Bleach Shippuden 36 :Burning rage , the Shinobi brutal counterassult
(A/N :Asuma was killed by Soifon after a long battle with each other , this death has brought and aura of darkness into the village and now the battles are intensifying as a result between the Shingimai and Shinobi. )
I do not own Bleach or Naruto.
September 24 ,2001 10:00 A.M. Konohakagure , Narutoverse
3rd Person pov
Konoha is engulfed in a severe thunderstorm which brings heavy rain that flood up to 4 inches of rain over the burning city of Konoha. 75% of Konoha is on fire with 24,724 buildings on fire from the raging infernos but the flames are being put out by the raging storm which puts out most of the fires.
7,911 buildings were leveled from Jakuhō Raikōben with 37 square miles of land gone or nearly 25% of the entire city alone . Combined with the 9,475 buildings already leveled , a total of 17,386 buildings where leveled or 52.7 % of the city destroyed.
5 hours has passed since the invasion of Konoha . 1,500 of the Gotei 13 forces managed to invade and attack Konohagakure and fight off the 3,200 ninjas within the massive metropolis of a village.
Konohagakure lost a total of 134 ANBU members and 648 shinobi in battle leaving a total of 800 shinobi dead. 605 Shinobi have been injured in the fighting in the last 3 hours . The remaining 1,830 forces are fighting off Shinigami invading closer to the main city and aiding civilian evacuation.
The Gotei 13 lost 124 members of Omistukidō and 566 Shinigami to the Shinobi ,losing a total of 700 out of the 1,500 Shinigami of the invasion force or half the invasion force. 559 Shinigami have succumbed to injury leaving only 241 Shinigami in the city.
Civilian deaths have been high but thanks to Tsunade's Katsuyu, a very huge majority of the population survived the brutal battles . 5,638 civilians have been killed whereas 11,809 were injured. 2,560 people were killed by Anko's charka blast with 5,417 seriously injured and the explosion caused by Chōza and Sajin's clash killed 394 people from the flames and shrapnel while 2,060 are seriously injured.
1,035,326 people out of 1,200,000 civilians have been evacuated into evacuation shelters throughout the city . Downtown Konoha is the only heavily populated neighborhood with 164, 674 people remaining.
East Konoha
10:00 A.M. Ichigo, Uryu and Chad walk around the ruins of the neighborhood . Every building in the neighborhood has been charred and blackened but is still intact . They the hear explosion still occurring throughout the neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhood areas.
"So this is Konoha ? " Ichigo asked as he walks across the ruins of the East Konoha district .
"So much destruction occurred within the past 5 hours. It looks like the scene out of an old World War 2 movie " Uyru stated.
"Indeed, the village alone has token quite alot of damage " Chad replied.
Suddenly they sense a wave of reiastu and chakra from far distances.
"What massive charka forces " Ichigo said sweating form the chakra wave .
"This thunderstorm was caused by collision of at least 5-6 Captain level reiastus as well as smaller reaistus. I'm sensing 6 more Captain level reiastus from a distance " Uryu stated sensing the spiritual energy of the shinobi fighting Shinigmais.
"So what do we do ? " Ichigo asked.
"We should look for Naruto, the only way we can do that is to split up into three " Uryu answered.
"Very well then " Ichigo replied as he rushes out with Uryu going north, Chad going south and Ichigo heading west .
Meanwhile at the Hokage palace
Tsunade senses Ichigo's presence as well as Uryu and Chad. Tsunade has a giant umbrella covering her and the ANBU members as the rain pours down on them.
" Naruto ? He must of arrived at the village with Kakashi and Yamato but somethings off... Kakashi and Yamato only seem to have 1/3 of there chakra reserves. Naruto must of tired them out but if that's the case why did they just split up instead of coming here immediately ? " Tsunade said to herself.
"Maybe they aren't aware of the invasion " Katsuyu anwsered.
"Gai was sent to get them , he was told to revertre them and tell them about the village being attacked. Something isn't right here . I see, those guys are imposters " Tsuande stated .
"Imposters ? " Katsuyu asked.
"They must be using faux human bodies to hide themselves among shinobi and attack them. it's just like the body Yamato found days ago about the same person who drugged Jiraiya up and stole valuable intel from the village , Katsuyu get intel on the intruders and gauge their real powers" Tsunade stated .
" Yes lady Tsunade " Katsuyu replied as the she creates more clones to follow Ichigo, Chad and Uryu .
"Naruto, where are you ? " Tsunade asked herself.
Meanwhile 48 miles north of Konoha.
Naruto, Jiraiya ,Kakashi, Gai and Yamato run on Jiraiya's giant frog crossing the forest. They then notice rain and dark clouds coming from Konoha.
"It's starting to rain " Jiraiya said to them.
"That's no ordinary rainstorm. There's dozens of chakra levels clashing all at once in that village " Kakashi stated using his Sharingan to detect chakra from a distance.
"Amazing, all this just by the clashing of chakra " Naruto stated awestrucked by the scale of the storm.
"This is bad , Konoha must be in serious danger " Gai stated.
"We need to hurry up and move as fast as possible " Jiraiya stated as his frog runs faster .
Meanwhile at Las Noches
Gin and Tousen watch the battles happening in Konoha as they drink tea ain the throne room.
"Looks like thing have gotten intense within the village " Gin said to Aizen while drinking his tea.
"Indeed and with Ichigo and his friends there, thing are going to get far more intense out there " Aizen replied as he calmly slips his tea.
"With the Wood user out of commission, we would have no problems with the final plot against Konoha " Tousen said to Aizen as he eats some carrots.
"Indeed, let's sit back and watch as things get better from here on " Aizen replied.
Meanwhile at the Jakuhō Raikōben crater
Byakuya and Kurenai fight each other to the death clashing attacks with each other. Byakuya comes at Kurenai with a series of lunging stabs but Kurenai blocks them with her Kunai.
"Not bad, your skills are something to behold " Byakuya said to Kurenai.
"Yours too captain " Kurenai replied as they clash attacks with there blades. Byakuya and Kurenai jump into the air and clash attacks with each other . They clash attacks with each other but Byakuya shatters her kunai in half.
"This guy is strong" Kurenai states to herself as she pulls out another Kunai and is about to attack but before she can react, Byakuya appears behind her.
"Senka (閃花, Flash Blossom) " Byakuya chanted as he uses it to stab Kurenai in the front and back .
"Shit ! " Kurenai shouted as she falls to the ground as Byakuya draws back his sword .
"Disappointing, for a Jōunin , you're pretty weak" Byakuya said while pushing his hair back but he then sees Kurenai smiling and she grabs his foot with her left hand.
"What ! " Byakuya stated shock to see her alive holding on to her foot.
"What you killed was a clone " Kurenai explained to him
"Damn it, that means that ? " Byakuya said to the fake Kurenai but is interrupted by the clone.
"The real me is going to kill your friends , goodbye nameless captain . Shadow Clone Explosion " Kurenai chanted as the fake Kurenai blows up creating a 200 foot radius explosion of flower petals.
Meanwhile 2 miles south of Jakuhō Raikōben crater.
Renji runs with Rukia while holding Ibiki in his arms while Rukia is having Soifon ride on her back but Kurenai appears right in front of them using flower petals to swarm them. They stop within a pond within the industrial district. The area is being hit hard by heavy rain and winds.
"What the hell ? " Renji asked as he sees her with a kunai drawn out.
" You two aren't going anywhere " Kurenai answered.
"How did you defeat my brother so easily ? " Rukia asked shocked to see her there.
"I didn't, he still thinks he is fighting me " Kurenai answered with a smile on her face .
" Shit " Renji shouted.
"Hand the bitch over now or i'll cut both of you too down with them " Kurenai asked them.
" Go fuck yourself bitch " Renji replied as he holds Ibiki in his left arm while taking out his Zanpakutō with his right hand.
"Very well then, i'll cut you down with the bitch as well " Kurenai replied as her chakra flares up and goes to attack Renji cutting his right arm with her kunai. Renji barely dodges the attack.
"R..Renji " Rukia shouted as she goes to aid Renji but Kurenai then appears behind Rukia where Soifon is at aiming her Kunai at her head but Renji uses Shunpo to block the attack.
"Don't worry about me Rukia , take Ibiki and Soifon and run " Renji said to Rukia notably exhausted from getting his arm sliced and struggling to hold back the pain.
"It's impressive that a mere lieutenant could evade my attack " Kurenai said to Renji holding a kunai with one hand.
"Well allow me to impress you some more Howl , Zabimaru " Renji chanted as her lunges his Shikai at her but Kurenai blocks the attack with her kunai knocking back the Shikai with a one handed strike. Renji goes for a second strike with his Shikai but Kurenai appears with her finger out towards his face.
"Genjutsu Shibari (幻術縛りParalysis Genjutsu ) " Kurenai countered as she uses her chakra to turn Zabimaru against Renji and the Shikai wraps around him. Renji falls to his knees constrained by the illusion of his Shikai.
"Damn it , i can't move " Renji stated pinned down by his Shikai.
"What terrible control of your own reiastu , being dwarfed by a D-rank genjustu. I expected far better control from a Lieutenant " Kurenai stated.
"Renji ! " Rukia said shocked to see him binded down however she doesn't see Renji binded down by his Shikai but him stopped cold in his tracks.
"I must say, you're pathetic. You have a Bankai yet you don't even know how to break out of smile Genjustu. What a waste of talent" Kurenai mocked.
"Damn it ! " Renji shouted as he struggles to move but he is binded by her Genjustu.
" What the hell did she just used ? Renji was just stopped by the release of her chakra from her finger" Rukia said to herself.
" And now , you die " Kurenai said to Rukia as she rushes towards Rukia but Rukia draws her blade out a spilt second before she is attacked.
"Some no mai, Tsukishiro (初の舞・月白, First Dance, White Moon)" Rukia shouts as she holds her Zanpakutō upside down instantly turning into her Shikai as she surrounds Kurenai with a surrounded by a 10 foot diameter ice ring. Rukia appears to be frozen but the ice shatter and reveals it was a clone.
"I see, you're the woman who defeated Yuagō, one of my old students from the ANBU ? "Guess my intel is correct about you. You also process near Jōunin-level power but i'm afraid this is where the difference in power and skill comes to play " Kurenai said to Rukia as she kicks Rukia down from behind.
"Damn it ! " Rukia shouted as she struggles to get back up.
" Surrender the woman or die !" Kurenai stated.
" Never " Rukia replied.
"Very well then, time to die Mist Servant justu (霞従者の術Kasumi Jūsha ) " Kunreai as she creates 5 clones of herself that swarm Rukia and throw kunai at her but Rukia cuts them down. but the attacks have no effect.
"I see she's using Genjustu like the girl i fought before " Rukia thinks to herself as she thinks to the past.
13 days ago
I was fighting that Sakura girl when i first learn about Genjustu
"Genjustu? " i said as i when to attack Sakura but i hit an illusion while the real one appears behind me and kicked me around.
"Genjutsu (幻術 Illusionary Techniques) are techniques that are employed in the same fashion as Ninjutsu, requiring Chakra and hand seals. However the difference is that Genjutsu techniques manipulate the flow of Chakra in the victim's brain, thus causing a disruption in their senses" Sakura stated as Rukia uses her Shikai attacks to counter a dashing strike but she's cut from behind by the real Sakura.
Prsent day
3rd person pov
"If it's Genjustu, allow me to counter the Genjustu " Sode no Shirayuki replied as she undo the Genjustu and Rukia's blade glows with an intense snow white Reiastu. Shirayuki manifests herself into the real world.
"She manifested her Zanpakutō ? She really has achieved Bankai . Her Zanpakutō is so beautiful, it even outclasses Rukia's beauty " Renji stated to himself as he struggles to break free of the genjustu but his Zanpakutō spirit manifests itself .
" You're a serious dimwit Renji "Saru said to Renji.
"Indeed, we have to manifest ourselves to break of a low level binding spell. You should be ashamed of yourself " Hebi taunted .
"Shut up you two, not is not the time for that. " Renji replied shouting at the both of them.
"Renji are you ready ? " Rukia asked as she prepares to use bankai.
" Two bankai users? This is going to be trouble . I must end this fast " Kurenai stated to herself as she does Tiger, Dog, Hare and Rabbit handsigns behind her back.
"Now time to get serious " Rukia said to Kurenai as her eyes glow light blue and her body is surrounded with a white reiastu and snow forms around her sword and body .
" Damn Straight " Renji replied as his body glows with Red Reasitu .
"Magen:Yūjin Mikkoku(魔幻・友人を密告Demonic Illusion:Betraying Friend ) " Kurenai chanted as she puts Saru, Hebi and Sode no Shirayuki in a Genjustu and they slash down Renji and Rukia before they can use Bankai .
"Renji , shit " Saru shouted as she sees she cut down Renji instead of Kurenai .
"Damn it , we were tricked into attacking our master " Sode no Shirayuki answered .
"Indeed you were " Kurenai replied as she uses her kunai to cut down Zabimaru and Sode no Shirayuki while they are offguard and they revert back into broken sealed Zanpakutōs.
"Damn it !" Renji shouted as he staggers to the ground with a cut across his back from Zabimaru.
" What did you do ? " Rukia asked.
"As you can see, my Genjustu is leagues beyond normal genjustu users. That was a B-Rank Genjustu i just used on you. You should of never manifested your Zanpakutōs, there easy prey to my Genjustu " Kurenai answered as she goes to kill Rukia who only took a light slash across the shoulder.
"Damn what a monstrous level of spiritual power. How can she turn Zanpakutōs against the master ? " Rukia asked.
"Now time to end this , farewell Shinigmai " Kurenai stated as she is about to kill Rukia but Byakuya stops her blade before she can finish her off, Byakuya stops her with his Zanpakutō.
"I already told you, your opponent is me " Byakuya said to Kurenai.
"How did you escape my Ninjustu/Genjustu combination ? " Kurenai asked.
"Way of Onmitsu, 3rd of the Shihō. Utsusemi (空蝉; Cicada, referencing their molting) allows me for a movement at great speed, leaving an afterimage behind. It is a technique taught to me by my teacher" Byakuya stated with slight anger in his tone.
"Byakuya ! " Renji stated.
"Brother " Rukia said to herself as she gets back up ignoring her painful wounds.
"Didn't i tell the both of you to get out of here " Byakuya stoically stated to them.
"Don't worry, we're not sticking around here much longer " Renji stated as he gets back up ignoring his wounds and picks up Ibiki and carries her away.
"Don't worry, we will get Soifon to the Hospital " Rukia replies happily as she removes Soifon and carries Soion on her back . They both try to head out to Isane's campground 6 miles south.
"Oh no you don't " Kunreai shouted in anger as she charges at Renji and Rukia but she's stopped by Byakuya.
"I can't let you hut my friends " Byakuya stated.
"I told you, i'm out to kill the one who killed Asuma " Kurenai replied holding back Byakuya's blade with her kunai.
"I can't allow you to do that , i will make sure you join your lover in death " Byakuya calmly replied.
"You're pretty arrogant to think you can kill me so easily despite both of us being on the same level " Kurenai stated with an annoyed look on her face.
" I'm not arrogant, i'm just confident in my abilities but what separates us is that you're filled with rage, rage dulls the blade and that would be your undoing " Byakuya stated with a stoic tone.
