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

Osamu couldn't help but complain, "I should be the one saying that! I came here based on your aura, Lord Yosuke, but I found that you are not here, but your aura has been lingering here. I'm starting to wonder if there's something wrong with my senses!"

“Alright, alright, Osamu, this is someone I met on the road… um… I guess you could call her a companion. Her name is Yosuke.” Yosuke introduced her to Osamu.

Osamu said with a puzzled look, "Oh? I thought it was one of your newly recruited companions, Yosuke-sama."

"No, no, Yekura doesn't know where she went, so she came to the Land of Lightning with me for the time being, just to change her mood. By the way, what's the situation with you now, Zhi?" Yosuke waved his hand and asked.

Osamu looked at Yekura, who tactfully stepped aside.

After Yekura left, Zhi said seriously, "The Akatsuki's mission has begun. My partner Hidan has already gone to Kumogakure to cause trouble, while two other Akatsuki members are searching for the Tailed Beasts. There are a total of 6 Akatsuki members here this time."

"How strong are they?"

“Everyone of them is very strong, and some of them even seem to be about the same strength as me.”

Yosuke was somewhat surprised: "Is he that strong? Then what about the leader of Akatsuki?"

"The leader of the Akatsuki is named Pain. Although I have never seen him fight, he gives me the feeling that he is far stronger than me. Moreover, the leader Pain is not a living person, but just a corpse. Therefore, the real leader should be manipulating Pain from behind the scenes."

Yosuke frowned and pondered for a moment: "I understand, Osamu. There's some news that's neither good nor bad. Do you want to know?"

"Hmm? Lord Yosuke, you can just say it directly."

"Let me start with the bad news: I might be destined to be the savior of this world."

Osamu stared wide-eyed in disbelief and exclaimed, "Huh? The savior of this world? Lord Yosuke, you must be joking. We only came to this world to hunt down the God Lord. How could you suddenly become the savior?"

Yosuke said awkwardly, "There's no other way. Just now, the Sage of Six Paths, the guardian of this world, pulled me into another dimension. Because I did some things in this world, I accidentally caused the savior of this world to turn evil, so I need to take his place."

After a moment of astonishment, Osamu suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Lord Yosuke, you're really something!"

Yosuke's face darkened: "Stop laughing, I have some good news to tell you."

"I'm sorry, Lord Yosuke, I just can't hold it in anymore, please tell me." Osamu tried hard to suppress his laughter as he listened to Yosuke continue.

"The good news is that I have three years. If I can correct my original savior personality within three years, then I won't have to be the savior anymore."

Zhi was holding back laughter so hard that tears were almost coming out: "Actually, I think it would be great if Lord Yosuke could be a proper savior for once."

"Stop gloating! Before we become saviors, there's something even more important for us to do!"

Just as Yosuke finished speaking, Gyutaro, who had arrived in the Land of Lightning, came to Yosuke's side with Hozuki Suigetsu.

Gyutaro looked at Osamu, who was laughing uncontrollably, with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Osamu, what's making you so happy?"

Osamu tells Gyutaro that Yosuke is going to be the savior, and Gyutaro joins in mocking Yosuke.

Finally, Osamu and Gyutaro ended their mockery of Yosuke by getting a big bump on their heads.

Yosuke glanced at Hozuki Suigetsu, who was watching them curiously beside Gyutaro, and asked, "Gyutaro, is this a new member who has joined us?"

"Yes, his name is Hozuki Suigetsu. His ability is very interesting. He can turn any part of his body into water and become immune to physical attacks. However, his weakness is also quite obvious. He is afraid of lightning release."

Hozuki Suigetsu was so angry he jumped up and down: "Hey, hey, hey, how can you tell someone my weakness the moment you meet them!"

Gyutaro scratched his cheek in confusion: "Can't I say? But Yosuke-sama and Osamu-san are both stronger than me, and you are much weaker than me. It doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with saying it."

Hozuki Suigetsu couldn't refute it, and his face turned bright red.

Yosuke looked at Hozuki Suigetsu, who was about the same age as Kaori, and sighed inwardly, 'This shouldn't be considered a child anymore, this is a teenager, yes, a teenager.'

Osamu asked, "Lord Yosuke, you just said you had something very important to do. What is it?"

Yosuke said solemnly, "Stop the war between the five great powers and restore peace to the land!"

