I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 406 and 407: How could Abe no Seimei be a woman?

"That's right, it must be! Lightning can suppress the undead summoned by the Mount Tai Lord's ritual!"

Professor Changshan slammed his hand on the table and stood up, shouting with great excitement.

Inside the operations room, prominent Japanese politicians and generals from the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military looked at the large screen, following Professor Nagayama's directions.

Dozens of drones equipped with state-of-the-art cameras have been deployed on site, providing a panoramic view of the battlefield and capturing even the smallest details.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and silver snakes danced wildly.

Two Susanoo arrows, entwined with Chidori Stream, served as a low-powered version of Indra's Arrow, piercing through Seto and Masakado, pinning them to the ground, and releasing a large amount of blue-silver electricity amidst the rumbling thunder.

"Crackling and popping!"

The two undead monsters, who were once arrogant and domineering, and who could rise again even if their bodies were smashed to pieces or turned into dust, roared in impotent rage, but their bodies could not move, and the speed at which their wounds healed was almost stagnant.

"Thunder and lightning are the wrath of the gods and the righteous energy of heaven and earth, and are most effective in suppressing evil spirits and ghosts. Ordinary wandering ghosts will be terrified and their souls will be scattered upon hearing thunder."

Professor Nagayama spoke with conviction; his words were like a spiritual booster, revitalizing the dispirited morale.

"The dead summoned by the Taishan Fujun ritual are not truly resurrected; their bodies are merely dust, not flesh and blood, and naturally they will fear lightning."

That's it!

Everyone immediately showed expressions of admiration.

Although cultural circles differ, lightning is a symbol of divine punishment in both Eastern and Western legends, so Professor Nagayama's interpretation is not without merit and is quite convincing.

In this way, the dead who possess immortality are not so scary.

They are no longer invincible; instead, they have a chance to win.

Since Franklin's kite experiment, humans have been taming lightning for three hundred years. After the electrical revolution, electricity, which was regarded as a divine power by the ancients, gradually entered thousands of households and drove human civilization forward.

"Anyone who contends with the Lord will be crushed, and the Lord will strike him with the thunder of heaven; he will judge the people of the earth; he will give strength to the king he has appointed and exalt the horn of his anointed one."

A high-ranking U.S. military official from Yokota Air Base chanted a few lines of scripture, then eagerly asked:

"Professor, can our electromagnetic weapons defeat these undead?"

"Well, that's hard to say."

Professor Changshan hesitated for a moment, not daring to speak too definitively.

"After all, supernatural powers, lightning created by nature, and electricity produced by modern technology may differ in terms of mysticism..."

That being said, the top officials of the Japanese government exchanged glances and immediately decided to place a large order for electromagnetic weapons such as Taser guns to arm the Supernatural Police Department and the Self-Defense Forces.

To avoid being helpless when encountering the immortals summoned by the Lord of Mount Tai during his sacrifices.

"What is that?"

Suddenly someone exclaimed.

A white torrent appeared on the horizon; it was a vast expanse of paper butterflies that landed on the open ground in front of Hachiman Shrine in an instant.

Ding ding ding.

The clear and melodious sound of bells rang out.

Snow-white paper butterflies fluttered and danced, gathering and scattering, while a stunningly beautiful woman wearing a black crown and a white hunting robe stood gracefully in the same spot.

"Onmyoji... Shion".

Uchiha Senmon's gaze sharpened, and he murmured.

The elusive Onmyoji Shion, who rarely appears, finally couldn't sit still and personally took to the field.

"Oh my, I never expected to have the honor of meeting Susanoo here."

Ziyuan's expression was serene, and she let out a soft laugh:

"Susanoo, you possess such astonishing eye power. I have heard of you, the last survivor."

Sasuke in white closed his eyes, and the purple Susanoo melted away in an instant. His eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes, where three black tomoe spun.

The Sharingan's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, fixed intently on the beautiful female Onmyoji.

"We have never met before, nor do we have any grudge against each other. Why do you stand in front of me? Young man, do you want to become a champion of justice?"

Ziyuan remained unmoved, covering her mouth and chuckling softly, her cunning and cleverness like that of a fox, every smile and frown exuding a captivating charm.

I have no interest in what you do on Earth.

Sasuke in white had a cold expression on his face, yet he was still so handsome that girls would fall in love at first sight.

"I've come to find you for only one purpose: the Nine-Tailed Fox."

"I see. But how could a mere Onmyoji like me know the whereabouts of the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox?"

