Call Mom
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Tatsuki flashed into Tsuna's arms. The repeated reversals in this battle had truly terrified her; many times she thought she was about to witness Tsuna's death.
"It's alright, it's all over." Tsuna comforted Tatsuki, who breathed a sigh of relief from the inside out. The heavy burden he had carried since childhood could finally come to an end.
As for the stability of the Three Worlds, with the Soul King present, there shouldn't be too much to worry about.
"Tatsuki!"
The sudden appearance of Tatsuki shocked the other Ichigo from different worlds. In their worlds, they always tried their best not to involve Tatsuki in danger. They never expected that Tatsuki from this world would not only get involved in danger but also have such a powerful spiritual pressure.
"Ah~" Byakuran yawned leisurely, and said to Tsuna with a hint of weariness, "Little Tsuna, the battle is over. Let's call it a day."
Byakuran had expended a lot of energy in this battle, constantly helping Tsuna glimpse the trajectory of parallel worlds. Now that the battle was over, he just wanted to go back and get a good night's sleep.
[Then you should rest. By the way, what will happen to Ichigo?]
[Without our spiritual pressure support, they'll all go home.] Byakuran said nonchalantly.
[Um... could you wait a moment?]
After giving Tsuna his opinion, Byakuran immediately addressed Ichigo and his Ichigo in the World of the Living, saying, "Fellow Ichigo, my power won't last much longer, so..."
Before Tsuna could finish speaking, the eldest, Ichigo, immediately realized Flash Step and vanished from his spot using Shunpo.
The other, younger Ichigo exchanged glances, and even their slightly slower minds figured out what Ichigo was trying to do.
Because the audience had been watching from a spot not far from the Kurosaki Residence, the Kurosaki couple landed on the ground first after the battle ended. Looking at their home, now reduced to ruins, they were filled with heartache.
"Don't worry, Masa, we'll get Urahara to build us an even bigger mansion later!" Isshin said, putting his arm around Masa's shoulder in a chauvinistic manner.
Suddenly, a figure appeared before the Kurosaki couple. Looking at this figure that had appeared in their dreams, Ichigo's throat tightened, and he called out in a trembling voice, "Mom, Dad."
"Looks like you're doing pretty well, kid." Isshin chuckled as he looked at Ichigo, who was now as mature as himself. "I suppose you didn't want to see me. I'll leave this place to you, Masa."
Isshin was very perceptive. The moment he saw so many Ichigo appear, he had already anticipated this scene. If these Ichigo didn't have Sawada Tsunayoshi in their world, then the most likely explanation was that these Ichigo had lost their mothers.
So, immediately after the battle ended, Isshin took Masa to his house, which gave Ichigo and Masa enough space to spend time together.
Isshin gracefully departed, Masa looked at her son, who was now more mature than herself, stepped forward, gently patted his head, which was taller than hers, and said softly, "These past years have been tough, haven't they?"
Upon hearing Masa's words, Ichigo could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down his face. This man, who had experienced countless battles and was covered in blood without fear, could no longer control his emotions.
But Ichigo's tears didn't last long before he forced them back because a fist had been imprinted on his stomach.
"My silly son, how old are you and still crying like that?" Masa dropped her gentle facade, revealing her true nature. While Ichigo was bent over, clutching his stomach, she slapped him. "Cheer up, smile!"
Ichigo forced an awkward smile. Compared to the gentle and intellectual mother he had always tried to portray in his memory, the Masaki Kurosaki before him was undoubtedly more vivid. This was the real, living mother.
One after another, figures of Ichigo appeared around Ichigo. The moment they saw Ichigo being beaten up, their legs trembled involuntarily, and they inexplicably regretted being there.
Ichigo could even take a step, they were met with Masa's roar, "What are you looking at? Call Mom!"
The respect buried in their blood made Ichigo hesitate without any hesitation. Various voices calling for "Mom" rose and fell. Masa looked around and nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright, my dear son, come here and let Mom give you a hug~" Masa opened her arms and extended an invitation to Ichigo and the Ichigo. As her eldest son in this world grew older, he wasn't as close to her as he used to be, so she had to make up for it.
While the Kurosaki Residence was enjoying their time together, Tsuna, Urahara, and Kyōraku, the architects of the battle plan, also met, with Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Nel serving as representatives to listen in.
"How is it, Kisuke? Is Yhwach really dead?" Kyōraku asked, still somewhat worried. He felt utterly powerless in the face of Yhwach's fate on the battlefield, and he didn't want to experience that feeling of being unable to do anything again.
Urahara Kisuke fiddled with the instruments in his hands, and after a while, he was finally able to draw a conclusion. "We can't find Yhwach's spiritual pressure for now, so we can consider it a victory."
Urahara said "for the time being" because he learned from Tsuna that Yhwach was a very cunning guy who had hidden a ball of spiritual pressure and only made it resurface 12 years later, only to have it crushed by Ichigo's son out of curiosity.
Since we can't find it, we can only leave the future to the future.
