People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Orochimaru, who had a deep understanding of bloodline limits, immediately recognized that Yosuke's posture did not belong to a bloodline limit.

Orochimaru, driven by a thirst for the unknown, stayed behind, wanting to investigate Yosuke's changes.

Chapter 173 Escape

Orochimaru, wanting to seize the initiative, made the first move.

"Evil Serpent Wrist Explosion!"

Orochimaru summoned several giant snakes, which twisted their bodies and sped towards Yosuke.

As the giant snake reached Yosuke's side, Orochimaru shouted, "Explode!"

Several giant snakes exploded, kicking up a violent sandstorm.

Before the dust had even settled, Orochimaru launched another attack.

"The Formation of Ten Thousand Serpents!"

Countless venomous snakes crawled out of Orochimaru's mouth and slithered into the sandstorm.

For a moment, all that could be heard were the sounds of snakes crawling and hissing.

Just as Orochimaru was trying to observe how Yosuke would respond, Yosuke's voice came from within the sandstorm.

"Blood Demon Art? Blood Domain!"

In an instant, the ground beneath Yosuke and Orochimaru's feet was covered in blood.

The swarm of snakes released by Orochimaru also fell silent.

The sandstorm gradually dissipated.

Despite being attacked repeatedly by Orochimaru, Yosuke floated in the air unharmed, coldly watching Orochimaru.

Sensing Yosuke's intense killing intent, Orochimaru, knowing he was no match for him, turned and tried to escape.

Yosuke's voice came as if demanding a death sentence.

"Blood Breathing? Third Form? Storm Flame Blood Blade!"

Yosuke's Ame-no-Murakumo sword, wreathed in blood as if burning with flames, unleashed several flying, blood-red blades at Orochimaru.

"Spirit Summoning Technique? Double Rashomon!"

Orochimaru turned around in time, quickly formed hand seals, and summoned two huge Rashomon gates engraved with evil spirits.

The moment Yosuke's blood-stained blade struck Rashomon, the first Rashomon gate was instantly destroyed.

The second Rashomon gate, after being severely deformed, barely managed to defend against Yosuke's attack.

However, before Orochimaru could catch his breath, Yosuke's next attack came.

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

The extreme speed brought a powerful impact, and Yosuke destroyed the second Rashomon gate, which was already on the verge of collapse, and instantly appeared in front of Orochimaru.

Under Orochimaru's incredulous gaze, Yosuke swung his sword without the slightest hesitation.

At the last moment, Orochimaru managed to move back a small step, thus avoiding being cut in half.

However, his body had already suffered extremely serious damage, his life force was constantly slipping away, and then it was completely cut off, and Orochimaru could no longer rise again.

After dealing with Orochimaru, Yosuke was about to rush to the battlefield of the Nine-Tails when he discovered that Orochimaru, who should have lost his life, had regained his vitality once again.

Suddenly, two hands emerged from Orochimaru's mouth, stretching it to its limit.

Then, like a snake shedding its skin, Orochimaru, covered in sticky residue, emerged from his mouth.

"That was really dangerous; I almost died."

Although Orochimaru's forbidden reincarnation technique is not yet complete, the modification of his body has been successful.

Orochimaru, who forcibly used the Orochi-ryu Substitution Technique, is now very weak and must get rid of Yosuke immediately to escape.

Just as Orochimaru was about to transform into a white-scaled serpent and split into countless smaller white snakes to escape,

A white figure suddenly appeared from the shadows and violently burrowed into Orochimaru's mouth.

And this white figure was none other than the God Lord who had been lying in wait.

Although the appearance of the God Lord had become very strange, Yosuke still recognized the white figure from between his eyebrows as the God Lord.

What puzzled Yosuke was that the God Lord had no aura at all. You should know that everything in the world has its own unique aura, and only the dead have no aura.

If Yosuke closes his eyes now, even if the God is right in front of him, he won't be able to detect the God at all.

The weakened Orochimaru was successfully parasitized by the God.

Orochimaru clutched his head and rolled around on the ground.

"Who, who entered my body?! Get out of here!"

The voice of the God Lord echoed in Orochimaru's mind.

"My name is God Lord. Now we are one and the same. Do not resist me. I will forcibly control your body. Otherwise, you will not survive against Ubuyashiki Yosuke!"

Yosuke reacted quickly. His purpose in coming to this world was for the God Lord, and now that the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he let it go?

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

Yosuke gripped the Ame-no-Murakumo sword tightly and rushed to Orochimaru, who was possessed by the god, and swung his sword to strike.

The god sacrificed an arm to successfully distance himself from Yosuke.

The shrine maiden glared at Yosuke with resentment: "Ubuyashiki Yosuke, just you wait, I will definitely cut you into a thousand pieces!"

