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

What Itachi found even more peculiar was that, after using the eye technique residing in the Mangekyou Sharingan, his significantly diminished vision was restored.

Yosuke's Demon King blood possesses a powerful self-healing ability that rivals that of Hashirama Senju's cells.

If Hashirama Senju's cells prevented Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan from going blind, then Itachi, who was modified by Yosuke's blood, would also not go blind.

Itachi, who had already obtained Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, did not intend to transplant it himself, but rather to leave it for Sasuke, who would awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan in the future, so that he could awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Itachi is now overjoyed that he won't go blind from using the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Itachi, here." Yosuke tossed the Ama-no-Murakumo sword to Itachi.

“I saw the black flames you were using. Ordinary blades cannot withstand the temperature of black flames. This Kusanagi sword should be able to withstand your black flames. I’m giving it to you.”

"Master, what about you?"

Yang Jie waved his hand dismissively and said, "The Kusanagi Sword is just icing on the cake for me; it doesn't affect my strength."

Feeling Yosuke's concern for him, Itachi gripped the Ame-no-Murakumo sword tightly in his hand.

"Yes, Master!"

Over the next month, Yosuke and Kaori also joined in helping the Uchiha clan build their home.

Except for Deidara.

Yosuke was also teaching Itachi the sword techniques of Blood Breathing, but Itachi actually mastered a Blood Demon Art on his own.

However, Itachi's Blood Demon Art is not a simple Blood Demon Art, but rather something between Blood Demon Art and Genjutsu. It can use sound to allow the target to enter the dream world it has created without their knowledge, but it can be broken just like Genjutsu.

The genjutsu that Itachi has mastered now can be used not only through his eyes and movements, but also through his voice, making it virtually impossible to defend against.

Yosuke is also studying.

Itachi is teaching Yosuke the Fire Release ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan.

"Master, that's not how you form the hand seals for Fire Release; these are Lightning Release hand seals..."

"Eh, isn't it?"

Yang Jie clumsily began to form hand seals again.

"Master... the seal is correct, but the order is wrong..."

Chapter 208 Nara Shikaku's Scheme

A month later, the once dilapidated Yangyan Village has been revitalized.

Buildings have sprung up one after another. Seeing the homes they built with their own hands, everyone felt incredibly proud and filled with a strong sense of belonging.

Deidara, who originally had no interest in rebuilding the Uchiha homeland, was inspired by the others and joined in.

Deidara, a resident of Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village), made significant contributions to construction using Earth Release ninjutsu.

Everyone, including Itachi, was extremely grateful to Deidara, except for the occasional tantrum where he would use explosive clay to blow up newly built structures.

The Uchiha clan will start anew here.

"Itachi! Come and fight me!"

This was the umpteenth time Deidara had challenged Itachi, but each battle never truly began because Deidara couldn't resist Itachi's Sharingan genjutsu.

Itachi had many things to do, so without turning his head, he said, "Next time, Deidara."

"no!"

Regardless of Itachi's wishes, Deidara created a clay centipede and used it to bind and entangle Itachi.

"drink!"

Deidara formed hand seals, and the clay centipede exploded.

Faced with Deidara's relentless attacks, Itachi turned around to confront him and began fighting Deidara.

Deidara fought Itachi with great gusto.

But in the eyes of others...

Sitting on the rooftop, Uchiha Izumi asked Kaori beside her, "Kaori, what do you think Deidara is doing all by himself? Why is he arguing with a tree?"

Xiang shook her head and said, "I don't know. Deidara always does some strange things. It's not surprising that he would fight with trees."

It turns out that when Deidara stopped Itachi and wanted to duel him, Itachi knew that even if he refused, Deidara would not let him go.

So when Itachi said "next time," he used Blood Demon Art to bring Deidara into the dream that Itachi had created. Deidara, who was currently struggling with the tree, saw the tree as Itachi.

"Izumi-neechan, aren't you going to find Itachi-nii? He's already gone far away."

Uchiha Izumi retorted, "I'm not here to find Itachi, I'm just enjoying the scenery!"

"But when Itachi was here just now, your eyes were fixed on him. Is Itachi some kind of scenery for you?"

Uchiha Izumi's face immediately turned bright red: "Kaori, you've seen wrong! You've definitely seen wrong!"

Feeling guilty, Uchiha Izumi quickly left the scene.

After Kaoru left, Deidara let out an angry and aggrieved roar.

"Uchiha Itachi! You tricked me again!"

Under Itachi's careful guidance, Yosuke successfully learned the Uchiha's Fire Release ninjutsu, and also learned many other ninjutsu.

Although the hand seal formation speed is still slow, it avoids making basic mistakes like forming the wrong hand seal.

When Yosuke saw the Uchiha clan's ninjutsu reserves, which were almost all high-level ninjutsu, he sighed in admiration. As expected of the Uchiha clan, a clan with profound heritage, their ninjutsu reserves were almost comparable to those of an entire ninja village.

In contrast to the peace and stability of the village of Kagero in the Land of Mountains, Konoha was in a state of utter chaos.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in the Hokage Building, his face extremely grim.

Because the entire Land of Fire is now surrounded by enemies on all sides and fighting alone.

"Shikaku, how is the situation now?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shikaku Nara, the most cunning strategist in Konoha.

Nara Shikaku said with a serious expression, "Kakashi's troops have already engaged in battle with the ninjas of Kumogakure and have temporarily forced them back to the outskirts of the Land of Fire."

"What about the other ninja villages?"

"Iwagakure is still holding back, seemingly intending to continue observing, but Sunagakure is already stirring, constantly approaching the border of the Land of Fire, and it seems they can no longer contain themselves and are ready to launch an attack."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table in anger: "A bunch of bastards! Have you completely forgotten the peace treaty we made back then?!"

