Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

But this was the first time he had changed the form of nature solely through willpower.

Without a doubt, this is a path brimming with possibilities.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that, due to the forced harmonization of natural energy this time, the chakra belonging to "Indra" and "Asura" in his body was merging at a faster speed than before.

The power of magic seems to act as a catalyst.

Just as he was immersed in this new understanding, a strong throbbing came from deep within his abdomen.

"Um?!"

Sasuke's expression suddenly changed.

The dragon vein spacetime chakra that he had been suppressing within his body began to surge uncontrollably at this moment, stimulated by the sage chakra.

"Damn it! Why did it have to be now?!"

Sasuke tried to suppress it with his own power, but the power of the Dragon Vein was too great, and because it was inside his body, he couldn't suppress it for the time being.

At the same time, the long-dormant Hogyoku suddenly shone brightly.

The surrounding space began to distort violently, like the surface of water.

A dazzling purple beam of light shot into the sky from the tightly closed stone chamber.

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke's figure was completely swallowed up and disappeared in the purple light.

...........

In the present world, in Karakura Town, in the basement of Urahara Store.

"Cough, cough..."

The intense dizziness subsided like a receding tide, and Sasuke couldn't help but bend over and cough.

"Hey kid, are you alright?"

A familiar voice came from beside me.

Ye Ban squatted beside him, his eyes serious.

They obviously returned together after Sasuke traveled through time.

Sasuke waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

He raised his head, his natural abilities radiating out as he sensed the surrounding atmosphere.

here it is......

The underground training ground of Urahara Store.

came back.

We've returned to the point in time when Kisuke Urahara initiated the "time travel experiment."

Outside the experimental machine, Kisuke Urahara frowned, staring blankly at the off-the-charts values ​​on the control panel and the grotesque crack on the circular device. He tapped the brim of his hat with his fan, looking somewhat annoyed.

"Tsk, it failed? Even this didn't work?"

"But the energy fluctuation just now clearly reached the critical value, so why...?"

Sasuke stepped out of the energy collider and spoke calmly.

"Success."

"Success?"

Kisuke Urahara's confusion deepened. "But my instruments clearly show..."

"I don't know, maybe your equipment is too outdated." Sasuke interrupted him coldly, "The collision of the two forces was completed within my body."

These informative words made Kisuke Urahara ponder for a moment, his expression becoming serious.

"So, Mr. Sasuke went back there?" Urahara asked疑惑地, "Was Ms. Yoruichi with Sasuke-kun?"

"Nonsense!" Yoruichi replied irritably.

"How long did you stay in that world?" Urahara continued to ask.

"I'm not sure, maybe just a few months?" Yoruichi wasn't quite sure, after all, she had spent so many years in the past.

"..."

Kisuke Urahara remained silent, his folding fan, now fully open, obscuring most of his face, revealing only his gleaming eyes.

"It seems we have a lot to talk about."

Yoruichi didn't reply, but just pouted slightly in annoyance. She was already used to Urahara's mysterious tone.

Although Sasuke couldn't see Urahara's face, he could sense that Urahara was smiling, and there seemed to be something else hidden beneath that smile.

However, just as Kisuke Urahara was about to say something more...

The unexpected change occurred without warning.

A strange purple light suddenly burst forth from Sasuke's arms, instantly enveloping his entire body.

But the light was not dazzling.

"what?!"

Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted. He immediately tried to suppress the power with his spiritual pressure, but the purple light seemed to have a life of its own, forcibly stripping something from his body.

"Kid!" Yoruichi's expression changed instantly, and she appeared next to Sasuke in a flash.

But she didn't act rashly. Instead, she watched the purple light warily, and the boy within it whose expression had changed slightly.

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

The moment he saw that purple light, Kisuke Urahara's smile vanished completely, replaced by a look of disappointment.

He let out a sigh, his voice heavy.

“I never expected…” Kisuke Urahara murmured to himself, as if saying, “After all this time, you still haven’t gained its approval?”

This abrupt and unrelated remark made Yoruichi frown even more.

Sasuke, just as the purple light began to fade, suddenly raised his head.

"What are you hiding from me?" His voice was deep. "Approval? What does that mean?"

"Oh dear, don't look at me with such a scary look."

Kisuke Urahara reopened his folding fan, covering half his face, and tried to ease the tension with a joking tone, "I was just conducting a small experiment."

"Experiment?" Sasuke's eyes grew even colder.

"Kisuke!" Yoruichi couldn't hold back any longer, her voice tinged with sternness. "You bastard, you even kept something like this from us?!"

Faced with his two companions' questioning, Kisuke Urahara finally dropped his playful demeanor.

He put down his folding fan, and his expression became serious.

“Sasuke, the stone in your hand, the Hogyoku, is not an inanimate object.”

Kisuke Urahara's voice was very low, "It has its own will, it 'reads' the hearts of people around it and materializes their 'desires'."

"But more importantly..."

He looked at Sasuke and said, word by word, "It will choose its own master."

"Aizen entrusting it to you is not simply a matter of trust."

Urahara's eyes deepened. "He's betting on whether your will is strong enough to cover the mark he left on the Hōgyoku, thus allowing the Hōgyoku to completely change hands and acknowledge you as its new master."

“And I…” Kisuke Urahara chuckled self-deprecatingly, “I’m gambling too.”

"I'll play along and tacitly allow you to take it to another world, just to see if you can truly gain its approval."

"Looks like we all lost our bet."

He pointed to the gradually expanding purple light on Sasuke's body and gave his final conclusion.

"The Hōgyoku, it seems, has never truly acknowledged you from beginning to end."

"..."

"Are you kidding me!"

Yoruichi grabbed Urahara by the collar. "You bastard, you dare to use something like this as an experiment?!"

"Oh dear, Miss Yoruichi, calm down, calm down!" Urahara quickly waved his hand.

"But looking at the result, isn't it pretty good?" He pointed at Sasuke. "Look, Sasuke-kun is safe and sound. This is a sure-fire deal."

"How dare you say that!"

"Alright." A cold voice interrupted their argument.

Sasuke took the Hogyoku out of his pocket and held it in his palm.

"Well then, let's take stock of what we've gained and what we've lost this time," Sasuke said calmly.

As Yoruichi looked at Sasuke's calm profile, the anger in her heart gradually subsided.

The Hōgyoku's lack of recognition might be an insignificant matter to him.

What followed became a period of retaliation by the three individuals.

Sasuke calmly recounted everything he had seen and heard.

With each additional word he spoke, Urahara's astonishment deepened.

Yoruichi, upon hearing Sasuke's words, "I find it dirty," and his subsequent refusal to transplant Itachi's eyes, also showed a complex and indescribable emotion.

"So, this is why your eyes are temporarily blind?" Urahara asked after a moment of silence. "By forcibly absorbing the pupil power of another pair of eyes, you gained eternal light."

“What a brilliant idea,” he added sincerely. “So, what’s the price?”

Sasuke nodded slightly, without hiding anything.

“I’m temporarily blind, and my eye power is still recovering. Most importantly…” He paused, “I can no longer use the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan until the fusion is complete.”

“I see…” Urahara nodded thoughtfully.

"So, what are you planning to do next?"

Sasuke remained silent, shook his head, and said nothing.