Chapter 266 Ichigo, Kenpachi and Yachiryu (7K)

This is a person who shouldn't be here.

Even if he came to Soul Society,

he shouldn't be in the Soul King Palace.

Without the permission of Squad Zero and the guidance of the Shiba family.

Ordinary Shinigami, even those like Yamamoto Genryusai, can't get close to the Soul King Palace.

Not to mention Ichigo Kurosaki.

His power is not very strong.

The only one who was not surprised by this was the monk. He looked expectant and pounded his hands, making a crisp sound, and also uttered the following words: "Is Ichigo Kurosaki finally here?"

"Did you do it?" Naruto turned his head and stared at him coldly.

The monk tilted his head and said confidently: "He will definitely come."

"That's what the Soul King said."

Naruto's face was uncertain.

He thought of the spiritual pressure left by the Soul King in the Soul King Palace just now.

Find an opportunity, kill him.

But whether he is dead or alive, it does not affect one fact, that is, the stability of the three realms requires a wedge.

If he doesn't want to be the wedge, he will call the only person who has this qualification.

"Is it because of the wedge?" Naruto asked him.

The monk turned his head and looked into the depths of the dark palace. He couldn't see the amber clearly here: "I don't know what you communicated with the Soul King."

"But it's safest for Ichigo Kurosaki to be in the Soul King Palace."

"Naruto Uzumaki, you are a good person, but Yamamoto Shigekuni's evaluation of you is very correct."

"You are too emotional."

Naruto reached out and grasped the hilt of the knife at his waist: "He is an insignificant person to you, so you can say such insignificant words."

"But I can't."

The monk shook his head. He noticed Naruto's actions, but didn't say anything about it. He just continued calmly: "Why don't we go see Ichigo Kurosaki together?"

Naruto nodded and followed.

On the platform at the entrance, an orange figure rubbed his head and climbed out of the thick pillar.

"Is this the Soul King Palace?" He sighed softly.

Seireitei.

Eleventh Division Barracks.

The battlefield has spread uncontrollably here.

Kenpachi Zaraki raised his sword and looked at the man standing opposite him with excitement: "You are really tough. You took so many blows from me, but you are not hurt at all."

"Your ability can't hurt me." He shook his hand, and the numb layer of steel coating on his skin disappeared. "One of the special combat forces, Kenpachi Zaraki."

"I know your information very well."

"No Zanpakutō, no Kidō, only Zanjutsu"

"In the Stern Cross Knights, I am the one who restrains you the most."

The black-haired man paused.

"Introduce myself."

"I am the Stern Cross Knights, Cang Du, the holy letter 'I'."

"Iron, the I of steel."

Kenpachi Zaraki didn't care, shook his head, and raised his bumpy Zanpakutō: "There is nothing that can't be cut."

"Even steel"

"It's just a little harder to cut."

He frowned, and his expression became extremely ugly: "Do you know what I have been through during this period of time?"

"Pain, it's so painful."

"Every day I can fight the person I dream of and admire the most."

"But every day I can't fight to the end, there will always be a hateful, ugly, and powerful old guy who will take action to prevent the communication between the two of us."

"I'm so glad to meet you."

"I can vent all the anger in my stomach."

He didn't hesitate and continued to swing the sword and slash.

But as Cang Du said, he is the one who restrains Kenpachi Neki the most.

The holy words of steel did not give him too outstanding attacking ability, but he had a unique advantage in defense, especially in defense against physical attacks.

Spiritual pressure trembled.

"Snake claws".

Blue spiritual pressure trembled on Cangdu's hands, and sharp steel claws protruded from the palms, and the attached spiritual pressure leaped like flames.

Slashing out, Kenpachi Zaraki was injured.

With the belief of exchanging injuries for injuries, he slashed the attack, which fell on Cangdu's shoulder, but failed to cause effective damage, and was still intercepted by a layer of thick and heavy steel.

"If you keep doing this in vain, you will die." Cangdu said indifferently, "I haven't even used the holy body like others."

"You shouldn't have only this ability."

"You are a guy who has been personally recognized as a special combat force by His Majesty."

"As a captain, how could you not even know the first release."

"Use it."

Kenpachi Zaraki grinned and smiled lightly.

