Bleach Shippūden 3:Escape from the Shinobi World.
(A/N: Hitsugaya and Rangiku are within the Naruto World and after a long fought battle. They have successfully capture the One-Tailed Shukaku, but they're stuck within the Shinobi World as the Senkaimon to the Soul Society won't open. Will Rangiku and Hitsugaya escape from that world alive ?)
Sunday September 9,2001 12:00 A.M. it's been 12 hours since Hitsugaya and Rangiku arrived within the alternate dimension known as Ninno Sekai (忍の世界 ,Shinobi World ). They manage to cross the desert and arrived at this city 6 hours thinking this was an easy capture mission but what turned out to be instead was the toughest mission of their lives. The intel about the One-Tailed Shukaku was horribly wrong, he was originally stated to be 3rd seat level but it turned out he was at Captain-level without even transforming into his beast form. Hitsugaya was overpowered by the One Tailed Beast. None of Hitsugaya's attacks had any effect on Gaara but he learned of the weakness of Gaara and managed to destroy the Dōru (ドールDoll) which turned out to be a sand gourd . Before it can transform , Rangiku used the Bijuu Shīru Tebukuro to seal his power away . Now both Hitsugaya and Rangiku is stuck in a fight these Ninjas. With Hitsugaya severely wounded from his fight with the 1 Tails, can the duo escape the world with the 1 Tails ?
Sunagakure
Hitsugaya and Rangiku are still within the Kage palace. Hitsugaya's Reiatsu is now 5 times weaker than it was with his battle with Gaara. Rangiku and Hitsugaya manage to kill off the guards within the room while carrying the Jinchūriki with them. What awaited them was an army of Ninjas out to kill them.
"Rangiku, we got company !" Hitsugaya said to Rangiku as he pulls out his sword. Rangiku manages to carry the young Jinchūriki on her right shoulder.
"Right Captain !" Rangiku replied as she prepares to protect Hitsugaya.
20 ninjas jump out and throw Kunai at Hitsugaya, Hitsugaya dodges the attack and cuts them down with his sealed sword holding it with both hands.
"What pests !" Hitsugaya said to himself while out of breath.
"I could tell something wasn't right with him, these regular ninja should be cannon fodder against a Captain . The battle with that Jinchūriki took it's toll on Hitsugaya." Rangiku thinks to herself as 5 grunts come at Hitsugaya while he was off guard but Rangiku manages to cut 5 of them down easily with her sealed sword.
"Captain we can't possibly fight them while carrying this kid. These guys aren't going to go down without a fight." Rangiku said to Hitsugaya.
"Then let me carry him Rangiku!" Hitsugaya commanded.
"With only one working arm ? You can't possibly carry him." Rangiku replied as she carries Gaara .
"I'll manage ! Bakudō # 52. Fudō Rōgoku Saegi (浮動牢獄の遮 Floating Prison Barrier ) " Hitsugaya chanted as he surrounds the Jinchūriki in a barrier which floats around Hitsugaya.
A soldier comes at Hitsugaya with his guard down with his sword aimed at the back of his neck with a running slash but Rangiku uses Shunpo to land her sword into the guys neck, killing him instantly.
"That was a close one !" Hitsugaya said to his Vice Captain as he struggles to catch his breath. 2 ANBU soldiers arrive at the scene and come at Hitsugaya. 2 ANBU ninjas uses puppets against Rangiku.
"Fuck, get these things off me !" Rangiku shouted as she cuts the strings off the puppets and then cuts the puppeteers down with her sealed sword but it turns out to be sand clones.
"Shit, these guys are everywhere !" Hitsugaya stated in a pissed off tone as the puppets come at Hitsugaya but he pulls out his sword.
"What are you doing ? You haven't fully recovered." Rangiku shouted.
"Reign over the Frosted Heavens, Hyōrinmaru." Hitsugaya chanted as he uses his Shikai to create an ice shield to block against the puppets and freezing them in place.
Hitsugaya uses Shunpo to move at 330 ft/sec (225 MPH) cutting down two regular grunts with ease. Hitsugaya swings an ice dragon to freeze 3 ANBU soldiers throwing Kunai at him.10 ANBU soldiers gather up Chakra to use a series of flying kunai at him but Rangiku released her Haineko to cut apart 20 Chūnin Ninjas with ease with her Haineko and 5 ANBU members as well.
"More just keep on coming !" Rangiku said to Hitsugaya .
"These Ninjas are alot tougher than i though, lets take to the air Rangiku." Hitsugaya commanded as he grabs Rangiku to jump into the air.
"Take them down !" one of the ninjas ordered as 20 Shinobi attack with a rain of kunai and exploding tags.
"Wind Style: Gale Palm (風遁・烈風掌Fūton: Reppūshō)" the rabbit mask ANBU chanted as he claps his hands firing a gale blast.
"Wind Style: Twister Shot ( 早口画像Fūton: Hayakuchi Gazō)" one of the cat mask ANBU members said as he shoots wind infused Chakra from his mouth that takes on the form of a twister .
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu." one of the ANBU members with a tiger mask.
"Water Style: Raging Waves (水遁・水乱波 Suiton: Mizurappa)" said a ANBU member with a bull mask shooting water from his mouth.
"Bankai :Daiguren Hyōrinmaru." Hitsugaya chanted as he goes into his Bankai form and carries Rangiku on his back while Gaara floats around him due to his Kidō. The Reiatsu from his Bankai freezes all attacks around him.
Rangiku's entire body is overwhelmed by the freezing cold Bankai wings. They fly around the city until they see 30 arrow launcher emplacements preparing to launch massive 10 foot long arrows with explosive tags attached to them.
"Fire !" shouted one soldier as the sand ninjas fire a series of giant deadly exploding arrows, Hitsugaya manages to dodges the volley as each shot gets closer to them .
