"Don't you think that's all an excuse? Fighting is fighting, and carrying those so-called things on your back has no meaning other than making yourself dull."

"From the beginning……"

Senju Makoto pinched the incomplete blade with three fingers and suddenly swung it towards Kurosaki Ichigo, and at the same time, a word came to Kurosaki Ichigo's ear.

"It's not the blade that's vulnerable, but your heart. Are you really ready to fight?"

This is almost a question that reaches the soul, and with the ever-approaching blade, Kurosaki Ichigo's heart trembles...

Chapter 4 Zhanyue! !

Am I really ready to fight?

At this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo felt that time seemed to slow down, and his thinking was fluctuating rapidly.

From the very beginning when he really came into contact with the power of the god of death, Kurosaki Ichigo was forced to accept it, and then he continued to fight against Xu, and was also forced to protect Karakura Town...

It can be said that since Kurosaki Ichigo became the god of death, almost all the battles have been pushed to fight, and even standing in front of Makoto Senju now, he is also pushed to proceed.

The purpose... is to go to Seireitei to save Kuchiki Rukia...

But is it really ready for battle?

From the heart, accept the existence of combat with your own beliefs, and then accept the world that is completely different from your daily life?

The blade... is still approaching, like a countdown clock that keeps asking Kurosaki Ichigo for answers.

hesitate……

There is no time to hesitate!

Are you really ready?

Yes or no!

Yes?no?

Yes! ! !

At this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes were completely firm, and he instinctively made that choice in his heart.

Also at this moment, a voice that Kurosaki Ichigo felt seemed to be hazy from time to time after the Yami battle suddenly became extremely clear.

【Ichigo, you can finally hear clearly...】

[Your growth is unexpected, without a trace of confusion, and you have forgotten your fears...]

From the perspective of Kurosaki Ichigo, the figure of Uncle Zangetsu slowly emerged behind him, and a voice full of magnetism and power spoke.

【In this case, look ahead, go forward, don't stop when you go, remember that retreat will only make you old, and cowardice will definitely lead to death...】

【Shout out, my name is...】

Just when Uncle Zhanyue, who was wearing sunglasses and covered in a black robe, said this, he inadvertently glanced at Qian Shoucheng...

Senju Makoto's eyes slowly turned slightly, looking from the direction of Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes to the upper part of Kurosaki Ichigo's seemingly empty shoulders.

However, Uncle Zangetsu happened to be speaking from a position close to Kurosaki Ichi's ears. Makoto Senju's eyes seemed to see something, and he was observing something, which made Uncle Zanzuki's pupils shrink.

'What's up with this guy's sight? '

'Can he directly see my existence with the naked eye?How can it be! ! '

However, under the urgent situation, seeing Makoto Senju swinging the incomplete blade towards Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to have no intention of stopping at all, the voice of Uncle Zanzuki paused for a while and then rang in Kurosaki Ichigo's ear.

"Cut the moon!"

Kurosaki Ichigo instinctively yelled out, and the Reiatsu suddenly increased by a large amount. In the state of just beginning to understand, it completely surpassed the level of the chief officer, and was close to the level of the highest-ranking vice-captain.

And the handle of the knife held by Kurosaki Ichigo instantly extended an exaggerated blade, and swung it towards the incomplete blade held by Makoto Senju.

"boom!"

With the incomplete blade directly cut into pieces by Kurosaki Ichigo, it seems that Kurosaki Ichigo has completely cut off the confused and wandering self in the past, and Kurosaki Ichigo holding a brand new Zanpakuto appeared in front of everyone. in front of.

The huge blade, shaped like a kitchen knife, doesn't even have a guard, and the simple handle is wrapped with a simple white cloth...

The style is exaggerated but simple!

"Yo!"

Zan Yue in Kurosaki Ichigo's hand lifted up and pointed at Makoto Senju, and said proudly. "Since that's the case, then it's fine to use your own strength, right?"

"interesting……"

Qian Shoucheng raised his eyebrows, and said with a playful smile.

"Uncle Kurosaki, you have to be careful with this next blow. Even if it's you... I will never let anything go..."

Kurosaki Ichigo spoke slowly, holding Zhanyue tightly with both hands and raising it above his head, the Reiatsu all over his body almost instinctively condensed towards Zanyue.

