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

No sooner had Itachi finished speaking than Kurotsuchi and Deidara entered the office.

Upon seeing the yellow earth, the guilty-looking black earth dared not meet its gaze.

"Father, why are you here?"

Huang Tu's face hardened: "If I don't come, are you planning to never return to Iwagakure?"

Hei Tu's face fell: "Is Grandpa angry?"

"This time, I'm not here to take you back. I have a mission for you. You will choose a few genin from Iwagakure and lead them as jonin to Konoha to participate in the Joint Chunin Exams. Deidara, you're going too!"

Deidara pointed at himself incredulously and asked, "Me too? I bombed Konoha so badly last time. If I go, wouldn't I just be inviting trouble? We might even be surrounded before we even get through Konoha's gates."

Huang Tu's eyes widened: "They dare, Konoha? We've got your back!"

Seeing Deidara's excited expression, Huang Tu couldn't help but warn him, "But you should restrain yourself a little. This time we're not going to fight Konoha, we're going to participate in the Chunin Exams. Your and Kurotsuchi's mission is to protect the genin so they can successfully participate in the Chunin Exams."

After making the arrangements, Huang Tu asked Itachi, "Itachi, I heard that Konoha has also invited you. Who do you plan to send to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams?"

Itachi shook his head and said, "I just received the news, so I haven't made any arrangements yet, and I haven't even decided which genin will participate."

Huang Tu asked with concern, "Do you need me to send a few Jonin to help? You know about your conflict with Konoha, so maybe their invitation to you this time is a conspiracy."

"I'll lead the team to Konoha this time to participate in the Chunin Exams."

Yosuke's voice came from outside the office door.

Itachi was overjoyed to see Yosuke.

Since returning from the Land of Demons, Yosuke has been locking himself in his room to train.

Itachi hasn't seen Yosuke in a long time.

After this period of training, although Yang Jie's body has not yet fully evolved and the mottled energy in his body has not been fully digested, his strength has reached another level.

Yosuke originally planned to digest the power of the demons and the priestess before taming the natural energy, but the appearance of one person forced him to temporarily suspend his plan.

This person is the long-lost Sage of Six Paths.

The Sage of Six Paths told Yang Jie that time was running out.

Yosuke only has a few months left. If he still can't change Naruto's personality, then Yosuke will have to step in and inherit Ashura's chakra, becoming the new chosen one.

However, Yosuke had no idea where Naruto was.

The Sage of Six Paths told Yosuke an important clue: the joint Chunin Exams that Konoha was about to begin.

Therefore, Yosuke abandoned his training plan and volunteered to lead the genin of Kagero Village to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams.

"That would be perfect."

Although it was certain that Konoha would not attack the ninjas of Kagero Village in broad daylight, Itachi still couldn't help but worry.

Furthermore, there aren't many Jonin in Kagerou Village, and most of the members of the ^ Organization are sensitive figures, making them unsuitable as Jonin to lead a team to Konoha.

When Huang Tu saw that Yang Jie was the leading Jonin, he understood that Yangyan Village did not need the help of Iwagakure Village: "With Mr. Yang Jie protecting us, we will be safe and sound. We would also appreciate it if Mr. Yang Jie would take good care of our village's ninjas."

Yang Jie nodded and said, "Don't worry, since we are allies, I will take care of them without you having to tell me."

After Huang Tu left, Yang Jie began selecting genin to participate in the Chunin Exams.

First and foremost, Sasuke Uchiha absolutely has to go. If he encounters Naruto Uzumaki during the Chunin Exams, Sasuke Uchiha, as another chosen one, will definitely play a significant role.

Then there's Xiang, a Sasuke fangirl. As soon as she heard that Sasuke was going to participate in the Chunin Exams, she clamored for Caijia too.

The third candidate is difficult to find. Shuiyue is a rogue ninja and is not suitable to participate.

As for Jugo, although he is suppressed by Yosuke's demonic power and will not go berserk, he prefers quiet and does not like crowded places.

Chapter 287 Personnel Selection

Since neither Suigetsu nor Jugo are going, Yosuke has to find someone else to participate.

"Why don't you ask me about me?"

Knowing that Yosuke was selecting genin to participate in the Konoha Joint Chunin Exams, Shion quickly found Yosuke and volunteered.

Yosuke looked Shion up and down: "Don't be silly, Shion, you're from the Land of Demons, how can you represent the Village of Blazing Sun to participate in the Chunin Exams? Besides, you're not a ninja."

"Nobody knows about my Land of Demons. Besides, although I'm not a ninja and don't know ninjutsu, my priestess power has been mostly restored. I'm not someone to be trifled with!"

Yosuke did not answer, but fell into deep thought.

However, she wasn't thinking about Shion, but rather which of the three genin from Kagero Village should she choose as the third person?

Shion sighed deeply, her voice filled with resentment, "My wish is to travel the ninja world. I haven't been to Konoha yet. If you don't take me, it will become a huge regret in my heart, and that regret will become a burden on my soul, accompanying me to the end, leaving me alone... Can you bear to do that?"

Ziyuan's natural performing talent as a woman is now being displayed to its fullest extent.

Yosuke's right eyelid twitched involuntarily: "You insisted on coming along, was it really necessary... Fine, I'll take you there then."

Ziyuan's initial resentment vanished instantly, and she happily went back to her room to pack her luggage.

Sasuke was initially excited when he heard that he was going to another village to take the Chunin Exams, but his face immediately darkened when he learned that he was going to Konoha.

