Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 629 The Roadblock

Madarame Ikkaku fell to the ground once again.

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly placed the sword behind his back.

"Damn it, this guy is so strong." Ikkaku Madarame was already unable to stand up.

His opponent's speed and strength were simply overwhelming; no matter how hard he tried, he could only finish him off with a single strike.

"You are very strong."

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Madarame Ikkaku and said with a serious expression.

"Your will deserves recognition."

Although it was just a matter of one strike, the fact that the opponent continued until he could no longer stand up shows that he was indeed a strong person.

"Hahaha."

Madarame Ikkaku laboriously rolled over and laughed loudly at Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Hey kid, that man in front of you is a strongman who's no less powerful than you. Be careful."

That's the captain of their Eleventh Division.

"Oh, I understand."

Ichigo Kurosaki nodded: "I want to know where Rukia Kuchiki is being held."

Ayasegawa Yumichika stepped forward and slowly said, "Kuchiki Rukia is the younger sister of Captain Kuchiki. She has been sentenced to death and is imprisoned in the Penitentiary."

Almost everyone knows about this, so it doesn't matter if he tells others.

After all, he's a man who can acknowledge Madarame Ikkaku.

"Which direction?"

Ichigo Kurosaki asked.

Ayasegawa Yumichika pointed into the distance.

"There."

Kurosaki Ichigo nodded and, without lingering, hurried towards that place.

After Ichigo Kurosaki left.

The members of the Eleventh Division then emerged from the shadows and began to treat Ikkaku Madarame.

"Fifth Seat, how could you tell that traveling monster about these things?!"

The others looked at Yumichika Ayasegawa with puzzled expressions.

"A person who came to save his comrades."

"It's me!" said Madarame Ikkaku.

"How could he be a bad person?"

"Besides, our Eleventh Division is only responsible for fighting; everything else is none of our business."

He said with a grin.

They're all battle maniacs.

Especially their captain.

"Hey, Yachiru, is this the way?"

The spiky-haired, tall Kenpachi Zaraki asked.

"Ah Jian, this is it."

The short, pink-haired girl, Yachiru, pointed to the dead end ahead and said...

Kenpachi Zaraki rushed in without any hesitation.

Seeing the dead end ahead, he didn't hesitate at all and cleaved it in two with a single stroke.

"Ah Jian, here, here."

Yachiru is still pointing the way for Kenpachi Zaraki.

Although they were dead ends, they were merely obstacles to Kenpachi Zaraki's progress.

The road kept disappearing before his eyes.

soon.

Kenpachi Zaraki smiled as he sensed an exciting spiritual pressure.

"Found you!!"

He crouched down and leaped into the distance in an instant.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo is making rapid progress toward the Penitentiary.

As he hurried forward, his brows suddenly furrowed deeply.

"It's you!! The traveler's curse!! Hahaha!!!"

With a burst of wild laughter, a figure plummeted from the sky, slashing downwards with the knife in his hand.

The knife fell heavily.

Ichigo Kurosaki quickly raised his sword to block.

"Bang!"

A loud bang rang out, and the two knives collided, creating waves of wind and air.

Ichigo Kurosaki looked up at the man who had appeared before him.

A black spiritual pressure erupted from his body.

"Crescent Moon Anecho!!"

A black slash erupted from the sword, unleashing the power of Zangetsu. The slash, carrying immense force, propelled Kenpachi Zaraki away into the distance.

"boom!!"

The walls and ground were instantly torn apart, and Kenpachi Zaraki slowly rose from his position in the distance.

"Ah, Ah Jian has met his match."

Yachiru sat against the wall, propping her face up with her hands, looking excitedly at Kenpachi Zaraki lying on the ground.

Kenpachi Zaraki slowly stood up and took off his blindfold.

That was a seal that sealed his power; it was created by the Technology Development Bureau.

"Ha ha ha ha."

A powerful aura erupted from his body, and a bright yellow spiritual pressure filled his entire being, transforming him into a skeleton.

"Come on, let's fight!!"

"It seems I need to defeat you."

Kurosaki Ichigo was radiating the same intensity of black spiritual pressure.

The two disappeared from the spot at the same time.

Slashes continued to rain down from all sides, causing buildings to collapse one after another.

Ichigo Kurosaki's sword clashed with Kenpachi Zaraki's sword.

The sword strike came down from top to bottom. Kenpachi Zaraki grinned, making no attempt to defend himself, and instead grabbed the blade of Zangetsu with his other hand.

"I've got you!"

"Are you crazy?!"

Kurosaki Ichigo's expression suddenly changed; he hadn't expected that his opponent wouldn't make any defenses at all.

