The Alchemist in Bleach

Admittedly, Kenpachi recently defeated a Vasto Lorde, placing him among the top captains in terms of strength.

but!

Kenpachi has a bad habit!

He would subconsciously seal away his power!

In other words, Kenpachi, who was once ranked among the top captains, is now a thing of the past!

He's become weaker again...

This is his biggest weakness, and it hasn't changed even in the original storyline. Can you believe that the awesome captain who can kill Vasto Lorde single-handedly fought Ichigo, who doesn't even know Bankai, and ended up with both of them severely injured?

However, in the original timeline, although Kenpachi would subconsciously suppress his power, he was clearly able to control it well. Apart from the deepest level of power, he could release and compress it flexibly.

But the current Kenpachi is clearly not up to par...

That's why he was instantly defeated when facing a captain who was going all out. At the same time, because of what he had seen and heard in the Thirteenth Division, he couldn't help but start to doubt whether he had taken the wrong path, and whether he should try to communicate with his Zanpakuto...

The new knowledge, coupled with the immense power displayed by the captain who mastered it, caused Kenpachi to begin to doubt himself, which is why the captain felt Kenpachi had become weaker...

This is also why Yachiru sensed fear in Kenpachi; it wasn't fear of battle, but fear of himself...

Fighting only instills fear in his body, while his heart is filled with excitement!

After healing Kenpachi once again, the captain's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Kenpachi charge forward on instinct.

'This is... Sword Zen? I see... Has my consciousness entered the Zanpakuto? But the time is the same as outside... Strange Sword Zen...'

The reason has been found, but the captain will not show mercy because of this. He will still have to be cut down. What if he quits this state if he is not cut down?

For Shinigami today, Shikai may not be necessary, but it has to be said that Shikai can rapidly increase a Shinigami's combat power, especially for Shinigami like Kenpachi who fights based on instinct!

This kind of person can control any form of Zanpakuto!

Therefore, upon realizing Kenpachi's condition, the captain not only didn't hold back, but instead became even more excited about cutting him down...

She was really looking forward to Kenpachi after his Shikai release!

......

In a pitch-black, empty space, Kenpachi, his clothes tattered, floated silently, pondering whether he had made mistakes over the years, whether he had damaged his Zanpakuto...

Otherwise, why hasn't she responded to him...?

Was I wrong?

'No, Xiao Jian, you didn't do anything wrong.'

"You are... a Zanpakuto? Is it my Zanpakuto? I'm sorry, I haven't noticed you." Hearing the Zanpakuto's voice, Kenpachi's brow twitched. He felt the voice was familiar, as if he'd heard it often, but his current low spirits prevented him from remembering anything...

'No, wait a minute~ Xiao Jian has always been with me, and I've always been by your side too.'

'Really? Was I wrong? Should I, like the other Grim Reapers, calm down and learn swordsmanship? That way, I can fight alongside you...'

'That's right, Xiao Jian, you just need to do what you want. I'll always be by your side, in the past and in the future...'

'yes? '

'Yes, because I am your Zanpakuto, little sword. Call my name, and then, together we will defeat her once more!'

'Calling your...name? Can I do that?'

"Yes, you can, but you have to promise me, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, you won't lay a hand on Xiaotang!"

'Why? I promised you, so your name is...'

My name is...

"Devour! Wild Sunflower!!!"

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Chapter 181 The True and False Eight Thousand Flows of the Sword!

"Devour! Wild Sun!"

"boom!"

The captain narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Kenpachi. Such a violent spiritual pressure, and that sentence... This means... it's a success?

"Hehehe~ Come on! Please me!" A mad glint flashed in the captain's eyes. Holding a blood-red longsword, he was followed by dozens of blood-red blades as he charged towards Kenpachi, who was wielding a giant cleaver!

"kill!"

Kenpachi, who had just awakened from the Sword Zen Space, fearlessly charged toward the captain with his Zanpakuto in hand. He first slashed horizontally, shattering the blood-red blade floating beside the captain, and then slashed at the longsword in the captain's hand!

What was clearly a huge door-sized kitchen knife became incredibly agile in Kenpachi's hands, like a limb. He not only perfectly parried the captain's seemingly endless sword net, but also managed to launch attacks from cunning corners.

The captain blocked Kenpachi's door-panel cleaver with one hand, and with a flick of his left wrist, a slender sword fell into his hand. He gently raised it and drew a slightly deep bloody mark on Kenpachi's arm.

This scene made the captain raise an eyebrow slightly. It seemed that Kenpachi was indeed much stronger after his Shikai. That sword strike was originally aimed at his throat. Even though it was blocked, the captain estimated that it should have severed Kenpachi's arm. She had even prepared to treat him. Who knew...

'You've gotten stronger... but that's not enough...'

As she pondered, the swordsmanship in her hand began to change. It was no longer a simple, casual attack, but rather a display of the elegance of Unohana Yachiru!

The captain showcased various sword techniques in turn, dazzling yet filled with deadly intent!

Kenpachi is strong now, but he's still quite a bit weaker than the captain...

All of this transformed into boundless killing intent, enveloping Kenpachi. Within this boundless killing intent, Kenpachi "died" time and time again, only to be "resurrected" once more.

This time, however, Kenpachi was no longer as confused as before. Although his eyes became increasingly frantic with each "death," there was one color in that frenzy that never wavered!

That is.....

go ahead!

fighting!

Besides that, Kenpachi had no time to spare!

However, while Kenpachi's willpower could withstand repeated severe injuries, his body could not, since the captain was only providing healing, not turning back time.

