AN: Hey everyone, so about the results of the poll.

1. Thank you for everyone who voted.
2. I apologize to everyone who voted but didn't have the result that they wanted.
3. The story's rating will be changed to M, BUT not yet. I'll change the rating once there's another M-Rated Scene in the story.
4. REMEMBER, the focus of the story will not change. I don't even know how many M Rated scenes there will even be.
5. Even though the focus of the story will not change, do keep in mind that some future chapters will be a bit heavy on Rukia x Kishin interaction.

As always, thanks for your continued support!

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Chapter 21

It was currently midday as the sun shone high in the sky. Although it cast a warm glow on the town there was still a chill in the air. The trees that had green leaves started turning different shades of colors. Some had hints of orange, others red, even some yellow. The presence of autumn could definitely be felt. Many people walked and roamed the streets in warm coats or jackets. The occasional scarves, hats, mittens, and gloves could be seen on people who were a lot more sensitive to the cold.

Currently at this moment Kishin was taking a stroll down the street in his gigai. A week had already passed since he began his training with the Visored. Although he would like to say that his training was going well, the truth was that it was a slow process. For him at the very least. Before he could only keep his mask on for a duration of 3 seconds, but now he had increased that duration to a whopping 3.5 seconds. He couldn't help but wonder if it was because of his Gentei Reien that slowed down his progress speed.

He initially thought that with the Gentei Reien suppressing his reiatsu that it'd be easier for him to draw on the power of his Hollow soul. In theory it made sense to him. If 80% of his Shinigami powers were suppressed then that'd mean that there would be 80% less power balancing out his Hollow soul. In that case his Hollow self should become more dominant and be easier for him to draw on its power, but that didn't seem to be the case because he was definitely struggling on this front. It made him wonder if the Gentei Reien had actually truly sealed off a portion of his Hollowfied powers.

His hypothesis was that since his Hollow powers and Shinigami powers already merged into one, the Gentei Reien suppressing his Shinigami powers inadvertently suppressed his Hollow powers. That was until he recalled what Urahara told him when he asked about it.

Flash Back To Yesterday

"Urahara-san, I have a question for you."

Urahara cocked his head to the side and began fanning himself as he replied, "Hm? A question? What is it?"

Kishin had on a pondering look as he asked, "I seem to be having trouble utilizing my Hollow powers. Is it because I have a Gentei Reien sealing most of my Shinigami powers that it also seals my Hollow powers?"

Urahara instantly stopped fanning himself as he seriously thought about it. In the end he closed his eyes and answered, "Ah...to be honest you make a good point, but I don't believe that is entirely the case."

"You don't? Then...why does it seem so hard to access my Hollow powers?"

"Hmm...you pose a good question Chigetsu-kun. If I had to answer honestly then…" He gave a light cough before continuing, "Ahem. It's probably because you just lack talent."

Kishin gave Urahara a blank stare for a moment before he pointed to himself as if confirming that Urahara was addressing him. "Me?"

Urahara just awkwardly laughed. "Ahaha...r-right. N-Now don't get angry or anything Chigetsu-kun! It's not my intention to fault you for what you're not good at."

"Haaaah." Kishin let out a sigh and took a seat. "Well...this is unexpected. I guess I really just lack talent huh…"

Urahara went back to fanning himself and looked on with amusement. "Ohya? Are you pouting by any chance?"

A self mocking smile graced Kishin's lips as he shrugged his shoulders. "Not really. It was just unexpected that the fact I can't utilize my Hollow powers well is due to my poor talent."

"Hahaha! Well we all have something that we're bad at. Besides, you're plenty strong already without your Hollowfied powers, so I hear from Hirako-san and the others."

"Come on Urahara-san. You know who we're up against. Any increase in strength is a must."

Urahara couldn't really argue back and let out a sigh. "Haaah. Chigetsu-kun, with regards to your Hollow powers the truth is that it'll just take time. If I'm not wrong then the Gentei Reien is partially responsible for your inability to draw out your Hollowfied powers."

Kishin's eyebrow raised in curiosity. "Go on."

"Ahem. In truth, it is true that after merging your Hollow powers with your Shinigami powers that the Gentei Reien inadvertently affects your ability to draw out your Hollow powers, but it only affects your ability to draw it out. It doesn't actually suppress and seal your Hollow powers away like it does your Shinigami powers. In fact, due to having most of your Shinigami powers temporarily sealed away it should be easier for you to utilize your Hollow abilities."

"Okay...I'm listening. Then the reason why it's harder for me is because?"

"Haaah. Well, the reason why it's tough on you is because you don't have experience with utilizing Hollowfied reiryoku. Also, the Gentei Reien acts like a box on your powers. Think of it like sealing the majority of your powers in a thin membrane. Outside the membrane is the power you can access and everything inside the membrane is the power you can't access. 20% of your Shinigami powers remain outside the membrane and 80% of it is locked inside. Your Hollow powers are attached to your Shinigami powers so 20% of it is also outside and 80% of it is also locked inside."

Kishin just nodded in understanding. "I follow you so far, but I hear a catch coming on."

"Hehe, that's right. Here's the catch. The Gentei Reien is only meant to trap your Shinigami powers so the 80% of your Hollowfied reiatsu that is attached to your Shinigami powers and locked inside the box can actually diffuse to the outside to let you access it."

Kishin just gave a confused stare. "How should I go about doing that?"

Urahara just shrugged his shoulders. "Well, this brings me back to your lack of experience. Once you get a good handle and feel for using your Hollowfied reiryoku then it'll be a lot easier for you to pull out the rest of your Hollowfied powers from the seal. Think of it like this. The Gentei Reien seals approximately 80% of your power. In that case once all of that comes back to you then the amount of time you can enter your Hollowfication will also increase by a factor of almost 5 times."

Kishin's ears perked up a bit at Urahara's statement. "Really? If that's the case then the fact that I can maintain my mask for 3.5 seconds actually correlates to approximately 17 seconds?"

"That's right. So in essence you aren't doing too badly. Plus, it's only been a week right? Just keep at it."

End Of Flashback

Kishin just let out another sigh. His warm breath could be seen diffusing into the cool autumn air. He walked for a little longer and only stopped until he came upon the Kurosaki Clinic.

"Well, I haven't seen them for awhile. Since I'm here in Karakura Town I mind as well stop by."

