Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Uchiha Shisui's brief resurgence of energy did not last long, and his vitality quickly waned again.

Only when he realized he was truly at the end of his life did he regain his composure and plead in the most sincere tone, "Please, tell me, what you're saying isn't true."

Xia Zuo remained silent: "..."

Uchiha Shisui's mind was filled with memories of his death, and flashes of inspiration struck him. He finally understood why the other party hadn't answered.

He used polite language and asked again, "I understand, what you said is true. Could you tell me how you know?"

Hearing the question asked politely enough, Xia Zuo finally spoke, giving an ambiguous reply: "Just take it as me being able to predict the future."

Uchiha Shisui believed it, and with great difficulty, he uttered his last words: "Prophecy? If I could also prophesy, then...that would be...good..."

Seeing that Shisui was no longer able to speak, Xia Zuo asked his final, true question: "Do you want me to help dispose of your body so it doesn't fall into Shimura Danzo's hands?"

Uchiha Shisui managed to open his mouth and say, almost silently, "Thank you."

Then he died.

suspended animation.

Xia Zuo raised an eyebrow, pulled out a small knife, gently removed a bit of flesh and blood, and then clapped his hands together.

[Wood Release: Tree Root Burial]

Tree roots emerged from the ground, enveloping Uchiha Shisui by the water. The roots merged together to form a coffin, and then more roots sprouted, wrapping the coffin layer by layer and infusing it with surging Yang Release chakra.

At the same time, Xia Zuo also used the data in "The True Explanation of the Five Elements Battle" to transform the Yin Release Chakra and input it into Uchiha Shisui's brain, stimulating the generation of ocular power.

All he did did not produce a self-healing effect, but rather injected Uchiha Shisui with a powerful life force far exceeding the life force he was losing, thus forcibly maintaining his life.

It's like not clogging a broken bottle, but connecting it to a water tank. As long as the rate of water filling exceeds the rate of water loss, there will always be water in the bottle.

In this way, Uchiha Shisui would not die, but he would become weaker and weaker over time, looking extremely miserable.

Xia Zuo doesn't need Uchiha Shisui's fighting power, but he needs Shisui's tragic appearance to evoke the sympathy, fear, and anger of the Konoha ninja.

The rage of 20,000 Konoha ninjas is the most powerful force in the ninja world today.

Xia Zuo quickly sealed the coffin, and the excess tree roots swiftly retracted and sank into the ground, restoring the ground to its original level.

The newly formed soil created by the turning over of the tree roots was covered by a wild growth of new grass and trees, which quickly covered up all traces of the soil.

Xia Zuo carried Uchiha Shisui's coffin on his back, picked up the Root ninja's corpse, took a slightly longer route, and threw the body into the upper reaches of the Naka River.

Back home, Xia Zuo placed the coffin in his soundproof basement and then acted as if nothing had happened, washing up and going to bed.

It's really weird. Why does something always happen when we reunite in my dreams, forcing me to rush back to sleep?

……

The world of Death, Seireitei, Zhenou Spiritual Arts Academy.

The captains of the 13th Division of Seireitei, led by the Captain-Commander, are attending the academy's entrance ceremony, but to their great disappointment, there are no exceptionally talented prospective Shinigami among the new recruits.

So the captains left quickly, but their departure did not dampen the excitement of the prospective Grim Reapers.

Some of the prospective Grim Reapers are of noble birth and already know the captains. Even when surrounded by the captains, they remain calm and composed.

Most Shinigami are dead people from Rukongai, and their understanding of Seireitei is close to zero. They do not recognize the Captain-level Shinigami who wear haori and have numbers on their backs.

These newcomers were in a state of absolute excitement, chattering away and showing off the bits and pieces of information they knew.

Xia Zuo mingled among the new recruits, his clothes now changed into black Shinigami uniforms, but he had not yet obtained the Asauchi swords that only Shinigami could wield.

Xia Zuo didn't care about the Zanpakuto; he was excitedly thinking about how to learn Kido after entering the academy, even just seeing Kido materials would be fine.

As long as there is information, he can share knowledge with all of himself, and is no longer just a mere accessory.

After the official start of the semester, Xia Zuo discovered that the academy taught the knowledge of the Grim Reaper in segments.

Of the four skill systems—slashing, footwork, hand-to-hand combat, and demonic arts—lower-level students can only learn slashing and hand-to-hand combat.

Especially for first-year students, they must first learn how to transform from living souls into Shinigami, becoming true Shinigami trainees, before they can continue to learn real Shinigami knowledge and skills.

Of all the teaching materials, Kido is considered the most difficult course, and only Shinigami students in their fourth year or above can learn Kido.

Disappointed, Xia Zuo could only suppress his anxiety and carefully study how to become a Grim Reaper and all the knowledge related to Grim Reapers.

The tedious and exhausting first year of life quickly passed, and Xia Zuo successfully transformed himself into a Shinigami, becoming a formal Shinigami trainee and receiving the intern's number.

The time for their reunion in the dream arrived just two months after he officially received the Asauchi knife.

……

The moment Naruto Natsusa regained consciousness, he heard the usually shy and taciturn Shinigami Natsusa speak first.

He scratched his chin and said, "Everyone, I have successfully entered the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy. However, I cannot learn the Ghost Path in the lower grades, so you will have to wait a while."

Hokage Natsume, intrigued, asked, "If you didn't learn Demonic Path, what did you learn?"

Shinigami Shazo: "I have just become a second-year student. I have learned how to transform from a living soul into a Shinigami, how to handle the souls of the dead, and how to travel between the human world and the Soul Society."

"By the way, I also learned a method to enter the minds of living people. It is said that it can investigate whether there are any lurking evil spirits in the souls of the living."

Shinigami Shazo rolled his eyes and complained, "I really don't know which genius came up with this idea. The human heart of the living is ever-changing and unpredictable, but its strength is hard to contain a Hollow or a Shinigami."

"If a Hollow can infiltrate the mind of a living person, that person must be a terrifying madman. It is already extremely dangerous for a Shinigami to enter such a mind, and if he encounters a Hollow, he will definitely die."

"I've heard that this stupid reconnaissance method has been obsolete for hundreds of years, but the curriculum at the Shinigami Academy hasn't been changed."

Interstellar Xia Zuo couldn't help but chuckle: "Haha, in a supernatural regime that has lasted for thousands of years, the degree of class solidification is outrageous. It's normal for such conservative bureaucrats to emerge."

Hokage Natsume and Tenma Natsume perked up, slamming their hands on the bronze table with loud thuds.

"Quickly, quickly, share the knowledge about Death!"

Everyone placed their hands on the bronze table, and memories, skills, and power were shared through the bronze table.

But none of Xia Zuo expected that the main source of this information and power was still the Hokage Xia Zuo, not the Xia Zuo who had become the Grim Reaper.

Death God Shazo is clearly still lacking.