Bleach: The Outer God

At Kurosaki household. Everything returned back to normal.

Masaki still needed a whole month of rest according to Ryuken's diagnosis.

But everything could be changed when it involved the ones who took care of her at home. 

With the greatest care of her husband and her children. 

Her rate of recovery would be a lot faster than what he showed them on the paper.

Added to that Ichigo would always apply the way of healing to heal her when she slept.

She just needed only a week at most before she would be completely recovered.

In the living room.

Isshin was looking at his son. He was now showing him that he could use every basic Kido that was in the book.

The book that he used to learn was his when he attended the Shinigami Academy.

It was very hard but his son mastered it at the age of five, almost six years old.

He was also ready to become an expert if he gave him the higher level book to learn from.

But that was the problem. He could not give it to him even if he wanted to.

All the books from expert level of Kido, only seated level officers would be allowed to borrow it from the library. 

And they could only read it at the library to prevent the knowledge from being stolen.

"You did well, Unfortunately, I can't give you the higher level book."

"Why?"

Ichigo felt sad when he heard that his father couldn't help him.

He learned that his father was once a very strong shinigami but for some reason he lost his power and now he was just a normal human.

If he could not help him then he didn't know who could.

Isshin explained to him why he couldn't help him. There's no need to keep it a secret from him anymore.

He had faced the hollow and lived. He learned to use Kido and Quincy power.

It was already too late to hide it from him.

"Shinigami Academy? Really. Can I go there to learn?"

Ichigo yearned for knowledge and adventure. He wanted to go to the underworld to attend the academy.

"What about your friends?"

"What about them?"

"Won't you miss them? It is very hard for you to make friends after all."

Isshin was very worried that he would be an outcast that no one wanted to interact with.

Ichigo thought about it a little bit. He might not care much about other people but to his friends that he had right now.

He considered them to be someone close to him.

"I…don't know."

'There is progress even if it is just a little. If it was before he would say that he didn't care.'

"Even though I can't help you, I know someone who could help you but it might be very difficult and you might have to wait until you grow up a little."

Isshin thought about Urahaha Kisuke and Yoruichi Shihoin.

The two were his friends since the time he was still active as a shinigami.

Ichigo felt happy. He didn't worry about difficulty as he liked to challenge himself. But what made him a little disappointed was he might have to wait.

Time waits for no one. That was a phrase that was very true. He trained himself since he was just a baby because of that phrase.

He thought that this world was more dangerous than what it showed to anyone.

So become stronger, He must.

"Don't be like that. Even though I can't help you with Kido, I can help you with something else."

"What is it?"

"Do you want to be a shinigami?"

Ichigo nodded quickly. Even though he heard that there were more than one path he could take, he wanted the path to become shinigami the most.

As for Quincy. He would make it his sub-path.

"Then I will give this to you."

Isshin gave something to him. It was wrapped in colorful paper.

There's even a bow on it.

"Today isn't my birthday but thank you so much."

Ichigo smiled. He rarely smiled but when he smiled it was a genuine one.

Isshin very quickly took a picture of him. If he missed it. Masaki was going to muder him.

Ichigo ignored Isshin's antics and quickly unwrapped his gift. And it was a Katana with white sheath.

"This is Asaushi. You needed to pour your spirit power into it until it gained consciousness. Then you have to communicate with it in order for you to become a shinigami."

Isshin didn't tell him that he could still be a shinigami even though he couldn't connect to the sword. But he could only become a low-level shinigami which wasn't good for someone like him.

If he wanted to be a shinigami. He needed to be the best. That's what he was.

Ichigo might not know it but he hated something half baked. And low-level shinigami was one.

"Thank you dad."

The word dad stuck him like a truck. It almost sent him to another world.

His son is really cute sometimes.

"No problem, And go and prepare yourself. I am going to introduce you to someone."

Ichigo nodded then went to take a shower ready to go out with his father.

He didn't know who his father wanted to introduce him to but he deduced that they might be someone who could help him with Kido.

If they could help him. It would be the best.