Ziyuan's long hair was as white as fresh snow. She put down the ends of her hair that she was playing with with her fingers and smiled.

"Stop playing dumb, son of the fox demon."

Sasuke in white said, enunciating each word clearly:

"Your mother is Kuzunoha, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and you sealed the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaguya-hime, on Mount Fuji. It's impossible that you didn't know where the Nine-Tails was."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful female Onmyoji smiled, her eyes curving into crescent moons, her gaze alluring and seductive.

Even through the screen, the men in the command center, who held great power, were left with dry mouths.

They had seen Frank's public videos before, and although they thought Shion was a great beauty back then, today Shion was as alluring as a fox spirit, making them incredibly aroused.

"What are they saying? Hasn't it been resolved yet?"

A cabinet minister loosened his belt, distracted himself from controlling his gun, and shouted at the person next to him.

The technical department is processing the audio collected by the drone in real time to remove noise, which will take a while before it is transmitted to the large screen.

"Kuzuha, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Those in the Uchiha clan who knew a little about lip reading were already one step ahead, their expressions shifting between light and shadow.

At the Nanga Shrine, he had heard Itachi Uchiha say that Kuzunoha was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki before Tamamo-no-Mae and Kaguya-hime.

But I didn't expect to hear the name Kuzue at this time.

"The fox spirit's son, Shion's true form is actually him... no, it's her..."

Once the audio was processed and sent over immediately, the conference room erupted in uproar.

"Kudzu leaf!?"

"Are you sure? He said the white fox Kuzunoha is Shion's mother, which means..."

"Kuzuha is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the strongest Onmyoji of all time!"

All the important figures were dumbfounded, their expressions incredibly varied.

As the mother of the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei, the fox spirit Kuzunoha was just as famous in Japan as Tamamo-no-Mae.

Legend has it that Kuzunoha was a white fox living in the forest of Izumi Province. She met, fell in love with, and gave birth to Abe no Seimei. Abe no Seimei, who inherited the blood of a fox spirit, was born with powerful spiritual abilities. At the age of six, he easily saw through his mother Kuzunoha's true form, forcing Kuzunoha to leave without saying goodbye.

To this day, the Kuzunoha Inari Shrine, founded in the Heian period, still exists in Kuzunoha-cho, Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture.

"How could Abe no Seimei possibly be a woman?"

Even after confirming the source was correct, the crowd still found it hard to believe and could not accept it.

"Even if her mother was the fox spirit Kuzunoha, she wasn't necessarily Abe no Seimei; perhaps she shared the same mother?"

A big shot asked timidly, but judging from his tone, he didn't seem very confident.

After all, even the Taishan Fujun Festival, which is representative of Abe no Seimei, has been recreated. No one would believe it's not Abe no Seimei.

Even so, the powerful and wealthy still felt a sense of absurdity, as if it were a fantasy.

If it were a group of die-hard otaku from Akihabara, they would immediately and happily accept the 'fact' that Abe no Seimei is a beautiful girl.

These hereditary nobles and their superiors hold great power and are already enjoying all the riches and honors in the real world, so how could they possibly be obsessed with anime and manga?

"So that's how it is! Everything connects now, I know the truth!"

Professor Nagayama, who had remained silent, pondered for a long time, racking his brains to recall the clues about the Nine-Tailed Fox, Princess Kaguya, and the Jinchūriki. Then, a thunderbolt struck his mind.

Professor Nagayama suddenly understood, and then excitedly shouted, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"Professor Changshan, what insightful opinion do you have?"

"Hurry up and bring it up, we can't wait!"

In front of so many important figures, Professor Nagayama naturally wouldn't put on airs or keep them in suspense. He gathered his thoughts and said:

"You all should remember that three years ago, the Akatsuki organization collected five treasures to break the seal on Princess Kaguya, and it was Abe no Seimei who sealed Princess Kaguya on Mount Fuji. Now I finally understand why Abe no Seimei sealed Princess Kaguya."

Professor Nagayama spoke fluently and eloquently, as if he himself had been watching the sealing of Princess Kaguya.

"Because Princess Kaguya was the one who killed Abe no Seimei's mother!"

Apart from the thoughtful expression on Uchiha Senmon's face, the other important figures were all stunned by Professor Nagayama.

"The Toad Sage Jiraiya told us that the Nine-Tailed Fox is a tremendous power that even the gods fear, and sealing it within one's body creates a Jinchūriki."

