บท 47: Chapter 40 - Paths and Future
"Hey."
"How's it going? Dad? Or should I call you Sasuke?"
Sasuke stood on the roof of Hyoudou Residence in the Kuoh City Dimension, beside the young boy with brown skin and animated green eyes, wearing a white coat with golden embroidery, "Sasuke is better. I still haven't wrapped my mind around it all."
"Well, Guren is your son…and since he's not part of the collective anymore. He is…truly your son."
Sasuke leaned on the railing with a light smile on his lips, "That's not why I am here."
"Why are you here?"
"I am here about Kara," Sasuke narrowed his eyes, "We leave behind most of our forces, and then Soul Society keeps watch over things in case something goes wrong outside."
"Oh, is that why they didn't join the collation? That's…smart."
"Yes, it's only because of that we can be here, and while there isn't any time for something to happen. Most of us will be tired…other than Naruto when we return."
"Yeah, I thought it was something like that when I saw that most people here are from the Younger Generation or Dead or Old."
Sasuke nodded, "The problem is…I think that Kara is here, in one of the Dimensions."
"Those guys," Decimo narrowed his eyes; before the Dimensions were created, Jun must have forcefully merged the Three Worlds, and because of that, the time that was supposed to move slowly hastened. For people of DxD, if they were visiting, it must have been like many years, yet only a night had passed in theirs.
The last he remembered was before Momoshiki and Kinshiki came, but after the skip, "How much do you know about Kara?"
"Not much."
"I see. I have some initial information that Jun collected before he stopped being part of the Collective. I will write a report, which should help you, but…that is not why you are here, right?"
"Hm. I think it's better if we open the Second Floor now."
"What about the children? They still have to be trained."
"It's dangerous to let our enemies ferment."
"We can also use this time to train. Get stronger."
"If we fight against them now…will we win or lose?"
"Ichigo…he has reached the height of his Evolution. He's the secret weapon that Jun left behind…to ensure we don't get wiped out."
"Directly going to the last resort," Sasuke narrowed his eyes, "Naruto and I can't stop them?"
"You can…could… if you had access to the same level of abilities you did during the war. The ones who need to train the most in these new energies are you and Naruto. And the other Leaders. Younger ones need the time to catch up…but you guys…you need to catch up."
Sasuke sighed, "I thought so. This is why I am here…the only person I know, who has mastered magic, which was hollow, and as Jay…you are also a Shinigami and had Mastered Chakra and even Sage Mode. You are the only person I can think of…who could reach that point faster than anyone else. If you haven't already."
"Oh, you are thinking about going to Sage Mode and Curse Mark route? Using one of the energies as the base for Curse Mark or Sage Mode. That's right, two of them would be good. Naruto can master all three faster than anyone else."
"Oh, how?"
Mayoral Office,
"Hey, kid, are you saying you want to transform me?" Kyuubi's huge face was pressing on Decimo, glaring at him angrily.
Decimo didn't falter while he looked at the crowd in front of him. Other than Kisuke Urahara, Sirzechs Lucifer, Tobirama Senju, Michael the Archangel, Naruto Uzumaki, Azazel, Lord of Fallen Angel, Sasuke Uchiha, and even Odin, the Norse Chief God and Kurosaki Ichigo. There was also Tsunade Senju and Issei Hyoudou. Though somehow, Vali managed to hear it, and he was interested in getting the strongest, so he had come too.
"No…well, yet," Decimo called Issie over, gesturing to him, and he summoned his gauntlet in his left hand, "Ddraig, say hello."
"Uh…hello?"
"Now, if I am not wrong, Ddraig, there is more than enough space for you there? You even have a Dimension containing the Wills of all your Past Users?"
"It doesn't mean I am happy to be here," Ddraig sulked, probably because Issei's antics got him the name Oppai Dragon.
"Well, if you had a choice between this and Mr Kurama's current housing situation, you can see and judge. Which will you have?"
"Ok, ok, I get what you are getting at, kid," Kurama pulled away, curling his lips. He felt a bit embarrassed about inviting a guest into the sewers. Especially when the other party has a whole Dimension, "What are you getting at?"
