"Ah!"
But immediately, Toshiro Hitsugaya let out a scream, his young face was covered with cold sweat, and everyone was shocked. A wound suddenly appeared where Jūshirō Ukitake dropped the knife, but Shade was not damaged at all.
"It's useless!" Eroding Wolf said coldly; "What I control is your own Shade, so no matter what you do, you can't break away. Even if you cut it with a knife, you will only be injured, because in the end, you are all connected as one!"
"What a joke!" Renji Abarai shouted the Roar.
"If you put it this way!" Rangiku Matsumoto said in horror; "In other words, wanting to kill us is simply..."
"It's a piece of cake!" Izuru Kira took over Rangiku Matsumoto's words; "Damn it!"
"You bastard!" Ikkaku Madarame kept twisting his body and yelled through gritted teeth; "If you have the ability, fight with open swords and guns. What kind of fighting is this?"
"Fight!" Eroding Wolf tilted his head and sneered abruptly; "You are not worthy of fighting me!"
"Damn it! Ah!!!"
After a moment of silence, listening to Eroding Wolf's sarcastic tone, Ikkaku Madarame roared, and suddenly burst out with a very strong Reiatsu.
"Are you humiliating me?"
The Roar shouted loudly, and the transparent Reiatsu directly opened Shade's restraints with a "bang!". Ikkaku Madarame rushed forward and slashed hard with the knife in his hand.
"Oh!"
Looking at Ikkaku Madarame, Eroding Wolf tilted his head slightly in surprise and actually broke away. It must have been an accident! However, that's the end of it!
With a thought, the black Shade gathered together again, forming a big hand in the air and grabbing Ikkaku Madarame.
"Madarame!" Jūshirō Ukitake immediately stretched out his palm; "Hadō #63: Raikōhō·Raikōhō!"
After the explosion of "Boom!", Raikōhō disappeared, and the huge palm formed by Shade still fell down, but the power was unable to cause too much damage to Ikkaku Madarame.
"So that's it!"
As he said that, Reiatsu also rose up from Toshiro Hitsugaya's body. The figure jumped high to the side and sneered, "Use Reiatsu to leave the place at the moment when Shade is temporarily separated, and you can get rid of the control!"
"Yes, you are right. This is its only shortcoming. I really didn't expect it to be discovered so quickly!" Eroding Wolf said, but suddenly raised the corner of his mouth; "But, so what if it is discovered! If you are fast, I can still kill you..."
"Oops!"
Suddenly the pupils shrank, Toshiro Hitsugaya's face changed, it was impossible to leave, and the Shade under his feet spread to his neck in an instant, contracting vigorously.
"Captain!"
"Hitsugaya Captain!"
Jūshirō Ukitake, Shunsui Kyōraku, Soi Fon, Ikkaku Madarame, Sentarō Kotsubaki and Kiyone Kotetsu raised their knives and rushed over almost at the same time, but...
"Go to hell!"
The Roar was shouting crazy loudly, Reiatsu burst out, Eroding Wolf's mind moved, black filled the sky, without any trace of light, the endless Shade was pressed down hard under the control of Eroding Wolf.
"What!"
"Damn bastard!"
Yoruichi Shihōin gave a sharp shout, turned her head angrily and was about to rush away, but just as she turned her head, a hand held her back.
"Dark...Shadow!"
Yoruichi Shihōin was stunned immediately. The worry on her face disappeared, and there was a slight moist look in the corners of her eyes. She sniffed, but a smile bloomed on her lips. She knelt down and carefully picked up the man who affected her whole heart.
"You all... stop!"
The outstretched arm then dropped weakly, and he opened his less injured left eye. Looking at the scene in front of him, Shadow opened his mouth, and a weak voice came from it. Although it was not loud, it was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.
"Shadow!"
"Shadow Master!"
"Luoshan!"
Everyone was stunned, even Eroding Wolf. In a daze, the Shade that seemed to cover the sky and earth immediately dissipated.
She struggled to sit up, but this originally simple movement was now so strenuous. Shadow had no choice but to obey Yoruichi Shihōin's strength and lean on her.
"Let them go too!"
His eyes turned to the pale Toshiro Hitsugaya who was being strangled not far away, as well as Renji Abarai, Rangiku Matsumoto, Izuru Kira and Yumichika Ayase who were still restrained. Shadow looked at Eroding Wolf and spoke softly.
"······"
He didn't say anything and was silent for a while. Eroding Wolf suddenly curled his lips in displeasure and waved his arms, releasing Shade's control over several people.
"You all... come back!"
"But, Master Shadow..."
"Don't worry, he won't attack!" He pulled hard on his hideous and terrifying face, and Shadow showed an extremely ugly smile; "Right! You guys are still the same!"
"Luoshan!" Eroding Wolf's pupils suddenly dilated; "You have already..."
"Do I seem to be such a stupid person?" Shadow said helplessly; "You have noticed it from the beginning. Do you know why I have never communicated with you after liberation? It's because I am escaping from the answer. It is not so much escaping as I don't know what to do. You know, I hate being disappointed!"
"Luoshan!"
"That claw mark was left by you, right? You do this when you are angry, and this has not changed!" Shadow said softly; "It's just that I never dared to imagine that you would come to this world, Little Wolf!"
"I came with you!" Eroding Wolf said.
"I know!" After a moment of silence, Shadow lowered his head slightly, and after a long time, he continued, "I have been telling myself that all of this is a coincidence, because I didn't dare to believe it, and I didn't dare to gamble, so I had to try my best to convince myself, but it wasn't until I rescued Soi Fon that I was finally sure!"
