Iga Ninjutsu is Good (Hattori: Legendary, Domination, V5445)

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Ninja Sanemoto: "Report! I have located Oda's army entering the mountains, heading to South Shinano!"
Momochi Sandayu: "Stop them! No Oda army should escape under the watch of Iga Ninjutsu!"

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Chisato: "Goemon, I have another question about navy..."
Goemon: "Go ahead!"
Chisato: "We now have powerful armies on the land to conquer Japan, but we don't have anything better than Medium Bune on the sea. Won't we eventually bump into superior navy? I heard Honma likes to focus on naval technology."
Goemon: "The HQ knows this. They were betting on capturing a legendary ship."
Chisato: "What legendary ship?"
Goemon: "Ever heard about the Black Ship?"
Chisato: "Yeah? Last time I saw a ship burnt by fire the night before, and it became a black ship."
Goemon: "This is the trademarked Black Ship(TM)! It is capable of destroying an entire fleet!... if it does not catch fire."
Chisato: "But if we only have Medium Bune, how do we capture this Black Ship?"
Goemon: "Apparently the HQ is not afraid to lose a number of Medium Bune..."

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Goemon: "Chisato, the HQ requests an update on Hojo armies' whereabout. Have you heard anything?"
Chisato: "Their daimyo Ujiyasu had recovered from his sudden illness, and then led an army to take Kai, the former Takeda capital. Since then our monks have been harrassing Kai with an endless stream of rebellion. Coupled with an economic hit in Hojo clan, the rebels finally got the upper hand. The Hojo daimyo abandoned Kai and fled! "
Goemon: "Nice! What about other Hojo armies?"
Chisato: "I think the multi-stacked army are still in Musashi, and my colleagues there have been requesting assistance. But the HQ also calls for assistance on Oda..."
Goemon: "We don't have enough ninja..."

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Chisato: "So should I go back to help in Musashi?"
Goemon: "Hm... according to the latest Pocket New, Momochi's Second Army has advanced to Owari. That means Oda's last province Mino will fall quickly. Let's go back to play with Hojo!"

Note: Rebels in Mino requires 2 turns to march to the castle.

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Sawada Takamochi: "Let the Fourth Army to show some muscle, too! Attack Takaoka!"

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Takamochi: (auto-resolve) "Buhaaha... Takaoka is instant history! That's what they deserve, an death nobody even noticed, for betraying friends 3 times. "
Ninja: "General Sawada, the HQ requests that you make rapid advance eastward, and take the ship to join the First Army in our future war against Honma!"
Takamochi: "On my way! The Commissioner of Supply marches like wind!"

Note: Currently Sawada has +47% movement points: 30% from Strategist skill, 10% from Comissioner of Supply, 7% from Retainer.

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Minamoto Tomokata: "The Fifth Army has been assembled with Ashigaru! Let's mop up the low-value provinces we once left in the back!"

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Chisato: "Report! Hojo's multi-stacked army is still linger in Musashi. We can hold them no longer! They will start retaking provinces!"
Goemon: "Message relayed to HQ!"

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Goemon: "The HQ says it is fine to let them recover a bit. Once Oda is dealt with, we will again flood Hojo with agents!"
Chisato: "OK~ We will slow down their recovery as much as possible."

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Hattori Yasunaga: "Welcome to the spring festival general meeting again! Please let me proudly introduce to you - the Hattori Bow Warrior Monks!"
Momochi Sandayu: "They cost a ton to upkeep... better find some good use of them."
Sawada Takamochi: "Our shipping chain is still functional. They will arrive at the front lines quickly!"

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Yasunaga: "And here comes a decision I wish to make with you together. Hojo has expressed another intense interest to trade with Hattori. So just like before we take all their cash - this time only 400 koku. But then..."

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Yasunaga: "But then Hojo requested an military alliance! What an odd time to suggest an alliance since we are officially the public enemy of Japan... what do you think?"

Commissioner of Warfare, Fujiwara Noriaki: "Don't we crave to fight their super-stack?"
Yasunaga: "That's true. But the latest report from Musashi that their super-stack is now headed in different direction. Now there are multiple less-than-specular stacks..."

Commissioner of Supply, Sawada Takamochi: "Hojo's navy could cause a problem to our Bow Warrior Monk shipment."
Yasunaga: "That might be resolved if we defeat Hojo quickly enough."

Commissioner of Finance, Minamoto Tomokata: "This could delay Honma's war declaration on us..."
Yasunaga: "That's true. If we aim to unite Japan as quickly as possible, allying with Hojo is a good move."

Commissioner of Development, Momochi Sandayu: "What is Iga Ninjutsu's core value?"
Yasunaga: "Truly good at entrance?"
Sandayu: "Yeah. So what's the hurry in seeking battles?"
Yasunaga: "Of course! Alliance to Hojo, then! But our agents will still flood them. "

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Chisato: "The once prosperous eastern clans have been largely reduced to local tribes."
Goemon: "Don't get over-confident. A single army can take 10 provinces in 10 seasons. It happens on us, it can happen on them. Let's keep the pressure on Hojo!"

