Bleach: My Death Qi Zanpakutō
Chapter 85

The Despicable Ambusher

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The disappearance of Shigure no Hana allowed Kazeshini to return to Shūhei Hisagi's hands. After exchanging glances, the onlookers all headed towards the Fourth Division, as they could all sense that the powerful spiritual pressure that had enveloped the Fourth Division had vanished.

Just as everyone arrived at the wound in the Fourth Division's courtyard, Tsuna happened to be carrying Unohana Retsu as he emerged from the crater.

Unohana Retsu treated Tsuna Tsuna's wounds with Rain Flame, and even covered her with a garment to prevent her from embarrassing herself in front of her own people.

"Team leader!"

Upon discovering that Unohana Retsu had been defeated, Kotetsu Isane could no longer maintain her last shred of rationality. After shouting something, she rushed towards Tsuna, regardless of whether Tsuna would harm her; she had to heal Unohana Retsu now.

"Don't worry, she's fine. After she regains consciousness from the treatment, she'll be able to heal the rest of her injuries on her own," Tsuna said to Kotetsu Isane in front of him, and handed Unohana Retsu over to her.

As the tall Kotetsu Isane hugged Unohana Retsu, she didn't forget to glare fiercely at Tsuna. She couldn't beat him in a fight, but that didn't stop her from venting her frustration a little.

Tsuna ignored the little girl's expression on Kotetsu Isane. He looked up and saw that all the Bleach watching, except for Renji, were showing him obvious hostility.

Tsuna didn't care about these guys' rudeness. After the fierce battle with Unohana Retsu, all he wanted to do was go to the Four Great Noble Clans, find a pillow, and get some sleep.

Tsuna Flash Step beside Renji using Shunpo and said to Renji, "Let's go."

Having witnessed Tsuna's strength at this point, Renji had no doubts about Tsuna's words. If he could subdue Captain Unohana, who possessed such terrifying spiritual pressure, then he would definitely be able to rescue Rukia.

Tsuna was completely unguarded against Renji. Not to mention that he was already somewhat exhausted, even if Renji Shin'uchi attack him, Renji's current strength wouldn't be enough to hurt him.

Often, it is the unexpected that is most deadly. Renji as Renji was about to catch up with Tsuna, a sharp blade suddenly pierced through Tsuna's chest and through his heart.

Renji could hardly believe what he was seeing. Beside him Chōjirō Sasakibe, the vanished First Division Vice-Captain. Sasakibe, with lightning speed that Renji couldn't catch, instantly rushed behind Tsuna and stabbed Tsuna through the heart.

This wasn't the first time Sasakibe had done something like this. His movements were fluid and natural, and he didn't reveal a trace of his presence before launching his attack. Tsuna, who was already somewhat distracted, didn't even have time to react.

Unfortunately, due to Renji's position, Sasakibe's sword could not pierce the Saketsu and could only be aimed at the heart.

But this one sword Tsuna. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's goal was to kill Tsuna, and Sasakibe himself judged that Tsuna was extremely dangerous, which is why this happened.

At this moment, both of Tsuna's Zanpakuto were on his lower back. Tsuna, who had not released his Zanpakuto and was in a relaxed state, was the best opportunity for Sasakibe, so Sasakibe decisively attacked.

"Turned into... nothingness... ghost..." Tsuna said haltingly, and suddenly his body transformed into raging green lightning.

Golden hair, an emerald green Visored, and his entire body composed of green lightning flames—this is Tsuna's Lightning Attribute Resurrección, one of only two Resurrection Resurrección that doesn't require inserting his Zanpakuto into his chest and undergoing a Shura transformation.

Just as the Resurrección says, in this state, Tsuna is nothingness lightning. His entire body is composed of Lightning Attribute fire elements and has no real physical form. In this state, Tsuna is immune to all physical damage.

Tsuna quickly turned around, and with the Sonido of a thunderous punch, his fist landed on Sasakibe's face. With one punch, Sasakibe was knocked out of the Fourth Division by Tsuna.

"Vice-Captain Sasakibe!"

Someone shouted something, and the Tsuna Bleach present—those with swords drew them, and those without swords looked at Tsuna with wary expressions.

"Hey, Squad 11, don't make a move."

