Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 683 The Truth Aizen Sosuke Deduced

Inside the Void Palace.

A secret room that only Aizen could enter.

Aizen Sousuke slowly raised the Hogyoku in his hand, a look of fascination flashing in his eyes. He seemed to be looking at the truth of this world, because only he knew the true power of the Hogyoku.

The Hogyoku is not about breaking through limits.

Instead, it realizes people's desires by embodying their thoughts.

Aizen Sousuke grasped the Hogyoku in his hand, slowly closed his eyes, and recalled his true thoughts: he wanted to stand at the pinnacle of this world!

The light from the Hogyoku flickered slightly.

Aizen Sousuke gradually became aware of the abilities granted to him by the Hogyoku. This Hogyoku granted him immortality, allowing him to recover from any injury he suffered.

Once he is unable to defeat his enemy, he can allow his power to evolve further, thereby gaining power that surpasses that of his enemy.

Aizen Sousuke slowly opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Perhaps next time we meet, we can see just how powerful that Madara-san is... It's truly exciting. Every time I think of him, I feel my nerves tremble..."

That Uchiha Madara is too powerful!

However, after obtaining the Hogyoku and gaining the ability to evolve, Aizen Sousuke wanted to try fighting Uchiha Madara in order to gain power to a higher dimension!

Furthermore, according to information provided by Orochimaru and Kabuto, as long as he firmly believes that his strength will eventually surpass that of his enemies, the Hogyoku will allow him to continuously evolve, giving him the possibility of defeating any powerful foe…

As long as he maintains his confidence and the power recognized by the Hogyoku, the Hogyoku will stop evolving if his mind collapses or he retreats!

"But that first-ranking officer might not be the strongest, right?"

Aizen Sousuke smiled and glanced at the Hogyoku, then continued to mutter to himself, "Seriously speaking, as the head of Madara's family, that little Naraku definitely possesses power surpassing his..."

Aizen Sousuke's words came to an abrupt end.

Because Aizen Sousuke clearly sensed the unusual movement of the Hogyoku!

Aizen Sousuke's mind was completely focused on communicating with the Hogyoku, and he clearly sensed that the Hogyoku's light was dimming slightly...

"You are afraid."

Aizen Sousuke's eyes narrowed slightly.

"But they're not afraid of me."

The power in Aizen Sousuke's palm grew stronger and stronger.

Is the person I mentioned someone who terrifies you?

Aizen Sousuke's voice was subtly seductive, but he did not receive an answer from the Hogyoku. The Hogyoku could not speak; it only had its own emotions.

Uehara Naraku!

Why does Uehara Naraku instill fear in the Hogyoku?

Is it because Uehara Naraku possesses the spiritual power of thirteen Uehara clan heads? Is the existence of that spiritual power so great that even the Hogyoku is terrified?

Or…

Does Uehara Naraku actually possess the power to instill fear in the Hogyoku?

Aizen Sousuke put the Hogyoku away again and began to slowly reflect on his encounter with Uehara Naraku, the little guy who had always shown him great respect…

This respect…

Now that I think about it carefully, something feels a little off.

Aizen Sousuke's fingers curled up little by little. Even though Uehara Naraku seemed to have no flaws at the time, and his expression looked like that of a simple and kind child...

That feeling…

It made Aizen Sousuke feel more and more familiar.

A seemingly harmless guy, despite holding a very high position, managed to convince everyone in Seireitei that he would never harm the organization…

This feeling…

Aizen Sousuke's finger suddenly fell!

What Uehara Naraku is doing now is exactly what he did when he was still the captain of the 5th Division of the Gotei 13!

The two of them are so alike!

Aizen Sousuke was once considered the most talented Shinigami, even though he always concealed his brilliance, hid his power that surpassed other Shinigami captains, hid the Kyoka Suigetsu Zanpakuto in his hand, and acted like an ordinary Shinigami captain.

even so…

However, it did not escape Orochimaru's notice.

Where is that guy, Uehara Naraku?

Orochimaru has never denied Uehara Naraku's talent and terror!

Orochimaru even seemed to recognize Uehara Naraku's talent more than his own!

So…

Why is it that Uehara Naraku's power did not surpass his?

Uehara Naraku possesses the spiritual power of thirteen ancestors, thirteen Zanpakuto that are powerful in any era, the resources and secret techniques of the Uehara clan accumulated over thousands of years, and power that influences the entire Seireitei and even the Soul Society!

So…

What makes you think that Uehara Naraku won't surpass you?

Aizen Sousuke once calculated his own power. With his talent, he had already leaped to the peak of the Shinigami in a short period of time. The remaining progress could only be achieved by accumulating spiritual power little by little over time.

