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

Unlike Itachi, Jugo cannot undergo the modification of Yosuke's blood.

Even Yosuke can only suppress natural energy at present, not tame it. Yosuke is worried that Jugo, after being modified by the Demon King's blood, will be unable to freely control the power of the demon, leading to a conflict with the natural energy. The conflict between the two forces may cause trouble.

In other words, Yosuke's demonic power can now only act as a throttle for Jugo, preventing Jugo from over-absorbing natural energy and going out of control. However, Jugo can still use natural energy to fight within a limited range.

Yosuke told Jugo about his idea, and Jugo agreed without hesitation.

Being able to stop losing control has always been Jugo's wish, and now it may finally come true. Even if he can no longer use natural energy, he is willing to do so.

Yosuke injected his own blood into Jugo's body.

After the blood was injected into his body, Jugo felt it for a moment but did not feel any special changes.

"Is that all?" Jugo asked doubtfully.

"Try absorbing natural energy faster and you'll see."

Jugo autonomously accelerates the absorption of surrounding natural energy.

This time, Jugo noticed something amiss.

The natural energy that should have surged into his body was mostly blocked by a peculiar force. Only a small portion that Jugo could withstand entered his body, allowing him to fight using the natural energy, but not to the point of going out of control.

Jugo was extremely excited. He had actually managed to control the natural energy that had been his nightmare all along.

Yosuke patted Jugo on the shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Once I find a way to completely tame this natural energy, perhaps you will also be able to use natural energy freely and fight without restraint."

Jugo nodded heavily. He now had complete faith in Yosuke; if it was Yosuke, then he could definitely do it.

After temporarily resolving Jugo's problem, Yosuke immediately activated the system's lottery.

From building chakra pathways for Gyutaro and Osamu to the current lottery, Yosuke has once again created Blood Breathing? Seventh Form? Higanbana Burial Slash, plus the Demon Sage Mode, so there are currently two more chances to draw prizes.

However, the ninjutsu that Yosuke learned was not included in the system's lottery rules; otherwise, Yosuke might have had dozens of lottery chances.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Immortal Talisman and the Suppression Talisman.]

Yang Jie looked at the two talismans in his hand, completely bewildered.

The Immortal Talisman is a secret treasure from a place called Mount Myōboku. It can instantly bring the dead back to life as long as the soul has not yet entered the Pure Land.

The suppression talisman can suppress and interrupt the opponent's chakra for a moment.

The Immortal Talisman might be a treasure to others, but it's of little use to Yang Jie.

Suppression talismans are useful for chakra-using ninjas, but somewhat useless for Yosuke.

But something is better than nothing; it might come in handy in the future.

Yosuke plans to set off again, but since the ship was destroyed when Yosuke lost control, he can only rely on Yosuke to take Yokura and Jugo to the nearest inhabited island.

Yosuke brought Yekura and Jugo to the Land of Waves.

At this time, the Land of Waves is united in its efforts to build the bridge, and the entire nation is full of energy.

Through his interactions with the people of the Land of Waves, Yosuke gained a general understanding of the current situation in the Land of Waves.

The original Land of Waves was controlled by Gato, a conglomerate that ostensibly ran a shipping company but actually smuggled contraband.

Meanwhile, Gato consolidated his position and prevented the people of the Land of Waves from building a bridge by relying on Zabuza Momochi, a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, and a kid named Haku who used ice-style ninjutsu.

Because if the bridge is successfully built, Gato's plan to control the Land of Waves will fail, and he will no longer be able to control the country's wealth, politics, people, and everything else.

However, not long ago, when Yosuke and Yokura were still in the Land of Frost, a thin man carrying a scythe and a boy wielding dual swords appeared in the Land of Waves.

The two went directly to Gato's lair, found Zabuza and Haku, and demanded that Zabuza hand over the Executioner's Blade.

Kado was beheaded by the man wielding the scythe simply for interrupting and saying one more word.

Furthermore, Zabuza and Haku were no match for the man wielding the scythe.

Just as Zabuza was about to be killed, the boy wielding dual swords seemed to have some connection with Zabuza. He cut off Zabuza's right hand, which was holding the sword, took the Executioner's Blade, and then left.

Zabuza, who was defeated, and the boy named Haku also left the Land of Waves.

Gato's sudden death, along with Zabuza and Haku's departure, brought life back to the lifeless Land of Waves.

To prevent the emergence of a second Gato, the people of the Land of Waves are united and working tirelessly on the construction, hoping to complete the bridge as soon as possible and restore the Land of Waves to its former prosperity.

Upon hearing the descriptions from the people of the Land of Waves, Yosuke instantly thought of Gyutaro and Suigetsu.

Because Yosuke also remembered that Suigetsu was collecting seven knives, Gyutaro also agreed to collect them with Suigetsu.

"They acted pretty quickly."

Gyutaro first returned to Kagerou Village, found Suigetsu, and then set off. Yosuke didn't expect the two of them to be so fast, arriving in the Land of Waves before them.

Meanwhile, Gyutaro and Mizuki had already arrived in the land of rivers.

Looking at the map in her hand, Mizuki said, "The user of the Raikiri is Raiga Kurosuki. It's a mining village in the land of rivers, where there's a oxalis gold mine. Half a year ago, a group of people who called themselves the Kurosuki family infiltrated the mining village and took control of it. Raiga Kurosuki should be among them."

Gyutaro scratched his head and said, "You just need to lead the way, and leave everything else to me."

Mizuki complained, "Hey, don't always handle things by yourself! Let me feel involved a little. Those are all seniors who use ninja swords, and I really want to fight them!"

"Alright, alright, you go first next time, and I'll go if you can't beat them," Gyutaro said nonchalantly.

