Soifon paused as she felt and saw the gigantic explosion. She held back her growl as she turned to Yoruichi.

"Lady Yoruichi, I'm sorry but as much as I want to fight you I must go to my Lieutenant."

Yoruichi smiled a cat-like smile and chuckled, "So you've finally found a man huh? He's been telling me stories and I told him 'No way! That can't be my lil Bee!' but now that I'm seeing you I can easily see it's true."

Soifon refrained from blushing as she steadied her Suzumebachi, "Let me through."

Yoruichi shook her head, "I'm sorry but I can't do that. He made me promise him that I wouldn't let you pass me."

Soifon growled in frustration, "Damn it! Fine then, I'll just force my way past you!"

She disappeared in a shunpo and Yoruichi sighed, "You can't get past me by moving so slowly." She disappeared in a shunpo as well, appearring in front of Soifon who, without hesitation, struck her with Suzumebachi.

Yoruichi jumped back and frowned at the Homonka mark appearing on her chest.

Soifon grinned in satisfaction, "You've grown weak in these past hundred years. It seems I've surpassed you." Soifon jumped forward at Yoruichi, ready to finish her off when Yoruichi disappeared.

Soifon gasped as she was kicked in the back and sent flying. She skid across the rough ground and finally righted herself. She looked up and glared at Yoruichi who was standing on one leg, the other curled up with her knee at her hip.

Soifon grinned, "You were holding back. Good, so was I."

Matsuri gulped in a breath as she kept up with Captain Hitsugaya who was racing towards the Central 46 Chambers. She was inwardly confused as she had seen him leave the chambers and follow after Lieutenant Kira with Lieutenant Matsumoto.

Deciding that following him was better than following the two Lieutenants she followed him as quickly and silently as possible.

There's a chance if I follow him I can find out who's behind the death of Tadashi and Saburo! Whoever is behind it...I'll kill them with my own hands.

"Gozen Kumori."

The forest erupted, dust filled the air, trees shattered, boulders were turned into shrapnel, and as this happened Ichirou was laughing.

"There's no way anyone could survive that! Tadashi is dead! Tadashi is dead!"

The dust fell and everything turned silent. Ichirou leaned forward from his position in the sky. His noh mas dissolved from his face in a black mist and he sighed as he gained control of his body once more.

"I detest being seen as hysteric. But you were right. Even Tadashi could not handle such a strong cero."

Ichirou frowned and then gasped as he saw a dome of black reiatsu in the middle of a crater. The dome fell away revealing Tadashi.

Tadashi sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair and hefted his zanpkuto on his shoulders. He looked up at Ichirou and glared at him. He pointed his zanpakuto at him.

"Gozen Kumori, Yamisen!"

Ichirou frowned, "Darkness...beam?"

A circle of dense black reiatsu appeared at the tip of Tadashi's zanpakuto, growing quickly as more reiatsu was pulled out of the air into it. Ichirou quickly brought his hands to his chest and started making his cero.

Tadashi's eyes grew wide, his clothes and hair flutterring in the gust he was creating, "Ichriou!"

Ichirou's noh mask appered on his face like a mist and he screamed in a different, more hysteric voice, "You won't win, Tadashi!"

Ichirou fired his attack just as Tadashi's circle of reiatsu shot out into a beam of pure black reiatsu. Crimson met black and the two attacks exploded against each others. Smoke filled the air but Ichirou didn't let that stop his charge on Tadashi.

Tadashi jumped forward as Ichirou flew through the smoke. Ichirou brought back his left hand just as Tadashi brought back his zanpakuto.

"Ichirou!" Tadashi jabbed forward with his zanpakuto, his body covered by reiatsu.

"Tadashi!" Ichirou punched forward, his body covered by yellow reiatsu.

Zanpakuto met hand and the two pushed against each other. Ichirou's noh mask dissovled away and he frowned at Tadashi.

"You can't expect to win like this, use your bankai, I know you have it. Tell me Tadashi, did Saburo mean this little to you?"

Tadashi growled, "I won't forgive you Ichirou!" His zanpakuto shook, "My skill at Zanjutsu is at Soifon's level. But even so like my Captain, I excell at Hakuda!" His let go of his zanpakuto, it returning to its sealed state and falling towards the ground. Ichirou, suprised at this, lurched forward as he met no more resistance.