"Damn you !" one soldier shouted as he fires the massive arrow launcher with a crew of 5 men naming it as the arrow travels at 1,056 ft/sec( 720 MPH). Hitsugaya uses Shunpo moving at 3,300 ft/sec (2,250 MPH) a split second before the arrow hit him, the arrow explodes 50 feet away from them.
Rangiku and Hitsugaya are being barraged by 50 exploding arrows the size of cruise missiles while several ninja even leap 300 meters high trying to catch the Captain but they then encounter 10 arrow launchers 1 mile next to the gate.
"Rangiku take out those arrows !" Hitsugaya commanded.
"No problem !" Rangiku replied as she charges up her Kidō.
"Aim up there !" said one of the soldiers as they all draw out their kunai while some take out crossbows and the group of 5 launchers aim the massive bow at Hitsugaya and Rangiku.
"Hadō # 46 Jishin (地震 Earthquake)" Rangiku chanted as she shoots a beam into the ground that sets off an earthquake that strikes everyone nearby with a powerful shockwave. The earthquake levels everything within a 500 foot radius and destroys 4 arrow launchers. Several more fire at Hitsugaya and Rangiku.
"Damn , those arrows are a pain in my ass!" Hitsugaya stated while struggling to fly around.
" I can really tell that battle seriously drained his Reiatsu. Ordinarily dodging arrows like this is child's play to him, especially in Bankai mode." Rangiku said to herself but suddenly an arrow comes towards Rangiku but Hitsugaya shields Rangiku by extending his left ice wing twice as large to protect Rangiku from the blast and explosion.
"That was a close call!" Hitsugaya said to his Vice Captain while worn out.
"Damn Captain, you are freezing cold ! You really need to control your Reiatsu better." Rangiku said to her Captain.
"Sorry, i'm was just tense from having to use all my power in that battle. These ninja are far more dangerous than we originally though . Had you tried using airwalking, you would of eventually got killed by those arrows." Hitsugaya replied in a serious tone with a clear look of exhaustion.
Rangiku and Hitsugaya then encounter 5 more arrow launchers at the gates firing arrows at them but they manage to dodge them.
"Damn, these thing are a pain in the ass!" Hitsugaya shouted.
"Take this! Hadō # 33 . Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Fire, Crash Down)" Rangiku shouted as she shoots a blast destroying the arrow launcher and the building there, Hitsugaya takes out the remaining ones with his ice dragons and they manage to leave outside to the village gate.
"Damn it, those two are leaving the village with my younger brother." Kankurō stated to himself.
"Cease fire immediately, we might accidentally kill Gaara." Baki commanded.
"Does he think he can leave this village with our Kazekage ?" Kankurō shouted with a real pissed off attitude as he sees Hitsugaya carry Gaara with Rangiku. Kankurō sees them almost outside the gate, Baki thinks of the situation.
"Are they planning on taking him alive ?" Baki asked himself knowing Gaara is still alive.
"They're not getting away !" Kankurō replied as he rushes out to fight Hitsugaya and Rangiku.
"Don't rush out, wait for the pursuit squads." Baki stated trying to reason with Kankurō but he's too pissed off to listen to his orders.
"The kid is severely wounded from his battle with Gaara, i think i could take on that brat as for the woman she would be only a nuisance to me at most. We'll lose sight of him if we wait around." Kankurō explained to his commander as he dash off to intercept and destroy Hitsugaya and Rangiku leaping over 100 meters in the air and increased his speed to around 916.7 ft/sec(625 MPH).
"I'll call a squad immediately, don't take them on by yourself ." Baki stated as Kankurō is already 3,700 feet from him.
"Yeah i know !" Kankurō replied pretending to follow orders even through he's a good mile away from him and he could barely hear him anymore. Kankurō pursues them with 2 Chūnin soldiers with him.
"Those bastards were after Gaara from the start." Kankurō said to himself.
"Kankurō !" said both Chūnin sand Ninjas.
"What are your orders?" one of the Chūnins asked.
"Don't let him get away !" Kankurō demanded as they finally reached the gate after 20 seconds of traveling up to 3.5 miles from the palace area, up ahead a mile away they see Hitsugaya land on the ground.
"They landed Captain Kankurō!" said one of the Chūnin grunts.
"What the hell ? Squad 1 should be standing guard over there, there should be a huge uproar at that gate." Kankurō stated as we arrive at the scene , Kankurō decides to go at full speed at 9,166.7 ft/sec(6,250 MPH) appearing in front of the silver-haired Captain.
"I got you now !" Kankurō shouted as he prepares to draw out the puppets and is joined by a Special Jōunin, 5 ANBU ninja and 20 Chūnins which appeared several seconds after he arrived at the gate.
"Damn it ! Hyōryū Senbi (氷竜旋尾, Ice Dragon Swirling Tail) " Hitsugaya shouted as he swings his sword in a linear direction and creates overflowing ice from his blade in the form of a crescent. The slash creates a 100 foot high ice wall, the blast causes a landslide of rocks falling on Kankurō's team.
Baki arrives using Shunshin at 16,500 ft/sec(11,250 MPH) covering the distance of 4.5 miles in just 126 milliseconds . A squad of 4 Chūnins arrive to see the rock debris and believe Kankurō was crushed underneath the 200 tons of earth and ice.
"Th-This can't be ! This means that the group who went to rescue the Kazekage are !" Baki shouted with shock and despair.
"It can't be! They got Kankurō too !" Baki stated only to see a large Salamander puppet easily overpower the rocks using and get out of the debris.
"That was a close call !" Kankurō said to the group inside his puppet.
"What happened here ?" Baki asked.
"They got away, worse yet, they brutally wiped out an entire squad stationed at the village gate so easily. There should have been a huge uproar when the enemy i didn't hear a single thing, i sent several messages out there earlier and none of them returned." Kankurō explained to Baki while being surrounded by 24 fatally wounded bodies.
"Worse yet these bodies look like they were killed hours ago before Gaara started fighting " Baki stated .