Hozuki Suigetsu felt like he'd been tricked after hearing this. There were only four of them, including himself, and they were discussing something as absurd as stopping the war between the five great nations.

Chapter 228 Yekura Joins

Hozuki Suigetsu's mind was filled with one idea.

Run! Run fast, or you won't even know how you died!

However, Yosuke continued, "Because when Itachi and I took that part of the Uchiha clan away from Konoha, Deidara used his ninjutsu to destroy all the forests around Konoha, and Konoha's ninja fighting force was reduced by more than half, which led to this war. So I need to stop this war."

"What? Could it be that you were responsible for the massive explosion in the forest near Konoha?"

Hozuki Suigetsu's expression was filled with disbelief. Even though he was far away in Kirigakure, Suigetsu had heard about the fact that the forest next to Konoha Village had been completely destroyed by a huge explosion. It could be said that the explosion was the real trigger for the war.

In response to Hozuki Suigetsu's question, Yosuke replied, "It wasn't the few of us who did it, but it was Deidara, a member of our organization, who did it all by himself."

Hozuki Suigetsu never imagined that the massive explosion would be caused by one of the members of the organization he had just joined.

"Is this Deidara very strong?"

Yosuke thought for a moment and replied, "He's alright. He's a bit older than you, and he's a brat who'll cause trouble if I don't keep an eye on him."

Hozuki Suigetsu was utterly shocked. Someone a little older than him was already that strong? And those strong people were still being controlled. Just how strong must this man, whom Gyutaro called Lord Yosuke, be?

Osamu asked, "Then, Lord Yosuke, do you need me to leave Akatsuki and join you in stopping the war?"

Yosuke shook his head and said, "No, you should continue to infiltrate Akatsuki. After all, Akatsuki's main task now is to help Konoha draw the fire of Kumogakure, which is beneficial to stopping the war. Moreover, I am more concerned about the Akatsuki leader who is hiding behind the scenes, and I need you to investigate him."

Zhiying said, "Alright, then I'll go to Kumogakure and create chaos first. After all, they'll get suspicious if I'm gone for too long."

Yosuke nodded: "Okay, you go ahead, be careful."

Gyutaro asked, "Lord Yosuke, Kirigakure has been forced to join the war by the three major ninja villages besides Konoha. What should we do now?"

"Gyutaro, go back to Kagero Village and get Itachi and Deidara, then head to the border of the Land of Fire to await orders."

Leave Kumogakure to Osamu and the Akatsuki. If the Kumogakure ninjas retreat to defend, then you should go to Kirigakure and force the Mizukage to retreat. At that time, Iwagakure will naturally retreat when they see that the situation is not good. As for Sunagakure, Konoha has plenty of strength to force them to retreat.

However, if Kumogakure chooses not to retreat, then Gyutaro, you should add fuel to the fire by going to Konoha and forcing the Konoha leadership to compromise. The various ninja villages that have benefited will naturally retreat, since no one except Sunagakure wants to fight Konoha to the death. Although this war is partly my fault, Konoha has gone too far.

The Nine-Tails' rampage and the Uchiha Clan massacre were both orchestrated by Konoha's higher-ups. They brought it all upon themselves. Furthermore, the Sage of Six Paths only instructed me to end the war as quickly as possible; he didn't specify which village I should help.

Yosuke had made two preparations, and after listening, Gyutaro nodded and said, "I understand, then I'll be going now."

Hozuki Suigetsu was completely bewildered. How could the course of the entire war be decided in such a short time?

Gyutaro, accompanied by Hozuki Suigetsu, embarks on a journey to the Land of Fire.

Seeing that Osamu, Gyutaro, and Hozuki Suigetsu had left, Yosuke returned to Yosuke's side from the side.

"I just vaguely heard about organizations and war. Yosuke, are you a member of some mercenary ninja organization in the ninja world, and want to join the war on behalf of a ninja village? Don't get involved in this mess! Joining the war between the five great ninja villages will only make you cannon fodder!"

Ye Cang anxiously advised Yang Jie. During their time together, Yang Jie had taken care of her, and Ye Cang had never felt so relaxed. Therefore, she did not want Yang Jie to die in vain.

Yosuke rubbed his nose and explained, "We are an organization, but not a mercenary organization. How should I describe it? We are a group of partners who trust each other implicitly. We are not joining the war, but just trying to stop it. After all, I made some mistakes and have to clean up this mess."

