Bleach Shippuden 60 : The Kasumiōji Conspiracy and the Hollow hunt
(A/N: While the Soul Society and the Shinobi Nations prepare for war, a conspiracy within the Soul Society threatens the security from within , can this threat be stopped or is it too late ? )
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or Naruto
Kasumiōji Clan Manor
10:00 P.M. Ibiki clashes with an assassin who uses a mirror like sword on the rooftop trying to protect the princess . Kenryū and Enryū look outside to see the fight going on.
" Looks like we got assassins ! " Kenryū said to Enryū.
"... " Enryū replied nodding his head.
" Keep princess Rurichiyo in the and guard her with your life, i'll watch outside the door incase more of them come " Kenryū said to Enryū.
"... " Enryū replied with a nod.
Meanwhile Ibiki struggles to clash against the user of the mysterious weapon as his attacks get stronger and harder to block.
" Who are you ? Who do you work for ? " Ibiki shouted as she blocks the attack.
" Like i said Shinigami , i'm not telling you a damn thing ! " the assassin replied as he flashes moonlight at her blinding her and leaving her off-guard. The ninja goes for a slash aimed at the head but Ibiki narrowly dodges the attack.
" What just happened ? It's almost like i passed out ! " Ibiki said to herself.
" Like that ? Try again ! " the ninja shouted as he blinds Ibiki and goes for another attack but Ibiki manages to block the slash.
" Whatever Zanpakutō trick you're using isn't going to work ! " Ibiki shouted as she slashes down the assassin but the assassin blinds her again and gains a boost of speed.
" This weapon isn't a Zanpakutō , it's called a Bakkōtō ! " the Ninja replied as he almost slashes Ibiki.
" His speed jumped up alot ! " Ibiki said to herself only to see the ninja behind her and flashes her with light when she turns around.
" You're too slow to fight me , goodbye ! " the ninjas shouted as he stab through Ibiki.
" ARRGH ! " Ibiki shouted as she coughs up blood.
" Looks like you lost ! " the assassin laughed only to see an afterimage and Ibiki appears behind the guy with her Zanpakutō pointing to his neck as he notices his Bakkōtō was cut in half.
" I can defeat a loser like you without even having to look. When your opponent sees the light from the moon reflected on your Zanpakutō, it momentarily stuns then . That's why you attacked me from the front and then while dazed tried to stab me from behind while i was dazed out " Ibiki explained to the ninja.
" You're no ordinarily Shinigami , who are you ? " the ninjas asked.
" I'm the one asking questions, why are you guys after Rurichiyo ? " Ibiki answered with a question.
" I think you should worry more about the other assassin within the manor " the ninja replied as he pulls out a detonator and blows himself up forcing Ibiki to evade the attack.
" Other assassins ? " Ibiki shouted as she rushes back into the building.
Meanwhile at the hallway one of the assassins rushes head first into the room when Kenryū appears to confront the assassin wielding a chainsaw like Bakkōtō
" This is as far as you go ! " Kenryū said to the assassin.
" Get outta my way weakling ! " the assassin replied as he goes to slash Kenryū with his chainsaw sword but he blocks with his sealed sword.
" Damn it, this sword is strong ! " Kenryū shouted as he's barely able to hold his sword .
" My Bakkōtō has greater cutting power than any other sword, you can't win " the assassin explained to the bodyguard.
" Then i must release my sword Bloom Madly Benishidare (紅枝垂, Crimson Weeping Bough) " Kenryū chanted as he unleashes his Shikai. The Shikai takes the form of a long black sword with five flowers attached to it; two flowers on either side and one on the tip.
" You think you can beat me with that ? Don't make me laugh ! " the assassin shouted as he comes at Kenryū.
" Shinku Nakukafun ( 真紅泣く花粉 Crimson Weeping Pollen ) " Kenryū chanted as he release a pollen which causes more flowers to bloom on his opponent's weapon, rendering it useless.
"What did you do ? " the assassin asked shocked to see his chainsword stop moving.
" The pollen of my Shikai makes your blade soft and incapable of cutting or hurting anyone " Kenryū explained to the ninjas.
" You bastard ! " the assassin shouted.
" Take this ! Sange (散華, Grant a Glorious Death) " Kenryū chanted as he scatters flowers to rain large energy needles down onto the assassin killing him.
" NOO ! " the assassin shouted as he falls to the ground.
" Don't underestimate the power of the Kasumiōji Clan bodyguards ! " Kenryū said to the dead assassin.
Meanwhile one of the assassin come into the room with a hammer shaped Bakkōtō and jumps to smash Rurichiyo with his hammer but Enryu punches the ninja out of the window and jumps outside to the ground.
" Shit there was a bodyguard there too ! " the ninja said to himself.
" Rock Daichimaru (だいちまる, The Land)" Enryū shouted in a high pitch tone as his Zanpakutō transforms into a pair of large black fists with magenta outlining. The two fists are attached to a large chain which corresponds to each of his hands. The chain follows from one fist up his arm around his neck and down his other arm to the corresponding fist.
" Take this ! " the ninja shouted as he dashes at Enryū.
" Rōgokutochi ( 牢獄土地 Prison Land) " Enryū chanted as he punches the ground it creates a trail of rocks that lead in the direction of his opponent. When the trail reaches its destination, overturned Tatami arise from the ground to trap the assassin .
Ibiki and Kenryū arrive to see the capture the ninja and capture him.
" Now talk ! " Ibiki shouted.
" I'm not telling you either ! " the assassin replied as he blows himself up and leveled the earth cage he was within.
" He blew himself up as well ! " Ibiki shouted.
" At least the princess is safe for now ! " Kenryū said to Ibiki.
" Too bad, we have no idea who's calling the shots now ! " Ibiki replied.
" Is Rurichiyo alright ? " Kenryū asked.
"... " Enryū answered.
" How did you two use Shikai ? " Ibiki asked Kenryū.
" Me and Enryū did attend the Shinigami academy but instead of joining the Gotei 13, we decided to become bodyguards of the Kasumiōji clan. Me and Enryū trained for years to master Shikai so we can protect Lady Rurichiyo " Kenryū explained to the Vice Captain.
" Don't worry, we'll find out who's responsible for this ! " Ibiki replied.
Somewhere within the Soul Society.
A young man with light purple hair and the scar across his face walks towards an elderly man sitting within the middle of the room. The young man is wearing a mask that conceals his mouth and nose and has red armor over his left shoulder.
" It seems like the assassins we sent out failed ! " the old man said to the younger man.
" It appears one of the Vice Captains was behind the deaths of the 3 assassins " the young man replied.
" This is a problem , if the Vice Captain finds out about our operation ,we can lose everything " the old man said to the ninja.
" She'll become a problem if we don't hurry ! " the young man stated.
" Let's lay low for a while , if the Gotei 13 is looking into this, they can catch us however we can't allow that to happen. Once we get rid of the princess, i'll take over and build an army beneath the nose of the Gotei 13 while they fight it out with the Shinobi and with the Arrancars. Once the Gotei 13 is weakened, we'll take the place as rulers of the entire Soul Society with my army of Bakkōtō warriors " the old man explained to him.
Suddenly more people appear from the shadows. One of them is a strange man with bad teeth and pink skin and blonde balding hair ,the other ninja has brown hair has a slight lift and then extends backwards, yet stays straight. He's wearing a black mask that covers his mouth, along with a long-sleeve black shirt and black pants and one of the ninjas is wearing yellow armor on his lower half, as well as a yellow eye-patch over his right eye. The white cloak he wears covers his head and acts as a cape. He also has a scar going across his right eye .
" Everything seems to be going smoothly ! " the brown-haired masked man said to the old man.
" Good job Ryū ! " the old man replied.
" We've been trying to amass social unrest within the Rukongai and have people become more hostile to the Soul Society " the big guy with eyepatch stated.
" Excellent Genga, paying off bandits to attack caravans of food supplies and looting vital supplies would definitely increase the growing hostility between the Rukongai and the Soul Society . We'll need to sell on the down low to some high level criminal syndicates and once we get control of that , we can add them to our army " the old man explained to the eyepatch guy.
" How long would it be before the Bakkōtō be mass-produced to the rogue groups in the Rukongai ? " the pink skin man asked.
" In 3 months Jinnai ! " the old man answered.
" That's shortly after the expected Winter War ! " the purple haired ninja stated.
" Indeed Hanza ! " the old man replied.
" Soon we'll have all the power in the Soul Society master Kumoi " Hanza said to his master.
" Indeed we will have all the power ! " Kumoi replied.
Meanwhile at Kisuke's shop
Soifon sees Chad leave the shop after a hard days worth of training.
" Not a bad start Chad, you're improving faster than we thought " Soifon said to Chad.
" Thanks Captain Soifon ! " Chad replied as he walks away with bruises on his body and worn out from his training.
" Looks like Chad might be at the same level as you faster than we thought " Kisuke said to Soifon.
" Indeed ! " Soifon replied only for both of them to get a disturbing phone call.
" Captain Soifon , we got ourselves an emergency here " Ibiki said to Soifon.
" What is it ? " Soifon asked.
" Princess Rurichiyo was attacked by assassins " Ibiki answered.
" What ? " Soifon shouted.
" Good thing the princess isn't harmed and there were no casualties " Ibiki stated.
" Good, did you capture the enemy ! " Soifon asked Ibiki.
" No , the enemies blew themselves up and we were unable to do anything to stop them " Ibiki answered.
" I see, they must be professional ninjas that would rather die than to sell out any information. We'll just have to rely on the autospy reports and see whatever we can dig up from them. Get some rest, tomorrow we'll begin a sweeping investigation " Soifon commanded her Vice Captain.
" Right ! " Ibiki replied as Soifon hangs up the phone.
" What happened ? " Kisuke asked.
" The assassins are on the move , we believe they're linked to a fraction trying to overthrow the Soul Society , we're not sure who's pulling the strings at this point but whoever it was , it's going to be a problem for us " Soifon answered.
Meanwhile at entrance of Hueco Mundo
Then later Skullak, Cirucci, and their Fracción are close to the entrance of the Menos Forest.
" It took awhile to get to this place ! " Cirucci said to the group.
" Hueco Mundo is full of sandstorms and we were swept up by one and we lost alot of time " Skullak replied.
" It's late maybe we should get some sleep ! " Asslinger said to his master.
" We lost alot of time wandering the desert ! " Loly stated.
" I don't think we can walk any further ! " Menoly replied .
" Fine, let's rest up ! " Skullak said to the group.
" Right ! " Cirucci replied as they all fall asleep within the entrance of the forest.
Unknown to them , they are being watched by Nel and her brother/Fracción.
" What are they doing here ? " Nel said to her Fracción .
" They don't usually leave Las Noches that much ! " Pesche replied.
" Nel maybe you should hide and get rest, you don't want to deal with these monsters " Dondochakka said to Nel.
" Right Dondochakka ! " Nel replied as she goes inside a nest within a tree hiding within a 50 foot wide tree while Pesche and Dondochakka hide behind rocks
" Pesche , is that Skullak and his team ? " Dondochakka asked.
" Yes, the Primera Espada ! " Pesche answered.
" No wonder Hollows aren't coming near us , his Reiatsu is so high that even Adjuchas are afraid to approach him " Dondochakka stated.
" Then there's Demoura, he's changed alot Dondochakka " Pesche said to Dondochakka .
" We used to hang out, he was never a completed Arrancar , he's changed so much in terms of power and appearance " Dondochakka replied.
" Aisslinger also looks different, he never looked that human when we hanged out with him , Nakeem, Poww, Nirgge, Yylfordt, Findor and Tesla " Pesche said to the large Arrancar.
" Neliel was an associate of Cirucci back when she was also an Espada. While they weren't that close, they did respected each other being they were the only women that were part of the Espada " Dondochakka explained to the group.
" We can't risk Nel's safety . We look like normal Hollows and we might be cut down and besides, Neliel isn't ready to be an Espada again " Pesche stated.
" Indeed, it's best Neilel doesn't remember the Espadas ! " Dondochakka replied.
Back at the camp Skullak stares at a tree from a distance.
" Are you're alright ? " Cirucci asked.
" Nothing , i sensed something ! " Skullak answered.
" What is that you sensed ? " Cirucci questioned the brown-haired Arrancar.
" I could've sworn i sensed Neliel's Reiatsu for a few seconds but then it disappeared " Skullak answered.
" She disappeared many years ago , i wonder how she's doing " Cirucci stated.
" Hopefully she'll be fine ! " Skullak replied.
The Next Day
Wednesday October 3, 2001 6:00 A.M.
Soifon arrives at the Kasumiōji manor where they look through the remains of the dead assassin.
" So this is all that's left of them ? " Soifon asked Ibiki.
" Yeah, all of them have killed themselves ! " Ibiki answered.
" I'll take the bodies to Unohana, you guys did a good job cleaning the blood off these walls " Soifon said to the group.
" Thanks, we can't let Rurichiyo get killed ! " Kenryū stated.
" I have an idea . We should take her to the World of the Living for a while and have her visit the world of the living " Ibiki said to them.
" That's not a bad idea, the assassins would have trouble finding her within the world of the living and we can set up a special sting operation here to catch the assassins " Soifon replied.
" It's a good thing that Rurichiyo has a vacation week due to a special holiday within the noble clans , so we can use the world of the living as a vacation hub " Kenryū explained to the Captain.
" Great, we'll set up a trap to capture the enemies and this time we're going to capture them " Soifon stated.
" What about me ? " Ibiki asked.
" You're job is to provide backup and protect princess Rurichiyo with your life " Soifon answered.
" Fine ! " Ibiki replied as she walks with Kenryū and Enryū while Soifon takes the bodybags back to Unohana's barracks.
Meanwhile at Menos Forest entrance
Cirucci wakes to see Skullak awake looking at the trees upset .
" What's wrong with you ? " Cirucci asked her lover.
" Nothing, i can't help but to think we we're almost killed off the other day " Skullak answered.
" You mean when the Vizards attacked Las Noches ? " Cirucci asked.
" We've all came close to dying that time , the son of Isshin has as much power as his old man, That lonesome bastard almost killed you and half of the Espadas " Skullak stated.
" It was a very close call, to think a human could even become a Shinigami let alone a hybrid of a Shinigami and Hollow " Cirucci replied.
" What i can't get out of my mind is the fear of you dying . I don't ever want to imagine being trapped in a world of loneliness again like i was before i met Aizen " Skullak explained to the purple haired Arrancar.
" Don't worry , i won't let that ever happen , i'll be at your side forever " Cirucci stated.
" Thanks my love ! " Skullak replied as they're about to kiss each other but then are interrupted by Loly and Menoly.
" Isn't that romantic Menoly ? " Loly said to her friend.
" Indeed , they're a real couple ! " Menoly replied.
" We should resume hunting for powerful Hollows within the forest to recruit to the Arrancar army " Aisslinger said to the team.
" We can't come back to Lord Aizen empty-handed ! " Demoura replied.
" Very well then , let's get to business ! " Skullak responded as they walk around the forest.
Meanwhile at the center of the forest
20 Adjuchas lie slain on the floor by three mysterious figures. One of them is a tall Shinigami with long, black hair tied into a bun at the back and bangs hanging over the right side of his face. He has red eyes after being revived, and a large scar running the length of the right side of his face. He wears a light brown cape that is similar to the one worn by Hitsugaya and a mask that resembles a Hollow's mask in order to conceal his identity. Along with him are two female Arrancars that look like twins.
The two of them are almost identical in appearance. Of them, however, one of them has short red hair, while the other has longer blue hair which is parted in pigtails. The remnants of their Hollow masks act as some kind of headband, of which goes vertically down the middle of their heads before reaching their eyebrows. The mask remnants also act as a sheath for their weapons, sitting behind their head horizontally. One of them wields a flaming sword while the other has an electrically charged whip . They're both wearing the same outfit, which is reminiscent of the white Arrancar uniform. A sleeveless white jacket, elbow-length gloves, white bracelets on each wrist, sock-like stockings, black Arrancar-themed boots, and short schoolgirl-themed skirts. Of this the skirt, stockings and gloves are coloured to represent their element .
" Looks like the years spent homing my skills in Hueco Mundo paid off ! " said the masked man.
" Indeed Lord Kusaka , you've finally mastered Bankai ! " said the blue haired twin.
" Now you're able to easily beat a Captain in battle ! " the red-haired twin replied.
" It's not good enough, i need more power than this . To defeat someone as strong as the Captain Commander, i need to consume a Hollow on the level of a Vasto Lorde to ensure that i can fully destroy the Soul Society " Kusaka explained to the group.
" So you're going to make your move soon ? " the red-haired asked.
" Yes, soon the Ōin would be moved and in transport. Every 100 years within November , the Ōin is said to be released and transported . During that time that i'll steal it and with that power, i should be able to surpass all that exist within this world " Kusaka explained to the girls.
" I don't get it master, you already have a Bankai and you were already capable of slaying Adjuchas with a sealed sword, isn't that strong enough ? " the blue haired twin questioned the masked man.
" It might seem so in theory , however a power level of 600,000 RYK would barely make me as strong as two Junior Captains . A Senior Captain in Shikai alone is over 1,000,000 RYK. Without the Ōin , i wouldn't last 5 seconds against the full force of the entire Gotei 13 . If i can find an consume a Vasto Lorde , my power would jump up to the point i can fight all 3 Senior Captains at once without the Ōin and with it, i can surpass even Yamamoto in power " Kusaka explained to the girls.
" How strong can the Oin make a person ? " the red-haired twin asked.
" If a person has full control over the Ōin, then the person has absolute control over the dimension as they see fit, including the manipulation of time, energy, space, and matter. In other words, you're power grows exponentially stronger beyond comparison , however to achieve this level of power and control it , they need to have the power of a Bankai. If they haven't achieved this, the seal's power will expand at a dangerous rate and cause mass destruction " Kusaka explained to the two.
" So what are we going to do ? " the blue haired twin asked.
" We're going to hunt down and consume a Vasto Lorde , with that level of power, i can get revenge on everyone within the Soul Society " Kusaka answered.
" The Yin and Yang twins will help you on the way ! " both of them stated.
" Good, now let's begin our search ! " Kusaka replied as they both walk around the forest.
Meanwhile at the north end of Menos Forest
An Adjuchas with a bull like body kills one of the Adjuchas with a fish like body with his horns and then starts to eat the Hollow with 3 more Adjuchas watching.
" He's eating Kingray ! " one of the Adjuchas shouted that resembles a 6 armed crocodile.
" How powerful is he ? " another Adjuchas asked resembling a giant Gorilla .
" Let's kill him in the name of our senpai ! " the third Adjuchas stated as he charges up a Cero.
" RWARAGH ! " the bull Hollow roared as he transforms with an aura around him.
" What's going on ? " the Adjuchas shouted as the aura disappears revealing the bull hollow.
The Bull then emerges out shrinking from a 20 foot high bull to a human sized bullman. The Hollow is 7 foot tall, heavily muscular and athletic humanoid whose physical features are highly reminiscent of a black bull. The face his human and the horns act as remnants of his Hollow mask. The large monster now has a loincloth covering his body and wields a massive axe.
" Impossible, he evolved to a Vasto Lordes ! " the Adjuchas shouted.
" Finally, after eating 5,000 Hollows, i have reached the pinnacle of Hollow evolution. Fear the mighty Minathor " the bull shouted as he comes at the Vasto Lordes.
Meanwhile at the south end of Forest of Menos
A tall thin man with pale skin and shaggy, dark brown hair and two bangs crossing over the bridge of his nose walks across a sea of dead Hollows. He has turquoise-colored eyes circled by purple marks similar to his tsuba and the design of his clothes. His most prominent feature are his long fingernails as well as his long white robe-like coat, somewhat reminiscent of an Arrancar's. The collar of the robe is covered with a thick fur, featuring a purpleascot fastened by a ruby brooch.
" Damn it, i'm not ready yet. I need to consume more Hollows in order to maintain my presence in order to gain enough power to crush the Soul Society " the mysterious man said to himself as he walks the forest alone.
10 miles west of Town of Waves
8:00 A.M. Sasuke and his team wake up on a new day within an Inn.
" Looks like we got some good rest here in this Inn , still can't we wait until noon to leave here ? I mean according to Karin, it's going to take 3 days to find this place " Suigetsu said to Sasuke.
" You've done nothing but rest since we started, you lazy ass dipshit ! " Karin shouted.
" Lazy ? Huh, i don't recall you doing anything in the Northern Hideout at all, you useless bitch . Don't think that your weakass can even boss me around " Suigetsu replied.
" What was that ? You want a piece of me, you little dipshit ? " Karin shouted as she pulls out a taser.
" Bring it on bitch ! " Suigetsu replied as he draws his sword.
" That's enough you two. Karin , do you know where this laboratory is at ? " Sasuke asked the red-haired kunoichi.
" The base is located somewhere within Kusakagure, my home country . I don't remember that well where exactly it was at given i was still a child when my village was burned down to the ground. It doesn't matter, with my Kagura power, i can find this place no sooner we're within that country " Karin explained to Sasuke.
" I guess you're useful for something for once ! " Suigetsu stated.
" What was that ? " Karin shouted as she kicks Sugiestu in the head liquefying his head and pushing him to the ground.
" She has some strong blows , had not for my body being made of water, i might actually get bruised " Suigetsu said to himself as Karin keeps punching his head.
" Suigetsu, this time , i'm definitely gonna kick your sorry ass ! " Karin shouted as she pounds his head into the ground.
Meanwhile Jugō notices that his body is starting to transform involuntary into his CS1 form with the right half of his face being covered in marks.
" Kill... I wanna kill ! " Jugō shouted as he 's about to transform but then Karin and Suigetsu grab him and struggle to hold him.
" This is bad ! Jugō's murderous impulses are going nuts ! " Karin shouted.
" Sasuke , hurry ! " Suigetsu shouted .
" Relax ! " Sasuke calmly replied as he uses his Sharingan to revert back to normal .
" I'm sorry ! " Jugō said to the team.
" It doesn't matter, we need to head out and find this lab ! " Sasuke said to the team.
" What do you want with the lab ? You don't seem like the scientist type " Karin asked Sasuke.
" It's for a powerful ally, one who would help me kill Itachi Uchiha ! " Sasuke replied.
" Who is it ? " Suigetsu asked.
" His name is Sōsuke Aizen ! " Sasuke answered.
Meanwhile somewhere at Kusakagure
A mysterious figure walks up a hill wearing a black robe. The man reveals himself to be Kabuto who's revealed to have survived the battle with Sasuke. Half his face is covered by the robe.
" I must say, that was far too close for comfort ! " Kabuto said to himself only to see 8 snowflake shuriken come towards him but Kabuto jumps out of the way.
Kabuto then sees 50 more of these shiruken fly towards him but he manages to cut them up with his Charka Dissection blades and dodges 5 crystal pillar spikes which rise up and narrowly hits Kabuto.
" Damn , i missed ! " said a female voice.
" That was a rude welcome party Guren ! " Kabuto replied as a woman emerges from the shadows of a cave.
The woman known as Guren is wearing a red lipstick on her fair skin, dark eyes and light blue hair which she keeps in a spiky ponytail with long strands of hair framing her face. Her outfit consist of a green dress with a long left sleeve and a short right one, a red turtle-neck which has a white, fluffy collar and brown gloves. Under the dress, she's wearing a one piece red suit. For shoes, she's wearing calf-length brown sandal boots.
" Oh it's you ! " Guren said to Kabuto.
" Something tells me you knew exactly who you were attacking ! " Kabuto stated,
" Who ,me ? I was merely testing if you were worthy to be a minion of Orochimaru. If you couldn't handle that child's play, you would've been too weak to live . Where have you been ? I heard rumors that you died " Guren explained to Kabuto.
" That is merely exaggeration, it's true i was nearly killed by Sasuke Uchiha however as you see .. .. " Kabuto stated as he removes his robe to reveal that his left eye and the upper left side of his face has white scales and resembles Orochimaru. His left arm has been completely turned white and scaly and the left side of his chest and around his heart is covered with scales.
" What the hell ? Why do you have Orochimaru's eye and what happened to your body ? " Guren asked.
" It's a long and funny story that happened 5 days ago ! " Kabuto replied as he thinks back to the past .
