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[Cyberpunk: Becoming a Legend from Dogtown] Chapter 56
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[Incoming Call: Angie]
Lin Yue, seeing the communication signal about to drop, quickly stopped in his tracks.
He ducked under a heavy punch from an Animal Gang member in front of him, then delivered a straight punch to the opponent's abdomen, causing blood to spurt from the guy's mouth—
Crack.
Lin Yue easily twisted his neck with both hands. As the distant camera turned towards him, Lin Yue's kinetic pistol shot it, sending smoke billowing from the lens.
"Lin... sir, what should we do now?"
Angie's face flickered on the other end. The network hacker's signal jammer had a limited range, but if Lin Yue took just one more step, he would lose contact with Angie completely.
"Find a safe spot first. I'll handle the hacker looking for you. If you want to be the Animal Gang's accountant in Dogtown, prove your worth."
Lin Yue didn't say much more. Clients had to bear some risks themselves—that was the rule.
Right now, he was in a business competition with Hands—a malicious competition initiated by Lin Yue, and this "business war" was shaking Hands' foundation.
As everyone knew, [Combat Stimulants] were used by most corporate soldiers, mercenaries, and gang enforcers in Night City.
Drugs like MaxDoc, Flash, and others fell under the category of stimulants. Not only that, but there were also the muscle-growth hormones injected by the Animal Gang. This was the business the Animal Gang was involved in.
How big was this pie? Even the Barghest had been introduced to the business by Hands, and even Hands himself couldn't resist taking a cut.
Angie was smart in one way: she knew she couldn't meddle in the drug and hormone business, so she focused on underground fighting and cyberware.
That was how she managed to barely hold her ground in the Animal Gang.
Lin Yue hung up Angie's call and followed the network cable to the hacker's location.
Although the situation had somewhat reversed, he still needed to deal with the hacker quickly. Otherwise, once the hacker had free rein, he could cause even greater damage.
Sometimes, Lin Yue wished he could split himself in two—one half to command from Dogtown, and the other half to personally handle clients' issues!
An automatic door began to deform rapidly. Lin Yue's gorilla arms gripped the door seam and tore it open—
Screw the access token! With over ten points in body strength, the brawler had no fear.
...
The second floor of the mall, cleared out by the Animal Gang, was lined with construction materials and trash on both sides.
Thick network cables twisted together, leading to an emergency passage deep inside the mall.
Rebecca hid in the shadows on one side, waiting for a few Animal Gang lackeys to pass.
A camera scanned the entire corridor ahead. Rebecca's communication system seemed to be jammed, and she couldn't notify her teammates of the hacker's location. She had no choice but to push forward blindly.
The camera rotated continuously. Inside the network room, the hacker had infiltrated the network. He had two tasks: first, to use the mall's outdated local network to eliminate targets for Marta, and second, to locate Angie.
At that moment, Marta paced back and forth beside the hacker, her hands on her hips. Two lackeys stood guard on either side of the automatic door, ready for any possible threat.
"Where the hell is Yae?!" Marta grabbed her hair in a fit of rage.
The hacker's voice came from the camera inside the room.
"He's dead. Probably taken out."
Marta's chest heaved as she cursed under her breath. "Yae was full of shit, saying the Dogtown business had a fixer backing it, and that most of the problems could be handled... What the hell is going on now? Damn it!"
"The fixer didn't have time to warn Yae. Who knows when you muscleheads got your schedules leaked—"
"The new guy in Dogtown has corporate backing. Digging up info on you brainless idiots is a piece of cake."
"Also, I suggest you show some respect to Mr. Hands. If you want the drug business to continue in Dogtown, keep your mouth shut. Once I find Angie's location, Mr. Hands will handle it... You? You're useless."
The hacker spoke without any courtesy, his tone condescending and arrogant.
There was no way to communicate with these muscle-bound Animal Gang members. They only cared about their little turf, with no vision for the future... Yae was the only smart one among them, and now he's dead.
"Huh?"
The hacker muttered something inaudible.
"Marta, send your men to this area. Some kid's sneaking up."
Marta leaned in closer to the computer screen after hearing the hacker. On the camera feed, a short girl with twin tails ran up from the long-defunct escalator, quickly darting into an emergency passage.
The beast-like woman stared intently at her prey, grinning viciously. "I'm gonna crush her!"
The automatic door slid open, and Marta charged out with her men in tow.
The hacker, lounging in his chair, sneered. "Muscle-brained idiots."
Huff, huff...
Rebecca didn't dare stop. She knew she might not get close to the hacker, but with her teammates in such a dangerous situation and the signal cut off, she had no way back.
Almost there.
Rebecca shot out the network camera on the automatic door ahead. Thick network cables snaked through a hole smashed into the wall.
Her intuition told her this was the hacker's location.
Discovering a password lock on the door, she panicked and quickly searched for another entrance—maybe a ventilation shaft or something.
Just as she was looking around, the door in front of her suddenly opened with a sound, and she turned her head—
Her eyes met two thick, vein-covered legs, each as wide as her waist. Before she could look up to see who it was, a heavy fist came straight at her!
Rebecca instinctively dodged, but her shoulder was still grazed. The force sent her flying, and she slammed hard into the concrete railing behind her!
Crack—Her rifle was knocked loose, skidding across the floor to her side.
The camera inside the door quickly adjusted to focus on Rebecca.
A mountain of a red-haired woman bent down and stepped out, looking down at her with a set of teeth that looked like they belonged to a beast.
Rebecca, dazed and disoriented, clawed at the ground with her fingertips, struggling to get up. Blood streamed from her mouth—she felt like every bone in her body was broken.
But she refused to give up. Despite the pain wracking her body, she lunged for her rifle, twisted around, and without a second thought, pulled the trigger!
Zap!
An arc of electricity burst from Rebecca's slender arm.
"Damn it!"
She had no defense against the hacker's attacks. Her cyberware quickly malfunctioned, causing the rifle to fall from her hands. She could only watch as Marta, the beast-like woman, raised her knee, ready to stomp on her face!
Though she couldn't dodge, Rebecca still desperately pressed her trembling arm, trying to regain control. She wasn't beaten until she was dead!
