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

Yosuke is currently training Sasuke and Kaori in the same mountain forest where he previously trained Itachi.

When he brought Sasuke to this mountain forest, he told Sasuke that he had trained Itachi here, and Sasuke insisted on training here as well.

Sasuke euphemistically said: "In order to keep up with my brother's pace."

"Thunder Breathing? First Form? Thunderclap Flash!"

A flash of lightning, and a tree that would take several people to encircle toppled instantly.

Sasuke, who had undergone extensive training, was already panting heavily.

Sasuke looked at Yosuke expectantly, hoping to receive praise from him.

Yosuke was generous with his praise. Given Sasuke's personality, what he needed was encouragement, not setbacks.

"Well done, Sasuke. The strength you've shown at your age has already surpassed that of Itachi back then."

Sasuke responded excitedly, "Yes!"

"However, there are still some issues you need to change."

Sasuke didn't understand. If he had done so well, what was there to change?

Yosuke smiled and said, "Sasuke, you're not satisfied with surpassing Itachi from back then, are you? Don't you want to surpass the Itachi of today?"

In Sasuke's eyes, Itachi was an extremely perfect being, and he was no match for Itachi at all.

Sasuke, who was always confident, became insecure.

"Can I really do it?"

Yosuke encouraged him, "Why can't you do it? You and Itachi are both geniuses. You've always strived to be like Itachi, so why don't you believe you can surpass Itachi?"

Sasuke envisioned a moment when he surpassed Itachi, a moment when Itachi could be proud of him and trust him to share the responsibilities of the Uchiha clan and the Village of Blazing Sun, so that Itachi wouldn't have to work so hard anymore.

"Lord Yosuke, I'm ready! I want to surpass my brother!"

Yosuke smiled and began to explain Sasuke's current problem.

"Sasuke, your problem right now is that you use Lightning Breathing too formulaically, which makes you stiff and inflexible when you use sword techniques. These sword techniques are, in the end, moves that others have tailored for you, so stiffness is unavoidable."

Remember when I told you about that demon-slaying swordsman named Zenitsu Agatsuma?

Sasuke nodded and said, "Of course I remember. That senior only knew the initial sword form of Thunder Breathing, but through his own efforts, he created his own unique sword form."

Yosuke continued, “That’s right, the sword shape you create yourself is the most suitable for you, but that doesn’t mean you should create your own sword shape right away. It’s not that simple. It requires a lot of practical knowledge and inspiration.”

My purpose in telling you this is so that you can carefully observe and adjust the awkwardness in your sword techniques in daily practice until you achieve the most comfortable feeling when using them. This is also necessary preparation for creating sword techniques in the future.

Having gained some understanding, Sasuke couldn't wait to begin training, trying to find the incoordination he felt when using the Lightning Breathing sword form.

Sasuke and Kaori continued their training together.

Shion did not join the training because she was not a ninja and could not endure the hardship of rigorous training; she would get tired after moving around for a short while.

Moreover, Shion's abilities are quite unique.

As a shrine maiden, Shion's shrine maiden power would continuously increase even without her training, and her strength would improve at all times, as if there were no upper limit.

So Shion had a picnic on the side, providing food for Sasuke and Kaori, and Shion enjoyed it very much.

Just as Yosuke was enjoying his drink, eating the barbecue that Shion handed him, and observing Sasuke and Kaori's training...

Jiraiya suddenly appeared.

"Yosuke, it's been a long time."

Yosuke had sensed someone approaching, but he didn't expect it to be Jiraiya.

Yosuke tossed a sake bottle to Jiraiya, who didn't stand on ceremony, sat down next to Yosuke, and took a hearty sip.

Jiraiya looked at Sasuke and Kaori, who were training, and exclaimed, "They really have extraordinary talent."

At the same time, Jiraiya gradually began to feel uncertain.

If training alone can have such destructive power, how can I teach Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee to withstand their attacks?

Chapter 301 Intelligence

Jiraiya's arrival made Sasuke and Kaori uncomfortable during their training.

They are not used to being stared at so directly by strangers.

Yosuke realized that Jiraiya wanted to talk to him alone, so he said to Sasuke and the other two, "Let's end our training here for today. You can go back and rest for a bit."

After Sasuke and the others left, Jiraiya looked at Sasuke, who bore the Uchiha clan crest, and sighed, "He must be one of the Uchiha clan members you took away back then. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye; he has grown up so quickly."

Yosuke nodded and said, "Sasuke has great talent; he learns everything very quickly."

Jiraiya took a sip of his drink, feeling dejected. "Yeah, in my memory, there are just too many geniuses in the Uchiha clan. Oh, right, that red-haired girl, she's from the Uzumaki clan, isn't she?"

"Yes, Xiang is someone I met back in Kusagakure."

Jiraiya remained silent, but felt incredibly dejected.

