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

Yosuke looked very serious when he saw the transparent cube-shaped barrier, because he sensed a threat emanating from it.

"Blood Demon Art? Shadow Wolf!"

Yosuke summoned several shadow wolves made of blood, which then leaped towards the transparent cube-shaped barrier.

The moment the transparent cube-shaped barrier touched the Shadow Wolf, it suddenly expanded, enveloping and imprisoning the Shadow Wolf within it.

The next second, all the shadow wolves vanished, followed by a massive explosion.

Yosuke finally realized how terrifying this ninjutsu was. The Shadow Wolf from before wasn't destroyed, but annihilated in every sense of the word.

If Yosuke were completely trapped inside and annihilated, even his powerful self-healing ability would be difficult to recover.

Chapter 238 The Burial and Slaughter of the Red Spider Lily

In order not to affect those around him, Yosuke spread his blood wings, flew into the sky, and stood facing Ohnoki.

Onoki looked at Yosuke with surprise: "Oh? I didn't expect you could fly too?"

Yosuke didn't answer Onoki, but instead asked, "I can sense that you have no killing intent at all, so what is the point of this battle?"

Onoki sneered, "What's the point? You took Deidara away without a word. What about my reputation as his teacher?"

Onoki quickly formed hand seals: "Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique!"

Onoki transformed his right hand into a hard rock fist, increasing its hardness and weight, and unleashed a powerful blow at Yosuke.

"Sun Breathing? Third Form? Blazing Red Mirror!"

Yosuke also drew his katana and unleashed a series of sharp, symmetrical slashes, colliding with Onoki's rock fist.

Rocks kept falling off Onoki's arm, and Yosuke's sword was also deflected.

Taking the opportunity, Ōnoki placed his hand on the back of Yosuke's hand.

"Earth Release: Weighted Rock Technique!"

Countless rock fragments enveloped Yosuke, petrifying him and increasing his weight, making it difficult for him to flap his wings. He fell straight down from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground.

Onoki followed closely behind, landing on the ground and pressing his hands to the ground. "Earth Release: Steel Release Technique!"

A gigantic rock monster rose from the ground and swung its fist, striking Yosuke in the spot.

In an instant, the earth shook and dust flew everywhere.

Onoki flew back into the air, observing the situation within the smoke and dust.

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

A gigantic female statue made of blood appeared out of thin air, dispelling the surrounding smoke and dust.

The female colossus raised her blood-stained giant blade and slashed at the rock monster of Onoki.

In an instant, the rock monster was split in two, turning into countless fragments that fell to the ground.

Onoki couldn't help but praise, "Not bad! But that's not enough!"

"Dust Release: Limit Separation Technique!"

Onoki created a huge, transparent cube-shaped barrier that enveloped the female colossus, instantly obliterating it.

The instant the female colossus vanished, Onoki created another transparent cube-shaped barrier, which headed straight for Yosuke.

"Blood Demon Art? Blood Reincarnation!"

Yosuke instantly created a clone made of blood, while his main body teleported behind him, successfully dodging Onoki's Dust Release.

Yosuke shattered all the rocks clinging to his body and flew into the air once more. Although the man in front of him was a frail-looking old man, the pressure that the Dust Release technique exerted on Yosuke was even greater than that of the Nine-Tails back then.

Yosuke gripped his katana tightly; this time, he wanted to try out a new move.

Like the Residual Sun Hell Blood technique, this new move is also a Blood Breathing sword form that combines with chakra.

Yosuke immediately entered the Demon King form, holding his katana horizontally and refining the chakra within his body.

As if it were the cloak of a tailed beast, crimson chakra steam appeared around Yosuke's body.

Behind Yosuke, three blood-red flower stamens appeared, shaped like spider lilies.

As Yosuke continued to refine his chakra, the first crimson flower bloomed, followed by the second and the third.

When the three crimson flower stamens fully bloomed, Yosuke's momentum reached its peak.

"Blood Breathing? Seventh Form? Higanbana Burial Slash!"

Yosuke swung his katana with incredible speed, and countless crimson flower stamens flew out of his hand, blooming continuously as they traveled, finally forming a slash.

Eerie yet magnificent.

Onoki's eyelids twitched wildly. The slash was too fast to lock onto and annihilate with Dust Release. His survival instinct kept urging him to run.

However, Onoki did not choose to dodge, but instead chose to confront it head-on.

"Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"

As Onoki finished his hand seals, a giant sphere of earth rose from the ground.

Onoki used Earth Release: Super Light Heavy Rock Technique again, greatly reducing the gravity of the earth ball and causing it to float in front of him.

Yosuke's Spider Lily Burial Slash struck the earth ball, but instead of being cut in two, it was instantly surrounded by countless blood-red flower stamens. The earth ball was devoured the moment it bloomed, and then turned into blood-red petals that continuously fell from the sky to the ground.

However, the Higanbana Burial Slash continued straight toward Onoki.

At the critical moment, Onoki had no choice but to temporarily avoid the attack, using his flying ability to continuously ascend and narrowly evade Yosuke's slash.

