Hidden in plain sight, an age-old conflict rages on. Along with his friends Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado-who later discover spiritual abilities of their own-Ichigo soon learns that the consequences of becoming a Soul Reaper and dealing with the world of spirits are far greater than he ever imagined. Now a Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo must take up Rukia's duties of exterminating Hollows and protecting spirits, both living and dead.

He accepts and, to Rukia's surprise, ends up absorbing her powers entirely, allowing him to easily dispatch the Hollow. Injured and unable to keep fighting, Rukia suggests a risky plan-transfer half of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo. As Ichigo makes a brash attempt to stop the Hollow, Rukia steps in and shields him from a counterattack. Suddenly, the two are jolted from their conversation when a Hollow-an evil spirit known for consuming souls-attacks. One day, Ichigo returns home to find an intruder in his room who introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper tasked with helping souls pass over. Through undergoing vigorous training and taking on challenging missions, Naruto must learn what it means to work in a team and carve his own route toward becoming a full-fledged ninja recognized by his village.įor as long as he can remember, high school student Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see the spirits of the dead, but that has not stopped him from leading an ordinary life. In order to stop the rampage, the Fourth Hokage sacrificed his life to seal the demon inside the body of the newborn Naruto.Īnd so when he is assigned to Team 7-along with his new teammates Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, under the mentorship of veteran ninja Kakashi Hatake-Naruto is forced to work together with other people for the first time in his life. Prior to Naruto's birth, the powerful and deadly Nine-Tailed Fox attacked the village. But their contempt isn't because Naruto is loud-mouthed, mischievous, or because of his ineptitude in the ninja arts, but because there is a demon inside him. Since birth, Naruto has been shunned and ridiculed by his fellow villagers. Whenever Naruto Uzumaki proclaims that he will someday become the Hokage-a title bestowed upon the best ninja in the Village Hidden in the Leaves-no one takes him seriously. Eventually, this leads to him inheriting All Might's power, and with his newfound abilities, gets into his school of choice, beginning his grueling journey to become the successor of the best hero on the planet. Discovering that his dream is not a dead end, the powerless boy undergoes special training, working harder than ever before. However, everything changes after a chance meeting with the number one hero and Izuku's idol, All Might. Yet, he refuses to give up on his dream of becoming a hero determined to do the impossible, Izuku sets his sights on the elite hero training academy, UA High. Unfortunately, Izuku Midoriya was one of the few born without a quirk, suffering from discrimination because of it. Eighty percent of the world's population wield special abilities, known as 'quirks,' which have given many the power to make their childhood dreams of becoming a superhero a reality. One day, a four-year-old boy came to a sudden realization: the world is not fair.

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