Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 259: Draining, Changes, and Shallow Hitting (7K)

Things like "Zanpakuto" are forged by humans, not innate abilities of the God of Death.

This was something Naruto had known for a long time.

only.
He thought that the Grim Reaper who developed the "forging technique" was already dead.

After all, I have never heard of it or seen it.

So this person is in Squad Zero?
It's right in front of me now.

Naruto observed more closely.

He is a short, thin, dark-skinned guy who looks ordinary. Compared with his strange-looking companions around him, he has almost no outstanding features. His hairstyle is not as flamboyant as the one with the crew cut, his body shape is not as good as the monk and the fat woman, and his appearance is even more unremarkable. He is neither as ugly as the one with the crew cut, nor as stunningly beautiful as the one with long straight black hair.

It seems to have nothing to do with the profession of "blacksmith".

How to say.
A guy who has to forge hundreds of shallow-strike swords for the students enrolled in the Maou Spiritual Academy every year is surprisingly so skinny.

"Are you surprised?" Wang Yue from Ermeiwu grinned, "I never thought that someone as handsome as me would be doing the hardest job."

Naruto pulled his mouth.

It is indeed somewhat unexpected.

The work is the hardest, but it is probably also the most real.

but
Is it possible that the word "handsome" as a self-description is too lacking in self-awareness?

"Naruto-chan can't go with you." As they spoke, the plump woman pushed aside the monk and squeezed over, "He has to go to my palace first."

Naruto looked at her.

"I remember that when I was promoted to Squad Zero, you had already enrolled in the Maou Spiritual Academy." Although she was fat, her face was not hateful. She squinted her eyes and was gentle, with a natural and approachable aura. "What a pity. If I had left a year or two later, maybe we could have met."

Some memories were awakened.

Naruto suddenly thought of something and said, "Are you Captain Hikifune Kiryu?"

The purple-haired woman held her face in her hands. "I'm honored that you still remember me."

"Hiyari often compares you to former Captain Urahara," Naruto smiled, "She misses you a lot."

But there was inevitably some confusion in his eyes.

In Hiyori's description
This "Hikifune Kiryu" is a great beauty.

She doesn't look ugly, but she is still a little different from a "beauty".

Or did he finally realize, hundreds of years later, that his own aesthetics and that of Soul Society were actually very different?
"Hiyori-chan." Hikifune Kiryu reminisced, smiling and shaking his head, "Let's find a chance to meet them after this is over."

"As for now."

"Come with me."

She turned around and waved at the plane head: "Captain Qilin Temple, I'll trouble you with the rest of the people."

The pilot nodded his head, his face full of stench, but his breath was calm and patient.

Nimeiya Wang Yue had no objection to Hikifune Kiryu's words.

She also felt that it would be better for Naruto to leave with her now.

Flying and shuttling.

Leave the island you landed on and go to another sky island.

"Welcome to my Wotun Palace!" Hikifune Kiryu opened his arms and raised his hands to welcome him, "Little Naruto, you will definitely like it here!"

"Don't be polite to me either."

She paused and tilted her head, "Speaking of which, does Naruto-chan have any preferred foods?"

food?

The word made Naruto stunned for a moment.

He asked this out of the blue.

But he still answered honestly: "When it comes to food, I like ramen the best."

“I hate vegetables.”

Hikifune Kiryu tilted his head and smiled: "Being picky about food is not a good habit."

"but."

"Forget it. In my hands, there won't be anything you can't eat. Even green peppers, I can make them delicious."

She waved her hand and went into the hall.

"Sit down first, Naruto-chan. The food will be served soon."

Want to eat?
Naruto sat at a long table that was completely different from the size of the group, the only one in the hall.

Jiu Lama came out from his shoulder and frowned: "Do you really think we are guests?"

"Invite us to dinner?"

"I'm not in the mood to eat right now."

The Soul Society was in a mess, with people they knew being injured or dead. Before coming here, Kira's life or death was still unknown. He was not so lucky and was not brought to the Soul King Palace.

Naruto shook his head: "It should be more than just eating."

"Did you notice?"

"Their reiatsu."

Jiu Lama's face darkened and he nodded.

The spiritual pressure of these guys was nothing special when they were in Soul Society, but after coming to the Soul King Palace, their spiritual pressure changed drastically and completely merged with this space, becoming a part of it.