She wasn't afraid, so she gritted her teeth and growled.
"Fuck you!"
Whoosh—
A sound she knew all too well.
The firing sound of the Nekomata and the sound of it piercing flesh were almost musical, like when she faced the Maelstrom gang, and bullets from behind her would take out enemies in her blind spots.
Marta's foot froze mid-stomp, and she staggered. A large hole in her waist smoked, and she instinctively covered the wound, but blood gushed out between her fingers like a spring.
As Marta looked up, a steel rebar came spinning towards her face with a gust of wind!
For a moment, time seemed to freeze.
When the rebar made contact with Marta's face, her bones began to deform, and her skin swelled and cracked like weathered plastic.
Thud!
The dull sound of flesh meeting hard object echoed as Marta fell backward.
That stomp never landed.
Lin Yue tossed aside his sniper rifle. Bullets from his kinetic pistol ricocheted off the wall behind Marta's lackeys, and he rushed towards Rebecca, just a few steps away.
Marta, unwilling to give up, her face grotesquely deformed, revealing cybernetic wiring and bone. Her pain editor and long-term hormone use had long numbed her to pain. She was determined to crush this woman's body, to embed her head in a pulp of flesh!
She got up, clasped her hands together, and brought them down hard towards Rebecca's head!
Bang!
Lin Yue raised his arm, his body sinking slightly. His cybernetic arm creaked under the strain.
For the first time, his gorilla arms felt pressure. The drive joints exposed black cybernetic membranes, steaming with heat...
...
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[Combat Stimulants: In the 2077 game, scanning most armed personnel with TAB will reveal this information. Combat stimulants are the most common combat aids in the 2077 universe.
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[Naruto: Drop System] Chapter 194
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Yagyu had no idea about Obito Uchiha's envious thoughts.
After Hinata and the others activated the Four Red Yang Formation, Yagyu clapped his hands together once more. A blue aura surged around him, as if drawn by a magnet, and quickly flowed into his body.
In less than three seconds, red markings appeared around Yagyu's eyes, and his red pupils turned golden.
The terrifying natural energy and the instantaneous activation of Sage Mode left Naruto utterly stunned.
"So... so amazing!"
Watching Yagyu absorb natural energy while standing, without the need to sit and meditate, and with the natural energy being even more intense than the toad oil pool at Mount Myōboku, Naruto couldn't help but gape in awe.
"Sage Art: Sealing Gates!"
After instantly activating Sage Mode, Yagyu shouted again.
In an instant, massive red torii gates of varying sizes descended from the sky.
Some of these gates aimed directly at Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and the Ten-Tails' head.
Seeing this, Madara, for reasons unknown, didn't use a repulsive storm to deflect the torii gates. Instead, he vanished with a quick Body Flicker.
Obito, on the other hand, didn't use Shinra Tensei to repel the gates, perhaps because he couldn't in his current state. However, he also didn't dodge, instead looking up as the torii gates crashed down.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each torii gate weighed as much as a small mountain, and their impact created deafening explosions, sending clouds of dust into the air.
When the dust settled, the Ten-Tails, now in its second form, lay motionless on the ground.
Just like in the original story when it was suppressed by Hashirama's Sage Art: Sealing Gates, the Ten-Tails' neck, tail, limbs, and waist were all pinned to the ground by the massive torii gates.
Even though it had reclaimed the chakra of eight complete tailed beasts and a tiny amount of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and had evolved back into its second form, capable of using Heaven and Earth Cataclysm and Tailed Beast Bombs, the Ten-Tails was utterly powerless against the Sage Art: Sealing Gates.
This showed that whether the tailed beasts were separate or combined, they were nothing more than "dangerous livestock" in the face of Hashirama's Wood Release.
Even if all nine tailed beasts were separate, it would only require a bit more effort to deal with them.
Unless the Ten-Tails reclaimed the complete chakra of all nine tailed beasts and evolved back to its original form, granting it ninjutsu immunity, it would still be no match for the Sage Art: Sealing Gates.
What was truly powerful wasn't the Ten-Tails, but the person who ate the Divine Tree's fruit or became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, transcending their life essence and reaching a higher plane of existence.
"So... so amazing!!!"
Seeing Yagyu instantly defeat the Ten-Tails in this manner, Naruto was once again left dumbfounded.
"That brat's strength has already surpassed Hashirama Senju's," Kurama said gravely.
The Thousand-Armed Kannon that still stood in the Land of Rain, visible from both the Land of Rain and its neighboring countries, reminded Kurama of the moment decades ago when it had been subdued with a single hand.
Yagyu's instant activation of Sage Mode was something Hashirama had also done in the past.
But in Kurama's perception, Hashirama's life force and chakra paled in comparison to Yagyu's.
This was simply unbelievable.
Humans usually didn't reach their peak until adulthood, right?
If Kurama remembered correctly, this brat was the same age as Naruto, perhaps even born on the same day.
At this age, even if he had inherited the Sage's and Asura's physiques, it was impossible for him to develop to this extent!
He hadn't even reached his peak yet, and he had already developed the Sage's Body to this level. What would he be like when he reached his prime? Would even the Sage be inferior to him?
Such a freak of nature was something Kurama had never seen before.
Back to the Ten-Tails, Obito still stood on its head.
Using Kamui's intangibility, he completely ignored the torii gates' attacks and sealing effects.
However, despite still being connected to the Ten-Tails through the tube, no matter how he tried to control it, the Ten-Tails' body remained immobile.
Obito now had a deeper understanding of Yagyu's strength.
But he wasn't afraid.
After all, unlike in the original story, Obito's previous opponents hadn't included Kakashi Hatake. Up until now, he had no idea that Kakashi's Sharingan was the biggest weakness of his Kamui intangibility.
As long as he was careful and waited for the Ten-Tails to complete its final evolution, Obito believed that with Kamui's intangibility, he was already invincible.
As for Yagyu and the others, he would leave them to Madara to deal with. He could just hang back and watch.
Thus, Obito formed hand seals.
The Ten-Tails' body, like Yagyu's Wood Release, began to extend branches.
