112: Sasuke, the three stunned swordsmen

“‘Alas, forget it…’”

“‘Such a powerful person, I have no power to resist him. Besides relying on him, there is no other way.’“

Perhaps it was out of fear of truly angering Joa and causing unpredictable consequences.

Shinobu Kocho ultimately compromised.

“I… I understand.”

Seeing this, Joa grinned.

“Ah, that’s more like it.”

Having a great time, Joa suddenly remembered the cricket fighting he had been interested in earlier.

“‘Speaking of which, I had wanted to send Pain, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Minato to the Infinity Castle for the Upper Rank meeting.’“

“‘Kakashi, Minato, and Pain are currently fighting in The Lands Between.’“

“‘Only Sasuke seems to be free.’“

“‘Should I bring Sasuke over from the Ninja World to play?’“

Thinking of this, the smile on Joa’s face became somewhat twisted.

“‘It’s decided then, it must be very interesting.’“

“You all wait for me here for a moment.”

“I’ll be right back.”

With that, Joa’s figure instantly vanished before Butterfly Kanae and Shinobu Kocho, who had been about to speak but held back.

Arriving in the Ninja World.

Joa unleashed his sight and hearing, quickly searching for Sasuke Uchiha.

Konoha Village.

Inside the largest luxurious Villa courtyard within the Uchiha clan compound.

Sasuke Uchiha, who had long since come of age, was teaching his nephew various ninjutsu.

Although he had also started a family and had descendants.

For some reason, he simply preferred his elder brother’s son more.

Itachi also preferred his son just as much.

Noticing a problem when his nephew was releasing a ninjutsu, Sasuke was about to correct him.

He heard a whooshing sound, accompanied by a violent gust of wind, approaching from afar and in the blink of an eye, it blew into his courtyard.

Before he could even raise his guard.

A voice rang out.

“Yo, Sasuke, playing with the kid?”

Seeing that the newcomer was Joa, Sasuke immediately bowed in greeting.

“Your Highness!”

“Alright, alright, I came to get you to go out and play.”

Hearing this, Sasuke straightened his body and spoke with a slight question in his tone.

“Your Highness, now?”

“Hmm, yes, do you have anything important to do?”

“If not, just leave the kid at home, it’ll be fine, he won’t get lost.”

“Uh, yes, Your Highness, I understand.”

Hearing Joa’s words, Sasuke dared not delay. He immediately told his nephew where he was going and asked him to find Itachi to explain the situation.

Then he followed Joa and left.

······

Demon Slayer World.

About an hour and a half after Joa left.

He and Sasuke returned again.

“Hmm?”

“Kanae, Shinobu, were these demons killed by you, or…”

“By the other Pillars?”

Looking at the several wary Pillars nearby, Joa scratched his head.

“Speaking of which…”

“When did Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka, Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima, and Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku arrive?”

Seeing the two sudden strangers.

Water Hashira, Stone Hashira, and Flame Hashira all frowned. They could feel an extremely unusual oppressive sensation emanating from the two individuals.

That suffocating feeling… was more terrifying than all the demons they had encountered so far.

At the same time, turning to Butterfly Kanae and Shinobu Kocho, the three couldn’t help but ask.

“Flower Hashira, do you two know them?”

Hearing their question, Kanae’s red lips parted slightly. After a moment of hesitation, she uttered a sentence that made everyone’s jaws drop.

“Th-that man is… my and Shinobu’s husband.”

As she said this, Kanae’s face flushed crimson, and her gaze cautiously watched Joa’s expression.

Fearing that he might be displeased by her considering herself his wife.

Fortunately, after saying this, she saw Joa’s curved lips, and only then did her suspended heart finally settle.

“What?!”

“He’s your husband?!”

“Your and Shinobu’s husband?!”

Just as Kanae had expected, after that sentence was spoken.

The three Hashira-level swordsmen indeed wore expressions of utter astonishment.

“What do you mean by this?!”

“Is it that hard to accept?”

“Is it wrong for my sister and me to like him?”

Shinobu Kocho’s true personality was indeed this straightforward.

In the anime Joa watched before transmigrating, Shinobu Kocho’s gentleness was all a feigned smile after her sister’s death.

Because she wanted to inherit her sister’s wish, her sister’s gentleness, and try her best to coexist harmoniously with demons.

Seeing Shinobu Kocho with her brows furrowed, the three turned their heads.

With curious, subtly envious gazes, they continuously scrutinized Joa up and down.

These three Hashira-level swordsmen silently judged in their hearts what virtue and ability Joa possessed to have charmed away the most beautiful sisters in the Demon Slayer Corps.

Appearance… indeed handsome.

Physique… height… all impeccable.

Strength…

Just that faint, almost imperceptible oppressive feeling was enough to make their hairs stand on end and make them afraid to breathe.

“‘It doesn’t seem that hard to accept after all.’“

It wasn’t as if there were no people in the Demon Slayer Corps with multiple wives.

Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui had three wives.

But they had all known each other since childhood, studied ninjutsu together, and grown up together as childhood sweethearts.

So they could easily accept it and didn’t really care about other people’s private lives.

They all harbored hatred for demons, and before completely eliminating all demons, they didn’t have much time for romance.

But the current situation was completely different.

That was the powerful Flower Hashira, Butterfly Kanae, and her younger sister, Shinobu Kocho.

Sisters sharing…

No matter how little they cared about romance, they still understood such matters.

How could their hearts be completely unperturbed?

Scrutiny, admiration, worry—their gazes constantly swept back and forth between the Butterfly sisters and Joa.

The three men’s continuous impolite scrutiny of Joa made Sasuke frown. He then respectfully asked, as if no one else was present:

“Your Highness, should I eliminate them?”

As soon as Sasuke uttered this sentence.

The entire scene instantly fell silent.

The three Pillars even stopped their whispering.

Their eyes were extremely wary, and a slight cold sweat even seeped from their foreheads.

Because when Sasuke spoke that sentence, his eyes had already activated the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

An extremely chilling aura emanated from his entire being.

Water Hashira, Stone Hashira, and Flame Hashira now felt as if they would be simultaneously cut down in the very next second.

“‘The oppressive feeling from this person… is far stronger than that of the Flower Hashira sisters’ husband.’“

Just as the three Hashira-level swordsmen, somewhat triggered, were about to make the first move.

A voice rang out.

“Tsk, don’t always talk about killing, killing, killing.”

“Didn’t I say before I came that I was here to play?”

“They are not the target.”

As Joa’s words fell.

Sasuke bowed and cupped his hands.

“Yes, Your Highness, I understand.”

Immediately, his aura completely receded.

Seeing Sasuke’s demeanor, the three Hashira-level swordsmen were filled with shock.

As if they couldn’t comprehend why the stronger one would obey the weaker one.

“‘Could it be that the Flower Hashira’s husband is also someone like Master Oyakata?’“

The three men, making wild guesses, had no idea that Sasuke’s strength compared to Joa’s was like the difference between clouds and mud.

The reason Sasuke could completely conceal his aura without revealing a trace was because he was too weak compared to Joa.

The suffocating oppressive feeling emanating from Joa was already the result of Joa’s utmost effort to restrain himself.