Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

"...Surprised?" Aizen asked in confusion.

"Just to open a door?"

Sasuke's eyes turned cold. "You're willing to sacrifice 100,000 souls that have nothing to do with you, and spend so much time planning this?"

"You seem to have some misunderstanding about the word 'power'."

Aizen, upon hearing this, was not angry; instead, he looked forward to asking a question in return.

"Judging from your tone, Sasuke-kun..."

"It seems there's already a better way than mine?"

Chapter 204 First Encounter, Hyonshube Ichibei

"Judging from your tone, Sasuke-kun, it seems you already have a better method than mine?"

Sasuke didn't say anything more.

Any verbal rebuttal is meaningless.

Only action is the most powerful answer.

He turned around and casually made a gesture in the air.

Space tore open, and a pitch-black rift silently opened.

"It's not particularly brilliant, but it'll let you see it for yourself."

Sasuke didn't turn around, his voice calm, "If it were me, what would I do?"

After saying that, he stepped into the bottomless darkness.

Aizen stood quietly, watching the crack slowly close, before letting out a soft, enigmatic laugh.

"interesting."

.........

Soul Society, Seireitei.

On the ruins of the Palace of Penitence, the walls that once symbolized the highest law are now nothing but a mess.

The space is like a stone thrown into a lake, creating ripples.

Sasuke's figure quietly emerged from the distorted void and stepped onto this familiar land once more.

He looked up at the unchanging azure sky, shrouded in a barrier.

"What a wonderful feeling to have this kind of air."

A lazy voice rang in Sasuke's ears.

Aizen opened his arms, his face bearing just the right amount of emotion.

Sasuke glanced at him but didn't say a word.

Aizen's composure was within his expectations; after all, it was him, and it was only natural for him to keep up with his kokukou.

"Sasuke-kun, did you bring me back here specifically so I could admire the masterpiece you destroyed with your own hands?"

Aizen's gaze swept over the huge crater and the lonely white tower, his voice full of amusement.

"Look up."

Sasuke looked up and saw the azure sky and the enormous barrier that enveloped the entire Seireitei, emitting a faint glow.

"Ok?"

"The Spirit King Palace does not simply exist above the Seireitei."

Aizen's voice was soft, "It is located in an independent subspace, protected by seventy-two sturdy barriers, each containing different rules and powers, and can automatically recover after being damaged."

"Do you remember those four massive Seireitei Walls that descended upon Seireitei not long ago due to the invasion of the Travelers?"

Sasuke nodded slightly.

"That's just the most basic application of barriers."

Aizen's tone carried a hint of contempt, "Those seventy-two barriers are like a labyrinth of layers, enough to make any intruder with ill intentions lose their way and be completely annihilated."

"And beyond the barrier, there is a final barrier formed by the power of the Spirit King."

"That is an absolute rule that can only be opened with a specific key, and it cannot be broken by any physical or energy attack."

Aizen turned around with interest and looked at Sasuke.

"Then, Sasuke-kun."

A hopeful smile appeared on his face. "Faced with such a castle in the air, how do you plan to get up there?"

Sasuke listened quietly, his face remaining expressionless.

He didn't answer Aizen's question, but simply looked up at the empty sky.

After a long while, he slowly closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, those originally dark eyes had been replaced by a purple ripple filled with a mysterious halo, with six purple ripples slowly undulating in his eye sockets.

The power of Samsara's eyes suddenly erupted.

The space in front of him began to collapse and rotate violently inward.

A constantly shrinking, pitch-black vortex silently appeared out of thin air.

Even Aizen was somewhat surprised by this scene.

He could sense that it was neither a black cavity nor any known ghost magic or spatial technique.

That is a pure and absolute domination over space itself.

Sasuke offered no explanation.

Simply feel this new power belonging to the Rinnegan in your heart with peace of mind.

Tente Power.

In essence, it involves instantly swapping its own position with that of an object at a specific coordinate.

Furthermore, it allows you to directly treat the "space" itself as an object.

Forcefully swap the coordinates of the space in front of him with that of the Spirit King Palace, which is located within his sight.

This creates a passage connecting the two places.

You're right.

Sasuke turned his head to the side, his purple Rinnegan staring calmly at Aizen, his voice serene.

"The door does indeed require a key to open."

"But many times you don't need a key to get in, don't you think?"

Before Aizen could answer, he turned and stepped into the bottomless vortex.

"Then let's take a look at that so-called Throne of Heaven."

"Aizen Sousuke".

Aizen stood quietly, letting out a pleasant chuckle.

"Hehe, it seems I have to take back what I said earlier."

He then followed closely behind the figure in front of him. The vortex slowly closed after the two entered, until it disappeared completely.

............

Passing through that chaotic void, I felt a solid sensation beneath my feet once more.

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he felt was an unprecedented sense of purity.

The air was filled with spiritual particles of an indescribable concentration.

Beneath my feet lies a ground composed of spiritual particles, solid yet ethereal.

So beautiful it seems otherworldly.

"It seems we've arrived successfully."

Aizen's calm voice came from beside him, but Sasuke could catch a hint of undisguised amazement in his tone.

Sasuke didn't speak, but simply raised his head and looked around at this brand new world.

Then he saw a magnificent complex of buildings surrounded by five enormous floating discs that bloomed like flower petals.

On each of the five circular platforms stands a palace of a distinct style, exuding an ancient and solemn aura.

At the very center of those five palaces was an even larger, peculiar palace, like two giant spinning tops meeting at the center point, silently suspended there.

"What a magnificent sight."

Aizen, too, gazed up at the palace, his eyes gleaming. "If my deduction is correct..."

He slowly raised his hand, pointing to the palace in the center, his voice impassioned.

"That building, which looks like it's pieced together like a spinning top, must be the Spirit King's Palace, where the Spirit King's true form is imprisoned."

He paused, then turned his gaze to the five circular discs below, which resembled flower petals surrounding each other.

"And those five discs below..."

Aizen's voice became playful, "If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the residence of the five members of the Zero Division."

Sasuke and Aizen stood side by side, walking toward the bridge leading to the first detached temple.

The bridge is wide and emits a soft glow, stretching across this void.

They waited there for a while, but no one appeared.

"It seems that the Zero Division's way of treating guests is completely different from that of the Gotei 13." Aizen looked around at this otherworldly beauty, his eyes filled with pure appreciation.

Sasuke didn't reply, but calmly stepped onto the bridge of light.

Now that we're here, there's no need to hesitate any longer.

However, the moment his feet touched the bridge surface, an extremely strange sense of unease spread from the depths of his soul.