I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 94-97: Those Who See Ghosts Must Be Slain

The Heian period was a four-hundred-year era that lasted from 794, when Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to Kyoto, until Minamoto no Yoritomo established the Kamakura Shogunate. It is now more than a thousand years old.

Kyoto was named Heian-kyo (Peace and Good Fortune) in order to pray for peace and good fortune, and the Heian period was named after it.

But as the saying goes, things don't always go as planned.

The Heian period, however, was plagued by natural disasters and man-made calamities, creating an atmosphere of impending doom. From high-ranking officials to common laborers and vendors, everyone lived in constant fear. Amidst various political demands and a somber atmosphere among the people, the presence of yokai (supernatural beings) became the justification for the darkness of the world.

This gave rise to countless ghost stories and anecdotes about Onmyoji, the most famous of which was the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei.

During the Heian period, another star who shone brightly alongside Abe no Seimei was Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

According to legend, it subdued many demons and monsters, including Shuten-dōji of Mount Ōe, Tsuchigumo of Kyoto, and Ushi-oni of Senso-ji Temple.

The legends of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's exorcisms were included in books such as the Konjaku Monogatari, Otogizoshi, and Uji Shūi Monogatari. Through continuous mythologizing in later literary works, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's historical deeds are unknown, but his anecdotes of slaying demons are widely known and famous.

Japanese anime, comics, and games naturally wouldn't miss out on such excellent material. Minamoto no Yorimitsu is a frequent subject in various mobile games, manga, and anime, and has even been anthropomorphized into a female character several times.

"Oh dear, it's Hozoin again!"

"No way, luck won't save you from bad luck and spending money won't change your fate. Artifacts and mystical methods are useless."

Several people dressed like otaku stood in front of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's armor and the famous sword Spider Cutter, hoping to use the mystical power of the relics to pull Minamoto no Yorimitsu from the gacha pool.

"Hey, I won!"

A fat man with a body that grows vertically outwards drew out a two-dimensional paper doll from the gacha pool on his phone after a circle of colorful light spun around. The doll was wearing Japanese armor, which still couldn't hide its curvaceous figure, and had long, flowing hair.

"Kuji, everyone's drawing cards in front of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's armor, how come you're the only one who got it? That's so unfair."

"Besides, your Minamoto no Yorimitsu is already at max level, so there's no point in pulling another one."

The other companions were filled with envy and jealousy. The fat otaku, looking smug, pointed to his nose and said:

"The real relics are here! You've forgotten my surname? My surname is Minamoto. Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu is my ancestor. With the bond between me and my ancestor, I can draw as many as I want."

The other companions also found it somewhat amusing.

The surname Yuan is indeed very noble.

Japan is a small country with limited resources, and even the imperial court could not support too many members of the imperial family. Therefore, members of the imperial family who did not have the right to inherit the throne were demoted to the status of subjects and given the surnames Minamoto or Taira.

Minamoto no Yoritomo, who later established the Kamakura Shogunate, was also from the Minamoto clan and was a sixth-generation descendant of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's younger brother.

Later, the old turtle who established the Tokugawa Shogunate also claimed to be a descendant of the Genji clan.

However, Japanese surnames, clan names, and family names are too complicated, and the full names of nobles are too long and cumbersome. In modern society, the true descendants of the Minamoto clan use family names as their surnames, such as the Nakain family, the Iwakura family, the Satake family, and so on.

Nowadays, most people with the surname Yuan are peasants who did not have a surname after the "Order for Permitting Commoner Surnames" was issued, and who climbed the social ladder by attaching themselves to powerful figures!

After the Meiji Restoration, in order to manage household registration and better collect taxes and conscript soldiers, the government allowed ordinary people to openly have their own surnames. After registering them, people were stunned when they looked closely.

Good guy!

Eighty percent of the common people in the country are from the four noble families of "Genpei, Taira, Fuji, and Tachibana"; everyone is a poor relative of the Emperor.

"So what if I'm already at max NP level? I'll still pull for Minamoto no Yorimitsu whenever it's his banner!"

The chubby otaku lowered his head and started fiddling with his phone.

Such things as falsely claiming ancestry are not uncommon. Even the old tortoise Tokugawa could claim the Minamoto clan as his ancestor. Since he was surnamed Minamoto, why couldn't he claim Minamoto no Yorimitsu as his ancestor?

The sound of breaking glass came from behind him, but the fat otaku didn't even look up.

But then he heard his companion, speaking in a trembling voice, exclaim in alarm:

"Minamoto no Yorimitsu's armor is a hot topic!"

It's a hit! It's really a hit!

Not only did two ghostly blue flames emerge from the eye area beneath the helmet and cheeks, but the entire armor was enveloped in ghostly blue flames, and blue sparks drifted from the gaps at the joints of the armor.

Inside the exhibition area, phosphorescent blue sparks danced in the air, but the temperature remained unchanged.

There were quite a few tourists who were drawn to the scene by the names of Minamoto no Yorimitsu and the legendary sword, the Spider Kiri.

However, when these people saw the Great Armor suddenly stand up from the platform with ghostly fire coming out of his eyes, they were still terrified.

Through these ghostly blue flames, everyone present could clearly see that the interior of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's great armor was empty, without any mechanisms.

