From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

"Uh... okay, thank you, Mr. Hori Kimiyama." Kujo Tachibana nodded and prepared to walk towards the crowd below.

Seeing the figure of Kujo Tachibana coming towards them, the freshmen around them all consciously made way for him. Several freshmen from the 11th District of Rukongai East even lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look him in the face.

By the afternoon of that day, the news that the Maou Spiritual Academy had accepted a new gifted freshman in Rukongai had spread throughout the Seireitei, and even Captain-General Yamamoto had heard of it.

However, at this time in the Maou Spiritual Arts Academy, it was not only Kujo Tachibana who was shining.

The eldest son of the Kuchiki clan, one of the four great noble families, Byakuya Kuchiki, also entered the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy with the fourth-class spiritual pressure.

When he first heard this name, Kujo Tachibana was stunned.

This was the first time he heard news about an "acquaintance" in the Spiritual Arts Academy, but Kujo Tachibana did not expect that the first person he would meet in the plot would be Byakuya Kuchiki, the tsundere "brother" who appeared cold on the outside but was warm on the inside.

...

A week later, early morning.

After changing into the white Spiritual Arts Academy uniform, Jiujo Ju walked out of his dormitory at a leisurely pace and headed towards the classroom of Class A.

This detached house is also a welfare benefit unique to their Class A1.

The other Class A classes all have double dormitories, and the freshmen in Classes B, C, and D live in collective dormitories. The lower the ranking of the class, the worse the accommodation conditions.

After this week, Kujo Tachibana gradually adapted to the life at the Maou Spiritual Academy.

To him, this place is as peaceful as Rukongai, and the conditions are good...

The food in the cafeteria is also very good! And it is rich in spirit particles, although this amount of spirit particles is of no use to him...

It is very suitable for him to live here for a long time. At this time, Kujo Tachibana is even considering whether he should stay in this spiritual arts academy to teach after graduation.

In just a moment, Kujo Tachibana arrived at Class A1.

After entering the classroom, Jiujo Tachibana did not chat with the students around him. He just sat in his seat with lifeless eyes, seemingly in a daze.

Well, it’s not that Kujo Tachibana is pretending to be cool, but actually Kujo Tachibana is using “Infinity” to study the new ghost arts he has learned in the past few days.

Moreover, in the Naruto world universe, Tachibana, who has been traveling alone for countless years, really has no interest in making friends with these "new classmates".

Maybe I'm really used to being alone!

The students in Class A were also talking, and they uncontrollably shifted their gaze towards Kujo Tachibana.

There is no way, outstanding people are so eye-catching wherever they are.

When he entered school, he had a fourth-level spiritual pressure, which was rare in the history of Maou Spiritual Arts Academy. Fortunately, there was one person with the same level in their Class A1, otherwise Kujo Tachibana would have been even more eye-catching.

Plus there’s Kujo Tachibana’s unique face!

With long white hair, sparkling eyes, and mysterious glowing blue lines on his forehead, all of this combined on a handsome face, Kujo Tachibana is truly a girl killer.

No! It's for women of all ages.

Even Byakuya Kuchiki, the handsome young man exuding aristocratic temperament, is inferior to Kujo Tachibana in Class A1, in the Shinō Spiritual Academy.

...

Jiujo Tachibana was not disturbed by these gazes. He just focused on his own daydreaming and silently studying the way of ghosts.

But to be honest, among the four courses taught at the Shinyang Spiritual Academy, namely "cutting, punching and running away from ghosts", there is not much he needs to learn, not to mention cutting.

In terms of pure kendo skills, Kujo Tachibana is confident that he is not inferior to anyone in Soul Society! Even the captain of the First Division - Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, or the captain of the Fourth Division - Unohana Retsu.

Fist! To put it bluntly, it is Taijutsu, also called White Fighting in Soul Society. Well, Kujo Tachibana thinks that he is also a master in "White Fighting". The gap between him and the teachers of the Spiritual Academy is also far apart. How can he improve?

Walking refers to a type of fast-moving footwork unique to the Shinigami in Soul Society. To put it simply, it is a footwork that uses spirit particles to increase one's own movement speed, and its name is - Flash Step.

Kujo Tachibana learned how to use spirit particles to accelerate in flash step.

As for this step...Kujo Tachibana said that he still prefers to use the empty step he created.

Cut the fist and drive away the ghost! This time, three out of four were gone. Fortunately, this ghost way can still be learned by Kujo Tachibana. If the ghost way does not need to be learned, then Kujo Tachibana really needs to think about whether to apply for graduation immediately after getting a free shallow fight.

To put it simply, Kidō is a kind of curse in Soul Society, an advanced curse that only the God of Death can use!

It is divided into three types: breaking the way, binding the way and returning the way.