"Crescent sky rushing?" '

This posture made Senju Makoto instinctively think of the signature move in the original trajectory, and the change of the spiritual pressure on Kurosaki Ichigo also followed this trend.

It's just that looking at Kurosaki Ichigo's reaction, it's more like an instinctive behavior...

After initially liberating Zhan Yue, the sudden expansion of Reiatsu made Kurosaki Ichigo obviously not really learned the "Crescent Moon Tenchong", but still instinctively chose to use this method to completely explode the Reiatsu in his body.

The next moment, with the Zanyue Slash in Kurosaki Ichigo's hand, violent high-density slashes swept towards Makoto Senju like a wave.

Undoubtedly, even if the God of Reaper at the vice-captain level did not arrive and took this blow head-on, he might lose his fighting ability directly.

It's a pity that standing in front of Kurosaki Ichigo is Makoto Senju...

As Qianshoucheng pointed his fingers forward, a spiritual shield commonly used by Quincy masters was condensed and blocked in front of him.

"boom!!"

A huge roar sounded, and the rolling high-density slash hit the seemingly thin and fragile spirit shield, but it collapsed instantly, as if it couldn't stir up even the slightest wave.

This scene also made Kurosaki Ichigo release himself instinctively, and the exhausted Kurosaki Ichigo who was about to fall asleep was stunned.

???

Kurosaki Ichigo.

Under Kurosaki Ichigo's shocked eyes, Senju Makoto tapped lightly on the spirit shield in front of him, and the spirit shield shattered, and said.

"Ichigo, you don't think that the so-called battle is to release all the Reiatsu in one breath and it's over?"

"A protracted battle, squeezing yourself one after another, constantly surpassing the limit is the real battle of a man..."

The next moment, what appeared in Senju Makoto's hand was replaced by a spiritual bow, and he aimed at Kurosaki Ichigo and slowly pulled it away, speaking in a flat tone that made Kurosaki Ichigo's hair stand on end.

"And since you really have your own Zanpakuto, let's start combat training officially."

"Next, I will continue to release spirit arrows at you. You can try to dodge at your own slow speed, but I suggest that you release the slash just now to counteract it instead of just relying on Zanpakuto Blocking with the blade..."

"Otherwise, I'm not sure if your Zanpakuto will be broken again because of this, and once your spirit body is hit head-on, it is very likely... to die!"

When Senju Makoto's voice fell, a bright light flashed on the spirit bow, and when Kurosaki Ichigo reacted, the spirit arrow had already arrived in front of his eyes.

Avoid?

It's too late!

Kurosaki Ichigo, who was already mentally exhausted, instinctively crossed the blade of Zanpakuto Zangetsu to block, but the huge impact force almost knocked Kurosaki Ichigo away in an instant.

However, before Kurosaki Ichigo could breathe a sigh of relief, two spiritual arrows appeared in front of Kurosaki Ichigo at the same time.

!!!

Kurosaki Ichigo.

Chapter 4: Awareness of Death

a few days later.

After going through a series of events, Kurosaki Ichigo's originally resolute eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of gloom, and the two clerks of the Urahara grocery store, Sumiyayu and Hanagari Jinta looked at Makoto Senju, subconsciously bowed their heads and left in a hurry After practicing.

Kurosaki Ichigo, who was granted some free time rarely, went to bid farewell to his family and friends and returned to that underground space again. Two figures that Kurosaki Ichigo did not expect appeared in front of him.

Ishida Uryu, who was dressed in a white Quincy battle suit and had seven jackets specially prepared in the bag on his back, and Ishida Uryu, who was wearing a flower shop clerk costume, was carrying an oversized luggage bag on his back, strangling the gully on his chest. The more obvious Inoue Orihime.

"Ishida-san? Inoue-san? Why are you here?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked in shock.

Orihime Inoue greeted her warmly and brilliantly, and replied. "Kurosaki-kun, I've also heard about Kuchiki-san. I decided to follow Mr. Kurosaki to Seireitei to save Kuchiki-san."

And Ishida Uryu pushed his glasses and said. "As a Quincy Master, I would like to go to the Corpse Soul Realm to see it by the way."

"You...you..."

