Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

A muffled thud followed.

Hinamori Momo's body fell heavily to the ground, and the light in her eyes quickly dimmed.

"..."

In the distance, Sasuke watched all of this quietly.

This guy really has a twisted sense of humor...

However, just as Aizen was about to say something, a figure shrouded in frost arrived in an instant.

It was none other than Hitsugaya Toshiro, the captain of the 10th Division who had just defeated Kira Izuru.

He first saw Aizen, and then his gaze froze on the petite figure lying in a pool of blood.

"Hina...sen..."

Hitsugaya Toshiro's voice trembled as he staggered forward a few steps, touching the gradually cooling body in disbelief.

Aizen looked at him, his smile unchanged, and his tone even carried a hint of apology.

"You found out, Captain Hitsugaya. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

Aizen adjusted his glasses and continued, "At the very least, it should have been chopped into pieces so you wouldn't have to see it."

These words made Toshiro Hitsugaya suddenly raise his head, his eyes blazing with unprecedented fury.

"Are you deceiving everyone?! Aizen!"

"I didn't mean to lie."

Aizen slowly shook his head, denying his accusation, "It's just that none of you know my true nature."

He paused, then turned his gaze to the black-haired boy in the distance who had remained silent throughout, a playful smile curving his lips.

"On the contrary, Sasuke-kun, who has only spent a few days with me, can easily understand the real me."

"Don't you understand?"

Hitsugaya's voice was full of resentment, "...Hinamori, I joined the Gotei 13 because I admired you and wanted to be by your side!"

"Because she wanted to help you, she trained like crazy and finally became the vice-captain as she wished!"

"I know."

Aizen nodded, his tone matter-of-fact, "People who have aspirations for me are the easiest to control, which is why I made her my adjutant."

He looked at Hitsugaya Toshiro's angry and distorted face, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes behind his glasses.

"This is a good opportunity, Captain Hitsugaya, remember this."

"Longing is the emotion furthest from understanding."

"—Aizen!!!"

Toshiro Hitsugaya could no longer bear it, and a massive spiritual pressure erupted from him.

He suddenly drew his Zanpakuto from his back, and the surrounding temperature plummeted, with countless tiny ice crystals condensing in the air.

"Solution—"

"Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!"

With his furious roar, a huge icy blue wing unfolded from his back, and three enormous ice flowers, each with four petals, slowly floated behind him.

"Aizen... I'm going to kill you."

Faced with this power that could freeze the heavens and earth, Aizen's face remained completely expressionless.

He simply pushed up his glasses with his index finger, and the lenses reflected a sliver of cold light as the ice crystals refracted the light.

"I advise you not to be so arrogant, Captain Hitsugaya."

"That...makes you seem weak."

The moment the words left his mouth, Toshiro Hitsugaya's figure transformed into a blue streak of light, carrying endless chill, and instantly appeared before Aizen.

With a resolute determination to sever everything, the Hyōrinmaru in his hand was thrust out fiercely.

Ice crystals exploded on Aizen's chest.

A lifelike ice sculpture completely encased Aizen within it.

The next moment—

"Pfft!"

A muffled thud as flesh was torn apart.

Hitsugaya Toshiro's movements suddenly froze. He looked down in disbelief and saw a deep, bone-revealing wound slowly emerging on his left shoulder.

Blood gushed out instantly, staining his pure white ice wings with a striking crimson.

The figure that should have been frozen in ice had somehow appeared behind him.

"...Is this fake?!"

With that thought in mind, Toshiro Hitsugaya fainted.

Aizen slowly sheathed his Zanpakuto, turned his head to look at the blood droplets falling in the rain, and a blissful smile appeared on his face.

"What a beautiful view."

He gave a soft compliment, then turned his gaze to Sasuke, "What do you think, Sasuke-kun?"

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Sasuke looked at him silently without saying a word.

Seeing this, Aizen was not annoyed. He walked slowly towards another petite figure who had collapsed on the ground.

"How pitiful."

Aizen stopped in front of Rukia, looking down at her condescendingly, "To get what I need from you, I made you endure so much pain."

He slowly squatted down and reached out his hand, as if to help her up.

"Come on, stand up."

Rukia's body went limp on the ground, motionless.

"Oh, I see..."

Aizen seemed to suddenly remember something, "Is it because of my spiritual pressure that you can't exert your strength? I'm so sorry."

He apologized, but there was no remorse in his eyes. Under Sasuke's gaze, his hand was enveloped in a strange, bluish-green light.

It pierced Rukia's chest silently, as if penetrating the surface of water.

Strangely, there was no blood, no wounds.

Only ripples of spiritual energy spread out from where his arm had disappeared.

A moment later, when Aizen slowly withdrew his arm, there was something else in his palm.

It was a crystal emitting an eerie purple light, encased in a transparent barrier. With each pulse, it exuded a power powerful enough to make any soul tremble.

Sasuke stared blankly at the crystal, his pupils contracting almost imperceptibly.

Is this the "key" that man spoke of, the key that could change the rules of the world?

A desire stemming from instinct quietly began to grow in his heart.

It's truly... captivating.

Aizen looked at the Hogyoku in his hand with satisfaction, and with a casual wave of his hand, he threw Rukia's unconscious body towards Sasuke.

Sasuke instinctively reached out and caught the soft body steadily.

And at that very moment—

Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!

Several figures, accompanied by rapid quick steps, arrived simultaneously from all directions and landed on the devastated ruins.

"Aizen!"

The captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13 finally arrived.

A purple figure appeared first; it was Yoruichi Shihouin.

She looked at the dying figure in Sasuke's arms, then at the two lying in pools of blood in the distance, their fates unknown, her eyes grave.

Their gazes were fixed on Aizen, who was holding the Hogyoku, and they instinctively assumed that Aizen was responsible for all of this.

"Sasuke, come here quickly!" Yoruichi's voice was urgent.

"hehe......"

Aizen looked at the situation that had been reversed in an instant, but there was no panic on his face.

His gaze swept over everyone and landed on the black-haired boy holding Rukia, his tone becoming meaningful.

"It seems they don't know your true colors either, Sasuke-kun."

These provocative words caused everyone present to instinctively glance back and forth between Sasuke and Aizen.

However, Sasuke ignored him.

He simply held the petite figure in his arms and walked step by step to Yoruichi.

Then he slowly handed Rukia to Yoruichi.

Yoruichi paused for a moment, then instinctively reached out to take it. Then, she heard a very soft sound.

"The agreement."

Yoruichi held the unconscious Rukia in her arms, then glanced at Sasuke, her eyes filled with an extremely complicated expression.

However, this stagnation did not last long.

A roar, suppressing extreme rage, suddenly exploded!

"Inize—!!!"

The 7th Division Captain, Komamura Sajin, moved with his towering figure, as tall as a mountain.