Chapter 201: Ch.201 Black Flames and Blazing Flames
Uchiha Shinji felt a pang of regret at not having lured Orochimaru here.
In his original plan, Orochimaru, with his mastery of various secret techniques, forbidden arts, and vast experience, was the best candidate for dealing with demons. At the Thunder Country's anchor point, he had counted on Orochimaru, which is why he only arranged for Kimimaro alone.
But things did not go as planned. The only ones who made it were Kimimaro and Kabuto.
In truth, these two were not weak by the standards of the shinobi world. The issue was that one of them was still young, and the other had not yet mastered Sage Mode. In terms of both strength and experience, they hadn't yet reached their peak.
At present, the two could only be considered at the level of jonin. Facing ordinary demons posed no problem, but facing a demonified Tanjiro was a different story.
In fact, it was already somewhat surprising that they had managed to survive this long.
As Shinji surveyed the battlefield, he noticed that the only demon guarding this particular anchor point was Tanjiro.
"It makes sense—Upper Rank One does indeed have the qualification to guard this alone."
He confirmed this, but his face was not one of joy; instead, it bore an expression of worry.
Of the five anchor points, the ones in the Fire Country, Wind Country, and Earth Country had already been cut off. The only ones remaining were this one in the Thunder Country and the one far off in the Water Country.
Currently, the demons known to have shown up included Upper Rank One, Tanjiro; Upper Rank Two, Kokushibo; an alleged Upper Rank Nakime; and a demonified Rengoku Kyojuro.