Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 273 Death, Destruction and Choice (7K)

Are they all dead?
No one is alive.

He sensed other powerful spiritual pressures, but none of them belonged to the God of Death. They were all Quincy.

One of them was familiar to him, it was the spiritual pressure of Ishida Uryu.

Ichigo Kurosaki gripped his sword tightly, his expression serious.

The current situation made him realize one thing.

If all of Team Zero were really dead, then it seemed that he would be the only Shinigami left in the Soul King Palace who was still able to fight the enemy.

The remaining captains had already set out from the Soul King Palace, terminated or completed their training, and went to the Soul Society for support.

Only I, the acting god of death, remain here.

But this is normal.

In almost everyone's perception, the Palace of the Spirit King should have been the safest place in the Three Realms.

There are also masters like the Zero Squad.

There is no need for the captains of the Gotei 13 to stay here.

But now.
This safest place was breached by the enemy, and those guys who could be regarded as the strongest masters in the three realms were also slaughtered by the enemy.

It's up to you to stop them.

Kurosaki Ichigo took a deep breath.

Can you do it?

Even if I changed to a new pair of knives.
Can you stop them?
He didn't expect to defeat the enemy, but he had to at least hold on until Uncle Naruto arrived.

Without much hesitation, he rushed out and headed towards the destination where the spiritual pressure was moving.

at the same time.

A thick smoke erupted from Rukongai and shot straight up into the sky.

Shiba Kūkaku pinched her waist and said, "This is already the third shot today."

“It’s been a busy day.”

The last time the Shiba family had such a strong presence was when Haiyan was the captain of the 5th Division, and the time before that was when Shiba Isshin caused the trouble.

"I may have to trouble you again." She was just mumbling to herself, but she got a response.

She turned her head.

It was an old man, the captain-general, Genryusai Yamamoto.

"Naruto has already gone up." Shiba Kukaku shook his head and stretched, "And the guys from Squad Zero."

The many failures in the past hundred years have made this man, who has always been confident and sure of victory, more cautious: "I will not mobilize the entire force of the Gotei 13."

"We will only let Captain Soi-Fong and Captain Nirvana go up."

Shiba Kūkaku turned around in surprise and said, "Captain Mayuri Kuroda of the 12th Division? Is it safe to let him go?"

Although she did not join the Gotei 13.

But his elder brother and younger brother are both gods of death, and they are familiar with the name "Kurobuta Mayuri" and know what kind of crazy scientist he is.

Yamamoto Genryusai said expressionlessly: "Naruto asked him to research the prologue, and when there are results, just in case."

"He's going up."

wedge
As soon as these two words came out, Shiba Kūkaku was stunned: "The Soul King will die?"

"This is what Naruto asked for." Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head and spoke briefly without explaining anything to Shiba Kūkaku.

During the time they talked.

Naruto landed on the ground, landing at the entrance and climbing out of the pillar.

Perception swept away.

The clash of spiritual pressure between the Shinigami and the Quincy was still swirling and echoing; the battle had just ended but the aftermath had not yet subsided.

He frowned slightly.

Lingering in the air was not only the spiritual pressure of the "monk", but also the spiritual pressure of several other members of Squad Zero. However, without exception, these spiritual pressures were just scattered auras, and their owners had disappeared.

No.
The main body was destroyed, but the connection with the Soul King Palace was not severed.

Naruto stretched out his hand, grabbed in the air, pulled one of the spiritual pressures, and forcibly pulled it out.

A fat body fell to the ground.

It rolled several times and stopped at Naruto's feet.

“How rude.” The man rubbed his face and complained, “All you need to do is call out my name.”

It is "Hyoshubu Ichibei".

Naruto looked down at him, "Looks like you lost?"

"Lost." The monk said frankly, "His ability is no longer ordinary, it involves the realm of the Spirit King."

"Omniscient and omnipotent?" Naruto whispered.

This was not a secret message. Ishida Uryu had already told Kurosaki Ichigo, and through him, he passed the message to the Shinigami.

The monk shook his head and said nothing.

"Let's go." Naruto kicked him. "Nothing has happened in the Three Realms yet. We should set off before they have a chance to do anything to the Soul King."

"I can't go," the monk said, his voice firm and resolute, "Naruto, only you can go."

Naruto looked at him.