"Going by your Haori, i can see you're a captain , What is your name ? " Kurenai asked.
"Captain of the 6th Division in the Gotei 13 Byakuya Kuchiki " Byakuya answered holding his blade in his right hand.
"Kurenai Yūhi , Jōunin of Squad 8 and current head of the Yūhi lower noble clan " Kurenai replied as she holds her kunai in her right hand.
"As far as your side is concerned , we are nothing more than enemies " Byakuya stated with no emotion.
"I see, your efforts to slow me down are pointless. I'll kill you and then i'll kill those Shinigmai escorting that murderer away. I'll wipe out all you Shinigmai bastards myself " Kurenai shouted in intense anger.
"I see, it's clear what i must do now " Byakuya replied as he uses Shunpo to appear behind her and tires to cut her but he cuts a illusion. Kurenai then appears behind Byakuya with a kunai .
"You're fast but not fast enough " Kurenai said to Byakuya as she goes to stab his neck but Byakuya blocks with his blade.
Meanwhile at the Menna district
Shizune stares at Mayuri face to face preparing to fight each other.
"I see, you're the one who killed these Shinobi and turned the survivors into lviing bombs " Shizune shouted.
"Yes, all to trap a powerful foe. Nemu sensed your presence and i decided to craft this plan out last second, now that i have your attention, i would be taking you alive " Mayuri answered.
"What do mean plan this out ? " Shizune asked clenching her fist.
"She planted bombs into 30 Shinobi of Chūnin-level strength. So far 5 of them are dead right now " Mayuri explained to Shizune expressing joy in his inhumane act of cruelty.
"You bastard !Shikomishindan(仕込針弾Poison Needle Barrage) " Shizune chanted as she removes her sleeve on her right hand and shoots 6 poison needles at Mayuri. Mayuri counters by cutting the needles with his Zanpakutō cutting them . The needles drop on the ground with acid burning the ground releasing some smoke.
"Poison needles, not bad. Those things seem pretty toxic " Mayuri stated as he the goes to attack Shizune but Shizune uses Shunshin to appear behind Mayuri and fire 10 more shots from her Wrist-Mounted Senbon Launcher.
"Hadō # 23 Chikara hakki(力発揮 Force Exert) " Mayuri chants as he fires a shockwave from the palm of his hand knocking back Shizune .
"Take this ! " Shizune shouted as she spots a needle at Mayuri from her mouth but He manages to cut it in half.
"Not bad moves you got there. You're quite fast and equally fierce and precise in your attacks during battle " Mayuri critiqued looking interested but he then pulls out a control from his robe.
"What's that ? " Shizune asked.
" It's called having a plan " Mayuri replied as he uses the control to have 25 Shinboi surround her armed with their blades.
" You bastard, you took control of them " Shizune shouted as she clenches her fist so hard ad her eyes are consumed with the fires of hatred.
" Go and attack her my mindless minions " Mayuri commanded as the Shinobi come right at her.
"Oh no you don't " Shizune replied as she gets into her fighting stance.
Shizune punches one in the chest and hits another in gut with her foot and then backflips and lands her feet on two more Chūnins. Two Chūnin's draw out Kunai and go to stab Shizune from behind but Shizune uses the back of both her fist to knock them out. Shizune hits one in the shoulder with a chop then turns around and hits a sword wielding Chūnin with her palm to his chin and kicks another with her left foot. She then throws a sleeping gas bomb which puts the rest to sleep . Shizune then turns her attention to Mayuri.
"I must say, your hand to hand skills aren't half bad however you forgot one small detail " Mayuri smirked.
" Huh ? " Shizune asked.
" Those 25 Chūnins you knocked out were the bombs" Mayuri answered with a sadistic laugh as he goes to press the trigger Nikubakudan (肉爆弾, "Flesh Bomb" Mayuri chanted as he presses the trigger but the bombs don't go off
" Looking for these ? " Shizune asked with a smile on her face as she has 25 small pill size bombs in her hand.
"What, that's impossible. How did you remove them so fast and easy ? " Mayuri questioned shocked to see his bombs deactivated.
" Simple , i used my Saikan Chūshutsu( 細患抽出Poison Extraction Jutsu) to remove the bombs " Shizune answered.
"What ? " Mayuri shouted .
"Allow me to explain it to you . When a person has been afflicted by a pathogen or toxin, this medical ninjutsu can be used to draw out poison, illness and foreign obstruction like bombs or shrapnel while healing the damage. I used it in combination of my taijustu attacks to disable your bombs and incapacitate the soldiers you had under control . This technique is a B-rank justu that requires the utmost care and ability in diagnosis, incising and unmatched chakra control. Therefore, it is considered an extremely difficult technique, even among medical ninjutsu." Shizune explained to Mayuri .
" I see ,i must say, Your skills impressed me to no end , to disable that many ninjas with your barehands without inflicting mortal wounds using a B -rank justu without handseals . You're turning out to be a fine research experiment " Mayuri praised as he gets a smile on his face.
"Well there's no way i'll become your lab rat " Shizune replied as she throws the pill sized bombs at Mayuri who is 100 feet away . Mayuri then sees Shizune in the air shooting needles to set off the bombs which creates a combined explosion leveling everything within a 50 foot radius . Mayuri leaps out of the explosion unharmed barely dodging the blasts. Shizune then comes up close and personal with a scalpel in her hand using Shunshin.
"She's fast " Mayuri stated as he draws his sword and a clash happens .
Shizune is holding her scalpel and her right arm next to Mayuri's left ear and close to the neck while Mayuri has his Zanpakutō towards her shoulder near her neck.
"Not bad, you almost lost your head there " Shizune stated as blood comes out her left shoulder.
"You're good, had not for the longer reach of my Zanpakutō, i would off lost more than an ear right now " Mayuri responded as blood comes out of his ear.
"No more games, time to die " Shizune shouted as she comes at Mayuri again.
"Very well then, try to kill me " Mayuri replied as he comes at her with his sealed Zanpakutō.
Meanwhile at the Hyūga district
Hitsugaya and Neji clash attacks with each other . Hitsugaya goes for a double sword slash but Neji dodges both blows and counters with a lunging strike aimed at Hitsugaya's head but Hitsugaya dodges the strike. Hitsugaya counters with several lunges towards Neji's neck but Neji dodges them. Neji dodges and leaps into the air dodging a jumping strike from Histugaya .
"This kid is good, no matter Kakashi had trouble against him" Neji states to himself.
Neji comes at him with a lunging strike but Neji dodges it with a sidestep , Neji kicks dirt in Hitsugaya's face and comes at him with his fist but Hitsugaya dodges the blade.
"I see an opening " Neji stated as he goes for a thrusting attack but Neji leaps on the blade and weighs it down with his foot and goes for a uppercut but Hitsugaya narrowly dodges the attack.
"Your blows are too weak " Neji said to Hitsugaya.
"Then i will hit even harder " Neji replied as she goes for a right palm thrust then a left palm thrust , then a right hook and a roundhouse kick. Hitsugaya lunges at Neji with 5 stabs but Neji sidesteps and dodges the strikes. Hitsugaya blocks all of Neji's punches with just the hilt of his Zanpakutō . Hitsugaya then goes with a lunging strike with his hilt but Neji catches it and kicks Hirsugaya in the sotmach.
"Damn it, what a strong kick " Hitsugaya siad to Neji as Hitsugaya holds on to his stomach.
"Let's see how well you do against this " Neji shouted as he throws 5 kunai at Hitsugaya but Hitsugaya cuts them all with his kunai and the goes to slash Neji across his waist but Neji leaps over the blade.
"Hopefully ,Momo is safe from here " Hitsugaya said to himself as he fights Neji.
Meanwhile at the Naka district
20 of the unseated officers led by 20th seat Saidō were found unconscious along with Suzume and 20 of her Genins. Hanataro with 20 medics and 30 shingimai protection forces protecting Sqaud 4.
"We got more injured here " Hanataro said to the medics.
"It's 20th seat of Squad 13 , Eikichirō Saidō " one of the medics said to Hanataro.
"Judging from his injuries, he was knocked out a hour ago . Thank god it's nothing serious " Hanataro answered .
"What to do ? " the medics asked.
"We're carrying the injured back to Squad 4 to heal them " Hanataro answered.
"Right " the medics replied as they pick up the injured and carry them back to the campground.
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Sakura sees Shikamaru ,Ino and Choji walk into the hospital injured both mentally and physically. While their wounds are mid , their mental injuries are massive. There parents await them recovering in the hospital.
"Son, are you arlight ? " Shikaku asked.
"I'm fine , however Asuma isn't " Shikamaru anwsered.
"I know, Katsuyu told us all about it " Choza replied with tears in his eyes.
"Those bastards managed to kill Asuma 5 minutes ago " Ino stated with tears in her eyes.
"I know. I wish i can come and kill that bitch with you guys but were only 20 % power " Inoichi stated weakened from his battle with Kenpachi.
"We were powerless to stop his death " Ino whimpered as she puts her right arm over her eyes. Sakura goes to comfort her and places her on the table.
"Don't blame yourselves. No one could of healed that toxic poison " Sakura replied.
Team Ebsiu suddenly walks into the basement when they hear about the death of Asuma.
"Asuma is dead ? This can't be " Ebisu asked as Mogei and Udon start to cry. Konohamaru rushes to talk with them when he heard about Asuma's death.
"Unlce Asuma, he can't be dead " Konohamaru yelled with tears in his eyes.
" I'm afraid to report that he is dead " Shikamaru replied as he holds onto Konohamaru.
"Who killed him ? " Konohamaru asked.
"He was killed by the person who tired to kill you " Choji answered.
"It can't be .. it's my fault. If i wasn't so weak and stupid, he wouldn't had died protecting me " Konohamaru stated as he becomes more depressed.
" Konohamaru... i kinda know how you feel . I couldn't stop Sasuke from leaving this village because i was once weak and stupid . You need to do what i did and get stronger so you never lose a comrade again " Sakura aid to Konohamaru.
"I ...will, i will get stronger so one day i can become Hokage and make Asuma proud " Konohomaru repiled .
"Can things get much worse from here ? " Sakura said to herself as she tries to hold back her tears.
Meanwhile at the Root underground base
Danzo has gathered all his followers into his hiding ground somewhere within the safe grounds far away from the battlefield.
" I got sad news to report to you guys. Asuma Saruboti has fallen in battle " Danzo stated to his men.
"It can't be, he was one of the villages best fighters. Who could of killed him ? " one of the Root members asked.
"While his ideals were that of his father and the opposite of our own beliefs, i respect the man for his love of this village and this country and he would be forever remembered as the hero who fought against rebels who try to destroy this great land 8 years ago . Let us all take a moment of silence starting from 10:04 to 10:05 " Danzo commanded as everyone goes silent for a full minute.
Sai walks in to report intel of Naruto's return.
"Lord Danzo, hate to interrupt but we got reports that Naruto is returning to the village as we speak " Sai stated.
"What ? this isn't good. That bimbo is only going to lead to more lives lost if she brings that walking nuclear bomb to the village, she'll destroy the village " Danzo stated.
"What do we do Lord Danzo ? " Sai asked.
"When the Nine Tails enters the village, we will intrenve and make sure no one gets him. Our job is to capture him and contain him. The second step is to wait until the Shinobi and Shinigmai are weakened from fighting and we then go and eliminate the remaining Shingimai and then we would have Tsunade legally removed form the poistion Hokage due to her incompetnece and her reckless planning " Danzo explained to his men .
"It seems ironic that Konoha was attacked by the Shinigmai given we were eventually planing to make contact with Orochimaru on your behalf, proposing that we join sides in order to destroy Konoha. "Sai stated.
"Indeed but this worked better , maybe people would finally see just how soft this village has become and it can finally get
"So am i, if things become too heated , we might be forced to come out of hiding " Danzo replied.
2 miles south of Jakuhō Raikōben crater.
10:05 P.M. Byakuya and Kurenai clash attacks with each other. Byakuya charges at Kurenai but Kurenai catches his arm and then uses her kunai to lunge at Byakuya but Byakuya blocks with his Zanpakutō . Kurenai struggles to overpower Byakuya but Byakuya goes behind Kurenai and kicks her into the ground , Kurenai drops her kunai . Byakuya then leaps in the air with his Zanpakutō and aims it at Kurenai's neck but Kurenai catches Byakuya's hands with her hands and struggles to push back Byakuya who is only 2 inches close to ending her life, Kurenai counters by kicking Byakuya in the balls.
"ARRGH , damn it ! " Byakuya shouted struggling to hold his crotch.
"Take this ! " Kurenai shouted as she kicks him in the stomach kicking him back 20 feet away knocking back his sword.
Byakuya runs to pick up his sword but Kurenai appears behind him using Shunshin with a roundhouse kick Byakuya does a roll to avoid it and dodges a few kicks aimed at him. Byakuya counters by using Shunpo to appear behind her to do a sweeping slash next to Kurenai's neck but Kakashi dodges the attack and goes for a punch but Byakuya grabs her hand. Kurenai's then takes out another Kunai knife to attack Byakuya this time surrounded by a pink Chakra aura. Byakuya comes at her with a white Reiastu to clash and create a 100 foot explosion with there Reiastu.
"Usugiri# 5 Hāfumūn kyōda(ハーフムーン強打Half Moon Swipe)" Byakuya chanted as he uses a swift upward vertical slash in a 180 degree arc that creates an airbrust wave pushing Kurenai 20 feet back even with her blocking the attack. Kurenai manages to regain her footing.
"You're very powerful. That's what expect from a captain. You're speed and reaction speed is very impressive " Kurenai said to Byakuya as her kunai snaps into two.
"I must say you're not bad yourself " Byakuya answered back holding his blade with his sealed sword having a small crack on the right egde.
"However, just mere brute strength and speed alone won't be enough to save you " Kurenai stated as she gains some distance.
"What's your next move ? " Byakuya asked.
"Try this on for size , Genjutsu: Optic Delusory " Kurenai stated as she turns everything around them within a 200 foot radius into a grassy field.
"I see, Illusions. Trying to hide your movements won't work on me " Byakuya stated standing there waiting for Kurenai to attack . He then clams himself and tracks her by her chakra " Over there " Byakuya calmly stated as he cuts down Kurenai but it was an afterimage and the real Kurenai appears behind him and goes to stab Byakuya but Byakuya slashes her across the chest .
"What a pity, you can't even see through C-rank genjustu " Kurenai stated as she appears behind him with Shunshin.
"Incredible, you're able to hide your reiastu well with your tricks " Byakuya said to Kurenai.
"I'm the best Genjustu user of the village " Kurenai said to Byakuya as she goes to stab him.
"Hadō #4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning) " Byakuya calmly chanted as he puts his right hand in his robe and shoots through his captains robe shooting through Kurenai's heart but he then sees the clone dispel and scatter into flowers.
"I can use up to 5 different Genjustu attacks at once . You're finished Hananinjāto: Hatsubai Baikaihana (花忍者アート：発売媒介の花 Flower Ninja Art: Release Mediated Flowers) " Kurenai chanted as she turns her flower petals into bombs which levels everything within a 100 foot radius and seriously injuries Byakuya.
"Damn it !" Byakuya shouted as he falls to the ground . The real Kurenai dispels the illusion and goes to talk to Byakuya.
