Bleach: My Death Qi Zanpakutō
Chapter 132

Arrancar

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The three people who emerged from the Garganta were led by the lazy middle-aged man with short, curly, dark brown hair, unshaven stubble, and a gray and white wolfskin cloak. His gray fur on his limbs contrasted with the white of his body, and from a distance, he looked as if he were wearing an eye patch, giving him the appearance of a hunter and pirate combined.

What's most eye-catching are the two guns in the man's hands. Both are short Dual Pistols, mainly black, with silver jet-shaped patterns and wolf head designs on the sides.

Tsuna an eyebrow. He recognized the three people. They were all Hollows, or rather, Arrancar had evolved into Bleach. Arrancar is a Hollow that has broken its characteristic mask to reveal a human-like face. It is a direction of Hollow evolution.

The person standing at the very front, wielding Dual Pistols, is none other than Koyatai Stark, the 10th Espada Espada by Aizen in Hueco Mundo in the original story. The thing on his left eye isn't an eyepatch, but rather the location of his Hollow Hole. He also has another Hollow Hole on his chest. Stark now appears to be in his Resurrección form.

The Resurrección of Arrancar can be simply understood as the Shikai Bleach Bankai, except that the principles behind them are completely different.

The Shikai and Bankai of Bleach are achieved by releasing the power within the Bleach's Zanpakuto. However, Resurrección is Resurrección. After releasing the Zanpakuto Zanpakuto, the power contained within it returns to the Arrancar's body, allowing the Arrancar's physical body to return to its original Hollow form.

It can be simply assumed that Stark, as the 10th Espada, is currently at the same level as the captains after they use their Bankai.

Tsuna now understands where that Cero came from; it was undoubtedly fired by Stark using his gun. Of all the Stark's Resurrección, the one that impressed Tsuna the most was his Cero.

For other Hollows, Cero requires charging up and cannot be used at will, as it consumes their spiritual pressure. Stark, however, is completely different. For him, Cero is as simple as drinking water. His ability to create infinite Cero is something Tsuna remembers vividly.

The pale-skinned guy next to Stark is even easier to recognize. He's one of the most popular characters in the Bleach series, the Fourth Espada, Ulquiorra Cifer. This guy doesn't have normal human emotions and always has a cold expression; you can hardly see any change in his expression.

As for that last guy with the smug look on his face, Tsuna could only bite his lip hard to keep himself from laughing out loud.

That person was none other than Sora Inoue, who, with the help of Tsuna and Urahara Kisuke, successfully Hollowfication with a human soul, shattered his Visored, regained his self-awareness, and embarked on a different path.

After helping Sora Inoue gain the strength to protect himself, in order to repay Urahara's efforts, Sora Inoue voluntarily joined Hueco Mundo. Now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he has infiltrated Aizen's organization; otherwise, he wouldn't be qualified to act alongside the two Espada.

The moment Ichigo saw Sora Inoue, Ichigo immediately covered his mouth with his hand, looking shocked to outsiders. The other friends in the World of the Living quickly put on a state of composure, Orihime even hid behind Tatsuki, afraid that she would involuntarily call Sora Inoue" brother".

Fortunately, neither Tsuna nor Urahara chose to hide the fact that Sora Inoue was an undercover agent. This allowed the group in the World of the Living to control themselves. Otherwise, given Ichigo's personality, he would have already rushed up to question Sora Inoue about why he abandoned his sister.

Ichigo and his group are trying their best to manage themselves, and Sora Inoue is also deeply burying his emotions, which only reveal a barely perceptible tenderness when he sees Orihime.

Fortunately, Urahara had given Sora Inoue relevant training before he set off. He used the alias Hao, and no one in Hueco Mundo would suspect that he had connections with people from other worlds. After some effort, he caught Aizen's eye with his talent to become Self-Arrancar.

Strangely enough, all the Arrancar who entered Soul Society this time were those who Self-Arrancar. Ulquiorra, who was a half -Arrancar, was directly pulled into the Arrancar level by Aizen using half of the Hogyoku.

