'I really didn't expect these two to suddenly clash.'
'In the original story, they were still pretty good friends, weren't they?'
Nara Dan thought to himself,
but he also knew that Kira Izuru had challenged Renji to stand up for him.
'Such a young age, and already showing the makings of someone who'll stand up for what's right...'
Nara Dan knew that what set Kira Izuru apart from ordinary Soul Reapers in the original story was that the Soul Society didn't seem to mean much to him.
Instead, he seemed to value his personal bonds with others more.
In the original story, Gin Ichimaru defected from the Soul Society alongside Aizen. As Gin's Vice-Captain, Kira Izuru had seemed somewhat inclined to follow him.
If Gin Ichimaru had not been set on seeking revenge alone and unwilling to drag anyone else into it, there might have been one more Soul Reaper who defected to Hueco Mundo.
'A man who puts personal bonds above the greater good...'
Nara Dan watched the two with interest.
'That's pretty rare in a hot-blooded shonen series like Bleach.'
Usually, characters like that were always villains in shonen series.
That was also why Nara Dan was interested in guiding Kira Izuru.
Compared to saintly protagonists who put political correctness above everything, people like Kira Izuru, who valued kindness and personal bonds more, were more favored by those in power.
'But the outcome of this fight really is interesting.'
Looking at the two young figures on the field, even Nara Dan couldn't tell who would win.
It wasn't that they were especially strong. On the contrary, the two junior students were both far too weak.
They fought like two three-year-olds throwing punches without any form. Who would win really came down to chance, like a children's scuffle.
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