Chapter 261: Reforged Sword

Inside the Phoenix Hall, the environment was dark.

Kurama was panting heavily, his face becoming more and more annoyed.

Those concrete shallow strikes

are not strong.

But there are too many of them, endless, and after one batch is solved, another one emerges.

Even if its spiritual power is endless.

The mental and physical loss cannot be ignored.

Accumulating bit by bit, even with their physical strength, they can't help feeling tired.

"It should have been a day now, right?" Kurama dug his claws on the ground, his tone agitated, "When will this thing end?"

"It's so disgusting!"

The more disgusting thing than slapping cockroaches is to slap them non-stop.

These shallow strikes are not much better than cockroaches.

Naruto shook his head.

Speaking of Zanpakuto

His growth path is actually completely different from that of ordinary Shinigami, including geniuses like Kuchiki Byakuya and Hitsugaya Toushirou.

The liberation of the two swords in his hands cannot be regarded as using his own spiritual pressure to cultivate Zanpakuto.

"Kuroma" borrows the power of Kurama himself.

And "Uzumaki" looks like the Zanpakutō of ordinary Shinigami, but.

Its birth is completely different from the birth of ordinary Shinigami Zanpakutō.

There is the participation of "Ashura Power".

It was born and grew up by absorbing this power.

Naruto thought about it.

He didn't seem to have properly cultivated Zanpakutō like ordinary Shinigami, nor did he have the experience of "Shikai".

He never got a reply.

Kurama tilted his head and caught the spiritual pressure that was completely different from the concrete Asauchi, and whispered to remind: "Naruto?"

"Are you okay."

Naruto nodded and laughed: "I was thinking about a question just now, and I was a little lost."

"Kuroma, tell me."

"Is Kurosaki Ichigo a Shinigami?"

This question

Kurama was stunned, blinking his eyes, while subconsciously pulling away the Asauchi who flew towards him, he was thinking tangledly.

After a long while, it gave a reply: "Let's calculate it?"

"Although it is a proxy, it is also a god of death."

"Can kill hollows and bury souls"

Naruto shook his head: "I'm not talking about ability."

"I'm talking about... this nature."

Kurouma was confused. It was not stupid, but it was difficult for its brain to process these complicated-sounding messages.

Ability?

Nature?

Ah.

Ichigo Kurosaki uses Zanpakutō, knows Shunpo, can perform Shikai and Bankai.

Isn't he a god of death in terms of "nature"?

The reason why Naruto thought of this is that Ichigo Kurosaki is very similar to himself. The swords in his hands are not considered "the power of the god of death", but the changes and manifestations of other powers in his body.

It's just that his own powers come from the outside world, while Ichigo Kurosaki's powers come from his body.

There are Hollows, Quincy, Fullbring, and Shinigami

"Then he is not a Shinigami?" Kurama muttered, not very confident about his answer just now. He hurriedly changed his words, turned the entanglement in his heart into physical movements, and slapped Asada away.

Naruto shook his head and laughed: "How can he not be counted."

Kurama tutted, and his tone became angry: "Naruto, you guy, how did you become like this!"

"Yes is, no is not!"

"Say these weird words."

"Just like that guy Kyoraku Shunsui, he doesn't speak human language, hateful."

"Think about whether I can understand."

It roared, unrestrainedly angry.

"Let me think about how to explain it to you." Naruto's voice was doting, and he shook his head helplessly, grabbed Kurama's spiritual vein, pulled it up and followed the trail, and jumped on it, "Kurosaki Ichigo is a Shinigami, but he is not."

Kurama tutted even louder.

"Ordinary souls, who were buried in the soul, came to the Soul Society." Naruto grabbed Kurama's hair and sat down steadily. "Those without spiritual power become ordinary residents, and those with spiritual power try to master spiritual power."

"If you don't go to the Maou Spiritual Academy"

"Then what is a soul that masters spiritual power?"

Kurama tilted his head.

The answer to this question is not difficult to find, there are ready-made examples.

The one who just met is Shiba family's pyrotechnician Shiba Kūkaku.

And the familiar person who is a little further away is the captain of the 11th Division, Kenpachi Zaraki.