"Squad Zero is stranger than I thought," Naruto said softly.

In the time it took them to speak these few words, two bowls of noodles flew out from behind the curtain facing the table and landed steadily in front of the two of them.

It's ramen.

The most common tonkotsu ramen.

The aroma is tangy and a pile of chopped green onions are towering.

Jiu Lama sniffed. He just said that he had no appetite, but now he stared at the bowl of noodles greedily and couldn't help swallowing.

The man and the fox haven't started eating yet.

More food flew out from behind the curtain.

Tempura, fried rice, and barbecue are not only huge in portion, but their smell and appearance are also engraved with "delicious" in every aspect.

"It looks really good." Kurama muttered, moving his eyes away from the ramen and falling on a plate of barbecue, "Your human food..."

"Well, she did a really good job."

"Naruto, you've been fighting all day and paying such a heavy price with Haschwald, how about having something to eat?"

It paused, sipped calmly, and then continued: "You also said that it is not as simple as just eating."

Naruto looked at it and smiled: "Are you tempted?"

Jiu Lama's fur stood up, his whole head arched, and his nine tails stood up high, covering his head.

only.
Its eyes were still fixed on the meat.

"How is that possible! I am just worried about your health."

"No matter how strong you are, you still have to eat."

“Her craftsmanship is really good.”

Naruto raised his hand, grabbed its tail, and gently pulled it: "I see you are just greedy, only thinking about their taste and taste, haven't you noticed yet?"

His tone became cautious and serious.

“The essence of these foods.”

Kurama was stunned, and moved his head away with some difficulty, meeting Naruto's eyes.

Not affected by those foods.

Its perception can function smoothly.

灵压
These cooked foods contain spiritual power and have their own unique spiritual pressure.

Things that have spiritual power do not necessarily have spiritual pressure.

Everything in Soul Society is made up of spirit particles and spiritual energy, and ultimately, only living creatures possess spiritual pressure.

That is
Each of these foods is "alive" and has its own soul.

Jiu Lama held his breath.

Behind the curtain, a slender hand pushed aside the curtain, grinned, and spoke in a gentle, flowing voice: "You are so perceptive, as expected of little Naruto. I'm afraid no one can match your perception ability."

"They are alive, though, but not completely alive."

"I'm not so cruel as to use other people's souls to make these dishes."

The owner of the hand came out.

She is a tall and gentle beauty, different from the one with long black straight hair. The one with long black straight hair is like a bunch of roses with thorns. It is dangerous to even approach it, let alone hold it.

But this one.
Like a camellia, bright, gentle and beautiful.

"Who are you?" Jiu Lama shuddered.

Naruto was surprised and called out the name, "Captain Hikifune Kiryu."

"It's her?" Jiu Lama was incredulous, his eyes widened, his tail stood upright, "How is it possible!"

"Why do you have such an expression, little fox?" Hikifune Kiryuu pulled up her hair, looking very charming. "Didn't I tell you that?"

"When I cook, I put all my spiritual energy into the dishes."

"So every time I cook, I get really skinny."

"If you don't eat a little more weight, your body won't be able to handle it."

Jiu Lama opened his mouth wide.

This is different from the fat man it knows.

How can someone gain weight or lose weight as they please without any side effects?

I'm so envious!

Naruto looked at her and still didn't move his chopsticks.

Although Hikifune Kiryu is very friendly, Naruto has not forgotten that this guy was once the captain of the 12th Division.

None of those people doing scientific research have a normal brain.

Whether it's Orochimaru or Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who are obviously perverted.

Or guys like Urahara Kisuke and Aizen who are secretly perverts.

this one
Looks normal and gentle.

However, Naruto had already suffered a loss once, at the hands of Urahara Kisuke.

He would never believe what these scientific researchers showed on the surface.

"Really." Hikifune Kiryu sighed and waved his hands helplessly, "It seems that little Urahara Kisuke really hurt you."

"Then let me put it this way."

"It's a good opportunity to introduce you to Squad Zero."

She paused and sat down across from Naruto.

"All of us members of Squad Zero created an event for Soul Society that was recognized by the Soul King as 'Soul Society's history'."

"Like Nimaiya Oyue who just greeted you, he created the Zanpakuto."

"The woman who took the Kuchiki kid away, Shutara Senjumaru, created the Death Hacker Suit."

"but me--"

"What was created was the technology to 'transform souls' and integrate them into the body."

