"Kaname Tōsen, Captain of the Ninth Division." Tōsen, gaining the approval of all the captains, walked towards Grimmjow and formally introduced himself.
"Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Sixth Espada and DIEEE!!!" After introducing himself, Grimmjow didn't waste time as he appeared next to Tōsen, swinging his blade.
CLANGG CLANGG CLANGG
"Sensei, are the Espada ranked by strength or by divisions like the Gotei 13?" Karin, hearing Grimmjow's introduction, asked for information.
"They are ranked by strength."
"Why didn't he send the fifth or fourth Espada?" Toshiro hearing the conversation raised his doubt. The fighters participating should be the strongest so why is sixth ranked guy participating in the first round ?
"Who knows? What we just decide is who to send next?" Shunsui answered lazily.
On the other hand, Tōsen and Grimmjow had already collided hundreds of times as Tōsen was repeatedly pushed back. If it was the previous Grimmjow, he would have easily been taken care of without his Resurrección, but after Itachi's help, he has evolved into a Vasto Lorde Arrancar like the top four Espada, making his sealed state significantly stronger.
"Cry, Suzumushi
Suzumushi Nishiki: Benihikō"
Tōsen sensing his predicament, after creating a distance from Grimmjow, released his Shikai as he circled his sword around him. The next second, hundreds of sword blades appeared around him.
"Go" With Tōsen's command, all the sword blades rushed towards Grimmjow, who simply intercepted all the blades with his sword.
"Hey, it's getting boring... why don't you show me your Bankai?" Seeing Tōsen in shock, Grimmjow said lazily.
"As you wish.
Bankai: Suzumushi Tsuishiki: Enma Kōrogi"
Seeing Grimmjow's disdainful expression, Tōsen released his Bankai as a huge black dome enveloped Grimmjow within it.
"Sensei, do you know what this Bankai is?" Karin, seeing the black dome, asked with curiosity.
"Well, it's simple. Within the domain, the enemy loses his sight, hearing, smell, and spiritual detection. Though there is one weakness: if you hold the blade of Tōsen, the Bankai loses its effect, or if you have beastly instincts, you can still defeat him." As Itachi spoke, he waved his hands, showing the scene inside while informing Karin.
Seeing this, all the Espada and captains gathered, watching the scene within with anticipation. As for why Itachi who was supposed to be an outsider knew the secret information of a captain's Bankai and even it's weakness....well, seeing Itachi's repeated miracles, no one cared.
Within the Domain
CLANGG CLANGG CLANGG
"Even without your sight, hearing, and other senses, you can still parry most of my attacks, impressive... though you can't hear my praise." Tōsen, once again forming a wound on Grimmjow, said calmly.
"Tsk, I really can't defeat you with just my sixth sense in normal form... then Grind, Pantera." Grimmjow, sensing the increased number of slash wounds on his body, said with annoyance as, the next moment, an immense amount of Reiatsu radiated from him as a layer of bone armour covered his body.
"This amount of Reiatsu..... it is on the same level as Barragan after Resurrección.... but, it doesn't matter how sharp a sword is if you can't land a blow." Tōsen, sensing Grimmjow's Reiatsu, said lightly while rushing towards Grimmjow to attack once again.
CLANGG
"This..... how is that possible?" Tōsen, who was confident the last second, said with disbelief as his sword was held by Grimmjow, who had a wide grin on his face.
"Heh, I really dislike these clown-like abilities of yours and that bastard's. That's why I chose the ability of Omnidimensional Awareness from boss, which allows me to sense everything in this world without relying on my senses or Pesquisa.... so, this game of cat and mouse ends... GRAN REY CERO."
The next moment, huge amount of spiritual energy started gathering in Grimmjow's other hand as he pointed it towards the running Tōsen, who had abandoned his sword after struggling to break it free from Grimmjow's claws.
BOOMMMMM CRACKKK
A second later, a blue Cero passed through Tōsen as it broke the domain and collided with dozens of Seireitei buildings before stopping.
As for Tōsen.... well, he was unconscious, already cooked as smoke arose from his body.... or soul?
CLAP CLAP CLAP
"The first round ends with Grimmjow's victory.... my next contestant would be Espada Number Three, Ulquiorra Cifer."
Seeing Grimmjow arriving in victory, Itachi gave a round of applause as he announced the next participant.
Yes, Ulquiorra was promoted from fourth to third position. Well, his original strength in Second Resurrección was already greater than Harribel, and after Itachi's upgrade, he rightfully gained his position.
"Arara, we lost our first match.... who should we send now? The opponent is the third Espada, which means much higher strength than Grimmjow. Also, the next contestants would likely be Number 2/1 Espada and finally Itachi, so we have no chances with the last match. We must win these three." Shunsui, seeing the scene of Tōsen falling and hearing Itachi's words, said with a lazy but serious expression.
"I am going to fight."
Just then, a calm voice came as all the captains looked at Unohana with surprise, especially the newer captains.
"Wait, we can't send a healer to fight those guys... I will avenge Tōsen." Komamura, the Seventh Division captain, seeing Unohana go without any discussion, voiced his opinion.
" Let her fight. " Shunsui stopped Komamura who was about to block Unohana. Komamura hearing this was confused but in the absence of Yamamoto objection, he still followed Shunsui's order.
"First Kenpachi, Yachiru Unohana vs Ulquiorra.... this is going to be a good fight." Itachi, seeing Unohana's expression, said with interest. Now Unohana had lost her kind expression as she walked towards the battlefield in front of Ulquiorra.
"Let's end this quickly.
Enclose, Murciélago."
Ulquiorra, seeing Unohana, said with his normal emotionless tone as he entered Resurrección without any wait.
The next second, huge amount of green Reiatsu radiated from him as a pair of wings formed behind him.
Now is not the time to play games.... all he has to do is crush the opponent quickly and give victory to Itachi.
The next moment, he pointed his finger towards Unohana as greenish-black spiritual energy started to gather in front of him.
Cero Oscuras
Bakudō 80 — Dankū
BOOMMM
Lanza del Relámpago
Seeing Unohana block his Cero, Ulquiorra formed green lightning between his hands as he stretched it and a green lightning spear formed in his hand.
Sonido
The next instant, Ulquiorra appeared behind Unohana as he pierced the spear towards her head.
CLANNNGG
Unohana, sensing this, parried Ulquiorra's spear as her sword pierced towards Ulquiorra the next instant.
Ulquiorra ignored the incoming sword as he once again attacked with the lightning spear.
CLANGG
Unohana's sword pierced through Ulquiorra's chest, though Ulquiorra's spear also formed a huge gash on her stomach. If not for Unohana reacting at the last moment, she would have been divided into two.
Instant Regeneration
Kaidō
Miraculously, within seconds both were completely healed from their wounds.
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