These branches detached from the Ten-Tails' body and transformed into grotesque monsters, resembling enhanced White Zetsu clones, charging toward Yagyu and the others.
"Naruto, Sasuke, I'll leave Madara and these monsters to you. Can you handle it?"
Looking at the charging monsters, Yagyu asked Naruto and Sasuke.
"Ah... don't worry, leave it to us."
Remembering the masked man's bizarre space-time ninjutsu and Yagyu's Flying Thunder God Technique, Naruto's expression turned serious as he accepted the task of dealing with the enemy's strongest fighter.
Sasuke also nodded.
Seeing them accept the most difficult task without hesitation, Yagyu smiled slightly, then reminded them, "Madara's strength is formidable. During the Valley of the End battle, he obtained Wood Release from the First Hokage. So, you might want to try combining the Susanoo's power with the Nine-Tails. This will significantly enhance your combat power and defense."
"There's actually such a technique?"
Hearing this, Naruto and Sasuke's eyes lit up.
"It's definitely possible," Kurama also recalled how Madara had used it in the past and said to Naruto in the tailed beast space, "You can also have that Uchiha brat enhance the Tailed Beast Bomb with the Susanoo's power. This will greatly increase the Tailed Beast Bomb's destructive force."
Back then, Madara had done the same, famously saying, "I can now reach the other side."
This move not only earned Hashirama's praise but also forced Hashirama to get serious, activating Sage Mode and the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
Similarly, if it weren't for Madara's repeated use of this combination technique, even if Hashirama had held back, the bombardment of thousands of mountain-sized wooden hands would have left Madara with only a slim chance of survival, even with the Susanoo and the Nine-Tails as shields.
Whoosh——
After explaining the "Armored Susanoo" technique to Naruto and Sasuke, Yagyu vanished in a blur, transforming into an arrow-like streak as he charged toward Obito Uchiha.
Along the way, the monsters spawned by the Ten-Tails couldn't react in time.
"Am I the target?"
Obito, with the dynamic vision of his Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan, clearly tracked Yagyu's movement.
Seeing that the enemy's strongest fighter was targeting him, Obito felt some pressure.
But the pressure wasn't from fear that Yagyu would discover the weakness of his Kamui intangibility. Instead, he was worried that the Ten-Tails would be destroyed before it could evolve into its third form.
After all, he had clearly seen through his clone how the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had been destroyed by Yagyu.
It was thanks to Yagyu destroying the Demonic Statue and forcing Nagato to retreat into its inner space, where he was still severely impacted, that Obito had the opportunity to sneak in and kill Nagato.
Otherwise, Obito wouldn't be here now, but would still be hiding in the shadows.
"Wood Release: Cutting Technique!"
Obito channeled his Wood Release chakra through the tube into the Ten-Tails, barely managing to lift its head slightly. The Ten-Tails then opened its mouth and unleashed a barrage of black projectiles.
The projectiles shot into the air, forming a rain of arrows that cascaded down toward Yagyu, who was charging forward.
At the same time, Obito leapt down from the Ten-Tails' head and ran toward Yagyu.
To avoid disrupting the Ten-Tails' evolution, Obito didn't want its body to become the battlefield between him and Yagyu.
As for whether disconnecting from the Ten-Tails would allow Madara to seize control, Obito wasn't worried.
Again, unless Madara was revived, his fake Rinnegan couldn't compare to the real thing.
The only concern was that without the Ten-Tails' chakra, Obito would have to rely on his acting skills, constantly shifting between the Kamui dimension and the real world.
Otherwise, if Madara activated the cursed seal, Obito might fall victim to it.
So Obito had to be prepared. If his heart showed any signs of trouble, he would immediately escape into the Kamui dimension.
But Obito also believed that, facing Yagyu, Naruto, and Sasuke, Madara wouldn't risk completely turning against him.
This was why he dared to disconnect from the Ten-Tails.
"Sage Art… Wind Release: Typhoon's Passage."
Looking at the rain of arrows descending upon him, Yagyu simply blew a breath of air upward. The breath transformed into a tangible, distorted airflow, quickly forming a terrifying storm. Not only did it blow away the rain of arrows, but it also swept up the Ten-Tails' spawned monsters, tossing them into the air like leaves. After spinning wildly, they crashed to the ground with a series of heavy thuds.
However, before the storm dissipated, Obito ignored the fierce winds and charged toward Yagyu.
In response, Yagyu also ran toward Obito, forming a blue energy sphere in his hand.
Seeing this, Obito's expression beneath his mask flickered with a hint of nostalgia.
For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to that night in the 48th year of Konoha.
But compared to the boy before him, his always-late teacher had been perfect yet flawed.
This time, however, he wouldn't lose again.
Extending a black rod from his hand, Obito didn't use the Rinnegan's abilities, nor did he use the Mangekyō Sharingan's genjutsu or the Wood Release that came with the Hashirama cells in his body.
He knew his limits. With his strength, he was no match for Yagyu.
He couldn't defeat Yagyu, but he could seal him.
If the Yin-Yang Release black rod could hit Yagyu, it would seal his chakra, temporarily preventing him from using any ninjutsu or escaping with Body Flicker.
At that point, Obito just needed to drag Yagyu into the Kamui dimension, and victory would be his.
The Kamui dimension was vast and entirely under his control. Once Yagyu entered, unless he could capture Obito's real body and transplant his Mangekyō Sharingan, even with the Flying Thunder God Technique, Yagyu wouldn't be able to escape the Kamui prison.
Yagyu didn't know Obito's thoughts, and even if he did, he would have just laughed.
Fully aware that without taking Kakashi's eye, there was no way to deal with Obito, Yagyu began to play along with him while waiting for the result.
Leaving the strongest, Madara, to Naruto and Sasuke wasn't to let them suffer a beating or push them to the brink of death to trigger the Sage of Six Paths' power-up.
Instead, the Ten-Tails still had something Yagyu wanted.
Only by obtaining this could Yagyu secure an absolute advantage in the final stage of his plan.
When he annihilated the White Zetsu army and the reanimated army, Yagyu had already made his move.
