Naruto: Copy System

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Shin stepped through the Senkaimon and arrived in the World of the Living. He had come alone, without any of his squad members.

It was a mission concerning Menos Grande, not ordinary Hollows. Bringing his squad members would have been pointless.

Most of them hadn’t even achieved Shikai, and their Kidō skills were limited to a few low-level spells.

They would only get in his way. Besides, Shin preferred working alone—it gave him the freedom to act without restraint.

“Not a single piece of intel. What was Shunsui thinking?” Shin muttered, looking at the mission file. All it said was that Menos Grande had attacked a village. It seemed he would have to investigate himself.

He did, however, have some Spirit Bait with him—something to attract Hollows. He could use it to draw them out.

“Let’s give it a try.”

Shin used the bait, then sat down and waited calmly. Even if a Vasto Lorde showed up, Shin could kill it in an instant.

Besides, he highly doubted a Vasto Lorde would appear. A Gillian was the most he could expect. Gillians were a rare sight in the World of the Living.

After all, their destructive power was considerable. If Gillians were constantly appearing in the human world, it would be thrown into complete chaos. The World of the Living wasn’t that unstable.

After about fifteen minutes, Shin only found a few ordinary Hollows drawn to him. They were annihilated by his spiritual pressure before they could even get close.

“ROAR!!!”

Suddenly, a beast-like roar echoed through the air. Shin’s gaze sharpened, and he turned in the direction of the sound.

It was the roar of a Gillian. The mission file had mentioned Menos Grande, but it wasn’t clear if it was just a Gillian or if an Adjuchas was involved as well.

Adjuchas rarely appeared, but it wasn’t impossible.

For now, the only spiritual pressure Shin could sense was that of a Gillian.

“They sent me all the way to the World of the Living for a single Gillian? What a waste of time.”

Shin couldn’t help but say. With his strength, dealing with a Gillian was child’s play.

He was currently in a village. Besides the Gillian, countless ordinary Hollows were also howling. Ordinary humans were completely helpless against them—death was their only fate.

The village was small, and most of its inhabitants had already been slaughtered.

Shin’s arrival quickly drew the attention of the Hollows. To them, his spiritual pressure was an irresistible feast.

The Gillian turned its attention to Shin and floated toward him, its sharp claws reaching out.

This was an ordinary Gillian, completely mindless. Shin didn’t even bother to waste words on it, killing it with a single slash.

The numerous ordinary Hollows were also wiped out. To Shin, they were nothing more than cannon fodder, easily destroyed by his spiritual pressure alone.

As for the humans here, they had all fainted under the influence of his spiritual pressure.

‘I didn’t mean to drag you into this.’

Spiritual pressure acted similarly to Conqueror’s Haki—ordinary people couldn’t withstand it and would pass out. It could even be used to attack directly, crushing an opponent to dust.

But Shin had held back. These people had only fainted. Though they would be affected, their lives weren’t in danger.

“This must be the future Karakura Town.”

Shin surveyed his surroundings. The town was a magnet for trouble, mainly because it was a “Jūreichi,” a place with extremely high spiritual energy, which naturally attracted Hollows. Not every place in the World of the Living could attract them—only those with immense spiritual power.

“Time to head back… Hmm?”

Just as Shin was about to open the Senkaimon and return, he sensed another spiritual pressure.

Using Shunpo, he vanished in an instant, reappearing in a relatively prosperous area.

Well, it used to be prosperous. Now, everything had been destroyed.

“Looks like you’re my real target. Tell me, as an Adjuchas, why are you in the World of the Living instead of staying in Hueco Mundo where you belong?”

Shin looked at a gray-white figure before him. It had a gaping hole in its lower abdomen—the signature Hollow hole—and its face was covered by a white mask resembling a dried insect.

“You’re a Soul Reaper? I didn’t expect to attract one so quickly.” The Adjuchas seemed pleased to see Shin, its gaze locked on him.

“…”

“It seems you’re deliberately trying to lure Soul Reapers here.”

Shin narrowed his eyes, sensing the Hollow’s intent. It had likely come here to hunt down and prey on other Soul Reapers.

“That’s right. Once I’ve devoured enough Soul Reapers, I’ll be able to evolve into a Vasto Lorde.” The Adjuchas’s voice was filled with a crazed energy.

Hunting its own kind in Hueco Mundo was difficult—they were too hard to find. And human souls were practically useless to it.

So it came up with a plan: go to the World of the Living, attract the Soul Reapers who protect humans, and devour them to grow stronger.

Compared to searching for its kind in Hueco Mundo, this method was clearly faster.

“Not a bad idea. Too bad you’re about to die.” Shin looked at the Adjuchas with a touch of pity.

What Shin didn’t know was that he had been sent to the World of the Living precisely because a number of Soul Reapers had already died here.

Originally, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni had wanted to send Shunsui Kyōraku, but since he was indisposed, Yamamoto had thought of Shin.

It was a good thing he had sent Shin. Any other captain might not have been able to handle the Adjuchas before him.

Surrounding this Adjuchas were several Gillians—four or five of them.

They were the ones who had destroyed this place. The Adjuchas considered itself above such menial tasks, so it had its Gillians do the dirty work to attract the Soul Reapers.

A powerful Adjuchas with a dozen Gillian minions—an average Soul Reaper captain would have a tough time against them.

Shin could sense that this Adjuchas was stronger than the ones he had killed before. It was at its peak, on the verge of evolving into a Vasto Lorde.

Even if Shunsui Kyōraku had come, he probably wouldn’t have been a match. The current Shunsui hadn’t reached his peak strength yet.

“You’ve got some nerve, Soul Reaper. Judging by that haori, you must be a captain, right? Finally, a captain has taken the bait.” The Adjuchas’s eyes gleamed with a cruel light.

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