"So, time to die Shinigami?" the woman asked Byakuya, who did not reply. Instead, he just placed his hand on the hilt of his zanpakuto, prepared to unsheathe it. The woman suddenly appeared next to Byakuya before he could even blink her hand on the sleeve of his shihakusho. Byakuya's eye's widened as the woman used her free hand to attack, Byakuya not prepared to defend due to the fact that his zanpakuto was still sheathed. Also, since the woman was grasping onto his sleeve, he was unable to use the flash step without being followed. Byakuya was stabbed in the chest with the woman's clawed left hand, the woman digging into the captain's chest like a drill. Byakuya looked at her with blood rolling down his chin, the woman wiping the blood off with her clawed hand. Her tongue ran down her clawed hand, Byakuya's blood smeared on her tongue.
"So good, the blood of Shinigami," the woman cooed as she flashed Byakuya a devilish smile. "Yours is especially delicious. You gave me quite the fight Shinigami, but this has grown pathetically dull. You're no fun anymore…" Byakuya grimaced as the woman prepared her clawed hand for another attack; Byakuya pulling the woman's other hand off his shihakusho. He unsheathed his zanpakuto, contemplating the best way to defeat this vixen. If she was able to regenerate, there was virtually no way to lay her down for good. Plus, it seemed when she regenerated, her spiritual power increased massively along with her speed and stamina.
"May I make a suggestion Captain Kuchiki?" Toshiro asked as he appeared at the side of Byakuya. "There are two of us you know. We can defeat her, somehow, if we work together. But separately, we can be picked apart. Do you agree?"
"Yes, you do make a point Captain Hitsugaya," Byakuya reluctantly seemed to agree, though his voice nor his facial expressions showed this. "We shall do this as a team."
"Isn't that cute, you need help beating me now after you just defeated me with your shikai Captain," the woman teased as she unleashed her reiatsu, which was a pitch black color. "How about I show you something I never got the chance to show you in our previous battle?" Byakuya did not reply as the woman cackled darkly, the aura increasing around her body as she held out her clawed hand.
"Bankai!" the woman screamed as her claws increased in size, each one growing about four inches taller. A red aura now surrounded each claw, as well as the black aura that surrounded the woman's body.
"Kirā Tsume," the woman announced as she pointed at Byakuya with one of her clawed hands. "Time to die, nameless Shinigami. I'll teach you to look down on me."
"Since you have sullied my eyes with your pathetic Bankai, allow me to give you a proper burial with my own," Byakuya responded as he dropped his zanpakuto from his hand, the zanpakuto seemingly going phasing through the ground itself as he did. "Bankai… Senbonzakura Kageyoshi." The whole area went pitch back as two rows of a thousand giant blades rose up from the ground.
"It doesn't matter if you can "regenerate" due to the fact that each time you do, I will just destroy your body again," Byakuya stated as he watched the woman's eyes widen in surprise. "Now, scatter." One of the pillars of swords evaporated, transforming into a cloud of sword particles that rained down on the woman, who seemingly was disingreted by the attack. The woman suddenly flew out the cloud of sword particles, not a scratch seen on her body.
"All that bravado, and for what?" the woman sneered as she advanced toward Byakuya. "Are you holding back on me nameless captain? Or is this the extent of your power?"
"Scatter…" was all the Byakuya said as all of the swords evaporated, filling the entire area in sword particles. The woman grinned maliciously as the sword particles all homed in on her, the woman destroying each sword particle with her claws as they came at her. The speed of her attacking was astounding, attacking wildly at least thirty swings per second.
"Impressive, you managed to defeat my Bankai using sheer speed," Byakuya complimented the woman as he pointed his zanpakuto at her.
"I don't need your compliments Shinigami," the woman answered as she shot Byakuya a twisted smile. "Let me let you in on a little secret since you probably still have it in your little dense head that you can defeat me. I can't be killed as long as my master exists. You wonder why? Because my master's zanpakuto will not allow us to perish. Koyoto and I were born from my master's zanpakuto, which has the ability to twist reality as you must know by now. Since he has that power, he is able to create whatever he sees fit, which include me and Koyoto. So officially, since we only exist due to my master's zanpakuto, we can't be killed. We will continue to return each time we're killed, even stronger."
