And if the work is really done, will they, the captains, be useless?
Soon, as expected, Enjoji Tatsufusa was easily knocked down by the Ryoka who rushed over.
But the other party did not use excessive force.
Kyōraku Shunsui, who was in a good mood, chatted with the other party for a while, and at the same time found out the purpose of this group of Ryoka invading the Soul Society.
To be honest, it was quite outrageous. They the Shinigami, her own people, the Soul Society wanted to kill Rukia, but this group of humans came to save her.
He was more and more certain that these Ryoka were being used by someone.
This Ryoka incident was just a cover, and the mastermind had an ulterior motive.
However, no matter how Kyōraku Shunsui tried to show his goodwill, the Ryoka in front of him refused to give up.
After persuasion failed, he could only use a little bit of his skills to subdue the other party.
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Of course, Uehara Shiroha noticed the situation on Kyōraku Shunsui's side.
However, he didn't care too much.
Brother Kyōraku was not only powerful, but also had a first-class brain. It was natural for him to deal with Yasutora Sado.
Compared with the suspense-free battle over there, the battle between Ichigo Kurosaki and Zaraki Kenpachi was more exciting.
He was very satisfied watching it. The maids beside him were also feeding grapes, pouring wine, and massaging.
The appearance and temperament of these maids all started as oirans, and their prices were also very steep.
However, thanks to the wealth of the Tsunayashiro family, Uehara Shiroha now had a lot of money and couldn't spend it all.
This amount of expenditure was just a drizzle for him now.
When he had time, he wanted to have a beacon fire to play with the princes, plus a pool of wine and a forest of meat, and then hold a "beauty pageant."
Open the eyes of the Shinigami and nobles of the Soul Society and let them know what it means to be extravagant and licentious!
At this time, Ichigo Kurosaki was struggling in his fight with Zaraki Kenpachi.
The standard method of suppressing before praising.
After slashing with all his strength, Ichigo Kurosaki was surprised to find that the opponent was not hurt at all.
His own hand was cracked instead.
He realized how big the gap between him and the captain was.
He was sweating all over.
His body was extremely stiff and his moves were full of openings.
Because of his mentality, Ichigo Kurosaki was completely suppressed by Zaraki Kenpachi.
This was under the premise that Zaraki Kenpachi was holding back.
Just when Ichigo Kurosaki was at a loss, Kyōraku Shunsui had already defeated Yasutora Sado.
As the golden pendant that he never left behind rolled to the ground, Yasutora Sado's spiritual pressure slowly disappeared.
Ichigo Kurosaki was anxious when he noticed that his friend's spiritual pressure had become very weak.
When he was anxious, he "opened up."
Ichigo Kurosaki remembered the warning of Zangetsu: "Forget fear and look forward. Retreat and hesitation lead to stagnation, and fear will inevitably lead to death!"
Suddenly, his waist and legs were no longer sore.
He was full of energy and regained his confidence.
Then, he was knocked down by Zaraki Kenpachi's sword, the sword was destroyed and he was critically injured, all in an instant!
"Is this the end? How boring!" Looking at Ichigo Kurosaki lying on the ground bleeding, Zaraki Kenpachi shook his head and said:
"You have already adapted to my spiritual pressure and can even cut me. But you arrogantly relaxed your spiritual pressure defense, what a pity! Ordinary opponents are still no match, they are too weak! I really want to have a good fight with that guy Uehara!"
On the brink of death, Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Zaraki Kenpachi's departing back with determination on his face.
He still wanted to fight, he wanted to rescue his friends, he must not fall here.
Then, the mysterious figure in Ichigo Kurosaki's inner world appeared!
Time stopped at this moment!
Zangetsu, wearing a black cloak and translucent sunglasses, walked slowly.
The corners of the black cloak rustled, as if integrated with the shadow and blood.
A mysterious power spread from him, tightly wrapping around Ichigo Kurosaki on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Uehara Shiroha knew that the "number one brother on the list" could not sit still and came down personally.
He continued to activate the ability of observation and perception, and saw the famous scene "Turning Sword Ichigo" with his insight into everything.
In the mental space, White turned Zangetsu into a windmill.
Regardless of the power of this sword-turning technique, it looked really cool.
It's a pity that Ichigo Kurosaki didn't master this move in the end.
From the beginning to the end, his moves were always plain and unpretentious.
Then, White and Zangetsu cooperated with each other and fooled the naive Ichigo Kurosaki.
He firmly believed that it was through his own efforts that he got the recognition of Zangetsu and regained his strength.
The fully revitalized Ichigo Kurosaki burst out with spiritual pressure far beyond his previous level.
After being on the verge of death, he not only re-formed his Zanpakutō, but his spiritual pressure also reached the captain level, even surpassing Zaraki Kenpachi.
This speed of strength improvement was comparable to that of a Saiyan.
