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Therefore, Gu Shi decided to test it out and let the mantis Xiaoxu say goodbye to his friends.
Now that the results are out, this guy is most likely Neutrabenno.
The reason is very simple. In Gu Shi's opinion, although the image of death that Nnoitra carries among the Ten Espada is "despair", judging from his behavior and personality alone, his greatest characteristic should be cruelty, cruelty to all life including himself.
It is not difficult to be cruel to others, but it is not so easy to be cruel to yourself.
In the plot of "Bleach", Nnoitra conspired to assassinate Nel, the third of the Ten Espada, causing her to become a weak child. The reason he gave was that he "cannot tolerate women being stronger than himself", which seems to be a typical sexist.
But after the disappearance of Nel, the original third-placed Blade, Harribel, the new 30th Blade, was still a woman. Nnoitra did not have as much hostility towards this woman who was stronger than himself as he did towards Nel. Even if there was a quarrel, it was only an ordinary "foul talk".
You know, among the Ten Espadas with different personalities, foul language, taunting and shouting at each other is simply a daily occurrence. Whenever these guys get together, they can't help but say a few words to each other. Nnoitra's foul language towards Haribel can't even be considered hostility, it can only be said to be a habit and a routine.
So, why did Nnoitra have to target Nel?
In Gu Shi's opinion, there is actually only one answer, that is, Nelue was "gentle" enough to him and did not take his life after defeating Nnoitra several times.
It's not entirely accurate to say that Nnoitra hated Nel because he felt that being let off was an "insult."
After all, if he really hated her, why didn't he kill her after turning her into a child? He even didn't kill her two subordinates, but spared them and gave them the opportunity to continue to take care of her, thus preventing the naive and ignorant Nilu from dying in the Hueco Mundo Desert.
Therefore, his feelings towards Nilu are most likely not negative hatred or jealousy, but more positive.
However, this cruel mantis could not bear to see others happy, and would not allow himself to be happy. After realizing that he had feelings for Ni Lu, he immediately used all means to destroy his own happiness.
Although this idea seems crazy and difficult to understand, it is not particularly uncommon in Japanese comics. Those villains who say "testing my own ability" and kill their lovers and family members generally have this idea.
Moreover, in some old dark and cruel online novels, the ruthless protagonists and villains sometimes use this trick.
In short, Nnoitra is a psychopath and cruel enough, and the miserable mantis Xiaoxu in front of him also has some mental problems and is cruel enough, plus the location of the Xudong is the same...
So, they are most likely the same person!
Now, there is only one problem!
Do you really want to accept a madman as your apprentice, who wants to kill you the more you treat him nicely?
Gu Shi fell into deep thought.
Chapter 185: The Innocent Little Mantis
"Master Gu Shi, I did it! I didn't hurt him! I controlled my desires!"
The miserable mantis was so excited that it couldn't express it in words. It looked up at Gu Shi, its blood-red single eye filled with admiration.
[Control over your own desires...? ]
He looked into the one-eyed creature's eyes for a moment, and when the other party gradually became uneasy, Gu Shi chuckled and shook his head.
"You've done well, and you deserve praise. But you can't relax yet. The path of emptiness is a path where you have to fight against desires at all times. Killing is only the most superficial temptation of instinct. It will also make you jealous, greedy, and cruel."
At this point, Gu Shi paused for a moment, making sure that Mantis had no rejection or resistance to his words, and was still enthusiastically listening to his "admonitions" as the truth, then he continued with a smile.
"Instinct will make you hurt those who are kind to you, hurt those who hope you can be happy, and hurt those who can help you become stronger. If you fail to overcome it once, your path to becoming a strong person will be immediately cut off. You will be pathetically immersed in the illusion of becoming stronger until you are killed by a truly strong person."
"Yes! I understand! I will never lose to desire!"
The little mantis has unreserved trust in the advice of the strong. He pursues the ultimate power and is strong enough to cut off all despair. Since the "pioneer" said that succumbing to instinct will cut off the path to becoming strong, he will never compromise with his desires even if he dies.
After becoming a virtual being, he has lost the emotions called "sympathy and pity". He will never sympathize with anyone, let alone pity himself. Anyone who hinders him from becoming stronger will be eliminated in the most cruel way, even if that person is himself.
Looking at the little mantis with a determined look, Gu Shi nodded secretly in his heart.
I hope that the warnings given in his "childhood" can really change this little guy with a cruel nature.
"Remember your oath. Come on, follow me back to Hueco Mundo."
As he said that, Gu Shi turned around and stepped into the black cavity behind him. The little mantis grinned and followed him with a silly smile. As soon as he took a step, he saw a faint scarlet light floating in front of him.
"This drop of blood is for you, drink it quickly."
"Thank you, Master Gu Shi!"
