Episode 39: Ikkaku's Bankai! The Power That Destroys Everything!

Shikyo had broken Ikkaku's spear in two. Ikkaku looked around. "Yumichika. Get back."

Yumichika looked at him. "You know that sensei-"

"I haven't tried this out yet. If you get caught in the crossfire, then I might actually kill you."

At that, Yumichika did eventually get back.

"So you're finally pulling out your ace in the hole?"

Ikkaku gripped his spear, and he slammed his broken spear pieces into each other.

"BANKAI! Ryumon Hozkimaru!"

His eyes glowed, light wrapped around his spear, and there was an explosion of light everywhere. Once the light cleared, he was standing there. He was holding two Chinese Monk's spade, which had long poles attached to them. At the dull end of the blade, he had red tassels. At the end of the poles he had chains that connected to a rather strange blade that was at his back. It had a handle, and it was shaped like an axe. It had a hollow dragon on it.

"What the hell?" Asked Shikyo. "Bankai? How strange. You didn't even make any hand signs. This is impressive."

"Don't patronize me. I know I haven't released enough chakra to impress you. But I'll have to decide if this technique is uefull or not. AFTER I USE IT TO CUT OFF YOUR UGLY HEAD!" Ikkaku charged him, but Shikyo jumped backwards.

Ikkaku slashed him across the chest, and Shikyo leapt backwards. This technique didn't increase his chakra... it didn't increase his Nature Energy, speed, or strength, and it didn't change his eyes so it's not a Dojutsu. It is just a massive weapon, using to cut things up. Shikyo thought. So I can still beat him.

The end of the dragon started to glow with red energy.

Ikkaku then gripped the weapon from the handle bars, and he started spinning it around really fast.

He slashed Shikyo several times before he could jump away. What? His chakra's going up! That's impossible!

"Ha! Hozukimaru's power is going up!" The dragon was about half way red. "My sword is been enchanted by monks. It has several different abilities. It would seem to awaken him I have to slash my foe! The more I slash you the more the dragon lights up on the blade, so it must be that I need to fill the dragon for Hozukimaru's power to go through the roof!"

I can still defeat him. I can still defeat him! Shikyo thought, as he clenched his knuckles. I've worked too hard to only come this far!

Ikkaku let go of the handle with one hand, and then gripped one of the spades. Ikkaku charged him, and then Shikyo took off running. Ikkaku hurled the spade at him, cutting his shoulder pretty badly.

Shikyo groaned, and he gripped his shoulder. I won't be able to use that arm anymore... He has to have a weakness in his defenses...

Shikyo then charged him, and Ikkaku slashed at him with the axe blade, and Shikyo did a front flip over him, and he kicked Ikkaku in the back of the head.

Ikkaku turned and slashed him across the chest with his spade. The dragon then finished glowing, and there was another explosion of chakra.

Shikyo's eyes widened. His chakra's going through the roof!

Ikkaku charged him.


Several years ago, Shikyo was walking down the street. He was wearing a black jacket, that he had zipped up all the way to his neck. He had cut the sleeves off, and he was wearing black pants and big black combat boots. His red hair was not obscuring his light blue eyes.

Shikyo had a Rock Headband tied around his forehead, and he was using that to keep his hair from his eyes.

Shikyo was walking through his village. The Rock Village. He walked into the Tsuchikage's office. Three men where in there. The Tsuchikage, and then two men in black that had blank headbands.

"Who the hell are these two?" Asked Shikyo.

"These are ninjas from an upstart village. We were making a peace treaty."

Shikyo looked at the table, and he saw that money was being exchanged.

"You're giving these pieces of crap money?" He clenched his teeth. "You don't deserve to be the Tsuchikage." Shikyo was across the table and he punched the Kage across the face. The two ninjas grabbed his arms and yanked him backwards.

Shikyo stabbed the one in the chest with a kunai and he flipped the other over onto the ground and then stomped his head into the ground. Shikyo went to finish off the Tsuchikage, but then a large man stopped him.

He grabbed Shikyo's arm, and then hurled him through the window.

Shikyo took off, having to avoid other Rock Shinobi.

Shikyo left the village, and he encountered several other Rogue Shinobi. And he caught wind of the Akatsuki, so he joined up. He started off the lowest rank, and he worked his way up to where he was now. He knew that if one of the Akatsuki died, then he'd be able to take the open position.


