Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

Everything passes through the mountains.

This is a mountain peak located in the northern part of the Kingdom of Iron. Although it is not the highest mountain in the Kingdom of Iron, its reputation is as good as any other mountain higher than it because it is the only swordsmanship school in the Kingdom of Iron called Cold Blade. A place of seclusion for Kanshin Ryu.

According to historical records, Hanren Kanshin-ryu disciples have been living here in seclusion since Yagyu Kawakyu 300 years ago.

And each generation of his descendants has spent their entire lives sitting on the All Scripture Mountains, guarding the only way to the Arctic Icefields of the Iron Country, and not allowing anyone to enter.

No one knows why. Perhaps after so long, even the descendants of Hanren Kenshin-ryu don’t know why they guard this road.

The descendant of this generation of Hanren Kanshin-ryu is named Jonouchi Ichimura. It is said that more than 30 years ago, when he was 20 years old, he had thoroughly understood the magical skill of Hanren Kanshin-ryu Ichi no Tachi, so he is also called A contemporary swordsman.

Kurosaki Ichigo had met this swordsman before, but that meeting didn't seem very friendly.

At that time, Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't help but attack after seeing him. The final result is hard to say because Kurosaki Ichigo fainted.

But what is certain is that it was precisely because he felt the oppression of this swordsman's power that the hollow power deep in Kurosaki Ichigo's heart was completely awakened.

"You fought with Ichimura in the city the last time you saw him," Nariko asked aloud.

She was walking with Ichigo Kurosaki on the only narrow path leading to the top of the mountain. Although the road up the mountain was steep, it could not slow down the two of them.

It should be said that although Nari has only been practicing for more than two years, her strength has increased very quickly. Now she is close to chunin, so she will not hinder Kurosaki Ichigo in terms of speed.

Kurosaki Ichigo nodded, "Yes, he is very strong, and he seems to have understood the power of the mind and spirit. Last time he knocked me out without even moving his hands."

Of course, what Kurosaki Ichigo didn't know was that he actually fainted due to the shock caused by the awakening of the virtual power in his body. Of course, even if this hadn't happened, he wouldn't be his opponent's opponent.

But strangely enough, perhaps because Kurosaki Ichigo has not taken much action in the past few years, the Hollow power that he has always been worried about has never eroded his thoughts once.

"Ah, can we get news about another Greel Stone from him?"

Nariko said a little pessimistically when she heard this, but her face was not troubled, because she believed in Kurosaki Ichigo from the bottom of her heart, and she just said this to tease him.

"I am no longer what I used to be, and do we have to fight with him?" Kurosaki Ichigo said angrily.

That battle ended with him fainting, which was really a shame in his heart.

Kurosaki Ichigo immediately remembered the last time he came to Shirotei Mountain, and suddenly sighed. At that time, the three people who came with him were Ghost Demon Moon, Koharu and Mifune. The ghosts, lights, and moons that died together, even Koharu and Mifune, who had gone to bed, had already changed their minds.

I really don't know how I would feel if I knew what happened today, Kurosaki Ichigo thought to himself.

Nari could see that he sighed and felt a little pain in her heart, but she didn't say anything. She could feel the depression in Kurosaki Ichigo's heart, but she didn't know how to comfort him.

When it comes to feelings, she is not much better than Ichigo Kurosaki. She is also an idiot. She doesn't know how to express her feelings. She can only drag on the relationship between the two, falling between friends and lovers, unable to move forward any further.

The two fell silent and continued walking up the mountain.

After a while, Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly stopped and looked around cautiously. When she saw his movements, Nariko immediately became nervous. She pulled out a kunai from her waist and got close to Kurosaki Ichigo.

"who are you"

Before Kurosaki Ichigo could point out the direction of the person, a young man with a knife jumped out of the dense forest beside the narrow path leading to the top of the mountain and stood in front of the two of them.

The boy looked about the same age as Kurosaki Ichigo and Nari, and he was quite handsome, but his behavior revealed a calm and mature feeling.

Naliko raised the kunai in her hand and wanted to step forward. Since her practice, her temper has become much more violent, and she would attack the person without even asking her identity.

Kurosaki Ichigo quickly raised his hand to block Naliko, then frowned and looked at the young man and said, "You are Kuroda Hei."

Kuroda Biewei was also stunned, because he had never been out of touch with Seikiyama, and he did not expect that the other party could call out his name, so he put down the sword in his hand slightly and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo, and said with some surprise, "You, you, you" It’s Kurosaki-kun”

He still has some impressions of Kurosaki Ichigo. First, he has met very few people, so although it was just a one-time encounter, his impression is very deep. Second, that time a village in the castle rarely took action against Kurosaki Ichigo and He fainted and the incident was so loud that even Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama almost came to the door.

Kurosaki Ichigo nodded, "It's me."