Thus, just like Minato Namikaze had done in the past, Yagyu thrust his Rasengan toward Obito, only to pass through him.
At the same time, Obito's black rod also passed through Yagyu's body.
However, when the two completely separated, Obito suddenly reversed his grip on the black rod and stabbed it toward Yagyu's back.
In the next second, Obito's pupils contracted.
Yagyu didn't dodge or move, as if he hadn't reacted, allowing the black rod to strike him.
Crack——
But the sharp black rod couldn't penetrate Yagyu's defense. Instead, it shattered from the recoil.
Seeing this, Obito quickly activated Kamui's intangibility.
Almost the moment he turned intangible, Obito saw Yagyu glance back at him, and then his vision was engulfed in darkness.
Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Darkness Technique!
Obito instantly realized what had happened and sighed in relief, though he felt a bit of lingering fear.
"So terrifying. Does he not even need hand seals? Or is his one-handed sealing just too fast?"
In the Kamui dimension, Obito dispelled the Darkness Technique.
When his vision returned, he found that Yagyu had disappeared from the real world and was now standing on the Ten-Tails' head.
Beside Yagyu was another Yagyu.
Seeing this, Obito's expression changed, and he quickly used Kamui to swiftly move through the dimension toward the Ten-Tails.
Meanwhile, Yagyu placed his hand on the Wood Clone's shoulder, receiving the results, and smiled.
"Six Paths Sage Mode... the final piece of the puzzle is finally complete."
After saying this, Yagyu's hand was covered in blue chakra.
Then, various colors of chakra flowed from the Wood Clone into Yagyu's body.
Upon closer inspection, there were nine distinct colors of chakra.
These were the partial chakra of the nine tailed beasts within the Ten-Tails.
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[Bleach: I Love Making Friend] Chapter 85
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"You really are a cold and heartless person."
Rukia walked over and elbowed Haruki, teasing him. "Among them is Matsumoto Rangiku. I remember you two being quite close, no?"
Haruki remained unfazed and said, "With two captains there, if they can't even protect their own subordinates, then the Gotei 13 would be utterly useless."
"Haha, then aren't you worried about that guy getting hurt?"
Haruki replied, "With us around, if something still happens to him, then we'd be the useless ones."
"Alright, let's not dwell on this. We still have two people to find."
"Who?"
"Of course, the two people you want to find," Haruki said seriously. "Shiba Kaien and Abarai Renji."
"Ha..." Rukia couldn't help but laugh. "Do you think I'm like my foolish main self? I don't care about their lives!"
Haruki glanced at her and said, "Right, you don't care about them, but your main self does. You don't want your main self to live in regret forever, do you?"
"..." Rukia's smile instantly faded.
She gave Haruki a deep look and said, "You know... I really hate the look in your eyes right now."
"Huh?" Haruki was puzzled. "My eyes?"
"Exactly." Rukia stared at Haruki intently and said gravely, "It's that look of yours, like you can see through everything!"
"...Really?" Haruki chuckled awkwardly. "I never thought of it that way."
"Maybe." Rukia didn't press further. She said, "Hueco Mundo is your territory. Finding people should be your job, right?"
"Of course." Haruki shrugged.
It seemed that while Rukia claimed her ability allowed her to appear beside any deceased being, there were still distance limitations. At the very least, she couldn't instantly appear beside Renji or pinpoint his location.
Honestly, the spatial movement ability was quite similar to the abilities of Dark Rukia from the movie.
Not only did they look alike, but their abilities were also similar, which made Haruki wonder if there was some connection between the two.
Of course, the methods of their creation were completely different.
The Dark Rukia from the movie was created through a complex process—
First, a test subject of Urahara Kisuke, a parasitic Hollow, parasitized a pair of siblings from the Rukongai. Eventually, the siblings fused with Rukia's body.
This gave birth to Dark Rukia.
In other words, this Dark Rukia was composed of four different souls.
The parasitic Hollow, the Rukongai siblings, and Rukia herself...
This was why Dark Rukia possessed multiple abilities, such as spatial movement and memory erasure.
The current Dark Rukia, however, was created when the Hōgyoku read Rukia's desires and attracted White, who then transferred into her body.
After White entered Rukia's body, the Hōgyoku caused a special reaction with Rukia's soul, resulting in the fusion of a "second personality."
So, theoretically, the two were completely different.
But why did they end up with such similar appearances and abilities? That was something Haruki couldn't understand at the moment.
"Stark, could you keep an eye on White for me? Then you can head back to Las Noches. I'll take Rukia to find my subordinate."
Stark remained seated, and Haruki disappeared with Rukia.
"Shiba Kaien's spiritual pressure... has disappeared."
Dark Rukia couldn't help but say, "Was it your doing?"
"Not me..."
Haruki said softly, "I haven't been in Hueco Mundo for long, and I certainly didn't interfere with what happened to the expedition team."
He wasn't entirely sure what Dark Rukia was really thinking.
Although she kept belittling her main self and acted like she didn't care about her, Haruki knew there was another character like this in the original story.
Wasn't that White inside Ichigo Kurosaki?!
That's right, they didn't care about the people Ichigo cared about, but they cared about Ichigo himself!
Dark Rukia claimed she didn't care about Renji or Shiba Kaien, whom Rukia cared about, but she might still care deeply about her main self.
"Is that so..." Rukia nodded, seemingly accepting Haruki's explanation.
The two of them moved through Hueco Mundo, gradually searching for Abarai Renji's whereabouts.
In fact, Haruki had already sent people to look for Renji and had a general idea of his location. With Rukia's abilities, finding Renji wasn't too difficult.
About a day after leaving the ruins, they found Renji.
Renji was currently in a grove of quartz trees.
Quartz trees were somewhat unique to Hueco Mundo. In this vast desert, there were no cacti or similar plants, but there were some pale, quartz-like structures that formed trees.
These trees could be used to hide one's presence, so it seemed Renji wasn't completely foolish and knew to conceal himself in Hueco Mundo.
However, this also meant he was avoiding attacks from something.
"Strange... this spiritual pressure... what's going on?"