"I could only save two of these guys , get them immediate medical attention." Kankurō replied.
"Right !" Baki replied as his men carry the two injured.
"I'm going after them myself and bring back Gaara." Kankurō said to Baki as he goes to pursue Hitsugaya.
"That kid defeated Gaara, you stand no chance." Baki stated .
"I don't care, you expect me to abandon my brother, besides he's weakened from his battle with Gaara, killing him should be easy." Kankurō replied with confidence as he follows them using Gaara's sand as a guide.
Meanwhile at Karakura Town
Rukia arrives at Ichigo's house after searching the entire day for disappeared from his house. She spent the entire day searching for Ichigo within the last 16 hours all over Karakura town and even within the Soul Society. She walked into the house only to see Yuzu and Karin still up. It was 4 hours pass their bedtimes, they couldn't sleep because they were concerned about their big brother being gone. That's where she hears Yuzu crying over Ichigo being missing.
"Where is big brother ?" Yuzu stated with tears in her eyes and panic written all over her face.
"Calm down, he'll be fine!" Karin answered calmly trying to comfort her sister.
"How can you be calm about this ?" Yuzu stated with a worried tone to her voice.
"Give him two or three days and he'll come back like nothing happened." Karin replied with confidence .
"Hey guys !" Rukia said to them.
"Did you find by brother ?" Yuzu asked with tears still in her eyes but had some glimmer of hope that she found him.
"No, i'm sorry !" Rukia answered as she leaves to the rooftop.
Yuzu goes to cry in her room and cry to sleep meanwhile Rukia stands on the rooftop of Ichigo's house. Rukia uses her Denreishinki to try finding Ichigo's Reiatsu within a 10 mile radius but nothing picked up
"I can't find any trace of his Reiatsu, where did you go Ichigo ?" Rukia said to herself.
Suddenly Soifon appears behind Rukia using Shunpo holding some documents in her hands.
"Where's Ichigo Kurosaki ?" Soifon asked Rukia with a serious tone on her face.
"Captain Soifon, what do you want with Ichigo ?" Rukia asked Soifon.
"It's not just Ichigo i want, i'm here to tell everyone of his friends the bad news that we got involving Sosuke Aizen's plan. It's best you get Orihime, Chad and Uryū as well as Ichigo, i would find Squad 11's seated officers stationed on earth to inform them about this." Soifon explained to Rukia .
"Ichigo went missing and i don't even know where Uryū is at, Uryū has been gone for nearly a week and Ichigo hasn't been seen since the Arrancar attack yesterday." Rukia stated.
"Fine bring everyone you can to Kisuke's shop, it's best everyone knows about the grim news." Soifon replied.
"Right Captain.." Rukia responded.
"Don't be so formal, just call me Soifon!" Soifon stated as she feels on Rukia's hair.
"Thanks !" Rukia replied with a creeped out look on her face.
"You're pretty cute!" Soifon stated further creeping Rukia out.
"Thanks but i don't go that way!" Rukia replied trying to shake off the flirtatious babe.
"I'm only kidding with you, besides my love is for Yoruichi." Soifon responded feeling a bit awkward for flirting with Rukia and then leaves with an embarrassed look on her face.
Back at Sunagakure
September 9,2001 1:00 A.M. Baki arrives back at the Kage Palace . Baki has assembled backup to aid Kankurō.
"Have a pursuit squad follow Kankurō's trail immediately!" Baki demanded.
"Yes sir!" said a random Chūnin ninja.
"Send Konoha a message explaining the situation right them it's an emergency!" Baki commanded.
"Yes sir !" the random Chūnin soldier replied as he uses Shunshin.
"Something..Something terrible is about to begin." Baki said to himself .
The same Ninja arrives at the hawk station and places a message within the backpack of the hawk.
"We're counting on you Takamaru!" said the Chūnin ninja as the hawk flies a vast distance to Konoha.
The townsfolk within Sunagakure look around wondering what just happened.
"Mommy what happened to the Kazekage ?" said a little boy.
"He'll be okay!" said a middle-aged female civilian .
"I'm sure he'll come back soon!" said the concerned mother.
Back at Karakura Town
Soifon gathered all the Karakura town defenders into the liar of Kisuke's shop where she came with some bone chilling news about the developments that we learned about Sosuke Aizen's plot to destroy Karakura town to form the Ōken so he can kill the Soul King.
"So this is Sosuke Aizen's plan all along ?" Kisuke asked Soifon with a calm look on his face.
"Yep, that's what the intel we digged up." Soifon answered.
"So the Tailed Beast attacks are connected to him trying to gain the Ōken?" Kisuke asked.
"That's true !" Soifon replied with a mad look on her face.
"Something wrong Soifon ?" Kisuke questioned the raven haired Captain.
"Nothing !" Soifon answered.
"Let's get to discussing the issue !" Kisuke said to Soifon.
"I hate how you pretend like you had nothing to do with this mess even though it was because of you creating the Hōgyoku, Aizen was able to achieve the level of power of creating these Arrancar as well in addition of these Shinobi and Bjuus." Soifon said to herself.
"So Aizen plans on destroying this town ?" Renji asked.
"Yes, he plans to kill everyone within this town to achieve his goals." Soifon answered with a stern look on her face.
"Why this town in particular ? There are hundreds of cities throughout the world ?" Ikkaku asked .
"Yeah attacking this town seems sort of random don't you think ?" Yumichika questioned the shopkeeper .
"Because this town is the highest concentration of spiritual energy within the human world. In order to forge the Ōken, one needs to have 100,000 souls within a half a mile radius, the formation of the Ōken itself produces an explosion wiping out everything within a 10 mile radius." Soifon explained to the group .
"We can't let him do that !" Orihime stated with a shocked look on her face.
"Is there anyway for us to stop him ?" Chad asked.
"Relax Orihime, we'll find a way no matter what." Yoruichi answered as she appears behind her.
