Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 253: Initiative of War (7K)

Compared with the previous one, this form of Valkyrie seems to have only some changes on the surface, with more fancy patterns.

but.
These lines bring him strength and vitality.

The vortex is blowing and scraping.

Dissolving his flesh and blood.

He is still trying to use his own strength to heal his injuries and gain more powerful strength.

The idea is good and it even has some effects.

But the "vortex" wind blew away quickly and violently, stripping off the skin in an instant, eating away the muscles and blood vessels, and only bones were left in the blink of an eye.

Naruto showed no mercy.

Even the bones were completely crushed by the fierce wind.

A small pool of powder floated and was blown away by the wind.

Naruto's eyes were cold as he stared at the deep pit that was just created, of which only an outline remained.

Even if I could come back to life.

Even the body is completely destroyed, there is no way it can be revived again
But he felt uneasy.

If that guy wasn't bragging and he was the embodiment of "miracle", then even if he was torn to pieces, he could be resurrected again, wouldn't that be a greater miracle than "coming back from the dead"?

The soldiers were cheering.

The captains and vice-captains were not blindly optimistic. They frowned and had the same concerns as Naruto.

In nature, wind often falls with rain.

However, the "Uzumaki" does not have the ability to control water. Disturbing the clouds in the sky might be able to squeeze out some water vapor, but Naruto never does such a thing.

but now.
Raindrops were floating in the wind.

Naruto raised his hand and wiped it across his face, feeling as if he was hit by raindrops, but his cheeks were wet and there was nothing there.

"It's the rain flowing in the opposite direction." Kurama jumped out from his inner world and jumped onto Naruto's shoulder.

countercurrent
It reminds it of what it saw in the "Infinite Moon Reading" that day.

"It's Reiko." Naruto recognized at a glance what those light spots floating in the air were.

They flow upstream, they gather and merge, and they outline a rough outline.

It looks like a person.

Huge and glorious.

The body is being reorganized, but what the spirit particles are made of is not new flesh and blood like the initial "regeneration of broken limbs", but a purer energy body.

The body reconstructed by the spirit particles is much more sturdy, and although the size has not increased much, the sense of oppression it brings is far greater than the previous form.

Perhaps it was because his appearance had detached some of his human form.

The head is tightly connected to the ancient Roman helmet, and the skirt is even connected to the shoulder blades.

On the left and right shoulders, there are two bone spurs protruding high and obliquely.

Or maybe it's because
In the sky, the sun's rays seemed dimmer than the light on his body.

The light overflowing from his body occupied the entire ruins of the First Squadron's barn.

Isn’t this also a kind of “shadow”?
"I am immortal." Valkyrie, who had revived in the form of a giant of light, opened her arms and spoke in a majestic and sacred voice, "Even if my body is destroyed, I can still be resurrected and fight for your majesty."

"Tremble, despair!"

"Before you die, look upon my—"

He roared, stretched his left hand straight forward as if holding a bow, and hooked the invisible bowstring with his right hand and pulled it hard.

The spirit particles condense and shine even brighter.

"Sacred Arrow of Destruction".

A rough, wild arrow, thicker than his arm, condensed.

The whole Soul Society was disturbed and there was no peace.

The last few people were called out by him in a louder voice as if to vent his anger.

"The authority of God!"

Spread your right hand.

This arrow is about to be shot.

But despite such a thrilling move, nothing happened in the end.

The wind blew and the arrows scattered.

For a group like the Quincy who rely on external spirit particles to fight, Naruto's "Uzumaki" is almost their natural enemy. If the spirit particles are slightly activated and out of his control, it will be easy to deconstruct his techniques.

Valkyrie realized this.

The ability of this sword, called Uzumaki, makes it almost impossible for him to use those normal abilities.

He raised his hands angrily, clenched his hands, and threw his whole body out, rushing away like a meteor.

Naruto stepped on the air and jumped up lightly.

Valkyrie stumbled, raised her hands, twisted her waist and abdomen, and swung her body again, continuing to hit Naruto.

Since the Quincy's technique cannot be deployed
Then use this strong body.

However, the two clenched hands failed to smash down.

The "Vajra Lock" flew over and tightly wrapped around his wrist, hanging him in the air.

Naruto reached out and grabbed, and the chains became more and more violent.