"This is" Kurodabei looked at Nariko, his eyes unabated.

Nari stared back in dissatisfaction, and Kuroda Heibo did not lose his temper with her and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo again.

"My companion, this time we are looking for a village in the city. I hope you can lead the way for us." Kurosaki Ichigo made Nariko angry and briefly introduced her, and then stated his purpose of coming.

Kuroda Bei still stood in front of the two of them, "I don't know what Kurosaki-kun wants to do when he comes to see his master this time."

Nari wanted to flatter him, but she glanced at Kurosaki Ichigo and didn't speak.

"Looking for something." Kurosaki Ichigo replied.

Kurodabei saw that the two of them were so open and honest that they seemed to have no ulterior motives, but he was a little unsure of his own feelings. He couldn't help but hesitated where he was, wondering whether he should take them to find his teacher.

"Hey, if you want to lead the way, hurry up. If you don't want to lead the way, go away. What are you doing blocking the road here?" Nariko felt impatient because Kurosaki Ichigo was dissatisfied with her introduction just now.

Kuroda Bingwei's face turned red and he said in a low voice, "What are you looking for?"

Before Naliko could speak again, another person emerged from the dense forest.

This time, a beautiful girl in red came out. At a glance, even Naliko, who had always been confident, was a little jealous of the girl's delicate face and snow-white skin. The pair of smart eyes added an unbearable look to her. look.

"Hirohiro Sanada" Kurosaki Ichigo said in disbelief.

In his impression, Sanada Hirohiro has always been a very cute child, but he did not expect that now she has turned into a beautiful girl about his own age.

He also didn't think about the fact that he was actually about the same age as Sanada Hirohiro, and they hadn't seen each other in the ten years when girls changed the most. How could the other person be the same as he thought.

Seeing the look in Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes, Nari felt a little blocked for some reason. She pinched the soft flesh of Kurosaki Ichigo's ribs. After being glared at by him, she stood aside angrily and stopped talking.

After being called by Kurosaki Ichigo's name, Sanada Hirohiro was not as surprised as his companions. He first said to Kuroda Bei, "Why have you stayed here for so long?"

After saying that, she turned to Kurosaki Ichigo, with a slight smile on her face and said, "You are Kurosaki-kun, the one who came here once ten years ago?"

Kurosaki Ichigo nodded, "Yes, it's me. This time I came here with my companions to ask for something from the village inside the castle."

"Okay." Sanada Hirohiro did not hesitate like Kuroda Hei and agreed directly.

Kuroda Hei quickly whispered to Sanada Hirohiro, "Hiroshi, this is not good, if the master knows"

Sanada Hirohiro rolled his eyes at Kuroda Hei, so Kuroda Hei, who grew up with her, could turn a blind eye to her charming look.

Then she said, "If Master is not satisfied, just put all the responsibility on me. He is always facing you anyway." There was a hint of resentment in her tone, and she didn't know whether it was directed at the castle village or Kuroda Hei.

It’s no wonder that Sanada Hirohiro has resentment in his heart. Since Yagyukawa Hisashi, each generation of Cold Blade Senshin denizens will have more than one disciple. For example, the ANBU jounin Sakaibo was the previous generation of Cold Blade Kanshin denizens. One of Zhizhi's disciples.

But only one person in each generation can inherit the name and true legacy of Hanren Kenshin-ryu, so a choice needs to be made.And Ichimura Jouchi had made his choice a long time ago, so Sanada Hirohiro was much inferior to Kuroda Hei in terms of the attention he received and the things he learned.

Kuroda Bingwei was a little at a loss, "No, no, Master treats us all equally."

In fact, he could also detect the preference for him in the village in the city, but he still couldn't accept it calmly after so many years.

"Forget it, whatever you say." Hiroyuki Sanada waved his hand, and then said to Kurosaki Ichigo and the other two, "Don't you want to see my master? Come with me."

After speaking, she turned her head, stroking her long hair, and took the lead in walking along the narrow path to the top of the mountain.

Nariko and Kurosaki Ichigo looked at each other, then she immediately snorted and looked away.

Ichigo Kurosaki sighed helplessly, patted Nariko's shoulder and said softly, "Let's follow Nariko too."

Nari felt her heart soften when she heard his voice. She nodded, and the two of them walked around Kuroda Bie and chased Sanada Hirohiro.

Kuroda Bei stared blankly at the three people going up the mountain one after another, scratched his head, and followed them.

Naliko, the weakest among the four, was almost as strong as a chuunin, so the four of them moved at a slow pace and reached the top of the mountain in ten minutes.

Kurosaki Ichigo looked from afar.

The huge blade-shaped stone pedestal, the piercing and violent cold wind, the swordsman sitting cross-legged, and the sword placed on his lap are just like they were ten years ago.

Well, maybe we should remove the few strands of white hair on the temples and the deep wrinkles at the corners of the eyes.