Kusaka Yachiru stood outside the battlefield, his tone and voice worried: "Xiaojian, you should know how to use the Shikai, use it."

The soldiers of the 11th Division also had the same expectation.

They had heard that during this period, Captain Zaraki had been practicing in secret, which was so difficult and intense that he even needed the help of several captains.

Under such practice

the captain should have transformed.

But from the battle just now, it seems that the captain only learned some slashing techniques. He did become stronger, but this kind of practice in slashing techniques was far from the level that several captains should have achieved together.

At least, what about the Shikai?

Just like what Soto and Vice Captain Kusaka said.

What about the Shikai?

Zaraki Kenpachi walked outside the battlefield and stretched out his hand to Kusuka Yachiru: "Do you really think I'm an idiot?"

"I just don't really want to use my brain to think."

"That doesn't mean I can't see it."

"Cao Lu, you and Jiu Lama are the same thing."

The ordinary soldiers of the 11th Division were confused and blinked, not understanding what this sentence meant.

Madarame scratched his head and muttered in a low voice: "Vice-captain Yachiru and Vice-captain Kurama, are they the same thing?"

"What a strange statement."

One is a cute loli, and the other is a fox who can draw a knife to kill people.

No matter which angle you look at them, they are different.

"Idiot." Yumichika Ayasekawa shook his head, with a solemn expression on his face, "Deputy Captain Nine Lama is something to Captain Naruto, have you forgotten?"

"Zanpakuto." Madarame Ikkaku answered immediately.

For ordinary team members, this is a relatively niche news that almost no one will mention, but for senior officers like them, it is not a very secret message.

The answer that came out of his mouth made him realize something. He turned his head and looked at Kusuka Yachiru in disbelief.

Zaraki Kenpachi continued, speaking out what they had guessed in their minds without scruples and forthrightly: "You must be my Zanpakutō."

"I"

"I can't hear your voice all this time, so you stay with me in another form."

Kusaka Yachiru tilted his head: "It turns out that Xiao Jian is not an idiot."

"I'm the captain of Team 11." Kenpachi Zaraki grinned, "How can the captain be an idiot?"

He stood up straight again and his eyes fell on Cangdu.

Cangdu is very patient.

He respects his opponents.

In other words, he believed in his own strength. No matter what kind of "struggle" the person in front of him was doing or what kind of thing he came up with in the end, he would be crushed by him.

The Star Cross Knights are like this, extremely confident in their own strength.

Zaraki Kenpachi was still babbled out: "I heard that name."

"Know what the name of this knife is."

"but"

"You are still different from Jiu Lama."

"Ku Lama told me that it was sealed in Naruto's body and was originally a separate and free individual."

"If it were you."

"After I call out that name, you are no longer Kusuka Yachiru."

Kusuka Yachiru did not answer or make any move.

Silence is also a statement, and silence is also an affirmation.

"Compared to the Zanpakutō, I still like and am more comfortable with Kusuka Yasen-ryu." Kenpachi Zaraki shouldered the sword and never retracted it when he stretched it out. "It's the vice-captain Kusuka Yasen-ryu."

"Instead of a Zanpakuto or something."

Kusaka Yaqianliu took a quick step, jumped to his side, and held his hand: "Is this so? Xiaojian."

"I'm a little happy with your answer."

"I'm also a little sad because of your answer."

Zaraki Kenpachi grinned.

It's just that after so many years, he is still the man who is not suitable for laughing, with condensed features and a hideous look.

In Kusuka Yachiru's eyes, he is very cute.

"Don't be sad, I just can't say that name." He continued speaking openly and frankly, "Although it's a little awkward, you probably don't mind if I borrow your power at this time."

"Let's cut that guy down together."

Kusaka Yachiru held the sword at his waist and nodded his head carefully and obediently: "No problem, Koken."

"I'm also very strong."

She narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly.

"I thought you were so touching because you wanted to evolve." Cangdu clicked his tongue and dismissed it, "It turns out there is just one more little girl."

"What use can such a little thing do?"

He stretched out his hand and pointed towards the soldiers of the 11th Squadron on the side.

"Might as well call that bald guy and that sissy, they look pretty decent."

Madarame was unmoved, his bald head was teased even more.

Yumichika Ayasekawa is different.