He narrowed his eyes, his expression cold.

"Seal" was not an option for him, and he had no intention of sealing this guy.

Different from all the guys he sealed before.

This guy.
He is not "unique" and is just one of the Quincies traveling to and from Seireitei. There are other Quincies besides him.

And this guy is unforgivable!

Soldiers of the First Squadron
There is also Chojiro Suzuki. As the most senior vice-captain, he has served in the Gotei 13 longer than most captains and is a respected senior.

Important people around you have been hurt or even killed in this way.

He was alive, unable to calm his anger.

Only death can be considered an apology.

but.

Why is he “immortal”?
Even though every inch of his body was destroyed, he was able to be resurrected again and again.

What is the principle?
Naruto doesn't think there is any existence that is truly immortal. No one can be immortal. Even the world will be destroyed, let alone an individual in the world.

And
Every time he was hurt, strange lines would appear on his body.

Every time you die and are resurrected, your form will change.

Injury recovery and resurrection both bring visible changes.

So, he just used some means to escape the punishment of death.

He will die, he will definitely die.

I just haven't found a way yet.

Valkyrie struggled. His current appearance was completely different from what he showed at the beginning. He was extremely powerful. With a twist of his wrist, several chains broke.

A dull, angry roar came from his mouth.

Naruto held out his hand.

The power of the vortex blew up again and hit Valkyrie.

The body of the "Giant of Light" was disintegrating at a faster speed. It was originally composed entirely of leptons, and now it was like boiling water, moving restlessly.

But even so, he still didn't die.

Disintegration and reorganization.
There is an impact.

The momentary loss of strength and its replenishment in an instant made it difficult for him to exert force smoothly, and the Vajra Seal that imprisoned his wrist became tighter and tighter.

Several cycles.

Naruto caught a wisp of wind and condensed it into a short sword in his hand.

He looked Valkyrie over.

The Uzumaki took care of every part of his body, and he still didn't die.

Obviously
The body is not the most core element, it is just a shell and a way to vent power.

What would be the core?
The short knife points forward.

On the ground, there were two weapons that Valkyrie had lost, one was the "Sword of Hope" and the other was the "Shield of Justice". Those were the weapons he had always held in his hands.

Quincy usually uses the "Quincy Cross" as a medium to attract spirit particles and build bowstrings.

but
This guy named Valkyrie didn't show many conventional Quincy methods from the beginning, and the only time he used the "Holy Arrow of Destruction" was by rubbing it with his hands.

These two things are his only external possessions.

That sword has a special effect of countering damage.

What about the shield?

Whether being attacked or initiating an attack, it did not seem to display any special "rule-based" abilities similar to the Sword of Hope.

With a wave of the hand, the wind blows away.

The shield was eaten away bit by bit, starting from the edges and corners, and was gradually smoothed out.

However, its damage did not bring any impact to Valkyrie.

He is still being washed by the "vortex", destroying and reorganizing.
Not a shield.

So a sword?

Precisely because it is the core, it has the ability to feed back the damage received to the attacker after being destroyed?

It doesn't seem to be either.

If that were the case, Valkyrie wouldn't be so careless about his weapon.

Then
Naruto's eyes swept across and fell on this thing, that thing that had almost no value and seemed to have only "symbolic significance".

Destroy the cross.

He has other weapons.

This thing seemed to exist only to prove that he was a Quincy.

But since I always carry it with me.
Naruto stretched out his hand and grabbed it across the space.

Valkyrie reacted immediately and twisted her body.

just
How could he avoid the air currents in the space?

As it rolled, it wrapped around the Annihilation Cross.

The power of the "vortex" was worn away, and the pendant, which was not made of solid material, broke apart bit by bit.

However, this insignificant little thing made Valkyrie's body stiffen, and as it disintegrated, the light on the "Giant of Light" also dissipated.

The "flesh and blood" melts away.

The remnant sound of Valkyrie's "huh, huh" breathing remains.

He should be dead.

But there are still some things left.

The condensed body of the spirit particle was disintegrated, and wrapped in it, a "heart" that even the "vortex" could not destroy was suspended in the air.

It's not that powerful, a little weak, but still beating strongly.

The Quincy's aura completely disappeared here.

only left with.
The breath of the Spirit King.