Ignored it...

Why hasn't Uehara Naraku, whose talent is considered superior to others', shown any power comparable to his?

If it was because Uehara Naraku respected Aizen Sousuke that he was unwilling to do it, Aizen Sousuke was absolutely unwilling to believe such a thing!

There must be a flaw here.

Once Aizen Sousuke believed he had exposed Uehara Naraku's true colors, he began to deduce the truth bit by bit from Uehara Naraku's past actions...

Yes.

Uehara Naraku chose to join the Gotei 13.

This situation does seem to threaten the Uehara clan's independent status, but it also eases the relationship between the Uehara clan and the Seireitei's higher-ups, making the Uehara clan's power and influence even greater than before!

If all of this was something Uehara Naraku had been hiding…

So-called integration into Seireitei might just be a bait dropped by Uehara Nai!

Over the years, the Central 46 and the Gotei 13 believed they could gradually incorporate the Uehara clan, and they never refused any of the Uehara clan's requests. Any conflict between the Seireitei and the Uehara clan was resolved through concessions from the Central 46...

The Central 46 and the Gotei 13 are making concessions forever.

However, the Uehara clan made increasingly excessive demands in the process of making these concessions.

The Central 46 and the Gotei 13 are almost always the ones making sacrifices, while the Uehara clan only gives up a mere head of the family who claims to want to join the Gotei 13…

The Central 46 and the 13th Guards of the Imperial Household lost their way.

Because this clan head's performance was so outstanding, every high-ranking member and Shinigami captain was willing to believe that the Uehara clan would definitely integrate into Seireitei under his leadership...

however…

It's all an illusion.

Whenever a conflict arises that harms the interests of the Uehara clan, the thirteen death knights of the Uehara clan will step in, acting like diehards to prevent their patriarch, Uehara Naraku, from making any concessions to the Central Forty-Six Chambers…

The final result was...

The Central 46 was forced to yield to these deadly officials.

Uehara Naraku casually dismissed him with the excuse that he couldn't disobey the title of Death Servant, and the Central 46 Chambers forgave him, hoping that Uehara Naraku would grow up and take over the reins of power...

That's really interesting...

What Aizen found strange was...

This kind of thing happens quite often.

Unfortunately, the Central 46 Chambers and the Gotei 13 were always deceived by Uehara Naraku because he acted just too much like a young, ignorant, yet kind-hearted little guy!

No one has ever doubted it.

Even Aizen Sousuke never doubted this.

If the Hogyoku hadn't developed a fear of the name Uehara Naraku today, Aizen Sousuke wouldn't have even considered suspecting him...

That guy's performance was clearly so clumsy!

That guy was just putting on a cowardly act that didn't suit his status!

However, it was precisely because of that cowardly appearance that everyone lost their judgment!

The head of the most powerful clan in Soul Society, who can act with impunity throughout the entire Seireitei, how could he act so cowardly?

Everyone is frustrated by his lack of ambition!

But no one would doubt it!

Because they all believed that Uehara Naraku had the support of the entire Uehara clan and had no need to do this, but he really had been pretending all along!

of course.

To define Uehara Naraku as someone who enjoys disguise simply because he conceals his power would be too hasty…

However, Uehara Naraku's character design is so lovable that hiding his power is definitely not part of his character design, so everything he does is a disguise!

Aizen Sousuke's mind raced.

Every single thing that had ever happened between them flashed through Aizen Sousuke's mind, and now that he thought about it, it was full of flaws!

Why did Uehara Naraku show mercy to Hollows?

Was it because of his cowardice, or because of his kindness?

No, it's because his power is so great that he doesn't need to care about Xu's life or death at all!

Even at that time, the power that Uehara Naraku displayed was enough to kill any Hollow who wanted to assassinate him... not to mention the hidden power he had!

The many secret techniques used by the Uehara clan's assassin officials...

Uehara Naraku, however, almost never used it. He rarely even used it, because he had no need to use it, or he was too lazy to use it!

Once we make a move, the chances of being exposed are too high!

Uehara Naraku's most recent battle was when he was trying to steal the Hogyoku from Rukia's body. At that moment, he only used one of his Zanpakuto, Mirage... a very dangerous Zanpakuto with a very strong ability to protect itself!

That little guy didn't stop him from taking the Hogyoku...

Aizen Sousuke glanced at the Hogyoku in his hand.

In that brief moment, Aizen Sousuke seemed to see through the Hogyoku and witness Uehara Naraku's disdain for it. Had his power grown so great that he no longer cared about the Hogyoku?

That's understandable...

Even the Hogyoku possesses a fear of Uehara Naraku.

If we think about it that way, what exactly is Uehara Naraku's true purpose?

