Poker Cards of Illusion

Smoke and fire erupted from the camp where the Kidō Corps was located, Inaba's clones had already breached it. Fortunately, Hachigen had organized most of the Bleach to defend it, preventing particularly heavy casualties.

Even so, the sweat on Hachigen's forehead never stopped; only he knew the immense pressure he was under.

Just outside the defensive barrier built by the Kidō Corps, there was a Fake Hachigen trying to break through the real Hachigen's Kido. If Hachigen hadn't created some new techniques in the Soul Society these days, the Kidō Corps would probably be wide open by now.

The attackers outside were all Captain-level Bleach, and the pressure on Hachigen was increasing. He was prepared to fight to the death.

The number of Kidō Corps killed or wounded has already exceeded half, and Seireitei can hardly maintain a complete and comprehensive barrier. If those clones continue to slaughter, the Soul Society may really be in big trouble.

Just as Hachigen was preparing to use all his spiritual pressure to create an improved Four Beasts Sealing Gate, a new explosion was heard outside the Kidō Corps's quarters.

Before the person arrived, the sound preceded them; a loud "Getsuga Tensho" accompanied by a pale blue crescent moon forcefully charged into the battlefield.

Ichigo's personality is such that he can't stand seeing his comrades get hurt. When he saw the fallen Kidō Corps, he swung his Zanpakuto from afar.

Ichigo were Tsuna and the rest of the World of the Living team. After Ichigo made his move, Uryū and Tsuna also joined in. The others did not possess any effective ranged attacks.

As usual, Uryū used Hirenkyaku to cleanse the battlefield, forcibly interrupting the massacre of the Kidō Corps.

At Tsuna's fingertips appeared playing cards of various suits, and with a flick of his arm, each card flew precisely to a clone.

Tsuna's actions were undisguised, and the clone captains naturally noticed the flying playing cards as well. They all gathered their spiritual pressure and slashed at the cards, believing that there was nothing Zanpakuto couldn't cut.

They didn't expect that at the same time they swung their knives, the playing cards swelled up in the wind, growing to nearly ten meters tall, and a huge black vortex appeared in the center of the cards, swallowing them whole.

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late. Except for Soi Fon's clone, which reacted and dodged the playing cards in front of it, all the other clones were absorbed by the playing cards.

The fake Soi Fon only managed to dodge the first attack, but couldn't avoid the second playing card that had been lying in wait behind her, and was also swallowed up by the card.

In the blink of an eye, Tsuna had wiped out all the clones that had attacked the Kidō Corps. The Kidō Corps, who had been suppressed for so long, looked at each other, somewhat unaccustomed to this sudden sense of security.

"I've banished them all to the illusionary space. Hachigen, quickly organize a rescue operation. Orihime, could you please go and lend a hand?" Tsuna said.

Unfortunately, among those present, only Orihime Inoue and Tsuna could be considered healers, and the power of Bankai would be needed to perform large-scale Activation treatment.

The Decimo is currently still wandering in the Seireitei and cannot return for the time being. He can only have Hachigen gather the people together first, Tsuna will gradually remove the fatal wounds of the Bleach.

"Leave it to us, Tsuna." That gentle and intellectual voice was unmistakably Unohana Retsu's. She arrived just in time. Not only her, but she also brought a group of members from the Fourth Division with her.

After learning that the Kidō Corps was Inaba's primary target, Unohana Retsu and Kotetsu Isane rushed over with a large number of healers, who came in handy.

After the Fourth Division took their positions, the other captains who were nearby also took their places. To their surprise, the familiar spiritual pressure they had sensed vanished in an instant.

"Tsuna, honestly, how are we supposed to fight like this?" Ichigo complained. "Hurry up and release him from your... dimension."

"Wouldn't it be better if I put you in the illusion space? It's an artificial one-on-one stage, and I don't have to worry about hurting anyone else."

Upon Tsuna Tsuna's words, everyone present's eyes lit up. Compared to a chaotic brawl, who wouldn't prefer a one-on-one duel?

But before Tsuna could even begin his plan, he heard Urahara Kisuke calling out to him over the communicator.

"Everyone, our main objective is to find Inaba Kagerōza and the fake Captain-Commander Yamamoto. According to Captain Kuchiki's intelligence, Inaba has obtained a large number of Modified Soul, and he may want to use them to activate the fake Captain- Captain-Commander Yamamoto's power."

"Now that almost the entire Seireitei is filled with our people, if we still can't find it, Manager, where do you think Inaba is hiding?" Tsuna asked.

"Inaba Kagerōza... Nozomi Kujō... Yushima Ōshū! Inaba wants to merge with Kujo Nozomi Kujō become the complete Yushima Ōshū, then he should be where the real Yushima Ōshū is!" Urahara said with certainty.

"And where is that Yushima Ōshū?"

When this question was raised, Urahara also somewhat troubled. It wasn't difficult to find out where Yushima Ōshū was; they could just look through the records of the Central 46. But what they lacked most right now was time.

"In the Maggots' Nest!" Kurotsuchi Mayuri's smug voice suddenly interrupted, "The destination for all the Modified Soul of the Squad 12 is the Maggots' Nest, Inaba can only be there too!"

"That's right. The Modified Soul Project was deemed a potential threat by the Central 46, which explains Yushima Ōshū is imprisoned in the Maggots' Nest," Urahara Kisuke said. "This also explains why we still can't find Inaba."