He walked over to the glass double doors of the clinic and stepped inside the warm heated building. A little jingle could be heard throughout the building that signaled whenever a potential customer arrived, which he obviously wasn't in this case. Kishin immediately noticed that not much had changed since the last time he was here. The table of snacks and coffee was still situated to the right of the entrance, so he didn't stand on ceremony and poured himself a cup just as he did when he had first visited here several years ago. Just as he took a sip of the hot coffee in his styrofoam cup he saw from the corner of his eye the color of an orange haired kid walking out from the corner of the back room.

Soon after, that 6-7 year old looking kid stood right before him and said, "Hi. Sorry for the wait. Dr. Isshin will be with you shortly." He then grabbed a clipboard with a sheet of paper on it and held it out to Kishin as he continued, "You just need to fill out this form. You can take a seat on one of the couches if you'd like."

Kishin just stared in silence at the kid.

Orange hair...looks about 6-7 years old. That's about the right age. So this is Ichigo huh?

Ichigo took note of Kishin's silence and tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Erhm...sir?"

Kishin just smirked and shook his head. "I'm actually not a patient."

His answer confused Ichigo. "Then...if you're not a patient are you visiting for something else?"

It was then that Isshin's voice could be heard. "Oi! Ichigo, tell the client I'll be right there!"

Ichigo just yelled back, "He said he isn't a patient!"

"Eh? Not a patient? Then who is it?"

Ichigo simply turned back to stare at Kishin and asked, "Well...who are you?"

Kishin couldn't help but smile amusedly at the whole ordeal and shouted out, "Captain Isshin! Seems like you're busy today!"

Not a moment later the sound of loud running footsteps could be heard coming from upstairs. Two seconds later and Isshin dashed out from the corner of the back room. He stared at Kishin for several long seconds but he had no idea who he was looking at.

"D-Did you just call me Captain Isshin?"

Kishin just smirked. "Yo. Captain Shi-"

Put!

Isshin immediately slapped his hands over Kishin's mouth and made a shushing motion.

Ichigo just raised his eyebrow in confusion. "Dad? Do you know this guy?"

Isshin was about to respond, but he couldn't help taking another glance at Kishin still having no idea who he was looking at. Isshin's face became more and more confused.

The hell is this? No one's popping up in my memories. He called me Captain and was just about to shout out my last name. He definitely knows who I am, but who the hell is this guy?

In the end Isshin just shooed Ichigo away. "Ichigo, go tend to your sisters until your mom comes back. I have some important things to discuss with our guest."

Ichigo just gave a suspicious glance at the two of them but nodded and left anyway. Immediately Isshin was on full alert and questioned warily, "Who are you?"

Kishin just grinned amusedly and threw his hands up in front of him. "Relax. It's me. Kishin."

"Eh?" Isshin was completely dumbfounded. "Y-You...WHAT?!" He stammered and shouted before clasping his hand over his mouth. He then quickly recomposed himself. "Ahem. You said that you're Kishin? As in Chigetsu Kishin?"

Kishin just nodded. "Yup."

"You're the same Kishin that Ukitake took care of?"

"Yup."

"The kid who visited several years ago?"

"Yup."

"As in Toshiro's friend Kishin?"

Now Kishin was getting irritated. "Can you stop with this line of questioning? It's getting annoying."

Isshin was immediately convinced. "Yup. That's something that Kishin would say."

"Thanks." He dryly replied.

Isshin just let out a boisterous laugh. "Hahahaha! Well, this is a surprise. How'd you grow up so fast? Wait, that's not important. What brings you here?"

Kishin just shrugged his shoulders. "I was around and decided to drop by."

"Is that so? Hahaha! Well, whatever. It's good to see you. Wait...or is it good to see you? How come you're here in the World of the Living? Has something drastic happened? Is it...Aizen?"

Kishin shook his head and sipped his coffee. "No, nothing like that. I became the 13th division Lieutenant and so I'm here in Karakura Town for a couple of months."

"Oh, I see…" Isshin replied, then realization struck him as he replied again with more vigor, "OH! I see! Hahaha, so you made it to Lieutenant huh? Not bad kid! But it seems like Toshiro's still got you beat. He's Captain already."

Kishin just shrugged his shoulders and replied sarcastically, "And I wonder how that happened? If only a certain someone never abandoned their post."

Isshin just guiltily scratched the side of his cheek. "Ahaha...ahem! So, how do you like being Lieutenant?"

"The paperwork is terrible."

Isshin immediately slapped Kishin on the back and nodded in agreement. "RIGHT?! Honestly I never liked sitting down looking at paper."

Kishin raised his eyebrow questioningly. "Didn't you open a clinic?"

"Hm? Yeah, what of it?"

"So much for not liking to look at paper. Didn't you have to sit down and study for hours to learn medicine? Then you had to take tests and now you have to fill out paperwork for patients and whatnot."

Isshin just coughed trying to steer the conversation away. "Ahem. You didn't mention me to Toshiro or Rangiku did you?"

Kishin shook his head. "Per your request I did not say anything."

"Phew. That's good."

"Captain, why don't you want them to know?"

Isshin waved his hand in front of him. "Don't call me that. I'm no longer a Captain. Just keep calling me Isshin. As for why I don't want them to know? Obviously the less they know the better. One, I don't want them to act on impulse and try to find me. If they violate the rules of Soul Society then it'd be bad for them. And two, it might only cause them anxiety and to needlessly worry. Anyways, how are those two doing?"

"Fine. For the most part. Toshiro is busy trying to fully integrate in his role as Captain and Rangiku seems to have gotten over the fact that you're gone."

Isshin couldn't help but feel a little irked that Rangiku was already over his departure. "I-I see."

Kishin smirked and teased, "You seem a bit disheartened. Sad that your Lieutenant got over you so quickly?"

"I-I am not! Ahem. Well, it's understandable. She's a strong girl. Let me guess, she probably heavily drank for a year or so before she came to terms with my departure."

"More or less. I can tell that she's doing her best to completely support Toshiro so he doesn't feel overly burdened."

Isshin let out a sigh of relief. "Haaah. That's good."

Kishin gave a thoughtful glance as he recalled the situation of the Shiba Clan and so he decided to let Isshin know. "Did you hear about the Great Noble Clans?"

"Hm? What about them?"

"In particular the Shiba Clan."

Isshin slightly furrowed his brow. "What about the Shiba Clan?"

"They dropped from status as a Great Noble Family."

Isshin's eyelid slightly twitched in shock. He frowned and rubbed the bottom of his chin before he commented, "Huh. That's surprising."