But to Yosuke, it sounded like he was making excuses. How could a group possibly stop a war? This must be Yosuke's pretext to join the war and gain benefits.

Yekura intended to expose Yosuke's excuse and stop him: "What mistake did you make that requires you to join this war where there is no chance of survival?"

Yosuke awkwardly explained, "In this war, although on the surface the Uchiha clan was wiped out, causing Konoha to lose its high-end combat power, the real trigger was that our organization's members acted somewhat recklessly, blowing up the entire forest surrounding Konoha Village, and a large number of Konoha ninjas died in that battle."

Yekura's expression was just as dumbfounded as Hozuki Suigetsu's earlier: "You were responsible for that massive explosion in the Land of Fire?"

Yosuke nodded: "So the three great ninja villages see that Konoha is weak and want to launch a war against Konoha. I want to stop this war from happening."

Yekura shook her head and said, "Even if you started the war, stopping it would be tantamount to making enemies of the four great ninja villages besides Konoha. It's impossible!"

"Whether it can be done or not, we'll only know by trying, right, Yecang? Our journey is almost over now. I have important business to attend to. I'm sure you've figured out where you should go too. Let's part ways here."

Yosuke said goodbye to Yekura, but Yekura hesitated and asked, "May I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead and ask. I'll answer you if I can."

Ye Cang asked solemnly, "What is a companion to you?"

Yosuke thought for a moment and replied, "A companion? A companion is someone you can unconditionally entrust your back to, someone you would never abandon no matter what. That's how I understand a companion."

"You won't give up no matter what..." Yekura's eyes gradually hardened. "Yosuke, can I join your organization?"

Yosuke asked in surprise, "Why? Aren't you planning to go back to Sunagakure?"

Yecang shook her head resolutely and said, "I'm not going back. I hate Kirigakure, and I hate Sunagakure even more for abandoning me. To them, I'm not their comrade. I'm just a tool, a tool that can be discarded at will. This is not what I want. What I want are true comrades!"

Ye Cang finally lowered his head and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "And... I'd rather entrust my back to you."

Yosuke didn't hear Yekura's last sentence clearly and asked in confusion, "What?"

Ye Cang blushed and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing. Can I join?"

Yosuke readily agreed to Yekura's request, but what Yosuke was thinking was, "Finally, someone who's joined the organization isn't a child anymore. By the way, can Yekura take care of children?"

Chapter 229 The Plan to Capture the Tailed Beasts Begins

Zhi entered the interior of Kumogakure.

The Hidden Cloud Village is in chaos, with Hidan constantly reaping lives with his blood-stained three-moon scythe, and a large number of ninjas currently stationed in the Hidden Cloud Village rushing towards Hidan's direction.

Zhi arrived at the center of Kumogakure and formed hand seals.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Three physical clones appeared around Zhi.

Zhi nodded to his three physical clones, who instantly understood his meaning and dispersed in all directions, forming a four-corner formation with his main body.

The four of them simultaneously assumed their stances, shouting, "Initiate the spell!"

Snowflake patterns appeared on the ground beneath my feet, gradually spreading and converging into a huge twelve-pointed snowflake array.

"Plain Flow Technique? Final Move? Azure Silver Chaotic Remnant Light!"

Countless missiles were launched outwards from the snowflake array as the center.

The surrounding buildings were hit by missiles and collapsed instantly. In an instant, smoke and dust rose everywhere, and cries of agony filled the air.

At this moment, in the Raikage Building, Mabui, the secretary of the Fourth Raikage A, is directing the overall situation.

"What are the identities of those two ninjas who attacked Kumogakure?!" Mabui asked the ninja below.

The ninja replied, "One of them wore a headband from Takigakure around his neck, with a scratch on it, indicating he is a rogue ninja from Takigakure. The other one did not wear anything that could identify him."

A rogue ninja and an unidentified ninja...

Mabui breathed a sigh of relief. Now that Kirigakure had joined the war, war was imminent. The Fourth Raikage had already set off for the border of the Land of Fire to personally oversee the army. At first, Mabui thought that Konoha had sent ninja forces to raid Kumogakure, which startled her.

Mabu-i asked again, "So, have they been dealt with?"

The ninja's face was grim: "No, no matter how we attack, we can't kill them."