Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Sasuke's expression remained unchanged. He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and spoke indifferently.

"What, is he dead?"

Ichigo was attacked?

In Sasuke's eyes, this was nothing at all.

That guy with the orange haircut seems to be someone who's always attracting trouble; there's always a constant stream of enemies coming his way.

not to mention......

The Quincy power within Ichigo has been fully activated, and his strength is now vastly different from what it used to be.

Looking across the entire human world, and even the Soul Society, there are very few people who can truly threaten his life.

"Oh dear, Sasuke-kun is still as sharp-tongued as ever."

Kisuke Urahara gave an awkward laugh, covering half his face with his fan. "Mr. Kurosaki is now empowered by that power, how could he die so easily?"

What I mean is...

His expression turned serious, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes, hidden in the shadow of his hat.

"The person who attacked Mr. Kurosaki has a very special identity."

"Special?" Sasuke put down his teacup, raising an eyebrow. "Tell me about it."

"The one who attacked Mr. Kurosaki was a Quincy."

"Queens?"

Sasuke frowned slightly.

He was familiar with this word.

Uryu Ishida is a Quincy, and according to Yoruichi, the Quincy clan has been completely wiped out by the Shinigami.

Besides the Ishida family, are there other survivors in this world?

And they even attacked Ichigo on their own initiative?

“You’re shocked, aren’t you?” Urahara observed Sasuke’s expression. “Me too. At first, I thought something had happened to Mr. Ishida Ryūgen, but after investigating, I found out that it was a completely unfamiliar spiritual pressure.”

"Moreover, the ability that Quincy used was completely different from what we are familiar with."

Urahara's voice deepened, "His power is to seize."

"Take it?" Sasuke's eyes narrowed.

“That’s right.” Urahara nodded. “He’s trying to seize Mr. Kurosaki’s power.”

"Although it ultimately failed due to the unique nature of Mr. Kurosaki's power, this act itself revealed a very dangerous signal."

Sasuke remained silent, a series of pieces of information flashing through his mind.

All the clues converged into one name at this moment.

"Is it Yhwach?"

Sasuke raised his head and looked calmly at Urahara.

"..."

Kisuke Urahara's fan-waving motion suddenly froze, his expression hardening, and his eyes showing a slight look of surprise.

He shook his head with a wry smile: "You already know even this name?"

Sasuke nodded, without denying it.

"Since you know it was him."

Urahara regained his composure. "Then you should understand why I said going to hell now is not a good time, right?"

Sasuke nodded.

indeed.

If the man named Yhwach is truly about to be resurrected, then the balance of the entire three realms will face a tremendous threat.

As the son of the Soul King and the progenitor of the Quincy, that man possessed power sufficient to overturn the world.

More importantly, as a "successor" in a certain sense, he was destined to fight Yhwach.

Urahara had been closely observing Sasuke's changing expression, and seeing his reaction, he already had some guesses in his mind.

"Sasuke-kun."

He leaned forward slightly and asked tentatively, "Are you thinking of going to find Yhwach?"

Sasuke nodded without hesitation.

"Do you know where he is?" Urahara pressed, his eyes darting anxiously.

Sasuke turned his head and looked out the window.

"In the present world, on a certain day more than a decade ago, almost all hybrid Quincy lost their powers at the same time, and some even lost their lives."

"The source that caused them to lose their power is probably hidden in the Soul Society."

"Soul Society?!" Urahara muttered to himself, "How is this possible? The Gotei 13 has been operating in Seireitei for a thousand years, how could they tolerate the enemy leader hiding right under their noses?!"

"The darkest place is under the lamp."

Sasuke said calmly, "You rely too much on spiritual pressure perception. What if the other party has a completely different way of hiding than a Shinigami, or is simply hiding in a spatial rift that you could never imagine and cannot reach?"

Urahara's eyes flickered, his brain working at lightning speed.

If those Quincy are truly like shadows, existing in Seireitei through some special form...

That explains everything!

"What evidence did you find?" Urahara raised his head, staring intently at Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded: "I can roughly sense that aura."

That is the resonance between forces of the same origin.

After obtaining the power of the Soul King, he became extremely sensitive to the unique spiritual energy fluctuations of the Quincy.

The colossal entity hidden deep within the shadows of Seireitei, though it tried its best to conceal itself, was as clear to him as a candle flame in the night.

"call......"

Urahara let out a long breath and looked at Sasuke with a complicated expression.

"Before you go to see him, there are some things I feel I need to make clear to you."

"About the Quincy, about that bloody battle a thousand years ago."

Sasuke remained silent, waiting for what would follow.

"That was the greatest massacre committed since the formation of the Gotei 13."

Urahara's voice was low and deep, "Ignorance is no excuse. The existence of Quincy, because they completely destroy the souls of Hollows, has indeed seriously affected the balance of souls in the three realms. If it is not stopped, the world will eventually collapse."

“But from their perspective…” he sighed, “their actions and understanding are all solely for the purpose of protecting souls and protecting humanity from harm by the void.”

"This is a war fought for 'survival'. There is no absolute right or wrong, only different positions."

"They were just too stubborn and refused all communication and compromise. In order to maintain the balance of the world, Captain-Commander Yamamoto had no choice but to take action himself."

"Quinnists are a group of exceptionally talented individuals. Although they are human, they can fight by manipulating the spiritual particles in their environment. In some ways, they are even more advantageous than the Grim Reapers."

"They were very powerful, and the Gotei 13 paid a heavy price in that war."

"but......"

Urahara changed the subject, his tone now carrying a hint of the pride of a Shinigami.

"The original Gotei 13 was much stronger."

"They are the strongest blade in the history of Soul Society. The Quincy have failed and they have been driven to the brink of defeat."

"However, the captain and his men did not kill them all."

“Especially Yhwach, who possessed strength almost equal to that of Captain-Commander Yamamoto, but he was ultimately defeated by the Captain-Commander’s ‘Zanka no Tachi’.”

At this point, Urahara paused, looked at Sasuke, and carefully considered his next words.

"But the captain didn't kill him."

"It only deprived him of his strength, consciousness, and heartbeat."

"Then why not kill him?"

Sasuke asked the most crucial question.

Since it is a mortal enemy that can threaten the balance of the world, and since we have already paid such a high price to defeat it, why not eliminate it completely?

Leaving such a huge hidden danger is not in line with the way that old man, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, would act.

Urahara remained silent in the face of Sasuke's questioning.

He shook his fan, his eyes somewhat unfocused.

"I've asked the chief commander this question before."

But he didn't answer.

Urahara glanced at Sasuke but said nothing more.

He didn't know what the captain was thinking at the time.

More accurately, it's uncertain what the commander-in-chief was thinking at the time.

Sasuke didn't speak, but quietly drank his tea, his eyes deep.

He didn't really care about the Quincy's fate, which was that they suddenly lost their powers and even died in large numbers several years ago.

But the reason behind this made him wary.

If it is indeed the man named Yhwach who is reclaiming power in this way, then it means that the progenitor who has been dormant for thousands of years is accelerating his revival.

This is undoubtedly a huge hidden danger for his plans.

"If you care about this..."

Kisuke Urahara seemed to have thought of something, and gently tapped his palm with his folding fan. "Then perhaps you could go and have a chat with Mr. Ryugen."