In Theory.
The World of the Dead required pure soul forms.
Even the main character of the Bleach world, Ichigo Kurosaki, couldn't normally enter the Soul Society without transforming his body into a pure soul with the help of a special ritual to draw out his Zanpakutō.
But Senju Yukika was different.
His body already contained the genes of the Void and his soul had accepted Ulquiorra's inheritance. It was unique, transcending the limitations of any template power.
After the system's remodeling and fusion, Yukika's physical body was extremely special. It no longer belonged strictly to the rules of the Shinigami world, but he could still use Shinigami powers — while also using ninjutsu.
This was the advantage of having both Chakra and spiritual pressure coexisting within him.
It had nothing to do with the number of skills or the weight of the energy. These were two different world systems blending together.
In the future, Yukika planned to completely master Ulquiorra's power and try to add another energy source to the world of Naruto — natural energy.
Unlike the Bleach world, where the energy came from spiritual particles, natural energy was pure. In the ninja world, beyond chakra, another power existed — Senjutsu.
But in Yukika's view, natural energy was no longer mere chakra. It was the pure, original force of this world.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan's goal was to transform the planet's natural energy into nourishment for the God Tree, letting it bear a chakra fruit for their use. And once the God Tree absorbed all the world's energy, Earth would be destroyed.
Yukika refused to let that happen.
The ninja world wasn't perfect, but it was his foundation for survival.
Thus, he sought to transform and strengthen the Senju Clan.
Not for the so-called glory of protecting "the homeland," but simply because treating Earth like a nursery for the Ōtsutsuki was intolerable.
When Yukika awakened his Zanpakutō, he discovered that his perception of the world had changed.
He could now easily sense various energies, his range of perception expanding again.
Ghostly souls became even more familiar and sensitive to him.
With this, tracking down Asura's existence was no longer difficult.
Moreover, with the awakening of his Zanpakutō, Yukika's future path became clearer.
The Black-Winged Demon represented Void; his Zanpakutō represented Destruction.
The two powers did not conflict — but only by combining them could he reach a new realm.
He consulted the system.
The system explained that the fusion of the pure template powers with his own required a process.
When Yukika could skillfully wield the Sword of the End — the Zanpakutō used by Ulquiorra — he could attempt to advance himself again while in Resurrección form.
Currently, Yukika had surpassed the "First Stage" of his template, approaching the "Second Stage" — the Black-Winged Demon's second form, equivalent to Bankai level among Shinigami.
To reach the "Second Boundary," Yukika needed to strengthen his Zanpakutō's power at the First Boundary. When the two fused, the Second Boundary would come naturally.
Simply put, Yukika's current goal was to completely absorb the template power and make it his own.
Thus, he wouldn't just inherit the Black-Winged Demon — he would surpass it.
Taking a deep breath, Yukika could feel the energy of Senju Hashirama's cells stirring inside him.
As he had suspected.
After the previous Asura reincarnated and died, Senju Hashirama's soul had gone to the Pure Land.
But the real Asura's soul still lingered in the world.
The Pure Land was not the Yellow Springs of the East; there was no natural cycle of reincarnation for humans.
In the entire ninja world, only Asura and Indra had the power of reincarnation.
Yukika believed this firmly.
This wasn't a baseless guess — it was backed by solid evidence.
Take, for example, the Impure World Reincarnation technique that summoned giant bugs during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Decades-dead souls could be resurrected; and after use, they returned to the Pure Land, not to a cycle of reincarnation.
Furthermore, based on the statements of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, even Senju Tobirama — Yukika's grandfather — had used the Impure World Reincarnation technique before.
Orochimaru wasn't the first to use it.
Regardless, Yukika had confirmed it: Asura's soul was still wandering the world.
This was crucial.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, the shadows that rose into the sky after being released from Impure World Reincarnation suggested a point of connection between the Pure Land and the living world.
And Asura, obsessed with reincarnation and his rivalry with Indra, would never willingly enter paradise.
Thus, finding the connection point between the Pure Land and the Ninja World — and following the energy hidden within Hashirama's cells — would lead Yukika straight to Asura.
He was certain of it.
No one else could feel the subtle fluctuations of Hashirama's energy.
Only Yukika, with his sharpened soul perception, could.
Crossing country after country, Yukika finally arrived at his destination.
Before him lay… the coastline once connected to Uzushio Village.
Staring at the ruins of the Uzumaki Clan's homeland, Yukika frowned.
The Uzumaki Clan had mastered every sealing technique known to this world.
Sealing techniques were their very foundation.
Among them was a technique related to spirits — the Ghoul Sealing.
Stepping into the Uzumaki shrine, Yukika found it dilapidated. Yet countless Shinigami masks hung on the walls, making him realize something.
Although Yukika wasn't fully familiar with this world's Shinigami structure, each mask seemed connected to a different Shinigami apparition.
Orochimaru had once exploited this loophole, using a mask to summon a blade and cut open the belly of a Shinigami to escape death.
Feeling the pull from Hashirama's cells, Yukika focused on one particular mask.
Only one mask responded.
Thus, Asura's soul must be hidden within it!
Grabbing the mask, Yukika exerted his strength.
A crack appeared.
But some kind of seal tried to restore the crack almost instantly.
Yukika sneered.
At the moment of shattering, he sensed a soul within — wary and tense.
Within it lay a massive amount of chakra.
It was unmistakable — Asura's unique chakra!
This mask would trouble others, but Yukika was unafraid.
Behind him, the wings of the Black-Winged Demon unfolded, his hands gripping the mask transforming into pitch-black claws.
And it didn't end there.
Activating his Sword of the End, Yukika muttered:
"Destroy everything. Sword of the End!"
Chains coiled around his arm; the black-lightning sword at the end symbolized destruction.
Still, the mask refused to shatter.
The sealed soul inside — Asura — fought desperately.
He knew that if the mask broke, his soul would be doomed.
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