"Lady Yoruichi !" Soifon shouted startled and filled with joy of her appearance here.
"We can't find Ichigo Kurosaki anywhere !" Rukia stated.
"Yamamoto ordered me to Search for all of Ichigo's friends including Ichigo himself, help me find Ichigo and his friends." Soifon demanded everyone.
"Do i get to fight Ichigo for a rematch from last time back in the Soul Society ?" Ikkaku asked.
"Sure you can, as long as you keep him alive." Soifon answered with a sarcastic tone.
"Why does it matter if he dies or no ? We always fight to the death in Squad 11." Ikkaku stated.
"He's no use to us if he's dead !" Soifon replied joking around.
"Right !" Chad responded as Chad, Orihime , Rukia , Yumichika, Renji and Ikkaku search around Karakura town for Ichigo.
"You got our backing, just get us off the crimes list." Yoruichi said to the Squad 2 Captain .
"Well i already have you removed from the list but i'm afraid i can't remove Kisuke, it was his Hōgyoku that started this mess. He's still under arrest for creating an object that capable of dissolving the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollows. Also there was the whole thing of you planting the Hōgyoku inside Rukia's Gigai without her knowledge causing her to lose her Shinigami powers." Soifon explained to Yoruichi she kicks Kisuke in the face and handcuffs him in front of everyone but Yoruichi intervenes and removes the handcuffs.
"What are you doing Soifon ? We can't do anything about the problem ahead if we're going to fight this new threat." Yoruichi stated.
"He's responsible for the mess that's happening right now, he has to go down." Soifon shouted angrily.
"You need to calm down Soifon, your orders were to give us intel, not make any arrests. You have no warrant to arrest Kisuke ." Yoruichi replied .
"He's the reason you were forced into exile, why take his side ?" Soifon asked with a furious tone.
"Soifon ,why don't you like Kisuke ?" Yoruichi asked with a serious tone to her voice.
"Because he's a criminal unfit for the stealth force." Soifon answered .
"Calm down Soifon !" Yoruichi stated .
"He's the reason you left me for 100 years and i can never forgive him for that, that's a crime in itself." Soifon shouted with anger in her voice.
"Listen you can arrest me after we bring down Aizen." Kisuke stated.
"Kisuke !" Yoruichi shouted.
"Don't taunt me, once i return to the Soul Society, i'm ordering for your arrest." Soifon replied as she leaves the shop furious.
Meanwhile within the Konoha Hotel
It's near day fall as Temari prepares to leave her hotel after putting on her clothes and heading back to meets Shikamaru who appeared waiting for her outside the hotel.
"What are you doing up so early ? Everyone's still sleeping." Shikamaru asked while behind an alleyway noticeably tried and even yawned .
"I can't stay away from my village for too long, i figured i should leave as soon as i finished my business here." Temari answered while walking with Shikamaru.
"Without even eating breakfast ?" Shikamaru asked .
"I'll find a tea house or something on the way." Temari answered.
"That would barely be enough for a long trip back home." Shikamaru stated.
"Don't worry about me ! By the way what are you doing here awake at this hour ?" Temari asked him.
"It's a drag, but i'm supposed to be your guide for the most part." Shikamaru answered.
"It sucks , but it's still my mission!" Shikamaru replied.
"Well, you did a great job!" Temari said to Shikamaru with a smile on her face .
After slowly walking to the gate Temari and Shikamaru parted ways and Temari heads off to Sunagakure.
"The next time i see you is at the Chūnin exams right?" Shikamaru asked.
"Yeah see you around!" Temari replied.
"Same here Temari !" Shikamaru said to his friend.
"You need to hurry up and become a Jōunin. You should be able to do it quickly if you stop complaining and take your missions seriously." Temari said to Shikamaru as he just stares at Temari with a blank look on his face and scratches his head, Temari smirked and left her hometown.
200 miles northeast of Sunagakure
September 9, 2001 6:00 A.M. Hitsugaya and Rangiku camped out within the one of the caves in the middle of the desert . The injuries Hitsugaya sustained were serious. His left arm was almost gone as if it was almost cut off, he could barely sleep due to the pain on his left arm. The fatigue was setting in even with the food pills and bandages . The Shukaku is still with them thanks to the Kidō Hitsugaya placed on him.
"Rangiku, wake up, Rangiku wake up !" Hitsugaya said to Rangiku then he notices sake bottles all over here .
"What happened ?" Rangiku asked in a drunken slur.
"Where the hell you got sake?" Hitsugaya demanded.
"Hey Captain...want..some sake, got it from the palace." Rangiku answered in a drunken slur.
"This is no time to get drunk Rangiku, we have a Jinchūriki to report into the Soul Society." Hitsugaya stated but she goes back to sleep .
"Too... Sleepy !" Rangiku replied as she falls to sleep.
"Hey don't back to sleep !" Hitsugaya replied as he runs towards to Rangiku.
"Umm...Mmm !" Rangiku murmured as she starts to have dreams.
"Listen to-! " Hitsugaya shouted but then he sees her robe all opened out with her boobs expose
"MMM !" Rangiku moaned as she starts to have vivid dreams.
"Damn Rangiku and her fine body i already lost alot of blood from the battle we had yesterday." Hitsugaya said to himself holding his nose to prevent blood from spilling out.
"Oh, don't! Don't touch.." Rangiku said to herself while asleep.
"Just what the hell is she dreaming about ? How can she sleep so soundly in an situation like this ?" Hitsugaya said to himself about Rangiku.
"Mmm, there are so many well hung men around me ... how about you take turns with me ?" Rangiku perversely said out loud while having dirty dreams.
"Hey your shirt is open !" Hitsugaya said to Rangiku as he tires to close her short but his hand was caught and she placed it on her boobs.
"Toshiro you Pervert !" Rangiku shouted shocking and annoying her Captain by such a comment.
