Soul Society, Rukongai.
"Hey! How to say it!"
After a long silence, Yoruichi Shihōin laughed in vain, looked at Anko Mitarashi who was also silent with his golden eyes, and said softly, "Thank you for your help in what happened before!"
"That's what you mean!" Shrugging his shoulders, Anko Mitarashi said indifferently; "Don't care so much, I'm just taking it easy!"
"Really!"
Shaking his head, Yoruichi Shihōin didn't say much. There are some things that don't need to be said.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Kūkaku Shiba who was hesitant to speak, and the people around him who had puzzled faces. Yoruichi Shihōin smiled lowly and let out an inexplicable sigh.
"Actually, you... are all Shade!"
It should have been a question, but there was certainty in the voice.
"What!"
Compared to Yoruichi Shihōin's calmness, Shunsui Kyōraku, Jūshirō Ukitake, Shūhei Hisagi and others' expressions changed slightly. The palms holding the swords could not help but tighten, and there was a trace of hostility in their eyes.
"Tch! Those eyes are really irritating!" Kiba Inuzuka curled his lips, his tone full of displeasure.
"Hey! Ya, shut up..."
"Haha!"
Before Shino Aburame's voice could completely fall, the wanton and crazy laughter sounded in vain, followed by the golden Reiatsu that was as solid as substance.
"Zaraki!"
"Captain Zaraki! Kusajishi Lieutenant!"
"Yo!"
He raised his hand and shook it, and Yachiru Kusajishi, who was still lying on Kenpachi Zaraki's shoulder, said hello with a smile.
"Yachiru!" Kenpachi Zaraki grinned widely, "You go down to a far place first, I want to fight with them!"
"Okay, Kenny!"
"Zaraki, stop!" There was a sudden low voice, and Yoruichi Shihōin said; "Now is not the time to fight!"
"······"
Hearing Yoruichi Shihōin's rare serious voice, Kenpachi Zaraki paused, and finally took Reiatsu back, curling his lips in displeasure.
Seeing this, Yoruichi Shihōin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Kenpachi Zaraki has always been a fierce fighter, but he is not a fool after all, and he still has a sense of proportion in major matters, although only at a few certain times.
"Yes, we are indeed Shade!"
Facing Yoruichi Shihōin who looked over again, Anko Mitarashi nodded directly without any hesitation.
"That's true!" Yoruichi Shihōin lowered his head slightly; "I've had that feeling since I met Eroding Wolf. It's obviously just the first time we met, but it's like we are connected by blood!"
"Then it was the time when Fourth Division was there. Although it was very weak in comparison, the feeling was the same. The last time was when I just saw you!" Looking up, Yoruichi Shihōin paused before continuing; "This feeling is the strongest. Although I don't know why, one thing is for sure, that is, you must be related to Eroding Wolf!"
"So, you suspect that we are Shade!" Anko Mitarashi raised his eyebrows.
"There's no better explanation than this!" Yoruichi Shihōin smiled.
"That's right!"
"So, are you Shade of Eroding Wolf!" Thinking about it, Yoruichi Shihōin asked strangely.
"How is that possible?" Anko Mitarashi shook his head and sighed; "Eroding Wolf is Shade itself. He has no entity at all, so naturally there will be no Shade!"
"Then you..."
"We are Shade of Luoshan!"
"Impossible!" Yoruichi Shihōin was stunned for a moment and denied; "Shadow obviously..."
"There is Shade, right!" Anko Mitarashi said; "All of us are part of Luoshan, or to be more precise, we are part of his Shade!"
"What's going on!" Yoruichi Shihōin asked in confusion.
"You should all know Eroding Wolf's ability!" Anko Mitarashi nodded and asked.
"You mean controlling Shade!" Kūkaku Shiba said.
"That's right, it's Shade!" Anko Mitarashi said; "Shade is the controller of darkness. It is invisible and has no quality. It is the most free power. It can change various appearances according to imagination, and can also attack, defend, detect, etc. This is the most basic ability of Eroding Wolf!"