The Uchiha and Uzumaki clans were originally supposed to be comrades of Konoha.

"Jiraiya, what brings you here this time? Have you found Naruto?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "I haven't found Naruto yet. I came to Konoha this time to report important intelligence. I just heard that you were leading the team from Kagero Village in the Chunin Exams, so I thought I'd come and see you."

Yosuke, sensing the hidden meaning in Jiraiya's words, said directly, "Is that so? Just ask me whatever you want. I'll answer whatever I can."

Jiraiya downed the wine in the jug in one gulp, then said seriously, "Then I'll just ask directly, you are the leader of that mysterious organization. If you are a mercenary organization, why have you never accepted any war commissions, yet your organization was present during the Cold War among the Five Great Ninja Villages?"

Furthermore, you were present during the Nine-Tails' rampage in Konoha and the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Furthermore, according to the investigation, you and that guy named Gyutaro seem to have suddenly appeared in the ninja world, and there are no records of you before.

What exactly is your purpose?

Yosuke explained, "It seems you've already investigated us. Our initial goal was to find someone and we didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the ninja world, but once we got involved, we couldn't extricate ourselves from it."

Jiraiya frowned slightly, because Yosuke's answer was ambiguous and of no use whatsoever.

"I want to know, what kind of role does Naruto play in your eyes, Yosuke? I hope you can answer me."

Seeing that Jiraiya seemed determined to get to the bottom of things, Yosuke replied, "In our eyes, Naruto is the chosen one of this world, the savior, but this savior has gone astray, and I want to correct it."

Jiraiya guessed, "You said you don't want to get involved in the affairs of the ninja world, but you still want to correct Naruto's deviation. And when we met at the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Frost, you told me, 'There's always a way.' It seems that you have backup plans for whether Naruto can be successfully corrected, right?"

“That’s right. You know that the Sage of Six Paths met me and gave me an alternative plan.”

"What is it? Can you tell me?"

"I can't explain this to you in detail, but I can tell you that Naruto is the chosen one, the savior, and one of the protagonists destined to face the crisis in this world in the future."

If Yosuke stays here, there will only be more questions to answer, but Jiraiya's question is too sensitive, and the more he answers, the more uncertainties there will be.

So Yosuke got up and left.

Jiraiya stood there, lost in thought.

He could deduce something from Yosuke's answer.

Naruto is one of the main characters slated to be involved in the crisis of the future world.

So besides Naruto, there must be other chosen ones.

Moreover, the word 'reservation' is quite subtle.

If one of the main characters is predetermined or designated, then that means that the main character may be replaceable.

Jiraiya was very worried about something.

If Naruto's identity as the chosen one is replaced, will Naruto be in trouble?

Jiraiya also felt a deep sense of guilt towards Naruto.

If we had paid more attention to Naruto back then, perhaps Naruto wouldn't be in this state.

Jiraiya, his face full of worry, wanted to continue asking Yosuke questions, but found that Yosuke had already left.

Jiraiya sighed deeply.

One of the reasons Jiraiya returned to Konoha this time was because he had traveled to various countries but had not found any trace of Naruto.

Suddenly I heard that Konoha was going to hold a joint Chunin Exam.

Naruto once said he wanted to take revenge on Konoha, so Jiraiya, who had originally planned to return to Konoha to deliver information, also wanted to try his luck and see if he could run into Naruto.

When Yosuke returned to the inn, a demon crow suddenly landed.

After examining the memories of the demon crow, it was discovered that it was news of Osamu.

Since the Akatsuki organization chose to go into hiding, Yosuke hasn't contacted Osamu for a long time.

When Yosuke contacted Osamu for the last time, Osamu said that they could not contact each other for the time being because the Akatsuki members were all staying together and someone was monitoring their every move. Contacting them could easily expose them.

The information that Zhi found the opportunity to convey this time was about intelligence within the Akatsuki organization.

Suddenly, a guy named Uchiha Madara appeared in the Akatsuki organization and forcefully joined the organization, and his status was comparable to that of the mysterious Pain.

Pain and Madara Uchiha didn't seem to get along.

The Akatsuki organization is now divided into three factions.

The group is led by Pain, and includes Konan, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Sasori.

Madara Uchiha was the leader, and Tobi, Zetsu, and Hidan formed one faction.

Finally, there's Kakuzu, who will deal with these two neutral factions.

Despite their differences, both sides share the same goal: to collect the Tailed Beasts.

The Akatsuki organization, which had been lying low, has resumed its operations and begun capturing the Tailed Beasts.

Furthermore, the Akatsuki organization has already captured the second, third, fourth, and seventh tailed beasts.

They are now planning to capture the remaining tailed beasts.

Yang Jie frowned.

Yosuke had heard of the name Uchiha Madara before.

A legendary ninja who was on par with Hashirama Senju, who used Wood Release.