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

However, Minato's reaction speed was still faster than A's, and he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape A's attack in the blink of an eye.

just now.

Neither Jiraiya nor Tsunade could match Minato's reaction speed; the outcome of this battle seemed predetermined from the start.

Moreover, if Minato wanted to, he could easily subdue them before they could even react.

However, Minato had no desire to fight; he simply wanted to stop them.

Tsunade relentlessly attacked Minato with her superhuman strength and physical skills.

Minato did not use the Flying Thunder God Technique; he dodged all of Tsunade's attacks using only his physical skills.

Tsunade retreated to Jiraiya's side, having failed to even touch Minato's clothes due to the continuous attacks.

"Jiraiya, what should we do?"

"I don't know either. There's no way we can just leave Watergate like this."

Although Minato was on the opposite side at this time, Jiraiya was still proud of his disciple from the bottom of his heart.

Minato felt extremely guilty: "I'm sorry, Jiraiya-sensei."

"We are sorry, Minato. If we had paid more attention to Naruto, none of this would have happened."

Jiraiya simply sat down on the ground. Tsunade looked at Jiraiya in confusion: "Jiraiya?"

“We can’t leave even if we want to, so let’s talk, Watergate.”

Tsunade frowned, glanced at Jiraiya sitting on the ground, then at Minato opposite her who was holding a Flying Thunder God kunai and standing guard, sighed deeply, and leaned against a tree without saying a word.

"What would you like to talk about, Jiraiya-sensei?"

"Let's talk about your experiences after you left Konoha."

"Ever since the Nine-Tails' rampage, Kushina and I have been investigating the masked man from that time."

Jiraiya's expression immediately turned serious: "Is he the one who has the Sharingan and released Kushina from the Nine-Tails seal, the one who calls himself Madara Uchiha? I've also investigated, and he's not Madara Uchiha; he belongs to the Akatsuki organization."

"Then Jiraiya-sensei must have also found some clues about the real Uchiha Madara, right?"

Jiraiya nodded and said, "That's right, Madara Uchiha is still alive. The reason I came back to Konoha this time is because I'm worried that Madara Uchiha will take revenge on Konoha."

Hearing Jiraiya and Minato's conversation, Tsunade also perked up her ears to listen.

"How could Madara Uchiha still be alive?!"

Tsunade found it unbelievable because she remembered that Madara Uchiha's body was disposed of by her great-uncle, Tobirama Senju.

Jiraiya explained, "I also found it incredible at the time, but it was something I saw with my own eyes. Moreover, Madara Uchiha only suddenly became active in the ninja world around this time and was collecting tailed beasts."

Tsunade sensed something was wrong: "If Madara Uchiha had been alive all along, given his personality, he would definitely have appeared when Grandpa was dying."

"But the fact is that Madara Uchiha is indeed still alive."

Jiraiya continued, "Oh, right, there's another strange thing. I saw Madara Uchiha up close back then, and he looked younger than me."

Tsunade rested her chin on one hand as she pondered, "Then it means that the Uchiha must have survived using special means and retained their youth like me, or perhaps they were resurrected from the dead."

Jiraiya continued to question Minato: "Regarding that masked man, Minato, have you found out his identity?"

"His identity has not yet been determined, but it is certain that he is a member of the Uchiha clan and only has one Sharingan. Moreover, he is very familiar with me and Kushina, so I have guessed someone in my mind, but I have not had the opportunity to verify it."

Who are you guessing is that person?

"My disciple, Uchiha Obito."

"Uchiha Obito? How is that possible?!"

Jiraiya couldn't believe it, because in Jiraiya's memory, Obito was kind, loving, dreamy, and innocent. How could he possibly do such a thing?

"The only Uchiha candidate with only one Sharingan is Obito. During the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, Obito was hit by a rock and entrusted his right Sharingan to Kakashi before being buried by the rock. However, it is not confirmed whether Obito is really dead. Also, the masked man's Sharingan is his left eye, but this is just speculation and has not been confirmed."

Jiraiya asked, "Minato, if it really is Obito, what do you plan to do?"

Minato felt deep guilt towards Obito; if he had been faster, perhaps Obito wouldn't have died.

"I don't know either. I hope that masked man is Obito, because that would mean Obito is still alive, but I also don't want that person to be Obito..."

Jiraiya was all too familiar with Minato's emotions.

After all, there are living examples right in front of us.

For example, he is currently seeking revenge against Konoha, and his disciple Naruto Uzumaki is involved.

