Kiyone and Sentaro POV

Kiyone and Sentaro: HE WAS ONE OF THEM!

Kiyone and Sentario were in the presence of their Captain, Jushiro Ukitake. Ukitake had gotten word of all of the Ryoka, currently roaming the Seireitei. One of them fit the description of the male that was with Kiyone and Sentaro the day before.

Ukitake: Yes, it seems that he took advantage of the confusion to get information out of you. Don't worry, I'm not upset at you. From what I've heard, this (Y/N) fellow is one of the wildcards among the Ryokas.

Kiyone: What do you mean Captain?

Ukitake: It appears he was able to take out both Izuru Kira and Shuhei Hisagi. Not only that, he seemed to have a unique Shikai ability and has shown to have plenty of training in all of the Shinigami fighting styles.

This took Kiyone and Sentaro by surprised

Sentaro: So that guy was bad news the entire time. I was foolish to trust him. He could've killed us both.

Ukitake: I highly doubt it.

Kiyone and Sentaro: Huh?

Ukitake: Reports say that their original choice of entrance was through the front gate. One of the other Ryoka was actually able to defeat Jidanbo. However Captain Ichimaru made an example out of Jidanbo and cut off one of his arms and closed the gate himself. The Ryoka group was able to heal Jidanbo's wounds before finding another way in.

Kiyone And Sentaro were shocked. They came here with the intention of rescuing a criminal yet they healed their enemy?

Ukitake: If this (Y/N) fellow is really one of the Ryoka, I don't think he had any intentions of hurting you two in the slightest.

Kiyone and Sentaro looked at each other and nodded. They decided they would trust their new friend.

Both: We don't think (Y/N)'s a bad person.

Ukitake looked surprised. He didn't realize how close (Y/N) got to his two underlings. Ukitake then smiled.

Ukitake: Well, he's still a criminal. However, I can at least try my best to make sure they aren't executed.

Kiyone and Sentaro: R-really.

Ukitake just nodded. If he was being honest, Ukitake didn't quite enjoy the thought of one of his squadmates being executed. Rukia was serious about her job and Ukitake trusted her a great deal. He hoped that something could somehow change.

(Meanwhile with (Y/N)'s group)

Ganju and Hanataro were carrying Ichigo and (Y/N) over their shoulders, making their escape after taking on two lieutenants and (surprisingly for Ganju and Hanataro) winning. Hanataro knew a shortcut that they could hide in so that Ichigo and (Y/N) could recover.

Ichigo took a lot of hits from Renji and it resulted in a lot of blood loss. (Y/N) didn't take any substantial damage but his last attack drained him of a lot of stamina. As Hanataro was healing Ichigo he realized something weird.

Hanataro: I didn't think that the slash across his left shoulder and chest would be this shallow. I thought' for sure it' would be a fatal wound. Was it because of that mask inside his clothes? It looks like it belongs to a Hollow.



Hanataro then looked towards (Y/N).

Hanataro: And (Y/N). Hollows came to his aid during his fight. How did he do that? Was he responsible for the mask Ichigo had?

Those were questions that could only be answered whenever the two woke up.

(Timeskip the next day)

Ganju woke up and was met with Hanatraro asleep, drooling over his pants.

Ganju: What the-?! Hanataro! What are you doing, you fell asleep on my knee! How disgusting! My only good pair of pants is slimy with your drool! Damn it!

Ichigo: He's exhausted. Don't give him a hard time over a little drool.

Ganju: I-Ichigo A-Are you all right now?

Ichigo: Yeah. Thanks to Hanataro. Your aches and pains are gone too, right?

Ganju: Huh? Oh now that you mention it

Ichigo: It looked like he was up treating your wounds early this morning, even though he was tired.

(Y/N) then woke up from his rest. (Y/N) stretched, feeling rejuvenated after a good night's rest (despite how hard the floor was).

(Y/N): Where the heck are we?

Ichigo: The sewers.

(Y/N): Ew. Well, how's everyone feeling?