Some people fled in panic, tumbling and crawling, but many others, after the initial shock, immediately pulled out their phones and cameras with excited expressions to take pictures.

"Awooooooo—"

The armored figure, wreathed in eerie blue flames, raised his helmet and roared towards the back of the museum, causing everyone present to instinctively cover their ears.

After a period of roaring, an ancient and obscure tone was heard, as if it hadn't spoken for thousands of years:

"Ghost... evil..."

"……kill……"

"Slay any demon you see!"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu raised the large sleeves of his armor on his shoulders and reached out his gauntlet to grab the samurai sword placed on the sword rack beside him.

But they found nothing.

Outside the gauntlet was only a flickering, eerie blue flame that passed straight through the blade.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu raised his gauntlets and placed them in front of his helmet, seemingly puzzled.

"……Body……"

"...Am I dead?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the great armor that had stood up crumbled, with the helmet, throat ring, breastplate, gauntlets, and other armor parts piled up on the ground.

Seeing this, the tourists who were about to flee stopped and looked at the armor on the ground with a mixture of fear, curiosity, and uncertainty.

"What's going on? Is it the ghost of Minamoto no Yorimitsu, or a tsukumogami?"

"A prank show?"

"How is that possible? There's no such 3D technology available now."

Naruto Uchiha curled his lip. This samurai armor was made up of dozens of parts from head to toe, and it was too fragmented. He could only barely make it stand up with chakra threads.

It's all show and no substance. If you want samurai armor to be used in battle, you really need to find something to wear it.

Just when the tourists thought it was over and were still shaken, the ghostly blue flames started dancing again in the pile of armor on the ground, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu's armor stood up once more.

Some people were so frightened that they backed away, but several fearless individuals continued to take out their phones to film.

Two blazing ghost flames erupted from the Great Armor's eyes, slowly sweeping across the crowd present.

"...My body...I need your body..."

Everyone who heard this felt their hair stand on end, and immediately thought of the rumors about vengeful ghosts possessing and taking over bodies, so they ran away in terror.

Several others were frozen in shock, too terrified to move.

"Misa, run!"

Atsushi Akiyama and Misa Koizumi also quickly ran back. Misa saw that the red-haired pretty boy was still standing there, and anxiously reached out to grab his sleeve.

But he was knocked off his feet by other fleeing people, and when he looked closely, the boy named Scorpion had disappeared.

Amidst the crowd, there was a brave individual who went against the flow, running towards the Great Armor.

"Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu! Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu! Your unworthy descendant is willing to offer his body so that Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu may be resurrected in this world."

A fat otaku weighing over 200 pounds rushed up, excitedly knelt down on the ground, and looked at the legendary weapon that supposedly belonged to Minamoto no Yorimitsu with an admiring gaze.

"Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a legendary warrior of the Heian period who commanded the Four Heavenly Kings!"

Naruto Uchiha, who had already become invisible through the Transmission Technique, looked at the otaku in front of him with some helplessness.

This chubby otaku seems to be a fan of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. He came with the mindset of a pilgrimage to see Yorimitsu's weapons and the Spider Cutter. And it's not just a case of Ye Long being a fan of dragons; after seeing that Minamoto no Yorimitsu had actually been resurrected, he was even willing to offer his own body.

Unfortunately, look at your own fat body, how could you possibly fit into this large armor?

Furthermore, Naruto Uchiha's plan does not require outsiders to cause trouble.

Naruto Uchiha completely ignored him, controlling the armor from the chakra to raise his two gauntlets, his entire body enveloped in blue flames emanating from the chakra catalyst.

It shines brightly, like a blazing torch.

"Gagaga!"

A flock of crows, drawn by some unknown source, were now circling above the giant armor.

"Gagaga!"

Immediately afterwards, crows swooped down, ignoring the eerie blue light emanating from the armor, and rushed to slip into the great armor through the sleeves of the two gauntlets.

Clang, clang.

The armored figure suddenly swayed from side to side, and the sound of flapping and colliding wings came from inside its chest.

"Is Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu going to use crows to support this armor?"

Seeing that Minamoto no Yorimitsu's armor did not voluntarily disintegrate and then be draped over his own body, the otaku felt a mix of disappointment and secret delight, and could only watch helplessly as the crows flew from the gauntlets into the great armor.

But the next moment, the armored warrior regained its footing, its withered boots and chest bulged, and a pair of hands wreathed in blue flames emerged from the gauntlets.

Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu has actually regained his physical body!

The fat otaku's face lit up with joy, but then his expression turned serious.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's face was still covered by his armor and cheeks, and his eyes flickered with an inextinguishable, eerie blue flame.

No, Lord Minamoto no Yorimitsu has not truly been resurrected; this may just be a demon warrior!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu reached out and grabbed, this time firmly grasping the legendary sword, the Spider Cutter!

The blade was still sharp when drawn, clearly indicating that it had been carefully maintained even within the shrine.

"Ahhhhh—"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the demon warrior, raised the Spider Cutter with his right hand, a ghostly blue aura enveloping the sword.

As the gauntlet swung down, a blue sword beam suddenly slashed out, carving a huge crack in the ground. Even the reinforced concrete wall could not stop it and was smashed through!

The museum is connected from front to back, creating a road that leads to Sato's used house.

(End of this chapter)