When Onoki looked down at the ground, a scene that surprised him came into view.

The crimson petals did not disappear after falling to the ground, but instead regenerated crimson flower stamens on the ground. In a short time, the entire area within several miles was covered with crimson flower stamens, and the scene of them blooming at the same time shocked Onoki.

After the blood-red flower bloomed, the ground sank several inches.

Before Onoki could react, Yosuke had already slashed at him with his katana.

Onoki was about to retaliate.

With a 'crack', Onoki clutched his waist, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Yosuke stopped his katana in front of Onoki and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

Onoki answered shakily, "My back...I hurt it."

Yosuke was a little annoyed. He was fighting well, but he didn't expect Onoki to suddenly strain his back.

"Should the battle continue?"

Onoki, enduring the pain, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm not fighting anymore. I know why Deidara is following you now. He's always been a pursuer of art. It would be strange if he wasn't excited by your gorgeous attack style."

Yosuke sheathed his katana and helped Onoki land on the ground.

Deidara and the others emerged from the pit.

Deidara looked at Onoki, who was holding his back, and burst into laughter: "Hahaha, old man, how did you hurt your back again?"

"Hmph, brat! You have no consideration for the old man at all!" Onoki said with dissatisfaction.

Onoki looked at Yosuke and said, "Our Iwagakure village originally planned to see if there were any benefits to gain from this war. Now that Kumogakure and Kirigakure have withdrawn from the war, I never intended to fight to the death with Sunagakure village. So when we learned that Kirigakure village had also withdrawn from the war, we also prepared to retreat."

Yang Jie nodded and said, "That would be perfect."

Onoki looked at Deidara again but didn't say anything. Instead, he said to Kurotsuchi, "Kurotsuchi, let's go back."

Kurotsuchi obediently helped Onoki leave the place.

Deidara asked in surprise, "Old man, are you not going to force me to return to Iwagakure?"

Without replying, Ono said, "I know your personality. Even if I force you to return to Iwagakure, you'll find a way to leave. I might as well go along with your wishes and let you travel the ninja world to your heart's content."

But you must remember one thing! Deidara, you will always be a ninja of Iwagakure! You must never do anything to betray Iwagakure!

Kurotsuchi helped Onoki leave. Deidara appeared very displeased, but the smile on his lips betrayed his true feelings: "That old man, he still loves to lecture me as much as ever."

Chapter 239 Request for Cultivation

What was originally likely to develop into the Fourth Shinobi World War has now become a war between Sunagakure and Konoha, with the withdrawal of Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure.

The people of Konoha were overjoyed when they learned of this news.

Inside the Hokage's office.

"Good! Good! Good!" Hiruzen Sarutobi slapped the table and said "good" three times, showing how excited he was.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled a long-lost smile: "I never expected Kirigakure to be attacked like this. It seems even the heavens are protecting Konoha!"

Nara Shikaku said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Now that Iwagakure has also retreated to the Land of Earth, Hokage-sama, it's almost time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said, "Recall all the ninjas on the front lines against Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure, and send them all to the front lines against Sunagakure to prepare for the final battle! We must end this war as soon as possible!"

Some are happy, some are sad.

The village of Sunagakure seemed to be shrouded in a shadow at this moment.

Kazekage Rasa clenched his fist in anger and slammed it into the desk in front of him, causing the desk to collapse.

"Damn it! Kumogakure and Kirigakure are still among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, yet they've been caught off guard by two organizations and are in such a mess. And those jackals from Iwagakure, seeing that things were going badly, actually retreated without even looking back. They're a complete joke!"

The Sand Village advisor reported to Rasa: "Kage-sama, the villagers now know that Pakura is still alive, and rumors are spreading that you betrayed her. The villagers have a lot of grievances against you, and the ninjas fighting on the front lines are also demoralized."

Rasa's eyes revealed a hint of ferocity: "Announce this: Pakura, as a hero of Sunagakure, has openly betrayed Sunagakure, joined a rogue ninja organization, and wantonly destroyed Kirigakure, causing Kirigakure and Sunagakure to become enemies. Pakura is hereby declared a rogue ninja of Sunagakure!"

"Furthermore, I, Kazekage Rasa, am about to head to the front lines to fight alongside my comrades!"

The advisor hurriedly advised, "Lord Kazekage! Please think carefully. If the village's Kage also joins the battle, the situation will be different."

Rasa did not retract his order: "We must seize this opportunity now. Konoha's forces are scattered in various places and have not yet regrouped. We must take advantage of this opportunity to attack Konoha, otherwise, once Konoha's forces are gathered together, this war will become increasingly disadvantageous for us!"

Seeing that Rosa was determined, the advisors stopped trying to dissuade him and left the office to carry out Rosa's orders.

Luo Sha pondered for a moment in his seat, then suddenly called out, "Maki!"

A ninja wearing a headscarf that covered half his face appeared in the office and respectfully said, "Lord Kazekage!"

Rasa asked, "Maki, is Gaara's condition stable?"

"Everything is stable at the moment," Marki replied.