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

Raikage A and Killer Bee simultaneously condensed their Lightning Release chakra, their bodies flashing and leaping with the power of their Lightning Release chakra.

"Extreme Thunder Plow, Hot Blade!"

Raikage A and Killer Bee charged toward Hidan simultaneously, one after the other.

Although Hidan possesses immortality and exceptional physical skills, he is still slower than Abby and his brother.

Before Hidan could react, he was hit by the attack, his head flying into the air before falling to the ground and rolling twice.

The ninjas from Kumogakure also arrived one after another and surrounded the six members of Akatsuki.

Faced with this desperate situation, the six members of Akatsuki did not panic. Kakuzu took advantage of the gap to sew Hidan's head and body back together with black thread, and then the six of them gathered together.

Jue sneered at them, "The reinforcements came really fast. But our mission is complete. Fei! We can retreat now."

Obito scoffed dramatically, "Oh my, are we going to run away? This is so exciting. We'll destroy everything and then run away, leaving them helpless."

Raikage A was furious, and the lightning chakra on his body surged and flickered violently, just like his mood.

"Trying to leave?! You really underestimate our Hidden Cloud Village! Lightning Release: Thousand-Year Dance!" Raikage A concentrated his Lightning Release chakra in his hand and charged towards the six Akatsuki members.

Obito waved dismissively at Raikage A: "See you next time. We're taking the Two-Tails with us."

The space around Obito distorted, and by the time Raikage A's attack arrived, all six members of the Akatsuki had vanished.

Enraged Raikage A slammed his hammer into the ground, causing the earth to tremble and the ground beneath his feet to shatter instantly.

"Summon all the ninja from Kumogakure! We must find those guys!"

Chapter 233 Mei Terumi

The moment Raikage A appeared on the scene, Yosuke knew the battle was over.

Taking advantage of the dust and smoke, he left the battlefield with Yecang.

When Yosuke and Yekura arrived at the border of the Land of Lightning, they saw that the remaining ninja troops from the Hidden Cloud Village stationed in the Land of Fire had also retreated and were heading towards the Hidden Cloud Village.

It seems that Akatsuki's surprise attack on Kumogakure and their capture of the Two-Tails Yugito has really provoked Raikage A.

After arriving at the border of the Land of Fire, Yosuke successfully reunited with Gyutaro and the others.

This time, Suigetsu and Kaori did not come and stayed in Kagerou Village. Itachi felt that they were too young to go on such dangerous missions with them now. They should train more with Sasuke and increase their strength before joining them.

Yosuke explained to them, "Yakura, a ninja with the Scorching Release Kekkei Genkai, is a new member of our organization."

Deidara looked at Yekura excitedly and asked, "I wonder how high your artistic skill is?"

Yosuke said to Yekura, "Don't mind him, that kid isn't very bright."

Yosuke asked Itachi, "Itachi, Gyutaro should have told you what happened, right?"

Itachi nodded, his eyes smiling, and said, "I know everything now. I never imagined that you, Master, would go to such lengths for the peace of the ninja world."

Yang Jie sighed and said, "Don't even mention you didn't expect it, even I didn't expect it."

Yosuke quickly composed himself and began to announce the planned objectives of the mission.

"The Hidden Cloud Village has already retreated from the border of the Land of Fire, so our current goal is to get the Hidden Mist Village out of this battle. The Hidden Mist Village was forced to join this battle, so when they learn that the Hidden Cloud Village has retreated, they should not choose to fight Konoha to the death. As long as we deal with the Hidden Mist Village, this war will be much easier to resolve."

Gyutaro raised his hand and asked, "Then how do we get Kirigakure to withdraw? War isn't something you can just join or leave at will, especially since Kirigakure has already declared war on Konoha."

Yosuke thought for a moment and replied, "Let's go directly to the Mizukage of Kirigakure to negotiate."

Itachi interrupted, "As far as I know, Kirigakure is not a place where the Mizukage has absolute power. Power is distributed equally among the elders of Kirigakure. It's not enough to just get the Mizukage's consent; the elders of Kirigakure also need to agree."

