From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 343: Bane: Don't let me find your house number, Death!
Early in the morning, at the hot spring hotel on the commercial street.

Bane was studying the mask of death in his room. It wasn't that he got up early, but he hadn't slept since last night.

"It doesn't make sense." Bane put the mask on his face, then released the chakra in his body to connect with the mask. After a moment, he took off the mask somewhat unhappily, muttering curses.

Damn it, the god of death is avoiding him, as if he is some kind of monster!
When he put on the mask for the first time, Bane could clearly feel the response of the Grim Reaper, and he was just a little bit away from successfully summoning the Grim Reaper.

As a result, when the Grim Reaper was about to project his power onto Bane, he seemed to have discovered something wrong and immediately withdrew his soul projection.

This made Bane very confused, and he tried it several times in succession.

Although he could still feel the connection with the god of death after putting on the mask, no matter how he summoned him, the god of death refused to come out. It was so fucking outrageous!
Bane turned the mask over and over in his hands, activating it with chakra from time to time, and his expression became more and more unhappy.

"Whether it's the Pure Land or the God of Death, everyone seems to be very afraid of me. What's the problem? Didn't I just eat a few mouthfuls of dirt over there? Besides, it was you who summoned me there in the first place, but in the end you drove me out without saying a word. Is there still the rule of law? Is there still law!?" Bane said, staring at the mask.

Unfortunately, the Mask of Death lay quietly in his hand without any response at all.

"Okay, very good!" Bane's mouth twitched, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes. He said, "Originally, I was just a little curious about you. Now I have decided that I must give you a good beating. I summoned you, but you didn't come out, right? You wait for me."

If I remember correctly, the Sandaime was supposed to use the Demonic Fuinjin technique as part of the Konoha collapse plan, hoping to die together with Orochimaru, but he failed.

Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, Sarutobi Hiruzen successfully summoned the god of death.

Although Bane was not sure whether things would develop in this direction because of his intervention, he decided to push it in this direction as much as possible. After the faceless bastard Death was summoned by Sarutobi Hiruzen, he would jump out and get close to this guy Death.

"It is known that apart from the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit, there should be no other element in my body that can pose a threat to the God of Death and the Pure Land. Even natural energy should not be possible. That's why the God of Death is so reluctant to meet me. It is very likely that he is afraid of the power of my Soul-Soul Fruit. Could it be that the Soul-Soul Fruit can even squeeze the soul of the God of Death?" Bane threw the mask of the God of Death on the table, touched his chin and thought secretly in his heart.

It's not impossible. The Grim Reaper sounds very high-end, but in fact, he probably has no self-awareness. Even the reason why he resists himself so much is probably because of instinct rather than a change in his thinking.

Whether it's the summoning of the Shiki Fuujin or Orochimaru's seppuku using the Death Mask, it can be seen that the Death God has no self-awareness at all.

He is like a medium. You summon me and I come out. You offer and I take. The deal is over and we go our separate ways. Even if he is fooled, deceived, or his soul, which he has already eaten, is cut open and released, the God of Death will not do anything extreme. Let alone being extreme, it can be said that he has no reaction at all.

Perhaps it is precisely because the Grim Reaper does not have a strong self-awareness that he instinctively fears the Soul-Soul Fruit. After all, it is normal for a soul without consciousness, no matter how powerful it is, to be easily crushed by the Soul-Soul Fruit.

"If I can have direct contact with the God of Death and mark his soul with the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit, then even if he never dares to show up again, I should be able to use this Death Mask as a medium to touch him forcefully," Bane thought to himself as he looked at the Death Mask again.

Now, the mask of Death in his hand can be regarded as the key to contact the God of Death, but the problem is that Bane has never actually dealt with the God of Death, so he can't lock the breath of Death's soul at all. In other words, he has the key to open the door of Death's house, but he doesn't know where Death lives or where his home is.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen uses the Shiki Fuujin to bring out the God of Death this time, it will only take once. It will be enough for Bane to touch the soul of the God of Death once with his own hands!

At that time, I can use the mask of the god of death as a medium and follow the breath of the god of death's soul to find his home directly!
"If you don't come to see me, I will go to visit you," Bane said with an evil smile.

After struggling for a whole night, he still failed to successfully activate the Mask of Death. Bane didn't plan to continue doing any useless work before touching the Death.

Bane threw the mask into the dark space, stood up from his chair, stretched, looked out the window, smacked his lips and said, "Since we're here, why don't we go take a hot spring bath later?"

While he was thinking about this, there was a gentle knock on his door.

Instead of going over, Ben waved his hand in the air and the door was unlocked. Then a waiter carrying a tray came in and said, "My dear guest, this is the breakfast you ordered."

"Thank you. Just put it on the table." Bane nodded.

After putting down the plate, the waiter looked at Ben and said, "My dear guest, before it was completely light, there was a guest waiting downstairs to see you, but he didn't dare to come up to bother you. What do you think?"

"Guest?" Ben raised his eyebrows, then said, "Invite him up."

