World of the Living, Karakura Town.
"Sure enough! It's a barrier!"
"Shunkō!"
As soon as Shadow's words fell, the shouting voice immediately followed, and he directly launched his special move. The powerful Reiatsu lightning instantly shattered the coat into pieces. Yoruichi Shihōin and Shunpo in a tight Punishment Battle Attire moved forward and punched the barrier as fast as a meteor.
"Lady Yoruichi!"
Shadow frowned, and his reaction was not slow at all. He formed a claw with one hand, and a huge thunder and lightning dragon formed in an instant, and struck out with one blow amid the madness of the Roar.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
The joint attacks of Shadow and Yoruichi Shihōin hit the barrier at the same time. Countless cracks appeared, and the barrier was declared broken in an instant. Not only that, the attacks of the two people also interrupted the masked assassin's attack on Ichigo Kurosaki in a timely manner.
"Hey! Ichigo!"
Rushing into it, he was instantly in front of Ichigo Kurosaki, who was panting heavily and looking miserable. Yoruichi Shihōin turned around with a smile.
"Mr. Yoruichi! Mr. Shadow!"
"Yoruichi! Shadow!"
Hearing the slightly surprised voice of Ichigo Kurosaki, the assassin leader who quickly retreated and covered his face with only one pair of eyes outside suddenly recalled the origins of the two people in front of him.
Flash God······Yoruichi Shihōin! God of Slaughter······Shadow!
They are all legendary figures who are trying to become gods above Bleach. Now, they are in trouble. Thinking about it, the assassin leader couldn't help but frowned.
Ignoring the expression of the assassin leader at this moment, Yoruichi Shihōin looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with his golden eyes, grinning.
"It seems that this opponent is not something that can be defeated in one go!"
"Yes! Thank you for your help!" Hearing this, Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't help but nodded. His body had almost reached its limit.
"No need to say thank you!"
Turning back with a smile, Yoruichi Shihōin looked at the hesitant assassin leader and smiled meaningfully.
"Do you still want to fight? Go and confirm first! Your subordinate's name is Reiatsu"
"What! How is it possible!!!"
Hearing this, the assassin leader suddenly exclaimed. Only then did he realize that Reiatsu, who was sent to deal with Rukia Kuchiki, Yasutora Sado and others, had also disappeared a lot, and his face was covered with an ashen color.
Although he was wearing a mask and could not see his expression, the subconscious contraction of his pupils in that short moment could not be hidden from the experts Yoruichi Shihōin and Shadow.
"Do you think you can defeat us with just that amount of troops!"
Smiling lightly, Yoruichi Shihōin crossed her arms and looked at the assassin leader playfully. With Shadow by her side, she was not worried at all that the assassin leader would make a sneak attack. What's more, she Yoruichi Shihōin was not someone to be trifled with.
"······"
Without saying a word, the assassin leader was also a ruthless character. Knowing that with these two people in front of him, he had no chance to kill Ichigo Kurosaki, so he made a decisive move and fled.
"Wait, you guy!!!"
Ichigo Kurosaki shouted loudly, carrying Bankai and Heaven Chain Zangetsu, and planned to catch up. However, just after taking a few steps, Bakkōtō was held in the hands of the assassin leader, using the reflection of the moonlight to freeze it in place. He had no choice but to retreat, and watched the assassin leader walk away.
"Damn it!!!"
Gritting his teeth, Ichigo Kurosaki turned around and said loudly, "Why, why don't you, Mr. Yoruichi, and Mr. Shadow take action? If it were you, you would definitely catch him! Why!"
"Oh! Then what!"
He squinted his golden eyes and glanced at Ichigo Kurosaki. Yoruichi Shihōin said indifferently, "You are not so naive as to think that he will tell the truth!"
"Of course I know this!" Ichigo Kurosaki shouted; "But if you catch it, wouldn't it also reduce one of our powerful enemies for us!"
"Strength... powerful!"
He raised his lips in a funny manner, but Yoruichi Shihōin rubbed the tail of his waist-length hair and turned away, as if he was too lazy to talk nonsense.
"Mr. Yoruichi!!!"
Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Yoruichi Shihōin's leaving figure with confusion.
"That's just how powerful it is for a weakling like you!"
With a cold voice, Shadow moved lightly and instantly caught up with Yoruichi Shihōin who was walking away. Only those words were left, echoing in the air for a long time.
"Ichigo Kurosaki, you still don't understand, and you're still too weak!"
"······"Ichigo Kurosaki.
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This time the attack finally came to an end due to the intervention of Yoruichi Shihōin and Shadow. However, no one knew that a bigger crisis was quietly approaching. Of course, for Shadow and Yoruichi Shihōin, even if they knew about it, they would probably laugh it off!
So, in the middle of the night, the Ichigo Kurosaki group was attacked again. It seemed that they did not want this operation to be ruined. The invading enemy had already used a powerful barrier to cover the entire area, preventing any Reiatsu from spilling out.