He glared and pointed back unceremoniously: "I am beautiful, I am beautiful!"

"Who are you calling a sissy?"

"Can't you see how masculine I am?"

"You bastard, captain and vice-captain, beat him up!"

At least he still had a sliver of sanity in his mind.

Knowing that this was a battle belonging to the captain and vice-captain, he did not draw his sword to fight.

"I'm very strong." Kusuka Yaqianliu pulled out the knife. Her knife was not very beautiful, and it didn't have much sharpness.

But definitely the cutest of all the reapers.

The handle of the knife is bright pink, and the blade is shaped like a flower.

Use a knife like this

Saying such words has no convincing power at all.

Zaraki Kenpachi jumped up and slashed forward: "Don't talk nonsense with him."

"Let's go together."

Cut it with a knife.

As always, Cangdu used the simplest and crudest method before, surging spiritual pressure, raising his hand, and covering it with steel.

Blocked Zaraki Kenpachi's attack.

There was a slight shock, and most of the power of the attack was resisted by the steel, but without the strength, he still had to bear it himself, so he took two steps back.

Out of the corner of his eye.

Kusuka Yachiryu's attack followed.

Just like Kenpachi Zaraki, he slashed at everyone head-on and face-to-face.

This made him feel very comfortable, and he didn't even need to adjust his defensive posture, just keep maintaining the current state.

But.

He felt pain.

Blood flew and splashed on his face.

This made Cangdu's pupils shrink, and he was extremely shocked.

Blood comes from injuries.

But he had clearly defended against the attacks of both of them, so how could he be injured?

He lowered his head and looked at where the pain came from.

It was his chest, a hideous, deep wound.

Only being hit hard would cause this result.

Zaraki Kenpachi didn't show such an ability just now.

So this is.

The ability of that little girl?

Is it her Zanpakutō?

"You realize it." The little girl's well-behaved voice came into his ears, "My slash is different from the slash of the small sword."

"What will you do next?"

"Will you choose to be slashed by the small sword."

"Or will you choose to be slashed by me?"    Use the cutest voice to say the coldest and most ruthless words.

Cangdu stretched out his hand, his triangle eyes full of hostility: "This is the first time that someone has broken my defense head-on after I have this power."

"But."

"My power is more than that."

Spiritual pressure surged.

The holy body was activated.

His wings were the same as Bazby's, and different from the regular wings of other Quincy, they were iron-colored wings made of steel with sharp edges and corners.

"I have cut down all kinds of enemies, but this is the first time I have cut down an enemy with wings." Others became stronger, which made Kenpachi Zaraki more excited, "Kusuga, are you ready?"

"This will be the first time we will cut down an enemy together."

Kusuga Yachiru nodded obediently and responded: "I know, Xiaojian."

She paused and corrected seriously: "Also, you can call me Yachiru, it sounds better than Kusuga."

"I know, Yachiru." Kenpachi Zaraki was serious.

This name

has a special meaning to him.

The person he has always admired the most, her name used to be "Yachiru", but now she has changed her name to "Rei".

And for a god of death like me, the most important person has another name, just to be with me, now called "Yachiryu".

One man, one sword, slashed at the flying steel body.

In the abandoned barracks of the first team.

"Your Majesty, Ichigo Kurosaki has come to Soul Society." Barro's voice was gentle.

In the corner, Ishida Uryu couldn't help but raise his head, restraining himself from showing any too obvious expression on his face and eyes.

That guy.

is here again.

I knew it would be like this.

But there was no way, this was an open conspiracy. With Ichigo Kurosaki's character, as long as I appeared in front of him as the Invisible Empire, no matter what I said, he would definitely come to Soul Society.

"He went to the Soul King Palace." Yhwach smiled slightly, "Then everything will be soon."

"Let's wait patiently for a while."

He raised his head and peeked at the clouds high above from the broken wall.

"As for now."

"Although they realized it, they have already exhausted all their strength even to deal with the advance troops."

"Let's proceed to the next step."

"I don't want to see these buildings anymore."

Barrow responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

With his voice.

The ritual was quietly activated.

The undamaged soul-shielding membrane of the Soul Society quietly grew a little shadow.

A small black dot spread rapidly on the transparent barrier in an exponential manner.

