Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 676 The words left by Kabuto Yakushi, and the captured Ryūgen Ishida.

Cat demon.

This is a derogatory term used by Byakuya Kuchiki specifically to address Yoruichi Shihouin.

Yoruichi Shihouin always bullied Byakuya Kuchiki when he was a child by relying on her Shunpo, forcing Byakuya to work hard to learn Shunpo as well. This made Byakuya feel extremely angry and somewhat respectful towards Yoruichi Shihouin.

The two people knew each other.

Yoruichi Shihouin and Byakuya Kuchiki are both heads of the four great noble families.

This also allowed Yoruichi Shihouin to understand Byakuya Kuchiki's character very well. She knew what kind of person this little guy really was—a complex person who obeyed the rules but also valued emotions extremely highly.

"Tsk..."

Yoruichi Shihouin chuckled, leaping down in front of Byakuya Kuchiki and teasingly reaching out to grab the aloof young man's chin: "I really don't know what to say about you... You're not cute at all compared to when you were little!"

"…you!"

The aloof young man leaped backward!

Unfortunately, with his spiritual power sealed by Uehara Naraku, his movement speed was far slower than that of Shihouin Yoruichi, and his chin was instantly grabbed by Shihouin Yoruichi!

"Tell me honestly, why did you stay in this world..."

Yoruichi Shihouin chuckled and stroked Byakuya Kuchiki's chin, continuing, "You're only fit to be a high-ranking Shinigami captain. How could you possibly want to stay in a place like the human world? Even with your spiritual power sealed, it would be safer in Soul Society!"

"Shut up."

Byakuya Kuchiki's face immediately darkened, and he coldly asked, "Cat demon, tell me, where is Kisuke Urahara?"

Even with his spiritual power temporarily sealed, Byakuya Kuchiki's demeanor remained cold and arrogant, as if he were still the powerful captain of the Sixth Division!

"Why do you want to see him?"

Yoruichi Shihouin's face immediately showed a hint of interest: "Are you thinking of buying a fake body from Urahara? Are you really planning to live in the human world?"

"I want to ask him what he did to Rukia..."

A cold glint flashed across Kuchiki Byakuya's face as he stared intently at Yoruichi Shihouin in front of him. In that instant, he caught a glimpse of surprise in Yoruichi's eyes, which made Kuchiki Byakuya's heart suddenly tense up!

Kuchiki Byakuya slowly clenched his fists, looking directly at Yoruichi Shihouin, and continued, "I think you should know where I adopted Rukia..."

"..."

Yoruichi Shihouin's expression finally changed completely.

In this world, there are very few people who can make Yoruichi Shihouin take things seriously, but that definitely includes the owner of the orphanage where Rukia once lived... Kabuto Yakushi!

That's Kisuke Urahara's teacher!

Kuchiki Byakuya, seeing Yoruichi Shihouin's drastically changed expression, continued coldly, "When I adopted Rukia, Kabuto told me something..."

"If anything happens to Rukia one day, let me find her former disciple Urahara and ask him what he did to Rukia."

Although Byakuya Kuchiki didn't particularly like Kabuto Yakushi, the always-smiling orphanage director, Byakuya's father had a very good relationship with Kabuto.

What Yakushi Kabuto said could be believed with a grain of salt.

Or rather, for Kuchiki Byakuya, finding Urahara Kisuke and uncovering the truth was the most important thing at this moment!

Kuchiki Byakuya respected the rules of Seireitei.

Byakuya Kuchiki also did not want to see Rukia tried by the Seireitei for no reason. According to his guess, Rukia would almost certainly be executed.

If Rukia had truly committed a heinous crime, Byakuya Kuchiki would absolutely not break the rules, but if Rukia had indeed been framed…

Then don't blame him for what he might do to save his sister!

Kuchiki Byakuya had some doubts about what Yakushi Kabuto had left behind, but seeing Yoruichi Shihouin's expression, he knew that what Yakushi Kabuto said was indeed true!

His sister Lucia…

A huge secret is hidden!

"..."

Yoruichi Shihouin remained silent for a moment before a look of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, including regret or admiration) crossed her face: "Kataru-san, so you knew about that all along...? Yes... how could such a thing be kept from you, Kabuto-san?"

They hid the unfinished Hogyoku inside Rukia Kuchiki's body, thinking they had kept it a secret from Kabuto Yakushi, but little did they know that Kabuto had been watching all along...