"Pre..prev..? What did you call me ?" Hitsugaya asked in shock and annoyance yet blushing at the thought of seeing Rangiku's boobs.
"It's okay to be interested in a woman's body, i understand." Rangiku stated as she removes her clothes in front of Hitsugaya.
"You've got it all wrong! I'm not a pervert." Hitsugaya replied as he goes outside but then he was nearly hit by an exploding Kunai.
Hitsugaya then sees a young man wearing a black outfit consisting of a long top and trousers with a red tie around his waist wearing face paint and a forehead protector with an angry look on his face.
"I finally found you brat, i'll be taking back my brother now." Kankurō said Hitsugaya .
"Who are you ?" Hitsugaya asked .
"Well i might as well tell a brat like you my real name, I'm Kankurō , Jōunin of Sunagakure." Kankurō answered .
"A Jōunin huh, so you must be and elite soldier, you're not all that powerful if you asked me." Hitsugaya stated as he checked his Denreishinki.
"What the hell are you doing ?" Kankurō asked Hitsugaya.
"You're only 300 RYK." Hitsugaya answered as he measures his power with the phone .
"RYK ! ? What that hell is that ?" Kankurō questioned the silver-haired Captain .
"The RYK level determines the level of power of a fighter. I have a maximum of 60,000 RYK , you can't even compare to me with only 300 RYK." Hitsugaya explained to Kankurō.
"It doesn't matter you're going to die today , that little RYK measurement is a load of shit and isn't going to scare me away." Kankurō shouted as he throws a kunai knife towards Hitsugaya but Hitsugaya blocks it with his sealed sword.
" Is that all you got ? " Hitsugaya asked taunting Kankurō.
Hitsugaya then uses Shunpo to go behind him at 183.3 ft/sec (125 MPH) but the wounds on his arm botches his attack and gives Kankurō another opportunity to swing a kunai at him again and launches it at his face. Hitsugaya's body still hasn't fully recovered from the battle with the Gaara. He was barely able to dodge the attack by a few inches but Kankurō retracts the blade using a nearly invisible rope made of Chakra to catch him off guard. Hitsugaya blocks it with his sealed sword however Kankurō catches Hitsugaya's weakened left arm with those ropes.
"Gotcha!" Kankurō said to Hitsugaya.
"What is this?" Hitsugaya said to Kankurō shocked that he caught his arm .
"Surprised ? It's Chakura no Ito (チャクラの糸 Chakra Threads) a technique that is usually used by puppet users to allow them to control their puppets in battle. I can also use this to control the target by force if the person is severely weakened or damaged rendering them unable to resist like you." Kankurō explained to Hitsugaya with a grin.
"Damn it!" Hitsugaya shouted trying to resist and break the ropes but Kankurō catches Hitsugaya right arm as well.
"It's useless!" Kankurō replied.
"He's controlling my movements with just one hand , i vastly underestimated him." Hitsugaya said to himself shocked to see this.
"Kugutsu no Jutsu:Karasu (傀儡の術:烏,Puppet Technique:Crow) " Kankurō chanted as he throws a scroll on the ground summons a puppet with three-eyes, four-arms, jagged teeth and spiky brown hairstyle. Kankurō comes at Hitsugaya with a hidden wrist knife from crows left arm coming at his face but Rangiku appears to save her Captain .
"Hadō # 4 . Byakurai (白雷, White Lightning)" Rangiku chanted as she shoots a lightning blast knocking back the puppet before it can hit Hitsugaya.
"A puppet technique, it's kind like his Zanpakutō , You're a Bount ?" Rangiku asked .
"I never heard of a Bount and i don't care, you guys are going to pay for kidnapping my brother." Kankurō replied with anger on his face.
"Let me take care of him.. " Hitsugaya said to Rangiku trying to get back up but then collapses to the ground with barely any energy left in him.
"Idiot you want to open up these wounds, you're only 20% of your strength, you will hurt yourself fighting him even more, get that kid to the Soul Society, i will meet you there." Rangiku scolded Hitsugaya as she cuts the ropes off his hand.
"Oh no you don't!" Kankurō shouted as he aims Crow at Hitsugaya with the hidden wrist blade flying only to be blocked by Rangiku using one hand holding her sword, the collision kicks up sand up to 20 feet high.
"Attacking an injured Captain, you have no honor, this ends now." Rangiku shouted as she holds back the attack from Karasu.
"What would you thieves know about honor ? You kidnapped my brother and attacked our village you Akatsuki scum !" Kankurō replied with anger.
"What's a Akatsuki ?" Rangiku asked still holding back the blade .
"How dare you mock me ? I must say you impressed my seeing you can match Karasu's speed." Kankurō answered with a smirk on his face.
"Do you know who i am ?" Rangiku asked Kankurō as she raises her Reiatsu and creates a white aura around her body, her robe that she wore as a disguise was blown away from the Reiatsu .
"I see, you're no ordinary woman!" Kankurō said to Rangiku.
"Don't underestimate the Vice Captain of Squad 10 Rangiku Matsumoto!" Rangiku replied as she prepares to attack.
"Vice Captain ?" Kankurō asked as he launches his Karasu at Rangiku, she clashes her blade against Kankurō's Karasu's wrist blades which come at her . Rangiku backflips behind Kankurō and cuts his back with a sword swipe.
"Too slow!" Rangiku taunted as she evades another strike. Kankurō uses his Karasu to swing it's blades at Rangiku from behind but Rangiku flash steps and comes at Kankurō, Karasu blocks the attack and holds Rangiku back.
"You're not half bad with a sword, however Karasu isn't just limited to close range combat." Kankurō explained to Rangiku as he launches several knives from Karasu's mouth, Rangiku uses Shunpo to evade the attack.
"Damn, this guy is going to be tougher than i though, time to end this quickly Growl Haineko." Rangiku chanted as she releases her ash and uses it to cut Karasu puppet into pieces with one swipe of her blade.