Although the number of enemies this time was much smaller, they were not at the same level as before. Moreover, each of them had a knife in their hands with a strange-shaped blade, a weapon named Bakkōtō.
Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki fought independently, and after a arduous battle without support, they finally defeated the intruders. However, they all suffered serious injuries, especially Uryu Ishida and Yasutora Sado, who had lost their fighting ability, and were unconscious because of this. Fortunately, there was no danger to their lives.
After much deliberation, there was no way to ensure the safety of Rurichiyo Kasumioji, so everyone had no choice but to return to Urahara Shop.
After all, World of the Living is the only place that can be called safe.
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World of the Living, Karakura Town, Urahara Shop.
"Lady Yoruichi!"
Appearing in an instant, Shadow handed over the invitation he had just received; "This was just sent by Punishment Force!"
"Invitation!" Yoruichi Shihōin was stunned for a moment, then took it and opened it, his golden eyes instantly became solemn;
"This is..."
"What happened, Yoruichi!" Kisuke Urahara turned around and asked.
"It's a wedding!" Yoruichi Shihōin replied after putting down the invitation.
"Wedding!!!"
"That's right!" Yoruichi Shihōin nodded and continued; "Kasumiōji Family is preparing for the wedding of Rurichiyo Kasumioji and Shū Kannogi!"
"Kannogi!" Rukia Kuchiki asked in confusion; "Who is this person!"
"Master Chou is the fiancé of Master Rurichiyo!" Kenryu looked at the crowd full of questions and explained.
"Fiancé!" Ichigo Kurosaki exclaimed with his mouth wide open; "That unruly girl, she still has such a person!"
"There is no way, this is the so-called nobility!" Kisuke Urahara sighed as he shook his fan.
"Although I really don't want to admit it, marriage is indeed a common practice of nobles!" Yoruichi Shihōin crossed his arms on his chest and said lightly, with a trace of disdain flashing in his golden eyes.
"But, speaking of this, Yoruichi..."
Kisuke Urahara suddenly turned his head and asked in a confused voice, "You are also a noble! And you are also the sole heir of the Shihōin Clan. Logically speaking, shouldn't you also marry a child of a certain noble to enhance the strength of the family?"
"Stop joking!" Yoruichi Shihōin said with disdain on his wheat-colored face; "It is not my God-given soldier Shihōin Clan's turn to use this method..."
"But speaking of it, I remember..."
As he spoke, Yoruichi Shihōin seemed to suddenly remember something. He scratched his wheat-colored face and said thoughtfully, "When I was young, there seemed to be a marriage, but I never mentioned it. The other party seemed to be..."
"He is one of Four Great Noble Families, the successor of the Sakon Family, Sakon Nanmuro!"
"Yes, that's the name!!!"
Yoruichi Shihōin suddenly thought of it, and then turned around with some surprise, looking at Shadow who suddenly spoke out, and said in confusion, "How do you know, Shadow, at that time, it seems that I haven't met you yet!"
"Ah!"
Gently turning his head away, Shadow responded with a very calm expression, but the slight red color on his angular face betrayed him.
"As Shade, how can I not know!" Shadow whispered; "I also thought that Lady Yoruichi would disagree, so I went to the Sakon Family and asked them to cancel the marriage!"
"So that's it!" Yoruichi Shihōin was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed, he lowered his head and fell silent.
"Lady Yoruichi!!!"
"······"
"Shadow definitely didn't hide it from Lady Yoruichi on purpose, but I think..."
"Fool, I didn't blame you!"
Gently interrupting Shadow's voice full of anxiety and urgency, Yoruichi Shihōin raised his head. There seemed to be water waves flowing in those golden eyes, the kind of affectionate eyes he had never seen before, and those golden eyes that seemed to be always bright.
Shadow was stunned. For some reason, he subconsciously turned his head away. However, Shadow immediately realized that he was a little stupid. Why did he turn his head?
Thinking of those affectionate eyes this time, Shadow didn't know why, but a face that he hadn't thought of for a long time appeared in his heart.
That face is Anko Mitarashi.
Realizing something strange about himself, Shadow was suddenly shocked. Why, he had forgotten that face, why, he had forgotten that person.
When did it start! Shadow had a headache, he didn't know, really didn't know, maybe it had been a long time! Did time make that memory blurry? Was it because of Yoruichi Shihōin that he forgot that person!
Shadow doesn't understand, and he doesn't know what he should do at all. If he continues to forget, will he lose the memory about her? After all, it has been more than a hundred years, and even if it is deep, the memory will eventually be blurred, right?
However, if he tries hard to recall the memory of Shinobi World, in principle, it means that he has betrayed his original vow, and he is no longer worthy of calling himself Shadow.
Thinking of Yoruichi Shihōin again, this is simply unfair, isn't it!