Compared to Yoruichi Shihouin, Kisuke Urahara was more accepting of such things, as he already knew that his teacher had a high probability of knowing Rukia's secret.

Since Kabuto Yakushi had already told Byakuya Kuchiki about Rukia, Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin no longer wanted to hide it from him.

If Rukia Kuchiki is executed...

The secret within her will surely be revealed!

In any case, that Hōgyoku absolutely cannot be exposed in Soul Society. No matter who gets its hands on it, it could potentially cause a disaster!

Especially considering the two forces secretly coveting the Hogyoku...

Orochimaru and Aizen Sousuke's group, hiding in Hueco Mundo...

And Tobirama Senju, the fifth of the thirteen assassins of the Uehara clan who has always coveted the Hogyoku!

"Alright, please help me break the seal first..."

Kuchiki Byakuya glanced at Urahara Kisuke.

He hadn't paid much attention to the issue of being sealed by Uehara Naraku before, precisely because he believed that Urahara Kisuke could help break the seal, since besides Urahara, there was also a former great demon master here.

These two people…

They are all extremely skilled in demonic arts!

A mere seal is nothing; it's a piece of cake.

Unfortunately, Kisuke Urahara disappointed him.

Urahara didn't even glance at the seal on Byakuya Kuchiki's body, simply shaking his head slowly: "There's no need to remove it, the spiritual power sealing you will dissipate in a month..."

"Remove it for me now."

"That's impossible..."

Kisuke Urahara slowly shook his head, a hint of regret flashing across his face: "The sealing techniques of the Uehara clan are not that simple... especially since the seal on you is a double seal, which has completely sealed off your spiritual particles."

of course.

Most importantly, Kisuke Urahara didn't want to cause trouble.

At least for now, Kisuke Urahara doesn't want to cause any more conflict with the Uehara clan, as he had only just managed to ease tensions with them.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of Urahara Store.

A strange look flashed across the faces of Kisuke Urahara and the others. They had clearly sensed the people outside the door. They exchanged glances, each with a look of realization in their eyes.

It was Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida.

These are two pawns who delivered themselves to our doorstep.

"Quickly, help save them!"

Kurosaki Ichigo hurriedly unloaded Ishida Uryu.

Kuchiki Byakuya frowned slightly as he looked at the heavily injured Ishida Uryu on Kurosaki Ichigo's back: "Hmm, that guy saved you... why didn't you save him?"

This is a bit illogical.

Given Uehara Naraku's personality, he would help treat even an injured animal on the road, so how could he possibly leave the seriously injured Ishida Uryu alone?

"Well…"

Ichigo Kurosaki's expression immediately turned strange, and he whispered, "That Ishida guy... was a bit rude to that guy named Uehara Naraku..."

"Um?"

Everyone present looked somewhat astonished.

Everyone's gaze involuntarily fell upon Ishida Uryu lying on the ground, including the great demon master Tessai Kishiriya, Byakuya Kuchiki, Yoruichi Shihouin, and Kisuke Urahara...

Their eyes clearly conveyed one thing: this Ishida Uryu lying on the ground was a truly daring and fearless guy…

"He actually survived?"

Yoruichi Shihouin's face was full of amazement.

"He actually survived?"

Kisuke Urahara's eyes also showed some surprise.

"How did he survive?"

Wo Ling Tiezhai stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Hey! You guys!"

Kurosaki Ichigo clenched his fists, a cross appearing on his forehead: "So who exactly is this guy named Uehara Naraku?! And who are that man with the tiger-striped mask and the other man with the tear trough?"

"You tell us first..."

Kisuke Urahara touched his hat and asked softly, "How could Ishida have survived... What happened?"

"Hello!"

Kurosaki Ichigo glared at everyone, his gaze sweeping over them one by one, and said in a deep voice, "Tell me who those guys are first... those guys... they claim that Ishida didn't respect that guy named Uehara Naraku enough and kidnapped Ishida Uryu's father."

"What!!!!"

The look of surprise on everyone's faces grew even stronger!

What exactly is going on?

Why was Ishida Uryu's father captured by the Uehara clan?

This is truly baffling, but compared to the fact that Ishida Uryu's father was arrested, it doesn't seem so serious that Ishida Uryu survived.

Kurosaki Ichigo glanced at everyone present, slowly lowered his head, and recounted what happened after Kuchiki Byakuya left.