"I see… so it would be pointless to continue this battle," Byakuya remarked as he sheathed his zanpakuto. "Bakudo, Number 63: Sajō Sabaku!" An energy chain entangled the woman, preventing her from escaping. The woman let out a primal roar as she tried to use sheer strength to break the kido, but it was to no avail.
"Ceris, I command you to allow them to capture you," a voice commanded inside the woman's mind, the woman's eye's widening as she instantly recognized who the voice belonged to.
"Master, is that you?" Ceris asked as she scanned the area. "I don't see you, where are you?"
"I am not in that dimension… yet," the voice answered. "I was a bit held up here by an unexpected foe… but I should be wrapping this up shortly. For the time being, allow these Shinigami to capture you. I shall be sending reinforcement to that dimension anyhow. I will also be arriving as well…"
"Master, I can handle these vermin!" Ceris persisted as the voice chuckled in response.
"I do not doubt your power Ceris, but I would like to personally break these vermin myself," the voice remarked. "You have done a fine job in my absence, but it is time for me to make them fall to their knee's."
"I agree Master, I shall be awaiting your arrival," Ceris said as she opened her eye's. Byakuya and Toshiro were watching her intensely, the woman remaining silent for the last five minute's.
"All right, let's bring her in," Toshiro said as he hoisted the woman on his back, flash stepping alongside Byakuya to the capital.
Meanwhile, Koyoto had attacked Sasuke, who was on the defensive as Koyoto attacked him relentlessly. Sasuke was barely keeping up with his speed, shifting from side to side each time Koyoto swung his zanpakuto.
"Teme, let me jump in!" Naruto insisted as he intervened in one of Koyoto's attack's, slightly pushing Sasuke away.
"You dobe, did you just interrupt my fight?" Sasuke growled as he pushed Naruto away this time. "He's my opponent!"
"You stole him from me!" Naruto shot back as he pushed Sasuke away again. "I was fighting him before you decided to act all cool and interfere! Now butt out, I'll take him on!" Both of the Shinigami growled at each other as Koyoto paid no mind to them, his eye on Kyubiakuma. Naruto let out a slight noise as he felt the dizziness once again, falling to his knee's at this point. Naruto's chest began to hurt, burning as if it was on fire. Naruto's eyelid's began to droop, the Shinigami suddenly feeling completely exhausted. A growing laughter was heard in the Shinigami's mind, Naruto scanning the area in fear as he heard the all too familiar laugh.
"Naruto… give me your body so I can slice him to piece's!" Kyubiakuma urged as Naruto dropped his zanpakuto, holding his head in pain.
"Dammit… no, I won't let you!" Naruto roared as he looked up at the sky, his blue orbs now a blood red color. "Please… stop it!"
"Kyubiakuma is too much power for a boy," Koyoto remarked with a sly grin as he reached out for the zanpakuto. "Allow me to show you how to truly use a demon sword…" As the tip of Koyoto's index finger brushed Kyubiakuma, his arm was sliced off, Koyoto's eye's widening in shock as this occurred.
"So, it's you," Sasuke stated as he glanced at the Shinigami standing next to him with a small smile. "It's been a while… Zaraki." Zaraki Kenpachi stood next to Sasuke, a gleam in his visible eye as he looked at Koyoto with his signature grin.
"Yeah, it's been too long kid," Kenpachi remarked as his eye never left Koyoto. "You telling me you couldn't kill this weakling? We need to spar sometime kid."
"I could have handled him, I was just interrupted by what this dobe was doing," Sasuke replied as he pointed to Naruto, who was still seemed as if he was in a daze.
"Hey Sasu-kun!" a pink haired girl that was resting on Kenpachi's back exclaimed as Sasuke looked at the girl with an annoyed glance.
"Yachiru, I told you last time, STOP CALLING ME THAT!" Sasuke shouted as the young girl stuck her tongue out at him in response, Sasuke looking away with a slight hmph.
"Yachiru, I want you to take this kid somewhere else, I want to see how much the kid has improved since all that time ago," Kenpachi ordered as Yachiru gave him a mock salute, jumping off his back. She picked up Naruto, who was still in a daze, carrying him away from the battle.
"You must have forgotten why they called me "Sasuke of the Wind" Zaraki," Sasuke remarked with a smile as he turned to Koyoto, who was not about to allow Naruto nor Kyubiakuma to escape. As Koyoto prepared to give chase, Kenpachi appeared in front of him, a wild grin on the captain's face.
