Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 261: Reforged Sword
Inside the Phoenix Palace, the environment was pitch black.

Jiu Lama was breathing heavily, and his expression became more and more annoyed.

Those figurative shallow strokes
Not strong.

But there are too many of them, endless. When one batch is dealt with, new ones emerge.

Even though its spiritual power is infinite.
The mental and physical damage cannot be ignored.

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

"It should have been a day now, right?" Jiu Lama dug his claws into the ground and said in an agitated tone, "When will this thing end?"

"It's disgusting!"

The only thing more disgusting than slapping a cockroach is slapping it non-stop.

These shallow visualizations 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 Byakuya Kuchiki and Toshiro Hitsugaya.

The liberation of the two swords in his hands could not be considered as using his own spiritual pressure to cultivate his Zanpakutō.

"Nine Lamas" borrows the power of Nine Lamas itself.

The Uzumaki looks like the Zanpakutō that ordinary Shinigami possess, but...
Its birth is completely different from the birth of ordinary Death God Zanpakutō.

There is the involvement of "Asura power".

It was born and grew by drawing on this power.

Naruto thought about it.

It seemed that he had never properly cultivated his Zanpakutō like ordinary Shinigami, nor did he have the experience of a proper "Shikai".

I haven't received a reply yet.

Kurama tilted his head, sensing a completely different spiritual pressure from the materialized Asauchi, and whispered a reminder: "Naruto?"

"are you OK."

Naruto nodded and chuckled, "I was just thinking about a problem and was a little lost in thought."

"Nine Lamas, you say."

"Is Kurosaki Ichigo considered a god of death?"

this problem
Jiu Lama was stunned, blinking his eyes, and subconsciously slapping away the flying shallow fighters while thinking in a conflicted manner.

After a while, it finally responded: "Let's do the math?"

"Even though he's acting as a proxy, he's still the god of death."

"Can kill the void, can bury the soul"

Naruto shook his head, "I'm not talking about abilities."

"Yes. Of this nature."

Jiu Lama 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 a Zanpakutō, knows Shunpo, and can perform Shikai and Bankai.

Isn't it still the god of death in terms of its "nature"?
The reason why Naruto thought of this was because Ichigo Kurosaki's situation was very similar to his own. The swords in their hands were not considered the "power of the god of death", but the changes and manifestations of other powers in the body.

However, his own powers come from the outside world, while those of Ichigo Kurosaki come from within his body.

There are Hollows, Quincy, Fullbring, and Death Gods.
"Then he is not the God of Death?" Jiu Lama muttered. He was not very confident about his previous answer. He hurriedly changed his words and turned all the entanglement in his heart into physical movements, and slapped Qianda away.

Naruto shook his head and laughed, "How can it not count?"

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

"Yes, yes, no, no!"

"Say these weird things."

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

"Think about whether I can understand you."

It roared, unrestrainedly angry.

"Let me think about how to explain it to you." Naruto said in a doting voice, shook his head helplessly, grabbed Kurama's spiritual vein, pulled it up and followed the trail, and jumped onto it, "Kurosaki Ichigo is a god of death, but he is not either."

Jiu Lama clicked his tongue even louder.

"Ordinary souls, who were buried in the souls and 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 I don't go to the Shin'o Spiritual Academy"

"So what is a soul that controls spiritual power?"

Kuroko tilted his head.

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

The person in front of me, whom I just met, is Shiba Kūkaku, the pyrotechnician of the Shiba family.

The familiar person who was a little further away was 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.

"Are you a god of death without a job?" It hesitated and uttered this question, which was the answer it gave after thinking about it just now.

Naruto clapped his hands, "Right."

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

"To put it bluntly, the so-called god of death is a soul that possesses spiritual power."

He paused, then continued, "So from this perspective, is Kurosaki Ichigo a god of death?"

Kurama shook his head and said nothing, 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 chose to leave his body and use spiritual power as a soul."

"If he wants to"

"He can activate the Quincy blood in himself and become a Quincy."

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

"He can also choose to become a Fullbringer. He has the qualifications to do so."

Jiu Lama was surprised: "There are still fragments of the Spirit King in his body?"

It didn't even notice this.

Naruto ignored him and made the final conclusion: "So Ichigo is not a god of death, he just chose to make himself a god of death."

Kurama understood, and he thought, "Is Ginjō Kūgo like this too?"

"Yes, but Ichigo is more special than Kugo." Naruto reached out and patted Kurama's head. "Kugo could have become a Fullbringer, but he chose to become a Death God."

Jiu Lama tilted his head: "So."

"What's the point of talking about Kurosaki Ichigo?"

"That boy isn't here."

"In this respect, Ichigo and I are the same." Naruto said softly, "Ichigo chose to become a god of death."

"but me"

"I unknowingly chose to become the god of death."

Jiu Lama blinked, not quite understanding.

What is called
Choosing unconsciously?

How can this thing happen without you noticing?

"I'm not dead." 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 in the form of a Zanpakutō."

Jiu Lama was confused.

Naruto patted his head again: "That is to say."

"I can't use the way of the God of Death to make Asauchi recognize me."