Orochimaru's body transformed into a large white-scaled serpent composed of countless small white snakes, and then exploded in all directions.

Countless small white snakes began to scatter and flee.

Yang Jie manipulated the Blood Domain, continuously killing these little white snakes.

However, the number of white snakes was too large, and because of the god's ability to conceal his aura, Yosuke had no way of knowing whether there were any white snakes that had not been killed. He could only kill all the white snakes within his sight.

Moments later, the ground was littered with the corpses of snakes.

Yang Jie knew in his heart that the God Lord had successfully escaped.

Even though he was unwilling, Yosuke could only temporarily give up on the God Lord. The Nine-Tails had already entered Konoha Village, and he had to deal with it. At the very least, he had to save Asuma, Hayate Gekko, and Itachi.

As Yosuke released the Blood Domain and flew towards the Nine-Tailed Fox, a small white snake corpse on the ground stirred.

Then the corpse of the little white snake mechanically opened its mouth, and another little white snake crawled out of its body.

The small white snake that crawled out of the corpse swelled up rapidly and grew into a large snake. Orochimaru then cut open the giant snake's belly and crawled out from inside.

Zetsu, who had been observing from the shadows, also appeared and came to Orochimaru's side, saying with a sinister smile, "Master, you didn't choose Orochimaru just because of his strong ability to survive, did you?"

"This is only part of it. The most important thing is that Orochimaru's abilities are very compatible with mine. Zetsu, in the days to come, I will infiltrate Orochimaru's body. If you have any plans, you can go directly to Orochimaru. If he knows, I will know too."

Jutsu asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to destroy Orochimaru's soul and directly take over his body?"

"No, I now understand that one person's strength is limited. Ubuyashiki Yosuke's strength is not only due to his personal strength, but also because of the people he trained. So I also need to train my own proxy, and Orochimaru is the proxy I have chosen!"

He scoffed at the words of the god, thinking that it was just because he was worried that he was no match for Ubuyashiki Yosuke, so he wanted to find a puppet.

However, Jue still said 'sincerely': 'Then congratulations on finding a suitable proxy.'

"Then let's split up for now, and continue with the plan as you've outlined!"

After saying this, the god controlled Orochimaru's body and gradually disappeared into the earth.

Chapter 174 Fierce Battle with the Masked Man

At this time, the Nine-Tails had arrived at Konoha Village and was wreaking havoc.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, led his ninjas to the battlefield in an attempt to halt the Nine-Tails' advance.

However, the ninjas' attacks had no effect on Kurama (the Nine-Tails).

Yosuke appeared in the Uchiha clan's territory and found Itachi with the newborn Sasuke.

"Itachi, are you alright?!"

"Master?" Yosuke, who was currently in his Demon King form, seemed somewhat unfamiliar to Itachi.

"Take your brother and hide. Don't come to the ground. The Nine-Tails has broken the seal. The whole of Konoha is now a battlefield. Be prepared. If we can't deal with the Nine-Tails, I will take you away from Konoha."

“But…” If Itachi were alone, he would definitely follow Yosuke without hesitation, but looking at his younger brother in his arms, he hesitated.

Yosuke had no time to say anything more to Itachi, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from his spot.

Itachi looked at Sasuke in his arms and sighed softly.

The astute Itachi had long sensed the darkness hidden deep within this Nine-Tails' rampage. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, the Uchiha clan's days ahead would not be easy.

The Nine-Tails is still wreaking havoc on Konoha.

The ninjas led by the Third Hokage were utterly unable to stop the Nine-Tails' advance.

In a short period of time, the casualties were already heavy.

However, the Nine-Tails, which was destroying Konoha, suddenly stopped attacking and looked at the Hokage Rock.

It turns out that Minato Namikaze had already arrived in Konoha and was on the rock statue.

Noticing Minato Namikaze's Nine-Tails, it changed direction, opened its huge mouth, and continuously gathered chakra in its mouth, which then formed a high-density black energy bullet, which it fiercely fired at Minato Namikaze.

"Don't even think about destroying this place!"

Minato Namikaze quickly formed hand seals and opened a barrier. Countless dark black runes appeared in the air, devouring all of the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball and transferring it outside Konoha Village.

A massive explosion outside Konoha Village seemed to turn night into day.

However, just as Minato Namikaze was about to launch an attack on Kurama, a figure appeared from the void.

And this figure was none other than Obito Uchiha, a disciple of Minato Namikaze, disguised as a masked man.

Minato Namikaze changed direction, thrusting his Flying Thunder God kunai at the masked man who suddenly appeared.

Strangely, Minato Namikaze's attack pierced through the masked man's body and even grabbed Minato's hand.

"Your opponent is me, and... this is the end!"