Infinite: Start as a ghost

"Huh, why is Tomioka Yoshiyuki back again?" He looked at Tomioka Yoshiyuki in surprise, watching him walk behind Sabito.

"Hmm, interesting. They've brought the Hand Ghost for revenge?" Jiang Jiu chuckled to himself. "They're probably going to get brutally beaten again."

He suddenly remembered the original plot: "Right, Sabito died protecting Giyu Tomioka. After my intervention, will the plot still develop as it did in the original way?"

This time, he's prepared to abandon the situation unless Giyu Tomioka's life is in danger.

Sabito walked ahead, glancing sideways at Giyu Tomioka with disgust: "Don't follow me, I'm afraid I might not be able to resist killing you."

Yoshiyuki Tomioka remained silent, but did not leave his side for even a moment, silently following behind him.

Jiang Jiu chuckled inwardly: "Is the relationship between these two really that awkward? It's because of Makomo's death, isn't it?"

He then shook his head: "Given Yi Yong's personality, he'll probably keep everything to himself no matter how much he wants to say."

"Hmm... It's good to keep it to yourself. This guy is always the type to say something outrageous, so it's better not to say anything, otherwise it might just get more and more confusing, hahaha."

He looked carefully: "Murata isn't here?"

"That's true, he's a coward. No normal person is as stubborn as Giyu."

He quietly followed the two, carefully concealing himself.

As usual, the trial will last for seven days.

On the first day, Giyu Tomioka followed Sabito closely, refusing to leave no matter how much Sabito scolded him.

However, despite the insults, Sabito clearly didn't actually drive him away.

The two went to the central area of ​​the wisteria forest and killed more than a dozen demons, with Yiyong sustaining minor injuries.

The next day, the two arrived in the east. Giyu Tomioka helped Sabito block an attack, which aggravated his injuries. Sabito was slightly moved.

On the third day, the two returned to the central region, which was relatively safe. They did nothing that day but found a cave to rest and recuperate.

Day ...

The two arrived in the northern region, and Jiang Jiu secretly rubbed her forehead.

"How did they get to this place? Honestly, this is Hand Ghost's territory."

The rabbit asked Yi Yong, "Is this the place?"

Giyu said, "That's right, I was attacked around here last time, by Makomo..."

Qintu nodded: "I understand, I will avenge her."

They came not only to pass the trial, but also to avenge Makomo.

Jiang Jiu shook his head. Judging from their performance over the past two days, their sword skills were sufficient, but their attack power was too weak. He was afraid that the developments would be exactly the same as in the original story.

After surviving a round of attacks from the demons, Sabito coldly said to Giyu, "Be careful, don't get hurt again, or I won't have the strength to protect you."

Giyu Tomioka sheathed his sword: "I know..."

They kept searching, trying to find the Hand Ghost, but they found nothing today.

On the fifth day, while searching for the victim, they were attacked by two waves of ghosts. The two cooperated well and were not injured.

But they were secretly saddened after the battle ended, because it was the first time they had seen the clothes of the trial participants.

Clearly, these trial participants have been eaten.

Although they had prepared themselves mentally beforehand, they still found it hard to accept when they actually saw it.

They had seen people escape, be seriously injured, or lose limbs before, but this was the first time they had ever seen someone actually die.

"Don't just stand there, go back and rest. We'll continue the search tomorrow."

Day 6...

The two then encountered another member who had escaped.

Qian Tu grabbed him: "Why are you running?"

"Ahead, ahead..." The man kept saying "ahead" for a long time, but couldn't come up with a coherent explanation.

Their eyes lit up: "Isn't there a huge ghost with many arms up ahead?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's it! Don't hold me back, run! That's not a monster that the trial participants can handle!" The trial participants were almost in tears.

The rabbit released his clothes, stopped bothering him, and let him escape.

Before the two of them could react, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

"Here they come." Sabito and Giyu assumed fighting stances, got into a horse stance, and drew their swords.

Jiang Jiu has been following the two of them for the past few days. He doesn't know when these two will encounter the Hand Ghost, so he has to keep an eye on them.

I'm afraid the plot has deviated from the original work, and Giyu Tomioka might die.

Over the past few days, he has watched as their sword skills have improved slightly, and their teamwork has also developed quite well.

A short while later, several figures escaped from the forest, followed by countless ghostly hands.