Kenpachi Zaraki didn't care what he thought, and raised his nicked sword high in his hand.

"What we call a battle is slaughter!!"

The sword was swung down forcefully, carrying a powerful, bright yellow spiritual pressure.

"boom!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo dodged the attack by shifting his body to the left with all his might, then turned and kicked his opponent in the face.

This forced Kenpachi to take a step back, releasing Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu.

But even as he smiled, his sword continued to slash at Ichigo Kurosaki.

A wound appears.

Fresh blood sprayed outwards.

Ichigo Kurosaki didn't have time to think before the opponent's sword was already thrusting towards him. He quickly flipped backward to create distance.

Kenpachi Kozama appeared in front of Ichigo Kurosaki as if by chance.

He could only quickly raise the knife in his hand to defend himself.

A burst of yellow spiritual pressure slammed into Kurosaki Ichigo, sending him flying.

"Ah Jian got excited."

Yachiru also said with an excited expression.

Kurosaki Ichigo glanced at Yachiru before looking away.

He couldn't be as despicable as Gin Ichimaru.

He touched the blood flowing from his body and found that the wound had completely healed.

His healing was fast, something he already knew.

Kenpachi Zaraki twisted his neck, pushed off with his feet, and quickly approached Ichigo Kurosaki. His sword fell fiercely, and his bright yellow spiritual pressure transformed into a skull.

"Crescent Moon Anecho!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo unleashed a powerful strike, but failed to break through the opponent's attack.

The remaining slashes struck Ichigo Kurosaki, the powerful force blasting him away.

"It's stronger now."

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Kenpachi Zaraki, whose entire body was enveloped in bright yellow spiritual pressure. Beneath the enormous skull, the other's face was somewhat blurred.

What kind of monster is this guy?

"Come on, let's fight!"

Kenpachi Zaraki slowly moved forward, exuding a powerful sense of oppression.

That wasn't the pressure of powerful spiritual energy, but rather the immense pressure humans face when confronting ferocious beasts.

However, Ichigo Kurosaki remained unmoved by this pressure.

He had witnessed an even more terrifying and powerful sense of oppression.

The pressure on the other party is not great enough.

"I have no choice but to finish you off in one go."

Kurosaki Ichigo's hand grips the hilt of his sword.

"Hey, that pose, are you trying to do what they call Bankai?"

Kenpachi Zaraki looked at the broken sword in his hand.

What is needed for Bankai?

Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Kenpachi Zaraki with confusion, not to mention that all the captains of the Seireitei were powerful individuals who had mastered Bankai.

"I know its name."

But he still offered an explanation.

"A name."

Kenpachi Zaraki looked at the broken sword in his hand, then at Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Use Bankai, let me see just how powerful your Bankai really is."

Ichigo Kurosaki took a deep breath, and his black spiritual pressure exploded.

"Swastika!!"

A black cloak fluttered in the wind, beneath which bandages danced in the air.

Kurosaki Ichigo leaned to the side and looked at Zaraki Kenpachi.

"Let's settle this now."

Kenpachi Zaraki grinned.

"This level of spiritual pressure is truly astonishing."

"But since you want it to end sooner..."

He gripped the hilt of the knife with both hands.

"I learned kendo from that old man."

The so-called "Way of the Sword".

It means holding the knife with both hands.

Ichigo Kurosaki made the first move, and black spiritual pressure rapidly condensed on the sword in his hand.

"Crescent Moon Anecho!!"

Kenpachi Zaraki swung his swords down in a flash.

The black and yellow slashes collided at that moment.

"boom!!"

The powerful storm blew away all the destroyed buildings around them.

Ichigo Kurosaki knelt on the ground.

Kenpachi Zaraki was lying on the ground in front of him.

"Listen to the sound of the knife; it will answer you with its name."

This is what Kisuke Urahara told him.

Ichigo Kurosaki's path is completely different from that of these Shinigami.

"A name?"

Kenpachi Zaraki was stunned and lost in thought.

To become a captain, one should master the Bankai, but Kenpachi Zaraki became captain by killing the previous Kenpachi in front of everyone.

This method is only effective for the Eleventh Division.

Ichigo Kurosaki ignored what Kenpachi Zaraki said and walked forward, his body swaying slightly.

The man he was fighting was a monster; the more injured the opponent was, the stronger he became.

He didn't even know if his opponent would become strong enough to reach the level of his Bankai if it wasn't a decisive move.

Eight thousand streams of grass and trees blocked the way in front of a household.

"I don't really want to fight you. Could you move aside?"

The sight of the other person being a child completely extinguished Ichigo Kurosaki's desire to fight.

