(This is suppose to take place before the Storyline which might use a villian with these abilities.)

Musamune was careful as he snuck through Seireitei, his reiatsu completely masked. He looked around, his eyes moving from building to building, examining every last brick. One eye was brown but the other was a violet color. He had bags under his abnormal eyes, for he had never slept a day in his life. He gathered his long, black fur coat around his body as a cool breeze passed by. Little did you know that Nikoda was nearby tinkering with a new Squad 12 device: An infrared eye piece that could would scan an opponent and display their physical properties. As Musamune passed by Nikoda's designated area for testing the new device (which he named the 'Snake Eye'), Nikoda caught a glimpse of the shadowy figure and simply thought he was a wandering shinigami. He clicked the button on the side of the Snake Eye and immediately information began to pop up on the screen that was covering Nikoda's left eye. All the information seemed possible within reasonable randomization except one that troubled Nikoda:

Weight=10lbs.

Nikoda crooked his head to the side, not willing to believe that his machine was capable of displaying incorrect data. Nikoda looked at the man that was passing by an alley, double checking to see that an actual person was standing there. He knew there wasn't anything wrong with the Snake Eye, he had calibrated himself before he set out. I beautiful thought crossed his mind, maybe the man had some kind of cloaking device that hide his reiatsu and made him as light as a feather. That was strange that Nikoda couldn't sense even the faintest trace of the man's reiatsu, but the thought wasn't as important as knowing what technology the man was using. He decided the fastest way for him to learn about this new device was to directly ask the man.

As Nikoda approached Musamune, the man stopped. Nikoda asked, "Hello. Sir...why are you so lightweight?" Musamune turned immediately and snapped to attention. He stared at Nikoda intensely, taking in the young adult. After a few minutes of the two scrutinizing each other, Musamune answered, "Isn't it obvious? I'm a spirit."

Nikoda had noticed that the man's skin shined like a white lotus in the moonlight that illuminated Seireitei. His brown eyes grew wide, for Nikoda had seem many spirits in Soul Society but none of them resembled this man. Musamune smiled as the gears in Nikoda’s head were turning, taking all the information and deciphering it. “What-“

“Kind of Spirit am I?” Musamune anticipated. He answered the question with monotonously, “I am a blade!”

He raised his hand and a wakizashi materialized within his outstretched hand with a bright purple flash. Nikoda gripped the hilt of his sword and took his ready stance: with his free hand forward in a fist and his legs in a wide stance. Musamune informed Nikoda, “This is better anyway, I suppose I can try this out on one shinigami before I unleash it upon all of Seireitei. “

“What do you mean?” Nikoda pried, knowing his new opponent was obviously in a talkative mood.

“Your zanpakutou is no longer a slave to you; in fact, you will become a slave to it. You will see how it feels to be a zanpakutou. Your rule as a Shinigami is over!” A tear of blood streaked down Musamune’s face from his violet eye, and he quickly wiped it away. Nikoda made a note of his strange occurrence but he soon forgot as something even stranger happened. A being came forth from his sword! Nikoda was too fascinated to be in complete shook. The being that came from his sword was completely covered in knight’s armor and wielded only a shield with blades around its edges. Nikoda was beginning to understand what the armor clad being was when Musamune spelled it out for him.

“That’s right; I can see the comprehension on your face. That thing is Tensugata!”

Nikoda couldn’t believe his eyes, his thoughts began to stream through the possibilities as Tensugata lunged forward and attacked. Nikoda dodged the power thrust from the shield. Tensugata instantly spoke in his silky soft voice, “Han’ei, Tensugata!” (Reflect ’to think on’, God-like Relection ’image like in a mirror’)

Tensugata’s eyes flashed with a white light and then he immediately tripped Nikoda as the young adult tried to regain his footing from his awkward dodge. Nikoda’s back hit the ground as Tensugata’s shield came down upon him.

(Kidou please)

Nikoda managed to dodge the attack as he rolled to the side.

"Way of Destruction #1: Thrust." Nikoda had heard of a shinigami that used this kidou to push himself up and that was exactly what Nikoda did. Being pushed from the ground, Nikoda was able to quickly stand and move away from Tensugata. He wouldn't let his pride get in the way of this fight, it was too dangerous and there were too many unknown variables. He immediately drew his sword. Tensugata turned towards him, the bladed shield looking menacing in the professional handler's hand.