Two hours ago.

Kuchiki Byakuya has just left.

Just as Uehara Naraku was about to leave, Kurosaki Ichigo earnestly invited him to help Ishida Uryu, and Uehara Naraku naturally wouldn't refuse.

however…

Uryu Ishida woke up on his own.

"I don't need death's salvation."

Ishida Uryu got up from the ground, clutching the wound on his shoulder, and looked at Uehara Naraku with disgust: "Especially the filthy Uehara clan..."

Clearly, Ishida Uryu knew something about the Soul Society. He had heard of the reputation of the Uehara clan, the most powerful family in Seireitei, and also knew that the Uehara clan was the Quincy's mortal enemy.

"..."

Uehara Naraku awkwardly withdrew his hand.

The next moment, he slowly shook his head and sighed softly, "Is that so? The hatred between Quincy and Shinigami is not something we can resolve..."

During the war between the Shinigami and the Quincy, Uehara Naraku chose to side with the Shinigami because the Quincy hadn't left him with a good impression...

Let me put it this way...

The Quincy clan is somewhat similar to the Uchiha clan.

Even though Uehara Naraku once tried to incorporate this clan, those guys acted even more arrogantly than Uchiha Sasuke. No matter how powerful the Uehara clan was, few members of the Quincy clan were willing to submit...

This clan is truly beyond saving.

Of course, the biggest problem is that Uehara Naraku does not want to reveal his information, so that Yhwach can get information about him when he launches the Ancestral Divinity.

Ishida Uryu was so weak yet so arrogant that Uehara Naraku didn't want to bother with him. He decided to have Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito show up and intimidate the little guy, while he himself would act like a good guy...

Ishida Ryūgen, who happened to be searching for his son, witnessed this scene and brazenly activated his Quincy powers, intending to kill them outright…

then…

Ryūgen Ishida was arrested.

This was as punishment for Ishida Uryu's disrespect towards Uehara Naraku.

The expressions of everyone present became somewhat strange. Clearly, none of them had expected that Ishida Ryūgen and his son would be so bold as to dare to attack the Uehara clan!

Tessai adjusted his small glasses and slowly uttered, "That brat Ishida Uryu... and his father, Mr. Ishida Ryūgen... are both quite lucky..."

At least they all survived.

This is not surprising.

Because of Uehara Naraku's presence, the Uehara clan's assassins rarely kill the weak in front of him, out of consideration for their patriarch's saintly heart.

"Then why did they kidnap Ishida's father?"

Ichigo Kurosaki looked at them with some surprise: "Those guys are so strange! And who exactly are they?"

"Who are they...?"

Kisuke Urahara adjusted his glasses and said in a low voice, "In short, they are people you should absolutely not mess with... Even I wouldn't dare to provoke them again."

After saying that, Kisuke Urahara suddenly looked up and said softly, "But if possible, that person named Naraku Uehara might become your friend... He's a kind young master."

They didn't discuss the issue much.

After Kisuke Urahara helped treat Uryu Ishida, he asked Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida if they had rescued Rukia Kuchiki. If they were willing, they would have to undergo special training from him and Yoruichi Shihouin.

Kurosaki Ichigo agreed.

Uryu Ishida was forced to agree.

The two were taken by Tessai Gahishi to the basement of Urahara's shop. As for Byakuya Kuchiki, Kisuke Urahara, and Yoruichi Shihouin, they still had to continue discussing how to rescue Rukia.

"Speaking of which, why did they kidnap Mr. Ishida Ryūgen?"

"have no idea."

Kisuke Urahara shook his head and continued in a deep voice, "Perhaps the Uehara clan needs the power of the Quincy... Let's continue talking about the Seireitei!"

Kisuke Urahara glanced at Byakuya Kuchiki, then at Yoruichi Shihouin, and said in a low voice, "The current lack of defense in the Seireitei is both an advantage and a very troublesome problem for us."

We already know one thing: an enemy from a thousand years ago has been resurrected, and the Yamamoto family and the Uehara clan's assassins are all out searching for him.

The Seireitei currently lacks Shinigami powerful enough to rival Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, meaning that if the Hogyoku were exposed, no one within the Seireitei would be able to stop Aizen Sousuke.

"so…"

Byakuya Kuchiki clenched his fist, his voice filled with determination: "We must find a way to rescue Rukia before her execution."

(End of this chapter)