Episode 64: Kenpachi Versus Sasuke

"I'm going to find Sasuke first, and I'm going to kill him." Kenpachi said. "Where is it, Yumichika?"

"Straight forwards."

"Alright, I'm not going to wait for you." He took off.


As he was running, he encountered several unconscious Leaf Ninja.

"Akagi!" He called.

Quickly she teleported over.

"Heal them, find out what happened." Kenpachi then took off again.

After a few seconds of running, Kenpachi saw Sakura, with a kunai in her hands standing above Karin- with Sasuke behind her... with a Chidori charged in his hand.

Kenpachi teleported down between Sakura and Sasuke, and grabbed Sasuke's wrist.

The Chidori disappeared.

"Who-who are you?" Sasuke asked surprised.

"So you're the one that made Naruto suffer?" Kenpachi drew his sword, and slashed down at Sasuke's arm.

Sasuke kicked up into Kenpachi's sword-wrist, and he spun around to where Kenpachi let go of his wrist.

"Who the hell are you?" Sasuke growled, regaining his composure and getting angry.

"I am Kenpachi Zaraki. I'm the guy that's going to take over for Kakashi Hatake- who was killed by Pain."

Sasuke scoffed. "He was weak. I assume that you're just as weak as him."

"Sakura, stay back. I am going to kill him, and if you get in the way- you might get caught in the cross fire."

Sakura nodded, and teleported over to Karin, and lifted her up- then teleported away.

"Before we fight... I want you to know something." Kenpachi said.

"What's that?" Sasuke got into a fighting stance, ready to go for his sword.

"Unlike the rest of them... I don't give a shit about you. So you are going to die here. I don't understand why Naruto wants to rescue you so bad, nor do I care. You stand in my way, so you will die. That simple." Kenpachi growled.

"I don't believe that you will kill me. But one of us here will die. And it won't be me!" Sasuke drew his sword, and charged at Kenpachi, who effortlessly blocked it.

Sasuke awakened his Sharingan- his eyes turned red with three black tome in each. Lightning chakra glowed around his sword, and the two swordsman pressed up against each other.

Sasuke let go with his right hand and gathered lightning energy with it- stabbing at Kenpachi. Kenpachi swatted it to the side with his hand, and while Sasuke was concentrating on his lightning hand, Kenpachi slashed hard across Sasuke's sword sending the Uchiha flying backwards.

Sasuke gripped his sword.

"You are good with that blade of yours..." Sasuke said.

Kenpachi said nothing.

"But I'm going to win this fight!" Sasuke's eyes turned Mangekyo. Black flames burst from his eye, shooting at Kenpachi.

Kenpachi gripped his blade with both hands, and slashed downwards at it- creating a massive crater in the ground. He looked around for the fire, and was unsurprising to see it still active, but his slash did make it go down into the ground.

"You redirected my Amaterasu!" Sasuke cried. "Who the hell are you?"

"As I stated before. I am Kenpachi. I am death."

"No one can do that! Not even death!"

"No more talking, Uchiha. Just fighting."

Suddenly, purple chakra glowed around him, forming what looked like a skeleton around Sasuke. It had a sword and a shield.

"Susanoo..." Sasuke mumbled. "This technique can only be achieved when awakening the Mangekyo in both eyes."

"I don't give a damn what it is. I'm still going to cut you in half."

Kenpachi charged, slashed at the Susanoo, who slashed at him with his sword.

Kenpachi dodged the attack and leapt up into the air and slashed at it's chest. It did no damage. He leapt backwards, and yanked his eye patch off. His chakra turned yellow, and exploded all around him.


Yumichika's eyes widened, and he gasped.

"What's wrong, Yumichika?" Asked Ikkaku.

"Sensei's chakra... it changed. It feels... extremely angry. It makes me feel sick just senseing it from a distance."

"Really?"*

"Yeah."


Kenpachi flew at Sasuke, and was suddenly above his head- slashing down at it.

The Susanoo's head cracked, and Kenpachi leapt backwards to avoid the Susanoo's slash.

Sasuke's Susanoo disappeared, and then he darted towards Sakura, who was running towards them.

"Damn it!" Kenpachi growled, his yellow chakra disappearing. He darted towards him, slashing Sasuke across the back before he could attack Sakura.

Sasuke groaned, and jumped backwards.

Naruto dropped down to the ground.

"Damn." Kenpachi mumbled. "Naruto stay out of this."

"No, Kenpachi! He's my friend, I have to save him!"

"He used to be your friend! He's a monster now!"

"I can still-"

"NARUTO! Look at me! I am a demon!" A bit of yellow energy bubbled off of him. "You cannot save me! He is the exact same way! He murdered the Hokage he-" Kenpachi would have continued but Sasuke blasted fire at him.

Kenpachi's eyes widened in anger, and he gripped his blade a bit tighter. He swung off to the side, and the fire flew off to the side.

What the hell? Sasuke thought. My sight...

