Everyone shook their heads. Kurosaki Ichigo had not trained with them, so none of them knew what his reforged Zanpakuto looked like.
Yamabuki Chidori had just seen off the three members of the Kuchiki Clan when another visitor arrived.
"Komamura? Did you need something?" Yamabuki Chidori looked at him curiously. Komamura's expression was grave, as though he had made an important decision.
"Chief Strategist! I'd like to ask for leave to return to the mountains," Komamura said. "I'm sorry to ask at a time like this, but it's important to me."
Yamabuki Chidori raised an eyebrow. He had already guessed why Komamura wanted leave.
"Tell me about it," Yamabuki Chidori said.
"The last battle showed me that I'm not strong enough. I want to return to the mountains where the Werewolf Clan lives and learn our secret technique." Komamura told Yamabuki Chidori exactly what was on his mind.
Yamabuki Chidori frowned slightly. The Werewolf Clan possessed a secret technique called the Humanization Technique.
For a short time after using it, the user would be invincible. The drawback was that once that time passed, the user would lose their life.
It was a ridiculously costly technique: deal ten thousand damage, take a million in return.
"Are you sure, Komamura? I know something about your clan's Humanization Technique. Its side effects are too severe," Yamabuki Chidori said.
Komamura nodded firmly. "If it's for the Gotei 13 and the protection of the Seireitei, I can die without regret."
In this world, nearly every secret technique that greatly increased someone's strength for a short time came with a terrible price.
The Humanization Technique cost the user their life. Mugetsu cost the user all their potential. The Sanrei Glove demanded much the same.
Yet the Humanization Technique offered the smallest boost in fighting power.
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