"The power of the god of death that I obtained from the beginning was not because of Asauchi's recognition, but because of my choice."

"I thought I was going to be the god of death, so I became the god of death."

Jiu Lama nodded.

Naruto stretched out his hand and pulled out the Uzumaki from his waist. He had never used this power since he entered the Phoenix Palace. Because that's what Wang Yue of Nimeiya said.

Preconceived, a goal is assumed.

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

Since his goal cannot be achieved.

Then do it according to your own wishes.
The wind started to blow inside the Phoenix Palace.

It disrupted the airflow, blew up the entire group of shallow flies and made them wander in the air.

"I chose Death."

Naruto grinned, his tone bright.

"So here, I should choose to play shallowly."

He stretched out his hand.

As if aimlessly, he pointed randomly.

Follow your innermost thoughts and initial intuition
It was empty, nothing.

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

The wind seemed to bring the light here.

A beam of light, like the Tyndall effect, visible to the naked eye, was projected over, illuminating that spot and revealing the thing chosen by Naruto.

It is the concretization of shallow hitting.

It is completely different from the appearance of other shallow strikes, and has some similarities with the embodiment of "Uzumaki" in Naruto's inner world.

And at this moment, the wind stopped.

The Uzumaki's power dissipated and its "liberation" was terminated, but it did not turn back into a sword after the "Shikai" ended as it had done in the past.

It seemed to just disappear, along with the wind.

Naruto wasn't nervous.

He looked at the "shallow hit" and smiled.

The remaining shallow ones stopped struggling and became quiet.

They realized it, and they knew that Naruto realized it.

They retreated and shrank to the edge of the palace, leaving only the one named by Naruto, who was half-kneeling on the ground and stretched out his hand reverently to Naruto.

Jiu Lama's eyes widened.

It stood up straight and tried to stretch out its hand like Naruto did, pointing at a shallow hand that had not yet had time to fully retract and whose spiritual pressure it could still sense.

But its name
no effect.

Qianda ignored it and disappeared into the darkness.

Outside the Phoenix Palace.

"What a crazy atmosphere." A materialized Zanpakuto who appeared as a woman spoke up and curled his lips, "Why didn't you take away their Zanpakuto before letting them enter the Phoenix Palace?"

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

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

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

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

"Naruto-chan is only the captain of Division 7 of the Gotei 13."

"Trouble is coming."

The concrete female Zanpakutō turned its head and stared at its master in confusion, somewhat unclear as to why its master's expression suddenly changed so drastically.

He leaned his head forward and looked at the shabby thatched hut with a serious expression.

Before he could walk over.

The curtain was lifted, and Kurama shrank his body, carrying Naruto and the Asahi he chose, and jumped out of the hall.

"I wanted to welcome you." Wang Yue from Ermeiwu went to greet him, and said with emotion, "I didn't expect that."

"It will be like this."

Although he was outside the house, this was 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 this clarity that I express such emotion.

Naruto jumped off Kurama and smiled slightly.

Kurama muttered to himself and continued to shrink, until it gathered on Naruto's shoulder. It was still puzzled. It didn't understand why Naruto could just point his finger and a shallow bullet would appear out of nothing, while when it pointed its finger, there was no effect at all.

"Spirit King has told us not to ask too many questions." Nimeiya Wangyue circled around Naruto, "To be honest, I have wondered before 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 this is actually the case."

"So what are your choices?"

Naruto stretched out his hand and pointed at Qianda who was following behind him: "Look, do I need to tell you what my choice is?"

"It's just going to be hard for you."

Wang Yue from Ermeiwu sighed.

He stared at the manifestation that was different from the ordinary shallow fight.

Just know.
"Then follow me." Wang Yue of Ermeiwu waved his hand and pointed lightly towards the Phoenix Palace.

There were a few buzzing sounds, as if something was making a noise or shouting.

From the dark space, something that made a noise slowly crawled out of the portal.

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

"Go down this way." His expression was solemn, no longer as exaggerated as before, "Then, we will officially start forging your sword."

Naruto grabbed Kurama and threw him inside.

The orange fox cheered happily.

Then, he went down with Wang Yue from Ermeiwu.

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

Naruto used "Flying Thunder God" and jumped behind Kurama.

Wang Yue from Ermeiwu 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, surging water.

They stand in the air, like lakes suspended above the earth.

"The reason why the Phoenix Palace was built on this cliff is because of the things you see." Wang Yue of Ermeiwu said with a proud tone and grinned, "Without this water, you can't reforge your sword."

"but."

"I still have to make one more statement in advance."

"I am confident in my skills in forging a Zanpakutō though."

"This is the first time I've encountered a situation like yours."

"Are you ready?"

Naruto nodded and tilted his head to look at the "shallow sword" behind him.

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

But its essence is different.

Before this, before Naruto understood that truth, he only used a part of the power that could be transformed into the power of "Death God". Just like what he once said to Aizen, he unknowingly confined himself to a certain area.

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

so.
The sword that needs to be reforged is not the Shinigami's Asauchi, but a weapon that belongs to Naruto alone and symbolizes his own unique power system.

(I’m a bit stuck, the new anime contains a lot of information)

(End of this chapter)