A Sword That Split the Heavens

The sky split open, and a flood poured down from the heavens, creating a white expanse that completely obscured Tsuna, Inaba, and the spirits of the dead.

"Tsk, that's really terrifying, Tsuna's move." Unohana Retsu clicked her tongue, silently calculating whether her blood pool could withstand this catastrophic attack.

"Is this rain really that bad?" Ichigo knew Unohana Retsu's strength, and it was extremely difficult for the First Kenpachi to utter the word "terrifying."

"Ichigo, you haven't forgotten the characteristics of Rain Flame, have you?" Tatsuki suddenly asked.

"Sedation down." Ichigo remembered, of course, but he didn't think about it in detail.

"The flames possess Sedation properties; even a touch of them can cause anything from slowed movements to complete stagnation." As the person who understands Tsuna's power best, Tatsuki pointed to the rain-soaked area and said, "Every drop of rain in there is the purest Rain Flame."

"Take myself for example, I reckon if I got two drops on myself, I'd stop moving Tsuna could easily take me down," Tatsuki said, using himself as an example.

"Hiss!" Ichigo finally realized the power of this rain. He couldn't help but replace Tatsuki's example with his own. Could Tensa Zangetsu's speed cut through all the rain?

In this level of intensity, Ichigo knew he couldn't manage it. Even if his initial speed could temporarily keep him safe, the Sedation effect would persist, and his sword-swinging speed would only decrease, eventually succumbing to the downpour.

"Captain-Commander, if you were on the field, would you be able to handle this attack?" Unohana Retsu asked curiously. Having witnessed the last battle where the Cloud Attribute Beyond Bankai, she had to compare Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's and Tsuna's powers.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto didn't answer, but instead opened his eyes and stared at the rain as if he was thinking about something. It was Ryūjin Jakka beside him who spoke up.

"Unless you unleash the full power of the Zanjitsu Gokui, completely transforming yourself into the sun and using the extreme heat to evaporate the rain before it reaches you."

"However, this method consumes a great deal of spiritual pressure. In order to conserve combat power, the Old Man Yama has never used the power of the Zanjitsu Gokui to its maximum."

"So you mean you can still handle it?" Unohana.

"Pretty much. That power that Beyond Bankai is indeed very strong, but our Zanka no Tachi is not bad either..." Ryūjin Jakka said nonchalantly.

"No, Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't even use his full strength." It was Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, the master of Ryūjin Jakka. "He hasn't even drawn his other sword yet."

Ryūjin Jakka immediately dropped its smug expression. Being telepathically connected with Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, it naturally understood Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's meaning: using its full strength to counter the opponent's minor moves was simply not worthwhile.

Ryūjin Jakka then understood why Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto hadn't spoken; he was considering methods other than the Zanjitsu Gokui to deal with the torrential rain.

In the pouring rain, Tsuna lay on his back, quietly feeling the raindrops pattering down, making no further move. He wasn't worried at all that the spirits would harm him; in this Sedation downpour, the spirits had no chance of making a move.

Looking at the sky, which resembled a burst dam, Tsuna casually said, "Let's call this move 'Heavenly River Collapse,' Special Style: Heavenly River Collapse."

The torrential rain came quickly and went quickly. Despite being a natural disaster, the Rain Flame in the upper levels were exhausted, and it stopped just like that.

High in the sky, the fiery Hell created by the Nan Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin had long since disappeared, and those resurrected undead had not even left ashes.

After the rain, the chaotic sky returned to its clear and bright state, leaving only two figures standing high in the sky.

Left Katana and surrounded by three Fish Dragon daggers, and Tsuna, drenched to the bone with not a trace of fire on his body, his once Scorching Zanpakuto now a completely grayish-black stick, draped in Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Inaba.

The torrential rain washed away all the flame undead, even extinguishing their Zanjitsu Gokui. It also extinguished not only the Zanjitsu Gokui, but also the Zanka no Tachi everywhere.

If Inaba hadn't forcibly unleashed the Zanjitsu Gokui in the style of Inaba the Ryūjin Jakka was about to begin, he himself would probably have been extinguished by the downpour.

Unfortunately, the few sparks that were forcibly ignited couldn't gain any momentum in the torrential rain, and Inaba, who was barely saved, was still soaked to the bone.

Ichigo felt himself being elbowed twice. He turned around and saw that it was Ryūjin Jakka. Just as he was wondering why Ryūjin Jakka was looking for him, since the two of them had no connection whatsoever...

Ryūjin Jakka asked softly, "Hey, Kurosaki, do you have any of those recording devices on you? You know, what do you call them in the World of the Living, cameras? Quick, take a picture of that Old Man Yama's pathetic state. I'm counting on it to live a good life from now on!"

Before Ichigo could reply, Ryūjin Jakka felt a strong hand grab her shoulder. Without even turning around, Ryūjin Jakka knew who it was.

