Kenpachi and Uvogin stared each other down, both man eager to begin, the Captain was the first to attack charging at the Spider with both his fists clenched, throwing a right hand he landed a punch on the left side of his opponent's face causing him to stagger back.
"That stung." Uvo growled back landing a left of his own, on Kenpachi's chest
"Don't tell me that's all you've got!" his opponent roared back punching him once more in the face
Stepping to the right the Spider attacked with right hand this time to Kenpachi's sternum sending the Shinigami staggering backwards. Recovering rather quickly Kenpachi threw a left hand, and his foe replied with a right, both fists connected midway causing a massive shockwave, sending both fighters backwards.
"Not bad." Uvogin remarked, opening, and closing his right hand
"Seems like I've found a good opponent." Kenpachi said, as large grin decorated his face as his right hand went to the hilt of his sword and one swift motion he removed the blade from its resting place
"You're going to cut me with a beaten down blade like that!?" Uvo growled back, with a laugh
The Captain simply motioned him to attack, the Spider eagerly replied lunging at him both hands clenched into fists, when he was at armlength of the Shinigami he threw a right uppercut, his opponent simply replied by swinging his blade upwards. Uvogin managed to avoid any serious damage by jumping back, however this didn't stop Kenpachi from creating a large scratch across his torso."
"He managed to damage Uvogin's iron skin, with nothing but a worn-down blade." Feitan said his face showing clear signs of surprise, Nobunaga was also surprised
"The Captains of the Gotei 13, are known for being skilled Nen users." Shalnark remarked, continuing with his card game
"He's just wasting out times." Suì-Fēng sighed, looking down at the battle
"Let Captain Zaraki enjoy himself, after all we never get a chance to go out like this." Gin said, not really bothering with watching the fight
"We should do something with the others." she suggested, taken aback by her fellow Captain's laid back attitude
"There is no need to scare them away, with an all-out assault." Gin pointed out, further insulting Suì-Fēng as she felt, he was questioning her stealth skills
"What about the other group, that is also watching the fight?" the female assassin asked
"They don't seem like much."
Uvo looked down at the small cut that now decorated his body, he was rather surprised that a blade like that could even pierce his skin, but at the same time he was energetic it had been so long since someone managed to actually get pass his skin.
"What Squad did you say, you were Captain of?" he asked, ripping away his shirt
"Squad 11." Kenpachi replied, already showing some signs of being bored
"This must truly be fate then, for me to fight an opponent that can match up me and have him share the same number." letting out an almost maniacal laugh, he turned around showing Kenpachi his Spider tattoo
"Phantom Troupe…" Kenpachi smirked, his interest intensifying
"Now that's new. I feel anger coming from one of the individuals in that other group." Gin said, his attention now transfixed on Kurapika's group
"I'm going to check it out." he added, before disappearing
"That's so exciting, Kenny." a girl said, emerging on Kenpachi's shoulder
"Yachiru, what are you doing here!?" Kenpachi shouted, now completely ignoring the Spider
"I heard Kenny was going to fight, so I followed you here." she explained, with a smile
"Give me some room to work."
"Kay." happily she jumped off his shoulder and went running to a nearby rock
"What's with the kid?" Uvo asked, pointing at her
"I'm not here to tell stories." Kenpachi growled back, ripping the sleeves of his suit to give him better mobility
The titans ran at each other, Kenpachi brought his blade down on his foe who jumped over the attack landing a punch on the Shinigami's face. Reacting fast Kenpachi used his free hand to grab on to the Spider's fist, pushing Uvo towards himself and pushing his blade towards his foe. Uvogin moved his body to the side, to avoid getting pierced through the chest, so the blade only lightly sliced through his chest.
"I can go on forever, if you keep scratching me." the Spider said, placing his right hand over his newest cut
"Then not more feeling each other out. From this moment on our lives are on the line." the Shinigami declared, letting his yellow aura flare
"So be it." Uvo remarked, his red aura taking shape
Kurapika and his group watched on as the two titans did battle, they were both amazed and terrified by the strength they displayed. Even if their attention was completely directed towards them, the presence that appeared behind them did not go unnoticed all, but Kurapika, turned around to face it. The fox face individual that slowly approached them, both hands on his pockets, made chills go down their backs.
"So, in which group are ya?" the new arrival asked
"We are body guards hired by the Nostrade Family." Dalzollene quickly answered, like the others he was disturbed by this man's presence
"Pleasure. I am the captain of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13, Gin Ichimaru." the stranger informed, his lips curling into a smirk
No one moved a muscle, for all of them it would be the first time actually standing face to face to one of the Captains, it only made it worse the they were meeting one of the strangest among them.