At this time, Zaraki Kenpachi was both surprised and excited:
"How did you survive? Why don't your wounds bleed? How did your spiritual pressure suddenly become so strong? There are so many questions to ask, but none of them are important. Now, I just want to fight with you!"
On the high wall, the little Kusajishi Yachiru who saw this scene also smiled knowingly:
"Ken-chan looks very happy! Apart from pretty boy, no one can make him so happy, it's great!"
In the following battle, Kurosaki Ichigo, whose strength had greatly increased, took advantage of everything and chopped Zaraki Kenpachi so hard that blood gushed out of his body. However, the opponent was not afraid at all and even became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and the blood seemed to flow endlessly.
In the end, Zaraki Kenpachi tore off the special eye patch that sealed his spiritual pressure, and an extremely powerful golden spiritual pressure burst out.
Facing such a monster, Kurosaki Ichigo could only use all his strength and declare:
"I fought side by side with Zangetsu, and you fought alone! So I can't lose!"
Hearing this, Uehara Shiroha curled his lips.
Kurosaki-san, do you think—is it a two-on-one fight for justice?
How naive!
I can only say that you underestimated your "popularity"!
Kurosaki Ichigo and Zaraki Kenpachi had limited perception, so they didn't know how "lively" it was around them at the moment.
Uehara Shiroha could see it clearly.
He knew how outrageous the situation was at this moment.
At first glance, the only bystander of this battle was the pink-haired little Yachiru.
Kurosaki Ichigo and Zaraki Kenpachi seemed to be just fighting one-on-one.
But in fact, there were people all around.
In the spiritual space, White and Zangetsu were watching intently, ready to act at any time;
Hyōsube Ichibē, Yhwach, Aizen, Urahara Kisuke, Shihōin Yoruichi, Unohana Retsu and others were also observing in secret, ready to move.
Good grief!
Uehara Shiroha could only say good grief!
A captain of the Zero Division and the emperor of the Quincy watch the "live broadcast" every day, don't they have to work?
This Kurosaki Ichigo was more than a two-on-one fight, this was a group fight for justice!
As the saying goes, "A hero cannot stand against a large number of people," not to mention that Zaraki Kenpachi had been holding back.
Normally, he would slowly and adaptively adjust his spiritual pressure to maintain a level comparable to that of his opponent.
Who would have thought that this orange-haired boy had no sense of fair play and increased his spiritual pressure by several levels at once.
Before Zaraki Kenpachi could increase his spiritual pressure, he suffered a heavy blow.
After the two of them fought with all their strength, his mountain-like body slowly fell to the ground, and his blood stained the ground red.
But Ichigo Kurosaki was not having an easy time either.
Because he was seriously injured before, after defeating Zaraki Kenpachi, he also fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
Strictly speaking, both sides suffered losses in the fight.
Over there, Kusajishi Yachiru came over with her flash step and bowed to thank the unconscious Ichigo Kurosaki:
"Thank you for making Ken-chan so happy! Ichi, try your best to survive! Come and play with Ken-chan next time!"
After saying that, she helped Zaraki Kenpachi up and disappeared without a trace.
After they left, Shihōin Yoruichi came and took Ichigo Kurosaki away.
But this time, she was dressed conservatively.
Don't look at Matsumoto Rangiku, Shihōin Yoruichi, and Suì-Fēng as if they're all independent women.
In fact, they cared very much about Uehara Shiroha's opinion.
After meeting Uehara Shiroha, they all became more modest in their appearance.
Because they knew Uehara Shiroha's preferences, they unconsciously became the appearance that he liked.
Uehara Shiroha was very satisfied with this.
Several female Shinigami were indeed great women, with both interesting souls and beautiful appearances.
But they didn't suffer any loss.
After all, he was also a great man, even the best.
While thinking, Uehara Shiroha turned his attention to the Senzaikyū.
At this time, Rukia was worried and thought:
"The spiritual pressure fluctuations of the two parties disappeared. The existence of the Sekkiseki stone dispersed the spiritual pressure fluctuations, and I couldn't judge the specific situation at all. Could it be that someone died? Is someone like me really worth others sacrificing their lives to save? Teacher, please tell me!"
Because of the situation, she was forced to kill Shiba Kaien, who was corrupted by the Hollow.
This became her obsession.
For this reason, she even brought Shiba Kaien's body to the Shiba family's residence alone and admitted that she killed Shiba Kaien.
Rukia has never been able to forgive herself.
She thought that it was because she did not do well enough that led to Shiba Kaien's death.
"What a stupid disciple!" Uehara Shiroha saw at a glance that Rukia's condition was not right.
She was a little obsessed.
But it didn't matter, after this ordeal, she would be able to get back on track.
He would make her think it through.
At the same time, he also noticed that Shiba Ganju and Yamada Hanatarō, who had gone a step ahead, had arrived at the gate of the Senzaikyū.
Hanatarō was worthy of being Hanatarō. Not only did he carry the [Shock Point] potion that could stun people with low spiritual pressure, he also secretly took the spare key to the Senzaikyū.