Professor Nagayama patiently explained, "If the Nine-Tails is separated from the body, the Jinchūriki will inevitably die. Since Kaguya became Kuzunoha's Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Kuzunoha's fate is self-evident."

"After Kaguya-hime, there was another Jinchūriki, Tamamo-no-Mae. Kaguya-hime didn't die either..."

"Are you senile? Have you forgotten that Princess Kaguya ingested the elixir of immortality? Even Abe no Seimei could only seal her away; he couldn't kill her."

The crowd whispered among themselves and nodded repeatedly.

Once the lineages of Kuzunoha, Kaguya-hime, and Tamamo-no-Mae—the three Nine-Tails Jinchuriki—are clearly traced, the truth becomes readily apparent.

The intriguing and captivating love-hate entanglement between Abe no Seimei and Princess Kaguya has finally come to light.

"But wasn't Abe no Seimei a great Onmyoji who protected Heian-kyo during his lifetime? He should have been on the side of humanity, so why would he turn around and destroy the gates of Kyoto?"

Abe no Seimei's actions in sending Nue, Taira no Masakado, and Fuujin Seth to wreak havoc in Kyoto clearly indicate that he had ill intentions.

"Could it be because they want to fight over the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

"Stop arguing! The next audio file is coming over. If you keep arguing, we won't be able to hear what they're saying."

Everyone was immediately alerted and fell silent.

Abe no Seimei and the white-clad superhuman with Sharingan were clearly exchanging highly confidential information, which would undoubtedly become a major breakthrough for the Japanese government in terms of intelligence!

"They're saying the Mangekyou Sharingan's power can tame the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

"Revenge? Brother? He's Itachi's younger brother!"

Everyone gasped in shock.

Uchiha Senmon frowned, not expecting that Abe no Seimei knew the secret on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet.

However, if she is indeed the son of Kuzunoha, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it wouldn't be surprising that she knows about this.

If this were to come to light at this time and be known by high-ranking government officials, it might affect his illusory plans.

It was only a little bit of time away from turning the remaining three or four of the Twelve Divine Generals into their puppets, and yet this happened. Hopefully, nothing more will go wrong.

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"The whereabouts of the Nine-Tails..."

Abe no Seimei brushed a stray white hair behind his ear, a knowing look on his face, and said:

"You want to use the Mangekyou Sharingan to tame the Nine-Tails and take revenge on your brother, right? After all, he has the same eyes as you, and he's a member of Akatsuki. Even with Susanoo, he couldn't fight against the entire Akatsuki organization."

"Woman, stop your nonsense. Tell me where the Nine-Tails is," Sasuke in white said coldly.

"How interesting. When members of your clan awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, they treat the Nine-Tails as their own possession."

Abe no Seimei's tone carried a subtle hint of sarcasm.

"Unfortunately, I don't know where the Nine-Tailed Fox is either. You've come to the wrong person."

Sasuke, dressed in white, suddenly turned extremely sharp and cold. In his scarlet Sharingan, the three tomoe spun and almost connected, radiating a killing intent that was almost tangible.

"Oh dear, so you're resorting to violence because you can't reach an agreement? But a lowly Onmyoji like me is no match for Susanoo. Let's find you a different opponent," said Abe no Seimei.

"boom!"

A group of white paper butterflies silently attached themselves to Set, the wind god who had been shot down by Indra's Arrow, and then exploded with a bang, scattering dust everywhere.

The fragments immediately gathered in the sky, transforming into a hideous dog's head.

Sasuke, dressed in white, glanced at it but remained completely unmoved.

Even if there were ten or eight of these guys like Seto, they wouldn't pose the slightest threat.

Just then, a strong wind arose, and Seth suddenly sped outside, seemingly to do something unknown.

Sasuke in white glanced coldly in the direction it had left, then looked at Abe no Seimei, seemingly wanting to see what tricks she was up to.

Less than a minute later, Seth returned and threw a figure down.

"One living sacrifice is enough."

Abe no Seimei formed a hand seal with one hand and chanted with a smile:

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

That unlucky guy turned out to be a hero of the Bird's Nest.

Dust enveloped the roosting hero, swallowing him up in the blink of an eye, and then a coffin rose from the ground.

The Taishan Fujun Festival, a reincarnation version of the Impure World Reincarnation.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

A moment later, the coffin lid opened downwards, and a black-haired priestess dressed in a white top and red bottom, holding a bow and arrow, slowly opened her eyes.

His once pure white eyes were now as black as ink, almost bleeding.

(End of this chapter)