"Although our Zero Squad is bound to the Soul King Palace, as long as the Soul King Palace is not destroyed, we will not really die." The monk introduced seriously, "It only takes a certain amount of time to be fully resurrected."

"Or calling out our names or invoking our spiritual pressure can also allow us to be resurrected earlier."

"However, this physical resurrection does not mean a complete recovery of strength."

"I now"

"He's not much stronger than a normal captain, and he can no longer use the power of Ichimonji."

Simply put, he will not be able to play any positive role in the following battle, and at most he will not be a drag because of his "immortal" nature.

Naruto nodded, ignored him, and flew forward.

The Palace of the Spirit King.

The palace where King Ling resides.

The Grim Reaper and the Quincy met here, in this place that symbolizes the beginning and the end.

"Yhwach." Ichigo Kurosaki stood outside the door.

The Quincies standing inside the door turned their heads when they heard the shout.

The sun is shining brightly in the sky.

It hit Ichigo Kurosaki and half of it flew into the house.

The Ishida Uryu closest to the door was "cut" and half of it was illuminated by light.

The rest of the people were in the shadows inside the house.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, you're finally here." Yhwach extended his hand, his tone as low as always, but in comparison, it was more enthusiastic than when he spoke to other people, "I've been looking forward to this scene for a long time."

Kurosaki Ichigo took a deep breath.

He stared at this man who looked very familiar to him, and his heart was in a state of confusion.

While forging his new sword, he was briefly sent back to the human world by Wang Yue of Ermeiwu.

I learned about the past from my father.

"I see that you understand the past." Yhwach took a step forward, still making a welcoming gesture, "My child born in the darkness, my blood flows in you."

“You have endless possibilities.”

"Why did you choose to become the god of death and stand against me?"

"Come back, my child."

"Like Yulong, become my right-hand man, the son I am most proud of, and the heir to my invisible empire."

Kurosaki Ichigo's attitude did not change at all because of these words. He raised his sword and pointed it straight at Youhabach: "I will not be fooled by your sweet words like Ishida Uryuu."

"I'm here to stop you."

Yhwach smiled softly: "I saw it all."

Ichigo Kurosaki was puzzled: "See?"

“Yes, everything.” Yhwach raised his hand, turned and walked to the amber in the center of the Soul King Palace. He waved his hand, and a sword made of spirit particles appeared in his hand. “You came to Soul Society to chase the Rain Dragon.”

"Practice in the Spirit King Palace."

"And now and in the future, there is nothing we can do but watch the Soul King die."

He raised his sword high and slashed at Amber.

The voice was low and full of sorrow and mourning.

"Goodbye, my father."

Kurosaki Ichigo leaned forward, took a quick step, drew his sword, and slashed at Yhwach: "Stop!"

His heart was heavy.

Even masters like Squad Zero were destroyed by Yhwach.

Can I stop it?

But the truth was somewhat beyond his expectations. Yhwach's strength did not seem to be very strong. The slash was extremely slow. Even when he instantly stepped in front of him, the slash failed to hit him.

Zhan Yue blocked it, the swords clashed, and sparks flew.

Yhwach's wrist trembled, as if he was not expecting Ichigo Kurosaki's speed and strength to be so great. He had a hard time fighting back, and his sword was about to slip out of his hand.

This sign was completely captured by Ichigo Kurosaki.

His face lit up with joy, and he swung his knife down again.

The long sword flew out of his hand at a strange angle. It did not fly far away, but flew straight up high and then fell straight down quickly.

Yhwach reached out, trying to grasp his sword again.

Ichigo Kurosaki gritted his teeth and glanced at him.

He must not be allowed to regain control of his weapon.

He stamped his feet and jumped up, reaching his wrist over Yhwach's tall body and over his head, scrambling for the sword.

Compared to the "King of the Quincy" who still maintained an "elegant" posture, his attitude allowed his fingers to touch the hilt of the sword first, and with a light hook, he grasped it.

But that was at this time.

Ichigo Kurosaki lowered his head and met Yhwach's gaze.

This person's eyes
Why is it so strange?

Normal people either have a single pupil, or some people born with physical deformities have "double pupils", with two pupils in one eye. But this person seemed to have three pupils in his eyes, and when looking at him, it was impossible to tell where his gaze was focused.

It's creepy, and there's an eerie feeling that one can't fathom.