"What a disappointment you turned out to be. Guess you Shinigmai are nothing without your Zanpakutō, dying from mere magic tricks , you should be embarrassed . Farewell captain " Kurenai stated stepping on his head but it's revealed to be a log. The real Byakuya then appears behind her.
"Not bad Captain, that was a impressive illusion you pulled off there. For a second, you fooled even me but i believe the magic tricks are over. Time for me to get my revenge for what happened to Asuma " Kunreai shouted as she picks up a lead pipe from the ground.
"You're a fool taking me on " Byakuya replied as she comes at him with a lead pipe but Byakuya easily cuts it in half as well as Kurenai but it's another afterimage.
Kurenai then appears below him and bust through the ground and kicks Byakuya into the air sending him flying 300 feet. Kurenai then uses Shunshin to intercept him midair. Kurenai then goes to cut him in half with a kunai but Byakuya blocks the kunai with his Zanpakutō. Both of them push each other 300 feet back and stand in the air.
"I must say, i never thought of using my chakra to walk on air until you Shinigmai came in here. It's slim air to our ability to walk on water " Kurenai commented notably calmer than she was a few minutes ago
Byakuya clashes with Kurenai's kunai with a horizontal sword strike. Kurenai goes for a vertical slash aiming at Byakuya's chest but Byakuya blocks with his sword and goes to lunge at Kurenai but she dodges the strike and then goes behind Byakuya to do a lunging strike but Byakuya does a backfilp and goes for a decapitating slash but Kurenai blocks the sword strike with her kunai and struggles to hold back the one handed strike with two hands on her kunai but her kunai is knocked out of her hand .
"Magen: Jigoku Kōka (魔幻・地獄降下Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell Technique) " Kurenai chanted as she fires a massive ball of fire falling from the sky.
"Hadō #33. Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Fire, Crash Down) " Byakuya chanted as he uses a powerful blast of blue fire to intercept the fireball but it goes through " Shit another illusion " Byakuya said to himself as Kurenai appears through the fireball and kicks him down with a dropkick sending him through the ground creating a 5 foot diameter 1 foot deep crater. Kurenai is still in the air preparing to do another attack.
"Hananinjāto:Sagarisakura Sanranhōha(花忍者アート：下がり桜と散乱法葉 Flower Ninja Art: Falling Blossoms and Scattering Leaves) " Kurenai chanted as she releases hundreds of flower petals that rain down like shiurken . Byakuya dodges all the shiurken with Shunpo.
"Hadō #4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning) " Byakuya chanted as he fires 10 blast of energy from his right index finger but Kurenai dodges them all and appears behind Byakuya.
"Magen: Reitō Fumō (魔幻・冷凍不毛Demonic Illusion:Frozen Wasteland) " Kurenai chanted as she creates a massive wave of ice rushing towards Byakuya.
"Bakudō # 81 . Dankū (断空,Severing Void) " Byaukya chanted as he creates an energy wall but his body is still frozen by the genjustu ice attack.
"You should feel foolish thinking i would process an ice attack . I'm afraid my abilities with Genjustu are unrivaled in the ninja world. My skill is so high is that i can make it feel as if your actually frozen " Kurenai explained to Byakuya as she walks towards him . Byakuya pictures himself frozen while in reality ,his body stopped moving.
"Bakudō # 71. Noren Mekuri (暖簾捲り, Curtain Stripping) " Byakuya chanted as he moves his hands out and stretches them releasing a reaistu wave that dispels the genjustu .
"How did you break out of my Genjustu ? " Kurenai said shocked to see Byakuya out of the Genjustu.
"Bakdou # 71. Noren Mekuri (暖簾捲り, Curtain Stripping) is a spell used to nullify types of illusionary effects that may be used to conceal something from view. The practitioner extends their hand and appears as though they are gripping thin air before stripping away the technique that is currently in effect. Doing so creates a light blue and violet aura around the the object that is being revealed as they gradually come into view " Byakuya answered explaining the spell he used.
"Not bad, you managed to counter C- rank Gernjustu attacks, let's see if you can handle B-rank Genjustu attacks " Kurenai replied as she raises her charka up creating a whirlwind around her " I'll kill you and get the bitch who killed Asuma "
"Very well then, time to get serious however, you're the one who's going to die here !Scatter Senbonzakura (千本桜, "Thousand Cherry Blossoms") " Byakuya chants as his blade separates into a thousand slender, tiny blade fragments, which then fly away from the hilt, leaving only the sword's handle in Byakuya's hand.
Byakuya then creates several tendrils around Kurenai. Kurenai is immediately enveloped by Senbonzakura.
" Wind Style : Air Barrier " Kurenai chanted as she protects herself in a air barrier which blows away all the blades from Byakuyas Shikai.
"Impossible, she deflected it " Byakuya said shocked to see Kurenai unharmed from the attack
"So this is your Shikai ?A beautiful technique but against a wind user, it's barely that effective, now it's my turn to attack " Kurenai replied as she generates wind around her body with the aura of pink flower petals.
" I see, the thing you were controlling earlier to damage me was the wind " Byaukya stated noticing the attacks.
"You catch on quick. Wind is invisible and can't been seen ,a prefect ability for a Genjustu user to wield as i could do psychical damage camouflaging my wind attacks into diversionary Genjustu attacks like the ones i used on you earlier " Kurenai stated as wind surges around her body.
"Very cunning but i can see through you magic tricks, it was foolish to tell me your abilities and that would be your undoing " Byakuya replied as he releases his Senbonzakura and goes to attack Kunreai.
Meanwhile at the Menna district
Mayuri dodges the needles as Shizune pursues him and goes up close to stab him with a scalpel . Mayuri then appears behind her with his sealed sword and goes to slash her but she uses her scalpel to block the strike. Shizune then punches Mayuri 300 feet into a 3 sotry building leveling it.
"Hadō # 64. Daimonji (だいもんじ Fire Blast )" Mayuri chanted as he fires a Kido blast at Shizune but Shizune dodges the attack but is hit from behind by a kusarigama Mayuri pulled from his ear and pulls her back towards his sword but Shizune grabs the scythe while it's still lodged within her back and uses it to come right at Mayuri.
"Take this! " Shizune shouted as she goes to attack him up close slashing deeply into his arm almost amputating Mayuri.
"ARRGH ! " Mayuri shouted in pain.
"Hurts doesn't it? I'm only getting started in my fun " Shizune stated with blood dripping down her scalpel. Shizune's wound on her back heals up.
"I see, you got some good moves to cut so deeply into my arm with such a small weapon but let's see how well you do against this " Mayuri replied as he then aims his left arm at Shizune.
"What the hell ? I severed the muscles in that arm, how are you still able to move it ? " Shizune asked shocked to see his arm moving.
"Jabarakaina (蛇腹腕, "Snake Belly Arm")" Mayuri chanted as he arms his left hand extends out like a grappling hook.
" Shit, he shot his arm right at me " Shizune shouted as she goes to dodge the extending arm as it extends 200 feet until it hits Shizune directly and creates a explosion knocking her back.
"Now time to capture the prey Bakudō #63. Sajō Sabaku (鎖条鎖縛, Locking Bondage Stripes)" Mayuri chanted as he binds Shizune with Kido but he sees it was a clone.
"Got you now Water Style: Raging Waves(水遁・水乱波Suiton: Mizurapp) " Shizune chanted as she gushes water from her mouth like a waterfall , Mayuri dodge the water wave coming at him .
"Not bad moves but let's see you dodge this Seishinnoudehō(精神の腕砲Spirit Arm Cannon)" Mayuri chanted as she removes the wires on his arms and then his left arm socket becomes a Gatling gun like weapon where he fires 120 shots a second of bullets made of spiritual energy. Shizune counters by shooting needles at him but the needles are overpowered and she's hit by several bullets from Mayuri and falls to the ground.
"Damn it, how are you able to have canons in your arm ? " Shizune stated as she bleeds from her chest, upper back and leg which were hit by the rounds.
" I have done extensive research on modifying bodies, and i had upgraded a variety of my own body parts to function as weapons and provide me with useful abilities . That weapon i used on you uses reishi to condense to bullets to damage them, luckily i avoided vital organs so i can capture you alive "Mayuri stated as he rips the socket of his own arm off and then injects himself with a needle to regrow his arm.
"Damn it " Shizune stated as she sees the hand grow back.
"It's a regenerative serum i developed which can regrow limbs upon injection, i have at least 5 of them " Mayuri explained to Shizune.
"Nort bad but i'm far from done " Shizune replied as her wounds fully heal in least than 30 seconds.
"High speed regeneration ? " Mayuri asked shocked to see Shizune back up.
"I'm not a captain of the medical corp for no reason " Shizune answered.
"Very well this should be fun Claw out Ashisogi Jizō (疋殺地蔵, Leg-Cutting Jizō) " Mayuri chanted as he releases poison gas around his body. Ashisogi Jizō's blade glows and transforms into a deformed trident with curved, serpentine blades, the middle blade is straighter and longer than the side blades and appear to ascend from the guard which is shaped like a baby's head with hands clasped in prayer , all mounted on his sword's normal hilt which has more ornate spiky protrusions on either side, which resemble golden leaves right below the guard.
"Bring it on ! " Shizune replied as she charges up chakra around her hands.
"I see, so that's your power ? " Shizune stated as she stares at him.
"If you wish to kill me, bring it on then " Mayuri stated as he stares at her standing on top of a 2 story building.
Suddenly Shizune is hit from behind by Nemu who fired her fist into Shizune knocking her then walks towards Shizune and retracts her right fist and rescrews it back.
"Looks like you have return Nemu " Mayuri said to his daughter.
""Everything has been set up master " Nemu answered as she stands next to him.
"Who or what the hell are you ? " Shizune asked feeling on the pain on her back.
"Meet my daughter and creation , Lieutenant Nemu Kurotsuchi " Mayuri anwsered.
"Created ? " Shizune questioned shocked to see Nemu being an android.
"Lieutenant Kurotsuchi Nemu is an artificial entity created from the Gigai technology and gikon technology by Yours truly . My blood flows in Nemu and therefore she is techincally my daughter and an android " Mayuiri gloated with a smirk on his face.
"You think a mere Lieutenant could keep up with me ? You're foolish to think that " Shizune stated as she goes os to shoot Nemu with her poison needles but the needles don't faze her.
"Nice try but Nemu is resistant to nearly all poisons, those weak needles won't do you any good. Nemu help me dispose of this wrench " Nemu stated as Nemu removes the needles from her
"Yes master " Nemu repiled as she comes at Shizune
"Damn it , poison won't work well against a machine " Shizune said to herself as Mayuri and Nemu come right at her.
" Let's see if you can hold out against a captain and a lieutenant at the same time " Mayuri said to Shizune as he comes right at her.
Nemu comes at her with a right punch but Shizune dodges the punch moving a foot out of Nemu's way but Shziune sees Mayuri right behind her.
"Got you " Mayuri shouted as he goes to stab Shizune in the back but she blocks the blade with her right arm and her arm gets slashed.
"ARRRGH ! " Shizune screamed in pain as she staggers back as her right forearm is bleeding from the gash on her arm and Nemu appears to kick Shizune in that same arm causing her to scream fruther in pain. Shizune is sent flying 100 feet eastward into a 3 story building which collapses.
"Nice work Nemu, by taking out her right arm. You have insured her capture " Mayuri praised patting her on the shoulder.
"No problem Master " Nemu replied as she stands there next to Mayuri.
Shizune gets back up from the rubble of the collapsed building. Shizune's right forearm has turned a purplish discolor. Shizune is unable to move her right arm at all. Shizune tries to heal her arm but the poison isn't negated and she only feels more pain.
"It's useless to try healing yourself. Doing so would only spread the poison across thyour enitre body " Mayuri said to Shizune who is exhausted from the poison and staggering from the deadly poison.
"Damn it , my body is going numb " Shizune stated as she tires to move but the pain of the poison causes her to stagger and cough up blood.
" Ashisogi Jizō works like the venom of a spider bite; when an opponent is stabbed by Ashisogi Jizō, it severs the brain signals controlling the neural impulses for movement in the limbs of the victim, regardless of where they were struck. But unlike regular paralysis, the pain receptors and nerve endings are unaffected by the weapon, so the victim can still feel pain, even in a paralyzed limb. Even healing the stab wound does not immediately remove the inflicted paralysis " Mayuri explained to Shizune as he stabs her in the chest.
"ARRRGH ! " Shizune shouted in pain. Shizune is unable to move with all four of her limbs paralyzed.
" Nemu, let's begin the disecction " Mayuri commanded.
"Yes master " Nemu repiled as she goes to dissect Shizune but Shizune moves her hand and gets back up to cut Nemu across the chest with her scalpel .
" WHAT! " Nemu shouted as she's wounded badly by the attack but she barely flinches that much despite the deep gash across her chest.
" I must admit, that body is tough. To still be standing from a slash through the intensities and stomach is definitively a feat of superhuman durability " Shizune stated to Nemu who uses Shunpo to go next to Mayuri.
"Your efforts to kill Nemu are useless . I built Nemu to have much more durability than a normal person's. Nemu can take wounds that would be fatal to another person and survive. Nemu was designed to take much more punishment than any normal human or Shinigami could ever sustain " Mayuri explained to Shizune
"I see , i'm very well then. I guess i have no choice but to fight more seriously Dokuhanten (毒を反転Poison Negation ) " Shizune chanted as her body glows with purple chakra which starts to heal up and recover form the poison. Shizune manages to get back up and prepare to fight Mayuri and Nemu .
"Very well then. Nemu, time to take her on at full power " Mayuri commanded.
"Yes Captain " Nemu replied as she draws out her thin katana with a green hilt and a seemingly warped guard from her robe. She then holds the sword with both hands " Asborb and deflect Zankyō Kyūshū (残響を吸収 Absorbing Reverberation ) " Nemu chanted as her sword transforms into an long lance like weapon with the end of the lance resembling a rifle barrel .
"Looks like this is going to be a pain " Shizune sated while still feeling the effects of Mayuri's Shikai on her right arm as she comes at them.
Meanwhile at the Hyūga district
Hitsugaya and Neji fight each other clashing attacks moving at highspeeds. Hitsugaya swings his sword towards Neji but Neji blocks the attack and throws him down but Hitsugaya does a low sweeping kick . Neji dodges it and Hitsugaya does a somersault and goes for another sword stirke to Neji's face but Neji moves his neck to dodge the attack. Neji then dodges a barrage of high speed lunges and stabs but Neji avoids it then he wraps his chain around Neji's hand and goes for a strike but Neji uses Gentle fist to hit Hitsugaya's shoulder with his attack.
" That attack, it damaged me but there is no visible damage " Hitsugaya said to himself as he dodges more of Neji's attacks.
"I missed. Damn, the kid barely dodged my attack " Neji said to himself.
"Nadegiri # 15 Hāfumūn no shi(ハーフムーンの死 Half Moon Death)" Hitsugaya shouts as he swings his blade in a horizontal slash area and creates an energy wave with the first slash. Neji dodges the first strike ducking then hits the blade down on the ground and goes for a rising vertical slash wave but Neji avoids the Reiastu charged slashes cuts down 10 trees is on the ground. Neji appears right behind Hitsugaya.