Shikyo faced Ikkaku, and tightened his grips on his fists. Shikyo then charged at Ikkaku, who charged back.

Ikkaku slashed Shikyo's chest, and Shikyo's fist hit Ikkaku's chest.

Shikyo fell on his back, unable to fight any longer.

Ikkaku stumbled back a step, being as Shikyo's last blow caused his chest to bleed.

Ikkaku then stepped forwards, and he gripped his spade, and he slashed down across Shikyo's neck, cutting his head clean off.

Ikkaku's weapon then turned back into it's sword form, and he fell on his back.

Yumichika's blade turned back to normal. It would seem that I didn't need to use my true Shikai after all. He thought, as he moved Ikkaku away from the blood of Shikyo.

Several Leaf Ninja teleported over.

They healed the two.

"One of our other Squad Mates got sent flying a little while ago. We don't know where she went." Yumichika told them, trying to get them to leave.


Rinji and Kakashi finally stopped, and Rinji gripped two kunai.

"What Kenpachi did was he cut off his head. So if we could do the same, then we'll be able to finish him off."

"Right."

"You seriously think that you can kill me?" Hidan asked, catching up to them. "I can't die!"

"Right." Rinji said. "I've heard that line before. Sooner or later, they all die."

Hidan then launched himself at Rinji, slashing at him with his scythe. Rinji dodged it, and then Kakashi created a Lightning Blade, and jabbed him in the chest. Hidan slashed down at Kakashi, who didn't have enough time to dodge.

Hidan's scythe stabbed into the back of his foe, and then he yanked it free. He then licked the blood off of the blade, and then he transformed.

"Rinji!" Kakashi's eye widened. Rinji had teleported in the way of the attack, his back taking the hit.

Rinji's eyes slowly turned white. While they were still partially colored he said, "Kakashi... stay back..."

Kakashi jumped backwards, and then Rinji punched Hidan across the face.

Hidan fell backwards, and then he stabbed himself in the hand, and blood ran down to the ground. With his foot, he made the circle and triangle.

Rinji punched Hidan in the face, breaking his nose.

Rinji's nose was broken as well. Hidan slashed him, and then Rinji kicked Hidan in the head and knocked him backwards out of the circle. Rinji leapt up into the air, and he stabbed down at Hidan's chest, but he rolled to the side and dodged it. Hidan then got back in his circle, and Rinji slashed him across the chest. Rinji's chest had been cut open too.

Rinji lost all of his logic... he turned into a fighting monster. Thought Kakashi. But he's going to bleed out before Hidan loses...

Hidan drew his staff thing, and he stabbed himself in the leg with it.

Rinji stabbed him in the chest with his kunai. Rinji's fist then collided with Hidan's jaw. Hidan was sent flying.

How is Rinji still alive? He's been stabbed him the back, in the chest, and he's been slashed several times. Could he be immortal?

Rinji slashed Hidan across the chest with his kunai, and this time Rinij's chest didn't bleed.

Hidan has to be in the circle for the wound to be inflicted on Rinji... Thought Kakashi.

Hidan slashed Rinji across the chest with his scythe, and Rinji took a step back to catch himself. Hidan then slashed Rinji across the ankles, and knocked him over. He then drew his staff, and stabbed Rinji down into the chest to pin him down.

Rinji struggled to yank it from his chest.

Hidan gripped his scythe, and he swung it up into the air, and slashed down at him.

Kakashi drew a kunai, and threw it at him.

The kunai hit Hidan in the wrist, and knocked it to the ground. Kakashi made some hand signs, and then charged him with a Lightning Blade.

Kakashi's hand then jabbed into Hidan's chest.

Several Leaf Ninjas appeared.

The one had a rather large sword at his back, the rest were medics.

The man drew his sword, and gripped it with both hands. Kakashi jumped backwards as the man cut Hidan's head clean off.

The one medic took the staff from Rinji's chest, and he passed out.

"It's strange how this Steel Ninja's still alive." Said the medic.

The other medic healed Kakashi.

The swordsman walked up to Hidan, and saw he was still alive. "We'll put this man through tests to figure out how is immortality works." He put his sword back in it's sheath, which was on his back. He then grabbed Hidan by the front of the shirt, and started carrying his body in one hand. He then grabbed Hidan's head by it's hair.