Nikoda was expecting for Tensu to charge and attack again with the short range weapon but he was surprised when the shield came flying at him from twenty feet away. Nikoda blocked the shield with his sword and managed to dodge the attack as the shield hit the blade. He thought that throwing the shield was quite stupid of this zanpakutou to do, now it was weaponless and vunerable. Nikoda decided to charge forward and use his excellent sword skills which had managed to let him stay back in most battles and simply cast kidou without worrying about close range combat. As Nikoda was upon Tensu, he felt danger from behind and thats when he noticed that there was now a chain in Tensu's hand where the shield had been. Damn, he thought, I bet the shield is hooked to that chain and is coming at me right now. Sure enough, he turned to block and there was the shield with a chain on it.

Nikoda's blade collided with the lethal shield, and pushed him back a little. He was about to turn his attention to Tensu when he felt the physical manifestion of the zanpakutou grab him from behind. Tensu's strength was surprisingly strong, it was nothing like what Nikoda thought a zanpakutou's spirit was capable of in a physical body. Nikoda found that he was unable to move his arms, only his legs were able to kick as Tensu held him off the ground in a bear hug. Nikoda remembered his training and tried not to panic. He focused on the task at hand, getting out of the situation and not on the impossiblity of his zanpakutou coming to life and crushing him to death. He quickly thought of a plan for escaping which raised a question in him. "You really shouldn't come close to me. If you were really Tensugata, you would know that!"

"Destruction! Surround my body! Send any around me to the realm of the the unconscious, where dreams do not reach! Way of Destruction #20: White Crawl!!!" An explosion erupted all around Nikoda, sending Tensu flying backwards in an unconscious state. Nikoda dropped to his feet, grabbed his sword and thrust downwards with all his might at Tensu, the imposter. The spirit was whisped away by the wind as it faded from existence. Nikoda turned towards Musamune, he couldn't help but let a little anger flash from his eyes.

"That wasn't Tensugata. I haven't released his powers yet but I know that wasn't him. For a moment, I was in despair. And for just that one moment, I will let you feel an eternity of hell!" Nikoda readied his sword as he thought of a way to attack the mysterious man. His resolve wavered a little as he heard the man's answer.

"I was just testing you, this is an experiment after all. The real pain is coming now, I will let you face the real Tensugata. I will crush you with despair before you can even lift a finger against me."

(Fighting Skill please.)

"I guess using another's Zanpakutou doesn't work that well. I have to use the same Shinigami's Zanpakutou." Masamune pondered and then stuck his sword into the ground. The earth shook from the explosive power of the wakizashi. Nikoda just waited and watched, not really knowing what to expect. His sword began to glow white, the light growing so intense that it blinded him for a moment. When his eyes recovered and he was able to readjust them, before him stood an old monk. The monk was wearing no protective gear whatsoever, just simple monk's robes. The man was bald, had lightly tanned smooth skin, and hazel eyes. Nikoda looked into the monk's eyes, he almost became terrified at the calm fury that lay with in them.

Nikoda decided to test the being and see if it really was Tensugata, he smiled at the thought of testing the Zanpakutou that he been tested so many times for.

"You don't have any weapons, do you mean to die?" Nikoda asked, focused on his opponent's response.

"You know as well as I do, you won't be able to hit me with that sword." The monk and Nikoda looked at the sword that Nikoda was holding. The young man (Nikoda) looked up at the monk and whispered in acknowledgement, "Tensugata!"

Tensugata sped forward and thrust a punch at Nikoda, who was able to dodge the attack just in the nick of time. Nikoda brought his sword up in an attempt to strike Tensugata and was surprised that he missed. Tensugata was somehow behind him as Nikoda swung, he felt a hard right hook connect with his face that sent him stumbling backwards. The young man tried to re-gather his thoughts and composure but by the time that he was taking a defensive stance, Tensugata was behind him again. Damn it, Nikoda thought, what the hell is going on?

Tensugata grabbed the sword hand of Nikoda and began to swing the young man violently. The swinging was so fast and strong that Nikoda was actually lifted from his feet as went around in a circle again and again and again. He was flung and landed against one of the walls of a nearby building. Nikoda crumbled beside the building, his back aching and his nerves overpowered for a moment. He tried to force himself to focus, he had to or he would defeated without a fight-he couldn't let that happen, ever! As he looked up Tensugata was standing over him, ready to throw another punch. Nikoda focused on his opponent and sharpened his mind even if he could only get a second of concentration from it. As Tensugata released the punch, Nikoda thought to himself, Now. As the monk threw his punch, Nikoda rose to a kneel and smacked the fist with the flat side of his blade. This stopped the punch and gave him enough time to roll forward and escaped being cornered by Tensugata.

