Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 258 Rejection and the Spirit Palace (7K)

Squad Zero is not part of the Seireitei organization.

Not even in Seireitei.

But as soon as they arrived, they immediately took the initiative and seized the dominant position.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai, who always attached great importance to his identity and status, turned a blind eye to their meddling and pointing fingers, and even showed some guilt and remorse.

After all, under his leadership, the Soul Society was completely defeated.

This time.
Fortunately, they managed to hold on until the Quincies reached their limit.

But what about next time?

The reason why this time it ended so abruptly.

One is that Naruto has already caught their traces, and they have to show up.

Another reason.
For them, this attack was just a test.

A test of Seireitei.

As for the result, the Quincies knew the details of the Seireitei and the Gotei 13, while the Shinigami had not yet fully understood their abilities.

Holy words, seizing Bankai, some ability to change the body's form
We know that they have more than 20 cadres whose abilities have reached the captain level or are very close to the captain level.

Besides
I will never understand anything again.

"Really... too arrogant." Soi-Feng gnashed her teeth. She always disliked those who bossed others around, especially these people.
In front of the captain whom he respected.

In front of the respected Captain Uzumaki
You really don't take them seriously?
"I don't know how great you are, but the Gotei 13 had a hard time protecting the Seireitei."

“You are so disrespectful.”

The wind blows gently.

"It's so noisy." The man with the crew cut curled his lips impatiently, turned around instantly, and while speaking, he raised his hand and reached out to grab Soi Feng.

And at the moment when he took a step and brought up the wind.

There was a "click".

The chains moved as well.

When he raised his hand, it wrapped around his wrist, grabbed it and held it in mid-air.

Soi-Fong looked up in surprise.

So fast
what happened?

With my own reaction, I could only barely catch up.

Is this Squad Zero?

The man with the airplane head fixed his eyes on the chain on his wrist, then turned his head and looked at Naruto: "That's a good reaction."

"As expected, he is the most unexpected god of death in history."

Naruto ignored him and just pulled the chain to flatten his hand: "Talk is one thing, but don't even think about taking action."

"Soi-Feng is the captain after all."

"Even if my status is not higher than yours, it will not be lower than yours."

The plane's head had a sour face, which became even uglier.

"Captain Qilin Temple also has his moments of failure." Unohana Retsu covered his mouth and laughed softly.

The guy with the airplane head curled his lips and muttered, "I am Lie's teacher."

"You have learned from Lie before, you should show me some respect, little brat."

Naruto stretched out his hand and the chains disintegrated into ashes without paying any attention to him.

Just turned his head to the side.

The woman with long black hair who had been giving orders from the very beginning, had her spiritual pressure fade away while they were talking, and then returned before they finished speaking.

She went to the Seireitei and brought some things out.

These were the people she had mentioned before, the ones she wanted to take away by name.

Those spiritual pressure
They were the ones who were most seriously injured in that battle.

"Shiba Kaiyan", "Kushiki Byakuya", "Abarai Renji" and "Kushiki Rukia".

Each of them was wrapped in a golden sphere with a skylight.

The black-haired woman raised her head and said softly, "Almost all the people we want to take away are here."

She glanced at Naruto and continued, "The only one left is that kid Kurosaki Ichigo."

"He seems to be in the present world?"

Yamamoto Genryusai nodded, turned around, looked at Soi-Fong, and winked at her.

The captain of the second squad immediately understood what he meant.

This means that he should contact the 13th Division himself and call Ichigo Kurosaki over.

She turned around and was about to leave.

Naruto stepped forward and blocked her way.

Soi-Fong hit Naruto's lower abdomen with her head, but due to her height, she could only reach this point.

"Naruto." Her head hurt from the collision, so she looked up with a confused look on her face.

Naruto grabbed her collar and put her in front of him, looking at the balls next to the black straight female and the people in them: "Don't rush to ask Kurosaki Ichigo."

“These few people.”

"They are seriously injured and cannot leave Seireitei easily. Their bodies are not good enough."

The woman with long black hair raised her hand, hooked her index finger and curled her hair, and said in the same contemptuous tone as Qilin Temple: "I want to take them away, of course, for their sake."

"Kirinji said that Captain Unohana is not very talented in Kaido."

"With your strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to heal them."

