"I can do this. I can do this. I can do this." I repeat those words while dodging Ururu's punches. She stopped for a moment, then burst into me at high speed. She clenched her fist and threw it at me with precision.
I moved my head aside and caught her face with my feet on the back of her foot. Without wasting a moment, I threw her to the ground. "Now!" I shouted as I held her hands and put my body on top of her. "1…2…3…4…5..6…7…8…9…10!"
I smiled and relaxed for a moment. Ururu sensed it and rolled with great strength, exchanging our position. She began hitting me with no mercy.
"That's enough," Yuruichi said, stopping her. She stood near my head and looked at me with disappointment on her face. "You relaxed again. I told you the training would finish when I say so."
"…." I stayed quiet, glaring at her. Then she scratched my face with her claws. "Aaahhh! Why did you do that?!" I shouted.
"I felt you thought something bad about me." She said calmly.
"I didn't!" I shouted angrily.
She raised her eyebrow. "Really?" she said.
"Well… maybe I did…" I said in a low voice.
"Let's take the day off. You earned it." She turned around, leaving.
I followed her upstairs and found Urahara Siting talking to V. "Yo. Did you finish your training today, V?" I asked cheerfully.
V turned to me, and he still had his emotionless expression. "I did. What about you? Any progress?" he said in an empty voice.
"He did, but it turned out his ability was kinda useless for pacific things," I said awkwardly.
V raised his eyebrows, curious. "What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well…" I was trying to find the right words, but my mouth was silently open. My cheeks went a little red. "I will tell you later. So, what were you guys talking about?" I changed the subject.
"I asked Urahara-San if he noticed any asauchi lying on the street," V answered in a low voice.
"Why are you asking that?" I asked, confused.
"Because that asauchi is mine." He said bluntly.
"Huh? / You can't be serious." Both Yuruichi and I said at the same time. We both turned to Urahara. "I was also shocked when I heard that. I asked how he got it, and you won't believe it." Urahara said in a low voice.
"I killed a Shinigami and took their asauchi," V said bluntly again.
"Whaaaattttt??!!" I screamed and grabbed V's shoulder and shook him back and forth. "Whydidyoukillhim?!Andwhen didyoudothat?DoyouknowwhatwillhappenifSoulSocietylearnedaboutthis?!"
Before he answered me, we sensed a huge number of hollows showing up in the city. For a moment, I noticed V's pupils became three red ones, then they reduced back to one blue pupil.
'Oi… that was…' I recognized those traits and looked at V in shock. "V… Wasn't that—"
"Urahara-San! Do you have the blade that regained Ichigo's power?!" he shouted, cutting me off. Urahara's eyes widened at his question. "Y-yes, I have it. But it doesn't have any reiatsu in it."
"None?!" he looked at the door, then he turned back to Urahara. "It doesn't matter; give it to me now!" he shouted as he took out his hand to Urahara.
Urahara left for a moment and came back with a glowing blade in his hands. "Here it is, but what would you do with it?" he asked in confusion. V took the blade and opened the door in a rush. "I will go to Kurosaki's Clinic. Hoshito, go to where Ichigo is right now!" he left after that.
"Kurosaki's Clinic, but why— could it be?!" Urahara whispered for a moment, then turned to Yuruichi. "Yuruichi-San, can you follow him and check on him for me?" he asked.
"I will. Kisuke, is he going to do what I think?" Yuruichi asked, looking at Urahara. "Most likely. There is no other reason than that. We must move quickly." He answered in a serious tone.
Yuruichi then left the place, leaving me behind, standing stunned in my place. My eyes met with Urahara's; he nodded, permitting me to leave. I grabbed my Zanpakuto and ran outside to go to Ichigo.
'Those pupils… it was… it was the almighty! V…could you be his…?' I thought while running, gritting my teeth with irritation. "Damn it! Things got more complicate it! I should have known back then when he told me he saw a vision! V… what the hell are you?" I muttered to myself.
***
# Karakura Honchou/ Karakura shopping district #
Around the time Ichigo was with the gang, walking until they sensed the hollows' presence.
"What the— where did those hollows come from?" Ichigo shouted, confused by the situation.
"There are many of them, too many," Ishida stated with a composed expression, but he felt uneasy about the sudden arrival of the hollows.
"It's like an army…" Chad said calmly.
Orihime had a worried expression, then her eyes snapped, and she realized something. "Kurosaki-Kun, is your father with Karin and Yuzu?" she asked hurriedly.
"Huh? No, he had a call and then left the house… Aahh!" Ichigo realized what happened immediately after he used his badge to leave his body with Chad. He rushed to go to his house. "I have to go to—"
A blade cut him off, making him step back. His eyes widened as he saw Tsukishima standing in front of him, surrounded by Hollows. "Not so fast, Kurosaki Ichigo. Your role is here; there is another person who got that role." Tsukishima said in a calm tone. There was amusement in his words and face.
***
# Somewhere in Karakura town #
In a cloud, Ishin stands, holding his zanpakuto. His head was bleeding from a cut made by a blade. In front of him is a man wearing a black cloak that hides his face. He is holding a worn zanpakuto with an ash-gray hilt warping tsuka-ito; the guard is shaped like a cracked, dying charcoal ember.
"You are pretty tough, Shiba Ishin— Sorry, I forgot that your surname changed to Kurosaki." He said in a sarcastic tone. "I still can't believe you really came here just like I asked you to." He chuckled.
"Very funny, huh? You threatened the man to come to you, or else you would destroy his house, knowing it could kill his children, and you think it's funny?" He asked, barely holding his anger back.
"Oh, that? You are right; it's not funny. The funny thing is what you thought of what I am capable of." He walked sideways, amused by Ishin's comment. "I don't have the power to do that, but I can make hollows do that. And before you say anything, I wasn't talking about regular hollows; I meant I can make Gillians shoot Ceros while clouding your house," he said in a cold tone, and his eyes went icily dead towards Ishin.
'This guy! Karin, Yuzu! Please hold on, Daddy will come for you!' Ishin gritted his teeth and went back to fight the man.