5 days ago
Kabuto's pov
My fight with Sasuke was a long drawn out battle . Sasuke recently joined another organization lately and turned his blade against Orochimaru. I tried to fight him with everything i got but it wasn't enough , he was able to overpower me . With his strongest attack, he was able to vaporize my legs and most of my body was covered with third degree burns. Sasuke appears in front of my half-naked body with 70% of my skin blacked by lightning burns.
" Incredible, even at full speed, i couldn't outrun the blast and the damage is beyond repair for even my Yin healing to repair. Looks like i'm half past dead " i said to Sasuke.
" You monster, you did the single most unforgivable act ever. Pitting a son against his own parents, you disgust me " Sasuke said to me.
" Look at that face, you're definitively gamed to kill Itachi with that attitude and that potential power, you're far above even the likes of Kakashi. Question is ,are you prepared to kill the people in that village who you became closest friends with ? " i asked Sasuke.
" I'll think about that on my own terms, even if i were to go against the leaf, it would not be to your or Orochimaru's benefit. Orochimaru is a deadman and you're going to join him " he answered as he stabbed me in the chest with his Chidori spear.
" I see, you didn't even blink when you stabbed me . Before i die though care to hear the true reason why your clan was killed off ? " i asked Sasuke.
" Very well then , it seems you we're right about Konoha killing off my clan " Sasuke answered.
" It was to benefit one man , his name was ... Danzō Shriuma... He used the power of the Uchiha to take their eyes to make himself stronger " i said to Sasuke.'
" You're kidding me right ? " Sasuke asked .
" It's true , he was the one who architected the massacre. He came to Orochimaru secretly shortly after the massacre to use a rare power known as Inzagai " i answered .
" Izangai ? " Sasuke asked .
" A power that only a truly powerful Uchiha could have, anyways.. that's all i have left to tell you. It sucks that i... " i said within his last words as my eyes lost all life and he dies with blood coming out of my heart.
I then went into a dark motionless state, everything was so cold and surreal . I tried with all my power to move but nothing was happening, i felt no pain from my wounds and soon i couldn't feel a thing. However before i was swallowed by the void of death i was revived by the White Snake of Orochimaru.
Present Day
" So what happened to Orochimaru ? " Guren asked Orochimaru .
" It's also a long story really ! " Kabuto answered as he thinks back to the past.
5 days ago
Kabuto's pov
Orochimaru was killed in battle by a powerful foe . I know this because the snake within me has all the memories of Orochimaru.
" Impossible ! I'm the undying Orochimaru ? How could i be dying ? This can't be happening ? " Orochimaru shouted as he vaporizes from the explosion.
The combined blasts create an explosion that levels everything within a 30 mile radius . The explosion dispates forming a massive 50 mile high , 25 mile diameter mushroom cloud that rains down small rocks. 10 volcanic mountains are leveled within the process and 30,000,000 trees were wiped out by the explosion.
Ulquiorra reverts back to normal after using up all his Reiatsu and falls to the ground poisoned by Orochimaru's toxic poisons.
However had the enemy not been so badly poisoned, he would've noticed that he let a single White Snake slither away. That snake was a single cell that survived the blast. It was able to reform into a snake and went into my body. I used the last of my Yin healing to preserve myself in a comatose state however i still would've died had not for the snake.
Present Day
3rd Person pov
" So Orochimaru lived within you ? " Guren asked Kabuto.
" Yes, he saved my life and in exchange, i want to revive him " Kabuto answered.
" How can Orochimaru revive anyone ? " Guren asked him.
" He didn't , he used his Fushi Tensei (不屍転生 Living Corpse Reincarnation ) or rather the snake did to latch itself to my half dead body. Once the snake took over my brain, it started to use it's power to fully heal my corpse and repaired all damaged organs and regrew my organs. My body was still in a comatose state for 72 hours though but once i awoken , my arm and my face looked like this " Kabuto explained to Guren.
" That's some amazing vitaly ! " Guren stated.
" I know, even now, the cells within Orochimaru are trying to take my body over. The white snakes despite not having the same intelligence as Orochimaru are each trying to colonize my body on a cellular level. I've been forcefully trying to resist this takeover , Orochimaru wants to be brought back " Kabuto explained to Guren .
" So you wish to bring the master back ? " Guren asked Kabuto.
" Yes, i do. First we need to get a powerful vessel to use for our purpose " Kabuto said to Guren.
" Who do you have in mind ? " Guren asked.
" Yūkimaru ! " Kabuto replied.
" Why him ? I'm more suitable aren't i ? " Guren asked Kabuto.
" Remember Yūkimaru's original purpose ? Yūkimaru has the ability to control the Tailed Beasts. His power is easily higher than either of us combined. If Orochimaru gets his hands on this body, then he can return stronger than ever. Do you know were he's at now ? " Kabuto explained to Guren before asking her the whereabouts of the kid.
" He's within the hot springs within Yukakagure with my partner Rinji " Guren stated.
" Bring the kid to me !" Kabuto said to Guren .
" Since when were you to boss of me ? " Guren asked with defiance.
" I'm technically Orochimaru now , besides if you want Lord Orochimaru back then i suggest you follow my orders carefully " Kabuto replied.
Squad 4 barracks
9:00 A.M. Unohana examines the remains of the assassins who blew themselves up.
" There's not enough left to determine who these men were let alone know who they were working for " Unohana said to Soifon.
" I was afraid you would say something like that ! " Soifon replied.
" They were throughout with their job ! " Unohana explained to Soifon.
" They're professionals, this is a tactic straight out of the Onmitsukidō. Whoever were planing to carry out the hit on the Kasumiōji must of gained training from the Onmitsukidō " Soifon explained to Unohana.
" The Onmitsukidō is highly secretive, how can anyone learn the tactics within the organization ? " Unohana asked Soifon.
" They don't , whoever is leading these assassins must be a former Onmitsukidō member themselves " Soifon replied.
Meanwhile at Captain Commanders office
A meeting between noble clans and Yamamoto go on after hearing the assassination attempt that happened under Kasumiōji.
" I see that all of you are concern about the security of the noble clan at this moment but rest assure that you would be safe under the protection of the Gotei 13 " Yamamoto said to the clans.
" How can we safe for sure when we got assassins killing nobles and Shinigami off ? Because of them, my son is dead " Omeada's father shouted.
" It seems all the attacks are happening within the Kasumiōji clan itself, there hasn't been an attempt on any noble clan " Shunsui replied.
" It seems whoever is setting up these attacks must have a personal grudge with the clan " Ukitake explained to the Captain Commander.
" And they are using Bakkōtō type weapons that they stole from a rogue fraction of the Kasumiōji clan " Kumoi said to the group.
" Do you know anything about that Kumoi ? " Yamamoto asked the old elder.
" I remember that cult very well, they were a rogue fraction that made illegal weapons. We long exiled them for their crimes and it seems like it's remnants still exist within the Soul Society " Kumoi explained to the group.
" Any clue on who might be leading this fraction ? " Byakuya asked Kumoi.
" We're trying our best at this moment to find out and we do need your help to bring these men to justice " Kumoi explained to the group.
" Don't worry, the murder of officer Omeada and his brave men would not go unpunished " Ukitake stated.
" We've ensured that she's safe by putting her within the World of the Living and putting her under the protection of newly recruited Vice Captain Ibiki Chorekto " Shunsui explained to Kumoi.
" That's highly reassuring ! " Kumoi replied.
Karakura Town
10:00 A.M. Ibiki and her group move to a house next to the Kurosaki Clinic and start settling within the house.
" I can't believe we're in the world of the living for my vacation " Rurichiyo said to the group.
" Indeed, given how high your grades are , this is your reward ! " Kenryū stated.
" This is sweet, i want to go to this Disney world i heard so much about and visit all the shopping mails and sing within a Karaoke bar " Rurichiyo explained to the group.
" Very well then, go hang out with Enryū while me and the maid work on getting your stuff to this rented house " Kenryū said to Rurichiyo.
" Right ! " Rurichiyo replied as she hangs out with Enryū in the house.
" So you're sure this would be the right place ? " Kenryū asked Ibiki.
" We're next door to Isshin's house, in case things get hairy, we can bring Rurichiyo to the clinic to protect her " Ibiki explained to Kenryū.
" I heard alot about his great exploits in the past, if there's anyone we can rely on , it would definitely be him " Kenryū stated.
" He is the student of the Shinigami queen ! " Ibiki replied.
" No one has called her that in ages , not since the time of civil war in the Soul Society. The woman known as Queen of Shinigamis was known to be extremely dangerous . She was said to have made the rank of Vice Captain at age 260 but not after killing 99 Adjuchas singlehandedly and defeating a Vasto Lorde in battle " Kenryū explained to Ibiki.
" No way, killing a single Adjuchas is tough for a single Vice Captain . I had no idea that Captain mom was that terrifying " Ibiki stated.
" She might of mellowed out in recent years but i doubt she's not anymore dangerous. With the upcoming war, we might see the true extent of the most dangerous Captain in the Soul Society " Kenryū replied.
" Given Isshin was trained by her , we don't have to worry about anyone laying a hair on the princess ,especially when he was once known as the Vasto Lordes Slayer " Ibiki responded.
Meanwhile at District # 3 Īsuto shūryō (イースト終了East End ) North Rukongai
Unohana and Kenpachi clash blades with each other. Kenpachi's sword is knocked out of his hand again .
" Looks like you're getting better, you lasted 10 minutes in a direct battle without injury " Unohana said to Kenpachi.
" I told you i'm going to be the strongest Kenpachi in existence ! " Kenpachi replied.
" Do you really have what it takes to be just that ? The very first Kenpachi was said to be the second most powerful Shinigami in existence behind Yamamoto " Unohana explained to Kenpachi.
" How strong was he ? " Kenpachi asked.
" It was a she, the very first Kenpachi to exist was a woman " Unohana answered.
" A woman ? I always though she was a man ! " Kenpachi stated.
" She had the longest reign of any Kenpachi within the last 1,000 years . Her name was Hiiro Azre Kishiuōkā otherwise known as Kenpachi Crimson " Unohana explained to Kenpachi.
" Kenpachi Crimson ? " Kenpachi asked.
" She was the most powerful Kenpachi of existence and my master. She became Captain of Squad 11 when the Gotei 13 was formed over 1,000 years ago and Yamamoto became Captain Commander and she did it at the age of 150 " Unohana explained to Kenpachi.
" She was that young ? " Kenpachi asked.
" Next to Hitsugaya and Yoruichi, she became the youngest Captain of the history of the Soul Society . She was immensely powerful and dangerous. Even at age 110, she was known to be a monster for she singlehandedly wiped out the slaver camp she was in, killing her captors . She trained for years to control it and was trained directly by Yamamoto and given she excelled the most at sword combat , she was given the honor to become the Captain of Squad 11 " Unohana explained to the eyepatch wearing Captain.
" What did she looked like ? " Kenpachi asked Unohana.
" She had short red hair she kept shoulder length in a ponytail and blue eyes, her figure and appearance resembles closely to my own . She wore a Captain's haroi and a skirt like kimono similar to Nemu's . She was known as the woman of a 100 swords due to her fighting style combined with the power of her Bankai " Unohana explained to Kenpachi,
" How powerful was she ? " Kenpachi asked.
" She was so powerful in her Bankai that she can cut 3 mountains down with a single slash and strong enough to level an island the size of Manhattan smashing her sword into the ground. Needless to say she was as powerful as me, Shunsui and Ukitake combined " Unohana stated.
" She was a monster , how could anyone have replaced her as the next Kenpachi ? " Kenpachi questioned the raven haired Shinigami.
" She was never killed in battle, she died of old age. She was born within 765 A.D. and died in 1651 A.D. at age 890 , she died of old age . She received numerous scars on her torso and even her face from the 604,800 battles she had in her life and not once had a starch on her back " Unohana explained to Kenpachi.
" Was there a single person who could've defeated her ? " Kenpachi asked Unohana.
" She was defeated at least 100 times before, one of them people who defeat her was Ginerl Kuchiki. While she enjoyed battles, she rarely killed anyone unless they proved to be worthy soldiers. Despite being a battle hungry woman like you, she also strongly believed in justice. During my teenage years where she found me, she trained me to control my anger and taught me everything i know about swordsmanship, Yamamoto taught me how to use my Zanpakutō and Ginrel taught me kidō and my late lover Nado taught me healing kidō " Unohana explained to Kenpachi.
" I see, so that's why you're so powerful " Kenpachi stated.
" Shall we resume ? You're aware that if you ever hope to become as strong as my master, you must defeat me in battle frist " Unohana asked as she redraws her sword.
" Fine, i won't stop until i become the new Kenpachi Crimson ! " Kenpachi replied.
" You're confidence is amazing , you remind me alot Kurosaki " Unohana said to Kenpachi.
" You mean Ichigo ? " Kenpachi asked.
" I mean his father ! " Unohana answered.
" He's a Shingimai too ? " Kenpachi asked.
" How else you think a human could be that powerful in this world ? " Unohana answered.
" I wonder how Ichigo is doing right now ? " Kenpachi asked Unohana as he clashes blades with Unohana.
Meanwhile at the Vizard Hideout
Ichigo is trying to control his hollow within the chains around him Hollowfying his body .
" I can do this , i can do this ! " Ichigo said to himself as his body starts to stabilize the foam like substance around his body.
" He's doing it ! " Love said to Shinji.
" Don't celebrate so soon ! " Kensei stated as Ichigo starts to lose control .
" Shit, come on, i must maintain control ! " Ichigo said to himself as he struggles to control his inner Hollow.
" He's losing control ! " Lisa said to the group as Ichigo starts to lose his grip on his Hollow form .
" I can't let it take me over ! " Ichigo said to himself as he struggles to maintain control longer.
" Ichigo stop it, you can control it that long ! " Hiyori shouted.
" Shut up, i'm not giving up ! " Ichigo shouted as he struggles to resist the takeover.
" You're pushing yourself too far , if you use up too much power you've turn into a Hollow for sure " Rose shouted.
" Ichigo, you stupid head, stop this ! " Mashiro shouted.
" Shut up, i'm not giving up ! " Ichigo replied only to lose control.
" Shit , he's Hollowfying . Hachigen quick ! " Shinji shouted.
" Shit , i can't handle this ! " Ichigo shouted as he starts to go into his first Hollow form.
" Hachigen, dispel it ! " Shinji shouted as Ichigo's body starts to transform.
" Right ! " Hachigen replied as he dispels the chains and Ichigo goes back to normal.
" Damn, i was so close ! " Ichigo said to Shinji only to be punched by Hiyori .
" What the hell were you thinking ? Are you trying to kill yourself ? " Hiyori shouted.
" You can't just force your body to control the Hollow, you're damaging your life force by doing so . You should never attempt to exert your body after you lose your Reiatsu " Shinji explained to Ichigo. as Ichigo passes out from using too much Reiatsu.
" He's out of it , best we allow him some time to rest ! " Lisa said to the team.
" Yeah , he overdid it again ! " Shinji replied.
Meanwhile at Mount Myobuku
Naruto gets hit several more times by Fukasaku's staff and falls to the ground.
" Damn it, don't you have a better way of getting me out of frog mode ? " Naruto asked Fukasaku as he tires to get back up.
" Hitting you is the only way to stop the process ! " Fukasaku answered.
" If this keeps up, i'm going to have constant internal bleeding and bursies " Naruto stated.
" No pain, no game ! " Fukasaku replied.
" I thought of a cool idea just now ! " Naruto said to the elder toad.
" What is it Naruto ? " Fukasaku asked.
" How about i use Shadow clones " Naruto answered.
" I see, you plan to use Shadow Clones , when the clones gain experience, it's shared back to you in the end however if turns into a frog, you're done for" Fukasaku explained to Naruto.
" I know that already ! " Naruto replied.
" So be it however use only 4 clones " Fukasaku said to Naruto.
" Only 4 ? " Naruto asked.
" Any more and my staff won't be able ta cover all of ya ! " Fukasaku answered.
" Okay then , let's begin ! " Naruto replied as he creates 4 clones of himself.
Meanwhile Hinata is walking on a tightrope with two heavy boulders attached to a dumbbell as she struggles to maintain balance
" I got to do this for Naruto kun ! " Hinata said to herself as she stares down from the 200 foot elevation and look at the 2,000 foot long tightrope while seeing Shima using the same weights and walking up the tightrope with ease and making it on time.
" You need to cross this gorge with those boulder on this tightrope. This would prove to be your test in reflexes and physical strength " Shima said to Hinata.
" Right ! " Hinata replied as she starts walking only to fall off within 5 seconds. Shima uses her tongue to catch her and put her back .
" Looks like you still have a long way to go ! " Shima said to Hinata.
" This training is really difficult, still nowhere as difficult as Naruto kun " Hinata said to herself.
Soraku
12:00 P.M. Sasuke and his team arrive within an abandoned city somewhere within the Land of city has many high-rise apartment buildings and the tallest building is a 30 story highrise building. Sasuke and the team walk through the gate and see the abandoned streets .
" What happened here ? These buildings look intact for an abandoned city " Suigetsu said to Sasuke.
" This place was a Shinobi graveyard that has numerous landmines and traps throughout it. The water supply been contaminated and damaged beyond repair , the place was once a city prosperous for it's wealth however it's now a mere 30 square mile ghost town " Sasuke explained to them.
" Why are we in this scrapyard of a town ? " Suigetsu asked Sasuke.
" This place is where we stack up on weapons ! " Sasuke answered.
" I do sense one human here deep below these streets and several cats " Karin stated.
" Good job Karin ! " Sasuke replied as they walk down to the sewers and on the way encounter two cats.
" Sasuke, how are you doing ? " said the talking cats.
" It's been a while , Denka, Hina " Sasuke replied talking to the cats.
" I knew it , It's that Sasuke kid ! " said one of the cats.
" Why are you here ? " one of the cats asked.
" I'm preparing for a major battle ! " Sasuke answered.
" Are those.. " Karin asked only to get interrupted by Suigetsu.
" Talking Tanku. Hey, come here.. " Suigetsu stated only for one of them to hiss at him.
" Those are ninja cats. Don't put your hand out to them like that , or they'll tear it to shreds " Sasuke warned.
" I really wish you'd tell us this stuff beforehand ! " Suigetsu replied.
" Did you bring a gift for us , meow ? " one of the cats asked.
" Here, a bottle of Matabai " Sasuke answered only for one of the cats to grab it.
" Come with me. I'll bring you to Old Lady Cat " said the other cat.
The team continues to walk through the sewers until they arrive to an old lady surrounded by a dozen cats with an orange shirt.
" I'm indebted to you old lady cat ! " Sasuke said to the old woman.
" It's been quite a while since we met, you'r just as impatient as ever " the old lady replied.
" Yeah, i have something important to take care of " Sasuke answered.
" As expected, you're after Itachi's head . I've known you two since you were little but i never expected things to turn out this way. You two are all that remains of of the Uchiha Clan, and now you'lll both battle to the death " the old lady stated.
" I'm buying some weapons from you ! " Sasuke replied as he gives her money.
" Hey grandma ..don't we have anything that could fit him ? " asked a young woman with a red dress and brown hair.
" Try that box over there ! " the old lady answered.
" So why are you buying all these weapons ? " Suigetsu asked.
" Because of what lies ahead , we're not going to have an easy time getting Orochimaru's formulas from his main laboratory " Sasuke answered.
" Sasuke is right, what lies ahead is Orochimaru's élite minions. The dangerous of them all is Guren " Karin explained to Suigetsu.
" Guren , i haven't heard of her to be honest ! " Jugō said to the group.
" Well i have, she's suppose to be Orochimaru's top enforcer alongside Kabuto and the late Kimimaro " Suigetsu stated.
" She was as strong as Kimimaro senpai ? " Jugō asked the team.
" In a one on one fight , she was able to defeat Kimimaro thanks to her rare Kekkai Genkai " Karin answered.
" You mean her Crystal Release ? " Suigetsu asked .
" How can anyone beat Kimmario senpai ? He was so powerful that he stopped my murderous urges " Jugō stated.
" Her Crystal Release is said to be a rare and powerful Ninjutsu, it's strong enough to shred through steel with ease and even bypass Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku said to be 10 times stronger than steel . While Kimimaro had more physical combat power and Taijutsu skill than Guren, he was never able to beat Guren once in battle and both of them fought as rivals to be used as Orochimaru's vessel " Karin explained to the team.
" Looks like we have our work cut out for us ! " Suigetsu stated.
" And that's why we made our little detour ! " Sasuke replied.
Meanwhile outside the city , Ulquiorra watches over Sasuke and his team while calling Aizen.
" So is he going along with the plan ? " Aizen asked.
" Yes, he's behaving himself as we speak , you're sure i should be watching over him ? It seems unlikely he'll betray us " Ulquiorra answered.
" You never know, he is after all stealing curse formulas " Aizen stated.
" I guess you have a point ! " Ulquiorra replied.
Meanwhile at Downtown Karakura Town
Ibiki and Rurichiyo are within the arcade hanging out with each other with both of them in Gigals as well as Kenryū and Enryū.
" So this is an arcade ? " Rurichiyo asked Ibiki as they're holding fake guns which act as remote controls for an arcade shooter .
" Yep you have to put in these coins and then play. You need to shoot the targets to score points , if you're hit 5 times, you lose all lives and it's game over unless you put in another coin " Ibiki explained to Rurichiyo.
" I see, what do these points bring me ? " Rurichiyo asked.
" The more points you win, the more tickets you score. You get enough tickets and you can win any prize from over there " Ibiki explained to Rurichyio.
" Cool that sounds like fun ! " Rurichiyo replied as she starts her game and starts shooting targets.
Suddenly Ibiki gets a phone call from Soifon about her duty .
" What's the Captain calling for now ? " Ibiki said to herself.
" Who's that calling you ? " Rurichyio asked Ibiki.
" Uh, that's my boyfriend " Ibiki answered as she walks away from a distance and goes to talk within bathroom.
" Ibiki, is Rurichiyo safe ? " Soifon asked.
" Yes, she is ! " Ibiki answered.
" Good , i came up with a brilliant plan to catch the assassins return to Kisuke's shop immediately " Soifon said to Ibiki.
" What about the princess ? " Ibiki asked.
" I'll handle that while you're gone ! " Yoruichi answered as she appears behind the Vice Captain in cat form .
" Lady Yoruichi ! " Ibiki stated as she 's surprised to see her there.
" Don't worry, i'll remain hidden from the group while protecting the princess " Yoruichi stated as she walks around in her male cat form.
" Right ! " Ibiki replied as she rushes out with Rurichiyo catching her.
" Where are you going ? " Rurichiyo asked.
" I got to hang out with my boyfriend ! " Ibiki answered as she rushes to Kisuke's shop.
Meanwhile at Squad 3 barracks
Izuru is doing research on the mystery behind Omeada's killer and has spent the whole night looking for answers.
" I know i've seen that Shikai before but where have i seen it . It's a boomerang like weapon that killed Omaeda and his comrades, he's obviously Vice Captain level to have one shotted all of them that easily but every name i searched up doesn't match the level of power nor the ability of this Shikai. It makes no sense " Izuru said to himself as he then feels fatigue when Rangiku walks into the room.
" There you are, have you been spending the night researching the killer of Omaeda ? " Rangiku asked Izuru.
" I have a faint memory of someone using the same weapon as the one who killed Omaeda " Izuru answered.
" You need to rest for a while , you're wearing yourself out ! " Rangiku stated.
" No i don't need rest , i need to continue searching ! " Izuru replied only to be grabbed by Rangiku
" You're getting some rest right now ! " Rangiku shouted as they start to wrestle each other until they knock over a book .
" Wait a second, that book, now i know who did it... " Izuru stated only to pass out and fall asleep .
" Looks like your body couldn't withstand the stress of staying up this late " Rangiku replied as she puts him to bed and picks up the book which shows the year Izuru graduated from the academy.
Kisuke's shop
2:00 P.M. Kisuke and Soifon finished talking about the plan.
" So that's how where going to grill them ? " Soifon asked Kisuke.
" You guessed it , this plan should work nicely to our advantage " Kisuke answered.
" You think so ? " Ibiki asked.
" This is a brilliant plan, i can't wait to catch those assholes " Soifon stated.
" We just need to follow our plan though without any errors " Kisuke replied.
" Get back to Rurichiyo before she becomes suspicious and aware of the situation " Soifon said to Ibiki.
" Right ! " Ibiki replied as she heads back to Rurichiyo.