Kishin just stared at Isshin for a moment gauging his reaction before he continued, "It was very sudden."

Isshin just nodded. "I bet it was."

"Well, do you have anything more to say?"

"Hm? Like what?"

"Like how or why they just fell from their status as a Great Noble Clan."

"Haaaaah...I mean...maybe?"

Kishin rubbed the back of his head at how lax Isshin was taking the news. "You don't seem to care much."

Isshin just shrugged his shoulders. "Well, it's true. I don't care too much, I mean it's not really my problem anymore. I knew that after I left, the position of the Clan Head would be vacant, but I was confident that it'd be Kukaku to step up to the plate. So? Who's Clan Head now anyways?"

Kishin just smirked. "It's like you said. Kukaku took up the position."

"Oh? See, I thought so. She's actually the perfect one to take over. Even if she's a bit rough around the edges she's actually quite reasonable and strong in her own right."

"Just so you know Isshin-san, she's only taking up the position as the temporary Head of the Clan. She hasn't actually announced herself as the official Head."

"Ehhhh? Is that so...well, I forgot to mention that she's headstrong and stubborn too. There aren't many of us Shiba's left. She should just hurry up and take on the role."

"But Isshin-san, exactly how did the Clan fall from status? It seemed a bit suspicious if you ask me?"

Isshin just rubbed the back of his head as if he felt a headache coming on. "There's only two possible reasons."

"Oh? So there is a reason behind it."

"Well, I'm only guessing since I don't know the whole story, but since I was once the Head of the Clan I do know a little bit about it. Each Great Noble Clan has a special task or was granted favor from the Soul King. You know this already right?"

Kishin nodded his head. "Yup."

"Good. Then I'll skip over the minor details. In essence, other than certain tasks granted to the Clans they each also possess a special generational weapon that they pass down and protect. If a Clan loses this weapon then there's a 50% chance that they will lose their status as a Great Noble Clan."

"Eh? 50%? So it's not guaranteed that a Clan would fall from status for losing their generational weapon?"

"That's right. It depends on the context of the situation as well. Anyways, each Clan has kept the weapon they are tasked with passing down mostly a secret, so I don't know what weapon the Tsunayashiro or Shihoin Clan possesses. And no one has even seen or heard from the last of the Great Noble Clans so forget them."

"Hm? Then what about the Kuchiki Clan?"

Isshin rubbed the bottom of his chin as he pondered a bit. "The Kuchiki Clan. Hmm...ah, well there was an incident that happened decades ago. It was documented in Soul Society's history so I do actually know what the generational weapon of the Kuchiki Clan is."

"You do? What is it?"

"Well, it was before my time as a Captain and also before Byakuya became a Captain. In fact this incident occurred before Byakuya even became the Head of the Kuchiki Clan. The previous Clan Head, Kuchiki Ginrei found an abandoned boy in Rukongai and saved him from a Hollow attack. I suppose not unlike how Ukitake found you, Kishin."

"Okay...how is this connected to what we were talking about?"

"Ah, right. Anyways, the boys name was Koga. I'm not sure on the details but eventually Ginrei trained the boy and took him to the Kuchiki Manor. There his daughter had become acquainted with Koga and I guess they developed a liking to one another. He soon got married to Ginrei's daughter and therefore was adopted into the Kuchiki Clan, but his birth and status was questionable leading to distrust and unrest in the Clan. Then at some point Ginrei entrusted their Clan's ancestral weapon to Koga. It was because Koga's innate ability was similar to that of their Clan's ancestral weapon's ability. I believe he had wished for Koga to master this weapon. I also believe that he did it to show that not only did he support the marriage and adoption of Koga into the Clan, but it was to quell any unsavory rumors, words, and feelings that the Clan would have about Koga. Especially if Koga was successful in taming and mastering the Clan's ancestral weapon."

"And what was the name of this weapon?"

"Oh, right. I left that part out. The name of the weapon was Muramasa. It was a powerful weapon that had the unique ability to control the Zanpakuto of other Shinigami. But, the story is a bit tragic. I'm not keen on the details but something happened and Koga lost control. Most likely he was driven into madness and insanity by the adverse effects of wielding the Kuchiki Clan's ancestral weapon. He was eventually stripped of his position and power. Sealed away by both Ginrei and the Captain Commander. I'm not too sure what happened with the weapon. Only the Kuchiki Clan knows what became of Muramasa."

"What happened to Kuchiki Ginrei? The previous Head of the Clan?"

"Ahhh...Ginrei...well I heard that the Koga incident caused him to become disheartened and filled with guilt for pushing on the Kuchiki Clan's ancestral weapon to the boy that he became ill. In the end he passed away and that's how Byakuya became the Head of the Clan."

Kishin tilted his head greatly intrigued. "Then...you're saying that the Shiba Clan lost their generational weapon and that's what demoted them?"

Isshin shook his head. "Actually it's not that simple. First, these weapons are actually all Zanpakutos. They were Zanpakutos that were once wielded by the very first Head of each of the Clans and then passed down through each successive generation. According to the Shiba Clan records, we used to have one as well, but at some point right before the founding of the Soul Society it was written that the Clan gave up the weapon. I don't know what happened to it, so this isn't the cause of the Shiba Clan's demotion."

"Eh? If not the weapon then what?"

Isshin just sighed. "Haaah. Well, I did say that there were two possible reasons for a Great Noble Clan to be demoted. Since the Shiba Clan didn't have a generational Zanpakuto to pass down in the first place then obviously it goes to reason number two."

"Okay, which is? You can stop beating around the bush Isshin-san."

"Tch. Don't be so impatient. Ahem. There was a treasure in the Shiba Clan that was sealed and locked away. It was part of the Shiba Clan's duty to guard and protect the treasure at all costs. Losing that treasure is the same as failing the duty entrusted to the Clan by the Soul King and that would be the same as denouncing the Clan from its Great Noble status."

Kishin furrowed his brow. "A treasure? What treasure?"

Isshin just shrugged his shoulders. "There wasn't much detail written about it. I only know that it was a broken mirror called the Dark World Mirror and the records state that it must remain sealed away. The purpose of the object was never mentioned. It was a relic from before the establishment of Soul Society and it was supposedly given to the very first Shiba Clan Head from the Soul King."

Kishin was in a bit of a daze, lost in his own thoughts for a few moments. "Huh...aren't you worried that something happened with the mirror then?"