These three were Aizen's most trusted people. Before meeting Aizen, they already possessed formidable fighting power, and it took Aizen a great deal of effort to bring them under his command.

In Aizen's view, their loyalty to him was not due to his strength or the benefits he provided, but entirely because of his personal charisma that made the three of them submit.

Aizen's distress call was directed at the three of them. He didn't fully trust the others in Hueco Mundo Aizen; they were all problem children. It would be good enough if they didn't stab him in the back after receiving his Aizen call, let alone come to his rescue.

The timely arrival of Stark brought a smile to Aizen's face. It was only when Kyoraku Fūryū Kōkotsu in using Kyōraku that he realized that Shunsui Kyōraku, that old silver coin, had unknowingly blocked his way. Now, the arrival of the three Stark has timely alleviated Aizen's need for high-end combat power.

Aizen had already silently released the control ability of Kyoka Suigetsu. The four Urahara members who were trapped by the Tōzanshō were hypnotized the moment they saw the Arrancar, but they had not yet shown any weakness.

Aizen guessed that Kyōraku was hiding in the shadows, and that as soon as Kyōraku showed himself, he would be immediately controlled by Aizen, Aizen would not give him any chance to launch a sneak attack.

"Are these illusions?"

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto opened his eyes a crack and was somewhat surprised to see the Stark ' appearance. When did Hollows become so human-like? Without a doubt, it was Aizen's doing again.

"Aizen, you actually colluded with Hueco Mundo!" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's anger intensified. In his view, he could accept Aizen's betrayal, but he could not tolerate Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto joining forces with Hueco Mundo to attack Soul Society. Aizen had actually abandoned the pride of Bleach and fallen into the embrace of Hollows.

As Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's rage level increased, the temperature of the fire wall rose even higher.

"Captain-Commander, if you don't rein yourself in, Soul Society will be destroyed by your own hand first!"

Suddenly, Aizen appeared in front of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and said that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto knew he had fallen for Aizen's Illusion again. However, without the restraint of the Tōzanshō, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto could only capture Aizen's true form again if the temperature of Soul Society was raised across the board.

That won't do. The increased temperature of the fire wall caused by his rising anger has already started to affect Soul Society. If he really spreads his Bankai throughout Soul Society, it's likely that, just as Aizen said, he won't kill him but will destroy Soul Society first.

Aizen dared to use the Soul Society to command the Captain-Commander, but Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was powerless to do anything about it. The disappearance of Tōzanshō meant that he would never have another chance to attack Aizen.

The wall of fire transformed into Great Fire Sword and returned to the Zanpakuto. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto extinguished the flames on his Zanpakuto and sheathed it. He didn't even intend to use Ryūjin Jakka, as Ryūjin Jakka's area-of-effect damage could easily harm his own allies within the Illusion.

But Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was not one to give up easily. The moment he withdrew the flames, they burned Unohana Retsu and Kenpachi Zaraki's hands. The message had been sent, and now they could only rely on these two.

However, that wasn't enough. With three new Hollows and the powerful Aizen, Unohana Retsu and Kenpachi Zaraki wouldn't stand a chance. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto noticed that Urahara Kisuke had stopped moving and could only pin his hopes on the Ryoka —no, his friends from the World of the Living?

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, is that right? I'd like to make a deal."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's words immediately alerted Aizen. At Aizen's signal, Stark fired a shot in Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's direction. Because he was under the influence of the Illusion, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was completely absorbed in talking to himself and had no idea whether Tsuna would agree or whether Aizen would attack him.

"Aizen, it's just a deal, anyone could do that, right?" Tsuna appeared in front of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Cero away a Cero.

Aizen knew that Tsuna was right. If Tsuna could trade with him, he could naturally trade with others. However, Tsuna's intervention would undoubtedly make things more complicated.

However, while Aizen was pondering what to do, Unohana Retsu and Kenpachi Zaraki had already attacked him. These two couldn't kill Aizen, but they could keep him occupied.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was unaware of what was happening outside. He continued, "You people of the World of the Living, help my Soul Society stop Aizen's plot, regardless of the outcome..."