As the name suggests, the "Po Dao" refers to the ghost way of attacking the enemy.

The way of binding is the way of ghosts used for capturing, defending and controlling.

Kaido, on the other hand, is a unique type of healing ghost technique in Soul Society.

Moreover, the way of using this ghost way is also extremely interesting. It is very similar to the ninjutsu in the Naruto world. By combining the spirit particles in oneself or the surrounding environment with a specific spell, one can unleash a variety of skills with different functions.

Kyujo Tachibana was a quick learner of this ghost technique. Anyway, he had already perfectly mastered the three low-ranked ghost techniques taught in the Spiritual Arts Academy this week, namely "One Blow to Break the Way", "Four White Thunders to Break the Way" and "One Blockage to Bind the Way" with the help of Infinity.

I've even become proficient at it to the point where I don't even need to chant any spells or skills, which means there's no CD and no skill reading time!

The only thing that can limit his magic machine gun now is his fourth-rank spiritual pressure. But then again, a low-ranking ghost power like this doesn't seem to consume much mana bar, right?

As for the Kaido, which Kujo Tachibana wants to learn the most, the Shinō Spiritual Academy has not taught it to them yet.

But Kujo Tachibana is not in a hurry. After all, he has just started school. There is still a lot of time to go, so he can just take it slow.

...

At this moment, the Class A1 classroom, which had been noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.

Even though Kujo Tachibana didn't turn around to look, she knew that Byakuya must be here...

Byakuya Kuchiki was born into one of the four noble families, so naturally he would not live in a dormitory. The mansion of their Kuchiki family was not far from the Shinō Spiritual Academy. Usually after finishing his classes during the day, Byakuya Kuchiki would return home to rest.

At this time, when Byakuya Kuchiki entered the Class A1 classroom, he first looked in the direction of Kujo Tachibana's seat...

In fact, to be honest, Kuchiki Byakuya had no interest in the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts at first. Even though this academy was full of "geniuses" and had the highest level "A1" class, Kuchiki Byakuya did not take it seriously at first.

It was not until a few days ago that he heard his grandfather Xiumu Yinling say that there was another person in this spiritual arts academy!

During the enrollment period, the spiritual pressure level reached the fourth level!

This aroused Master Bai Zai's slight interest.

What kind of person is he? How can he be compared with Byakuya Kuchiki...

It was not until the past few days of contact that Byakuya Kuchiki realized that he could not understand this person, this classmate from Rukongai named Kujo Tachibana!

After this week's classes, Byakuya Kuchiki has not spoken to anyone, although Byakuya Kuchiki himself has not...

As for the usual class time, this person pretends to be extremely serious, but in fact his eyes are dull! Or he is daydreaming...

Is this a bad thing after just entering the Spiritual Arts Academy?

Byakuya Kuchiki felt that this matter was not that simple. As a genius with fourth-class spiritual pressure, he should not be such a lazy person. As for the reason behind this, Byakuya Kuchiki couldn't figure it out.

But precisely because he couldn't figure it out, he became more and more curious about Jiujo Ju.

Chapter 5: The Beginning - Infinity

At the Shinō Spiritual Academy, a week after enrollment, the freshmen of Class A finally welcomed the day when the kendo teacher distributed the "shallow strikes".

Asauchi, which is the name of Zanpakutō when it is unsealed, was created by one of the five captains of Squad Zero, the master of Phoenix Hall, "Sword God" Nimaiya Oyuetsu, and is known as "the strongest Zanpakutō with unlimited development power."

At the same time, it can also be said that it is the prototype of the Death God's Zanpakutō, which is written with its owner's own spirit and beliefs, thus becoming his own and only Zanpakutō!

...

Looking at the shallow blow that had just been delivered to his palm, Jiujo Tachibana's mind instantly entered a familiar yet unfamiliar scene...

Cars were speeding by, and hundreds of meters above my head was a large passenger plane full of passengers. In the distance, a rocket silo, under the control of a supercomputer, ignited in an instant, and then launched into space...

As the rocket took off, it gradually entered the universe.

Kujo Tachibana's mind slowly returned to reality.

...

After the shallow attack was distributed, the sword teacher of the Spiritual Arts Academy in a black robe said, "You little guys don't have to rush. The shallow attack's Shikai can't be completed overnight."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this 'Shallow Strike' in your hands will accompany you throughout your life, until you die in battle. Well, let's start today's kendo lesson!"

"You are all top students in Class A1. I won't teach you the basics of kendo for now. You two can team up and practice sparring! If you don't find your opponent in one minute, I'll find you one."

Looking at his classmates choosing their sparring partners, Kujo Tachibana shrugged his shoulders and didn't talk to anyone. He just stood there quietly.