The heart was in the air, small and weak, obscured by the returning sunlight.

But when it appears, it attracts everyone's attention.

The faint, almost imperceptible "bang bang" sound in the wind is the heartbeat of the whole world.

Naruto narrowed his eyes.

He thought of those Fullbringers who, after being attacked by the Hollow, activated the fragments of the Soul King and then mastered extraordinary abilities.

Then
This guy named "Gerald Valkyrie", his original identity is the heart of the Soul King?
He was influenced by the power of the Quincy, which gave him the ability to be almost immortal.

The "Queueing Cross" is like a medium for the Fullbringer to use his power.
If the medium is damaged, their ability will be lost.

Naruto stretched out his hand, and the wind gently blew the "Soul King's Heart" towards him and it fell into his hand. At the same time, the sealing ritual was activated, and this heart that looked no different from a normal person was stored away.

Valkyrie dies.

Real death, the kind that won't be resurrected.

He lowered his head and stared at the masked Quincies.

They finally started to panic and tried to draw out the shadows to leave.

but
The power of the vortex is always influencing.

No one can escape without Naruto's permission.

"Nei, they've left it to you." Naruto threw his hands aside, his tone calm, "They said the war would last five days, but I'll only give you one."

Kuroshio Mayuri sighed and shook his head. "Only one day?"

“A lot of stuff.”

Naruto interrupted him, "This concerns the entire Soul Society, and even the Three Realms."

"If you can't do that, I think I can put aside my grudges for the time being and go find that guy Urahara."

Kurotsuchi Mayuri let out an even more unhappy “tsk” sound, with a long tone like a cat’s claws scratching glass: “Captain Uzumaki, I’m the director of the Technology Development Bureau.”

"I don't need help from someone who's not even the God of Death."

"It won't take a day."

He took a deep breath and said in a firm and decisive tone: "I will be able to disassemble useful information before tonight." Naruto stepped down on the void and came in front of the captain.

"Well done." Yamamoto Genryusai said softly, "At least it didn't make Seireitei lose too much face."

"Too many people died." Naruto stared at the white-haired, mustachioed man in his arms, "Their methods were too weird."

Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head: "This is a skill that I have never seen in a thousand years."

"I think they have been preparing for this for a thousand years."

"The God of Death is evolving, and so are they."

"It's just that their span seems a little too incredible."

Naruto turned to look at the captains who had gathered around him.

"The First Squadron's barracks are now destroyed." Yamamoto Genryusai leaned over and spoke to the group of people, "It would be impolite and unmannerly to hold a meeting in such a ruin."

"Let's go to the Seventh Squad's barracks."

He waved his remaining hand, turned his head, and looked at the destroyed buildings and the soldiers lying everywhere, their bodies cut open, with horrible deaths.

The look in the eyes is bound to be full of twists and turns.

He can sacrifice these people, including his own disciples and friends, without hesitation for the sake of Soul Society and Seireitei.

Just like when he fought Aizen, he made this choice without hesitation.

But if it is not so "necessary".
He also wanted to protect these people.

He is just decisive, not really heartless.

fortunately
Chojiro Suzuki is not dead yet.

"Each team, handle the situation properly and be on emergency alert." Yamamoto Genryusai handed his vice-captain to Unohana Retsu's vice-captain, holding the cane in one hand and hitting it hard on the ground, "I'm afraid we are about to face the most brutal war in the past thousand years."

Naruto won.

But this battle is not good news.

Valkyrie's abilities far exceed those of an average captain.

Judging from his performance.
In Yamamoto Genryusai's mind, there are only three people who are sure they can defeat him, including himself and Naruto.

The remaining one is "Kyōraku Shunsui".

He has the ability and brains, so maybe he can come up with some useful ideas.

As for others.
Even for his most concerned disciple "Ukitake Jushiro", it is almost impossible. If he was not sick, perhaps he could still do it.

And this guy is just the messenger declaring war.

It is unknown how many powerful beings like him exist in the "Invisible Empire".

No matter how powerful Naruto and I are
One of them is going to deal with Yhwach.

As long as there are two more people like "Valkyrie", the survival of Soul Society will depend on Naruto's "unknown potential", his other moves, and his "Bankai" that he has not yet developed.