"To put it simply, it is because of me that the 'Gihunmaru' exists."

Naruto suddenly realized and stared at the food on the table: "So they are all souls created by you?"

"That's right." Hikifune Kiryu clapped his hands, "The essence of the righteous soul is to integrate a completely different spiritual pressure into the body, thereby enhancing one's own strength."

"So eat it."

"Eat quickly!"

"These will boost your Reiatsu."

She paused once more and looked Naruto over, "Although you are already very strong now, Naruto-chan, your spiritual pressure is also very strong."

"but."

"Lord Spirit King said that this is not your limit."

"There's not much time left. We can't wait for your spiritual pressure to grow."

These words are very convincing.

Naruto picked it up and pulled the bowl of ramen towards him, it would be a lie to say he wasn't interested in the food.

But he didn't know their origins, and the person in the kitchen was a former captain of the 12th Division, so he didn't dare to eat them easily.

One bite down!
His eyes sparkled.

tasty!

It was as delicious as the first bowl of Ichiraku Ramen I had in my life when I was young and saved up money for a long time.

Jiu Lama couldn't wait and pounced on the barbecue he had been longing for.

Eat a lot!

In order to make eating easier, it even enlarged its body so that it could swallow a bowl of food in one bite.

Delicious is delicious.
This kind of food, which is full of spiritual power, takes up more space in the stomach than ordinary food.

No matter how much human food the Kurama eats, it won't feel anything.

But now.
However, after eating only seven or eight bowls, it felt very full. It estimated that it could eat another four or five bowls at most before reaching its limit.

And it was as if Naruto had swapped stomachs with Kurama.

Ten bowls, twenty bowls
No matter how much comes, it can be stuffed into his mouth. The food that enters the stomach is immediately digested, dissolved into "spiritual power" and integrated into Naruto's spiritual pressure.

Hikifune Kiryu watched with a smile.

She likes young guys who can eat.

The happiest thing about cooking is seeing others devour the food.

When the hot dishes, miso soup, and desserts on the table were almost eaten, Hikifune Kiryu did not hesitate and immediately went back to the kitchen to continue cooking. She cooked as much as Naruto ate.

ten minutes later.

Hikifune Kiryu, who had lost weight again, looked a little solemn.

The meals themselves are delicious, though.
This kid is a bit too much of an eater.

Twenty minutes later.

Hikifune Kiryu, who had just walked out of the kitchen, had to sit down and rest.

after an hour.

The haggard-looking Hikifune Kiryu lay on the table, staring at Naruto with a look of despair, his expression tense, his hands on the table, taking deep breaths, as if he was gathering strength.

The blond boy drank the noodle soup, gulping it down in one gulp.

bang-

The bowl was placed on the table with a soft clatter.

Hikifune Kiryu's heart and body trembled.

"I'm full, thank you for the treat." Naruto touched his stomach and grinned.

Hikifune Kirigen let out a long breath.

Very good.
Finally the young man was fed.

She couldn't get up now and could only lie on the table in such a miserable state, feeling hopeless.

Not a drop.

The spiritual power is almost completely exhausted.

She was squeezed clean.

"How do you feel?" Hikifune Kiryu raised her head and looked at Naruto. She couldn't muster much spiritual power now and couldn't sense the spiritual pressure of the person in front of her.

Naruto stood up, stretched his body a few times, and gave a thumbs up: "Great!"

He feels refreshed now.

The body was clean from the inside out, and the "soreness" and "numbness" left over from the battle with Haschwald were healed by the food and the spiritual pressure it carried during the eating process.

but
The increase in spiritual pressure was not very noticeable.

I have become stronger.

But not the "quality" kind.

It was a very small change, a slight one. The spiritual pressure changed from one thing to another, but this change was hard to explain, and Naruto didn't know what kind of changes it had brought to him.

"This is the first time I've seen someone who eats as much as you do." Hikifune Kiryu sighed, "This proves that your spiritual pressure is somewhat beyond the norm."

"but."

"Naruto-chan, be careful."

Naruto tilted his head to look at him, somewhat confused.

Hikifune Kiryu took a moment to recover some strength before continuing, "You came to the Soul King Palace to become stronger."

"The Spirit King has planned the 'ritual' for you. You must complete this ritual."

“And your next stop.”

"It's the Phoenix Palace, and we have to face Wang Yue from Ermeiwu."

