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

Chojuro sensed Gyutaro's malice and attacked first: "Water Release: Water Pressure Bullet!"

Chojuro manipulated the compressed water and made it spin, attacking Gyutaro.

Having already mastered many ninjutsu techniques, Gyutaro gradually developed a liking for using ninjutsu to counterattack his opponents.

"Escape? Earth flow wall!"

An earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking all of Chojuro's water pressure bullets.

Chojuro unwrapped the bandages from the twin swords on his back.

Chojuro shouted in a low voice, "Hiramekarei? Release!"

The two round holes of the twin swords Hiramekarei emit gas, and then the entire Hiramekarei glows, forming a chakra aggregate.

Then Chojuro flicked his blade, and a ball of chakra burst forth, heading straight for Gyutaro's position.

The earthen wall created by Gyutaro was instantly destroyed by the chakra ball, which continued its trajectory without slowing down, heading straight for Gyutaro's body.

"Blood Demon Art? A clumsy, leaping spectacle!"

Gyutaro surrounded his body with the blood-red slash, neutralizing the chakra orb.

Sensing the power of the chakra orb, Gyutaro exclaimed, "No wonder that brat wanted these swords so much; they're quite fun toys."

Upon hearing Gyutaro refer to the twin-sword Hiramekarei as a fun toy, Chojuro's expression turned angry: "You are not allowed to insult Hiramekarei!"

Chojuro leaped into the sky, severing the twin swords Hiramekarei.

"Flounder? Blood Mist Blade Technique? Bone Pulling!"

Chojuro used the split flounder to emit several beams of light, all of which pierced Gyutaro's joints, rendering him immobile.

Taking advantage of Gyutaro's inability to move, Chojuro swung Hiramekarei and slashed at Gyutaro's chest.

When Hiramekarei's blade touched Gyutaro's chest, it was blocked by Gyutaro's bones.

With a slight exertion of his body, the light spikes at his joints dissipated, and he reached out and grasped the blade of Hiramekarei.

"I'll take this sword! Blood Demon Art: Flying Blood Scythe!"

The blood surrounding Gyutaro transformed into razor-thin blades, which shot towards Chojuro's body.

Chojuro had no choice but to release his twin swords, Hiramekarei, and retreat, dodging the blood-stained blade.

Gyutaro gripped his twin swords and swung Hiramekarei, only to find that he couldn't fire chakra orbs like Chojuro.

Gyutaro asked, somewhat puzzled, "Eh, can't I use it?"

Chojuro suffered a defeat, Mei Terumi and Pakura fought fiercely to a standstill, and even with all the other Kirigakure ninjas joining forces, they were unable to break through Itachi's Susanoo. Meanwhile, Deidara was riding his Clay Bird, recklessly throwing clay bombs over Kirigakure.

The entire Hidden Mist Village was filled with smoke and the cries of agony.

Mei Terumi had a bitter pill to swallow, even though she had two bloodline limits, "Lava Release" and "Boiling Release".

However, all of them are bloodline limits based on water-attribute chakra, but Pakura's bloodline limit, Scorch Release, is very effective against her own bloodline limit, able to evaporate the water in "Melting Release" and "Boiling Release," rendering them ineffective.

Mei Terumi looked solemnly at Yosuke, who had not yet made a move. If just four people could cause serious damage and destruction to Kirigakure, then how terrifying is Yosuke, who seems to be the leader?

The ninja of Kirigakure suffered heavy casualties, but Yosuke showed no sympathy: "Gyutaro, Itachi, Deidara, Pakura, come back."

Gyutaro, Itachi, Deidara, and Hakura all returned to Yosuke's side.

Surrounded by blood, Yosuke spread his blood wings and flew into the sky.

While suspended in mid-air, Yosuke slowly drew his katana from his waist.

As the katana was drawn, the people from Kirigakure present felt an extreme sense of oppression, making it hard for them to breathe.

Yosuke said calmly, "This is the choice of your Hidden Mist Village. Since you do not agree to withdraw from the war through negotiations, then I can only prevent the Hidden Mist Village from participating in the war."

Mei Terumi's right eyelid twitched violently, a bad premonition washing over her. She quickly stopped them, saying, "Wait! We're willing to negotiate!"

Yosuke said coldly, "It's too late. We've given you a chance. Besides, the Mizukage and Kirigakure are not under your control, so there's no point in negotiating with you."

Mei Terumi urgently commanded, "All ninjas who can still fight, unleash your ninjutsu! You must stop him!"

Countless ninjutsu techniques swept towards Yosuke in mid-air.

However, the blood surrounding Yosuke automatically intercepted all the ninjutsu attacks.

Yosuke raised his katana high above his head.

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

A scarlet slash flew out of his hand, transforming into a blood-red dragon.

The crimson dragon obscured the sun, and the land of the Water Kingdom seemed to be covered with a layer of scarlet blood.

The crimson dragon roared and swung its body as it charged toward the direction of Kirigakure.

Chapter 237 Dust Escape

The crimson dragon, shrouded in the blood of the setting sun, plunged headfirst into the center of Kirigakure.

Suddenly, all around became completely silent, without a single sound.

But then suddenly an explosion rang out, and a round ball of light appeared in the center of Kirigakure.

The spherical sphere of light continued to expand outwards, and wherever its light reached, everything was reduced to ashes.

Mei Terumi looked at the destroyed Kirigakure, her mind went blank, her legs went weak, and she almost fell to the ground.

