Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 656 Urahara Kisuke's Wisdom, Orochimaru as the Key Link!

The present world.

The spatial barrier slowly opened.

One by one, figures dressed in white uniforms floated out from the spatial rift.

Each of the white-uniformed figures wore a strange skeletal mask, and each exuded a powerful spiritual pressure; they were Orochimaru's Arrancar army.

Or rather...

They are now the Arrancar army under the command of Hueco Mundo.

Currently, Nelly El and Ulquiorra are in charge of leading this Arrancar army. Since Ulquiorra is staying in Soul Society, this mission to the Human World will be commanded by Nelly El and Grimmjow.

Only Nelly Elo knew the truth.

She led over a hundred Arrancar and Hollows to the Human World in a grand manner to hunt down Kisuke Urahara, but in reality, she was just putting on a show.

Real action…

It also involves Ulquiorra and the others within Las Noches.

Of course, they weren't idle. With hundreds of Arrancar and Hollows on the move, it couldn't be that they, a bunch of clueless guys, were on a paid trip, could it?

Grimmjow glanced at the peaceful world, grinned, and sneered, "Nel, let's get started. Let's capture that Shinigami named Urahara Kisuke, and take care of a few other Shinigami while we're at it, right..."

"…wrong."

Nelly Elle paused for a second, then slowly shook her head and loudly ordered, "The purpose of this trip is only to capture Kisuke Urahara. Do not cause trouble in the mortal world."

If you encounter Death Gods residing in the mortal realm, there's no need to kill them. Use your most terrifying methods to drive them away and let them feel the fear emanating from Las Noches…

Or rather, this is their real purpose.

Kisuke Urahara's unilateral discovery of evidence that Sosuke Aizen was manipulating Hueco Mundo might not be enough to convince the Seireitei to take the matter seriously. They also needed to convey the threat of Hueco Mundo expelling all Shinigami and attempting to rule the human world to Soul Society.

"Okay, okay."

Grimmjow waved his hand dismissively.

Over the years, Grimmjow has been deeply favored by Orochimaru, and since he became an Arrancar, he has basically been taken care of by Nereel, the eldest sister figure.

Therefore, Grimmjow and Nereil had a good relationship, and there weren't many of the superficial respectful acts between them.

This is also the pride of the Arrancar.

No, it should be called Wang Xu's pride.

In fact, if Grimmjow were to die protecting Nelliel, he probably wouldn't even flinch before he died. But to make Grimmjow bow down to Nelliel is something that money can't buy!

"Alright, pair up and get started."

Nellyel turned around and gave a few instructions to a group of Hollows, watching as hundreds of Hollows quickly split into pairs and disappeared in front of her as afterimages.

Just as Grimmjow was about to disappear into a blur, Neriel suddenly called out to him, "Grimmjow, come with me."

"what?"

Grimmjow looked slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but rub his forehead: "With the two of us, there's no need for this..."

"It's very necessary."

Nellyel's brows furrowed slightly, her lake-green hair fluttering gently in the wind. She knew her junior well and didn't mention that she was worried about Grimmjow's personality.

Nellyel reached out and brushed her hair aside, continuing softly, "Don't forget our purpose. What we need to do is conquer the mortal world and replace the Grim Reaper... not to engage in meaningless killing in the mortal world."

This order did not come from Aizen Sousuke, but from Orochimaru, and its purpose was simply to supplement a certain plan.

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion...

Hueco Mundo is actually quite keen to send a representative to declare war on Soul Society.

However, the fact that they have driven away the Shinigami stationed in the human world is enough to prove how much of a threat their Arrancar army in Hueco Mundo can pose to Soul Society.

When Kisuke Urahara discovered that Sosuke Aizen had used the Arrancar army to rule Hueco Mundo and passed this information on to the Seireitei... the Seireitei also received a threat that the Arrancar and Menos Grande were launching a collective attack on the Human World.

How could Seireitei not take this seriously?

This approach is actually quite unfair to Aizen Sousuke; it's practically forcing him to become an enemy of the entire world.

Of course, Orochimaru might have issued such an order simply as a tribute to his past when he was forced to fight against the entire world under someone's manipulation...

Other than that.

There is another purpose.

That was to make an example of Urahara Kisuke, to let him know about the existence of the Arrancar and the illusion that Hueco Mundo's defenses might be weak.

