him, there will be no way to seek treatment."

The Superintendent General turned his gaze away from Rashomon and onto Dr. Satomi, who was being protected by American soldiers on the other side.

Dr. Satomi's extraordinary abilities come from the stone bowl in front of the Buddha.

However, during the eruption of Mount Fuji, the stone bowl in front of the Buddha was stolen by Abi and sacrificed along with other treasures.

As a result, Dr. Satomi's treatment techniques stopped working.

Although several days have passed, the incident has been kept under wraps at the Yokosuka Port base, and the Superintendent General of Police only learned about it an hour ago.

The human experimentation project has always been led by the US. Even the Superintendent General of Police only knows that a milestone breakthrough was achieved after obtaining Dr. Satomi, but the progress and whether it can be put into actual combat are top military secrets of Yokosuka Port.

However, it is obvious that Dr. Satomi's healing techniques are crucial to the artificial superhuman project in Yokosuka Port.

They brought Dr. Satomi to Yokosuka Port to see the Toad Sage, desperately trying to find out what Jiraiya wanted to say and see if he could recover.

"Meow--!"

Suddenly, sparks burst forth from the crack in Rashomon's door, followed by a burst of red light, and a fiery wheel the size of a cartwheel shot out.

The crowd, still standing on the white ground of Asakusa, were immediately dumbfounded.

The cat demon train has returned!

The train leaped into the air, preparing to fly away, its head lowered, and its eyes swept across the scene.

"The sinner is right here, which saves me the trouble of making an extra trip."

The fiery wheel leaped through the air, aggressively rushing towards Dr. Satomi's head.

The train's two gleaming green cat eyes, like will-o'-the-wisps in the darkness, were terrifying to behold, as it shouted down from its elevated position:

"Shuichi Satomi, do you know your crime?!"

The foreign soldiers beside Dr. Satomi instinctively pointed their guns at the cat demon.

The deputy prime minister and other dignitaries immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Even if we don't respect the monk, we should respect the Buddha. The train is the messenger of the Lord of Mount Tai, how dare we attack it?

"No, don't shoot!"

Fortunately, the officer in charge was perceptive enough to immediately stop the soldiers from firing.

"I wonder what crime Dr. Satomi has committed that would make the messenger turn back?"

Uchiha Senmon pushed through the crowd and stood in front of the bewildered Dr. Satomi, asking in a humble yet assertive manner.

"Don't think that just because you have a good relationship with Lord Diting and Lady Muhua Kaiye, you can interfere in this matter. I am doing this on the orders of Lord Yama."

There was a hint of sourness in the train's words, and then he turned to look at Dr. Rimi, his cat-like mouth pouting.

"Satomi, are you still going to remain obstinate and refuse to admit your guilt?"

Unlike his previous scholarly and refined demeanor, Dr. Satomi now appears somewhat unkempt, with stains on his white coat, a haggard and melancholic expression, and a heavy heart, clearly indicating that he has been under a lot of pressure lately.

Looking at the cat demon that had once torn his throat open, Dr. Satomi instinctively showed a hint of fear on his face, but then felt relieved and stepped forward.

"Life and death are preordained, and yin and yang have their order. Even if you have some merit, how dare you use the stone bowl before the Buddha to extend the lifespan of mortals? Don't you know that this act is a crime that violates the laws of the underworld?"

The cat demon said without any pretense of politeness.

"Shuichi Satomi, do you plead guilty?"

"I...I confess..." For some reason, Dr. Satomi confessed without hesitation.

"Since you've confessed, even if I arrest you and let the Lord of Mount Tai decide your fate, send you to hell to suffer all kinds of torture, you'll still accept it willingly, right?" Train threatened, his words a mix of bravado and cowardice.

Dr. Satomi trembled, his face showing fear and bitterness, but also a sense of relief.

"Yes."

Uchiha Senmon hesitated for a moment, but did not try to smooth things over.

Because he keenly observed that the cat demon train did not possess any murderous aura.

"In that case, accept the punishment."

The train took out a necklace from its pocket, with a dark, jewel-like bead set at the top.

He tossed it down, and the necklace in his hand transformed into a streak of black light, piercing through Dr. Satomi's right hand with lightning speed.

"Even if good deeds do not bring blessings, they will keep misfortune at bay. Satomi, you did not use the power of the stone bowl in front of the Buddha to seek personal gain. Lord Enma is fair and just, so he will give you a chance to redeem yourself."

Dr. Satomi held the necklace and felt a sharp pain in his palm. Upon closer inspection, he saw the black bead gradually merging into his palm.

"After the Demon Realm, the Yin and Yang are reversed, and the wandering ghosts with incomplete souls roam the human world, which cannot be ignored. However, after the connection between heaven and earth is severed, even the messengers of hell find it difficult to travel between the two realms."

The cat demon train kept looking back, and the doors of Rashomon were almost completely closed.

"Shuichi Satomi, by order of Lord Enma, you are appointed as a temporary soul-reaping messenger in the human world. Use the soul-absorbing power bestowed upon you to capture evil spirits!"

After saying this, the cat demon train hurriedly flew into Rashomon.

"Don't be negligent, or you'll be punished for multiple offenses, and it will be too late to regret it... Meow, it's getting late!"

Cats are indeed fluids; the entire train squeezed itself into a doorway no bigger than a finger's width.

Then Rashomon was completely shut down; the slightest mistake would leave one locked out.

Rashomon vanished like smoke in the wind, leaving no trace.

"Dr. Satomi, are you alright?"

Dr. Satomi did not respond, but stared blankly at his right hand.

The black orb had completely merged into his palm, turning into a thumb-sized black hole, dark and deep, as if even one's gaze would be sucked into it.

When Dr. Satomi looked at his hand, the back of his hand was completely unharmed.

"this……"

As if possessed, he took off the necklace hanging on his palm, and immediately a strong suction force spread out from the black hole in his palm.

Escape!

The air, drawn by the suction, rushed towards the hole in Dr. Satomi's palm, creating a whistling current. Several soldiers around him lost their balance and fell to the ground, looking disheveled.

"The wind is so strong! I'm going to be sucked in!"

"It's so cold, so cold!"

In reality, the suction force emanating from the hole in Dr. Satomi's palm wasn't very strong, but it made people feel cold, as if their souls were leaving their bodies and being sucked in.

Dr. Satomi was at a loss for what to do.

At the critical moment, Uchiha Senmon swiftly grabbed Dr. Satomi's right hand, raised it so that his palm faced upwards, and emitted a suction force towards the sky.

"Dr. Satomi, quick! Wrap your right hand with your old necklace!"

Uchiha Senmon, suddenly inspired, shouted in Dr. Satomi's ear.

Completely bewildered, Dr. Satomi immediately followed Uchiha Senmon's instructions, wrapping the necklace around his hand. In an instant, the suction in the hole in his palm subsided.

The Uchiha Immortal Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Soul Reaper...

The power to absorb souls...

For Dr. Satomi, the outcome was truly unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)