Under the sky.
A bizarre monster tore open the sky.
The strange creature protruded its body and slowly landed on the ground, stepping towards a house on the ground, leaping up to burst into the house for a massacre!
The ordinary family inside the house couldn't see it at all, these humans were completely unaware that death was about to come upon them.
This is a creature from the interdimensional world.
Evolved from human souls... known as Hollows!
This Hollow appeared like a monkey, just much larger, with a characteristic hollow in the chest symbolizing their inner emptiness, and a fixed skeletal mask on its face.
Because Hollows are a bizarre type of soul-body monster, humans living in the Mortal World cannot see them, making it impossible for them to evade the Hollow's attacks.
Only a few can see the existence of Hollows...
For example, humans in the Mortal World with strong spiritual power...
This kind of human is very scarce, compared to another creature that can see Hollows even more—Hollows' mortal enemy... the Shinigami from the Soul Society!
Any place a Hollow appears...
There is almost always a Shinigami appearance!
Just as this bizarre Hollow charged into the house, a figure in a white uniform suddenly appeared in front of it, kicking the monster flying!
"Hm?"
The Hollow struggled to stand back up, slowly lowering its head to look at the figure in the white uniform, its voice full of disdain: "It's you Shinigami again, truly like a bunch of pests in a swamp..."
Just as the Hollow was about to continue its tirade, it saw the boy in the white uniform and laughed as if it had discovered something new.
"Oh ho ho ho... Let me see, isn't this an ungraduated little Shinigami?"
The Hollow suddenly leapt in front of the white uniformed figure, arrogantly exclaiming: "Oh ho ho ho... Has the Soul Society's Shinigami all been killed by me? Sending a little kid?"
"No."
The boy in the white uniform slowly shook his head, speaking calmly: "It's just a graduation exam, I happen to be assigned here..."
The next moment...
The boy's figure maneuvered and disappeared from the spot, appearing instantly above the Hollow, reaching out to grab its mask!
"So fast..."
The Hollow's body froze in an instant!
Even it hadn't thought this young Shinigami would have such unimaginable speed, faster than anyone it had ever encountered!
Just as the Hollow tried to struggle desperately, the life-critical part of its skeletal mask was already being tightly gripped by the boy!
"Sorry..."
The boy's hand firmly grasped the Hollow's mask, speaking calmly: "Don't let your heart remain empty, return to your original self. The world isn't as bad as we think it is. I'll perform the most complete soul burial ceremony for you..."
"Bast...bastard..."
The Hollow howled in pain!
Once a Hollow's skeletal mask is torn off their face, their spiritual power rapidly depletes, meaning they're ready to be slaughtered!
The Hollow swung its claws trying to tear through the boy's chest!
Just as the boy faced the most dangerous moment, a graceful figure suddenly shunpoed beside them, nonchalantly drawing the Zanpakuto from his waist, a swift flash of blade light passed, slicing the Hollow in two!
Clearly, this man was in the act of killing...
If you saw his face at that moment, you would still feel a gentle warmth from him, believing he must be a good person.
"Captain Aizen..."
The boy's eyes widened in disbelief, gazing at the graceful man who suddenly appeared, speaking incredulously: "Why are you here..."
"I was here all along."
The graceful man had a gentle smile on his face as he adjusted his black-framed glasses and spoke softly, "I believe that with Naraku's power, you can certainly pass this exam, but your nature is still too kind..."
This was actually the graduation exam for young Shinigami.
Compared to other candidates, the young Shinigami's exam was clearly more troublesome due to his unusual status.
So much so that...
Even his examiner was a high-ranking figure from the Soul Society.
The captain of one of the Guardian Squads of the Quiet Spirit Court in the central area of the Soul Society, Captain of the 5th Squad, Aizen Sousuke.
If the young Shinigami's battle could satisfy Examiner Aizen Sousuke, he would be allowed to graduate from the Shin'o Academy and directly join the Guardian Court Thirteen Squads.
Now that this examiner had intervened...
The exam seemed destined to end in failure.
"I could actually handle it myself..."
The boy just began to argue when he immediately hung his head in shame at his own justification: "Sorry... Captain Aizen... I shouldn't have..."
"It's alright."
Aizen Sousuke still had a gentle smile on his face, looking down at the boy, he spoke with a smile to reassure his emotions: "Naraku, don't be too disheartened, you've done very well. I haven't seen a genius like you who can neutralize an enemy in an instant at your age..."
"Is... is that so?"
The boy's face was still a little embarrassed as he anxiously fidgeted with his fingers, speaking softly: "But I'm still too timid, if it wasn't for Captain Aizen intervening..."