"
“放心吧，我已让他们一命归除了。”","
“是在山神森林中吗？”","
“我恨不得亲眼目睹！”","
“哦，难道你不相信我所说的话？”","
“不是，我没旁的意思。”","
“你们还是先治好伤口再说吧！”","
化身的石女抱起阿鹤，口中咀嚼着药草，然后一口一口喂入阿鹤的唇中。","
她的手，揉着阿鹤的双乳，缓缓游离至胃部，接下来俯过头在阿鹤下腹部的凹陷处，轻轻吹着气。","
阿鹤中了蝉子喜三次所施的《变形地狱》忍法。","
为了使阿鹤自假死的状态中生还，不得不如此。","
大坎介眼尖地瞥见化身的石女绑腿之处，插着那一朵杜鹃花。","
（嗯，还好，看来是平安无事的样子。）","
只有大坎介知道杜鹃花的秘密。","
那些可怕的傀儡忍者，应该还无法识破其中的机关吧？","
如果他们得知杜鹃花中的秘密，早就将石女毙于掌下了，应该是如此罢？","
大坎介对五兵卫说道∶“从现在起到美浓加纳为止，我们要小心一点才是。”","
恰巧，阿鹤正回过神来，纤细的手指紧抓着石女的身体。","
“啊，你真是可爱！”","
化身的石女忍不住在阿鹤的芳唇上吸吮亲吻。","
（原来要到加纳去┅┅）化身的石女竖着耳朵听着两人的对话，但是当她搂着阿鹤时，亦觉得飘飘然。","
也许到美浓的途中，这也是石女应有的变化吧？","
半刻之后，一行人由石阶开始出发。","
女子二人为避人耳目，稍离段钱使一行人有一箭之遥。","
杜鹃花再度插回马鞍中，阿鹤乘着马，由男装的石女代为领路。阿鹤身穿纱质外衣，戴着斗笠，而石女一身男性动装，相对比较之下，各显异趣。","
大坎介一行在后面紧紧盯着两人的行动。","
“千万注意那朵杜鹃花。”","
大坎介悄悄地和五兵卫耳语。","
“花，为什么呢？”","
“你不要问原因，反正你注意盯着那朵花就对了，只要有闲杂人等敢侵犯它，你就立杀无赦！”","
绝对不允许任何人偷窥甲贺的秘密。","
六角的奇袭，虽然使得年轻的将军义熙一命呜呼，但是由于将军的大军仍在各地驻营，一些地方上的官吏仍以为将军大获全胜。","
由于官军的人数众多，虽然战败，却丝毫不予人失势的感觉，在往后长远的三年战斗之旅，以败势与六角高赖一族展开无止尽的杀戮。然而六角高赖以寡众与之战斗，却毫不逊色，可谓一场伟大的胜利，因而他们夸大宣传，以招揽民心。","
事实上，乱世之民的想法是十分单纯的。百姓们对朝廷的权威及将军不抱敬畏之念。","
反倒是，直接与生活有关系的地头土豪，更能引发尊重之情。","
六角一族大肆进攻时，将军势力之所以战败，大概也就是因为民众的消极反抗之故。","
虽然大坎介一行正进入敌地，但是他们却一点也不惊慌。","
一到大津，女士们立刻雇舟过渡。","
她们只要渡过琵琶湖就行了。在水上，除了湖贼之外，就不须再害怕敌人的攻击。段钱使一行人也分乘渔船，尾随在后。","
湖上十五里。","
终于到达彦根山麓。所谓“彦根”即是纪念犬山县主公天津彦根，而以他为地命名之故。由湖上可以望见山上观音堂的屋顶。","
苍然的暮色，开始一点一滴地反映在湖上。","
然而在上陆之前，最好天色还能再暗一些，虽然湖贼不会再度出现，但是一过冲岛，他们就望见类似烽火一般的烟幕。","
于是他们向奥之岛山上出发，为的就是要躲过六角一族的追踪。","
（到目的地为止，我都要守护着她┅┅）","
突然，瓜女（即化身的石女）对自身的任务感到可笑起来。","
但是她对于守护这个可怜的阿鹤，却一点也不讨厌。","