"There is also the special ability to separate Shade through the contact of Reiatsu and make it independent from Memory Manifestation!"
"Memory Manifestation!" Yoruichi Shihōin said in confusion; "That's..."
"How do you say it!" Anko Mitarashi clicked his chin, paused, and said, "We are the illusion created by Eroding Wolf using this Memory Manifestation ability!"
"Illusion!" Yoruichi Shihōin said in surprise; "But you don't look at all..."
"So this is just an illusion!" Anko Mitarashi shook his head and sighed; "Everyone will have people or things that they cannot forget. When such people or things are extremely deep in their memory, the essence of the thing will be revealed in their own Shade. No one can I noticed it, but Eroding Wolf, who is the incarnation of Shade, can do it easily, and the so-called Memory Manifestation is the power of Eroding Wolf to divide things in Shade and turn them into entities in reality!"
"Is this Memory Manifestation!" Yoruichi Shihōin frowned; "Since you were created by Eroding Wolf, why do you want to help us!"
"Because, this is the meaning of us being created by Eroding Wolf!" Anko Mitarashi raised his head and looked at Yoruichi Shihōin; "Do you still remember that sentence?"
"Are you referring to..."
"That's right!" Nodding, directly confirming Yoruichi Shihōin's conjecture, Anko Mitarashi said; "Recovering the former Luoshan is our goal, but maybe it is because of different perceptions! We and the Luoshan that Eroding Wolf wants to pursue are at two different stages, and this goal has been achieved!"
"What do you mean!" Yoruichi Shihōin asked hurriedly; "Could it be that this is why you forced Shadow to make a choice before!"
"Yeah!" Anko Mitarashi nodded; "We don't have much time, so we can only use the fastest and most effective method!"
"First Nara, then Soul Society, everything, and your appearance, were all planned in advance!" Yoruichi Shihōin's face condensed; "Let Shadow believe that you really came to this world, let him get familiar with it, recall the past, and finally make him have to make a choice!"
"That's right!" Anko Mitarashi smiled and said; "That guy Luoshan, if you don't force him, I don't know how long it will take!"
"But this..."
"Isn't the current Luoshan very good! He was like this before!" Anko Mitarashi interrupted; "We all have to be controlled by Eroding Wolf, but once Once Luoshan knows the truth of the matter, we can get rid of this power of control, because in the final analysis, we appear because we are embodied by Eroding Wolf, but we ourselves are part of Luoshan!"
"So, you have already escaped control!" Yoruichi Shihōin said.
"Yes!" Anko Mitarashi couldn't help laughing, "But getting rid of it is one thing, but we can't take action against Eroding Wolf. Moreover, since we got rid of control, our existence has been weakening little by little. At this speed, we will disappear completely when the sun rises!"
"Disappear!" He was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, Yoruichi Shihōin spoke again; "So, what's the reason for my familiarity with you, that feeling of blood connection, it's like..."
"It's exactly like the Shade you were stripped out of before, right?" Anko Mitarashi said.
"So, is that really the case?" Yoruichi Shihōin smiled knowingly; "It's because of that drop of blood!"
"Yes, that's prohibited by Eroding Wolf!" Anko Mitarashi shrugged helplessly; "I didn't expect that Luoshan would use it on you because of your confusion!"
"It was really a mistake!" Yoruichi Shihōin also grinned helplessly, and then he suddenly thought of something and was stunned; "So, I have this feeling of familiarity, and Eroding Wolf also knows it!"
"Of course!"
"That's it!" Yoruichi Shihōin hesitated in disbelief; "Eroding Wolf, can you say..."
"Eroding Wolf It never meant to kill you!" Anko Mitarashi laughed; "Of course, it doesn't mean it talks about killing this and that all day long, but it always just talks. The last time it hurt Luoshan so badly, it was just out of anger!"
"······" smiled, and Yoruichi Shihōin fell silent.
