The overwhelming sea of fire consumed the sea of cherry blossoms and continued to spread forward.
Byakuya's first reaction was to quickly use Shunpo to rush in front of Rukia, tightly shielding her behind him.
"Bakudo #8... Hmm?"
Just as Byakuya thought the flames would devour both siblings, the flames unexpectedly spread around the two of them.
Forming an encirclement about the size of a basketball court.
They did not continue their attack.
[Jin:@Yamamoto, So? Old man, I'm quite considerate, aren't I?]
In the chat group, Jin specifically @ed Yamamoto.
[Yamamoto: Heh~]
'Oh my, after a few years in the group, the old man has become much more humorous.'
'He's even learned the younger generation's verbal tics.'
...
Wandenreich Palace, Underground Prison.
A woman with an explosive figure, shoulder-length golden blonde hair, and coffee-colored skin was imprisoned here.
Her wrists were tightly shackled to the wall.
She knelt on the ground.
Her bangs covered the upper half of her face, making her expression unclear.
But from her barely detected aura, one could guess her condition was absolutely not good.
She's the current ruler of Hueco Mundo… Tier Harribel.
During this period when Aizen was imprisoned in the Muken beneath the 1st Division of the Gotei 13, and the former ruler, Baraggan Louisenbairn was dead, Harribel naturally became the new ruler of Hueco Mundo.
Though it felt a bit like 'in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king'.
"Hello~ Can you hear me?"
The unfamiliar voice made Harribel, who could be described as lingering on, barely lift her head to look.
What met her eyes was a face she had never seen before.
"You are... who?"
Harribel opened her mouth with difficulty, her voice faint.
"My name is Uchiha Jin... but there's no time for introductions now."
After briefly introducing himself, Jin quickly got to the point.
"Want me to save you? The price is that from now on, you must obey me, just like you followed Aizen before."
Mentioning that name, Harribel's delicate brows furrowed sharply, and she said hatefully:
"Don't mention that name in front of me!"
As one of the few Vasto Lorde-level Hollows among the Espada who sincerely served Aizen, yet was stabbed in the back by that old schemer at the most critical moment, this had always been a sore point for Harribel.
"Okay, okay~ Don't get so excited."
Jin raised his hand, signaling Harribel to calm down.
Then he continued:
"I know your past experiences have left you with psychological shadows, but don't worry. I'm different from Aizen. At the very least, I won't attack my own people."
To be honest, in Jin's view, Aizen was indeed very capable, no doubt about that.
And his ability to show off was top-tier in the 2D World.
But he shared the same flaw as the Konoha Council.
He liked to backstab his own people.
That really lowered his coolness factor.
"Why should I believe you?"
Harribel asked bitterly.
"Because if we fought, I might not necessarily win against you."
Jin told the truth.
Although he liked to show off just like Aizen, he was more realistic.
If he could win, he could win.
If he couldn't, he couldn't.
No need to be a dead duck with a stiff beak.
Facing Harribel, who ranked third in strength among the Espada and was a Vasto Lorde-level,
Jin, who had only preliminarily mastered the power of Ryujin Jakka, really didn't dare say he could definitely win.
Harribel looked at Jin with astonishment.
Clearly, she was baffled by the other.
'Wait-'
'You want to recruit me as a subordinate but voluntarily admit you can't beat me?'
'What kind of operation is this?'
Jin walked forward with a smile, drew his sword, and cut the chains connecting Harribel's wrists to the wall.
Imprisoned for too long and in a state of exhaustion, Harribel's body couldn't react in time.
As she was about to fall to the ground, Jin reached out and caught her, inwardly marveling, 'this figure is really explosive.'
At the same time, he carried her on his back.
"You!"
Feeling the strange sensation on her body, a flash of anger crossed Harribel's face.
But the words reached her lips, and she didn't know what to say.
Jin said with a smile:
"Because you're someone who repays kindness, I'm not afraid to expose my weaknesses to you."
In the original work, the reason Harribel served Aizen was because he helped them when they were in trouble, killing the opposing Hollows.
Although Jin himself wasn't a good person, that didn't stop him from liking to cooperate with good people.
It was also for these two reasons that Jin let Jiraiya and Minato, the master and disciple, off the hook.
Harribel opened her mouth in surprise again.
She had evolved step by step from a Gillian to a Vasto Lorde.
Having gone through who knows how many vicissitudes of life, this was the first time she heard someone say she 'repays kindness'.
"Right now, all the main forces of the Sternritter are busy attacking the Seireitei. The ones guarding outside are all trash, which is why I could break in so easily."
Jin's left hand supported Harribel's buttocks as he slowly walked towards the prison door, saying:
"If you want to leave, now's the only chance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the moment Jin stepped out of the main prison door, Harribel, after many days, finally saw sunlight again.