Meanwhile at the Eastern plains of Hueco Mundo
Team 2 which consists of Grimmjow , Nnoitra, Tesla, and Yammy are busy killing off Hollows within a competition.
" You think you're better than me ? " Grimmjow shouted.
" Please , i'm not the 5th Espada for nothing " Ninorta replied as they stare each other down.
" Please, you had to cheat to get your position , i earned my position fair and square " Grimmjow stated.
" Doesn't matter how i earned my position , i'm still stronger than you " Ninorta replied as they see 20 Gillains and 100 Hollows emerging from the sand.
" Whoever kills the most Hollows gets the call the shots " Grimmjow said to Ninorta.
" You took the words right out of my mouth ! " Ninorta responded as he he shoots Ceros from his mouth at the Hollows.
" Bring it ! " Grimmjow replied as he fires Ceros at the hollows as well .
" Wait for me ! " Yammy shouted as he fires a barrage of Balas at the Hollows.
" Is anyone on this team sane ? " Tesla said to himself as he watches the Espadas fight off the Hollows.
Meanwhile at the Western mountains of Hueco Mundo
Team 3 which consist of Dordoni, Fran, Gantenbainne, and Aaronireo walk throughout the forest when they encounter some Gillains around the area.
" Looks like we got more Gillian's ! " Dorodni said to the group.
" Indeed , i was hoping for some Adjuchas ! " Fran replied.
" Lord Aizen said that we must bring back Adjuchas, these Gillains are trash " Gantenbainne stated.
" Guess we'll just have to dispose of these weak inferior Hollows ! " Aaroniero replied as they all attack the Gillains.
Meanwhile at Downtown Karakura Town
Rurchiyo and Ibiki resume their game in the arcade as Ibiki returns back to Rurichyio who managed to get hundreds of tickets.
" Looks at what i got, i made high score ! " Rurichiyo said to Ibiki.
" Cool , want to do anything else ? " Ibiki asked.
" I wonder how it's like to have a boyfriend " Rurichiyo answered.
" It's a wonderful feeling to have someone who cares for you , trust me " Ibiki stated.
" That sounds awesome ! " Rurichiyo replied.
" Now let's continue having fun with each other! " Ibiki said to the princess.
" Right ! " Rurichiyo replied as they resume having out within the arcade.
Meanwhile at the north end of Menos Forest
the mysterious Shinigami figure with a white coat walks into the middle of the forest when he starts to vomit blood.
" Damn, i must maintain my existence a bit longer ! " the mysterious man said to himself only to see Minathor come at him with his axe but he evades with Shunpo.
" Looks like a Shinigami has came to this place " Minathor said to the Shinigami as he comes at him with his axe but the man blocks with his Zanpakutō.
" Who are you or what are you ? " the Shinigami asked the Hollow.
" I'm Minathor, the mighty Vasto Lordes who would now rule Menos Forest. I heard stories that if a Vasto Lordes ate a Shinigami, they would become as powerful as the great Arturo Plateado " Minathor explained to the Shinigami.
" Have to disappoint you but i'm not a Shinigami. My name is Muramasa, i'm a Zanpakutō spirit " Muramasa replied.
" I see, so if i beat you , then i can take your power and become a being beyond a Vasto Lorde " Minathor shouted.
" That's if you can beat me ! " Muramasa replied only to see Minathor come at him.
" Bring it on ! " Muramasa replied as he fights then Hollow.
Meanwhile at the middle of Menos Forest
Skullak feels a massive Reiatsu from a distance which catches the attention of everyone.
" Do you guys feel that ? " Skullak asked them.
" That's the Reiatsu of a Vasto Lorde ! " Cirucci answered.
" It's so powerful , it can be felt from such a distance " Loly stated.
" Indeed Loly ! " Menoly replied.
" It's coming from the northern part of the forest ! " Assilnger said to the Arrancars.
" Let's go capture it ! " Skullak said to the team.
" Right ! " the team replied as they rush to the Vasto Lorde .
Meanwhile throughout Konoha
Meanwhile Lee is by himself rock climbing the Hokage monument with heavy weights on.
" I need to increase the intensity of my training by increasing the speed i need to climb this mountain " Lee said to himself as he keeps climbing.
Meanwhile at a small pond outside the village, Gai is mediating with the water boiling around him.
" I need extreme concentration in order to master the 7th gate, i also musn't be within 5 miles of Konoha " Gai said to himself as the water starts to evaporate.
Meanwhile Kakashi and Anko continue their training with Anko within lv1 curse form . Kakashi is surrounding her with clones.
" Not bad, you maintained the curse state for 10 minutes already " Kakashi said to Anko.
" It's still too much for my body , i barely have enough Chakra left " Anko replied.
" Let's rest for now , we don't need you running rampant again . We're still rebuilding Konoha after all " Kakashi responded.
" Let's get some food , i'm starving over here " Anko said to Kakashi.
" My treat ! " Kakashi replied as they hold hands.
Meanwhile Sakura removes Sai's cast from his left prosthetic arm.
" You're free to go, that arm should work no differently from your right arm " Sakura said to Sai.
" Thanks once again ! " Sai replied.
" So what are you going to do now ? " Sakura asked him.
" I was going to have some lunch to eat given i was here for 3 hours getting my prosthetic tweaked " Sai answered.
" It's a shame we can't fix your real arm " Sakura said to Sai.
" That's okay, you've done enough . I'm indebted to you ! " Sai replied.
Meanwhile Shizune is tending to Kurenai's baby. Kurenai is now 8 months pregnant with Kurenai still down about Asuma's child.
" You're baby is due within the end of this month or early next month " Shizune said to the female Kunoichi.
" That's great news , it's a shame he'll never see his father ! " Kurenai replied with a depressed tone.
" Question is , are you still going to stay a Kunoichi now that you have to raise a baby on your own ? " Shizune asked Kurenai.
" After i do my very last mission, killing the one who killed my husband. Only then can i finally be able to rest easy and move on with my life " Kurenai explained to Shizune.
" Lady Tsunade already forbade you from going into this war with us. After you have a child , you must refrain from all battles and missions for an additional 2 months, that way you can recover your Chakra . The anticipated showdown between the Soul Society and Shinobi Nations is 3 months from now, you've barely be at full power by then and besides, do you really wish to risk never seeing your child grow up ? " Shizune explained to Kurenai.
" I'm well aware of it however i can't rest until that Captain is dead and her blood is on my boots. What she did was absolutely unforgivable, i can never look at my child when he grows up and say to him that i failed to do anything to save his father let alone avenge his death. That bitch hurt something far more valuable than my pride as a kunoichi , she destroyed a bound between lovers " Kurenai ranted as she smashes the table in anger leaving a hole in it.
" Calm Down Kurenai, you can't defeat them in your state. If she was able to take out Asuma, one of the Guardian Shinobi 12 then she can do the same to you and they already know every trick in your book. Even if you're cleared for battle when war breaks out, it's doubtful you're survive using the same old tricks ,especially when you have been out of practice for over 2 months. It's flat-out suicide against someone who can kill you even if you make the slightest mistake , leave the revenge to Shikamaru and his team " Shizune explained to Kurenai calming her down.
" You're sure he can even beat someone who's Jōunin level ? " Kurenai asked Shizune.
" Shikamaru isn't just planing out his battles , he's training himself so he can at least keep up with a Jōunin level opponent much like everyone within the village " Shizune replied.
Meanwhile Ino, Shikamaru and Chōji try to get stronger . Ino is struggling to lift a 100 ton boulder with her bare hands while Chōji is trying to move with heavy weights on his legs while carrying a massive crate of food while Shikamaru struggles to reach for an apple tree nearly a mile away.
" This is putting too much stress on my body ! " Ino shouted as she struggles to move the rock up an inch.
" I need food , can't breathe ! " Chōji shouted as he struggles to move with his massive weights even an inch.
" Must extend my reach further ! " Shikamaru said to himself.
All 3 of them fail to complete there exercise. Ino drops the rock on her foot which causes her to scream in pain, Chōji falls on his face due to the excessive weight and Shikamaru falls to the ground completely exasperated.
" OWW ! My foot ! " Ino shouted as she slides her foot out only to see it bruised.
" OWW! My back ! " Chōji shouted as he removes the weights from his back.
" Damn, at this rate, we'll never reach Captain level " Shikamaru stated.
" We can't just give up yet Shikamaru, we must do it for Asuma " Ino replied as she heals her foot and stands up to pick the rock again.
" You're right, Asuma wouldn't want us standing whining ! " Chōji responded as he puts back on the weights.
" Indeed, we can't disappoint Asuma for we must protect the king ! " Shikamaru replied.
Meanwhile Konohamaru tries to lift 5 ton weights while his beads on which are still white.
" Yeah i'm getting used to this , soon i'm going to surpass Naruto " Konohamaru said to himself as he finishes his weight lifting.
Meanwhile Neji with weights dodges 100 kunai from Tenten while Tenten is bilndfolded and wearing weighted gloves.
" This training is much harder than i though but in order to avoid losing again, we need to push ourselves to our human limits " Neji said to himself.
" I don't plan to let my team down again ! " Tenten said to herself.
Meanwhile at the Hokage Palace
A team of scientists work on constructing a portal to the Soul Society when Tsunade walks in to see the progress.
" How close are we to completing this project ? " Tsunade asked the scientists.
" We're almost done, it should take 2 more days to see if this thing is even usable " one scientist answered.
" We've got to make sure this isn't an enemy trap, when this portal is done , we'll send a clone to test whether this thing really leads us to the Soul Society . If this is true, we can launch a surprise attack on the Soul Society in less than a month " Tsunade said to the team.
" We'll work hard to complete this ! " the scientist replied.
Meanwhile at the north end of Menos Forest
Muramasa looks down on the fallen Minathor as he's covered with blood and his axe remains broken. Muramasa is deeply worn out from his battle.
" How can you be this strong ? I'm a Vasto Lorde now " Minathor asked.
" You're power is great , something that i need to maintain myself in this world to accomplish my goal " Muramasa answered.
" What the hell are you planing ? " Minathor asked.
" My plan is to destroy the Soul Society by turning all the Shinigami's Zanpakutō against them and freeing my master so we can untie as one . You're power would help me greatly within this goal " Muramasa explained to the Vasto Lorde as he absorb the hollow into him.
" UWAARGH ! " Minathor moaned as he diffuses into Reishi and goes into Muramasa.
" This power is incredible, now i know i can take on the Soul Society " Muramasa shouted as he glows with a purple Reiatsu.
Meanwhile at Kisuke's shop
Kisuke sees Chad come to his shop waiting for Soifon to train him.
" Where's Captain Soifon ? " Chad asked.
" She's busy right now ! " Kisuke answered.
" So who's going to train me right now ? " Chad asked .
" Tessai would take care of that while she's gone " Kisuke replied.
" Very well, shall we spar ? " Tessai asked Chad.
" Sure, i wouldn't have it any other way " Chad responded.
Kurosaki Clinic
6:00 P.M. Isshin with Ikumi ,Yuzu and Karin invite Rurichiyo and her bodyguards over to dinner.
" So you guys are new around here ?" Isshin asked the group.
" Indeed , we just moved in from Kyoto earlier today " Kenryū answered.
" So does that big guy with you talk ? " Ikumi asked them.
" He's the strong silent type, he's token an oath of silence because of his religion ! " Kenryu replied.
" So what do you think of the food ? " Yuzu asked Rurichiyo.
" It tastes pretty good , i didn't think the human world would have such great food " Rurichiyo stated.
" Human world ? " Yuzu asked only for Ibiki to go behind Rurichiyo's ear.
" You're not suppose to tell humans that you're from the Soul Society, don't say human world if you want to blend in " Ibiki said to Rurichiyo.
" Right ! Why can't i claim i'm a noble ? " Rurichiyo asked Ibiki.
" Humans don't now anything about the Soul Society that's why " Ibiki replied as she stops whispering to her.
" This food is good but i don't eat carrots ! " Rurichiyo said to Yuzu.
" You don't carrots ? I'm sorry ! " Yuzu apologized.
" You don't ? Framers work very hard to grow vegetables ! " Ibiki said to the young princess.
" Farmers grow them ? " Rurichiyo asked.
" Framers have trouble with growing one of them . They go good with curvy " Ibiki replied.
" I see, i'll try them ! " Rurichiyo said to Ibiki as she eats her food.
" May we talk in private Ibiki ? " Kenryū asked the brunette Vice Captain.
" Sure ! " Ibiki answered as they go into the living room.
" Ibiki, what's the idea of forcing the princess to eat carrots ? People in the past were punished for trying to feed her carrots ! " Kenryū said to the Vice Captain.
" Listen , this isn't the Soul Society. We can't have her acting all high and mighty here, here she's not a princess but a mere commoner " Ibiki explained to Kenryū.
" I thought someone like you would know better given you're from a noble clan " Kenryū stated.
" But i grew up and matured thanks to the Gotei 13 , listen , it's for the best to stop spoiling her this much , at least to keep a low profile so your assassins don't find you so easily " Ibiki replied.
Yukakagure
7:00 PM. Guren goes to pick up the child named Yūkimaru from the hot springs that's being watched over by a man with dark brown hair with black eyes. His outfit consists of a purple loose-fitting vest that shows his chest. The rest of his mid-section is covered with bandages. He's wearing a light blue poncho-like item around his neck and also wearing a black wrist warmers and tan pants with dark brown sandals. The child known as Yūkimaru has magenta eyes and long pale-green hair,. His outfit consists of a kimono with jade-green inside and grey outside along with cadet-blue pants with bandages down to his ankles.
" Rinji , how's Yūkimaru doing ? " Guren asked him.
" He's doing fine over there " Rinji answered.
" So no one has caught on to us yet ? " Guren asked.
" No, no one knows that we're Orochimaru's henchmen " Rinji answered.
" Since Orochimaru died a few days ago, nations across the world have begun sting operations to find and catch all the former members of Orochimaru's Otokagure and have them arrested or killed and the hideouts destroyed " Guren explained to her man.
" So why are we taking the kid honey ? " Rinji asked.
" He's going to be the new vessel to revive Orochimaru " Guren answered.
" Revive ? I thought he was dead ! " Rinji stated.
" That's what i thought but part of him is still within Kabuto. I need this kid to revive Orochimaru " Guren replied.
" Are you sure you can trust this Kabuto guy ? " Rinji asked.
" That's a stupid question, i hate his guts however if there's any truth behind what he showed me, this might work " Guren answered.
" What if he pulls a fast one ? " Rinji asked.
" Then it's simple, i'll force him to revive Orochimaru and kill him just like i plan to kill the man who took his live in the first place " Guren explained to her man.
" You mean Sasuke Uchiha ? " Rinji questioned the blue haired woman.
" Yes, it's bad enough that Uchiha emo faggot took my position as Orochimaru's next vessel and i would've been chosen over Gen'yūmaru had not for Sasuke slowing things down, it's even worse he killed Lord Orochimaru and betrayed us, he must pay with his life " Guren ranted as she clenches her fist.
" Calm down honey, we need to avoid making a scene " Rinji stated.
" Right, my apologies. I have you to thank Rinji, had not for you in my life for the last 3 years, i would've killed myself " Guren replied.
Meanwhile throughout Konoha
Meanwhile Lee is busying weight lifting 20 ton weights on his feet. After doing 3,001 lifts, Lee drops the weights in exhaustion.
" Damn it , it's not good enough. 3,001 is my limit . I need to do over 9,000 pullups with these weights to get stronger " Lee said to himself as he drops to the ground exhausted from the training.
Meanwhile at a small pond outside the village, Gai is exhausted with the entire pond area destroyed from green flames burning around him.
" Damn it, i managed to unlock the 7th gate however i'm only able to maintain the form for less than 5 seconds. I need to train harder with it to get stronger " Gai said to himself as he tries to get back up but can't due to exhaustion.
Meanwhile Kakashi and Anko are both exhausted from their training .
" I'm at my limit ! " Anko said to Kakashi.
" Same here ! " Kakashi replied.
" This is tiring but i must get stronger ! " Anko stated.
" Anko starting tomorrow, you must train yourself to master the curse mark " Kakashi said to Anko.
" What ? You know i can't train myself with this, it's far too risky " Anko stated.
" Sorry but it has to be done, besides you're not alone. Shizune would assist in your process , i need to train myself to get stronger " Kakashi replied.
" I see, very well then . Good luck with that ! " Anko responded.
Meanwhile Sakura is busy doing the leaf test using her Chakra to try crumbling the leaf in her hand with Tsunade assisting the process.
" Don't rush yourself Sakura, you need time to master this technique ! " Tsunade said to Sakura.
" I can't afford to lag behind Naruto and be in the way again ! " Sakura replied as she concentrates her Chakra into the leaf.
" I see, still even with your superior Chakra control, you would need at least a few months to master your element. It takes years on average to master a single element " Tsunade explained to Sakura.
" Well i'll just have to train 10 times harder then ! " Sakura replied as she continues to train with nature manipulation .
Meanwhile Konohamaru is walking normally with his beads starting to turn light blue .
" Yeah , it's starting to turn blue. I'm actually getting stronger ! " Konohamaru said to himself.
Kasumiōji clan manor
9:00 P.M. An assassin breaks into the manor of the Kasumiōji clan and goes inside the palace with his Bakkōtō with 2 other ninjas . They walk into the main bedroom and see Rurichiyo in bed.
" We got her now ! " one of the assassins said to the group.
" Ready men ? " another assassin answered.
" Take her down ! " one of the assassins stated.
" Right ! " all the assassins replied as they all stab Rurichiyo only to reveal it was a portable Gigal.
" What the hell ? " one of the assassins shouted only to see Soifon behind them with her sword draw .
" You're all under arrest !" Soifon shouted as she comes towards the assassins .
" Shit, it's Captain Soifon ! " said one of the assassins.
" You must be the ones after princess Rurichiyo, i'm here to capture you all " Soifon stated .
" What to do ? She's a Captain, we stand no chance in a fight even with Bakkōtōs " one of the guys stated.
" Get out of here, leave this one to me " said a mysterious figure who comes out to reveal that he's a tail man with blonde hair and a goatee with tan skin wearing a ninja outfit and have two claw weapon like Bakkōtōs.
" Who are you ? " Soifon asked.
" I'm not telling you my name , however i would tell you that my nickname is the Clawed Reaper " the young man answered as he jumps at Soifon which causes a collision wave which destroys everything within the room which forces Soifon to jump out of the window.
" He's strong, if we stay within the manor, it's most likely going to get destroyed " Soifon said to herself as she lands at the courtyard with 3 assassins that are with Clawed Reaper.
" With the Clawed Reaper here, we might actually have a chance " one of the assassins stated.
" You're going to tell us where the princess is at " the assassin said to Soifon.
" Ha, not going to happen buddy. You're coming with me , if you value your life , you'll come quietly with me . You stand no chance against a Captain " Soifon arrogantly stated.
" As if , you're arrogant for coming here by yourself and underestimating us " the Claw Reaper replied.
" I wouldn't need Shikai to beat any of you " Soifon stated as she comes at the Claw Reaper with her sealed sword.
" Foolish ! " the Claw Reaper laughed as he cuts Soifon's Zanpakutō in half and disintegrates it.
" What the hell ? " Soifon shouted.
" My Bakkōtō's special ability seals any Zanpakutō it cuts, with this power, i can take on even a Captain " Claw Reaper explained to Soifon.
" Yes, now we can take her down ! " the assassins shouted as they all come at Soifon.
" Don't get arrogant ! " Soifon shouted as she easily takes out the 3 lower ranked assassins with a single kick.
" Not bad Captain however , let's see how far you can go " Claw Reaper said to Soifon.
Both Soifon and Claw Reaper go to clash with each other . Soifon dodges a slash aimed at her neck from Claw Reaper's clawed glaunets . Soifon throws a kunai at Claw Reaper but Claw Reaper counters with his own kunai. Both catch each others kunai and throw it back at each other. Soifon dodges a slash from Claw Reaper's left hand while she parries a rising slash with right hand.
" I see, your alot tougher than i thought, guess there isn't any holding back on you is there " Soifon stated.
"I must give you some credit, you managed to work up a good sweat Captain ! " Claw Reaper calmly replied.
" I must say, for a man you process a solid fighting stance and your actually nimble enough to dodge my assault however i'm not in the mood to clown around with you " Soifon replied as she dashes behind Claw Reaper and hit him with a powerful kick into the ground.
" Shit i can't recover ! " Claw Reaper said to himself struggling to move after having his back broken.
" Bakudō # 30. Shitotsu Sansen (嘴突三閃, Beak-Piercing Triple Beam) " Soifon chanted as she generates a burst of crackling yellow energy in her palm and uses that energy to draw an inverted yellow triangle. The triangle then generates solidified energy in the shape of triangles from the the three points of the inverted triangle. The fired triangles hits Claw Reaper and pin him against the ground.
" You're finished assassin, tell me who are you working for ? " Soifon asked.
" That's not going to happen ! " the Claw Reaper answered.
" Don't bother trying to kill yourself. I broke your back on purpose and pinned you to the ground with Kidō so you don't attempt suicide. We'll just have to get the intel out of you " Soifon stated.
" As expected , men , finish me off ! " Claw Reaper shouted as the assassins all pull out bomb vests and charge at Soifon.
" Not happening ! " Soifon replied as she appears behind all 3 of them with he sealed sword and cut them all in half before they can self destruct.
" How did you ... ? " The Claw Reaper asked.
" When you're defeated, the effects of your Bakkōtō wear off and i'm able to use my Zanpakutō again " Soifon answered.
" I thought i could've beaten a Captain ! " Claw Reaper stated.
" A Captains power is more than just Shikai or Bankai, a runt like you isn't anywhere close to my level " Soifon replied.
Meanwhile at the Human World
Ibiki and Rurichiyo are at the bedroom with Ibiki looking over the young girl .
" I've enjoyed hanging out with you today Ibiki " Rurichiyo said to Ibiki .
" Thanks ! " Ibiki replied.
" You're not like Kenryū or Enryū who are always hiding stuff from me , you're quite open with me " Rurichiyo stated.
" Kenryū and Enryū still care about you right ? They want you to live a nice life without worrying too much " Ibiki replied with a questioned.
" That's not how i see things . Kenryū and Enryu treat me like a child " Rurichiyo said to the brown-haired Kunoichi.
" If you don't realize how much they care for you , you'll be left with regret and remorse when they're gone . Try to understand how they feel " Ibiki explained to the blonde haired princess.
" Very well, thanks Ibiki. You're almost like an older sister to me " Rurichiyo stated.
" Thank you Rurichiyo , good night ! " Ibiki replied as she tucks her into her bed and Rurichiyo goes to sleep.
The Next Day
Thursday October 3, 2001 6:00 A.M.
Soifon is in a holding cell interrogating the man known as Clawed Reaper punching him around to get answers.
" Talk , who are you working for ? " Soifon shouted.
" I'm never telling you ! " Claw Reaper answered.
" Not good enough ! " Soifon stated as she punches him in the balls .
" OWWARGH ! " Claw Reaper shouted as he screams in pain.
" Talk ! " Soifon shouted .
" Fuck you ! " Claw Reaper shouted as he bites his own tongue off which then activates a seal within the tongue which causes his whole body to get covered in purple marks.
" What the hell ? " Soifon shouted.
" I had a special seal within my tongue that would activate a lethal poison killing me if i bite my tongue " Clawed Reaper explained to Soifon .
" We'll just do an autospy on you to see where you came from " Soifon stated only to see the guy melting away.
" It's a highly toxic venom that dissolves my entire body to goo , i'll never tell you anything " Clawed Reaper replied as he dies melting into a pile of goo.
" Shit ! They keep killing themselves off ! " Soifon shouted as she punches the wall.
At the same time
Hanza and Kumoi are sitting back after noticing the fall of their assassins .
" It seems like he has failed us ! " Kumoi said to Hanza.
" He was one of our best assassins, he must've encountered a Captain " Hanza replied.
" Still, he shouldn't have lost . He was equipped with a Bakkōtō that can seal Shinigami Zanpakutō's " Kumoi stated.
" He must've gotten arrogant , he should've anayaized his opponent better " Hanza replied.
" We've kept our operations throughout so far, it's up to you to scout and find where the real princess is at " Kumoi said to Hanza.
" Don't worry Lord Kumoi, i won't let you down ! " Hanza replied as he leaves the dark room.
