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

Hiruzen Sarutobi was in a dilemma, torn between his old friend and the four Hokage he had chosen: "Minato, we can't be sure yet whether Danzo was involved in this. Let's deal with the Nine-Tails first before making any plans."

"Third generation?"

Minato Namikaze couldn't understand Hiruzen Sarutobi's thinking. He had only wanted to temporarily arrest Danzo, yet he was still refused.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's reputation far surpasses that of Minato Namikaze. If Hiruzen Sarutobi insists on protecting Danzo, even if the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, personally issues the order, it will be useless.

After all, Minato Namikaze's Anbu is basically composed of Hiruzen Sarutobi's former subordinates, and they are more willing to obey Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders than Minato Namikaze.

"That's decided then, Minato. We must prioritize the bigger picture!"

Minato Namikaze's eyes revealed an indescribable disappointment.

Chapter 176 The Blood of the Setting Sun

The highly intelligent Minato Namikaze knew from Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude that even if the investigation later revealed Danzo's connection to the Nine-Tails' attack, Hiruzen would still protect Danzo.

During Orochimaru's defection, villagers ranging from genin to chunin, and even jonin from the ANBU, were killed or disappeared one after another as test subjects by Orochimaru. Hiruzen Sarutobi led the ANBU to Orochimaru's base to besiege him. They had a chance to kill Orochimaru, but Hiruzen Sarutobi still let him go.

Are these people who harmed the village more important than the village itself?

Minato Namikaze, who had always firmly believed in upholding the Will of Fire and became Hokage, questioned the Will of Fire for the first time.

However, this can only be put on hold for now. Minato Namikaze has more important things to do, for the innocent people of Konoha, and even more so for his wife, Kushina Uzumaki.

"Look over there! There's a figure fighting the Nine-Tails all by himself!"

Upon seeing this, an ANBU ninja excitedly pointed in the direction of the Nine-Tails and spoke.

"Yosuke?" Asuma looked closely and recognized Yosuke, even though Yosuke's appearance had changed drastically.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had never seen Yosuke before: "Yosuke? Who is that?"

Minato Namikaze explained, "Mr. Yosuke is a powerful samurai and my friend. He is currently suppressing the Nine-Tails and helping us reseal it."

"I need to go prepare for the sealing now. Please, Third Hokage, lead the ninjas to support Mr. Yosuke in suppressing the Nine-Tails."

Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the area and arrived at Kushina Uzumaki's side.

Kushina Uzumaki gave the sleeping Naruto a reluctant kiss and said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, I still have some chakra left. I can use the Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain the Nine-Tails. This way, we can postpone the Nine-Tails' resurrection period a little longer. However, I will also be dying soon, but there will be time to find a temporary vessel to become a Jinchuriki and seal the Nine-Tails."

Minato Namikaze shook his head and refused, saying, "It's not time for that yet."

"Minato, this is the only way. This is your responsibility as Hokage."

"This is my responsibility, but not yours!" Minato Namikaze said, slightly annoyed.

Kushina Uzumaki stared at Minato Namikaze in surprise. These words were completely unlike anything she knew from Minato Namikaze.

In Kushina Uzumaki's memory, her husband Minato Namikaze was a gentle man who was willing to sacrifice everything for Konoha.

"What happened, Minato?"

"Kushina, this incident is not a coincidence; people in the village may also be involved..."

I would give my life without hesitation for the village, but in the end, it was the very person I was trying to protect who betrayed me.

Minato Namikaze looked dejected, a bitter smile playing on his lips.

"Whatever decision you make, I will support you, Minato. What do you plan to do?"

"Kushina, you should conserve all your chakra to slow down the loss of life force in your body. Mr. Yosuke is currently working hard to suppress the Nine-Tails. If he can successfully perform the sealing technique to reseal the Nine-Tails back into your body, then everything can still be salvaged."

Minato Namikaze removed the Hokage's robe from behind him and said, "Although this isn't something a Hokage should say, I still want to say it: This time, I want to live for you, for our children."

...

On the battlefield.

The Nine-Tails gathered the tailed beast chakra and fired a tailed beast ball at Yosuke.

Yosuke deftly flapped his blood wings to dodge the oncoming Tailed Beast Ball.

"Blood Demon Art? Dark Entanglement!"

Ropes woven from blood tightly bound the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Blood Breathing? Fourth Form? Asura Blood Domain Heaven!"

Behind Yosuke appeared a gigantic and lifelike female statue made of blood.

As Yosuke swung his sword, the colossus also swung its own blood-stained giant blade.