Chapter 312 Izanagi

Meanwhile, in the Chunin Exams venue.

Yosuke did not leave with the crowd.

Yosuke said to Shion, "Shion, take Kaori to find Sasuke, then wait for me at the inn. I have some personal business to attend to."

Shion nodded obediently and, supporting the still not fully recovered Xiang, went to find Sasuke.

Yosuke stayed because he once again sensed the aura of a demon that was similar to his own.

Yosuke went to the side of the assassinated daimyo and examined their wounds.

Every dead person has a small hole in their forehead.

Yosuke removed the object from the small hole in his forehead; it was a piece of finger bone.

There was a strong demonic aura emanating from his finger bones.

Therefore, the demonic aura that Yosuke sensed at that time was indeed real.

Yosuke searched for the demonic aura on the finger bones and still managed to discover Kimimaro's presence.

Meanwhile, Kimimaro, having successfully assassinated the target Naruto had assigned him, continued to observe Yosuke.

Kimimaro noticed Yosuke watching him and immediately realized he had been exposed.

Kimimaro immediately turned around to retreat, but his body stiffened on the spot against his will.

Kimimaro tried desperately to regain control of his body, but to no avail.

Yosuke's voice came from behind Kimimaro: "I have the right to take the life and death of all demons. Although I don't know how you became a demon, you are no exception."

As soon as Yosuke broke free from Kimimaro's control, Kimimaro turned around and approached Yosuke.

"Corpse Bone Pulse? Willow Dance!"

Kimimaro grew sharp bones from his joints and launched an attack on Yosuke using his physical skills.

However, at the very moment he struck Yosuke, Kimimaro froze in place once again.

"I've already told you, you can't fight back. If you attack again, I'll have to cripple your limbs for now."

Yosuke released Kimimaro from his control again, allowing him to speak.

"Who turned you into a ghost? And how did you manage to evade my senses?"

Kimimaro remained silent about Yosuke's question.

Seeing that Kimimaro was determined not to speak, Yosuke sighed: "Fine, let's just search your memories."

Yosuke pressed Kimimaro's head down and began probing his memories.

"So that's how it is. It was Orochimaru and that guy, Kami, who did it again."

From Kimimaro's memories, Yosuke learned everything, including that Kimimaro was now Naruto's comrade, and that Naruto had gone to seek revenge on Danzo and his gang.

Kimimaro took a few steps back in shock, never expecting that Yosuke could obtain his memories so easily.

To prevent Yosuke from interfering with Naruto's revenge, Kimimaro decided to fight Yosuke to the death.

Kimimaro immediately entered the second cursed seal state.

His skin turned completely dark, and a face resembling that of a celestial being appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, I won't stop Naruto from taking his revenge, and you're also Jugo's comrade, so I won't hurt you either."

Kimimaro, who was about to attack, froze: "Jugo?"

“That’s right, Jugo is now our comrade.”

Kimimaro did not lower his guard against Yosuke because of Jugo, and remained wary of him: "What exactly do you want?"

Yosuke revealed his purpose: "After Naruto's battle, I hope to meet with Naruto and have a chat."

Kimimaro didn't want Naruto to be in unknown danger, but even if he refused Yosuke here, Yosuke could go find Naruto himself.

"I will wait until after the battle, and then I will go to find Naruto in person. You don't need to feel troubled, because you can't stop me. But before that, there is one thing I must resolve first."

"What..."

Before Kimimaro could even ask, Yosuke's hand was already on the curse mark on his chest.

The powerful force poured into his body, causing Kimimaro immense pain.

Kimimaro's cursed seal state two directly degenerated into state one, and then returned to normal.

When Yosuke removed his hand from Kimimaro's body, a small white snake appeared in Yosuke's palm.

"You're being monitored by Orochimaru."

Kimimaro's face turned pale, which meant that Orochimaru knew everything he had done with Naruto during this time.

In a dark and shadowy base.

Orochimaru, who was conducting the experiment, suddenly paused, then said to Kabuto beside him, "Kabuto, let's stop the surgery for now."

"Lord Orochimaru, what's wrong?"

“Even if we turn these ninjas into demons, they will still be controlled by Yosuke Ubuyashiki. There’s no need to waste these precious materials. We need to continue our research on Yosuke Ubuyashiki’s flesh and blood.”

...

At this time, Naruto and Danzo were locked in a fierce battle at the Root base.

The entire root base was basically destroyed and reduced to ruins.

Naruto was certain that he had indeed killed Danzo on the previous two occasions.

Furthermore, he killed Danzo once more during the battle.