Meanwhile at Konoha
Kakashi stands at the gravestone thinking of the past when Anko walks by seeing tears in Kakashi's eye.
" What's wrong Kakashi ? " Anko asked Kakashi .
" Nothing Rin.. I mean Anko ! " Kakashi answered.
" You seem sadder than usual ! " Anko stated.
" It's Rin , it's been nearly 17 years since she died !" Kakashi replied.
" You seemed to care for her alot ! " Anko said to the masked Shinobi.
" I did , she died and i wasn't able to save her ! " Kakashi answered as he wipes the tear from his left eye.
" Exactly how did she die ? " Anko asked.
" I rather not talk about it, she was killed by Hidden Mist ANBU not long after Obito died " Kakashi explained to the purple haired Kunoichi.
" I see, you must've loved her alot ! " Anko stated.
" I've loved her more than i can ever imagine, i wasn't able to protect her and for a while , i had trouble moving on from her . Almost considered taking my own life however i was able to maintain my resolve as a ninja and move on, too many people counted on me " Kakashi explained to Anko.
" I never seen this side of you before, you must trust me alot to even be telling me this " Anko said to Kakashi.
" I won't lose you, i'll sooner let myself die than to allow the enemy to capture you " Kakashi replied as he wipes a small tear from his left eye.
Meanwhile at the center of Hueco Mundo
Skullak, Cirucci, and their Fracción are close to the entrance of the Menos Forest.
" It took awhile to get to this place ! " Cirucci said to the group.
" Menos Forest is an underground forest that stretches out hundreds of miles across Hueco Mundo " Skullak replied.
" To think we've yet to encounter a single hollow in a while " Asslinger said to his master.
" It's strange , it's almost like they're all too afraid to come out " Loly stated.
" I wonder if it has to do with the Vasto Lorde Reiatsu we sensed earlier " Menoly replied .
" I been thinking the same thing , i've also been sensing a massive drop in Hollows lately The Vasto Lorde must've been recently developed and is trying to feed on the hollows here to maintain it's strength " Skullak said to the group.
" I sense two of them , both of them on the level of a natural non Arrancar Vasto Lorde . Both of these large energy signatures have been eating Hollows left and right , that's why the forest has gotten quiet " Cirucci explained to the group.
" This can get ugly fast, we must approach this area with extreme caution ! " Skullak replied.
Meanwhile at the south end of the forest
20 Adjuchas lie slain on the floor by Kusaka, Ying and Yang who are eating more Hollows.
" Where is this Vasto Lorde ? I sensed one yesterday " Kusaka asked his twin minions.
" His Reiatsu disappeared a while ago ! " Yin answered.
" Wait i sense something coming towards us ! " Yang stated .
" What the hell ? I sense it too ! " Yin replied.
" It's a Vasto Lorde ! " Yang said to the group.
" Prefect ! " Kusaka replied as he draws his sword only to see Muramasa come out of the shadows between the trees.
" Who are you ? Are you another Vasto Lorde ? " Muramasa asked.
" You're not a Vasto Lorde , what are you ? " Kusaka asked.
" I'm Muramasa , i'm here to take your life and take that power of yours " Muramasa stated as he draws out his Zanpakutō.
" Whatever you are, i can use your power ! " Kusaka replied as he clashes attacks with Muramasa.
Kusaka tries to overpower Muramasa but the Zanpakutō spirit uses one hand ton block Kusaka's attack and pushes him 50 feet through a stone tree. Muramasa goes to stab Kusaka but the Shinigami uses Shunpo to escape the attack.
" He's strong !" Yin said to her sister.
" He needs our help ! " Yang stated.
" Let's assist him ! " Yin replied as they take out their weapons.
Meanwhile Kusaka is being overpowered by Muramasa who is using his powerful sword strikes to keep Kusaka at bay .
" How strong is he ? He's overpowering me with ease " Kusaka said to himself as he is pushed back by Muramasa's sword strike.
" Prepare to die ! " Muramasa shouted as he goes to kill Kusaka.
" Bola de Rayos ( Spanish for Lightning Ball ) " Yin chanted as she launches a powerful lightning blast towards Muramasa.
" Regin del Fuego ( Spanish for Reign of Fire ) " Yang chanted as she launches a powerful fire blast towards Muramasa .
Both blasts hit Muramasa while Kusaka moves out of the way .
" You fools, stay out of this ! " Kusaka shouted only to see Muramasa behind Yin.
" Too slow ! " Muramasa shouted as he goes to stab Yin but his arm is caught within a chain.
" No more playing around, Regin over the Frosted Heavens Hyōrinmaru " Kusaka chanted as he shoots an ice dragon towards Muramasa which pushes back the Zanpakuto spirit and freezes his arm.
" You're a Shinigami ? " Muramasa asked Kusaka.
" Of course , I'm a former Shinigami ! " Kusaka answered.
" Excellent, this makes my battle much easier . Seishin no Kengen (精神の顕現Spirit Manifestation ) " Muramasa chanted as he tries to manifest Kusaka's Zanpakutō spirit however the spirit doesn't come out.
" What the hell ? " Kusaka asked.
" Why isn't your Zanpakutō spirit coming out ? " Muramasa asked Kusaka.
" I see, you're trying to take over my Zanpakutō spirit , sad day for you. My Zanpakutō spirit left me a long time ago " Kusaka answered.
" How are you using your Zanpakuto ? " Muramasa questioned the Shinigami .
" By consuming enough Hollows, i was able to preserve my Shinigami powers while obtaining some Hollow powers. I did it so i can grow strong enough to take revenge on the Soul Society " Kusaka explained to Muramasa.
" I see, so you're similar to me ? I'm a Zanpakuto Spirit who's out to take revenge on the Soul Society who sealed away my master " Muramasa explained to Kusaka.
" I see, we both have a ton of things in common , how about we join sides ? " Kusaka asked Muramasa
" That sounds.. " Muramasa answered but before he can make a deal, he vomits blood.
" What the hell ? " Ying shouted.
" Looks like he too more damage than we thought " Yang replied.
" He's losing control of himself, girls take cover " Kusaka shouted as he watches Muramasa transform into a Hollow .
Muramasa becomes an armored version of his former self, complete with long shoulder-pads and a helmet-like mask similar in appearance to a stag beetle with its long horns with eyeholes similar to his sword's tsuba design. He has furry tufts around his neck and collarbone. His eyes are glowing red and his arms become long and slender with long curved blades sticking out from his elbows. His Hollow hole is where his heart would be with fang-like protrusions around it.
" RWAARARGH ! " Hollow Muramasa roared as he creates a massive shockwave that can be felt from a distance.
" It's time we get serious ! " Kusaka said to Muramasa as he surrounds himself with a powerful aura .
Back at the center of Hueco Mundo
Skullak and his team feel the massive Reiatsu wave around the forest.
" It's huge ! " Cirucci said to the team .
" It's much larger than Yesterday ! " Aisslinger replied.
" The Vasto Lordes must be growing in power, battling each other to eat another to increase their power " Skullak stated.
" What a monstrous amount of power ! " Loly stated.
" It might even rival Skullak sensei ! " Menoly replied.
" All the more reason we need to take precautions for against them " Skullak said to the group.
" How are we going to fight them ? " Cirucci asked Skullak.
" You'll all provide assist roles, Cirucci and Aisslinger would attack from a distance, Loly and Menoly, you guys would attack at closer range and Demoura, you protect the group with your life . I'll try to fight them as best as i could without killing them " Skullak explained to the group.
" Very well then , let's get to where the Vasto Lordes are at ! " Demoura replied as they head to the battlefield.
Meanwhile at the Eastern plains of Hueco Mundo
Team 2 which consists of Grimmjow , Nnoitra, Tesla, and Yammy have defeated two Hollows. One of the Hollows is a large armored pill bug like Adjuchas and the other was a large mosquito Adjuchas.
" I did it, i captured an Adjuchas ! " Grimmjow shouted as he sits down next to the incapacitated Adjuchas.
" Big deal, the one i captured is bigger than yours ! " Ninorta replied as he shows off his Hollow.
" Please, that little bug doesn't compare to my big ass Mosquito " Grimmjow stated.
" Ha, a Mosquito doesn't compared to my big ass bug " Ninrota replied as Grimmjow stands up and faces Ninorta.
" Just admit that i'm stronger than you already " Grimmjow said to the skinny Arrancar.
" You think you're better than me ? " Ninorta shouted.
" You had to cheat to get your position , i earned my position fair and square " Grimmjow stated.
" Once again , it doesn't matter how i earned my position , i'm still stronger than you " Ninorta replied as they go to fight each other.
" It's a good thing i reminded Master Ninorta about the objective otherwise we wouldn't of gotten anywhere " Telsa said to Yammy.
" Those two are always fighting each other ! " Yammy replied.
Meanwhile at the Western mountains of Hueco Mundo
Team 3 which consist of Dordoni, Fran, Gantenbainne, and Aaronireo walk across the forest with six hollows. One of them is a large Boll weevil, another other is a large poison dart frog, one of them a large cicada and another one is an iguana/dragonfly mixed hollow. Another Hollow is a giant tarantula and a large buzzing wasp.
" We did well capturing the Hollows Dordoni sensei " Fran said to the group.
" Luckily , we didn't need to fight them at all ! " Dordoni replied.
" We didn't want to end up dying against you guys , we knew you guys were too strong for us " said the large Boll Weevil .
" Don't blame yourself Drill Bit , we're here to make you one of us , not kill you " Gantenbainne replied.
" It's a smart move we chosen not to take you guys on " said the large poison dart frog.
" Yeah, would be sad if we had to kill you all like we did with all the foolish Hollows that challenged us Spitter " Kaienrio replied.
" How did you guys get so powerful ? " the large cicada asked.
" Sosuke Aizen gave us the power to create the Arrancar Shika Dakon " Fran answered the cicada.
" It's best we start getting back to base guys " Dordoni said to the Hollows.
" Right ! " everyone else replied as they leave to Las Noches.
Somewhere near the Land of Hot Water/Land of Fire Border
Yūkimaru , Rinji and Guren walk across a misty forest that leads to a marshy swampland where Yūkimaru looks at the Cattails.
" What are these ? " Yukiamaru asked.
" Those are Cattails ! " Guren answered.
" Why are we crossing here Guren ? " Rinji questioned the blue haired Kunoichi.
" So we're not spotted, we didn't sneak through the marshlands of the Land of Fire/Land of Hot Water and cross this river on this foggy day just for a romantic date " Guren explained to him.
" I can't believe we have to cross the entire Land of Fire to reach our hideout " Rinji stated.
" Bare with it , we need the kid after all ! " Guren replied.
Meanwhile somewhere at the Land of Fire
Sasuke and his team are searching for the hideout.
" How much further do we have to walk ? My feet are killing me " Suigetsu asked.
" We have to reach Kusakagure to get the thing we want " Sasuke answered.
" Quit your complaining Suigetsu, we need to get there to complete our goal " Karin stated.
" So are you saying this Aizen guy can help me control the demon within me ? " Jugō asked Sasuke.
" Yep, he can grant you anything you desired ! " Sasuke replied.
" What makes that Aizen guy so special anyways ? " Suigetsu questioned Sasuke.
" It was because of his power he lend me, i was able to defeat Orochimaru " Sasuke answered.
" So he can make me much stronger ? Count me in then, with that power, i can beat even the great Kisame and take his Samehada without any problem " Suigetsu stated.
" That explains why your powers seem less human than before ! " Karin replied.
" Thanks to Aizen, i was able to exceed my human limits and soon once i'm done with this mission, i'm going to train so i can kill Itachi " Sasuke said to the group.
Meanwhile at Aizen's Liar
Aizen is sitting back drinking tea looking through documents .
" What are you doing Aizen ? " Gin asked.
" Looking through some old records ! " Aizen answered.
" It's almost amazing to see how everything is progressing " Gin stated.
" Indeed , Ulquorria reported that Sasuke is doing well " Aizen explained to Gin.
" What about the Senkaimon blue prints, are they being used well as well ? " Gin asked.
" Yes, it seems like Konoha is nearly done with the construction of the Senkaimon " Aizen answered.
" Any further orders in regards to the Senkaimon ? " Gin asked his boss.
" They'll most likely do a test to see if it works tomorrow, get Zetsu and help him assist our firends throughout the Soul Society " Aizen said to Gin.
" I see, very well then ! " Gin stated.
" Good luck with it ! " Aizen replied.
Meanwhile at the south end of the forest
Skullak and his team arrive at the forest looking for the Vasto Lorde that was there when they see nothing but a full mile in area covered with a thick sheet of ice .
" What the hell happened here ? " Cirucci asked shocked to see ice everywhere .
" What's with all the ice ? It's freezing cold here " Menoly asked as she starts shivering.
" I never seen so much ice within Hueco Mundo ! " Loly answered.
" This was caused by a Shinigami's Zanpakutō. What's a Shinigami doing here in Hueco Mundo ? " Skullak asked.
" Maybe they're out to hunt for the Vasto Lorde we've after " Ciruuci stated.
" Those damn Shinigami, i didn't think they're still hunting Vasto Lordes " Skullak replied as he punches one of the ice pillars in anger.
" This is bad, what if the Soul Society is attempting another rescue mission of that Inoue girl ? " Aisslinger asked.
" You have a point, we need to first hunt down who's causing all this " Skullak answered.
Meanwhile several dozen miles away
Kusaka is walking around moderately injured from his fight with Yin and Yang holding him.
"Are you alright ? " Ying asked him.
" He put up a much better fight than i thought " Kusaka answered.
" How are your injuries ? " Yang questioned the leader.
" It's healing up thanks to the Hollow /Shinigami hybrid " Kusaka explained to the two as he shows his chest scared by Muramasa's sword.
" To think master was forced to use his Bankai on that Hollow . He's able to defeat Adjuchas without even using his Shikai " Yin stated.
" Once i heal up, i'll train so i can prepare for my revenge plot next month " Kusaka replied.
Meanwhile at Squad 2 barracks
Soifon is looking through the Bakkōtō's and looking into the case of Omeada's death.
" There has to be a way to find the enemy ! " Soifon said to herself as she looks through the case when Izuru walks into the room.
" Captain, i think i found the person who killed Omaeda " Izuru said to the captain.
" You did ? How ? " Soifon asked.
" I spent most of the night searching up the one who killed Omaeda and i think i know who it is based on their Shikai " Izuru answered.
" Tell me right away, this information can be vital to catching our perk " Soifon stated,
" Fine Captain ! " Izuru replied.
Meanwhile at the Kumoi Manor
Kumoi walks into the room to talk with Kifune about the princess.
" It seems like the princess has token refugee within the Human World " Kumoi said to Kifune.
" That was pretty clever of them to hide her within the world of the living " Makoto replied.
" That makes it better for us, we can kill her and make it look like she disappeared within the World of the Living " Kumoi stated.
" But how are we going to find her ? The Human world has 200 independent sovereign nations and 4,000 districts " Makoto asked only to see Hanza reappear.
" I have this to help us ! " Hanza answered as he hands her a few strains of hair .
" Excellent Hanza,with this we can use this device to track her down to her location. Once we find her, we would finish her and whoever is protecting her " Kumoi explained to the two.
" And then you've be able to take over the clan and once the Shinobi/Shinigami war ends , we would be the most powerful group in the world and rule the Soul Society " Hanza replied.
Meanwhile at Karakura Town
Ibiki is in a park playing soccer with Rurichiyo with Kenryū and Enryū watching.
" Ibiki is really getting attached to Rurichiyo eh Enryū ? " Kenryū asked Enryū.
"... " Enryū answered.
Rurichiyo kicks the soccer ball towards Ibiki but she kicks the ball back .
" Not bad, you're good at this game ! " Ibiki said to Rurichiyo.
" Thanks ! " Rurichiyo replied as she kicks the ball back towards the new Vice Captain of Squad 2.
Suddenly Ibiki gets a phonecall from Soifon as the ball passes over her.
" Captain Soifon ? What did you find out ? " Ibiki asked Soifon.
" I found out who might be behind all this , we might be able to settle the case sooner " Soifon answered.
" I see, things might be looking up here. It's sad to leave here, i kinda feel at home here " Ibiki stated.
" Stay to the objective , we need to take out whoever's trying to kill the princess and ensure their safety . Stick to protecting the princess and i'll proceed to hunting down the ones responsible for the crimes " Soifon explained to Ibiki.
" Okay, i'll make sure the princess is safe ! " Ibiki stated.
" Good luck soldier ! " Soifon replied.
Meanwhile somewhere within the Land of Fire
Guren and Rinji are within the middle of a massive thunderstorm taking refuge in a cave
" How long is this rain going to pour down on us ? " Guren asked Rinji.
" It seems like it's going to pour down all day within the Northern part of the country " Rinji answered.
" Damn it, we're going to be delayed by another day " Guren stated.
" Don't worry, by tomorrow, the rain would clear up ! " Rinji replied.
" It's a good thing we found a hideout with enough rations and some decent housing within this cave" Guren said to the group.
" You really know your way around this place ! " Rinji replied.
" I'm not feeling too well ! " Yūkimaru said to the two.
" He must have caught a fever from earlier " Rinji stated.
"Good thing we're here in this cave, they're plenty of medicine to heal this kid " Guren replied.
" I wish i can go home to my mother right now but, i don't have a home " Yūkimaru stated.
" Quit complaining, when i was your age, i lost my family as well ! " Guren replied.
" Don't be so harsh on the boy ! " Rinji said to Guren.
" He's starting to annoy me right now ! " Guren responded.
" Sorry about that, i wonder if you like Camellias " Yūkimaru asked the blue haired Kunoichi.
" Camellias ... I don't like camellias. It's a coincidence " Guren answered only to see Yūkimaru pass out.
" Crap, he's passed out ! " Rinji shouted.
" He can't die, he's a valuable asset to Orochimaru's revival ! " Guren replied.
Meanwhile at the north end of Menos Forest
Skullak and his group continue to search for the Vasto Lorde like energy signature that is within the forest.
" It's taking forever to find this Hollow ! " Cirucci said to Skullak.
" The enemy is most likely hiding due to his injuries ! " Skullak replied.
" We're worn out from all the walking in the last few days " Assilnger said to the team.
" Bare with it, we need to find this powerful Vasto Lorde and recruit him to Lord Aizen's army " Criucci stated.
" Yeah, Aizen would be happy to see another Vasto Lordes in his army ! " Loly replied.
" We also need to look for the Shinigami who's within this forest killing off the Vasto Lordes and Hollows here , we need to take precautions " Skullak said to the group.
" Right ! " everyone else replied as they leave the area.
Meanwhile throughout Konoha
Meanwhile Lee is by himself training with weights while 200 feet below sea level within a small lake . Lee is lifting a 5 ton rock within the water while holding his breath for an hour after doing over 3,000 lifts with the rock.
" 3,600, 3,601 ... " Lee said to himself only to start drowning a bit and drops the heavy boulder to float up to the surface swimming despite the fact he has weights on his legs .
Tenten and Neji meanwhile are above the surface doing their training with Tenten attacking Neji blindfolded with kunai and shiruken with her arms covered with weighted gloves and Neji wearing weights on his legs. Neji is grazed by a kunai by Tenten as he attempted to dodge it while Tenten throws another that misses Neji. Lee goes on the shore to catch his breath.
" Lee, you shouldn't try to train underwater, no human can stay there that long regardless of how well they train their bodies " Neji said to Lee.
" I need to push myself beyond my limits if i ever hope to get any stronger " Lee replied.
" Still, all that training is useless if you drown to death " Tenten said to Lee.
" You're right, i should do only 1,800 pullups underwater to adjust my body to it " Lee replied.
Meanwhile at a rock formation Gai is training himself trying to get stronger when Kakaski walks by .
" Hey Gai ! " Kakashi said to the eyebrow freak.
" Hey kakashi what brings you here ? " Gai asked Kakashi.
" It's been a while since we sparred with each other hasn't it " Kakashi answered with a question.
" Last time i checked, we tied with each other 50 to 50 " Gai stated.
" Indeed, i figure in order to build up and increase my strength, i train with you to get stronger " Kakashi explained to Gai.
" And i can build up and increase my fighting technique and speed fighting you " Gai stated.
" Bring it on ! " Kakashi replied.
Meanwhile Sakura is busy trying to use her Chakra to rip or tear the leaf when she sees an explosion occur with ink raining down.
" Sai ! " Sakura shouted as she rushes out to Sai and goes to see how he's doing only to see Sai's eyes black.
" Stand back Sakura ! " Sai said to Sakura as he tires to control himself with chakra surrounding him.
" What are you doing ? " Sakura asked.
" I failed to control it ! " Sai answered.
" Control what ? What's with the explosion ? " Sakura questioned the former Root member.
" I tried to use my top secret technique however i was nearly consumed by it's power " Sai explained to Sakura.
" How ? " Sakura asked.
" This special technique requires a clear head and no emotions whatsoever to use it " Sai explained to Sakura.
" But you're Root, having no emotions is what you do best right ? " Sakura stated.
" Yes it is however i can't get over the deaths of my comrades and the damage done top this village. To use this most powerful technique, i need to use it without any emotion " Sai explained to the pink haired Kunoichi.
" I see, it sounds pretty hard for you right ? " Sakura asked Sai.
" Yes, i never felt this way before . Danzo was like my father that i never had and Fu and Torune were like my older brothers, all of them are dead along with most of the members of Root. All died fighting to protect this village " Sai explained to Sakura while struggling to maintain his stone cold face.
" You're acting surprisingly emotional today ! " Sakura said to Sai.
" Sorry about that ! " Sai replied.
" Don't be afraid of smiling a bit every once in a while ! " Sakura responded.
Meanwhile Inoichi is training Ino with her powers. Inoichi levitates 10 rocks around himself and sends them flying at his daughter.
" Shit Nentōde Henkō ( 念頭で偏向 Mind Deflection Justu )" Ino shouted as she struggles to block the rocks but she only holds back 3 rocks and is hit by one which knocks her to the ground. Inoichi then drops the other 6 rocks .
" You still react too slow to attack and the amount of chakra you use would drain you of your Chakra to the point you're left exposed " Inoichi said to Ino who's severely exhausted.
" Damn , i need to try harder ! " Ino replied as she levitates several rocks around her and sends them flying towards her father but Inoichi puts his palm out and creates a mental barrier around him and shatter the rocks with ease.
" You need to be faster than that ! " Inoichi said to his daughter only to see Ino behind him.
" Shinranshin (心乱身の術 Mind Destruction Jutsu ) " Ino chanted as she binds Inoichi and paralyzes him .
" You're still too slow ! " Inoichi said to Ino as he revealed to have used a substitution log to escape Ino's attack and bring his daughter to the ground with his powerful psychic powers.
" Damn , the power gap between me and my father is still too great ! " Ino said to herself.
" You still have a long way to go with your training " Inoichi explained to his daughter.
" Well i'll just to try harder ! " Ino replied as they prepare to train again.
Meanwhile Chōji is within his giant state being pushed around by his father while his dad is also within his giant state.
" OWW ! My back ! " Chōji shouted as he falls to the ground after hitting a hill.
" Come on Chōji, you need to get better at this " Chōza said to his son.
" I'm not done yet ! " Chōji replied as he comes towards his dad.
Meanwhile Shikamaru dodges all the Shadow Tendrils from his father and goes to capture his father but his shadows are easily overpowered .
" You're not going to outwit me so easily ! " Shikaku said to Shikamaru.
" I got to get my father off-guard ! " Shikamaru said to himself as he pulls out smokebombs to blind his father .
" Where did you go ? " Shikaku asked his son only to see Shikamaru behind him.
" Kage Nui (影縫いNinja Art: Shadow Stitching Jutsu) " Shikamaru chanted as he has the Shadow Tendril come out the ground surrounding his dad with 12 tendrils .
" Not bad son but not good enough ! " Shikaku replied as he uses his shadow to negate Shikamaru's shadow justu.
" You canceled out my justu with your own shadow " Shikamaru said to Shikaku.
" You need a much stronger shadow to stop me ! " Shikaku replied to his son.
Meanwhile Konohamaru is running around the village with several large stones on his back with Ebisu watching him move around with them. Konohamaru's beads have now turned blue .
" Konohamaru has gotten much faster and stronger, he's really getting the hang of this training " Ebisu said to himself as Konohamaru completes his run across the village.
" That was the 5th run across the entire village ! " Konohamaru said to himself as he's exhausted from his run.
