Bankai: Gyaku-sama Ya-Hō-Sō

Chōjirō Sasakibe had never imagined that an Arrancar could use its body—its Hierro—to block his full-force strike!

It was something that should have been nearly impossible, yet it had suddenly happened right before Chōjirō Sasakibe's eyes. He did not react until his Zanpakuto had been seized by the other party.

Almost instinctively, Chōjirō Sasakibe tried to pull his Zanpakuto from Chiba Makoto's grasp...

Lightning erupted!

The eleven bolts of lightning gathered above Chōjirō Sasakibe's head like a canopy descended once more toward him and Chiba Makoto, carrying the might to destroy everything.

Without a doubt, Chōjirō Sasakibe's Bankai: Kōkōjōtenpen was powerful. Completely unlike those flashy Zanpakuto, lightning granted Chōjirō Sasakibe extraordinarily potent offensive and defensive abilities.

However...

Chiba Makoto's spiritual pressure surged forth in tangible waves. Relying on spiritual pressure that overwhelmingly surpassed Chōjirō Sasakibe's, he swept at the descending lightning and blasted it directly into nothingness.

Then, Chiba Makoto cast a calm, icy glance at Chōjirō Sasakibe and kicked toward his legs.

"Pfft!"

In an instant, Chōjirō Sasakibe's legs turned directly into bloody pulp. His entire body flew uncontrollably backward, the blood spilling from him drawing an arc through the air.

At another time and in another place, Chiba Makoto would have been quite happy to witness Vice-Captain Chōjirō Sasakibe's unique Bankai. But now... Chiba Makoto needed an utterly overwhelming victory.

Therefore...

"Vice-Captain Chōjirō Sasakibe, lie down and get some proper rest."

Chiba Makoto calmly watched Chōjirō Sasakibe finally stop after rolling several times across the ground, then silently said to himself.

Even for a Soul Reaper, losing both legs was no different from completely losing the ability to fight.

Perhaps recovery would still be possible after the battle, but on this battlefield, it was no different from declaring his withdrawal.

Chiba Makoto's instant defeat of Chōjirō Sasakibe made