Zangetsu's Spirituality

Faced with Tsuna's sudden attack, Ichigo hurriedly parried, but it was an attack formed from Cero. Another scratch appeared on Ichigo's arms. In close combat, he was no match for Tsuna, who had turned Cero into a close-combat technique.

Ichigo's body as the Hollow's regenerative abilities healed his injuries. Since he couldn't beat Tsuna in close combat, he would use the Hollow's most proficient technique: Cero!

Ichigo leaned forward slightly, pointing his horns at Tsuna. At the point where the two horns met, a red sphere condensed. This was the first time he had actively used Cero since he Hollowfication.

"Honestly, it's a good thing there's a barrier from the former vice-chief of the Kido Sect here, otherwise, Ichigo, you'd be in for a beating from that hot-tempered old man." Tsuna remarked as he watched Ichigo's spiritual pressure grow stronger and stronger.

After Tsuna used the Four Great Noble Clans as a temporary base, Hachigen Ushōda Tsuna used his Kido abilities to enhance the Four Great Noble Clans's secret training ground, preventing their spiritual pressure from being exposed in the Seireitei.

This is why Renji and the others can train here with peace of mind; otherwise, given Renji's fighting style of always using Bankai in Renji fight, a Bleach would have come to check on him long ago.

Ichigo had no idea about the intricacies of Soul Society. The Cero from the bull's horn instantly expanded into a beam of light five meters in diameter and shot straight at Tsuna. Its power was astonishing, but the aftershocks carved a long trench in the ground.

Tsuna had no intention of fighting Ichigo. He simply held up his palm, and a red shield condensed on his hand. It was still an extension of Cero, developed based on Tsuna 'Urahara Blood Mist Shield.

Ichigo's Cero collided with Tsuna's Cero Shield without any violent impact. Soon after, the Cero pressure released by Ichigo disappeared, and apart from the mark on the ground, the entire area was calm.

"What is this?" Ichigo was a little numb. No matter how hard he tried, Tsuna easily neutralized his attacks. Was the Hollow's power he had acquired really that weak?

"It's just an extended application of the Anti-Demon Killing," Tsuna said. In the instant he collided with Ichigo's Cero, he adjusted the spiritual pressure on his shield to match that of Ichigo's Cero, and by using the Anti-Demon Killing technique, he directly eliminated Ichigo's Cero.

Compared to the bizarre and varied ways of using spiritual pressure in Kido, direct attacks like Cero make it much easier to grasp the opponent's spiritual pressure.

"What a joke! Even Zangetsu said Hollows don't have that ability!" Ichigo said with certainty. He and White Ichigo could communicate in real time.

"That's because, compared to Bleach, Hollows who grow up in the dog-eat-dog Hueco Mundo of Hueco Mundo are more accustomed to direct attacks," Tsuna said.

Cero is the primary attack method for the vast majority of Hollows; only some who advance to higher-level Hollows develop other techniques tailored to their physical condition.

Ichigo was speechless. He had thought that obtaining the power of the Hollows would put some pressure on Tsuna, but Tsuna easily resolved it using methods he couldn't understand. Noticing Ichigo's emotions, White Ichigo took the initiative to talk to Ichigo.

"Tsuna, Zangetsu says he'll take over," Ichigo said to Tsuna.

"Oh? You can switch your consciousness to fight in this state?" Tsuna immediately understood the reason. "That means the Hollow's power is still lending you its strength. Ichigo, you still need to work harder."

Ichigo's current state is that his power is superimposed with that of White Ichigo. If Ichigo fully mastered all of White Ichigo's power, there would be no need for White Ichigo to switch consciousness.

"I know, I just communicated with Zangetsu, okay? I'm switching!" Ichigo said. After accepting Zangetsu's existence, Ichigo had control over his body. Whether White Ichigo could come out depended on Ichigo's consent.

"Wait!" Tsuna called out to Ichigo, "Since you can switch people, could you send that guy in black instead? The one you thought was Zangetsu."

Compared to the White Ichigo White within Ichigo's body, Tsuna was more interested in the former Progenitor of the Quincy.

Ichigo's expression was somewhat strange; it was hard to tell what he was thinking. He stammered, "I haven't mastered Old Man Zangetsu's power, and besides, Zangetsu is a little angry..."

"What's the point of talking to him, Ichigo!" Ichigo's attitude immediately became arrogant, clearly indicating that Ichigo was no longer in control of the body. "Watch closely, Zangetsu, this is how you use it!"

Ichigo's first sentence was to tell Tsuna that Old Man Zangetsu couldn't come out. The second sentence was actually White Ichigo shouting in Ichigo Ichigo's mind because Tsuna's attempt to switch people had enraged White Ichigo. So, as soon as he came out, he was ready to teach Tsuna a lesson.

With White Ichigo handed him a long bandage, the other end of which was tied to the large cleaver, Zangetsu.

After Ichigo Hollowfication, Ichigo did not fight Tsuna. He knew very well that if he didn't fight, he would only be using his Hollow powers to fight Tsuna. But if he did fight, he would be using the power of Bleach. Thinking of Tsuna's strange Zanpakuto, Ichigo felt that his chances of winning would continue to decrease.

White Ichigo, on the other hand, doesn't think as much as Ichigo. Whether it's Hollow's power or Bleach power, it's all his power, so he can use it without restraint.

White Ichigo yanked the bandages hard towards himself, Zangetsu Tsuna flying. On its way back, it didn't forget to pass by Tsuna's position and launch an attack on him.

