News of the Visored

After some time, Tsuna took Tatsuki, Ichigo, and Orihime to the Urahara Shop.

Under Tsuna's guidance, Tatsuki and Ichigo had already gained an initial grasp of their Fullbring. They had come to the Urahara Shop so Urahara Kisuke could help them get more practical combat training and allow them to fully master their Fullbring.

How did that saying go? You couldn't bear to beat up your own people, so you could only hand them over for someone else to beat up. Even future Renji had handed his daughter over to Ikkaku for training.

Tatsuki's Fullbring looked somewhat like she was wearing a karate gi, except the gi appeared somewhat illusory, much like the illusory Shinigami Uniform Ichigo wore when he first learned Fullbring in the original story.

Tatsuki's Fullbring was understandable. She had practiced karate since childhood, so it was only natural for her to create something based on a karate gi. Still, seeing her short-haired appearance in that gi always made Tsuna think of a fighting game character named Kato Makoto.

No, Tatsuki looked far prettier than Kato Makoto—at least, that was how Tsuna saw it.

Ichigo's Fullbring, meanwhile, was completely different from the original story. Without any experience as a Substitute Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki's Fullbring did not resemble a Shinigami's at all.

Ichigo's initial Fullbring resembled a longbow made from two segments of black flame. It was only a bow, with neither string nor arrows. During training with Tatsuki, she had beaten him up mercilessly. The longbow gave Ichigo almost no boost in combat strength and instead restricted his movements.

Ichigo was currently holding back a bellyful of frustration, waiting until his Fullbring was complete so he could get back everything Tatsuki had dished out to him.

As for Orihime Inoue, after spiritual pressure had been infused into her body, she too could see spiritual beings. Under Ichigo's instruction, she had already learned to initially control part of her spiritual pressure, though she still had a long way to go before forming her own Fullbring.

Why was Ichigo the one teaching Orihime Inoue? Because after the gathering at the Kurosaki Residence, Masaki Kurosaki had felt sympathy for the pitiful girl. At her insistent request, Orihime had now moved into the Kurosaki Residence.

Just as Masa had once lived at the Ishida Residence, Masa had not liked Ishida Ryuuken back then. However, Orihime was clearly fond of Ichigo.

After Orihime moved in, the pleased smile Masaki Kurosaki wore whenever she looked at Orihime Inoue made Tsuna feel as if she were looking at her future daughter-in-law.

Orihime Inoue had come to the Urahara Shop this time because they were going to see Sora Inoue. With Urahara's technology infused into him, Sora Inoue could now take human form. As long as he covered the Hollow Hole on his lower abdomen, he was nearly indistinguishable from an ordinary person apart from the fragment of mask still on his neck.

Sora Inoue was not very strong at the moment, only around the level of an ordinary Bleach, not even a Seated Officer. Still, that no longer prevented Sora Inoue and Orihime Inoue from meeting normally.

"Spiky Head, why did you bring so many people this time?" The one speaking without a shred of respect was naturally Jinta. Sweeping at the entrance, he spotted Sawada Tsunayoshi at once.

"Call out that profiteering shopkeeper and tell him business has arrived." Tsuna had come to the Urahara Shop to make a deal this time. He intended to purchase the shop's training services; he could not keep freeloading off Urahara Kisuke forever.

"Oh-ho-ho, how rare for young Tsuna to be willing to do business with this humble shop." Urahara emerged from the shop with an exaggerated tone. Their mutual assistance had always been built upon Tsuna providing certain intelligence and suggestions.

After Tsuna explained his purpose, Urahara led the group into the underground training area. Before Ichigo and the others had time to marvel at the sheer size of the underground space, Orihime spotted Sora Inoue, dressed in an ordinary kimono.

Orihime Inoue ran toward Sora Inoue as if she were flying. Without bothering with the siblings' reunion, Urahara began arranging that day's training services.

Koume and Jinta would train Tatsuki and Ichigo. Koume wore a set of boxing protective gear, while Jinta kept things simple, holding only a baseball bat as he traded insults with Ichigo.

"Tsuna, are you sure this brat is the one training me?" Ichigo asked irritably, pointing at Jinta. Jinta had given him a nickname the moment they met, and his tone had made Ichigo thoroughly annoyed.

"Hey! Orange Head, watch out or I'll send you flying with one swing!" Jinta showed Ichigo absolutely no courtesy, raising a hand to point at him provocatively.

"You damn brat..."

Compared to Ichigo and Jinta's bickering, Tatsuki and Koume's side was much more peaceful. Still, Tatsuki hesitated as she looked at Koume, uncertain whether she should attack such a young girl.

"Tsuna, this..."

Tsuna immediately saw Tatsuki's concern and called out loudly to Tatsuki and Ichigo, "Don't underestimate Koume and Jinta. Either one of them can beat both of you with no problem right now. Don't hold back—give it everything you've got."