"I think we all know what that is," Kisuke held his hat, pulling it down, "Hm. You want to house Mr Kurama into a Sacred Gear, one much like a Longinus—if I am not wrong, and they are called—that Mr Issei here has. In hopes that it gives him access to Magical Energy, combined with the New Natural Energy, which has merged with Spiritual Energy. A New Sage Mode. Hence, successfully and safely integrating the Three."
He sharply looked at Decimo, "But the bigger benefit is—"
"Juggernaut Drive," Vali watched Naruto, "If his New Sacred Gear is modelled after ours, then he could gain access to Juggernaut Drive."
"That's good?" Naruto scratched his head.
"Yes," Decimo nodded at Kisuke, moving to Vali and Naruto, "Yes, and yes. Does that sound like a good plan?"
"It sounds like a brilliant plan," Kisuke smiled, "And I happen to have scanned a bit of the structure, and while I understand that Mr Kurama is technically a mass of Chakra, things have changed. Mr Kurama already had sentience, which was one step away from Soul, but after the merge of our worlds and nature of my own, everything has a Soul. Mr Kurama has a budding Soul. With his Chakra powers, we can create a house for him."
He looked over to Kurama, "And with Regulus, a Sacred Gear that doesn't need a wielder…I think we can provide you with similar services. In case there are times when you want to stretch your legs out."
Kurama rubbed his chin, "Huh, I like the sound of all that. What do you think, Naruto?"
"If Kurama is ok with it, then so am I," Naruto nodded, "I would like for Katasuke and Sir Ajuka on it too. In the equitable interest of sharing all technological improvements."
"Very well," Kisuke smiled, "Now, I am assuming Sir Uzumaki is not the only one getting an upgrade?"
Decimo shook his head, "That was the only one I could think of at such short notice. I think Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga…both of them have great potential. Their eyes, they have a chance to evolve…not a partial evolution of Sasuke with on one Rinnegan, and of Hinata, once being able to access to Tenseigan. If…a Sacred Gear that could push their eyes is made. Well, there is a chance."
"You don't have any feasible ideas?" Sasuke understood. While Kurama is another entity, and it was Kurama's power that was being harnessed—it wasn't the same for him.
Odin narrowed his eyes, "How about Artefacts? From the Sides of Devils, Angels, Fallen Angels or us? Godly Artefacts? Could those be helped to power him further?"
"No. Rinnegan takes too much chakra; an Artefact would only slow me down."
"Hm, then how about a genetic solution?" Tsunade had been hearing from the side, "First, your arm. Let's use my Grandfather's cell…no, wait, there are more options now, aren't there? Like Ophis, the Infinity Dragon with Infinite Magical Energy. What if we use cells of a being like that? If it would give you more than enough chakra and magical energy, you also have the curse mark, right?"
"That's good. That's good," Tobirama Senju nodded, "In fact. Hasn't Ophis given those Infinity Rings before? We could test how a Ninja reacts to them. Or we can try her cells too, genetically plant them in Ninja. It would give a boost to us as a whole. In return… my big brother's cells would be too aggressive…to think of others…."
"Maybe a variety of them. A collection of bloodline limits," Decimo suggested, "That way, both parties benefit from this."
Kisuke narrowed his eyes, and Decimo caught that, "And Kisuke can maybe even make Gigai's, which the souls can wear and gain powers."
"Do you read minds now," Kisuke covered his face with a fan, hiding the wide grin behind it, but he couldn't hide the excitement behind them.
"How are we going to collect all that blood…." Tsunade froze in the middle of her question, "Hm. Orochimaru."
"That guy," Tobirama narrowed his eyes, "he's dangerous."
"He also won't like being left out," Sasuke said.
"Haha…it all happened so soon," Naruto tried to come up with excuses before his shoulders dropped, "I would have to go apologise, right?"
"Yes," Tsunade felt relieved. She was worried they would send her since she was his teammate.
When they thought everything was going well, Michael said, "We angels can't accept that."
"Come on, not now, Michael," Azazel complained, "All this sounds like a step forward. We might have allied and promised to share knowledge and resources. But this is the first time that is all coming together, and we can see substantial benefits."
