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

“From now on, Killer Bee will stay by my side and I will watch over him every step of the way. If even that doesn’t work, then let’s just disband. We, the Hidden Cloud Village, will face the Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha ourselves.” Raikage A was extremely domineering and unreasonable.

Everyone was quite helpless in the face of Ai's bad temper.

However, the Allied Shinobi Forces had to be formed because the One-Tailed Beast from Sunagakure, the Three-Tailed Beast from Kirigakure, and the Four-Tailed and Five-Tailed Beasts from Iwagakure had all been taken away.

Several Kage hoped to reclaim the lost Tailed Beasts through the Allied Shinobi Forces.

After seeing that none of the Kage had any objections, Mifune announced, "In that case, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, will be personally supervised by the Raikage of Kumogakure."

After all the discussions were completed, everyone left the Land of Iron and returned to their respective villages to prepare their forces.

When they arrived, it was Itachi Uchiha and Yosuke, but when they left, there were more people behind them.

The black soil of Iwagakure Village and Deidara.

Kakashi of Konoha.

The green of the misty shadows.

Darui of Kumogakure.

And Temari and Kankuro from Sunagakure.

Itachi was originally just going back to the village to give some instructions before heading to the Land of Grass, which is next to the Land of Rain, to join the Allied Shinobi Forces.

However, as the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Itachi still received representatives from the various village Kage, ostensibly to protect and assist him.

After returning to Kagero Village.

Yosuke arrived in the village ahead of time and found Sasuke and the others.

Sasuke and the others have finished resting and are now training.

When Sasuke saw Yosuke return, he knew they had gone to the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit. He asked, "Lord Yosuke, you're back! Where's Itachi?"

“Things are a bit complicated, Neji!” Yosuke looked at Neji, who was standing next to Sasuke.

"Neji, Kakashi is about to arrive at the Village of Blazing Sun. Put on this mask. Your current identity is that of a Konoha rogue ninja, and it is not appropriate to reveal it in front of Kakashi."

Yosuke took out a mask from his pocket and made Neji put it on. Yosuke had specially coated the mask with his own blood, so that Neji's aura would change after wearing it.

When Neji put on this mask, his entire demeanor changed.

"Sasuke, how do you look?" Neji's voice had even changed.

Sasuke clicked his tongue in amazement: "If I hadn't seen you wearing a mask, I really wouldn't have recognized you."

Then Sasuke asked Yosuke, "Lord Yosuke, why are people from Konoha coming to our village again?"

Sasuke's expression still showed disgust.

Although Konoha and Kagerou Village cooperated in development, it did not mean that the Uchiha clan did not harbor hatred towards Konoha.

"It's a long story. This time, not only Konoha, but also Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure have sent people."

Sasuke was completely bewildered: "What happened? Why have people from all five great ninja villages come to our village?"

"We're going to the Five Kage Summit this time, right? The five great ninja villages have united to form the Allied Shinobi Forces, and your brother, Itachi, has become the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces."

Sasuke's jaw nearly dropped in shock: "What's going on? How did Itachi become the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces?"

Yosuke explained helplessly, "It's because none of the five great ninja villages wanted the other to become the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces. And the purpose of forming the Allied Shinobi Forces was to fight against the Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha, so Itachi, who was from outside the five great ninja villages, became the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces."

"So that's how it is." Sasuke still found it very unbelievable.

At this time.

Itachi and representatives from the five great ninja villages also entered Kagerou Village.

Representatives from Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure were taken aback by the prosperity of Kagerou Village.

Kankuro, one of the representatives of Sunagakure, was particularly resentful and jealous.

This small ninja village actually looks more prosperous than Sunagakure.

Since Rasa's death, the entire Sunagakure village has been in decline and its economy has been in recession.

After its defeat in the war against Konoha, the nearby ninja villages were unwilling to cooperate with Sunagakure anymore, resulting in insufficient missions and financial losses.

Although the Daimyo of the Land of Wind wanted to support Sunagakure, even he was powerless to do so.

The people of the Land of Wind already lived in a harsh desert environment, and even the daimyo himself didn't have much money.

And the village of Kagero is located in the land of mountains.

The land is suitable for farming, and there are also chakra metal mines; it would be difficult for the area not to prosper.

Kankuro couldn't help but sigh.

Temari patted Kankuro on the shoulder in empathy to comfort him.

Although Sunagakure is still one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it is clear that since the death of his father, the Kazekage Rasa, Sunagakure's influence has been declining.

To be honest, Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villages, is practically defunct.

Itachi gathered representatives from various ninja villages in his office.

The real test for Itachi, the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, is only just beginning.

Itachi began his speech: "Everyone, I am grateful to the Kage of each village for their kindness in appointing me as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces. I now hope that you can put aside your past grievances, unite as one, and defeat the Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha."

At the previous meeting, the Kage of each village explained that they would be clearing out the Akatsuki base in Amegakure. Now, all the Kage have returned to their respective villages to assemble their forces. After a short rest, we will head to the neighboring country of Kusanagi, the Land of Grass, to join the ninja forces of each village.

After the speech, the representatives from the ninja villages were taken to an inn to rest.

Itachi leaned back wearily in the chair, rubbing his temples repeatedly.

Yosuke leaned against the door and teased, "What's wrong? Are you tired?"

Itachi sighed, "I'm not tired, just a bit of a headache. I have no desire to be the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces."

"There was no other way. If a leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces hadn't been elected, the meeting would have been meaningless. Although the Five Kage didn't say anything on the surface, everyone knew that the purpose of the meeting was to form the Allied Shinobi Forces and reclaim the Tailed Beasts from their respective ninja villages. Therefore, they had to establish the Allied Shinobi Forces."