Tadashi smirked and leaned his head to his right, allowing Ichirou's left fist to miss his head by inches. Tadashi flexed his fists and grinned, "I don't need my Bankai to beat you!"

Tadashi disappeared and in the next second Ichirou was sent flying towards the ground.

What? I didn't even sense him!

Tadashi appeared in front of him and grabbed his head. Ichirou tried to punch forward but failed as Tadashi quickly threw him higher into the air.

Tadashi appeared in front of him once again. Ichirou was sent flying to the right, then the left, down, up.

He's good, he's able to throw me around like a ragdoll!

Stop holding back!

Ichirou inwardly sighed, Already ahead of you.

Ichirou stopped moving after a second pause in the attacks and Tadashi became visible as he appeared from his shunpo. He took a deep breath and straightened himself, "To be able to escape my Kumori Insei...so you were holding back then."

Ichirou nodded, "I've been holding back since I took on this form. This form, Myoutenma Bankai, is not my real Bankai. You may not know this but I have a hollow inside of me."

Tadashi's eyes grew wide, "A Visored."

Ichirou nodded, "Yes, although mine is different than theirs. Mine is more powerful and has powers completely different from my own. This Banka of the hollow's is only strong when he is in control, while I'm in control any Captain would be able to beat me."

Tadashi sighed as he cracked his knuckles and neck, "So, seems like just hakuda won't be able to win."

Ichirou grinned as his noh mask came back in place and he opened his hand, a rusted-yellow metal staff appearring. He laughed and flew forward, twirling his staff so fast it looked like a spinning metal circle. Tadashi grinned as he disappeared in a shunpo. Ichirou paused and growled, looking around for Tadashi.

"You can't hide from me!"

Tadashi appeared above him, zanpakuto in hand back in its Shikai state. Ichirou grinned under his mask and brought up his staff to block the overhead strike.

Tadashi shook his head once before raising it up, "I WON'T LOSE!"

Ichirou's staff shook and the force sent it flying down, making Ichirou lurched forward. Tadashi landed in front of Ichirou and spun on his left foot, twirling until his curled right leg met Ichirou. Ichirou flew back as Tadashi's kick met his chest.

Tadashi brought up his left fist and wiped the dust off of his chin, grinning, "I have too many love ones to lose to a fool like you."

Ichirou, after skidding across the air like it was solid, righted himself. He crouched, his staff raised and pointed towards Tadashi, "Love ones? How can I be the fool when it's you who is talking about love ones?"

Tadashi settled into a stance, "You had everything a man would need. You had friends, a family, and you were loved! But you forsook all of that! I cannot allow you to trample on people's feelings like that, Ichirou."

Ichirou laughed as he held out his left hand, "Your ideals need some work. All a man needs is power and more power! I think it's time we ended our battle, Little Brother."

Tadashi nodded as he pointed the point of his zanpakuto at Ichirou, "I couldn't agree more, Ichirou."

A large ball of black reiatsu appeared at the tip of Tadashi's zanpakuto, Tadashi put his left hand face down on the ball, the ball then increased in size, "Gozen Kumori, Yamisen Full Power!"

Ichirou pulled back his staff, a dense rusted-yellow reiatsu covering it, "Naraku Mori!"

Ichirou threw his staff, completely covered in yellow reiatsu. It looked like a gigantic lance and was just as large as his cero earlier.

Tadashi fired his attack, his Yamisen twice the size it was earier.

The two attacks hit each other and they pushed against each other evenly.

Tadashi and Ichirou became enveloped in reiatsu as they screamed, pushing more power into their attacks. Then it happened. Ichirou, with his left hand pointed at the mass of reiatsu pushing against each other, stopped screaming.

"Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho!"

Tadashi gasped as Ichirou fired a mass of electrical yellow reiatsu at Tadashi that completely dwarfed the two attacks.

"Firing a level 88 Hado without an incantation, just how much stronger than me are you?"

Ichirou started laughing, "I've always been ten times your strength, this is where you die!"

The Hado hit Ichirou's Naraku Mori and the two combined into one large attack. Without a seconds pause it pushed back Tadashi's Yamisen.

Tadashi gasped and canceled the attack, grasping his zanpakuto, "Shit! No time! BANKAI!"