Rukia frowned and said, "It feels similar to Shiba Kaien's spiritual pressure. Could he still be alive?"
"..." Haruki remained silent for a moment. He had also sensed the spiritual pressure.
He said, "This spiritual pressure isn't just similar... it's exactly the same."
That's right, this spiritual pressure was identical to Shiba Kaien's. But according to Aizen, Shiba Kaien should have already met his end.
Which meant...
Was it the former Novena Espada, Aaroniero Arruruerie?
Aaroniero was a very unique existence among the Espada because he was merely a Gillian, the lowest class of Menos Grande.
He became an Espada due to his exceptional potential—he was a "Gluttonous Hollow"!
Gluttonous Hollows were an extremely special type of Hollow because...
They could evolve infinitely!
They could endlessly devour the abilities and memories of the Hollows they consumed, allowing them to grow without limits.
It seemed he had devoured Shiba Kaien, though it was unclear if he had also consumed Metastacia...
A Gluttonous Hollow...
This kind of Hollow was quite interesting. They could grow infinitely and gain endless abilities. Wasn't that similar to himself?
However...
A being like himself only needed to exist once.
"I'll go save Renji. Can you deal with that guy?"
Haruki said to Rukia.
"Why should I bother with such a troublesome task?" Rukia's gaze was fixed ahead, seemingly vacant and unfocused.
"At the very least..."
Haruki had already started moving.
"You can't appear in front of Renji looking like this, right?"
"That would scare him to death."
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[Naruto: Drop System] Chapter 193
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"Is that really Madara Uchiha?"
Looking at Madara Uchiha standing beside Obito Uchiha, Naruto, whose Sage Mode had amplified his senses to the extreme, immediately felt an overwhelming pressure that was completely different from Obito's. He couldn't help but ask Kurama in the tailed beast space.
"Yeah… Be careful. That guy's ocular power is terrifying."
Kurama gritted its teeth and spoke with a mix of anger and frustration.
In this world, the person Kurama hated the most wasn't Mito Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki, or Naruto Uzumaki—the three Uzumaki who had sealed it for decades. It wasn't Hashirama Senju, who had once casually subdued it with one hand while calling it dangerous. Nor was it Minato Namikaze, who had sacrificed his life to seal half of Kurama into the Shinigami's stomach. No, the one Kurama hated the most was Madara Uchiha.
After the Sage of Six Paths separated Kurama from the Ten-Tails, Kurama had lived peacefully for a thousand years, never interfering with human society or harming a single person. It simply lived in solitude, waiting for the Child of Prophecy that the Sage had spoken of.
But then, one day, Madara Uchiha appeared before it. With overwhelming power, Madara suppressed Kurama, forced it to become his summon, treated it like livestock, and ultimately led to Kurama being sealed in a dark, confined space for decades.
All of Kurama's suffering was caused by Madara Uchiha.
Thus, Kurama harbored a deep hatred for Madara, but it was powerless against him.
The ocular power of the Mangekyō Sharingan was simply too effective against tailed beasts.
Moreover, Kurama had been forced into a summoning contract with Madara. No matter where it was, Madara could summon it with a single hand seal.
Now that Madara had been revived, Kurama suddenly felt that the current situation wasn't so bad. It didn't want to leave the seal anymore.
Of course, Naruto didn't know Kurama's thoughts.
After hearing Kurama's warning, Naruto nodded solemnly and then shouted, "Sasuke, let's go!"
With that, Naruto controlled the massive golden Nine-Tails and charged toward the rampaging Ten-Tails once again.
Behind him, Sasuke didn't speak, but the katana in his Complete Body Susanoo's hand disappeared, replaced by a massive purple bow.
At the same time, wings sprouted from the Susanoo's back, and the towering purple warrior soared into the sky.
These two destined rivals, who had clashed for a millennium, often bickered and couldn't stand each other in daily life. But when it came to tacit understanding, they were born with it—a bond that even reincarnation couldn't erase.
"Just a mere beast. It's time to return to your cage."
Watching the golden Nine-Tails charging toward him with earth-shaking force, Madara sneered disdainfully. He then stabbed his scythe into the Ten-Tails' body and formed hand seals. "I just learned a new technique. Let's test it on you."
"Wood Release: Multiple Wood Dragon Technique!"
Rumble——
As soon as Madara finished speaking, the ground trembled violently, and large cracks appeared. Thick branches surged from the earth, rapidly transforming into green wooden dragons that surrounded the golden Nine-Tails from all directions.
"I can't move! My chakra's being drained… Isn't he from the Uchiha clan? Why does he have Yagyu's Wood Release?!"
The Wood Dragon Technique caught Naruto completely off guard. After all, Yagyu was an ally, and before the Fourth Great Ninja War began, no one in this era had forced Yagyu to use the Wood Dragon or Wood Human Techniques. Naruto had never faced such a technique before.
Moreover, the golden Nine-Tails' massive size made it impossible to dodge the sudden assault of the wooden dragons, unlike the Complete Body Susanoo, which could fly.
Just as Madara's Complete Body Susanoo had always been unable to avoid the Wood Dragon Technique and was easily subdued, the golden Nine-Tails was instantly defeated.
Both were at the Super Kage level, but just as there were differences among jōnin and the Five Kage, Naruto was no match for Madara.
After all, both the Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release were tailed beast-specific techniques, much like the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Even without Wood Release, Madara could have easily defeated Naruto.
Wood Release just made it more convenient.
"Naruto, release the full tailed beast transformation!"
Feeling his chakra being rapidly drained, Kurama quickly warned.
"Got it!"
Naruto, who was desperately trying to control the golden Nine-Tails, realized he couldn't break free from the wooden dragons' restraints. Instead, the grip was tightening. Reluctantly, he released the full tailed beast transformation, and the golden Nine-Tails disappeared.
Seeing this, Obito, who had been about to form hand seals to make the Ten-Tails spit out chains, slowly lowered his hand.
Whoosh——
At that moment, a sharp whistling sound reached the ears of Madara and Obito.
Looking up, they saw a massive purple arrow wrapped in black flames hurtling toward them.
From a distance, it looked like a purple meteor about to collide with the rampaging Ten-Tails.