"You left your guard down " Neji replies as he uses a barrage of 30 lunging finger stabs towards Hitsugaya, Hitsugaya manages to avoid and evade the attacks up close while forced into the defensive "Now you're cornered! Byakugan" Neji states as he comes at Hitsugaya with a lunging blow with his awakened eyes but Hitsugaya manages to use Shunpo to escape.
Hitsugaya clashes with Neji again, both of them using both holds to hold their blades and clash attacks with each uses a drop kick to push Neji off him and goes for a vertical strike but Neji blocks then kicks him 20 feet into the woods. He then goes to attack Neji but he sees he's gone.
"Where did he go ?" Hitsugaya said looking for Neji.
"I got you now " Neji answered appearing behind him with Shunshin as he goes to strike him with gentle fist but Hitsugaya blocks his attacks with his sealed sword. Neji pulls out a Kunai and goes to attack Hitsugaya.
Neji charges at Hitsugaya but Hitsugaya catches his arm and then uses his Zanpakutō block a second plam strike from Neji's right ha struggle to overpower each other but Neji goes behind Hitsugaya and kicks him into the ground , Hitsugaya drops his Zanpakutō. Hitsugaya runs to pick up his sword but Neji appears behind him using Shunshin with a roundhouse kick Hitsugaya does a roll to avoid it and dodges a few kicks aimed at him. Hitsugaya counters by using Shunpo to appear behind him to do a sweeping slash next to Neji's neck but Neji dodges the attack and goes for a punch but Hitsugaya grabs his hand. Neji then takes out another Kunai knife to attack Hitsugaya this time surrounded by a blue Chakra aura, Hitsugaya comes at him with a light blue Reiastu to clash and create a 100 foot explosion with there Reiastu.
"Hadō # 33. Sōkatsui." Hitsugaya shoots a fireball directly at Neji and creates a 100 foot radius. Neji dodges the blast and counters with his own attack.
"Jūken (柔拳 Gentle Fist ) " Neji chanted as her hands glow with a transparent blue chakra . He then dashes at him and pushes him back with a palm strike knocking Hitsugaya back 20 feet which he blocked with a sealed sword. He then goes to stab Neji only for Neji to hit the tip with the palm of his hand not being cut and cracking the tip a bit.
"His strength increased, he hit the tip of the blade with her bare hand " Hitsugaya said to himself
"Hakke Sanjūni Shō (八卦三十二掌 Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms ) " Neji chanted as he does two consecutive palm strikes to make two which Hitsugaya blocks with both hands pushed back a 1 foot from the first strike. Neji then does 2 more strikes pushing him back further by 2 feet. Neji then does four more strikes which pushes back a guarding Hitsugaya 4 feet back, Neji then does eight strikes which pushes Hitsugaya 8 feet away and then Neji does 16 strikes which he manages to block all but the last blow which sends him flying 40 feet through a nearby wall.
"Damn it! I can't move my body " Hitsugaya said to himself as he struggles to move his body .
"You're probably wondering why you can't move your body aren't you ? I used a justu called the Gentle Fist (柔拳, Jūken) . A form of hand-to-hand combat used by members of the Hyūga clan. It inflicts internal damage through attacking the body's Chakra Pathway System, subsequently injuring organs which are closely intertwined with the area of the network which has been struck " Neji explained to Hitsugaya.
"That explains everything . It's a good thing i blocked most of your strikes" Hitsugaya stated while holding on to his stomach which was hit by Neji as well as his shoulder.
"Well you failed to block one and now with you unable to move, i will kill you Jūken: Shinzō Inshōfera (柔拳心臓印象フェラ Gentle Fist :Heart Striking Blow ) " Neji chanted as she does a lunging chop at Hitsugaya.
"Reign over the Frosted Heavens, Hyorinmaru. (氷輪丸, "Ice Ring") " Hitsugaya chanted as he releases his Shikai and fires a ice dragon right at Neji but Neji uses two hands to block the strike.
"What immense power " Neji stated to himself as he struggles to hold back the freezing blast.
"Hyōryū Senbi (氷竜旋尾, Ice Dragon Swirling Tail)" Hitsugaya shouts as he swings his sword in a linear direction and creates overflowing ice from his blade in the form of a crescent wave at Neji.
"Hakke Kūshō (双昇龍 Eight Trigrams Air Palm) " Neji countered as he fires a compressed air wave at Hitsugaya with his left palm overpowering Hitsugaya's Hyōryū Senbi and slams Hitsugaya through a 3 story building 300 feet away smashing it to bits. The blast leaves a 300 foot fissure but Hitsugaya gets back up from the attack.
"Not bad but try this attack " Hitsugaya stated as he creates 5 ice dragons .
The first ice dragon attacks but Neji somersaults to avoid the ice dragons bite which hits a 5 story building 300 feet away freezing everything within a 300 foot radius . The second and third ice dragon come at Neji south of him but Neji dodges the homing ice dragons but they follow him. Neji spins around and kicks both dragons to destroy them but his feet are frozen in the attack.
"Damn it ! " Neji shouted as he struggles to break free from the ice on the ground trapping his legs.
" Now time to end this " Hitsugaya shouted as he goes to hit him with an ice dragon from the sky
"Hakkeshō Kaiten ( 八卦掌回天 Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation ) " Neji chanted as he spins around negating the blast and leveling everything within a 500 foot radius destroying 30 buildings.
" Not bad, your as powerful as expected " Hitsugaya said to Neji.
"You're attacks have improved , your charka has increased tenfold from the first few minutes. Your going to be pretty tough " Neji stated while in his fighting stance.
"Same here " Hitsugaya replied " He's too dangerous to fight up close, thank god his attacks lack range. This puts things in my favor . If he gets a direct hit on me, i'm done for " Hitsugaya thought to himself.
Meanwhile at Squad 4 campgrounds.
Renji and Rukia rush into the gate carrying Ibiki and Soifon. Soifon is barely alive and is in a seriously vegetative state. Ibiki is badly injuried due to a stab into her spinal cord. Soifon struggles to breathe while coughing up blood. Renji and Rukia are injured but not nearly as bad as Ibiki or Soifon.
"Hang in there Soifon " Rukia said to Soifon.
"My...body ...feels like it's on... fire " Soifon shouted as she struggles to move her body.
"Rukia, go to the Soul Society without me " Renji said to Rukia .
"Why ? " Rukia asked.
"Lieutenant Chokorēto is bleeding out badly, she needs to be healed by Isane ASAP " Renji anwsered as blood covers his arms.
"Fine Renji . We'll meet again at the campgrounds right here " Rukia siad to Renji as she kises him on the lips
"Okay Rukia " Renji replied as he goes with Chokorēto. Rukia rushes with Soifon on her back while Renji rushes to Isanes barracks .
Meanwhile at the main medical tent, Isane is finished healing Sajin of his serious wounds.
"You're fully healed Captain Komamura , your reiastu was also restored " Isane explained to Sajin as Sajin gets out of the hospital bed. Iba is waiting for him on beside. Sajin is shirtless and without his Shihakushō or haori.
"That was a pretty grueling battle out there " Sajin stated as he stands up fully healed of his injuries.
"It's good to see you alive " Iba said to his captain as he holds Sajin's new Captain's haroi and Shihakushō .
"Thanks, i'll take a shower and put these on then i'll return to battle " Sajin replied as he walks out of the room. hunching his head so he doesn't hit his head on the top of the door. 10 seconds after Sajin leaves the room , Renji walks into the main medical room with Ibiki in his arms .
"Arbai, is that Lieutenant Chokorēto ?" Isane asked as she sees blood dripping from Ibiki's back to Renji's arms.
"She's badly injured , she needs treatment fast " Renji anwsered as he places Ibiki on her face and reveals her upperback wound. Isane rushes to treat the bloodloss by applying her left arm on the puncture wound.
"It's a good thing you rushed here . Lieutenant Chokorēto's spinal cord has been severed and the nerves controlling her lungs have been damaged badly as well as her pain receptors. She can barely talk and feel anything. She would of died in 3 minutes Exsanguination and respiratory faliure if you didn't came here with her immediately " Isane explained to Renji in a dark stern tone.
" Damn , she came that close to dying ? " Renji asked as she watches Isane hooking Ib iki up to an oxygen machine and a IV machine.
"Yep. She's out of commission for now, even healing her serious wound won't be enough. She needs to stay here for a few hours to gain back all the lost air in her lungs as well as all the lost Reiastu in her body " Isane explained to Renji while treating her blood loss.
"Damn , this is ridiculous. These shinobi are very powerful, the one Byakuya is fighting is especially dangerous " Renji said to Isane as she has a nurse treat his injuires.
"How dangerous is this enemy ? " Isane asked.
"This enemy could turn even Zanpakutō spirits against it's master. My Zabimaru attacked me as well as Rukia, if that's the case, Byakuya is in serious trouble. I doubt even he could beat someone of her skill level " Renji replied terrified of her power.
"That's scary, with all these Jounin fighting out there , i don't think it would of been a wise idea to send out members of sqaud 4 " Isane explained to Renji.
"Hopefully they are alright " Renji replied .
Meanwhile at East Konoha
Ichigo rushes through the main road where Shinigmai are fighting Shinobi . Ichigo is in his base form when he sees 20 Shinigmai being overwhelmed by 150 shinobi who are being led by a powerful Chūnin. 75 of the Shinigmai were injured while the other side took no injuries.
"Men , the enemy is down , finsh them off " said the Chūnin leader as the men all preare to attack the Shinigmai but Ichigo jumps in with his Shikai still behind him and stands tall against them .
"It's the Substitute Shinigmai Ichigo Kurosaki " said one of the unseated officers .
"He's here to save us all " said the guys.
Ichigo closes his eyes and senses the spritual power of all the Shinobi there.
"I see, these guys are too weak to be considered that much of a threat " Ichigo said to himself as he talkes out his Shikai but instead of attacking, he gives it to an unseated officer.
"What are you doing ? " the unseated officer asked.
"I want you to hold this for me , i won't be needing it for the moment " Ichigo asked him
"Are you foolish, you can't possibly fight a shinobi without a Zanpakutō " said one of the unseated officers.
"Watch me " Ichigo replied as he walks over with just his fist.
"You have a deathwish kid ? You think you can beat us by yourself ? " Said the Chūnin leader.
"Beat you ? I could of killed all you guys in one slash if i used my sword . I'm sparring you all, i'm just here to kick your ass and find Naruto " Ichigo anwsered.
"You have some nerve, men get him " the Chūnin leader commanded as 50 men surround Ichigo.
"Piece of cake, you're just a bunch of weak humans " Ichigo stated with an arrogant tone.
"Kick his ass " shouted the shinobi as they come at him at once but Ichigo uses his reiastu to blow away 35 of the Shinigmai sending them flying 100 feet away .
Ichigo takes out one guy with a right hook to his face then takes out another guy with a right kick to the face. Two thugs come at Ichgio with kunai but Ichigo dodges it and does a handstand kick hitting both of them. Ichigo uses his knee to take out the 5th guy. Ichigo then does a spinning kick to take out 4 more shinobi and takes the rest out with flashstep.
"Amazing, you took out 1/3 of my men with ease. Who are you ? " the Chūnin leader asked.
"I'm Ichigo Kuorsaki, i'm here to kick ass " Ichigo answered as he stands perfectly still calm and unfazed.
'"Yo think you can beat me kid ? I'm unparalleled master of hammers Kanadzuchi" the man answered as he pulls out a hammer the size of his body.
"Come on, you're not that strong" Ichigo taunted .
" You bastard, now you done it kid, i'm going to kick your ass " Kanadzuchi shouted as he loses his temper and swings his hammer at full power against Ichigo but Ichigo blocks it with the back of his wrist while the shockwave levels a 5 story building . Ichigo then use a uppercut to send the guy flying 400 feet high and then he falls to the ground with his hammer shattering.
"Is that all you got ? " Ichigo said to Kanadzuchi .
"Impossible... " Kanadzuchi replied as he falls unconscious .
"That guy is too strong, retreat " the other ninjas shouted as they flee the area.
"Biy you're amazing Ichigo " said one of the unseated officers .
"Thanks, i've been getting stronger since my battle with Byakuya " Ichigo replied as he grabs his Shikai from the unseated officer.
Meanwhile at the Naka district
Uryu sees a bunch of unconscious Shinobi including Suzume. He picks up a uniform and puts on a Chunin vest and standard Shinobi clothes.
"Prefect, i should be able to blend in well with the Shinobi. Since i'm also human like them, they won't be able to notice me so easily " Uryu said to himself.
Uryu suddenly sees 30 Shinobi arrive at the scene where there are 19 shinobi out cold. Uyru hid the body of the unconscious shiniboi. Uryu hides from the shinobi .
"Looks like a long battle occurred here " said one of the shinobi medics.
"Get Suzume and her men to the hospital " said the medical leader.
"Right " the men replied as they leave the area. Uryu then tries to sense Naruto's power.
"According to to Kisuke, the Naruto guy we are trying to get is as powerful as Ichigo and has poor control of his reiastu , so why aren't i sensing his power ? " Uryu asked himself as he tries to look for him.
Meanwhile at the ruins of the Hatake district
Chad arrives at the ruins of the Hatake district at the northeastern border seeing nothing but ruins. Chad is within the 3 mile diameter zone where there's nothing but rubble and black ash around the area caused by Jakuhō Raikōben. Rain pours down heavily in this neighborhood.
"This area looks like a nuke hit it " Chad said to himself as he looks around the area. He then sees 30 shinobi after him.
"Who are you civilian ? What are you doing out here ? " said one of the Shinobi.
"They must think i'm a normal human. Might as well play along " Chad though to himself.
"What are you doing out here kid ? It's too dangerous to be out here
"I'm lost around here. I was told to evacuate but ii got lost along the way trying to avoid Shingimais but i couldn't see them at all. All i saw was Shinobi fighting invisible man " Chad explained to them pretending to be a normal human.
" Put your hands up. Got to make sure your not an spy of the Shinigmai " said one of the guys as they use a scanner to detect wheter he's human or a shinigmai.
"What does it say ? " one of the shinobis asked.
"It reads negative, he's not a Shinigmai " another shinobi answered.
"Very well , come with us. We'll take you to Konoha general hospital. It's not safe being out here " the shinobi said to Chad.
"Okay " Chad replied as he walks with them casually supressing his reaistu " It's a good thing i don't have powers like a Shinigmai otherwise they would detected me on the spot. I might as well use this opportunity to hide myself from them. Once i'm at the hospital, i can probably find something that can help us find Naruto " Chad thinks to himself as he goes to fins Naruto in disguised of a normal human. Given Chad always wears civilian clothes, he can causally pass off as a civilian.
Meanwhile at the Hokage palace
Tsunade senses Ichigo's massive reaistu but can't sense Uryu or Chad's reiastu.
" So they sent out the 10 tails already ? This is bad " Tsunade said to herself.
"There probably trying to use him to do a direct blow to Konoha " Katsuyu answered.
"Katsuyu, if he starts to transform. Use your power to negate his abilities " Tsunade said to Katsuyu.
"Yes Lady Tsunade " Katsuyu replied .
"My question is why are they sending out there trump card so early ? Maybe there trying to bait me " Tsunade asked.
"Whatever the cause we need to take him down " Katsuyu answered.
"With the Jounin tied down in battle and Naruto and backup still not yet to arrive,we need to hold off Ichigo as long as possible. Katsuyu, contact Rock Lee and get him to intercept Ichigo until backup arrives " Tsunade stated as she keeps track of Ichigo.