Aizen Sousuke instantly banished the thought, and almost immediately decided on two answers.

Uehara Naraku wants to become a god in Soul Society.

Uehara Naraku wants to rule the entire Soul Society.

Besides these answers, there seem to be no other answers at all, right? After all, what others desire their entire lives, Uehara Naraku has already obtained effortlessly…

That's all.

That's why Uehara Naraku was willing to risk his reputation to hide himself.

Moreover, they did not disregard their reputation.

Because if Uehara Naraku can do it, everything he did before was just his little pleasure as a god toying with the Soul Society.

Aizen Sousuke slowly withdrew his fingers, clenching his fist again. A smile slowly crept onto his lips, a smile that seemed both self-deprecating and admiring.

this moment…

You can imagine how embarrassed and annoyed Aizen Sousuke was.

A brat whom he had always looked down upon and even used as a pawn had actually been manipulating him, the mastermind, all along. That brat must be secretly mocking him, right?

No wonder…

Mr. Yakushi Kabuto never dared to look down on Uehara Naraku. In fact, right after Uehara Naraku graduated from the Shinigami Academy, he hurriedly hid in the Spirit King Palace!

Aizen Sousuke couldn't help but speculate that perhaps Yakushi Kabuto had suspected Uehara Naraku before, but also harbored a sliver of hope for him...

Aizen Sousuke put his embarrassment and anger to the back of his mind; he didn't have time for such useless emotions, he had to think of a solution...

Now he has discovered Uehara Naraku's true colors.

However, Uehara Naraku was unaware that he had already discovered all of this.

If handled properly, there might still be other hope, such as continuing to instigate Uehara Naraku's true colors from behind the scenes, causing Uehara Naraku and Seireitei to fight to the death.

Beneath the Hueco Mundo research lab.

Just then, while Aizen Sousuke was still pondering these things, Black Zetsu, deep underground, was extremely surprised. It had overheard Aizen Sousuke speaking to the Hogyoku…

Aizen Sousuke must suspect Uehara Naraku.

Given Aizen Sousuke's intelligence, he would surely be able to deduce other hidden things about Uehara Naraku by observing how Uehara Naraku concealed his power.

"Finally, you're starting to have doubts?"

Black Zetsu's eyes narrowed slightly, a sinister smile spreading across his face: "There are no secrets in this world that can remain hidden forever. How could Yui, who knows the most of these secrets, not take any precautions in case they are leaked?"

Aizen Sousuke discovered it way too early!

And the most troublesome thing is Aizen Sosuke's Hōgyoku, which can actually warn Aizen Sosuke!

This is not surprising...

Because of the person the Hogyoku fears…

He should be a god that everyone in the world fears!

The only problem is that Black Zetsu also needs to test it out to see what exactly Aizen Sousuke's Hogyoku is. Ideally, he should find a way to enter Aizen Sousuke's body and find out the function of the Hogyoku!

What if Aizen Sousuke also becomes suspicious of the Hogyoku...

That would be far too detrimental to their plan to monitor Aizen Sousuke!

However, Uehara Naraku seems to have mentioned that the Hogyoku is a living thing, and it seems to be just a tool for enhancement...

"Forget it, thinking about it is too much trouble..."

Black Zetsu's lips curled into a sinister grin, which grew wider and wider: "When someone is thinking about a problem, you should give them the answer they want, according to their thoughts. Then it will be difficult for them to think about finding other solutions to the problem."

Feather Robe gave us an answer.

"It's time to give Aizen Sousuke an answer."

This is the best way to manipulate other people.

If Black Zetsu tells Aizen Sousuke the information he wants, it might make Aizen Sousuke believe that everything is still under his control!

Several months have passed.

Aizen Sousuke was still pondering how to deal with Uehara Naraku.

Lately, Aizen Sousuke has increasingly preferred to stay alone in the secret room, because he hasn't yet come up with a suitable solution.

"Lord Aizen."

A dark figure emerged from the depths of the secret chamber.

"Um?"

Aizen's face showed some displeasure.

"I'm so sorry..."

Black Zetsu lowered his head, a faint, mocking smile playing on his lips: "Heh heh heh... Lord Aizen, I know I shouldn't bother you at this time..."

But yesterday, while I was monitoring Kisuke Urahara, I devoured a White Zetsu that was reporting to him. From its memories, I discovered a very interesting secret, a secret that you will definitely be interested in…”

Black Zetsu slowly raised its head to look at Aizen Sousuke, its mocking smile deepening: "That young patriarch of the Uehara clan that you've always valued... seems to be more complex than we imagined!"

The world of Bleach is too dark...

By the way, what might Black Zetsu's wish be?

(End of this chapter)