I'm a Hokage in Tokyo

Jiraiya's words were like a bombshell, exploding in everyone's ears and leaving everyone dumbfounded.

"The gods strode across the land, wizards, onmyojis and other human supernatural beings, as well as monsters and other inhuman beings, all lived together with mortals. That era was called the 'Age of the Gods'!"

An era where humans and gods coexist and gods stride across the earth!

Uchiha Senmon's eyes flashed and he nodded slightly.

Although this is the first time I've heard of the concept of the Age of Gods, it's not difficult to understand.

No matter which country's mythology it is, gods frequently appear in the world, perform miracles, and interfere in the human world, which is why they are worshipped by mortals.

However, in the 21st century, let alone gods, there is no trace of supernatural beings except for Japan, an island country in the Far East.

Where have all the gods and Buddhas in the sky gone?

Could it be that everything has disappeared?

"But the Age of Gods is not eternal. With the end of the Age of Gods, mystery and spiritual energy continued to decline, and the real world is no longer suitable for supernatural beings to survive. Just like returning to the sea after the tide recedes, supernatural beings can only take refuge in the inner world, and even gods and Buddhas are no exception." Jiraiya said slowly.

"The extraordinary beings who remain in the real world will either be sealed or linger until they have only their last breath left."

Uchiha Senmon's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but think of Princess Kaguya who was sealed in Mount Fuji.

There was also the earlier Onimusha incident, where the ghost of Minamoto no Raikou, which was awakened by the Red Sand Scorpion, was also so weak that it was about to be reduced to ashes.

"Is the demise of the Age of Gods a natural phenomenon?"

Uchiha Xianmen suddenly had an idea and blurted out the answer subconsciously.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken."

"You are quite smart. This won't happen again."

Jiraiya glanced at Uchiha Senmon, and perhaps because of the friendship they had fought side by side before, he didn't seem angry at all, and it seemed like he was being treated differently.

"At the height of the Age of Gods, the 'seeds' of destruction 'fell from the sky', 'took root and sprouted', and ultimately led to the demise of the Age of Gods."

Chapter 313 Chapter 314 Shadow Level Powerful Man

The other world!

The origin and fall of the extraordinary, the Age of Gods!

The Superintendent General, the Governor of Tokyo, and others woke up from their illusions, their Adam's apples throbbing, their mouths dry with nervousness, and their shirts already soaked with cold sweat.

Although they had glimpsed the truth in the conversations between Scorpion, Master Chilu, Orochimaru and other extraordinary people, the intelligence analysis department and the Metropolitan Police Department's expert group had also established many hypotheses and conjectures, some of which were unexpectedly correct.

But when they 'saw it with their own eyes' and got Jiraiya's personal confirmation, the shock it brought to everyone was incomparable.

"The 'seed' caused the Age of Gods to rise and fall, and the Age of Gods did indeed fall, but the end time of the Age of Gods was not consistent around the world. Japan's Age of Gods barely survived until the Heian period, but it also ended completely."

Jiraiya sat on the sofa with a big mouth, picked up a bottle of Johnnie Walker whiskey, and sneered:

"In Japan during the Heian period, all kinds of monsters and demons came to an end, and the night parade of hundreds of demons was very lively! But it was just a last gasp before the demise of the Age of Gods. It was powerless to reverse the situation, and after that, all supernatural beings disappeared from the face of the earth."

The amount of information was so overwhelming and the intelligence was so explosive that everyone felt as if the computer had crashed.

After the shock, I felt that it was a fairy tale and absurd, and I subconsciously wanted to deny it.

But actions speak louder than words.

Extraordinary events emerge one after another, myths and legends become reality, and the gods and Buddhas that appear and disappear behind the scenes begin to step into the mortal world, making even the most stubborn conservatives unable to continue turning a blind eye.

What the Toad Sage Jiraiya said is most likely the truth hidden behind the mythological history!

"Will the end of the Age of Gods bring about the Ragnarok of the Gods?"

Professor Changshan stretched out his trembling fingers to adjust his glasses, and his eyes behind the lenses were burning with heat.

Extraordinary beings do not come out of nothing. Living in a 'vacuum' requires a suitable environment, that is, an age of gods full of mystery and spiritual energy.