"I still can't detect the other two " Katsuyu replied.
"That's impossible, either they have special gigals or they have to be humans to completely hide their reiastu and pass off as Shinobi " Tsunade stated.
2 miles south of Jakuhō Raikōben crater
10:10 A.M. Kurenai and Byakuya clash attacks with each other. Kurenai continues to fight Byakuya and dodges his Senbonzakura attacks while Byakuya uses Eauōku(エアウォークAirwalk), walking 100 meters high. Rainfall has become violent and almost like in a tropical storm .
"Wind Style: Wind Blade(風遁・風切り Fūton: Kazekiri )" Kurenai chanted as she uses her chakra to cut apart incoming Senbonzakura tendril releasing a pinkish mist like wind blast.
"Not bad but try countering this " Byakuya said to Kurenai as he moves the hilt to do a series of lunging stabs condensing the many blades of Senbonzakura into spiky tendrils that follow the direction of Byakuya's sword.
Kurenai barely dodges 15 of the lunging spike Tendrils. Kurenai manages to evade all of them and goes for a punch aiming at Byakuya but Byakuya uses his hilt in a guarding position causing a cluster of blades to condense a shield covering the front of his body from Naruto's punch, then he cuts Kurenai in half only to see it was an illusion.
"Wind Style: Scattering Flower Dance " Kurenai chanted as she fires a powerful cyclone of petals to attack Byakuya .
"Hadō 33. Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Fire, Crash Down)" Byakuya fires a blue fireball to collide with the wind blast and create a 600 foot radius explosion leveling 30 badly burnt buildings in the way. Byakuya leaps into the air avoiding the blast but he is then binded down by string beans .
"Retsumame Ketsugō Sakkaku (列豆結合錯覚 String Bean Binding Illusion ) " Kurenai chanted as she ensnares Byakuya in her Illusions.
"Damn it ! " Byakuya shouted as he struggles to move his body.
"Gotcha, you can't even move a finger now " Kurenai said to Byakuya as she uses her right hand to increase the constricting strength of her illusion but Byakuya remains calm.
"Scatter Senbonzakura " Byakuya chanted as he uses his shikai to form 3 massive tendrils to cut the string beans apart and break free. Byakuya then sends the wave of blades at her.
"Wind Style:Rumbling Wind Wall (風遁・風の壁を鳴動 Fūton: Kazekabemeidō ) " Kurenai chanted as she creates a wall of spinning wind in front of her that pushes back weapons thrown towards him. the tendrils.
"Most impressive escaping harm with that justu however, let's see how you fare against this one Keisakura (さくらホイップ, Cherry Blossoms Whip) " Byakuya chanted as he creates a whip like strike but Kurenai counters the attack .
"Genjutsu:Hanabira Arashi (幻術;花弁嵐 Illusionary Technique: Flower Petal Storm ) " Kurenai chanted as she creates thousands of flower petals around the tendril and block it using a wind current.
" She blocked with Genjustu combined with wind based attacks ? This woman is good " Byakuya stated to himself as he then sees her attack aimed at his neck from behind.
" DIE ! " Kurenai shouted as she goes to stab Byakuya but Byakuya counters her attack.
"Hadō # 34. Kongōbaku (金剛漠爆,Adamantine Blast)" Byakuya replied as he fires a large fireball towards Kurenai and pushes her back 800 feet westward before creating a massive 400 foot radius explosion leveling 16 buildings . Kurenai's arms are lightly burned from the attack but he emerges as if she wasn't harmed at all.
"Damn it, this guy definitively lives up to the reputation of being a captain " Kurenai said to herself as she tries to ignore her wounds. Byakuya then appears behind Kurenai and prepares to strike her down.
" You're finished ! " Byakuya calmly stated as he reforms his Shikai into sword form and cuts Kurenai in half, bisecting her through her elbow joints and waist . Byakuya then sees mist coming out of the body
" Genjutsu: Kasumi(幻術・霞Illusion Technique: Mist ) " Kurenai chanted as she explodes in a cloud of cherry blossoms. Byakuya dodges the explosion only to see Kurenai right in front of him.
"What the hell ? " Byakuya said shocked to see her in front of her.
"You're wide open captain " Kurenai said to Byakuya behind him as she stabs him from behind hitting his upper back.
"When did you use Genjustu ? " Byakuya asked as he struggles to resist screaming from the pain in his back.
"Right in front of you Byakuya " Kurenai stated as she goes to attack him. Kurenai goes to cut her down only to see her scatter into flower petals . Kurenai then appears to be above him.
" Take this " Kurenai shouted as she slashes down with her kunai only for Byakuya to take a slash across his shoulder despite being 100 feet away. It's revealed that Kurenai is right in front of him. Byakuya uses Shunpo to escape the attack.
"What did you do? " Byakuya asked.
"That clone you cut down released a mist vapor made of my chakra to throw off all five of your senses, in other words, you're under my control. You got paired with the wrong opponent. You can't even see what's directly in front of you " Kurenai answered as she talks to him.
"So this is a illusion ? " Byakuya asked as he tries to see Kurenai behind him.
" It's on the level far greater than the illusions you seen before " Kurenai said to Byakuya as she throws a kunai right at him. Byakuya goes to cut it only to se it's an optical illusion and is hit in the back of his right shoulder with a kunai.
"Damn ! " Byakuya calmly cursed in pain as he tries to resist the pain.
"Right now your depth perception doesn't match with your sword, you can't fight anymore " Kurenai taunted as she creates many illusions of herself " I'm a genjutsu specialist,your not even in the same league as me captain " Kurenai arrogantly taunted.
"Don't misjudge my power " Byakuya replied as he uses Shunpo to come close to the real Kurenai "Bakudō # 71. Noren Mekuri (暖簾捲り, Curtain Stripping) " Byakuya chanted as he moves his hands out and stretches them releasing a reaistu wave that dispels the genjustu briefly revealing the real Kurenai and cuts her in half but it was a clone.
" Fool " Kurenai shouted as it's revealed that she was behind him "Genjutsu Shibari (幻術縛りParalysis Genjutsu ) " Kurenai countered as she uses her chakra to paralyze Byakuya.
"Clever, you used a shadow clone to trick me into another Genjustu trap ? " Byakuya explained praising her clever tactics.
"You almost had me for a second however it's useless to try escaping my Genjustu " Kurenai stated as she comes at Byakuya up close to stab him but Byakuya breaks out of the binding Genjustu and blocks with his sealed sword sword even though he's pushed back 100 feet into a building. Kurenai comes close to Byakuya charging at him but Byakuya gets back up and counters her attack.
"Hadō #73. Sōren Sōkatsui (双漣蒼火墜, Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down) " Byakuya chanted as he fires a massive wave of blue fire similar to a Kamehameha wave but it goes through Kurenai and blast through 52 buildings within a mile range south of Byakuya. Byakuya is then stabbed in the right arm by Kurenai's kunai.
"Your very skilled to still keep fighting despite being under my genjustu,your power is great as well as your skilled however no matter how skilled an enemy is, you can't fight all five of your senses attacking you at once " Kurenai said to Byakuya as Byakuya struggles to attack Kurenai.
" I need to find a way to counter her genjustu, even Bakudō # 71 won't be enough to fully counter her abilities " Byakuya said to himself as he struggles to see correctly.
"Hananinjāto: Hatsubai Baikaihana (花忍者アート：発売媒介の花 Flower Ninja Art: Release Mediated Flowers) " Kurenai chanted as she turns her flower petals into bombs which levels everything within a 300 foot radius .
"That was too close for comfort " Byakuya said to himself as he used his Senbonzakura to form a 360 degree barrier around him .
"Not bad , but you can't hope to hold out forever Hananinjāto:Sagarisakura Sanranhōha(花忍者アート：下がり桜と散乱法葉 Flower Ninja Art: Falling Blossoms and Scattering Leaves) " Kurenai chanted as she releases hundreds of flower petals that rain down like shiurken . Byakuya dodges all the shiurken with Shunpo.
"I got you this time " Byakuya stated as he goes behind her and stab through her heart only to see another illusion. Kurenai is in the air charging up her justu.
"Wind Style: Scattering Flower Dance " Kurenai chanted as she fires a powerful cyclone of petals to attack Byakuya .
"Dankū (断空,Severing Void)" Byakuya chanted as he summons his kidō barrier to block the wind blast which levels everything within a 500 foot radius but the barrier easily blocks against the blast that leveled 18 buildings .
"Magen: Jubaku Satsu (魔幻・樹縛殺 Demon Illusion: Tree Binding Death)" Kurenai chants as Byakuya is completely robbed of his mobility as he sees the mirage of a tree coiling itself around him. Byakuya drops his Zanpakutō.
"Damn it " Byakuya stated as he struggles to break free from the tree. Kurenai then appears through the tree with a kunai to his neck.
" You can't hope to escape this justu . This is one of the genjutsus that have been passed down since ancient times in Konohakagure. You're a real disappointment, You're just a weakling who can't do anything without your Zanpakutō " Kurenai arrogantly taunted.
"I must say, your level of Genjustu mastery is amazing " Byakuya praised struggling to move.
"You might be skilled in combat and while you definitively have the speed and power advantage it's rendered useless if you can't even hit me .Even the most powerful and skilled enemies can't fight without using all five senses. Goodbye Captain ! "Kurenai stated as she goes to stab Byakuya in the juglar vein but her kunai is stopped by Senbonzakura's hand which materializes from the thousand flower petals.
"What? It released itself ?"Kurenai said shocked to see Senbonzakura.
"Senbonzakura ?" Byakuya asked shocked to see his Zanpakutō sprirt.
"Master, if you lost control of your senses, allow me to become your eyes and fight for you " Senbonzakura said to Byakuya as he undoes the Genjustu.
" I see, so you materialized yourself to counter the Genjustu , not bad " Kurenai stated.
"Your Genjustu has no effect on my master " Senbonzakura taunted.
"I see , you just made a big mistake revealing yourself Magen:Yūjin Mikkoku(魔幻・友人を密告Demonic Illusion:Betraying Friend ) " Kurenai chanted as she puts Senbonzakura under the Genjustu.
"I told you, your Genjustu doesn't work against me anymore " Byakuya taunted only to see Senbonzakura about to attack him. Byakuya blocks the strike with his sealed Zanpakutō .
"It may not work on you but it will work on your own Zanpakutō . You made the same foolish mistake that dumb bitch and that moronic bastard made when they challenged my power " Kurenai explained to Byakuya.
"I should of took more precautions to your powers, either way it won't change your outcome " Byakuya stoically replied.
"You might be able to see through my old tricks but try fighting your way out of this one " Kurenai stated as she goes next to Senbonzakura . Byakuya goes to strike her with his Zanpakutō but Senbonzakura blocks the blade.
"You of all people should know better it's foolish to fight my 1,000 blades with a single sword " Senbonzakura said to Byakuya as he uses his Shikai to attack his own master.
"Snap out of it Senbonzakura " Byakuya said to his own Zanpakutō as he dodges his tendril.
"It's futile " Senbonzakura said to Byakuya as he creates a large tendril that hits Byakuya down causing a 600 foot radius explosion that levels 20 buildings . Byakuya gets out of a large 50 foot diameter , 30 foot deep crater.
"Let's see how well you do when your own power is turned against you " Kurenai laughed at Byakuya.
Meanwhile at the Hyūga district
Histugaya and Neji clash attacks against each other. Hitsugaya swings his Shikai against Neji but Neji dodges each strike .
"Hyōryū Senbi (氷竜旋尾, Ice Dragon Swirling Tail)" Hitsugaya shouts as he swings his sword in a linear direction and creates overflowing ice from his blade in the form of a crescent wave at Neji but Neji jumps over the attack.
"Come on, don't you have anything else to attack me with ? " Neji asked.
"Yeah this " Hitsugaya repiled as he turns the blast to try striking Neji from behind but Njei dodghes the attack. " Zekku (絶空, Void Sever) " Hitsugayta chanted as the blast travels upward towards Neji .
"Hakkeshō Kaiten ( 八卦掌回天 Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation ) " Neji chanted as he spins around negating the blast .
"How is he able to counter my attacks so easily ? It's like he's able to predict my movements like the last guy i fought . To see my attacks coming behind him, it's like he has eyes in the back of his head " Hitsugaya thought to himself as he stays defensive.
" Take this " Neji shouted as he dashes up close to Hitsugaya.
"If i'm hit with his attack, i'm a goner. I must stay out of range of his attacks " Hitsugaya said to himself as he dodges a lunging strike followed by a palm thrust .
Hitsugaya creates 20 ice dragons from his Shikai and aim them at Neji but Neji dodges the attacks from his Shikai . Hitsugaya then uses another ice dragon to try ctaching Neji offguard but Neji negates it with ease.
"Hakkeshō Kaiten ( 八卦掌回天 Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation ) " Neji chanted as he spins around negating the blast .
"How are you able to negate my attack ? " Hitsugaya asked shocked to see it negated again.
" Isn't it obvious. I'm sure your familiar with the Byakugan " Neji stated as he points to his eyes.
"I didn't notice it before but his eyes have changed " Hitsugaya thought to himself.
" When the Byakugan is activated, it gives the user 3 distinct abilities " Neji answered.
"What are these 3 abilities ? " Hitsugaya asked.
" The first ability is 360º field of vision, the second ability is being able to see through solid objects, and can use a degree of telescopic sight and third and final ability s the ability to see chakra, chakra flow as well as the chakra circulation system inside the body with great detail. It is from this particular ability that they are able to employ their ultimate attack style: Gentle Fist " Neji explained to Hitsugaya.
"That explains why you were aiming at the pressure points of my body " Hitsugaya stated holding his sword with two hands but then feels the strain on his shoulder and stomach.
"Last and most importantly, the justu Hakkeshō Kaiten ( 八卦掌回天 Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation ) use schakra control gained through Gentle Fist training to release a huge amount of chakra from all the chakra points on the user's released chakra blocks any possible attack on the user. After releasing chakra from every tenketsu in their body, the user then spins rapidly to parry the attack, both creating a rotating shield of chakra around themselves and tossing away any nearby attackers. In theory ,it's more powerful than any defence, including Gaara's sand " Neji explained to Hitsugaya with shocking detail.
"No wonder now of my attacks were able to hit you at all , still doesn't mean i can't find a weakness " Hitsugaya repiled while trying to hold on to his sword.
"I doubt you would be doing that anytime soon Shinigmai. I hit 2 vital charka points, one in your right arm where you wield your sword and the other in your stomach. Fatigue would soon engulf you and you won't be able to fight back " Neji explained to him with an arrogant smirk.
"Don't count you chickens before they hatch, i'll kill you for what you try to do to Momo " Hitsugaya replied shouting as he creates 5 more ice dragons.
"More ice dragons ? Surely you can do better than that, after all you gave Kakashi a good fight " Neji taunted as he goes to attack Hitsugaya.
" Go ahead and come closer " Hitsugaya smirked as he sess Neji dodge the ice dragons he rushes towards Hitsugaya .
"Time to end this! " Neji shouted as he approaches Hitsugaya only to see 50 ice dragons around him.
"What ? " Neji said shocked to see that many ice dragons after him.
