Chapter 219
However, spiritual power cannot be increased in a day. The growth of a normal Bleach is measured in years because Bleach are spirits and are an immortal race, so most Bleach grow very slowly.
However, some Bleach grow very quickly; they are naturally born with powerful spirits, and those are the genius Bleach who can reach the Captain level.
Sasuke's talent is considered genius among Bleach. At least, he awakened his Zanpakuto with Li Yue's help as soon as he came into contact with the power of the Bleach. This alone already surpasses a large number of Bleach in the Seireitei. If he were to go to the Soul Society and become Bleach, he would immediately awaken his Zanpakuto and complete its release, making him Vice-Captain!
If his starting Reiatsu were a little higher, he would be a captain in a few years.
As for Sasuke's initial Reiatsu, Li Yue didn't sense it was very high at the time, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved in the future. Sasuke's Zanpakuto is Indra, and it's clear that the power of this Zanpakuto comes from the Chakra of Indra within him.
As for Indra's abilities, in Mangekyo Sharingan, reaching the Captain level is entirely possible. As for the time required to reach the captain level, that depends on how hard Sasuke works.
After a full afternoon of suppressing spiritual energy, Sasuke's spiritual energy had increased significantly compared to before, far exceeding the increase in the previous few months.
After all, in the previous few months, Sasuke had only been fighting alongside the ninjas and had not engaged in any Reiatsu confrontations. Therefore, his Reiatsu growth was very slow and could only be described as natural growth. But now, facing Li Yue's enormous Reiatsu, his soul finally had the experience of fighting against the Bleach, so his Reiatsu growth rate was extremely fast.
"Alright, that's all for today."
After suppressing his Reiatsu energy all afternoon, Li Yue withdrew his Reiatsu. Sasuke, who had been under Reiatsu, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ha~~"
"Alright, hurry back into your body."
Li Yue looked at Sasuke, who was lying on the ground panting heavily, with a look of disgust on her face.
"Good!"
Sasuke responded, then struggled to his feet and walked toward his body.
After Sasuke's soul was expelled, his body was like a corpse, devoid of any signs of life. At first, Sakura and Naruto even thought he was dead.
Oh no, to be precise, the soul leaving the body can indeed be considered death, but since Sasuke's soul has already Shinigami Transformation, it doesn't matter if his soul leaves his body.
Sasuke came to his own body, then lay down and merged into it.
The body, which had looked like a corpse and was deathly pale, instantly regained its color, the heartbeat that had stopped started beating again, and the breath that had stopped returned.
"This looks really scary, it's like he's dead."
Kakashi, watching Sasuke regain his breathing, couldn't help but speak up. To be honest, he had been terrified all afternoon looking at Sasuke's corpse, because he had never heard of having to die before becoming stronger, let alone being dead for an entire afternoon.
"Sasuke, how are you feeling?"
Although this was Li Yue's training for Sasuke, Kakashi, as his teacher, still cared about Sasuke.
"No problem, I'm just a little tired."
"Any other questions?"
"There are no other problems; I even think it's great."
The increase in spiritual power brought a sense of comfort to the soul, which Sasuke found quite pleasant.
"You've been dead all afternoon and still think it's great?"
Kakashi couldn't understand it because he couldn't see Sasuke's soul. He only saw Sasuke's body suddenly collapse, and then Li Yue sat in a chair with his legs crossed, not saying a word. This scene lasted for the entire afternoon, which really puzzled him.
Of course, he also wondered if Sasuke had really been killed by Li Yue, but then he thought, if Li Yue wanted to kill Sasuke, why would he have given him such power in the first place?
Especially since Li Yue said that this is a power of the soul, Kakashi thought it was probably a special training method.
In short, using death for training was truly beyond his comprehension.
"Ah, I feel like I've really gotten stronger."
Sasuke stood up, clenched his fist, and smiled confidently.
The sky cleared and the rain stopped, and Erzhuzi felt he was back to normal.
"If you think you've gotten stronger, then go and win the next match. Although in my eyes, even if you've gotten a tiny bit stronger, you're still just as useless and incompetent."
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Sasuke, who had just been smiling confidently, immediately hardened his fists, but... he couldn't win!
"Okay, I understand!"
After uttering the most cowardly words in the harshest tone, Sasuke stormed out of the room.
Kakashi glanced at Li Yue helplessly. This big shot really never held back when he spoke, and every other sentence he would say that Li Yue was useless and incompetent.
"Well then, Mr. Butler, I'll be taking my leave now."