Just like the ocean overlords like whales, it is the buoyancy of sea water that supports their huge bodies. If they do not return to the ocean in time when the tide recedes, they will be stranded on the shore and will surely die, not to mention other small fish and shrimps.

The same is true for the most special and powerful gods among the extraordinary.

With the end of the Age of Gods, gods, supernatural beings, demons and monsters withdrew from the historical stage of the world on the surface of the earth.

Professor Changshan suddenly imagined a lot of things.

Jiraiya-sama's words made him suddenly enlightened, and made him more convinced that his perspective on interpreting the supernatural through myths and legends was correct.

Myths are the collective memory of a nation and are by no means groundless.

It is very likely that the ancients compiled myths and legends such as "Kojiki" and "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" based on their observations of the coexistence of humans and gods.

As for the parts of the myths that do not match the supernatural world, they are certainly the inevitable inaccuracies and errors that arise from the passage of time and word of mouth from ancient times.

It is folklorists like me who are needed to correct mistakes, find valuable clues and restore the truth!

The Superintendent of Police and other old foxes in the political arena were terrified.

If the gods really strode across the earth and the gods stood above the clouds, humans would only be their slaves and puppets. How could modern civilization have developed to its current level?

For Yamata no Orochi, Princess Kaguya, Akatsuki and other extraordinary beings who harbor malicious intent towards humanity, it would be easy for them to destroy a feudal national regime.

That is to say, modern civilization has developed to an unprecedented level, and humans have even mastered the secret of nuclear fission, so they have some confidence in facing such monsters.

The end of the Age of Gods, although it is the dusk of the supernatural, is the dawn of human civilization.

Uchiha Senmon had a thoughtful look on his face, his eyes as black as ink were extremely deep, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Although the mystery of the disappearance of the gods has been solved, there are still many mysteries hanging over everyone's heads.

For example, in 1998, what happened to make the declining supernatural existence begin to revive? And why did it happen in Japan?

There are also Akatsuki, Nine-Tails...

Several bigwigs were scratching their heads anxiously, but they didn't dare to ask questions for fear of bringing bad luck.

"Boom!"

Jiraiya picked up a piece of ice with a pair of tongs and put it into the glass. He fiddled with it for a few times and then drank it all in one gulp.

"The wine of the southern barbarians has a unique taste."

He placed the empty wine glass on the center of the table with a clang, and the ice ball made a slight sound as it collided in the glass.

"After the Age of Gods came to an end, the surface of the Earth, which had been one with the inside, was separated from the inner world. The two worlds gradually drifted apart, and the barrier between them became thicker and thicker. The Earth mysteriously disappeared, and spiritual energy was scarce. This can be called the Age of the End of the Dharma."

Jiraiya picked up another glass filled with whiskey and placed it next to the empty glass, with an elusive and complex expression on his face.

"By coincidence, there will be some tiny gaps between the two worlds, and mortals may be able to hide in the inner world and return. But it is completely absurd for the extraordinary beings in the inner world to cross the world and descend to the surface through such a small gap. Even gods and Buddhas are powerless."

All the bureaucrats in the box listened attentively.

Jiraiya's words were also transmitted to the National Diet Building, the Imperial Palace, Yokota Base and even overseas through the instant messaging tools on them.

I don’t know how many intelligence analysts are working overtime to interpret every line and every word.

"Only a small number of the most powerful people can take this opportunity to project their own power from the inner world to the real world and form their own shadows on the earth."

"Existences of this level are also big names in the other world, and are called 'shadow level'!"

A powerful shadow-level warrior!

The concept of the top combat power of the extraordinary people proposed by Jiraiya instantly shocked everyone.

Then I couldn't help but chew it carefully.

The extraordinary existence that can project its power across boundaries to the earth is just like a miracle from the gods. You can tell it’s extraordinary just by listening to it!

"This can explain why the extraordinary people are invisible and disappear like teleporting. It turns out that those who appear on Earth are not the real body, but a projection similar to a clone!"

The Superintendent's expression changed, and he immediately revealed a look of sudden enlightenment.

For a long time, what has troubled the Metropolitan Police Department the most is not the combat effectiveness of the extraordinary people, but their elusive ability to teleport.

