The sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of Japan's three imperial treasures, has been stolen by a Chinese politician, an avid antique collector who also happens to be one of China's top politburo members. A new Japanese emperor is about to ascend the chrysanthemum throne, and the sword has to be back in Atsuta Shrine before the enthronement ceremony. Aizawa tells Shinsou to get the sword back before the theft becomes a matter of tension between Japan and China. (Note: This story takes place three years before the events in my other fanfic, Mindbender, meaning that Shinsou has already been working as a covert operative for Japan's national intelligence agency for four years).
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