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Aizen stared at Ichigo, whose long hair now fell past his shoulders. "Are you really Kurosaki Ichigo?"
Ichigo frowned. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"If you are," Aizen said, "then I'm disappointed.""I can't feel any spiritual pressure from you.""Even if you're suppressing it, I should still sense something. But there's nothing.""Your evolution failed, Ichigo. You lost your final chance.""Pathetic."
Ichigo's eyes hardened. "Aizen. Let's move somewhere else—I don't want to fight here."
Aizen scoffed. "You're in no position to make demands. Only those strong enough to face me deserve to choose the battlefield.""Don't worry—you won't live long enough to see Karakura Town destroyed—"
Before he could finish, Ichigo grabbed his head and slammed him straight into the ground.
BOOM!
Smoke billowed everywhere. Ichigo lifted Aizen by the skull and shot into the sky, dragging him along.
Aizen's eyes went wide. "Impossible!"
Ichigo hurled him into a distant valley.
CRASH!
Aizen staggered up, covering his face, disbelief etched across it. "He overpowered me… with brute strength?"
Ichigo landed in front of him. "Let's start, Aizen. I'll end this fast."
Live Chat:
Naruto: "That was badass, Ichigo!"Ichigo (Bleach): "Did I ask for your opinion? I'm ordering you!"
Aizen (Bleach):"How dare you—"
Cavendish (One Piece): "Only the handsome ones survive till the end!"
Madara Uchiha:"Care to dance?"
Might Guy: "That's the power of youth, Ichigo!"
On screen, Aizen stared at Ichigo, realization dawning in his eyes.
"I see now, Ichigo. Your reiatsu didn't vanish—it's not gone at all."
"You've turned it into something else."
"You've merged your spiritual pressure with your physical being—your muscles, your bones, your very movement."
"It's your strength, your speed, your grip, your entire body."
"You gave up your spiritual power… to make your body transcend it."
Live Chat:
Moderator: "Aizen explaining everything again. Classic."
"Villains die because they talk too much. You're asking for it!"
Vegeta (Dragon Ball): "So much nonsense… this Aizen really loves to hear himself talk!"
Rukia Kuchiki (Soul Society): "Aizen's just forcing himself to explain things and fooling himself again."
Ichigo Kurosaki: "You're the one talking too much. Are we even fighting anymore?"
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On the screen, Aizen continued: "Even the physical abilities you cling to as your only hope are far from a match for me!"
The Hōgyoku in Aizen's chest emitted a blinding light, and an overwhelming force radiated outward.
The wings behind him slowly unfurled.
A flash of light—then Aizen vanished.
Ichigo searched desperately, but Aizen reappeared instantly behind him.
He swung his blade at Ichigo, who sensed the attack immediately and countered with a strike from Zangetsu.
The clash of the two weapons sent a shockwave outward, and the mountain above them shattered instantly.
Aizen and Ichigo leapt back simultaneously.
Aizen grinned: "Impressive you dodged that. But I bet you're shocked."
"With just a swing of my blade, the terrain itself bends and breaks."
"This is the power I wield now."
"Honestly… I didn't expect my strength to increase so drastically."
"I'm grateful, Ichigo Kurosaki. This is thanks to you."
Aizen lunged forward, and Ichigo raised his blade to block the terrifying attack.
The force radiated outward, shattering nearby cliffs into rubble.
They collided again and again, each clash leveling the rocks around them.
Aizen's attacks came relentlessly, but Ichigo defended with ease.
Aizen struck, and Ichigo vanished from sight, reappearing atop a nearby peak.
Suddenly, Aizen's voice echoed from the sky: "Do you really think such moves can escape my eyes?"
Aizen descended, slashing downward. Ichigo leapt back as the mountain beneath him cracked and crumbled again.
Smoke billowed.
As Ichigo landed, he saw Aizen charging from his left. They collided once more.
Aizen remarked: "It seems we both completed a similar evolution, merging our right hand with our Zanpakutō."
"Perhaps this is the true form of a Zanpakutō."
"From our fight just now, it's clear there's a dimensional gap between our evolutions."
"If I wanted, I could shatter your Zanpakutō with a single flick."
Aizen struck again, but Ichigo raised his hand and, without even holding his sword, redirected the attack.
The ground beneath them collapsed.
Aizen's face twisted in disbelief: "Impossible… he actually blocked it!"
"You dodging? I could understand. But… blocking it?"
Ichigo's voice rang out: "What's so surprising?"
"Did you really think I'd be intimidated by your blade?"
"Scared? Just because something happened that you can't comprehend?"
Aizen leapt back.
"Don't get cocky. To prevent this miracle from happening again…"
He unleashed a terrifying surge of black-purple energy. The ground trembled beneath him.
"Hado #90: Kurohitsugi!"
A massive black coffin appeared, and Ichigo was trapped inside.
Aizen smiled.
But a gust of wind cut through. Ichigo swung his hand, shattering the coffin into pieces.
"I guess you haven't realized yet," Ichigo said. "I'm stronger than you now."
He stepped forward: "The mountain that crumbled? That was my blade."
"Here I come, Aizen!"
Ichigo dashed forward. A blur, a flash of steel—his strike slashed across Aizen's body. Blood gushed instantly.
Aizen vanished in a purple flash, reappearing on a distant cliff, clutching his chest in pain.
Ichigo said: "Funny thing… when I pulled away earlier, you asked why. Now it's your turn—why did you distance yourself this time?"
Aizen frowned: "Oh… so you're happy to have blocked my sword?"
"Delighted that my Hado shattered?"
"Thrilled you could wound me?"
"Don't get cocky, human."
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