“一到加纳，我的任务就完成了。”","
化身的石女不顾船家的异样眼光，轻狂地搂抱着阿鹤。","
“是的，我┅┅不过，一到达目的地，我就要先走一步了┅┅”","
“原来如此。”","
“二、三天之内还无法到达加纳。”","
“┅┅？”","
在瓜女亦即化身的（石女）的眼中，阿鹤的双颊好似泄上彩霞一般地晕红动人。","
“怎么了？有事吗？”","
“石女，难道你不曾由幻也斋口中听到有关我的事吗？”","
“┅┅我忘记了。”","
“真的吗？”","
“你怀疑我所说的话吗？”","
“那就好！”阿鹤有一点害羞，心里如小鹿乱撞┅┅说完不胜娇羞地伏在石女xiong前。","
瓜女（石女）不知该如何再下手询问她。","
时间只剩下┅┅","
（只剩下二、三天的时间了┅┅）","
到底这代表着什么意思呢？在二、三天内要到达目的地？","
此刻，瓜女（石女）注意到阿鹤此行的任务，也许阿鹤正是解开此谜团的关键人物。而且，阿鹤是如此地娇羞，难以启齿┅┅这到底是为什么呢？","
3他们乘着船由彦根山下，北上数里而进入浅妻舟。","
自古以来，此处就有浅妻舟之港，并以此闻名。","
晚春的夜，暮色已笼罩整个大地。","
阿鹤正耐心的等待着，她正在思索日后的行程。蓦地，化身的石女牵着一匹白马缓缓而来。白色的马儿泛着月白色的光辉。","
“来，骑上来吧！”","
大坎介眼睛一亮，也急急地过来询问。","
“你在那里找到马匹？我们也正缺五、六匹呢。”","
“你们应该到处去找，总会有马主愿意贩卖的。”","
化身的石女冷冷地回答他。","
“看你们这群没脑袋瓜的笨蛋，连照顾马匹也不会。”","
“不要冷言讽刺，那是因为我们人生地不熟。”","
“彼此彼此，我们先走了。”","
化身的石女催着马儿扬长而去。","
段钱使们的脸色刷地一下变得苍白。一旦耽误时间，被六角一群人发现，恐怕就易遭不测。","
为了要趁黑经过不破之关，化身的石女脚下越来越快了。","
等她绕过加田、乌羽、菅江，再出大清水到达岩仓山。由伊吹山腹进入美浓，已是午夜时分。","
关卡所在，就位于东海道的近江美浓边境，这是一个偏僻的荒道，因此只有一个小小的关卡栅栏。","
木栅旁的火把，点燃大地中唯一的光芒，二、三十名卫兵就躺在栅旁随地而眠。","
“要怎么办呢？”","
阿鹤一见到火光，宛如见到地狱之火般，娇小的身躯不禁轻颤了起来。","
“由我来安排。”","
石女（瓜女）将阿鹤及马匹藏好，然后顺着夜风遁化而走。","
纵然她身躯雄伟，行动之间却有着令人不能相信的敏捷。","
她看关卡内有三、四栋小屋，但是她的标的却是马厩。她知道马厩中饲有十头左右的马匹。一个武艺高强的忍者，可以化己身之气息于无形，甚至连chusheng也毫无知觉。","
她已将己身化于无边的黑暗中。","
那是在非常短的时间内。","
短得连十数头的马匹，不敢嘶叫一声，甚至连马蹄也不敢妄踢一下。","
她只是黑暗中的一团乌云，慢慢摸至马厩，拔出雪亮的小刀，用力一割","
她切断马匹的平网及腹带，程度及时间调得正好，今夜她既想闯关，自然就要有万全之策。这是为了怕万一遭卫兵发现而做的防范措施。她只有一个人，是不容许发生意外的。何况她还有一个娇滴滴的小姑娘、马匹及谜也似的花朵需要照顾。","
所谓“关卡”，虽然也可称为国境，但是当时却没有太大的界限划分，而且随着势力的消长，有着三里、五里的伸缩度。","
