@Oblivion666
Contrary to what Ike believed, the fat guy was just another grunt. Instead it was one of the men in the middle, a skinnier man with slicked back white hair. He gritted his teeth, the other men pulling him up. He whispered into one kf their ears "Hire those bastard Oguro Brothers" the man nodded, runnirurunning off where they came from. The remaining people stood between him and Ike, each one ready to attack. The old man coughed, pushing everyone out of his way to look face to face to Ike. He leaned on his cane, staring Ike in the eyes

"My boys said you had monstrous strength but not to this degree. You've even forced me to dabble with demons just for your head. I know these weak goons wont entertain you but if youre willing to wait, our finest warrior. And he'll be more than enough to entertain you" He said with a grin.

@Kurisa

Nairin grunted after hearing Shinzo speak. Obviously he'd get up the mountain fast since he had probably done this over a thousand times, the least he could do was be a little easier on the first timers.... Then again, this was Shinzo. "WE'RE COMING!.... DAMMIT!" Nairin yelled in frustration as she was indeed quite hungry. "Niki.... We need to speed up... Be careful... Okay?" Nairin looked to her left as Nishiki nodded and began focusing more on speeding herself up. Nairin then turned her gaze back onto the rock face and began pushing her body even further to speed herself up also.

It took a little while, naturally, but they made it and boy were they relieved. "YES!... huuu huuuu.... We did it!" Nairin exclaimed, pulling her body along the flat top of the mountain. She didn't have the strength to stand up right now or even move. Nishiki laid beside her, taking off her backpack and weights while still lying on the floor. Taking a moment to just breathe, Nishiki soon found herself smiling. "Hehe.... That was... fun" Both girls panted deeply but once Nishiki regained a little more energy from having the weights off, she rolled over towards Nairin and took all of her weights off of her. "Oh that's much better..." Nairin stayed laying on the floor, still needing to regain abit more breath. Turning to the Captain, Nishiki brought up a question. "Food?"

@Phobos

Ike looked at the pile lift up one man which made Ike look at the fat man he knocked out and shrug before the man with the cane came up to him and looked him in the eyes. Ike just stood there really unfazed to be scared of any of this. Ike could hear whispers of people saying another murder was simply going to happen and the shinigami would be of no help. Ike simply ignored this as the man commented on his monstrous strength to which Ike shrugged. "What can I say, you have to be strong in these districts." Ike commented as the man continued on and mentioned a man being more than enough to entertain him.

Ike's eyes raised a bit at hearing this, if this man truly thought someone had enough power to make Ike enjoy a fight then either he was full of shit or Ike was about to have one hell of a good day. Ike held up three fingers as he sat down. "Three minutes for him to get here. If not then I start knocking each one of you unconscious." Ike said as he made sure to keep an eye on everyone.

@Oblivion666
No, this is no ordinary strength find in the Rukon Districts. Not even the Oguro Brothers can match him alone...but together...heh The old man nodded, sitting down in front of Ike "3 minutes is more than enough for tea" He snapped his fingers, a man limping over with a large backpack. He pulled out a tea set, making tea as the master struck up a conversation "If you dont mind me asking but why do you work for such a run-down tea shop? With skills like that, you could work for me and recieve 3 times the pay you get there. Even more if you aren't satisfied with that"

@Phobos
Ike picked up two stones and fumbled them around in his hand as the man sat down and started to prepare tea. What kind of shitty ass tea took three minutes to make? yet when he started asking questions Ike looked more surprised then anything. "I work at a tea shop?! I thought this was some dumpling resting area or some shit! Well that shows how much I pay attention then.... And I work here because I owe the gramps a lot, Besides its easy and people aren't retarded.... most of the time." Ike said with a more serious glare with the last part. "My turn to ask a question, do you really think this is worth it? Cause you know as soon as I kick the ass of whoever is coming, I'm probably going to stop holding back and then everyones ass is going to get a beating." Ike said then pointed at a man with a Mohawk. "Mostly him, that hairstyle pisses me off."

