Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 97, Section 96: The battle has only just begun, Silver.
In the center of the battlefield, two figures flashed by rapidly.

He runs away, he chases, he can't fly.

Shuichi Higashino, who was very clear about the characteristics of Gin Ichimaru's Zanpakuto, had no intention of giving Gin Ichimaru a chance to get close to him.

Only by creating distance can one have enough time to react.

Unfortunately, Gin Ichimaru truly lived up to his reputation as a genius that only appears once every few centuries in Soul Society. Under Aizen's tutelage, in just five years, his Shunpo technique was already comparable to that of Aizen himself, an old Shinigami who had honed his skills for over two hundred years.

Another sharpshooting shot pierced through Higashino Shuichi's body, leaving a large hole once again.

"Shuichi, running away won't do any good~ Your fate won't change."

Gin Ichimaru said, looking at Shuichi Higashino, whose body was rapidly recovering.

Fortunately, the ability of infinite regeneration is bound to the fragment of the Soul King's fingernail and is not affected by the Zanpakuto. Otherwise, even if Higashino Shuichi was very resilient, he would not have been able to withstand a few stabs from the Divine Spear against the troublesome Zanpakuto ability of Ichimaru Gin.

"Gin, you don't need to try to provoke me here. I can't do anything to your Shinso without being able to release my Zanpakuto, but you can't do anything to me either, can you?"

Higashino Shuichi carefully controlled the rhythm of the battle, while using the Ten Teng Kong Luo he had just released during the battle to expand his sensing range, trying his best to defeat Urahara Kisuke before he arrived.

If the timeline were to converge and everything proceeded according to the original plot, Kisuke Urahara would have relied on the forbidden technique of the great demon master Tessai Gahishi, a spatial demonic art.

Although that thing cannot be detected, it needs to be located. According to the information that Kisuke Urahara has, the only place where the incident occurred is the 62nd ward of North Rukongai.

That's why Higashino Shuichi specifically chose this battlefield, Area 51.

A total of eleven areas represent the current limit of Higashino Shuichi's detection range in the Sky Pier.

Eleven areas are just the right number, enough for Gin Ichimaru to defeat himself, complete his Hollowfication, and leave, and it won't take too long for Kisuke Urahara to find him.

"Lord Xiuyi, you are joking. Since I am preparing to deal with you, I am naturally confident in my plans."

"Never fight a battle unprepared; that's the lesson you taught me."

“I taught Kisaragi Shusuke these things, but I won’t admit it now. I taught you these things.”

Higashino Shuichi showed a look of disgust.

"Then please show me, Lord Shuichi, how much I've improved during the five years you've been missing."

Having said that, Gin Ichimaru's narrowed eyes snapped open, revealing a terrifying look within.
"This, sir, you probably haven't seen it before, have you? Bankai, God Slayer Spear!"

In an instant, countless spiritual pressures, like giant blades, slashed outwards from the center of Gin Ichimaru, and the Zanpakuto in Gin's hand, located at the very center, seemed to turn to ash in an instant.

"Just turn to ash?"

Higashino Shuichi looked down at Ichimaru Gin and said.

But Gin Ichimaru merely smiled and said, "My lord, sometimes when you've been looking up for too long, you should look down and see what's going on."

Upon hearing this, Higashino Shuichi looked down and discovered that a huge hole had been pierced through his chest, and upon closer inspection, he could see several gray patches.

Of course, Higashino Shuichi knew what it was; it contained a poison that could instantly dissolve all the cells in a person's body.

Even Aizen, without the Hogyoku, might have been killed by Gin Ichimaru's attack.

This is a true divine execution.

However, Hideichi Higashino is not worried that Gin Ichimaru will release all the poisons.

Because Gin Ichimaru's mission was to make him Hollowfied, not to kill him.

"That's it?"

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi arrogantly mocked Ichimaru Gin, his chest and body rapidly recovering as he raised his hand upwards.

"Hado No. 90, Black Coffin!"

This was the first time that Higashino Shuichi had tried to abandon chanting and use a Kido of level 90 or higher. He had considered it before, but failed because he was not capable enough.

