She couldn't deny the strong presence of a hashira, not far from her. In fact, Sakura could feel two hashira's near her. And if they were here, then it meant that possibly Daki and Gyutaro has been-
"Yae, can you please look after Himari and Tsumigi?" Sakura asks.
"Huh? But oiran...where are you going?" Yae asks, confusion clouding her face.
"I forgot something inside the house and I want to retrieve it. Please take good care of them." She says before crouching down to look at both Himari and Tsumigi.
"Be strong for me, okay?" She spoke to the two, patting the top of their heads as the two girls' eyes pool with tears. "Let's...meet each other again soon." She said before handing them to Yae. As Sakura turned on her heels to a different direction, her heart pained to hear both Himari and Tsumigi calling out to her. Maybe in another lifetime, she'd love to name her children after them.
. . . . . . . . . . ♡
As Sakura walked down the path after the flames died down, the stars illuminated brightly on the night sky. Though the smoke odor was slightly lingering in the air, she couldn't sight nor feel Daki and Gyutaro anywhere near her. Maybe they have really been brought down by the two hashira's she feels.
Sneaking up behind a block of wood, Sakura could hear voices and a hiss of snake. When she turned to take a peak, the snake around a boy was already looking at her. With no choice, Sakura began to run.
See AlsoDemon Slayer: Best Fight Scenes In The Infinity Castle ArcDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Hashira Training Arc SPECIAL CROSSTALKDemon Slayer Season 4, Episode 8 Saves an Otherwise Mediocre SeasonDemon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc Ending, Explained"Another one?" The boy with black hair, white bandage over his mouth and heterochromia eyes began to run after her, the snake around him hissing at her.
"Second Form: Venom Fangs of the Narrow Head"
As Sakura turned slightly around to take a glance at him, he was suddenly right behind her and in a blink, the snake's fangs bore onto her skin, but despite it's bite and budge, it's fangs won't slice her through.
"Do not attack me!" She shouted, balling her fists before punching him in his gut, but the boy dodged her fists and instead, attempted once more on her.
"Fourth Form: Twin Headed Reptile"
The white snake around him grew enlarge and bore another head. Despite being small in the eyes of the snake, Sakura managed to leap and dodge away from it's attacks. Taking her kiseru out, she smoked a few of cherry blossoms, creating an illusion that she is in multiple places.
"Stop playing around. If you stood still, this would be over immediately." The boy told her, slashing her fake copies with a sword through her neck. But Sakura stood behind him, placing her hands around his neck. Digging her nails through his skin, the twin headed reptiles lunged at her, attempting to slice her cut again but to no avail.
"Who said I was playing around? If you stop attacking me then I would." She says before emitting out a loud laugh. "Don't you understand too? Your attacks are futile." She spoke sweetly, coming out of her human form and into her demon form. Black hair turning into pink and white ombre, the words "upper rank" etching in her eye.
"Third Form: Coil Choke"
As the boy prepared his sword to swing at her from different directions, Sakura could only close her eyes and feel the edge of his sword sliding and piercing through her skin.
"If I were you, I'd stop."
"Fifth Form: Slithering Serpent"
As the boy's sword curved and began to slice her in multiple directions, it still was no use. Despite his attacks on her, Sakura remained unfazed.
"Now I understand why Muzan sama said to run away from you hashiras. Though I broke a rule of his, I can't help but tell him this great story when I see him again!" Sakura gushes, a pink tint blush creeping on her cheeks as the enlarged white snake slithered it's body around her, attempting to crush her limbs.
"Let's finish this already." The boy told her once more and then pierced her neck with his sword.
"Let me tell you why you can't kill me, damn hashira." Sakura venomously says, eyes staring straight to his colored ones before fleeing her mind into his.
His name is Iguro Obanai
The snake around him is names Kaburamaru
His breathing style is serpent breathing, a branch of water breathing
He was tasked to assist another hashira who was taking too long in Yoshiwara
He has a crush on a love breathing hashira
"Iguro Obanai is it?" Sakura asks, a flirtatious smile painting her lips.
"How do you know my name?" Obanai asks, staring down at her.
"That's a secret." Sakura winks at him, her mind still on his as she sees other information about him. "I'm unkillable." She begins to say, "As of this moment, I know everything about you, Iguro Obanai. From the moment you were born to this world to what time did you arrive here." She adds.
"You see, even though I have a body, it's not my main body." Sakura digs her nails against the white serpent, raising a finger and pointing at him.
"My main body...is you now."