Isshin just shrugged his shoulders. "Honestly speaking? A little, but at the same time, not really."

Kishin raised his eyebrow questioningly at him. "So both?"

"Hahaha! Well, it's a bit unsettling that the mirror is gone. That is IF that is the cause of the Shiba Clan's demotion. But, there isn't any use thinking about it now. I couldn't see what was actually special about it when I saw it. It didn't emit any kind of special power or anything. Plus, what would I even do? I'm just a mere Human now running a clinic with my wife and kids."

Kishin just grinned at Isshin's answer. "I suppose so." He recalled Isshin telling Ichigo to take care of his sisters so he ventured to ask, "You have...two more kids?"

Isshin smiled and amiably nodded. "OH! Yeah, that's right. Yuzu and Karin. They're both two years old now."

"Twins?"

"That's right. Fraternal. Yuzu's got hair just like her mom and Karin's got hair just like mine. They're so cute!"

Kishin just let out a sigh at how carefree Isshin was. "You're really happy huh?"

"Haha, of course I am. I never imagined I'd find true love here in the World of the Living."

"True love? What's that?"

Isshin gawked a bit at Kishin's question. "D-D-Did you just ask what true love is?"

Kishin shrugged his shoulders. "Is it supposed to be important? Is true love different from ordinary love? What does love feel like?"

Once more Isshin just gawked in disbelief at Kishin, but then he took a moment to truly take in what Kishin was asking and felt a bit of pity. He didn't know what sort of life Kishin had lived to make him question what something like love was, but he was certain that it must have been quite a difficult life. A life that had probably scarred his soul.

Kishin patiently stared at Isshin with a questioning glance as he waited for an answer. Isshin just coughed and replied, "Ahem. Errr...wait, you're actually expecting an answer?"

Kishin just nodded. "I would like to know what this love you speak of is."

Isshin just let out a sigh. "Haaah. Well, errr. If I had to explain it then it'd be like your heart pounding really fast when you see the person you like. You want to be with them and ummm...I guess you want to see them smile. In true love, you would do anything for them. Even sacrifice yourself and die for them."

Kishin cocked his head to the side in contemplation. "A pounding heart?"

Isshin nodded. "Yeah. A pounding heart."

Kishin recalled how his heart loudly pounded at certain times when he was around Rukia. He then recalled the other things he felt and asked, "What about feeling your blood boil over? Or a burning sensation coursing through your body? What about wanting to touch them? Is that also considered love?"

Isshin was at a loss for words. He hadn't expected the conversation to go this far and he knew exactly the feeling that Kishin was describing to him. It was obviously lust. A desire to physically want another person, but he didn't know how to break that down to Kishin so he just coughed. "Ahem. I mean...it plays a role in love. Why are you asking all of this anyways?"

Kishin just shrugged his shoulders keeping a straight face showing no evidence that he was curious about learning this stuff for himself. "No reason. Isn't it normal to want to learn more about how people behave and why they behave the way they do?"

Isshin just rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and sighed in defeat. "Haaaah. I-I suppose so…"

"So?"

"Hm? So what?"

Kishin just stared at Isshin expectantly. "So is there anything else I should know?"

Isshin just blinked a few times and felt a bit of a headache from all the questioning about love. In the end he let out a sigh and said, "Well...you should really just go out and experience it for yourself. That's the best way to learn, but I mean, it's hard to put into words. Just one day when you meet the one you'll suddenly just think something like, 'Ah...I want to be with this person.' Something like that."

Kishin had a blank look on his face for a moment as he thought about what Isshin just said. "You're saying that I'll just...randomly know one day?"

Isshin huffed as he found it tougher to explain than he thought and inwardly hoped that one day he wouldn't have to be the one explaining to Ichigo what love is, like he was to Kishin. "Look, just don't overly think it. You'll wear yourself out. Here, when I say the word love who do you think of?"

Kishin raised his eyebrow curiously wondering where Isshin was going with his line of questioning and was about to answer that he didn't think of anything or anyone, however...for some odd reason he pictured Rukia's cute little face sitting across from him as they shared breakfast that one morning. Right...the whole reason he wanted to know more was because he was questioning what he was feeling.

In the end he remained silent causing Isshin to smirk in amusement. "Oh? Seems like you thought of someone huh? Well don't sweat it kid. It's okay to take things slow so you can sort yourself out."

Kishin just let out a quick sigh not knowing what he felt. "Isshin-san, do you think about Masaki a lot?"

"Hahaha! Of course I do!" His expression then turned serious as he continued, "I think about her all the time. Especially when she goes out. She's a bit clumsy and way too kind. She wants to help people whenever she can and sometimes forgets to put her own safety before others. It's during times like those where I think to myself that I just want to hold her in my arms to make sure that she's still here."

A heavy silence permeated the air for several long moments before it occurred to Kishin that one day Masaki would die. "Isshin-san…"

Isshin noted the semi-serious expression on Kishin's face so he became a bit serious as well. "Something wrong, Kishin-chan?"

He thought about it for a moment before he decided that it wasn't really any of his business. "It's nothing."

Isshin just glanced at Kishin suspiciously. "Sure?"

Kishin nodded. "Yeah. Just watch out for your family if you care about them so much."

Isshin smirked and decided to try and tease Kishin a bit. "Oh? Hahaha are you jealous of my family?"

Kishin could hear the teasing undertone of Isshin's comment and was about to retort, but the memory of his miserable childhood surfaced and he couldn't help but feel somewhere deep down that just MAYBE, he was a little jealous. He looked Isshin in the eyes with a soft expression and just shrugged his shoulders. "Guard Masaki well. Just because you lost your Shinigami powers and she's a Quincy doesn't mean that you should let her run off fighting monsters and Hollows on her own. You have to protect what's important to you right? At least that's what Captain Ukitake told me."

Isshin was a bit caught off guard at Kishin giving him what felt like a real heartfelt answer so he could only stupidly stare and reply, "Y-Yeah…"

Kishin smirked and started to walk out causing Isshin to call after him. "Eh? You leaving already?"

"Pretty much. Just stopped by to say hi and to see how you were doing."

"Oh? How nice of you, er, but don't make it a habit. What if you get tracked by Soul Society or something?"

Kishin just waved his hand in the air. "There aren't many people in Soul Society who can successfully tail me. Don't worry about it."

"Eh? That so? Well, you were always a confident kid."

Kishin smirked and opened the door but stopped halfway out as he turned back and said, "Your kid. Ichigo."