The little mantis swallowed the drop of blood in one gulp without any doubt.
At the moment of entrance, the spiritual power from Yachukas was suddenly released. Even if it was just a small drop of spiritual power in his blood, it immediately expanded his body several times.
Then, within a few breaths, all the spiritual power was completely devoured by the hungry and thirsty body. With sufficient replenishment of spiritual power, the broken left arm quickly regenerated and the broken teeth grew out again.
The body, which had just completed the virtualization and was not stable enough, finally stabilized completely. The appetite that was surging in my heart quietly subsided, and was replaced by a subtle feeling of nausea, as if I was seriously full and didn't want to eat for three to five days.
The little mantis grinned and laughed even more happily. He quickly ran a few steps to catch up with Gu Shi and followed Gu Shi closely like a loyal little follower.
After a while, the passage of the black cavity reached the end. The moment he stepped out of the black cavity, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed, and the endless pure white desert came into view. The little mantis was shocked by this magnificent scene and stood there in a daze for a while.
Glancing at the still "innocent" little mantis with some amusement, Gu Shi did not rush him, but raised his hand and greeted him with a smile.
"Yo, I'm back."
Erlang heard clearly what had happened on the other side of the black cavity. Looking at the little mantis following Gu Shi, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.
If we only talk about combat power, Erlang could kill a newly born little Hollow with just a breath, but the opponent perfectly overcame the desire to go berserk after becoming a Hollow, while he went berserk once when he became a Hollow, and went berserk again when he evolved a few days ago.
The contrast was so obvious. Looking at this fragile little guy at this time, Erlang actually felt a little guilty, which was unusual. In response to Gu Shi's greeting, he just shook his tail vigorously and was too embarrassed to speak for a while.
Fortunately, Ulquiorra, who had no guilt at all, was present. He nodded calmly and picked up the words that Gu Shi was about to drop to the ground.
"Welcome back. How about it? Do you need me to rebuild a passage to the camp?"
"No, no, no, Ur, your black cavity is too stable. It's not good to open it as a long-term passage. Once a troublesome enemy tries to force his way into the passage, it will be difficult for the guards to blow it up even if they want to."
Gu Shi waved his hand, rejecting Ulquiorra's proposal, then reached out and pulled the somewhat restrained little mantis over.
"Little guy, do you have a name? Introduce yourself so that everyone can get to know you."
The little mantis was stunned for a moment, then shook its head hesitantly.
"Sorry, I forgot."
Hollowing out is a distortion of the soul, which is always inevitably accompanied by the loss of memory. He remembered that his friend was called Ryota, and that Gu Shi was powerful enough to cut off despair, but he forgot his own name and his past. Perhaps to him, "self" is not that important.
Gu Shi shook his head as if he was used to it, gently pushed the little mantis, and sent him in front of Jiro and Ulquiorra.
"It's okay. Since you've forgotten it, just give it a new name. From today on, you'll be called Nnoitra Gilga. Come on, start introducing yourself."
As Gu Shi pushed closer, the spiritual pressure on Erlang, which had not been well controlled because he had just evolved, finally covered Noitra a little. The little mantis's body swayed and he almost fell down. He gritted his teeth and straightened his waist, holding his head up, and shouted loudly with great vigour.
"Yes! My name is Nnoitra Gilga, and I am the newcomer following Master Gu Shi starting today! Please give me your guidance, seniors!"
"My name is Ulquiorra Cifer, you can just call me Ur."
"Haha, hello, newbie. My name is Erlang. If you are interested in martial arts, feel free to come find me anytime."
Faced with the newcomers brought back by Gu Shi, the two of them were very considerate and gave their responses respectively. Although Ulquiorra still had a blank expression on his face, he nodded in a friendly manner.
Afterwards, Gu Shi did not immediately teach Noitra any knowledge, but let him move freely to fully adapt to his body first. Then he found a sand dune to sit down and continued to practice his spiritual power control in silence.
The little mantis, who was asked to move freely, looked blankly at the gravel floating in the air around him and Gu Shi, who was training his spiritual power control. He then looked at Jiro, who was also training his spiritual power control as the spiritual power around him sometimes expanded and sometimes converged. Finally, his eyes fell on Ulquiorra, who was squatting on the side and writing and drawing.
Both Gu Shi and Senior Jiro felt very oppressive. It was hard to breathe when they were close to me. They were both extremely powerful. Only Senior Ulquiorra didn't feel oppressive at all...
So, the naive little mantis, with the joy of finding a companion, quietly approached Ulquiorra, gently poked his waist, and asked in a low voice.
"Hey, are you also a newcomer who is training with Master Gu Shi?"