Yosuke hadn't really paid attention to the division of power among the various ninja villages. If the power was decentralized, it would indeed be a bit troublesome.

Ye Cang, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "I have a way."

The group looked at Yekura at the same time. Yekura slowly explained, "I was the one who sparked Kirigakure's entry into the war. So as long as I announce that I am still alive and tell them about Sunagakure's conspiracy, Kirigakure will have a reason to withdraw from this war."

Yosuke frowned and said, "Yakura, there's no need to humiliate yourself like this. If it really doesn't work, we can follow the Akatsuki's example and wage war against Kirigakure to force them to give up the war."

Ye Cang shook his head and said, "I didn't wrong myself. I hate that Sunagakure betrayed me, so I'm happy to make things difficult for Sunagakure now."

After thinking for a moment, Yosuke felt that Yekura's method was the safest approach at present, so he agreed and would act according to the circumstances.

After a long journey, the five of them arrived once again at Kirigakure, the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water.

Most of the ninja from Kirigakure have already gone to the border of the Land of Fire, ready to launch a war at any time.

There weren't many ninjas stationed in Kirigakure, and Yosuke and his group of five entered the village without any trouble.

Upon arriving at the plaza below the Mizukage Building, Yosuke said to Itachi beside him, "Itachi, it's up to you now."

Itachi nodded, and his eyes transformed into the three-tomoe Sharingan.

After entering the Mizukage Building, Itachi used the Sharingan's genjutsu to hypnotize the passing ninjas, allowing him to proceed unimpeded.

Deidara said with a hint of jealousy, "What a useful ability! Damn it!"

Having spent a long time with Deidara, Itachi had figured out Deidara's temperament and praised him, saying, "Deidara, haven't you been training your eyes already? My genjutsu is hardly effective against you anymore."

Faced with Itachi's compliment, Deidara's jealousy vanished instantly, and he proudly declared, "Of course, I'm a genius!"

The five of them swaggered to the door of the Mizukage's office. Yosuke pushed the door open and saw a rather beautiful and mature woman sitting at her desk, handling some business.

Upon seeing Yosuke and his four companions wearing masks, Mei Terumi paused for a moment, then immediately became alert: "Who are you?! Why didn't anyone inform me?!"

Yosuke got straight to the point: "Our purpose in coming here is to hope that the Mizukage can end the war against Konoha."

Mei Terumi guessed, "You're ninjas from Konoha?!"

Yosuke shook his head and said, "No, we don't belong to any ninja village."

Mei Terumi frowned and asked, "Since you are not Konoha ninjas, why do you want our Hidden Mist Village to end the war against Konoha?"

Instead of answering directly, Yosuke changed the subject and asked, "You probably haven't received the news yet, have you? The Hidden Cloud Village has already retreated."

"What?!" Mei Terumi looked surprised. "No, this is impossible!"

Yosuke explained, "We have no reason to lie to you. Kumogakure was attacked, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki was taken away by a mysterious organization, and now Raikage A is furious. He has abandoned the war against Konoha and has instead shifted his focus to that mysterious organization."

"Your words are not to be trusted!"

Mei Terumi still didn't believe Yosuke's answer. In terms of military strength, Kumogakure was the strongest. How could it be attacked by an organization? Moreover, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki being captured seemed unbelievable no matter how you looked at it.

"If we harbored ill intentions towards Kirigakure, we wouldn't have used genjutsu to hypnotize the people in this building; we would have chosen to kill them directly. We came with sincerity, after all, Kirigakure was merely used as a pawn by the three great ninja villages and didn't actually want to participate in the war, did we?"

Mei Terumi did not give a direct answer, but said, "I need to verify the accuracy of this information."

"can."

Yosuke nodded to Itachi, who understood and dispelled the illusions of the people in the building.

"Changjuro!" Terumi Mei called outside the house.

A shy-looking boy wearing glasses appeared in the office.

Chojuro was slightly surprised to see Yosuke and the other four wearing masks, but he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he respectfully asked Mei Terumi, "Lord Mizukage, what is the mission?"