@Oblivion666
"I would assume they would sell tea, wouldn't their customers get thirsty?" The tea was done in a minute, the man reluctantly serving Ike tea then serving some to their boss. The old man took a sip, a bead of sweat going down his head. He placed down the cup "Yes it is worth it. If word for out that my boys got injured by a run-down shop employee, then all the other peasants might actually think. These thoughts will eventually lead to a rebellion, which I can not allow. However, it is not you who has to burn today but rather that shop with that gramps. Tell me your price and I will pay. Talent like yours doesn't come by everyday"

Min the distance, a tall man with a cloak and had coverig his face calmly walked towards them. It took him a while since he walked slowly but he eventually made it there. The old man stood up, the tall man standing beside him. "So what's your choice?" The man asked with a raised eyebrow, now feeling safer due to the man next to him.

@Phobos
"I dunno what these people do, I just write crap down and then wash dishes." Ike said and listened to this mans excuse on the reason this was all worth it. When in reality it was about to come crumbling down within seconds. "Oh don't worry they wont be thinking that at all." Ike said as a man in a cloak came and the old man stood next to him. "Cause ya see, they will be too busy laughing at the fact I just owned all your asses without getting a scratch on me. Ill try not to kill any of you, key words on try." Ike said as he crushed the rocks in his hands and spewed the dust on the ground before jumping up. Ike then pushed off on his foot and was in front of the big man within a second and already had his fist aimed at the mans chest.

@AbigailTenshi



Shinzo stood at the top of the Mountain waiting for the other two to arrive...it seemed like they were taking their sweet time and so he prepared to drop the bag of food and drink off the side of the mountain until he heard them finally get here. Shinzo held out the bag with his right hand, ready to drop it as he looked at the two "You're just in time....Here..." Shinzo threw the bag towards the two of them then sat down before speaking "You best get your energy up fast...We wont be staying here long. We have to start the next part of this training..."

@Kurisa

Nishiki smiled as bag of food was tossed their way. Pulling the bag towards her, she opened it and pulled out a couple wrapped rice balls before unwrapping them. Meanwhile Nairin finally managed to regain a stable breathing pattern and finally pushed herself up to a seated position. "What we doing next Shinzo?" Nairin asked as Nishiki held both rice balls out to her. Pulling her line of sight away from Shinzo and to the offered food, Nairin grabbed both balls without question and began eating. Once she finished she looked over at Nishiki to find her just sitting there with nothing in her hands. "Aren't you gunna have something to eat?" Nairin raised an eyebrow, wondering how she could not be hungry after such a taxing activity. Nishiki simply waved her hand and smiled. "Na, I'm Okay, I had a big breakfast" Nairin tilted her head to face Nishiki more while narrowing her eyes. "And when did you do that?" "While you were being lazy silly" Nishiki continued to smile under Nairin's narrowed gaze. After a moment, the woman just shrugged and wiped her hands on the trousers of her uniform before pushing her body off the floor and standing up, Nishiki standing shortly afterwards. "Well let's get moving Shinzo! We ain't got all day to chill when there's work to be done" Nairin grinned as she spoke.

@AbigailTenshi



Shinzo watched as the two spoke then Nairin asked what they were going to do next "Well if today has shown me anything it's how slow you can be...so time for some training I borrowed from another Captain." Shinzo stood up and walked over to the weights then placed them all back in the big bag he was carrying. He then turned around and walked to the edge of the mountain top then spoke "Have fun getting down...I'll meet you at the bottom." Shinzo said as he leaped off the mountain, falling at an extreme speed before landing on the ground below with both feet, the force of him landing formed a crater beneath his feet which then released a shockwave through the nearby forest, shaking the tree's of some of their leaves. Shinzo then stood up straight and exhaled as he waited for the other two

