Soul Society.
South Flow Street District 89.
This place belongs to the very edge of Soul Society. There is no bustling and lively market, and there are no lively and well-dressed people. There is just a barren, dry land and a few scattered thatched houses around it.
Occasionally, you will pass by some souls with numb eyes and lifeless eyes. Because this place is close to the edge of Soul Society, the surrounding resources are extremely depleted, and there is even very little water source to keep the souls alive.
However, today, the block closest to the edge of Soul Society suddenly experienced a shock.
I saw a huge door that was as black as a man-eating demon, suddenly rising from the ground, and the black door that was like a demon suddenly opened its huge mouth.
A black yin energy filled the air.
The souls with dull eyes around them were nourished by this black mist, and their originally numb expressions gradually regained a bit of vitality.
Many souls instinctively gathered towards the black door, and a trace of doubt flashed in their eyes.
However, they did not remain confused for long, as they saw in the huge black door, a team wearing black uniforms with samurai swords on their waists, walking in neat steps from the big mouth that seemed to swallow everything.
These soldiers in black uniforms had a chill all over their bodies, and there was a big word "bad" written on their backs.
When I looked up, the door looked like a monster's big mouth with the words Underworld Bureaucracy written on it.
I don't know why, but when all the souls here saw these two words, their souls instinctively felt a sense of fear and intimacy.
Just when these souls were at a loss, they saw a few more figures walking out of the huge mouth. Just by taking a glance, all the wandering souls here lowered their heads inexplicably, and some did not dare to look directly.
Madara glanced around silently, looking at the souls gathered around him based on instinct.
They almost only had a few fig leaves on their bodies, and each of their spirits looked thin and numb. This sight made Madara frown slightly.
"This is Soul Society! Why is it so barren!"
"Lord Yama of the First Palace, this is the most fringe area of Soul Society. The entire Soul Society, except within the fifty districts, other areas are more desolate than the last!"
Aizen, who came with Madara, quickly explained.
Madara's expression showed a hint of understanding, "It seems that no matter where you are, there are people who are poor and lowly!"
"Let's go, this will be the front line for Underworld Bureaucracy to move into Soul Society, take these souls into Underworld Bureaucracy as soon as possible!"
"Yes! Lord Yama!"
Then Madara led everyone and began to walk deeper into the neighborhood.
The whole area was very large. After a rough walk around, Madara found that it was just a city block, almost the same size as Konoha when he was alive.
There are not many souls around, but most of the souls here have dull eyes.
The wandering souls around looked at Madara and his group and began to talk in low voices.
A four or five-year-old child was pulling a seven- or eight-year-old Enju. On a small dark face, a pair of big, dark, innocent eyes looked enviously at the ghosts wandering around here.
"Sister, are they the legendary Death God!"
Enju showed a trace of confusion on his face, "Sister, I don't know either, but he must be a big shot from there. We'd better not offend these adults!"
"Yes! Sister." The boy nodded obediently, and then raised his withered little face.
"Sister, Shirou is so hungry!"
Hearing his brother's weak voice, Enju suddenly showed a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and the hand holding his brother was trembling slightly.
"Shirou Be good, sister will find food!"
Enju replied tremblingly.
When the boy heard his sister's answer, he nodded again without crying or fussing.
"Yeah! Sister."
"If you find food, sister will eat it first."
Enju Hearing his sensible brother's answer, he felt a surge of sadness in his heart.
They are the souls of World of the Living who died not long ago. Due to an accident at home, she and her brother were burned to death in the fire at home. After their death, they were sent to Rukongai District 89 together.
And in this most barren neighborhood, almost all souls live in numbness and pain.
Due to the lack of resources, food and water are extremely scarce here. As spirit beings, they can actually survive for a while even without eating or drinking.
But at the same time, hunger and dryness will always be with them, tormenting their young spiritual bodies all the time, rapidly consuming the source of their souls, until their souls collapse.
In fact, she brought her brother here with the intention of getting rid of him.
It's not that she is cruel, but that she is almost going crazy from hunger and thirst.
If she was alone, she could barely survive, but with her brother, both of them would die quietly.
But looking at her brother's sensible and obedient appearance, the girl couldn't help but shed tears.
In World of the Living, because of their parents, one likes drinking and the other likes gambling, they have lacked care since childhood and have been dependent on each other.