"Hm? What about him?"

"It's hidden. Really deep, but he's got some strong reiryoku. Watch out for him. One day his reiatsu may attract some Hollows to your family." Kishin then left, leaving Isshin standing awkwardly in place.

Just as Kishin arrived back outside the small dirt lot of the Urahara shop he took notice of the two kids sweeping and dusting the place right outside the building. One was a short little boy with red hair and the other a girl with black hair. Kishin smirked and waved at them as he greeted, "Yo, Jinta, Ururu. I see you're both working hard."

Ururu slightly shuddered in fear. She didn't dare to meet Kishin's gaze as she quietly nodded in response. Her soul told her that the man standing before her was a dangerous killer. Even Jinta was slightly afraid even though Kishin never gave them a reason to be fearful of him. In the end he quickly made an excuse about having to clean the back of the building and dashed out of sight.

Kishin just stood in front of the shop bemused at the two kids' reactions. "Am I really that scary?"

It was then he was interrupted by Urahara's voice. "Frightening!"

Kishin grinned and shook his head in amusement. "Urahara-san. Isn't this child abuse?"

"What? Child abuse? Of course not. Jinta and Ururu aren't your typical ordinary Humans. They're exceptional."

"Huh...I see."

"Well Chigetsu-kun. How was your visit to the Kurosaki's?"

"You bastard. How did you know I went to visit the Kurosaki's?"

Urahara just laughed and walked inside his shop as he began fanning himself. "I didn't know. You told me just now by confirming it with your answer."

"Tch. It seems I should just keep my guard up around you."

"Eh? No no no. Please don't do that."

Kishin clicked his tongue and followed after Urahara as he too walked inside the shop. "Urahara-san. I've been thinking."

"Yes?"

"Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu. It's power can control the 5 senses, but what if we combat him by utilizing our reikaku?"

Urahara let out a quick sigh and sat down around the small table in the room before shaking his head. "I've already thought about that. It's not feasible."

Kishin furrowed his brow and also took a seat around the table. "Not feasible? Why not?"

"Haaah. Don't misunderstand the nature of utilizing reikaku in battle Chigetsu-kun."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Hrm...allow me to explain. As you know, when one fights in battle they are prone to use their senses to help them judge and make decisions in the fight, but there's only so much your natural physical senses can help you detect."

"Right...I understand that much. That's why we Shinigami utilize our reikaku to assist us in battle."

Urahara just sighed. "Haaah. Yes, that's true, but this is why I say not to misunderstand the nature of utilizing reikaku in battle. Your eye may be trained enough to see the speed of a thrown baseball, but what about the speed of a bullet?"

Kishin slightly frowned. "You are suggesting that this is where reikaku is applied?"

"That's right. Reikaku is the ability to sense reiatsu or to see with the spirit. It is a sense that exists beyond our normal 5 senses, however its use is still applied to our 5 senses."

"Okay, then you mean to say that with the use of reikaku one would be able to see a bullet fly through the air when normally they could not?"

"Bingo! It's good that you understand Chigetsu-kun. This is done unconsciously. When you fight in high level battles where your 5 senses can't normally keep up, this is unconsciously corrected and supplemented by your use of reikaku. Your reikaku enhances your vision, smell, taste, touch, etc. Because of this you aren't really using reikaku sensing to escape Kyoka Suigetsu's effect. Rather it is through reikaku sensing that enhances your other 5 senses so you can do battle. That is why this method is not feasible to face off against Aizen's power."

A deathly silence loomed in the air as Kishin wracked his brain over Urahara's answer. In the end he tilted his head confused and asked, "But in the end one still uses their reikaku to sense the reiatsu of other beings that possess spiritual energy. This is done without filtering our reikaku through our other 5 senses."

Urahara clapped his hands in approval. "Very good Chigetsu-kun! I was hoping you'd mention that. You're right, we use our pure reikaku sensing skills to gauge the strength and presence of other beings that possess reiatsu. But this won't help you in a fight against Aizen."

"And why not?"

"That's because this method only tells you generally where the reiatsu is coming from. When beings with reiatsu fight they release their reiatsu all over the area. Using pure reikaku sensing alone isn't going to cut it. All you'll see is a mass of their reiatsu spread all over the place. It can help you pinpoint the general location of the person, but it won't help you see the person's exact location. For example, if you stayed here and I went outside my shop I can use my reikaku sensing to tell that you are in my shop, but I wouldn't be able to tell that you were sitting down or that you were by my table. So you see I can pinpoint your general location as in the shop, but other than that I can't actually see your physical form."

Kishin let out a sigh. "Haaah. What a bother. Then...what about Tosen? He's blind but doesn't he use reikaku to see?"

Urahara once again clapped his hands in approval. "Excellent Chigetsu-kun excellent! I'm glad you brought that up. Tosen is a special case. I already investigated his background. He was born blind and therefore his reikaku sensing that would normally amplify his vision instead was dispersed into his other 4 remaining senses."

Kishin's eyes widened in realization. "I see. So it's not that Tosen can see with reikaku per se, but rather he is using something like echolocation."

Urahara smirked and nodded his head. "That's right. For giving up his sight from birth he has enhanced the entirety of his hearing to a new level. When enhanced through reikaku he can hear the reiatsu pulse of other spiritual beings and see them in his mind. There are limitations to this though, for example. He is unable to see what your face looks like. He can't tell what color your skin is or what color your clothes are."

Kishin pinched the bridge of his nose feeling a bit of a headache from all the thinking. "But isn't this still a feasible method to fight Aizen? Just close your eyes and focus on using your reikaku to sense his presence."

Urahara shook his head. "No no. First, to do so it takes a great amount of focus and concentration to pinpoint someone's location exactly with reikaku. Remember, you can find their general location, but if you want to be exact and know where they are standing, that requires a great deal of mental energy. Normally one would have to remain completely still in order to succeed. And second, the method you described is probably only feasible for you since you have not seen Kyoka Suigetsu's release. Although you'll have to train for probably a hundred years at the very least if you want to be able to use this method in battle like Tosen. For us and many others it's too late."

Kishin just frowned. "Is it because you all have already seen Kyoka Suigetsu?"

Urahara became serious as he nodded. "Correct. Remember the power of Kyoka Suigetsu is complete hypnosis. Even if we tried to use this method now it won't matter. Aizen would have complete control over what I hear and make me see false images of him."

