Although it wasn't a huge surprise, Takeshi was quite satisfied with this level.
His gaze turned to the next Gold character card.
The character card slowly flipped open.
"It's him!"
Takeshi was somewhat surprised this time.
The person on the character card had black hair, wore a Konoha rogue ninja headband, and a black cloak with red clouds, covering the lower half of his face. His fingernails and toenails were painted dark purple, and most striking were his red eyes, with three mysterious tomoe circling his pupils.
"Itachi!"
Takeshi recognized his identity at a glance. Anyone who had watched Naruto would know this man.
Everyone had mixed opinions about this man.
Some said he was a gentle, excellent, and a loving elder brother who deeply cared for his younger brother.
Others said he was a ruthless and cruel person, poisoned by the Will of Fire, who could personally destroy his own clan, kill his parents, and was worse than pigs or dogs.
This was an extremely contradictory character, but ultimately, it all boiled down to one sentence: everything was for his younger brother.
Itachi chose to exterminate his clan to protect the village, even killing his parents, but only Sasuke, Itachi couldn't bring himself to harm. In the end, he told Sasuke, "No matter what path you choose in the future, I will always love you."
This meant that in Itachi's heart, Sasuke surpassed everything else, including his parents, his clan, and even Konoha.
He could see the long-term vision and future that his short-sighted clan members could not. The only outcome of a rebellion by clan members blinded by anger and self-interest would be the destruction of the clan, and it would also severely damage Konoha, leaving it vulnerable to foreign invasion.
He chose to exterminate his clan for his brother's safety.
But no matter what, Itachi's popularity is absolutely sky-high in the world of Naruto.
Itachi was a genius. Even a simple shuriken throwing technique would make people dare not underestimate him.
In the story, Itachi never lost, and was affectionately called "One-Man Army" by many, or "Kishimoto's Favorite Son."
In Naruto, excluding the overly abnormal monsters, only Minato could rival Itachi in combat talent.
Takeshi felt a little excited.
Of course, it wasn't because Itachi was so powerful. Itachi's overall strength was only Mid-tier among Gold characters.
The reason for his excitement was the Sharingan.
"Sharingan!"
This was the eye he had dreamed of since childhood. It was also the eye he considered the coolest.
Regardless of whether Itachi was strong or not, just having these eyes, he felt it was worth it.
"Overall, this time my luck was pretty good."
Two Mid-tier Golds, but the actions of both these individuals were somewhat extreme.
Gin, for Rangiku, didn't care about the lives of others at all.
Itachi, for Sasuke, could even personally destroy his family.
"Let's try it first."
Takeshi transformed into Minato and immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. The next moment, his figure appeared in a distant mountain.
This was a location Takeshi specifically chose to test character abilities. It was remote, with no human habitation around, allowing him to use skills freely.
"I'll try Gin first."
"Full Body Take Over: Ichimaru Gin!"
Takeshi's hair turned light purple, his eyes became squinted, his clothes transformed into a black shinigami uniform, he wore the white haori reserved for Gotei 13 captains, and a relatively short Zanpakuto hung at his waist.
Gin's memories also began to surface in Takeshi's mind. Gin was born in a very poor area of Rukongai and was childhood friends with Rangiku. His feelings for Rangiku were both familial and romantic, so after witnessing Rangiku being attacked, a seed of hatred was planted in his heart, and he dedicated the rest of his life to killing Aizen.
For this purpose, he loyally followed Aizen for over a hundred years, doing all the dirty and exhausting work, just to be able to kill Aizen himself one day.
Through years of investigation, he knew that only by truly touching Aizen's Zanpakuto would he be unaffected by Kyoka Suigetsu.
He seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack, but unfortunately, he failed. Aizen, who had fused with the Hogyoku, seemed to have transformed into another creature, and the result of a failed surprise attack on Aizen was only one: death.
After reading Gin's memories, Takeshi couldn't help but feel emotional. This was a man who would sacrifice everything for his beloved, including his own life.
Takeshi slowly drew his Zanpakuto, Shinsō. It was a relatively short and ordinary-looking Zanpakuto, but Takeshi knew this blade was not as simple as it appeared.
"Shoot to kill! Shinsō!"
Takeshi recited the Shikai command.
Whoosh!
The blade of Shinsō rapidly extended, piercing through the rock in front.
With a thought from Takeshi, the blade quickly retracted, soon returning to its original size.
This was Shinsō's Shikai, which could freely extend and retract according to the user's will, with a maximum extension of 100 times Shinsō's length, approximately five or six hundred meters.
In terms of ability, it was quite ordinary, rather inconspicuous among many Zanpakuto.
However, the Shikai of other Zanpakuto were also similar. The true power of a Zanpakuto lay in its Bankai.
Takeshi held the blade with one hand and shouted the signature move of Shinigami captains, a move that boys yearned for.
"Bankai!"
"Kamishini no Yari!"
Swish!
Almost as soon as he shouted Bankai, Takeshi swiftly swung his blade.
Boom!
Everything around Takeshi was severed, including the surrounding small mountains. Then, in the next instant, the blade became dagger-length.
"So fast!"
Takeshi felt the terrifying speed of extension and retraction, the powerful impact and cutting force.
After Bankai, Shinsō's power instantly became extremely formidable.
Of course, besides this terrifying extension speed, Shinsō's most terrifying Bankai ability was that the blade would turn to ash the moment it extended and retracted, and a potent poison capable of dissolving cells would appear inside the blade. When it stabbed out and retracted, it could leave a part of itself as ash inside the target's body.
When "Kill, Kamishini no Yari" is called out, the potent poison remaining in the enemy's body instantly activates, dissolving the enemy's body in an instant.
Aizen was almost annihilated by this technique.
Gin's stats might not be outstanding among Mid-tier Gold characters, but he was definitely very dangerous.
Takeshi tried various moves of Gin again, only stopping reluctantly. By now, the surroundings were a mess, and the small mountains had been cut into pieces.
Takeshi's gaze fell on another Gold character card.
Full Body Take Over: Uchiha Itachi!
***
New Series: I, Sukuna, Am Inside Kasumigaoka Utaha's Body?
As an unknown soul from the modern world merges with Sukuna, a new Sukuna finds himself in Kasumigaoka Utaha's body.
Compared to the Heian Era, this modern era seems much more interesting with the rise of bizarre beings like devils and evil spirits.
Armed with a Collector system, which grants rewards for each "collection", Sukuna aims to surpass his peak and have fun.
[Detected that the host has successfully collected the anomalous individual "Ghost Devil" and its core concept.]
[Reward issued: Special Ability: Unseen Hands]
[Reward issued: Physique: Devil Body]
[Confirmed recovery of special grade cursed object: Sukuna's Finger]
[Reward: One finger's worth of Cursed Energy]