I don’t know how many times the extraordinary people have fought in the city, leaving behind a mess before disappearing without a trace.

The Metropolitan Police Department could only stare blankly, furious and helpless.

Uchiha Senmon, who had an excellent memory, had a flash of light in his eyes. The term "Kage level" was also mentioned by Scorpion of the Red Sand.

When he fought against Master Lu, he released a puppet made of a living person called the 'Third Generation Kazekage'.

Some experts in the expert group believed that the puppet’s name was the Third Kazekage.

Now it seems that even shadow-level strongmen also have titles, and are their inheritance orderly?

Although supernatural beings have withdrawn from the historical stage of the earth, they can still interfere with the real world through projection.

Uchiha Senmon frowned and felt something was wrong again.

Even if there are only a handful of top-level shadow-level supernatural beings who can interfere with reality, why were they unheard of before, but have only emerged in large numbers since April and frequently descended to the world?

Uchiha Senmon opened his mouth, but wisely closed it.

Speaking without permission before was already an offense, and the same mistake must not be made a second time.

"Master Jiraiya, are all the members of Akatsuki powerful Kage-level warriors?!"

At this moment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government could no longer hold back and couldn't help but interrupt and ask.

"Didn't I tell you not to interrupt me when I'm talking?"

Jiraiya had no good face at all towards a stinky man like the Governor of Tokyo.

Although the question asked by the Tokyo Governor touched the heart of many people, they still couldn't help but glare at the Tokyo Governor.

After finally getting this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Lord Jiraiya condescended to explain to the Japanese government the truth about the world hidden behind the mythological history.

What if the Governor of Tokyo acts on his own and spoils Lord Jiraiya's interest and he stops talking? What will we do then?

Even if the Governor of Tokyo committed seppuku, he cannot escape guilt!

“Private Marseille with red bean paste!”

The governor of Tokyo didn't care about the drinks on the floor and rushed down like a tiger.

In just 0.1 seconds, he completed a standard Dogeza pose and prostrated himself before Jiraiya.

"Hmph. Get up."

Jiraiya glanced at the governor of Tokyo who was kneeling on the ground, and was very magnanimous and did not care about his rudeness.

"Arigato! Master Jiraiya!"

The Governor of Tokyo got up from the ground with a grateful look on his face and bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

He hadn’t been to the front of others for many years since he climbed to a high position. Fortunately, he had been practicing this skill, and it came in handy today!

It's just that I knelt too quickly, and for a moment I felt my arms were a little sore.

I started working out after I got back, hard work will never betray me.

"Although shadow-level masters can project their own power into the real world through space cracks, there are many restrictions and constraints for us, and it is difficult."

Jiraiya picked up the glass that was previously filled with whiskey and poured it into the empty glass containing the ice ball.

Uchiha Senmon looked down following Jiraiya's movements.

After only pouring a third of the wine, the wine overflowed from the glass containing the ice ball, but Jiraiya turned a blind eye and let the wine flow freely on the table.

Most of the drinks were wasted.

"The cracks in space swirl up and down, and there is no stable coordinate. Even if a huge amount of energy is expended and the probability is pitifully low, only a small part of the power can be projected into the lower realm in the end."

Jiraiya put down the empty wine glass and said seriously, "And it will also be very risky. The death of the projection will endanger the real body. At the very least, it will seriously damage its vitality, and at the worst, it will die! Therefore, even a Kage-level strongman will not easily interfere with the real world."

but……

Uchiha Senmon muttered to himself.

As expected, Jiraiya paused and said:

"However, the Age of the Ending Dharma, which lasts for thousands of years after the Age of Gods, is undergoing changes."

Everyone in the box couldn't help but hold their breath.

They have a hunch that the mystery that has plagued the Japanese government since the 19th year of the Heisei era is finally about to be solved.

"According to my investigation, about fifteen years ago, in Heisei 19, the boundary between the inner and outer worlds began to break, and more and more space cracks appeared."

Jiraiya raised his head, looked around at everyone, and spoke word by word.

"The mystery and spiritual energy of the other world also permeated into the real world, and the spirits and ghosts that had been extinct on the surface of the earth began to reappear in the human world."