Walking on Seireitei's street, Naruto felt deeply different.
First, there was a small new house. The streets were neat and the new house was exquisite.
There were detailed doorplates and labels on the street.
It was a sharp contrast to the backward Rukongai.
The difference between the inside and the outside of the wall was too great.
"Boom." Suddenly, there was an explosion in the sky. Then, he saw several black dots scattered in different places in Seireitei's residential area.
Presumably, it was the group of people who saw and wanted to enter Seireitei at that time.
Although they didn't know their purpose, at least they would attract the attention of most of Shinigami.
The entire Seireitei became chaotic because of the intrusion of the accident.
The battle was happening everywhere.
All kinds of Shinigami Division team members were searching.
Naruto, who hid his figure, naturally would not be found.
In this chaos, Kurosaki Ichigo soon met his opponent, Ikkaku.
After a fight, Ichigo won with difficulty and then met with his partner.
After the meeting, they learned that Kuchiki Rukia was closed in the Tower of Repentance, so they advanced to the target location.
In front of the Tower of Repentance, they met a strong person.
"A calamity!" Renji Abarai stood in front of Kurosaki Ichigo, revealing an unkind expression.
"Your good luck has come to an end."
Abarai Renji and Kuchiki Rukia were childhood sweethearts. He hoped that Rukia could survive more than anyone else, but he also deeply understood the huge crime of Rukia.
Even if it was a disaster and himself, they could never stop it.
He thought about saving Rukia in person, but Seireitei's power was too strong, and he could only count as a small minion in it.
Even if there is no Captain-level strength, how to rescue Rukia.
Therefore, in his opinion.
Kurosaki Ichigo and the others were undoubtedly the heavens.
The two of them immediately began to fight.
Ichigo, who had just entered Shinigami, was repeatedly defeated by Renji Abarai.
At the same time, Naruto also found traces of the battle and came to the vicinity.
He was not familiar with Seireitei. Instead of wandering in such a large area, it was better to follow the disaster.
In Naruto's view, these disasters had their own purpose. Perhaps they could lead him to the core area of Seireitei.
Soon, he saw Kurosaki Ichigo and Renji Abarai in the battle.
Because he was not a pure Shinigami, he could sense the difference between Kurosaki Ichigo and Renji Abarai.
To be precise, the team led by Kurosaki Ichigo actually had the aura of a human.
However, they also relied on props to shuttle through Soul Society.
Naruto was rather curious about Kurosaki Ichigo.
Therefore, he found a high place and sat down to watch the battle quietly.
In the beginning, Kurosaki Ichigo was completely suppressed by Abarai Renji.
However, his will was extremely strong. Even though he was covered in wounds, he did not retreat.
"I won't give up. I can't lose. I must save Kuchiki Rukia." Kurosaki Ichigo roared, constantly launching a crazy attack at Abarai Renji.
Kurosaki Ichigo's words angered Renji, and the latter's expression was condensed, directly using Shikai.
"Roar, Zabimaru."
Sword in Renji's hand suddenly extended, forming the shape of a viper, flying toward Kurosaki Ichigo in the distance.
Ichigo subconsciously put Sword in front of his chest.
"Clang!" With a loud sound, Ichigo was pushed back. Under the great force, her legs left deep marks on the ground.
"Do you know that it was because you took away Lucia's power that she was sentenced to such a heavy punishment?" Zabimaru twisted his body and kept falling high. Ichigo, who was below, dodged in a panic.
Sword, who passed by the wind, felt pain in his face.
Ichigo knew, if he took a bite, he would probably lose his combat ability.
But Renji words made him feel guilty and sad.
"Because of this, I have to save her, regardless of anything." His fighting spirit was high, and he attacked Renji.
"Good speed, this human is good. Compared with Shinigami's life of a thousand years, the life of a human is too short. Only a short hundred years to practice, but can compete with the 100-year-old Shinigami. Human potential is really mysterious." Naruto secretly nodded.
Memories surged.
When he had received Aizen's guidance, he had seen the surprise in Aizen's eyes.
From the age of six until now, Naruto had only experienced less than ten years, but his strength had already far surpassed that of ordinary team leaders.
From a certain perspective, the potential of humans had already surpassed the soul.
Naruto continued to watch.
In the face of Ichigo's counterattack, Renji roared and attacked again with the tail ball.
The snake-like tail ball went from top to bottom, Ichigo avoided the first blow, and then saw the tail ball circling a corner behind Ichigo, once again stabbing at the back of Ichigo.
