Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

He slowly raised his hand, and a wisp of black flame burned silently at his fingertips.

"During my time here, I've killed a lot of Hollows."

Sasuke looked at Yoruichi and calmly recounted his recent experiences, "But I've discovered that every time I kill them with my Zanpakuto..."

"Everything of them will be 'devoured' by this sword and then transformed into my own spiritual pressure."

"..."

Yoruichi's breathing suddenly stopped.

She stared blankly at the wisp of black flame at Sasuke's fingertip, her mind completely blank.

How to completely eliminate the falsehood?

This kind of thing...

"Only Quincy can do that."

Yoruichi's voice became hoarse as she recalled the principles that Urahara had explained to her.

"But even they only completely decomposed the ethereal spiritual particles, preventing them from returning to the soul cycle. But your ability to directly devour the opponent and cause their soul and everything else to disappear completely..."

She looked at Sasuke with an extremely complicated expression. "I've never heard of this before."

Finally, Yoruichi sighed deeply and explained to Sasuke the fundamental ironclad rule that sustained the existence of the three worlds.

She explained to Sasuke in detail the total amount of souls, the rules of the cycle, and the devastating consequences of "imbalance".

Finally, her voice became incredibly heavy.

"To make up for the losses you caused here, that madman Mayuri Kurotsuchi has already launched a massacre in Rukongai."

"Tens of thousands of innocent souls were forcibly eliminated because of you."

After hearing all this, Sasuke fell into a long silence.

He stood there calmly, but the emotions revealed in his eyes were clearly not as calm as his appearance suggested.

My own simple desire to become stronger...

It's astonishing that in this way, tens of thousands of lives that were completely unrelated to me have been affected.

Was I really wrong?

Sasuke couldn't help but think that way.

But he quickly put the idea out of his mind.

He was not wrong. If he had killed these Hollows in the ninja world, it would not have caused any consequences.

Therefore, the problem lies in the fragile balance upon which this world depends for functioning.

Chapter 158 Yoruichi: Do you like driving big trucks?

The air condensed.

Sasuke remained silent.

Yoruichi watched him quietly, without urging him.

She understood the pride of the young man before her, and she also knew that beneath that pride lay a heart far heavier than anyone could imagine.

I said those words not to accuse anyone.

She simply wanted to know how he would choose to react to a result that she had indirectly caused.

But Sasuke remained silent for a long time.

"...What's wrong?" Yoruichi finally broke the silence.

She took a cautious half-step forward, a rare hint of worry appearing in her cat-like eyes.

"Are you really bothered by Mayuri Kurotsuchi's actions?"

Sasuke slowly shook his head, not looking at her, his gaze remaining fixed on the sea of ​​sand.

"No." His voice was soft, but it carried a firm tone.

care?

No.

He was just thinking that this world, which needed to sacrifice the innocent to barely maintain balance, was ridiculously fragile.

He did not blame himself, nor did he waver.

On the contrary, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's cruel calibration act was like the last brick, laying the final, unshakeable foundation for him.

He became even more convinced that he was right.

This world is headed in the wrong direction.

Hearing this expected answer, Yoruichi finally felt relieved.

She was genuinely afraid that the little devil might get stuck in some kind of mental block because of a moment of guilt.

Fortunately, he still retained that damned "coldness".

"So, what's next...?"

Yoru looked at him and tentatively asked the most crucial question, "Are you still planning to continue devouring those Hollows?"

She could feel that even her voice was a little nervous when she asked that question.

Sasuke glanced at her and, of course, understood what she was really worried about.

He slowly raised his hand and held the faintly glowing purple crystal up to his eyes.

There's no need for that.

Sasuke's voice returned to its calm tone, "With this, there's no need to use that method anymore."

“Continuing to increase spiritual pressure in that inefficient way is just putting the cart before the horse.”

These words completely put Yoruichi's mind at ease.

fine......

She really didn't have any good ideas on how to stop Sasuke.

With his current strength, I'm not sure I can stop him.

Honestly, I feel like he's leading me by the nose.

This realization made Yoruichi's feelings somewhat complicated.

She glanced at Sasuke's cold profile, her eyes darting around, a sly smile playing on her lips, and decided to get her revenge.

Cat Eyes glanced discreetly at the blond figure not far away, who was quietly healing his subordinate.

"Boom."

A soft sound.

Yoruichi lightly tapped Sasuke's chest with her elbow, then gestured toward Halibel with a gossipy, mischievous grin. Her voice was low and full of teasing.

"Hey, I said..."

"What's going on with that blonde guy?"

"What? What's going on?" Sasuke frowned.

“Her eyes haven’t left you since just now.”

Yoruichi's tone grew increasingly playful, "What, you've only been in Hueco Mundo for a few days, and you've already completely won them over?"

"I didn't realize, Sasuke, you really know how to handle women."

She paused, then, as if suddenly remembering something, spoke earnestly in a tone of someone with experience.

"However, I must remind you of something..."

"Although she is indeed good-looking and has a great figure."

Yoruichi shook her finger with an air of seriousness, "But there's no future for Shinigami and Hollows, you know."

As she said this, she deliberately winked at Sasuke, her expression seeming to say, "You know what I mean."

"Besides, she seems quite a bit older than you. Our little Sasuke, could it be that you like...?"

Before she could finish speaking, wanting to say something more, Sasuke's already expressionless face had turned completely dark.

"boom!"

A muffled thud, neither too loud nor too soft.

Sasuke withdrew his fist from Yoruichi's head and looked at her expressionlessly.

"Shut up."

"......it hurts!"

Yoruichi's incessant chatter abruptly stopped. She exaggeratedly covered her head, her face full of grievance, "What an insensitive guy! Can't I even make a joke? You were watching too..."

"Still talking?" Sasuke glanced coldly at Yoruichi.

"..."

Yoruichi fell silent instantly, only glaring resentfully at Sasuke.

Sasuke looked at Yoruichi and the weakened captain of the Second Division not far away, and slowly spoke, his voice calm.

"Your mission is over. Leave here as soon as possible. Hueco Mundo is far more dangerous than you can imagine."

"Oh?"

Yoruichi stretched and loosened her body. "What, little Sasuke, are you trying to get rid of me so soon?"

"Or are you worried about me?"

Her tone was full of teasing, but Sasuke ignored it and simply repeated it.

"Leave here."

“That won’t do.” Yoruichi shook her head, the playfulness on her face gradually fading.