"Yes." The servant responded softly, then left the room and closed the door for Bane.

Meanwhile, in the hall, Jiraiya was sitting on the couch, feeling itchy from time to time.

This is a hot spring hotel, and even if you don't stay here, people often come here to soak in the hot springs. Jiraiya has been sitting in the lobby for so long that he has seen several groups of people chatting and laughing as they go to the hot springs together.

He was itching to see Ben, not because he was anxious to see him, but because he wanted to go to the hot spring and find a way to spy on him.

Especially among the group of people who just passed by, there was a beautiful woman who was very suitable for his strike zone. Just when Jiraiya was fantasizing about yellow waste in his mind, the inn attendant walked down the stairs, nodded to Jiraiya and said: "Master Jiraiya, the guest invites you to go up."

As soon as the business was mentioned, Jiraiya's expression instantly returned to normal, and all the fantasies just now were swept away by him. Jiraiya immediately stood up and said, "I understand. Thank you very much."

As he spoke, he took out two banknotes from his wallet and placed them on the servant's plate, then he walked up the stairs with firm steps.

Arriving at the door of Ben's house, Jiraiya was about to knock on the door when he heard a voice from inside saying, "The door is not locked, come in."

After hearing this, Jiraiya took a deep breath and said, "Well, I'm sorry to bother you, Lingzun."

After opening the door and walking into the room, Jiraiya saw the man who had completely suppressed him with his aura last night, sitting at the dining table and eating breakfast.

To be precise, the food had been finished and he was drinking the last sip of juice.

"It's really fast," Jiraiya thought to himself.

Just now, he saw with his own eyes that the servants brought up a large plate of food. It took Jiraiya less than three minutes to go up and down the stairs, but he had already finished it all?
"Jiraiya." Ben wiped the non-existent oil stains from the corners of his mouth with a tissue, then looked at the other party and said, "What do you want to see me about?"

Bane is a rough guy. Neither the way he eats nor his movements are very elegant. But perhaps because Jiraiya has a halo around his identity, he inexplicably feels that Bane is very elegant.

"I heard that Ling Zun hasn't left yet, so I came here today to apologize for what happened last night." Jiraiya went straight to the point.

After hearing this, Bane waved his hand and said, "No need to do that. From your perspective, you did nothing wrong."

"No, I have been informed of the situation on your side by Mt. Myoboku. I heard that you just returned from the Pure Land recently. To be honest, we in Konoha also studied the mask you took from the former residence of the Uzumaki clan last night, and learned that the mask is related to the Pure Land and the God of Death. Well, I came to visit you today to clear up the misunderstanding between us. I also want to ask, Rei no Yuichi, is there anything else you need our Konoha's help with?" Jiraiya was talking, and seeing that Ben didn't seem to want to discuss the Pure Land, masks and the like, he changed the subject.

"Need help?" Bane thought for a moment, stood up from the dining table, walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the scenery outside.

Jiraiya was in no hurry to speak, and waited quietly in the room for a response.

A warm breeze blew past the window, causing the ends of Ben's hair to flutter. At this moment, Ben said, "Come to think of it, there is one more thing."

"Please go ahead." Jiraiya felt relieved and responded quickly.

"I heard that there is a ninja family named 'Kato' in your Konoha Village. They are good at using secret techniques related to the soul. I am a little curious about this technique." Bane slowly turned around and looked at Jiraiya.

"Kato!?" Jiraiya was a little surprised.

Of course he knew about the Kato clan. After all, his secret crush, Tsunade, had once been in a relationship with Kato Dan, a young genius from the Kato clan.

Whenever he thought of this, he felt a dull pain in his heart.

However, after the Second Ninja World War, each family in the village suffered heavy losses, including the Kato clan. Kato Dan, who was hailed as the most talented member of the Kato clan in a hundred years, also died on the battlefield and could never fulfill his dream of becoming Hokage.

After the war, the Kato clan declined, or to be more precise, began to recuperate.

This is also a tradition of many ninja families. If they encounter severe blows and losses, then for a period of time or even an era, they will quietly reduce their presence and no longer participate in ninja affairs. They will rest and recuperate in peace, expand their population, and restore their strength.

This is the current situation of the Kato clan. They no longer participate in the affairs of the village, and even the young clan members will not register at the Ninja School. After all, relying on family background, it is enough to become a ninja and continue the essence of the family. But as long as I don’t register, I am not a ninja of the village. This concept is completely different.

After a few decades of rest and one or two generations, when the Kato clan has flourished again, it will not be too late to join in ninja affairs.

Of course, this choice naturally has its pros and cons, but it does exist.

There are many families in Konoha that have already gone into seclusion.

However, there are some special and strange things here, such as the Senju clan. Not to mention Konoha, as one of the largest clans in the entire ninja world, the Senju clan basically no longer participates in any affairs of the village.

Other families seclude themselves because they are too weak, but they seem to be indifferent because they are too powerful.

(End of this chapter)