"Where you going?" Kenpachi asked as he slashed Koyoto across the chest with his zanpakuto, Koyoto letting out a scream as the attack left a long gash on the front of his chest.
"I didn't think I'd need to do this, but whatever get's me to Kyubiakuma!" Koyoto roared as he held his zanpakuto in front of him. "Battle, Senpu!" Koyoto's zanpakuto transformed into a large battle axe, Koyoto's smile increasing to a grin as his spiritual pressure increased drastically.
"Not bad, this might be a minor enjoyment!" Kenpachi stated as he unleashed his own spiritual pressure, the entire area being shrouded in Kenpachi's yellow aura. Sasuke smiled broadly as he watched with his arms folded, Koyoto's eye's widening as he sensed the captain's incredible power.
"W-What are you?" Koyoto asked in fear as he stepped back slightly. "Is it possible that some of those who were weak in the other dimension are strong in this one? There are so many differences…" Kenpachi swung his zanpakuto at Koyoto, who blocked it in the nick of time.
"Enough talk, let's see what you've GOT!" Kenpachi roared as he attacked the man relentlessly, Koyoto unable to do anything but block Kenpachi's attacks. But the more he attacked, it seemed the stronger his attacks got, Koyoto's guard on the verge of breaking now. As Kenpachi attacked once again, Sasuke intervened from Koyoto's side, slashing the man's neck. Koyoto backed away, holding the side of his throat as blood rolled down his neck. Kenpachi then pulled his zanpakuto back, swinging it mightily, which was enough to slice the man cleanly in half. Sasuke and Kenpachi watched as the halves of Koyoto separated, each half falling to the right and left.
"That was pathetic," Kenpachi complained as he looked at the cut down foe. "He didn't even give me an ounce of a fight…" Kenpachi was interrupted as the two halves of Koyoto began to crawl toward each other, merging back into one as they met. Sasuke's eye's widened as Kenpachi grinned, Koyoto standing up and brushing himself off. His spiritual pressure was much more ominous then last time, Koyoto now sporting a red aura around his body.
"Not bad… but you can't kill me like that," Koyoto stated as he smiled at Kenpachi. "And the best thing about this little rebirth is…" Kenpachi's eye widened as he looked down at his chest, Koyoto's axe buried in his torso.
"My speed, power, stamina, and ability has increased," Koyoto finished as he looked up at Kenpachi with a wicked grin. Sasuke eye's widened as he suddenly felt blood rolling down his mouth, a large gash appearing on his chest. Sasuke knelt to the ground for a moment, Koyoto in front of him sporting the same smile he gave Kenpachi.
"They call you Sasuke of the Wind huh?" Koyoto teased as he pressed his foot on Sasuke's chest, forcing the Shinigami on his back. "I killed someone in the other dimension that called herself Sasuki of the Wind… I wonder if it was your alternate self…" Sasuke's eye's shifted to the Sharingan, grasping Koyoto's foot with his free hand. He pulled the Shinigami off of himself, using the opportunity when Koyoto was falling to attack with his zanpakuto. Koyoto smiled at Sasuke as he disappeared in thin air, appearing behind Sasuke. He pushed Sasuke, then appeared in front of him, his axe aiming toward Sasuke's chest. Another zanpakuto blocked the axe as Kenpachi stood next to Sasuke, glaring at Koyoto with that same wild grin. Koyoto disappeared again, appearing on Kenpachi's left side, then appearing to his right. Kenpachi's eye shifted to the right as Koyoto prepared to attack, but was attacked by Sasuke from behind, Sasuke slashing the man across his back. Koyoto let out a slight yelp as this occurred, glancing back at the Uchiha. Sasuke smiled broadly as he pointed his zanpakuto at Koyoto, a blue aura surfacing around Sasuke's body.
"Rain down from the heavens, Inazuma!" Sasuke roared as his zanpakuto transformed into a longer blade, this time with a longer, edged tip and a dragon's face as the handle.
"Now, let me show you my blade's special technique," Sasuke announced as he ran his hand across his zanpakuto, lightning covering the blade from head to toe now. "Raiha…" Kenpachi grinned broadly as he and Sasuke stood side by side, their auras almost seeming as if they were battling as they stood this close. Both Shinigami ran at Koyoto, who dodged both of their synchronized attacks, both Shinigami using the same type of battle style now. Koyoto flash stepped backwards to readjust, but Sasuke followed him, appearing behind the flash stepping Shinigami. Koyoto looked back as Sasuke pushed him forward, Kenpachi stopping Koyoto dead in his tracks by pointing his zanpakuto at him. A bead of sweat went down Koyoto's face as he was struck down by both Shinigami from the back and the front, causing not even a speck of his body to remain.
