Modification
Urahara was darting around frantically, and if he slowed down even a fraction of a second, a black and red net would envelop him—it was the net-like spiritual pressure released by Red Princess.
As long as Urahara is bound by the spiritual pressure net, a series of small red balls will appear on the net; that's a technique involving exploding fireballs.
Every now and then, a bright red spiritual pressure would brush past Urahara; that was Red Princess's ranged attack ability.
For the first time, Urahara felt a pang of regret, regretting that he had modified his Zanpakuto with so many Shikai abilities, which were now all turning into boomerangs that hit him.
"Damn you, Tsuna! Can't you lend a hand?!" Urahara shouted angrily at Tsuna, who was leisurely sitting not far away. He had no doubt that if it weren't for the surrounding environment, Tsuna would already be sitting there watching the show with a cup of hot tea.
"Oh dear, manager, isn't this your personal matter? It's not really my place to interfere," Tsuna said, waving his hand sheepishly.
Urahara knew that Tsuna was just saying that on purpose. He rarely got to see Tsuna make a fool of himself, and there was no danger to his life, so he shouldn't even think about expecting anything from Tsuna.
But continuing to run away like this wasn't a solution. Urahara took advantage of the gap in his escape to quickly chant the incantation for Kido, then turned around and unleashed a Hadō 54: Red Princess Hadō #54: Haien at Benihime.
A bright red hexagonal crystal shield blocked in front of Red Princess. It was the Blood Mist Shield, which Red Princess had prepared for in advance, specifically to guard against Urahara's sneak attack.
Not only that, after the Blood Mist Shield blocked Urahara's attack, a bunch of red light arrows shot out from the Blood Mist Shield, heading straight for Urahara's buttocks.
Urahara quickly used Bakudo 39: Bakudō #39: Enkōsen to block the attack of the light arrow, but this time was enough for Red Princess to catch up with Urahara.
Red Princess wielded Red Princess and slashed at Urahara Kisuke. Urahara could only defend himself with his harmless cane. Fortunately, the cane was essentially Zanpakuto, otherwise he would have been chopped into a fire poker by Red Princess in no time.
Urahara and Red Princess clashed violently, their swords striking each other. Red Princess's sickly expression grew increasingly pronounced. She cupped her face in one hand and said to Urahara, "Kisuke, you're being naughty~"
As soon as she finished speaking, a crescent-shaped red slash struck Urahara, cleaving him in two with a single blow from Red Princess Urahara. This was the power of Kamisori Benihime.
Urahara, now split in two, landed lightly on the ground, while Urahara appeared a short distance away, still shaken.
Red Princess's words were deliberately meant to distract Urahara, allowing her to strike Urahara while Urahara was feeling a chill.
Fortunately, Urahara was very vigilant and used his portable Gigai to block Red Princess's view at the critical moment, otherwise Red Princess would have succeeded in taking advantage of him.
"Tsuna, buy me some time!" Urahara shouted. He had clearly felt the awfulness of his Zanpakuto. If Tsuna could delay Red Princess's movements even slightly, Urahara could defeat her with Red Princess Kido.
"Hang in there a little longer, manager. I've called for backup." Tsuna wasn't stupid; there wouldn't be any fun watching him intervene now. He added, "Yoruichi will be here soon. You should handle your own family matters."
Upon hearing Tsuna's words, Urahara felt no relief at the arrival of the outside help; instead, a chill ran down his spine.
Looking up, Red Princess's expression was ashen. Tsuna hadn't kept quiet, so she had obviously heard what Tsuna said.
Red Princess understood Yoruichi and Urahara's relationship perfectly well. Although they hadn't explicitly stated it, they were already lifelong partners, which was something Red Princess, who wanted everything from Urahara, couldn't tolerate.
"Kisuke, you're mine, mine!" Red Princess suddenly let out a shrill scream, then quickly activated her spiritual pressure, "Bankai, beautify Red Princess!"
Red Princess's body began to grow to over ten meters tall, and her skin gradually lost its luster. Her body slumped limply, and her once expressive face became somewhat blank, revealing only anger.
In this state, Red Princess is like a giant puppet, creaking and groaning. Red Princess movements are extremely stiff; she is a puppet on strings.
Tsuna's face showed a hint of doubt. If he remembered correctly, Urahara's Bankai should have been Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame. Could it be that Urahara had made a major modification to Red Princess in the years between now and the Blood War?
No wonder Red Princess looked so resentful after she came out; she had been constantly being reformed by Urahara, which had changed her mentality.
Red Princess moved, stiffly raising her hand like a puppet. Urahara immediately retreated as if facing a formidable enemy, but as soon as he took a step back, he found himself back in the same spot.
This is Red Princess's Bankai ability: modification. She can modify anything within her power's scope, whether it be living beings or environmental structures, as long as she wishes.
Just now, Red Princess had already altered the land beneath Urahara's feet. With every step Urahara took, she modified it a little, Urahara could never escape her side.
"This is troublesome," Urahara said with a wry smile. Even he himself didn't know where the limit of his Bankai was. The power called modification had its upper limit entirely based on the user's imagination and knowledge.
Urahara rarely uses the power of Bankai because he has a very deep understanding of himself and is afraid that if he lets his imagination run wild, he might create something as overpowered as the Hogyoku.
While spending time with Yoruichi, Urahara made the decision to limit himself. Yoruichi was his limiter; as long as Yoruichi was around, he could not allow the world to be destroyed by his creation.