"Why!" Eroding Wolf didn't understand.
"Because you are angry!" He smiled and accidentally touched the scar on his body. Shadow twitched his mouth in pain, and his face became even more ugly, but he still looked at Eroding Wolf intently; "Because you rejected everyone except me, or everyone who came close to me, even Master Anko who saved us and took us in!"
"Mitarai Luoshan and Little Wolf are dependent on each other. It is precisely because of this that they think that they don't need other people, as long as we are together, right? You still think so! "Shadow coughed dryly and said in a low voice, "That's why I said, you are still the same! Now that I know who you are, I have already guessed your purpose. What you want me to change back is the original me from the beginning!"
"So, you only got angry after I saved Soi Fon, because at that time I could only fight and kill, so I wouldn't save anyone!"
"You... all know it!"
He pursed his lips, Eroding Wolf lowered his head, clenched his fists, and finally loosened them helplessly.
"Yes! We all know it!" Shadow's mouth raised a crazy smile; "Because, I am Mitarai Luoshan, and you are Little Wolf!"
"In this case, in this case..." Eroding Wolf suddenly raised his head and said loudly, "Luoshan, you should come back! We have always been inseparable and dependent on each other, right! So..."
"So, I am Shadow now, and you are Eroding Wolf!"
"What are you talking about!"
"Still don't understand!" Shadow held Yoruichi Shihōin's hand tightly, and after a long time, he spoke softly, "You said, I have changed. Maybe you are right about this. What is the purpose of my power? Don't you know?"
"Are you kidding? Why are you asking me about this kind of thing!" Eroding Wolf said loudly the Roar.
"Because you don't understand at all!" Shadow replied; "I did remember a lot about the battle just now as you wished, and I also figured out a lot. Yes, I have changed and become confused. I have been bound from the beginning when I came to this world, you know! I envy Kenpachi, because I know that I can no longer be as wanton as him. I have concerns, and I have concerns that I can't let go!"
"Mitarai Luoshan's concern is Master Anko, it is Little Wolf, it is Master White Fang, it is Minato Big Brother, it's Inoichi Big Brother, it's Shikaku Big Brother, it's Chōza Big Brother, it's Kakashi, it's Hong, it's Asuma, it's that guy Kai, it's Naruto, it's Shikamaru, it's Ino and their gang of brats, there's the old pervert Jiraiya, there's that woman Tsunade, and all my friends Konoha!"
"And Shadow's concern is Lady Yoruichi! Although I don't want to admit it, Soi Fon, Byakuya, Ganju, Kenpachi, Yachiru, and Kūkaku Shiba, Kaien Shiba, Kensei Muguruma, Shinji Hirako, and Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, Ikkaku Madarame, Renji Abarai, these brats, except for that bastard Kisuke Urahara, they are all... all my concern!"
"My power exists precisely to protect them!"
Shadow said loudly, spitting out a mouthful of blood from his mouth, and his whole body was aching, but Shadow didn't pay any attention to it.
"Stop talking, Shadow, stop talking..."
After a moment of silence, Yoruichi Shihōin hugged the man in his arms. A trace of tears flowed out quietly from the corner of his eyes. Also silent were Soi Fon and others around him.
"It's true that I shouldn't be silent anymore. I should thank you for letting me understand this. Whether I am Mitarai Luoshan or Shadow, it doesn't make any difference! Because I am still me!"
Ignoring the silence of the people around him and the expression on Eroding Wolf in front of him, Shadow closed his eyes and continued talking to himself.
"So, why bother! It's true that I have changed from the beginning, but the wrong person is always you, Little Wolf, do you understand!"
"I don't understand, how could I understand!" Eroding Wolf shouted excitedly; "I'm not wrong, just wait! Luoshan, I will prove it to you!"
"I knew you would say that!" Shadow opened his eyes again and his voice gradually became lower; "Okay! I'll wait for you!"
"You guy..." gritted his teeth, Eroding Wolf took out White Fang's Blade from his arms, and was about to throw it over.
"You don't have to give it to me!" Shadow said abruptly.
"What!" Eroding Wolf was stunned; "Isn't it the most important thing to you!"
"Yes!" Shadow nodded slightly and smiled weakly; "But didn't you also say it! I can get it back only if I beat you. Unfortunately, I think so too. I haven't fought for a long time and haven't practiced for a long time, so I have regressed. Therefore, I lost to you. White Fang's Blade is my former glory. I will defeat you with my own hands and get it back!"
"······"
His eyes were closed, and then opened again, Eroding Wolf turned around, and his scarlet color became as cold and ruthless as before. Without any movement, the whole person seemed to have melted away from Shade, disappearing without a trace, leaving only a cold snort echoing.
"Next time we fight, if you are still like this, I will really... kill you!"
"Me too!" Shadow tremblingly propped himself up and looked at the sky in the distance, with a crazy and flamboyant smile on his lips; "For our different persistence, I will fight with all my strength. Little Wolf, next time we meet, we will be enemies. Whether you die or I die, there will always be an outcome between the two of us, because, after all, you and I are both stubborn guys who don't know how to adapt!"
Trembling, the propped up body fell down weakly, the vision was dark, and the sound of breathing could not be heard, but there was a smile on the corner of Shadow's mouth.
"Shadow!"
"Shadow Master!"
"Go back to Fourth Division right away, quickly!"
"······"