By the time someone from the 12th Division discovered the large dark shadow,

it had grown at an irreversible speed.

"Captain!" A soldier in the technical development area said, "The soul-blocking membrane has been invaded."

"The source of power is unknown, suspected"

"Quincy."

Kuroshita Mayuri sighed and shook his head: "What suspected, this is the Quincy."

"Damn it."

"So he has this trick up his sleeve."

"I was wondering why their advance team only had so few people compared to the last invasion."

"But isn't it too naive to want to seize the Soul Society with such a crude method? Do you think I really haven't prepared anything?"

He paused, turned his head, and told the soldiers: "Activate Plan 127."

"Yes!" The soldier responded, looking flustered, but still honestly gave the orders layer by layer.

The Shadow Clone Technique allows Kuroshita Mayuri to conduct thousands of experiments at the same time.

In the past few days, he has not only studied the power of the extermination masters, but also thought about what the extermination masters would do to the Soul Society?

Before this, the Quincies had attempted to seize the "Bankai".

So

Is there a possibility that the Quincies also have the intention to seize the Soul Society?

In Kurotsuchi Mayuri's previous estimation, this possibility was not very high.

However, he still made a plan to prevent the slightest possibility.

In less than a minute, the Technology Development Bureau responded to Kurotsuchi Mayuri's order.

A light bloomed on the soul-shielding membrane.

The exponentially growing shadow, the speed of spreading and devouring, almost immediately slowed down.

The invasion was blocked.

Yhwach let out a light exclamation.

The light was only the first change. Ripples appeared on the soul-blocking membrane that had not been invaded. Another kind of dark spiritual power merged into it. Unlike the shadow of the Quincy, it was a purer and more chaotic black.

It was the "power of the hollow".

After learning that "hollow" was a poison to the "Quincy", Mayuri Kurotsuchi had been studying how to use the "power of the hollow".

At least, he had studied how to use it on the soul-blocking membrane during this period of time.

The shadow that had almost completely swallowed the soul-blocking membrane was like encountering a natural enemy, retreating step by step, from occupying four-fifths to three-quarters, and gradually approaching one-half.

"Uzumaki Naruto," Yhwach said softly.

It was clearly the result of the 12th Division, but the name of the captain of the 7th Division came out of his mouth.

"What an amazing person."

"But if that's the case."

"Then let it be."

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

The shadow on the soul-blocking membrane stopped retreating and, like a black and white chess piece, it moved the half it occupied.

The space shook.

The original half of the area of ​​the Soul Reincarnation had undergone a huge change.

The familiar streets and camps became a strange and very different building complex.

The Shinigami and Quincy fighting on the street did not disappear with the change of the terrain. They remained in the same place.

"This is..."

The Shinigami were confused and terrified.

The Quincy were excited and excited because of this change in the terrain, and their fighting spirit became stronger.

"This is the Ice Palace."

"Your Majesty's great power has replaced the Soul Reincarnation."

The morale of the Shinigami was hit.

But some people were still clear-headed and called out.

"Don't worry, they only completed half of the invasion and did not invade completely."

"It's because of the poor intelligence!"

"After learning this intelligence, we immediately curbed this change."

"The Quincy is not scary."

The battle continued, and the slogans never stopped.

The First Squadron's Quarters.

Yhwach stared at the front, with the area where he was as the dividing line, the left side was still the Soul Society, and the right side was the Ice Palace.

Half Shinigami, half Quincy.

Somewhat different from what he had imagined before.

It was not completely swallowed.

Ishida Uryu stared at the back of Yhwach, and his eyes also split a little, looking past his back, looking at the two areas with clear distinctions and styles.

It seems

Yhwach's power is not completely invincible, and can also be restricted.

Soul King Palace.

Ichigo Kurosaki just recovered from the huge impact and raised his head.

What came into view.

is a bald head and a golden hair.

"Uncle Naruto." Ichigo Kurosaki's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously took a step back, greeting him with a guilty conscience, "Haha, I didn't expect to see you here."

"Didn't I tell you not to participate in this war?" Naruto said with a straight face, but in a calm tone, "Why did you come?"

"What about the injuries on your body?"

"Not serious, but too dense."

