Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

"Cough, cough, cough, cough." Kurosaki Ichigo felt the burning pain in his lungs burning his nerves crazily. He hurriedly opened his eyes and coughed a few times, but when he opened his mouth, a large mouthful of cold water poured in. .

Kurosaki Ichigo quickly spat out the water in his mouth and looked around. He found that he was in a dark lake, with only a piece of light above his head that made people feel warm.

"Hmm," Kurosaki Ichigo held his breath and prepared to swim up, but in the next second, a hand suddenly stretched out from below him and grabbed Kurosaki Ichigo's ankle, pushing him deeper into the bottom of the lake. Drag away.

Kurosaki Ichigo struggled hard. He didn't want to die silently in this unknown water. He kicked hard with his feet, trying to get rid of the hand that pulled him down.

It seemed that he was impatient with Kurosaki Ichigo's grunts as he struggled. Just when he felt that the breath he was holding was about to run out, and a feeling of suffocation came to his forehead, a metallic man's voice came from below. Come here: "Shut up"

This voice can be said to be extremely familiar to Kurosaki Ichigo. It is the guy who used to compete with him for his body and became a nightmare that he did not want to think of for a long time.

When he thought of the identity of the other party, Kurosaki Ichigo instantly understood that the environment he was in was his inner world. Having already experienced it once, he immediately opened his mouth to breathe.

Sure enough, although the cold lake water poured into Kurosaki Ichigo's mouth again, Kurosaki Ichigo didn't feel suffocated at all, and he breathed freely as if he were on land.

"It seems that you adapted quite quickly this time." Xubai's mocking words and tone combined with his unique metallic tone seemed particularly irritating. Kurosaki Ichigo was no exception and glared down at him.

As Kurosaki Ichigo's gaze swept across, the original darkness was quickly swept away. Against the bright background, the white clothes and white hair were very conspicuous, making people have to focus on him.

"It's you." Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Xubai warily. He remembered that before he lost consciousness, he seemed to be fighting with Xubai for control of his body, so he looked around while guarding against Xubai's sudden attack.

"Who are you looking for?" Xubai raised his head, looked at Kurosaki Ichigo above him, and asked with a playful smile, "Are you looking for Tensuo Zangetsu?"

Kurosaki Ichigo heard Xubai shout out his thoughts, but fortunately he no longer tried to hide it, and said calmly: "Yes, I remember this should be the place of Brother Tensuo Zangetsu."

"He" Xu Bai sneered, and then raised his hand. Kurosaki Ichigo immediately became alert, and all the muscles in his body were tense. However, Xu Bai did not attack, but pointed to a place deeper under his feet and said, " His place is down there.”

"Down below" Kurosaki Ichigo murmured to himself inexplicably. He looked down, but it was still dark there, like a deep hell, which was daunting and made Kurosaki Ichigo shudder.

Xubai tilted his head and reminded Kurosaki Ichigo: "How could you forget? It's the city called Karakura Town that was submerged by water. They were abandoned there by you together with Tensuo Zangetsu."

Kurosaki Ichigo's expression changed, but he murmured without saying a word. In order to gain the power to defeat Aizen, he consumed all his Shinigami power and gave up his bond with Zangetsu. The guilt from Kurosaki Ichigo welling up from the bottom of my heart.

"It seems that you are very touched," Xubai smiled and at the same time exerted force on his hands, pulling Kurosaki Ichigo's ankle, swung him and smashed him into the boundless darkness at his feet, "Since you feel guilty, just Go down and reunite with that guy.”

"Wait a minute." Kurosaki Ichigo was interrupted by Xu Bai and walked out of his guilt. While forcibly stabilizing his body to prevent him from falling down, he asked loudly, "I should have used up all my Shinigami power." That’s right, how did you get out?”

"Haha, do you think your power of death is only to that extent? It's just that the power of death has been consumed too much, so you can't feel the spiritual power at all." Xu Bai sneered and explained, "And when you condense the so-called chakra , after you can sense spiritual power again, which is what Senju Hashirama calls natural energy, your death power will naturally slowly recover."

"Is that so?" Kurosaki Ichigo nodded, but then his face changed and he said loudly, "By the way, since my death power has been restored, why are you Uncle Zangetsu and Brother Tensuo Zangetsu appearing?"

"I told you, even though we share the same body, if the master-slave relationship changes, the appearance will also change. Just as the body will have flesh attached to it when it is dominated by survival, and it will turn into a body when it is dominated by death. Skeletons." Xubai seemed to be interested and continued to explain to Kurosaki Ichigo, "I and them are one. When my power becomes stronger, Zangetsu will appear in my form."

"Does that mean I just need to defeat you here again?" Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes became firm. This was not the first time that he had fought against Xubai in his inner world, so he was naturally mentally prepared quickly.