"you"

"Your Zanpakutō all seem very special."

Naruto smiled and turned his head to look towards the island where the 'Phoenix Palace' was located, "I see. Thank you Captain Hikifune Kiryu."

Lying on the table, the purple-haired woman, who had changed drastically from the beginning and was as thin as a bamboo pole, waved her hand weakly: "Go, little Naruto, let me take it easy."

"There are still several people coming."

Naruto and the others left and went to the next island.

As soon as they hit the ground.

Enthusiastic cheers broke out all around.

Beautiful women, countless beautiful women gathered around, holding various props in their hands, colorful flowers, fluorescent lights, and even a sign with the name "Uzumaki Naruto" written on it. They welcomed him warmly and cheered.

Unlike the "Wotun Hall" where Hikifune Kiryu is located, the "Phoenix Hall" which is supposed to be in the "blacksmith shop" style is extremely exaggerated.

The plaque is wrapped with a revolving lantern and flashing neon lights.

The place you came to.
It seems that he did not leave the palace, but entered a nightclub by mistake.

"welcome!"

"Come to my palace!"

The spotlight came on and Wang Yue from Ermeiwu stood on the platform with his arms outstretched.

"Naruto-kun"

"How about it?"

Jiu Lama looked disgusted: "Ah, so many women with developed breasts, it reminds me of some very bad things."

Woman with muscular chest.
Never made a good impression on it.

Whether it is Rangiku, Nikonmu, or even Shiba Kūkaku and Shihoin Yoruichi.

Only Unohana Retsu is slightly better.

"They..." Naruto's eyes were filled with surprise as his senses passed over them. "They are all Zanpakuto?"

These breaths
Make him feel familiar.

I felt it from Byakuya Kuchiki and Gin Ichimaru when I was learning Bankai with them.

Also from when Kurosaki Ichigo used the "Shentai"
and many more!

Ichigo Kurosaki, transformed into a divine body, the embodiment of Bankai!
I remembered!

Where did that inexplicable sense of déjà vu and familiarity come from when I saw "Yhuhabach"?

It is the embodiment of "cutting the moon".

"Yhwach" and "the embodiment of Zangetsu" look almost exactly the same, with the same face and facial features, except for some minor differences in hairstyle and accessories. They are two styles of the same person.

His face grew heavy.

Why.
Will Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakutō be the same as Yhwach's?
Because her mother is Yhwach?

Nimaiya Ouyue couldn't read minds, so he didn't know what Naruto was thinking. He thought the change in his expression was because he was surprised by so many materialized Zanpakuto, so he clapped his hands happily, "That's right!"

"These little darlings are all Zanpakuto."

Jiu Lama narrowed his eyes and looked at them: "You really have a bad taste."

So many girls with developed breasts
It is obvious what this person is thinking.

"This is the look they chose themselves." Wang Yue from Ermeiwu laughed, "Don't you think it's cute?"

Naruto didn't intend to talk to him about this nonsense: "At Captain Hikifune Kiryu's, we enjoyed the changes brought about by the Soul-forcing Technology."

"So what will we enjoy here?"

He emphasized the word "enjoy".

Nimeiwu Wang Yue jumped down from the high platform, lowered his head, rolled his eyes up, and stared at Naruto in a weird posture: "Enjoy it?"

"Are you so impatient already?"

"I thought you would like these little darlings very much."

Naruto said nothing.

Wang Yue of Ermeiwu turned around and waved his hand: "Then follow me, this is not the real Phoenix Palace."

"I'll take you where you should go."

He led the way.

Walk through this fake Phoenix Temple that looks like a "nightclub", go up the mountain path to the end, and at the top of the cliff, there is a dilapidated, shabby, and seemingly rickety wooden house. Hanging at the door is a broken, irregular wooden sign with the three crooked words "Phoenix Temple" written on it.

"What a huge gap." Jiu Lama said mercilessly with a sigh.

From "nightclub" to "garbage station".

The comparison with the Phoenix Palace is really unbelievable.

Like
Nimeiya Wang Yue, who had behaved the most peacefully among the group since they landed in Soul Society, was, at this moment, the most noisy and flamboyant one among all the people they had come into contact with.

Nimeiwu Wang Yue tilted his head unnaturally, as if he didn't want to admit that this was his real palace. He whistled and then continued, "Naruto-kun, you are a very mature person now."

