Naruto's Journey to Training

Soul Society.

Section 89, Nanliu Street.

This place is at the very edge of Soul Society. There is no bustling market, nor crowds of people in fancy clothes. There is only a barren and cracked land, and a few thatched houses scattered around.

Occasionally, some souls with numb eyes and no life would pass by. Because this place is close to the edge of Soul Society, the surrounding resources are extremely scarce, and even the water source that can keep the souls alive is very scarce.

However, today, a sudden tremor occurred in this street block closest to the edge of Soul Society.

Suddenly, a huge black door, like a man-eating evil ghost, rose from the ground, and the black door, like an evil ghost, suddenly opened its huge mouth.

A black and gloomy aura spread out.

The souls around who had originally had dull eyes were nourished by this black mist, and their originally numb expressions gradually regained a bit of vitality.

Many souls instinctively gathered towards the black gate, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

However, they did not wonder for long before they saw a team of men in black uniforms with samurai swords on their waists stepping out of the huge black door in neat steps, as if they were a big mouth that could swallow everything.

These soldiers in black uniforms were filled with a chill, and there was a big "bad" written on their backs.

When I looked up, I saw the word "Hell" written on the door that looked like a devil's mouth.

I don’t know why, but all the souls here instinctively felt a sense of fear and closeness when they saw these two words.

Just when these souls were at a loss, they saw several figures walking out of the huge mouth. With just one glance, all the wandering souls here inexplicably lowered their heads, some not daring to look directly at them.

Madara glanced around silently, looking at the souls around him that gathered around him based on instinct.

They were barely covered with just a few pieces of cloth, and each of their spirits looked thin and numb. Such a sight made Madara frown slightly.

"This is Soul Society! Why is it so barren?!"

"Master Yama, this is the outermost area of ​​Soul Society. Except for the fifty districts, the other areas of Soul Society are more desolate than the others!"

Aizen, who came with Madara, explained quickly.

Madara's expression showed a hint of understanding, "It seems that no matter where you are, there are differences between the rich and the poor!"

"Let's go. This will be the front line for the underworld to move into Soul Society. We need to take these souls to the underworld as soon as possible!"

"Yes! Lord Yama!"

Then Madara led everyone and began to walk deeper into the neighborhood.

The entire area is very large. After a rough walk around, Madara found that it was just a block, almost the size of Konoha when he was alive.

There are quite a few souls around, but most of them have dull eyes.

The wandering souls around here looked at Madara and his group and couldn't help but start whispering.

A child of four or five years old was pulling a girl of seven or eight years old. On his dark little face, a pair of big, black and innocent eyes looked enviously at the ghost messengers wandering around here.

"Sister, are they the legendary gods of death?!"

The girl showed a trace of confusion on her face. "I don't know either, but I guess he must be an important person from there. We'd better not offend these adults!"

"Yes! Sister." The boy nodded obediently, then raised his shriveled little face.

"Sister, Shirou is so hungry!"

Hearing her brother's weak voice, the girl's eyes suddenly showed a trace of helplessness, and the hand that was originally holding her brother was trembling slightly.

"Be good Shirou, sister will find food!"

The girl replied tremblingly.

When the boy heard his sister's answer, he nodded again without crying or making a fuss.

"Yes! Sister."

"If you find food, sister will eat first."

When the girl heard the answer from her sensible brother, she felt sad.

They are souls who died not long ago in the human world. Due to an accident at home, she and her brother were burned to death in their home. After their death, they were sent to the 89th District of Rukongai together.

And in this most impoverished neighborhood, almost all souls live in numbness and pain.

Due to the scarcity of resources, food and water are extremely scarce here. As spirits, they can actually survive for a while even without food or water.

But at the same time, hunger and dryness will always accompany them, tormenting their young spirits all the time, quickly consuming the essence of their souls until their souls collapse.

In fact, she brought her brother here this time with the intention of abandoning him.

It wasn't that she was cruel, but she was really being driven crazy by hunger and thirst.

If she were alone, she could barely survive, but with her brother, both of them would die quietly.

But when she saw how sensible and obedient her brother was, the girl couldn't help but shed tears.

In this world, because of their parents, one likes drinking and the other likes gambling, the two of them have been lacking care since childhood and have been dependent on each other.