"Not a bad plan destroying my puppet however do you think cutting my puppet would end this ? Every part of Karasu's body is a weapon." Kankurō chanted as he summons a hidden poisoned giant needle in its mouth of the severed puppet head and sends it flying as well as its other limbs at Rangiku but Rangiku uses her Haineko to shield herself and repel the puts back his puppet and then has it shoot multiple poison needles from Karasu's mouth but Rangiku uses her own attack against them.
"Haineko Shippofuru (灰猫のしっぽをふる, Ash Cat Tail Whip)" Rangiku chanted as she summons several whip like ash tendrils to knock apart Karasu and cuts Kankurō's shoulder.
"How is she blocking my attacks so easily ? She hasn't even moved a muscle." Kankurō said to himself with a shock look on his face.
"It's useless, i can shield and attack with my Haineko attack, each particle is a tiny blade , there are hundreds of millions of blades that can block any attack you can throw at me. What's wrong done already?" Rangiku arrogantly taunted .
"I'm just getting started!" Kankurō replied as he pulls out a second scroll.
"Another scroll?" Rangiku asked looking at the scroll .
"It seems Karasu isn't enough for someone of your level." Kankurō answered.
"You mean your sex doll, i must say, it's very homely looking, you can do alot better." Rangiku stated taunting the Puppetmaster .
"Time for a puppet performance, the last thing you would ever show." Kankurō replied.
"Cool, a performance, i will love to see a show, i was getting bored in this desert heat." Rangiku sarcastically responded.
"You bitch, this isn't a joke, i will kill you. Kugutsu no Jutsu:Kuroari (傀儡の術 :黒蟻 Puppet Technique :Black Ant)" Kankurō chanted as he summons a puppet with a bucket-shaped face sporting two sharp red horns and six arms; its facial features include three eyes similar to Crow, with a dark disheveled hairstyle. It's overall body-frame somewhat resembles a large barrel.
"So you have another puppet ?" Rangiku asked.
"Let's see how well you can keep up with my puppets with double the offensive power." Kankurō answered.
Meanwhile Hitsugaya manages to get a call from the Soul Society.
"Captain Hitsugaya, we stabilized the Senkaimon, you are free to pass through the gate." Akon said to the silver-haired Captain .
"We're encountering a small problem, we're in the middle of a fight now. The Shinobi are trying to recapture the Shukaku." Hitsugaya replied.
"Okay take care of the foe!" Akon said to Hitsugaya.
"Fine!" Hitsugaya replied as he closed my phone and detected an increase of spiritual power from the Bount fighting Rangiku "I see so the guy has increased his spiritual power to 3,000 RYK, not bad but nothing Rangiku can't handle." Hitsugaya said to himself with confidence in Rangiku's abilities.
"You will give me back Gaara !" Kankurō shouted as he has crow and Black Ant surround ant comes at her with a series of rapid slashes.
Rangiku tries to block both slashes with her shield while crow comes at her from behind and launches needles at blocks the attacks and goes for her counterattack and cuts them up but they come at her head with a blade but Rangiku dodges it and her scarf gets cut by Kuroari .
"That was too close for comfort !" Rangiku said to herself.
"Poison Mist Inferno: Consecutive Needle Combo (毒霧地獄・ばりばり百連発Dokukiri Jigoku: Baribari Hyaku Renpatsu) " Kankurō chanted as his puppets Black Ant and Crow surround Rangiku and fire poison smoke bombs at launches poison gas bombs at the opponent, surrounding them with gas. Then both puppets launch a barrage of needles from their arms at the now blinded Rangiku. Rangiku struggles to block the hits from the poison gas cloud while avoiding the deadly poison.
"Damn, his movements have gotten faster, i can barely keep up , especially with these dirty tricks of his." Rangiku stated to herself but suddenly she is hit in the leg by Black Ant's blade and Black Ant engulfs her inside it's belly.
"You didn't notice that Black Ant vanished " Kankurō said Rangiku.
"Rangiku !" Hitsugaya shouted shocked that she was taken in by Black Ant.
"I can't move !" Rangiku shouted while trapped inside the puppet struggling to move.
"Time to end this ! Secret Black Move: Iron Maiden(黒秘技機々一発Kurohigi Kiki Ippatsu)" Kankurō chanted as he traps Rangiku in the torso of Black Ant. After this is accomplished, Crow separates into eight components. The torso is left behind while the arms, legs, and head are positioned around Black Ant, each with a sharp blade. Kankurō guides the separate pieces into slits in Black Ant's torso but Rangiku counters with her own attack.
"Haineko Tatsumaki ( 灰猫竜巻 Ash Cat Tornado)" Rangiku countered as she uses that power to bust right out of the puppet and creates a deadly 100 foot diameter, 1,000 foot high tornado that sucks up all the sand forming a sand tornado.
"I see, that attack the one you used on Gaara, i guess ordinary puppets won't cut it against you." Kankurō said to Rangiku as he pulls out his last scroll.
"I won't let you use another puppet!" Rangiku replied as she concentrates the tornado around Kankurō and cuts him into ribbons and then the ash tornado explodes and Rangiku finishes the job.
"That guy was kind of tough!" Rangiku said to herself as she feels her leg going numb.
"Gotcha again !" Kankurō said to Rangiku.
"Crap i'm poisoned, i can barely move !" Rangiku said to herself as she struggles to move.
"Rangiku!" Hitsugaya shouted knowing that she's been badly poisoned by the attack, he then sees smoke appear from the area near Rangiku.
"Looks like the poison is finally kicking in!" Kankurō laughed surrounding himself with a giant salamander puppet.
"How did you survive that attack?" Rangiku asked panting from the poison.
"It's simple, thanks to my ultimate puppet Sanshōuo (山椒魚Salamander), Sanshōuo's defensive power is that of an iron wall, it can withstand the impact of 1,000 tons, your little sword won't be able to even dent the puppet." Kankurō explained to Rangiku gloating the power of his puppet.
