One Against Two

Faced with the ice dragon's attack, Tsuna countered by creating a powerful defensive water wall around himself.

Shigure Soen Ryu, the seventh type of guard, and Flourishing Rain!

The ice dragon crashed into the water wall, and the powerful cold air instantly invaded, causing the water wall to transform into an ice wall. The Flourishing Rain transformed into an ice ring that surrounded Tsuna.

"That was close! You really showed no mercy, Hachi." Tsuna said to Toshiro as he shattered the ice wall with a single strike.

"Who gave you that nickname!"

Toshiro immediately rushed towards Tsuna. Because of his youthful appearance, he always used a mature tone and mature manner to make people feel that he was worthy of the position of captain.

However, Tsuna's simple "Hachi" instantly deflated Toshiro's carefully constructed aura. Tsuna absolutely couldn't be allowed to reveal this nickname; otherwise, how could he remain a captain in Seireitei?

Toshiro unleashed a rapid barrage of slashes at Tsuna with Hyōrinmaru. Each swing of Hyōrinmaru was accompanied by a burst of ice flowers, and if Tsuna wasn't careful, he would be ravaged by the Hyōrinmaru's chilling aura.

Even in this close-range attack, Tsuna toyed with Toshiro like walking a tightrope. He didn't draw his sword at all, but kept dodging, as if he could anticipate the direction of Toshiro's attack, and each time he brushed past the ice blade to avoid Toshiro's attack.

The fourth form of the defensive style, "Five Winds, Ten Rains Shigure Soen Ryu," is a technique that uses the opponent's breathing to evade their attacks.

"You bastard!"

Toshiro dislikes most is being treated like a child, Tsuna's teasing of him with Five Winds, Ten Rains makes him even more annoyed.

Hyōrinmaru made a horizontal slash, but this time it didn't bring out ice flowers, but a tail—the tail of an ice dragon, the Hyōryū Senbi!

A large area of ice, shaped like a semicircle, was flung out by Hyōrinmaru. No matter what, Toshiro was determined to force Tsuna to use his sword; he couldn't stand Tsuna's nonchalant attitude any longer.

Just as Toshiro had predicted, Tsuna braced himself against Hyōrinmaru, Tsuna was about to stop the Hyōryū Senbi's attack.

Toshiro, of course, wouldn't let Tsuna have his way. He gripped his swords with both hands and exerted force, determined to whip the Hyōryū Senbi into Tsuna's face.

However, Toshiro suddenly found that his sword was out of his control. Under the control of a strange force, Hyōrinmaru began to change its direction of movement, sometimes slashing upwards and sometimes slashing back. In short, Toshiro could not control the movement of Hyōrinmaru.

In this way, Toshiro's Hyōryū Senbi naturally lost its threat, and since even the enemy couldn't hit it, the Ice Dragon's tail naturally couldn't hit Tsuna.

Only then did Toshiro notice the anomaly. At the spot where Hyōrinmaru and Shigure Kintoki had touched, there was a blue flame that was barely visible to the naked eye. It was this Ryoka had changed the direction of his attack.

A chilling aura enveloped the entire Hyōrinmaru, dispersing the flames on the blade. Toshiro quickly distanced himself from Tsuna. It was too eerie; Tsuna's move directly extinguished Toshiro's thoughts of close-quarters combat.

Tsuna looked regretful. Toshiro's reaction was really quick. It wasn't easy to use that move. He finally encountered an opponent like Toshiro who had some strength but wasn't too overpowered, and he hadn't even had a chance to enjoy it properly.

This is the Shigure Soen Ryu Baiu.

The Baiu never appeared in Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Reborn!, and Tsuna simply added this move to the story in his own way, using the continuous Baiu season as a metaphor to neutralize the opponent's attack and change their path, much like Tai Chi.

Once the Baiu is successfully activated, the enemy will be subjected to a continuous stream of changes in their attack path by Tsuna. However, this technique is easily predictable and cannot be effective for long against strong enemies.

For Toshiro, avoiding close combat is not a problem. With the strongest Ice Style Zanpakuto in Soul Society, he can easily unleash many Ice Style attacks.

Toshiro channeled his spiritual pressure and swung his sword at Tsuna, unleashing a series of tiny ice shards that coalesced into birds that Tsuna him.

Swarm of Birds Ice Pillars!

Faced with the dense swarm of ice birds, Tsuna simply adjusted the direction of his blade, aiming at the incoming ice birds and launching a series of rapid thrusts.

Shigure Soen Ryu, Special Type Eleven, Swallow's Beak!

Kintoki's blade tip was like a sharp swallow's beak; each strike was a sharp thrust, and each slash perfectly pierced an ice bird. In no time, Toshiro had Tsuna shattered Toshiro's Swarm of Birds Ice Pillars.

This was Toshiro's first thought: Tsuna hadn't actually attacked him with his sword the whole time; he had been on the defensive the entire time and hadn't used any offensive techniques.

Faced with such a formidable opponent, Toshiro, a master of Bankai among Bleach, had already gripped Hyōrinmaru with both hands, "Swastika..."

"Haha, so this is where you are. Well done, Yachiru!"

A voice interrupted Toshiro's Bankai process. The voice was menacing, with a scar on his face, wearing an eyepatch, holding a broken sword, and carrying an adorable pink-haired brat on his shoulder. It was obvious that this combination belonged to the Vice-Captain of the Squad 11, Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi.

"Hello! Can you join us Kenpachi?" Yachiru greeted Toshiro Tsuna a very cute way.

