Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Chapter 96 Instant coax, the ability of Swastika

The moment the words fell, Sasuke's figure, clad in a jet-black hunting robe, left a blurry afterimage in the spot.

Dark spatial cracks appeared and healed instantly around her. They were not spatial abilities, but rather the traces left by the blade as it sliced ​​through the air, the marks left by speed itself.

It's not exactly high-level; it's just a series of "flash" moves.

"Ignorance connects."

As the somber announcement rang out with the disappearance of the last crack, Yoruichi's black, tight-fitting combat suit was already covered with dozens of crisscrossing, fine wounds, and blood instantly seeped out, staining the fabric red.

"..."

At the edge of the training ground, Ichigo Kurosaki's breath caught in his throat.

He couldn't even see how Sasuke moved; he only saw the woman who had once overwhelmed Sasuke with absolute speed being covered in wounds in an instant.

"What's wrong, Shunshin?"

Sasuke reappeared, slowly turning around, his pure black Sharingan calmly gazing at the still-standing figure.

"Without your speed, all that's left is a slow-moving cat."

But Yoruichi Shihouin showed no sign of dejection in the face of Sasuke's mockery.

On the contrary, she slowly raised her head, a wild smile curving her lips.

"Oh......"

A soft chuckle escaped her throat, her voice becoming deep and imposing, "Little Sasuke, you seem to know very little about him."

"A cat driven to the brink of despair is the most dangerous."

The moment she finished speaking, her entire demeanor changed abruptly!

"boom--!!!"

A storm of platinum-gold spiritual pressure erupted from her center!

That wasn't just spiritual pressure; it was an energy mixed with a high concentration of Kido, filled with a violent aura.

"Instant coax!"

The ultimate fighting technique formed by fusing Hakuda with a high concentration of Kido.

"Oh my, oh my..."

Kisuke Urahara, standing some distance away, lost his smile, replaced by a grave expression. "She's actually been forced to use 'Instant Slash'? Yoruichi-san is really serious this time."

The platinum lightning materialized, coiling around her back and shoulders like a living thing, emitting a deafening roar, and her long purple hair danced wildly as if it were alive!

In the arena, Yoruichi stretched her limbs, feeling the explosive power surging within her, her golden eyes filled with a joyful fighting spirit.

“I admit, your ability to deprive you of speed is indeed very troublesome.”

Her voice echoed through the thunder, "But, Sasuke, you seem to have made a mistake as well."

"I'm called 'Instant God' not just because I'm fast."

The next instant, the rocky ground beneath her feet cracked violently, and she unleashed a golden bolt of lightning from her hands, launching an attack on Sasuke.

Sasuke's expression turned serious.

Facing the terrifying shockwave that rushed towards him, he raised the lightning blade in his hand once more.

The next instant, black and white lightning and white and gold storm collided violently in the center of the training field.

After a deafening roar, the large swathes of rocks around the two were instantly reduced to primordial powder in the dissipating energy storm, without even a chance to crumble into dust.

Smoke and dust obscured everything.

After a long while, when the devastating storm finally subsided, Kisuke Urahara slowly lowered his arm that had been blocking his way, looked at the huge circular crater in front of him that was more than tens of meters in diameter, and gave a helpless bitter smile.

In the center of the pit, the two figures remained in a standoff.

Yoruichi's small fist, enveloped in platinum-gold lightning, precisely met Sasuke's translucent lightning blade; the two were evenly matched.

"My lovely little disciple."

Yoruichi slowly withdrew her hand, and the violent "Shun's Fury" on her body also subsided. She looked at Sasuke with a satisfied smile on her face, "You don't really think that taking away my speed is the same as winning, do you?"

She tilted her head, her tone undisguisedly teasing.

"That's just an appetizer."

"..."

Sasuke did not answer.

The Sharingan stared intently at Yoruichi, the fighting spirit in its eyes even stronger than before.

His right fist tightened even more, and his spiritual pressure surged once more.

However, just as he was preparing to launch another attack—

A lazy figure appeared between the two of them without warning.

Kisuke Urahara used his open folding fan to gently press down on Sasuke's arm, which was about to rise.

