Training Bankai

"I really don't know." Masaki Kurosaki shook her head.

Ryūken Ishida ignored all this nonsense and stepped forward to ask, "So, is Masaki actually alright?"

"Yeah, yeah, is there something wrong with Masaki's body?" Isshin Shiba stepped forward and asked loudly.

Kisuke Urahara took a deep breath and spoke solemnly:

"Because of the additional power within you, you no longer need the Hōgyoku."

"Keep the Hōgyoku inside you. While this will accelerate the fusion of your powers, it also increases the risk of Aizen targeting you."

"So I want to take it out here."

"I see," Masaki Kurosaki replied with a smile. "These things originally belonged to the shop manager; please take them back."

"Hey, are you sure there's no problem?" Isshin Shiba asked again.

He had no idea what that mysterious power that had suddenly appeared was.

The Hōgyoku can indeed stabilize the power within Masaki Kurosaki's body.

Taking it out now will definitely cause problems.

"Kisuke Urahara, you probably guessed it already, right? The power inside Masaki Kurosaki must have been inserted by Aizen without her knowing."

So, Aizen already knew that Masaki had the Hōgyoku inside her, didn't he?"

Tokoyo Misao calmly and walked to Masaki's side.

"That's why we should take out the Hōgyoku." Kisuke Urahara said with a very serious expression.

"The Head of the Tokoyo Clan should be well aware of Aizen's prowess."

Whatever he's planning, it's definitely related to the Hōgyoku, which is very dangerous for Ms. Masaki.

At this point, he turned around and sincerely said to the two people beside him:

"Removing the Hōgyoku does carry risks, but compared to the danger of being targeted by Aizen, it's far safer."

Isshin Shiba frowned in thought, while Ryūken Ishida looked at Masaki Kurosaki.

The scene immediately fell completely silent.

"Oh, don't overthink it. Didn't I say this originally belonged to the store manager? Just take it."

Masaki Kurosaki broke the silence by placing her hands on her hips.

Whether she has power or not doesn't matter to her, as long as she can continue to live, because she still has many things she wants to do.

"Thank you for your understanding, Ms. Masaki." Kisuke Urahara a sigh of relief.

"That won't do," Tokoyo Misao said softly.

His hand suddenly appeared behind Masaki Kurosaki, his left hand forming a palm-blade, and he slashed down with a thud.

Masaki Kurosaki's eyes rolled back, and she fell to the ground.

Tokoyo Misao reached out and grabbed the back of her collar, then gently tossed her towards Isshin Shiba.

"What are you doing?" Ryūken Ishida shouted in surprise.

He had instantly conjured Reishi Bow, his eyes fixed intently on Tokoyo Misao.

Upon seeing that Masaki Kurosaki had merely fainted, they did not take any further action.

Isshin Shiba frantically caught Masaki Kurosaki as she leaped towards him.

He glanced at the other person with concern, and seeing that the other person was indeed only unconscious and breathing steadily, he then raised his head and looked at Tokoyo Misao, asking:

Did Kisuke Urahara lie?

As the former captain of Tokoyo Misao, the two had spent many years together.

Compared to Kisuke Urahara, who outwardly appears to be a traitor but is now a cunning businessman in the World of the Living.

He naturally trusted Misao more.

It's not exactly lying, but rather concealing a lot of information.

"Of course, we can't entirely blame him; after all, there are some things he himself doesn't quite understand."

Ignoring the wary Ryūken Ishida, Tokoyo Misao turned to face Kisuke Urahara, who was crouching low.

Seeing that Misao didn't seem to intend to make a move, Kisuke Urahara straightened up, took out a folding fan from his back waist, and opened it to cover his mouth:

"Oh dear, I almost thought the Head of the Tokoyo Clan had decided to cooperate with Aizen. That scared me to death."

"Then, Head of the Tokoyo Clan, is there any information I am unaware of?"

To be honest, Kisuke Urahara very curious.

Because during their first meeting, Tokiwa Tokoyo Misao acted as if she knew everything.

Moreover, his investigation revealed that Tokoyo Misao knew everything except about Tokoyo's own family.

This special ability even led him to speculate that it possessed the ability to foresee or rewind the past.

"Intelligence is very valuable; I feel like I'm losing out by just telling you this for nothing."

Tokoyo Misao thought for a moment and then said:

"I want to train my Bankai here. Afterwards, if you want to know more, then fight me."

"Fight? Head of the Tokoyo Clan, don't be ridiculous. How could I possibly defeat someone who could defeat Seireitei Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of the 11th Division, the strongest force in Seireitei?"

Kisuke Urahara waved his hands repeatedly.

"How about this? I once created a tool that can help train Bankai. I'll lend it to you in exchange for information, how about that?"

"Tenshintai? Indeed, using your things will be much more convenient."

Tokoyo Misao nodded in realization.

But those three words made Kisuke Urahara's eyes widen instantly, and he closed his folding fan.

Kisuke Urahara. Only he and his old friend Yoruichi Shihōin knew about the existence of the Tenshintai.