"Haaah. Well, that's a shame."

Urahara just rubbed the back of his neck replying with a self-mocking tone, "I know right? Ahahaha..."

"But...Urahara-san. It is to my understanding that Zanpakuto's release their own unique reiatsu. While it is greatly similar to that of their wielders, it is slightly different. Couldn't you practice using this method to better guard yourself against Kyoka Suigetsu?"

Once more Urahara sighed and shook his head. "Not unless we can actually get close enough to Aizen or his Zanpakuto. I find myself repeating this a lot but, remember what I said? One can use reikaku to generalize a person's location, but not their exact position. Worst is that once Kyoka Suigetsu is released it will disperse its reiatsu into the surrounding area. Even if we try to sense its location we wouldn't be able to pinpoint its exact position. The only surefire way is to actually be in contact with his Zanpakuto and confirm where the reiatsu is coming from, but do you really think Aizen would just stay still and let us hit him? Plus, there's one other problem. A flaw especially for those who have already seen Kyoka Suigetsu."

Kishin frowned as he thought about it as well. "Your other senses will interfere...right?"

Urahara nodded. "Correct. Even if we focus with all our might using the method we discussed, Aizen can still disrupt our other senses and leave us scrambled in the head. Think of it like listening to your music with headphones in the middle of a loud club centered inside a volcano. Even if you try to focus on the music in your headphones the club music would overpower it and distract you. And if that doesn't do it then the scorching heat from the volcano will break your concentration. That's just the tip of the iceberg of what Aizen can do to disrupt our senses. That's why you're so very important Chigetsu-kun. You haven't seen Kyoka Suigetsu."

"Tsk. Sorry to break it to you but I don't have any plans to fight Aizen."

Urahara just waved his hand in the air. "Now now, don't be like that. I have a feeling that whether or not you have plans to fight him, you'll probably be forced to face him at some point. You should prepare yourself as much as possible if and when that time comes."

"I know." Kishin replied in seriousness. He stood up and stretched his back before asking, "Can I borrow the underground training area?"

"Eh? Ummm...sure. What for?"

"What else? To train."

"Ahahaha, sure sure."

"Thanks. By the way, where's Yoruichi? I haven't seen her for awhile."

"Ah, she's actually in the underground training area right now."

"Oh? Then...that's actually perfect timing."

"Perfect for what?" Urahara asked, however he didn't receive an answer as Kishin removed a rug and opened a hatch on the ground jumping down to the training ground beneath the Urahara Shop.

Fwish!

Thump.

He landed on the rocky terrain and caught sight of Yoruichi taking a nap nearby.

So she came down here to sleep? Not a bad idea I suppose, though her choice of the rock hard ground isn't exactly what I'd go for.

He slowly made his way over to her and lightly tapped her foot with his own. Yoruichi stirred a bit in her sleep but otherwise didn't wake up. Kishin just grinned amusedly and tapped her foot again, this time harder. Once more she just stirred and groaned. "Ngh. No. Milk." She quietly let out.

"Yoruichi?" He tried calling her name but to no avail, so instead he bent down by her face with a mischievous glint in his eyes. He pinched her nose and covered her mouth as he began counting down in his head.

One...Two...Three...Fo-

"PAH!" She exhaled and inhaled a deep breath of air as she jolted up completely awake. "The hell is going on?!"

Kishin just grinned and greeted, "Yo. Yoruichi-san. And good morning."

She turned to her left seeing a smug look on Kishin's face and huffed. "You? Well this is unexpected. Can I give you a word of advice?"

"By all means, please do."

"Heh, cheeky brat. Don't wake women up like that. How're you gonna find yourself a wife in the future if this is how you wake up a sleeping beauty such as myself?"

Kishin just gave her an innocent and confused look. "Huh? You? A sleeping beauty?"

"What's that? Are you doubting my good looks?"

"Nope, I mistook you for a black cat that brings bad luck."

A thick vein popped on her head as she sat cross legged and said sternly, "Oi! Don't bad mouth my cat form. I take great pride in it you know!"

"Pfffft! Hahaha!"

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing. It's just that of all things for you to get angry about it turns out to be your cat form. So that's your weakness huh?"

"Tsk." She clicked her tongue before letting out a sigh. "Haaah. Alright, you woke me up for a reason right? What's up?"

Kishin also turned a bit serious at this moment as he asked, "I want you to teach me how to use Shunko."

Yoruichi involuntarily flinched at his request. She carefully studied him for a good long minute before she slightly furrowed her brow and carefully asked, "How do you know about a technique like that? Did Kisuke tell you?"

Kishin just smirked. "I'm exceptional."

"Hmpf. More like odd."

"Call me a box of tricks."

"Or lies."

"Come on. Don't be like that Yoruichi-san."

She stared at him a bit longer before sighing in defeat. "Shunko huh? Was it Yushiro who told you?"

Kishin just shrugged his shoulders. "Is it so bad that I know about it?"

She just leaned her cheek against her fist and waved her hand in the air nonchalantly. "It's not that it's bad per se, it's just that I'm quite shocked. There's really only two ways to come by this technique."

"Oh? And what's that?"

"The first way is to learn about it from the Head of the Shihoin Clan. This is a special technique that is documented and passed down only to the Heads of the Shihoin Family."

Kishin raised his eyebrow in curiosity and asked, "Then the second way?"

"That's to be smart enough to put the pieces together and learn it by taking the Onmitsukido training foundations to the pinnacle."

"Eh? The Onmitsukido?"

"That's right. The training regiment of the Onmitsukido is modeled after the necessary qualities one needs to eventually learn and activate Shunko. Although currently I don't see anyone in the Onmitsukido that actually has a talent for it. Actually...maybe Soi Fon...but I haven't seen her in action for a long time so I can't really say if she's reached that point of enlightenment yet."

Kishin just rubbed the bottom of his chin in wonderment. "Hmmm...I see. During all this time I haven't heard or seen Yushiro use this technique. Does this mean he's keeping it a secret for now?"

Yoruichi's eyelid slightly twitched. "Hoh? So it wasn't Yushiro who told you. You're a box of secrets aren't you?"

He just raised his hands up in an innocent gesture. "Come on Yoruichi-san. Are you really that surprised after everything that has happened? I knew about Aizen and the Hogyoku. Surely me knowing about Shunko isn't that shocking."

She let out a sigh and stood up stretching her back. "Ahh, well you have a point. Okay, so you want to learn Shunko huh?"

