Urahara Shop
"Look at our expressions!" Urahara repeated.
He, Yoruichi, and Isshin all wore grim, focused looks, staring in the same direction.
A powerful enemy loomed.
"It's like we're fighting an unknown powerhouse," Tessai said, sweating.
The oppressive atmosphere was suffocating, even for a former Kido Chief.
"I have no memory of this, but the reiatsu feels real," Urahara said, his mind racing.
The shop's relaxed vibe turned heavy.
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Karakura Town, Kurosaki Clinic
"No way! Engetsu and a Shinigami outfit?!"
Isshin Kurosaki, in a white coat, stared at the screen, dumbstruck.
The video showed him alongside Yoruichi and Urahara, fully restored as a Shinigami.
His lost powers—gone for over 20 years—were back.
"Is this Urahara's prank?" he wondered, but the realism was uncanny.
The reiatsu felt vivid, oppressive.
"These scenes are too elaborate for a joke," he muttered.
The suffocating atmosphere suggested a real, powerful foe.
He grabbed the phone, dialing Urahara's shop.
He needed answers—now.
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Seireitei, 2nd Division Barracks
"Yoruichi?!"
Zanpakutō shattered a teacup, tea spilling across the floor.
Soifon, the icy 2nd Division captain, stared at the screen, her composure broken.
"She's alive!" she whispered, trembling with shock, hostility, and hidden joy.
A century ago, as a young recruit, Soifon idolized Yoruichi, her mentor.
Even now, that obsession lingered.
"Captain, are you okay?" Marechiyo Ōmaeda asked nervously.
"I'm fine," Soifon snapped, masking her turmoil.
"Not just Yoruichi—Isshin Shiba and Urahara too!" Ōmaeda noted.
Soifon's instincts, honed as the Stealth Force commander, sensed a conspiracy.
This wasn't a coincidence.