" You did well running around with those heavy rocks across the village " Ebisu said to Konohamaru.
" It's not good enough, i need to get this up to red ! " Konohamaru replied.
Meanwhile at Karakura Town
Ibiki and Rurichiyo are playing within the park when the sun is about to set.
" Today was a fun day ! " Rurichiyo said to Ibiki as they sit on the grass.
" Thanks, it was fun hanging out with you too ! " Ibiki replied.
" The real world is so much fun . There's so much to do here " Rurichiyo stated.
" It's a good way to calm down from all the work around the Soul Society, i rarely get breaks like this " Ibiki replied.
" Being a princess isn't as fun as it's cracked up to be . I'm constantly under watch and someone gets punished if i was to get even a starch . There are always so many things that we want to try out, but doing them causes problems for everyone around me. The best example is when i tried to learn archery " Rurichiyo explained to Ibiki.
" You tried to learn Archery ? " Ibiki asked the princess.
" Yeah, i was in the middle of shooting targets when i was chased by a wild hog. I tried to shoot it but i missed, he chased me into a hole and i fell on my face. After that, my archery teacher was punished and the boar was captured. The guard at the gate was fired because we left the manor all on my own " Rurichiyo.
" Man, my folks at home were never that harsh, i too come from the Chokorēto clan and there a pretty laid back clan . Very rarely was anyone punished for my actions , then again i come from a much lower house than yours " Ibiki explained to Rurichiyo.
" I didn't realize it when i was little but apparently a lot of people were punished because of us . If i had known that at the time, i would've behaved myself better. It's such a sad story " Rurichiyo explained to the Vice Captain.
" I see, i can see why you've been acting so proper all this time. You're quite mature for a girl your age " Ibiki replied.
" One day i hope i can finally be free of people watching me and i can help other people out " Rurichiyo explained to the brown-haired Shinigami.
" Don't worry, once you become an adult, you're free to do whatever you want " Ibiki replied.
" It's getting late guys, we need to get dinner ready ! " Kenryū said to the group.
" Okay, let's get to having dinner ! " Rurichiyo replied as everyone leaves the park.
Meanwhile Hanza is watching from the shadows of their location.
" I found the location of the princess Lord Kumoi " Hanza said to Kumoi.
" Where is she ? " Kumoi asked.
" She's within District 3,600 of the Human World heading to her hideout " Hanza answered.
" Good, once they reached the hideout, i'll send out the reinforcements to take them out " Kumoi stated.
" Right, let's finally put this conflict to an end ! " Hanza replied.
Meanwhile at the Kumoi hideout
Kumoi is behind the scenes with his men.
" It seems like the newly established Vice Captain was stronger than expected " Kumoi said to the group.
" What are we going to do about her ? " Genga asked.
" Show me the depth of your resolve guys, kill the princess and the Shinigami " Kumoi answered.
" No problem, we will gladly bring the heads of the princess and the Vice Captain protecting her " Jinnal stated.
" We won't disappoint you master ! " Ryū replied.
" We'll do everything in our power to crush the opposition " Genga responded.
" Now to activate our secret plan to eliminate the other threat to us within the Soul Society " Kumoi said to the group as he goes onto his phone.
Somewhere at the Soul Society
Makoto and Amagi are within the Soul Society near the Serieiet when they get the call.
" So is it time to activate our plan ? " Amgai asked him wearing a hooded robe to conceal his identity.
" Yes, we are. It's best we do this before they get any closer to the case " Kumoi answered.
" So you want us to take out Captain Soifon ? " Shusuke asked.
" Yes, she needs to be token care of, she poses the biggest risk so far " Kumoi answered.
" What about her Vice Captain ? " Makoto questioned the old man.
" I've seen 3 people who are powerful enough to kill Vice Captains on their own , especially Genga " Kumoi explained to them.
" Genga, that guy is probably close to Captain level . No way an upstart Vice Captain is going to kill him " Makoto stated.
" Genga never even lost a fight before , sending him alone is overkill let alone Jinnai and Ryū as well, those guys together would be enough to kill a Captain " Amagai replied.
" Let's not forget about Hanza, he's actually Captain level and is leading the assault . Even by some off-chance that new Vice Captain was as talented as Renji Abarai and had a Bankai to defeat the others, she isn't surviving a battle with Hanza for a second " Makoto explained to Amagai.
" Indeed, Kumoi really wants those guys dead ! " Amagai said to Makoto.
" Which begs the question about our Captain of choice we been hired to kill " Makoto replied.
" Captain Soifon, leave her to me . Assist me with your Shikai, don't let her touch you or it's over " Amagai stated.
" Right ! " Makoto replied as they leave the area.
Meanwhile at Orochimaru's hidden hideout
Guren is watching over who's in bed sick from his fever .
" This rainy weather is a real drag , hopefully it clears up soon so we can get going . How's the kid ? " Rinji asked his lover.
" He's pulling through, thank goodness. If he were to die, there would be no reviving Lord Orochimaru " Guren answered.
Yūkimaru wakes up to see Guren hovering over him.
" Mommy is that you ? " Yūkimaru asked.
" It's me , Guren ! " Guren stated as she hugs the kid.
" For a moment ,i thought you were my mother ! " Yūkimaru replied.
" What are you talking about kid ? " Guren questioned the young boy.
" My mother left one day and she never came back. She went to give me a red Camellia even though i wanted a White Camellia and that's when everyone in my village disappeared " Yūkimaru explained to Guren.
" I see, you must've been alone for a while , i've known that feeling better than anyone else " Guren stated.
" This is what i was given before she died ! " Yūkimaru replied as he hands her a White Camelia.
" I see, allow me to do something with this ! " Guren said to Yūkimaru as crystallizes the .
" What are you doing ? " Yūkimaru asked.
" With this crystal protecting the flower, this Camellia will never wither or fade away. As long as i live " Guren explained to Yūkimaru.
Suddenly Rinji comes with some bad news for Guren.
" My bats picked up enemies up ahead approaching the cave 10 km south of us " Rinji said to Guren.
" Who are they ? " Guren asked her lover.
" Currently, 4 of them are traveling towards us. One of them is Sasuke Uchiha " Rinji explained to Guren .
" Sasuke Uchiha ? That bastard " Guren stated.
" Don't tell me you plan to take him on yourself, he was the one who defeated Lord Orochimaru " Rinji said to his girlfriend..
" I won't engage him in direct combat , the numbers are against me so i'll ambush them before they reach here with my ultimate technique " Guren stated as she leaves the cave.
" Be careful Guren, if he turns into his curse mark state, he'll be too powerful to take on , even for you " Rinji warned.
" Don't worry, i'll make sure that doesn't happen ! " Guren replied as she leaves only for Yūkimaru to grab her.
" Where are you going ? " Yūkimaru asked.
" I have to go take care of something, when i'm done, i'll come right back . Don't try anything funny. I must look after you in the name of Lord Orochimaru " Guren answered.
" But my mother said the same thing and she never came back " Yūkimaru stated.
" Don't worry, i'll come back ! " Guren replied.
" Still , i want you have this ! " Yūkimaru said to Guren as he gives her a necklace.
" I guess this is for the Camellia ! " Guren replied.
" Please come back here alive ! " Yūkimaru stated.
" Don't worry, i won't die ! " Guren replied as she gets out of the cave.
Meanwhile at Karakura Town
Kenryū and Enryū have set up another barrier around the house to make the house invisible .
" Isn't this excessive ? " Ibiki asked.
" It's necessary for the protection of the princess " Kenryū answered as Ibiki walks into the living room.
" What's going on guys ? Aren't we going to have dinner ? " Rurichiyo asked the group.
" In a minute princess ! " Kenryū answered.
Meanwhile at the outside Hanza found the location of the Kasumiōji hideout .
" I found the targets ! " Hanza said to the group.
" Excellent, begin the attack when the others assemble ! " Kumoi replied.
Back within the Land of Fire Forests
100 miles southwest of Konoha . Sasuke ,Karin , Jugō and Suigetsu are walking across the forest being hit by a thunderstorm.
" We should camp out within a cave 10 miles north of here " Karin said to Sasuke.
" Soon, we'll be able to take what is ours ! " Sasuke replied.
" And Aizen can make us even more powerful ! " Suigetsu said to the group.
" And i can finally get my powers under control ! " Jugō replied as he walks by with Sasuke.
Meanwhile 10 miles away on a hill, Guren looks at her crystal ball looking at Sasuke.
" Who would've thought that i'd run into the one who took Orochimaru's life , time to set my trap up " Guren said to herself as she forms energy around her hands.
Back where Sasuke's team is at, Karin detects a surge of power from a distance
" We got company Sasuke, someone is increasing their Chakra rapidly " Karin said to Sasuke.
" What do you mean ? " Sasuke asked her.
" They're aiming at us ! " Karin answered.
" How far are they ? " Suigetsu asked.
" The enemy is 10 miles away, barely outside my visual range ! " Karin stated.
" How can the enemy see us from this far of a distance ? " Suigetsu asked the group.
Back at the top of the hill where the cave is at, Guren then puts both hands into the ground to send a series of spikes into the ground to travel where Sasuke's group is at .
" Shōton: Suishō Meikyū (晶遁・翠晶迷宮Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Labyrinth Technique ) " Guren chanted as creates a large number of crystal flowers. Then she can grow these flowers into a gigantic labyrinth consisting of red crystals.
Meanwhile Sasuke, Karin ,Suigetsu and Jugō notice the shaking of the ground and then notices that the rain is gone.
" What's going on here ? " Sasuke asked as he looks around to see the sky a bit different.
" The rain stopped falling ! " Suigetsu answered.
" Somethings not right here ! " Jugō said to the team.
" Allow me to check it out ! " Karin said to the group.
" It can be an enemy trap ! " Sasuke replied.
" Kagura Shingan ( 神楽心眼 Mind's Eye of the Divine Entertainment ) " Karin chanted as she uses her special Dojustu to detect the enemy however she ends up seeing multiple version of herself as well as the barrier.
" What's wrong Karin ? " Sasuke asked .
" There were infinite reflections of us ! " Karin answered.
" What's going on , how is it that the Kagura eye was overwhelmed ? " Sasuke asked Karin.
" How can they just do that ? " Suigetsu questioned the red-haired Kunoichi .
" Whoever did this created a massive mirror 1 kilometer in diameter to block our senses " Karin explained to the group.
" A mirror ? " Jugō asked only to see Sasuke step up and go to attack.
" Fire Style : Fireball Justu " Sasuke chanted as he shoots a fireball into the air only to see it hit the crystal and get dispersed.
" We're trapped in a giant crystal ! " Karin said to the team .
" Who did this ? " Jugō asked.
" There's only one person who could've trapped us within this dome " Sasuke said to the team as they all prepare to fight.
Outside the dome, Guren comes within the dome and then goes to set more traps.
" Shōton: Suishō Kyō ( 晶遁・翠晶鏡Crystal Style: Jade Crystal Mirror ) " Guren chanted as she forms a mirror within the middle of the air.
Meanwhile Sasuke, Suigetsu ,Karin and Jugō take a formation around each other.
" So who's this Guren person again ? " Suigetsu asked Sasuke.
" She's one of Orochimaru's most powerful followers, right up there with Kabuto and Kimimaro " Sasuke answered.
" She processes the rare Crystal Style Kekkei Genkai and was originally chosen to be the host for Orochimaru " Karin stated.
" So she was suppose to originally take the place of Orochimaru ? " Suigetsu asked the team.
" Yep and i have a feeling she's out to take my head for the sake of Orochimaru " Sasuke answered.
Meanwhile Guren goes towards the mirrors and feels on it.
" Suishō Bunshin (翠晶分身Jade Crystal Clone Jutsu ) " Guren chanted as she creates a clone of herself from the mirror and then 5 more for good measure.
" You're looking good as always ! " one of the clones said to Guren.
" It's best we rely on guerilla warfare tactics for this and wear down the group together " Guren said to her clones.
" We basically disabled Karin of her senses, the enemy now has no real way of finding us now " one of the clones stated.
" Yes and given Karin isn't a direct combat fighter, she would be helpless against us . If we capture her, we can turn the battle against them and finish them off " Guren replied.
Back at Sasuke's position , Sasuke and his group try to form their tactical positions.
" The enemy has no interests in fighting us directly and probably send out her clones. Karin, get a safe position here where my clones would protect you " Sasuke said to Karin as Sasuke creates two clones of himself right between her.
" There are three Sasukes, this is a dream come true ! " Karin said to herself.
" Jugō , cover the back and make sure no one gets behind us or Karin and Suigetsu take the front, you're water body would make a useful defense . My clones would protect Karin from the sidelines. I'll stand at the middle with my Sharingan activated in case the enemy comes any closer " Sasuke explained to the group.
" Got it ! " Suigetsu stated.
" We won't let you down ! " Jugō replied.
" We can't let them ambush us or hit Karin, if Karin falls, we all do " Sasuke said to the entire team as he prepares himself for battle.
Meanwhile at the Menos Forest
Kusaka and his group are attacking the Guardian of Menos Forest as well as most of the Adjuchas within his group.
" This place now belongs to me, join my army or die with the countless hollows we've slain across this world " Kusaka said to the leader.
" Over our dead bodies ! " the guardian replied as he struggles to stand back up.
" Why resist ? We're here to amass an army large enough to crush the Soul Society " Yin said to the hollows.
" We only serve Lord Aizen, we refuse to serve an upstart like you " the guardian mocked as he goes to attack Yin however is cut across the chest and drops to the ground.
" He moved so fast ! " one of the Adjuchas said to each other.
" How strong is this Shinigami man ? " another Adjuchas asked.
" He's too powerful, even for the Menos Forest Guardian ! " one Adjuchas stated.
" Now are you going to surrender and come quietly or do i need to eliminate more of you ? " Kusaka asked the group only to see the leader stand up to fight.
" I'll surrender over my dead body ! " the leader replied as he goes to attack.
" Then die ! " Kusaka shouted as he's about to slash down the hollow however his sword is blocked by Skullak.
" So you're the man hurting all these Hollows ? " Skullak said to Kusaka as he pushes him back.
" Who is this guy ? " Yin asked only to see Cirucci , Loly, Menoly , Aisslinger and Demoura come around to fight as well.
" He's an Arrancar much like us, if anything there are more of them " Yang answered.
" Did they all consume a Shinigami too ? I thought we were the only ones to do that " Yin stated.
" They must be pretty strong ! " Yang replied.
Meanwhile Skullak and Kusaka stare each other down.
" So you're a Shinigami attacking the Hollows huh ? " Skullak asked Kusaka.
" You're half correct, i'm a former Shinigami who's out to take revenge on the Soul Society " Kusaka answered.
" So you come here in Hueco Mundo to kill off the Hollows just because of that ? " Skullak questioned the former Shinigami.
" I was exiled here for years and for many years i consumed many hollows to increase my strength and now that i finally found and killed a Vasto Lorde , i can plan out the takeover of both this world and the Soul Society and i will enslave all the Hollows here to form my army " Kusaka explained to Skullak.
" You dare attack this world and try to steal the freedom of my people ? Hollows roam free to evolve and grow stronger. It makes me sick that anyone would kill them to get stronger " Skullak stated.
" Like you're any better, Hollows kill each other to get stronger. What's so different from the way i did it . You creatures are subhuman anyways , killing you all would be solving the problems for the whole world " Kusaka questioned the brown-haired Arrancar.
" There's a big difference, Lord Aizen has made it possible to evolve past the desperate cannibalism that has claimed us all . No longer do we need to do that and once Lord Aizen takes over the Soul Society, he would have all the power within the Oken to turn all Hollows into sentient beings and we can gain the humanity that the Soul King stole from us " Skullak explained to the former Shinigami.
" Ha, you're kind is funny. You think you have what it takes to win ? I know of a power greater than the Ōken that would allow me to take over all of universe " Kusaka arrogantly stated.
" Tell me about this power ! " Skullak shouted as he draws his sword towards Kusaka.
" As if i'll tell you. You're better off joining my side and becoming my ally like what happened with those two over there " Kusaka said to Skullak.
" So you amassed two natural Arrancars ? Why would they follow a monster like you ? " Skullak asked him.
" Because i defeated both of them in battle and in exchange for their lives, i allow them to be my servants " Kusaka explained to Skullak.
" So you don't even care about them do you ? " Skullak asked.
" Why would i care for them ? They're Hollows, they're far below that of a Shinigami " Kusaka replied only to see a slash coming towards him and he blocks with his sword.
" I heard more than enough from you, i'm killing you and taking your Arrancar friends with me in the name of Lord Aizen and i'll avenge all the Hollows you slaughtered " Skullak responded as he clashes blades with Kusaka.
Meanwhile Yin and Yang prepare to fight Skullak's subordinates .
" Why serve your master ? Didn't you hear what he thinks of you Hollows ? " Cirucci asked.
" We know and we don't care, we serve only the strongest within this world . You weaklings aren't cutting it for us " Yin answered.
" How dare you call us weak ? " Menoly shouted as she draws her dagger like Zanpakutō.
" We'll show you that you bitches are weak " Loly shouted as she also draws out her Zanpakutō.
" Let us handle this Cirucci ! " Assilnger stated.
" Fine, take care of these two ! " Cirucci replied.
" We'll show them that we're not weak ! " Demoura responded.
Meanwhile at Karakura Community Park
Hanza waits for his gang to arrive with Genga, Ryū and Jinnal appearing above the park in the sky . Hanza leaps up into the air to talk with them.
" It looks like everyone is here !" Hanza said to the group.
" We're ready to carry out our hit ! " Genga replied.
" So they're hiding within the city's suburban area ? " Ryū asked.
" Yep and they think a barrier is going to hold them away from us " Hanza answered.
" I can't wait to cut them all up ! " Jinal laughed.
" Don't worry , we'll do just that when we find them ! " Hanza replied.
Meanwhile at Kisuke's shop
Chad is done training for the day with Tessai as his substitute trainer.
" Sorry for the delays within your training schedule " Kisuke said to Chad.
" That's okay, i've been training with Tessai and he's helped me polish my fighting skills a bit " Chad replied.
" I guess maybe Tessai should be your trainer instead, Soifon and Yoruichi would be very busy in the next few months " Kisuke stated.
" Okay then , then it's a deal ! " Tessai replied.
Suddenly Kisuke senses an aura from a distance. Kisuke then picks up a package and gives it to Chad.
" Chad, can you deliver this package to the Kasumiōjis next to Ichigo's house ? " Kisuke asked Chad.
" Sure ! " Chad answered as he picks up the package and leaves the shop.
Back within the Land of Fire Forests
Sasuke and his team stand within their formation as they see 12 crystallized kunai come at them but Sasuke and Suigetsu cuts them up.
" Those things are sharp ! " Suigetsu said to Sasuke.
" That's the power of her crystals ! " Sasuke replied only to see more of the kunai come at them which forces the team to dodge the attack.
Suigetsu dodges 10 crystallized kunai which easily pierce through trees only to encounter a clone of Guren who's in front of him.
" Shōton: Suishō Tō ( 晶遁・翠晶刀Jade Crystal Blade) " the clone of Guren chanted as she goes to slash Suigetsu however Suigetsu blocks with his blade and feels his check cut from the shockwave.
" She actually cut me ! " Suigetsu said to himself.
" Suigetsu of the Hōzuki tribe, do you think you're Hydration technique can stop my attacks ? " Guren asked Suigetsu.
" How were you able to cut me ? " Suigetsu asked.
" Part of my Crystal release uses seismic vibrations to disrupt your water body and the crystals are even denser than any Earth Style Jutsu which is strong against water " the clone of Guren explained to Suigetsu.
" It's a good thing i instinctively blocked otherwise i would've lost my head " Suigetsu stated as he goes to clash attacks with the clone.
Meanwhile Jugō in his base state struggles to fight hand to hand with the second clone of Guren .
" She's strong, almost as strong as Kimimaro ! " Jugō said to himself as he dodges a kick from Guren .
" Jugō of the North Hideout, it's sad to see you're working for Sasuke. You were a valuable asset to Lord Orochimaru " the clone of Guren stated.
" Orochimaru is dead, i now serve the reincarnation of Orochimaru " Jugō replied as he pushes her back with his partially transformed right arm.
" Kimimaro would be ashamed of what you're doing. Kimimaro always served Lord Orochimaru and now you serve the man who killed him " Guren said to Jugō only to notice he has lost the ability to reason.
" I won't listen to you're bullshit , Destroying Axe Fist " Jugō shouted as he transforms his right arm into a massive axe which smashes the ground creating a 200 foot long fissure that cuts through a 30 foot diameter, 5 foot wide crater. The clone of Guren managed to dodge it.
" That was a close call ! " the second clone of Guren said to herself.
Meanwhile Karin sees two of Sasuke's clones clash with two of Guren's clones .
" They're all moving so fast, these guys are outside my league ! " Karin said to herself as she stays away from the sidelines.
Meanwhile the real Guren and the real Sasuke clash with each other. Sasuke clashes attacks with his Kusangai up against Guren's crystal blade.
" I'm assuming you want my head for what i did to Orochimaru " Sasuke said to Guren .
" You're quite the brainaic here Sasuke however i intend to make that happen " Guren replied as she pushes back Sasuke with her left arm and charge towards him.
" Kusanagi Tsurugi : Chidorigatana (草薙の剣 Snake Sword: One Thousand Birds Katana )" Sasuke chanted as he swings his eleficted katana towards Guren.
" He's too fast ! " Guren shouted as she's cut in half from a single slash from Sasuke.
" Is that the best you got ? " Sasuke asked Guren only to see he cut a clone and the real Guren appears behind him.
" Kesshō: Kyodai Rokkaku Shuriken ( 結晶・巨大六角手裏剣 Giant Crystal Hexagonal Shuriken ) " Guren chanted as she forms a giant crystal shuriken, resembling a snowflake, and throws it at Sasuke.
" You got to do better than that ! " Sasuke replied as he cuts through her giant shuriken with ease.
" Lightning ? " Guren asked shocked to see Sasuke's sword covered with lightning.
" I already know the weakness to your Kekkei Genkai . The Crystal Release, though powerful, has two known weaknesses, the first being that it cannot crystallise either raw energy or Chakra as they have no physical mass to crystallise, allowing a person with either energy-based techniques, such lightning, fire, wind, or good Chakra control to properly counter it. The second weakness of Crystal Release is that it is susceptible to a specific sound wave frequency; because crystal requires a very precise build-up of molecules, the proper sound waves can break down the build-up before the crystal can properly form " Sasuke explained to Guren.
" Damn it, he's much stronger than i thought within his normal state. I need to get serious otherwise i'll wind up dead " Guren said to herself as she prepares to fight with her full power.
Back at Karakura Town
Rurichiyo has finished dinner with the rest of the group when they all detect a nasty Reiatsu.
" What is this ? " Rurichiyo asked.
" We got Hollows princess, Enryū get her downstairs to the basement " Kenryūu commanded the muscle bound silent assistant.
" ... " Enryū nodded as he grabs the princess and escorts her downstairs.
" We got more assassins coming here ! " Ibiki said to Kenryū.
" They don't know when to quit ! " Ibiki replied.
Meanwhile outside the house, Hanza and his group appear outside the house looking at the seemingly empty lot.
" A barrier ? Did they truly believe that this would be enough to keep us away ? " Hanza said to himself as he stabs his sword through the barrier.
" Looks like master is breaking through the barrier " Genga said to the team as the barrier turns rainbow color before shattering.
Back inside , Ibiki and Kenryū see the barrier gone .
" This isn't good ! " Ibiki said to Kenryū.
" Those guys are much stronger than the assassins before " Kenryū replied.
" I need to call for backup ! " Ibiki said to Kenryū.
" Well ,well, it's the Vice Captain of Squad 2 " Hanza said to Ibiki.
" Crap, the Reiatsu from this guy is off the charts " Ibiki said to herself as she goes to grab Kenryū.
" What are you doing ? " Kenryū asked.
" Let's get Enryū and the princess out of here " Ibiki answered as they leave the area to evade the assassins.
" After her ! " Hanza commanded as they chase after Ibiki.
Meanwhile at the Soul Society
Soifon and Izuru get a phone call from Ibiki about the attack on her and the Kasumiōji princes.
" Soifon are you there ? " Ibiki asked .
" I'm here , what is it Lieutenant ? " Soifon answered with a question.