"Strong, but too naive."
Unlike his disdainful attitude toward Naruto and Kurama, Madara looked at the descending purple arrow and the floating Complete Body Susanoo with a sense of appreciation.
Madara Uchiha was just that hypocritical.
At the same time, Madara raised his hand and created a massive hemispherical shield.
The purple arrow struck the shield, and the purple Yin Release chakra and the black flames were instantly absorbed.
"How is that possible?!"
Seeing this, both Sasuke in the sky and Naruto on the ground exclaimed in disbelief.
Their faces were filled with shock, not because Madara had blocked the black flame arrow of the Complete Body Susanoo in such a way, but because Madara's eyes had transformed from the Mangekyō Sharingan to the ripple-patterned purple eyes of the Rinnegan.
"The Rinnegan… Why does Madara Uchiha also have the Rinnegan?" Naruto murmured.
"It's not that he also has it—the Rinnegan is his."
Kurama instantly grasped the key point and said gravely, "He's just a reanimated corpse, a dead man with abilities similar to his living self, or perhaps only close to his former strength. His eyes just transformed from the Mangekyō Sharingan to the Rinnegan, which means he had the Rinnegan in life."
"There's only one explanation: the current Rinnegan is actually the one Madara left behind before his death."
"So Nagato's Rinnegan was his, not something he was born with."
Naruto nodded slightly in realization.
At that moment, realizing that long-range ninjutsu was ineffective against Madara, Sasuke also released his Complete Body Susanoo to avoid wasting unnecessary chakra and ocular power. He landed beside Naruto.
Hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke's expression turned serious. "So Madara Uchiha is the true mastermind behind all this? The Akatsuki leader, and that masked guy beside him, are just his pawns?!"
"You're right. Madara Uchiha is the true mastermind."
A voice reached their ears, and both Naruto and Sasuke's faces lit up with joy.
"Yagyu, you're here!"
Turning to see Yagyu suddenly appearing between him and Sasuke, Naruto felt as if he had found his pillar of support and shouted excitedly.
Sasuke also smirked, feeling a surge of confidence.
Having been classmates for ten years and never once defeating Yagyu since childhood, Naruto and Sasuke had unconsciously been completely subdued by him.
No matter how much their strength increased, they never felt they could defeat Yagyu.
So Yagyu's arrival made both Naruto, who had nearly been defeated by Madara, and Sasuke, who was struggling, feel that they no longer needed to worry about how to deal with Madara. They just needed to follow Yagyu's lead.
"It's Lord Yagyu!"
"Great, Lord Yagyu is here!"
"That's… the Uchiha clan's Gunbai, the weapon of the Akatsuki's Hundred Faces. So it was Lord Yagyu who undid the Reanimation Jutsu."
"I knew it! Lord Yagyu, who possesses the same Wood Release as the First Hokage, couldn't possibly lose to Madara Uchiha. He was just handling more important matters."
"..."
Not only Naruto and Sasuke, but the entire ninja alliance sensed Yagyu's chakra, and their morale skyrocketed.
Just like Minato Namikaze, who had shined in the Third Great Ninja War, becoming the nightmare of the five great villages and even being allowed by Iwagakure to abandon missions if they encountered him, Yagyu had already subdued the five great villages and the Land of Iron in this Fourth Great Ninja War.
The five great villages, which had initially been at odds and fought separately, now chose to set aside their hatred and work together, thinking it was better to be ruled by Konoha and Yagyu than by the Akatsuki.
With the reanimated elite squad ascending to the afterlife, the ninja alliance, which had already turned the tide and gained the upper hand, now felt that victory was within reach.
They were certain to win!
And Yagyu didn't disappoint them.
Yagyu patted Naruto and Sasuke on the shoulders, then stepped forward in front of them.
Looking up at Madara and Obito, who were standing atop the Ten-Tails and gazing down at them, Yagyu then glanced toward the ninja alliance's position. Suddenly, he raised his hand and clapped.
Boom——
A terrifying blue aura erupted.
Then, Yagyu murmured, "Wood Release… Silent Binding Technique!"
Almost as soon as Yagyu spoke, the ninja alliance in the distance felt the ground beneath them tremble slightly.
Tiny cracks appeared in the ground, barely noticeable in the darkness.
However, those with strong sensory abilities could already sense an astonishing amount of chakra surging toward them from afar, like an underground river.
Of course, only some of the White Zetsu clones and the ninja alliance sensed this.
With the reanimated elite squad ascending to the afterlife, the remaining reanimated army consisted only of the elite reanimated summoned by Orochimaru.
Most of them were weak, and the strong ones were the elites from the five great villages who had been killed by the reanimated elite squad in recent days.
To avoid revealing their identities and to shift the blame onto Hundred Faces, Orochimaru hadn't granted these reanimated elites autonomous consciousness. Instead, they fought based on instinct.
Thus, before most of the White Zetsu clones and the reanimated army could react, countless vines suddenly erupted from the ground, binding them all.
These vines rapidly transformed into branches, wrapping them into cocoons.
The White Zetsu clones that did react quickly used the Floating Technique to escape underground.
With just one move, Yagyu had annihilated the White Zetsu army and the reanimated army.
Just like when Madara Uchiha had used the Tengai Shinsei in the original story, Yagyu's single move made the ninja alliance feel the vast gap between dimensions, a true dimensional strike.
"Ino…"
After wiping out the White Zetsu and reanimated armies with one move, Yagyu called out softly.
"Yes!"
Ino, who had already activated the Yin Seal and connected her Yin Release chakra to Yagyu through a secret technique, immediately understood his intention.
She closed her eyes and formed hand seals, seemingly preparing something.
A few seconds later, Hinata, Sakura, and Karin, who had also activated the Yin Seal, nodded in understanding.
Then, the four of them vanished in a blur, reappearing on the battlefield near Yagyu's location, several kilometers away from the Ten-Tails, positioned at the four cardinal directions around it.
Together, they formed hand seals and shouted, "Ninja Art… Four Red Yang Formation!"
Four red, transparent barriers shot into the sky, forming a massive red box that enclosed the Ten-Tails and Yagyu's group.