Mei Terumi said, "Chojuro, immediately dispatch ninjas to confirm the latest situation in Kumogakure and report back to me immediately!"

"Yes!" After accepting the mission, Chojuro used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the office.

Chapter 234 Negotiation with Mei Terumi

Mei Terumi pointed to the chair next to her and said, "It will take about an hour to confirm the information. Please stay here for a while."

Yosuke understood what Terumi Mei meant: they had to stay there obediently and be monitored by her.

Yosuke and the other four took their seats and waited for Terumi Mei to confirm the information.

Gyutaro seemed to be deep in thought ever since he saw Chojuro.

Yosuke asked curiously, "Is there something you're concerned about?"

Gyutaro shook his head and said, "Before leaving the village, Mizuki asked me for a favor. The two swords that bespectacled kid was carrying on his back looked somewhat similar, but I couldn't be sure because of the bandages."

Yosuke didn't pay much attention and casually said, "Mizuki... I see. Then we can confirm it after it's over."

The office fell silent as Mei Terumi kept her eyes fixed on Yosuke and the other four.

After a while, Mei Terumi couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "You said before that you didn't belong to any ninja village, so are you a mercenary organization? Is the reason you wear masks because you were once rogue ninja?"

Yosuke explained, "It is an organization, but we are not employed by anyone. We are not rogue ninjas, but just like-minded partners."

"If that's the case, why not take this opportunity to accept employment from those ninja villages? You know, your organizations are very popular during wartime, so why would you want to actively try to stop the war?" Mei Terumi kept asking questions like a curious child.

Yosuke replied succinctly, "Not everyone desires war."

Having received a reply, Mei Terumi felt bored and stopped talking, silently waiting for the information to arrive.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Chojuro returned to the Mizukage's office building.

"Lord Mizukage, the reconnaissance team has confirmed the intelligence: all the ninja from Kumogakure have withdrawn from the border of the Land of Fire. Kumogakure has been confirmed to have been attacked by an unknown force, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is missing. The entire Kumogakure ninja force has now been mobilized to search for the Two-Tails Jinchuriki's location in preparation for a rescue."

Mei Terumi's expression turned serious: "I understand, Chojuro, you may leave now."

After Chojuro left, Yosuke stood up from his seat: "Now you can be sure that the information I gave you is accurate, right? Now is the perfect time for your Kirigakure to withdraw unscathed from this war."

Mei Terumi's expression did not relax: "It's not as simple as you think. Even if Kumogakure withdraws from this war, there's still Sunagakure and the restless Iwagakure. After Kirigakure declared war, it's like everyone is on the same side, so we can't just withdraw from the war at will."

Furthermore, an incident occurred in Kirigakure that gave Sunagakure leverage, meaning the initiative in the war is no longer in Kirigakure's hands.

Yekura stepped forward and said, "Is it because your Kirigakure killed Yekura that Sunagakure was able to use this against you?"

"Where did you get this information from?" Mei Terumi frowned as she looked at Yokura, who was wearing a mask.

The official story was that Konoha ninjas killed Pakura and wanted to frame Kirigakure.

Yekura removed her mask: "Because I am Yekura!"

Mei Terumi was astonished: "You are still alive. As a renowned Blazing Release user, Pakura, how could you die so easily? But you are a hero of Sunagakure. Why are you now a member of another organization? Moreover, Sunagakure and Kirigakure should cooperate, which would be beneficial to Sunagakure. Why are you trying to stop it?"

"The moment Sunagakure betrayed me, I was no longer a ninja of Sunagakure. On the contrary, I am quite happy to see you dogs fighting each other," Yekura mocked sarcastically.

Mei Terumi didn't care about Yekura's taunts. No one could remain calm when betrayed by the village they loved.

"In that case, you should be even less inclined to stop the war."

Yecang snorted coldly, "I only agreed because my companions want to stop the war. If you refuse, that would be even better. I would be happy to see Kirigakure and Sunagakure suffer heavy losses."

Mei Terumi asked in surprise, "What kind of magic does your organization possess that can make you let go of your hatred?"