After nodding to Li Yue, Kakashi left the room. Li Yue didn't stay there either. Now that he knew the location of the tower, there was no need for Li Yue to stay there any longer. He drew his Enma's Blade, cut out a Portal, and left the tower.
Possessing the power of the Bleach, and not being cursed—yes, Sasuke wasn't cursed. He didn't encounter Orochimaru in the Forest of Death. I don't know why he didn't meet Orochimaru, but in any case, he didn't. So Sasuke is in excellent condition right now. Since he hasn't encountered Orochimaru, if he were to lose, he could really commit seppuku.
After passing through the Portal, Li Yue arrived directly at Konoha's commercial street. Last time he came, Li Yue didn't stay for more than a few days, so he didn't have time to explore the commercial street. This time, he planned to spend some time in Konoha and buy some souvenirs for his group members.
Of course, sending gifts to the group members wasn't the main point; the main point was to let Uchiha Madara know that he had returned to Konoha!
This is the most important thing.
Sitting in Ichiraku Ramen, Li Yue ordered a bowl of seafood ramen. While waiting for the ramen to be served, Li Yue opened the Chat Group again.
[Meme Lord: Speaking of which, Kira, how's my mobile suit construction coming along?]
[The Strongest Coordinator: Huh? The mecha you requested to be built, senpai? The basic frame is ready, and we'll be assembling it in the next few days.]
Because of Li Yue, Kira came to Plant and was highly valued there. He found a job at Plant as a weapons researcher, even though he was just a college student.
Li Yue also used him to keep track of the Red Zaku that she was helping to build at Plant.
[Meme Lord: That's fast! Once you've assembled it, I'm taking the Gundam straight to Inaho God's world!]
[The Cheating Engineering Man:?]
Inaho, who was in class, couldn't help but ask a question.
392. It's time for new group members to join again.
[Cheating Engineering Man: You're welcome to come visit me. I'm also very curious about this Otherworld, but why bring a mobile suit?]
[Meme Lord: Of course, it's for fun!]
[Cheating Engineering Man: Playing with MS?]
Inaho's world is very similar to Kira's world, both featuring Gundam and war, except that Inaho's world isn't called Gundam, but rather Armored Cavalry.
But Inaho was smart. After a brief chat with Kira, he understood that the so-called Gundam and the Armored Cavalry in their world were similar things. They were both giant humanoid mechs piloted by humans. It was just that the Armored Cavalry in their Martian world seemed to be more distinctive, more flashy, or more specialized.
However, Earth currently possesses relatively few Martian Armored Cavalry units. After the first Earth-Mars war, the moon exploded, and both Earth and Martian armies suffered heavy losses. Under these circumstances, both sides chose to temporarily halt the war. Therefore, Earth used the wreckage salvaged from the Martian army to create Armored Cavalry for its own forces. However, the performance of Earth's mass-produced units is quite different from that of the Martian Armored Cavalry.
However, this is not the reason why Li Yue wanted to come to their world to play. Right now, the Martian cavalry in Earth and lunar orbit are in a state of ceasefire. If a new mobile suit suddenly appears, it may trigger a war.
[The Cheating Engineering Man: I don't think Minecraft is a good fit for you right now, because the conditions here aren't suitable for a new MS to appear.]
If Li Yue's mecha appears on Earth, it will definitely attract the attention of the Earth Army and the Martian Knights. If the Earth Army suspects that it is Martian Knight and the Martian Knight suspect that it is an Earth Army, then it will be very troublesome.
[Meme Lord: Indeed, it's not suitable for me to fly over there in my mech right now, but...]
[The Cheating Engineering Man: But?]
[Meme Lord: Well, you'll see when the time comes.]
But that doesn't mean it's not suitable to go there to play in the future. When that Martian Princess visit Earth, that's when Li Yue will go to play, because that means the war will start again.
Once the war begins, Li Yue can pilot his mech straight in and start having fun.
Unlike the Gundam SEED world, the wars in the Gundam SEED world are basically large-scale battles, whether in space or in Earth's atmosphere. Apart from the Archangel's escape in space at the beginning, from the middle onwards, they are basically large-scale wars.
However, Inaho's AZ world is different. Although it is generally a war between the Martian Knight and the Earth Army, in the early stages when the Martian Knight fought against the Earth Army on Earth, apart from the initial assault landing that caused a nuclear explosion and then the missile fire suppression, it was basically one Martian Knight piloting his Armored Cavalry, one against an entire Earth Army unit.