"Lord Spirit King also asked me to explain everything to you clearly."

"so."

As he spoke, he leaned his head forward, stretched out his hand, pulled down his glasses, revealing his eyes, and stared at Naruto: "Who are you?"

"Or, what on earth are you?"

Naruto was not afraid of him, and asked calmly: "What do you mean?"

"I'm just curious." Nimaiya Wang Yue waved his hands and shook his head, "After all, I am the forger of Zanpakuto."

“It’s the first and only one.”

"The Gotei 13, which has more than 6,000 members, was temporarily awarded the Shōdachi when they were trainees and officially obtained after joining the team. Without exception, all of them were forged by me alone."

"The God of Swords, Prince Yue of Ermeiya!"

"but."

He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the two swords on Naruto's waist: "When it comes to Zanpakuto, I am the absolute truth."

"I know the whereabouts of all Zanpakuto so far."

"Whether it's a soldier or a captain."

"Even the Zanpakutō of Squad Zero were forged by me."

“Never appeared”

"There is no way a guy like me could awaken the Zanpakuto without the shallow strike forged by me."

"Just like Ichigo Kurosaki, they both have some kind of power in their bodies that manifests itself in a way that symbolizes the 'power of the god of death.'" Naruto shook his head and explained calmly, "Perhaps the two of us are indeed a little special."

"But since it's not an isolated case, it means it's just rare."

Wang Yue from Ermeiwu shook his head: "I was very curious, so I asked the monk about this."

"You are different from Kurosaki Ichigo."

"He doesn't know anything about your knife either."

"Whether it's your sword called Kurama or the sword called Uzumaki."

As the leader of Squad Zero and the oldest Shinigami, Hyōshubu Ichibei, also known as "the monk in his real name", is the original namer of all things in Soul Society and knows the names of all Zanpakutō.

And he
Even in the special case of Kurosaki Ichigo, he knew Zangetsu's name.

The only thing I don't understand is Uzumaki Naruto.

Neither Kurama, who awakened independently of Shōda, nor Uzumaki, who awakened through Shōda, are recorded in the monk's abilities.

Naruto was stunned.

The monk doesn’t know either?

It's a strange thing that he doesn't know?
so.
That guy's ability is closely related to his Zanpakuto?
"Although you have obtained a Zanpakutō, I now doubt whether the sword in your hand, called Uzumaki, is evolved from Asauchi." Nimeiya Wang Yue did not explain, but continued, "So."

"Be careful about the welcome party that follows."

He reached out and pushed Uzumaki Naruto's back.

but.
Naruto walked forward a few steps and stopped at the door of Phoenix Palace, looking back at him: "You let us in, why don't you go in?"

"Really cautious." Wang Yue from Ermeiwu shook his head.

Naruto pointed his finger: "I can sense a lot of sharp auras in there."

"It doesn't look like a good place."

"Sharp, really sharp." Nimeiya Wang Yue smiled lightly and patted Naruto on the back, "It is indeed as you perceived, there are many interesting things stored in it."

"But don't worry, this is just a test."

"It is also part of the 'ritual' that the Spirit King arranged for you."

Naruto locked eyes with him.

What Kagura sensed in her heart was the truth.

This person is not deceiving himself.

He started to move, opened the curtain and walked in.

The hall was pitch black, with no lamps or light.

Naruto lowered his head.

At this moment, the darkness beneath him seemed to suddenly disintegrate, and gravity dragged him down.

But this had no effect on him. He just twisted his body slightly and landed lightly on the ground.

Outside the Phoenix Palace, the sharp aura that I had vaguely sensed suddenly became clear.

In the darkness, some blurry creatures approached silently.

They have human bodies, but are completely different from real humans. There is only an empty face on their heads, without specific and vivid facial features, and two lipless mouths in the place of eye sockets.

All living things look like this.

They are cold, greedy and lifeless.

"Are these also Zanpakuto?" Kurama stepped on Naruto's shoulder and narrowed his eyes.

Naruto nodded.

It's similar to a Zanpakuto, but doesn't have that special aura.

So here it is.
"These are shallow tests." Wang Yue of Ermeiwu squatted at the door and waved his hand, "In the next period of time, you will undergo a very special test."

"These guys will try to attack you."

"And what you are trying to do is to gain their approval."

"Come on."

"Naruto-kun, and the little fox."

(End of this chapter)