White Ichigo's overly obvious sneak attack was of course ineffective; Tsuna easily dodged it with a backflip, and Zangetsu returned to White Ichigo's side.

White Ichigo, having Zangetsu, didn't Zangetsu it in his hand. Instead, he gripped the bandages and spun Zangetsu into a windmill shape, then shouted, "Getsuga Tensho!"

The crimson crescent moon was thrown out by White Ichigo. This move, Getsuga Tensho, was full of Hollow spiritual pressure, and in some ways it was the same as Tsuna's Cero extensions, but White Ichigo himself didn't realize it.

The crescent moon didn't fly straight towards Tsuna; instead, it spun in the air and transformed into a crimson full moon.

"Hey, hey, this isn't called Crescent Moon, okay?" Tsuna complained, drawing his white Zanpakuto. The pressure had clearly increased after Ichigo's pilot was changed, and Tsuna could no longer fight White Ichigo with a playful attitude.

Blue flames covered the white Zanpakuto. Tsuna swung it forward, and the flames on the Zanpakuto were flung towards White Ichigo's attack like three raindrops. The raindrops quickly expanded into three nautilus shells Getsuga Tensho.

Even without using his Resurrección form, Tsuna can still use the power of the True Funeral Wreaths ' Box Weapon. However, because this power isn't very strong, Tsuna is more used to using his Shikai to deal with enemies. Now that he's encountered Ichigo in his Hollowfication state, he's taking it out to use.

Boom! A giant cleaver emerged from the smoke and dust. Zangetsu had already attacked Tsuna, Tsuna calmly raised his sword to parry. When the smoke cleared, a strangely expressiond White Ichigo appeared.

White Ichigo frantically used the bandages to swing Zangetsu, attacking Tsuna from all sorts of tricky angles. His attacks were somewhat like using the opponent's force against them, and the pace of his attacks became faster and faster, even overwhelming Tsuna.

Tsuna had no choice but to draw his other Zanpakuto to fight White Ichigo. Tsuna realized that White Ichigo had a very high level of combat strategy.

In the current state, if it's just a contest of Zanjutsu, Tsuna will have a hard time gaining the upper hand. Tsuna's weapons are just two short swords, while Zangetsu not only has a longer blade, but White Ichigo also has the advantage of attacking from mid-range. As White Ichigo's attack rhythm accelerates, the already dominant White Ichigo easily suppresses Tsuna.

This is the spirit of Zangetsu; besides its exaggeratedly large blade, the bandages wrapped around the hilt are also part of Zangetsu.

As a result, when Ichigo wielded Zangetsu, he only attacked in a straight line, and the bandages became nothing more than a tool he used to wrap around his arm to transform.

In White Ichigo's hands, it became a tool for attack, and could even be called a mini -Zabimaru. This way of swinging the sword was something Ichigo, with his straightforward personality, would never have imagined in his entire life.

Tsuna finally understood: White Ichigo was taking advantage of the fact that he could use Ichigo's body to show Ichigo how to use Zangetsu. Tsuna simply didn't bother to resist, just raised his sword to defend, letting White Ichigo White Ichigo beat him up like a punching bag.

Seeing Tsuna's expression, White Ichigo chuckled. He knew that Tsuna had seen through his thoughts, so he also went all out, showing Ichigo every possible way he used Zangetsu.

The combination of fast and slow sword swings and grips, the long-range control of Zangetsu, and the close-range slashes that concentrate Getsuga Tensho on the blade— White Ichigo's attack style is just as he says: there are no set patterns, everything stems from instinct. Only by freely swinging Zangetsu can Zangetsu its strongest power.

Gradually, White Ichigo started to get bored. He had come out to put Tsuna in his place, but after this seamless teamwork with Tsuna, it seemed like he wasn't that much stronger. This wouldn't do. White Ichigo glanced at Zangetsu, wanting to use even stronger power.

Zangetsu flew back into White Ichigo's hand, the bandages naturally wrapping around his arm. He was about to shout something when he heard Tsuna's words.

"Bankai? That won't do."

Suddenly, White Ichigo felt a sharp pain. His wrists and ankles had been gripped by four small velociraptors. Immediately afterward, a tremendous force came from his back, slamming White Ichigo to the ground.

Seeing Tsuna squatting in front of him, White Ichigo was about to unleash a torrent of abuse when Tsuna cut him off, saying, "That's enough for today, Zangetsu."

Tsuna reached out and grabbed Ichigo's mask, squeezing it hard. The Hollow Visored shattered, and Ichigo's consciousness returned. Tsuna also retrieved the Cloud Velociraptor and Sun Rhinoceros from Ichigo's body.

"Ah, Tsuna, Zangetsu is furious." Ichigo stood up with a headache. Tsuna's Hollowfication, Zangetsu could only berate Tsuna intensely in Ichigo's inner world.

"That guy wants to use Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu plus Hollowfication, so don't put pressure on Hachigen," Tsuna said. Tsuna was worried that the small barrier might not be able to withstand Ichigo's current two powers being pushed to their limits at the same time.

"Yes, it almost turned into a major incident," Ichigo agreed, showing great respect for his good-natured senior Hachigen Ushōda.

"Zangetsu has already demonstrated his abilities to you: one is Hollowfication, and the other is Zangetsu's signature Zanjutsu. Focus your efforts on these two areas," Tsuna reminded him.

"Understood. Let's spar again, Tsuna."

"Alright..." Tsuna was about to agree when his communicator rang.