"Hahahaha, yes, that's exactly the feeling!"
Feeling the surging spiritual pressure around Ito Makoto, Zaraki Kenpachi grinned and let out a burst of wild laughter, then swung his sword to attack.
It was still as chaotic as ever, but each strike contained the power to cleave through gods and demons.
With the boost of 30% of his main body's spiritual pressure, Ito Makoto was barely able to fight the one-handed Zaraki Kenpachi, who had not yet removed his eye patch, to a standstill.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
"Hahahaha!"
Zaraki Kenpachi kept swinging his sword while laughing wildly.
Ito Makoto focused his spiritual energy and utilized his Shunpo to the extreme, finally finding an opening. Taking advantage of the brief moment when Zaraki Kenpachi swung his sword, Ito Makoto slashed him on the shoulder.
The Soumetsu's blade, carrying the power of vibration, struck his shoulder, but he seemed unfazed, merely shaking his shoulder to dislodge the blade.
Ignoring the profusely bleeding wound on his shoulder, he instead sneered and backhanded his sword through Ito Makoto's chest.
"Pfft!"
Pierced through the chest by a sword, Ito Makoto immediately spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"Ah! Holy crap, this isn't a sparring match, he's clearly trying to kill me!"
Ito Makoto roared, using all his strength to grab Zaraki Kenpachi's sword-wielding hand with his left hand, as well as the Asauchi that had pierced his chest.
"Soumetsu - Style Two - Rift Ban!"
Ito Makoto endured the pain, drawing a circle with the sword in his right hand. A dense black mist emanated from the tip of the blade. Unlike before, with the Squad Captain-level spiritual pressure, the single black mist circle had now transformed into three.
Three interlocking circles of black mist directly assailed Zaraki Kenpachi's chest!
"Bang!"
This incredibly powerful triple Rift Ban slammed squarely into Zaraki Kenpachi's body, directly caving in his chest.
The aftermath of the triple Rift Ban shattered all the doors and windows of houses within several hundred meters around the Training Grounds, and even the upper part of the Training Grounds's bluestone floor, which had been specially treated by the Technological Development Bureau, was reduced to rubble.
To avoid being caught in the crossfire, Yachiru, who had been watching from outside the field, ran far away.
"Pfft!"
Zaraki Kenpachi directly spat blood and flew backward, and the aftermath of this Rift Ban directly shattered all the doors, windows, and even the floor of the entire Training Grounds.
In an instant, the entire Training Grounds became dilapidated, with smoke and dust rising everywhere, a scene of utter chaos.
"Hahaha, interesting, now this is interesting!"
Zaraki Kenpachi, who had taken Ito Makoto's triple Rift Ban head-on, actually rose up with a wild laugh, as if this fatal blow had not caused him much damage. His previously caved-in chest had now mysteriously recovered.
Not only that, but he also ripped off the eye patch he wore over his right eye. Beneath the eye patch, there was a mouth, clearly indicating that this eye patch was constantly devouring his spiritual pressure.
The moment the eye patch was removed, a terrifying spiritual pressure surged from his body.
At this moment, Zaraki Kenpachi merely waved his sword-wielding right hand casually, and a terrifying golden sword pressure split a nearly hundred-meter-tall building outside the Training Grounds in half.
Seeing this, Ito Makoto was a little stunned. After fighting Zaraki Kenpachi so many times, this was the first time he had been forced to the point of removing his eye patch.
"Only the main body coming personally can stand a chance!"
Now, having witnessed the horror of Zaraki Kenpachi after he removed his eye patch, he couldn't help but ask himself internally:
"How did Ichigo, with his Shikai when he first entered Soul Society, manage to defeat this freak?"
Ito Makoto took another deep breath and adjusted his breathing. At the same time, he used his spiritual pressure to compress the wound on his chest, forcing the penetrating injury to temporarily heal.
Simultaneously, he used Shunpo to move around the Training Grounds, always maintaining a certain distance from Zaraki Kenpachi.
At the same time, he chanted:
"The mask of blood and flesh, all things, the one who takes the name of man with flapping wings! The carriage of thunder, the gap of the spinning wheel, this object gathers light and divides into six, carve a twin lotus white on the wall of blue fire, and await the abyss of great fire in the azure sky!"
"Bakudo Number Sixty-One - Rikujokoro!"
In an instant, six square pillars of dazzling white light appeared around Zaraki Kenpachi's body, completely binding him.
"Tch, parlor tricks."
Zaraki Kenpachi let out a long roar, and with a powerful thrust of his arms, he pushed outwards!
"Crash!"
The Rikujokoro shattered in response.
"What the hell, seriously?!"
This scene made Ito Makoto's eyes nearly pop out. He knew Zaraki Kenpachi was a freak, but he never imagined he could be this much of a freak. He actually broke free from the fully chanted Rikujokoro that he had cast with Squad Captain-level spiritual pressure!
At this moment, Zaraki Kenpachi swung his sword again. Seeing the Asauchi chopping down towards him, this strike seemed ordinary but concealed the power to shatter mountains. Ito Makoto had no choice but to brace himself and meet the attack.
"Soumetsu Three..."
But just as the sword was about to strike Ito Makoto, Zaraki Kenpachi suddenly stopped his swing.
"Forget it, I'm not fighting anymore. If I cut you with this, you'll die!"
"Boring!"
Seeing Zaraki Kenpachi suddenly stop, Ito Makoto finally let out a long breath. He truly had no confidence in blocking the next strike.
Immediately, the spiritual pressure emanating from Ito Makoto instantly dropped, returning to the level of a strong Vice-Captain, while Yekawa, his main body far away in Hueco Mundo, experienced a rapid surge in spiritual pressure.
After the battle ended, Ito Makoto first skillfully used Kidō to stop the bleeding from the penetrating wound on his chest, then took out pre-prepared gauze to simply treat his wound.
Only then did he dare to relax the muscles he had been forcibly compressing with spiritual pressure. Immediately, fresh blood flowed from the wound, instantly soaking the gauze red.
If you ask why Ito Makoto was so skilled, it was, of course, because he was forced into it!
Every time he fought Ikkaku or Zaraki Kenpachi, he would get injured, and he didn't have his main body's Speed Regeneration, so he could only teach himself Kidō skills to help himself recover from injuries as quickly as possible.
With his current Kidō level, he could probably directly join the Fourth Division as a medical Squad Member.
Ignoring the sharp pain emanating from his body, he looked at Zaraki Kenpachi, who was equally scarred but still standing tall:
"Captain, do you need me to treat your wounds?"
"Mere minor injuries, completely unnecessary!"
Zaraki Kenpachi sneered and shook his head, then turned to leave.
Yachiru, who was nearby, jumped back onto Zaraki Kenpachi's shoulder and then said in a childish voice to Ito Makoto:
"Little Ito, thank you. Kenpachi hasn't had this much fun fighting in a long time!"
"Oh, by the way, the Training Grounds is damaged again. You'll have to trouble you to go to the First Division to apply for funds to repair the Training Grounds. You've worked hard, Little Ito."
Upon hearing this, Ito Makoto's expression was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten three dead flies:
"It's me again?"
He instantly recalled the disgusted expression of Chōjirō Sasakibe from the previous times he went to apply for repair funds, and could only let out a helpless sigh.
After Zaraki Kenpachi had walked a few steps away, he suddenly found his vision somewhat blurry, and he felt a bit unsteady on his feet. He looked down and saw that there were too many untreated wounds, and blood had already seeped all over the ground, clearly indicating he had lost too much blood.
So, he immediately turned around and returned to Ito Makoto.
"I've changed my mind. You should still treat me."
Ito Makoto:...
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