Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 608 Heading to the Land of Shadows

The world suddenly changed, and even Ichigo Kurosaki didn't have time to react.

When he realized what was happening, he quickly knelt down, because he was now standing horizontally on a row of black buildings.

But he didn't fall.

"Don't be so nervous."

A soft laugh rang out, and Ichigo Kurosaki looked to the other side.

On the all-black seat, a richly dressed man sat upright, a slight smile on his face, but his pupils were scarlet, and three tomoe could be seen spinning inside.

The man toyed with two balls, one black and one white, and looked at him with amusement.

"This is your inner world, everything revolves around you, you won't fall down."

Ichigo Kurosaki stood up with a skeptical look, because if he were going to fall, he would have fallen already.

Is it just my own inner world?

He looked around.

"Are you my Zanpakuto?"

Ichigo Kurosaki looked at the man in front of him.

"My name is Uchiha Kin, and I am not your Zanpakuto."

Jin shook his head and tossed the two beads back and forth in his hand.

"These two are your Zanpakuto."

If Uchiha Kin wanted to interfere in this world, how could he possibly do nothing?

Kurosaki Ichigo's wristbands were designed by him.

This bracer is essentially a product of his research into dark power, and he is not the original body, but a wisp of dark power left behind by Jin.

Ichigo Kurosaki did not understand what the other person meant.

Or perhaps he simply doesn't understand the mechanics of Zanpakuto.

But he knew why he had come here.

"Can you give me strength?"

If I gain the power, I can go to the Land of Shadows and bring Tayuya back.

"Can."

Jin nodded.

"As long as you gain my approval, I can grant you any amount of power you desire."

Jin looked at Kurosaki Ichigo with a smile on his face.

"Your admission?"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Jin.

"Do I need to defeat you?"

Jin chuckled: "You're still a long way from defeating me. Don't even think about it."

Of course, empty words are useless; we naturally need to demonstrate.

A powerful pressure suddenly erupted from his body.

Although it wasn't spiritual pressure, the powerful pressure still forced Ichigo Kurosaki to kneel on the ground.

My body was trembling, as if I were facing a mortal enemy.

He wanted to run away; faced with such intense fear, no one could maintain their courage.

But his stiff body made even escaping a pipe dream.

That is a force that cannot be resisted simply by willpower.

Do you understand?

The pressure receded like a receding tide.

Ichigo Kurosaki was breathing heavily; although there was no battle, enduring that pressure was far more difficult than fighting itself.

In this situation, who wouldn't understand?

It took him a long time to recover.

"Then how can I gain your approval?"

Jin stroked his chin as he looked at Kurosaki Ichigo, genuinely unsure how to evaluate this standard.

"Then I'll just give it to you directly."

"That's way too casual of you!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo retorted.

"However, you must first obtain the power of your Zanpakuto."

Jin reached out and held the two black and white balls between his fingers.

"I have two Zanpakuto?"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked curiously at the two spheres between his golden fingers, as they were quite conspicuous.

"No, you only possess one Zanpakuto, which is merely two sides of the same coin."

"Your sword is called Zanpakuto, and it possesses two different powers. Which one would you like to have first?"

"Can't we have it all?"

Kurosaki Ichigo spoke up directly.

We urgently need strength, and naturally, the stronger the better.

Jin gave Kurosaki Ichigo a strange look.

"Then I can only wish you good luck."

Red Princess's slash was about to land.

Kisuke Urahara showed no sign of holding back.

Just then, black spiritual pressure erupted from Ichigo Kurosaki's body.

The already shattered blade was instantly repaired, and even the blade itself changed its appearance, resembling an enlarged black kitchen knife.

"boom!!"

A loud bang kicked up a cloud of dust.

"Hahahaha!!"

A sharp, exaggerated laugh echoed through the dust.

"when!!"

With the sound of the two swords clashing, Kisuke Urahara's body flew backward.

A black kitchen knife flew out from the dust and rushed towards Kisuke Urahara, who was flying backward.

A red shield quickly materialized in front of Kisuke Urahara.

"when!!"

The black knife was instantly smashed away.

"Hahaha!!"

A black figure emerged from the smoke, laughing maniacally, brandishing a sword as it attacked Kisuke Urahara.

Kisuke Urahara's expression darkened slightly as he looked at Ichigo Kurosaki, who was wearing a bone mask.

