Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

"I want to see a world where material things are highly developed, and people no longer need to fight each other for survival."

"hehe......."

Orochimaru chuckled softly after hearing this, "Sasuke-kun, your ideas always surprise me."

"I will show you the potential of chakra."

Kabuto pushed up his glasses, and the reflection in the lenses gleamed with excitement.

This is far more challenging than resurrecting the dead or researching forbidden techniques.

“Then, let’s get started on the preparations.” Kabuto bowed slightly.

"Go."

Sasuke didn't say anything more, turned around, and looked out the window.

His gaze pierced through the perpetual gloom of Amegakure and reached the extremely distant horizon.

He did not intend to force everyone into a mold called "peace" like Madara Uchiha did.

Forced obedience will only breed more covert rebellion.

He has his own vision, a new order that is truly capable of overturning the order that has existed for thousands of years.

The laws and rules of the new world should not be decided by him alone.

He plans to use celestial bodies as a medium to unleash a massive genjutsu across the entire ninja world, covering all of humanity.

To briefly draw the consciousness of everyone in the world into the same mental space.

There, there was no distinction between high and low, noble and lowly, nor was there hatred between ninja villages.

All identities, appearances, and voices will be completely erased, leaving only the purest consciousness.

In this absolutely anonymous space, everyone can freely express their demands and opinions on the new order without fear of retaliation from powerful forces.

Then, a vote was taken.

Once a rule is approved by more than two-thirds of the population, it is considered an ironclad rule of the new order and is formally promulgated.

He wants to give people respect so that everyone will do it willingly.

With laws in place, a sharp sword is naturally needed to uphold them.

But humans are selfish.

As long as law enforcement officers are human, it is inevitable that deep-seated problems such as favoritism, corruption, and greed will arise.

Therefore, Sasuke had no intention of establishing an organization like the "Anbu".

He intends to leave the execution of the ruling to Takemikazuchi.

The Bankai, named "Heavenly Law Thunder Punishment," is essentially "judgment" and "conviction."

Sasuke plans to materialize Takemikazuchi later, making him the executor of the new world order.

Once someone violates the ironclad law established by more than two-thirds of humanity, punishment will fall precisely on the sinner's head.

There will be no leniency, and no favoritism.

This is the prototype of the future world that Sasuke envisioned.

A new world where material resources are abundant, spiritual freedom is high, and an absolute law of justice protects it.

However, it is not the right time to implement this plan yet.

There is no other reason.

Even after going to Soul Society, he still needs the power of his Zanpakuto.

Moreover, Orochimaru and his team's research will take quite some time.

"Hey, kid."

Just as Sasuke's thoughts were racing, the black cat perched on his left shoulder gently swayed its body.

"It seems the mess here is mostly cleaned up," Yoruichi asked softly. "Shouldn't we head back to Soul Society now?"

"Hmm." Sasuke withdrew his gaze and responded faintly.

Yoruichi shifted into a more comfortable position and lay down, her cat-like eyes slightly narrowed, as if testing something:

"Judging from your attitude, when you go back there, you're not planning to do the same thing and completely reshuffle the order of Soul Society, are you?"

"Those people in Soul Society are far more arrogant than the nobles here."

Sasuke did not deny it, his voice calm, "Actually, what Aizen said to me on the White Bridge back then was not wrong."

"His analysis of the corrupt nature of that world coincides with my own thoughts."

“Although Aizen failed, he was right about one thing.” Yoruichi’s voice became somewhat low, “The old order, which was controlled by the Central 46 and the nobles, was indeed rotten to the core.”

"If those old shackles are not broken, the Soul Society will eventually face true collapse."

"You also want to be the one who breaks free of those shackles, right?"

As the former head of the Shihōin family, she knew better than anyone the rot beneath that world's glamorous exterior.

"If those unreasonable and rotten rules can really be eliminated, it will definitely be a good thing for that world."

Yoruichi paused slightly at this point.

She looked up at Sasuke with a complicated expression.

“But, Sasuke, if you try to change those rules that have been in place for thousands of years, those rigid guys will absolutely not stand idly by.”

"If they choose to stand in your way because of their so-called duty..."

Yoruichi stared intently at Sasuke's profile, as if trying to see through his bottom line.

"What do you plan to do then?"

The air seemed to freeze slightly.

The rain outside the window started falling again, pattering against the glass with a dull sound.

Sasuke stood silently in place, not answering immediately, while the golden Rinnegan ripples flickered silently for a moment.

After a long while, he slowly lowered his eyes, concealing all the sharpness and coldness in them.

"That's up to them. My path won't be detoured because of anyone."

He raised his hand, his thumb gently stroking the hilt of the knife.

"If they can recognize reality and obediently step back, I naturally have no interest in taking their lives."

Sasuke turned his head slightly and glanced at Yoruichi on his shoulder out of the corner of his eye.

"But if they remain obstinate and insist on upholding that corrupt old world, they'll be throwing their own necks to my blade..."

The hilt struck the scabbard with a soft "click".

It's terrifying.

"Then we'll see if we can spare their lives, depending on the situation."

Chapter 264 The Empire in the Shadows

Karakura Town, Urahara Shoten.

The afternoon sun shone through the old window frames, casting dappled shadows on the tatami mats.

Yoruichi lay lazily on the windowsill, her golden cat eyes half-closed.

Inside the room, Kisuke Urahara was pulling out a parchment scroll from a pile of messy scrolls and handing it to Sasuke across from him.

"This is the information about 'Hell' that you asked me to compile before, Sasuke-kun."

Urahara waved his folding fan, a familiar smile on his face. "Although it took some time, I finally managed to sort out some useful things."

Sasuke took the scroll and slowly unfurled it.

The text on it is densely packed with text, along with some blurry illustrations, recording various legends and observations about Hell from the Soul Society over thousands of years.

From the form of the wicked, to the conditions for opening the gates of hell, and then to the miasma that inspires fear...

Sasuke quickly skimmed through the text, and as he read on, his brows furrowed.

"what happened?"

Urahara keenly noticed the change in Sasuke's expression and leaned over to ask, "Is there a problem? Or is this information not detailed enough?"

"No, it's very detailed."

Sasuke closed the scroll and shook his head slightly. "It's just that some things are more troublesome than I imagined."

Hell was more closed off than he had imagined, and transforming it, or even using it as a new "wedge" in the Three Realms, would be no less difficult than creating a new Pure Land.

"Is it troublesome...?" Urahara nodded thoughtfully, seemingly unsurprised. "After all, it's a forbidden area that even the Grim Reapers can't easily set foot in, so some trouble is to be expected."

He paused, then tentatively asked, "So, Sasuke-kun's next plan is still to go to hell?"

Sasuke pondered for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Ah."

No matter how difficult it is, this is a step that must be taken.

Only by solving the fundamental problem of the soul's circulation can the Spirit King be liberated.

"Yeah......"

Kisuke Urahara closed his folding fan, his smile fading slightly, and his tone becoming somewhat subtle.

"That's a bit unfortunate."

"Ok?"

Sasuke raised his eyelids and looked calmly at Urahara. "What's wrong?"

"Just a while ago."

Urahara lowered his voice, "Mr. Kurosaki... he was attacked."

"..."