However, after this hellish training, thanks to his improved spiritual control skills, he finally succeeded in completing the Black Coffin's abandonment chant.

Although the effect would certainly be greatly reduced, Higashino Shuichi did not expect to use the black coffin as a trump card.

The black coffin instantly swallowed Gin Ichimaru, and the terrifying spiritual pressure tore him apart inside.

Higashino Shuichi took a step forward, his figure appearing before the black coffin, silently awaiting the moment when Ichimaru Gin would break free. A cracking sound rang out, and Higashino Shuichi knew the time had come.

Severed by beating.

Since he grasped the essence of the technique from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, this move has become his strongest slashing technique.

After gathering its strength, the strike brought its power to its fullest potential.

With a single stroke, heaven and earth weep.

Putting aside the difference in spiritual pressure, Higashino Shuichi's strike had already captured the essence of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's technique.

But how could Gin Ichimaru be a good person?
"Unleashed Blades!"

The moment he sensed the terrifying aura below, Gin Ichimaru unleashed his strongest move at Shuichi Higashino without hesitation. His God-Slaying Spear, which stretched and contracted like a waterfall of light, collided with Higashino's sword.

In terms of quality, Higashino Shuichi won, but in terms of quantity, he was completely defeated.

Looking at the sky filled with gunshots, Higashino Shuichi thought of Koyatai Stark.

Isn't this also a form of firepower coverage?

Deep pit, giant hole.

Gin Ichimaru looked down at Shuichi Higashino, who was getting up again with his rapidly recovering body, and his expression turned displeased.

He felt that Higashino Shuichi's ability was far more incredible than the super-fast regeneration of the Espada.

(Higashino Shuichi: Then you probably haven't seen anyone more perverted than me. I've not only seen them, I've seen countless others.)
If this drags on any longer, who knows what Aizen will think of him?

This is the first time Aizen has entrusted him with such an important task. If he cannot complete it well, what will Aizen think of him?

What if we don't give him a chance to get close then?
Thinking about this, Gin Ichimaru realized that he could no longer let his emotions cloud his judgment.

We need to finish this quickly, eliminate Higashino Shuichi as soon as possible, and then rush to another battlefield to provide support. That way, Aizen might look at him with new respect.

"Shoot him, God-Slayer Shot!"

Six words slowly escaped from Gin Ichimaru's lips. The gray energy within Shuichi Higashino's body, which had long since become almost one with him from the countless times his body had been pierced, was now a part of him.

Everything started up in an instant.

That deadly poison dissolved Higashino Shuichi's entire body, leaving only his head, in the blink of an eye.

Then Gin Ichimaru fell from the sky, not intending to give Shuichi Higashino another chance to restore his body, and prepared to stab Higashino in the head with the intangible device in his hand.

"It's all over, Shuuichi!"

Gin Ichimaru said coldly, his tone even carrying a hint of sadness, and it was unclear who he was feeling sad for.

Is it Matsumoto Rangiku? Or Higashino Shuichi? Or perhaps both?
However, to Gin Ichimaru's surprise, the release of some Zanpakuto does not require direct contact with the Shinigami.

Hell is like this, and so are the divine artifacts passed down through the five noble families.

"Crossing to the other shore of this world, the world is still in samsara!"

The Zanpakuto Seiya, which had fallen to the ground after Higashino Shuichi's body was completely dissolved, instantly burst into countless silver petals that danced in the air like blooming dandelions.

"I've received your wish, Shuichi-kun~"

Far away in the Seireitei, in the bedroom of Kabuto's house, which had been cleaned by Higashino Shuichi, Kabuto Sayaka gently pressed her small hands, which were gradually regaining color, against her chest and whispered.

"What on earth is going on?!"

Gin Ichimaru was completely unable to understand what was happening before his eyes; it did not conform to the common knowledge he had learned about Shinigami.

But it happened so vividly right before his eyes.

An incredibly powerful spiritual pressure was released outwards like a mushroom cloud, directly knocking Gin Ichimaru away.

Within that spiritual pressure, the voice of Higashino Shuichi could be faintly heard.
"The battle has only just begun, Silver!"

(End of this chapter)