Muramasa

In Rukongai, Tsuna followed Urahara to an area with a higher number. The higher the number of the district, the more desolate it was. The place where Tsuna and his friends were was no different from the wilderness.

"Is this area also within the patrol area?" Tsuna asked curiously as they walked.

Normally, Bleach patrol Rukongai mainly to prevent Hollows from invading Soul Society. However, in such a desolate place, hardly any humans live here. Without food to lure them in, Hollows have even less chance of invading.

Logically speaking, the Bleach shouldn't be patrolling this kind of place, yet he comes alone.

"In principle, the entire Soul Society is a patrol area, but in reality, there aren't that many people. That Bleach was able to come alone, so there must be something that attracted him," Urahara Kisuke said.

"What else could it be? A Zanpakuto, of course," Tsuna said matter-of-factly.

Only in the pursuit of regaining his original power would it be worthwhile for Bleach to risk coming to such a remote place alone.

Before long, Urahara had brought Tsuna to the location where the Bleach had been found, a desolate hillside.

Using his keen sense of Reishi, Tsuna quickly detected, "You were right, there's no other spiritual pressure. It's like he injured himself."

"Where do you think we should look?" Urahara asked.

"How would I know?" Tsuna rolled his eyes and said casually, "If it were me, I'd probably hide in some cave or jungle, since those places are far from humans."

Urahara gave Tsuna a deep look and said, "Then let's use this place as a center point and search within a ten-kilometer radius. We'll regroup once we find anything."

"Splitting up? It's not that I don't trust you, shopkeeper, but what if we get picked off one by one?" Tsuna asked curiously. "You have all sorts of gadgets, but I don't have much fighting power besides my Zanpakuto."

Urahara glared at Tsuna, annoyed. The idea that combat power lies entirely in one 'Zanpakuto was utter nonsense. Whether it was Tsuna's Fullbring or his Quincy abilities, he was no less powerful than an average captain. And he still lacked strength...

As the two ventured deeper, a sharp sound of a blade slicing through the air rushed towards them. Tsuna and Urahara calmly dodged, and they saw what it was: a triangular boomerang.

A series of footsteps sounded, and soon Tsuna and his companion were surrounded by a group of monsters that were neither human nor non-human. Most of them had humanoid forms, but their bodies had various abnormal characteristics, such as being covered in bandages, green-skinned minotaurs, and even creatures that looked like octopuses.

"These are truly amazing little gadgets," Urahara remarked.

"They should be the culprits in the recent serial Bleach cases. Their appearance and weapons match those of the deceased Bleach," Tsuna said. Before leaving the Seireitei, Urahara had already checked the information on a series of suspects.

"These Zanpakuto all look a bit crazy," Urahara observed carefully.

"How can they not go crazy? Their master has been killed. These Zanpakuto will only gradually lose their minds. Instead of calling them Zanpakuto, we should call them out-of-control, beast-like Zanpakuto, or sword beasts," Tsuna said.

"Should we take them down?" Urahara drew his Zanpakuto, gazing at the group of menacing sword beasts.

"Let's see what happens!" Since the sword beasts were all nearby, it meant that the person controlling them was also nearby. Tsuna shouted, "Muramasa, we know you're nearby, why don't you come out and have a chat?"

"Tsuna, are we not going to scare them away?" Urahara was worried that these sword beasts were just expendable pawns.

"Don't worry, that guy's pretty arrogant because the gatekeeper has Zanpakuto," Tsuna said confidently.

As Tsuna's voice fell, a tall, thin man wearing a white and purple robe walked out. His face was pale, he had heavy smoky makeup, and his messy brown hair was casually scattered on his head. What attracted the most attention was his extremely long fingernails. This was the person Tsuna was looking for, Muramasa.

"Arrogant Bleach, kill them!" Muramasa, without any intention of communicating with Tsuna and the others, immediately ordered the group of sword beasts.

The sword beasts that received the order launched attacks on Tsuna and Urahara. However, these sword beasts did not have any special abilities; most of them could only change the shape of the swords. In addition, their masters were not strong, so neither Tsuna nor Urahara tried to unleash their Zanpakuto to fight back.

With Asauchi in hand, Urahara and Tsuna moved with ease, taking down one sword beast with each step, and in no time at all, they had cut down all the frenzied creatures.

Muramasa clapped lightly, showing no sadness at the deaths of the sword beasts. "As expected of Bleach Shinigami wielding a powerful Zanpakuto, I'm increasingly looking forward to your Zanpakuto."

"Tsuna, I have a bad feeling," Urahara said. The reason he agreed to come with Tsuna was because Tsuna assured him that there would be no problems with the pursuit of Muramasa.

"Relax, it's just seeing my own Zanpakuto," Tsuna said calmly.

"I think it's best to take him down first." Urahara recited the Kido incantation with some unease. He knew that Muramasa had the power to control his Zanpakuto, so he decided to use the power of Kido to attack Muramasa directly.

However, just as Urahara began to act, Muramasa emitted a strange purple spiritual pressure, muttering something under his breath with a dazed expression.

