Outside Sokyoku Hill

Tsuna chased after Chad's spirit trail and caught up with Tsuna Sajin Komamura and Tetsuzōzaemon Iba, who were escorting Chad, outside the tower of the Sokyoku Hill.

To Tsuna's surprise, there were not only members of the Seventh Division here, but also a girl wearing the nameplate of the 5th Division's Vice-Captain. She was drawing her Zanpakuto and confronting Shiba with a face full of anger. She was none other than Momo Hinamori, who had gone crazy after losing her captain.

"Vice-Captain Hinamori, what are you doing?" Shiba asked, completely baffled by Hinamori's act of drawing her sword against her own men.

"Give me the Ryoka! I want to avenge Captain Aizen!" Hinamori cried out as soon as she opened her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

"Vice-Captain Hinamori, this is against the rules. Temporarily detain the Ryoka. The Central 46 will handle the case," Shiba said. The loyal Seventh Division would not allow such transgressions to occur.

"I don't care, if you don't give it to me, no one is allowed to pass!" Momo Hinamori was extremely agitated; all she could think about was killing Ryoka, who had murdered Aizen.

Momo Hinamori was patrolling the Seireitei like a zombie when she ran into the members of the Seventh Division who were on their way to the Fourth Division. When she heard that their captain was escorting a Ryoka to the Sokyoku Hill, she rushed towards the Sokyoku Hill without saying a word, and ended up blocking Komamura and Shiba's way.

"Young lady, I admire your loyalty to Captain Aizen, but everything has its rules. The Ryoka can only await the judgment of the Captain-Commander and the Central 46." Komamura pushed aside the Shiba and explained, "If Captain Aizen were still alive, he certainly wouldn't want to see you like this."

"I'll say it again, I'll avenge Captain Aizen!" Seeing that the two were still unwilling to let her go, Momo Hinamori's expression turned somewhat sinister, and she said in a low voice, "Bloom, Tobiume."

A pink light enveloped the Zanpakuto. After the light dissipated, three branches separated from the blade of Momo Hinamori's Zanpakuto. She swung it towards Komamura and launched a fireball.

Komamura took a step forward and drew his sword to slash at the fireball. Boom! A violent explosion engulfed Komamura and his companion in the smoke and dust.

Hinamori, however, remained relentless, raising her palms and reciting the incantation for the Red Fire Cannon. Just as she was about to finish the incantation, a massive figure appeared behind her.

It was Komamura. After blocking Tobiume's attack, he used Flash Step to move and knocked Hinamori unconscious with a single blow before Hinamori could make another mistake.

Komamura reached out and caught the unconscious Momo Hinamori, gently placing her on the nearby railing. "She's a loyal person too. After Shiba apprehended the Ryoka, let's send her back to the 5th Division."

"Yes..." The Shiba was about to answer when he saw a scene that horrified him. "Watch out!"

Momo Hinamori had clearly lost consciousness, suddenly stood up again. Silently, while Komamura was arranging the follow-up work at the Shiba, Momo Hinamori, with lifeless eyes, stabbed Sajin Komamura from behind.

"Hiss!"

Amidst the pain Hinamori, Komamura turned and punched Hinamori, sending her flying into the wall of the Sokyoku Hill. Immediately afterward, three sharp, yellow beams of light pinned Hinamori's arms to the wall.

Komamura, still feeling his attack wasn't secure enough after delivering the first punch, used Bakudo Thirty: Beak-Piercing Triple Flash.

Pinned to the wall, Momo Hinamori closed her eyes and lost consciousness once again.

"Captain, are you alright?" Shiba ran to Komamura's side with Chad in his arms and asked. It was all his fault for being so useless, allowing a Vice-Captain to hurt his own captain.

"I never imagined that the injuries I sustained in such a fierce battle would be less than what this little brat could inflict on me," Komamura said, clutching his stomach. He realized that Chad's attack had at most broken his defenses, while Momo Hinamori had truly hurt him.

"How about we go to the Fourth Division first?" Shiba suggested.

"It's alright, I can stop the bleeding. After we arrest the Ryoka, let's take this little girl with us to the Fourth Division. The way she woke up is very abnormal!" Komamura said, and when he turned around, he was startled to see Momo Hinamori's emotionless face.

"Okay, we'll take the Ryoka into custody as soon as possible." Shiba slung Chad over his shoulder.

Having witnessed the entire spectacle from beginning to end, Tsuna could roughly guess what Hinamori were all about. If nothing unexpected happened, Hinamori, who was clearly on the verge of unconsciousness, was manipulated by her beloved captain, all for the purpose of stabbing Komamura.

What was Aizen's purpose in doing this? He took three captains of the Gotei 13 with him, and the rest were probably there to severely injure the remaining captains and prevent them from maintaining their full strength. Momo Hinamori was just a tool that Aizen threw out.

With the addition of Tsuna and his group of Ryoka who had ravaged the Seireitei, the captains of the Gotei 13 were almost all wiped out, leaving them powerless to stop Aizen.

Seeing that Chad was about to be taken to the Sokyoku Hill, Tsuna shook his head, temporarily setting aside his other thoughts, and appeared, shouting, "Can you give me back my friend?"

"What are you doing here? Where's Tōsen?" Sajin Komamura asked, his temper flaring, as he saw Tsuna appear alone.