@Kurisa

Nairin watched and listened, crossing her arms as her eyelids dropped a short distance in reaction to the comment Shinzo made about them being slow. What'd he expect? Was everyone supposed to be able to climb a mountain at the speed of light while wearing weights on their first time or something? She rolled her eyes as he jumped and watched his landing. "Well, come on Niki, the faster we get down the better" Looking back over her shoulder at the other woman, Nishiki responded with a smiling nod. Uncrossing her arms, Nairin turned around and dangled her feet over the edge of the mountain's surface top before placing them on a couple of rocks and beginning her decent. Nishiki followed after her, climbing down above her.

Without the weight, both girls were able to descend at a comfortable speed, noticing how easy it felt now that the heavy loads were lifted from their bodies. A quarter of the way down, Nairin looked up to see how Nishiki was doing... only to end up catching an eyeful of pink panties from up Nishiki's skirt. Immediately flicking her slightly widened eyes to the rock face in front of her with a light blush of embarrassment, Nairin yelled with annoyance to cover up that emotion. "Fucking Dammit Nishiki! Why did you have to wear a fucking skirt..." Her voice ended with a mumble as Nishiki Looked down, making a short amused chuckle sound when he spotted Nairin below her. "Well I didn't know we were going to climb a mountain today, if you told me then I would of put on trousers" Nairin looked down and began descending faster. "Whatever just hurry up" She muttered, to which Nishiki replied "Roger that!" and complied.

Once the two had reached the bottom, Nishiki patted her skirt down as Nairin walked up to Shinzo seeming all to eager to move on. "Let's go already! I want to know what this next challenge is that'll apparently help me get faster"

@AbigailTenshi



Shinzo waited as the two finally got down the mountain...once again...slowly. Shinzo turned to them and dropped the weights infront of them "We're not done with these...put them all back on. I borrowed this method from another Captain and adapted it to further suit my needs..." Shinzo looked towards the forest and then back to the two "You will be running from hollow...while wearing those. You are expected to shunpo and do anything you can to avoid being even touched lightly by them...and one rule...you cannot attack them in anyway shape or form...nor can you defend yourself...you MUST evade. Do not underestimate these hollow...they are far from weak..." Shinzo thought to himself for a moment as he looked back to the forest...he had done this so many times and all in the pursuit of wanting to be able to keep up...he was never interested in Hoho until he met that man...the one that humiliated him with pure speed...since that day all Shinzo had done was go to the extreme with his training...however as he has gotten stronger this has become much more difficult...that's where his secret weapon comes into play.

"Let's get going then..." Shinzo put on the weights himself as he began walking into the forest, his Spiritual energy leaking out of him slightly...almost to tease the hollows and bring them towards the group...yet the hollows weren't what Shinzo was trying to get for himself...he was calling something else towards him...

@Kurisa

Nairin frowned at the bag of weights. She didn't want to put them on again after the strain it had caused her body however Nishiki, on the other hand, dug into the bag and put her set back on without any issues, smiling at Nairin afterwards. "Aren't you going to put it back on Naynay?" She asked still holding a smile, at which Nairin signed but trudged to the bag anyway. Once both females were kitted and fitted, they both followed behind Shinzo, feeling a little used to the weight now. Nairin was dreading the task as not only was she much slower now, she knew Nishiki was way too clumsy and would probably end up falling over a few times, which would mean she'd have to help her and probably end up failing the task. Nishiki had her spirits high, she was rather excited with what Shinzo had planned. As Shinzo exuded spirit energy, Nairin was made suddenly very cautious as she eyed the surroundings around them with narrowed sights. Meanwhile Nishiki's smiled turned into an excitable grin as she wondered when the game would begin.