Or, one could gamble on the Quincy's brains and pray that they would commit acts of self-destruction.

But this possibility is worse than expecting those guys to suddenly die.

After half an hour.

The Seventh Squadron's barracks.

It’s not as good as the first team, a small, lively meeting room.

Soi-Fong's small table was moved to the corner.

Hitsugaya's desk was stacked on top.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's nest is stuck in the middle, and there are some miscellaneous "trophies" it has collected, such as Kenpachi Zaraki's bell, Genryusai Yamamoto's beard and other things.

"The Invisible Empire has declared war on us." Yamamoto Genryusai narrowed his eyes and spoke in a serious tone, "And because they slaughtered more than a hundred soldiers of our Gotei 13."

"This is."

"This is the biggest loss we've had in a thousand years."

In the battle with Aizen, they only lost a few captains, but within a few years, they had made up for all of them.

In the battle with Muramasa, there was only chaos and no major loss of combat power.

But this time is different.
A large number of officers died and the first squad was destroyed. It takes at least one or two years to become familiar with a matter, not to mention picking out the most suitable candidate.

The talents that the First Division had cultivated over the years, as well as the entire reserve of talent, collapsed as a result.

"Unforgivable!"

"I didn't kill them all because I saw that the Quincies hadn't done anything truly harmful to the world. Although they were ignorant, I did it for the good of the world."

"Now they have no respect for it and are trying to start a war again."

"Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri, have you found the base camp of those guys?"

Kurotsuchi Mayuri glanced at Naruto and shook his head: "Not yet. I can't find any precedents to refer to for their technology. I'm analyzing it."

"Let me see the results now."

He pulled a syringe from his sleeve and stabbed his arm without hesitation.

Invisible liquid injection.

His eyeballs suddenly began to move wildly and uncontrollably, and his whole body seemed to be sped up a thousand times, leaving behind an extremely dazzling afterimage when he waved his hand.

In this state, he formed a seal and disbanded his shadow clones.

The overwhelming amount of information made veins pop on Kurotsuchi Mayuri's forehead, but the medicine that was just injected effectively suppressed the impact of this information.

After a few minutes, the effect of the drug wore off, he returned to normal, and he had just finished sorting out the information.

"Still no results." Kurotsuchi Mayuri formed a seal and created another shadow clone, which flew out of his body one after another. "But there is already a breakthrough."

"I have already figured out the way they encrypt space. Now we just need to crack the code and we will be able to find them."

He grinned, chuckled, and looked at Naruto again.

"If you let that Urahara guy do it, he won't be as effective as me."

In order to meet Naruto's requirements, some useful results must be produced within half a day.

Kurotsuchi Mayuri stopped all the projects he was working on, even putting his analysis of the "Quincy" on hold.

Thousands of clones, divided into groups of seven, conducted analysis non-stop.

We gather every half hour, analyze all the results, and then find one or several of the most effective and seemingly correct directions, and then continue researching based on these directions.

This works great.

A lot of research is done by summarizing experience from repeated failures and gradually finding the right direction.

It's about talent, but also about luck.
Even for a guy like Urahara Kisuke, the research process is bound to go through failure, groping, failure again, and groping again.

But he is very smart. After experiencing a failure, he can learn from it and eliminate more other wrong routes.

genius
Just more accurate than ordinary people.

Of course, no one can withstand the onslaught of thousands of huge and complex information at once, let alone someone like Kurotsuchi who receives it every half an hour.

The potion just now was a medicine he developed specifically for the "Shadow Clone Technique".

He simply named it "Doppelganger".

The effect is very simple, which is to allow your thinking and brain space to increase a thousand times in a certain period of time, so that you have enough capacity and ability to analyze these messages.

"Really?" Yamamoto Genryusai's expression eased a little, "Then all the squads should be reorganized."

"The words of those treacherous and fickle villains cannot be trusted."

"Not to mention Naruto already killed their messenger."

"Even though they will provoke a war in five days, we cannot rely on their morality."

"and--"

"This is the biggest provocation to Seireitei. We must take the initiative in the war."

Kyoraku Shunsui lowered his hat and let out a click of the tongue.

The old man was angry.

He tilted his head to look at Naruto.

