Wind and Lightning Shift
Tsuna immediately activated his Storm Attribute Bankai, launching a series of Rocket Bomb from the Skull Sprayer, aiming directly at the Monk's face.
Of Monk the monk's abilities, what Tsuna fears most is the power of the Ichimonji. He doesn't want to be smeared by Ichimonji and turned into a confused little black man.
Despite Tsuna's cautious approach, the Monk completely disregarded him. With a single Ichimonji of his brush, the Monk drew the character for "change" in front of him, vanished, and was replaced by Ōetsu Nimaiya, who instantly appeared at Tsuna's target location.
"Monk, you didn't even say hello!"
Seeing the sudden change in the scene, with a barrage of attacks appearing in front of him, Ōetsu Nimaiya quickly took the fire tongs and hammer from his waist and hurriedly used them to protect his handsome face amidst a violent explosion.
The monk ignored Monk Ōetsu Nimaiya's complaints. In fact, Tsuna had no place in the Monk's eyes. In his view Sawada Tsunayoshi and Ichigo Kurosaki were already his. The one who needed to be most careful among this group of rebels was the old man who looked like he was about to die.
If he had the time, the Monk would even have Ōetsu Nimaiya thank him properly, because he sensed a completely different aura about Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto than he had in the past.
There is a high probability that Ōetsu Nimaiya will not be a match for Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, even if he possesses the power of Zanpakuto.
That's why the Monk, without even saying hello, directly switched places with Ōetsu Nimaiya, letting Ōetsu Nimaiya deal with a little brat—it was a piece of cake.
The Monk was thinking this way, and Yamamoto, being a Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto man, also saw through his thoughts. When the Monk appeared within range of his flame attack, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto did not act rashly, but instead, unusually, mocked the Zero Squad.
"You'll regret underestimating Sawada Tsunayoshi."
"Take better care of yourself. Without Wang Jian, how many more attacks can your body withstand?"
The Monk did not fall into Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's verbal trap. Instead, he attacked Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's physical condition. If Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had agreed to be the henchman of the Soul King Palace, the body of the King Jian, built with the Soul King's Power, would not be as old as it is now.
Although the situation was escalating and the battlefield had been divided, everyone was holding back, tacitly refraining from using their true power for fear of endangering the Soul Society.
Ōetsu Nimaiya's mastery of Flash Step is very high. Although he cannot match Kirinj in terms of speed, it is enough for him to stroll leisurely through the hail of bullets fired by Tsuna.
He easily weaved through Tsuna's attacks, occasionally using his own attacks to deflect stray bullets, gradually moving closer to Tsuna.
"Monk, this guy named Sawada Tsunayoshi will be added to my collection!"
Ōetsu Nimaiya shouted loudly, forging Tsuna into a sword, as a way of making up for the regret of the Monk suddenly switching his position. He also wanted to see what kind of confidence Ryūjin Jakka gave Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, that made him dare to openly oppose the Soul King Palace.
"As you wish." The Monk's words floated over, and with two candidates for Soul King, he was quite confident.
"Well then, it's time to take you down!" Ōetsu Nimaiya Tsuna a gentlemanly smile, then swept his hand across his waist, causing all the tools to float up.
He flashed a hip-hop sign at Tsuna, pointing one arm high into the sky, and loudly announced, "Next, let's welcome the Ōetsu Nimaiya Royal Guard! Awaken, Ōetsu Nimaiya's forging tools!"
The flint, chisel, hammer, fire tongs, and water trough all transformed into adorable young girls, standing beside Ōetsu Nimaiya in their entrance poses, like a girl idol group.
Tsuna's attacks did not stop; bullets and explosives struck the girls' faces, only stirring up a little dust.
"Enough! Take this idiot out of here!"
The golden-haired, twin-tailed mature woman Hashihara Renka, kicked Ōetsu Nimaiya into the shape of a shrimp, then spun her twin tails into a fan shape to block Tsuna's attack.
Because the essence of Ōetsu Nimaiya's personal guard is Zanpakuto, they are not afraid of Tsuna's attacks. In order to let their idiot master Ōetsu Nimaiya have a taste of being a Star of Tomorrow, they have to pose with Ōetsu Nimaiya and help Ōetsu Nimaiya block stray bullets.
Although they weren't afraid of the opponent's attacks, the rapid, relentless blows to their faces still caused them pain. That's why Hashihara Renka took the initiative to block the opponent's offensive, allowing the others to take Ōetsu Nimaiya to a relatively safe place.
Feeling the familiar pain in his abdomen, Ōetsu Nimaiya realized as he materialized these tools using his abilities that, in the fight so far, the one who had hurt him the most was not Sawada Tsunayoshi, but rather his own unreliable subordinates.
"Oh, are we not going to continue the attack?" Hashihara Renka asked.
After Ōetsu Nimaiya escaped, Tsuna stopped attacking Hashihara Renka. His gaze kept shifting between Ōetsu Nimaiya's personal guard and Ōetsu Nimaiya herself. When Ōetsu Nimaiya called out to them, he had a strange feeling, as if Ōetsu Nimaiya was releasing her Shikai?
"You? Are you his Zanpakuto?"
Hashihara Renka said with a displeased look, "Although I hate to admit it, we were indeed created by that idiot."
"Wrong..."
Upon hearing Tsuna's words, Hashihara Renka suddenly realized, "So that's what you wanted to ask about. That idiot's original sword has been integrated into the five of us. Strictly speaking, the five of us are his Zanpakuto."
Ōetsu Nimaiya's personal guards were originally Muken to Ōetsu Nimaiya. Countless years ago, in order to create suitable forging tools, Ōetsu Nimaiya personally melted down his own Zanpakuto and forged these five tools together with other materials.