@AbigailTenshi



As they got deeper into the forest, everything seemed to get darker and soon eyes lit the scenery around them "Let the training begin..." Shinzo said as the hollows leaped out from the darkness towards the three of them, Shinzo made easy work of dodging them and did it with little effort...after all the hollows weren't why he was training here, they just added to the challenge. Shinzo soon put a little distance between him and the other two, his iron scales now activated he continued to dodge the hollows...that was when he sensed it "About time you showed up..." Shinzo said as he turned his head back over his right shoulder to see Shizuka behind him, her scythe coming down at him. Shinzo grinned behind his mask he leaped forward, letting Shizuka's scythe crash into the ground and kick up dust "You know the rules by now..."

Shinzo said as he turned to the dust where Shizuka shot out and ran towards Shinzo before shunpoing left and right rapidly throwing knives towards Shinzo with her left hand before shunpoing behind him, he scythe's inner blade closing in on his neck. Shinzo stood still as the knives hit him and the scythe blade tore through his neck. Shizuka landed and narrowed her eye as she swung her scythe to her right causing Shinzo to jump back...this may have confused the other two if they had been looking but it was a simple afterimage which Shinzo used...yet Shizuka saw through it easily and this was purely down to her training with him for so long. The two continued to carry on the traditional method of Shizuka going on the offensive while Shinzo tried to dodge her...both yet still had to dodge the other hollow around them adding to the challenge...but this was just what they enjoyed doing...Shizuka ran on pure instinct and rarely has to think about her moves...she doesn't plan, she executes...Shinzo was raised to plan things out but that could only take one so far...as it stood right now...Shinzo was learning from Shizuka...trying to run on instinct and not plan things out.

@Kurisa

Eyes filled the shadows around them as Nairin instinctively stepped back to get a better view of her immediate vicinity. She slightly crouched to prepare while Nishiki stood straight with a cheery smile at how many obstacles had shown up. Grabbing the straps of her backpack, Nairin looked over at Nishiki just as the Hollows jumped out of every shadow.

Instantly dragging her attention towards the oncoming enemies, Nairin flung her body around, the added weight making her movements slow and staggered. "Shit..." She muttered just as she abruptly flung her body out the way of three hollows who leaped to grab her, using a little too much force which carried a much further off her mark. She knew she had to be mindful of how much force she was using as the weight double the force she used, but that was quite bloody hard when you had to keep on your toes. 'No wonder Shinzo's so damn fast' Flinging herself around, Nairin took the first opening she could to check on how Nishiki was doing. What she found came as a little surprise.

"Hmpf, slow buggers aren't you? Heheh" Nishiki stood straight with both arms down and fists clenched, staring dead in the eyes of the Hollows attempting to catch her with an amused smirk. Two leaped towards her, a simple turn to the right was enough to evade their hands. Short, precise steps stopped Nishiki from loosing her balance and allowed her to keep her focus while staying firmly grounded. Crossing her left arm over her body and using her left palm to hold her right elbow, Nishiki held her right hand up, all fingers but her index softly clench. She waved her outstretched index finger left to right in front of the Hollows. "No no, you're not allowed to touch me silly, just give up" This taunted the Hollow, angering them which made them all dive for Nishiki. This was what she wanted. "Oops, Ooops, Hehe, this is fun!" As if elegantly dancing, Nishiki glided and weaved herself around the Hollows, having them all crash into a pile behind her. She used very little force which made it easier for her to control the reaction the weights would give.

Nairin was shocked, so simple but so risky. The temporary loss of focus had her almost loose the challenge as a Hollow's fist came within an inch of her left cheek before she noticed and ducked. The urge to punch this Hollow in the stomach spiked as the opening called to Nairin, but no, she had to evade. Jumping to the left, Nairin flung herself forward, only now noticing Shinzo's new arrival in the distance. "Looks like that weird girl finally found Shinzo again" She spoke loudly to Nishiki, knowing that Shinzo and Shizuka were some distance away and wouldn't be able to hear her. Focusing back on her share of Hollows to still evade, Nairin continued to clumsily fling herself around the place and narrowly miss many close calls.

