Uchiha Shisui vaulted down from a utility pole and landed on the ground.
He stood beside Chako.
But Sasori looked toward the people approaching behind them.
"Ichigo Kurosaki?" Sasori called out his name.
"Yo!" Ichigo Kurosaki greeted Sasori with a blade in each hand.
"Long time no see."
Ichigo Kurosaki appeared already in Bankai, meaning he had started at full strength.
"You really came prepared." Blue Chakra Threads continuously emerged from Sasori's body and spread in every direction.
A vast number of blue Chakra Threads instantly filled the entire field of vision.
Everything was blue.
Ichigo Kurosaki raised a hand and brought down a slash.
"Boom!!"
Amid a tremendous roar, the black Zanjutsu struck the front of the blue Chakra, continuously splitting it apart.
Uchiha Shisui's pupils swiftly transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan. Black feathers appeared out of nowhere, and a black Dharma Body rapidly formed around him.
The black Crow Dharma Body was clad in green armor.
"Caw!" A bird cry rang out as blazing flames ignited around Chako, swiftly transforming into a fiery red phoenix.
"Boom!!"
The Zanjutsu came down completely, slicing through the sea of blue threads.
Sasori was nowhere to be seen. In his place stood an enormous mech brimming with a futuristic feel.
"This again."
Ichigo Kurosaki gripped his dual blades and kicked off the ground, vanishing from where he stood.
He appeared above the mech, using the Black Blade as a bow and the white blade as an arrow.
He fired at the mech in an instant.
At the same time, dim gray light lit up in the mech's chest, then erupted with blinding intensity.
White light collided with gray light.
Gray and white radiance intertwined.
The Crow Dharma Body and Phoenix Dharma Body stood on opposite sides of the sky.
The gray and