Meanwhile Hitsugaya looks from a distance to see that Rangiku is now in danger, the opponent she's fighting is now 10 times stronger than her.
"30...30,000 RYK, Run Rangiku, he's too powerful." Hitsugaya shouted hoping she would heard him but she doesn't seem to hear him.
"Let's put that theory to the test shall we!" Rangiku stated as she swings her sword at Kankurō .
"It's a futile effort to fight me in this form!" Kankurō replied as he goes for his attack.
"Haineko Tatsumaki ( 灰猫竜巻 Ash Cat Tornado) " Rangiku chanted as she uses that power to bust right out of the puppet and creates a deadly 100 foot diameter,1,000 foot high tornado , this time the tornado doesn't even put a starch on the puppet.
"Not even a starch, but how?" Rangiku asked with shock and terror.
"Is that all you got ? Oh well time to end this." Kankurō taunted as he goes for the offensive.
"I'm not done yet !" Rangiku replied .
"Now die !" Kankurō shouted as he has Sanshōuo dashes at 9,166.7 ft/sec(6,250 MPH) and comes to eat Rangiku but Hitsugaya manages to move her away last second.
"Captain ?" Rangiku asked with a shocked look on her face.
"About time you revealed yourself child, now burn to ashes Secret Black Move Spinning Flames Arson (秘密黒移動紡績炎放火Himitsu Kuroidō Bōseki-en Hōka)" Kankurō chanted as he shoots a giant jet of flames from Sanshōuo's mouth but Hitsugaya was able to draw out his sword and release his Shikai.
"Reign over the Frosted Heavens, Hyōrinmaru" Hitsugaya chanted as he releases his Shikai to freeze the ground to shield Rangiku and himself from the flames but the flames melt through his ice, the flames come right after him and Hitsugaya's engulfed in the flames .
"Looks like there both toast , there's no way they would have survived Sanshōuo's flamethrower. It's hot enough to melt solid steel in seconds." Kankurō said to himself.
"Bankai :Daiguren Hyōrinmaru." Hitsugaya chanted as the flames are instantly frozen from the release of his Bankai and he dash towards Kankurō.
"Impossible ! He froze solid thermite flames which are even hotter than lava." Kankurō said to himself shocked to see Hitsugaya do such a feat.
"Now die !" Hitsugaya shouted as he goes to strike Kankurō but his attack is swatted down by Sanshōuo's tail. Hitsugaya's is slammed into a rock 100 feet from the impact of the tail whip.
"Looks like you still haven't recovered your real power kid." Kankurō said to Hitsugaya in a mocking tone.
"I'm not a kid !" Hitsugaya replied with an annoyed look on his face.
"I hate children and the children i hate the most are the cocky tough guys like you who steal my brother." Kankurō stated as he prepares to launch another attack.
Hitsugaya's stands with his sword out and blocks multiple tail strikes from the monstrous creature and even evaded it's sharp teeth which almost cleaves Hitsugaya's head off and instead cuts a few hairs off his head. He then uses that puppet fries more poison needles at Hitsugaya but Hitsugaya manages to evade them all.
"Ryūsenka." Hitsugaya chanted as he hits Sanshōuo directly with the attack but Kankurō shook of the attack and countered with launching more flames at him.
"What's wrong, having difficulty keeping up with the attacks ?" Kankurō asked as he shoots more flames at the silver-haired Captain . Hitsugaya is then hit by Black Ant and Crow from behind and knocked into a rock 50 feet away .
"Now die, Secret Black Move Exploding Cluster Bombs(秘密黒移動クラスター爆弾を爆発Himitsu Kuroidō Kurasutā Bakudan Bakuhatsu)" Kankurō chanted as he shoots cluster bombs from Sanshōuo back that flies into the sky and all 30 of them fall on Hitsugaya's position, Kankurō takes cover behind Sanshōuo as he creates a 1,000 foot radius explosion.
"How do you like those apples brat ? Now that you're dead, i would be taking Gaara back." Kankurō arrogantly laughed.
"I'm afraid i can't let you do that !" Hitsugaya replied as he reveals to still be alive.
"How did you survive all those cluster bombs ?" Kankurō asked shocked to see Hitsugaya still alive.
"Had not for me using Bakudō # 73 . Tozanshō (倒山晶,Inverse Mountain Crystal) to protect myself last second i'll be dead . You're tougher than i thought however it's time i show you the difference in our powers." Hitsugaya explained to Kankurō as he gathers all the moisture in the atmosphere to gain more power .
"That power again ? Let's see what you got." Kankurō said to himself.
"Tenso Jurin!" Hitsugaya chanted as he shoots a massive beam of energy within the sky causing everything within a 1,000 foot radius to freeze around him.
"So this kid is at the level of a Jōunin again?" Kankurō said to himself.
"Now my full power has been resorted but only for a short while, i must end him with one attack." Hitsugaya said to himself.
"Time to end this ! Secret Black Move:Hellfire Laser Beam(秘密黒移動：ヘルレーザービームHimitsu kuroidō: Herurēzābīmu) " Kankurō chanted as he charges up a powerful laser beam from Sanshōuo's mouth.
"Kyodaina Aisudoragon (巨大な アイスドラゴン Giant Ice Dragon)" Hitsugaya chanted as he shoots a 40 foot long Chinese dragon with wings that creates a massive 3,000 foot radius explosion of ice that turns that part of the desert into a frozen wasteland, the blast negates the laser beam and gave Hitsugaya enough time to strike Sanshōuo head on .
"He was able to freeze my laser !" Kankurō said to himself shocked to see his strongest attack frozen.
"Ryūsenka." Hitsugaya chanted as he goes to stab Kankurō.
"That again ? That won't work against the defenses of Sanshōuo, is that all you got brat ?" Kankurō taunted.
