19 Chapter 19

Kenji spent the next two weeks training. He already knew what would allow him to kill all the demons. He merely needed enough skill to do it.

While he trained in seclusion, his clones worked hard in maintaining the status quo.

He had already forged the bright red nichirin blade and it was as potent, if not more than Yoriichi Tsugikuni's blade. Combined with his mastery of the breathing styles and his kenjutsu skill, he felt that he was prepared to take on the organization.

[Name: Mimura Kenji

Age: 11

HP: 18000

CP: 18150

C-CTRL: 100% (lvl 1)

C-Regen: 10% per minute

STR: 830

DEX: 870

VIT: 900

INT: 940

WIS: 960

LUC: 40/40

Ninjutsu:

• Suiton- Legendary (45%)

• Futon- Legendary (30%)

• Raiton- Legendary (12%)

• Doton- Grandmaster (65%)

• Katon- Grandaster (20%)

• Neutral jutsu- Legendary (20%)

• Iryo ninjutsu- Adept (50%)

Bukijutsu: Legendary (80%)

Taijutsu: Legendary (60%)

Fuinjutsu: Legendary (20%)

Genjutsu: Master (80%)

Smithing: Legendary (70%)

Cooking: Adept (65%)

Sculpting: Master (80%)

Tracking: Grandmaster (40%)

Skinning: Grandaster (10%)

Crafting: Master (80%)

Teaching: Expert (10%)]

As the sun went down, Muzan's demons came out of their mansion to hunt.

Kenji hid in the trees, completely concealing his presence. A grandmaster tracker like him could easily diminish his aura to the minimum. Smell, sound, breathing, and body heat, everything was meticulously concealed. He knew that the demons had incredible senses as they would prey upon the civilians.

'Tonight, I'm the predator and they are the prey.'

Soon, one of the demons walked into the forest looking for the merchents who were hiding from it.

He was a very tall, muscular, humanoid demon, possessing grayish skin, black hair, razor sharp teeth, pointy ears, blood red sclera, deep blue pupils and hidden irises due to it being rolled up to the back of his head. His right eye had the Kanji of the number Six. Another one of his unique physical characteristics is that his stomach, shoulders, hips, front chest and back all had drums protruding from them of which he uses for his Blood Demon Art.

[Name: Kyogai

Age: 26 (28)]

'It's that drum demon. Lower rank six. The weakest of them. Should be easy.'

Kenji breathed out and blasted from the branch on which he was perched. The sound startled Kyogai, but he couldn't even react as a flaming sword severed his head followed by dismembering him into singed pieces.

"That was pretty easy."

It was going to be a night of bloodshed.

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Kenji had seen more than enough during his time in Ishigakure.

The demons were merely in a power fantasy of their own where they were the apex predators and the humans were the game they hunted for fun. The entire village was their livestock.

Kenji could no longer stop himself. With no mood to mess around, he actively sought out all the demons and engaged in quick battles. With his legendary skills, he made quick work of the lower rank demons.

It was midnight and he knew which demons would be out and about hunting for prey. He effortlessly killed all the lower six ranked demons, except Enmu Taimo, and entered the village where the rest of them were.

Enmu was on his routine stroll of putting the people in a dreamland. He was pleased by the indoctrination of the new crop of kids. They were going to make fantastic little demons.

He suddenly felt that something wasn't right. His instincts screamed for him to get away. A primal fear made his blood go cold as he barely dodged for dear life. A searing pain errupted from the stump of his arm as the cut was sizzling and cautrizing his wound.

For a moment, he thought that an upper ranked demon had finally had enough of him and was trying to dispose him off. The pain reappeared as he felt his back being slahed with utter carnage.

Finally, he caught a glimpse of his attacker.

"G-Goku Ren?!"

Kenji did not reply and continued his relentless assault. Enmu's regeneration was compromised as the flaming sword cauterized his wounds immediately.

Enmu tried to fight back, but Kwnji was simply too strong for him. A strong slash of his sword severed Enmu's body into two followed by him being beheaded.

'It was all a deception... I need to... Tell... Lord Mizan...'

Those were Enmu's last thoughts as his life was extinguished.

Kenji looked at his status and exclaimed, "I might actually be able to finish this."

[Sun breathing: Grandmaster (80%)]

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Muzan was experiencing something he had never felt ever since he became a demon. His subordinates, ones he had so carefully chosen to form the core of his army, were disappearing.

He knew that no matter where they went, he would be able to sense them. But, the sudden disappearance of the lower six ranks proved that someone had found a way to kill them.

Whoever it was, they were moving swiftly across the village.

Muzan called for his remaining subordinates and told them to get ready for a battle. He didn't know how many, but he was sure that the opponents had to be numbered around a dozen.

The demons waited for many long and tense moments. They tried to use all of their senses to look out for any sneak attacks. But, the attackers didn't come.

"Don't put your guards down! They're waiting to strike." Muzan ordered.

Suddenly, there was a flash of black and red, followed by the heads of Daki and Gyutaro flying off. The look if utter shock on their faces as they realized their mortality left a deep impression on Muzan.

'They know our weaknesses!'

"Spread out! They're inside the mansion!"

Gyokko immediately ran towards the cells where the children were imprisoned. They needed more men at hand to deal with the attackers. With a flask of Muzan's blood, he reached for the gate when he suddenly felt a foreboding of death.

He immediately ducked, avoiding a decapitating attack after the black and red flash. Gyokko panicked and tried to reach for one of the terrified kids. But, his arm was immediately severed.

"Stay away from those kids, you disgusting freak!"

Gyokko's face scrunched into a wild snarl as he recognized the voice. "You...! Goku Ren!"

'Thousand needle fish kill!'

He summoned numerous fish like demons from his pot that began spitting poisoned needles at Kenji. But the target was no longer at there.

In the next moment, Gyokko felt eviscerating pain across his torso. Blood gushed out like a fountain from the wound that stretched from his shoulder to his pelvis.

Gyokko cried out in pain and rage as his regeneration tried to heal him.

'Third form: Thunder swarm.'

Waves of arched lightning surrounded the wounded demon and shocked him brutally. Gyokko screamed in pain as his body thrashed on the ground. His skin began to char from the lightning's heat.

As he tried to move, his body betrayed him. He couldn't move.

"N-No! Wait...!"

Kenji's blade lit up with blazing fire as he brought it down upon the demon and decapitated him without mercy.

Kenji sensed a fast approaching demon and quickly got ready for the clash.

[Name: Akaza

Age: 25 (34)

Description: Akaza is a headstrong, stubborn and battle-crazed Social Darwinist who enjoys fighting. Akaza looked down on anybody he deemed weak, so much so that his skin would crawl at the sight of them. He genuinely respected those who were strong in his eyes, demanding to know their names, and would not stop until he finds out; he remembers all the names of strong past opponents and committed them to memory as tribute to their strength.]

Kenji became incredibly focused.

His opponent was not someone he could underestimate. It was going to be a tough fight.