Perhaps it's because the Martian Empire is a feudal empire. Even though it has only been established for a few decades, these Martian Knights are all immature and very feudal and conservative. Each of them has their own territory, which is very much in the style of medieval Europe. Each knight has his own territory, and they do not interfere with each other.
Then, upholding the honor of a knight, he alone will confront the Earth army head-on.
Despite the Martians having a technological advantage, they were defeated one by one by the protagonist's team.
So, the first half of AZ looks like the main characters and the Martian Princess are going through levels and fighting bosses one by one, defeating one to move on to the next.
While eating ramen, Li Yue chatted with people in the Chat Group and made a reservation to visit the world of AZ in the future.
[Meme Lord: However, I probably won't have time to go there to play in the next few days.]
[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Oh? You actually don't have time?]
[Meme Lord: Because I'm in the ninja world right now, Konoha is holding the Chunin Exam right now, so I want to go and see what this year 'Chunin Exam are like.]
[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: I remember you were a king in another world, right? And a god at that?]
[Meme Lord: That's right, I am the Rock King of the Nation of Geo.]
[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: So, you, as a king, have been staying in another world all this time?]
[Meme Lord: What's wrong with that? Didn't I bring other gods to your world to play last time?]
[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Okay, when I think about what the gods in that world look like, I suddenly don't think there's anything wrong with it.]
That's how the gods of Teyvat act; it's normal that it's incomprehensible.
[This is Hip-Hop: So, Hashirama, will you stay in Konoha and watch the entire Chunin Exam?]
[Meme Lord: Yes, after all, the Chunin Exam are quite interesting.]
Uchiha Madara sighed again. Hearing Li Yue say that he would Chunin Exam in Konoha, he felt much more relaxed. This meant that Li Yue would always be staying in Konoha. Based on his understanding of Senju Hashirama's personality, the other party was not someone who would run around casually. Moreover, he looked completely different from before.
Therefore, he should not expose his identity. Under these circumstances, as long as Obito and Black Zetsu do not go to Konoha on their own initiative, they will basically not be exposed!
That's right, you'll basically never be exposed!
With this thought in mind, Uchiha Madara revealed a confident smile.
Hmph, Hashirama, you're still as naive as ever!
But the smile on his face quickly disappeared.
[Meme Lord: But that was only at the beginning of the Chunin Exam. There's still a month until the next stage of the Chunin Exam. I'll be in Konoha for that month, but I can't stay Konoha all the time. I'll definitely be away for a while.]
Uchiha Madara immediately felt a headache coming on. Didn't we just agree not to go out? Why are we out now?
[Meme Lord: Of course, I just want to travel to other worlds. After all, look, another month has already passed.]
Li Yue's words brought a smile back to Uchiha Madara's face.
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Another month has passed.]
[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: I don't feel anything this month.]
[Meme Lord: I guess everyone's been busy this month, so no one's had time to check.]
Although it's called Chat Group, surprisingly, none of the members Chat Group all day long. Instead, they all have their own things to do, so there isn't much time for them to talk in the group.
[Meme Lord: So, let me wonder who the two new group members will be this time?]
393. [I am the real alcohol]
[Little Clumsy: What? Another new person is joining?]
[Big Clumsy: Hmph, I'm going to be a senior too!]
[We've Little Clumsy: We became seniors a month ago.]
[Big Clumsy: Oh, but you can never have too many juniors.]
The two Rin Tohsaka were among the closest to joining the Chat Group. After them, only Kira and Inaho joined, so their only juniors were Kira and Inaho.
[The Strongest Coordinator: In that case, we can be considered seniors.]
[Cheating Engineering Man: I never thought I could be a senior in Otherworld.]
The concept of seniors is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture. If you've been in the industry for a year—no, not a year, even just a month—you're considered a senior. Even if a junior is more capable than a senior, they still need to show respect to their senior; otherwise, they're considered to be disrespectful.
Of course, this will give rise to another aspect of Japanese culture: the subjugation of superiors!
But that probably won't appear in the Chat Group.
[Meme Lord: I'm really looking forward to it! What kind of newcomers will appear this time?]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: I'm also really looking forward to the newcomers this time.]
In this group, the one most looking forward to the newcomer is Li Yue, because a newcomer means he has a new world to explore. Then there's Aizen, because a newcomer means he can follow Li Yue to the New World to see if there's any new knowledge or new systems to study.
For Aizen, this was the greatest pleasure besides becoming the Soul King and controlling the Bleach world.
So Arrogant! I'd love to see something from the tech world.
[Perverted Scum Man: Indeed, I hope to see some newcomers to the world of technology.]