Ichigo suddenly jumped up, avoiding the Sword in his hand and slashing at Renji.
But he saw Renji corner of the mouth hooked up, and the next moment, Zabimaru in the air suddenly turned his head and hit Ichigo's left shoulder at a faster speed.
"Ack." A deep blood mark extended from Ichigo's left shoulder to his abdomen.
"Use ordinary speed to paralyze the opponent, and then find the right time to break out and knock down the opponent with full strength. A good combat IQ. However, the speed of Zabimaru still too slow." Naruto commented.
"This Shinigami's strength is a little bad. It seems to be a two-three seat in Seireitei? But even so, it is not something that the human can defeat."
Naruto compared the strength of Renji and Minato and found that the gap was still huge.
What surprised Naruto was that Ichigo, who was chopped down, could still continue to fight, and his body even burst out with unusual strength.
Naruto suddenly became a bit absent-minded. He recalled what Aizen had once said:
"Compared to Shinigami, humans are undoubtedly much weaker. However, they are able to burst out with power that can not be ignored at a critical moment. You are not the first human to grasp Shinigami transformation, but the first human to grasp Shinigami transformation and Hollowfication at the same time. Therefore, the human body definitely has the potential that Shinigami has yet to discover."
And this Kurosaki Ichigo was undoubtedly the kind of person that Aizen spoke of.
His strength was clearly far inferior to the other party, but he was always able to resist the attack of the other party, and even stronger the more he fought.
His combat skills were also getting more and more skilled.
All of this made Naruto secretly speechless.
However, even if Ichigo was still trying to force himself, the Sword in his hand was getting heavier and heavier, and his sight gradually became blurred.
Renji was also full of scars, but at least he could still hold Sword in his hand.
Ichigo knew that he would definitely lose if this continued.
He had to think of a way to break the current predicament.
In the end, he could win by using injuries to exchange for injuries.
Both of them fell to the ground powerlessly, losing consciousness.
But now, he was already an arrow at the end of its flight.
Ichigo only felt his consciousness becoming more and more blurry. In a daze, he heard a gentle and magnetic voice,
"Gather all of Reiatsu into Sword."
In the next moment, Reiatsu in his body began to spontaneously gather towards Sword.
A vigorous Reiatsu gushed out from the body.
"Boom." A crescent moon sky rush flew out from the blade, directly engulfing Renji.
With the explosion of the sky, the earth cracked, and the whole area produced a strong tremor.
When the smoke dispersed, Renji had lost his combat ability and fell into the deep pit.
"Is this attack I sent? This is."
Ichigo looked at his hand in disbelief, raised his head with difficulty, and subconsciously looked up, and saw a vague figure.
"Is that person helping me? Who is he?" A thought appeared in his mind, and then Ichigo fainted.
"Ah, you are really fragile. It seems that you still have a long way to go. I hope you can bring me some fun." Naruto smiled and disappeared.
Soon, Hanatarō and Ikkaku arrived and took Ichigo to a temporary safe cave.
Since Hanatarō was a member of 4th Division, he was proficient in medicine and quickly gave Ichigo first aid measures.
They looked at Ichigo who was covered with injuries, and their faces were full of worry.
"Ichigo has several other Vice-Captain level slashes on him. I didn't expect that he could survive this. His vitality is really too tenacious."
"This guy is really going all out this time." Hanatarō and Ikkaku looked at each other and sighed.
"Drip" The sound of water dripping on the ground was heard. The air was muddy and damp.
Ichigo opened his eyes and saw a dark space.
"Where is this?" He stood up in confusion and suddenly realized that his body was relaxed. There were no scars left from the previous battle.
He remembered clearly that he had taken several of Renji Abarai's strikes, but now he was completely unscathed.
"No, I have to find tea to cross them." He anxiously walked forward, trying to find the exit.
However, no matter how he walked, he was unable to walk out of this pitch-black darkness.
It was as if he was trapped in an abyss, with no hope of escaping.
No matter how he ran, he could not see the light.
"Don't waste your energy on him." Suddenly, a familiar and gentle voice sounded in the air.
"Who?" Ichigo's body trembled and his eyes were filled with suspicion. Then, as if he had thought of something, he blurted out, "It's you! That mysterious voice from before!"
Ichigo remembered.
This voice was the voice that reminded him during the battle.
Weng. Suddenly, there was a flash of light at the end, followed by the appearance of Naruto.
Dressed in white robe, he had a handsome appearance. His brilliant golden hair was tucked behind his head, and his eyes were sharp.
