Naruto: Copy System

Chapter 771: [771] : [BONUS] – I Am Looking Down on You—Apologies

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“DAMN IT,” Yoruichi said, stomping her foot in frustration. To think she couldn’t take down Koga Kuchiki and Muramasa herself and needed Shin to step in.

“Don’t beat yourself up over it. His abilities are actually quite potent,” Shin said to Yoruichi. An ordinary captain would have had an even harder time against Koga.

“For Ginrei Kuchiki’s sake, I’ll give you one more choice. One, you come back with me. Two, you die by my hand. The choice is yours!”

Shin stared at Koga Kuchiki, a faint smile on his face that sent a chill down the man’s spine.

“Master, choose the first option. Come back with him,” Muramasa urged his master. Even if Koga were imprisoned again, Muramasa was confident he could break him out.

“I choose the third path.”

Koga gripped his sword and slashed at Shin, unleashing a wave of sword pressure. It was clear his mastery of the blade was considerable.

“There is no third path. Don’t be ridiculous… Trying to forge a new path in front of me? Are you trying to be funny?”

Shin reached out and caught the slash of sword pressure mid-air. With a single clench of his fist, it dissipated into nothing.

“…”

“HOW?”

Koga’s eyes widened. A single slash from him could sever a river, yet Shin had caught it with his bare hand.

“It’s not impossible. You’re just too weak. To be honest, killing a weakling like you gives me no sense of accomplishment. It’s actually kind of boring,” Shin said with a yawn.

Yoruichi’s expression soured. ’You’re calling him a weakling? What does that make me, then, since I almost got played by that weakling?’

“You’re looking down on me.”

Koga’s eyes turned bloodshot as he stared at Shin, his gaze filled with endless killing intent and hatred. He was an incredibly proud man and couldn’t stand being looked down upon. It was clear his arrogant personality was a major factor in his downfall—it was easy for him to make enemies.

“That’s right. I am looking down on you,” Shin stated plainly. Whether Koga was enraged by his words or not, Shin couldn’t care less.

He had no intention of letting Koga live. If he wanted to walk a third path, Shin was curious to see if he had the strength to do so. If not, and he ended up dead, there was no one to blame but himself.

Yoruichi watched from the side, making no move to intervene. She had already failed once. If Koga had taken the opportunity to attack her earlier, he could have seriously wounded her, if not killed her.

Of course, with Shin there, Koga would never have succeeded.

“Master, let me test him first.”

Worried for Koga, Muramasa charged at Shin, his sharp claws capable of piercing through anything.

“A mere Zanpakutō dares to lay a hand on me?”

Shin lifted his leg and kicked out. Even space itself seemed to crack under the force of his kick.

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“That’s just absurd,” Yoruichi couldn’t help but say, watching the scene unfold. A kick like that would obliterate her—not even dust would be left.

’So he was never serious when we sparred.’

A strange light flickered in Yoruichi’s eyes. Women admire strength, and though she knew Shin was powerful, it now seemed his strength far surpassed her wildest guesses.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The kick landed squarely on Muramasa, and he didn’t just fly back—he disintegrated. Vanished into nothing but pure spirit particles.

As the materialized Muramasa disappeared, the Zanpakutō in Koga’s hand shattered into pieces.

“Koga Kuchiki, you’re a genius. I wonder if you can withstand a single kick from me?”

Shin asked, looking at the horrified Koga.

Koga staggered back in terror, his legs trembling slightly, completely intimidated by the raw power Shin had just displayed.

“Even if you beg for mercy now, I won’t spare you. Any last words? Speak now, or you’ll lose the chance forever.”

Shin looked down on Koga dispassionately.

“BEG? EVEN IN DEATH, I, KOGA KUCHIKI, WILL NEVER BEG FOR MERCY,” Koga said with conviction. It was his pride.

“But I won’t go down without a fight.”

“<Hadō #96: Ittō Kasō!>”

This sacrificial Hadō burned the user’s own body to unleash its power, capable of turning miles of land into scorched earth.

A terrifying, blade-shaped flame rushed toward Shin, engulfing even Yoruichi in its range. There was no way to dodge an attack of this scale.

“<Bakudō #81: Dankū!>”

A defensive wall materialized in front of him. It looked fragile, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch, yet it completely stopped the sacrificial flames of Ittō Kasō.

“I’m surprised you know that Kidō. It seems you had a few tricks up your sleeve,” Shin remarked, staring at Koga.

Ittō Kasō was an advanced Hadō that probably not even Ginrei Kuchiki knew.

In the original story, only Yamamoto had used it. Of course, others like Aizen probably knew it as well, but the number of users was extremely small. After all, the price of using it was burning one’s own body.

Now, Koga had used it to no effect, and he was the one left on the ground.

He wasn’t dead, but part of his body was charred black, and his spiritual pressure was completely depleted. A single Soul Reaper from the academy could probably kill him now.

“It’s over for you. But maybe this is for the best. Living might not have been so great for you anyway.”

Shin said as he walked toward Koga. It was true. Given his crimes, he would never have been forgiven. At best, he would have been sealed away, a fate worse than death. In that sense, death was a release.

Koga’s eyes were calm now, with no hatred for Shin. He had been outmatched. There was nothing more to say. But deep down, he was filled with regret. He would never get the revenge he sought.

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