So far, things seem fine. It seems that Red Princess has no intention of killing him. Urahara simply abandons the incantation and throws one Kido after another at Red Princess.
Bakudo 4: This Rope; Bakudo 30: Beak-Piercing Triple Flash; Bakudo 61: Six- Six-Rod Light Restraint; Bakudo 62: Hundred-Step Railing...
Each one was Bakudo, Urahara didn't dare use Hadō, fearing it would provoke Red Princess's agitated nerves. At the same time, he shouted at Tsuna, "Tsuna, you've caused this trouble, help me sort it out!"
If it weren't for Tsuna's words, Red Princess would still be in the mood to play around with Urahara, and wouldn't have needed to Bankai.
Tsuna got up and patted his butt. At this point, he couldn't very well stay out of it; in a way, he was the one who had caused the trouble.
Just as Tsuna was about to make his move, he suddenly realized that his surroundings had changed, and there was a stitched wound over a hundred meters long at his feet.
Alright, in order to prevent Tsuna from making a move, Red Princess instantly altered the ground around Tsuna, teleporting Tsuna Muramasa hundred meters away.
Tsuna scratched his head awkwardly, then gathered his spiritual pressure and shouted, "Manager, Red Princess threw me out!!!"
Urahara was speechless. He didn't even need to look to know that Tsuna, that unreliable guy, wasn't going to take it seriously. Was Urahara now left to rely on his own strength?
The Bakudo that Urahara threw out couldn't even get close to Red Princess. Red Princess knew him too well. Knowing what moves Urahara would use, Red Princess would create something to block Urahara Kido.
He must find an opportunity to defeat Red Princess with a powerful Kido attack, but Red Princess will not let Urahara succeed so easily.
Just then, Urahara heard Tsuna's voice again, "Good news, Yoruichi is coming."
A dark figure flashed past Tsuna. Who else could appear before Tsuna at such speed besides the one known as the Flash God?
A happy smile returned to Tsuna's face as he hoisted Muramasa onto his shoulder Muramasa chased after Yoruichi.
"Kisuke, you disobedient brat, why don't you just give him a good beating?" Yoruichi understood what had happened as soon as Yoruichi arrived. She had seen Urahara's Bankai before, which is why she offered her advice.
However, Yoruichi's words did not make Urahara happy; instead, he secretly thought that something bad was going to happen.
Sure enough, the moment Yoruichi appeared, Red Princess's eyes were fixed on Yoruichi, and her mouth mechanically uttered, "Kisuke, you're being naughty."
With a swishing sound, Urahara discovered that his clothes had been transformed into ropes, and he was being hung in a very shameful position on the tower that Red Princess had temporarily created.
"Pfft!" Yoruichi couldn't help but laugh. She had never seen Urahara in such an awkward state before, and for a moment she even forgot why she had come here.
"Yoruichi, hurry up and make your move! Don't just stand there and laugh!" Urahara shouted at Yoruichi.
"Alright, alright, I'll do it." Yoruichi forced herself to shut up, but the smile on her face didn't stop.
Red Princess stared blankly at Yoruichi. How dare she laugh at her Kisuke like that? She had to teach this woman a Kisuke. After her Bankai, Red Princess was like a puppet, devoid of normal emotions.
Suddenly, several sharp claws appeared on the ground and stabbed towards Yoruichi. Yoruichi's spiritual pressure exploded, and Flash Cry her power. She easily dodged Red Princess's attack and squatted on Urahara's overpass as easily as a cat.
With a light flick of her finger, Urahara set Yoruichi down. Yoruichi said to Red Princess, "Your Bankai poses no real threat to me."
"Your strength is entirely built on Kisuke's ability to anticipate the enemy 'Kisuke moves. Without Kisuke's intelligence, you can only rely on your understanding of Kisuke to bully him. Without Kisuke, you could never hurt me."
For Red Princess's Bankai modification ability to be effective in battle, the modification itself is a prerequisite. Modification is a process, unlike other techniques that take effect immediately.
This process was far too slow for someone as fast as Yoruichi. In fact, Tsuna could have dodged it, but he had already sensed Yoruichi's spiritual pressure, so he allowed Red Princess to succeed.
Furthermore, after Red Princess's Bankai, she becomes a puppet, which makes her even less adept at using her brain. Only when paired with Urahara Kisuke, an external brain, is Red Princess's Bankai complete.
The puppet-like Red Princess couldn't grasp this problem. She felt that Yoruichi was provoking her, especially when Yoruichi put Urahara down; she felt that her plaything was leaving her.
Red Princess launched another attack on Yoruichi, but just as Yoruichi had said, Red Princess's modification had a large lead time, making it impossible for her to pinpoint Yoruichi's location.
With a flash, Yoruichi appeared above Red Princess and kicked her head with all Red Princess might.
Red Princess was kicked and fell to the ground, looking just like Urahara after using his Bankai during a bloody battle.
At this moment, Urahara, who had already broken free of his restraints, had finished reciting his incantation. "Hadō 91: Senju Kōten Taihō!"
A barrage of crimson, missile-sized spiritual pressure projectiles rained down on Red Princess. The Hadō of a fully inscribed Hado (demonic energy spurious energy) of number ninety or higher was palpable. After the dust settled, all that remained on the ground was Red Princess in her Shikai.