However, at this moment, the newly freed Harribel saw at least a hundred Quincy in white clothing.
They surrounded the prison entrance in a semicircular formation, layer upon layer.
"Wow~ Pretty fast."
Jin exclaimed in feigned surprise.
At that moment, the formation in the center parted, making way.
Three figures slowly walked forward.
Yhwach, Haschwalth, Uryu!
When Harribel saw Yhwach walking in the center, her face changed dramatically.
After all, this Quincy King is the one who had defeated her with overwhelming power back in Hueco Mundo.
"Relax, relax."
Jin comforted her appropriately.
Harribel was both scared and angry.
'Comfort is fine, but why do you keep patting my butt!?'
"Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is dead. His Bankai was stolen by my Medallion. Why is it with you?"
Yhwach's eyes locked directly onto Jin, his gaze gradually moving from Ryujin Jakka at his waist to his face.
"And you're using abilities I've never heard of, actually defeating three Sternritter's members in one go. This is something many Captains of the Gotei 13 can't even do. You could definitely be counted among the Special War Powers..."
If it were just trash like BG9 and Cang Du dragging the team down, that would be one thing.
But Äs Nödt was a mid-to-upper-tier existence among the Sternritter.
And he also died at this person's hands.
This made the self-willed Yhwach develop an interest in Jin.
"How about it? Do you want to join our ranks, mysterious human youth?"
Yhwach extended his hand to Jin in an inviting gesture.
It must be said, Yhwach's personality was quite something.
On one hand, he really liked recruiting talent.
The reason he didn't kill Harribel was because he wanted her to join his Wandenreich.
He even tried to recruit Ichigo during the first attack on the Seireitei.
This was quite similar to Kaido.
After beating Luffy and Kid half to death, he didn't kill them but imprisoned them, wanting to recruit them into his pirate crew.
If he had just killed them from the start, wouldn't there be so many complications later?
However, another difference between Yhwach and Kaido was that Kaido was actually quite good to his subordinates.
And Yhwach was the best at killing his own subordinates.
In the end, perhaps feeling that the protagonist group couldn't win if the fight continued, he directly used Auswählen, killing eighty percent of his own Quincy.
Jin wanted to complain in his heart, 'The Konoha Council really lacked talent like you.'
...
"No thank you."
Jin, still holding Harribel with his left hand, made a rejecting gesture with his right hand, his face full of disdain as he said:
"I don't want a boss who might kill me at any time."
To be honest, being a former office worker, Jin himself didn't mind having a superior.
The reason he rebelled against the Konoha Council was mainly because that group was too weird.
Even if the boss were someone like Akainu or Kaido, Jin wouldn't bother.
Let the boss handle the work, and if there's no work, handle the boss... oh no, handling the secretary is pretty great too, right?
Why rebel?
But Yhwach really wouldn't do.
He was also a peculiar among bosses.
Yhwach's face gradually darkened, and his Reiatsu suddenly erupted.
It felt like the judgment of a god, making everyone present pale, their souls trembling.
"Did defeating Äs Nödt make you misjudge your own strength? Fine, then let me teach you what true power is."
Yhwach said coldly.
However, just as the Quincy King took a step forward, about to make his move,
Jin suddenly spoke:
"Sigh, the power levels are completely different. We can't fight at all."
"Hmm?"
Yhwach's steps halted.
'Giving up so easily?'
'He's completely different from that Kurosaki Ichigo.'
"However…"
The next second, Jin's tone changed as he raised his right index finger and said:
"The Uchiha Clan has a set of combat techniques that had been passed down for generations, an ultimate tactic only to be used when facing desperate situations."
Hearing Jin's words, whether it was Harribel on his back or the Quincy Army led by Yhwach opposite, their expressions couldn't help but turn serious.
'He still have a trump card?'
Jin drew out his words:
"And that is-"
"And that is?"
Harribel couldn't help but curiously repeat Jin's words.
Just as the atmosphere reached its most solemn point, Jin suddenly turned around and ran back into the prison without looking back.
"NIGERUNDAYOOO!!!"
Harribel nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
'I thought you had some hidden killer move.'
'After all that talk, it's just running away!?'
...
Chat Group of the Dead:
[Hashirama: @Izuna, This is the Uchiha Clan's ancestral combat technique?]
[Izuna: Slander! I accuse you of slander! He's slandering me!]
[Mito: This child is as interesting as ever. Well, also as scummy as ever.]
[Kazuma: This blonde, this tanned skin, this figure, my heavens... God, why is the gap between people so big?]
[Newgate: If Ace had been willing to run back then, it wouldn't have come to...]
[Ace: I'm sorry, Pops. It's all my fault.]
[Newgate: Gurarara~ Don't mind it, my son. I don't blame you.]
[Roger: Why did I felt like I'm the outsider here?]