Naruto said calmly, "I can."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and a ball of golden spiritual power surged out from his palm, emitting a bright and gentle light.

Vibrant.

He has a unique talent for healing.

He doesn't even need to learn. The instincts he possesses are at a level that is difficult to match even for ordinary death gods who have studied "Kaido" for hundreds of years.

The plane named "Qilin Temple" tilted its head, looked around, with a look of surprise in its eyes, and said with a sound of "tsk tsk", "This is not an ordinary Huidao ability."

“Such a strong vitality.”

"It's much more powerful than my hot spring."

“And it’s safe and controllable.”

The monk smiled and shook his head: "These guys, their injuries are more than just physical."

"And a Zanpakutō."

"They need to go to the Soul King Palace."

"In that place, there are super spiritual techniques that are different from ordinary ghost arts. Using those techniques, they can repair their Zanpakutō."

As he spoke, he paused.

"Moreover, the power of the Quincy is probably beyond what you have seen so far. Although you don't have to worry about anything with us here, it's not a bad thing to be able to increase the combat power a little more."

“They’re very talented.”

“Their talents have yet to be fully realized.”

"A trip to the Spirit King Palace will only do them good."

Naruto then asked, "What about Kurosaki Ichigo?"

"Why does the Spirit King want to see him? Is it because he has the qualifications of a wedge?"

The monk stared at Naruto seriously, his face full of innocence and serious expression: "It seems that you know a lot of amazing things."

"Is it because of that Aizen guy?"

"It's because of the Shihōin and Shiba families."

Without waiting for Naruto's reply, he shook his head, "Forget it. These are not important."

"No matter how much information you know."

“It still does not affect the next plan.”

"We need combat power. This is the will of the Soul King. He believes that Ichigo Kurosaki has different but equally unlimited potential than you."

This is the same rhetoric again.
"The will of the Spiritual King".

A long time ago, before he became a God of Death, when he just became a God of Death, Naruto had respect for the Soul King. After all, in the textbooks and daily understanding, it was the Soul King who had always stabilized the Three Realms.

As you learn more
His respect for the Spiritual King gradually faded and eventually disappeared.

No matter whether it was ordinary Shinigami, captains of the Gotei 13, or even now, the Zero Squad who naturally acted superior in front of the Gotei 13, they all treated the Soul King with the utmost respect.

It also cannot change the fundamental fact that "the Spirit King is just a poor child who is imprisoned."

Naruto couldn't feel respect for a person who was "imprisoned" and "without freedom".

This reason did not convince him.

"Kurosaki Ichigo is not a god of death." Naruto spoke, emphasizing the matter once again.

The monk's expression did not change, he still looked so serious and sincere: "So what do you want to do?"

"Whether he wants to or not is his business. We need to ask for his opinion." Naruto said calmly, "I don't think Soul Society has reached the point where it has to forcibly recruit him yet."

The monk looked at him, and their eyes met.

No anger, indifferent and calm.
"It is just as the rumors say." The monk clapped his hands, "Lord Ling Wang knew you would say that."

"He instructed us to respect your opinion."

He looked at Uzumaki Naruto curiously.

As one of the few people who could communicate with the Soul King, he noticed that the Soul King was particularly concerned about this handsome and gentle boy who looked ordinary, but had a stronger spiritual pressure and another soul in his body, so he could wield two Zanpakutō.

even
He cares about Uzumaki Naruto much more than that guy "Kurosaki Ichigo".

In the monk's eyes, it is clear that "Kurosaki Ichigo" is more special.

Possessing the ability to replace the "Spirit King" and become the wedge of the Three Realms.
Apart from "Youhabach", he is the only one left.

Naruto said nothing, just waved his hand.

Kurotsuchi Mayuri immediately took out a communication device from his pocket.

Although their relationship is not very harmonious, and the atmosphere is even tense when they meet.

Let's talk about the degree of tacit understanding.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi believes that he has a better understanding with Naruto than anyone else.

He jumped back and forth on the defense line in Naruto's heart, courting death but not dying, and at most getting a few painless beatings and losing a few clones. The only one who could do such a thing was Kurotsuchi Mayuri.

After a few beeps, the connection was connected.

Ichigo Kurosaki was sitting in the Japanese-style room, holding up a communication device: "Ah, it's Captain Nirvana, what's going on?"

