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

Asuma will also have to part ways with Yosuke temporarily, as he needs to return to the Hokage Building to report on his duties after being delayed for so many days.

"Yosuke, why don't you explore Konoha for a while? I'll come back to you once I've finished my business."

"Okay, go ahead." Yosuke felt a faint sense of anticipation, because he had been mentally exhausted by Asuma's torment these past few days.

Asuma left, and Yosuke began his journey in Konoha.

Looking up, the first thing you see is the magnificent Hokage Rock, with three clearly defined rock statues. The fourth statue only has a basic outline, which, if Yosuke is right, is the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Minato Namikaze.

Yosuke stopped in front of a bookstore because a long queue had formed at the entrance.

Yang Jie asked the man next to him, "Excuse me, what books does this bookstore sell? Why is it so crowded even before it opens?"

The man gave Yosuke a lewd smile: "We're all men, what are you pretending for? Hurry up and line up, or you won't get any."

Yosuke hadn't originally planned to queue, but when he saw the bookstore doors open, everyone went wild, and Yosuke, caught up in the atmosphere, unconsciously joined the queue.

Perhaps, the essence of humanity is simply to join in the fun.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye. Yang Jie was now filled with regret. He couldn't understand why he had wasted so much time without even knowing what books were being sold here. But he had already lined up, and he was reluctant to give up now.

Fortunately, it was Yosuke's turn the next moment.

"This is a new book set by Jiraiya called 'Icha Icha Paradise,' totaling 1000 taels."

Yosuke opened one of the books, and his face immediately darkened. The contents were truly unbearable to look at. Had he been queuing for so long just for this?

Just as Yosuke was struggling with his decision, the people in the group behind him impatiently urged, "Hurry up, there are still people waiting behind us!"

Yosuke had no choice but to take out his purse to pay. Just as he was about to hand the money to the shopkeeper, he caught a glimpse of a poster in the corner. The poster was old and tattered, covered in cobwebs, but the contents were still legible.

[The Tale of Perseverance]

[To achieve his goals, he constantly overcomes hardships and obstacles, always striving for progress—that's Naruto!]

Yosuke saw that the name was the same as that of Naruto Uzumaki, the chosen one whom the Sage of Six Paths had told him about. Although he felt that there might not be much of a connection, he still bought it.

Walking down the street, Yosuke flipped through the book "The Legend of Naruto the Ninja," a very clichéd story about Naruto, the protagonist, who constantly tries to stop wars for the sake of peace and always manages to overcome dangers and difficulties—an inspirational and passionate novel.

However, Yosuke found the old-fashioned content quite enjoyable, at least much better than that disgusting "Intimate Paradise".

Just as Yosuke was engrossed in watching, he brushed past someone.

Yosuke stopped and turned to look with a serious expression.

A female ninja with long red hair, dressed as a ninja, turned around just like Yosuke and stared intently at him.

Yosuke sensed a powerful, evil, and hateful force within the red-haired female ninja.

The red-haired female ninja also sensed the ominous aura of the Demon King emanating from Yosuke.

Suddenly, the red-haired female ninja swung her fist and attacked Yosuke.

Yosuke stepped back, and the red-haired female ninja's attack missed, the immense force blasting a large hole in the ground.

The sudden battle caused chaos among the surrounding residents, who all fled outside.

The red-haired female ninja persisted, forming hand seals and softly uttering, "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Dozens of clones resembling the red-haired female ninja appeared on the street, surrounding Yosuke.

Yosuke frowned slightly, because he realized that each of these clones was a physical entity.

Despite being a woman, her attack methods are even wilder than those of men.

Countless powerful fists slammed into Yosuke. Annoyed by the unprovoked attack, Yosuke drew his sword, the Ama-no-Kurakumo.

"Sun Breathing? First Form? Waltz!"

Flames swirled around the Ama no Kusanagi sword. Yosuke twisted his body and unleashed an arc-shaped slash, destroying all the surrounding clones.

When the Murakumo Sword was drawn that day, the red-haired female ninja, sensing a strong ominous aura, revealed an expression of "I knew it."

However, when the Murakumo Sword was wrapped in flames that seemed to warm people's hearts, the stark contrast surprised the red-haired female ninja.

"Hmph, it must be a disguise! I won't let you destroy Konoha!"

The red-haired female ninja clasped her hands together and shouted, "Sealing Technique? Adamantine Lockdown!"

Several chains of chakra appeared behind the red-haired female ninja and rushed towards Yosuke.

Yosuke's expression was extremely solemn. Although this woman's strength was far inferior to his own, the chains behind her made Yosuke feel threatened.

"Is this the sealing technique...?"

Yang Jie dared not slacken his efforts and once again swung the Ame-no-Murakumo sword in his hand.

"Sun Breathing? Third Form? Blazing Red Mirror!"

Yosuke unleashed a series of sharp, symmetrical attacks, severing all the chains that were about to strike him.

However, the chains instantly regenerated and rushed towards Yosuke once again. The red-haired female ninja was not idle either, and swung her fist at Yosuke.

Yosuke swung his sword with his right hand, severing the Vajra Chains, and clenched his fists with his left hand, exchanging blows with the red-haired female ninja.

Their fists collided, producing a sickening cracking sound.

Yosuke's left hand fingers were all broken into irregular shapes, but they healed themselves in the next moment.

Meanwhile, the red-haired female ninja on the other side also had her hand bones broken, and then a surge of red chakra appeared, restoring her broken hand.

