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Renji gasped, sweat pouring down his face. He was completely soaked, and ready for a nice hot bath.

No! Not until I am finished with all my workouts!

Ever since the final battle against Aizen, Renji had been training harder than he ever had before, swearing that he would be strong enough to defeat the next enemy to threaten the peace of the Soul Society.

Ichigo's powers are gone! We can't rely on him to save us again!

With a slight groan, Renji forced himself to lift his Zanpakuto up once again.

"HOWL, ZABIMARU!"

Kenpachi was bored. Ever since Ichigo defeated Aizen, and lost his powers, there wasn't anyone left to fight. Although, none of the Arrancars he fought really got his blood going. That one Nnoitra guy was kinda interesting, what with extra arms and tough skin, but he had died way too easily.

While Kenpachi was brooding over his problem, there was some sort of explosion from within the training facility.

Hmm, Kenpachi thought. Why not? Got nothing better to do.

Kenpachi entered the court, but decided not to make himself known. He saw Abarai, assistant captain of the 6th company, working hard, his Zanpakuto released. Abarai was dramatically more powerful than when Kenpachi had last seen him in action.

Kenpachi grinned. He's no Ichigo, but he will definitely be fun to fight.