The Maggots' Nest is a prison under the jurisdiction of the Squad 2. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for anyone to go there and hide there. This fits the situation where the captains searched the entire Seireitei but could not find Inaba.

Hearing Urahara's affirmation, Kurotsuchi Mayuri smiled smugly. Little Urahara Kisuke was still no match for the power of their Squad 12. These foolish subordinates, they would let it go this time.

"Tsuna, Yoruichi has already gone to the Squad 2. Go to the Squad 2 and meet her!" Urahara Kisuke said very seriously, "If the opponent is really the Captain-Commander, only you can suppress him."

"I understand, I'll head over right away." After saying that, Tsuna instructed everyone present, "I will release those clones later, and you can all find opponents and take them down yourselves."

"Don't worry, Tsuna, our Zanpakuto have all returned!" Kensei said to Tsuna.

While rushing along the road, they encountered their materialized Zanpakuto. At this critical moment, the Zanpakuto, after being comforted by the Decimo, did not act up and temporarily returned to its master's hands.

"Um, can I go with you?" Nozomi Kujō suddenly stepped forward and asked, her eyes filled with determination. This matter involved her and Inaba, and she wanted to witness Inaba's destruction with her own eyes.

"It will be very dangerous..."

"Tsuna, don't worry about Tatsuki, let's go together!" Ichigo forward and flexed his muscles.

He thought that Tsuna didn't want Tatsuki, who was with Nozomi Kujō, to go because he was afraid that Nozomi Kujō would be in danger.

Although they haven't known each other for long, Ichigo has already treated Nozomi Kujō as a friend, and his gentle nature always makes him want to do as much as possible to fulfill his friend's wishes.

"Tsuna, you can work together. We'll handle the Bleach clones," Unohana Retsu said at the right moment.

Solving the crisis of the Seireitei copying the Bleach was originally the job of the Gotei 13. Losing Ichigo and the others' help only put the problem back on track.

Now that Unohana Retsu has spoken, there's no need to worry about safety here. Tsuna agrees with Ichigo's suggestion: Orihime will stay behind to rescue people, while the rest of the World of the Living will go with him to the Maggots' Nest.

Before setting off, Tsuna once again instructed his friends in the World of the Living: "When we get to the Maggots' Nest, if you encounter any unfamiliar creatures, don't hesitate to kill them with all your might!"

The murderous intent emanating from Tsuna's words immediately stunned Ichigo and the others. In Ichigo's mind, he preferred to defeat his opponent rather than kill him; killing was not an easy thing for him.

"Tsuna, isn't this going too far?" Ichigo asked hesitantly.

"If you can't do it, then stay!" Tsuna showed no mercy. "The Maggots' Nest holds only prisoners who pose a potential threat. With Inaba this trouble, the worst-case scenario is that all the prisoners in the Maggots' Nest could be released."

"The situation is critical. There's no time for us to determine which prisoner is good or bad. The only thing we can do is abide by the Soul Society's existing judgments, identify them as criminals, and kill them on the spot!"

"Isn't that too cruel?"

"Kurosaki-kun, are we going to cause even more casualties because of a moment of mercy? Those people are prisoners anyway, you don't need to feel too much pressure." Uryū's glasses gleamed with rationality.

"Tsuna is right. I'm counting on you to take care of the Maggots' Nest ~"

Unohana Retsu's voice became increasingly seductive as she spoke. She was quite pleased with Tsuna's murderous intent and was already planning the next opportunity to trick Tsuna into fighting her.

"I'll listen to Tsuna!"

Tatsuki immediately spoke up, his eyes fixed on Unohana Retsu. Nozomi Kujō and Chad also had nothing to object to, leaving only Ichigo.

Tsuna didn't try to persuade him further. Whether to kill or not was Ichigo's own choice, and that was part of Ichigo's charm. He turned around and led the way towards the Squad 2.

"Wait, Tsuna, I'm going too!" Seeing his friends' footsteps moving one by one, Ichigo finally understood and quickly activated Flash Step to catch up.

After Tsuna and his group left, a hole suddenly appeared in the sky, and fine sand flowed down from it. A broken sword ripped the hole open to a size large enough for a person to pass through.

"Haha, this little trick is nothing more than a couple of slashes!"

The first to leave the illusion space was Kenpachi Zaraki's clone. After removing his eyepatch, his spiritual pressure was extremely high. With a series of slashes, he managed to forcefully break through the attack before Tsuna could even make contact with it.

However, before the fake Kenpachi could even feel smug, someone rushed forward and engaged him in battle with a sword. It was the real Kenpachi, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time.

Meanwhile, Tsuna was dispelling the illusions one by one. As fine sand fell, clones appeared in the illusions, and the real captains each confronted their opponents.

(PS: Kato Akari's desert weapon design is based on playing cards.)

Logically speaking, I feel that playing cards are more like D. Spade's equipment, because in the comics, playing cards are more in line with D's mysterious, all-powerful behind-the-scenes persona.

However, after D used both the Vongola Gear and the Simon Ring simultaneously, the playing cards were held in D's hand, indicating that the playing cards were equipment of the same level as the Vongola Gear and the Simon Ring.

Therefore, the final design was that the equipment with the desert attribute would be playing cards.