Ichirou's attack hit with the force of several supernovas and Ichirou laughed as deep down he knew that his brother had to be dead.

Matsuri yelled out, "Captain Hitsugaya!"

She had only been a minute behind him but as she got into the dark room all she saw was Captain Unohana, Lieutenant Isane, Captain Gin, and Aizen. Then, laying in a puddle of his blood on a trail of ice, was Captain Hitsugaya.

She grasped her zanpakuto and, without thinking, unsheathed it, "Mow 'em down, Kotomaru!" Her zanpakuto glowed pink and her blade grew longer. The hilt became longer and pole-like. The guard disappeared and two inches up there was a small axe blade that two inches up, went back to becoming a double edge sword.

Captain Aizen and Gin looked over at her in indifference while Isane cursed and Unohana's eyes went wide.

She didn't hear him say it but she saw Gin's zanpakuto soar towards her at an insane speed. Matsuir gasped and moved forward, ducking under the blade. The blade retracted quickly and she gasped as Gin appeared in front of her, zanpakuto pointed at her heart.

"Shoot to kill, Shinso."

Isane looked away as Matsuri was sent flying back. She heard Unohana give a sigh of relief. She opened her eyes and what she saw made her lose her breath.

Matsuir opened her eyes and was confused at what she was seeing, Black...

Then she realized her face was pressed against frabic and she leaned back. What she saw made her lose all of her composure. Small, but he's muscled, definitely a he. Brown hair down to his shoulders pushed back past his ears.

Captain Unohana smiled, "For a second I thought you forgot your duty."

He stood up, brandishing his zanpakuto, a gleaming silver wakizashi with a dragon's neck and opened mouth for a hilt. His left arm rubbing his neck fell to his side.

"I'm sorry but that won't happen again." He pointed at his chest, "Third Seat of Squad Four Saburo Takeshi!" His eyes shined with defiance and strength. He looked perfectly fine and his reiatsu was skyrocketing, "Reporting for duty!"

Aizen frowned, "So, you're alive. May I ask how?"

Saburo grinned and he put the hilt of his zanpakuto to his hip, "Some woman found me and healed me, even gave me my left arm back. Now I don't care what your reasons are but I won't let you hur my friends anymore! I don't care if it is two Captains I'll still kill you both."

Gin seemed ready to fight but Aizen put a hand on his shoulder, "We're running out of time. We need to go now, Gin."

Gin sighed and nodded, sheathing his zanpakuto, "Gotcha." He grinned at Saburo, "Next time I'll accept that request of yours."

The two Captains disappeared and the moment they did Saburo relaxed and sheathed his zanpakuto, it becoming its sealed state once more, "Fhew, for a second I thought they'd kill me."

"Saburo!" The next second he found himself in the arms of a crying Isane.

"Whaa~?"

Isane grabbed his head, running her fingers through his hair. Her other hand was pressed against his back, pushing him farther into the hug. She dug her head into his shoulder and started muttering while crying.

Unohana and Matsuri smiled, Matsuri with tears rolling down her face. Saburo patted Isane awkwardly on her shoulder, "Okay Isane, I get it. You missed me, now I'm sure you and the rest of the girls in the universe can sleep easy now that I'm alright."

"You idiot!" Isane leaned back and wiped her tears, "Don't ever do that to me again!"

Saburo smiled at her, his eyes showing how happy he was, "You got it, Lieutenant."

Isane laughed as she leaned forward and hugged him again, "I love you Saburo."

"I'm afraid of commitment Isane."

Isane laughed while she punched him on his shoulder while Matsuri and Unohana went to start healing Hitsugaya and Hinamori. And as did Saburo and Isane, once she was done hugging him of course.

Ichigo gasped in pain and fell as Aizen's blade cut through him. Renji was next as Aizen broke his Zabimaru with just his hand and he too fell as he was injured.

Ichigo, raising his head defiantly, looked on as Rukia was about to be killed.

My body won't move! Damn it! Move! Rukia must not die!

"Shoot to kill, Shinso." Rukia froze as she noticed the blade moving towards her in, what appeared to her, slow motion speed.

Tadashi...Renji...and Ichigo...you all tried to hard to save me, I'm sorry that you wasted your time.

She gasped again as she was pulled away quickly and she closed her eyes. After seconds of not hearing anything she opened her eyes.