Giyu Tomioka charged forward with his sword, severing the ghostly hands one by one and rescuing the pursued trial participants.

"You all go quickly, leave this to us," he said to the trial participants.

Those trial participants were no longer listening to him; they were only concerned with fleeing for their lives.

"Who cut off my hand?" Ghost Hand's voice came from inside the forest. His voice was somewhat muffled, as if he were chewing something.

"We're here. Be prepared to cooperate." Sabito's expression was serious.

Chapter 11: The Rematch with the Hand Demon

"It's you again?" After the Hand Demon came out, he saw Giyuu and Sabito: "Strange, can we participate in the trial twice?"

The moment Giyu Tomioka saw him, he lost all control: "Bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

"I see." The Hand Ghost laughed loudly, "You've come for revenge, haven't you?"

"Ah... a year has already passed, is it painful, hahaha."

Despite Sabito's attempts to stop him, Giyu rushed forward.

"Yiyong!" Sarutobi exclaimed in alarm and quickly chased after him to cover for him.

Ghostly hands reached out from all directions, trying to grab the two of them.

Yi Yong severed the ghost hand with each strike, continuously closing in on the ghost hand.

"Your strength has increased, you've become more mature. Did you train specifically to take revenge on me?" Ghost Hand continued to attack him.

Sabito was stronger; he severed the demon hand much faster than Giyuu.

"Don't be impulsive, Yiyong," he shouted, trying to get him to take it slow.

"Don't be impulsive!" Tomioka Giyuu roared. "What was the purpose of my year of training?"

"How can I stay calm if I see him again?"

Hand Demon's expression turned incredibly happy: "Well... this feels really good, that's more like it, you're really strong."

Although the Hand Ghost hadn't managed to harm them, they were also unable to get close to it, as the ghostly hands coming from all directions kept them busy dealing with it.

"Damn it, damn it!" Giyu kept venting, but because he couldn't get close to the Hand Demon, his impatience only intensified.

"Yiyong, let's retreat first and come back after we've discussed our strategy," said Sabito.

"Trying to leave?" Ghost Hand laughed. "You think you can leave?"

More arms grew from his body, an overwhelming mass of arms reaching out to grab the two of them.

Jiang Jiu frowned as he watched from the shadows. The Hand Ghost's strength had improved considerably, as he had been training with him every day, and his ability to capture targets was now far superior to what it had been before.

If things continue like this, the story might really deviate from the original work.

He overestimated the strength of the two men and underestimated the strength of the Hand Demon.

Giyu Tomioka ignored him and continued his reckless and frenzied attack. Sabito, exasperated, jumped up and down, yelling, "Do you want to die?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Yong suddenly froze: "Want to die?"

"Yeah, he might just be here to die!"

At that moment, Giyu Tomioka was caught off guard and grabbed by the Hand Demon.

"Yi Yong!" Qian Tu cried out in alarm, raising his sword to strike.

But this trick was used a year ago, so how could the Hand Ghost fall for it again?

Same situation, different results.

The other hands of the Hand Demon blocked Sabito's attack.

Giyu Tomioka showed no expression, no anger, no fear, no panic; he simply stared coldly at the Hand Demon.

"Another disciple of Urokodaki Sakonji is about to die by my hand. How delightful!" Hand Demon grinned maliciously.

Just then, the rabbit broke through the danger.

Suddenly his movements became faster and more powerful, severing several more arms blocking his way.

"This kid seems to have gotten even stronger?" Hand Ghost frowned. "This is troublesome."

Sabito desperately tries to save Giyu, but fails repeatedly.

Jiang Jiu couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked up a stone and threw it, breaking the arm that was holding Yi Yong.

"Who?"

The Hand Demon was taken aback, but the crazed Sabito didn't notice that; instead, he noticed the Hand Demon's momentary distraction.

"Water Breathing o Type II o Modified o Horizontal Waterwheel".

The Nichirin Blade struck the demon's neck directly.

"when……"

The familiar metallic sound reached Giyuu's ears, and he was immediately shocked: "What? Even Sabito couldn't cut his neck?"

He wanted to use his own death to complete Sabito's breakthrough, but even though he had already broken through, he still couldn't hurt Hand Demon.

At this moment, he lost his composure, and emotions such as fear and regret erupted all at once.