A God of Death in Konoha Village

Kurosaki Ichigo actually doesn't care about Senju Tobirama's research.

Moreover, Kurosaki Ichigo is no longer as eager to practice in Sage Mode as he was at the beginning.

Because there is a question that has been bothering him since the beginning of practicing Immortal Mode, and it still has not been solved until now.

The origin of this question must start from the last level that has been blocking him in practicing the immortal mode.

Whenever Ichigo Kurosaki tries to fuse natural energy with his own chakra, he will feel like he is sinking into a sea, followed by an endless fall, until his consciousness is swallowed up by darkness.

But before that, he could see a ruin submerged in the depths of the ocean.

It was the remains of a building, with only broken bricks and tiles and broken walls remaining.

At first, Kurosaki Ichigo was a little confused as to why he saw such a scene before falling into coma.

Until one day later, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered why he felt inexplicably familiar with the ruins.

Because if you assemble and combine the fragments of those buildings, you can immediately see that they are exactly the skyscrapers that once appeared in Kurosaki Ichigo's inner world, pointing high towards the distant sky.

The last time I saw these high-rise buildings was many years ago. At that time, Kurosaki Ichigo had a battle with Xu Bai in his inner world in order to master the power of the Hollow.

Later, in order to defeat Aizen, he came to his inner world again.

But by that time, the skyscrapers full of hope had been replaced by Karakura Town, which was submerged by the sea.

After that, Kurosaki Ichigo learned the final Getsuga Tenshō, lost all his Shinigami powers, and never returned to his inner world.

But judging from what he has seen and heard now, it is obvious that his inner world has turned into a pile of ruins, being submerged and swallowed by the sea of ​​despair.

Kurosaki Ichigo was not surprised by this result.

Because in the ten months after losing the power of the God of Death, although he interacted with the people around him with a sunny attitude, deep down in his heart he was tortured by the thought of being unable to protect his companions all the time.

The deep despair, even now, still makes him shudder.

But what worries Ichigo Kurosaki most is not these, but that every time before he loses consciousness, he will occasionally hear the empty voice deep in his heart.

In fact, he was a little confused at first, not sure whether the voice came from Xu Bai.

But judging from Senju Tobirama's subsequent descriptions of his rampage, that voice was obviously in vain.

As for why Ichigo Kurosaki was suspicious, it was because the sounds he heard were roars.

Although the roar still had Xubai's unique metallic tone, it lacked the wanton publicity and madness of the past, and was replaced by pain and anger, as if he was undergoing some unbearable torture.

"Why?" Kurosaki Ichigo opened his eyes, lying on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above his head, "That Hollow is also part of my power, there is no doubt about it.

He recalled the roar he heard before his consciousness disappeared, feeling a little sad for some reason: "But he is in pain right now, and I can't do anything."

"Is it because of my relationship? Or is it for other reasons that he hasn't recognized me yet?" Kurosaki Ichigo said to himself, "If it's just anger, I can understand it. But why does his voice sound like this? It’s painful”

After an unknown amount of time, he felt sleepy. He slowly closed his eyes and let himself fall into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Kurosaki Ichigo opened his eyes.

Recalling his thoughts last night, he shook his head secretly: "Forget it, as long as I continue to practice, I will one day be able to regain the power of the God of Death."

"And..." thinking this, Ichigo Kurosaki lowered his head and looked at his clenched fists, "I will find my way home one day."

After making a vow secretly in his heart, he jumped out of bed and found that he had fallen asleep without taking off his clothes last night.

So he ran to the closet, took off his original clothes, and changed into a black, loose and simple kimono.

Perhaps because he is used to the feeling of fighting in a Death Fighter costume, even during normal training, Kurosaki Ichigo wears similar costumes instead of the tight-fitting costumes of ordinary ninjas.

Moreover, these black kimonos were specially made by Ichigo Kurosaki, and their style and various details are not much different from the Death Domination outfit.

After changing his clothes, Kurosaki Ichigo prepared his equipment.

Ever since he had to borrow weapons from Uchiha Mirror for the first actual combat exercise, Kurosaki Ichigo took it seriously and brought a lot of equipment with him every time he went out.

This time was no exception, and since he seemed to be taking on a mission today, he deliberately packed a lot of extra weapons. He couldn't even fit the four ninja tool bags on his body, so he had to carry an extra backpack.

After getting ready for the mission, Kurosaki Ichigo finished his breakfast under the service of Uchiha Jinna.

Since when saying goodbye yesterday, Uchiha Mirror said that he would go directly to the Hokage Tower tomorrow, Kurosaki Ichigo embarked on the road to the Hokage Tower alone.

The Uchiha clan was the first ninja clan to participate in the creation of Konoha Hidden Village, and was also one of the most powerful clans in Konoha. Therefore, when the Uchiha clan's clan was established, it was also very close to the Hokage Tower, the highest authority in Konoha. symbol.

It was precisely because of this that even if Kurosaki Ichigo just walked over slowly, he arrived at the Hokage Tower in just ten minutes.

After registering on the first floor, he arrived at the top floor of the Hokage Building without any hindrance.

tuk tuk,

Kurosaki Ichigo knocked on the door of the Hokage's office.

"Come in." Senju Hashirama's voice came from inside.

After receiving the answer, Kurosaki Ichigo pushed the door directly into the Hokage's office and found that several of his companions were already waiting here.

Before anyone else could complain, Kurosaki Ichigo was the first to speak: "Why are you here so early?"

"What," Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, "It's obviously Ichigo and you came too late. Could it be that you went to bed very late last night?"

"I didn't," Kurosaki Ichigo snorted, "I think you were too excited, so you couldn't sleep. You must have gotten up early."

"That's true," Akimichi Tifeng nodded in agreement, "But aren't you excited, Ichigo?"

"I just feel very tired." Kurosaki Ichigo stretched, then walked among a few people, standing right next to Koharu who was sleeping.

Looking at the young man beside him, although some unpleasant things happened yesterday, Xiaochun did not attack him when he went to bed. He just glanced at him coldly and then turned away.

Kurosaki Ichigo also noticed the girl's attitude and just shrugged without saying anything.