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Goemon: "Look at the news, Chisato! Honma has declared war on us!"
Chisato: " So Lord Yasunaga's youngest son is killed! I thought our alliance with Hojo would delay their attack..."
Goemon: "Hojo's stacks are still in Kanto. From their "zero defence at home" policy, I guess that means Honma would quickly take over Hojo's two provinces in the northeast."
Chisato: "So our alliance with Hojo could be a mistake?"
Goemon: "Honma or Hojo, they are both obstacles to Japan unification!"

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Goemon: "Hm.. so this is why Honma declared war - they have readied a small garbage force to launch a sea invasion. And that cannot wait. Sink them!"
Chisato: " The other clans could act in mysterious ways..."

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Naval commander: "My lord, we have captured Honma's ships!"
Hattori Yasunaga: "Throw their sailors to shark tank! But that Sengoku Bune is interesting. Maybe we can use it to fight the Black Ship..."

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Chisato: "Report: Under the combined efforts of Hattori agents, all Hojo's armies are paralyzed!"
Goemon: "And Honma acts really fast. Suddenly that was the end of the once mighty Hojo."
Chisato: "Too bad we did not get a chance to fight the super-stack..."
Goemon: "But here is another big fight coming. Do you want to take a look?"
Chisato: "Sure!"
Goemon: "Our fleet ships will depart Noto in three weeks!"
Chisato: "The Black Ship Battle!

End of Chapter 14

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Chapter 15. Endurance beats Might



Chisato: "We made it! Thanks for letting us boarding the fleet!"
Goemon: "How come people all give a "you owe me 1 million koku" look?"
Medium Bune Captain: "This is a very dangerous mission... we have all written death letters home."
Chisato & Goemon:

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Captain: "Wake up, Chisato. We are heading to battle."
Chisato: "Huh? It is midnight... and the rain pours on the deck..."
Goemon: "With all the lightning and thundering..."
Captain: "Exactly! Or do you want to be shot by the Black Ship before you can see them? Get up!"



Chisato: "What is that mountain... thing there?"
Captain: "That is the Black Ship."
Chisato & Goemon:

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Chisato: "The Black Ship is gigantic... How do we beat it?"
Captain: "We close in and... climb up?"
Chisato: "Won't the cannons destory us? WATCH OUT!"

*BOOM*

Sailors: "WAAAAAAAA...."
Captain: "Iga Ninjutsu is Good... Iga Ninjutsu is Good..."
Chisato & Goemon:

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Chisato: "No! Our commanding ship is hit! There is a big hole in the middle!"
Goemon: "We are going to die!"
Captain: "Repair! Repair!"

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Chisato: "The Blackship is too powerful!"
Captain: "We cannot stay on its side! We will use all Medium Bune to distract it, while we approach from behind to board! Full speed!"

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Chisato: "NO! That ship is sinking! The sailors are screaming in the water!"
Captain: "There was no chance to repair damage... 1 round of cannons and they are gone..."

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Goemon: "We are at the back of the Black Ship!"
Captain: "Repare to the ropes! Today we show them what we are made of!"

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Captain: "Just a little further!"

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

Sailros: "AHHHHHHHHHH"
Chisato: "NOOOO! We are hit at point blank! Heavy damage all over the place!"
Captain: "We can't repair on the SIDE of the blackship! Board! Board! Fight to death!"
Sailors: "To death!"

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Sailors: "There is no way to win~ run for your lives~"
Captain: "NO~ Don't run away~ darn you Honma chickens, I know I cannot trust you! :on" (Note: the Sengoku Bune was captured from Honma and was at level 0).
Chisato: "So what should we do?"
Captain: "We swim to the next ship! Jump!~"
Chisato:

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Captain: "Board the Black Ship!"

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

Chisato: "We are hit at point blank again! Danger! Danger!"
Captain: "Kill as many Nanban as you can!"

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Sailors: "We can't take it anymore ~ run ~~"
Captain: "We can't give up! Let's swim to the next ship!~"
Chisato:
Goemon: "Here is a ship in good shape! Let's hope we don't get so much point-blank shots..."

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Sailors: :injured: "That's the end of our strengh! Run!"
Chisato: "But the ship did not wait for us!~ It has sailed away!"
Captain: "Jump into the water! Next ship begins boarding!"

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Sailors: "WAAAAAA~~~~"
Chisato & Goemon: "WAAAAA~~~~"

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Captain: "Fourth ship starts boading! The Black Ship is about to fall! Go!"
Chisato: "How come there are no Nanban sailors on the deck anymore?"
Goemon: "They are all hiding inside..."