I can do this, Nikoda thought as he settled in a defensive stance. However, a second later, Tensugata was beside Nikoda aiming another punch this time to the young man's leg. Nikoda wasn't concerned about the odd target of the attack only about defending against it. Nikoda managed to block the punch with his sword, awkwardly. As soon as his fist connected with the sword, Tensugata threw a high, head kick that collided with Nikoda's head making the sicking sound of meat being slapped against meat. Nikoda was floored immediately, his vision blurred and his balance was shot so bad that his attempts to stand were useless. He crawled in some direction, hoping that he was distancing himself from his opponent, who had the upper hand. Once Nikoda regained his composure, on all fours, he looked up and saw two things. Masamune was mysteriously gone, and Tensugata's knee was inches from his face and closing in.

A blast of red fire came in from nowhere and slammed into the ground between the old monk and the Shinigami he was attacking. Nikoda felt an unseen hand grab him, and then flash step away, still holding him. "Bakudo no Nijuku: Royal Medicine," was muttered, and Nikoda felt himself healed. The smoke cleared, and Ryouta stood with his arms crossed facing the old monk, standing in front of Nikoda protectively. (Remember, you don't know who I am IC yet...or maybe you do. Anyway, the arm strap would be a hint)

"Teme...who are you, and why are you attacking Shinigami?" Ryouta's voice was annoyed...but he obviously didn't consider the old man that much of a threat, based on the reiatsu it was giving out. Inwardly, he thought, How did a ryoka like that get into Seireitei...and how did he manage to so injure this Shinigami?

ooc: this is actually really good...2nd Squad is a Hakuda-based squad after all. this could be a fun fight

(Kidou please.)

There was a shinigami in front of Nikoda, blocking Tensugata’s path. Nikoda saw the shinigami’s armband that let him know that he was a Vice Captain. He noticed that the insignia was a tulip and he instantly knew that the Vice-Captain was from Squad 2. He pondered for a second on who was the Vice-Captain of Squad 2, and when he realized who it was that stood before him he was quite glad. The Vice-Captain was Ryouta Aname, one of Seireitei’s best swordmen. Ryouta wasn’t even flaring up his reiatsu and Nikoda could sense it as clear as day, he wondered how strong this man really was.

Nikoda introduced himself, “I presume you are Vice-Captain Aname. I am Nikoda Yumi, 3rd Seat of Squad 12. I think that thing in front of us is my Zanpakutou, Tensugata. There was a man that able to-“

His report was interrupted as Tensugata appeared behind Nikoda, appearing super fast to him but probably a little faster than normal to Ryouta. Tensugata focused was appeared to be his reiatsu into his fist and hit Nikoda again in the chest this time. The power behind the blow sent Nikoda flying backwards, luckily Nikoda knew to lean with the force of the blow and was only minimally damaged. Tensugata turned his attention towards Ryouta, he sized him up for a moment and then sped toward Ryouta. Tensugata punched with his right hand using a normal strength but he followed up the attack immediately with a reiatsu empowered punch from his leg hand aiming for Ryouta’s head.

As soon as Nikoda could see that Tensugata was going to engage Ryouta, he decided to use a kidou. The kidou would be a setup for using a combination kidou later with Ryotua. “Kidou #12: Ambush Flare!” He commanded as threw the kidou net in a strategic position.

After attacking, Tensugata informed Ryouta, “You shouldn’t try to save this fool, he is mine by rite. And I am his. My master will turn your slaves against you if you persist.” He looked at Ryouta’s Ninjatos as he said ‘slaves’.

Ryouta ducked Tensugata's first blow and blocked his next one with his right palm. "That all ya got, old man?" He seemed to find the reiatsu-enforced punch to be of little concern...but then, he viewed pretty much everything with an expression of boredom and lack of concern. Ryouta's eyebrows raised ever so slightly at Tensugata's first statement toward him.

"Slaves? I have none, have no need of 'em. 'Sides, it's wrong to have slaves. Anyway, this is Raikou Arashi- a single entity in two blades. My friend and partner. Go ta hell," he said as he aimed a punch at the old man's head. Tensugata ducked with unexpected speed and swept his leg out under Ryouta.