如果卫兵发现他们逃往美浓，大概会疯狂追赶吧！忍者一向神出鬼没，擅于变幻之妙，事前的工作更是必须完善，而毫无破绽。","
石女（瓜女）接着踪身渡川。","
左边是伊吹山，右边是岩仓山。","
这条川就在两出的山谷之间潺潺流着。","
虽说时已晚春，但川水仍冷冽得骇人。","
阿鹤轻轻上马，静静地无声地向前走。","
上弦月已被乌云掩住，只有依稀的星光在川面上闪耀着。","
“前面路径不是非常熟悉，但是你要小心，千万不可以发出一点声响。”","
马儿继续向前行，幸好，关卡的卫兵不曾发觉黑暗中的秘事。","
河川非常深，马儿必须半泳半走，两人来到河川的中央，马儿突地停下脚步。","
就在瞬间，它开始狂踢着水花，高声嘶叫。","
（完了！）","
马蹄继续不停地狂溅着川水！","
关卡的警示铃声响起。","
关卡的卫兵开始狂奔过来，并对她们大吼，喝令停止通行。数名弓箭手，奔至川岸，意图透过冷凉的水面，来个百箭穿心。","
石女（瓜女）潜入水中，割断马脚上的粗网。","
马嘶叫着、跳跃不安。","
“阿鹤！伏下身来！”","
一时风声夹带箭声，咻咻地自她们头顶飞过。马踢着水花溅shi了两人，为了躲避这场箭阵，两人飞快地潜游向对岸。","
石女（瓜女）跃上马的后座，抱着阿鹤的纤腰，用力踢着马腹向对岸而去。","
向东走严格说来，这不算是一条道路，只是伊吹山的山裾而已。","
两人奔走约有一里。","
来到另一条川边，这不是藤川。","
应该是相川吧？","
一望无际的平原，就是桃配野。","
“到这里，应该可以安全了。”","
石女（瓜女）止住急喘的呼吸，将阿鹤由马上抱下。","
马的腹部有血川面闪烁着星光，石女（瓜女）发现马儿的腹部，正流着鲜烈的血液。","
它是被箭射中了吗？但是当石女（瓜女）把阿鹤抱下来时，竟意外的发现阿鹤的两股之间泄着鲜血，于是她突地明了了。","
不是中箭。","
而是脆弱的小姑娘，受不住马的颠狂而流下的鲜血。","
当两人躺在地上，石女（瓜女）脱下脚上的绑腿之时，她的双眼突然瞪直地向前望去。","
那一朵杜鹃花","
杜鹃花的花蕾，不是正在慢慢盛开（展开）吗？","
原来，顽固的杜鹃花，是要承受女人两股之间的鲜血，才能如此美丽地开放","
傀儡忍法帖(19完)","
扫瞄校对∶CSH","
忍法．瞽女","
1脆弱的女体，因过度的颠动两流血了。","
虽然下半身满是血污，却不带给人丝毫不净的感觉，反而有一种殷红的美。","
也许瓜女是一番好意，才继续照顾可怜的阿鹤，但是这封密封在怪花中的密书，由于泡在浓烈的鲜血中，而慢慢开放了。","
这是旱天的甘霖吗？","
还是黑暗中的明灯？","
忍法《吹绽》或是处女《yinshui》都无法使之开放的顽固花朵，神秘至极的杜鹃花。","
七个花蕾，比寻常所见还要大得多。","
近三寸长，带着奇妙的，滑润的触感。可是却顽强地抵抗。","
老狐狸钩幻也斋，也知道无人可破甲贺忍法《肾水封》，因此要等到到达目的地之后，才进行阴谋。","
谁知事情却有了意外的变化。","
年轻的阿鹤xiati流出许多鲜血。杜鹃花一旦开启一蕾，其馀的也就慢慢绽开。","
它的颜色，究竟是红还是白呢？","
花瓣泄满鲜血，故无法窥知其颜色。","
（二、三天之内到达┅┅）","
第一次，瓜女的脑中忆起阿鹤所说的话，原来这其中暗藏玄机。","
或是钩幻也斋在封上密书的时候，已经算好时间了，他的秘药也以日数来区别。","
于是瓜女满心欢喜。","
（是呀，我们一点都没有注意到，原来┅┅）"