The core power of Ōetsu Nimaiya's Zanpakuto is still preserved in Ōetsu Nimaiya Yue's personal guard.
"I see, "Tsuna realized. So, when Ōetsu Nimaiya summoned his personal guard, he used his Shikai ability—the materialization of his Zanpakuto?
Unlike Muramasa, whose Zanpakuto is materialized, Muramasa's materialized form is a sword spirit, while its master still possesses the Zanpakuto itself.
Ōetsu Nimaiya's materialization, on the other hand, directly transforms the sword into the form of a sword spirit, just as Ōetsu Nimaiya has now lost his tools, and all his tools have transformed into beautiful human-shaped girls.
Just as Tsuna had figured out the principle, he suddenly felt a chill under his feet. He quickly jumped up and simultaneously placed the CAI protective barrier under his feet.
A pink-haired, curly-haired loli emerged from Tsuna's original spot; it was Zeshi Noomi. It turned out that when Hashihara Renka was communicating with Tsuna, it was to buy Zeshi Noomi time to launch a sneak attack.
Unfortunately, Tsuna also has the most overpowered ability: Hyper Intuition.
Zeshi Noomi her head against the barrier. She pouted and covered her forehead, caught off guard by the sudden change in the path ahead.
Tsuna ignored Zeshi Noomi Ōetsu Nimaiya looked in the direction where Oue and the others had fled, but he couldn't find Ōetsu Nimaiya or the other members of his personal guard.
Sure enough, Ōetsu Nimaiya's unreliability was a tacit understanding with his personal guards, who were probably hiding somewhere preparing to launch an attack on him.
The sound of rushing water came from the hole that Zeshi Noomi out at his feet. A jet of water shot into the sky and shot towards Tsuna. Just as Tsuna was about to retaliate, a wave of heat swept over his head.
It was Suijima Mera's fire-breathing attack, along with Togawa Tokie's water column, that surrounded Tsuna. The intense collision of flames and water erupted with a large amount of high-temperature steam, momentarily drawing everyone's attention away from the scene.
The opposing battle formations, seemingly in sync, retreated to a more distant location, leaving the core battlefield of the steam battleground to Tsuna and Ōetsu Nimaiya's group.
Tsuna, who was at the center of the explosion, was not having an easy time. The C.A.I. System's barrier was not a complete protection, and there were always gaps in the Heat steam that could impact him.
Not only that, Tsuna heard two whooshing sounds in his ears as Ōetsu Nimaiya and Tsumemiya Zaiko each wielded a huge hammer and swung it at him.
Knock knock!
Two loud thuds rang out. The two hammers, with a meter's distance between their heads, did not merge completely as originally expected to smash Tsuna into a meat patty.
A layer of green lightning blocked the hammer's path. Before Ōetsu Nimaiya could think it through, driven by a sense of crisis, he pulled Tsumemiya Zaiko away from their original position.
Just as Ōetsu Nimaiya Flash Step away, green spikes reappeared in their original spot— Electric Horn.
Under the impact of lightning, the steam dissipated, Tsuna's equipment had changed; the red ammunition chain had been replaced by a green horned helmet.
In the instant he was attacked by the two guards, Tsuna decisively converted his Storm Attribute Bankai, which lacked defensive capabilities, into Lightning Attribute Bankai.
Ōetsu Nimaiya and the others' hammers struck the lightning defense layer released by Tsuna. Compared to the gaps in the CAI barrier, the lightning's hardness provided a more complete and comprehensive protection.
"Um?"
Looking at the two huge horns on Tsuna's head, Hashihara Renka had a familiar feeling. She simply swung her two long ponytails out as well, locking the two bull horns firmly in place.
When it comes to a contest of strength between two horns, Hashihara Renka, with her outstanding figure, doesn't believe she's inferior to anyone.
However, upon seeing Hashihara Renka's actions, Ōetsu Nimaiya exclaimed, "Renren, let go quickly!"
Before Hashihara Renka could react, lightning was already hurtling towards her along her twin tails. Although they were twin tails, they were still essentially made of metal, and the spiritual pressure of the lightning would still impact her.
Hashihara Renka was electrocuted and his whole body convulsed. His twin tails involuntarily came undone. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tsuna gathered his lightning horn and charged towards Hashihara Renka, hoping to take down one of his personal guards first, especially since Hashihara Renka.
Suijima Mera and Togawa Tokie appeared simultaneously in front of Tsuna, unleashing a burst of intense spiritual pressure that surged towards Tsuna.
However, Tsuna's physical defense, which was based on the Lightning Attribute, was far superior to that of the Storm Attribute, and he managed to withstand the burst of steam spiritual pressure as he pressed down on the two of them.
Ōetsu Nimaiya could tell at a glance that Suijima Mera and Togawa Tokie's abilities were no match for Tsuna. He appeared between the two, holding a chisel in one hand and a hammer in the other.
Zeshi Noomi and Tsumemiya Zaiko have been transformed back to their original forms by Ōetsu Nimaiya. The equipment in this form can unleash their full power, and it is believed that they can break through Tsuna's lightning defense in this form.
The chisel and hammer attacked Tsuna together. Ōetsu Nimaiya's choice was indeed correct. The two weapons broke through the lightning defense on Tsuna's body. As long as Tsuna was injured, they could start another round of battle.
Ōetsu Nimaiya's idea was to injure Tsuna to save his personal guard, but there were some problems in its execution.
The chisel and hammer actually passed right through Tsuna's body. By then, it was too late for Ōetsu Nimaiya to react. Tsuna bypassed Ōetsu Nimaiya Yue and rammed the Electric Shock Horns into Suijima Mera and Togawa Tokie.