"Hiryūseki (氷竜堰 Ice Dragon Barrage ) " Hitsugaya chanted as he surrounds Neji with 50 ice dragons within a 300 foot radius all of them moving 360º around Neji and all attack him at once.
"Hakkeshō Kaiten ( 八卦掌回天 Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation ) " Neji chanted as he spins around deflecting all the dragons and creating a 500 foot radius wave of chakra leveling 20 buildings. Neji stops spining only to see his hands frozen by the two tendrils that came out the ground.
"I got you now . While you chakra skills are very high, you can't use your gentle fist or your rotation with your hands frozen , now die Ryūsenka (竜霰花, Dragon Hail Flower) " Hitsugaya chanted as he dashes towards Neji and is 5 feet near Neji .
"Shit ! " Neji shouted as he is stabbed by Hitsugaya's Shikai.
"Got you ,even if it wasn't an instant kill,The wound is deep enough to kill you combined with the freezing of your heart" Hitsugaya smiled as he channels his icy reiastu through Neji. However Neji smirked back and channels chakra through his body and not only negates the freezing but the Zanpakutō vaporizes as well .
"What! " Hitsugaya shouted looking at his broken Zanpakutō. Only the hilt remains of it . Neji breaks out of the ice and kicks Hitsugaya in the face knocking him down.
"Shall i tell you a secret ? It's not only my hands , i can control chakra all over my body using the pores of my skin. Before you pierced me with you Zanpakutō, i formed a sharp enough chakra point at the area you were going to stab me in to shatter the blade and greatly reduce the damage done to me while leaving you without your weapon " Neji explained to Hitsugaya.
"Fuck ! " Hitsugaya shouted as he then sees Neji appraching towards him.
"Without your sword, you can't keep me at bay anymore and i can easily counter your attacks . You can't escape now " Neji stated as a green tirgarm appears around them.
"What the hell ? " Hitsugaya asked shocked to senses such a strong chakra from Neji.
"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms (柔拳法・八卦六十四掌, Jūkenhō: Hakke Rokujūyon Shō) " Neji chanted as he comes right at Hitsugaya.
"Fuck ! " Hitsugaya yelled as he tries to escape but He's hit by Neji.
" Two Palms " Neji chanted as he uses two consecutive strikes to make two "Four Palms" Neji chanted as he uses another two consecutive strikes to make four " Eight Palms " Neji chanted as he lands four consecutive strikes to make eight " Sixteen Palms , eight consecutive strikes to make sixteen " Thirty Two Palms " Neji chanted as he uses sixteen consecutive strikes to make thirty two "Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms " Neji chanted as he does another thirty two consecutive strikes in succession to make a total of sixty four strikes smashing Hitsugaya through a 10 story building.
Htisugaya struggles to get back up as every part of his body was hit by Neji's Gentle fist.
"I hit 64 chakra points in your body. you can't move anymore. I even shattered your Zanpakutō, you've reached your limit kid " Neji said to Hitsugaya .
" Come on, damn it " Hitsugaya shouted in frustration as he struggles to get back up .
"Don't bother, it's a miracle you're still alive but if you wish to die, so be it " Neji shouted as he goes to strike Hitsugaya but Hitsugaya releases reiastu throughout his body which takes the form of a tall, young man with long, wild, teal green hair, an icy blue X across the center of his face, and gray eyes dressed in loose samurai-like garments that consist of a dark green and purple chestplate underneath a light purple kimono with a chain around his waist and a dull gold adornment on his chest with his arms and legs are covered in ice.
"Hyōrinmaru ? " Hitsugaya asked shocked to see him.
"If you can't use your sword , then allow me to lend you power " Hyōrinmaru said to Hitsugaya.
"What's going on ? Just who are you ? " Neji asked as he stares at Hyōrinmaru .
" Very well then " Hitsugaya replied as they both point out there swords and Hyōrinmaru goes backs into sword form and he gains back his reiastu. Hitsugaya is surrounded by an dense amount of spiritual energy as the rain stops around him and everything within a 500 foot radius of Hitsugaya.
"What ? Where's that chakra coming from ? " Neji said to himself horrified at the level of reiastu Hitsugaya is exerted.
" Bankai !" Hitsugaya chanted as his spiritual energy shoots up into the air releasing his reiastu everywhere a
"What's with this chakra ? It' so intense and freezing cold. It's like the inside of a freezer " Neji said to himself guarding against the freezing winds of Hitsugaya's reiastu.
Histugaya's release affects the weather within the immediate vicinity, all the heavy rain within a 2,000 foot radius of Hitsugaya turns into hail and snow. Ice flows from Hyōrinmaru onto Hitsugaya, starting at his right arm which ice forms onto in the shape of a dragon's head around his sword hand . The ice continues forming up over his shoulders with two large wings sprouting from his back and a long tail. The ice forms down his left arm encasing his hand which ends in a claw. Hitsugaya's feet are encased in ice in a similar manner to his left hand which as they to end in claws
"Bankai :Daiguren Hyorinmaru" Hitsugaya chanted as everything around him is frozen. Neji blocks against the change in reiastu and breaks out of the thin ice sheet covering his body using his charka.
" So that's your bankai ? What a monstrous power " Neji asked as he gets back into fighting stance only to see Hitsugaya gone.
" Too slow " Hitsugaya stated as he goes to stab Neji from behind but Neji barely dodged the stab aimed at his head by a few inches. Hitugaya then reappears and goes to attack Neji with his Bankai " Ryūsenka (竜霰花, Dragon Hail Flower) " Hitsugaya chanted as he attacks Neji.
"Hakkeshō Kaiten ( 八卦掌回天 Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation ) " Neji chanted as he spins artound trying to repel Hitsugaya's strike but Hitsugaya frieezes the chakra in midair " Impossbile, he forze soild chakra "
"Absolute defense ? What a joke, your defense doesn't even compare to Gaara's " Hitsugaya replied as he shatter Neji's frozen rotation like nothing .
"How are you able to freeze charka like that? " Neji asked.
"It's simple,Hyōrinmaru is the strongest of all ice-element Zanpakutō in the Soul Society. He has the power to control any/all ice and water . It 's powerful enough to freeze even the hottest of flames . This is my true form,Bankai :Daiguren Hyorinmaru " Hitsugaya explained to Neji as a billzard blows around them.
"I see, so that's the power Kakashi went up against. Very well the, it's time i fought at full power myself " Neji replied as he is surrounded by green chakra which surges around his entire body . Neji dashes at Hitsugaya and hits him in the stomach with his fist knocking Hitsugaya through several buildings .
"Not a bad punch but can you handle my power ? " Hitsugaya asked as he prepares to fight Neji.
Meanwhile at the Menna district
Shizune struggles to fight 2 against 1 while stilling feeling the effects of Ashisogi Jizō. Shizune dodges a sweeping slash from Mayuri's Ashisogi Jizō while dodging an energy shot from Nemu's Zankyō Kyūshū, Shizune dodges a lunge from Nemu's Shikai but is almost cut by Mayuri.
" Earth Style: Rock Staff( 岩スコア Iwasukoa ) " Shizune chanted as she summons a stone staff to use as a weapon.
Suddenly Mayuri and Nemu see small snowflakes fall with the rain as temperatures plummet from 76 degrees to 32 degrees. Shizune also senses the massive spiritual power from a distance.
"What a strong spiritual power, what could be causing the weather to distort like this ? " Shizune asked herself as she feels the chills of the sudden drop in temperature.
"Looks like Captain Hitsugaya has activated his Bankai, this is the first time i have seen him use it in the human world without a limiter. Very interesting to see such an immense reiastu at once "Mayuri said to himself but then Shizune uses Shunpo to appear behind him
" Take this ! " Shizune shouted as she goes to stab Mayuri but she's blocked by Nemu again using her shikai holding it with her right hand
"Yubiame Satsuei( 指雨撮影Finger Rain Shot ) " Nemu chants as he fingers fire kido shots from each finger like a machine gun with each finger firing 108 shots per second.
Shizue dodges 1,200 shots while blocking against Mayuri's Shikai with her staff. Shizune clashes attacks blocking against Mayuri's Ashisogi Jizō.
"Don't forget about me " Mayuri replied as he comes at Shizune with his Shikai but she blocks the attack only to be hit down by Nemu's Shikai.
"I got you now " Nemu stated as she goes to attack Shizune but Shizune throws her rockstaff through Nemu's right arm which causes Nemu to drop her Shikai. Shizune then moves up close to go for the finishing kill against Nemu but Nemu kicks her away.
Shizune picks up her rockstaff and goes to clash attacks with Mayuri. Shizune dodges a punch from Nemu as well as a right roundhouse kick and an uppercut and uses her rockstaff to block Mayuri's hit as well. Nemu does a running kick which kicks Shizune through a 5 story building 100 feet away. Shizune gets back up
"Fighting the two of them is going to be difficult ,i must eliminate the Lieutenant first. She's going to be trouble with her constantly attacking me before i can use my captain has an obvious power advantage while the lieutenant has the speed and durability advantage . I just need a few more minutes before i counter his poison, i must hold them off until then. I don't want to risk going full power with the poison still inside me " Shizune said to herself as she uses shunshin to leap on a 5 story building and go inside
"Byakurai " Mayuri chanted as he shoots a powerful blast of Kido through the building leaving a 5 foot diameter hole through the building . Mayuri blasts several holes through the building but Shizune dodges the blasts. the building collapses after 120 Byakurais.
" Damn " Shizune stated while in air holding her rockstaff only to see Mayuri right next to her.
" Gotcha " Mayuri shouted as he goes to slash Shizune but Shizune shoots 6 needles nearly hitting Mayuri but Mayuri dodges it . Nemu appears right in front of her.
" Die !" Nemu shouted as she shoots a jet of flames from her mouth. Shizune dodges the 100 foot stream of flames
"Take this Earth Style: Stone Spikes " Shizune chanted as she summons spikes of earth that come up from the ground to stab through Nemu's legs and through her pelvis but she breaks out of it and picks up her Shikai.
"Try escaping this attack Anaake Zankyō (穴あけを残響Drilling Reverberation ) " Nemu chanted as he lance forms an energy drill that spins along with her arm to make a devastating drill attack that Shizune barely dodges the strike.
"This woman's durability is insane, she's injured yet she continues to fight " Shizune said to herself seeing Nemu having puncture wounds on her legs and one through her pelvis yet is still able to fight.
"Don't just focus on her Raikōhō (雷吼炮, Thunder Roar Cannon ) " Mayuri chanted as he fires a powerful blast of lightning at Shizune but Shizune dodges the blast as the blast levels everything within a 300 foot radius leveling 10 buildings.
Nemu then appears in front of Shizune and lunges her lance at Shizune but Shizune blocks with her rockstaff. Nemu fires eye lasers at Shizune but Shizune dodges the blast by a few inches as the lasers cut through 5 building 600 feet of Shizune buildings and graze Shizune's right shoulder.
"Time to get rid of you " Shizune shouted " Water Style: Hand of Waves(水遁・水鉢Suiton: Suihachi ) " Shizune chanted as she fires a water at Nemu but Nemu uses her Shikai.
"Zankyō Kyūshū (残響を吸収 Absorbing Reverberation ) " Nemu chanted as her lance like weapon absorbs the water justu .
"What ? " Shizune said shocked to see the water justu absorbed.
"Hanshakyō(反射鏡Reflecting Mirror ) " Nemu chanted as she fires a powerful blue energy blast right at Shizune firing it like a canon which causes a 400 foot radius explosion which knocks back Shizune 600 feet westward and levels 16 buildings nearby.
Shizune manages to survive last second by blocking the attack but she is badly injured. Shizune has a large 2nd degree burn on her chest and a small 1st degree burn on both of her wrists and the left side of her forehead. Shizune is also bleeding profusely from all said places, as well as her right thigh.
"Damn what power she processes ,i would of been dead had not for blocking it" Shizune stated as she tires to heal herself of her injuries but Mayuri uses Shunpo to appear behind her.
"You left your guard down Shinobi " Mayuri taunted as he cuts Shizune across the chest with his Ashisogi Jizō paralyzing her.
" Damn it " Shizune shouted as she struggles to fight the poison and stand.
"What you were just hit by was Nemu's "Hanshakyō(反射鏡Reflecting Mirror ) . Nemu's true power of her Zankyō Kyūshū (残響を吸収 Absorbing Reverberation ) is to turn attacks against the user. By absorbing the rieshi in her attacks, she can increase the attacks power up to 5 times it's original power "
"No wonder it was so powerful, that attack is too powerful for a Lieutenant level Shinigmai " Shizune stated.
"Nemu's base reaistu without her Shikai is only 1,800 RYK, slightly below an average Shikai released Lieutenant however her attacks full power is over 9,000 RYK. That's 3 times my Shikai's power but only 1/3 of my Bankai's power " Mayuri explained to Shizune.
" She's very powerful to wield such destructive power " Shizune praised .
"Well it's not without drawbacks. Hanshakyō's power could only be used once at it's highest setting, once that is over and done with, she'll revert back to sealed sword form . Her Shikai unlike most Shikai's increase her power by only 2 times base form but with the special ability i given her, she can easily hold her own with even the best of Lieutenants combined with her android body . She's my greatest creation " Mayuri explained to Shizune.
"I see , you had her jump me and fought against me so i couldn't get the chance to use my full power? " Shizune stated.
"That's right , unlike most captains who specialize in some form of combat,i prefer the lab so i'm not that strong but as you can see here, my brains is more than good enough. I wanted to avoid a drawn out battle and my Lieutenant served her purpose well " Mayuri explained to Shizune.
"What to do now Captain ? " Nemu asked .
" Capture her, we need to bring her to the lab and do some experiments on her " Mayuri answered as he reseals his Shikai back into sealed Zanpakutō form and puts it into his sheathe.
"Very well then " Nemu replied as she goes to pick up Shizune . But Shizune manages to kick her in the face and stands back up struggling to stand still.
"How is she able to still move while cut by Ashisogi Jizō ? This woman has some impressive feats of durability however she's not going to last much longer " Mayuri said to himself " Nemu, finish the fight "
"Yes Mayuri " Nemu replied as she goes to attack Shiziune "Tedoriru (手ドリル, Hand Drill) " Nemu chanted as she twirls her hand and forearm like a drill and move her left arm at excessive speeds. Shizune dodges it and hits Nemu in the stomach.
"Ranshinshō ( 乱身衝Nervous System Rupture )" Shizune shouted as the first corpse dashes towards Nemu and hits Nemu with her palm . Nemu is paralyzed and can't move her body
" What ? " Mayuri said shocked to see Shizune moving so perfectly . Shizune uses Shunshin to appear behind him.
"Fooled ya " Shizune shouted as she slashes Mayuri across the back with her chakra dissection blades.
"Impossible, how can you still be standing ? " Mayuri shouted .
" That technique i used was Dokuhanten (毒を反転Poison Negation ) . My body develops an anditiote to any poison i'm exposed to and automatically counters it in minutes. Your Ashisogi Jizo could no longer affect me or poison me " Shizune explained to Mayuri with a smile on her face.
"Nemu get back up and help me out right now " Mayuri commanded.
"I'm afraid that won't be happening. The attack i hit her with had jammed her ability to move her body " Shizune replied as her wounds are fully healed and she no longer has burns on her body however her long blueish-black kimono is burnt and covered with dried blood.