Nishiki heard Nairin's comment and pinpointed Shinzo's energy to have a look, gaining a quick glimpse of the weird girl and her scythe through the trees before looking away and continuing her no-contact dance with the Hollows. "I see" Nishiki responded while moving herself closer to Nairin, continuing to dance around the Hollows. Nairin felt Nishiki behind her as a hand roughly grabbed her upper right arm. "Shit I'm ou-.. What are you doing?" Turning back, Nairin found that it was Nishiki who had grabbed her. Without answering and with an unnaturally straight face, Nishiki forcefully threw Nairin in the opposite direction of where the other two were. "What the FUCK!" Nairin yelled, skidding across the floor some distance away. Nishiki had grabbed her pretty tightly, so tight that it hurt. Rolling herself to her feet, Nairin rubbed her upper right arm, a scowl pointed at Nishiki as the woman weaved through the Hollows, coming towards her. She still had that odd straight face on her, something Nairin found extremely weird... Taking a step back as Nishiki grew closer, Nairin lost complete focus, watching the other with utter confusion without her scowl.

"Dammit Nairin! Behind You!!!" Nishiki suddenly yelled, her straight face switching to a worried one in the blink of an eye. Nairin looked behind her just as a punch crashed into her right cheek, throwing her into a tree near Nishiki. The latter ran to Nairin's side urgently, dodging the Hollow's with her gaze focused dead on Nairin.

"Ahh... Fuck..." Clutching the right side of her face, Nairin used the tree she crashed into to help her get to her feet. "Nairin! Are you Okay?!" Nishiki softly pulled Nairin's shoulder to get the girl to turn around. "I would be better IF YOU DIDN'T FUCKING THROW ME!-Oww...." Nishiki blinked as Nairin rubbed her cheek to sooth it, the yelling agitated her, now bruised, cheek. "Huh?... Oh that! I thought it'd be more fun if we fought aswell! Since you like fighting..." She responded in an innocent sounding tone, the concern showing all over her face. "... Oh..." Nairin looked away while furrowing her brows. "Well... It doesn't matter now, I lost.." She closed her eyes before they shot opened as she was suddenly dragged to the right. Nishiki pulled her out of the way of a few oncoming Hollow, this time holding onto her with a much softer grip. "Shinzo didn't see and I'll never tell" Nishiki spoke with a mischievous grin. Nairin looked at her before reclaiming her arm. "Well... I clearly need to keep training anyway... so Okay" She gave Nishiki a quick amused smirk before grabbing the straps of her backpack and looking around her with a serious expression. "And don't fucking throw me this time Okay?" Nishiki giggled at this before the two jumped in opposite directions, Hollows diving between them as they resumed the game. Nairin couldn't help but look over at Nishiki every chance she got, something just... Shaking her head, Nairin regained focus, loosing it in the first place was the reason she got injured in the first place.

@Kurisa

Kyoichi, holding the scroll his great-grandfather had given him, approached the head captain's office. Within the scroll, held a note his great-grandfather had intended for the current head captain. In fact, his great-grandfather had served as adviser to some previous head captains, after the first shinigami war. They had asked his great-grandfather to serve as head captain some thousand years ago. However, being fed up with constant warfare and the stress of the job, he politely declined. His family and lineage would forever serve the Gotei Thirteen, however.

Being the newest generation from the Kuroda family to join the Gotei Thirteen, Kyoichi knocked on the head captain's office before he entered. Seeing as it was empty. He simply dropped off the letter, having no idea what it read.

The content of the letter is as follows...

~Dear Captain Hotaka

This is Kuroda Kenshin. I assume you remember me. Seeing as I was one of you instructors back in the Shino Academy. How are you doing, child? Been practicing your Hitosume: Nadegiri? I don't want to have to come around and embarrass you around your soldiers now. Also, Hiryu says hi to Mizueien Tsukiaisu.