His face was displayed on the screen.

But the voice that came out was a pompous and frivolous male voice.

Just hearing the first word, Kurotsuchi Mayuri's face immediately fell: "Urahara Kisuke, don't play this two-person haori trick, it's really stupid and childish."

"Oh, Captain Nirvana discovered it the first time." A man poked his head out from behind Kurosaki Ichigo.

Kurotsuchi Mayuri curled his lips with a look of disgust: "I'm not looking for you, so don't come out here presumptuously."

"Kurosaki Ichigo."

"Captain Uzumaki needs to speak to you about something."

Ichigo Kurosaki said seriously, "Uncle Naruto, are you okay?"

"How's Seireitei going?"

Naruto took the communication device from Mayuri Kurotsuchi and replied with a smile: "I'm fine, and Seireitei is also OK."

"The enemy has left."

"Now is the rare halftime break."

Ichigo Kurosaki nodded. He could tell that there was something unsettling in these words.

"I'm looking for you now because of something." Naruto continued, "The people from Squad Zero are here. They want to take you to the Soul King Palace."

Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned.

The Palace of the Spirit King?
He was deeply impressed by this place.

after all
The most powerful and impressive enemy he had encountered before was "Aizen Sosuke". He had been planning for so long that he even wanted to sacrifice the entire "Karakuza Town" in order to create the "King Key" and go to the Soul King Palace.

"Me? Why?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked in confusion.

Naruto said calmly, "Because the Soul King feels that the Invisible Empire is a difficult opponent, and he wants to have more and more reliable power."

“And you have potential.”

"So I want the people from Squad Zero to take you to the Soul King Palace, and then stimulate your potential and make you stronger."

"They want you to be deeply involved in this war."

Ichigo Kurosaki froze and blinked.

depth
Join this war?

"Uncle Naruto, what do you think?" Ichigo Kurosaki thought and threw the question over.

Naruto shook his head, firmly and decisively: "I don't recommend you come here."

The monk tilted his head, his eyes still straightforward, but with a hint of agility, no one knew what he was thinking.

"Why?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked.

Naruto said gently, "Because this is not your responsibility."

"This is a war between the God of Death and the Extermination Division."

"You're only human."

"And the God of Death isn't weak enough to need help from a boy who's not even eighteen years old."

“We are not in an advantageous position at the moment, but we are not in such a disadvantage either.”

Ichigo Kurosaki was silent, thinking. Urahara Kisuke leaned over and added fuel to the fire: "The nature of this incident is completely different from the last one."

"I agree with Naruto's opinion as well."

“This is our war.”

Naruto ignored him and did not show any good expression to him because of his nice words.

He holds a grudge.

"Then listen to Uncle Naruto." Kurosaki Ichigo took a deep breath and nodded, "But."

"If the time comes when you need me, I hope Uncle Naruto will not hesitate to ask for me."

“I will do my best to do what I can.”

Naruto smiled and nodded.

Ichigo Kurosaki clenched his fists with a complicated expression.

In fact, he really wanted to participate in such things. He was a little boy who longed to be needed.

but
Uncle Naruto and the store manager both said so, and he couldn't find any reason to refute it.

I could only agree to what they said.

Naruto reached out and was about to hang up the communication device.

"Wait a minute!" Urahara Kisuke leaned over again, made an exaggerated expression, and shouted loudly, "I have something to say."

Several people turned their eyes over.

"The Quincy's methods are very troublesome, right?" He raised his hand and pressed down his hat, his expression and tone suddenly becoming serious and formal.

“Whether it’s the way they come or go.”

"Or is it a means for them to seize Bankai?"

"However, I have found some inspiration that can counter this method. Next, I will need the cooperation of the 12th Division."

"I need some materials and some time, then I can."

His words were interrupted.

He was interrupted by Kurotsuchi Mayuri's disdainful and sarcastic laughter.

"Urahara Kisuke, is this what you want to say?" He grinned, licked his lips, narrowed his eyes, and a fierce look leaked out.

Urahara Kisuke was stunned, he raised his head and stared at Kurotsuchi Mayuri with a look of disbelief.

He realized what this sentence meant: "You, have already started?"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi pulled out a potion bottle from his arms and asked, "Let's start?"

"No, it's over."