"Nii-sama!"

Byakuya didn't look down at her as he grabbed on to her and the blade currently residing in his body.

Aizen frowned, "So even you have a heart after all, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki."

Byakuya panted and glared at Aizen, "You will not cut my pride, traitor."

Aizen stepped forward, "You don't expect to fight the three of us in your condition do you?"

Behind him Gin and Tosen tensed. Aizen frowned and looked around, "So, everyone's here."

Around them was the Captains, Captain Unohana was there with Saburo and Isane carrying Hitsugaya and Hinamori. Captain Shunsui and Ukitake was there as well, zanpakuto raised to Komamura was panting as he became concious after Aizen took him out with a single Kido. The only Captain and Lieutenant missing was the 12th Divisions Captains and Lieutenants.

Soifon and Yoruichi were last, suprisingly. The first thing Soifon saw was Saburo who smiled at her. Not outwardly reacting to that she turned on Aizen and the other two traitors, "What's the meaning of this?"

Aizen smiled at her, "Captain Soifon, you look suprisingly composed for someone who just realized that her Lieutenant was alive."

Soifon growled at them while Yoruichi patted her shoulder, "Calm down Soifon."

Captain Commander Yamamoto walked in the center of the circle, "Sosuke Aizen, you and the other traitors will not be given mercy."

Aizen didn't bother answering Yamamoto as Ichirou appeared next to him, "Ah shuddup, stupid old man."

Soifon gasped, "Ichirou! Where is Tadashi?"

He frowned, "Are you telling me no one saw that gigantic explosion?"

Soifon growled, That was him? How powerful is he?

He shrugged, "Well no matter. He's dead, again."

Soifon almost fell to her knees, but she composed herself. She grasped her zanpakuto and rushed forward, dodging Yoruichi who tried to stop her, then she stopped several yards away from Ichirou.

"I'm an idiot, I'm sorry that I keep doubting you."

Ichirou and everyone else frowned. Ichirou gasped as Tadashi appeared behind him, "What is with you people and not checking if I'm dead?"

Tadashi's shinigami garb was all but gone, only a thin cloth still covering a part of his chest. He was covered in cuts and bruises, his own blood covering his chest and forehead. Ichirou moved to attack but Tadashi was faster and his fist soared towards Ichirou's face.

A loud boom followed and Tadashi jumped back. Aizen, Gin, Tosen, and Ichirou were in the middle of a yellow column of light and slowly floating. Everyone gasped as they looked up and saw an open Garganta with several Menos Grande peeking their heads through it. The columns lead up to it and Tadashi was about to follow when Yamamoto's voice rang through to him.

"Lieutenant Takeshi, resist now. A Menos Grande's Negacion is no simple matter! They're impossible to break and those Menos Grande will attack not just you but everyone here. Stand down."

Tadashi sighed and nodded, falling to his butt, "Got it, Old Man."

Ichigo lifted himself to a knee using Zangetsu and Aizen looked down at him.

"Farewell, the next time we meet will be on the battlefield." And with that they disappeared into the garganta.

The second following members of the 4th Division raced up the hill and started their healing. Orihime sighed to herself as she healed Ichigo who was forcing himself to stay concious.

"Ichigo..."

Rukia was huddled over by her brother's side as he began to tell her about her sister Hisana, his wife.

Saburo hummed loudly, ignoring Tadashi who was being resrained by Soifon while he healed Hitsugaya fully.

Soifon, although yelling at Tadashi, was inwardly screaming for joy. Yoruichi watched from the sidelines as she smiled, Looks like my little bee found a good man after all.

Soifon smiled as Tadashi finally laid down and fell asleep, grabbing his right hand in hers and silently crying as it finally hit her ,look Suzumebachi, Tadashi is back. Everyone's okay. My family is okay.

Well the Soul Society Arc is now complete, now just the aftermath! I hope you enjoyed the fights and the story so far. Now I know this may seem kinda obvious but you may need to watch the anime or read the manga to get some of this. Now its been a while since I've seen the episodes of this arc so some of the details may have seemed kind of rushed and if so, I'm sorry. Okay, as a future warning, the story revolves around Tadashi, Saburo, Soifon, Matsuri, and later on maybe Ichigo and Rukia. Okay now, I'll hopefully be seeing you people later! Anti-Disney