To Another World || A Naruto x Demon Slayer Story

14 || Two Steps Closer

Tanjiro Kamado

"KAW! KAW! UPPER MOON TWO HAVE BEEN DEFEATED! UPPER MOON TWO HAVE BEEN DEFEATED BY MIZUNOTO, SASUKE UCHIHA! KAW!"

"WHAAAT!!!" Zenitsu screamed in disbelief.
"What do you mean that a Mizunoto just beat an Upper Moon!?"

"I'm not too surprised." I casually said.

"Eh!?"

"It's Sasuke. He might be in the lowest rank, but his strength is probably greater than a Hashira."

"How do you know?" Zenitsu asked again.

"Well, I found out that he and Naruto actually defeated Upper Six in their Final Selection. And they apparently came out unscathed as well."

Zenitsu didn't really look like he was buying what I said, although it wasn't a lie. We just kept running until suddenly...

"Tanjiro..." Zenitsu started.

"Hm?"

"Do you hear that?" He asked. As soon as he said that, my nose immediately twitched. We then stopped in our tracks for a second.

"I don't hear it, but I do smell it. The demon has a big portion of Muzan's blood."

"Yeah. I can hear its strength. Although, I do also sword clanging." He claimed. However, after he said that, he had this realization sort of expression. I was able to smell his emotions and from what I could sense, it was... familiarity?
"Let's go." Zenitsu continued. He now had a pretty serious face on, which is quite rare for him.

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Genya Shinazugawa

'What is this place?' I thought to myself.
'I hope you're safe, Big Brother.'

I just kept walking to who knows which direction. There was nobody in my area, both demons or demon hunters. Finally though, I could see the back of a haori with a very distinct mismatched pattern.

"Master Tomioka!" I called out.

"Shinazugawa?" He said in a questioning tone.

"Yes. I'm the Wind Pillar's little brother, Genya Shinazugawa."

"I see." He closed his eyes in realization. Then, he turned his head back forward and started running.
"Let's go." He wasn't running full speed, so I could follow running just beside him.

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Third Person

"Kaigaku!" Zenitsu suddenly called.

"Zenitsu? What are you doing here?" Kaigaku asked.

"I was pulled in here by Muzan, just like everyone else!"

"And who are you?" Kaigaku pointed at the one with the checker-patterned haori.

"Tanjiro. Tanjiro Kamado." He answered as happy as usual.
"And you?" Tanjiro asked back. But, the one in question ignored it.

"He's Kaigaku." Zenitsu replied instead.
"He's a sibling student of mine."

"Don't drag me down with you!" Kaigaku suddenly retorted.

"I'm just saying the truth!" Zenitsu clapped back.

They went back and forth with each. Tanjiro really didn't know what to do so he just awkwardly stood there, hoping the blond and the black-haired would cut it out by themselves. Thankfully, another blond person arrived.

"Enough!" He exclaimed. The three's attention instantly went to the person.

"Naruto!" Tanjiro and Zenitsu yelled in shock while Kaigaku stood confused on who the person is.