They all mastered spiritual power and knew how to use it, but for some reasons, they did not join the Gotei 13.

"Is it a Shinigami without a job?" It hesitated and uttered such a questioning sentence, which was the answer it gave after thinking just now.

Naruto clapped his hands: "That's right."

"It's just a Shinigami who didn't join the Gotei 13."

"The so-called Shinigami, to put it bluntly, is a soul that controls spiritual power."

He paused and continued: "So from this aspect, is Kurosaki Ichigo a Shinigami?"

Kuroma shook his head and didn't say anything, but Naruto, who was sitting on it, could sense what its answer was.

"Yes, Kurosaki Ichigo doesn't count." Naruto responded, "He is just a human who chooses to leave his body and use spiritual power with his soul."

"If he wants"

"He can activate the Quincy bloodline in his body and become a Quincy."

"He can also borrow the power of the Hollow in his body. In fact, he is doing this now. His Zanpakutō is the power of the Hollow in his body."

"You can also choose to become a Perfectionist. He has such qualifications."

The Nine Lamas were surprised: "Does he still have fragments of the Spirit King in his body?"

It didn't even notice this.

Naruto ignored his remark and made the final conclusion: "So Ichigo is not a Shinigami, he just chose to become a Shinigami."

Jiulama understood, and it pondered: "Is Ginjo Kugo the same?"

"Yes, it's just that Ichigo is more special than Kūgo." Naruto stretched out his hand and patted the Nine Lamas on the head, "Kūgo could become a Fullbringer, but he chose to become a Shinigami."

Jiu Lama tilted his head: "So."

"Why are you talking about Kurosaki Ichigo?"

"That kid isn't here."

"In this regard, Ichigo and I are the same." Naruto said softly, "Ichigo chose to become a Shinigami."

"And I"

"Unknowingly, I chose to become the God of Death."

Jiu Lama blinked, not understanding.

what is it called

Choosing unconsciously?

Can this thing be done unconsciously?

"I didn't die." Naruto tilted his head and said calmly, "I just appeared in the form of a soul."

"And chose to allow those powers within me to manifest themselves in the form of a Zanpakutō."

Nine Lamas were in a daze.

Naruto patted his head again: "In other words."

"I can't let Qian Da recognize me in the way of death."

"The power of the God of Death that I gained from the beginning was not because of Qian Da's approval, but because of my choice."

"I thought I was going to be the Grim Reaper, so I became the Grim Reaper."

Nine Lamas nodded.

Naruto stretched out his hand and pulled out the "Uzumaki" from his waist. He had never used this power since entering the Phoenix Palace.

Because Ermeiya Wang Yue said so.

Preconceived, a goal is assumed.

And this goal, for me, is something that is inherently impossible to achieve.

Since his goal cannot be achieved.

Then do it as you wish

The wind started blowing in the Phoenix Palace.

Disturbing the airflow, the entire shallow group was lifted up and wandered in the air.

"I chose death."

Naruto grinned brightly.

"So here, it should be me who chooses to play shallowly."

He held out his hand.

Aiming aimlessly, he pointed.

Follow your innermost thoughts, follow your first instincts

It was empty, nothing.

But because of Naruto's choice, something began to be born there.

The wind seemed to be blowing the light.

A beam of light, a beam visible to the naked eye similar to the Tyndall effect, was projected over and illuminated that location, revealing the thing chosen by Naruto.

It is the embodiment of shallow playing.

It's completely different from other shallow ones, and somewhat similar to the embodiment of "Uzumaki" in Naruto's inner world.

At this moment, the wind stopped.

The power of the Uzumaki dissipated, and its "liberation" was terminated, but it did not turn back into a sword after the "initiation" ended, as before.

It seemed to just disappear, along with the wind.

Naruto wasn't nervous.

He looked at the "shallow beat" and smiled.

The remaining shallow strokes stopped struggling and became quiet.

They were aware of it, and they knew that Naruto was aware of it.

They retreated and shrank to the end of the palace, leaving only the one named by Naruto, half-kneeling on the ground, extending its hand to Naruto reverently.

Nine Lama's eyes widened.

It stood upright, trying to do what Naruto did, and stretched out its hand, pointing at a shallow blow that it could still feel the spiritual pressure before it could fully retract it.