Furthermore, each treatment session is too short, which can only be considered emergency treatment. It will inevitably leave some slight impact. Although it's only a little bit each time, if there are many sessions, a large number of these little bits will accumulate and eventually cause... a lot of problems...

Finally, his body broke down!

The current battle is about whether Kenpachi can raise his combat power to a level sufficient to kill the captain before his body completely collapses. If he can't, then the captain will kill him without hesitation!

Although she admires Kenpachi, if she has gone to such lengths and Kenpachi still cannot kill her, then he is unworthy of the name Kenpachi.

After all, she also has her own pride!

That pride that belongs to the first Kenpachi, Unohana Yachiru!

However, how easy is it to bridge the gap of hundreds of years between them?

Even though Kenpachi is getting stronger every moment, he still feels powerless when facing his captain who is giving it his all...

After experiencing so many "deaths," he even began to hallucinate, seemingly seeing a skeleton carrying a knife right in front of him...

This is a very bad omen. It means that although Kenpachi is still fighting and his will is still full of fighting spirit, his body is already exhausted. In other words, he will soon reach his limit...

This scene had also occurred during the captain's special training, but he wasn't as resilient as Kenpachi. He collapsed on the first day. Although the captain used the All-Out Attack, he didn't go all out. He only used the All-Out Attack to prevent Ichiro from being accidentally killed. He only revealed a little bit of his killing intent.

Even so, he quickly knelt down...

Unfortunately, direct combat has never been his forte.

It was precisely because Ichiro had experienced this state that he was able to accurately judge Kenpachi's condition.

Interestingly, while the Captain-Commander and the others looked worried in this situation, Ichiro and Yachiru remained very calm.

Yachiru trusted Kenpachi almost completely, especially after Kenpachi's Shikai. Ichiro, on the other hand, knew that Kenpachi was not yet at his full strength, and he even took the time to watch Yachiru for a while.

There was no way around it; he was genuinely curious. Whether it was his memories of the original work or his analysis, he was pretty sure that Yachiru was Kenpachi's Zanpakuto. For this reason, Ichiro even specially crafted a special kind of konpeito to improve Yachiru's body so that she wouldn't disappear immediately after Kenpachi awakened.

However, even with the help of Konpeito, Kenpachi had already used his Shikai, so there's no reason why Yachiru would still be alive.

Just like the world, the world can use Shikai and Bankai independently, and she will still exist during this time. However, if Ichiro activates Shikai, the world must transform from a Shinigami into a sword. Only during Bankai can she exist simultaneously with Ichiro.

However, that's based on the unique nature of Ichiro's Bankai, while Kenpachi's Shikai is clearly a slashing type, so it should be unrelated to the Zanpakuto's abilities.

However, it was precisely because Yachiru was still around that Ichiro was certain that Kenpachi still had a lot of room for improvement.

Ichiro's strongest state is when he is one with the world, and Stark's strongest state is when he is one with his lieutenant Lilyne. Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that Kenpachi would need to merge with Yachiru to reach his current peak.

However, perhaps some conditions are not yet met, so there have been no changes for the time being...

"Zizi~"

At that moment, a flash of lightning on the battlefield drew Ichiro's attention. Weren't those two sword masters above? Why was Kido appearing there?

With this question in mind, Ichiro turned his gaze to the battlefield and instantly understood: "Oh, the Sword of Eight Thousand Streams, huh? No wonder."

"To be precise, it is the true Eight Thousand Streams Sword, a technique that Retsu has only fully perfected in recent years."

Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro, and Kirinji looked at the Captain-Commander with a puzzled expression. "The Sword of Eight Thousand Streams is the Sword of Eight Thousand Streams. Why add 'true' to it?"

Ichiro, standing to the side, understood what the Captain-Commander meant and glanced at him speechlessly. "I suspect you old geezer are implying something about me, and I have evidence!"

The captain ignored Ichiro and instead introduced the technique to them: "The true Yachiryu Sword is a sword technique that Retsu has only recently completed. By using special Kido techniques, different Kido powers are added to different sword techniques, making them even more powerful and versatile. In terms of swordsmanship alone, I may not be her match now, but with this true Yachiryu Sword!"

The three looked at their captain in the arena with shock. They knew the captain's strength, but how could he have become so much stronger in the past few hundred years?

Kirinji, in particular, was deeply affected by this. He glanced at Ichiro, his intuition telling him that this matter was still related to Ichiro...

At this moment, Ichiro was naturally unaware of the resentment that Kirinji-sensei had for him. He was currently watching the captain, who was in high spirits, intently. His DNA of "everything is the way of the devil" was stirring, and endless inspiration for modification was flowing in like a spring!

"Zi~"

"Pfft!"

In the arena, a flash of lightning appeared, and the captain's already swift figure and swordsmanship became even faster. At the same time, the Zanpakuto, whose sharpness was enhanced by the lightning, severed Kenpachi's left arm with a single strike!

Immediately afterwards, four bolts of lightning flashed out!

The captain unleashed four consecutive sword strikes, severing Kenpachi's right arm and legs, and also cutting a deep gash from his left shoulder to his right waist. If the angle had been slightly different, Kenpachi's heart could have been split in two!

Of course, this was intentional on the part of the captain. After all, even for her, it would be very troublesome to treat a heart that had been cut open. Among the people on the field, only Ichiro was capable of quickly healing such an injury; even Tenjiro couldn't do it.

However, the captain didn't want Ichiro to interfere in her battle, because that was her path to suicide...

With a wave of his right hand, a large amount of bloody liquid, carrying severed arms and legs, splashed onto Kenpachi, engulfing him. Moments later, the blood sphere exploded, and Kenpachi, restored to his original state, roared once again as he charged toward the captain!