Only Nelliel knew these things.

Grimmjow is still unaware of all of this.

Grimmjow, upon hearing Nereil's words, couldn't help but pick at his ear, his face filled with displeasure.

"Okay, okay... I'll do whatever you say."

"Get a little more serious."

Nellyel couldn't help but scold him playfully.

The two Hollowfied beings, while casually arguing, vanished at high speed as they turned into two afterimages, and the spatial rift behind them slowly closed.

After Nereil and the Arrancar army left the area.

Several figures slowly appeared on the ground. They were Kisuke Urahara, White Zetsu, and Tessai Kishiriya, the former Grand Master of the Kido Clan, who was also the only force Kisuke Urahara could use.

"Oh dear, it seems there's been a slight mishap..."

Bai Jue scratched his head, somewhat surprised, and said, "This shouldn't be... how can there be so many terrifying beings?"

"Feed, feed..."

Tessai couldn't help but punch White Zetsu on the head, a hint of disappointment in his voice: "Didn't you say you found out there aren't many Arrancar monsters in Hueco Mundo? Those Arrancar are all captain-level enemies!"

"Alright, alright..."

Kisuke Urahara patted Tessai Gurashi on the shoulder, smiling as he gently smoothed things over with his old friend, saying, "It's already quite an achievement that White Zetsu was able to sneak into Hueco Mundo and help us find out about the existence of Arrancars there..."

At this point, Kisuke Urahara's smile slowly faded. He gently adjusted his glasses, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes: "I doubt anyone would have imagined that Hueco Mundo would have so many Arrancar and Hollows. It seems our old rival has already joined forces with the master of Hueco Mundo..."

"That bastard Aizen..."

Tessai Goriya straightened up, slowly clenching his fists, and said in a deep voice, "If that guy really is colluding with Hueco Mundo..."

"We need to find evidence."

Kisuke Urahara interrupted Tessai in a low voice, saying softly, "For us, the best way is to catch the guy who once tried to assassinate Naraku Uehara... If we really can't catch him, we have other ways."

"What method?"

"Search for the other Hollows who were involved in the assassination attempt."

Kisuke Urahara's expression grew increasingly serious as he softly analyzed, "I suspect that there wasn't just one Hollow who tried to assassinate Naraku Uehara; there were at least three... It seems Aizen may have already mastered the methods of dealing with Hollow Arrancars."

After saying that, Kisuke Urahara gripped his cane, a shadow flashing in his eyes, and continued in a low voice, "According to the information we obtained from Soul Society, the assassin was not among the group of Arrancars just now."

Assassinating Uehara Naraku... or rather, Aizen's attempt to profit from the assassination attempt was no easy task, as it required manpower to keep the two bodyguards, Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi, who were responsible for secretly protecting Uehara Naraku.

It won't be easy to keep those two Deadpools occupied, so besides the assassins, there must be other Arrancar and Hollows helping out, which means that quite a few people are involved in this.

Moreover, the Arrancar who can hold off the Thirteen Deadly Servants must have a high status and position in Hueco Mundo. If we can enter Hueco Mundo, we should be able to easily find out which Arrancar were involved in the assassination of Uehara Naraku. If we can find a way to capture one of them, or find out the current situation in Hueco Mundo…”

After delivering these analyses, Kisuke Urahara's voice gradually became firm, and he continued, word by word, "This way we can find out just how much Aizen has done behind the scenes, and even expose everything he's done, overturning what happened back then..."

have to say.

Kisuke Urahara is indeed very intelligent.

In such a short time, he analyzed everything almost flawlessly. If it weren't for Uehara Naraku's presence, almost everything Aizen Sousuke did would have escaped Urahara Kisuke's calculations.

As Kisuke Urahara said, there were at least three Hollows who participated in the assassination, but these three were all extraordinary in terms of power and status.

However, this still presents a problem…

The question is whether this matter can be trusted by Seireitei!

After a moment of silence, Tetsuzai immediately raised the question: "The problem is... can we find any evidence? Even if we lay everything out in front of the Central 46, it might not be enough to convince them..."

"We don't need to gain their trust."

Kisuke Urahara shook his head and sighed slowly, saying, "We only need to gain the trust of the Uehara clan. As long as the thirteen Uehara clan members believe this, that's enough. They will help us solve the trouble ahead..."

indeed.