Ryouta jumped and did a stationary flip; he planted his right hand on the ground just as Tensugata's leg went by. He rotated on this one hand and kicked with both legs at Tensugata's head. Tensugata was forced to do a backflip to avoid the kick. Ryouta stood and regarded the old man impassively. "Not bad for a guy who looks like he's nearly at God's doorstep...still putterin' around the waitin' room I see," he said.

"I will teach you to respect your elders," said the old man.

"My respect is earned, not freely given," replied Ryouta flippantly. "Hado no Nijunana: Reishi Blade." Both his hands glowed with reiatsu, and blades of reishi particles about a foot long appeared at the end of them. "I'm uppin' the stakes." Ryouta lunged forward with a stab/punch; Tensugata leaped high into the air.

"Hohou won't save ya," said Ryouta. He jumped to follow him, and then flash stepped, appearing above Tensugata and swinging a leg down. Tensugata brought his arm up to block the kick- Ryouta was surprised his bones were strong enough to take the blow. "Harder maybe," he said. He did a flip in midair and reinforced a second kick with reiatsu. This time, Tensugata was forced to block by crossing his arms into an 'X' and taking the kick in the crook of the arm. Still, the kick was powerful enough to send the man spiraling down to the ground, though relatively unharmed.

Ryouta drew a golden triangle in the air horizontally, so it faced the falling old man. "Bakudo no Sanju: Shitotsu Sansen!" Three bolts of reiatsu shot down to pin the man to the ground. Ryouta doubted he'd be strong enough to break free. He brushed a little dust off of his shoulder. "All in a day's work..." he paused, as if he had forgotten something. "And nice to meetcha, Nikoda. I hope ya're unharmed."

ooc: i'm not sure how strong you want Tensugata to be, so i gave myself the upper hand here. if you want him to break free, feel free to have him do so

Good Job!
Nikoda = +3 to Kidou
+1 to Fighting Skill

Ryouta=+1 to Fighting

(OOC: My Zan won’t be a strong to you. However your Zan will seem incredibly strong to you. If the Zanpakutou’s use their Shikai and Bankai abilities their power increases greatly. Kuro, by now Nikoda’s Reiatsu has been fluxing quite a bit thus being able to gain a little attention. A little Intel please.)

Tensugata used his Shikai.

“Han’ei, Tensugata!” He said in his deep voice, the command resonating through the air like a death sentence, only followed by a deep silence. In the old man’s hands formed two sai, one in each hand. Using pure strength the old man ripped his way out of the kidou. He stared at Ryouta for a moment, twirling the sai with mastery. Then he looked to the side, as if he sensed something and announced, “My new Master is here. He will turn that slave against you know.” The old man smiled at Ryouta, provoking him with the smile and the word, ‘slave’.

Nikoda answered Ryouta, “I am fine. I have a plan. I’ve set a trap; all I need is for you to help me with a large kidou. Something powerful and destructive should be quite good.”

As Nikoda finished, Masamune appeared behind Tensugata. A dark smile crept across his pale face, he told Tensugata, “It is done. I have the both of the items thanks to our new friend.”

Beside Masamune flashed stepped a obviously female being wearing a golden set of armor, every piece decorated with a phoenix on it. Nikoda’s jaw dropped, the reiatsu the woman was giving off was familiar. Maybe even Ryouta recognized the pure destructive feeling of the reiatsu pouring effortlessly from the woman.

Nikoda blurted out, without thinking, “Where is Kajitora?!”

Masamune’s smile widened, “He has been sealed.” Nikoda’s eyes widened, he had never heard of such a thing! “You shouldn’t worry about that though. Tensugata and new Suzaku, get Nikoda. Arashi, I think it’s time you come forth and pay Ryouta a visit.”

There was a bright flash of light that came from Ryouta’s ninjatos and then in front of him formed Arashi.

Nikoda’s plan had ruined so easily but he was already coming up with another plan.

Raikou Arashi appeared in front of Ryouta; Ryouta raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Raikou Arashi? Good ta see ya!" he greeted him enthusiastically. "Ya're not buyin' into that weird guy's crap, are ya?"

Raikou Arashi remained silent for a moment. "Oath breaker! Dishonor!" He raised his fist and punched down at Ryouta. Ryouta flash stepped away and appeared several meters from Raikou Arashi.