However, this time, Xu Bai shook his head and said, "No, no, no, what you need this time is not to defeat me, but to defeat yourself."

"What do you mean by defeating myself?" Kurosaki Ichigo frowned. He thought he could directly have a hearty fight with Xubai, but he didn't know what medicine was being sold in Xubai's gourd.

Xu Bai opened his mouth as if he thought of something very funny and said: "Because you chose me. The reason why I have the power to suppress the two of them is also thanks to your choice when you restored the power of the God of Death. That’s why I woke up first and successfully gained power.”

"What?" Kurosaki Ichigo said in disbelief, "This is impossible. How could I choose you? You are lying to me."

"Do you still remember the night when Uchiha Madara died, when you took the risk to absorb natural energy when facing the pursuit of Senju Tobirama?" Xubai seemed to enjoy Kurosaki Ichigo's current expression, "You were helped by that knife at that time Not only did you sense spiritual power, but you also absorbed a large amount of spiritual power. You almost died because the boundary between your soul and the outside world was broken. However, you escaped with your life and were a blessing in disguise, successfully awakening your soul from sleep. But at that time, you were being Senju Tobirama is chasing you, so I only want to gain strength and get rid of him. It is precisely because of your strong belief that I successfully awakened."

"No, it won't be..." Kurosaki Ichigo shook his head, trying to convince himself that everything Xubai said was a lie.

Xubai did not give Kurosaki Ichigo a chance to deceive himself, and continued to reveal the truth mercilessly: "But all this is not enough. Although you have restored the power of death, you have not entered your inner world and cannot inspire it at all. Just like when you were defeated by Byakuya Kuchiki, although the power of death is still there, it lacks the power of Rukia Kuchiki, so you can only act like an ordinary person. In this case, I can't use my power to suppress Zangetsu. Continue If it drags on, it will be a matter of time before Zangetsu awakens. But at this time, you went to the Iron Kingdom and met a village in the castle."

Kurosaki Ichigo's expression became worse and worse, and he finally couldn't help shouting: "Shut up and stop talking."

However, Xubai ignored Kurosaki Ichigo and said to himself: "The village in the city dragged you into his spiritual world, which gave me the opportunity, and I took advantage of the situation and brought you into your spirit. World. Under the intimidation of a village within the city, you had a strong desire for power, and this desire cut off Zangetsu's last chance to awaken."

"Then, I appeared and helped you defeat a village within the city, helped you increase your strength in six years, and helped you defeat the ANBU team that was chasing you..."

Every time Xu Bai said a word, Kurosaki Ichigo's face became paler.

Looking at Kurosaki Ichigo's expression, a mocking look appeared on his white face: "Now you should realize how stupid you are, right? No, not only stupid, but also a waste. You only did it with my help." The strength you possess can only be defeated by powerful enemies with my help."

"So I've had enough." Xu Bai's voice became louder and more intense, "Why can a weak guy like you become a king? Why do I have to help this guy like you? If you are weak, why don't you Let me pull you down and let me become the king."

"I've been saying it for so long..." Kurosaki Ichigo lowered his head and hid his eyes under his orange hair, "It turns out it's still the cliché about me becoming the king. I should say you are persistent. , or should I say you are too stubborn?"

"What?" Xubai's face changed. He thought he could blast Ichigo Kurosaki away from him with his mouthful of words. He didn't expect Ichigo Kurosaki to adjust his mentality so quickly.

Kurosaki Ichigo raised his head, his eyes were extremely bright, as if he was not affected by Xubai's words at all, and he said angrily: "It's a shame that I have been acting with you for so long, but in the end you are still like this." I just want to say that as long as I defeat you, I can meet Uncle Zangetsu and the others."

Xu Bai was stunned for a few seconds, and then he couldn't help but laugh disdainfully: "Oh, you are really confident."

Kurosaki Ichigo also laughed, staring at Xubai's face that was exactly the same as his own and said: "Why didn't you drag me here and be so long-winded if you were sure to defeat me and take my body?" There’s a lot to talk about”

Xubai's smile froze. This was the first time that Kurosaki Ichigo saw through his intentions.

"Okay, let's have a fight here. I also want to meet Uncle Zangetsu and the others as soon as possible." Kurosaki Ichigo didn't want to say more and directly put up a fighting stance towards Xubai.

Xu Bai's eyes turned cold and he said: "You really have a good idea, but it's a pity that if I can pull you in, I can send you out at any time. Now there is no one from the Masked Legion to help you get in."

"This" Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to remember something and rushed towards Xubai, but at this time, a huge irresistible force turned into an undercurrent and swept him towards the light above. past.

"Remember well," Xu Bai's voice came from below, "the fear of being watched by me all the time."