"Well, that's that," Sasuke announced as he sheathed his zanpakuto. "What a waste of time…"
"You had to use your shikai to beat such a worthless opponent Sasuke?" Kenpachi asked as he shook his head in disappointment. "You've gotten soft! You should join my squad, I'll beat you back into shape…" A slight chuckle was heard as Koyoto's body began to reform in front of Sasuke and Kenpachi.
"No way… there was nothing left of him!" Sasuke shouted as a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead.
"This guy just keeps getting better and better," Kenpachi said as he grinned broadly. "Bring it on!"
Naruto laid in a dark void, his body completely numb. He opened his eye's, but nothing was there but the darkness. As he squinted through the darkness to try to see what was truly there, he saw a pair of red eyes, an evil chuckle being heard in the distance. Naruto sat up in the bed he was laying in, this time he found himself in what looked like the Forth Division's barracks.
"Hey, are you alright?" a voice asked as a white haired woman looked up at Naruto from her seat. "I was told to keep an eye on you, I'm Squad Four's third seat Kotetsu Isane."
"I'm Squad Ten's third seat Uzumaki Naruto, nice to meet you," Naruto responded as he pulled himself out the bed. "What's going on here?"
"Apparently we've captured a Ryoka that entered the Soul Society through that weird wormhole," Isane answered. "My captain and the lieutenant are interrogating her in the next room."
"Her?" Naruto said as he thought of the only person who would willingly allow herself to be interrogated. "Naruko… Hey, I'm going in there!"
"Wait, you're not allowed…" Isane began, but Naruto ran out the room, bursting in the room next door. Naruko sat in a seat next to Unohana Retsu, the captain of the Fourth Division. They each held a cup of what looked like herbal tea, Naruko glancing at Naruko as he busted into the room.
"Hello, it seems as you've awakened Uzumaki Naruto," Retsu greeted as she pointed to a seat next to Sakura. "Please, take a seat next to Sakura. I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Uh, no problem Captain," Naruto answered as he took a seat, wondering what the conversation could be about.
"As you know, Naruko's world is in peril due to a being that call's himself the Dimensional King," Retsu explained as she handed Naruto a cup of tea, who accepted it thankfully. "We do not have much time until this being comes to our dimension and ravages it the way that he has done Naruko's world. So, I gave the Captain-Commander a call, and he is in agreement. We must attack this "Dimensional King" before he attacks us, meaning we shall use the wormhole to go to Naruko's dimension to fight him there. This way, we'll be able to keep our own dimension safe, while hopefully being able to save Naruko's. I am gathering a team of Shinigami to enter the wormhole, and since you wield a very special zanpakuto, I'd like to request that you'd join me."
"I'll do whatever you need me to do Captain Unohana," Naruto answered as Retsu gave him a kind smile.
"I thank you Naruto, now we have all of our team gathered," Retsu stated as Naruto drained the rest of the tea in his cup. "Everyone, are you ready?" As Retsu said this, a group of Shinigami entered the room.
"Uchiha Itachi, Abarai Renji, Haruno Sakura, Kuchiki Rukia, Ichimaru Gin, Hisagi Shuhei, Soi Fon, Uzumaki Naruto, Kusajishi Yachiru, Hyuga Neji, Gaara, and Nara Shikamaru," Retsu announced as the huge gathering of Shinigami stood tall. "Prepare yourselves, for we are going into another dimension to face a foe that has been said to kill the Spirit King. The Captain-Commander shall be with us soon, but he is trying to establish order here before going to a different dimension. We are low in numbers, but strong in will. Let us fight not only for our own dimension, but our sister dimension that is falling!" The Shinigami cheered as Naruto stood in the midst of the group, a determined look on his face. It… had begun…
Next chapter: The Dimensional King vs. The Gotei 13's greatest! Will they be able to prevail against an opponent that was said to kill the Spirit King? Can Naruto overcome his sword to fight at full power? Will Sasuke and Kenpachi be able to take out Koyoto for good? And what is Ceris's plans? Find out all, next chapter! There is two chapters left, so if you're missing the main story, (which I know a lot most likely are) it will be back soon! Just bare with me for two more big ones!
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