Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

Naraku Sora looked disgusted.

While Kenpachi Zaraki is much stronger than he was in the original timeline, he is still quite far behind him.

If you were to actually fight them, it wouldn't be challenging at all; it would be pure stomping on noobs.

Of course, it's not that Naraku Sora doesn't like to beat weaker opponents.

On the contrary, he relished it.

But I have important business to attend to today. It won't be too late to give Kenpachi Zaraki a good beating after that.

"What about Yachiru?"

Just as Naraku Sora was searching for the little girl, he suddenly felt a weight on his back. Yachiru appeared out of nowhere and lay on his shoulder.

"Kong, will you come to the Eleventh Division to play with me?"

Naraku shook his head: "Let's stop playing this time, I have important business to attend to."

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Yachiru from behind, flicking his finger across her smooth forehead.

As the vice-captain, you're even more outrageous than Kenpachi Zaraki.

He left all the team affairs to Ayasegawa Yumichika, and spent his days dragging his wheeled Zanpakuto around the Seireitei.

I heard Rangiku say a while ago that the group led by Kusajishi Yachiru had set up the office of the Women's Shinigami Association at the Kuchiki residence.

They even commissioned a batch of cookies representing the images of the captains of each division, which were sold within the Seireitei.

The main point is something outrageous.

"Is this serious business?"

Yachiru tilted her head.

Naraku Sora waved his hand, signaling Muramasa to give Kenpachi Zaraki a whack.

He borrowed Muramasa from Kuchiki Kyoga not only to enlighten Zangetsu and Ichigo, but also to resolve the issues between Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi.

Kenpachi Zaraki looked at Muramasa who had walked up to him with a puzzled expression, but he did not sense any hostility from him.

However, the next second, a pale hand pierced through his chest.

"Ok?"

Kenpachi Zaraki instinctively raised his serrated longsword, preparing to cleave the man in front of him in two.

But the next second, he noticed a strange power fluctuation emanating from the Zanpakuto in his hand.

At the same time, Kusajishi Yachiru, who had been curiously observing Naraku Sora standing beside him, suddenly flickered, as if there was an abnormal signal.

Muramasa frowned and slowly withdrew his hand from Kenpachi Zaraki's chest.

"Lord Naraku, Captain Zaraki's Zanpakuto is very strange."

"When I activated 'Whisper,' although I received a response from the sword spirit, it felt incomplete."

"In this situation, let alone betrayal, even making it a reality is impossible."

Naraku Sora nodded; it was similar to the research report provided by Kisuke.

Yachiru is indeed part of Kenpachi Zaraki's Zanpakuto, but he separated from it because of his self-sealing.

In the early years, when Kenpachi Zaraki was still in a sealed state, there was no need to worry about Yachiru.

However, as he was beaten by Naraku Kuro more and more times, he gradually regained the power he had a thousand years ago.

However, Kenpachi Zaraki did not stop his pursuit of becoming stronger.

He had always longed for a fierce battle with Naraku Sora, so he instinctively began to pursue new power.

For example, Zanpakuto.

He has now mastered the initial release.

If things go any further, Yachiru will merge into Nosaka and become part of Kenpachi Zaraki's power.

Although this little girl is quite mischievous, without her, Soul Society would indeed be much less filled with joyful laughter.

To this end, Naraku Sora specifically arranged related research tasks for Kisuke.

It's worth mentioning that, perhaps because he offended his boss, Kisuke Urahara's mind became clearer, and his thinking became more flexible than ever before.

So when he was about to be locked up by Naraku Sora, he suddenly thought of a solution.

Refer to the Hollowfication surgeries performed by Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki.

Using the power of the void as a bridge, the souls of Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusashi are united, allowing them to exchange powers.

It's actually quite simple to do this; all you need is for the person operating it to have a transcendent-level ability to cluster spiritual particles.

In other words, without the aid of equipment, there are only two people in the world who can perform this surgery: the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 and the King of the Quincy of the Wandenreich.