Shiba Ganju didn't expect that the seemingly honest Yamada Hanatarō had this trick, and praised him for doing a good job.
At the same time, he was also very curious about what kind of beauty this Rukia Kuchiki had that made several people risk their lives to save her.
When he saw Rukia's face, he was shocked.
It was not because she was too beautiful, but because he knew her.
He would never forget this face, nor the night when his eldest brother died.
The wounds on his eldest brother were sword wounds, definitely not caused by Hollow.
And the Shinigami in front of him once admitted to killing his eldest brother.
Shiba Ganju grabbed the other's collar in anger and questioned her.
Noticing the mark on Shiba Ganju's clothes, Rukia was surprised:
"That mark! Are you from the Shiba family? Are you here for revenge?"
Then, she resigned herself to her fate and said, "I killed Shiba Kaien, and I have nothing to say if you come here for revenge."
Yamada Hanatarō tried his best to stop him.
Then, Kuchiki Byakuya, who had been paying attention to the situation here, appeared.
Shiba Ganju fought with him bravely, trying to buy time for Rukia and Yamada Hanatarō to escape.
Uehara Shiroha shook his head when he saw this scene.
The plot slowly changed from a hot-blooded drama to a "romance drama." On the one hand, Kuchiki Byakuya did not want to break the rules and refused to let Rukia escape; on the other hand, he was afraid that something would happen to her, so he kept an eye on the situation here.
Rukia couldn't let go of her obsession, and she was worried about Shiba Kaien's death, and she had been living in guilt.
So now she was a little self-destructive and had a weak desire to survive.
As for Shiba Ganju and Yamada Hanatarō, they were inspired by Kurosaki Ichigo, so they tried their best to save Rukia.
In his opinion, it was all very awkward.
However, this taste was right!
He can only say that this is the Soul Society!
Over there, Kuchiki Byakuya also realized that Shiba Ganju was from the Shiba family.
He released Senbonzakura and said with a cold expression:
"I was not serious just now, and I was really rude! I must show due respect to the Shiba family! So, I can't let you live."
Pink petals fell, accompanied by Rukia's screams, Shiba Ganju fell heavily to the ground with blood gushing out of his body.
Ever since being defeated by Uehara Shiroha, Kuchiki Byakuya has practiced harder.
His Zanpakutō Senbonzakura was several times stronger than it was twenty years ago, and it was no problem for him to kill Shiba Ganju in seconds.
But when he wanted to make the finishing blow, he was stopped by Ukitake Jūshirō who came after hearing the news.
The other party was very surprised: "Captain Kuchiki, you violated the ban on releasing Zanpakutō in the Senzaikyū."
"You have been lying in bed for too long, and you are out of date. Captain Aizen was killed this morning, and the Captain-Commander issued a first-level martial law order. Now is a period of total war, and we can release our Zanpakutō anywhere."
Of course, forbidden areas like the underground Central 46 chambers were generally not up for discussion.
The reason was that even the captains of the Gotei 13 like them had no right to set foot in that place unless they were summoned.
What's more, the moment the special war order was issued a few days ago, the entire underground Central 46 chambers were in a state of prohibition.
Now that place had many seals and early warning systems, even the captains of the Gotei 13 could not easily break in.
Many sages and judges were sealed in it, thus getting the maximum protection.
At the same time, they could continue to issue orders and command remotely.
At this moment, several people suddenly felt an extremely strong spiritual pressure surging over them.
"This is a captain-level spiritual pressure, but it is very unfamiliar..." Ukitake Jūshirō's face was full of shock.
Kuchiki Byakuya seemed to have thought of something, and remained silent with a cold expression.
Feeling this familiar spiritual pressure, Kuchiki Rukia had a complicated expression.
Then, under the surprised gaze of several people, Kurosaki Ichigo descended from the sky with the help of the flying equipment provided by Shihōin Yoruichi.
Looking at Kurosaki Ichigo's cool appearance, Uehara Shiroha couldn't help but think of a familiar background music in his mind.
There should indeed be background music here.
Unfortunately, the opponent did not have the "No one can beat me when my theme song plays" buff!
Kurosaki Ichigo had not mastered Bankai now, and coupled with his serious injuries, his strength had been greatly reduced.
So unless he powered up again, it was absolutely impossible to defeat Kuchiki Byakuya.
Although Kuchiki Byakuya was not as aggressive and offensive as Zaraki Kenpachi, he was too well-rounded.
As a hard-working genius, he had no shortcomings in all aspects of his Zanjutsu, Kidō, Hohō and Zanpakutō release.
Among the captains, Kyōraku Shunsui was slacking off, Unohana retired, Ukitake was sick and bedridden, and Zaraki Kenpachi was addicted to "slashing people."
In addition, the Aizen trio acted low-key and did not show off.
Therefore, "the best captain among the others," Kuchiki Byakuya, actually became the leader among the captains.
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