"I suffered a minor injury and am on my way to the Fourth Division," Tsuna replied honestly.

"Even Tōsen couldn't do anything to you? I misjudged you, and I'll make amends now!"

Upon hearing Komamura's words, Shiba immediately understood what Komamura was about to do and tried to stop him, saying, "Captain, you've just been injured. I'll stop him. You should call for backup from the First Division!"

Shiba was very excited, but he overlooked the simplest fact. "No, Shiba, Captain Tōsen's Bankai couldn't restrain him, you won't be his match."

After a brief explanation Komamura immediately stepped forward, drew his sword, and shouted, "Bankai, Black Rope Heavenly Punisher!"

The massive black-armored warrior reappeared, but this time his movements seemed less agile, and he was clutching his abdomen with one hand.

Black Rope Heavenly Punisher's movements were synchronized with Sajin Komamura's. Hinamori's attack had indeed affected Komamura's condition, and the burst of spiritual pressure inevitably aggravated his abdominal injury.

"Seriously, they resort to violence at the slightest disagreement..."

Tsuna was somewhat speechless. He wasn't interested in Sajin Komamura's strength; he had already defeated three captains this morning, and now Komamura was the fourth.

"I have nothing to talk to you about! Take this!"

Komamura Sajin had already activated the Black Rope Heavenly Punishment to make Tsunayoshi swing his sword. Only he knew that he didn't want to talk to Tsunayoshi because his physical condition was deteriorating. He was afraid that if he dragged it out for a while, he wouldn't be able to defeat Tsunayoshi.

Tsuna's attention was completely elsewhere; he wasn't focused on Sajin Komamura or Black Rope Heavenly Punisher. Instead, he turned to look at another location in Seireitei, where he sensed the spiritual pressure emanating from another of his companions.

Of the companions who entered Soul Society together, only Ishida Uryū remained silent. With Uryū's strength, he could easily handle the patrolling Bleach. In addition, with the speed of his Hirenkyaku and the ranged attacks of his Spirit Bow and Arrows, Uryū should be the one who had the easiest time among them.

The only Tsuna could think of who could make Uryū unleash such spiritual pressure that it attracted the entire Seireitei was Captain-level Bleach. Tsuna couldn't help but wonder which Captain Uryū had encountered.

There was absolutely no news of Uryū in the communications, which means that Uryū initiated this battle.

There was no time to waste with Komamura. Tsuna came to his senses, only to find a massive divine punishment descending upon him. The Black Rope Heavenly Punisher cleaved down with a single strike, splitting Tsuna in two.

"We succeeded!" Range exclaimed excitedly, clenching his fist.

"No, no." Komamura remained vigilant about his surroundings. Only he knew that the slash he had just delivered felt completely like he hadn't struck anything solid; it felt as if he had hit thin air.

Just as Komamura had sensed, Sawada Tsunayoshi, who had been split in two, vanished into two wisps of mist, Tsuna himself reappeared not far from where he had been standing.

Komamura reacted quickly; as soon as Tsuna appeared, he swung his sword horizontally in a backhand strike. However, this time Komamura did not have such an easy time.

Because Tsuna is holding a strange staff with several sharp, cone-shaped objects hanging from it, this is the Bankai of the Mist attribute.

Against an opponent like Sajin Komamura who focuses all his talent on direct physical combat, besides speed, Illusion are also Sajin Komamura's nemesis.

Just as the divine punishment was about to strike Tsuna again, it suddenly stopped in front of Tsuna.

Tsuna pointed his staff at Sajin Komamura, Sajin Komamura body trembled violently. The Black Rope Heavenly Punisher, above his head gradually faded and disappeared. Komamura fell forward and lost consciousness.

"Team leader!"

Shiba knelt beside Komamura and shouted, unable to comprehend how someone as powerful as Sajin Komamura could be defeated in a single encounter. How could this be?

In Komamura's mental world, he suddenly finds himself bound to a cross, with a blood moon in the sky, and before him stands the expressionless little girl, Momo Hinamori, who stabbed him.

Komamura kept trying to communicate with Momo Hinamori, but Hinamori completely ignored the immobile Sajin Komamura and only cared about stabbing Komamura one slash after another.

This is an illusion that Tsuna casually created for Komamura, simply referencing the ruthless person next door who wiped out the entire village and adapting it to the specific circumstances, combined with the wonderful performance he had just witnessed.

Within this Illusion, Sajin Komamura will be tormented by the false Momo Hinamori in his mental world, and he will not be able to regain his senses for a while.

After realizing he couldn't wake Sajin Komamura no matter what he did, Shiba his sword and stood in front of Komamura. Having no other options, Shiba could only risk his life for his captain.

"He just fainted. He'll be fine after resting at the Fourth Division for a while."

Shiba suddenly turned his head and found that Yasutora Sado, whom he had placed beside him, had disappeared at some point. When he looked back at where Tsuna had been, Tsuna was already standing in the air with Chad in his arms.

"What exactly is your purpose!" Shiba demanded. He was no longer afraid of Tsuna; at least, if this Ryoka wanted to kill him, he would have no ability to resist.

Tsuna had no interest in chatting with Shiba. He glanced at the furtive figure behind Shiba, waved his hand lightly at someone, and then disappeared into a wisp of mist with Chad.