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

The masked man used his right eye as the origin, and his body began to become ethereal, while at the same time, an extremely strong attraction pulled at Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique in time to escape being dragged into the time dimension by the masked man.

Yosuke finally arrived, following Minato Namikaze's aura. The Nine-Tails could not be killed; only a sealing technique could seal it.

Yosuke knew nothing about these things, so he could only find a partner in Minato Namikaze.

Yosuke was about to ask Minato Namikaze a question when the masked man reappeared in front of them.

"Mr. Yosuke, be careful! His ability is related to space-time ninjutsu!"

“I know!” Having already fought the masked man, Yosuke was well aware of the masked man’s ability to become intangible.

Minato Namikaze looked solemnly at the masked man in front of him and continued, "He was able to assassinate all the third-generation direct subordinates of the Anbu, pass through the top-secret barrier, know that the Nine-Tails' seal would be weakened during childbirth, and even break the Nine-Tails' seal and tame it."

"Furthermore... to my knowledge, there is only one ninja who can freely enter and exit without being hindered by Konoha's barrier..."

"You're Uchiha Madara?! No, that's impossible, he's long dead..."

Even the emotionally sensitive Yosuke sensed a sense of loss from the masked man's exposed Sharingan.

Then, the sense of loss vanished instantly. The masked man lowered his hood and looked at Minato Namikaze.

"Who knows? That's not necessarily true!"

Minato Namikaze questioned the masked man: "At this point, it doesn't matter who you are, but why did you target Konoha?"

The masked man looked up at the sky and said, "If I had to put it in perspective, this was a whim of mine, something I had planned long ago, both for war and for peace."

Two chains slipped from the masked man's sleeve and fastened to his wrists.

"Minato Namikaze, you are hailed as the fastest golden flash, but are there people you couldn't save...?"

The masked man charged straight at Minato Namikaze and Yosuke. Minato used a kunai, while Yosuke used the Ama-no-Murakumo sword to counterattack the masked man.

As expected, Minato Namikaze and Yosuke's combined attack pierced through the masked man's body, and the chains pulled by the masked man bound them together.

Minato Namikaze placed his hand on Yosuke and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to break free from the chains.

"That guy's physical body is immune to physical attacks; it only materializes when it attacks. In other words, you can only target the moment when you're about to kill each other!"

Minato Namikaze, with his exceptional combat EQ, has already discovered the masked man's weakness.

Yosuke nodded and said, "I'll launch a feint attack!"

Yosuke took a deep breath, slightly bent his body, and placed his hand on the hilt of the Ama-no-Murakumo sword.

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

With unparalleled speed, Yosuke lunged at the masked man.

The masked man blurred his body once more, and after passing through Yosuke's attack, his right hand reached out to touch Yosuke's body.

"Let's deal with this troublesome guy first!"

However, when the masked man looked behind Yosuke, his pupils suddenly contracted.

It turned out that at the moment Yosuke charged forward, Minato Namikaze threw a kunai, which followed closely behind Yosuke. As soon as Yosuke materialized, the kunai would hit his head.

The masked man abandoned his physical form and continued to use his intangibility to dodge Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai.

The moment the Flying Thunder God kunai pierced through his body, the masked man materialized again, trying to touch Yosuke with his hand and absorb him into the Kamui dimension.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed the speeding Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God to jump through time and space.

Minato Namikaze's Rasengan successfully struck the masked man in the back.

"This is the second stage of Flying Thunder God Technique!"

At the same time, Yosuke's attack followed, and he switched his breathing technique to Sun Breathing.

"Breath of the Sun? Twelfth Form? Flame Dance!"

Yosuke unleashed two arc-shaped slashes wreathed in flames, completely severing the right half of the masked man's body.

The masked man leaped away on one leg, panting heavily.

The masked man's body, which remained on the ground, strangely turned into a pool of white liquid.

This substance seemed somewhat familiar to Yosuke; the white substance appeared to be the same as the substance in the body of the deity.

Chapter 175 Cooperation

The masked man's mutilated body was constantly bleeding.

"You've turned the tables on us; this is what they call appearing and disappearing unpredictably. We can't afford to be careless at all..."

However, before the masked man could finish speaking, Minato Namikaze instantly appeared in front of him using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and pressed one hand hard against his abdomen.

"Flying Thunder God Technique?! I see, the Rasengan just now left a mark on my body!"

Sealing runes appeared on the masked man's body.

The masked man exclaimed in disbelief, "A contract seal? You're planning to separate me from the Nine-Tails?!"

Minato Namikaze replied coldly, "In that case, Kurama will no longer be yours!"

Within Konoha Village, the Sharingan that Kurama's pupils had been manipulated to reveal gradually reverted to their original beastly eyes.

However, Kurama did not stop its destruction after the Sharingan was removed; instead, it became even more violent than before.