Ulquiorra was holding a "small spiritual spear" condensed from pure spiritual power in his hand, which was enough to knock Gu Shi down with one blow. He was drawing a fan-shaped statistical chart seriously. When he heard Little Mantis ask this, he looked at the math problem that Gu Shi gave him on the ground, thought for a second, and nodded slightly.
"um, yes."
The little mantis suddenly laughed even more happily.
Chapter 186: Kaiten and Sharingan
The world is sometimes so wonderful.
In the plot of "Bleach", Nnoitra arrogantly claimed that he was the strongest of the Ten Espada, and his attitude towards Ulquiorra was very bad. But now, because Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure was very well controlled and he did not reveal any aura, Nnoitra actually regarded him as a "newbie" like himself, and took the initiative to approach him to build a good relationship with him.
Gu Shi looked at Nnoitra's enthusiastic face, and carefully calculated the addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers under Ulquiorra's guidance, and he felt secretly amused in his heart.
Although under normal circumstances, Ulquiorra would not easily harbor malice towards anyone, his expressionless face and cold tone without any emotional fluctuations could easily lead to misunderstandings, making people think that he hated them and were hostile to them.
But what about Nnoitra? Facing Ulquiorra's cold face, he not only did not show hostility, but he was still able to maintain his enthusiasm. In fact, as the number of contacts increased, his enthusiasm became more and more intense. It must be said that this was also a small wonder.
However, this is actually also the "credit" of Gu Shi. Because he instilled in Nnoitra the theory that "the strong must restrain their desires", the little mantis was shocked when he saw Ulquiorra, who had no emotions and no desires at all, and thought that this little friend who was as weak as himself now would definitely become a super strong man in the future.
So, let alone feeling repulsed, the naive little Mantis even somewhat admired Ulquiorra. While trying to build a good relationship with Ulquiorra, he secretly tried to imitate Ulquiorra.
All in all, this naive little mantis is far less annoying than the future 50th Blade, and everyone is quite satisfied with him.
Jiro was satisfied that someone finally followed him seriously to learn martial arts, and he taught Nnoitra the martial arts he had created not long ago without reservation, and regarded this as the first step in his creation of a martial arts heyday in the Hueco Mundo.
Ulquiorra was satisfied that someone other than himself was finally interested in mathematics.
Although the little mantis was a little stupid and had to repeat the basics many times before he could understand them, this little guy was very determined and forced himself to learn in an almost cruel way, so his progress was not too slow. He also found that explaining the questions to the little mantis also helped him to review what he had learned.
As for Gu Shi, he was even more satisfied. He found that Nnoitra had an obsession to become stronger at all costs. As long as he thought it could help him become stronger, he would do his best to fight for it.
He recognized Jiro's strength, so he was able to withstand Jiro's spiritual pressure, which he could not fully control, and overcome the pain of breathing difficulties, and learn martial arts from Jiro.
He believed that mathematics was Ulquiorra's secret to controlling his desires, so even though he got a headache just by looking at the numbers, he still forced himself to ask Ulquiorra for advice;
Apart from that, he still managed to maintain high enthusiasm and sufficient energy every day, wandering around the base, hunting other Xiaoxu, and replenishing his spiritual power reserves.
Gu Shi really admires such a good kid who is willing to work hard.
Of course, ideological and moral education cannot be neglected. Although we don't ask Ichigo to become a gentleman, at least he should not become a mentally ill person like in the original plot. Ulquiorra and Jiro are not good at this aspect of education, so Gu Shi can only be responsible for it himself.
Fortunately, although the education on ideology and morality is rather boring, as long as it is claimed that "this is the necessary knowledge to shape the heart of a strong person", the naive little mantis will learn it very seriously.
At least, he is several times more serious than when Gu Shi was in school.
He glanced at Ulquiorra with a smile, confirmed that Nnoitra had finally finished today's math homework, and the strict teacher Ul also quickly graded the homework and gave the little mantis a satisfied nod. Then Gu Shi clapped his hands to disperse the large amount of sand floating around him.
"It's break time, come over if you want to hear a story."
Ulquiorra was the first to respond. Recently, Gu Shi had been telling him stories about Naruto. The various fire and water ninjutsu, as well as the concepts of property changes and form changes, had provided him with a lot of inspiration. When he found time to learn ghost arts on his own, he could always come up with some good ideas.
Jilang responded with the second one. Although he was not very interested in Naruto stories without the appearance of heroes, he would definitely not miss it as long as Gu Shi started telling the story.
The last one to give the corresponding answer was Noitra. The little mantis hesitated for a moment whether to listen to a story or go hunting today, then quickly trotted over to Gu Shi and sat down obediently.
Now that everyone is here, the story of Naruto continues. Today's story is about the Chunin Exam and the plan to collapse Konoha that follows.
Gu Shi's storytelling skills have improved a lot in the past five years. Although he doesn't have the intuitive images like in comics, he still keeps everyone fascinated.