Her parents never came back that day. She and Shirou were really hungry.
She had no choice but to take her brother to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat. She finally found a pack of noodles at home, thinking about how her mother usually cooked.
So she set up a bench by herself, followed her mother's example, and turned on the stove switch.
But how could a seven-year-old child know how to operate these things? He could only awkwardly turn on the natural gas valve, but after waiting for a long time, the stove did not light up.
So she couldn't help but try again, but this time... suddenly a flame lit up, followed by a loud noise.
When she woke up again, she and her brother were in this desolate and unfamiliar area.
What awaits them is an even more cruel living environment.
Just when little Enju hugged his brother and cried, a shadow suddenly enveloped their two young figures.
"Child, has something happened?"
An extremely gentle voice sounded.
Enju slowly raised his head with tears in his eyes, and what he saw was a big brother with golden hair and a smile that gave people a very warm look.
"No... no... what!"
The girl quickly stopped crying and replied timidly, with a hint of panic in her eyes.
Minato looked at the two thin children in front of him, a hint of softness flashed in his eyes.
"If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will help you!
When the girl heard Minato's gentle words, a glimmer of hope instinctively flashed in her eyes.
"I... we're just too hungry!"
The girl said with some trembling.
After saying that, he lowered his head in inferiority, after all, compared with this big brother who is like a little sun in front of him.
The two of them are like the meanest insects under the earth.
While Enju was waiting for her fate to be decided, she was not sure whether the seemingly gentle big brother in front of her would help her.
After all, food is everything in this neighborhood, and anyone who has some food will not give it to anyone else.
Minato looked at the two children who did not dare to look directly at him, with a trace of pity in his eyes. Two dark pills quickly appeared in his hand.
In Underworld Bureaucracy, due to the existence of Yin Qi, the ghosts of Underworld Bureaucracy will not feel hungry, because the Yin Qi itself has a nourishing effect on the soul, so the soul in Underworld Bureaucracy does not need to eat.
However, as one of Yama, he naturally understands the effect of Yin Qi on the soul, so Minato directly rubbed two Yin Qi Pill pills.
"Come on, eat this and you won't be hungry!"
Enju looked at the two dark meatballs in Minato's hands, with a flash of astonishment in his eyes, but it would be good to eat some now, so the girl didn't suspect anything.
He quickly took the two dark balls in Minato's hand, and put one into his mouth first. Then he saw a Darkshine flash across Enju's body, and his body began to change.
First, the original strong hunger and thirst disappeared quickly, then the originally thin soul and body began to become full, and the originally dry cheeks returned to their former appearance.
Little Enju's eyes suddenly lit up, and he put another black ball into his brother's mouth without hesitation.
The little boy's face immediately showed a feeling of enjoyment, and at the same time, his body also experienced the same changes as her sister.
The soul that was wandering around in numbness immediately became crazy and hungry when seeing this scene.
Then there was a commotion.
"My lord, my lord! Please give us some food!"
An old man whose soul was tortured almost to the point of collapse by hunger suddenly knelt down in front of Minato, and then a large number of souls knelt down.
The calls for prayers one after another became one in an instant.
The eyes looking at Minato were full of enthusiasm, but even if they were extremely hungry for food, no soul dared to collide with Minato at this time.
Because among these souls, many people think that the ghosts who come out of that door are Death God. However, their fear of Death God is deeply engraved in their souls.
If Death God owns Reiatsu, killing them will not be any easier than crushing an ant.
Minato stood up and looked at the large group of souls that had fallen to their knees.
A smile appeared on Sunshine's face.
"Don't worry, everyone must have felt it. The closer you get to the black door, the weaker the hunger in your body will be.
So if you don't want to go hungry, you can pass through that door on your own and enter the world dedicated to your soul!"
Minato's words stunned the surrounding souls.
At this time, many souls discovered that since the door opened.
The feeling that they were almost going crazy from hunger was slowly diminishing.
At this moment, all the souls looked at the door, and a bright light lit up in their eyes.
The soul closest to the Underworld Bureaucracy gate rushed into the gate without hesitation.
Because he was the closest and felt the strongest, he didn't know the reason at first.
But now after listening to the adult's explanation, he suddenly understood Satori.
Tormented by hunger, he didn't want to endure the feeling of hunger for a moment.
The lives they live in this barren land are actually not much worse than in Hell.