In any case, I'm sure you're aware that one of my descendants have joined the Gotei Thirteen. His name is Kuroda Kyoichi. He is the Lieutenant of Squad Eight. I've heard about the recent events involving that squad. It is natural for him to hunt for the person that killed his captain in cold blood and bring them to justice. However, I also know that that squad is short on members right now. What I ask of you is to let him go. I'll send my son, Kuroda Sengoku to tend to the squad in his stead. Remember him? He beat you in a duel a few centuries ago... So, you know he can handle leading a squad in these relatively peaceful times. Kyoichi should be getting ready to leave within a few days of you reading this letter. So Sengoku will be there to tend to the squad a few days after he leaves. I hope you can accommodate an old man's requests. I'm sure Kyoichi will return, and return stronger than he was before. He'll answer to me if he does not..

Sincerely,

Master Kenshin. ~

Leaving Squad One, Kyoichi returned to Squad Eight, which is basically empty now. After the killing of the captain, existing members came up with all sorts of excuses and relocated themselves to other squads, leaving Kyoichi basically alone. Doing one last sweep of the squad grounds, Kyoichi made sure his captain's office was locked securely and his own quarters as well. He packed a few simple things before closing the barrack downs behind him. With his sword at his hip, the scroll in his backpack, he set off to find the man that killed his captain.

@AbigailTenshi



Shinzo continued his training with Shizuka, still managing to evade all of her attempted attacks. However as Shinzo stood looking at Shizuka as she came down from above with her scythe Shinzo's eyes widened as he lept up letting the scythe stab into his left shoulder as he grabbed Shizuka and turned her away as Cero fired into his back causing a large explosion. As the smoke cleared Shinzo was seen holding Shizuka as he then placed her down on her feet as she slowly removed her scythe, Shizuka looked at Shinzo a little concerned yet Shinzo stood up straight and looked towards the direction in which the Cero came from "It takes more than that to hurt me...you should know this by now. Looks like we attracted something else..." Shinzo noted that the normal hollow had seemingly backed off.

"Nairin...keep your friend and stay back, retreat if you must..." Shinzo then looked at Shizuka and spoke "You know what we need to do..." Shinzo looked back towards the direction in which the Cero came from, a humanoid figure walking towards them "Tch! Shit...here I was thinking you wouldn't notice that...well fuck it. Looks like I landed me a lucky find...here I was hoping for a fight and looks like I got one...surveying really aint my thing, that's why I left it to my boring ass partner...now...who's gunna fight me first?" The male stepped out from the shadows revealing his appearance.



"Hm...here I was thinking someone strong was coming along. Don't worry Shizuka...I'll deal with this one alone..." The Arrancar grit his teeth and narrowed his eyes at Shinzo before speaking "You don't think I'm strong? You Shinigami really are fuckin' Arrogant...I've killed plenty of Shinigami in my time so that alone should tell you I aint no joke" Shinzo tilted his head slightly listening to what this Arrancar had to say before speaking himself "And you're proud of that why? Half the Gotei 13 is filled with weaklings anyway..." The Arrancar grit his teeth further as he quickly raised his right hand up and charged a cero almost instantly before firing it towards Shinzo. Shinzo however just raised his left hand and held it open towards the oncoming cero and stopped it, turning it to smoke "That cero was pathetic the first time...it was even more pitiful the second time. If you're here to challenge me then you best show me something better..."