"I have some additional information." The blond figure stepped forward and spoke, "The so-called Invisible Empire of the Quincy may be in Soul Society."

The captains were all stunned.

Yamamoto Genryusai was not surprised, as this information had already been shared during their previous communication.

"I asked the 7th Division to prepare, but before they even started, they came over to declare war." Naruto shook his head and continued, "Captains, please get ready."

"Whether we are in control or they are in control."

"The final battle will probably be prepared in the Seireitei."

The captains looked solemn.

battlefield
In Seireitei?

"As for the purpose of these enemies," Naruto said softly, pulling out a scroll and holding it in his hand, "I'm afraid it could be the Soul King."

"Everyone knows about the Fullbringer, right?"

"I took it from that guy just now"

Kurotsuchi Mayuri couldn't wait to interrupt him and shouted, "I saw it. The Soul King's aura is the heart."

"That must be the Soul King's heart."

"How about giving this thing to me, Captain Uzumaki? Maybe with this thing, I can figure out where those guys' base camp is faster."

His eyes were full of desire.

Regarding the "Broken Jade", he had secretly read the research records of the "Great Spiritual Book Corridor", and one of the raw materials for making it was the "Spirit King Fragments".

Whether it was Aizen's piece or Urahara Kisuke's piece, the material used was only "the Soul King's nail", an insignificant part.

What lay before him now was the "Heart of the Soul King".

it seems.
Possessing the power of "immortality".

Although it is not certain yet, "immortality" is definitely not a skill of the Quincy.

It is simply the most precious research material in the world.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi wanted it.

Even if he had to admit that he was not as good as Urahara Kisuke, he would do it as long as he could get that thing.

Naruto simply glanced at him calmly and said, "I can confirm that the aura of a Quincy is somewhat similar to that of a Soul King. I have not had much contact with it before."

"But now I can be sure that they come from the same source."

"In other words, the Soul King and the Quincy have an extremely close relationship."

Yamamoto Genryusai lowered his head and frowned in thought.

He was not very clear about this. Although he had lived long enough, it was still too short compared to the nearly hundreds of millions of years of history of this world and the entire Three Realms.

"Let's wait until the result of Kurobuta Mayuri comes out before we talk about it." Yamamoto Genryusai said softly, "There are some things that even I don't understand."

This world.

Ichigo Kurosaki raised his sword, stood behind a Quincy, frowned and thought: "What do you mean?"

"What is it?"

"Am I too well protected?"

"And what about the seizure of Bankai you mentioned?"

The Quincy who was held at knifepoint, the one named "Azkielro Ibon", grinned and shook his head: "You have only redeemed a part of your potential."

"Uzumaki Naruto, and the Gotei 13 have protected you so well."

"So much so that you only have this much strength now."

Ichigo Kurosaki looked confused.

Only, this kind of strength?
He couldn't understand how a guy who was at a disadvantage in front of him could say such condescending words.

And his own strength is not weak.

Another substitute Shinigami, Uncle Ginjo Kūgo, said that his strength had surpassed his.

Manager Urahara also said that he already has excellent strength at the "captain level", and is a genius no less than uncle Uzumaki Naruto.

Forget it.

He also felt that he had always been protected by his elders.

What concerned him more was the chanting of the Word Spirit, the ability to "transform into a star".

"Seize Bankai".

Is there really such a literal ability?

Azkielro Ibon shook his head and stared at the knife in Ichigo Kurosaki's hand.

He had no intention of saying anything now.

I don't want to fight anymore.

Compared to delaying Ichigo Kurosaki, the current information is more worthy of reporting to His Majesty.

Seize the ability of Bankai.
It actually didn't work on Ichigo Kurosaki.

He stretched out his hand, grabbed the void, and pulled out a shadow that covered half of his body. These dark and sticky things squirmed and twisted his body.

Kurosaki Ichigo reached out, trying to grab him: "Wait!"

"Don't make any more futile attempts." The man in the shadow spoke with a hint of pride in his tone, "Only the chosen ones are qualified to blend into the shadows."

As the words fell, only a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy remained in the void.

Ichigo Kurosaki stared with wide eyes at the sky where a fierce struggle had just broken out.

People disappear.

In ways he didn't understand.

"The Quincy".
Never heard of such ability.

Mom never mentioned it.

(End of this chapter)