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The months passed by fairly quickly. Sakura hasn't heard a word from Jushiro. Nor has she seen any other shinigami running around.

She walked down the now familiar road to Urahara's shop. She had visited the shop the first chance she got. And now she was very familiar with it and it's inhabitants.

She knocked on the door once before sliding it open. "Morning
Tessai-san!" Sakura slid off her shoes and jumped up onto the polished wood floor.

"Morning Suzumi-dono. How has your week been?" Tessai peeked out of the kitchen and smiled at the girl.

"Busy. My grandmother seems to think that since I am not going to university that I should start making her great grandchildren." Sakura's grandmother has been setting her up with possible marriage partners for almost a month now. "And between avoiding them, helping my mom at her boutique, and volunteering at the Kurosaki clinic, I didnt think I would survive to today."

"Sounds like a normal day of a highborn noble to me." Urahara smiled at the woman standing in his shop. Before she showed up a few months earlier, he hadn't seen the girl in years.

"Ah. But you forget, I am adopted." Sakura smiled as the man began walking towards the basement doors. "And that means it is a harder life for me, because is was born with the natural abilities of a noble." Sakura dramatically draped herself against the wall.

The room became silent before all three began to laugh.

Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes and tried to catch her breath. "So what are we working on today?"

"I thought we would continue with kido. You seem to have a talent for it." Urahara jumped down into the basement with Sakura following close behind him. "Let's see how high you can go. With incantation please."

"Let's see which ones I remember." Sakura faced the small target that was set up. She held her hand up and waited for Urahara to tell her which kido to cast.

"Hado 31!" Urahara sat on a rock to watch her practise.

"Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hado 31: Shakkaho!" Sakura smiled as a red ball shot off of her hand.

"Hado 63!" Urahara wanted to see how she handled the jump. Usually she had to build up to the higher levels. But he wanted to test her abilities today.

"Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle! Hado 63: Raikoho!" Sakura closed her eyes as lightning shot out of her hand. She felt a few sparks hit her, but they didn't hurt much.

"Hado 91!" Urahara saw the fluctuation in her power. It wasn't because she didn't have enough power for the kido, it was that she had too much. 'She keeps getting stronger.'

"Limit of the thousands hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky. The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders. Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired! Hado 91: Senju Koten Taiho!" Sakura fell to her knees as the kido shot off. A few of the shots blew up before making it to the target.

"Not bad." Urahara noticed the target rebuilding itself. "Your putting too much power into the spells. That's why they backfire occasionally."

"Then why doesn't that happen with the lower level ones?" Sakura stood up and dusted her knees.

"Because you start putting too much into them because you think they need it. Just because it is a higher level, doesn't mean it needs more power than necessary." Urahara pulled his fan out and smiled at the girl. "Let's do some without incantation."

"Okay." Sakura stretched as she prepared to continue.

"Hado 33!" Urahara watched as Sakura tried to suppress her power.

"Hado 33: Soketsu!" Sakura smiled as a blue flame shot out at the target at full power.

"Hado 54!" Urahara could sense her control failing.

"Hado 54: Haien!" Sakura growled as the fully powered kido missed the target. "Haien!" She threw the kido at the target. It hit dead centre.

"Keep going. You pick the kido." Urahara wanted to see which ones she could remember.

"Hado 73: Soren Sakotsui!" Sakura didn't wait for the kido to hit the target before starting up another one. "Hado 88: Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho!" She felt herself get pushed back a few inches as the kido charged. And then her feet leave the ground as it shot off. "Bakudo 37: Tsuriboshi!" She smiled as the kido caught her and stopped her from flying back anymore.

"Not bad." Urahara smiled at the crater the girl had made. The target was still rebuilding itself, but it was at the bottom of the crater. "How do you feel?"

"Like I chased a shinigami around town." Sakura slid off of the bakudo and fell to the ground. She was breathing heavily, but she pushed herself back up to her feet.

Urahara laughed. He had heard the story of Sakura chasing Jushiro or running with him many times. "How many limiters do you have on?"

Sakura held up her right arm. "All four." Sakura had gotten used to wearing the limiters. It helped her grow stronger so she didn't have to rely on Karin to help whenever a Hollow showed up.

Urahara raised an eyebrow. "Four? Seems like your power keeps growing." He fished out another limiter from him pocket and threw it at the girl.

Sakura caught the bracelet and slid it on. She felt her knees buckle after she clipped the bracelet closed. But she didn't hit the ground.

"Haven't we told you to sit down before sliding those things on." Sakura smiled as the woman under her arm helped to steady her. Yorichi grinned at the girl. "Honestly, it's like you don't listen to us at all."

Sakura shrugged. "Might as well get used to being weak again as soon as possible."

"Yorichi-san? What brings you back? I thought you were staying for a bit longer this time." Urahara frowned at his old friend. It wasn't that he wasn't happy to see her, he just wasn't expecting her.

"Well I thought you would want to hear the news as soon as possible." Yorichi set the girl down on a rock. She then turned to Urahara with a serious face. "Aizen broke out.


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