"And you? What group are you in?" Gin asked, now solly focusing on Kurapika who had yet to turn around
"He's with us." their leader replied, however Gin was already walking pass them and towards the boy
"I'm sure he can speak for himself."
The Shinigami's hand fell on Kurapika's shoulder, who still in his state of anger turned around grabbing on to the man's wrist, their eyes met and Gin was fascinated by what he saw, Scarlet Eyes. Things just kept getting more and more interesting, not only were they dealing with the Phantom Troupe, but there was also a Kurta all in the same location.
"Came looking for revenge?" the Captain asked, in a mocking tone
"Do not mock my Clan, with your words!" Kurapika growled back
"I'm sorry if I offended you in any way." Gin smiled, keeping the same tone
Their small confrontation came to an end when a soothing melody filled the air, Gin looked around and for a moment believed himself to be in a flowery field, this illusion soon dissipated and he took the opportunity to free himself from the Kurta's grasp.
"Let's cool our heads and work together." Melody suggested
"You should all leave, that Spider won't last much longer against Kenpachi." Gin informed, still focusing on Kurapika
The Captain continued to analyze the Kurta's expression, he was certain that he saw a small hint of disappointment when he assured winning against Kenpachi was impossible for the Spider. It certainly wasn't caused by worrying for the Phantom Troupe member, maybe this Kurta was actually planning on taking him on one-on-one, something that would be considered suicide. Unless he actually had the power, or means, to win such a fight there were too many possibilities for Gin's liking.
"If you are that interested in fighting the Troupe. What about an alliance?" Gin suggested
Uvogin threw himself back once more, his body had more cuts on it some of them deep, his opponent was also covered in several bruises and had a few broken ribs. It amazed him how the Shinigami could be keeping up with him when he was already using over 50% of his power.
"Uvo, want some help!?" Nobunaga shouted
"Stay out of this!" he roared back
"No more playing around. I'll attack you with everything I've got!"
Uvo let out a primal cry, as his aura double in size and the wind began to pick up, the strength of his power was such that it cracked the ground around him.
"That's some good aura. I can feel my blade getting sharper." Kenpachi grinned
The Spider threw one punch into the ground, lifting a large cloud of dust around the Captain, using it as cover and with the help of In, Uvogin got closer to Kenpachi. Emerging to his foe's right he landed a full powered Big Bang Impact on the Captain's side sending him flying out of the cloud and into the ground.
"Nobody can resist a full powered Big Bang Impact." Uvo said, confident he had dealt major damage
Kenpachi slowly staggered to his knees, spitting a great quantity of blood on the ground as he did so, ramming his sword into the ground he used it to push himself back to his feet and stare down the spider.
"What a cheat shot." he said, his face still decorated with a grin
"Is that what you think! Then I'll be giving you the next one face to face."
The Spider ran full speed at Kenpachi, ready to finish him off, his opponent did not move and his expression remained the same. As he went for the final blow, the Captain moved his blade upwards slicing clean through the right arm, with his free hand he grabbed on to Uvo's face and slammed him into the ground.
"I'm done." placing his blade over his right shoulder, Kenpachi began to walk away
"Wait! This isn't over." Uvo roared, staggering back to his feet, using his remaining hand to grab on to the bloody stump
"I just ended it. Besides, you are no longer in shape to fight." Uvogin felt insulted that his opponent didn't even bother to look back
"Uvo!" Nobunaga cried out rushing to his comrade's side
"Let Machi, reattach your arm…" Uvo pushed him away and started walking after Kenpachi
"Don't you turn your back on me!"
"You've got spirit kid, I'll give you that. But you lack the strength to back it. If you want to fight get stronger, I'll gladly take you on after that." Kenpachi said, stopping and looking back at the Spider, with Yachiru already on his shoulder
"Do as Kenny says." she suggested
"If you don't want to face him, then I will take care of you." Nobunaga hissed, preparing to unsheathe his own blade
"That's enough Nobunaga. We have no reason to remain here, he doesn't know anything." Machi pointed out, appearing behind him along with the others
"After what he did to Uvo…" Shalnark interrupted
"We can deal with that later. Right now, we need to heal him."
"Do as you wish, I'm leaving." Kenpachi announced, walking away
Suì-Fēng prepared to emerge from her hiding stop and stop Kenpachi from leaving, right when they had so many of the Troupe members before them, but Gin stopped her.
"Don't act now. Chase after them, that way we will be able to find their hideout. That should be enough to appease the Captain-Commander."
Kenpachi already walking back towards the city when Gin finally managed to catch up with him, even if it didn't look like it the 11th Captain had taken some damage, so he would need to receive treatment.