Urahara Kisuke was very sober.

When the Uehara clan kidnapped Yoruichi Shihouin and Shinji Hirako to threaten him, Kisuke Urahara had already considered using the power of the Uehara clan to overturn everything that had happened in the past!

If it weren't for this plan...

How could Kisuke Urahara possibly stand by and watch others fall into danger? And how could he, knowing the disadvantage, bring Yoruichi Shihouin along to clash with the Uehara clan's death squad members?

"How could they believe that..."

Tetsuzai's brows remained tightly furrowed.

Although Kisuke Urahara's arguments all sounded reasonable, Tessai Tsukabishi still didn't quite believe that everything would develop as Urahara had predicted...

Even if they find out the truth...

How can that be used as evidence?

"They will definitely believe it."

Kisuke Urahara's lips curled slightly as he chuckled and explained, "Because thousands of years ago, a traitor from the Uehara clan must have been hiding in Hueco Mundo... As long as there is news of that traitor, the Uehara clan will definitely believe our evidence."

"Who?"

"A name that we all know by heart..."

Kisuke Urahara adjusted his glasses and murmured, "Even now we still benefit from his legacy, someone even Kabuto and I look up to... the legendary cold-hearted Orochimaru."

Upon hearing this name, even Tessai Goryu couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face. He stared at Kisuke Urahara in disbelief: "Wait, didn't Orochimaru say... he was a close friend of the first head of the Uehara family?"

"No."

Kisuke Urahara shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The Uehara clan has been hunting Orochimaru for thousands of years... because Orochimaru is likely a traitor who escaped Soul Society using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. This is what I deduced from the information on White Zetsu and some secrets..."

"Hehehehe...I was scared too!"

White Zetsu chuckled and nodded his head, saying somewhat foolishly, "Unfortunately, I couldn't possibly get close to Orochimaru, so after my clone found out about Orochimaru in Hueco Mundo, he immediately told me about it..."

"And I also know where all those lost White Zetsu clones went. Those idiots were all captured by Orochimaru and used as experimental subjects!"

This intelligence…

Of course, it was White Zetsu who proactively leaked the information to Kisuke Urahara.

Because without Orochimaru, Kisuke Urahara wouldn't have believed he could gain the trust of the Uehara clan, so how could he have been so determined to carry out his plan?

Urahara Kisuke only acted hastily when he believed that the Uehara clan would definitely side with him once they obtained Orochimaru's information!

"So as long as we find any trace of Orochimaru's existence in Hueco Mundo, and obtain even the slightest piece of concrete evidence about Orochimaru's existence in Hueco Mundo, it will be more than enough to convince the Uehara clan that they are on our side. They hate outsiders who have mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique more than anyone else..."

As Urahara Kisuke said this, a hint of nostalgia flashed across his face: "They have to pay a heavy price to deal with these outsiders... The Uehara clan will not let go of even the slightest bit of information."

this moment…

Kisuke Urahara once again thought of his teacher.

But Urahara Kisuke's thoughts quickly returned to the present. He took an eyeball from his body and whispered, "Then let's begin... even the worst outcome doesn't matter!"

"As long as we can find out the current state of Hueco Mundo and discover evidence that Orochimaru is hiding there, we can proceed with our plan methodically, gain the trust of the Uehara clan to overturn past mistakes to the Seireitei, and completely eliminate Aizen Sousuke!"

"Let's go then! Jie Kong!"

Goryu Tessai spread out his palms, as if he were tearing them apart, and slowly tore open a spatial rift!

Kisuke Urahara clenched his fist and led Tessai and White Zetsu into the passage. They would enter Hueco Mundo from this point of contact.

From this moment on…

They will once again take their destiny into their own hands!

Now that everything is clear, they will no longer be manipulated by Aizen Sousuke as they were in the past!

After they left.

A dark shadow slowly emerged from the ground.

As the spatial rift vanished in despair, a sinister smile crept across his face: "Heh heh heh... It seems Hagoromo arranged the role for Orochimaru perfectly... Without Orochimaru, it would be difficult to even begin on this newly constructed stage!"

Death is too complicated... there are conspiracies everywhere, it's so difficult for a sunny young man like me to write it...

(End of this chapter)