Coincidentally, the same thing happened to Byakuya Kuchiki not far away.

However, Kuchiki Byakuya did this on purpose, just because he wanted to see for himself what kind of quality this fourth-level spiritual pressure Kujo Tachibana had.

One minute passed quickly.

Looking at Class A1, where most of the students had already formed teams, and the two people standing out in the crowd, the black-robed kendo teacher couldn't help but smile and said softly:

"Very good, it seems that you two have some self-awareness. You both have fourth-level spiritual pressure, right? Then the two of you should decide the winner today! Let's start with you two and go to the training ground."

After saying this, the black-robed teacher of the kendo course took the students of Class A1 to the martial arts training ground of the Spiritual Arts Academy.

...

Inside the Shinō Spiritual Academy, on the wide kendo training ground, the students of Class A1 consciously leaned to the edge, leaving only Kujo Tachibana and Kuchiki Byakuya standing quietly in the center of the training ground.

Looking at the calm expression and youthful face of Byakuya Kuchiki, Kujo Tachibana felt reluctant to attack him.

If I beat Byakuya into a pig's head, he won't cry, right?

But before Kujo Tachibana could figure out how to train Byakuya Kuchiki, Master Byakuya who was opposite him instantly drew out the Asagi in his palm and rushed forward!

"One of the obstacles in the way of binding!"

Kujo Tachibana was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and instantly cast a binding technique, temporarily pinning Kuchiki Byakuya down in place.

Immediately following with "Four White Thunders of Breaking the Way!", it seemed as if they were free, striking at Xiao Baizai one after another!

Seeing that Kujo Tachibana didn't even start chanting, but instantly used the One Block of the Binding Path and the Four White Thunders of the Breaking Path that the Spiritual Arts Academy had just taught a few days ago, Kuchiki Byakuya's pupils shrank instantly!

The classmates in Class A1 and the black-robed teacher of the kendo course were also shocked!

Isn't Kujo Tachibana-san's talent in ghost arts too good?

You've only learned the low-level ghost arts for a few days, and you can abandon chanting and use instant casting?

With just this one move, even most of the sixth-year graduates from a normal spiritual arts academy would find it difficult to do it!

...

Looking at the four flashing white lightnings before his eyes, Kuchiki Byakuya no longer cared about hiding his strength. He just focused his mind and silently said:

"Scatter! Senbonzakura!"

The Asado in Byakuya Kuchiki's hand instantly changed into another form, and his Zanpakutō's Shikai had been completed.

at the same time!

The spiritual pressure in Byakuya Kuchiki's body, equivalent to the vice-captain level of the 13th Division, suddenly erupted, and the "One Block of Binding!" that Kujo Tachibana had just issued was also forcibly broken free by Byakuya Kuchiki.

Immediately afterwards, Byakuya Kuchiki, holding a Thousand Cherry Blossoms, appeared beside Kujo Tachibana in a flash and swung his knife towards Kujo Tachibana's neck!

"It's over!" Kuchiki Byakuya thought secretly in his heart.

But at this moment, a sword that came out from nowhere stabbed Kuchiki Byakuya's waist and abdomen one step ahead.

Feeling the sharp blade going straight through his waist, Byakuya Kuchiki's eyes were shocked!

"When?"

"He saw through my actions completely!!"

But before Kuchiki Byakuya could figure it out, Kujo Tachibana's shallow blow had already gently penetrated into Byakuya's body...

"It's over! Kuchiki Byakuya-san." Kujo Tachibana dodged Kuchiki Byakuya's attack and said softly.

"Really?" As Byakuya Kuchiki finished his words, the Senbonzakura that Kujo Tachibana had just dodged turned into small pink flowers and rushed to Kujo Tachibana's body!

Looking at the deadly cherry blossoms in front of him, Kujo Tachibana just smiled and drew out his own shallow sword, as if he was not surprised at all by the scene in front of him. He just whispered to Kuchiki Byakuya in front of him: "Infinite realm! Expand..."

In the blink of an eye, in Kuchiki Byakuya's vision, Kujo Tachibana seemed to have turned into a nimble little fish, and it easily penetrated through his dense array of cherry blossom swords and swung the sword towards his neck.

Kuchiki Byakuya was startled for a moment, and retreated several steps in an instant with a tap of his toes. He only controlled the Sakura Sword Formation and swept towards Kujo Tachibana again.

But just like before, Kujo Tachibana strolled in the garden and came in front of him again and swung a knife.

...

After struggling for a while, until he looked at the domineering long sword in front of him, which had been placed on his neck without him noticing, Kuchiki Byakuya closed his eyes and whispered, "I lose."

"bass..."

The long sword in Jiujo Tachibana's hand was instantly sheathed.