Chapter 177 The Ability to See the Future

The artificial body created by Urahara Kisuke was unable to perfectly balance the power between Shiba Isshin and Kurosaki Masaki?
It doesn't matter!
Natsuki directly used his Bankai to help Urahara Kisuke find the gaps and fill the gaps.

With the help of Natsuki's Bankai, the power that was about to run wild due to losing balance was stabilized again.

Urahara Kisuke was guessing what the power of Natsuki Bankai was.

At the same time, he came to his senses and continued to operate the special instrument in his hand to help Shiba Isshin.

If you want to save the hollowed-out Masaki Kurosaki, it is certainly not as simple as creating an artificial body and letting Isshin Shiba wear it to balance Masaki Kurosaki's power.

Urahara Kisuke was still there, assisting with the equipment.

After all, the Urahara Kisuke in this world did not further study the power of Hollowification because of those captains who had suffered from Hollowification. Even though he made preparations for a period of time at Natsuki's request, it was still his first time doing such a thing and he was not very skilled yet.

Fortunately, there is no problem with theoretical knowledge.

After all, many years ago, Urahara Kisuke created the Hogyoku in order to study the power of Hollows.

Afterwards, in order to study "permanent energy", the power of the void was further analyzed.

He has thoroughly studied the nature of virtual power.

If Hollowification was not forbidden in Soul Society, Urahara Kisuke really wanted to experiment with it, because he was sure that it could be successful.

The premise is that the balance between forces can be maintained.

Once, twice, three times!
The balance of power in Kurosaki Masaki's body was about to be broken several times, and before her body was about to collapse, Natsuki used the power of Bankai to pull Kurosaki Masaki back from the brink of death.

This gave Kisuke Urahara a lot of trial and error costs.

Finally, he found the perfect balance.

With the assistance of Urahara Kisuke, Shiba Isshin's power of the god of death flowed into Kurosaki Masaki's body through the connection between souls, and achieved a new balance with the power of the Quincy and the power of Hollows in her body.

The three forces were perfectly balanced, and Kurosaki Masaki's hollowness was immediately curbed.

If you look closely, you will find that the hole on her body is slowly disappearing.

……

In Soul Society, Natsuki and Urahara Kisuke return together.

The first thing he did after returning was to go to the secret base under the Double Death Hill.

This was not Natsuki's suggestion, but Urahara Kisuke's.

Natsuki knew that Urahara Kisuke had a lot of questions in his heart, so he didn't mind satisfying Urahara Kisuke and followed him here.

Arrived at the long-lost secret base.

Urahara Kisuke spoke first, "A captain of the Gotei 13 is left in the human world without knowing why, and has lost all his powers as a Shinigami. Is this really a good thing?"

There was deep doubt and confusion in his words.

"If you think it's inappropriate, you can report this to the captain-general, and then the captain-general will send people to the human world to capture Shiba Isshin. The Quincy girl will also fall into the Hollowification situation again because of Shiba Isshin's return, and die."

Natsuki's words rang softly in Urahara Kisuke's ears.

Urahara Kisuke was silent for a while. "Although I don't know why Captain Shiba made such a decision, he would rather give up everything to save the Quincy, but I can see that she is very important to Captain Shiba."

"Informing the captain-general of this matter, and causing the death of that girl, is probably not what Captain Shiba wants to see."

"So you plan to help him keep the secret?" Natsuki asked Urahara Kisuke again.

Urahara Kisuke nodded.

He looked at Natsuki again, "Although Soul Society has its own rules, it does not mean that we need to follow the rules in everything. Captain Shiba's actions did not harm the interests of Soul Society."

"Xia Mu, what do you know?"

"You seem to have the power to predict the future, and you can always detect many things in advance."

"This cannot be explained with just one thoughtful sentence!"

Natsuki met Urahara Kisuke's gaze and immediately realized that he had aroused Urahara Kisuke's curiosity.

Yes, although he used an indirect way to guide Urahara Kisuke in many things, there were too many things to do.

There is no shortage of smart people in this world.

Not to mention that Urahara Kisuke was very close to him.

It's not strange to be able to detect some clues.

“Yes, I have gained insight into many things.”

Natsuki answered truthfully to Urahara Kisuke.

As he spoke, he raised the Zanpakutō in his hand.

"After learning Bankai, I gained some ability to see into the future!"

"!!!"

A look of shock appeared on Urahara Kisuke's face.

Insight into the future?

What a terrifying ability this is.

Xia Mu continued, "The existence of this knife allows me to tamper with some of the things that have already happened. At the same time, it also allows me to predict a certain future."