Even during its production, it took place in a secret base within Seireitei, making any leak impossible.

Could it be the ability to see into the past?

Tokoyo Misao turned to look at Isshin Shiba and said:

"Even if Masaki hadn't been targeted by Aizen, she would still have been killed by the King of the Quincy in the future."

"What!"

He waved to the two of them.

"You should leave now."

Chapter 100 Cultivating Bankai

With a thud, Kisuke Urahara pulled out the Tenshintai.

From the outside, it looks like nothing more than a rough-looking piece of wood.

It's similar to many of the small human-shaped cookies sold in shopping streets today.

He pointed to the Tenshintai and said, "Although the Head of the Tokoyo Clan may already know that as long as Reishi are injected into the Tenshintai, the Zanpakuto can be materialized."

Then, all you need to do is subdue it, and you can learn Bankai.

"Yes, I know." Tokoyo Misao nodded.

In fact, with his current Reishi level, he is fully capable of materializing his Zanpakuto using his own Reishi.

He was also very curious about the effects of using the Tenshintai.

Kisuke Urahara suddenly asked, "Head of the Tokoyo Clan, what did you mean by saying earlier that the King of the Quincy would kill Masaki Kurosaki?"

"Do you know about the great war between the Soul Society and the Quincy a thousand years ago?" Tokoyo Misao walked over and placed his hand on the Tenshintai.

Injecting Reishi.

The next moment, the Tenshintai was filled with red and black Reishi light, emitting a light that was not dazzling, but made people feel very heavy.

A moment later, a man who looked almost exactly like Tokoyo Misao appeared.

However, his hair was white, and he was wearing appropriate modern clothes.

She wore a white T-shirt as a base layer, paired with a beige sports cover-up, and khaki casual trousers and white sneakers.

His white bangs covered one eye.

Tokoyo Misao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you wearing modern clothes?"

"The style of the Shihakushō is uncomfortable to wear." World-Crossing Principle stretched out her hands and limbs.

They immediately started doing the second set of broadcast gymnastics on the spot—the times are calling.

"The Head of the Tokoyo Clan's Zanpakuto is quite temperamental. When I was training my Bankai, my Zanpakuto would practically die the moment it came out."

Kisuke Urahara pulled his hat down slightly, covering half of his face.

Judging from the aura emanating from his Zanpakuto, Tokoyo Misao clearly possesses more than just the power of Soul Reaper.

However, this other force does not belong to either Hollows or Quincy; rather, it is somewhat similar to the Soul King's power, yet also different.

Could it be that... Tokoyo Misao directly fused the Soul King Fragment into his Zanpakuto?

No, I don't think so.

He raised his head again, smiled at Tokoyo Misao, and said:

"Since the Head of the Tokoyo Clan has such a stable grasp of his Zanpakuto, we can probably delay a little longer."

I've heard of the bloody battle between the Soul Reaper and the Quincy a thousand years ago, but being born several centuries too late, I truly don't know the specifics.

"There's nothing particularly special about it. It's just that the Quincy and were defeated by the first Gotei 13 led by Captain-Commander Yamamoto."

However, the King of the Quincy did not die; instead, he went into hiding, gathering strength and preparing to launch a counterattack against Soul Society.

Tokoyo Misao watched World-Crossing Principle do radio calisthenics, and for some reason, he also started doing the warm-up exercises.

As they did it, it turned into a kind of calisthenics. Everyone, with a knife, did the exercises together, with a 200% synchronization rate.

Kisuke Urahara raised his head, his mouth agape, unable to close it for a long time.

Why did such terrifying things come out of Tokoyo Misao's mouth so easily?

The great war a thousand years ago was a real war, with countless deaths and injuries.

The King of the Quincy is still alive and continuing to plan his war against Seireitei.

But Tokoyo Misao didn't seem to care at all.

Kisuke Urahara took a deep breath, puffed out his chest, and slowly relaxed.

"As the Head of the Tokoyo Clan head of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute, I conducted extensive research on World of the Living and Hueco Mundo."

"There's been no trace of a large-scale Quincy. Could it be that they're all hiding in the Valley of Screams?"

Regardless of what Tokoyo Misao is thinking, the information he utters is worth investigating.

Even if there's only a 20% chance it's true, its value is immeasurable.

"They should be hiding in Soul Society."

Before Kisuke Urahara could ask any further questions, Tokoyo Misao had already started doing eye exercises.

"I'm about to begin training my Bankai, could you excuse me for a moment?"

Kisuke Urahara shut his mouth, turned around, and returned to the store with a gloomy expression.

As soon as I entered the guest room, I saw a small black cat lying on the futon.

He walked over and sat down beside her, speaking to the black kitten with a worried expression:

"Yoruichi, I think I've detected something incredible."

He slowly recounted the message he had just received from Tokoyo Misao.

The little black cat immediately sat up, its golden pupils trembling. After a moment, it opened its mouth and emitted a deep, resonant male voice:

"I learned about the war a thousand years ago in my family. My grandfather participated in it personally, and he told me about the days when the Soul Society was constantly embroiled in bloody battles when I was a child."