Yosuke simply watched with a calm expression as Kirigakure was destroyed.

Mei Terumi asked in a trembling voice, "Didn't you want to stop the war? Why?!"

Yosuke shook his head and said, "I think you've misunderstood some things. The war I'm stopping is a war between the five great ninja villages. So if you insist on joining the war between the ninja villages, then I can only prevent you from participating in the war."

Mei Terumi's expression was one of extreme anguish: "So you destroyed Kirigakure?! All that peace you showed from the beginning was a lie?"

Yosuke replied expressionlessly, "I would love to see a peaceful world, but when you chose to kill Yekura, you chose to be our enemy."

There's never a perfect solution in this world. If you choose to take action, you must also bear the consequences.

Mei Terumi's eyes were filled with killing intent: "Ninjas who can still fight, follow me and attack!"

Yosuke said to Itachi and the others beside him, "We have achieved our goal. There is no need to fight them anymore. Let's go to Iwagakure."

Itachi nodded, closed his left eye, and glared with his right: "Amaterasu!"

Suddenly, a flame of Amaterasu ignited ahead, completely blocking the path of the Hidden Mist Village ninjas.

Yosuke and the others disappeared from their sight.

A light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Mei Terumi was utterly devastated by the sight of Kirigakure reduced to ruins, and she roared hysterically in anger.

Chojuro and the other Kirigakure Jonin lowered their heads, their hearts heavy with grief.

An elderly man with a cane emerged from the ruins of Kirigakure.

All the Hidden Mist Village ninjas present respectfully made way for them.

This old man is a Genji, an elder in Kirigakure who holds power equal to that of the Mizukage.

The master arrived before Mei Terumi and rebuked her, "Mei Terumi, as the Kage of Kirigakure, you have no time to wallow in despair and sorrow!"

When Mei Terumi saw her master, her voice choked with emotion, she replied, "Master, Kirigakure has been destroyed..."

"Almost all the villagers are still alive. As long as they are alive, Kirigakure can be rebuilt."

Mei Terumi retorted incredulously, "How is this possible? The explosion just now clearly destroyed the entire Hidden Mist Village, how could everyone be unharmed?"

"The fact that I am standing here now is the best proof. Almost all the buildings in Kirigakure were destroyed. Most of the villagers were accidentally injured after the buildings collapsed, and those few people had already shown mercy."

Master Yuan then announced, "From this moment forward, the positions of advisors to Kirigakure are abolished. All affairs of Kirigakure will be decided by the Mizukage! Including myself, I am not allowed to interfere with the Mizukage's decisions!"

After announcing this, Yuan Shi then addressed Mei, saying, "Lord Mizukage, please give your orders."

Mei Terumi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and resolutely ordered, "Issue arrest warrants! Issue arrest warrants for those five people from earlier, and hold Sunagakure accountable! Then, from this moment on, Kirigakure declares its withdrawal from the war! Recall all Kirigakure ninjas who went to the border of the Land of Fire, and rebuild Kirigakure!"

All the ninjas present answered in unison, "Yes!"

After several days of travel, Yosuke and his group of five had arrived at the front lines of the war in Iwagakure from the Land of Water.

Just as they approached the ninja force of Iwagakure stationed outside the border of the Land of Fire, a short figure suddenly appeared in the air.

"Earth Escape? Earthquake Core!"

The ground beneath Yang Jie and his companions continued to sink, forming a giant crater that trapped them inside.

"Just as Mizukage said, the five of you will be coming to my place next."

The short figure in the air was none other than the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Onoki of the Two Scales.

Onoki suddenly stared intently at Deidara, who was wearing a mask: "Huh? You're Deidara?"

Seeing that his identity had been exposed, Deidara simply took off his mask: "Old man, I didn't expect you to recognize me so quickly."

Onoki's forehead veins bulged as he angrily rebuked, "You're my disciple, how could I not recognize you? You brat, you left Iwagakure without a word and became a rogue ninja, do you even respect me?"

Deidara arrogantly turned his head away: "Tch, it's all because you, old man, have been stopping me from pursuing art. Besides, I haven't betrayed Iwagakure."

Onoki suppressed his anger: "You didn't become a rogue ninja? Then what's with the headband you left behind?"

Deidara lied through his teeth: "I accidentally made a scratch, which didn't fit my artistic standards, so I left it there!"

Ohnoki's nose turned quite red.

Above them, a black-haired girl leaned over the edge of the pit and looked down: "Deidara, it's about time you came back. Grandpa isn't angry with you."

Looking at his junior sister Kurotsuchi, Deidara flatly refused, "Kurotsuchi, I haven't proven my art yet, I'm not going back!"

Onoki looked at Yosuke, who was leading the group: "You're the one who took Deidara away, aren't you!?"

Yosuke nodded and admitted, "That's right, it was me. Now that you, Tsuchikage, know what happened in Kirigakure, you should also understand that with Kirigakure and Kumogakure withdrawing, this battle cannot continue with only Sunagakure and Iwagakure."

Onoki sneered, "We'll talk about that later. But with you, things will be easier! Dust Release: Particle Style!"

After clasping his hands together, Onoki opened a transparent cube-shaped barrier between his palms and headed straight for Yosuke.

Upon seeing Onoki's ninjutsu, Deidara yelled at him, "Old man! Are you crazy?"

Onoki sneered, "I'm not crazy. I'd like to see just how capable someone is who can get a brat like you to follow."