" 4 powerful assassins are closing in on me and the princess , i need backup " Ibiki explained to her Captain.
" Don't worry i'll be there ! " Soifon replied only to notice a moving bladed boomerang heading towards her.
" Captain look out ! " Izuru shouted as he throws himself and Soifon down to avoid the attack.
Two people wearing black robes with their ninja outfits and ninja masks with sunglasses on to conceal their eyes from Izuru and Soifon. One of them wields a large, three-bladed weapon connected with a straight pole, with two edges extending like arrow points and the third shaped like a fan in between them. The other one is a weapon shaped similarly to a tuning fork, with sides curving inward and the tip of the blades curving outward. He keeps it sheathed in a wide white scabbard, which hangs on the right side of the assassin's waist.
" Well , well, we finally meet Captain Soifon ! " said one of the assassins wielding the tuning fork.
" So let me guess, you're here to stop us from uncovering your investigation ? " Soifon asked the assassin.
" You guys are snooping too much into our business, it's time you suffer the same fate as that fat slob " the other assassin answered as he throws his weapon at Soifon.
" Raise Your Head Wabisuke " Izuru chanted as he stops the weapon with his Shikai and causes it to drop to the ground.
" I see, so that's the Wabisuke everyone has been talking about " the boomerang guy stated .
" I know who you really are , that weapon you used on Omaeda gave you away " Izuru said to the bladed boomerang wielding assassin.
" You talk too much, prepare to die ! " the boomerang assassin replied as he comes to attack Izuru while Soifon dodges the attack of the tuning fork assassin.
" You're pretty fast Captain ! " the assassin said to Soifon.
" Fast indeed , after all , you're dealing with the commander of the stealth force " Soifon replied as she draws out her Zanpakuto.
Meanwhile at the Menos Forest
Skullak is overpowering Kusaka in a direct sword clash and is pushing him close to a wall.
" He's much stronger than i thought ! " Kusaka said to himself as he evades a slash from Skullak.
" Come on, come at me with everything you got ! " Skullak replied as he slashes down a giant stone tree with his sword.
" Not bad hollow however it's time i stop playing around . Regin over the Frosted Heavens Hyōrinmaru " Kusaka chanted as he shoots an ice dragon towards Skullak which pushes back the Zanpakuto spirit and freezes his arm.
" Ice ? " Skullak asked as he breaks the ice around his arm only to see it covered with minor frost bite.
" You can't hope to beat me , i'm far too strong for you to take on " Kusaka arrogantly laughed only to cut slashed on his right shoulder.
" Was that the best you got ? " Skullak asked Kusaka .
" What the hell ? How are you able to slash me as if you were unfazed ? " Kusaka questioned the Arrancar.
" You're not strong enough to beat me. That attack of yours barely starched me " Skullak answered .
" Very well then Bankai: Daiguren Hyōrinmaru (大紅蓮 氷輪丸, Grand Crimson Lotus Ice Ring)" Kusaka chanted as he transforms into a large 20 foot high dragon composed entirely of ice.
" So you're serious about fighting me ? Did you think your Bankai is enough to win ? Get real " Skullak said to the Shinigami as he holds his sword with two hands.
Meanwhile at the other side of the forest , Skullak's Fracción and Criucci's Fracción are fighting Yin and Yang. All of them are unable to touch them with their sealed Zanpakuto.
" He's immensely powerful ! " Aisslinger said to Demoura.
" How can that be ? " Demoura asked Aisslinger .
" What are they ? " Menoly asked.
" These natural Arrancars are on a different level than us ! " Loly stated.
" Let's not take chances and release our swords ! " Aisslinger replied as he draws his sword.
" Then let's do this Poison Escolopendra (Spanish for Centipede )" Loly chanted as a whirl of violet, dark Reiatsu is released from her dagger and she incases her body in a dark purple fog in a toxic-mist fashion. Loly then takes on the form of a centipede-like creature. Her mask grows and covers both of her cheeks. She grows armor over her legs, arms, breasts, and neck. Her arms take the form of two long centipede-like creatures. They have the body of a centipede without the head. Two large bony protrusions shove off her shoulder-blade, bone casing encroaching her ribs and breast, covering her center. The centipede-like extensions that curve out of these, are a total of 4-6. Her hair and face are unchanged, with her hair blowing across her face in the field of battle. Her legs become engrossed with a similar centipede appearance, appearing as plates.
" Sting, Escorpion ( Spanish for Scorpion ) " Menoly chanted as she draws her Zanpakutō and goes into her Resurrección form, releasing a dark green aura around her body . After the green cloud has disperse, it's revealed that Menoly's shirt is gone, which has been replaced with claw like armor covering her entire chest. She also has some armor on her shoulders, waist, and cheeks. The collar around her neck has extended and covers her whole neck. Her hands become large pincers and she has a massive scorpion tail and stinger behind her.
" Crush Elefante Hombre ( Spanish for Elephant Man ) " Demoura chanted as he transforms from his human from into his orignal per Arrancar state . Demoura maintains features that give him the appearance of an hybrid between a Human and a Hollow. Demoura appears as a dark-skinned deformed human, whose stature is disproportionate to that of a normal Human. The remains of his Hollow mask covers the top of his face. He also has two strange linear emblems between this eyes and an enormous and deformed jaw. Demoura tends to walk stooped because of his long arms which brushed the ground as if he were a primate. He also has black hair and a dread-locked hairstyle with several ornaments and outstanding earrings at the end of these. Underneath his mask, he has two lines tattooed down his cheeks. His Arrancar hakama is simple and similar to the ones of most Arrancar.
" Blast Disparar Garra ( Spanish for Shooting Claw ) " Aisslinger chanted as he goes from looking like a cross between Kakashi and Ryūken to his original state with four arms that protrude out from under the rear of his cloak.
" They transformed ! " Yin said to her twin.
" Like it matters, we're just too strong for them ! " Yang replied.
" Bola de Rayos ( Spanish for Lightning Ball ) " Yin chanted as she launches a powerful lightning blast towards the group.
" Cero Tóxicos ( Spanish for Toxic Zero) " Loly countered as she combines her poison with her Cero and fires a dark purple blast towards the Lightning blast canceling out the attack. Demoura then chagres at Yin .
" Los Puños de Bala ( Spanish for Bullet Fists) " Demoura chanted as he charges Balas in his fists and goes to punch Yin with a series of fast punches but Yin dodges the punches.
" Uña Tirotear (Spanish for To Shoot A Nail ) " Aisslinger chanted as he fires 108 shots at Yang by extending all of his arms out diagonally from his body and rapidly fire blasts of energy from each of his fingertips but Yang manages to cut up all the shots.
" Regin del Fuego ( Spanish for Reign of Fire ) " Yang chanted as she launches a powerful fire blast towards Aisslinger.
" Cero Tirotear (Spanish for Zero Sniping) " Aisslinger chanted as he fire a highly dense but powerful Bala blast as strong as a Cero moving at 7,884. 8 ft/sec (5,376 MPH ) which blasts through the fireball and almost hits Yang but she dodges the shot.
" I got you ! " Menoly shouted as she lunges her tail at Yang but she dodges and goes to cut her head off but Menoly blocks with her claw.
" One sting of my stringer and i can kill anyone with my powerful cell destroying poisons, I just need to bypass the Hierro of the enemy and hit them in the veins for my poison to spread. These pincers of mine allow me to weaken and crush Hierro as well " Loly explained her abilities to Yang as she cracks Yang's blade a bit.
Back at Karakura Town
Ibiki, Kenryū and Enryū who's holding an unconscious Rurichiyo in his hands run from the assassins as backup arrives but she notices that her Captain isn't coming.
" What's going on ? Why hasn't backup arrived ? " Kenryū asked Ibiki.
" No one has responded yet, i have a bad feeling about this ! " Ibiki answered.
Suddenly as they arrive at the park , Hanza and his group of assassin arrive surrounding the group within the park.
" You really think you can run from us for much longer ? " Hanza asked the group.
" Damn it, we're surrounded ! " Kenryū shouted.
" We have no choice but to stand and fight ! " Ibiki said to them.
" It's 4 on 3 and the princess is in the way ! " Kenryū stated as Enryū holds on to the unconscious Rurichiyo.
" It's best we try to find the opening Whisper Shizuka Kazeshibō (静かSilent Wind Death ) " Chokorēto chanted as her sealed Zanpakutō turns into a black fan with blades on each end of the fan releasing Reiatsu engulfing everything within a 50 foot radius in a whirlwind.
" What are you doing ? " Kenryū asked.
" Protecting the princess, you guys run along and protect her with your life " Ibiki shouted.
" But you'll be left alone and you can't take them on by yourself " Kenryū stated.
" Just do it , i'll try to avoid the enemy as much as possible " Ibiki replied as she prepares to hold off the enemy assault.
" You can't hope to beat all of us by yourself " Hanza said to Ibiki.
" I don't expect to, all i have to do is stop you guys " Ibiki stated.
" You don't have a prayer of surviving. Genga , Jinnal, go after the two carrying the princess " Hanza commanded.
" Right ! " Genga and Jinnal replied as he charges at the two bodyguards.
" Shit ! " Ibiki shouted as she tires to come at the two but Hanza appears and kicks her into a tree.
" Shit ! " Ibiki shouted as she drops her Shikai onto the ground.
" Now time to finish this ! " Hanza said to Ibki as he dashes towards Ibiki only to be blocked by another Zanpakutō.
" What's with all this noise ? For assassins, you're quite a noisy pair " Kisuke said to Hanza as he pushes him back with his cane sword.
" Kisuke Urahara ! " Hanza said to the man as he goes to attack the shopkeeper but Kisuke blocks the attack .
" You got to do better than that ! " Kisuke said to the assassin only to see the mirror.
" Got you ! " Hanza shouted as he blinds Kisuke.
" I can't see! " Kisuke shouted as he struggles to see.
" Ryū now ! " Hanza said to Ryu as Ryu goes to slit Kisuke's throat only to be kicked into a street lamp by Ibiki.
" You haven't forgotten about me have you ? " Ibiki said to Ryū as she picks back her Shikai.
" Let's see if you can get past my Shiragiri (白霧, Pale Mist) " Ryū chanted as he covers the area in mist.
" Ha, you think covering the area in mist would help you ? " Ibiki said to Ryū as he disappears into the mist.
Meanwhile Kenryū and Enryū are then concerned within the otherside of the park by Jinnal and Genga.
" Hand us the princess or die ! " Genga said to the group.
" We rather die than to give her to you ! " Kenyū shouted.
" Suit yourself ! " Jinnal replied as he goes to slash Enryū and Genga goes kill Kenryū.
" El Directo " Chad chanted as he fires a blast knocking back Genga and Jinnal .
Suddenly Tessai appears to aid Ibiki and her group.
" Looks like you guys can use our help ! " Tessai said Ibiki.
" Take the princess to safety, we'll hold off the enemy " Kenryū said to Tessai.
" You're sure about this ? Why not have me fight them ? " Tessai asked.
" We can handle one of them , the tall guy there can also help us too " Kenryū answered.
" Fine, be careful you two ! " Tessai stated as he walks away with an unconscious Rurichiyo.
" You think you can escape from us ? " Genga shouted as he goes to attack Tessai only to get punched in the face by Chad.
" Sorry but i can't have you harm children ! " Chad replied.
" It's my job punk, more out of my way ! " Genga shouted as he swings his oversized guandao which almost hits Chad and creates 10 foot high wall.
" What is that ? " Chad asked.
" This is my Kakuyoku (角翼, Horned Wings). When Kakuyoku is slashed through the air or onto the ground, a green spiritual energy emerges from the blades and uses pressurized air to create walls made out of rock, think you can stand in my way human ? I'll crush you with my power " Genga said to Chad as he swings his massive weapon creating another shockwave.
" El Directo " Chad countered as he fires a blast canceling out Genga's and creating a massive explosion.
Meanwhile Enryū and Kenryū face off against Jinnal.
" We have no choice but to take this guy down Enryū " Kenryū said to his partner as he draws out his Zanpakuto .
" Rock Daichimaru (だいちまる, The Land)" Enryū shouted in a high pitch tone as his Zanpakutō transforms into a pair of large black fists with magenta outlining. The two fists are attached to a large chain which corresponds to each of his hands. The chain follows from one fist up his arm around his neck and down his other arm to the corresponding fist.
" Bloom Madly Benishidare (紅枝垂, Crimson Weeping Bough) " Kenryū chanted as he unleashes his Shikai. The Shikai takes the form of a long black sword with five flowers attached to it; two flowers on either side and one on the tip.
" Hahahahahaha! I would' like to see if any of you are worth my Retsurai (烈雷, Furious Thunder ) " Jinnal shouted as he licks his lips in excitement.
Meanwhile within the Land of Fire Forests
Suigetsu dodges a series of deadly Crystal shuriken thrown at him by the Guren clone. Suigetsu comes at her with his sword but she blocks with her crystal blade.
" You need to do better than that ! " Guren shouted as she kicks Suigetsu back towards a tree and throws 3 crystal senbon to pin Suigetsu's clothes to a tree.
" I can't move ! " Sugiestu shouted as he struggles to move.
" Now die ! " Guren said to the swordsman as he does Boar and Ram handseals.
" Suiton: Gōsuiwan ( 水遁・豪水腕Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique ) " Suigetsu chanted as he makes his right arm large enough so the slevee's burst out and he frees himself from the bind of the senbon.
" Shōton: Hashō Kōryū ( 晶遁・破晶降龍 Crystal Style: Burst Crystal Falling Dragon ) " Guren chanted as she sends a massive dragon made of crystal which tears through hundreds of trees crossing 300 meters from Guren , Suigetsu dodges the attack a split second from the attack and goes for his attack.
" Water Style: Surface Slicer " Suigetsu chanted as he swings his sword with both hands and creates a fast jet of water running through the ground that comes towards Guren.
" Shōton: Suishō Kyō ( 晶遁・翠晶鏡Crystal Style: Jade Crystal Mirror ) " Guren countered as she forms a mirror blocking the water blast before shattering.
" Damn , i can't believe how tough she is ! " Suigetsu said to himself.
Meanwhile Jugō chases one of the clones throughout the forest . Jugō goes to punch her but Guren dodges the attack as the punch easily smashes through a massive tree. Jugō is within his Curse Mark lv 1 form chasing the clone moving at 7333.3 ft/sec (5,000 MPH).
" He's fast ! " Guren said to herself as she blocks a punch from Jugō with her right hand holding back the fist as the force levels everything around them within a 200 foot radius.
" Die ! " Jugō shouted as he jumps high into the air and does a massive axe hand smash which and cuts a 500 foot wide fissure.
" You're going to be a tough one to take down ! " Guren said to Jugō as she gets serious.
" Kassokuken: Isshiki (活塞拳・一式Living Wall Fist: Style One ) " Jugō chanted as he dashes at Guren with his right arm producing jet booster like chakra emitters from his arm to accelerate the speed and power of his punch.
" His speed increased ! " Guren said to herself as she sees him come at her moving at 14,667. 7 ft/sec ( 10,000 MPH ) .
" Die ! " Jugō shouted as he punches Guren sending her flying a far distance.
" Shit ! " Guren shouted as she goes through the forest.
The force of the punch sends her flying 2,500 feet through the forest creating a massive 2,500 foot long, 10 foot wide fissure that destroys 500 trees within Guren's path as she hits the edge of her own barrier. The clone shatters into bits from the force of the punch.
" That takes care of her ! " Jugō said to himself only to see another clone appear and tries to stab him.
" Don't think it's over yet ! " Guren shouted as she goes to stab Jugō but he dodges the attack.
" What's it going to take to bring her down ? " Jugō said to himself.
Meanwhile Sasuke and the real Guren are battling each other with Guren appearing to be on the losing end of the battle.
" He's much stronger than he was 3 years ago. I knew he'll be strong but i wasn't expecting his power to shift so radically and worse yet is that he's not even trying " Guren said to herself as she barely dodges the slash.
" You think you can win ? " Sasuke asked as he stabs Guren through the chest but it's a clone.
" Shōton: Omiwatari ( 晶遁・御神渡り Crystal Style: Divine Pathway Jutsu ) " Guren chanted as she appears behind him and places her hand on the ground creating a long stream of sharp crystals to bind and pierce Sasuke.
" ARRGH ! " Sasuke shouted.
" I got you ! " Guren said to Sasuke only to see she hit a clone.
" Fire Style : Fireball Justu " Sasuke chanted as he shoots a massive 10 foot fireball towards Guren which hits her and creates a 1,000 foot radius explosion which destroys 16,000 trees in the forest. The blast creates a massive 100 foot diameter, 30 foot deep crater however it's revealed the blast missed her and hit a clone.
" Shōton: Suishōheki Hachi no Jin (晶遁・翠晶壁八の陣 Crystal Style: Crystal Wall Eighth Formation ) " Guren chanted as she forms a large 20 foot wall of crystal around Sasuke.
" Damn it, i can't escape ! " Sasuke shouted as he starts to get trapped within the prison.
" Using Crystal Ninjutsu, the user can crystallise any physical material and even the moisture in the air around them, turning them into a weapon. In the case of human targets, Crystal Release can solidify its targets down to the cellular level, imprisoning and even killing the victim should the crystal ever be struck, reducing the mass of crystal and the victim down to crystalline dust " Guren explained to Sasuke as the crystal is now completely covering him.
" Chidori Nagashi ( 千鳥流しOne Thousand Birds Current ) " Sasuke chanted as he releases Chidori in every direction creating an explosive electrical discharge that shatters the crystal surrounding him.
" Damn it,even my strongest binding justu can't hold it ? " Guren said to herself as she starts to show signs of exhaustion.
" Now it's my turn ! " Sasuke said to Guren as he goes to attack with his sword.
" Kesshō Hariseki (結晶針堰 Crystal Needle Barrage ) " Guren chanted as she shoots hundreds of needles towards Sasuke but he easily dodges all of them barely tiling his body.
" You're attacks are too slow ! " Sasuke said to Guren as he swings his sword creating a shockwave which pushes Guren back 20 feet away but Guren recovered and goes back for the attack.
" His speed and power are on a completely different level. He's as powerful as Kimimaro's CS2 form and yet he's yet to even use his CS1 form, no wonder he was able to take Orochimaru down in his sick state " Guren said to herself as Sasuke stands there.
" It's time i put an end to this, you're barely a challenge to me ! " Sasuke said calmly to Guren .
" You brat, it's not over yet ! " Guren said to Sasuke as she struggles to stand up.
" The difference in power is like heaven and earth , you're powerful however i've obtained a new level of power that far surpassed yours a while ago. I've allowed you to " Sasuke said to Guren .
" You bastard, how dare you take me lightly ? You think you're above me ? The only one above me is Lord Orochimaru " Guren said to Sasuke as she sends more Crystal shiruken towards Sasuke
" Ha, i'm the one who killed Lord Orochimaru last time i checked ! " Sasuke replied as he surrounds himself with lightning Reiatsu which shatters the shuriken.
" And you'll pay for it . Shōton: Shuriken Ranbu ( 晶遁・手裏剣乱舞 Crystal Style: Wild Dance of Shuriken )" Guren chanted as she surrounds herself in crystal particles, condensing them into numerous shuriken which then rain onto Sasuke with thousands of them heading towards Sasuke.
" You don't get it , you're attacks are easy to see through " Sasuke said to Guren as he easily evades her shriuken by moving his body slightly without moving out of step. He then sees Guren come at him with a large and sharp spear-like crystal surrounding her right forearm.
" Try seeing through this ! " Guren shouted as she goes to stab Sasuke in the neck but he catches the spear with his right hand without taking a starch.
" This crystal isn't even all that sharp ! " Sasuke said to Guren as he casually shatters the crystal with his right hand.
" Impossible, he broke through my crystal with ease ! " Guren said to herself as she then gets hit by the hilt of Sasuke's sword and sent flying from a distance of 300 meters only to see Sasuke appear before her.
" Time to end this ! " Sasukse said to Guren as he resheates his blade with one hand .
" He's too fast and strong, my body can't react to his speed or recover from the force of his blow " Guren said to herself to get punched by Sasuke and sent flying 3,000 feet into the edge of her barrier .
" Looks like you lose ! " Sasuke said to Guren as he walks slowly towards her.
" Damn, he's too powerful. I need to change my own life into Chakra " Guren said to herself as she grips her chest.
" You fought a vailant battle however it's time you go to the grave with Orochimaru . Fire Style : Fireball Justu " Sasuke chanted as he shoots a massive 10 foot fireball towards Guren.
" Shishō Tenketsu ( 死傷点穴Chakra Points: Life and Death ) " Guren countered as she releases two tenketsu points to greatly increase her Chakra and releases a massive wave which cancels out the fireball.
" What the hell ? Her Chakra just skyrocketed ! " Sasuke said to himself as she covers herself within an immense amount of Chakra.
Meanwhile Suigetsu and the Guren clone are fighting each other when the clone stops moving and starts to power up with Chakra surrounding her .
" What the hell ? " Suigetsu asked shocked to see the clone surge in power.
" With the power of Shishō Tenketsu ( 死傷点穴Chakra Points: Life and Death ) , i can use the two tenketsu points near my heart to greatly increase my Chakra for a short time by changing her life force into Chakra " Guren explained to Suigetsu as she easily pushes back Suigetsu.
" Damn , she's increased her strength ! " Suigetsu said to himself as he fights off the rejuvenated clone.
Meanwhile Jugō notices that the Guren clone is powering up .
" You're getting stronger ! " Jugō said to Guren as he grows more psychotic.
" Hopefully you won't be so weak that i can one shot you ! " Guren replied as she goes to attack Jugo.
Meanwhile Karin is watching the two clones of Sasuke fight against the two clones of Guren.
" They're all so strong , i'm barely able to do much here ! " Karin said to herself as she watches the battles unfold.
Back at the Menos Forest
Kusaka in his Bankai state clashes with Skullak and pushes back the former Espada with a powerful tail whip but the Arrancar recovers and charges up a Cero .
" Kōri Ryūhōkō ( 氷竜咆哮 Ice Dragon Roar ) " Kusaka chanted as he fires a powerful blast of ice energy at Skullak but the Arrancar dodges the blast and goes to slash down at the former Shinigami.
" Too slow ! " Skullak shouted as he slashes the dragon in half with a two handed slash however it was a clone.
" Take this ! " Skullak shouted as he tries to slash Kusaka but his attack is blocked by the wings.
" Kōriryū : Uingukorison (氷竜咆:ウイングコリソンIce Dragon Wing Collision ) " Kusaka chanted as he smacks Skullak into the ground freezing the upper left portion of his chest to the ground.
" I can't move ! " Skullak said to himself.
" Kōriryū:Sensuikaku (氷竜咆: 潜水角 Ice Dragon: Diving Horn)" Kusaka chanted as he grows a horn on the tip of his nose and comes towards Skullak with a powerful diving headbutt but Skullak barely dodges the attack.
" He's gotten alot stronger ! " Sullak said to himself as he sees another attack coming towards him.
" You can't hope to beat me ! " Kusaka shouted as he smashes Skullak through 20 trees and then goes to attack him with another barrage of attacks.
" You're very strong Shinigami but try handling this ! " Skullak said to Kusaka as he fires a charged Cero towards Kusaka but Kusaka blocks the blast with both arms.
" You got to do better than that ! " Kusaka arrogantly taunted only to see Skullak above him .
" You got too cocky Cero Hoji de Corte (Spanish for Zero Blade Slash) " Skullak chanted as he swings his sword horizontally firing a Cero similar to Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho which slashes through the ice armor and causes the bankai around Kusaka to shatter and he falls to the ground.
Meanwhile Yin and Yang are shocked by the fall of their leader as they see Kusaka fall while the Fracción stand there own with them.
" KUSAKA ! " Yin shouted.
" He took down our leader ! " Yang replied as she gets mad .
" Master Skullak defeated your leader, game over guys " Loly said to the group.
" It's best you come quietly with us ! " Menoly stated.
" We'll never give up ! " Yin shouted.
" We're going to crush you all ! " Yang replied as she gets pissed off.
" Shock'em Relámpago del Dragón ( Spanish for Lightning Dragon ) " Yin chanted as she transforms into a humanoid Dragon with her arms becoming wings and she takes a form similar to Kusaka's Bankai.
