Chapter 8

**The Forest of Blood** is the eighth chapter of *Tenkaichi Nihon Saikyo Bugeisha Ketteisen* and the first chapter of Volume 3.

## Summary

On a solitary island sealed off by a moat, made possible thanks to the Oda Clan's overwhelming power and wealth, Mori Ranmaru reveals it is the stage for this match. It is called the "Forest of Blood".

One hour ago, Ranmaru was about to start the match when Oda Nobunaga told him to wait. He said that the place smelled of loser guts but most of all, he had gotten bored of it. Hino Choko appeared, carrying a large cube object under a cover. As the audience question what he's carrying, Oda gave Choko the order to throw it. Choko threw the object and the cover came off mid-air. As the audience were astounded by how high it went, Ranmaru saw the object about to fall on him and panicked. The object fell down and having just about narrowly avoided it, Ranmaru complained about how he wet his lucky fundoshi. The object was revealed to be a dice and it landed on "forest".

Back in the present, Yagyu Munenori notes to himself that this is all just a game for the Demon King, who intends to enjoy this Tenkaichi to the fullest. But Yagyu believes this forest may be a bit unfair for Toda. After Toda Seigen sneezes, Fuma Kotaro says he's not so lucky since the forest is full of obstacles, which is a lot for a guy who can't see. If Toda wants to wet his pants like Ranmaru did, Kotaro offers to go easier on him. Done with the smack talk, Toda draws a kodachi and tells her to get down to business. As Kotaro chuckles about how he can't hold it in anymore, after a quick wardrobe change, Ranmaru starts the match. Right after, Kotaro holds up the Fuma Shuriken with her right hand while lifting her left leg all the way up. The audience can't believe she's really going to throw that lump of steel. With her muscles' veins visible, Kotaro takes a step forward and uses **Falcon Bullet**, throwing the Fuma Shuriken directly at Toda.

Surprisingly, Toda dodges, causing the Fuma Shuriken to gouge out the side of the tree behind him. The audience can't believe what happened to the tree but Yagyu is more impressed that Toda dodged. After Toda makes a note of how that sounded, Kotaro ends up behind him. Knowing he's more capable than she thought, Kotaro aims to punch Toda with her left fist as close combat is her specialty, only for Toda to turn around and slash. Because Kotaro held back her punch, Toda only slashed off the rope tying her robe and left a small cut on her abdomen. After moving back, Kotaro takes off her robe and remarks on how that's good stuff, noting this isn't the kind of taste you'd know until you see for yourself. Toda recalls how Kotaro yanked her fist back right as she was about to land a punch, making him question what she's been doing to get her body like that. Kotaro questions how he knew that and Toda claims it would be boring if he just told her. As Kotaro comments on how this is getting exciting, Hojo Ujimasa questions how a blind old man can fight like this. The Fifth keeps growling before barking, prompting Hojo to ask him to stop talking like a dog. Konoe Sakihisa observes how it seems like everyone is taken aback by Toda's abilities, prompting Toda Shigemasa to assert his uncle is the strongest in all the land.

The name of Toda's power is **White Night's Eye**. The audience says that Toda is acting like he can see things clearly but Ranmaru thinks he can see more than those who can. Kotaro starts laughing, much to Toda's confusion. She questions what someone who's lost their sight thinks of and how much effort they must put in to get like him. Licking her fingers, Kotaro calls this her favourite. Kotaro resolves to show Toda that they were born different. With the talent that dwells within her body, Kotaro will devour every last bit of Toda's efforts.

As she gets down on her right knee and twists her torso to its absolute limits, Kotaro swings around the Fuma Shuriken and guesses this will be the greatest feast. Yagyu observes how she's building up a terrifying amount of power. Unfurling her body, Kotaro launches **Tiger Bullet**, throwing the Fuma Shuriken at Toda, at even greater speeds. Scoffing, Toda recalls how Kotaro said this forest is full of obstacles and gets behind a tree. However, the Fuma Shuriken completely tears through the tree, causing Toda to put his arms in front of him to block all the incoming splinters of wood. As Toda thinks about how Kotaro is a freak of nature, Ranmaru exclaims the tree snapped while Yagyu realises that such a deadly attack can make for a smokescreen. Kotaro runs in and gets to Toda's left side. As she smirks, Toda questions to himself if she really thinks throwing stuff in his face would work. Because of where Kotaro is, she can't tell that Toda has his right hand on one of his kodachi's hilts. Toda inwardly goads Kotaro to come forward. While Kotaro comes closer, Toda wants her to take half a step more and pulls out the kodachi he has his hand on, only for Kotaro to suddenly clap, which resulted in a large shockwave. Ranmaru and the others cover their ears from surprise, and though he doesn't cover his ears, Yagyu can't believe how big of a sound Kotaro made. As Toda's ears bleed, Kotaro reveals she figured out that Toda was using his ears instead of his eyes before apologising since Toda can't hear her anymore.

## Appearing Characters

* ⁵ᵗʰFuma Kotaro
* ⁶ᵗʰFuma Kotaro
* Hojo Ujimasa
* Konoe Sakihisa
* Mori Ranmaru
* Oda Nobunaga
* Toda Seigen
* Toda Shigemasa
* Yagyu Munenori