"But whether it is tampering with things that have happened or predicting the future, there are limited conditions. The former requires the consumption of extremely terrifying spiritual pressure, and the latter can only see a few fragments. The future I have seen is only some scattered fragments, and because the future events have not happened yet, they may change at any time. Therefore, these fragments can only be used as some references and cannot be trusted."

"So that's how it is." Urahara Kisuke sighed in his heart.

Now I understand why Xia Mu was able to destroy the Collapsing Jade.

Why was it that in the real world before, even though Kurosaki Masaki was about to die several times, she was rescued by Natsuki.

It turned out to be such a Bankai.

"Bankai is the biggest trump card of a Shinigami. How dare you tell me its ability?" Urahara Kisuke said to Natsuki in a complicated tone.

Xia Mu said calmly: "That being said, not all of the Shinigami's Bankai are secrets, and I rarely use Bankai in front of others. Kisuke is someone I trust, so, to the outside world, as long as you are willing to help me keep this secret, my Bankai is still considered a trump card."

Urahara Kisuke nodded.

Obviously, he was willing to help Xia Mu keep the secret.

He then asked Xia Mu: "Did you choose to help Captain Shiba because you saw the future?"

Earlier, Xia Mu found him privately and asked him to study how to curb the hollowing.

Urahara Kisuke didn't understand at first, but after meeting Kurosaki Masaki in the real world, he finally got the answer.

But new problems came one after another.

Why should we help Shiba Isshin, help that Quincy?
"In the future I have seen, war is raging and the whole world is about to undergo changes. At this time, the Son of the World comes into being and turns the tide, preventing the turmoil from happening."

"The Child of the World, Captain Shiba, and that Quincy are related!"

Xia Mu spoke with an air of a charlatan.

After putting all the unreasonable things on his Zanpakuto, even if he revealed some future events in advance, there was still a completely new explanation.

The key point is that Urahara Kisuke actually believed what Natsuki said.

It's not just because there are all kinds of strange Zanpakuto in this world, and they all have all kinds of strange abilities, which are all reasonable things.

Moreover, he saw Natsuki use the power of Bankai twice.

This made him judge the power of Natsuki's Bankai, which just happened to correspond to what Natsuki said.

This was of course something Xia Mu did on purpose.

He revealed his Bankai ability to Urahara Kisuke, and part of it was true.

The other part is half true and half false.

Feiyuan does have the ability to see part of the future.

But the future he foresaw could only be regarded as a prophecy, which required Xia Mu to interpret and prepare for dealing with it himself.

The so-called ability to see fragments of the future is pure hoax.

The reason why I know these things is simply because Xia Mu is a time traveler.

Of course, such ability is not outrageous in the world of death.

Yhwach possesses the ability to be omniscient and omnipotent.

Inoue Orihime's Wanxiang rejection.

Tsukishima's falsified past.

These abilities actually exist in this world.

This is also the reason why Natsuki believes that Urahara Kisuke can accept this matter.

Anyway, he had mentioned a lot with Urahara Kisuke today, so Natsuki didn't mind saying more.

He said to Urahara Kisuke in a deep voice: "Many years ago, we used the Kidō Cannon to destroy the spirit sub-space attached to the shadow of the Soul Society. It seemed that we had solved all the problems once and for all."

"But in the future that I foresee, Yhwach, the founder of the Quincy, is not dead."

"He will come back sooner or later and take revenge on us Death Gods!"

"In addition, Aizen, who escaped to Hueco Mundo, also created a new Hollow. This Hollow possesses a Zanpakutō. You already knew this."

"Kisuke, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders!"

Urahara Kisuke's expression suddenly darkened.

So, why did you suddenly add more burden to me while we were chatting?

Urahara Kisuke was speechless for a while and complained in his heart.

……

The disappearance of Shiba Isshin caused a great disturbance in Soul Society.

Urahara Kisuke originally planned to help Shiba Isshin hide the secret.

Because once Shiba Isshin's whereabouts are exposed, Soul Society will never allow him to stay in the real world. At that time, the Quincy who established a soul connection with Shiba Isshin through a special artificial body will undoubtedly die.

This was not what Shiba wanted to see.

Although Urahara Kisuke is not particularly familiar with Shiba Isshin, he doesn't mind helping each other at this time.

He intentionally covered for Shiba Isshin, and of course it was impossible for Soul Society to find Shiba Isshin's whereabouts.

Both Shiba Isshin's spiritual pressure and the remaining traces of Shiba Isshin in the human world were secretly erased by Urahara Kisuke. Under such circumstances, the Soul Society had no idea where Shiba Isshin had gone.

It's as if Shiba Isshin has never existed.

When the report from the Technology Development Bureau was sent to the First Squadron.

Captain Yamamoto was extremely furious.