"Whether it's the Quincies' shadow realms, their coordinates, the codes they set for space, or the way they travel..."

"Or how to take away the power of Bankai, and how to reject their power, or even take back your own Bankai."

"I've already solved it."

Urahara Kisuke was surprised and his eyes widened.

solve?

this.
Is the speed a bit too fast?

He admitted that Kurotsuchi Mayuri was an excellent R&D personnel, otherwise he would not have gone through so much trouble to rescue this person from the maggot nest.

But he was also very clear about Kurotsuchi Mayuri's qualifications and talents.

"Don't look at me like that." The fierce light in Kurotsuchi Mayuri's eyes was as sharp as a sword, but the tone that came out of his mouth was proud, excited, and even trembling slightly, "Urahara Kisuke, don't always think that you are smarter than me."

"Don't always think you can be one step ahead of me."

"I won this time."

Urahara Kisuke smiled bitterly: "It seems that I have become a little slow after being away from the Soul Society for so long."

"Congratulations, Captain Nirvana."

Kurotsuchi Mayuri sighed.

Congratulations?
This was not the reaction he wanted to see.

When you win, just congratulations like that?
"Don't slack off, Urahara Kisuke." Kurotsuchi Mayuri held back for a long time before saying, "If you keep going like this, the distance between you and me will only get further and further away."

He is above everyone else.

Urahara Kisuke nodded, but no matter how he looked or felt, this person's emotions did not seem to be affected at all.

This made Kurotsuchi Mayuri angrily press the button to stop communication.

"It's just as the Spirit King expected." The monk whispered at the moment of stopping.

Naruto looked at him.

From Kagura's mind's perception, this guy was telling the truth from beginning to end.

But I don't know why.
He instinctively felt that this fellow who looked like a monk did not have any good ideas in mind.

"In that case, let's go." The monk waved his hand.

Naruto called out, "Wait a moment."

"Where's Zaraki Kenpachi?"

"Not taking him with you?"

That guy was also seriously injured. He was defeated in one move by the fake "Youhabach". He should still be unconscious now.

And
When it comes to "potential", Kenpachi Zaraki's qualifications are probably above everyone present.

He can be the captain even though he hasn't mastered the first release.

If he masters "Shikai", if he masters "Bankai", if he releases all of his self-sealed spiritual pressure, I can't imagine how powerful he will be.

Even if I can't compare to Yamamoto Genryusai.

That wouldn't be much weaker than guys like Haschwalth and Valkyrie.

The monk widened his eyes and shook his head: "No need."

"Kenpachi Zaraki's path is not in the Soul King Palace, but in the Seireitei."

The man with the crew cut followed up with the conversation: "Lie, you should know what you are going to do."

Unohana Retsu said nothing and lowered his head.

Naruto's eyes stayed on her.

Yamamoto Genryusai was in deep thought.

This depressing and dull atmosphere gradually enveloped Unohana Retsu, low and solemn. The captain of the Fourth Division, who was always gentle and had a soft smile on his face, now had a gloomy face.

Naruto looked at her
I felt as if I was suddenly very far away from her.

It felt like I had gone to the Spirit King Palace, and after I came back I would never see her again.

There was a sense that she was ready to die, to end her life.

"Wait until I come back, okay?" Naruto took a deep breath and subconsciously pulled out the Uzumaki, spreading its power and disrupting the atmosphere.

Unohana Retsu looked up.

Their eyes met, and Naruto repeated those words, his tone firm: "Wait until I come back."

"Both Captain Unohana and Captain Zaraki are very important to me."

"I don't want to lose you."

Unohana Retsu smiled and said, "It's as if one of us is going to leave you."

Naruto's eyes were serious: "Promise me."

Unohana Retsu didn't say anything.

"Trust Naruto." Yamamoto Genryusai said, "Rie, believe him."

Maybe Naruto just had a hunch.

But as an old friend who has known each other for thousands of years, I have watched this "Kenpachi" step by step become the captain of the medical team today. I know her mental journey and all the causes and consequences.

So I knew what the monk was hinting at, and what Unohana Retsu had decided at that moment to do.

Yamamoto Genryusai never denied that he was a cold-blooded person.

If push came to shove, and Soul Society was about to be destroyed in the next moment, he would have approved of the unspoken decision.