Ryūjin Jakka was about to run away, a surge of spiritual pressure emanated from the large hand. Guided by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's spiritual pressure, Ryūjin Jakka willingly returned to his Zanpakuto.

Regardless, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was determined not to let his disheveled appearance be publicized, so he shouted at Tsuna, "Finish this quickly, Sawada Tsunayoshi!"

Tsuna burst out laughing. Seeing Inaba's appearance, he could completely understand Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's feelings. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's current demeanor was indeed diminishing his authority as the Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto -Captain-Commander.

"The end?" Upon hearing Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's words, Inaba stiffly tugged at the corner of his mouth. When did he become meat on the chopping block? This feeling of being at someone else's mercy was causing this self-proclaimed mastermind to have a mental breakdown.

"Are you kidding me? Even if it ends, you'll still pay the price!!"

Inaba roared furiously, his expression contorted with rage. The surge of spiritual pressure fueled by his emotions caused him to break free from the restraints of Sedation, and his voice cracked as he shouted.

Fortunately, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto took back Ryūjin Jakka; otherwise, he would have kept Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto under his thumb for life.

With a whoosh, the pitch-black object ignited a tiny flame again.

Looking at Inaba's body again, dense red stripes appeared on the skin he was Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, like a Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto of the Shizuru Blut Vene. Inaba's spiritual pressure, along with the bloodline's spiritual pressure, ignited.

As expected of a high-tech product from the Squad 12, this Reigai, along with its original owner's bloodline, was replicated, which allowed Inaba to use this desperate move.

"Oh no, he's going to fight to the death!" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto omitted even Tsuna's name, directly revealing Inaba's thoughts.

By this time, it seemed a little too late. Inaba smiled, made no move, and swung his Zankatana forward with Zanka no Tachi his might.

The dark, charred stick suddenly shattered, and intense spiritual pressure and high temperature burst forth from the Zanka no Tachi. The heavens and earth turned into the same gray during this strike.

North - Tenchi Kaijin.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's original intention with this move was to turn everything in the world that was struck into ashes, but Inaba's execution of it took a different turn.

Because he was already in poor condition, and because he was not proficient in controlling Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's abilities, Inaba's Tenchi Kaijin swept all his power across the world.

The disintegration of the Zanka no Tachi, including the flames, high temperatures, and ash produced during its collapse, was all flung towards Inaba Tsuna.

Inaba's Tenchi Kaijin Tenchi Kaijin was truly aptly named, turning the world into a gray haze, as if one were in a smog, filled with fragments of the Zanka no Tachi, which would burn and explode.

Of course, in terms of power, it is far inferior to the true Tenchi Kaijin, which is Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's strongest Zanjutsu.

This kind of unfocused attack couldn't kill Tsuna, but the large-scale area-of-effect (AOE) effect filled the entire area with gray.

The flames will burn on the remaining ashes. Inaba's move is not to kill Tsuna, but to destroy this area, and even to include Ichigo and the others in the attack range, killing as many as possible.

Even in his final moments, Inaba remained clear-headed; his impotent rage was feigned, and his final smile revealed his true feelings.

Perhaps it was a sense of relief. Ever since Inaba was created by Yushima Ōshū, he had been devoting himself to the project of Modified Soul, but all his efforts were in vain in the face of absolute power.

So what was the purpose of all his efforts in life? Perhaps Nozomi Kujō's choice was right. In the gray sky, no one knows what Inaba's final thoughts were.

Crimson enveloped Ichigo and the others. Amidst the gray sky, Unohana Retsu unleashed her Everything's Gone, using a pool of blood to protect them.

The Everything's Gone was released, the surrounding temperature and spiritual pressure immediately increased. Fortunately, Unohana Retsu reacted quickly enough, and no one was injured.

Just as Ichigo and the others were preparing to join forces to resist Inaba's version of Tenchi Kaijin, a swallow's cry caught their attention.

In the midst of a gray sky, a patch of azure light suddenly appeared, as if the sky had been opened up.

Led by swifts, the gray sky was gradually opened up by a shuttle-shaped beam of light, which grew larger and larger until it gradually replaced the entire gray sky.

Gentle Rain Flame, under the influence of Kojirō, filled the sky, soothing the turbulent spiritual pressure in the air and settling the floating haze.

Dawn was breaking.

Tsuna gripped his Zanpakuto in his right hand, maintaining his forward thrusting stance. Kojirō, still hovering in the sky, was on the hilt of the sword. This strike cleaved through the ashes between heaven and earth.

Special Style: Heaven Opening, let's just call it that, a sword that changes the world.

Gazing at the beautiful scenery in the sky, Tsuna did not immediately launch a pursuit of Inaba, but instead quietly enjoyed the reborn sky.

Not only Tsuna, Inaba was also stunned. His already battered body was no longer capable of fighting. He stood in the sky with the power of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto Instinct, staring blankly at the freely flying swift.

So this is what the sky looks like! He, who's always been so focused on his studies, seems to have discovered this way too late...