Upon hearing this, Aizen's expression changed. He turned to Stark and shouted, "Stark, kill him!"

Stark himself wasn't particularly interested in fighting, but since it was his comrade's request, he decided to do it.

Stark raised his hand and fired a Cero at Tsuna. From the moment he entered Soul Society to save his comrades, he knew that a battle was inevitable, so he had been charging up his power so that he could use his strongest attack immediately.

A Cero, over five meters in diameter, shot straight toward Tsuna. What Stark fired could no longer be called Bala; it was a real Cero, a thick beam of light.

Tsuna was somewhat exasperated; these people just wouldn't let him listen properly. He spread his arms out in a straight line, his back palms supporting him as he released the Soft Flame, while his front palms, used for attack, released the Sky-attribute Hard Flame.

XBURNER!

The equally thick flame energy collided with Stark's Cero, instantly covering the Sōkyoku in a white light. The shockwaves from the two powerful attacks spread throughout Soul Society, lingering for a long time.

Because Tsuna wasn't far from Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, he overheard Tsuna 'Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto follow-up words: two conditions. First, grant Tsuna and Ichigo Bleach agents. Second, without violating the rules of Soul Society, grant Tsuna and his group Captain-level treatment, allowing them free access to Soul Society. Third, lift the historical pursuit of Urahara and the Visored, exonerating them for their past defection.

Tsuna doesn't really care about the first condition, and the third one isn't really a condition either. After Aizen's incident, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto will definitely handle it; it's just a matter of whether he handles it quietly or acknowledges the Seireitei's mistake and makes it public.

The second condition was what made Tsuna take it seriously. He didn't want to be treated Ryoka every time he entered Soul Society. Also, there was the need for Tatsuki and the others to train their strength, as they would have more opponents and more opportunities in Soul Society.

"I agree to your conditions, but I will not deal with Aizen; that was a deal between him and me."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto suddenly realized he could hear Tsuna's voice. When he opened his eyes, he found himself covered in a layer of orange-red flames. There was no burning sensation; it was quite warm.

It was the Sky's power that harmonized Tsuna Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, once again using the Aizen's power to restore Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's sight and hearing briefly.

"Deal!" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto replied immediately. They couldn't possibly rely entirely on people from the World of the Living; what face would the Seireitei have left then?

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto didn't expect Unohana Retsu and Kenpachi Zaraki to kill Aizen either; they just needed to delay Aizen's advance. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had to find a way to recreate a closed space like the Tōzanshō so that he could deal with Aizen.

Tsuna seemed to have guessed what Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was thinking. Just as Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto finished speaking, he turned around and kicked Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto in the stomach. Suddenly struck by a heavy blow, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's eyes widened as he flew a long way, directly out of the Sogyoku Hill and landing inside the Seireitei.

"What a ruthless brat, "Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto cursed inwardly, but he didn't blame Tsuna. He could tell from the state of Sōkyoku and the others at Urahara that the Urahara quartet was no longer reliable, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto could only rebuild the enclosed space by finding someone else.

If the quality can't compare to Urahara Kisuke and the others, then make up for it with quantity. It's time for the Tsuna Kidō Corps make their sacrifice. Tsuna kicking Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto away is to give Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto time to make arrangements. Under the dense attacks of Kenpachi Zaraki and Unohana Retsu, even Aizen was unable to deal with the hypnotic Illusion from a great distance at the same time.

(PS: Personally, I think Stark's performance in the original series was really lacking. As the 10th Espada, after his Resurrección, he just played around with a bunch of guys in Shikai for a long time, and was finally killed by Shikai Kyōraku.)

Of course, this doesn't rule out the possibility that Kyōraku's Shikai with the Shikai was indeed a bit sinister. Also, I feel that Wolf Uncle had no fighting spirit at all. After splitting his soul and blowing up his closest friends, Lilynette, he had no intention of continuing the fight and his mentality completely collapsed.

In this story, Wolverine is responding to Aizen's call to save his comrades, so he will put in his best effort.

In short, I'm going to give Hugh Jackman more screen time. That's all.

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