The anger that had been sealed within the Jinchūriki's body for many years was released in this moment.

In an instant, Konoha suffered even greater losses than before.

At this moment, the Third Hokage summoned the summoning beast Enma, which transformed into the Vajra Staff. Using its ability to freely extend and retract, it forcefully pushed the Nine-Tails out of Konoha.

The Third Hokage asked the Anbu members around him, "Where are Danzo's Root ninjas? Why haven't they been mobilized yet?!"

"We went to the Root Base for help, but we didn't receive any response!"

Enraged, Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his Vajra Staff into the ground, creating a deep crater.

"This is a matter of life and death for Konoha, what on earth is Danzo doing?!"

The Anbu continued to report to Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Furthermore, we also discovered Orochimaru's whereabouts outside Konoha Village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly.

His own disciple becoming a rogue ninja was a stain on his life as Hokage, and Orochimaru's appearance in Konoha at this critical juncture was self-evident.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately ordered, "Ignore Orochimaru for now, we must deal with the Nine-Tails outside Konoha!"

"Yes!"

Yosuke, Minato Namikaze, and the masked man are on the battlefield.

Despite his severe injuries, the masked man seemed unaffected by them.

"As expected of the Fourth Hokage, I didn't expect that you and this samurai could cooperate to injure my body and separate the Nine-Tails. However, the Nine-Tails will be mine sooner or later. I am the one who can unify the world. As for methods... I have plenty!"

As he spoke, the masked man's body began to fade into nothingness until he disappeared.

The masked man's disappearance will allow Minato Namikaze to focus on dealing with the Nine-Tails.

Minato Namikaze stared intently at the rampaging Nine-Tails not far away, and asked seriously, "There are too many suspicious points in this incident. Mr. Yosuke, can you tell me why you were there?"

Minato Namikaze looked sharply at Yosuke.

"Because of Danzo." Yosuke readily revealed Danzo's identity.

"Regarding my identity, I concealed some things. I am not a samurai of the Land of Iron, so Danzo used this as leverage to find me and wanted to cooperate with me, asking me to kill all the ANBU ninjas responsible for protecting the barrier. As you saw, the deaths of the ANBU were not caused by me, and I had no intention of cooperating with Danzo."

There's no need to hide anything now, so Yosuke will tell you everything.

"Danzo... It was him. It seems that Orochimaru's appearance was also because of him."

Minato Namikaze had long suspected that Danzo still had connections with Orochimaru, who had already defected, but he had never found any substantial evidence.

"Mr. Yosuke, could you tell me what your purpose is in appearing in Konoha?"

"Although I concealed my identity, I did not conceal anything else. A traitor appeared in my hometown and stole something very important to my hometown. If that thing is not retrieved, my hometown will suffer a severe blow. According to intelligence, he will come to Konoha, so I came to Konoha to hunt him down."

Flames were flying in the distance, and cries for help and screams of agony filled the air.

Yosuke asked, "What do you plan to do now?"

Minato Namikaze said unwillingly, "Originally, I planned to suppress the Nine-Tails and then reseal it into Kushina's body, but now we've exhausted all our options, and Konoha can't withstand any more destruction, so... I can only apologize to Kushina and Naruto..."

Yosuke suddenly asked, "To what extent must the Nine-Tails be suppressed before it can be resealed?"

"At least suppress the Nine-Tails until it can't move."

"Leave this to me."

Minato Namikaze asked in surprise, "Yosuke-san? Why?"

“Asuma and Hayate Gekko are my friends, and Itachi Uchiha is my disciple. These reasons are enough.”

Minato Namikaze did not question Yosuke's strength; since Yosuke said so, it meant he was confident.

The Eight Trigrams Seal, which seals the Jinchūriki, requires the complete suppression of the Nine-Tails, but Minato Namikaze was unable to do so.

Having lost the Nine-Tails, Kushina Uzumaki also lacked the strength to reseal the Nine-Tails back into her body.

Minato Namikaze originally planned to seal the Nine-Tails by sacrificing himself, but Yosuke's promise rekindled his hope.

Although it was his duty as Hokage, as a husband, Minato Namikaze also hoped that Kushina Uzumaki could survive, and he also wanted to watch Naruto grow up.

"I'm counting on you, Mr. Yosuke!" Minato Namikaze vanished from his spot using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Yosuke looked at the enormous creature not far away, his heart filled with fighting spirit.

"This is my first time fighting against one of the world's top combatants. Let me experience just how strong you really are, Nine-Tails!"

Yosuke spread his blood wings and flew toward the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side.

"Minato, you've finally arrived."

"Third Hokage, please immediately send ANBU ninjas to arrest Danzo."

Why was Danzo arrested?

"Danzo was involved in this Nine-Tails incident, and his Root members have not yet appeared. In order to ensure that we can fight without any worries in the future, we will temporarily arrest him."