"Etherealization".

Even though no etherealization process was performed, how did the ethereal white form appear inside the other person's body?

He knew that Ichigo Kurosaki possessed Hollow powers.

It just shouldn't be available at this time.

Looking at the sword in the other person's hand, and the fact that the other person had already completed their Shikai.

Xu Bai was attacking frantically; the opponent's fighting style was like that of a wild beast.

Kisuke Urahara's sword suddenly felt empty as he swung it down, and the Hollow White controlling Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly disappeared.

Suddenly, someone patted my shoulder from behind.

"Haha." Xu Bai laughed wildly and swung his sword at Urahara Kisuke.

A black slash erupted instantly.

"boom!!!"

Kisuke Urahara appeared in the sky, glancing at the red defensive shield in front of him, which had been completely shattered.

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Xu Bai leaped out of the smoke, his sword still imbued with black slashes as he charged forward.

"Has it been learned?"

Kisuke Urahara frowned. Or was it just an instinct for the other person?

"Bind up, Bride!"

A net-like spiritual pressure erupted from the blade, quickly binding Xu Bai's body to the ground.

"Looks like it's coming to an end."

Kisuke Urahara stared expressionlessly at the struggling Hollow.

"If it becomes a void, then there's no hope."

He raised the knife high.

He was about to end Ichigo Kurosaki's life completely, and this time he was filled with murderous intent.

The gap between Xu Bai and a captain-level figure is simply too great.

He struggled to raise his head and slashed down once more.

This time, the target is the mask on the face.

"Snap!!"

The mask shattered into countless fragments.

Kisuke Urahara stopped his sword from falling.

"Looks like he's awake now."

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly exhaled, speechlessly staring at the fake sky.

He never expected that choosing two knives would turn out like this.

My body was being controlled.

Kisuke Urahara didn't immediately untie Ichigo Kurosaki's restraints. Instead, he asked with a smile, "Ichigo-kun, could you explain what's going on with the Hollows on your body?"

Kurosaki Ichigo had no idea that he possessed Hollow White within him.

"Ah, it's about entering the world of Zanpakuto. There was a guy named Uchiha Kin who asked me to choose the power of my Zanpakuto, and I chose both of them."

"And is what I had just been exposed to?"

Ichigo Kurosaki was also completely dumbfounded; he never expected that a Hollow would appear inside his body.

Kisuke Urahara's smile was somewhat stiff.

This was truly the first time he had ever heard of such a method of Zanpakuto awakening.

His gaze fell on Ichigo Kurosaki's wristband.

So is it because of the wristband's ability?

With Ichigo Kurosaki's training over.

We rested for a day.

Ichigo Kurosaki has finished resting and has returned to the underground space.

Kisuke Urahara is debugging a huge machine.

A little girl with pigtails and a little boy with red hair are helping out, while Tetsuzai is moving goods.

Kurosaki Ichigo stared at the machine in front of him, which resembled a door.

"Is this the item that leads to the Land of Shadows?"

"That's right."

Kisuke Urahara nodded: "Based on the stone left by that boy, I expanded the area."

He didn't fully understand the technology behind that stone, but once he knew the principle, making an amplifier wouldn't be a problem.

"Isn't that rock wide enough for one person to pass through?"

Kurosaki Ichigo asked curiously.

"Who said you went alone, Ichigo-kun?" Kisuke Urahara looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with a meaningful smile on his face.

"The Land of Shadows is appearing for the first time, so naturally you're not the only one who wants to go."

They need to obtain information about the Land of Shadows to formulate their next strategy.

The purpose of this country, its strength, and whether they can exploit it.

Are you coming along too?

"I'll go rescue Tayuya by myself."

Ichigo Kurosaki didn't want to involve others, since Tayu was also his comrade, and there was no need to involve others in this matter.

"Ichigo-kun." Kisuke Urahara covered his face with his folding fan to hide his expression.

"We also have our own goals, which are just in the same direction as your goal of saving Tayuya."

"you?"

Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Swish, swish, swish."

One after another, figures jumped down from the entrance above.

Eight figures instantly surrounded Ichigo Kurosaki.

A short figure suddenly darted out and kicked Kurosaki Ichigo in the face, stomping him hard into the ground.

"Baldy!!"