"Muramasa, lend a hand and guide me into this guy's mental world."

Naraku Sora pointed to the bewildered Kenpachi Zaraki, then casually offered a reassuring remark:

"You don't need to worry about anything from now on, just leave it to me."

"After this is all over, let's have a good fight."

Upon hearing this, Kenpachi Zaraki immediately grinned, revealing a smile powerful enough to stop a child from crying at night, and replied in a resounding voice:

"it is good!"

When Naraku placed his hand on Yachiru's head, Muramasa raised his right hand toward the two of them.

Visible purple ripples spread out, instantly covering the two figures.

The next second, the world before my eyes changed.

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"I don't want you to become the Grim Reaper."

In the ward, Zhan Yue looked at the bewildered boy, sighed softly, and spoke truthfully.

"Therefore, I suppressed that power that could have been cultivated into something extremely powerful in the future, and placed myself at the center of that power."

Ichigo was taken aback: "Why?"

"Because that would be dangerous for you. If you become the Grim Reaper, whether you like it or not, you will be drawn into the war until you are finally killed by 'me' with my own hands."

Zangetsu watched Ichigo's changing expressions through his sunglasses.

"But it turns out I was wrong, terribly wrong."

“That guy doesn’t understand human language at all, and he doesn’t care how old you are. He just drags you into the center of the vortex and makes you face those dangers.”

At this point, Zhan Yue's voice carried a hint of anger:

"Even if he suppressed your power, even if he tried his best to prevent you from becoming the Grim Reaper, that guy still wanted you to go to the battlefield and even face 'me' directly."

Ichigo: "..."

He really wants to say, "What are you talking about?"

But seeing Uncle Zhan Yue's furious expression, he swallowed those words back.

"At this point, continuing to suppress your power will only make your future more dangerous."

"Instead of doing that, it would be better to just let go completely and focus on cultivating for a while longer before the war arrives."

"At that time, even if we face 'me' directly, we will still have some hope of survival."

Zhan Yue raised his hand, and countless spiritual particles condensed in his palm, instantly forming a cross-shaped longsword.

"Ichigo, the strength of your power depends on your heart..."

Looking at the solemn expression on Zangetsu's face, as if he were entrusting his son to someone, Ichigo couldn't suppress his inner confusion and asked:

"Uncle Zhan Yue, who exactly is this 'I' you're talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Yue paused, gazing intently at the boy on the hospital bed, and said, word by word:

"The source of all Quincy power, Yhwach."

Ichigo's expression hardened. Although it was the first time he had heard the name, he inexplicably felt a strange power.

"Since you have chosen the path of death, you must firmly follow your own will."

Zangetsu began his final farewell, his body shattering into fragments of spiritual particles that dissipated into the air.

“Although you are about to face those dangers, I am well aware of the strength of that Naraku. He is a transcendent being no weaker than Yhwach.”

"Therefore, I can leave with peace of mind..."

Ichigo frowned, his little brain quickly piecing together all the information, and suddenly remembered what Naraku had once told him.

"Uncle Zhan Yue, why are you so fixated on this one power?"

"Can't we have them all?"

Zhan Yue's expression froze, and his body's dissipation suddenly stopped.

Under his somewhat bewildered gaze, Ichigo grinned, revealing the same smile as Naraku:

"I think I understand why Naraku taught me Quincy abilities."

"Only in this way can we, after fully mastering the power of the Quincy, release you from the suppression of other powers, Uncle Zangetsu, and prevent your disappearance."

"This guy seems carefree, but he's actually quite gentle at heart."

As he spoke, Ichigo placed his hand on the cross-shaped longsword in Zangetsu's hand, and with the activation of the Spirit Particle Cluster ability, it instantly repaired his shattered body.

"Uncle Zhan Yue, don't worry."

"You must always stay by my side!"

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It didn't take too long to resolve the hidden problems with Kenpachi Zaraki.

After he built a bridge between himself and Yachiru Kusashi, communication with his Zanpakuto became much easier.