"Nice to meet you." Naruto came in front of Ichigo and said lightly.
"What a terrifying aura!" Looking at the approaching Naruto, Ichigo widened his eyes, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
His right hand gripped his left hand tightly, and he roared in his heart, "Stop, stop!"
He looked at Naruto in disbelief.
The pressure that the man in front of him gave him far surpassed that of Shinigami.
"Who are you?" Kurosaki Ichigo felt that his Kiba was trembling and squeezed out a sentence with difficulty.
Naruto revealed a playful expression and said softly, "I am a human like you."
"Human? How is that possible" Hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils suddenly widened.
He could see that Naruto had some unique clothing. Although it was similar to Shinigami's, he could tell that it was not the standard Shinigami's clothing.
But one had to know.
Without the help of props, humans could not enter the Pure Land.
Feeling Ichigo's suspicion, Naruto was not interested in explaining.
"Human, you should know that with your current strength, fighting against Soul Society is like throwing an egg against a rock."
"So what if I am? I have something that I must do." Ichigo looked at Naruto persistently. He could only see calm in his azure blue eyes.
"The people from before did not have any killing intent towards you, but even so, you almost died. They are only vice team leaders." Naruto stared at Ichigo's eyes, but he did not see a trace of fear in the other person's eyes.
"If you are persuading me to leave, then you are destined to be disappointed. I will never leave before saving Rukia!" Ichigo said firmly.
"Is it? Is it also a fetter that supports you?" A look of reminiscence appeared in Naruto's eyes.
The person who kept chasing after him had also said this before.
But in the end, he was still unable to withstand a single blow.
Humans had an advantage, and it was also their greatest weakness.
That was love.
"For the so-called fetters, are you not afraid of death?" Naruto asked with a chuckle.
"As long as you can save Rukia."
Looking at Ichigo's firm and persistent eyes, Naruto shook his head, and his tone was disdainful.
"What you have done is in vain. It will even make Rukia fall into self-blame and think that she has killed you."
In the face of Naruto's denial, Ichigo only felt anger burning in his chest, but he did not know how to refute.
Naruto changed the topic: "If you want to save Rukia, you must become stronger and have other Captain-level strength in an extreme time."
"Other Captain-level strength? What do you want to do?" Ichigo's eyes flashed and he looked at Naruto with a little confusion.
Before going to Soul Society, he had controlled Zanpakutō's strength under the guidance of Kisuke Urahara.
I thought it would be enough to save Kuchiki Rukia.
But I didn't expect that I can't even defeat a Vice-Captain like Shinigami.
Let alone Shinigami.
Now I am too weak, far from enough.
He looked at Naruto with a fanatical gaze.
Since this man in front of him was also a human and possessed such terrifying strength, if he could receive his guidance.
However, under Ichigo's disappointed gaze, Naruto's figure disappeared, and the space once again returned to the deep darkness of the past.
But after a few breaths, a voice full of magnetism reverberated through the entire space.
"Walk out of this space and I will tell you how to possess power."
"Walk out of the space?" Ichigo's eyes lit up and he immediately started running in the space.
He believed that there would definitely be an end to this space. As long as he kept running, he would be able to find the exit.
"This guy's perception is not good." In this regard, Naruto secretly shook his head.
But he was not in a hurry. This space was Ichigo's subconscious. Even if a few days or ten days passed inside, it would only be a moment outside.
This was one of the functions that Kyōka Suigetsu had extended after strengthening himself, Zanpakutō.
Just like when Naruto had sneaked into Uzumaki Naruto's sealed space in the parallel world.
Naruto had a feeling.
His Zanpakutō's upper limit might be much higher than he had imagined.
Ichigo was still running wildly, running non-stop.
Even when he was sweating and panting like a cow, he did not see a trace of light.
He collapsed on the ground, his chest rising and falling violently.
"Damn it, how do I get out of this space?" His face was full of unwillingness.
"Rukia, everyone is waiting for me. I can't waste time here. I have to go out."
"Why is there no end at all?" He was full of confusion.
Suddenly, he remembered the guidance Naruto gave him in the battle before.
Calming his heart, he gathered his strength to the tip of Sword.
Sword.
He needed Zanpakutō!
Ichigo closed his eyes and discarded all the distracting thoughts in his heart. A handful of Zanpakutō slowly appeared in his hand.
"Drink." Following a shout, a crescent moon shot out from Sword's body, tearing open a hole in this dark space.
It revealed a calm expression on Naruto's face.
"Congratulations, you found the exit."