Hell

There are two ways to fight the Sinners: one is to use speed that they can't react to and instantly kill them, just like Tsuna.

Another method is to overwhelm them with wide-range attacks; the Chains of Hell can only withstand a portion of the attacks, not provide Absolute Defense.

A flash of cold light appeared, and an ice cross instantly appeared in front of Rangiku. Sinners was sealed by Toshiro's powerful ice-attribute spiritual pressure, and the Ryūsō no Kogetsu was sealed.

"You're too slow, Captain~" Rangiku complained softly.

Pink petals clustered together like a vast ocean wave, instantly engulfing the Sinners in front of Rukia. The sea of flowers, like a meat grinder, pulverized the enemy's body from all sides—this was Byakuya's Senbonzakura.

"Thank you for your help, brother," Rukia respectfully.

"Your Bankai training needs to be strengthened, otherwise you'll end up like this, afraid to use your power for fear of hurting your own people," Byakuya urged.

"Yes!"

Rukia recently learned the power of Bankai, which is why Ukitake had the idea of handing over the captain's position. However, Rukia's Bankai was not yet fully mastered, and she also lacked experience in team management, so Ukitake had to put his idea aside for the time being.

Meanwhile, on Ichigo's side, after Tsuna helped him deal with the Black Blade, Ichigo immediately helped Renji. The two of them used Getsuga Tensho and the Higa Zekkou respectively to send the two Sinners back to Hell.

Silence returned to the Gates of Hell, for the Sinners had returned to Hell with their deaths, and the Gates of Hell began to close slowly.

"Kidō Corps, heed my command! Maintain the opening of the Gates of Hell."

As the Captain-Commander, Kyōraku gave the order, and a large group of masked Kidō Corps used Kido together. Intricate ciphers enveloped the Gates of Hell in circles, pausing the closing of the Gates of Hell.

"Leave the outside matters to me. You all need to be careful when you go in. The objective is to find out why the Sinners appeared from Hell. There are no mandatory requirements for this mission. If things don't go well, evacuate immediately." Kyōraku stood in front of Tsuna and the other three and repeated the mission objective.

"Let's get moving, Manager. I'll leave it to you to take command," Tsuna said.

"Understood. Ichigo, you lead the way. Target location: the location Sinners was resurrected!" Urahara issued his first order.

Having already gained experience, Ichigo took the lead and rushed into the Gates of Hell, with Tsuna and the other two following closely behind.

Upon entering Hell, the first thing that catches the eye is a world of cubes. These cubes are like skyscrapers in the World of the Living world, standing side by side. In the middle of the cubes, there are wide roads crisscrossing the area. On the cubes, one can vaguely see scattered, lifeless figures.

Ichigo stopped on a cube and explained, "This is the first level of Hell, which I prefer to call the Hell of the Sinners. Those who have lost their spirit are the Sinners who have been tormented by the Hell Will and finally given up all hope."

Following Ichigo's finger, the other three observed this so-called Hell. Urahara had already set up a small camera on his shoulder to record everything they saw.

"Very good, Ichigo, your current role is to guide and lead the way, positioned on the side of the group, explaining things and showing us the way." After entering Hell, Urahara began the formal division of labor.

"I'm in the middle of the group, responsible for recording everything that happens in Hell, and for supporting and mobilizing everyone in the group." Urahara had already released his Zanpakuto, carefully and vigilantly observing everything around him.

"Captain Ukitake, I need you to cover the rear of the team."

"Leave it to me, no problem." Like Urahara, Ukitake also freed the Sogyo no Kotowari.

"Tsuna, your job is to be at the front of the team and eliminate any enemies encountered in skirmishes as quickly as possible."

Urahara placed Tsuna, his strongest fighter, at the top, but Tsuna didn't answer Urahara immediately.

"Tsuna?"

Tsuna snapped out of his daze. "Sorry, shopkeeper, I was just spacing out. This Hell is actually starting to awaken my dormant Hollow's power."

Just after entering Hell, Tsuna heard Byakuran's call. Focusing his attention on his inner world, he realized that Byakuran, who had exhausted all his power because of the Monk, had regained consciousness.

After talking with the Decimo and the others, Tsuna learned that the aura of Hell could actually stimulate unstable forces within the human body, which was why Byakuran woke up prematurely.

It's good that he's awake; Tsuna feels more confident about this trip to Hell.

After answering Urahara's question, Tsuna asked Ichigo, "Ichigo, when you came in last time, did you feel anything unusual about your body?"

"No, just like in the World of the Living and Soul Society, is there something wrong with your body?" Ichigo asked in return.

"It's good news for me. This place has awakened my dormant Hollow's power. I'm glad you weren't affected."

Tsuna speculates that Ichigo's rampage with Hollow's power in the movie was because that Ichigo was afraid of Hollow power, while the current Ichigo has accepted Zangetsu's existence, and all the power is now under his control, so he will not rampage.