"Alright, alright, that's enough."

"What a magnificent display of skill, you two."

He started with a compliment, then changed the subject, pointing to the chaotic ruins at his feet, and said in a pained tone, "But if this continues, my little shop will really disappear from the map."

He turned his head and looked into Sasuke's pure black eyes, which still burned with fighting spirit, and his tone softened a bit.

"Sasuke-kun, your Bankai far exceeded my expectations."

Kisuke Urahara looked at Sasuke and announced with a smile, "With your current strength, you only need to continue to familiarize yourself with your Zanpakuto, and that will be enough to surpass most captains."

Sasuke remained silent for a moment, then slowly lowered the lightning blade that had become one with his arm.

He nodded without saying anything.

But deep inside, a joy stemming from the affirmation of one's own power is quietly welling up.

As his will relaxed, his Bankai form, filled with divinity and majesty, began to slowly dissipate.

The black hunting robe, its sleeves fluttering without wind, seemed to dissolve quietly, like ink stains blown away by the wind, transforming back into the standard shihaka attire.

The pure darkness in his eyes faded away, and he returned to his normal appearance.

The translucent, single-edged longsword slowly disintegrated amidst a soft hum, transforming into pure lightning particles.

It hovered and condensed in the air, eventually being reshaped into a light blue solid longsword.

"Clang."

With a soft click, Takemikazuchi automatically returned to its sheath.

Kisuke Urahara crouched down, poked the rock on the ground with the rib of his fan, then slowly raised his head. His eyes, hidden in the shadow of his hat brim, were fixed on Sasuke as he shared his speculation about the battle that had just taken place.

"Sasuke-kun, if I'm not mistaken..."

Urahara's voice was low and full of analysis, "Your Bankai should be an extremely rare 'Kido-type' Zanpakuto, right?"

Yoruichi also came over, her face equally full of curiosity.

Sasuke glanced at him but did not deny it.

"Although I can't understand why there's such a big difference between its current ability and the initial release, I have to say, it's truly remarkable."

Kisuke Urahara stood up, pacing back and forth as he analyzed, almost to himself, "Through some unknown rule, the enemy's abilities are stripped away."

He stopped, turned around, and his eyes gleamed with barely suppressed excitement.

"Once you lose your greatest asset, even the strongest enemy will become full of weaknesses in your presence."

Sasuke listened quietly, his face expressionless.

Urahara's speculation is correct, but not entirely.

Chapter 97: Returning to Soul Society Alone, the Unique Aesthetics of the Eleventh Division

Sasuke listened quietly, his face expressionless.

Urahara's speculation is correct, but not entirely.

Takemikazuchi's Bankai ability is not simply "stripping away".

Its core is "trial".

It grants oneself the ability to judge the "crimes" of the enemy and impose "punishment" accordingly.

When Bankai is activated, any attack you make, whether it's a slash, a punch or kick, or even an area-of-effect attack like "Heaven's Cry," will silently leave an imperceptible "sin mark" on your opponent as long as it touches them. This mark will never disappear until you are judged.

The lightning pattern will then appear on one's palm, signifying the activation of the "judgment power".

At that time, one can declare the opponent's "crime" based on the opponent's characteristics.

Once convicted, one of the seven holes on his wrist will be filled with lightning, and the corresponding "punishment" will follow.

For example, Yoruichi just now.

She herself declared the sin of "arrogance" stemming from absolute self-confidence, and the punishment that followed was to strip her of her pride, "speed."

If it were someone else, for example...

A tailed beast that has gone berserk and out of control.

What is proclaimed is the sin of "rage". With each attack of the tailed beast, "lightning chains" will be generated from its body and wrap around it.

The more ferocious the attack, the more numerous and stronger the chains become, until eventually the attacker is completely bound by the power of their own rage and unable to move.

This is the true terror of "Heavenly Law Thunder Punishment Construction and Thunder Reform".

An absolute power of judgment that tailors punishments based on the opponent's "crimes".

However, he didn't need to tell this overly shrewd man in front of him any of this.

This is his own trump card.

"Looks like I was right."