" Burn'em Dragón de Fuego ( Spanish for Dragón de Fuego ) " Yang chanted as she transforms into a fire version of her twin sister's dragon form.
" What's going on ? " Loly asked the group as she feels the immense difference in Reiatsu between herself and the twins.
" Their power skyrocketed ! " Assilnger answered as he starts to shiver in fear.
" Are Natural Arrancars really this much stronger than us ? " Menoly questioned the group.
" We stand no chance against them !" Demoura replied only to see Cirucci step up to fight them.
" You guys step back, i'll fight these two ! " Cirucci said to the group as she goes to fight the group.
" Be careful Cirucci ! " Menoly responded.
" Rip Off Golondrina ( Spanish for Swallow ) " Cirucci chants as large wings sprout from Cirucci's back, with each having ten crescent-shaped blades on them in place of feathers. Her mask becomes a beak-like headpiece with a large, feathery mane protruding from it, covering most of her body and trailing past her legs. She also gains a long, prehensile tail, which emerges from her back. Large pieces of armor that resemble the disc of Golondrina's sealed state form around her shoulders. In addition, her arms become long and slender, with large claws.
" You think can take us on ? " Yin and Yang arrogantly laughed as they come towards Cirucci.
" Don't get arrogant bitches ! " Cirucci replied as she charges towards them.
Meanwhile Skullak looks at what's going on only to see Kusaka get back up with his wounds healing up .
" What's going on ? How many Hollows did you consume to gain the ability to heal yourself to that extent ? " Skullak asked Kusaka.
" I have consumed countless hollows to obtain this level of power, a power strong enough to surpass that of a Shinigami. Once i defeat you, i shall consume your power so i can grow even stronger . Behold my true power " Kusaka explained to Skullak as he transforms again.
Kusaka grows to become a massive armored dragon 20 feet high. His back is covered with white spikes as well as his shoulder pads and elbow pads, the rest of his body is basically the ice dragon form of his Bankai.
" You went too far, i have no choice but to destroy you and avenge the Hollows you killed for your own gain. Battle, Gladiador (Spanish for Gladiator) " Skullak chanted as his body is covered with an intense amount of Reiatsu.
Meanwhile at Karakura Comimmutiy Park
Genga and Chad clash attacks with each other and are fighting on par with each other.
" El Directo " Chad chanted as he fires another blast at Genga but Genga dodges the blast.
" Take this ! " Genga shouted as he fires another blast which pushes back Chad and causes a 200 foot radius explosion. The blast clears up to reveal Chad's arm turned into his shield state.
" Is that all you got ? " Chad asked the assanisan.
" You're the one to talk , you're barely standing " Genga replied.
" I'm not worried ! " Chad stated.
" Give me a break human, how long do you think you can last ? " Genga replied as he fires another blast at Chad but Chad blocks it only to see Genga behind him and gets hit by his strike and sent flying.
" ARRGH " Chad shouted as he falls down into a large rock but he regains his balance and goes to counter a strike from Genga which causes a massive collision wave which pushes both of them back leaving both of them exhausted.
" That technique you're using, it's taking part of your lifeforce away . You're pretty tough for a human however how long do you think you can it up " Genga explained to Chad.
" I can ask the same for you , your Reiatsu is also being exhausted . The more you use that weapon , the more it takes away your life until it would consume you " Chad explained to the guy.
" Foolish human, i only gotten started , behold the full power of my Kakuyoku (角翼, Horned Wings) human " Genga chanted as he unleashes all his full power.
Meanwhile outside of the park
Jinnal is attacking both Kenryū and Enryū are being overwhelmed by the power of the assassin.
" You guys aren't worth my Retsurai (烈雷, Furious Thunder ) " Jinnal said to Kenryū and Enryū who are worn out from battling the monster.
" We can't let you hurt the princess, Shinku Nakukafun ( 真紅泣く花粉 Crimson Weeping Pollen ) " Kenryū chanted as he release a pollen which causes more flowers to bloom on his opponent's weapon, rendering it useless.
" That weak attack isn't enough to stop me ! " Jinnal laughed as he easily blows them all away with his Reiatsu but is left open to Enryū's attacks.
" Rōgokutochi ( 牢獄土地 Prison Land) " Enryū chanted as he punches the ground it creates a trail of rocks that lead in the direction of Jinnal and traps him within the attack.
" Sange (散華, Grant a Glorious Death) " Kenryū chanted as he scatters flowers to rain large energy needles down onto the rock prison and causes the thing to explode from the force of the needles.
" We did it ! " Enryū shouted in a high pitch tone.
" No way he could've survive that ! " Kenryū replied only to see the smoke clear to see Jinnal is perfectly fine.
" What was those weak attacks ? I could've shit better moves than that " Jinnal laughed.
" How is he still standing ? " Kenryū asked his partner.
" You guys are starting to bore me, i was hoping my Retsurai would get more of a challenge than this " Jinnal answered.
" I knew he was going to be tough but this is ridiculous " Kenryū stated.
" Oh well, time to kill you all anyways " Jinnal replied as he bites part of his scythe and starts chewing on the metal with his terribly rotten teeth. After consuming his on Bakkōtō, his Reiatsu shoots up and he grows more powerful as well as 5 knives out of his back and he shoots them from his back .
" OH SHIT ! " Enryū shouted.
" Die ! " Jinnal shouted as he shoots 5 daggers at Kenryū and Enryū.
" Chikyū Kamidate ( 地球神盾Divine Shield of Earth ) " Enryū chanted as he summons a large wall of Earth to protect himself and Kenryū from the blades.
" You can't protect yourself from my attacks ! " Jinnal shouted as he swings his chain scythe and slashes through the wall with ease .
" Shinku Nakukafun ( 真紅泣く花粉 Crimson Weeping Pollen ) " Kenryū chanted as he release a pollen wave which temporarily blinds Jinnal.
" You're starting to annoy me ! " Jinnal shouted only to see Enryū at close range.
" Chikyū Kenfuru ( 地球拳振る Earth Shaking Fist ) " Enryū chanted as he uses a double axe handle strike with green Reiatsu glowing within his gloves and smashes Jinnal through the ground and submerging him deep into the ground.
" Great Job Enryū ! " Kenryū said to Enryū.
" ... . " Enryū replied with a silent thumbs up.
Suddenly Jinnal bursts out of the ground surrounded by even more Reiatsu. His body is now entirely spiky .
" This is bad, we can't hope to beat him in an actual battle ! " Kenryū said to his partner.
" What to do ? " Enryū asked in a high pinch voice.
" We need to use our strongest defensive maneuver , you need to hold him off while i set up the trap to our attack " Kenryū answered.
" Right, i'll hold him off ! " Enryū stated.
" Good luck and try not to die ! " Kenryū replied as he works on a trap.
Meanwhile at the center of the community Park.
Ibiki runs around fighting Ryū and dodging his attacks . Ibiki uses her Shikai to slash Ryū but it was another clone.
" You can't hide from me , i also use the same ability to conceal myself " Ibiki said to Ryū as she dodges several kunai thrown by Ryū.
" You seem to think i'm merely hiding huh ? It's not that simple " Ryū replied.
" What are you talking about ? " Ibiki asked as she slashes at all the shadows only to see they're just shadows. Ibiki is then cut across her right shoulder by her enemy .
" You see, i'm not hiding in the mist. I'm the mist itself, it's virtually impossible for you to hit me no matter how hard you try " Ryū explained to Ibiki.
" Then i'll just take out your mist Muonautā Fūsokuyari (無音アウター風速やり Silent Kill Wind Spears ) " Ibiki chanted as she generates 10 nearly invisible wind spears around the dome and with a swing of her fan sends them to hit all the shadows however the mist is still around her.
" You're attacks are useless against me ! " Ryū stated.
" Damn it, i have to find a way to wear him down ! " Ibiki said to herself as she starts to dodge Ryū's attacks.
Meanwhile above the park
Kisuke and Hanza clash attacks with each other. Kisuke evades all the blows while using his sealed cane however hana is able to hold his own due to the power of his mirror sword .
" You think you can get in our way of killing our assigned target ? " Hanza asked .
" Yep, pretty much . You got to get through me in order to have the princess " Kisuke answered as he blocks the sword only to see a flash of light but Kisuke closes his eyes before it happens and parries the slash and pushes him back.
" You're as tough as they say Kisuke but let's see how well you against this " Hanza said to Kisuke as he blinds Kisuke with a blind flash of light.
" What the hell ? " Kisuke asked as he then sees himself within a void.
" This is not merely a blinding attack. Saiga has the ability to momentarily paralyze opponents by reflecting moonlight into their eyes. Under more powerful users, it can create an alternate dimension in which the opponent is left conscious but unable to move " Hanza explained to Kisuke.
" I see, neat trick but you need more than that to stop me ! " Kisuke replied as he unleashes a small wave of Reiatsu and cracks the dimension.
" What the hell ? How strong is he ? Just a small release of his Reiatsu was enough to crack Saiga " Hanza stated as he sees Kisuke move around .
" You think that's enough to stop me ? You need to do better than that to beat me , i'm no ordinary Captain after all " Kisuke said to Hanza.
" Damn you , i should've expected nothing less from the Ex Captain of Squad 12. You were trained by the great Yoruichi, one of the most powerful Captains of the Soul Society and a candidate to become a future member of Squad 0 . It was said that you two could be a member of the new generation of Squad 0 Captains that protect the king within the next 200 years . I've been taking you far too lightly at this point " Hanza explained to Kisuke.
" So you're not fighting at full force huh ? This might be interesting , i was getting tired of holding back anyways " Kisuke stated as he gets more serious.
" Time for me to show you the full power of my Saiga (砕我, Killer Fang) " Hanza replied as he gains armor that extends over his body and gets covered within purple Reiatsu.
Meanwhile at the Soul Society
Soifon and Izuru struggle to fight against their assassins who are proven to be so strong that even fighting with the best of their abilities isn't enough.
" So you claim to know me Shinigami ,how so ? " the boomerang assassin asked Izuru.
" I recognize your weapon that's how ! " Izuru answered as he goes for a slash but he misses due to the high-speed of the assassin.
" What are you talking about ? " the assassin questioned the blonde haired Vice Captain.
" That's not a Bakkōtō, it's a Zanpakutō " Izuru replied.
" How do you know the difference between the two ? " the assassin questioned the Shinigami.
" That weapon isn't absorbing your life-force, you're Reiatsu remains stable and the most important part ... " Izuru explained to the assassin as he ducks from his slash and slashes at his face which rips off his mask and glasses revealing the true identity of the man.
" Shit ! " the man shouted as he's revealed to be a young man with slicked backed , red-brown hair with one strand from his bangs arced up and the ends curving forward. His yellow eyes are easily seen behind his purple-rimmed glasses.
" The only one who wields Reppū (烈風, "gale) is none other than Makoto Kibune " Izuru said to the Shinigami as he gets his distance.
" Izuru ! " Makoto replied.
" Why are you doing this , why are you trying to kill the princess ? Who's paying you ? " Izuru asked his former ally.
" I'm not telling you who employs me but i'll tell you one thing about me Izuru, i've finally found a use for my skills " Makoto answered.
" This is what you do with the skills you learned at the academy ? Shame on you " Izuru shouted as he stares down at Makoto.
" Skills ? You guys never recognized my skills as a Shinigami " Makoto replied as he clashes attacks with Izuru.
" You were once a top student at the Shin'ō Academy, but you put yourself over your comrades . That is why you weren't allowed to get a position in the Gotei 13. You were clearly one of the most talented students within the Gotei 13 and learned Shikai in your final year of the show. You excelled in killing Hollows and was already going through the qualification process to be the Vice Captain but you injured one of your own a mission ans was banned from ever becoming a member of the Gotei 13 " Izuru explained to Makoto.
" That guy was merely in the way , i was raised by my folks to value power. I was born with talent and i believe in a world where only the strong survive and the weak perish . I have no tolerance for weak and pitiful and i can't stand those who don't realize my might or those who are weak would be crushed . This is why i work as an assassin " Makoto explained to Izuru.
" You make me sick, i can't allow you to live for dishonoring the code of the Shinigami " Izuru stated.
" Then bring it on, i'll show you the difference in power between you and me " Makoto replied as he throws his weapon at Izuru but Izuru manages to block the attack while being pushed back 30 feet away.
" He's gotten alot stronger since the last time i've seen his Shikai " Izuru said to himself as he see the attack coming towards him again.
" You think you can beat me ? I've always been stronger than you , you being a Vice Captain doesn't change anything , you can never equal my power with that dull blade " Makoto arrogantly taunted as Izuru tries to block every hit from Makoto's Shikai.
" I'm not the same Izuru from the academy i'll prove to you that i've surpassed your power " Izuru replied as he hits back Makoto's Reppu with his Shikai. Makoto tries to catch it but it gets weighed down with ease cracking the ground.
" What did you do ? " Makoto asked Izuru.
" My Wabisuke doubles the weight of anything it hits , i hit your Reppu 6 times, it's now too heavy to lift . Makoto, who are you working for ? " Izuru explained to Makoto as he asks more about the plan.
" My goals differ from my contractors, my goal is to become even stronger. I'll continue to get stronger until i become the strongest Shinigami in existence " Makoto explained to Izuru and he holds his hand up and raises his Shikai to attack, Izuru tries to block the weapon but the force is too much for Izuru.
" Impossible, how is he overpowering my Wabisuke ? " Izuru said to himself as he is smashed into an abandoned house.
" Do you see the difference in power between me and you with this Bakkōtō ? You can never hope to touch me in your pitiful state .
" Where did you get such an powerful weapon ? " Izuru asked.
" I guess it doesn't matter given you'll be dead soon but consider this as a gift from the Kasumiōji Clan " Makoto answered.
" Kasumiōji Clan ? But i don't get it , why would they try to kill their own members " Izuru asked Makoto.
" It's because the big shot Kumoi wants to take power and the princess stands in the way of that, with her out of the way , we can take over the clan " Makoto arrogantly explained to Izuru.
" So you did all this, just for power ? You really have become twisted Makoto " Izuru asked Makoto only to see Makoto grow stronger.
" Power is all that matters to me ! " Makoto replied as he comes at Izuru with his powered up Shikai.
Meanwhile Soifon and the other assassin clash attacks with each other. Soifon dodges the tuning fork wielding assassin. Soifon heard everything that was going on with Izuru as his old friend Makoto.
" So you guys work for the Kasumiōji Clan ? " Soifon asked the assassin as she blocks the blade with her sealed sword.
" I guess the cat is out the bag, that moron Makoto had to get confident and blow our cover. It doesn't matter given i'm going to kill you anyways " the assassin answered as he kicks Soifon away and goes to attack her.
Both Soifon and assassin go to clash with each other . Soifon dodges a slash aimed at her neck from the assassin's turning fork blade . Soifon throws a kunai at the assassin but the assassin counters with his own kunai and both catch each others kunai and throw it back at each other. Both of them clash attacks with there blades , Soifon dodges a punch from the assassin's left hand while she parries with a rising slash with right hand.
" I see, your alot tougher than i thought, guess there isn't any holding back on you is there " Soifon said to the assassin.
"I must give you some credit, you managed to work up a good sweat Captain "assassin calmly stated as he gets serious.
" Looks like you're getting serious ! " Soifon replied as she starts to power up.
" Take this ! " the assassin shouted as he fires a wave of green energy from his Bakkoto to attack Soifon but she dodges the attack.
" You got to do better than that " Soifon shouted as she appears in front of the guy.
" She's fast ! " the assassin said to himself.
"Bakudō # 30. Shitotsu Sansen (嘴突三閃, Beak-Piercing Triple Beam) " Soifon chanted as she generates a burst of crackling yellow energy in her palm and uses that energy to immobilize him.
" You're finished assassin, tell me your name before i kill you ? What are the goals of the Kasumiōji Clan ? " Soifon asked.
" You're not getting thing else from me ! " the assassin calmly answered.
" Then i'll remove that mask ! " Soifon replied as she rips off the mask revealing the man behind it. The man is revealed to be a middle-aged man within his early 40's in appearance. He has messy blue hair and chin stubble.
" Been a long time Captain ! " the assassin said to Soifon .
" What the hell ? Shusuke Amagai ! " Soifon shouted shocked to see him alive.
" I was hoping not to be caught so soon ! " Amagai said to Soifon as he shatters the Kidō pinning him down.
" How are you alive ? You were said to have been killed off during a mission to the human world while in the Dangai " Soifon asked Amagai.
" That was merely a cover up however enough talk, you know far too much . Time to die ! " Amagai answered as he comes at Soifon.
" I'll make sure to capture you alive Sting all Enemies to Death Suzumebachi (雀蜂Hornet) " Soifon chanted as she releases her Shikai and goes to sting him but Amagai goes to draw out his sword.
" How about i should you the true power of my Bakkōtō ! " Amagai replied as he taps his tuning fork, while holding it upside down which causes the nuclei to release by extending itself like a tendril up and around Amagai's right arm.
Amagai transforms his right arm into an armored black gauntlet shaped in the form of a dragon. From the initial release, the gauntlet can fully encompass the entire arm, creating a claw on the hand. A sash-like component comes over Amagai's left shoulder and down to his waist, containing five Bakkōtō nuclei. Attaching the armored right arm and the sash is something reminiscent of a dragon's tail that hangs freely from the upper shoulder area of the back.
" What the hell is that ? " Soifon asked him.
" This is my own special Bakkōtō , it would be the one i used to kill you " Shusuke answered.
" Suzumebachi Sasumahi (スズメバチ刺すマヒ Hornet Stinging Paralysis)" Soifon chanted as she goes to attack Shusuke.
" Hahahaha! You're so predictable ! " Shusuke shouted as he swings his sword and shatter Soifon's Shikai with his powerful slash.
" What the hell ? My Shikai reverted back to it's sealed sword state " Soifon shouted as she tires to release her sword.
" My Bakkōtō sends out a resonating pulse capable of totally negating a Shinigami's powers. The power works by cutting a Shinigami off from his/her connection to spiritual energy, effectively making every Zanpakutō in the vicinity useless as long as the power is active. This can also be done by striking a Zanpakutō directly. However, the ability does not affect my own Zanpakutō " Shusuke explained to the Captain of Squad 2 as he draws out his Zanpakuto which is a small-sword such as a kodachi. It has an olive-green hilt with a bronze bow-shaped tsuba.
" Shit ! " Soifon shouted as she sees him go to release his Shikai.
" Sever Raika (雷火, Lightning Flash) " Amagai chanted as he releases his Shikai by holding his Zanpakutō upside down behind his back . In its Shikai, Raika takes the form of a white longsword with a hook at the end and curved shell-like pipes that form the hilt. Upon transformation, flames emit from the pipes, the flames emitting from the holes produces a sound similar to a trumpet. He weild both his Shikai and Bakkōtō at the same time.
" Damn it, so that's how you plan to kill me ? " Soifon asked him.
" You can't win without using your Zanpakutō " Amagai answered as Soifon stands there looking at him.
" You forget that i'm a Captain, i'm not going to go down without a fight . Shunkō ( 瞬閧, Flash Cry ) " Soifon chanted as her Captain's robe is shredded by the force of the Reiatsu as her body is surrounded with a massive white Reiatsu. Soifon is right in front of him wearing a sleeveless one piece commander outfit with her back as well small portions of the sides of her breasts and thighs exposed including the small g-string like panties she wears.
" So you're going to go down fighting huh ? Just as i expect from you Captain " Amagai shouted as he comes at Soifon.
Meanwhile within the Land of Fire Forest
Guren is becoming more exhausted as she drags on her battle with Sasuke however she's able to overwhelm Sasuke at this state with her increased offensive power .
" Show me your full power . I know you have yet to use it, this is getting boring " Guren said to Sasuke.
" I wouldn't waste it on you ! " Sasuke replied as he goes to assault Guren but Guren appears behind him.
" Then die ! " Guren replied as she punches him 500 feet away but Sasuke recovered from the punch with blood coming out of his check from a small cut.
" What power ! Her attacks are so strong and fast, i can't even form handseals fast enough to hit her" Sasuke said to himself as Guren suddenly files into him and kicks Sasuke 2,000 feet away .
" You can't hope to beat me with that power ! " Guren shouted.
" It seems she can't keep this form up for too long , i need to stall a bit more before anything " Sasuke said to himself.
" I don't know how much longer my body can handle this form, i have to trade the use of my more advanced crystal techniques in exchange for prolonging this form so i can finish off his teammates " Guren said to herself.
Meanwhile Suigetsu is struggling to fight one of the Guren clones who are also being powered up by Guren.
" Damn, she's really wearing me down ! " Suigetsu said to himself as he struggles to fight Guren and is being pushed back by the powered up clone.
" Take this ! " Guren shouted as she uses her crystal blade to slash Suigetsu across the chest and nearly cut his massive blade in half.
" She sliced through my water body and my blade with no effort ! " Suigetsu said to himself as he drops to the ground.
" Looks like you lose Suigetsu ! " Guren arrogantly laughed as she stands there while Suigetsu lies on the ground defeated.
Meanwhile Jugō is trying to fight Guren but to no avail as she blocks all his attacks with her enhanced strength and speed.
" Is that the best you got ? For a wild beast known for raw strength, you're pretty weak " Guren said to Jugō as she stands over him .
" Destroying Axe Fist " Jugō shouted as he goes to smash her with his axe arm but she catches it with her barehand and punches Jugō into a bunch of trees.
" Come on, at your limit already ? " Guren laughs as Jugō reverts back to normal.
" How can she be this strong ? " Jugō asked himself as he struggles to stand up.
Meanwhile Karin is sensing everyone dropping down in power due to the increased power of Guren and notices that even the clones of Sasuke are losing.
" This is bad, everyone is losing to Guren. I didn't think she would be this powerful " Karin said to herself as she stands there nervously looking at the chaos unfolding around her. Then she sees the clones disappear around her as Sasuke runs low on Chakra and Guren goes for her strongest attack.
Meanwhile Sasuke is pushed around and slammed into the ground. Guren then goes for her strongest attack .
" Time to finish you all off ! " Guren said to the group as she goes for her ultimate attack.
" What the hell is she doing ? " Sasuke asked himself.
Meanwhile Suigetsu tires to get back up as he notices his clone charging up her own attack.
" What is she doing ? " Suigetsu said to himself as he gets back up.
" Time to put an end to all of you ! " Guren shouted as she charges up more power between her hands.
" I can't let her hit me with that attack , time to get serious . Suiton: Onigyorui ( 水遁: 鬼魚類 Water Style:Demon Fish ) " Suigetsu chanted as he forms a giant wave that looks like a demon-like fish forms a giant 50 foot long water sword in portion to the demon shaped like the real one inside the dome.
Jugō gets back up to see the Guren clone start to encase herself in a prism of crystal.
" I got to do something or i'll die ! " Jugō said to himself as his skin turns dark and his sclera turn black. He also gains a black stripe running from the middle of his forehead and down the bridge of his nose. Jugō also becomes far more muscular and his fingernails and teeth grow sharper.
Back at Sasuke's direction Sasuke forms curse marks around his body turning into his Partial level 2 Curse Mark form with him only summoning his wings.
" I'll stop her right in her tracks ! " Sasuke said to himself as he flies up to attack the real Guren .
Meanwhile Suigetsu is doing Tiger → Ox → Monkey → Rabbit → Ram → Boar → Ox → Horse → Monkey → Tiger → Dog → Tiger → Snake → Tiger → Ox → Monkey → Rabbit and Bird handseals while Jūgo grows more of his jet booster-like appendages, extends them, and then uses them to gather chakra together.
" Time for all of you to die . Shōton: Issus Kōmyō ( 晶遁・一糸光明 Crystal Style: Arrow of Light ) " Guren chanted as she fires a powerful heat blast from her crystal as well as the clones aiming at Sasuke's friends.
" Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu " Suigetsu chanted as he fires a fires a massive blast of water towards the beam which clashes with the heat beam.
" Chakra Blast Cannons " Jugō chanted as he fires a huge powerful Chakra blast to clash with the heat beam.
" Chidori Eisō ( 千鳥鋭槍 One Thousand Birds Sharp Spear ) " Sasuke chanted as he form the original Chidori into an spear-like bolt of lightning and dashes towards the blast.
All the attacks clash with each other and causes the Jade Crystal Labyrinth to shake and crack. Guren struggles to hold back the attacks.
" Damn, they're all much stronger than i thought ! " Guren said to herself as she sees the clones starting to get overpowered.