Tsuna knew that Muramasa was whispering Zanpakuto to Urahara's Zanpakuto. He couldn't let Muramasa succeed so easily, so he Flash Step Tsuna his Zanpakuto at Muramasa.

Muramasa stopped his whispered hypnotic state and quickly jumped out of Tsuna's attack range.

"Manager, are you alright?"

"It's alright, but we can't communicate with Red Princess anymore. Cry out, Red Princess ..." Urahara Shikai incantation, but Red Princess didn't react at all, and even turned back into her original cane form.

"You reacted really quickly. You were almost able to get Red Princess to listen to me," Muramasa said with a hint of regret. If Tsuna had been any slower, he could have pulled Red Princess directly out of his Zanpakuto.

"Manager, let's use the Bakudo to capture Muramasa first," Tsuna shouted, but received no response from Urahara. "Manager? Manager?"

Turning his head, he saw Urahara staring blankly at his Zanpakuto, completely oblivious to Tsuna calling him.

"It's no use. Although there wasn't enough time, I've already stirred up Red Princess's desire. Now, this Grim Bleach has been forcibly pulled into Red Princess's inner world, and he can't hear your voice," Muramasa explained.

Muramasa hadn't anticipated Muramasa's Tsuna. In the anime, his main ability was to materialize the spirits of his Zanpakuto. He hadn't expected that even without materializing the spirits, he could still control the Bleach from another angle.

By Zanpakuto, Bleach forcibly brought the Shinigami into a state of Blade Zen. The Blade Zen training, which is the most difficult part of the Bleach's Zanjutsu, was just a piece of cake for Muramasa.

As expected of the strongest Zanpakuto in the Bleach infighting, it can control Bleach's small combos one after another.

Unbeknownst to him, Tsuna found himself in the position of a guide for the Soul Bleach of Seireitei, and the more he looked at Muramasa, the more satisfied he became.

Seeing that Tsuna didn't respond, Muramasa continued, "I was originally planning to find an opportunity to enter the Seireitei and prioritize freeing Ryūjin Jakka, but I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my doorstep."

"It seems we have no choice but to start with you, to free the Bleach from their control of their Zanpakuto!" Muramasa had a completely expressionless face, and his expression barely changed when he spoke.

"No way, you don't actually think Ryūjin Jakka Seireitei, do you?" Tsuna exclaimed as if he'd heard the biggest joke in the world. "If it weren't for Old Man Yamamoto not wanting Soul Society to suffer too much damage, he would have come to capture you himself long ago."

Ryūjin Jakka's power is indeed strong, but this is based on Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto as the user. In addition, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto is a Shinigami who has taken Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hohō, Kidō- Bleach to the extreme. Losing the power of slashing does not mean that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto has no fighting ability to defeat Ryūjin Jakka.

To reiterate, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto not to personally intervene was solely to prevent the uncontrolled Ryūjin Jakka destruction.

Muramasa's already pale face grew even colder. His reason for causing trouble in Soul Society was to find the place where his master was sealed.

Muramasa, the guy who instigated the Zanpakuto to rebel against its master, was actually the sword that loved its master the most; its former master was named Kyōka Kutsuki.

Kyōka Kutsuki in the past because of his involvement in some factional struggles, but what drove him to extremes was his most beloved Zanpakuto, Muramasa.

Under Muramasa's instigation, Kyōka Kutsuki's thinking went to extremes. He escaped from prison, murdered his colleagues, lost himself, and started a rebellion. These crimes alone were enough to warrant his death a hundred times over.

Because he was a member of the Kuchiki Clan, he was spared death through the machinations of Byakuya's grandfather, Kuchiki Ginrei, but was sealed away for life.

Muramasa's appearance this time is to find his master, the sealed place of Kyōka Kutsuki.

That's why he tried every means to infiltrate the Seireitei and cause trouble, all in order to get the location of Kyōka Kutsuki from Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who knew the truth, and to rescue Kyōka Kutsuki.

Now, Tsuna is telling him that even his most relied-upon Ryūjin Jakka is no match for Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Muramasa suddenly feels somewhat helpless.

But Muramasa quickly adjusted his mindset. He was able to survive by absorbing Hollows after being abandoned by his master, which shows his incredibly resilient mentality.

Muramasa immediately rushed towards Tsuna. He couldn't let this person speak anymore; he was only disturbing Tsunayoshi's mind. Rather than communicating with Tsuna, Muramasa decided to disrupt Tsuna's state first.

Muramasa emitted a purple light once more, and his body began to become ethereal. In just a moment, Muramasa disappeared from Tsuna's sight.

Tsuna did not stop Muramasa's actions; he had obviously seen that Muramasa wanted to enter his inner world and disrupt his Zanpakuto's thoughts.

However, Muramasa would be sorely mistaken if he thought Tsuna was just another ordinary Bleach. It was Tsuna's Zanpakuto that gave him the courage to come to Muramasa.

Tsuna closed his eyes and entered his inner world, wanting to see how Muramasa would bewitch his sword spirit.