Localized Downpour
Tsuna threw all three Fish Dragon daggers, which swam through the air like three fish. He used these three daggers as throwing stars, and each arc they traced was an attack on Inaba.
With a series of swift movements, the Fish Dragon dagger stabbed Inaba's body several times, almost turning Inaba into a sieve, but Inaba didn't seem to care at all.
Under the intense heat of the Zanjitsu Gokui, his body became part of the flames, an elemental-like ability that made Inaba fearless of Tsuna's dagger attacks.
Tsuna did add Rain Flame to the Fish Dragon Dagger, but the spiritual pressure contained in the Zanjitsu Gokui was so immense that the Rain Flame on the dagger could only delay the repair time of Inaba's cave entrance, not kill Inaba.
Old Man Yamamoto's moves are troublesome; it seems we need to think of another way.
"This method is no longer effective against me. Show me your true strength, Sawada Tsunayoshi!"
Inaba's tone was full of anger, her eyes fixed on the two long swords on Tsuna's back, presumably those were Tsuna's true power.
"Grandpa, Tsuna really okay?" Ichigo asked, leaning closer to Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. Neither he nor his friends had ever witnessed Tsuna fighting Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
After sensing the spiritual pressure of the Zanjitsu Gokui, Ichigo felt inexplicably uneasy. He felt that he really couldn't handle the Zanjitsu Gokui if he were to go up there. Remembering that this was Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's technique, Ichigo moved closer.
"Don't worry, Ichigo, Tsuna's Rain Sword Style is even stronger than the Captain-Commander's!"
Unexpectedly, before Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto could answer, a gentle voice spoke first. Upon closer inspection, Unohana Retsu had appeared beside them at some point, her eyes fixed on Tsuna's back, her face filled with a morbid madness.
"Captain Unohana, do you think I can't beat Sawada Tsunayoshi?"
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto opened one eye and glanced at Unohana Retsu. He didn't feel displeasure; he just wanted to know why Unohana Retsu trusted Tsuna so much.
Judging from Byakuran's words, even though it was Sawada Tsunayoshi's first time using this form of power, why was Unohana Retsu so confident in Tsuna's strength?
"Tsuna uses the Shigure Soen Ryu, which has become a style Tsuna creates at will."
"Every time I fight him, he brings me a new surprise." Unohana Retsu said, cupping her face in her hands, "I can't wait to see what kind of powerful move Rain's Beyond Bankai will be."
"Captain-Commander, Tsuna's creativity and unpredictability far surpass yours~"
Without even looking, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto knew what Unohana Retsu was up to. This woman, who loved White Blade combat, had probably already set her sights on Tsuna's Rain Attribute Beyond Bankai.
Thinking of this, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto couldn't help but remind her, "Unohana, you should raise your Zanpakuto's recognition level as soon as possible. Only battles between equals can bring the ultimate thrill."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was mainly worried that Unohana Retsu would foolishly challenge Tsuna to a duel, using power Beyond Bankai. If Tsuna didn't stop, his Gotei 13 would lose a top-tier fighter.
Distracted by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Unohana Retsu's joyful face immediately turned worried; how could she not know the impact of the difference in strength?
The thought of her green-robed Zanpakuto gave Unohana Retsu a headache. She was a crazy woman, and her Zanpakuto was no less so. She wanted to master something Beyond Bankai, but she didn't know when she would be able to.
A bark brought Unohana Retsu back to her senses. An Akita appeared where Tsuna had been standing, barking loudly, while Tsuna himself was standing in front of Inaba.
He drew his sword with his left hand and slashed down.
With a hiss, a large amount of white smoke immediately billowed from Inaba's body Tsuna's slash, which contained Rain Flame, was instantly evaporated into water vapor by the extremely high temperature of the Zanjitsu Gokui.
But this strike still startled Inaba; Tsuna, pierced through the Zanjitsu Gokui and struck his body.
Originally, his body was in a near-elemental form due to the effect of the Zanjitsu Gokui, but at the moment of Tsuna's slash, a large amount of Rain Flame locally Sedation Inaba's body.
This caused the Sedation power to forcefully suppress the part of Inaba that was struck Inaba Tsuna slashed down. In that instant, the power of the Zanjitsu Gokui was suppressed at the small cut, and that area returned to flesh.
In other words, if Tsuna wanted to, he could still damage Inaba by adding Rain Flame.
It won't kill him, but it will hurt. What if Sawada Tsunayoshi inflicts hundreds or thousands of cuts on him and actually finds his Modified Soul?
No, even the Zanjitsu Gokui are unstable now. Inaba a burst of lightning, not daring to let Tsuna get close easily. In just one round, Inaba felt fear.
Tsuna didn't choose to chase after them. Instead, he looked at his Left Katana and pondered something. He had just used the power of the Rain Dog Menace to slow down Inaba's mind. He wanted to test the power of the Zanjitsu Gokui.
Originally, he didn't intend to achieve anything with this strike, but unexpectedly, he actually managed to get a little something out of it.
Inaba's Zanjitsu Gokui was far less powerful than Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's. Tsuna was certain that with the Zanjitsu Gokui's temperature approaching that of the sun, the Rain Flame on his sword would evaporate before they even reached Inaba's body.
There's no way that a large amount of water vapor could have appeared; the only explanation is that the power of the Inaba is not yet sufficient.
That's good. Inaba is no longer a threat, and it's only a matter of time before Tsuna defeats him. This will allow Tsuna to slowly test the power that Beyond Bankai.