And even weirder.
It's my own hand.

Ichigo Kurosaki turned his head hastily and looked at the hand that was holding Yhwach's sword.

It's out of my control!
Yhwach grinned, "Come on, Ichigo, let's witness the end of Soul Society together."

Outside the Spirit King's Palace.

Naruto paused at the doorway and watched Ichigo Kurosaki's movements.

He wants to take action.

The golden blockade was launched in an instant.

Can be in the ear
The words that the Spiritual King had said to him at the beginning rang in his mind again.

"Please don't stop me from dying."

He had foreseen his own death and accepted it calmly.

Naruto looked through the crowd, through the light and darkness, at the piece of amber in the depths, and at the human stick sealed in the amber.

It wasn't that the words I said back then were recalled by myself.

The current Spirit King once again said this to himself.

He didn't say anything, but didn't dissolve his spell, and the chains were still flying.

"You have in your hands something that can temporarily bear the mass of the Three Realms." The Soul King's second words rang in Naruto's ears, "It will last until you create a new wedge."

Naruto paused.

Something that bears the mass of the three realms?

yes.
The Heart of the Spirit King?
The organ he left behind after killing Valkyrie.

Is that so?
He clapped his hands again, and the diamond chains continued to fly, but this time the target was not Kurosaki Ichigo.

The orange-haired boy was surprised and looked at his hand in disbelief, swinging it uncontrollably.

The amber that preserved the Soul King's torso was incredibly fragile and was cut in half with just a single cut.

Just at this moment.

The sky and the Spirit King's Palace began to tremble.

The world began to show signs of collapse because of his death.

Ichigo Kurosaki widened his eyes, looking at the scene in disbelief.

The Spirit King is dead.

Killed by his own hands.

He was determined to protect the Spirit King and himself in the Three Realms, but at this moment he committed the greatest sin and killed the wedge that stabilized the Three Realms.

Yhwach smiled brightly, "I've already told you that you can only sit back and watch the Soul King die helplessly."

“That’s the picture I saw.”

"You come, you act, you kill."

Kurosaki Ichigo clenched his fists, his body trembling, his voice panicked and unbelievable: "Why?"

"Why should I kill him?"

"Why is my hand out of my control? Even now I can't break free from this sword."

Euhabach answered him: "Because it is my gift."

"You are a Quincy too, my dear child."

"I will give you this sword that belongs to me, and all the spiritual pressure on the sword." "These powers will be connected with the powers in your blood."

He took a deep breath and stopped hiding his emotions: "That is to say."

"As long as you have Quincy blood flowing through your body, you are destined to kill the Soul King."

“This is your mission.”

Ichigo Kurosaki twisted his body, raised the sword connected to his body, took a big step, and slashed at Yhwach.

"And you waved a knife at me?"

"Do you have any reason to fight me now?"

Youhabach spoke softly, his tone as calm as the wind and clouds.

"Soul Society is disappearing from this world, and the Three Realms are about to collapse."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Reiatsu attacked from behind.

He sensed it, but without looking back to see who the enemy was behind him, he just turned around and dodged.

This is the future that has not been read.

And there are only two people in this world who can hide themselves from view.

One is the dead spirit king.

The only candidate left to attack him was Uzumaki Naruto.

After dodging the attack, he turned his head and looked back.

At the entrance of the hall, a blond figure performed a spell.

The chain attack on Yhwach is just a side effect.

One of the bracelets wrapped around Kurosaki Ichigo, swung him and threw him under Kohaku, while the remaining bracelets, like octopus tentacles, supported Kohaku who had not yet completely fallen.

"Uzumaki Naruto." Yhwach laughed triumphantly. Just by calling out the name, he was completely unable to conceal his inner excitement. "You're here!"

"You are the guy who has always made me unable to see clearly. Now your threat to me has disappeared."

"All your choices are correct."

"It's a pity that you're still late."

"It's just one minute."

"If you had come a minute earlier, or even ten seconds earlier, you could have stopped Kurosaki Ichigo from killing the Soul King."

Naruto instantly walked to Ichigo Kurosaki, raised his hand, and patted Ichigo Kurosaki on the head: "Use the child's hand to fulfill your ambitions."

"After the incident, they still have to push the blame onto the child."

"He has lived for so many years. I wonder how many times longer than Ichigo."