"Damn it , i'm running out of Reiatsu already, these wounds are a pain in the ass." Hitsugaya stated to himself as he dashes past the puppet. Hitsugaya manages to hit the joint of the puppet and freeze the puppet.
"Not bad but my Sanshōuo impenetrable to all your attacks." Kankurō arrogantly taunted but then he suddenly realizes that his puppet cracks into pieces from the attack and Hitsugaya goes through the puppet and hits Kankurō directly with the attack.
"You fool, you never stood a chance against me." Hitsugaya stated to him as he resealed his sword after destroying his last puppet. Sanshōuo shatters into pieces and freezes.
"How, how we're you able to bypass my defenses ?" Kankurō asked shocked to see his puppet destroyed .
"It's simple , Hyōrinmaru is the strongest of all ice-element Zanpakutō in Soul Society. As such, i don't need water to be present in order for me to use its abilities, it's also cold enough to freeze Reiatsu of an enemy of equal power level or weaker, you're indeed Captain level if you pushed me this far while under limited Reiatsu." Hitsugaya explained to Kankurō.
"What the hell ?" Kankurō questioned with a confused look on his face, then he recognizes that his hands are frozen from the attack.
"You're puppets strength and power are determined by the amount of Reiatsu you put into your energy strings, by freezing your strings, i weakened your defense and crushed it." Hitsugaya stated analyzing his powers.
"I see , you froze Chakra solid and that must of weakened the joints." Kankurō said to the sliver-haired Captain .
"You're right on one thing, i couldn't pierce the thing with a head on strike even at full power however i didn't need to directly destroy ,i just had to eliminate the puppeteer who controlled it . You're a long-range fighter that was weak against close range combat, now you have no defense or offense left ." Hitsugaya explained to Kankurō as he opened up a Senkaimon.
"Damn it, damn you , you think i wouldn't go down without taking you with me." Kankurō shouted as he tires to move but has no power left.
"Don't bother, i shattered your Saketsu(鎖結, Binding Chain) and Hakusui (魄睡, Soul Sleep). Even if you were to survive, you would no longer have powers and live as an ordinarily human." Hitsugaya explained to Kankurō.
"Who are you ? What are you, and why are you fading away from my site ?" Kankurō asked desperately trying to get back up.
"Shinigami Captain of the 10th Division in the Gotei 13 Tōshirō Hitsugaya." Hitsugaya replied.
"Shinigami ? Impossible!" Kankurō stated as Hitsugaya now appears 50% visible to him.
"You see, ordinarily humans can't see us, they lack superhuman powers but you Shinigmai are an exception, we are refereed to as living ghosts." Hitsugaya said to Kankurō .
"L...ing... G..st ? What is he saying ? I can't hear him at all." Kankurō said to himself as he can barely hear him and barely see him.
"You see when your power disappears, you would be unable to see the likes of us." Hitsugaya explained to Kankurō as Kankurō doesn't seem to hear him anymore.
"What happened to them ? They're gone." Kankurō said to himself as he collapses to the ground. Rangiku and Hitsugaya go through the Senkaimon.
"What did you do with that guy Captain ?" Rangiku asked Hitsugaya.
"Even if he lives, all his powers would be gone, he won't be left with a shred of spiritual power much less Captain-level strength." Hitsugaya answered.
"You used the same technique Byakuya used in his first encounter with Ichigo combined with Ryusenka to deliver a two hit punch. Boy you are awesome Captain." Rangiku cheerfully stated.
"This is no time for a celebration, this mission was a disaster on so many levels." Hitsugaya replied.
"But we got the Bjuu !" Rangiku stated shocked of what she is hearing.
"These Ninjas proved tough enough to contend with the Gotei 13 in direct warfare, worse yet if the 1 Tails alone was too much for one Captain to handle, there is no telling how powerful the 7 other Bjuus would be not to mention Arrancars on top of this." Hitsugaya explained to Rangiku.
"You're right, it seems we discovered another shitty situation." Rangiku replied .
"It's only been less than 2 days since we fought the Arrancars and now we found an enemy far more dangerous than even them. The opponent i just battled was stronger than the Arrancar that fought me before . If we don't do something fast then the Soul Society is doomed." Hitsugaya stated as he collapses.
"Captain ! The wounds he suffered finally take it's toll on him." Rangiku shouted as Gaara's Kidō was released when Hitsugaya collapsed but Rangiku still manages to carry Gaara and Hitsugaya at the same time back to the Soul Society.
To be continued…
Omake 3:A Conversation Among Akatsuki
Deidara and Sasori wake up from the knockout Kidō from Hitsugaya's Hakufuku around night-time.
"Boy where was i ?" Deidara asked.
"We have no robes , that bitch must of took them." Sasori answered.
"That brat is going to pay once i find them." Deidara stated with a furious tone.
"This is your fault for this, you let them catch you off guard." Sasori replied scolding Deidara.
"No it's your fault for getting knocked out by a child." Deidara argued with Sasori with a pissed off look on his face.
"You were knocked out too moron!" Sasori replied bashing Deidara with that insult.
"What was that ? Don't make me turn you into my artwork." Deidara responded .
"Don't make me add you to the collection!" Sasori added.
"You wish, i have my art and it's an explosion!" Deidara replied with a cocky tone.
" Is that a challenge ?" Sasori asked with an angry look on his face.
"You think so ? Bring it on." Deidara replied.
Sasori has his scorpion tail and Deidara has clay bombs.
"Let's go bastard !" Deidara shouted in anger.
They collide and massive explosion occurs within the and Rangiku are walking by.
"Captain i found a cave we can rest in for the night." Rangiku stated.
"What if the enemy sees us ?" Hitsugaya asked.
"We can always hide our presence with Kidō." Rangiku replied.
Suddenly they hear and see an explosion from a distance.
"What was that explosion?" Hitsugaya and Rangiku state at the large mushroom cloud.
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