"Then can we discuss the post-war reconstruction work?" Kyōraku suggested. "Having served as the Captain-Commander for two years, he's quite familiar with meeting procedures."
Kyōraku took the notebook that Urahara had just modified and began making notes himself. "First thing, the matter of Soul King Rei-oh's resettlement."
When this matter came up, everyone's eyes were focused on Tsuna.
"Let the Soul King stay where he belongs. With the Soul King Palace being rebuilt, I doubt anyone other than Aizen and Yhwach would be so foolish as to cause trouble for Soul King."
Aizen, who had run to the next city to buy manga, sneezed. Besides the world created by Sawada Tsunayoshi, he needed to understand more about other worlds.
"Secondly, regarding post-war reconstruction, what is the state of Hueco Mundo's battle damage?"
"Las Noches sank underground immediately. We were fighting in the desert, and Las Noches was not damaged," Nel answered truthfully.
"The situation in Soul Society isn't too good. Rukongai and Seireitei have suffered varying degrees of damage, but the Department of Research and Development has intervened and can manage for the time being."
"Finally, it's Karakura Town..."
Kyōraku glanced at the situation under his feet and said that calling this place ruins was an understatement, especially since many of the battle sites where Tsuna and the others fought had been crushed into dust by spiritual pressure.
"No need to worry about that, it's your turn to perform, Manager." Tsuna nudged Urahara.
"Yes, Tsuna and I had considered this before; Karakura Town might become a battlefield, so I made some preparations."
Urahara Kisuke unfolded a virtual map of Karakura Town in front of him, with four different points marked on it.
"Tessai and I each planted large-scale Kido spells in the four directions of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger in Karakura Town. These were reverse Kido based on Tessai's Time Stop Kido."
"Six months ago, I used Rei-bug to scan the basic data of Karakura Town. Through this Kido, we can restore Karakura Town to its appearance six months ago."
"The only two drawbacks are that the changes over the past six months cannot be replicated, and that it requires a large amount of spiritual pressure..."
"Spiritual pressure, let's lend a hand to the Soul Society," Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto said.
"We can help from Hueco Mundo too!" Nel added.
As the group discussed their plan, Tsuna's white uniform became increasingly ethereal, indicating that the time for his complete Resurrección was fast approaching.
Those Ichigo who were not from this world also sensed a strange pulling force, and the entire Ichigo family moved towards Tsuna.
One by one, portals leading to their worlds opened beside Ichigo, and each time Ichigo turned back to say goodbye with reluctance.
"Goodbye Mom, Dad, Yuzu, Karin... and me too, take good care of them!"
"Remember to live happily! Mom feel the same way. I hope you can live happily!" Masa smiled, transforming from that hot mom back into the gentle woman that Ichigo others remembered.
At this moment, Masa's image overlapped once again with the huge portrait in their home; whether fiery or gentle, this was their mother.
Reluctantly, Ichigo stepped into the portal and left one by one. Only Ichigo middle-aged man, hesitated, wanting to tell his mother that he was married with children and had a happy family. Unfortunately, time was too short.
"Little Ichi, can I ask you a question?"
Masa called out to Ichigo, "Uncle." As his mother, how could she not see what Ichigo was thinking? Her question was very tricky, hitting the core of what Ichigo wanted to say.
"I'd like to know, Little Ichi, is your wife Orihime?"
Orihime Inoue, who was enjoying a good time and was moved to tears, suddenly froze. Her smiling face turned visibly red, all the way to the tips of her ears, completely red!
Ichigo didn't answer Masa's question, but instead said to his counterpart in this world, "Protect her!"
Ichigo moment, then quickly replied, "I definitely will!"
Ichigo smiled contentedly, and with no regrets, stepped through the door of his home.
"Did you hear me, Ichigo!" Masa wasn't so polite when scolding her own son. "You've finished your exams and are adults now. Pick a good day and go marry Orihime, understand?"
"Aunt Masa!" Orihime tugged at Masa's sleeve anxiously.
"Little Orihime, how many years have you been living in our house? Why are you still calling me 'Auntie'?!"
Masa deliberately put on a stern face, which immediately startled Orihime, who just opened her mouth, unsure how to answer. Masa seized the opportunity and whispered a prompt: "Call her Mom ~"
"Mom!"
Orihime's mind went completely blank, and she blurted out something at a normal speaking volume, loud enough for everyone nearby to hear. Now Orihime was utterly mortified, covering her face, a mixture of shyness and a hint of excitement coursing through her.
"Great, great, great!" Masa was delighted, patting Orihime on the shoulder as she explained her plan, "Since our house was destroyed this time, let's take this opportunity to rebuild it. It's not appropriate for Ichigo to stay in that doghouse anymore. Let's build a bigger room so it'll be more convenient for the two of you..."
Listening to his mother's incessant chatter about the follow-up plans, Ichigo could only bite the bullet and correct one of her mistakes.
"Mom, we haven't finished our exams yet!"
These high school students who came to save the world were only halfway through their exams. And it wasn't just them; all the students in Karakura Town hadn't even finished their high school graduation exams yet.