The two of them weaved through the city's buildings, quickly leaving the city behind and racing toward the distant mountains.
During that time, they constantly traded positions. One moment Uchiha Hiko was chasing Yamamoto, the next Yamamoto was chasing Uchiha Hiko. Neither could gain the upper hand.
Ten minutes passed like that. Under the two men's frantic race, they finally reached the depths of the mountains. Even in the darkness of night, they could clearly see a massive black rift within the mountains.
That was their target: a passage from Hueco Mundo. The countless Hollows had emerged from there.
"What astonishing speed. Just where did Mr. Uchiha Hiko come from?"
"Didn't that brat Isshin Kurosaki tell you? I'm merely a traveler from another world."
Uchiha Hiko spoke calmly as he released the Eight Inner Gates Formation, returning to his original appearance.
Hearing Uchiha Hiko's words, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto frowned slightly.
An answer that sounded like complete nonsense had now become the most plausible explanation.
From the very moment Uchiha Hiko appeared, he had ordered everyone in the Gotei 13 to investigate the source of that immense spiritual pressure. Later, after Isshin Kurosaki reported to him, he had mobilized all intelligence resources to investigate the man's identity.
But he was soon shocked.
Other than the fact that the terrifying pressure had indeed emanated from Uchiha Hiko, there was no information whatsoever about Uchiha Hiko in the Soul Society, the Human World, or even Hueco Mundo!
Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have connected the terrifying owner of that spiritual pressure with the young man standing before him.
No one could believe that this man, who looked no different from an ordinary college student, possessed such strength.
"Sigh, your appearance is an unknown variable for this