"Yachiru, go wait on the side."

Kenpachi Zaraki Tsuna and the others agreed or not. After putting down Yachiru, he leaped up and slashed at Tsuna with his Zanpakuto.

Toshiro was speechless looking at Kenpachi Zaraki, this crazy guy. Fortunately Kenpachi Zaraki could distinguish friend from foe, otherwise, if they all swung their swords at him, Toshiro would really explode.

Now that's good, with Kenpachi Zaraki around, Toshiro can save some effort. He and Rangiku noticed that the guy wandering around nearby was Kenpachi Zaraki. Who knows how Kenpachi and Yachiru managed to get near Shihōin.

Tsuna parried with his greatsword, intending to use the same tactic of Baiu to deal with Kenpachi Zaraki, but in the instant the two swords clashed, Kenpachi unleashed his spiritual pressure, breaking through the Rain Flame attached to his sword.

"What the hell?" Kenpachi spat dismissively, then shouted excitedly, "Let's fight!"

Tsuna suppressed his slight sense of relief; as expected, he would have needed to use offensive techniques against Kenpachi Zaraki.

Tsuna immediately released Shigure Kintoki, who was parrying Kenpachi, and then suddenly exerted force with his body, catching the weapon with his other hand and swinging it at Kenpachi the instant the sword fell.

Shigure Soen Ryu, the fifth type of offensive, Samidare.

The sudden switch in weapon handling alters the rhythm and trajectory of the attacks, catching Kenpachi off guard and forcing him back a step with a single sword strike.

"Interesting!" Kenpachi grinned. He wouldn't have been interested if he didn't have some strength. It was worth the day and night he and Yachiru spent searching in Seireitei.

Kenpachi Zaraki swung his sword forward again. His attacks were haphazard, like those of a wild beast, but his beastly instincts allowed him to find the optimal attack path. Kenpachi Zaraki didn't know swordsmanship, yet he possessed the strongest swordsmanship, swinging his sword instinctively.

Tsuna and Kenpachi Zaraki battle, their swords clashing repeatedly, the clanging sounds echoing above Shihōin.

"Hachi, are you leaving?"

Seeing Tsuna and Kenpachi Zaraki clash, Toshiro sheathed his Zanpakuto. It seemed that no one would be able to win anytime soon. Rather than wasting time here, he decided to catch up with Rangiku Matsumoto. However, just as Toshiro was about to turn around and leave, he heard Matsumoto's extremely annoyed address.

"Call me Captain Hitsugaya!" Toshiro had to sternly correct Yachiru's way of addressing her.

It was Yachiru's interruption Yoruichi prevented Toshiro from leaving temporarily. Tsuna also realized that Toshiro wanted to leave and couldn't let him go. If Toshiro caught up, Toshiro would lose her advantage.

We must stop Toshiro, and stop him along with Kenpachi Zaraki.

Tsuna used Reverse Rain to create waves that blocked Kenpachi Zaraki's view. At the same time, a swift flew out of Tsuna's hand. Tsuna held Shigure Kintoki level, and the swift crashed into the hilt of Shigure Kintoki's sword. After a flash of green light, the sword in Tsuna's hand changed.

The most eye-catching thing was the tsuba (handguard) of the sword, which was inlaid with a blue gemstone and had wings that looked like a swift. Not only that, but Tsuna's left hand was also holding three sword hilts without blades.

This is the form Tsuna takes after combining Shikai and Fullbring. Essentially, it is still Asari Ugetsu's Irregular Four Blades, but the combined power is greater than using Irregular Four Blades alone.

As for the Zanpakuto the Kojirō and the Akita Jiro who gave away three short swords, they were merely shapes created by Tsuna using Rain Flame, and had no real physical form.

Sensing Tsuna's increased spiritual pressure once again, Kenpachi laughed even harder. The stronger the opponent, the happier he was. He was about to swing his sword when he saw a waterfall of rain surround him and Toshiro.

Immediately afterward, many of Tsuna's figures appeared in the rain. In just an instant, Tsuna reversed the offensive and defensive postures, surrounding the two of them.

Special style, the Dance of the Waterfall.

This was originally a technique created by Asari Ugetsu on the spot, using a waterfall-like rain curtain to reflect multiple images of himself. In a sense, it is the ninth offensive technique, an upgraded version of the rain reflection. Now, thanks to Tsuna's efforts, this technique has also been incorporated into the Shigure Soen Ryu.

Correspondingly, Asari Ugetsu 'Tsuna other two techniques into the Shigure Soen Ryu.

Tsuna raised his long sword high and slashed down at the two people surrounded in the middle. Ten crescent-shaped Rain Flame appeared at the same time, and the flames quickly solidified. Countless ice spikes attacked Toshiro and Kenpachi together.

Special type: Ice Rain.

Because Kenpachi and Toshiro were surrounded by the rain, they had no chance of dodging the icy Ice Rain; all they could do was defend themselves.

Kenpachi Zaraki laughed and ripped off his blindfold. This blindfold was a limiter he used to restrict his spiritual pressure, in order to maintain his strength at the same level as his opponent so he could enjoy the thrill of battle.

Now that the restriction of spiritual pressure is no longer needed, Kenpachi Zaraki is about to unleash his full power.

Toshiro and Kenpachi Zaraki shared the same thought: the density of these ice spikes already surpassed his Swarm of Birds Ice Pillars, so there was nothing more to say.

"Bankai! Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!"