Kishin stood up and nodded. "That's right. Please teach me."

She carefully studied him for a bit before saying, "Do you know what Shunko even is?"

"If I'm not wrong it brings together the form of Hakuda and Kido right?"

Yoruichi just smirked. "In essence, yes, but it's not that simple. If your Hakuda skills aren't at the mastery level then the Kido released in this form will cause you to end up hurting yourself. Your speed also needs to be up to par to match your Hakuda skills so when releasing your Kido in the form of Shunko you don't end up killing yourself from the release of your own power."

"Okay. I think I'm good on all three fronts."

Yoruichi just grinned and shook her head. "Convince me."

"How?"

"Hehe, if you can tag me in 1 hour, then I'll consider teaching you the technique."

Kishin smirked and nodded. "Alright, I accept the challenge. Any special conditions you'd like to impose?"

She thought for a moment before nodding. "No Kido or Zanjutsu. And since it'll be a game of tag I'll be nice and won't fight back. Catch me if you can."

Kishin thought about her listed conditions for a quick second before agreeing. "Okay. Sounds good to me. Oh, but there's one more thing."

"What is it?"

Kishin gripped the front of his shirt and pulled it off to the side revealing the tattoo of a snowdrop flower on his left pectoral. Yoruichi immediately understood when she saw it. "Gentei Reien huh?"

Kishin nodded. "Yeah. I only have 20% of my power so I can't really give my all when chasing you."

Yoruichi just thought for a moment before she shouted, "KISUKE!"

The loud thumping sounds of someone scrambling about could be heard before they both saw Urahara poke his head out from below the ceiling of the training ground. "Y-Yes?" He replied.

"I need you to put a temporary Gentei Reien on me."

"Eh? Why?"

Yoruichi just smirked. "To make the challenge fair."

"Challenge? What challenge?"

"Oi, can you do it or not?"

Urahara just awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. "Ahahaha...alright alright, one second." He fumbled around a bit and mumbled to himself before he arrived before Yoruichi with a cat sticker in his hand. Kishin raised his eyebrow both confused and intrigued and asked, "What's that?"

Urahara just grinned. "This is a pseudo Gentei Reien. It'll suppress 80% of Yoruichi's reiatsu. The difference is that she can pull off this sticker anytime she wants so it's only useful for doing stuff like this."

Urahara then stared at Yoruichi with a mischievous glint and semi-lewd look in his eyes as he said, "Y-Yoruichi-san, ahem. Please lift up your shirt for me so I can place this on."

She smirked and decided to tease Kishin who was watching everything and so she replied, "Please be gentle okay? I'm delicate."

Urahara nearly had a nosebleed. "Y-Yes! No problem. Now if you please."

Yoruichi glanced at Kishin's unperturbed expression and just let out a sigh. "Ah, forget it. The kid's not taking the bait."

Urahara was about to protest but Yoruichi just smacked him on the head.

Whack!

"Ow! Y-Yoruichi-san?" He said in confusion as he rubbed his head.

She just took the sticker off of his hands and stuck it on her shoulder. "We've got a minor here."

He just pouted a bit. "Then later?"

She just stuck her hand in his face and pushed him away ignoring him. "So Kishin, you ready?"

Kishin just smirked and replied, "I don't mind giving you 10 seconds for hat n clogs to relieve himself."

Yoruichi just laughed out loud. "Bahahaha! You hear that Kisuke? You've just been labeled a 10 second wonder."

Urahara just coughed to clear his throat before playfully responding, "Ahem. Be nice. At least give me 1 minute."

Bam!

"Ow!" He exclaimed as Yoruichi hit him again.

"Alright, enough play time." She then turned her attention back to Kishin and asked, "You ready?"

Kishin bent down and removed his ankle weights really quick before he nodded. "Whenever you are."

Yoruichi grinned at his actions before shouting, "Start!"

FWOOM!

The both of them instantly blurred into the wind as Kishin chased after Yoruichi's back. They whizzed through the training ground dashing and prancing, sprinting and racing only leaving behind a streak of orange and white in their wake from the color of their clothes. Yoruichi was inwardly shocked as she compared Kishin's current speed to the last time they played tag. She knew he handicapped himself last time due to the ankle weights, but now that they were off his speed had dramatically increased. Even though they were only at 20% strength their speed had scaled appropriately.

Kishin narrowed his eyes in focus and concentration doing his best to memorize every detail of Yoruichi's movements. Just as he was about to grab her shoulder she flexed her ankle to apply some strength at the last second giving her a jerking boost to dash to the left just out of his reach. He smirked and could only inwardly praise her level of mastery in Hakuda and Hoho. He was about to chase after her when he noted that she had dashed behind a giant boulder.

"That won't save you Yoruichi-san."

"We'll see ab-"

Before she could finish her response she noticed Kishin appear above her in the air. As he was falling down towards her she grinned and said, "You made a mistake heading in the air. It'll slow you by a ta-"

Once again she couldn't finish her sentence as she widened her eyes at the realization of what Kishin was doing.

He smirked and threw the pebble in his hand straight at her. She could only clench her teeth and dash back to dodge. That gave Kishin the time he needed to step on top of the large rock she had hid behind and flexed his leg muscles. The veins on his leg muscles contracted from his preparation to leap. Just as Yoruichi found her footing again from dashing backwards, Kishin threw another pebble at her causing her to frown and perform a flip to the side. That was the chance Kishin was waiting for as he finally kicked off of the rock formation right as Yoruichi was midair.

BOOM!

The top of the rock formation cracked and crumbled from his forceful push off of it. A wave of wind was left behind in his trail as he shot through the air at an incredible speed. Yoruichi felt her heart pound in shock and slightly in panic at his speed. Just as Kishin stretched out his right arm to grab her balled up form from her flip, she grinned and stretched out her body horizontally.

FWIP!

The sound of his hand swiping through the air falling just a tad beneath her arched back missing just by a hair's breadth could be heard. He was moving too fast to completely stop so he could only continue to move forward in motion. About a second later they both landed on the ground at the same time standing approximately 5 meters apart. A bead of nervous sweat dripped down the side of Yoruichi's head as she commented, "You almost got me."

Kishin huffed and stared at her in seriousness. "I'm surprised you were able to react like you did."

She just stared warily at him and said, "What's with the pebbles? Isn't that cheating?"

Kishin just grinned as a mischievous glint flashed by in his eyes. "There were no rules against it."