A devastating slash struck the Nine-Tailed Fox, which was bound by Dark Binding.

With a loud "boom".

A deep trench appeared where the strike passed.

The giant, blood-red blade pierced deep into the Nine-Tailed Fox's body.

Nine-Tails roared in pain, forcefully breaking free from the bindings of Dark Binding, and swung its claws at Yosuke.

Yosuke used his superior mobility to dodge in the air, while simultaneously unleashing all his breathing techniques and sword strikes at Kurama.

The whole scene looked like Yosuke was dominating Kurama.

Although the Nine-Tails possesses immense power, it only has a few offensive methods, and the wind-up animation of its attacks is too obvious, making them easy to dodge.

Yosuke relentlessly attacked, weakening the Nine-Tails' chakra, but the Nine-Tails' chakra was as unfathomable as the ocean.

At this moment, the ninjas on the ground used ninjutsu to support Yosuke.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Water Release: Water Chaos Waves!"

"Earth escape? Earth flow cut!"

"Lightning Release: Lightning Strike!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

The ninjas' combined ninjutsu was all directed at the Nine-Tails.

The massive Nine-Tails was successfully hit by the ninjutsu, and Yosuke clearly felt that the Nine-Tails' aura was slightly weaker, which was even better than the effect of Yosuke's previous attacks.

Yosuke fell into deep thought. His swordsmanship was very effective against creatures with flesh and blood, but it was not very effective against an energy aggregate like the Nine-Tails.

In other words, to effectively damage the Nine-Tails, which is composed of chakra aggregates, and weaken its power, the assistance of chakra is required.

Yosuke, who had never cared about chakra before, acknowledged its existence for the first time.

Existence is reasonable.

To defeat magic, you have to use magic to defeat magic.

Yosuke refined the chakra within his body, feeling its power.

Yosuke could clearly feel that the refined chakra was merging and merging with the power in his body.

A flash of inspiration struck him, giving him a new sword-shaped breathing technique.

Yosuke wielded the Ama-no-Murakumo sword, and the moonlit night sky was replaced by an eerie, bloody red.

Then, as if attracted by a magnet, all the red light was absorbed into the Kusanagi Sword.

The entire Kusanagi sword emitted an ominous red light. Yosuke's hands, gripping the sword, trembled slightly. The power of this newly created sword form exceeded Yosuke's imagination, making it difficult for him, the wielder, to control.

"Blood Breathing? Land Form? Residual Sun Prison Blood!"

Yosuke swung his sword with all his might, and a giant crimson slash flew out of his hand.

The slash transformed into a blood-red dragon during its rapid advance, unleashing a deafening roar before charging straight towards the location of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Kurama sensed the danger of Yosuke's attack and immediately bristled. After roaring, it gathered chakra again, forming a Tailed Beast Ball, and launched it to try to neutralize Yosuke's slash.

However, the dragon-transformed slash actually twisted and dodged the Tailed Beast Ball, and once again charged towards the Nine-Tails.

Chapter 177 The Sage of Six Paths Reappears

The dragon-like slash successfully struck the Nine-Tailed Fox.

A deafening explosion rang out, and the shockwave from the blast sent Yosuke flying through the air.

The power of this sword-shaped move left Yosuke speechless.

However, this immense power comes at a price.

Yosuke's hands, which were used to wield the sword, were reduced to skeletons; all the flesh and blood had vanished.

All the chakra he had refined in his body was gone, his chakra meridians were aching, and he was unable to refine chakra for a short period of time.

For the first time, Yosuke, the Demon King, felt utterly exhausted.

Even someone as powerful as him can only unleash this sword technique once.

In contrast, the Nine-Tails' pitiful state is beyond description.

All the orange fur on its body had disappeared, leaving it completely bald.

Four of its tails were destroyed; it was a truly horrific sight.

"Blood Demon Art? Dark Entanglement!"

Yosuke once again used Dark Binding to bind the Nine-Tails.

"Minato, now's the time!"

Minato Namikaze, carrying Kushina Uzumaki, appeared on the battlefield using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Minato Namikaze clasped his hands together and slammed them on the ground. After a puff of smoke, a ritual altar appeared.

"You want to seal me away again?" The Nine-Tails struggled even more fiercely after seeing the altar.

Yang Jie reinforced the binding of the Nine-Tails with the Dark Binding Technique to ensure that the Nine-Tails would not break free.

Suddenly.

As if time had stopped, Yosuke found himself in a pure white space in the blink of an eye.

The Sage of Six Paths was floating cross-legged in this space.

"Yosuke, we meet again."