On the afternoon of August 4, 997 in the Jihad Calendar, a few moments before the battle broke out at the Technology Development Bureau.
Taking advantage of the confrontation between Ichigo and Kenpachi, Shiba Iwaharu and Yamada Hanatarō rescued Rukia - the fact that Rukia could be rescued by the two of them already shows that in today's Seireitei, except for the Gotei 13 Except for that, most of the other weapons are not very powerful!
The so-called "Palace of Confession" looks full of ceremony, but the guards inside are not as strong as the ordinary soldiers of the Thirteenth Team.
But that’s as far as it goes…
Kuchiki Byakuya had been waiting for a long time and directly blocked the three of them.
Byakuya's strength is far beyond the reach of Shiba Iwaharu, who has two swords, and Yamada Hanatarō, who is not good at fighting.
Lucia was even more in awe of this "brother" and immediately let the two of them escape first.
Shiba Iwaharu refused to give up, but after a few gestures, he was easily seriously injured by Byakuya. Fortunately, Ukitake Jushiro arrived and stopped Byakuya from killing him.
Probably after listening to the analysis of the wise Kyōraku Shunsui, Ukitake is now convinced that from Rukia's execution to the death of Captain Aizen, there must be a big conspiracy, and it is probably related to Tokinada.
and……
As the unofficial agent of the God of Death, the young man in trouble also reminded Ukitake of his former companion Ginjo Kūgo.
What's more... no matter what, Hanataro and Iwajiu are here to save his subordinates, and Ukitake can't just sit back and watch.
"Captain Kuchiki, the cause of Captain Aizen's death is unknown, now is not the time to do such a thing..." Ukitake reminded after grabbing Byakuya's wrist.
"Captain Ukitake, are you trying to stop me? Are you... considered a noble?" Byakuya's thoughts were now filled with "leading by example" and "killing relatives for the sake of justice".
Just as Kuchiki and Ukitake were arguing, Kurosaki Ichigo himself arrived - he had just fought against Zaraki Kenpachi and was still seriously injured...
"Byakuya! I've been waiting for a long time." Ichigo was holding the [Tianxing] and pointed it directly at Byakuya.
"Ichigo? Are you crazy! Go away and leave me alone!" Rukia shouted immediately upon seeing this.
"I'm not leaving," Ichigo said firmly.
"What?" Lucia was stunned when she heard this.
"I won't leave until I rescue you!" Ichigo said, his eyes never leaving Byakuya - in his opinion, the biggest obstacle to rescuing Rukia.
"Ichigo..." Rukia couldn't help but think of what the vice-captain of Shifengyuan said when he came to "provoke".
"Has the power of the Shinigami been restored? But..." Byakuya's brows trembled slightly, seeming slightly surprised.
The next moment, he came behind Ichigo in a flash, and [Senbonzakura] who was in a shallow attack state directly chopped down...
珰——
Completely different from his previous reaction when he appeared in this world, Ichigo actually used a back-knife stance to block his slash.
"Huh?" Byakuya was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that he could see his movements clearly.
"The person I am now is completely different from before! Let me show you the new power I have mastered after special training and fighting!" Ichigo said, holding the sword with both hands.
"Tenture one to make a hundred, kill one to avoid ten thousand...Tensure to kill two stars!"
The next moment, I saw a flash of [Sky Star], and then suddenly separated into two weapons, one long and one short.
"Completely beginning to understand? Is it still a pair of swords... ha." Byakuya became slightly more interested.
But……
Although Ichigo's changes in the short month since Byakuya's death surprised Kuchiki, especially the fact that he had mastered the power of the [Twin Stars of Punishment], but... in his current state, he was obviously unable to fight Byakuya.
I saw Byakuya just fighting for a few times, and Ichigo first used the special power of [Slaying Twin Stars] to resist with all his strength, but then his vision suddenly blurred and he couldn't help but stumble...
At this time, in Ichigo's inner world, the huge mask representing the Xutian Star appeared in the sky again.
"Jie Jie Jie, it seems that he needs to increase his strength, otherwise with his current body... tsk tsk tsk."
"No need." Quetianxing said with a cold face, unmoved.
"The spirit body of an ordinary god of death is troublesome. As long as I release some of Xu's power, this injury can be recovered in an instant!" Xu Tianxing continued to bewitch.
"Oh, but you can't let it go." Quetianxing looked like he couldn't get enough of it.
"Then let him die! Die! Hurry up! Go die!" Xu Tianxing said deliberately.
At the same time, I don’t know whether it was Xu Tianxing who retreated in order to advance, or whether Ichigo was too seriously injured, his strength was exhausted, and he was stabbed again when he couldn’t react in place!
But the next moment, Ichigo suddenly woke up, regardless of the injury, he lifted the short killing blade upward, and the blade passed through a strand of Byakuya's hair.
Because of the nature of the "Killing Blade", it just "passed by" without even a hair falling, but the next moment...
A strand of Byakuya's long hair suddenly withered and floated into the air - the "soul" in it had been killed!
Although it was just a few hairs, but...this undoubtedly made Byakuya become serious.
…
"Let's scatter..."
Just when Byakuya was about to take a ruthless move, the Quintessence was about to be convinced...
"Hey! Nosy woman!" Xu Tianxing's tone suddenly changed, and the next moment, he had completely disappeared from the inner world, cursing.
because……
Just when Byakuya was about to untie himself, suddenly his [Senbonzakura] was wrapped in a "bandage".
I don't know when Yoruichi appeared beside Byakuya, holding in his hand the artifact "bandage" collected by the "Tianci Weapon Ban".
[Senbonzakura] was tied up, and her "beginning of release" stopped immediately.
"It's you..." Byakuya frowned slightly.
"Long time no see, Byakuya, little devil." Yoruichi said in an old-fashioned way.
"Sifengin Yoruichi? Long time no see. You have been hidden for more than a hundred years. I thought you were dead." Byakuya said as if he was surprised, but his tone was very calm.
"Byakuya kid, is your body rusty? This...even some vice-captains can avoid it." Yoruichi said, deliberately pulling the bandage that bound [Senbonzakura].
"Miss Yoruichi, you are here to help me..." Ichigo just spoke at this time.
The next moment, with lightning speed, Yoruichi opened his abdomen with a knife and stuffed anesthetic into it.
"Yo...ichi..." Ichigo fell down, but Yoichi resisted, and the two swords turned into one again.
"Sorry, this kid is so disobedient. It will take three more days... In three days, I will make him stronger than you. Please be patient during this period." Yoruichi said with some provocation.
After saying that, he carried Ichigo and left...
When Byakuya saw this, he didn't know whether it was because he was stimulated or because he was afraid of Yoruichi, but he actually didn't pursue him any more. He even ignored his sister, who had actually escaped from prison, and Iwajiwa and Hanataro, and left them all to Ukitake. , turned around and left without any regret.
Yoruichi carried Ichigo on his back and returned to the secret base where he and Urahara used to be - a space located underground in Shuangshu!