"But he turned out to be such a despicable and shameless adult who only knows how to do despicable things."

"It's so disgusting."

Ichigo Kurosaki was stunned and raised his head.

His eyes were filled with astonishment, surprise, and a bit of disbelief.

He didn't expect that Uncle Naruto would say such words to calm him down as soon as he appeared.

"No matter how you evaluate me." Yhwach shook his head, looking indifferent, "Now I am the only winner."

He paused, as if to deliberately disgust Naruto: "No matter how much you comfort Kurosaki Ichigo, he has made the biggest mistake."

"He is just a sword controlled by you." Naruto continued to gently stroke Ichigo Kurosaki's head, "Is it the sword that is guilty of killing, or the person holding the sword?"

Yhwach sneered, "Kurosaki Ichigo is no ordinary sword."

Kurosaki Ichigo turned and looked at him.

The three pupils showed a creepy look in their eyes, and said in a dark tone: "You should have listened to your uncle Naruto and shouldn't have come to Soul Society."

"As long as you don't come, no matter how fierce the war is, no matter how heavy the losses of Soul Society are, this result will not happen."

Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned.

Naruto was also confused, but at the moment, he had more important things to do.

He took his hand away from Kurosaki Ichigo's head.

Re-secure the amber.

He stretched out his hand and pressed it on the surface of the amber, and the spiritual ritual was concluded.

With a small bang, white smoke exploded and a heart appeared.

It's still beating, it's alive, it's emitting a powerful, gentle spiritual pressure.

Yhwach watched helplessly without stopping.

Naruto stretched out his hand, and the spiritual power condensed into a knife at his fingertips. Without hesitation, he stabbed it towards the heart, cutting a hole.

The sticky, surging spiritual power gushed out from the wound, wrapped around the amber, and connected to the wounds on the waist and abdomen.

The trembling of the sky stopped at this moment.

Those drastic and huge changes disappeared without a trace, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Heart?" Youhabach chuckled. "You can think of such a solution."

"But what good is this other than prolonging your life?"

"How long can this heart keep the world stable?"

"Nine days? One week? Or three days?"

Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't help but interrupt him: "You haven't told me yet, why wouldn't this result happen if I hadn't come?"

"How foolish." Yhwach waved his hand, "Or has the current situation made it impossible for you to make wise judgments?"

"I think."

"Uzumaki Naruto must have guessed the result."

Naruto once again placed his hand on Ichigo Kurosaki's head and with his other hand pulled out the Uzumaki, freeing him without chanting the words of release.

The wind blew onto Ichigo Kurosaki's hands, grinding away the power bestowed upon him by Yhwach.

The answer came out along with the wind: "Ichigo is the only one who can kill the Soul King."

Kurosaki Ichigo's body trembled.

There was the pain of losing “power”, and there was also the inner shock of hearing the news.

Only I can kill the Spirit King?
Yhwach grinned, "Yes, that's it."

"Only someone who possesses the five powers of the Soul King, Death God, Hollow, Quincy, and Human at the same time can kill the Soul King."

"In this world, the only person who possesses all five powers at the same time is Ichigo Kurosaki."

Kurosaki Ichigo shuddered again and stared at his hands in annoyance.

"My son in the darkness." Yhwach looked at him, "Don't worry about it. You were born for this."

Kurosaki Ichigo looked up.

Born for this?

"You came to this world, who you became friends with, what kind of power you possessed," Youhabach continued, "what kind of people you fought with, what kind of skills you learned, it was all because of me."

"I have been preparing for your short life of seventeen years for nearly a hundred years. Everything is just for this day."

This argument
Somewhat inexplicably familiar.

Ichigo Kurosaki quickly remembered that Aizen had once said the same thing.

He clasped his hands.

He turned his head with some difficulty and looked at the amber wrapped in darkness.

A feeling of powerlessness emerged from within.

But these negative emotions didn't have time to invade his heart.

"This day was just his plan, a plan that took a thousand years to complete." Naruto patted Ichigo's head, his tone still gentle, "No, even the Soul King's plan must be included. He is also looking forward to death."

Ichigo Kurosaki didn't react much, his body was numb.

Alright
Is there someone controlling it above?

"But these are just the results." Naruto continued, "Your existence, your power, and everything you do are all due to your own will, aren't they?"