Looking at the barrier that could connect over such a vast distance, Madara raised an eyebrow in surprise. "The Four Red Yang Formation? Such young girls can perform a barrier technique of this level?"
"They're all Yagyu's close female companions," Obito said flatly.
Hearing this, Madara couldn't help but smirk, giving Obito a meaningful look.
Although Obito's tone was calm, Madara could sense the envy and bitterness in his words.
And indeed, that was the case.
Obito envied Yagyu, but not because he was surrounded by beautiful women.
He envied Yagyu's incredible talent, his immense power at such a young age, and his position as the future Sixth Hokage of Konoha—a position Obito had once dreamed of. Yagyu had the strength to protect those he cared about, something Obito had failed to do.
If he had possessed Yagyu's strength back then, Rin wouldn't have been captured, he wouldn't have been crushed by the boulder, and Rin wouldn't have been killed by Kakashi.
If Naruto was like Obito as a child, then Yagyu was the embodiment of Obito's dream in the new world he wanted to create.
The perfect person he could only dream of had appeared in reality.
How could Obito not feel bitter and envious?
Looking down at the Ten-Tails, which was growling lowly, Obito, who knew its current state through the connecting tube, felt even more determined.
Soon, it will reach its third form.
The new world is within reach!
NDS
[Bleach: I Love Making Friend] Chapter 84
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What does "completely opposite" mean?
Rukia is the main personality, Dark Rukia is the secondary personality, female, a Shinigami with Hollow powers.
So the opposite would be...
Dark Rukia as the main personality, Rukia as the secondary personality, male, a Hollow with Shinigami powers—or perhaps even more opposite, "a Quincy with human powers"!
The opposite of a Shinigami is a Quincy, and the opposite of a Hollow is a human. If that's the case, then the opposite being created would be quite interesting.
If he were to cut Aizen with this ability...
Haruki's mind flashed with information about Aizen.
Male, Shinigami, scheming, with the most powerful illusion-type Zanpakutō, Kyōka Suigetsu.
Then the opposite being would be...
Female, Quincy, straightforward personality, and as for abilities... who knows if it would still be Kyōka Suigetsu? Maybe something completely opposite to illusion-type abilities?
Thinking this, Haruki almost laughed out loud.
Although the ability was powerful, Dark Rukia's favorability toward him was less than 40, much lower than the main Rukia's.
This version of Rukia was clearly more difficult to deal with, and raising her favorability wouldn't be easy.
Seeing Haruki's amused expression, Dark Rukia suddenly felt that following him might not be the most reliable idea.
However, Haruki quickly composed himself and said, "Rukia, even your Zanpakutō has changed. Are you still using the abilities of your old 'Sode no Shirayuki'?"
Rukia's Zanpakutō was named "Sode no Shirayuki." Although she wasn't a seated officer, she had already achieved Shikai before the bull-headed Hollow incident.
But in her Dark Rukia state, her Zanpakutō had transformed into a giant scythe, and it was likely that even its Shikai abilities had changed.
That said, compared to wielding a Zanpakutō, the scythe now seemed more fitting for the concept of a "Shinigami."
"Well..."
Rukia glanced at Haruki, a somewhat sinister smile on her face, and suddenly swung her scythe at him again.
"Why don't you try it out for yourself!"
She swung the massive scythe, and the spiritual pressure erupted into a whirlwind, the powerful gust blowing Haruki's hair.
"Destructive Death Beam."
Haruki extended a finger, and in an instant, a dark beam shot out, the ominous energy rushing toward Rukia!
?!
Rukia's pupils dilated in shock. She hadn't expected Haruki to have such an ability. She quickly retreated, then vanished in an instant.
Haruki's Destructive Death Beam hit nothing but air, shooting into the distance and easily piercing through a white wall before continuing onward.
Meanwhile, Rukia reappeared behind Haruki and swung her scythe at his back.
But Haruki's body also disappeared. He had trained hard in speed, after all.
"Does it have something to do with space? Can you teleport?"
Haruki looked at Rukia and asked.
Rukia hadn't used Shunpo or Sonído. Her movement left no trace, so Haruki guessed it was teleportation.
"I am the most special Hollow, and the most special Shinigami!"
Dark Rukia said with a smile. "Hollows have their own forms, especially at the Adjuchas stage, where they have their so-called 'true forms,' most of which are animals. But I'm different."
"My true form is my Shinigami self, which allows me, as a Hollow, to possess true Shinigami abilities!"
"I can't teleport, but I can appear beside any deceased being, and my attacks ignore all spiritual defenses."
As she spoke, she spun her scythe like a windmill.
"If my 'Reaper's Scythe' hooks you, it will leave a permanent wound. Unless I actively forgive you, it will never heal naturally, no matter how much time passes!"
"That's a dangerous ability..."
Haruki narrowed his eyes. The ability to ignore defenses and leave permanent wounds was one thing, but being able to appear beside any deceased being? Wasn't that a bit overpowered?
This ability must have some weakness...
If there were no restrictions, it would be far too powerful.
But he didn't expect Rukia to reveal her weakness. That would be a joke. Revealing her abilities was already generous enough—who would go out of their way to tell others their weaknesses?
"What about your ability just now?" Rukia asked after explaining her own. "That wasn't Kidō, was it? Kidō doesn't have that kind of power!"
"That's called the Destructive Death Beam. It's also an attack that ignores defenses." Haruki didn't hide it either. She had already shared her abilities, so there was no need for him to be secretive.
It wasn't like he, a grown man, could be more reserved than a girl.
"You're quite interesting. No wonder my main personality is so easily manipulated by you."
"Hey, hey, you can eat whatever you want, but don't say things carelessly. I haven't manipulated Rukia at all." Haruki wiped a bead of sweat. "Talking like that will lead to misunderstandings."
"Hmph..."
"Not to interrupt, but... White's evolution seems to be coming to an end."
Rukia was about to mock Haruki again, but Stark cut in at that moment.
After Stark spoke, Haruki immediately looked over.
White's cocoon was now covered in dense black cracks, and a strange hissing sound was coming from it.