"That's more like it... No! That's not right! I might not necessarily lose! I'm pretty strong too, okay!" Shuiyue protested loudly.

"Hurry up and go. Once you get that Thunder Blade, haven't you already found your next target?"

Mizuki grinned, revealing her jagged teeth, and said, "After getting the Raito? I'm really looking forward to the next sword I'm targeting. It's the most special of the Seven Ninja Swords, a greatsword that possesses life and self-awareness."

...

In the Land of Waves, Yosuke, Hakura, and Jugo once again boarded a ship and headed towards Orochimaru's base.

Like the northern base, Orochimaru's base this time is also located on an island.

Chapter 264 Battle with Orochimaru

Orochimaru, who was feigning sleep with his eyes closed in the base, was approached by the figure of the God of War: "Orochimaru, Yosuke Ubuyashiki is getting close. Are you ready?"

Orochimaru excitedly licked his lips: "Everything is ready, we're just waiting for Ubuyashiki Yosuke to fall into the trap himself."

After Yosuke and his two companions stepped onto the island, they found it to be deserted and uninhabited, not like a place where anyone lived.

Therefore, Yosuke didn't have high hopes this time.

But since we're already here, we should at least find Orochimaru's base; maybe we'll find some clues or information about him.

Yosuke and his two companions explored towards the center of the island.

As the three continued deeper into the area, Yosuke suddenly called for a stop.

Yekura and Jugo asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Yosuke's expression was serious: "Something is very wrong. This island looks deserted, but we haven't seen a single animal since we landed, not even birds."

Yekura speculated, "Could it be that some of Orochimaru's experiments caused all life on this island to disappear?"

"No, the ecological environment of this island has not been damaged. Jugo, you have natural energy, you should be able to sense it, right?"

Hearing Yosuke say this, Jugo also sensed something was wrong: "Natural energy is free energy in nature. If the ecology is damaged, I will be very sensitive to it, but I have not found any abnormalities, which means that the island's ecology is intact."

Yang Jie nodded and said, "That's right. Since the ecology is intact, it's impossible that there isn't a single bird. There's only one possibility: there's something on this island that frightens these animals, forcing them to leave. Moreover, this is an island surrounded by the sea, yet there isn't a single beast. That means they've all died."

As if to confirm Yosuke's guess, the vines in the surrounding woods suddenly wrapped around the three of them's ankles and continued to extend to their bodies.

Yosuke drew his katana and cut the vines one by one.

The three, who had just regained their freedom, were suddenly confronted by several giant snakes that opened their blood-red mouths and lunged at them.

"Scorching Escape? Overpowering Steam Kill!"

Yekura manipulated the fireball, directly evaporating the moisture from the giant snake's body, turning it into dried snake meat.

Upon seeing the giant snake, Yosuke immediately thought of Orochimaru.

After dealing with the giant snake, Yosuke and his two companions continued deeper into the forest and found an underground entrance in the center of the woods.

The underground entrance was wide open, as if welcoming Yosuke's arrival.

Orochimaru's arrogance actually made Yosuke somewhat worried.

Yosuke wasn't worried about himself, but rather about Hakura and Jugo.

Yosuke's understanding of Orochimaru's strength was still based on the Nine-Tails' rampage.

However, with the help of the God, Orochimaru's strength is now immeasurably greater.

Instead of immediately entering the underground base, Yosuke led Yekura and Jugo back to the ship docked on the shore.

"Yakura, Jugo, Orochimaru might be on this island. For your safety, please leave for now and wait for me in the Land of Waves. I will come to find you as soon as I have finished dealing with this matter."

"Orochimaru shouldn't be a match for Lord Yosuke, right?"

Jugo was somewhat puzzled. As a former test subject of Orochimaru, Jugo had witnessed Orochimaru's strength firsthand and knew that Orochimaru was no match for Yosuke. He couldn't understand why Yosuke was being so cautious.

"Orochimaru is not the same as he used to be. Things are a bit complicated. I'll tell you later. I'm worried that I won't be able to take care of you when we're fighting."

As for why Yosuke relentlessly pursued Orochimaru, Yekura had heard about it after staying for so long. It seemed that Yosuke's real target was not Orochimaru, but the person behind Orochimaru.

The understanding Yekura nodded and said, "We understand, Jugo. Let's leave first. Yosuke must have his reasons."

After watching Yekura and Jugo leave by boat, Yosuke composed himself, gripped his katana tightly, and headed towards Orochimaru's base.

Orochimaru, inside the base, smirked and muttered to himself, "They're certainly cautious, but the real show is just beginning..."

After entering the base, Orochimaru did not set up any obstacles, and Yosuke proceeded unimpeded to the center of the underground base.

The underground base was empty in the center, with only a stone seat, and sitting on the stone seat was Orochimaru, whom Yosuke had been searching for everywhere.

Orochimaru crossed his arms and looked at Yosuke with great interest: "You've finally arrived. Welcome, Yosuke Ubuyashiki. This is our second meeting since the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha."

Yosuke had no interest in saying anything more to Orochimaru and asked directly, "Where is the God?"

Orochimaru calmly said, "You're really impatient. I know you look down on me. You may be the strongest in your world, but in this world, there are many beings stronger than you... Maybe I'm stronger than you right now."

Yosuke sneered and mocked, "One is a stray dog ​​from Konoha, and the other is a stray dog ​​who fled from his own world. You think you can get away with this by colluding with the two of them?"

"How arrogant and conceited! Well then, let's see what happens!"

Orochimaru stood up from the stone seat and walked step by step to Yosuke.

The two stood facing each other, neither choosing to make the first move.