Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

With a slight movement of his fingertips, Yhwach unleashed a dazzling blue light.

The light was dazzling, like the brightest star in the night sky.

Ibon stared blankly at the ball of light, his eyes filled with fascination.

This is...

Is it a gift from His Majesty?

“Go,” Yhwach whispered.

The blue light shot out from his hand, transforming into a stream of light that gently landed on Ibon.

Accompanied by a voice that sounded like a divine pronouncement.

"Let you become the cornerstone of peace."

The light shone on Ibang, but it brought no warmth; instead, it mercilessly burned his soul and flesh.

Burned, and then died.

The surrounding crowd fell silent and moved with extreme caution.

A moment later, the screams stopped abruptly.

As the light faded, only a pile of grayish-white dust remained on the ground—the last proof that Ebon had ever existed.

Yhwach stood up, his gaze sweeping over his silent, trembling subordinates below.

"There's no need to make that face."

"The Invisible Empire only needs useful talent at this time."

"As for this mediocre guy who can't even force Ichigo Kurosaki to use his Bankai, let me take back the power I gave him. Keeping him is just a waste."

"and......"

"I'm afraid we can't wait that long."

The original plan was to wait for the right time.

But Gerald's death, and the emergence of the uncontrollable variable that is Uchiha Sasuke, caused a subtle change in the situation.

We can no longer give them time to catch their breath and prepare.

Yhwach turned around and looked at the tall, thin man with long blond hair beside him.

That was his upper body, and also the highest rank of the Sternritter, the holder of "B", Yugraan Hasward.

"Hasward".

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hasward bowed slightly, his expression respectful.

"Pass down the order."

"Since they want to fight, then so be it."

"Let's declare war on Soul Society."

"Yes."

Hasward calmly agreed.

Seireitei.

In the street corners and alleyways.

Kira drew his sword and led his men on patrol, his face grim: "Be careful, everyone."

"Lieutenant Kira, don't worry!" A fellow member grinned. "With your skills, there won't be any problems."

Kira grinned, forcing a smile, but before he could finish his compliments, his expression suddenly changed: "Watch out!"

In his field of vision, the shadows suddenly twisted, spreading out unnatural tentacles.

It is a signal of the Quincy's relocation.

It's their method of moving in the shadows.

He reached out, drew his knife, and opened his mouth, ready to utter a spell at any moment.

But the next second—

Blue light burst forth.

Arrows, enormous arrows, almost larger than a head, suddenly appeared in the shadows and then shot away.

The wind was torn apart.

The whistling sound irritates the eardrums.

Kira instinctively raised his sword, but his speed was far too slow compared to the arrow!

The knife blocked the afterimage.

The left side of his body was completely pierced, leaving a large chunk missing, with only the spine and the flesh on the right side barely holding it up.

The other soldiers gasped in surprise.

But no sound came out; instead, the same beam of light shot out.

They died at almost the same time.

"This level of defense is practically nonexistent." A tall, thin, blond man emerged from the shadows, expressionless. "After what happened, are you still so lax?"

"Or is it that their strength only extends this far?"

Chapter 273 Onward!

"Never mind these insignificant little bugs."

Beside Haschward, a man with a cloak, carrying a huge battle axe, and sporting a mohawk clicked his tongue impatiently: "Haschward, don't forget the task His Majesty gave us."

"If those other guys beat us to it, we'll lose face."

The tall, thin man didn't speak, but simply glanced back at him.

"Proceed according to plan. Soul Society is currently short-handed, and this is an excellent opportunity."

"His Majesty's order is to exterminate them all."

..........

At the same time, in the skies above the western section of Seireitei.

A figure draped in a black cloak with disheveled long hair was silently suspended in mid-air.

He lowered his head, his eyes, hidden behind his disheveled hair, brazenly gazing down at the massive Death Fortress below.

The powerful spiritual pressure belonging to a Quincy poured down from his body without any concealment.

"What is that?!"

The Shinigami patrolling below immediately sensed this unusually powerful spiritual pressure and all looked up.

"Queens! They're the enemy!"

"He's outside the Soul-Sealing Membrane!" One of the officers' expressions changed drastically. He abruptly drew his Zanpakuto and roared at the team members behind him, "Quick! Sound the alarm! Notify the Riting Team!"

One person raised his hand, about to release a warning smoke.

Just as the spirit surged into the sky, the man raised his hand, and the upward arc came to an abrupt halt, vanishing without a trace.

The signal cannot be transmitted.

The Grim Reapers were even more terrified, but not because he possessed the ability to cut off signals.

Rather, the fact that he can do this means that this person is outside the veil of secrecy.

Seireitei is separated from the outside world by a barrier that appears empty and unremarkable, but even high-ranking officials with some strength can break through it.

However, the purpose of this thing is to send a signal the moment it is destroyed, and then warn the people in Seireitei that the enemy is attacking.

But this time, the protective membrane didn't give a warning.

What does it mean?

That strange spatial teleportation technology has the ability to silently conceal the Soul-Binding Membrane.

Another possibility is that the enemy did not come from outside.

..........

Squad 12, Technology Development Bureau.

Inside the enormous central control room, countless screens were flashing wildly.

"found it!"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi suddenly stood up from his chair, his eyes wide and bloodshot.

"I've finally cracked it!"

"It took eight hours and 53,216 decryption algorithms were tried..."

"We've finally caught you red-handed!"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi lunged at the main screen, his fingers flying across the keypad, and a complex three-dimensional map unfolded.

That's a structural diagram of Seireitei.

Below that structural diagram, in those shadows that are usually completely ignored, red dots of light began to emerge.

"A shadow! It's hiding in the shadows?"

"What a wonderful hiding place!"

Who pays attention to the shadow cast at their feet? That thing that has existed from the beginning, yet is so easily overlooked...

"Like a parasite clinging to its host, greedily sucking up nutrients without making a sound."

Everything makes sense now.

Why can't we find their stronghold no matter how hard we search? Why are they able to launch attacks so mysteriously?

Because their main base, that so-called "invisible empire," is not anywhere else at all.