Shiba Isshin, as the head of the Shiba branch, is an extremely important figure among the nobles. It is obviously impossible for such a person to betray Soul Society.

Since he did not betray Soul Society, there is only one possibility for his sudden disappearance.

That was an accident.

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Captain Yamamoto couldn't help but think of Hueco Mundo.

I thought of Aizen who escaped to Hueco Mundo.

After the annihilation of the soul space, Soul Society had no enemies for a long time.

Until a group of new students at the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts encountered an accident during the burial of souls in the present world.

Aizen Sosuke, a criminal who once defected from Soul Society, appears, and he also controls a Hollow with a Zanpakutō.

Not long ago, the 13th Squad's Death Gods stationed in the human world died one after another.

The captain of the 10th Division, Shiba Isshin, went to the human world to investigate and suffered a heavy blow.

If it weren't for Natsuki and Urahara Kisuke's timely rescue, Shiba Isshin would probably have died in the real world.

Afterwards, Isshin Shiba also mentioned this issue prominently in his report.

The sinner Aizen Sosuke appears and attacks him.

Due to these things, Aizen has now become the number one enemy of Soul Society.

No one knew exactly what he did in Hueco Mundo.

After all, that world itself is an extremely mysterious world to the Soul Society.

It has been many years since an expeditionary force was sent to Hueco Mundo.

"Restart the expedition plan?"

Captain Yamamoto couldn't help but think so.

Immediately gave up.

The situation in Hueco Mundo is unclear.

According to Xia Mu, the Hollow who broke the mask and possessed a Zanpakuto was far more powerful than an ordinary Hollow. If an expeditionary force was sent to the Hueco Mundo now, they would most likely be wiped out.

At the moment, we can only prepare for war in Soul Society, and actively observe the situation in the real world. If we find Aizen's whereabouts, we must take action immediately and annihilate this sinner.

But then again.

How did Isshin Shiba encounter "Aizen" again and get into trouble?
Captain Yamamoto couldn't figure it out.

He simply didn't bother to think about it. The most important thing at the moment was how to deal with the affairs of the Tenth Division.

The Tenth Division is an extremely important division.

Except for the first generation, all subsequent captains were from the Shiba family. This squad was a bridge between the nobles and the common people. By the generation of Shiba Isshin, the Shiba family showed their intention to transfer power to the common people.

That's why Captain Yamamoto arranged Hitsugaya Toshiro, who has the potential to be a captain, to the Tenth Division, and let Shiba Isshin teach Hitsugaya Toshiro first and cultivate his leadership ability.

As the future captain, what is needed is not only strong strength, but also administrative and leadership skills.

The former is easy.

As the owner of the most powerful ice and snow Zanpakuto, Hitsugaya Toshiro has great potential. As long as he can tap into his potential, his strength will definitely not be weak.

The latter requires acquired teaching.

Fortunately, Hitsugaya Toshiro is very young and has great potential.

According to Captain Yamamoto's plan, Shiba Isshin would first teach Hitsugaya Toushirou, and when necessary, Natsuki would teach Hitsugaya Toushirou skills such as slashing fists and ghost evasion to improve Hitsugaya Toushirou's strength.

He, Hitsugaya Toshiro, first inherited the position of captain of the 10th Division.

Later he took over the responsibility of captain-general.

But now, something unexpected happened.

Shiba Isshin is missing and suspected to be dead.

The position of captain of the 10th Division is vacant, who should Hitsugaya Toshiro be asked to coach?
Xia Mu's figure appeared in Captain Yamamoto's mind again.

Some teaching plans may be brought forward.

……

Determined by the First Team.

Shiba Isshin's spiritual pressure completely disappeared.

It can be considered as death.

When disappearance turns into death.

For the Death Gods of Squad 10, this was something that was unacceptable.

The entire squad was plunged into sorrow.

The former captain of the 10th Division and the elder brother of Shiba Isshin, is a very serious person. His strength is not particularly strong, so he can only work harder than ordinary people.

This is not the case with Shiba Isshin, who possesses far greater qualifications than his brother.

He is an easy-going person. During his time in charge of the 10th Division, the entire Division was like one big family where everyone enjoyed themselves.

Although there is no vice-captain, Shiba Isshin may occasionally slack off and be lazy, but the entire squad still operates perfectly, which is enough to demonstrate Shiba Isshin's ability.

Hitsugaya Toshiro, as the newly promoted third seat of the Tenth Division, has received a lot of guidance from Shiba Isshin.

His qualifications are very strong, but his age is a disadvantage after all. If it weren't for Shiba Isshin's promotion, he would not have become the third seat.

Being by Isshin Shiba's side, Hitsugaya Toshiro learned a lot, and in his heart, he already regarded the captain as the person he respected the most.