Ichigo Kurosaki raised his head, his eyes confused: "But, I really have..."

He now suspected that even his own consciousness, and the things he had thought and was thinking about, were all being manipulated by someone.

"Don't doubt yourself." Naruto smiled, "My existence is the proof of your personal will."

Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned.

"No matter how powerful Yhwach's so-called ability to see the future is, he can't see me." Naruto said softly, "So he can't decide your relationship with you, and he can't control the things related to me."

“So, you have to believe.”

"He just interfered and used the information from a higher level to make the result go the way he expected."

"It's the same as fighting."

"and"

"If he could really control your will, why didn't he let you choose to become a member of the Invisible Empire after becoming a Death God?"

"Why should I give you the power to kill the Spirit King with your hands?"

Ichigo Kurosaki murmured, the confusion in his eyes dissipated, and clarity returned: "Uncle Naruto, I understand."

"What a gentle person." Yhwach stared at Naruto, "At this moment, you still remember to comfort Ichigo."

"But what's the use?"

"The world is doomed."

Naruto stood up and pulled out another sword, the scarlet "Kurama": "Maybe the world will be destroyed in the next second."

"But before it is destroyed, I will not allow the culprit to continue living."

Yhwach raised his hands. "I admit that even now, I cannot see you clearly with these eyes."

"but."

"You have no hope of defeating me."

Some black viscous liquid seeped out from the amber, flowing like a stream on the ground towards Youhabach.

It is the power of the dead soul king.

He was feeding on the corpse of the Spirit King.

“You should know that this world originated from the Soul King.” Yhwach raised his hands with enjoyment. “He was ambushed by despicable creatures. They cruelly plucked off his limbs, hollowed out his internal organs, and cut off his tongue.”

"He was made into a wedge, and with his power the three realms were created."

"Then those creatures worshipped him hypocritically and gave him the title of 'Spirit King'."

"But does anyone remember his name?"

Naruto paused.

The Spirit King's name?
He hadn't heard of it, or even thought about it.

It’s like. “Spirit King” is his name.

"See, even you don't know." Yhwach raised a finger and put it to his lips, "Then let me tell you."

"his name is"

"Adnais."

“So he hated this world, which had been born out of the sin that had befallen him.”

"Uzumaki Naruto, you are not fighting me, you are fighting the world."

Naruto held up his sword, "I really don't know as much about the Soul King as you do."

"But rather than saying that he hates this world, it's better to say that you hate this world. You are just imposing your will on the Soul King."

"There's no need to make your sins sound so grandiose."

Yhwach waved his hand, and the long sword condensed and swung forward.

Under the Soul King Palace, in the Soul Palace.

The battle between the Quincies and the Shinigami has not yet ended completely, and some people are still resisting stubbornly.

The trembling of the sky causes the earth to tremble.

The degree of exaggeration is definitely not something that can be caused by a Zanpakutō or a Quincy's ability, unless there is an "Earth-type Zanpakutō" that can rival "Ryujin Jakka".

This strange change made everyone alert.

"What's going on?" Hitsugaya Toshiro raised his head. His knife was able to control celestial phenomena, so he knew that the source of the vibration came from the sky, not the earth where the vibration was most exaggerated and obvious.

"Is the Soul King dead?" Urahara Kisuke widened his eyes in disbelief and stared at the sky.

Kurotsuchi Mayuri had a sullen face and said nothing.

Soi-Fong was furious: "Dead? Urahara, are you kidding me?"

"No, I'm afraid that's the case." Kurotsuchi Mayuri shook his head. At this moment, he and Urahara Kisuke were in the same camp.

Hitsugaya Toushirou frowned: "What about Squad Zero? Isn't their job to protect the Soul King?"

No one answered him.

But such a result means that all members of Squad Zero might have been killed in the battle.

The Seventh Squadron's barracks.

The three people who were discussing what to do next suddenly stopped.

"The Spirit King is dead." Yamamoto Genryusai said in a low voice. He was inevitably surprised by the result, but he suppressed his emotions very well and did not show it outwardly.

Kyoraku Shunsui reached out and grabbed the wrist of his fellow disciple beside him.

He knew what choice his friend would make at this moment.

"I am the only one who can do it now." Ukitake Jushiro spoke softly and uttered these words.

That is when he said this.

The shaking stopped.

The world returns to peace.

(End of this chapter)