"I understand, but—"
"Curse Mark," Decimo interrupted, "Before you two start fighting. Let me explain that Curse Mark is natural. It appeared on a person with a physique to absorb natural energy. Too much of it, and he became a monster. He thought it was a Curse, and it was called Curse Mark. You could research it, modify it, and call it a Blessing for all it matters. It will allow you to access Sage Mode."
"Aren't you full of ideas," Kisuke smiled, "Don't you have too much knowledge of this stuff?"
"I…was a Hollow with the Power of Non-Existence and Nothingness. Since I didn't exist, I had the power of Nigh-Omnipresence. I could go everywhere I visited all the time. So…yes. I do have in-depth knowledge of their lives…I have seen it. Then…I used Hogyoku and sacrificed that great power to become a human."
"I knew that you were a Hollow…but not one with such immense powers," Kisuke wiped the sweat off his cheek, "I guess we should be counting our luck that you didn't turn out to be the enemy."
"Yeah, but now I would have assassinated you," Decimo cheekily hid the smile, shrugging.
"Haha," Kisuke let out a hollow laugh, rubbing the back of his neck, "Not something to joke about, kid."
"I second that," Naruto shuddered, rubbing his arms.
There were a few laughs here and there, but the room's atmosphere calmed down, and it was evident that this meeting was over.
"Then…I will go and find Ajuka and Katasuke, and if Mr Azazel can help us, we can start working on a Sacred Gear for Seventh?"
"Right," Azazel nodded, "I will be glad."
"I have a research division from Church here. We have been preparing our workshop. If you'd like, you can use it."
"Ah, Gregory has also been forming one."
Kisuke smiled at them, "Well, we have formed a neutral research zone. If you don't mind, you can send your researchers there. Anyone and everyone are welcome."
"Good idea. Let's do that."
Decimo stepped away from them, hearing them discuss their plans, and walked over to the sofa in the corner of the room. There was only Tsunade, Rias and Ichigo here, with only Ichigo taking the whole couch, half asleep.
He kicked his leg, "Can you take some responsibility? You represent the Kurosaki Faction."
Ichigo yawned, sitting up, "Yeah…it's not like I can help them."
He scratched his head, "Rias didn't say anything too."
"I am not a representative; Decimo is now," Rias took Decimo's palm, smiling at him as he sat down beside her, sharing a gentle kiss.
Tsunade looked away, standing up, "I should go too…until Orochimaru joins, I have to handle the genetic part."
"Have fun," Decimo nodded at her, watching her leave before turning his attention back to Rias and Ichigo, "What about you?
"What about me?" Ichigo was confused, "I only came to the meeting because I have a seat."
"That's true…but what I mean is. How are you going to strengthen yourself? You can bet that Aizen will."
"I…I have reached the height of what I could do. Jun took me to the Dangai, and in a year…I mastered my Shikai, Bankai, and Merged Hollow State, which my Fullbring enhances. Even my Quincy Blood, as low level it might be."
"Your genetics are far too complex, spread from your body to your soul. You can't be helped in terms of genetics. You Hollow Powers are too much a part of your Shinigami Powers and can't be separated. But…your Quincy Powers," Decimo narrowed his eyes, "Zangetsu. Kurama over there…Zangetsu could have the same treatment and draw more of your Quincy Powers. Push you over to a New Realm. It doesn't make much sense, but you can go further. Transcend the Transcended State."
"Old man Zangetsu…huh," Ichigo scratched his cheek, "That's a pretty good option. I'd have to talk to him. But will it work?"
"When you Transcended, your Quincy Powers too. Even though you have access to the Low-Level Abilities of a Quincy, like Blut, your Blut will be better than 99% of Quincies, without even training them," Decimo suggested, "So if you are worried that if they mix well, then don't. Because they will."
Ichigo stood up, "Fine. I'll go. Let them check it out."
Decimo stood up, taking Rias's hand, "Alright. All the best."
"Thanks."
Rias held Decimo's arm, "We are going home?"
"Yeah."
"Akeno will be mad that you didn't bring her."
"I know," Decimo gently smiled, looking over to Issei, who was talking with Sirzechs. He decided to let it be; the boy could return alone.
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