"Besides you and the samurai from the Land of Iron, everyone else here is from one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. None of them want the other to become their leader. The samurai from the Land of Iron aren't qualified to be the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces. Therefore, only you, from the Kagero Village, which is allied with Iwagakure and Konoha, are qualified."

Itachi shook his head with a wry smile, his expression full of helplessness.

Chapter 348 Inquiry

at night.

Yosuke was wiping his katana in the room.

But someone knocked on Yosuke's door.

Yosuke opened it and found it was Kakashi.

Yosuke guessed Kakashi's purpose for coming: "Did you come to ask me about Obito?"

Kakashi nodded: "I want to ask you, do you know where Obito is?"

Yosuke shook his head and said, "I don't know. Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you, because even if you went to Obito, he might very well kill you."

Kakashi retorted, "Obito wouldn't kill me. We're friends. Besides, if he wanted to kill me, he would have done so a few days ago."

Yosuke looked at Kakashi in surprise: "Obito came looking for you?"

“Yes, Obito came to Konoha and found me. He asked about the cause of death of our other comrade, Nohara Rin. However, I didn’t recognize him as Obito at the time. I wish I had recognized him then.” Kakashi’s expression was full of disappointment.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi, I really don't know where Obito is. Besides, Obito's goal right now is also the Tailed Beasts. Even if you meet, you will be enemies."

Kakashi said in a low voice, "I know, but I still want to know why Obito did that. He was alive, so why didn't he come to us? If it's because of Rin's suicide and I didn't protect her, I'll accept any blame Obito may have for me, but I won't become an enemy of the ninja world."

"I bet Obito did all this for Rin," Minato's voice came from outside.

Kakashi's eyes widened, and he turned around abruptly: "Minato-sensei?!"

"It's been a long time, Kakashi." Looking at his former disciple, Minato felt a little guilty.

Similarly, Kakashi felt extremely guilty, as he had failed in his duty as Minato's student towards Naruto.

Kakashi composed himself and asked, "Minato-sensei, why did you say Obito did it for Rin?"

"In the past world of the Dragon Vein, Obito cooperated with us and joined forces to fight against Madara Uchiha. At that time, I vaguely heard Obito say something."

Kakashi pressed further, "What did Obito say?"

"I must create an ideal world without war, a world of eternal peace, a world with Lin."

Kakashi was utterly shocked: "Could it be that Obito wants to revive Rin?"

Minato shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be to revive Rin. If Obito wanted to revive Rin, what he was after wouldn't be the Tailed Beast, but the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan's Rinne Rebirth Technique can revive the dead, but Obito clearly wanted to revive the Ten-Tails and become its Jinchuriki."

Yosuke murmured, "The Eye of the Moon Project?"

Kakashi asked in confusion, "Eye of the Moon? What is that?"

Yosuke explained, "I learned about this through Itachi. Itachi used his Mangekyou Sharingan to look at the stone tablet at the Uchiha Naga Shrine. The stone tablet recorded the Eye of the Moon Plan, which involved using the power gained by becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to use genjutsu that could cover the entire world, Infinite Tsukuyomi."

It's highly likely that Obito wanted to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, unleash Infinite Tsukuyomi, and trap all humanity in a genjutsu to achieve an ideal world of eternal peace and no war.

"But it's all fake!" Kakashi couldn't understand.

Minato said, "We can only guess at Obito's purpose now, but what is certain is that Obito wants to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki."

"However, the primary enemy of the ninja world right now is Madara Uchiha, not Nagato Uzumaki and Obito. Obito is also waiting for an opportunity, because Madara Uchiha's goal is also to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. But Obito and Nagato Uzumaki are no match for Madara Uchiha, so they want to use us to defeat Madara Uchiha. Before that, Obito is very likely to not show his face again."

Kakashi felt extremely guilty: "Obito must have been there when Rin committed suicide. If I had discovered Obito then, perhaps none of this would have happened..."

Minato comforted Kakashi, saying, "Kakashi, what's past is past. Blaming yourself now won't help. We should try our best to bring Obito back."

Kakashi nodded, his eyes resolute, and said, "I will definitely bring Obito back!"

the next day.

Itachi gathered the ninjas from Kagero Village and, together with representatives from other ninja villages, traveled to the Land of Grass to prepare for the purge of the Akatsuki's base.

In a dark underground base in the ninja world.

Kabuto Yakushi reported to Orochimaru: "Lord Orochimaru, Nagato Uzumaki and Obito Uchiha have left with a portion of the Akatsuki members, and the five great ninja villages have formed an allied ninja force to prepare for the purge of the Akatsuki's base."

"Because only the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails remain, the five great ninja villages have finally united. I thought the Allied Shinobi Forces would have been formed much earlier. But what exactly happened to Madara Uchiha that made Nagato and Obito choose to take away some Akatsuki members? It's obvious that they were trying to avoid Madara Uchiha's wrath..." Orochimaru pondered.

Kabuto Yakushi continued, "According to the intelligence reported by our spies in various ninja villages, Madara Uchiha has returned to the past, obtained the Rinnegan, acquired the power of the Roran Dragon Vein of the Land of Wind, and has been fully resurrected. However, due to being ambushed, he is currently lying low. In order to prevent Madara Uchiha from gaining control of the remaining Akatsuki forces, the Allied Shinobi Forces plan to immediately eliminate Akatsuki bases to prevent Madara Uchiha from expanding his power."

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "So that's how it is. In other words, there are already two pairs of Rinnegan in the ninja world. This is a great opportunity."