If the opponent insists on fighting, then he has no choice but to...

ran away.

Yachiru bowed slightly to Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Thank you, Ah Jian is very happy today."

Ichigo Kurosaki looked completely bewildered.

However, he didn't think much about it, as Yachiru had already cleared the way.

He walked quickly forward.

Saving lives is the priority now.

Kenpachi Zaraki was lying on the ground.

He was still staring at the knife in his hand.

"What's your name?"

"Little Sword".

Yachiru moved closer to Kenpachi Zaraki.

"Yachiru."

Kurosaki Ichigo, now back in his Shikai form, is sprinting forward as the sky gradually darkens.

Someone had already blocked his way.

"Hey, stop here."

With his red hair, Renji Aoi blocked Ichigo Kurosaki's path.

"Get out of the way."

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly drew his sword.

"Do you even understand what you're doing?!"

Renji roared at Ichigo Kurosaki.

"By doing this, you're only making things worse!!"

Rukia Kuchiki received this guilt because of the other party.

If they allow the other party to continue causing such damage, all their current methods to exonerate Rukia Kuchiki will be ineffective.

"Although I don't know what you mean, you don't want Rukia to die, do you?"

"I don't want to know what you did. I just want to take Rukia away and at least not die."

Kurosaki Ichigo said slowly.

Although he has lost his former resolve, his determination to protect his comrades has never wavered.

Renji fell silent and slowly raised the knife in his hand.

"So you're still going to block my way?"

Ichigo Kurosaki pointed his sword at Renji, determined to defeat anyone who stood in his way of saving Rukia.

"Roar, Zabimaru!"

The knife in his hand transformed into countless blades.

As Renji swung his sword with all his might, it rapidly grew longer and slashed towards Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ichigo Kurosaki raised his sword and easily blocked the opponent's attack.

The extended sword suddenly turned and spun from behind Kurosaki Ichigo, aiming to strike him.

Kurosaki Ichigo vanished from the spot with a Shunpo.

He aimed his Zangetsu at Renji below.

"Crescent Moon Anecho!!"

The black slash swung downwards, and Renji withdrew his sword to block it, but the difference in their strength was too great, and the powerful force sent him flying.

Ichigo Kurosaki decided to stop arguing with Renji and turned to leave.

"Whoosh!"

The extended blade swiftly attacked Ichigo Kurosaki.

Kurosaki Ichigo swung his sword, sending the extended blade flying.

"Don't even think about going back."

Renji, holding the hilt of his sword, stared at Ichigo Kurosaki, blood already streaming down his body.

Kurosaki Ichigo landed on the ground and looked at Renji expressionlessly.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go."

If one strike cannot resolve the issue.

Then let's give it our all.

"Crescent Moon Anecho!!!"

The powerful slash struck Renji again, slamming him heavily into the wall.

This time, even that one-corner of the class couldn't stand up.

Kurosaki Ichigo turned to leave.

The lengthened blade once again hurtled towards Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ichigo Kurosaki raised his sword and deflected the incoming greatsword.

His gaze was fixed on Renji, who was still swaying and trying to stop him.

"You are not allowed to go there."

Kurosaki Ichigo stared at Renji, slowly raising the sword in his hand: "If you continue, you will die."

He raised his knife, already caught in a moment of hesitation.

If this continues, the opponent will definitely die; he is well aware of his own strength.

Just as he was hesitating.

Cherry blossoms are falling.

Kurosaki Ichigo's figure quickly disappeared from the spot.

His gaze fell upon the person who had appeared before him.

"Kushiki Byakuya".

Byakuya Kuchiki appeared beside Renji, his gaze fixed on Ichigo Kurosaki, who was standing there.

"This time, I'll keep you here for good."

Use him to exchange for Rukia.

"Travel disaster."

A masked man wearing a white coat stood beside Byakuya Kuchiki, and another man wearing goggles.

Captain of the 7th Division, Komamura Sajin.

Captain of the Ninth Division, Tosen Kaname.

The three captains arrived together.

Three powerful spiritual pressures simultaneously pressed down on Ichigo Kurosaki, who was far away.

Unbeknownst to him, two pairs of eyes were simultaneously watching him.

"What will you choose this time?"

Shisui looked at Kurosaki Ichigo thoughtfully.

Based on the strength they've revealed, even if they unleash their full power, they might not be a match for these three captains.

So, in this critical moment...

Will the opponent summon other legion commanders?

Once summoned, it would be tantamount to declaring war on the Seireitei.

"What will you choose, Ichigo Kurosaki?"

Aizen adjusted his glasses, also observing Ichigo Kurosaki.

"He's the key."

(End of this chapter)