And now, the captain is dead.

I can only passively accept this bad news and can do nothing about it.

How can people accept such a thing?

For the first time, Hitsugaya Toshiro hated his own weakness and powerlessness.

Earlier, the other party had been seriously injured in the real world while performing a mission.

If I could become stronger, I would definitely be able to help the captain, and the captain would not be injured.

Being weak is the original sin.

Just when Hitsugaya Toshiro hated himself.

A figure wearing the captain's haori stepped into the 10th Squad's barracks.

When the team members who were in a sad state saw this figure, they put away their sadness and greeted each other.

"Captain Xia Mu!"

"Captain Xia Mu!"

"..."

"Where are your three seats?" Xia Mu asked the nameless Grim Reaper.

Upon learning that Hitsugaya Toshiro was in the captain's office, he said nothing and walked straight towards there.

In the captain's room.

Many documents were placed on the table.

The desk that originally belonged to the captain was now empty.

These documents and team affairs ultimately never got to wait for their owners to come and deal with them.

Hitsugaya Toshiro curled up in a corner of the office, sitting on the floor, hugging his knees, and fell into a state of autism.

After all, he is still young.

Even though he pretends to be an adult in front of others, it cannot change the fact that he is a child. When the captain whom he respects disappears, he will inevitably feel sad and it will be difficult for him to get over it.

"The captain told me something."

Natsuki didn't say hello to Hitsugaya Toushirou. He went straight to the point and spoke directly to Hitsugaya Toushirou.

Hitsugaya Toushirou raised his head and looked at Natsuki with a somewhat haggard expression.

"Shiba Kaiyan refused to transfer to the 10th Division and inherit the captain's position, even though he already possessed the strength of a captain, but the Shiba family has decided to let go of the 10th Division."

"Why?" Hitsugaya Toushirou looked puzzled.

The Tenth Division has always been led by the Shiba family.

As the third seat, Hitsugaya Toushirou knew about this.

After the death of Shiba Isshin, the most likely successor to the captaincy was the 13th Division's vice-captain Shiba Kaien.

He is the head of the Shiba family.

Many years ago, he was a famous genius in Soul Society.

He graduated from the Maou Spiritual Academy in one year and became the third seat right after graduation, and became the vice-captain five years later.

His experience can be described as extremely legendary.

By now, it has been widely rumored that he has the strength of a captain and has learned Bankai.

As a result, Shiba Kaiyan refused to succeed as captain of the 10th Division?

Do you look down on the Tenth Division?

"The answer is simple."

Natsuki responded to Hitsugaya Toushirou's words.

"The main reason is because of you!"

"You are the successor chosen by Shiba Isshin and the future captain of the 10th Division."

"Shiba Kaiyan knew what his uncle was thinking and didn't want to go against his wishes, so he refused to become the captain."

Xia Mu's eyes fell on Hitsugaya Toushirou's face, and suddenly, Hitsugaya Toushirou felt a sense of heaviness.

"For the next period of time, the 10th Division will not have a captain, and the division's affairs will be handled by the other divisions. As the third seat of the 10th Division and the successor chosen by Shiba Isshin, you only need to do one thing well."

"what's up?"

Hitsugaya Toushirou couldn't help but ask.

"Learn Bankai, make yourself captain-level, and then pass the captain's assessment to officially succeed the captain of the Tenth Division!"

Natsuki spoke in a deep voice and told about the arrangements for Hitsugaya Toushirou.

Hitsugaya Toushirou was shaken.

It took him a long time to react.

Yes, the captain values ​​me so much, he definitely doesn’t want me to be sad because of him.

Rather than being sad, the captain's greatest wish is that Squad 10 will be fine.

As the third seat of the Tenth Squad and the captain's successor, I should take over the captain's responsibility.

Hitsugaya Toushirou immediately strengthened his belief.

Xia Mu then said to Hitsugaya Toushirou calmly: "In the next period of time, you will practice with me!"

His words carried an attitude that was unquestionable and could not be rejected.

Only then did Hitsugaya Toshiro look at the person in front of him seriously.

Of course he knew Xia Mu.

Captain of the 11th Division, the modern-day Kenpachi.

Even among the many captains of the Gotei 13, he is undoubtedly the best.

Although they had not had much contact, this did not affect his understanding of Xia Mu.

His good friend Momo Hinamori is a loyal fan of this.

Matsumoto Rangiku, who helped him back then, is also this person's subordinate.

The purpose of this person coming to the Tenth Division is to teach me?
Hitsugaya Toushirou's mind flickered, and a determined look appeared in his eyes. He stood up and bowed seriously to Natsuki.

"Captain Xia Mu, please give me your guidance!"

(End of this chapter)