Hiyori Sarugaki, resting on Ichigo Kurosaki's body, questioned Kisuke Urahara.

"Hey, Urahara Kisuke, are you kidding me that such a weakling wants to come with us?"

Kisuke Urahara said with a smile, "Hiyori, don't underestimate Ichigo-kun."

"Um!?"

A sudden burst of black spiritual pressure threw Hiyori into the air. She flipped over in mid-air and landed on the ground, looking at Ichigo Kurosaki, who had stood up again.

He was now wearing a black uniform, a military-style outfit that clashed with the clothing style of Soul Society.

"A new Shinigami uniform?"

A hint of excitement appeared on his face.

"This guy."

He was completely different from the weak spiritual pressure he had just displayed.

Hiyori simply pulled out her Zanpakuto from her back.

A kitchen knife also appeared in Kurosaki Ichigo's hand.

"You bastard, you attacked without a word!!"

The two disappeared from the spot at the same time.

"Clang! Clang!"

The sound of swords clashing rang out.

Hirako Shinji placed his sword between the two men, his hand gripping the hilt as he inverted his body, completely blocking their attacks.

"After all, we're going to be working together, so now's not the time for fooling around."

Hiyori raised an eyebrow, stood up and kicked Hirako Shinji, then picked up her slipper and began to beat him.

"Baldy! You've ruined my good mood."

"Alright, Ichigo-kun, that's just their daily life."

Kisuke Urahara was used to such things.

"And they are my reinforcements, the Masked Legion."

The other six people also looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with curiosity.

"The Masked Army?"

Ichigo Kurosaki had never heard of them before, but that didn't stop him from cooperating with them.

"I don't care what you're going to do, I just want to save Tayuya."

"Don't worry, they are all captain-level combatants."

The eight people simultaneously released their spiritual pressure, and the powerful pressure made even the air seem gray.

Kurosaki Ichigo stared at everyone expressionlessly; he had never seen such a heavy spiritual pressure before.

Kisuke Urahara looked at the machine in front of him with a heavy expression, and a black cat jumped onto his shoulder.

"This is very dangerous, and we may not be able to protect you."

He originally wanted to bring Kurosaki Isshin along, but he had only just recovered to his Shinigami form and it would take him some time to regain his peak power.

"I don't need it."

Ichigo Kurosaki didn't know what these people wanted to do, but he didn't need anyone's care for him.

Kisuke Urahara stepped forward and turned on the machine.

As the machine started operating, a black light suddenly flashed on the door.

A scene quickly appeared within the black light.

"I'm gone."

Ichigo Kurosaki was the first to rush in.

"He's really impulsive."

Kisuke Urahara shook his head and turned to Tessai Gahishi, saying, "I'll leave the house to you two."

Wo Ling Tiezhai nodded.

He led the group slowly into the black light.

In an empty city.

Orochimaru is in the laboratory.

"Lord Orochimaru, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Tayuya was locked in a glass container, looking at Orochimaru with a puzzled expression.

"I just want to lure Kurosaki Ichigo over here. I'm very curious about his secrets."

Orochimaru licked his lips.

All this trouble is for the secret of the root cause.

He was eager to know what kind of power the so-called "root candidate" possessed.

"Ichigo Kurosaki"

Tayuya's face turned pale; she hadn't expected Orochimaru's target to be Ichigo Kurosaki.

Although she was from the Ninth Military Academy, she actually didn't have much contact with Orochimaru.

This was the first time she had ever seen Orochimaru in person.

"Please don't come, Ichigo!!"

Tayuya clenched her fist tightly and slammed it hard onto the glass vessel.

"bump!!"

A loud bang was heard.

The glassware remained completely still.

"Don't waste your energy."

Orochimaru shook his head: "This thing is specially made by me. Unless you can reach the level of Six Paths attack, you can't open it. Once I get what I need, I will let you go."

Tayuya gritted her teeth and stared intently at Orochimaru.

"But you don't want their expectations to be dashed."

Orochimaru turned to look at the monitor next to him.

A group of people appeared above.

The teleportation point of that teleportation stone is in the new city.

"There are quite a few people here."

Orochimaru licked his lips, so he could also learn more about the power systems of these Shinigami.

Moreover, there are quite a few legion commanders staying in the new city now.

(End of this chapter)