She could only click her tongue at his answer. "Tch. Damn you."

He just let out a light chuckle. "Hahaha, don't be like that. You set the rules."

"Oi oi, be a little more honorable will ya?"

"Nope. You're the Flash Goddess Yoruichi. It's honorable enough that I'm only using pebbles to try and hinder you."

"Why does it seem like you're a natural at playing tricks when playing tag?"

"Do you have to ask? Your brother Yushiro loves to play tag. When I first started indulging him in the game I was never able to catch him. He wouldn't want to quit playing until I could tag him so I could only resort to tricks."

Yoruichi took a moment to imagine how Kishin and Yushiro's game of tag looked like in her head before letting out a laugh. "Bahahaha! I see. No wonder." She then got a bit more serious as she recalled his words. "You said that when you FIRST started. Does that mean that if you were to chase after Yushiro now that you wouldn't need to use these kinds of tricks."

His lips curled upwards in a slight smile as he smuggingly replied, "You tell me."

WHISH!

He instantly disappeared from his spot and went straight back to chasing Yoruichi. She simply furrowed her brow taking the challenge much more seriously now after realizing that not only was Kishin fast, but he would definitely pull some sort of trick again.

Bam!

Kishin slammed his hand on the ground just missing Yoruichi's smaller frame.

Swish! Whoosh!

Fwish! Fwoosh!

Their game of tag continued on. Time trickled down as only 10 minutes remained of their game before the hour was up. At this moment Kishin chased after Yoruichi towards the wall of the training ground, falling only a single step behind her and closing. Yoruichi clenched her teeth as she took note of a pebble aimed right at her back so she dashed up to avoid it. Kishin jumped up right after her. He stretched out his right arm to tag her chest, but she expertly spun horizontally midair to avoid being touched. He grinned and reached out with his left hand crossing underneath his stretched out right arm to tag her back, but she quickly responded by stretching out her leg and kicked off of the training ground wall.

Fwish! Bam!

The sound of his hand missing and of her loud kicking off the wall resonated in the giant room. Kishin quickly grabbed a pebble from his pocket and tossed it at Yoruichi who was almost on the ground. She gritted her teeth as the pebble honed in on her location. Just as it reached 5 inches in front of her face her foot touched the ground once more giving her a platform to pivot her body to dodge just in time. That was when Kishin used the wall as leverage kicking off of it straight for Yoruichi. This time the distance between them was short enough where the speed he gained from the boosted kick off the wall helped him close the distance near instantaneously. Yoruichi widened her eyes in shock as she didn't have enough time to dodge.

Tap!

Kishin grinned in triumph as he successfully gripped her shoulder, however before he could celebrate he heard Yoruichi say in the distance, "Onmitsu Hoho-Shiho #3: Utsusemi."

Kishin furrowed his brow as the Yoruichi he had gripped onto disappeared and was replaced with her beige colored neck warmer.

"Neat trick." He approvingly commented.

She grinned in the distance with a smile on her face. "You're the last one I want to hear about using tricks. Nice though huh? Want to learn?"

Kishin smirked. "Let me guess, I gotta catch you first."

Her eyes gleamed with playful mischief. "You know the drill."

Kishin glanced down once more at the beige neck warmer before a frustrated expression clouded over his eyes. Yoruichi noticed his disheartened mood and couldn't help wondering what was wrong.

"Oi, you oka-" Her eyes widened in shock as he threw the neck warmer in the air just far enough and level enough where it blocked her sight of him. This caused her to instantly lose track of where he was. Just then she took note of a pebble flying straight at her. She was about to dodge when she felt his presence behind her at the same time.

This kid! Damn him! He got me!

Left with no other options she dashed into the air, however Kishin grinned in real triumph this time and instantly dashed after her gripping her ankle in his hand.

Fwip!

"Seems like I caught you. Yoruichi-san."

She clicked her tongue in defeat as they fell back down to the ground. "Tch. You got me. I lowered my guard for just a split second because of your acting skills. I thought you had lost hope for a second."

Kishin stretched his legs and back as he replied, "Just because I can't catch you? How fragile do you think I am?"

She just shook her head in amusement and let out a satisfied sigh. "Haaaah. Alright. Well, since you caught me I'll agree to teach you Shunko. After having you chase me around for nearly an hour I can tell that your Hoho and Hakuda skills are satisfactorily sufficient."

"Thanks for the assessment."

"You're welcome. Oh, how's your Kido though? Just so you know if you want to truly master Shunko then you should at least be able to handle level 70's Kido spells."

Without directly answering Kishin simply said, "Bakudo #81: Danku."

Dun!

A giant transparent and rectangular barrier appeared near instantly before dissipating, surprising Yoruichi for a split second. She then proceeded to let out an amused laugh. "Hahaha! Well then, I guess I shouldn't have doubted you. But seriously though, you can perform 80's level Kido that effortlessly? Seems I've misunderstood your true capabilities."

Kishin just shrugged. "So, do I meet all your qualifications to learn Shunko now?"

Yoruichi grinned and nodded. "Alright. There shouldn't be any problems now, but there is one caveat."

"What is it?"

"Your reiatsu. It's not really elemental based. You see my reiatsu is sorta lightning affiliated. There are others in Soul Society who have elemental affiliated reiatsu like Toshiro who's reiatsu can permeate ice or the Captain Commander who's reiatsu has a fire element to it. You though...I don't really know how it'll affect you nor do I have any idea if learning Shunko will be of any use to you."

Kishin just waved his hand. "I mind as well try right? Who knows? It might work."

Yoruichi couldn't disagree so she shrugged her shoulders and nodded. "Then let's get started."

MISC.

Shunko (Flash War Cry): An advance fighting technique that combines Hakuda and Kido and directs one's Kido into their arms and legs.

Dark World Mirror: A broken object that the Shiba Great Noble Clan was entrusted to watch over and protect by the Soul King.

Great Noble Clan's
1. Kamunushi Clan (Generational Zanpakuto: Unknown)
2. Tsunayashiro (Generational Zanpakuto: Unknown)
3. Shiba (Generational Zanpakuto: Unknown)
4. Shihoin (Generational Zanpakuto: Unknown)
5. Kuchiki (Generational Zanpakuto: Muramasa)

Hoho:
-Onmitsu Hoho-Shiho #3: Utsusemi (Way of Onmitsu-3rd of the Shiho: Cicada Shell)

KIDO
-Bakudo #81: Danku (Splitting Void)