Inaba was unaware that he had been used as a punching bag by Tsuna. His mind was still racing, trying to find a way to deal with Tsuna.
I've got it! He doesn't want to fight Tsuna in close combat, so let the suicide squad do it.
The Zanka no Tachi was inverted, and a sea of fire spread from its tip, awakening skeletons within it—the Southern Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin.
The essence of this move is to awaken the spirits of those who died under Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's sword, but as a clone of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, this body has hardly any bloodshed, so in theory it shouldn't be able to awaken many spirits at all.
Inaba took a different approach. It didn't matter that this body hadn't killed many people; what he awakened were the Modified Soul used to power the Zanka no Tachi.
The skeletal skeletons, adorned with humanoid appearances, are none other than the current members of the Gotei 13, or rather, the Gotei 13 copied by Inaba. Inaba has awakened the Modified Soul he created and then crushed himself.
These Modified Soul, their eyes lifeless, appeared intact and, like zombies, brandished their Zanpakuto, charging towards Tsuna along a path of flames.
With three Fish Dragon daggers protecting Tsuna, plus the Left Katana in his hand, not a single undead could get close to him.
Without exception, they were all reduced to ashes by the combined effect of sword light and rain of Sedation power when they rushed near Tsuna.
"Is that all?" Tsuna asked somewhat boredly. Inaba's flames were not concentrated enough to mimic the power of the dead in life. These seemingly lifelike dead were no different from the same skeletons.
Inaba's expression was also very unpleasant. If there was no obvious difference between the East Kyokujitsu Katana and the West Zanjitsu Gokui, then the South Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin was the most direct way to tell him the difference between his Zanka no Tachi and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's.
However, the endless charge of the skeletons was no match for Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's techniques; he should have used flames to gather the power they possessed in life.
The ashes beneath Tsuna's feet gradually piled up into a small mountain. Inaba realized that this so-called army of the dead posed no threat to Tsuna at all. His eyes lit up, and a new idea came to him.
Tsuna can defeat these undead doesn't mean others can easily deal with them. The temperature in Soul Society has gradually stabilized due to the intervention of Rain Flame, Inaba wouldn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
By including Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Zanka no Tachi in the battle, Inaba didn't believe Tsuna could quell the power of the two Zanka no Tachi.
Inaba himself didn't know that, without realizing it, his desire to destroy Soul Society on his own had completely dissipated. Now, all he wanted was to settle some scores with Soul Society before he died.
Seeing the undead approaching, Ichigo and the others gripped their weapons tightly. They could watch the battle, but they couldn't let their own actions affect Tsuna's fight.
"Don't worry, that man won't let this fight affect the people around him." Unohana Retsu stood with her hands in her pockets, showing no intention of fighting.
"Ichigo, trust Tsuna," Tatsuki suddenly said, his expression incredibly firm, arms crossed, showing no intention of attacking.
Ichigo felt surrounded by an inexplicable aura, and could only retract the raised Tensa Zangetsu. However, his hand remained firmly gripping the hilt, ready to strike at any moment.
After realizing that Inaba was spreading the skulls around, Tsuna's face finally showed a serious expression.
The area in Inaba is very wide open; just by slashing with swords, some of the dead will surely escape.
Tsuna needed to use a wide-area AOE attack. His gaze fell on the Left Katana. Jiro sensed what Tsuna was thinking and rubbed against the back of Tsuna's hand twice.
Let's try the ultimate rain attribute power after fusion.
As soon as Tsuna had a thought, Jiro immediately leaped off the hilt of the sword. It stood on all fours, howling at the sky!
Tsuna didn't know why Jiro, who was clearly a dog, let out a wolf howl, but he could clearly sense that the moisture in the air rapidly condensed above his head after Jiro's howl.
A deep blue light shone from the Left Katana. Tsuna gripped it tightly with both hands and raised it above his head. The ultimate Rain Flame shot straight into the sky, and all the moisture was assimilated into rain at that moment, accumulating on the top of Tsuna's head.
Tsuna's hands were bulging with veins. He had never felt the weight of his Left Katana before. It was as if he was carrying a huge cauldron filled with the ultimate rain that had been assimilated.
As Tsuna moved, the spiritual pressure generated Beyond Bankai was finally felt by everyone. Inaba's expression darkened further, and he vaguely felt that the power of the Zanka no Tachi to that of his opponent.
How could this be? Inaba immediately dismissed the absurd thought in his mind. This was the power he had created by Modified Soul with all his might.
If we have to blame someone, we can only blame Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's lack of power, as he was completely outmatched by Sawada Tsunayoshi. It's not that Inaba's research abilities were lacking!
After shifting the blame to Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Inaba quickly pushed the spirits to spread, but he, dressed in the Zanjitsu Gokui, quietly took a half step back.
He couldn't play along with Sawada Tsunayoshi any longer. He needed to use Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Flash Step to quickly destroy Soul Society, otherwise he might not be able to do anything at all.
Because of the power that Tsuna displayed, Inaba changed his mind once again.
Just as Inaba took that half-step back, Tsuna's Left Katana came crashing down.
In an instant, the rain poured down, all the noise disappeared, and all that could be heard was the sound of the rain.
The dense rain formed a white curtain between heaven and earth, making it impossible to see anything in the downpour.
A strong sense of separation filled everyone's senses. The rain zone perfectly covered the entire South Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin, but there was not a trace of moisture where Ichigo and the others stood.
It was as if the Milky Way had opened a gap there.