Because Konoha is the mortal enemy of the entire Uchiha clan.

Unable to understand, Sasuke angrily stormed into the office and found Itachi.

Itachi is discussing the details of his trip to Konoha with Yosuke.

"Brother, Lord Yosuke, why do we have to go to Konoha to take their exams? We're enemies of Konoha!"

Itachi explained to Sasuke, "Sasuke, we Uchiha are enemies of Konoha, but Kagerou Village is not. This time, Kagerou Village's participation in Konoha's Chunin Exams will bring many benefits to our village."

Sasuke didn't understand: "Aren't we already allies with Iwagakure? We don't need to have any contact with Konoha at all!"

Itachi patiently explained, "Sasuke, I know you're angry, but anger won't bring any real benefit. You have to look at the meaning behind this from a long-term perspective. Sasuke, what do you think the Village of Blazing Sun should do after receiving Konoha's invitation?"

Assistant Zuo replied matter-of-factly, "Of course we should refuse them!"

"After we refuse, although our Kagero Village is considered a ninja village by the outside world, you and I both know that we have not actually reached the level of a ninja village. Konoha, one of the five great ninja villages, invited our village, but we refused them. We will be ostracized and isolated by many surrounding countries and villages."

"Don't we still have our ally, Iwagakure?"

Itachi's expression turned serious: "Sasuke, you must remember, our village is called the Village of Blazing Sunlight, not the Village of Hidden Stones. Becoming strong yourself is the most important thing. If you always rely on others, you will never grow stronger, understand?"

Sasuke understood Itachi, but his expression remained unchanged: "But I just can't accept it..."

Yosuke suddenly said, "Sasuke, you should be very happy to be able to go to Konoha this time."

Sasuke was completely bewildered: "Huh?"

"The purpose of the Chunin Exams is to showcase the strength of the genin from each village. The strength of the genin determines the future strength of the village. Think about it, with your strength, how many people can be your match?"

Sasuke proudly declared, "Having awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and mastered the Breath of Lightning, there is absolutely no genin who can rival me."

"Isn't that perfect? ​​Isn't this the perfect opportunity for your revenge? Defeat all of Konoha's geniuses and humiliate Konoha. What are you still resentful about?"

Sasuke's eyes lit up: "Yeah! I should be happy!"

"I understand, Itachi-nii, Yosuke-sama!"

With a clear mind, Sasuke hurriedly left the office to pack his luggage.

Itachi shook his head helplessly. He had explained so many reasons to Sasuke, but Sasuke still couldn't accept them. Yosuke had only given him a little guidance, and Sasuke accepted them immediately.

Sasuke's talent is extremely strong, even stronger than Itachi's. Although he didn't have the talent to learn Sun Breathing, he showed an extremely strong talent in Lightning Breathing.

Sasuke mastered all six sword forms of the Breath of Lightning in a very short time.

Moreover, with Itachi's help, Sasuke recently successfully awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Once Sasuke can master the Mangekyou Sharingan, Itachi plans to transplant his father, Fugaku Uchiha's, Mangekyou Sharingan into Sasuke, allowing Sasuke to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, Sasuke had not experienced the same cruelty as Itachi, and was protected too well by Itachi. Therefore, although Sasuke was powerful, his mentality did not keep up.

"Itachi, Sasuke is independent and pure, but he is also a child who is prone to getting stuck on things. Once he has made up his mind about something, he will not care about other people's opinions. He knows very well what he wants, so we just need to guide Sasuke."

Itachi nodded: "I habitually project my own thoughts onto Sasuke, hoping that Sasuke won't follow my old path, but I forgot that Sasuke is different from me. He has his own thoughts and will. Sasuke has grown up, and it's time to let go."

Yang Jie laughed and scolded, "Don't act like you're old and have seen through the world. To be honest, when are you planning to respond to Quan's feelings? She's been waiting for you all along."

Itachi's cheeks flushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him: "This... Kagerou Village hasn't settled down yet. I plan to talk about it after things have stabilized."

Yosuke patted Itachi on the shoulder and said, "Don't let down the gentle, kind, and understanding Izumi."

...

At Orochimaru's base.

Orochimaru and Kabuto are working together to perform the transplant surgery on Kimimaro.

The dead test subjects were piled up into a small mountain.

Naruto stood beside Orochimaru and Kabuto, observing the surgery.

It wasn't that Naruto was interested in Orochimaru's surgery, but rather that he was monitoring them to prevent Orochimaru from making any moves against Kimimaro.

What should have been a simple transplant surgery lasted for several hours.

"finished."

Orochimaru and Kabuto have successfully completed the transplantation of the cloned Yosuke's flesh and blood.

Naruto stepped forward and noticed that Kimimaro's wound had not yet been stitched up.

Just as I was about to ask, I discovered that Kimimaro's wound had already healed on its own.

Kimimaro automatically entered the second form of the Cursed Seal.

His bones protruded from his skin like a hedgehog's quills.

Kimimaro sat up in bed after waking up, and Naruto asked with concern, "Kimimaro, how are you feeling?"

Kimimaro felt the powerful life force within his body.

"Naruto, I feel great."

Chapter 288 Entering Konoha

Kimimaro's blood disease was successfully cured, and he gained the characteristics of an oni.

Orochimaru looked at his masterpiece with great satisfaction: "Naruto, my conditions have been met, now it's your turn."