It sounded like some kind of eerie chewing, and as the noise grew louder, the cracks on the cocoon multiplied and widened.
With a series of cracking sounds, the massive cocoon began to peel apart.
Chunks of white material fell away, gradually revealing White, who had been evolving inside.
White's appearance hadn't changed much. If anything, the mask covering his face now bore some intricate patterns.
However, the spiritual
You really are a cold and heartless person."
Rukia walked over and elbowed Haruki, teasing him. "Among them is Matsumoto Rangiku. I remember you two being quite close, no?"
Haruki remained unfazed and said, "With two captains there, if they can't even protect their own subordinates, then the Gotei 13 would be utterly useless."
"Haha, then aren't you worried about that guy getting hurt?"
Haruki replied, "With us around, if something still happens to him, then we'd be the useless ones."
"Alright, let's not dwell on this. We still have two people to find."
"Who?"
"Of course, the two people you want to find," Haruki said seriously. "Shiba Kaien and Abarai Renji."
"Ha..." Rukia couldn't help but laugh. "Do you think I'm like my foolish main self? I don't care about their lives!"
Haruki glanced at her and said, "Right, you don't care about them, but your main self does. You don't want your main self to live in regret forever, do you?"
"..." Rukia's smile instantly faded.
She gave Haruki a deep look and said, "You know... I really hate the look in your eyes right now."
"Huh?" Haruki was puzzled. "My eyes?"
"Exactly." Rukia stared at Haruki intently and said gravely, "It's that look of yours, like you can see through everything!"
"...Really?" Haruki chuckled awkwardly. "I never thought of it that way."
"Maybe." Rukia didn't press further. She said, "Hueco Mundo is your territory. Finding people should be your job, right?"
"Of course." Haruki shrugged.
It seemed that while Rukia claimed her ability allowed her to appear beside any deceased being, there were still distance limitations. At the very least, she couldn't instantly appear beside Renji or pinpoint his location.
Honestly, the spatial movement ability was quite similar to the abilities of Dark Rukia from the movie.
Not only did they look alike, but their abilities were also similar, which made Haruki wonder if there was some connection between the two.
Of course, the methods of their creation were completely different.
The Dark Rukia from the movie was created through a complex process—
First, a test subject of Urahara Kisuke, a parasitic Hollow, parasitized a pair of siblings from the Rukongai. Eventually, the siblings fused with Rukia's body.
This gave birth to Dark Rukia.
In other words, this Dark Rukia was composed of four different souls.
The parasitic Hollow, the Rukongai siblings, and Rukia herself...
This was why Dark Rukia possessed multiple abilities, such as spatial movement and memory erasure.
The current Dark Rukia, however, was created when the Hōgyoku read Rukia's desires and attracted White, who then transferred into her body.
After White entered Rukia's body, the Hōgyoku caused a special reaction with Rukia's soul, resulting in the fusion of a "second personality."
So, theoretically, the two were completely different.
But why did they end up with such similar appearances and abilities? That was something Haruki couldn't understand at the moment.
"Stark, could you keep an eye on White for me? Then you can head back to Las Noches. I'll take Rukia to find my subordinate."
Stark remained seated, and Haruki disappeared with Rukia.
"Shiba Kaien's spiritual pressure... has disappeared."
Dark Rukia couldn't help but say, "Was it your doing?"
"Not me..."
Haruki said softly, "I haven't been in Hueco Mundo for long, and I certainly didn't interfere with what happened to the expedition team."
He wasn't entirely sure what Dark Rukia was really thinking.
Although she kept belittling her main self and acted like she didn't care about her, Haruki knew there was another character like this in the original story.
Wasn't that White inside Ichigo Kurosaki?!
That's right, they didn't care about the people Ichigo cared about, but they cared about Ichigo himself!
Dark Rukia claimed she didn't care about Renji or Shiba Kaien, whom Rukia cared about, but she might still care deeply about her main self.
"Is that so..." Rukia nodded, seemingly accepting Haruki's explanation.
The two of them moved through Hueco Mundo, gradually searching for Abarai Renji's whereabouts.
In fact, Haruki had already sent people to look for Renji and had a general idea of his location. With Rukia's abilities, finding Renji wasn't too difficult.
About a day after leaving the ruins, they found Renji.
Renji was currently in a grove of quartz trees.
Quartz trees were somewhat unique to Hueco Mundo. In this vast desert, there were no cacti or similar plants, but there were some pale, quartz-like structures that formed trees.
These trees could be used to hide one's presence, so it seemed Renji wasn't completely foolish and knew to conceal himself in Hueco Mundo.
However, this also meant he was avoiding attacks from something.
"Strange... this spiritual pressure... what's going on?"
Rukia frowned and said, "It feels similar to Shiba Kaien's spiritual pressure. Could he still be alive?"
"..." Haruki remained silent for a moment. He had also sensed the spiritual pressure.
He said, "This spiritual pressure isn't just similar... it's exactly the same."
That's right, this spiritual pressure was identical to Shiba Kaien's. But according to Aizen, Shiba Kaien should have already met his end.
Which meant...
Was it the former Novena Espada, Aaroniero Arruruerie?
Aaroniero was a very unique existence among the Espada because he was merely a Gillian, the lowest class of Menos Grande.
He became an Espada due to his exceptional potential—he was a "Gluttonous Hollow"!
Gluttonous Hollows were an extremely special type of Hollow because...
They could evolve infinitely!
They could endlessly devour the abilities and memories of the Hollows they consumed, allowing them to grow without limits.
It seemed he had devoured Shiba Kaien, though it was unclear if he had also consumed Metastacia...
A Gluttonous Hollow...
This kind of Hollow was quite interesting. They could grow infinitely and gain endless abilities. Wasn't that similar to himself?
However...
A being like himself only needed to exist once.
"I'll go save Renji. Can you deal with that guy?"
Haruki said to Rukia.
"Why should I bother with such a troublesome task?" Rukia's gaze was fixed ahead, seemingly vacant and unfocused.
"At the very least..."
Haruki had already started moving.
"You can't appear in front of Renji looking like this, right?"
"That would scare him to death."