"Cero's were never my strong point anyway!" The Arrancar then rushed towards Shinzo, disappearing and re-appearing infront of him sending his left fist towards Shinzo's face yet Shinzo went to catch the Arrancars fist with his left hand when he disappeared again, appearing behind Shinzo in the air, already spinning as he connected his right foot with the right side of Shinzo's face sending Shinzo off flying into the tree's as the Arrancar landed "Not so cocky any more are ya?" Shinzo however appeared walking out from the dust that had kicked up seemingly fine "It will take more than a kick to take me down...I'll remain as cocky as I want you dog..." The Arrancar frowned at Shinzo as he charged towards him again yet Shinzo unsheated his Zanpakuto with his right hand as he threw it towards the Arrancar causing the Arrancar to stop in his tracks and catch the Zanpakuto in confusion "Tear their flesh off, Tetsu Ketsueki Senshi" The Zanpakuto then changed to it's Shikai form as the Arrancar spoke "Tear wha-" The Zanpakuto then immensely heavy causing to crash into the ground as Shinzo appeared before the Arrancar, his right hand then wrapped around the the Arrancars face as he pushed him flying back with such force that it released a shockwave and sent the Arrancar flying, the Zanpakuto dropping out his hand as he flew through the air and into the tree's

"I can't believe you fell for such a simple trick..." Shinzo walked over to his Zanpakuto then picked it up as he looked towards the Arrancar who was stumbling out the dust cloud "You fucking piece of shit! I'm sick of holding back!!" The Arrancar then unsheathed his Zanpakuto then stabbed it into the ground as he slammed his right palm onto the blade "Trample! Toro Furioso" The Arrancar then began to glow brightly as his form changed, releasing a large shockwave. The Arrancar now had two large horns coming from his head, his body now covered in a bone like substance and now his Spiritual energy had sky rocketed. "You ready Shinigami? I'm going to stomp you into the dirt you piece of shit!"

Shinzo watched as the Arrancar transformed...his expression remained the same through out this all...this guy was clearly hot headed and wouldn't be hard to beat. The Arrancar then charged towards Shinzo at a blinding speed yet Shinzo gripped his Shikai with both hands and swung it towards the Arrancars gut only for it to stop dead on contact, the arrancar then slammed his left hand into Shinzo's face and sent him flying 4x the distance Shinzo had previously sent the Arrancar "That pathetic blade wont cut me! You're outclassed in everyway Shinigami! " Shinzo emerged from the dust, his uniform torn slightly as he cracked his neck "Hmm...come at me again then..."

The Arrancar grinned and ran towards Shinzo, this time slamming his right fist into Shinzo's gut yet Shinzo didn't move an inch "What the?" Shinzo then looked at the Arrancar and spoke "You aint the only one with hard skin..." Shinzo then released a large burst of Spiritual energy that sent the Arrancar flying back a some distance. "Use everything you got! You're hardly even a fucking challenge!" The Arrancar grit his teeth at the arrogance of this Shinigami...thanks to the stupid fucking limiter placed on him he wasn't able to go full strength...As the Arrancar prepared to attack again a bubble appeared around him as another figure emerged from the distance "My Apologies Shinigami...this fool was supposed to be with me. I'll be taking him back with me now...You may go back to your training...you will be needing it." The Arrancar in the bubble then began shouting yet his voice was muffled somewhat "YOU BASTARD! LET ME OUT OF HERE! I SWEAR I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!!! JE-" The bubble then vanished as the man who sealed the Arrancar in the bubble bowed "Till next time...Shinigami..." The man then disappeared leaving Shinzo standing there alone "Tch...cowards..." Shinzo then looked over to Nairin and spoke "We're going to take a quick break and then get right back to training...we wont let this set us back...now follow me...I know a place we can relax" Shinzo then began walking off into the forest...Shizuka now gone from sight...probably off chasing an animal

@Kurisa

The Hollows began growing scarce for some reason, puzzling both women. "Looks like the Hollows gave up. About time they did too, dumb bastards" Nairin swiped the palms of her hands together confidently whereas Nishiki just stood staring at where Shinzo and Shizuka were with a face of stone. Lifting an eyebrow, Nairin walked over to her, confused. "What's wrong?" She asked. "Look" Came Nishiki's short response. A Cero had been fired at Shinzo's back as he held Shizuka to protect her. Watching from the sidelines, Nairin's eyebrows pulled a touch closer together as the sense of an oncoming serious situation weaved through the air.