Rain pours down on both of them as well as sleet. Shizune charges up her energy but before she can go full power . Nemu grabs her from behind and holds on to her.
" Nemu, self destruct !" Mayuri said to Nemu.
"Yes captain " Nemu replied as she gathers blue spiritual energy around her body.
"What ? " Shizune stated as she struggles to break free and is about to break out.
"Bakudō #61. Rikujōkōrō (六杖光牢, Six Rods Prison of Light) " Mayuri chanted as he binds Shizune down with Nemu and uses Shunpo to get 1,000 feet away.
"Don't do this , you'll kill yourself too " Shizune stated as she struggles to break free .
" It's my captains orders " Nemu replies as she blows herself up creating a massive explosion destroying everything within a 600 foot radius leveling 20 buildings within the area.
The blast clears up to see Shizune within a 60 foot diameter , 20 foot deep crater. Shizune is covered with blood around most of her body and her Kimono has been burned off revealing her see through mesh shirt and shorts she wears underneath the Kimono. Shizune struggles to get back up . Mayuri walks to the crater to see Shizune a bloody wreck.
" Nemu looks like you made a real mess of yourself " Mayuri said to Nemu who is scattered into pieces but then reforms herself a second later but can't move.
" Impossible, she regenerated herself .How did she survive such an explosion ? No one could just put themselves back together like that " Shizune stated struggling to breathe.
"It's quite simple. The explosion was a shape charge blast from the core of her body. A second before she explodes., her body parts eject out of the main body and her chest opens up to reveal her core . The core itself explodes with the power of 18,000 RYK. That's enough force to seriously injure or even kill Captain level shingimai at 20% of there powers and more than enough to kill any another Lieutenant" Mayuri answered.
"So you can blow up her repeatedly ? " Shizune asked.
"Nope, it can only be done once. The regeneration serum in her body is used up in the core explosion so if she self destructs again, i would need a new lieutenant.
"Captain... " Nemu stated unable to move her body but then she's kicked by Mayuri in the face.
"You idiot ! I told you to restrain your power, you're lucky the shinobi is still intact from the blast " Mayuri shouted at Nemu who is fully constructed again.
"My deepest apologies captain " Nemu replied humbly as she tries to get back up.
"Even with some upgrades to your design, you're still as worthless as ever. Oh well in either case, it should be easy to bring you back to the Soul Society given you have token too much damage to put up that much of a fight " Mayuri explained to Shizune.
" He scarified his own lieutenant just to take me down, this guys has to be the most cruel and evil man i have met in my life since Orochimaru " Shizune stated to herself.
" Look how you're sweating and bleeding. I can tell you're in pain but it's amazing you haven't screamed in pain yet. Guess you Medical Ninjas are very different from Squad 4 after all " Mayuri stated as he grabs Shizune "I must admit, your abilities are very impressive. You are the first ever to counter my Ashisogi Jizō and develop a cure against it. You Shinobi are on a far higher league than the quinces and even better than the Bounts" Mayuri praised.
" Quinces ? So you guys did kill them off ? " Shizune asked.
"Yep and i must say it was fun dissecting each of them alive . You Shinobi are going to be even more fun than that given your abundance of justus and powers " Mayuri answered with a sadistic smirk on his face.
"Good that's all i needed to know, now i would have no qualms about taking your life " Shizune replied.
"You're bluffing , at your condition, you lost 90 % of your lifeforce from that blast . You can't possbily fight me anymore
" That's what you think " Shizune replied with a smirk as her body starts to heal itself.
"What ! " Mayuri asked as he sees her gaining up power.
"Chikatsu Saisei (治活再生の術Regenerative Healing Jutsu ) " Shizune stated as she heals her wounds. In 20 seconds all her wounds are fully healed .
"Impossible, how are you able to do that ? " Mayuri asked awestrucked at what he sees.
"Chikatsu Saisei (治活再生の術Regenerative Healing Jutsu ) is a very difficult medical ninjutsu, as such the success rate of this type of treatment isn't very high and usually requires 4 people. I on the other hand can use this justu on myself to instantly heal my wounds and regenerate even missing sections of the body. The only drawback is the massive chakra drainage on my body " Shizune explained to Mayuri as she gets back up .
"You cease to amaze me woman " Mayuri stated.
"Then you can be further amazed after i'm done killing you ! " Shizune shouted as she surrounds herself with an intense blue chakra which engulfs her body which then turns light purple as she goes into full power.
"I see, you're going at full power , very well them. I'll go at... " Mayuri stated to Shizune but Shizune is right behind him.
"Too slow " Shizune shouted as she slashes him across the right shoulder. Mayuri barely dodged a blow aimed at his neck " Damn, missed the neck "
"What " Mayuri shouted holding on to his shoulder as it bleeds profusely.
"Water Style: Destruction Torrent (破壊を急流 水遁,Suiton: Hakaikyūryū ) " Shizune chanted as she sends a massive water vortex created from her palm creating a spiraling wall of water that levels everything within a 500 foot radius leveling 20 buildings.
"That was too close " Mayuri said to himself as he stands in the air.
"Earth Style : Mudshot Justu ( 土遁, 泥ショットDoton :Doroshotto ) " Shizune chanted as she shoots mud from her mouth which hits Mayuri down to the ground. Mayuri gets back up to attack "Wind Style: Devastation " Shizune chanted as she shoots a massive blast of wind from her mouth that causes a 500 foot raidus exploison leveling 15 buildings but Mayuri dodges the attack.
"Damn it, she's moving so fast . I can't see her attacks at all " Mayuri stated as he then sees Shizune at Point blank range with her using Shunshin to move at 14,666.6 ft/sec( 10,000 MPH ).
"Chakra Dissection Blades (チャクラのメスChakura no Mesu) " Shizune chanted as she slashes Mayrui with a powerful vertical slash as the attack creates a 500 foot long fissure in the ground.
The smoke clears up to reveal Mayuri lost his right arm with blood coming right out of it.
"Damn you, you bitch ! " Mayuri shouted holding on to his arm.
"I'm aware of your tricks, i'll kill you before you can use those needles to heal yourself " Shizune stated.
"I won't lose to a human Bankai " Mayuri chanted as his body glows with red spiritual energy.
The baby's head on the guard opens its mouth releasing an eerie sound wave and causing minor tremors in the ground as the sword transforms into a giant creature with the body of a caterpillar in a red cape with a grotesque golden baby's head and arms with a silver halo hovering around its head, near the back of the halo are 4 bells, 2 on each side. The baby spews deadly poison gas everywhere engulfing everything within a 800 foot radius of Mayuri in a cloud of deadly poison. The sky becomes reddish purple within a 3,200 foot radius of Mayuri .
" What the hell is that ? " Shizune asked.
"Bankai Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō (金色疋殺地蔵, Golden Leg-Cutting Jizō) , it creates a poisonous mist which there is no cure for .
"Poisonous mist ? " Shizune said shocked to see the massive caterpillar.
"This was created by my blood. I've give up trying to keep you alive , it would be fun to kill you " Mayuri replied as he goes to attack with his Bankai.
"This isn't good " Shizune stated as the Bankai comes right at her.
Meanwhile at the Naka district
Uryu senses Mayuri's spiritual power from a distance.
"That spiritual power ? It can't be . There's no forgetting that Horrifying reiastu " Uryu thought to himself as he thinks back to his battle with Mayuri.
2 months ago
Uryu's pov
Me and Mayuri fought not very long ago. I was barely able to get an upper hand on the more experienced captain . He used his own lieutenant to disable me long enough to land a hit on me with his Shikai, which paralyzed my right arm. I was outraged by Mayuri's callous disregard for his own lieutenant. Mayuri reveals that he created Nemu and mocks his sympathy as part of the meaningless "Quincy pride" they speak about until their last breath. He recalls the last Quincy he researched who kept on calling out the name of his student and shows me a photograph, which depicts my own grandfather.
"That students name is Ishida... Uryu Ishida , He was my teacher as well as my grandfather " i said to the demented heartless captain as my rage unleashed a powerful wave of Reiastu and activated my Ransōtengai (乱装天傀 Heavenly Wild Puppet Suit) which allowed me to move despite the deadly effects of Mayuri's Shikai.
"I must say, you're very impressive. Of all the out of the 2661 that i examined or studied, none of them could use Ransōtengai (乱装天傀 Heavenly Wild Puppet Suit). A rare high level technique that allows the user to control their body parts using strings of spirit energy controlled by their brain, forming lines or strings out of countless spiritrons. By using this technique, the user can control their body as one would a puppet, allowing them to move freely despite paralysis, broken limbs, or any other force that would impede normal movement. You might be worth capturing alive " Mayuri explained to me.
"I'm thankful that Orihime is not there to witness this fight, i swear on my Quincy pride" that I WILL KILL YOU ! " I shouted in intense anger as i then removed my Sanrei glove, invoking the "Quincy: Letzt Stil", greatly increasing my Quincy powers at the cost of losing them shortly thereafter.
"What's this spiritual power.. i never seen this form before ? " Mayuri asked shocked as if he saw an Vasto Lodre.
My body was overflowing with resihi as i deconstruct spiritual objects, such as buildings in Seireitei. I gained a more battle-ready form of the standard Quincy attire, with the Sanrei Glove's bow separating from itself and remaining in my hand, and what appears to be armor covering my left side and arm. This shoulder armor is a silver color, bearing the common blue Quincy cross, while the white clothing area of the outfit contains rows of parallel blue vertical lines. A blue, flame-like object resembling a quiver of pure reiryoku forms on my right shoulder.
I fired the first spiritual arrow, which Mayuri dodges only for me appear from above and shoot him, causing a large explosion.
"Beg for mercy and apologize to everyone you harmed and never appears in front of me again, if you don't the next spiritual arrow will be three times stronger than the last shot " i said to Mayuri.
"DAMN YOU QUINCY ! No lowly Quincy screws me over, don't get cocky little boy . I'll match your massive power increase with my own " Mayuri shouted in anger as he lost his left arm in that last shot and was bleeding profusely " Bankai " he chanted as his body glew with an intense spiritual aura .
Mayuri chanted as his body glows with red spiritual energy.
The baby's head on the guard opens its mouth releasing an eerie sound wave and causing minor tremors in the ground as the sword transforms into a giant creature with the body of a caterpillar in a red cape with a grotesque golden baby's head and arms with a silver halo hovering around its head, near the back of the halo are 4 bells, 2 on each side.
"Bankai Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō (金色疋殺地蔵, Golden Leg-Cutting Jizō) , it creates a poisonous mist which there is no cure for " Mayuri explained to me.
"Impossible , how can that Zanpakutō have a second release ? " i cluelessly asked shocked to see such a horrifying monster of a weapon.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Didn't' you know Zanpakutō's have two different release forms ? " Mayuri answered.
"What? " i said shocked to hear this.
"Ashisogi Jizō (疋殺地蔵, Leg-Cutting Jizō) is my Shikai, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō (金色疋殺地蔵, Golden Leg-Cutting Jizō) is my Bankai. My power and abilities are 10 times more powerful than my Shikai . It also releases a deadly poison gas that kills within 5 minutes of inhalation causing a slow and painful death " he explained to me as he has his monster breathe toxic vapor right at me ." Sad i have to kill you, now DIE ! "
Mayuri laughed ad the monstrous Bankai came at me with it's blades drawn out.
I fired my last arrow last second split the Bankai it in half and shooting a hole through Mayuri's abdomen. I originally aimed for his head but the cloud of poison obstructed my view and i missed his heart and brain. As i lost my powers the poison seeped into my body and i became contaminated by the deadly poison . Much to my surprised Mayuri was still able to stand after nearly being cut in half .
"DAMN YOU YOU QUINCY SUCM ! " Mayuri shouted in agonizing pain as he then turned his own sword against himself and stabs himself in the throat with his Zanpakutō, allowing him to use its ability to turn himself into liquid so that he could escape, seeping into the cracks of the area.
Present day
3rd person pov
" As much as i hate that bastard Mayuri, i can't picture him losing to any one less than a kage. His Bankai was able to poison me at my strongest state , the only way anyone has a chance to defeat Mayuri is to develop an immunity to his poison. The poison has an antidote, which Nemu keeps behind her lieutenant's badge, and which Mayuri keeps on his person. Mayuri can change the composition of the poison as well, ensuring that no foolproof antidote can ever be manufactured to cure it, and no immunity is developed against it. Even if the opponent does not breathe, the poison will still enter their body. In short, there is no possible ninja who can contend against his poison " Uryu thought to himself.
Meanwhile at Hokage palace
Tsunade sees battles occurring all over the village .
"Looks like Shizune is really going all out in her battle " Tsunade said to Katsuyu.
"Indeed " Katsuyu replied.
"Neji is also doing the same with his opponent. I can see what Gai and Kakashi had to to deal with, these captains shouldn't be token lightly. Just them clashing with Jounin have dsitored the atomsphere " Tsunade explained to Katsuyu.
"We just need 30 more minutes to get everyone to safety " Katsuyu stated.
"Shizune has her work cut out for her and so does Neji. Question is can they win there battles ? " Tsunade asked.
Meanwhile 30 miles north of Konoha.
Jiraya has double the speed of his giant forg that Naruto,Gai, Kakashi and Yamato are at . The sky get darker as they travel closer to the village.
"The sky has grown darker " Kakashi stated.
"Things must be getting worse in the village " Gai stated.
"Can't this thing go any faster pevry sage ? " Naruto asked.
"I'm moving this thing as fast as i can . Calm yourself Naruto " Jiarya answered .
Meanwhile at Yamamoto's office
Yamamoto talks with Shunsui and Ukitake about the second plan of the invasion and the aid of backup.
" It seems all the captains are engaged in battle against the Jounins and no one has been able to find the Nine Tails " Ukitake reported.
"Very well then , once Unohana and Inoue had finished healing all the wounded patients, you two will head into Konoha and take care of the Kage in the village as well aid the other Shinboi on the ground " Yamamoto commanded.
"So far we got 800 Shinimgai fighting in the battlefield , once we capture the village. We would try use it as a haven for the Soul Society to crush the other Shinobi threats " Shunsui said to Yamamoto.
" I heard that the substitute soul reaper has made contact there and brought his friends along " Yamamoto asked them.
"Kisuke reported that he's closely monitoring Ichigo and his friends . Him and Yoruichi would aid them if things become too dangerous for them or if the situation becomes really bad on the battlefield " Ukitake stated.
"Very well then, things to be going well, maybe a bit too well " Yamamoto replied.
"Any addtional orders ? " Ukitake asked.
"Have all the available Shingimai converge at Downtown Konoha where they would have a final stand off against the Shinobi " Yamamoto commanded.
"Yes sir " Ukitake replied.
Sqaud 4 barracks
10:15 A.M. Soifon is brought to Squad 4's barracks by Rukia. Orihime is busy healing the cirtcally wounded.
"Captain Unohana , She needs help " Rukia said to Unohana nervous and covered with blood and sweat.
"Rukia, is that Captain Soifon ? " Unohana asked as she looks at the mortally wounded Shingimai .
"It is, she needs serious medical attention " Rukia stated.
"She's in seriously bad shape " Unohana stated as she takes Soifon to the nearest hospital bed and puts her hands on Soifon's chest to check her heartbeat.