But just like what Naruto said to Kurosaki Ichigo just now, things haven't gotten to that point yet.

He also didn't want to see any of his old friends or juniors lose.

Kirinji scratched his head and glanced at Naruto: "Although I don't like this strong little guy very much."

"But he has done so many unexpected things."

"Just trust him this time."

Unohana Retsu then nodded: "Okay, I promise you."

"I'm not going to do that until you come back."

"But if the situation is urgent enough for me to do so, I will go."

Naruto reached out and grabbed the wind and waves, "I won't let it get to that point."

His tone was firm.

The monk tilted his head, still studying Naruto.

so.
Why does the Spirit King care so much about this kid? Is it because of his determination?

But most strong people do not lack "determination".

Naruto walked towards the "Tianzhu Chariot".

The monk laughed loudly: "That little devil, we don't need the Tianzhu chariot yet."

"It does not have the function of returning to the Soul King Palace on its own."

"We need to draw on some other forces."

Naruto was confused but followed his footsteps all the way out of Seireitei to a familiar location.

Shiba House.

The Shiba family was stripped of its title of "noble".

"What a hassle." Shiba Kūkaku clicked his tongue and waved his hand, "But everything has already been prepared."

"If you want to use it, please feel free to do so."

Naruto looked up at the barrel of the cannon that rose high in the Shiba residence and shot into the sky.

Rely on this thing?

But isn’t this thing used for setting off fireworks?
"Captain Naruto, since you already know about the five nobles." Shiba Kukaku reached out, patted the barrel of the gun, and said softly, "Then I can tell you in more detail."

"Do you know why the Shiba family was still able to occupy a seat in the Central Forty-Six Chambers after being expelled?"

Naruto shook his head.

"Because they can only strip away the so-called 'noble' title." Shiba Kūkaku looked down on her, not having any favorable impressions of this so-called 'noble' thing, "but they can't strip away what the Shiba family holds."

"The Shiba family is the only family in Soul Society that holds the means to the Soul King Palace."

“That’s it.”

The Tianzhu Chariot fits perfectly into the barrel of the gun, fitting seamlessly. Obviously, setting off fireworks is just a distraction for Shiba Kūkaku, and going to the Soul King Palace is the real purpose of this thing.

One shot fired.

The sound is loud, which means the impact it generates is also extremely powerful.

The tail of the cloud dragged across the sky, almost splitting it into two.

In the blink of an eye, the "Heavenly Pillar Chariot" fell to the ground. However, the safety and comfort of this thing were guaranteed. At least Naruto in the pillar did not feel dizzy. It was just a slight impact and he would recover soon.

The portal opens.

The monk pushed Naruto out, "We're here."

"This is the Spirit King's Palace."

"Before this, no Shinigami other than Squad Zero and the Five Nobles had ever landed here."

Naruto looked into the distance.

The Palace of the Spirit King was not as grand as he had imagined. It was just a prison used to imprison the "Wedge to Stabilize the Three Realms". How could it be like a real palace?

On the high platform in the center, there is a pillar floating like a "Heavenly Pillar Chariot".

Guarding this huge pillar-shaped building are five sky islands.

"You guessed right." The airplane head came over silently, as if wanting to give Naruto, who was concentrating on observing the surrounding environment, a fright. He spoke in a cold tone, "That cocoon-like building is me."

"Lord Spirit King is right there."

"Then the five floating islands around are our city."

"Next I will take these little guys to my palace, Uzumaki Naruto, do you want to come with me?"

Naruto tilted his head to look at him, his face calm, not frightened at all: "You seem to be good at healing?"

"Is the purpose of going to your palace to heal my wounds?"

"Then I guess I don't need it."

The battle with Haschwalth was almost the one in which he suffered the most serious injuries in all the years since he became the God of Death.

Until now, I still feel a very painful and numb feeling in my body.

but
This was just the consumption of physical and spiritual energy. Even though those injuries had not received special treatment, they have now been completely healed by the body's inherent self-healing ability.

"Then let's go to my palace." The other man, who had been silent the whole time, wearing a white vest and blue sunglasses, finally spoke, "I think you will be very interested in my palace."

"Introduce yourself."

"My name is Wang Yue from Ermeiwu."

"He is the creator of Zanpakutō."

Naruto looked at him with sharp eyes.

(End of this chapter)