None of the members of the Squad 11 expected that they would hear Kenpachi Zaraki's order. As a battle maniac, Kenpachi Zaraki didn't rush forward to attack first; instead, he blocked them from going up to help.

Only Ikkaku and Yumichika knew what Kenpachi Zaraki was thinking. The battle between Tsuna and Unohana Retsu at the bottom of the pit was too terrifying. Only a few Bleach with some strength, like Ikkaku, could see the details of the battle clearly. When they put themselves in any of their shoes, they found that they had no chance of survival.

Kenpachi Zaraki simply didn't want his men to die; even he himself lacked the courage to draw his sword against Tsuna at that moment.

Kenpachi Zaraki touched his wounds, wondering if, with his current strength, he was truly qualified to be Tsuna's opponent. Was swordsmanship even necessary?

"Captain Zaraki is right. All the Bleach have to step back. That's not an enemy you can handle." Sasakibe stepped out of the ruins, rubbing his face. Tsuna's punch was hard to take; it almost twisted his face.

Tsuna looked at Sasakibe with a cold gaze. The hole in his chest had healed after the lightning was regenerated. Fortunately, he had Ghost's power, otherwise Chōjirō Sasakibe would have succeeded.

"All you can do is resort to despicable sneak attacks, Chōjirō Sasakibe!" Tsuna's words were full of anger. He was not afraid of a direct challenge, but this kind of sneak attack was something Tsuna found utterly contemptible.

For the first time, Tsuna's killing intent was ignited. For the first time, he felt the urge to kill the people of Soul Society. Suddenly, a terrifying killing intent descended upon all the Bleach present. Tsuna was now in a completely Hollowfication state, and the killing intent originating from the Hollow was the purest, a desire to devour from the depths of his body.

Those Grim Bleach harbored ill will towards Tsuna were all overwhelmed by this killing intent due to their weakness, and the killing intent of the Sasakibe also became more obvious. Now there was no need for a sneak attack; the Sasakibe was ready to take down Tsuna.

"You dangerous Ryoka, your life is mine, Chōjirō Sasakibe's!" Sasakibe Zanpakuto and said coldly, "Bankai! Ōetsu Nimaiya!"

Sasakibe's Zanpakuto transformed into the shape of a Western sword, and a large patch of dark clouds appeared above his head. Yellow thunderous spiritual pressure poured down from the clouds, enveloping Sasakibe like a golden canopy. This was Sasakibe's Bankai, Lightning Attribute Zanpakuto capable of altering celestial phenomena.

Just as Sasakibe was about to wrap the yellow lightning around his Zanpakuto, he discovered that the spiritual pressure seemed to be somewhat out of his control. Then he saw the wisps of yellow spiritual pressure flying towards Tsuna!

What's going on? That's my spiritual pressure! The Sasakibe's mouth was filled with impotent rage.

But Sasakibe also understood that they couldn't delay any longer; if they did, it was hard to say whether they would be drained dry by this strange Ryoka.

Forcibly manipulating the Ōetsu Nimaiya to entwine with his Zanpakuto, Sasakibe discovered that the more effort he exerted, the faster the spiritual pressure left him. After much effort, all the yellow lightning gathered on the Zanpakuto, Sasakibe immediately launched a thrust at Tsuna.

Tsuna kicked Renji away, and Sasakibe moved with lightning speed, appearing in front of Tsuna in the blink of an eye. Just as Sasakibe was about to stab him in the chest, Tsuna slowly said something that shocked Sasakibe.

"Ōetsu Nimaiya!"

Thunder roared, and a green canopy of lightning enveloped Tsuna. The Sasakibe Zanpakuto pierced the canopy, and the collision of the two spiritual pressures exploded instantly, with violent aftershocks of lightning spreading outwards. All the Bleach above the rank of Vice-Captain acted together to protect the onlookers.

Somewhat disheveled, Sasakibe retreated back to the Fourth Division's territory. His haori had been reduced to fragments and scattered. Even now, he still couldn't understand why this enemy was able to use his Bankai power.

In Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Reborn!, Ghost is actually Byakuran from a parallel world. He exists in an energy form, and his ability is to absorb flames and transfer them to his original form in this world to enhance Byakuran's Flame Pressure in the current world.