Her parents never came back that day, and she and Shirou were really hungry.

There was no other way, she could only take her brother to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat. She finally found a pack of noodles at home, thinking about how her mother usually cooked.

So she set up a stool by herself and turned on the stove, just as her mother did.

But how could a seven-year-old child know how to operate these things? He could only clumsily turn on the natural gas valve, but after waiting for a long time, the stove still didn't light up.

So she couldn't help but try again, but this time...suddenly a cluster of flames lit up, followed by a loud bang.

When she woke up again, she and her brother found themselves in this desolate and unfamiliar area.

But what awaits them is an even crueler living environment.

Just as the little girl hugged her brother and cried, a shadow suddenly covered the two young figures.

"Kid, has something happened?"

An extremely gentle voice sounded.

The girl raised her head slowly with tears in her eyes, and what came into her sight was a big brother with golden hair, a smile, and a very warm feeling.

"No...nothing!"

The girl quickly stopped crying and answered timidly with a hint of panic in her eyes.

Minato looked at the two thin children in front of him, and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

"If you have any difficulties, please tell me and I will help you!

When the girl heard Minato's gentle words, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes instinctively.

"I.....we are just too hungry!"

The girl said tremblingly.

After saying that, he lowered his head in inferiority. After all, compared with the big brother in front of him who was like a little sun.

The two of them are like the lowest worms under the earth.

While the girl was waiting for the decision of fate, she was not sure whether this seemingly gentle big brother in front of her would help her.

After all, in this neighborhood, food is everything, and anyone who has any food will not share it with others.

Minato looked at the two children who dared not look directly at him, with a trace of pity in his eyes. Two black pills quickly appeared in his hand.

In the underworld, due to the existence of Yin energy, the ghosts in the underworld do not feel hungry, because Yin energy itself has a nourishing effect on the soul, so the soul in the underworld does not need to eat.

However, as one of the Yamas, he naturally understood the effect of Yin energy on the soul, so Minato directly rubbed two Yin energy pills with his hands.

"Come, eat this and you won't be hungry anymore!"

The girl looked at the two black balls in Minato's hand, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but it was good to have something to eat now, so the girl did not doubt anything.

He quickly took the two black balls from Minato's hand and put one into his mouth first. Then he saw a black light flash on the girl's body, and his body began to change.

First, the strong feeling of hunger and thirst quickly disappeared, and then the originally thin soul body began to become full, and the originally dry cheeks also returned to their original appearance before death.

The little girl's eyes lit up and she put the other black ball into her brother's mouth without hesitation.

A look of enjoyment immediately appeared on the little boy's face, and his body underwent the same changes as his sister.

The soul that was originally wandering around numbly, upon seeing this scene, immediately turned crazy and a little hungry.

Then there was a commotion.

"My lord, my lord! Please, give us some food!"

An old man whose soul was almost tortured by hunger to the point of collapse suddenly knelt in front of Minato, followed by large groups of souls kneeling down.

The voices of prayer that came one after another suddenly merged into one.

The eyes looking at Minato were full of fanaticism, but even though they were extremely hungry for food, no soul dared to confront Minato at this time.

Because among these souls, many people believe that the ghost messengers coming out of the gate are the gods of death. And their fear of the gods of death is deeply engraved in their souls.

It would not be any easier for a death god with spiritual pressure to kill them than to crush an ant.

Minato stood up and looked at the large group of souls kneeling down.

A smile appeared on Yangguang's face.

"Don't worry, everyone. I believe you have already felt that the closer you are to the black door, the weaker the hunger in your body will be.

So if you don’t want to starve, you can go through that door by yourself and enter the world that belongs only to the soul! ”

Minato's words made the surrounding souls stunned.

It was at this time that many souls realized that since the door was opened.

The feeling that they were almost driven crazy by hunger was gradually easing.

At this moment, all the souls looked towards the door, with a gleam of light in their eyes.

The soul closest to the gate of the underworld rushed into the gate without hesitation.

Because he was closest and felt it the strongest, he didn't know the reason at first.

But now, after listening to the adult's explanation, he suddenly understood.

Tormented by hunger, he didn't want to endure the feeling of hunger for a moment.

Living in this barren land is actually not much worse than living in hell.