But its naming

has no effect.

Qian Da ignored it and disappeared into the darkness.

Outside the Phoenix Palace.

"What a crazy atmosphere." A Zanpakutō that materialized and represented a person other than a woman spoke up and curled his lips, "Why didn't you take away their Zanpakutō before you let them enter the Phoenix Palace?"

"It feels like the Phoenix Palace is going to be destroyed."

Nimaiya Wang Yue shook his head: "What's the use of taking it away? It's Naruto's own power."

"Sure enough, it's the same as I guessed before."

"What's the point of taking away the Zanpakutō?"

"Little Naruto is just the captain of the seventh division of the Gotei Thirteen."

"Trouble is coming."

The embodied female Zanpakutō turned its head and stared at its master in confusion. It was unclear why his master's expression suddenly changed so much.

He stretched his head forward and looked at the scrawled thatched hut with a solemn expression.

Before he could walk over.

The curtain was lifted, and the Nine Lamas shrank in size, carrying Naruto and the shallow weapon he chose, and jumped out of the hall.

"I still want to welcome you." Wang Yue of Ermeiwu came up to greet you and said with emotion, "I really didn't expect that."

"It will be like this."

Although he is outside the house, this is his territory after all, and those shallow strikes were all forged by him.

He knew exactly what was going on inside.

It is precisely because of the clarity that I can express such emotion.

Naruto jumped off Kurama and smiled.

The Nine Lama muttered, and continued to shrink, clustering on Naruto's shoulder. It was still unbelievable. It was unclear why Naruto could even create a light attack out of nothing with just a finger, but when he stretched out his finger, it had no effect. .

"Lord Soul King told us not to ask too many questions." Nimaiya Wangyue circled around Naruto, "To be honest, I have also thought about why you and Kurosaki Ichigo are so special."

"I have thought about this outcome before."

"It doesn't surprise me."

"but."

"I'm still surprised that it's really like this."

"So what are your options?"

Naruto stretched out his hand and pointed at Qian Zhi who was following him: "Look, do you need to say what my choice is?"

"It's just going to be hard work."

Ermeiya Wang Yue sighed.

He stared at the manifestation that was different from ordinary Qian Da.

Just know.

"Then come with me." Wang Yue of Ermeiwu waved his hand and nodded lightly towards the Phoenix Palace.

There was a buzzing sound, as if something was making a noise or shouting.

From the dark space, something making noise slowly came out of the door.

It's a tube, a tube like a slide.

"Get down from here." His expression was solemn, no longer as exaggerated as before, "Then we will officially start forging your sword."

Naruto grabbed the Nine Lamas and threw them inside.

The orange fox cheered happily.

Immediately afterwards, he went down with Ermeiya Wang Yue.

After sliding for a long time, after a steep slope, light gradually emerged.

Naruto "Flying Thunder God" jumped behind the Nine Lamas.

Ermeiwu Wang Yue landed immediately, pointed forward, and opened his arms: "How is it, are you shocked?"

Naruto followed his finger and looked forward.

It's water.

Boundless, sloshing water.

They stand out of thin air, like lakes suspended above the earth.

"The reason why the Phoenix Palace is built on this cliff is because of the things you see." Ermeiya Wang Yue sounded proud and grinned, "Without this water, your sword cannot be reforged."

"but."

"I still want to make a statement in advance."

"Although I am very confident in my skills in forging Zanpakutō."

"This is the first time I've met someone like you."

"Are you ready?"

Naruto nodded and turned his head to look at the "Shallow Beat" behind him.

Although it has almost the same appearance and almost the same living form as other "shallow fights".

But its essence is different.

Before that, before Naruto understood that truth, what he used was only part of the power that could be changed into a "god of death". Just like what he once said to Aizen, he unknowingly turned himself into a god of death. framed within an area.

And now.

He came to understand and knew that his power was not just the "power of death", but he chose to use the "god of death" method to show his power in this world.

so.

The sword that needs to be reforged is not a shallow strike from the god of death, but a weapon that belongs to Naruto alone and symbolizes his own unique power system.

(It’s a bit confusing, the new anime has a lot of information)