"Uh...what? It's me, Ryouta!" He raised his hands in a peaceful gesture.

"You are...dishonorable. It is my regrettable duty to fight you," Raikou Arashi said. He began to glow with reiatsu. Ryouta's eyes narrowed.

"I'd reason with ya...but ya don't seem ta be in the mood. So...I'll just restrain ya. Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six! Bakudo no Rokujuichi: Rikujōkōrō!" Ryouta pointed his finger at Raikou Arashi, and six beams of yellow reiatsu shot out and stabbed into Raikou Arashi from all sides. Raikou Arashi struggled, but to no avail against the powerful Bakudo spell. "C'mon, see reason here! I don't want to hurt ya!"

Ryouta faced the other three. "I don't have time for this. The frozen tundras hold countless corpses- the forgotten dead, fallen in battles long ago. Now I summon a brave warrior to fight once more. Bakudo no Goju: Frigid Skeletal Prison!" A cage made of bleached white bones appeared around Tensugata, the woman, and the weird-looking guy. "Enough! See reason here," he said to the weird guy. "Raikou Arashi is no slave, he is a friend- as are all the other Shinigami Zanpakutos!"

Nikoda approached the bone prison as Masamune smiled. He asked Masamune, “What happen to Kajitora?”

“I already told you, he was sealed.”

“How!?” Nikoda shouted.

“I believe he was coming to warn you since I encountered him first.” He chuckled and Nikoda greatly wanted to punch him. “He was trying to save your life; it is ironic that his zanpakutou will help to end it.”

“He was trying to warn me? You were at the Squad 12 barracks. But why?”Nikoda questioned the prisoner.

“I found something that will make this coup d’etat much smoother.” Masamune pulled three devices from his pockets. “No,” Nikoda whispered in shock.

“I see you know what this is. A Zanpakutou enhancing device that the Squad 12 created. I believe it is called a Sharpener.” Masamune, being trapped and also protected inside of the skeletal jail, attached the devices to the wrist of the two Zanpakutou spirits trapped with him. “Suzaku!” He commanded.

The woman clad in golden armor drew her flaming katana and pointed it towards one of the cage walls. “Scream Suzaku!” Her voice pierced the air around her and echoed for quite distance. Pure reiatsu formed into a ball on the tip of her zanpakutou and shoot forth in a wide beam of utter destruction for anything caught in its path. Suzaku used shunpo, and helped Arashi escape. The two proceed to take on Ryouta as a team. Tensugata ran down Nikoda, as Masamune fled from the scene. Masamune was headed in the direction of the Library; he needed to obtain one last thing before he left Seireitei to its destruction.

ooc: i don't think Suzaku has the power to take Raikou Arashi out of the Bakudo spell

"Tch...this is a pain," said Ryouta as Suzaku charged him. (Raikou Arashi continued to struggle in the background) He dodged to the side as she aimed a vertical slash at him. "I've fought ya before...I know your powers. Give up, I hate fightin' without Raikou Arashi," said Ryouta. Enraged, she continued to slash at him with wild cuts; Ryouta dodged to the side or ducked for every blow she aimed at him.

"Musamane, was it? I don't know what ya've done...but...it's a pain in the ass," Ryouta said as he flipped over backward to dodge a horizontal slice, and then kick out at her face, sending her flying backward. "I don't like fightin', please back off," Ryouta reiterated. Suzaku merely charged him again. "Fine."

He jumped back and began to recite as he dodged her frenzied blows with relative ease. "Sight of the fire, breath of the snow, the wolf howls to an empty sky. Hado no Gojugo: Freezing Fire!" As she slashed at him, her eyes opened wide as he pointed a finger at her.

"No!" A huge blast of blue flame, like a Cero, erupted from Ryouta's finger and shot through and around Suzaku. Her scream was cut off. Blue fog surrounded the two for a moment before it cleared. Suzaku was trapped in a shimmering icy block- the wall behind her was covered in ice.