" We won't let you get in our way of our goals ! " Sasuke shouted as he slashes through Guren's heat beam.
" Oh Shit ! " Guren shouted as she sees Sasuke dash towards her while she looks at Jugo's blast go through the clone as well as Suigetsu.
" Take this ! " Sasuke shouted as he slashes Guren down with his spear and the blasts all hit the top of the barrier causing the Jade Crystal Labyrinth to shatter.
Meanwhile Karin takes cover behind a bunch of rocks to avoid the falling crystals .
" What immense amounts of power ! " Karin said to herself as she watches the crystals fall everywhere.
Guren falls down to the ground bleeding from the massive slash across her chest , meanwhile Jugō powers down and goes back to normal severely exhausted and Suigetsu is also severely exhausted while Sasuke is still standing unfazed given he didn't use his full power.
" Good work team ! " Sasuke said to the group as he walks around his base state while Guren is on the ground and struggling to move .
" Damn it. I was unable to best them , they all grown alot stronger, do i even had a chance to begin with ? " Guren said to herself as she manages to stand back up trying to close up the wound with her crystal .
" You're still standing huh ? It's time i fix that ! " Sasuke said to Guren as he dashes towards Guren only to be stopped by an extremely loud noise.
" What the hell is that ? " Sasuke shouted as he falls to the ground trying to endure the pain of the soundwaves.
" It's like someone taking a drill to my ears ! " Suigetsu shouted as he drops to the ground before he can get back up.
" ARRGH !" Jugō shouted as he struggles to move.
" Who's causing this ? " Karin shouted as her glasses crack from the soundwave.
Guren struggle to get up from the wounds noticing that the sound isn't affecting her and notices bats around Sasuke, Sugiestu , Karin and Jugo.
" Rinji ! " Guren said to herself only to see a clone of Rinji come out of the ground and grab her.
" Let's get you out of here ! " Rinji said to his lover and carries her away by flying around with bats.
After a few minutes , Sasuke , Suigetsu , Karin and Jugō get back up looking where Guren went .
" She's escaped ! " Karin said to the group.
" Looks like she's retreating back to base ! " Sasuke replied.
Meanwhile at the center of the community Park.
Ibiki is struggling to fight Ryū, Ibiki struggles to fight off her attacker while trying to see through the mist.
" He's still moving so fast ! " Ibiki said to herself as she blocks the sword slash with both hands on her Shikai only to get slashed from behind by the enemy.
" What's wrong, you can't possibly defend my attacks forever , you're lucky you only go a few grazes so far , once i hit a critical point , you're done for " Ryū arrogantly taunted as Ibiki stands there holding her fan like Shikai.
" I got you now Odorusori (踊るそりDancing Razor ) " Chokorēto chants as she spins her fan creating razor winds that move in a X pattern which only hits the shadow. Ryū goes to stab Ibiki from behind.
" You can't hit me, i'm everywhere at once ! " Ryū said to Ibiki as he then forms many shadows around Ibiki.
" You can only attack in one direction, i can avoid your slashes " Ibiki said to the ninja only to get slashed across the right leg.
" That's where you're wrong princess ! " Ryū replied as 12 blades come towards her but Ibiki jumps out the way avoiding the one real sword.
" You can't fool me with cheap illusions ! " Ibiki stated only to get cut across her shoulder.
" Or maybe i can , you shouldn't misjudge the power of my illusions " Ryū said to Ibiki as his blade comes towards her face however she dodges the blade by an inch with a tiny cut on her left check and a few strains of her hair gone.
" That was close, looks like everything is going as planned " Ibiki said to herself as she then sees a blade aimed at her neck.
" Too slow ! " Ryū said to Ibiki as he goes to stab her but he misses again, this time by 3 inches.
" Muonautā Fūsokuyari (無音アウター風速やり Silent Kill Wind Spears ) " Ibiki chanted as she generates 10 nearly invisible wind spears that almost hits Ryū.
" That was too close for comfort, she almost got me. Is she getting faster ? " Ryū said to himself.
Ryū goes for more sneak attacks with his Bakkōtō but Ibiki blocks with one hand on her fan. Ryu then goes for an attack from the right side but Ibiki blocks the attack with her fan again. Ryū is able to slash Ibiki's left arm but it was only a small cut . Ryu then notices that Ibiki's parries are becoming more and more accurate with each strike.
" He can't hide forever ! " Ibiki said to herself as she blocks another blade from Ryū.
" Is she getting faster ? My attacks are getting blocked faster and easier to block " Ryū said to himself as he dashes towards Ibiki.
" Odorusori (踊るそりDancing Razor ) " Chokorēto chants as she spins her fan creating razor winds that move in a X pattern which only hits the shadow.
" Enough games, time to lose your head ! " Ryū shouted as he slashes with two hands with his Bakkōtō which hits Ibiki's neck directly but she doesn't take a starch from it.
" What the hell was that ? " Ibiki asked.
" What ? Impossible, i hit your directly , you're head should be rolling below my feet right now " Ryū said shocked to see the slash having no effect.
" Looks like Museidoku ( 無声毒 Silent Poison ) has token it's effect " Ibiki said to Ryū.
" What ? " Ryū asked.
" Museidoku ( 無声毒 Silent Poison ) , is a colorless , odorless gas that weakens the muscles in your body, decreasing your speed and power drastically until your muscles collapse and you can't move anymore " Ibiki explained to Ryū.
" Damn it ! " Ryū replied as he realizes he can't move.
" I must say, the poison had a delayed effect, it was suppose to paralyze you right now but your pretty tough however how long you think you can last against the poison . Right now your 4 times weaker than me " Ibiki explained to Ryū.
" Come on, move ! " Ryū said to himself as he's brought to his knees by Ibiki's Reiatsu.
" I got you now ! " Ibiki said to Ryū .
" AOWWW ! My muscles have stopped working . I can't move ! " Ryū said frightened and struggling to move.
" I must admire you for managing to withstand the poison that long . I would end this quickly by lobbing your head off " Ibiki said to Ryū as he goes behind Ryū
" Shit ! " Ryū shouted.
" Museifūha(無声風刃 Silent Wind Blade ) " Ibiki chanted as she generates wind around her blade and her blade glows blueish white.
" ARRGGWARGH ! " Ryū screamed shortly before he's cleanly decapitated and killed instantly from the power of Ibiki's Shikai.
" I did it ! " Ibiki said to herself as she reverts back to her Shikai worn out and moderately injured from her battle.
Meanwhile outside of the park
Jinnal is attacking Enryū while Kenryū is setting up his trap. Enryū struggles to dodge the deadly scythe strikes from Jinnal. Enryū tries to battle the demonic Bakkōtō user in a bare knuckled battle but Jinnal easily dodges all the punches and uses the chain of his scythe and wraps it around his foot and throws Enryū onto the ground and tries to shoot his blades into Enryū but he uses his metal gloves to block them from hitting his face.
" Not bad you brute but try handling this assault ! " Jinnal shouted as he fires 20 blades at Enryū.
" Chikyū Kamidate ( 地球神盾Divine Shield of Earth ) " Enryū chanted as he summons a large wall of Earth to protect himself from the blades but the blades barely protect him from the attack.
" This is getting interesting ! " Jinnal shouted as he eats his Scythe again and grows more blades on his back and they grow longer.
" Time to get serious ! Namihogo ( 波保護 Protecting Wave ) " Enryū shouted in a high pitch tone as he punches the air creating a shockwave from his fist and the air pressure from the punch soldiers into a flying rock like projectile .
" That won't work ! " Jinnal shouted as he slashes through the projectile with ease.
" Namihogo ( 波保護 Protecting Wave ) " Enryū chanted as he fires 5 more blasts but Jinnal cuts up the attacks .
" Enough toying around , die ! " Jinnal shouted as he spins around vertically like a ball and fires a wave of blades within a 360 degree angle .
" Tenhogo (天保護Protecting Heaven ) " Enryū shouted as he punches the ground creating a large pillar from the ground that blocks all the kunai blades but the pillar shatters however Enyū fails to see Jinnal appear behind him.
" Got you ! " Jinnal shouted as he slashes Enryū from the back forcing the brute to go down .
" ... " Enryū sighed as he struggles to move while in pain.
" Now time to die ! " Jinnal shouted as he goes finish off Enryū.
" Bakduo 87 Sankakuchū (三角柱 Triangular Prism)" Kenryū chanted as he traps Jinnal within a powerful Kidō prison which holds back it's power.
" What the hell ? " Jinnal shouted.
" It took me awhile Enryū but i was able to set up the trap . Only a Kidō above Hado 89 has the force to break this, it takes everything out of me to set this up but it's worth it now that you're trapped " Kenryu explained to Jinnal as he falls down due to Reiatsu exhaustion.
" Damn you ! You can't hold me back forever ! " Jinnal shouted.
" We don't intend to , now that you're trapped in that space, Enryū can use his strongest attack without fear of damaging everything around him " Kenryū stated.
" Right ! " Enryū replied and he holds both hands in the air and charge up Reiatsu.
" What are you doing ? " Jinnal shouted.
" This is Kenryū's strongest attack . Hogo Chikyūken (保護地球拳 Fist of the Protecting Earth ) turns all of Enryū's raw power into Reiatsu and condenses it into a powerful seismic explosion. It's an attack that's strong enough to beat even a Vice Captain however the power of this attack is hard to control and without a pre existing barrier condensing the blast , that's where my Kidō comes in . Together, we can beat almost anyone " Kenryū explained to the assassin as he struggles to break out
" You son of a bitch! FUCK YOU ALL ! " Jinnal shouted.
" Fuck you too! Hogo Chikyūken (保護地球拳 Fist of the Protecting Earth ) " Enryū replied as he sends a wave of energy though the earth and it then engulfs the barrier to the point it cracks and breaks and the smoke leaks out revealing the body of Jinnal was blown to pieces and the assassin was killed instantly.
" We managed to protect the princess Enryū ! " Kenryū said to Enryū as he passes out from the use of his Kidō.
" Indeed ! " Enryū replied as he reverts back to his sealed sword and passes out.
Meanwhile above the park
Kisuke and Hanza are clashing attacks when he notices that most of his allies are dead.
" Looks like you lost nearly all your men there ! " Kisuke said to Hanza.
" Damn it, at least Genga is still alive ! " Hanza stated only to see a large explosion from a distance.
" You were saying ? " Kisuke arrogantly asked .
" Impossible, even Genga died . He was the closet guy in the group to a Captain level Shinigami " Hanza said to himself.
" Surrender yourself or face the consequences ! " Kisuke said to Hanza.
" Over my dead body ! " Hanza replied as he fires a blast from his Bakkōtō which knocks Kisuke back a bit and then flashes him with moonlight.
" You think that's enough to stop me ? " Kisuke asked only to see Hanza escape to the Soul Society.
" That was too close for comfort , there was no way i could've held him off in an actual fight . We horribly miscalculated " Hanza said to himself as he disappears into the Senkaimon.
" He went back to wherever he came from, excellent, now i can pin down his location " Kisuke said to himself as he revealed to have implanted a tracker on him.
Back at the Soul Society
Amagai gets a call from Hanza about the failure of the assassination attempt on Rurichiyo.
" What do you mean you failed ? " Amagai asked Hanza while evading Soifon's strikes using his bluetooth to talk with the enemy.
" All of them are dead , i'm the only one who survived and is heading back to base " Hanza answered.
" Damn it, they caught wind to our plans too fast , we're all in trouble " Amagai stated as he hangs up and blocks Soifon's punch with his Shikai.
" Even without my Zanpakutō, i can still take you on in battle " Soifon said to Amagai as she kicks him into the ground and goes to punch him but he dodges the punch.
" Take this ! " Amagai shouted as he fires a fireball towards Soifon but Soifon manages to dodge the attack.
" You got to do better than that ! " Soifon shouted as she goes to attack Amagai but he goes for another attack.
" Then try this ! " Amagai replied as he focus fire into the crux of the hook and slams it into the ground creating a large fissure of flames that travel to Soifon at fast speeds.
" Shunshinraijin (瞬神雷神, "Flashing Lightning God") " Soifon chanted as she fires a massive blast of lightning from her palms as she overpowers Amagai and knocks him to the ground causing a 500 foot radius explosion.
Then smoke clears up to reveal that Amagai is covered in flames .
" Not a bad attempt however it's time i end your fun , Bankai " Amagai chanted as he holds out his Zanpakutō in front of him as fire swells around him.
" What the hell ? This isn't good ! " Soifon said to herself as she prepares to fight Amagai.
Raika becomes a large and more detailed version of its former self. The Bankai takes the form of an enlarged sword and turns the edge of the blade a crimson red color with a hook at the end; the inner side of the hook-blade sports several jagged edges. A large white shell with a light-purple trim. A massive hollow pauldron/shield with the handle is hidden behind it. The sword is about as tall as Amagai in this form.
" Bankai: Raika Gōen Kaku (雷火 豪炎殻, Lightning Flash Flame Shell) " Amagai said to Soifon as he swings his sword and produces enough Reiatsu to drop Soifon to her knees.
" Damn it , without my Shikai, i can't even fight on par with him ! " Soifon said to herself only to hear an explosion from a close distance.
Izuru lies on the ground barely able to move due to the beating he has received from Makoto.
" I can't move my body ! " Izuru said to himself as he struggles to move .
" Izuru ! " Sofion shouted only to be slashed down by Amagai's Bankai and drops to the ground.
" Captain Soifon ! " Izuru shouted.
" Now time for the killing blow ! " Makoto shouted as he sends an attack flying towards Izuru only to see Yoruichi appear and kick back the Shikai casually.
" Looks like i came in time ! " Yoruichi said to Izuru.
" Captain Yoruichi ! " Izuru said to Yoruichi.
" So you guys are the ones after Rurichiyo ? " Yoruichi asked them as Amagai appears to help fend Yoruichi off from Makoto.
" Damn it, we weren't expecting you to arrive here " Amagai said to Yoruichi.
" You guys aren't going to escape me ! " Yoruichi said to the two only to see Amagai raise his hand.
" Bakudo #23. Taiyōken(太陽拳Solar fist) " Amagai chanted as he blinds Yoruichi ,Izuru and Soifon with a bright flash of light.
" Damn it ! " Soifon shouted as she struggles to see.
" They're getting away ! " Yoruichi said to the group as she tires to see.
" Fuck ! " Izuru shouted as he tries to chase after them despite not being able to see.
" Bakudō # 76 Onmitsufū (隠密風Stealth Wind ) " Amagai chanted as he teleports away from the battlefield with Makoto.
" They got away ! " Soifon shouted as she recovers her site.
" Don't worry, we got them were we want them ! " Yoruichi replied as she smiles while holding a cell phone in her hand.
Back at the Menos Forest
Skullak is fighting against the Hollowifed Kusaka who's Hollow powers merged with his Bankai to increase his speed and power to be on par with the former Espada. Skullak has used his release form to fight on par with the powerful Hollow.
" Guncho Tsurara (群鳥氷柱, Icicle Flock) " Kusaka chanted as he swings his wings and shoots an array of ice daggers at the Arrancar but Skullak dodges the attack.
" Not bad but try avoiding this ! " Skullak said to Kusaka as he throws his shield at the former Shinigami .
" He threw his shield ! " Kusaka said to himself as he stands there until he sees the shield spinning around like a buzzsaw.
" Escudo Sierra en Rotación ( Spanish for Spinning Saw Shield ) " Skullak chanted as he has his shield transforming into a moving buzzsaw .
" Kōri Ryūhōkō ( 氷竜咆哮 Ice Dragon Roar ) " Kusaka countered as he fires a powerful blast of ice energy at Skullak's shield freezing it in midair. Skullak goes up close using the shield as an distraction.
" Take this ! " Skullak shouted as he tries to slash Kusaka but his attack is blocked by the wings.
" Kōriryū : Uingukorison (氷竜咆:ウイングコリソンIce Dragon Wing Collision )" Kusaka chanted as he smacks Skullak into the ground freezing the upper left portion of his chest to the ground.
" I can't move ! " Skullak said to himself.
" Take this ! " Kusaka shouted as he fires a fully charged Cero blast heading towards Skullak.
" Not bad but that's not going to work ! " Skullak replied as he blocks with his shield after retracting it back like a boomerang.
" He retracted his shield like a boomerang ! " Kusaka said to himself as she sees Skullak up both hands behind his shield.
" Picotoma ( Spanish for Spike Shot ) " Skullak chanted as he fires an array of spikes that come towards Kusaka.
" Guncho Tsurara (群鳥氷柱, Icicle Flock) " Kusaka countered as he swings his wings and shoots an array of ice daggers. Skullak dashes towards him and goes to slash him with his shield.
" Ampliar Lanza de Escudo ( Spanish for Extending Shield Spear ) " Skullak chanted as he expands his spikes 10 feet long to impale Kusaka's chest, right leg, lower left abdomen and within the stomach.
" ARRGH ! " Kusaka shouted as he's heavily injured from the attack and falls to the ground.
" Looks like you're down ! " Skullak said to Kusaka as he sees him fall to the ground only to shatter into ice and realize it was a clone.
" Got you ! " Kusaka shouted as he slashes Skullak through the chest which causes a massive slash across his chest.
" ARRRGH ! " Skullak shouted as he falls down to the ground and staggers in pain.
Meanwhile Cirucci is struggling to fight the two Arrancars, Yin and Yang in release forms.
" SKULLAK ! " Cirucci shouted as she dodges a Cero from Yang.
" You guys proved to be weak, you can't hope to make us your subordinates " Yin said to Cirucci as they fly in the air and go to do their own attack.
" These girls are no joke ! " Cirucci said to herself only to see Skullak get back up.
" Don't worry Cirucci, i'm fine ! " Skullak said to his lover.
" You're hurt, you need a medic ! " Cirucci stated.
" Unfortunately we don't have one on standby so i'll hold out, you handle those two " Skullak said to his lover as he focuses on Kusaka.
" It's all over for you, you can't beat me now that i've hollowifed myself and fused that power with my Bankai " Kusaka arrogantly laughed.
" Is that so, time to get serious ! " Skullak stated as he then splits his sword into 4 different red blades.
" What are you doing ? " Kusaka asked him.
" This is my special ability of my Gladiador, it's called Cuatro Hojas del Gladiador ( Spanish for Four Blades of the Gladiator ) . My blade can split into 4 blades of the same power which quadruples the cutting power of my Resurrección " Skullak explained to Kusaka.
" Then bring it on Arrancar ! " Kusaka replied as he charges at Skullak.
Back at the other side Cirucci sees the two going for their finishing blow,
" This has gone to long ! " Yang stated.
" Let's put an end to this sister ! " Yin said to her twin sister as she charges up a lightning Cero .
" Right ! " Yang replied as she charges up a fire Cero.
" What ? Their combining their attack power ! " Cirucci said to herself as she prepares to block the attack.
" Fuego y Relámpago Dragón de Lanza ( Spanish for Fire and Lightning Dragon Lance ) " Yin and Yang chanted as they all fire a massive Cero in the form of a lance coming towards Cirucci .
" Absorción ala Cortador ( Spanish for Wing Cutter Absorption ) " Cirucci countered as she blocks the attack with her feathers and uses them to Boreas the attack.
" Impossible, how did you survive our strongest attack ? " Yin and Yang asked looking at her .
" You really forced me to use this technique , it's my Absorción ala Cortador ( Spanish for Wing Cutter Absorption ) " Cirucci said to the Arrancar twins.
" Absorción ala Cortador ? " Yin and Yang asked .
"Absorción ala Cortador ( Spanish for Wing Cutter Absorption ) uses my feathers and reverses the rotation process of the feather so instead of dispersing and deflecting energy attacks from me, it absorbs them to increase my power or to heal my wounds. These things make up for all the energy i waste in my release form , sorry to rain on your parade but this is where it ends " Criucci explained to the Arrancar Twins.
" She's too powerful ! " Yin and Yang said to each other.
" Allow me to show you my power Diez Energía Hojas (Spanish for Ten Energy Blades) " Cirucci chanted as she fires all ten of her feathers gather around her for attack.
" We surrender ! " Yin and Yang shouted as they power down to their release forms.
Kusaka and Skullak clash attacks however Kusaka goes down with blood spilling out from his wounds.
" Give up, you have no chance of wining " Skullak said to Kusaka.
" Give up, i'll never do such a thing ! " Kusaka replied as he puts both hands together to form a powerful blast between his hands.
" Wait Kusaka , we're still nearby ! " Yin shouted.
" If you use it when we're nearby, we're going to die ! " Yang stated.
" I don't care, you two failed me, you shall perish with everyone here ! " Kusaka replied with a manic tone .
" Everyone take cover ! " Cirucci shouted as Loly, Menoly ,Asssilinger and Demoura take cover behind the trees.
Kusaka gathers snow like waves around his hands which them forms into a spiral to shape the snow into attack.
" So you're out kill us all huh ? I won't forgive you for trying to kill your own subordinates " Skullak replied as he charges up his own attack.
" Kōttatenge Ryūkanon (凍った天花龍カノンFrozen Heaven Flower Dragon Canon ) " Kusaka chanted as he fires a powerful blast of snow towards Skullak that spreads in a wide arc. Everything that touches the powdery snow instantly freezes including the air.
" Cuatro Cero Hoji de Corte ( Spanish for Four Zero Blade Slash) " Skullak chanted as he fires a Cero from each of his 4 separate blades that combines into a powerful blast to meet the ave head on and clash with it. The Cero manages to overpower Kusaka's attack and the beam comes towards him.
" No, it can't be . It's too soon for me to die ! I can't fail ! I CAN'T FAIL ! " Kusaka shouted as he 's vaporized by the powerful Cero until nothing is left of him .
Skullak reverts back to normal but is severely injured from his battle with Kusaka and passes out.
" Skullak ! " Cirucci shouted as she rushes to aid him and rush to aid him.
Kisuke's Shop
11:00 P.M. Kisuke and Yoruichi are in the dining room with Soifon ,Izuru, Ibiki, Kenryū and Enryū there .Chad and Rurichiyo are asleep on the bed with Chad taking some injuries from his battle.
" We all had close calls back there ! " Kisuke said to the group.
" Chad was hurt pretty badly but he should recover by the morning " Tessai stated.
" That's a good thing ! " Kisuke replied.
" Now let's get to the issue at hand " Yoruichi responded.
" Shusuke Amagai was leading the assassins all this time " Soifon said to Kisuke.
" And among his men was Makoto Kifune, a former classmate of mines who's turned his skills he learned within the Shinigami Academy into his mercenary profession " Izuru stated.
" We also learned that the Kasumiōji clan is behind all the events regarding Rurichiyo " Yoruichi replied.
" So it really was Kumoi behind this ? " Kenryū asked.
" Still , we don't have enough evidence to prove that he's directly involved with incident " Kisuke stated.
" Maybe you don't but i was able to find this ! " Yoruichi replied as she tosses Soifon a phone.
" What's this ? " Soifon asked.
" It's Makoto's phone. At the moment he was about to Kill Izuru i used the full extent of my Shunpo to swipe it under his nose and he didn't even notice it missing " Yoruichi explained to the team.
" Incredible, i didn't even see her move at all ! " Izuru said to himself.
" It must of been the moment hen Izuru was about to be hit " Soifon said to herself as she thinks back to the past.
Several hours ago
She appeared so fast that i can barely see her coming, she was like a flash of light.
" Now time for the killing blow " Makoto shouted as he sends an attack flying towards Izuru only to see her appear and kick back the Shikai casually. At that moment she dashed so fast she grabbed his cellphone when he was distracted by the fall of his Shikai.
" Looks like i came in time ! " Yoruichi said to Izuru.
" Captain Yoruichi ! " Izuru said to Yoruichi.
Present Day
" What's on that phone ? " Kenryū asked.
" The contact numbers and messages that Kifune has connecting him to the Kasumiōji clan and the information we need to bring down Kumoi " Yoruichi answered.
" So now we can put an end to this case ! " Kenryū stated.
" Yep, tomorrow we take down Kumoi and his clan ! " Kisuke replied as they all sit by preparing for the raid.
To be continued
( A/N: Sorry for the nearly 2 month delay. I've recently been caught up with some personal problems and was seeking out for work and more recently Hurricane Sandy impacted my hometown of NYC. Don't worry for it would take much less time to post future chapters. Review, Fave and Subscribe.)