"Don't attack when your opponent is busy." He turned back to Naruto and Sakura. "Stay out of my way. If you get if my way... you will surely die."

"THE HOKAGE?" Roared Naruto. He went for his sword, his eyes turning animalistic.

"Not Lady Tsunade, Naruto..." Sakura rolled her eyes. "It was Danzo."

Naruto's eyes turned back to normal, but he still drew his sword. "This is my fight, Kenpachi. Stay back."

Kenpachi glared at him. "DO YOU WANT TO DIE?" He roared.

Ikkaku and Yumichika stepped forwards. Akagi teleported over as well.

"Squad Eleven keep them out of the way." Kenpachi ordered.

Naruto charged at Sasuke with a Rasengan.

Sasuke charged back at Naruto with a Chidori.

"WHAT DID I JUST SAY?" Kenpachi roared. He grabbed Naruto's wrist, and hurled him against a wall. He then turned to Sasuke and stabbed at him.

Ikkaku and Akagi ran over to Naruto to keep him from going into the battle again.

Yumichika stood by Sakura.

Kenpachi roared, as he slashed Sasuke across the chest.

"NO!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke stepped backwards, his sword falling to the ground.

"You no longer wield a sword. Very well... Neither shall I, then." Kenpachi sheathed his sword, and punched Sasuke in the face.

I'm too tired to use Jutsu... and Kenpachi can keep up with the strongest Shinobi with that sword... Sasuke thought. Using that blade gives him the advantage, but he just sheathed it... and he's still insanely powerful...

Sasuke jumped back, and drew a handful of shuriken and hurled them at Kenpachi.

Kenpachi leapt up into the air, and then flew towards Sasuke- punching him hard in the face.

Sasuke flew backwards, but a white being caught him. It was White Zetsu.

Kenpachi flew towards the two, drawing his sword.

Tobi teleported in, and Kenpachi clenched his jaw. "DRINK... NOZARASHI!" His blade transformed into that giant axe/cleaver. He angrily roared, and he slashed down at Tobi, but his blade went... right through him. No blood. No wound. He just phased through it like a ghost.

"What the hell?" Kenpachi growled.

"You cannot cut what is not there." Tobi stated. "Though, you would have killed me if I wasn't using my Jutsu." He reached out, and grabbed Kenpachi's throat.

Kenpachi grinned, and he dropped Nozarashi. He then bit into Tobi's hand- which was at his throat.

Tobi cursed loudly, as blood splattered from his hand. He punched Kenpachi in the nose with his other hand, forcing him to let go.

Kenpachi grabbed his Nozarashi off the ground, and swung the massive weapon at him.

"Let's go!" Tobi teleported White Zetsu, Sasuke, and himself away.

"Damn it!" Kenpachi roared, spitting Tobi's blood onto the ground.

Squad Eleven ran up to him. Kenpachi turned, and looked at them. He flicked his sword backwards, turning it back into a sword. He sheathed it.

"Kenpachi, you bastard!" Naruto punched at his face, but Kenpachi caught his fist. "That was my fight!"

'"As I stated before. You cannot save him. He is a demon, much like myself. He lives for fighting, and only for fighting. He killed his brother, which lead him into a confused spiral. All he wanted to do was fight. He was just using Itachi as a scapegoat, along with Danzo. Once he realizes who he is... like I have... he will be free." Kenpachi let go of Naruto's fist.

"But I can help him-"

Kenpachi grabbed him by the front of the shirt and lifted him up. "You can help him what? You can help him realize this? No. The only one that can help him is himself. The question is, can he? No. He can't because his goal is to destroy the Hidden Leaf. If he does that, then he's going to turn on the Akatsuki, because it was somehow their fault. Then he's going to turn on the rest of the Taka. His insanity won't just go away. There is only one way to cure him."

"And how's that?" Naruto asked, starring Kenpachi in the eye. His eyes welled with a tear.

"By killing him."

Those works bored deep into Naruto's skull. Killing him.

"I can't let you do that! Sasuke's my friend!"

"NARUTO YOU IDIOT! Sasuke is a terrorist! He's a threat to everyone you care about! What are you going to do when Sasuke kills you friends? You just gonna forgive him?"

"If that's what it takes."

"YOU NAIVE BRAT!" Kenpachi punched him across the face. "You need to realize when enough is enough! Being stubborn won't solve anything! Even if you bring Sasuke back- do you think he'll completely change in one day? No. Do you think people will trust him- ever? No. He killed the Hokage. He can't be trusted Naruto. The sooner you realize his death will be for the best, the better." He dropped Naruto to the ground.

Naruto fell on his knees, looking down at the ground.

Kenpachi turned, and stalked over. He lifted his hands to his face, rubbing tears from his eyes.

"Naruto..." Sakura mumbled.


Notes: *This is the first time that Kenpachi's chakra turned yellow like it is in Bleach canon. I shall explain why it changed later.

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