"You can't imagine the relationship between Luoshan and Eroding Wolf if you haven't experienced it or understood it!" Anko Mitarashi said with a smile; "The two of them must come up with a result. Whoever loses is fine!"
"Hey! Anko, now I can call you that!" Yoruichi Shihōin suddenly raised the corner of his mouth.
"Yeah!"
"I want to hear Shadow's past story!" Yoruichi Shihōin sighed; "I originally planned to wait until Shadow told me himself, but I think it would be better to hear it from you!"
"Okay!" nodded, Anko Mitarashi tilted his head; "That's a long story!"
"Ah!"
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World of the Living's matter was over long ago. Soi Fon and Ichigo Kurosaki who rushed to support ran back to Soul Society regardless of exhaustion. The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the bodies of Anko Mitarashi and others were getting blurry. They would probably disappear completely in a short time!
The shady curtain has long been broken by Shadow's sword energy, and the battle situation is completely presented in front of everyone's eyes. Both Shadow and Eroding Wolf are fighting head-on. Eroding Wolf gradually falls into a disadvantage even with the assistance of Shade.
"Bang! Boom boom!!!"
The collision of knives and knives, and the collision of Reiatsu and Reiatsu kept ringing in the sky. Both people were covered with injuries, but no one took a step back.
Two people who are equally stubborn, equally arrogant, and equally full of wildness.
Finally, daybreak!
"The time has come!" A helpless smile with a hint of relief appeared on his face, Anko Mitarashi pulled his nose and looked at Yoruichi Shihōin; "For the last time, while I still have this name, please, Yoruichi Shihōin, Luoshan, no, it's Shadow, I'll leave it to you!"
"Ah!" Yoruichi Shihōin nodded bitterly; "I understand!"
"······"
"Hey, Ishida, I'm really not suitable to say such things!" Shikamaru Nara still held up his pineapple head and said with a smile; "But, World of the Living, thank you very much, and, I'm sorry, I lied to you!"
"It's okay, Nara!" Uryu Ishida pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, opened his mouth, and made a trembling voice.
"······"
"If there is a chance next time, let's compete again!" Shino Aburame looked at Shūhei Hisagi not far away, and still said coldly, "Let's see who is stronger, your Zanpakutō, or my bugs!"
"Okay!" Shūhei Hisagi smiled and nodded.
"······"
"Hey! Boy!" Sasuke Uchiha said in a rather cold voice; "Come on! Don't embarrass Ninjutsu, and you must defeat Bleach!"
"I know this without you having to tell me!" Ganju Shiba rubbed his nose and said firmly.
"······"
"Although I have never fought with you!" Naruto Uzumaki looked at Ichigo Kurosaki and laughed; "But, you are very strong!"
"You're not bad either!" Ichigo Kurosaki carried the huge Zanpakutō and said with a smile; "Goodbye!"
"Never see you again!"
"······"
"Since you're not here!" Kakashi Hatake scratched his head and said helplessly to Yoruichi Shihōin; "Please help me say thank you to Miss Ran'Tao!"
"I know!" Yoruichi Shihōin nodded.
"And we!" Asuma Sarutobi blew out a smoke ring and said, "It's a little inconvenient to say at this time! But you should know who it is! Say thank you to me, they! They are really smart! They have already guessed it!"
"No problem!" Yoruichi Shihōin laughed dumbly; "I will convey it to you!"
When the first ray of light appeared, the figures of Anko Mitarashi, Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara and others also turned into a black light at that moment, rushed into the sky, and merged into Shadow's body.
"Hey! Shadow, even if I am your brother, don't lose!"
"Shadow Master!"
"Shadow-senpai!"
"Master!"
"Shadow!"
Yes! Now that I have concerns, how could I lose?
Shadow smiled during the battle, and Reiatsu burst out with a strange red glow in the darkness. A tall body made entirely of Reiatsu immediately appeared outside the body, and a strong sense of oppression spread out.
"No way! That's..."
"The Soul of the Blade... Shaluo!"