Kurama nodded in agreement, imitating his uncle's tone: "That's right, why don't you even listen to your uncle."

"It's Uryu." Ichigo Kurosaki said seriously, "Uryu has joined the Invisible Empire."

Naruto frowned.

The kid from the Ishida family?

He didn't have a deep impression of Ishida Uryu, and most of what he heard from Isshin and Masaki was rumors that Ishida Uryu and his father Ishida Ryugen had a bad relationship.

But.

Ishida Ryugen knew about the existence of Yhwach a long time ago, and his understanding of this matter may be clearer than he is now.

Will someone like him let his son go to the Invisible Empire?

"Besides, he is very special." Kurosaki Ichigo continued, frowning, "I can see that he didn't want to join, but was coerced or something for some reason."

"When he came to me, he deliberately conveyed some information."

"Like the holy text, Yhwach has 'A', which has the power of omniscience and omnipotence."

"Uryuu also has 'A', which is completely opposite. No matter how much attack and damage I cause to him, it can be completely reflected on me."

Naruto was thoughtful.

This sounds a bit like Haschwalth's ability.

"I can't let him do this." Kurosaki Ichigo clenched his fists and mustered up the courage to look Naruto in the face. "Uncle Naruto, I am his brother and his friend. I can't just sit back and watch him."

Naruto glanced at the monk.

He blinked, serious and pious.

It couldn't be this guy who did something about the Quincy - although he must have wanted to do something.

"Why did Ishida Uryu go to you?" Naruto thought for a moment and asked a question, "Just to pass on this information?"

Ichigo Kurosaki was stunned, blinked, recalled the battle that had just broken out, and shook his head thoughtfully: "It doesn't seem to be."

"They came to me because of Yhwach's order."

"But he didn't say what the specific order was."

Naruto still stared at the monk: "It seems that Yhwach, like you, wants Ichigo to come to Soul Society."

"It's most appropriate for someone like him to stay in Soul Society." The monk was serious, still so righteous.

Ichigo Kurosaki scratched his head.

I always feel that it is not a very appropriate thing to interrupt at this time.

"It seems that you have fought with Ishida Uryu, and the result is not satisfactory?" Naruto did not respond to the monk's words, and asked about Kurosaki Ichigo with concern.

Kurosaki Ichigo looked gloomy: "I lost miserably."

"The power of the so-called holy text is very strong."

"I thought of the Soul King Palace you mentioned, Uncle Naruto, so I came here directly."

Naruto walked over and patted his shoulder.

"The Soul King Palace can make you stronger." He continued softly, "but this is not a good place for you."

"You have all kinds of power in this world."

"Conceptually, you are the one who is most like the Soul King."

Kurosaki Ichigo did not speak.

Naruto stretched out his hand and gently touched it. The wind blew and swirled around the monk.

"Uzumaki Naruto, you are a little overstepping your authority." The monk spoke.

Naruto's face was calm, and he turned to look at him: "I made it very clear at the beginning, you don't care about Ichigo Kurosaki, but I do."

"I absolutely cannot accept letting an innocent person, a young junior, bear such a heavy, arduous and painful responsibility."

The monk was calm and wanted to raise his hands, but the wind held his wrists: "There is no other candidate except him."

"Why not?" Naruto shook his head, "Ichigo Kurosaki is just the most suitable, but there are still other ways besides him, but it may be more troublesome."

"Quincy, Hollow, Fullbringer and Shinigami"

"All we need is these powers."

The monk didn't speak, and stared blankly.

"Now I want you to make a promise." Naruto spoke, bluntly and mercilessly, "I want you to promise that no matter what happens, you will not sacrifice innocent people."

"No one is innocent before the survival of the three realms." The monk said confidently, "There are more suitable choices, why choose those that are more troublesome?"

Naruto emphasized: "Kurosaki Ichigo is innocent."

"If it weren't for Ishida Uryu, he shouldn't even participate in this war."

The monk was stubborn: "Uzumaki Naruto, don't forget your identity, you are the god of death, the captain of the seventh division of the Gotei 13."

"This is just my choice." Naruto raised his hand, the wind blew more violently, and his voice was indifferent in the wind, "This is not something that imprisons me."

"If I can't convince you with words"

"Then will you accept other ways of persuasion?"