Hearing her name called, Nairin lifted her head up a touch and looked at her Captain as he ordered. She crossed her arms and stayed silent since she was far enough away from them as it was, if the situation turned ugly then she'd follow Shinzo's command and retreat. However, she new that the likeliness of that happening with her Captain there were slim since he was obviously extremely strong and thus she wasn't worried. "Hmhm, you might get to witness a bit of my Captain's power Niki" Nishiki looked at Nairin beside her with a smile before returning her face to stone and watching the scene unfold. Nairin kept her her arms crossed and watched along with her.

Clearly this arrancar was no match for Shinzo, it was obvious through Shinzo's posture to see that he was fully capable at handling the situation alone. When the arrancar released their Zanpakuto, Nairin's eyes grew a little wider at the immense power she sensed. How long would it take her to get to that level? She had to admit that since joining the academy, she hadn't really done any serious training with her Zanpakuto, only training her body, fighting techniques and speed. She hardly used her Zanpakuto and only did within desperate situations, even still she kept it sealed. No wonder it was taking her so long to increase her power level... Eventually she had to tackle that issue and finally let her Zanpakuto free, but for some reason, she still didn't want to. Glancing at Nishiki, the other woman didn't seem affected at all. Her face was still like stone, Nairin swear she could easily mistake her for a mannequin.

Turing her gaze back to the fight, the whole situation unravelled but soon came to a close with the appearance of a mysterious person. Nairin and Nishiki couldn't quite get a good look due to a mass amount of trees in the way, but the figure left just as quickly as they came. 'Weird...' Both Nairin and Nishiki found the encounter strange due to the addition of that mysterious person... What were arrancars even doing in the Soul Society? And surveying? What for? And who was the mysterious person? Why did they stop the fight? What was actually going on? Questions piled in Nairin's mind, but soon she shook them away when Shinzo mentioned taking a break and following him. Shizuka had disappeared as usual, which was a bit of a relief for Nairin as she'd definitely never want to have to spend any time near that strange girl outside the necessary. Uncrossing her arms, Nairin followed Shinzo while Nishiki followed Nairin to wherever the place he was talking about was.

@Kurisa



A day at Squad six was quite calming for most squad six members, as long as they did their work correctly that was. Yet if they managed this then they were golden. This however did not apply for Rin who was always under by the captain, who must have know about the Oda's as the sheer mention of her clans name just seems to aggravate him to no ends. How Rin even got to her current position is a wonder in itself. Despite this she goes about her days in a calm and perfect manner, almost cheerful like even when the captain sets his death gaze and threatens to kick her out if she fails. Deep inside she know he cares..... slightly, and it was today that she was going to visit the captain in order to get some work done.

Yet first she had to do what she always did to start her day, so she walked over to this little shrine she had where she had picture of a male with Black hair and quite the funny mustache that you would only see in fictional books and a woman with red hair who looked more like an angel with her perfect flawless face. She would then do her usual prayer to them before standing up with a smile. "Well I'm off to do a hard days work mom and dad." Rin said to the pictures before leaving the room and making her way to the captains room. She would knock upon the door and await for his direct order to enter.

@AbigailTenshi



As they walked towards the location where they'd be taking a break at Shinzo spoke "When we get back do not mention what happened to anyone. I shall deal with it..." in truth Shinzo didn't want the Head Captain finding out...after all he despised that man for everything he was. There was one person however that Shinzo did trust enough...and in truth he was the right man to go to. After a little walk they soon arrived at the place. A little opening with a decent sized waterfall running down a small cliff face into a decent sized body of water with a river flowing down from that "We will take a break here..." Shinzo then shunpoed to one of the many rocks scattered about, now closer the waterfall as he then sat down...taking this time to relax...to him the sound of rushing water was relaxing, the light spray from the waterfall on his face also calmed him...and right now he needed to be calm...