Nara Shikaku remained silent. Both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikaku knew that a so-called peace treaty was nothing but a piece of paper if it conflicted with their interests.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, barely suppressing his anger, asked in a low voice, "Shikaku, what's your opinion on the current situation?"

"In my opinion, there is still room to salvage the current situation."

"Oh? How do I do that?"

Nara Shikaku explained, "Judging from Iwagakure's current wait-and-see attitude, they don't want to directly join the battle with Konoha, and the Kumogakure ninjas are only fighting and retreating, and don't want to get entangled with me to the end."

The real problem now is Sunagakure. The Land of Wind and the Land of Fire are too close, and Sunagakure's Kazekage, Rasa, is ambitious and has always wanted to invade Konoha. However, the overall strength of Sunagakure's ninjas is not as good as that of Konoha.

We swiftly defeated Sunagakure, deterring other ninja villages and showing them that Konoha is still the same powerful Konoha. This deterred those smaller ninja villages from making any rash moves.

Our only remaining pressure comes from Kumogakure and Iwagakure. If we consolidate our ninja forces and drive Kumogakure back, then Iwagakure, who have been observing, will naturally retreat.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flashed: "So, does that mean Sunagakure is the key to whether this war will become the Fourth Shinobi World War?"

Nara Shikaku continued to explain: "However, this plan is difficult to implement, and we must adhere to the principle of 'speed'."

Although the Sand Village's ninja strength is not as high as our Konoha's, it is still one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and the gap between them is not that large. If the battle with the Sand Village becomes protracted, we will also be unable to relieve the pressure on the Cloud Village. At that point, when the Stone Village stops standing by, Konoha will truly be in dire straits.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered deeply for a moment before saying, "Then let Kakashi's forces continue to confront the ninjas of Kumogakure, while Jiraiya leads Konoha's elite ninjas to the border of the Land of Fire to repel the ninjas of Sunagakure!"

Nara Shikamaru said worriedly, "It is reassuring to have Jiraiya-sama leading the troops, but I am afraid that the Kazekage Rasa will personally join the battle, and that top-notch puppeteer Chiyo is also a threat."

"Don't worry about that. Tsunade has already returned to Konoha. I'll have Tsunade go with me this time."

"Lady Tsunade... But can Lady Tsunade, with her hemophobia, really go to the battlefield?" Nara Shikamaru questioned.

"Although Tsunade's hemophobia has not been cured, her reputation as one of the Legendary Sannin is well-known, and other ninja villages are unaware that Tsunade suffers from hemophobia, so Tsunade can at least serve as a deterrent."

Nara Shikamaru nodded: "That's fine too. This allocation is the most appropriate so far."

After Nara Shikaku left, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the statue of Senju Tobirama on the Hokage Rock and sighed, "Sensei, does Konoha truly cannot do without the Uchiha clan? Did I really make a mistake...?"

Chapter 209 Orochimaru, compatible with Hashirama cells

In a dark underground base in a certain country.

Orochimaru is conducting human experiments.

Kabuto Yakushi walked in from outside, knelt on one knee, and respectfully said to Orochimaru, "Lord Orochimaru, Konoha has prepared its ninja forces, and Jiraiya is leading the troops toward Sunagakure."

Orochimaru's pupils narrowed to a straight line, and his sinister laughter echoed throughout the underground base: "It's finally starting, Kabuto. Get ready. This base is about to be abandoned. Put all the research data and documents into the sealing scroll and take them away."

Kabuto stood up and said, "Yes!"

After Kabuto Yakushi left, the phantom of the God appeared beside Orochimaru and asked, "Do you intend to participate in the battle between Konoha and the other ninja villages?"

Orochimaru chuckled sinisterly, "Of course, Konoha is my hometown. How could I possibly let go of an opportunity to cause trouble for Konoha?"

"Oh? Just to cause trouble for Konoha? This kind of thing without any benefit doesn't seem like your style."

Despite the god's teasing, Orochimaru remained calm and said, "Didn't you say that Ubuyashiki Yosuke's body is immortal and can recover instantly even from fatal injuries? Then sealing techniques are the only way to deal with Ubuyashiki Yosuke."

Unfortunately, only Hiruzen Sarutobi knows the sealing techniques of the Land of Whirlpools, so I'll have to collect sealing techniques from other ninja villages to deal with Yosuke Ubuyashiki.

The god nodded and said, "The idea is good, but ordinary sealing techniques may not be able to seal Ubuyashiki Yosuke."

Orochimaru also revealed his purpose in going to Sunagakure: "Sunagakure is a ninja village that also possesses tailed beasts. Even if it cannot completely seal Ubuyashiki Yosuke, it will still give him a hard time."

After saying that, Orochimaru sighed and said, "It's a pity that the third Kusanagi sword, the Totsuka sword, which can release the person it strikes into a dreamlike illusionary world and also has the power to seal them in forever, is nowhere to be found. It may really just be a legend."

The god suddenly said, "After I came to this world, I discovered that there is another way to restrain Yosuke Ubuyashiki."

"any solution?"

The god explained, "The cells of Hashirama Senju that you are currently studying, although I created a creature called a demon, these cells still retain powerful activity even after the original body dies. The powerful vitality and spiritual energy of these cells are astonishing even to me. If you obtain this power, you may gain the strength to contend with Yosuke Ubuyashiki."

Orochimaru thought the god would suggest a solution, but was immediately disappointed and said, "If it were so easy to obtain this power, I would have transplanted it long ago. The exclusivity of Hashirama's cells is too strong. If I don't successfully control them, I will suffer a backlash, and all the cells in my body will assimilate with Hashirama's cells and turn into trees."

The deity calmly said, "Since I can offer this method, it means I have a way to solve this problem for you."