"What do you want!?" he growled, when Gin appeared in front of him
"I was thinking of asking the same thing to you, you do know the city is back that way?" Gin asked, pointing behind Kenpachi who grunted back at him
"Fine, you lead the way." the silver haired Captain then pointed slightly to his right
"Actually, I'm going to take you to the 4th Division."
"Like hell you are! I don't need them." Kenpachi roared back
"Yeah, Kenny doesn't need to go to the doctor." Yachiru added
"I'm not saying he does. But if he was injured, we all know the Captain-Commander doesn't like when we take unnecessary risks." Gin remarked, making a somewhat pouting expression
"Fine! Lead the way." Kenpachi said, he would prefer having to deal with the 4th Division then with the old man
They made the trip by foot, being powerful Nen users such trip was a short one, they arrived at a large, seemingly abandoned, warehouse. Shortly after they arrived, the small door at the front opened and a woman came out, she wore the usual Captain's suit with a white doctor's coat over it.
"Captain Unohana." Gin said, greeting her
"Braid lady!" Yachiru called out
"Welcome. How can the 4th Division be of service?" she asked, with a warm smile
"We need you to check Captain Zaraki, he was in a fight with one of the Spiders and may be in worse condition that he seems." Gin explained
"Then come in Captain Zaraki, we will treat whatever ails you." she said, her attention going to the tall Captain
"Fine…" Kenpachi sighed, walking into the warehouse
"I'll be going then." Gin announced, before disappearing
After giving his full report to Yamamoto, Gin made his way to the roof of the building, now knowing the enemy was the Phantom Troupe it was certain things would heat up fast. Arriving at his destination, he saw that someone else was already there looking over the city lights, he was also a Captain with the kanji for 5 on his back.
"Captain Aizen." Gin greeted, standing to his right
"Gin." the man replied, fixing his glasses
"It seems we have a spider infestation." the fox face Shinigami sighed
"As we had expected, in the end they are but animals, one just needs the correct bait." his comrade said, his gaze still fixed on the city
"I had Captain Suì-Fēng go after them to find out the location of their base…" Gin began to speak, Aizen interrupted him
"And I am truly grateful you told me about the situation, soon she will be in the care to the 4th Division." Aizen paused for a brief moment
"I also took the liberty of sending one of our agents to recover the merchandise. Since we know who was tasked with taking the merchandise from the safe, we no longer need to 10 Dons or the Shadow Beasts. We can simply hide it ourselves."
"I see you managed to adapt rather well to the situation, Captain Aizen. However, I have also found something fascinating." Gin said, trying his best to get Aizen's attention
"And that is?"
"One of the Nostrade family's bodyguard, a Kurta to be more precise." Aizen shifted slightly in place, fixing his glasses once more
"He seems to be very eager to get revenge on the Troupe. So much so I managed to make a small deal, between us." the silver haired Shinigami added
"What did he ask in return?"
"Resources and the head of the Spider."
"A small price to pay." Aizen said, after all getting to see and work with a living Kurta was a far greater reward
Uvogin sat on the ground, his back up against the wall and his arm rested on a piece of concrete while Machi tried to reattach his hand. Even with all her skill it was a difficult task, since Uvo was ranting about how we would get back at the Shinigami.
"Be still." she said, pulling one of the lines being used to treat him, hoping that the jolt of pain would stop him
"Do as she says, you're no good if you can't use your hands." Nobunaga said
"I can beat him with just one hand!" Uvo roared back
"And don't forget the cuts he inflicted on you." Machi added
"I'm…" the voice of Chrollo echoed through their lair
"Listen to them Uvo, we need to be at a 100% to finish this job."
"But Boss…" Uvogin was interrupted once more
"Do not fret, I am simply looking after your wellbeing. Let Machi treat you, I'm certain you will have your opportunity soon enough."
Having been given some reassuring words from his superior was enough to calm down the Spider, who now worried with pestering Machi with sewing his wounds up faster.
Gin and Aizen were still at the roof top, outside of the occasional small talk, there was mostly silence just two Captains enjoying the city view. Their peace was disturbed when Momo Hinamori rushed through the door, getting their attention.
"Captain, you have to come quick! The Captain-Commander is ordering the presence of all Captains for an emergency meeting." she informed
"We'll be there right away. Do something happen?" Aizen asked, his voice showing concern, as he walked up to her with Gin following him
"It seems that scouts have found Captain Suì-Fēng unconscious, she has been attacked by an unknown individual, believed to be the Phantom Troupe."
"Then we must hurry. Thank you Hinamori." Aizen said, rushing pass her