Ryouta approached the ice and tapped on it. "Solid," he said. He observed that her eyes were still moving desperately within the ice. "Stop strugglin', or I'll be forced ta shatter ya. And that'll hurt, mark my words." She continued to struggle. "Fine. Bakudo no Yojusan: Earth's Fatal Embrace!" Clay rose up around the ice and surrounded it; the clay seemed to harden like fire-baked earth. "Rise from the bowels of the earth and trample thine enemies with your weight, Ancient. Hado no Yojuyo: Stone Tablet of the Ancients!" Ryouta hit the ground in front of him; an enormous tablet of stone appeared in front of him and with a gesture from Ryouta, it fell upon the trapped Suzaku, smashing the earth, ice, and presumably, her, into the ground.

ooc: whatever ya wanna award me is fine, admins/mods

(OOC: Lol, True. But Suzaku is suppose to assist Raikou Arashi escape. They would both use their power to let him escape.)

ooc: very well- this should suffice instead then

Just as Ryouta was congratulating himself, he felt a sudden flare of reiatsu behind him. He whirled around; Raikou Arashi was glowing blue. "No..." Ryouta breathed. And then there was a burst of light that was so intense, Ryouta had to shield his eyes.

Raikou Arashi's armor had turned black with blue trim. Bankai mode.

ooc: i gtg, so that's why this post is short

(OOC: I have come to join the party.)

A white bolt of electricity crashed into Raikou Arashi's armor. Kuro landed near Ryouta, struggling to breath in the presence of the bankai. Though he was doing his best to cope. Kuro stood smiling towards Ryouta. "I have heard what was going on, they decided to send me." Kuro turned to the one who was causing all of the trouble. "I have been listening in on what has been going on. You are the one who has started this! Since the other two are busy... I will be your opponent."

Kuro held out his hands as blue reiastu began to gather forming a tiny blue orb."Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws." The blue orb of energy grew larger in his hands. "Way of Destruction #33 Blue Fire, Crash Down!" The Orb began to blast out, when Kuro began to shout yet again. "Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws." The wave grew in size as it appeared to cover Masamune. The clouds of smoke left from the attack left the area of where Masamune to fogged up to see. Kuro turned thinking he had finished off the man. "I Kuro Crowe, 3rd Seat of 5th Division has finished him off. Ryouta..." Kuro aimed his hand at Ryouta's zanpaktou spirit.

He felt a hand hold his hand down. Boy.. That thing is not dead, as well as the fact that Ryouta's fight is Ryouta's fight. It is not your place to get involved in his fight... But to stick to yours... Kuro lowed his hand nodding at the old man's request."I am sorry my friend."

(Kidou)

(Intel please)

Kaito had sensed the huge fluctuations of some shinigami reiatsu and other reiatsu as he had stayed perched on a tree over the head quarters of the 3rd squad, but he thought that it would be too troublesome to get involved. Even the other reiatsu which seemed to be very strong, but also quite unfamiliar to Kaito he still didn't want to get interested in the fight that ensued somewhere in the distance. The only that brought him to go to the scene was that he had sensed the young, nerdy shinigami that he had met in the academy suddenly appear there, "Why the hell would he show up in a dangerous place like that?" Kaito wondered out loud as he cast a worried glance in the direction of the commotion. Although he knew he would hate the idea, he decided that he would go to the scene as he bit hard into his bamboo blowpipe, "Nerdy-chan...you always seem to have a knack for getting into trouble seriously..." he miserably noted.

It took him about a quarter hour to find the place where the fight was going on, but once he appeared the things that he had seen shocked him, "What is going on here?" he wondered as he stayed hidden atop one of the many buildings surrounding the area. Raising his hand in the air he quickly muttered, "Bakudo # 26, Curving Light" as he allowed the kido to make his body invisible, at the same time he lowered his reiatsu to the point where he was sure that the things would only get more miserable from then on. He deduced that the second squad lieutenant was fighting the armored lion with alabaster skin and the other shinigami that he had no clue who it was battling against the old monk. What he couldn't figure out was who the strange man was with the white skin and who the lady with the flaming katana was, but he also saw Kuro Crowe getting into the mix with such dangerous people.

"I won't interfere since that lieutenant guy is there...the other shinigami is stronger than Crowe, but still much weaker than myself. It seems he is from the 12th squad from all the equipment that he is wearing..." Kaito concluded. While he had already assessed the situation he decided that it would be better to watch from afar before he leaped into the fray and endangered everyone else's lives for no reason. Narrowing his eyes he also tried to figure out what the strange reiatsu was that was coming from the armored lion, the woman, the old monk, and the strange man. The structure was the likes of which he had never seen, but whatever it was they had a lot of it which meant that they were dangerous and needed to be approached with caution.