Soifon lost her left arm and took a deep X shape gash in the back, a mild gash in the stomach , small cuts on her right arm, two cuts on her check , 2nd degree burns on legs and right arm and 3rd degree burns on her upper back as well as 1/3 of the blood loss in her body.
"Is she going to be alright ? " Rukia asked.
"She's barely breathing ? How is this possbile ? Even with her injuires, she shouldn't be this close to death unless " Unohana explained to Rukia but then finds an open capsule that had the reaistu pill " That fool "
"What do you mean ? " Rukia asked shocked .
" It's just as i thought , Soifon must of took the Reitekina Kyōkapiru (霊的な強化ピルSpiritual Enhancement Pill ) " Unohana answered as she begins emergency healing on her.
"What is that ? " Rukia asked.
"It's a variation of the Jikyūyaku (持久薬Stamina Pill) exclusive to the 4th Division that restores stamina however the pill not only restores stamina but helps ignore the injuries for a brief while " Unohana answered,
"Does it heal injures ? " Rukia asked.
"No, it only allows them to have a greater resistance to pain and more energy. Their wounds don't heal and the pills side effect is a major decrease in reiastu later after the pill is used. It only has enough juice to keep a shingimai fighting with near infinite reaistu for a few minutes, after that they become strained and drowzy. It can only be used once in battle and using more than once could be fatal. They still have the fear of the pill wearing out before they can finish and they can still die from exhaustion of reiastu or fatal wounds " Unohana explained to Rukia as she works on healing Soifon.
" What happened to her ? " Rukia asked.
"That fool should of known never to take the pill while badly burned. The pill causes adrenaline by creating friction and heat within the body and causes rapid dehydration. The pill causes excessive cell damage as well which poisons the blood and would kill most people if it's not carefully used " Unohana explained to Rukia.
" Why would you make such a dangerous pill like that ? " Rukia asked.
"It was a failed attempt to make a more powerful version of Jikyūyaku (持久薬Stamina Pill) . If anything Soifon is one of the few who can handle the side effects of the pill given she is immune to nearly all poisons however with her severe wounds, it might take it's toll on her body.
"Then why was she so close to dying ? " Rukia asked.
"It was the combined strain of not having enough reiastu combined with the injuries. Also the pill helped ignore the injuries for a brief while and compensated for the damage she suffered from her injuries and the dehydration added to the strain on her body. She would need at least 10 minutes to be safe " Unohana explained to Rukia as she repairs the damage done to her by the pill.
"Soifon must of been in a real desperate situation to take such a risk like this" Rukia said to Unohana.
"Judging by her wounds, she had no other choice " Unohana answered.
'These Shinobi are no joke ,i just hope Ichigo is alright , as well as my brother " Rukia said to Unohana as Unohana heals Soifon of her wounds.
Meanwhile at Urahara Shōten
Yoruichi gets news from Unohana about what happned to Soifon.
"She's injuired ? " Yoruichi asked.
"She was very close to dying . Had not for Rukia's fast feet , she would of died " Unohana anwsered.
"Is she going to be alright ? " Yoruichi asked.
"You know who are you talking to ? She'll be fine in no time . I'm the best healer in the Soul Soicety " Unohana anwsered.
"I'm going there just to show my support " Yoruichi stated.
"Very well then, Soifon would not only be fine but be ready to fight again " Unohana replied.
"I'll be there in less than 2 minutes " Yoruichi repiled back as she hangs up the phone and uses Shunpo to appear at the underground training ground where Tessai and Kisuke are at.
"Yourichi, what are you doing down here ? " Kisuke asked.
"It' Soifon, i need to visit her in the hospital . Open the Senkaimon " Yoruichi said to Kisuke.
"Okay then, get back here soon " Kisuke said to Yoruichi.
"I'm the flashstep goddess, i'll be back before you know it " Yoruichi replied as she uses Shunpo to go through the Senkaimon
Meanwhile 2 miles south of Jakuhō Raikōben crater
Byakuya and Senbonzakura fight against each other. Byakuya fights off Senbonzakura's attacks while he's in Shikai form while Byakuya is in base form . Senbonzakura dashes at Byakuya who is processed by Kurenai and is hit by a tendril which sends him flying 200 feet . Byakuya gets back up and sees Senbonzakura forming an large tendril at Byakuya.
"Hadō # 34. Kongōbaku (金剛漠爆,Adamantine Blast)" Byakuya replied as he fires a large fireball towards Senbonzakura and creates a massive 400 foot radius explosion leveling 15 buildings.
Senbonzakura used his Shikai to blocks the blast of the fireball taking no damage.
"You would need to do better than that " Senbonzakura said to Bykauya as he goes to attack Byakuya reforming his sword but Byakuya counters with his sword.
" Hadō #4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning) " Byakuya chanted as he tries to blast through Senbonzakura but Senbonzakura dodges it as it blasts a 5 foot diameter hole through a 5 story building .Byakuya uses Shunpo to do a jumping strike but Senbonzakura uses his sealed sword to block the attack and pushes Byakuya back .
"Take this ! " Senbonzakura shouted as he launches his tendrils at Byakuya but Byakuya dodges them dodges them . Senbonzakura then uses his Shikai to form a spherical formation of blades around Byakuya .
"Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Firefall) " Byakuya chanted as he fires a blue fireball at Senbonzakura but Senbonzakura reforms his sword and cuts the fireball in half and the fireball hits two buildings blowing up the buildings. Byakuya then appears to slash Senbonzakura but Kurenai cuts him with her Kunai.
"Don't think he's your only foe " Kurenai said to Byakuya as she lightly cuts him. Byakuya barely dodges another attack by Kurenai and gets a deep cut on his right arm cutting through the right sleeve of his robe but he ignores the pain.
"I almost forgot about you " Byakuya stated holding on to his right arm.
" You're Senbonzakura is now under my procession " Kurenai taunted as she then has vines surround Byakuya and cover him.
" Damn it ! " Byakuya clamly stated trying to mask his frustration .
"Magen: Jubaku Satsu (魔幻・樹縛殺 Demon Illusion: Tree Binding Death)" Kurenai chants as Byakuya is completely robbed of his mobility as he sees the mirage of a tree coiling itself around him.
" Time to end this " Senbonzakura chanted as he stabs Byakuya through his forehead but it was an afterimage.
"Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Firefall) " Byakuya chanted as he fires a blue fireball at Senbonzakura and Kurenai but they both dodge the fireballs. He shoots 10 Hado #33's at Senbonzakura and Kurenai but they outrun the blasts as the fireballs level 20 buildings.
""Hananinjāto:Sagarisakura Sanranhōha(花忍者アート：下がり桜と散乱法葉 Flower Ninja Art: Falling Blossoms and Scattering Leaves) " Kurenai chanted as she releases hundreds of flower petals that rain down like shiurken . Byakuya dodges all the shiurken with Shunpo.
"Senkenoame ( 千剣の雨 Thousand Sword Rain ) " Senbonzakura chants as he turns the wave of blade petals into 1,000 pink swords to rain down on Byakuya but Byakuya manages to dodge the attacks.
Byakuya clashes attacks with Kurenai who comes at him with her Kunai but Byakuya cuts her in half revealing to be an illusion . Byakuya then sees Kurenai charging behind him with her kunai and Senbonzakura in front of him with his sealed sword.
"Hadō # 73 Sōren Sōkatsui (双蓮蒼火墜, Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down)" Byakuya chants as he puts his two hands front front to back and fires two massive blasts of blue fire at Kurenai and Senbonzakura and creates 2 massive 600 foot radius explosions leveling 40 buildings. It's reveal Byakuya hit a clone of Kurenai and Senbonzakura used his power to block with his blades.
"You would need to do better than that to stop us " Senbonzakura stated as he creates 3 tendrils aimed at Byakuya.
Byakuya uses Shunpo to evade 3 tendrils aimed at him, he leaps 300 feet in the air and evades the attack but a 4th one hits back from behind and overpower Byakuya and hits Byakuya though a large 10 story building.
"Hananinjāto: Hatsubai Baikaihana (花忍者アート：発売媒介の花 Flower Ninja Art: Release Mediated Flowers) " Kurenai chanted as she turns her flower petals into bombs which levels everything within a 600 foot radius leveling 20 buildings nearby.
"Dankū (断空,Severing Void)" Byakuya chanted as he used it last second to block the blast.
"This again, you never learn do you ? Shielding yourself like this leaves you open to my Genjustu " Kurenai stated as she goes to ensnare Byakuya with vines " Finish him off " Kurenai commanded.
"Yes master " Senbonzakura replied as he goes for the killing blow but Byakuya manages to get his right hand free.
"Hadō #4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning) " Byakuya chanted as he grazes Senbozakura's left check and cracks his mask reawaking him from his Genjustu control
"Master ? " Senbozakura said to himself as he is awakened.
" Was that the best you can do ? That aim of yours was off by 19 cm. Had you hit the skin ,you would of broken him free of my genjustu . Clever idea but a botched one at that . Senbozakura finish him off " Kurenai taunted.
What are you waiting for, finish him off " Kurenai commanded.
"Very well then , i'll finish off my enemy with this "Senkenoame ( 千剣の雨 Thousand Sword Rain ) " Senbonzakura chants as he turns the wave of blade petals into 1,000 pink swords but he then turns it on Kurenai and one of the swords hit through her shoulder.
"Impossible , when did he ? " Kurenai asked shocked to see him out of her control but without any injury.
"So you've finally regained your senses Senbonzakura ? " Byakuya asked.
"You cracked my mask master, you know i hate when that happens " Senbonzakura complained.
"How ?You didn't penetrate his skin with that attack . In order to break free of Genjustu, you need
"That just shows how little you know about my Senbonzakura. My Senbonzakura is an arrogant egoistical , selfish brat who thinks he's holier than thou and has a decilaite ego " Byakuya said to Kurenai in a stoic tone.
"Fuck you asshole, at least i'm honest about my feelings also watch where your firing those Byakurais " Senbonzakura shouted at Byakuya as his mask shatters to bits revealing his face. His face resembles how Byakuya looked 60 years ago.
"He looks just like you ! " Kurenai stated shocked to see the face of Senbonzakura.
"Bitch, you're going to pay for putting me in your Genjustu , i''ll kill you " Senbonzakura shouted in anger as he clenches on to his sword.
"Quiet Senbonzakura, don't lose your cool " Byakuya said to Senbonzakura.
"I'm assuming that's your true self am i right ? " Kurenai giggled.
"He's nothing like me " Byakuya replied denying the fact Senbonzakura is an reflection of Byakuya's inner nature from his younger years.
"Deny it all you want but i know that Zanpakutōs are the relfection of one's heart. This is the heart of your power and i'll crush your heart and your power " Kurenai stated.
"I won't let you " Byakuya replied.
" We'll crush you as one " Senbonzakura shouted as he angles his sword down and merges with Byakuya.
" Bankai " Byakuya replied as the sword phases into the ground, as though it were a pool of water. Energy ripples expand out, turning the surrounding area dark, and within seconds, two rows of a thousand giant blades rise up from the ground. "Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (千本桜景厳, Vibrant Display of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms)" Byakuya states as he scatters the blades into millions of fragments.
"What the hell ? What a massive mass of chakra. There are so many blades that it looks like a giant tidal wave of water more than millions of blades " Kurenai said to herself as she stares into massive wave engulfing everything around Byakuya within a 600 foot radius. Byakuya's reaistu causes everything within a 2,500 foot radius to be engulfed in pink light.
" Time to die " Byakuya said to Kurenai as he creates a 10 foot diameter tendril coming right at Kurenai .
"Shit !Wind Style : Air Barrier " Kurenai chanted as she tries to protect herself in an air barrier but instead of blowing away all the blades like she did to Byakuyas Shikai, Byakuya's Bankai shatters the barrier and Kunreai is hit by the tendril and is dragged 2,000 feet south and then the tendril explodes , everything within a 600 foot radius destroying 20 buildings nearby .
Kurenai gets back up after getting hit by Byakuya's Bankai. Her body is covered in blood from the wounds she suffered on her head and shoulders.
"My sword is no longer able to be faze by your illusions " Byakuya stated to Kurenai.
"I see, so this is the full extent of your power. Impressive , however i'm far from done. If anything ,i'm done warming up. Time to die Byakuya " Kurenai answered as she increases her chakra to it's full power as she creates a massive wave of chakra which causes her body to glow with a pink aura with a wind wave growing to form a 300 foot whirlwind of flower petals.
To be continued…
Omake 30:Shinigami Zanpakutō Spirit Illustrated Guide
Senbonzakura and Hyōrinmaru are at the studio talking about their own powers
"My name is Hyōrinmaru and i'm today host of the new segment Shinigami Zanpakutō Spirit Illustrated Guide" Hyōrinmaru said to the audience.
"Excuse me, who thinks you can be guest host today ? Senbonzakura would be the host of Shinigami Zanpakutō Spirit Illustrated Guide " Senbonzakura anwsered getting up at Hyōrinmaru's face.
"I don't think your nearly popluar enough to be the host of this segment " Hyōrinmaru stated.
"What was that ? You're owner is nothing but a kid " Senbonzakura explained to Hyōrinmaru.
"At least he isn't gay " Hyōrinmaru replied.
"What did you say ? " Senbonzakura asked shouting at Hyōrinmaru.
"Come on, pink petals isn't manily , ice is " Hyōrinmaru answered in a mocking tone.
"Shut up , pink is a manily color, i'll prove by defeating you Scatter " Senbonzakura stated as he draws out his Zanpakutō and releases his Shikai.
"Very well then Sit Upon the Frozen Heavens" Hyōrinmaru replied as he draws his Shikai and goes to fight Senbonzakura .
"You one blade can't compare to the thousand slender, tiny blade fragments too small to see that can shred opponents at a distance and break through any defense " Senbonzakura said to Hyōrinmaru.
" My one blade is the strongest of all ice-element Zanpakutō in Soul Society. He has the power to control any/all ice and water. Your thousands of blades mean nothing to me " Hyōrinmaru replied.
Suddenly a baby-sized creature with regular arms and legs and wings similar to a butterfly with a small amount of blue hair on its head and a large halo above its head. The baby spews a poison breath which paralyses both Senbonzakura and Hyōrinmaru.
"What the ? I can't move " Senbonzakura shouted struggling to move.
" Damn it ! " Hyōrinmaru stated squirming around. Mayuri then appears from the shadows to explain.
'"That was my Ashisogi Jizō. Ashisogi Jizō works like the venom of a spider bite; when an opponent is stabbed by Ashisogi Jizō, it severs the brain signals controlling the neural impulses for movement in the limbs of the victim, regardless of where they were struck. But unlike regular paralysis, the pain receptors and nerve endings are unaffected by the weapon, so the victim can still feel pain, even in a paralyzed limb. Even healing the stab wound does not immediately remove the inflicted paralysis " Mayuri explained to Senbonzakura and Hyōrinmaru
"You bastard " Hyōrinmaru shouted.
"I'll going to kill you ! " Senbonzakura yelled as he tries to move.
"Now then it's dissection time " Mayuri creepily stated as his Ashisogi Jizō Zanpakutō Spirit draws out retractable blades from its midsection and comes close to them.
"Shit ! " both Hyōrinmaru and Senbonzakura shouted as the segment ends.
(A/N: This chapter was going to originally be one chapter but i overextended it and managed to put over 30,000 words so i split it into two and made it two chapters of the fight. Review, Fave and Subscribe )