Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

"That's really interesting."

Sasuke composed himself and didn't dwell on the matter for too long.

In any case, recovering the Soul King's heart was a huge gain for him.

We are one step closer to the goal of "liberating the Spirit King".

After dealing with Valkyrie, Sasuke looked up and stared at the masked Quincy.

After witnessing Valkyrie being so easily annihilated, this group of so-called "holy soldiers" also lost their original fighting spirit.

Panic and fear spread through the crowd.

"Quickly, retreat!"

Kiruje Opie's face turned pale, and all his previous arrogance vanished.

He knew better than anyone that if even Valkyrie died so easily, there was no point in them staying here except to die.

"Shadow! Unleash the Shadow!" he roared hoarsely.

At his command, the Quincy seemed to awaken from a dream and began to mobilize the spiritual energy within their bodies.

A viscous, pitch-black substance surged in from all directions, converging beneath their feet in an attempt to form a passage.

That's the Quincy's unique spatial teleportation technology—"Shadow Domain".

By infiltrating into the shadows, one can instantly escape the battlefield and return to the safe palace.

Sasuke raised his hand and casually waved it in that direction.

"You want to leave, but it seems you haven't gotten my permission."

Dark flames surged forth from the void, instantly traversing hundreds of meters and engulfing the Quincy.

“It’s no use, you can’t destroy it!” Kiruje Opi raised his hand, and the shadow writhed even more violently, swallowing and pulling them up. In that instant, the figures of the several people twisted and distorted with the shadow, almost merging together.

But at that moment, Kiruje Opie's expression suddenly changed.

It's no longer working!

You could even say that the shadow is "rejecting" them!

"How is this possible?!" Kiruge broke out in a cold sweat. "Spiritual particles cannot penetrate the shadow?!"

Let alone pulling them into it, it can't even maintain the Shadow Domain!

Even this ability has been cracked?!

He suddenly looked up at the silver-haired boy in the distance.

"I've already said it." Sasuke lowered his hand, his voice calm. "No one is leaving without my permission."

The black flames formed a cage, trapping all the Quincy in place.

"It's over..."

Kiruja's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

Sasuke turned his head to look at the pink-haired Arrancar not far away, who was excitedly rubbing his hands together.

"Sal Apollo".

"Here! Sasuke-sama!"

Szayelaporro instantly teleported in front of Sasuke and knelt on one knee.

Sasuke flicked his hand, pointing at the group of trembling Quincy, his tone calm.

"They're in your hands now."

"They said they wanted to start a war, probably because the power behind them hasn't fully recovered yet, so they can only send these guys to test the waters."

“I’ll give you one day.” Sasuke’s gaze sharpened. “Find out the location of their headquarters.”

"Only one day?" Szayelaporro frowned slightly, feigning difficulty. "That's a bit demanding..."

“These things concern the three realms and cannot be lost.” Sasuke coldly interrupted him. “If you can’t do it, I think you can go to the human world and find Urahara Kisuke.”

"I think he would be happy to take on these materials."

"...!"

Upon hearing the name "Kisuke Urahara," Szayelaporro's expression instantly changed.

As Hueco Mundo's top scientist, what he hates most is being compared to others.

Should we send him to beg that guy?

What a joke! That's an insult to his dignity!

"Tsk!"

Szayelaporro clicked his tongue in annoyance, drawing out his words, "Lord Sasuke, please don't make such jokes."

“I was once the Zeroth Espada, a perfect life form.”

"I don't need the help of a low-level guy like Death."

“Not even a day.” He took a deep breath, his tone becoming resolute and decisive. “By tonight, I will have their brains emptied, extracted all the useful intelligence, and presented it to you!”

"very good."

Sasuke nodded and said no more.

He turned around and looked at the various masked figures behind him.

"Next, everyone is on high alert."

"War is coming soon."

Although he won this match, it's not good news to celebrate.

Gerald Valkyrie's appearance, and the strange yet powerful abilities he displayed, served as a wake-up call for Sasuke.

The Sternritter's strength was far more troublesome than he had anticipated.

Valkyrie alone nearly wiped out the entire Espada.

"Judging from his performance..." Sasuke assessed in his mind, "In the current Three Realms, there are probably only three people, including myself, who are confident that they can defeat him without any problem."

The first one is the strongest Shinigami in a thousand years, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Next is Urahara Kisuke.

Although that man may not have enough raw power, he is capable and intelligent, and might come up with some incredible solution.

"As for the others..." Sasuke shook his head, "I'm afraid they can only watch helplessly."

Whether it's Byakuya Kuchiki or the captains like Toshiro Hitsugaya, when faced with that kind of unreasonable ability, there's no other possibility but to be worn down and killed.

This guy was merely a messenger sent by Yhwach to declare war.

Fortunately, there are not many beings as powerful as him, even in the 'Invisible Empire'.

Sasuke watched the spiritual dust gradually dissipate in the sky and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If there were many monsters of this caliber, Yhwach wouldn't have waited until now to launch a war.

"Next, we just have to wait for news from Szayelaporro."

Once the location of the Invisible Empire is determined.

That's when you take the initiative.

........

Soul Society, First Division Barracks.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stood before the main seat, staring intently at the corpse laid out on the ground.

That was the corpse of Chojiro, the captain of the First Division.

Not long ago, the Quincy stormed into the Seireitei and killed Chojiro Sasakibe and a large number of his soldiers.

"..."

The veins on the back of Captain-Commander Yamamoto's hand, which was gripping his cane, bulged.

"This is the Quincy declaring war on us." He raised his head. "A thousand years ago, I considered that although those Quincy acted extremely, they were ultimately trying to protect humanity and hadn't done anything truly heinous..."

"That's why they weren't completely wiped out; they even allowed the remnants to escape."

"I never imagined that my moment of kindness would lead to such a terrible consequence."

"You slaughtered my soldiers, you trampled on the dignity of Seireitei..."

"Unforgivable!!!"

"Pass on the order!"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto's voice rang out: "Summon Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kisuke Urahara immediately!"

"I don't care what methods they use, or what price they have to pay! I need to know where the Quincy are hiding!"

"I will personally reduce them, along with that so-called invisible empire, to ashes!"

"Yes!"

The soldier accepted the order, and in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.

..........

Meanwhile, deep within Hueco Mundo, in Las Noches Palace.

In a laboratory filled with various sophisticated instruments and bizarre specimens, Sasuke leaned against the wall by the door, his arms crossed.

"Sal Apollo".

"Have you found those guys' headquarters?"

"Tsk..."

Szayelaporro clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Not yet. The Quincy's spatial technology is quite unique."

“They don’t establish bases in ‘surface spaces’ like we do, such as the human world, Hueco Mundo, or Soul Society.”

"Instead, the entire empire was hidden in a 'shadow space' composed of high-density spiritual particles."