"Ichigo, move forward a little and stay behind Tsuna. If anything happens, you'll join the attack." Urahara adjusted the tactical arrangements. They couldn't let Tsuna's words of "it's all right" make them complacent; the team's safety was the top priority.

Tsuna understood Urahara's thoughts. He didn't say much, but simply said to Ichigo, "Lead the way, Ichigo."

"Just walk to the end of this central path and plunge down, but we need to be careful of the Hell Will; they might see us as enemies," Ichigo said.

"Understood, let's move!" Sky flames erupted, Tsuna led the charge forward.

Along the way, Ichigo shared the stories he had heard from the Black Blade with Urahara, Urahara faithfully recorded everything around him and the Reishi state of Hell.

"Be careful, it's the Hell Will!"

Ichigo's eyes suddenly widened. In their path, a giant with muscles all over its body but a skeleton spine blocked their way. The giant also wore a bone mask similar to that of a Hollow and lay on the road waiting for Tsuna and the others to arrive.

That is the Hell Will, the entity that Hell uses to manage and torment Sinners. Ichigo repeatedly warned that he must not be injured by them.

With Ichigo's reminder, Tsuna easily flew around the head of the Hell Will. The Hell Will wasn't very fast and couldn't stop Tsuna and his group at all.

"We need to be careful; the area ahead is a frequent occurrence of the Hell Will," Ichigo explained, drawing on his previous experience.

Before the words were even finished, the group saw several giants resembling the Hell Will emerge from the surrounding cubes. Their movements were very similar: they stretched out their palms towards the advancing team, seemingly intending to capture Tsuna and his companions.

As I said before, it was impossible for Hell Will to catch up with Tsuna and his group at their speed. The group had a wealth of combat experience and quickly broke through Hell Will's tight encirclement.

"This is it, Tsuna, jump!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Tsuna flew into the eerie purple clouds beneath his feet.

After traveling for a while, the four found themselves on a boundless sea, with many huge lotus-shaped islands on the surface. Tsuna led the way and landed on one of the islands.

"This is... the Hell Will?" Ukitake asked, looking at the giant skeleton in the middle of the island. Even without a single muscle, the skeleton alone was enough to identify it as the Hell Will that had chased them before.

What surprised Ukitake the most was not the skull's Hell Will, but the fact that this Hell Will had been pierced through from the top of its head by a huge sword, as if it had been killed here by someone.

"This second layer, I call it the graveyard of the Hell Will. Every island in the ocean has a skeleton of the Hell Will." Ichigo continued with his duties.

"Tsuna, what's wrong with you? You haven't said a word since the beginning." Urahara noticed that Tsuna was just staring blankly at the skull of the Hell Will without saying anything, which didn't seem like his usual style.

"I feel something's strange. Do you think those Hell Will up there are really going to capture and devour us?" Tsuna asked a nonsensical question.

"Of course," Ichigo affirmed. "Last time I came here, I saw those Sinners being captured and turned into food for the Hell Will."

"Because they can't die, the Sinners are tormented by the Hell Will forever, until they lose all hope," Ichigo explained as best he could. "If we get caught and experience death, we might be chained here by the Chains of Hell."

"I don't doubt what you say, Ichigo, but I have a feeling that those Hell Will don't seem to have any ill intentions towards me." Tsuna racked his brains to describe it. "Rather than coming to capture me, they're more like coming to pay homage?"

Even Tsuna himself couldn't believe his own conjecture. Wasn't Hell supposed to be the target of corrupting the Soul King? Why would it have any affinity for him, a candidate for Soul King?

"That guess is indeed crazy, but you said it's your feeling, right?" Urahara Kisuke asked seriously, having long considered Tsuna's intuition as one of the essential factors to consider.

"Tsuna that's what you're saying, then those Hell Will only look fierce, but when I came here last time, they didn't harm me; they were only dealing with those Sinners."

Urahara Kisuke even took Tsuna's words into consideration, and Ichigo grew up with Tsuna, had a blind trust in his assumptions about Tsuna.

"No, it's not just you, I feel the same way." Ukitake's words completely confirmed Tsuna's suspicions.

"As the rearguard, I could clearly sense that those Hell Will had no intention of pursuing us. After we escaped, they simply turned and silently watched us, as if they had deliberately let us go."

"Moreover, I can feel a faint, familiar fluctuation in the Hell Will on my back. It's very strange, and I can't be sure what it is."

"But that kind of fluctuation cannot be felt in the tomb of the Hell Will."

After listening to Ukitake's analysis, Tsuna and Urahara exchanged a glance. They both had the same idea: behind Ukitake was the divine seal imprinted by Lord Mimihagi, which was transformed from the Soul King's Right Hand.

Tsuna, Ichigo, and Ukitake —all of these characters have intricate connections to the Soul King and believe there's something wrong with the Hell Will. But what exactly is the connection between the Hell Will and the Soul King?

How exactly does the Soul King, who has sat unchanging in the sky above Seireitei for thousands of years, influence the power of Hell?

The answer was not found, but the questions kept piling up.

All they could do was delve deeper into Hell.