"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...
At this moment, countless explosions rang out across the field, their thunderous roars shaking the entire arena.
In the sky, Deidara, circling atop the crane's back, widened his eyes and looked down at the explosions below with suspicion, muttering.
"No way... Could it really be over just like that?"
Outside the field, among the spectators watching from the sidelines, Sasori narrowed his eyes slightly and stared intently at the situation in the arena.
Beside him, neither Gin nor Ulquiorra showed much reaction.
After all, they had already seen Aizen use Kyoka Suigetsu.
In that case, no matter how this battle turned out, its outcome had likely already been decided by Lord Aizen.
Gin narrowed his eyes slightly, but inwardly, he sighed softly.
What a pity... I had thought I might be able to use this battle to see Captain Aizen's true strength...
As expected... he was still concealing it...
At that thought, a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.
At the same time.
On the battlefield, now a complete mess after the violent bombardment, a magnetic voice carrying a smile suddenly rang out.
"If this is all you have, it won't be enough to show your strength, you know?"
As the voice sounded, Aizen's figure had appeared at one side at some unknown point, completely unscathed. A faint smile rested on his face, his hands tucked into his pockets.
In the sky, Deidara's pupils shrank at the sight, and he cried out.
"When did he dodge that!?"
"He was clearly... clearly swallowed up by the puppet explosion from my Spirit Manipulation Technique!!"
Aizen below ignored his astonished muttering. He raised his eyes toward him and smiled softly.
"Deidara, is this as far as your art can go?"
There was a faintly mocking note in his voice, and