Tsuna doesn't actually have a physical body, but Ghost's energy-absorbing power still exists. So, after converting to Lightning Attribute Resurrección, Tsuna can absorb his opponent's spiritual pressure and release the exact same attack based on that pressure. This is Ghost's only two attack methods; the other one is the instinctive ability of all Hollows: Cero.

In mid-air, Tsuna remained indifferent to the Sasakibe. The aftershocks of the explosion hadn't moved him an inch. He was immune to physical attacks with his elemental transformation, while energy attacks were absorbed into his body.

So the explosion just now was nothing more than a lot of noise and little effect on Tsuna, and it didn't cause him any harm at all.

Tsuna raised his hand and pointed at Chōjirō Sasakibe. Spiritual pressure gathered, and lightning crackled in Tsuna's hand. A beam of emerald green lightning shot straight toward Sasakibe.

Wang Xu's lightning strike!

After being affected by the spiritual pressure of the Lightning Attribute flame Gran Rey Cero became even more violent. Tsuna's move was aimed at taking the life of Sasakibe. No matter what, Tsuna was just a high school student. The consequence of his youthful vigor and blood rushing to his head was that he didn't care about the consequences. He wanted Sasakibe to pay the price now!

Seeing such violent spiritual pressure, Sasakibe hurriedly condensed a canopy to block it, but his spiritual pressure continued to leak away. The canopy he could hastily condense was only the size of an umbrella, how could it possibly block Tsuna's main offensive method in Ghost form?

In an instant, Wang Xu's lightning flash continued its advance, attacking Sasakibe. Sasakibe finally changed; the Fourth Division wasn't just occupied by him alone, but also by a large number of Bleach.

"Bakudo Eighty-One: Bakudō #81: Dankū!"

A transparent barrier stood in front of the Fourth Division Barracks Bakudō #81: Dankū, accompanied by a golden aura of spiritual pressure.

Before Wang Xu's lightning flash, the hastily rising Bakudō #81: Dankū was as crisp as glass, and was soon pierced by the Cero. Then, the golden spiritual pressure followed closely, just in time to block Wang Xu's lightning flash.

Within the golden spiritual pressure was Kenpachi Zaraki, a sinister grin on his face. Holding swords in both hands, Kenpachi Zaraki stood in front of everyone, preventing the crew members from fighting Tsuna, yet still fulfilling his duty as captain by standing in front of them to protect everyone.

After a long stalemate, with another burst of spiritual pressure from Kenpachi Zaraki, Wang Xu's Lightning Flash was finally severed by Kenpachi Zaraki's sword. The price he paid was that his arms were torn apart by the power of lightning, and the injuries that had just begun to heal were aggravated again.

"Sawada-sensei, please stop."

A weak voice rang out, and all the Bleach of the Fourth Division made way to see Kotetsu Isane supporting Unohana Retsu as she walked out. The previous Bakudō #81: Dankū was launched by Unohana Retsu, but because she was too weak, the Bakudō #81: Dankū had little power. Fortunately, it was Kenpachi Zaraki who intervened in the end.

Tsuna returned to normal, which was a gesture of respect for Unohana Retsu, but he had no intention of letting Chōjirō Sasakibe off so easily. His newly formed White Blade pointed at Sasakibe and he asked Unohana Retsu, "He almost ambushed and killed me. How do you account for that?"

"Unohana, Zaraki, do not be threatened by him. Obey the Captain-Commander's orders and eliminate the Ryoka," Chōjirō Sasakibe said in a deep voice.

"Vice-Captain Sasakibe, I really have no strength left. Please don't hurt my Fourth Division Barracks. Do as you please." Unohana Retsu sat on the ground without caring about her image; she truly had no strength left to fight.

"Squad 11, all of you, get back to your barracks!" Kenpachi Zaraki ignored Chōjirō Sasakibe and led his men back to the Squad 11.

Both Unohana Retsu and Kenpachi Zaraki knew very well that they were no match for Tsuna. Two of the three were injured, and even the three of them combined were not enough to defeat Tsuna. Why would they provoke an opponent they couldn't afford to offend?

Having been humiliated by his own people, Sasakibe glared at Tsuna with a sour expression. "Sawada, right? I made my move. What are you going to do about it?"

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