Chapter 156 Minato Namikaze

Yosuke discovered that his opponent lacked combat experience and only knew how to use brute force.

The Vajra chain on her back was supposed to be used to unexpectedly restrain her opponent, but this female ninja used it as a whip.

The two sides seemed evenly matched, but if Yosuke wanted to, he could instantly restrain his opponent, but this would inevitably bring trouble.

First of all, the powerful force within the red-haired female ninja's body is clearly restrained and sealed. To completely eliminate her, one must kill her before that powerful force breaks through the seal.

Secondly, this is Konoha. As a guest brought by Asuma, Yosuke cannot go too far. Killing this female ninja would put Asuma, who also belongs to Konoha, in a difficult position, and would essentially lead to a break between Asuma and Konoha.

Yosuke can only passively counter the opponent's attacks.

Yosuke tried to explain, but his opponent didn't give him a chance and attacked him again with his fists and chains.

Yosuke dodged, and the female ninja's fists and chains struck a house.

The walls of the house began to crack, and then the cracks widened. The whole house began to shake, and the walls began to fall off.

The house was about to collapse, and there were two children inside, huddled together in fear.

Yang Jie frowned deeply. Was this woman out of her mind? How could she cause such destruction in her own village, disregarding the villagers' feelings?

When the red-haired female ninja saw the child in the house, she realized she had done something wrong. She quickly abandoned Yosuke, who was right in front of her, and rushed into the house to try to rescue the child.

But it was clearly too late; the house had already begun to collapse.

At the critical moment.

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

Yosuke's Blood Flash is even faster than the Sun Breathing's Round Dance Flash, after all, this is a breathing technique that Yosuke created himself, unique to him.

Yosuke instantly arrived beside the two children, but it was too late to move them again, so he could only shield them with his body.

In any case, this level of impact was completely painless for Yang Jie.

However, Yosuke suddenly saw a kunai in front of him, then felt a hand on his shoulder, and then his vision blurred for a moment before he was suddenly outside the collapsed house.

A blond man with blue eyes stood beside Yosuke, wearing a white Hokage robe and a blue bodysuit.

The blond man scolded, "Kushina, you've gone too far!"

"Sorry, Minato, I didn't expect this either..."

Yosuke looked at the blond man in surprise, never expecting that he was the legendary Golden Flash, Minato Namikaze.

Kushina Uzumaki pointed at Yosuke and warned, "Minato! This guy has an extremely ominous aura about him, and he's very powerful. Be careful!"

Minato Namikaze smiled and shook his head, explaining to Yosuke, "Kushina, you misunderstand. This is Mr. Yosuke Ubuyashiki. Asuma has already told me the details. That ominous aura comes from the sword he used to slay demons."

Kushina Uzumaki looked Yosuke up and down suspiciously for a while: "Really? I feel like it's emanating from him."

To verify this, Kushina Uzumaki sank into her own consciousness and arrived at the space where the Nine-Tails was imprisoned.

"Hey, you stinky fox, you can sense whether a person is good or evil. Was that man I just fought good or evil?!"

The Nine-Tails, who was feigning sleep in its cage, impatiently opened one eye to glance at Kushina Uzumaki before turning over and closing its eyes again.

Kushina Uzumaki's forehead veins bulged as she rapidly formed hand seals, creating countless chains that wrapped around the Nine-Tails and tightened continuously.

The Nine-Tails roared in pain and rage: "Kushina Uzumaki! I'll kill you when I get out of here!"

Kushina Uzumaki snorted coldly: "Wait till you can get out of here before you start spouting threats. Speak!"

The Nine-Tails glared at Kushina with hatred in its eyes, spitting out a single word through gritted teeth.

"evil!"

...

"Since you say it's evil, then it must be good. Thanks, you stinky fox!" Kushina Uzumaki waved and left the consciousness space.

"Damn it!" Kurama was furious, feeling completely controlled by Kushina Uzumaki.

The moment Kushina Uzumaki met Yosuke, Kurama sensed the aura emanating from Yosuke's body. At first, it thought that some unfortunate tailed beast, like itself, had been sealed in a Jinchuriki, but after careful sensing, it realized that it was not.

Having endured a thousand years of war, hatred, and betrayal, the Nine-Tails is an embodiment of resentment. Although it sensed the ominous aura emanating from Yosuke's body, upon deeper perception, it discovered that what was hidden within was not an ominous aura, but rather a strong sense of goodness.

Kurama originally wanted to deceive Kushina Uzumaki so that she and Yosuke would continue fighting, giving Kurama some amusement while she was imprisoned, but she didn't expect to be exposed so quickly.

Asuma, who had rushed from the Hokage Building, was already panting heavily.

After Asuma finished reporting his work, he was telling Minato Namikaze about Yosuke when Minato suddenly interrupted him, saying that Konoha's barrier had been triggered, Kushina Uzumaki was fighting, and the person she was fighting showed no signs of using chakra.

Asuma immediately guessed that the one fighting Kushina Uzumaki was Yosuke, and immediately told Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze moved swiftly, disappearing in the blink of an eye, with Asuma close behind.

Asuma wasn't worried about getting hurt by Yosuke's strength at all; on the contrary, he was worried that Kushina Uzumaki would be injured by Yosuke.

After all, Kushina Uzumaki's identity was too special: the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the wife of the Fourth Hokage, and the last surviving member of the Uzumaki clan.

All these identities combined make Kushina Uzumaki as important as the Kage of the Village.