Shuten-Douji!
It really was Shuten-Douji!
Shuten-Douji was actually a woman!
Unbelievable! This was truly unbeli...
Uh, actually, it wasn't that hard to accept. After all, even King Arthur could be a woman. There was nothing particularly strange about Shuten-Douji being a woman.
In fact, quite a few people had already guessed it. The traits she had displayed before were simply too obvious, and as a great yokai, having the ability to transform and assume all sorts of appearances was basic stuff. It was perfectly normal for her true appearance to differ from the legends.
In myths and monster legends from both East and West, transformations like this were standard fare.
(Master Guanyin gave this a like.)
Of course, regardless of whether she was Shuten-Douji, and regardless of whether she was a hero or a villain, Shuten-Douji in the Light Screen footage had gained countless fans in the real world.
It couldn't be helped. She was just too damn sexy.
After all, lewd energy had been one of the driving forces behind humanity's progress and struggle since ancient times, hadn't it?
In the Light Screen footage, Shuten-Douji heard Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto's conversation. Tilting her head slightly, she smiled with languid allure and said, "Oh my~ So you two young gentlemen know me? How surprising."
"However, since you already know my identity, there is no need for me to keep hiding it. Then, allow me to introduce myself."
"Servant—Assassin, Shuten-Douji. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, young gentlemen~"
As she spoke, she gave them an exceptionally graceful bow, like a "princess" who had stepped out of a historical drama.
After finishing her bow, Shuten-Douji continued with that lazy smile, "Since you mentioned the Light of Humanity, I presume you two are not Heroic Spirits in the traditional sense,