With Tsuna's assurance, Ichigo and Tatsuki finally began training. Ichigo grabbed his black longbow and collided it against Jinta's baseball bat, while Tatsuki, clad in her white illusory karate gi, began fighting Koume.

Compared with the pure melee weapon clash on Ichigo's side, Tatsuki's battle was much fiercer. Her punches and kicks could carry spiritual pressure into attacks, occasionally even blasting small pits into the ground.

"Young Tsuna, you didn't come all this way just to do business with me, did you?" Urahara and Tsuna sat far away, watching the various pairs in the arena as they chatted.

"As expected of the shopkeeper." Tsuna transformed, donning his unique suit-style Shinigami Uniform. He drew his blade in reverse grip. This time, it was not his black Zanpakuto, but the pure white one. "Mr. Shopkeeper, do you understand the power of Hollowfication?"

Seeing Tsuna draw that white Zanpakuto, Urahara understood his meaning. He had long had his own suspicions about Tsuna's two blades: black represented the Shinigami, and white represented the Hollow. Now that Tsuna had mastered the power of a Shinigami Bankai, it was inevitable that he would want to master the power of his other Zanpakuto.

"Mr. Tsuna, you may speak plainly." Given Tsuna's intelligence-gathering abilities, Urahara did not believe he was unaware of why they had left the Soul Society.

"The Visored—the captains driven out of the Soul Society by Aizen a hundred years ago because of Hollowfication experiments. Could I trouble you to tell me where they are?" Tsuna sheathed his sword.

"Hollowfication? That is an extremely dangerous power." Urahara recalled how much effort it had taken for them to help the Visored adapt to Hollowfication after escaping the Soul Society.

"If you're referring to masks, I've already mastered that power." Tsuna brushed a hand across his face, and his voice suddenly turned crisp and thin. A mask had appeared over the upper half of his face.

Urahara's eyes widened slightly. This had not been something he expected. "Young Tsuna really is impressive."

"I couldn't exactly stand still while I wasn't visiting the shop, could I?" Tsuna made a dashing swipe, and the mask on his face dissolved into Reishi.

"As far as I know, the power the Visored have mastered is only so much. They may not be able to offer young Tsuna much help." Urahara knew perfectly well how much power the Visored possessed.

Tsuna did not directly answer Urahara's question. Instead, he looked at the Inoue siblings in the distance. "Inoue's Brother's spiritual pressure appears much weaker. If I'm not mistaken, the shopkeeper separated part of his power in order to let him take human form, correct?"

"Nothing can be hidden from young Tsuna, can it? The outward form of that power resembles your blade quite closely. It's white as well." Urahara's gaze drifted once more toward Tsuna's lower back.

"So that means it is a Zanpakuto belonging to a Hollow? If the power of that blade is released, can Inoue's Brother recover his true strength?"

"Theoretically, yes," Urahara answered.

"So the power I wish to master is that of my other Zanpakuto. As for the Visored, I merely want to observe Hollow power in different individuals. Perhaps it will give me some inspiration for mastering Resurrección."

"Resurrección? That is indeed quite fitting." Urahara caught another key term. "What do you intend to do?"

"It would be best if I could persuade them to train me. I could also push them to improve their strength while I'm at it. With their current abilities, they're still lacking if they want to step onto the stage ahead," Tsuna assessed.

"Then I'll tell you where they are..."

"Wait. I'd like to place another order. Please have Mr. Tessai accompany me." Tsuna said, "Persuading that group of unruly people may cause some trouble."

"Tessai is not particularly good at verbal negotiations..."

"It's fine. I'm only bringing Mr. Tessai along to strengthen the stability of their barrier. It would be troublesome if I accidentally punched through it and affected the surrounding environment." Tsuna sounded concerned.

"This kind of persuasion?"

"Isn't persuasion simply physically beating someone into submission, then making them listen to me? Otherwise, why would they listen to reason? Not everyone is like the shopkeeper and can understand what I mean after only a few words."

"That makes sense. I'll have Tessai make the trip right away..."

Led by Kukaku Shiba, Tsuna arrived before an enormous warehouse. Kukaku Shiba formed a hand seal, and a door made of Reishi suddenly opened before them.

"Hm?" Inside the barrier, a plump man made a puzzled sound.

"What is it, Hachi?" someone asked.

"Someone has entered. Judging from the method, it is Lord Tessai," Hachigen Ushōda answered.

"Urahara? What is that guy here for again? Come to think of it, he's been visiting far too often lately." Someone replied with dissatisfaction.

"I heard Urahara has resumed research into Hollowfication. Is that guy planning to follow Aizen's path?"

"You don't even need to look to know that bald bastard is up to no good!" The speaker's tone was extremely aggressive.

"I'll go take a look. No matter what, Urahara did help us." The lazy tone of this person's voice completely contradicted the words he spoke.

"I'll go with you. Today's training is over anyway, so it won't be a waste of time." Sweat scattered across the ground as a muscular man executed a smooth flip and landed beside their leader.