Seeing this, Ichigo Kurosaki's expression showed a hint of emotion, but he still subconsciously refused. "No, the danger level of Jingling Court is far beyond your imagination."

"Don't worry, Kurosaki-san, in order to go to Seireitei, I practiced hard under the guidance of Mr. Kurosaki." Inoue Orihime replied energetically.

Ishida Uryu cast a glance at Kurosaki Ichigo and said. "Instead of worrying about me, you might as well think about how not to be a drag on Uncle Kurosaki."

In an instant, being stunned by Ishida Uryu's harsh words, Kurosaki Ichigo immediately felt that he was as moved as feeding the dog.

"Asshole, do you think I'm still the same as before?"

"Oh? I didn't see much difference. Instead, you looked like you've been squeezed dry. I have to worry about your kidney function..."

After a pause, Ishida Uryu, who is already quite venomous, has become even more merciless in his words after being influenced by Senshou Makoto for several years.

"Your family's small clinic is not very good. If you have time, you can go to my family's hospital to check your kidney function. I can give you a [-]% discount on kidney dialysis."

The somewhat clumsy Kurosaki Ichigo said angrily. "What are you bastard talking about? My kidneys are fine!!"

But Ishida Uryu pushed his glasses and analyzed rationally.

"It seems that there is not only a problem with kidney function, but also a problem with a stubborn mouth. When I have time, I will stuff the spirit bow into your mouth and shoot it."

"Come on, watch me cut you down right now!!"

"Ishida-san, Kurosaki-san, you..."

Just when Ishida Uryu and Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to be getting more and more passionate and harmonious, and Orihime Inoue was anxious to ease the atmosphere, Makoto Senju and Kisuke Urahara walked over side by side.

"Ah, the three of you seem to be in good spirits. It's great that you don't feel nervous at all." Urahara Kisuke said jokingly.

Makoto Kurosaki, who was still wearing the white windbreaker, spoke. "That's the end of the mutual familiarity, it's almost time to set off."

In an instant, Kurosaki Ichigo, Ishida Uryu, and Inoue Orihime all nodded solemnly.

For them, the world of corpses and souls is undoubtedly full of unknown dangers, and there are unpredictable and terrifying enemies everywhere.

And Qian Shoucheng looked at their faces that seemed to be determined to die forever, and said with a gentle smile on his face.

"All you have to do is to do your best when the time comes. You don't need to worry about the rest. I have everything. As a teacher, protecting your students is an important responsibility that cannot be shirked."

Under Senju Makoto's contagious smile, Kurosaki Ichigo and the others involuntarily relaxed a little, and replied in unison.

"Yes, Kurosaki-sensei/Uncle."

At this moment, a big hole was suddenly torn open in the air of the underground space, and there seemed to be darkness that could not see the end.

Kisuke Urahara, who was maintaining the passage on one side, waved at Makoto Kurosaki and said. "Mr. Makoto Kurosaki, then I will leave everything to you in the world of souls..."

"Ah."

Makoto Senju responded, and took the lead in leaping towards the big opening in the air, followed by Kurosaki Ichigo and others.

After a brief blackout, when Kurosaki Ichigo and others came back to their senses, they had already appeared in a rather strange space, surrounded by darkness, and there seemed to be something surging.

"Follow up..."

Qian Shoucheng took the lead in leading the way, and said.

"This is the 'Boundary', which is a place between the present world and the world of corpses and souls, where a large number of cut-off spaces and torrents of time are stacked on each other. Remember to follow me closely, otherwise if you get lost here, you may be lost forever. There is no way to return to the present world.”

In an instant, Kurosaki Ichigo and the others couldn't help but slightly tense their expressions, and hurriedly caught up with Senju Makoto and ran towards a certain direction.

However, due to the existence of Inoue Orihime, the speed of the entire team is not fast...

And Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to have thought of something, and asked. "Uncle Kurosaki, have you ever been to the Soul Realm? Why do you know so much about the Broken Realm?"

"The world of corpses and souls is the world where the souls and gods of death of countless human beings live. Your Uncle Kurosaki is not dead yet, how could you have been to the world of corpses and souls?"

Qian Shoucheng seemed a little annoyed, and then explained.

"I got most of this information from Urahara Kisuke, and there are still some points that must be kept in mind about Gotei [-]th Division."

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