Ichigo: Besides Hanataro, me and Ganju are just fine.

(Y/N): Then let's wait for Hanataro to rest up and get out of here. We're really close to Rukia.

Ichigo: Right. The enemy's probably getting very irritated about now.

Ganju: You're serious about doing this, aren't you? I hope your heart is set on it.

Ichigo: She's waiting. I didn't come here to take a tour of the sewers, after all.

(Timeskip)

Has (Y/N)'s group was running through the Sereitei before feeling an immense pressure. Everyone felt too stunned to move.

(Y/N): Is it bloodlust? Can just plain bloodlust do that?

???: You're Ichigo Kurosaki, right?

Ichigo: How do you know my name? Who are you?

???: What? Haven't you heard from Ikkaku?

Ichigo: So this is Kenpachi Zaraki, Captain of Squad 11.

Ichigo turned to the rest of the group.

Ichigo: (Y/N), take Ganju and Hanataro with you and get to Rukia!

(Y/N): Are you crazy? That's a captain! You felt his power!

Ichigo: We're close to completing the mission! If anyone can finish the job it's you!

(Y/N) was caught off guard but decided to go on ahead.

(Y/N): Fine, you better be alive by the time I save Rukia.

Ichigo: Yeah, of course.

(Y/N) Let's go Ganju, Hanataro.

(Y/N), Ganju and Hanataro ran past Kenpachi, however Kenpachi was caught off guard the moment (Y/N) ran past him.

Kenpachi: Say, that (Y/N) kid. Is he just as strong as you?

Ichigo: Yeah...

Kenpachi: Good, I get to have two challenges in one day. THIS IS EXCITING!

(With (Y/N), Ganju and Hanataro)

The group ran with all of their strength towards the tower Rukia was being held in. However, only a few minutes passed before (Y/N) felt another crazy amount of spiritual pressure.

(Y/N): Ganju, Hanataro! Let's split up here. I can sense another strong pressure on the way and it's probably stronger than the captain that Ichigo is fighting right now.

Ganju: What? You Shinigamis are crazy, why would you fight one on one.

(Y/N): I guess I understand now why Ichigo wanted to fight that Captain by himself. If we all stay behind then we don't know who's still around to save Rukia.

Hanataro: That spiritual pressure, oh no?

(Y/N): What's the matter Hanataro? You recognize it?

Hanataro: It's my Captain. Captain Retsu Unohana! (Y/N) please be careful! Although she's the captain of the medical division, make no mistake, many of the captains are scared of her.

(Y/N) was surprised at Hanataro's statement.

(Y/N): Even Kenpachi?

Hanataro: I'm not sure, but please be careful.

(Y/N): I will, now go.

Ganju: Well be back with Rukia, don't worry.

(Y/N): Thanks.

Ganju and Hanataro took an alleyway to hide from the incoming captain. (Y/N) was definitely on edge having to go up against a Captain. This was something he was hoping wouldn't happen.

(Y/N) had created a plan to escape a Captain if he needed to, but he still needed to buy time for Ganju and Hanataro to escape.

Just as Ganju and Hanataro ran off, two people appeared in front of (Y/N). Two women to be specific.

The first was a tall and well-endowed young-looking woman with gray eyes and short messy silver hair with strands on the right side of her face. She also wore a thin dangling red earring on each ear. (Y/N) thought she looked a bit familiar to Kiyone, the shinigami he met two days prior. Compared to the woman next to her, it was easy to put together that she was the lieutenant.



The second was a tall woman with dark large braids and purple eyes. She had a very gentle demeanour despite the immense strength she gave off. She wore the captain's cloak over her black kimono. So this is Captain Unohana.



Unohana: May I assume you're the Ryoka called (Y/N)?

(Y/N): That would be me, yes.

Unohana: My, I didn't think someone so young would cause so many issues. It seems discipline is in order.

Unohana turned towards her lieutenant.

Unohana: Kotetsu, be a dear and hand me my zanpakuto. Oh and while you're at it, scan the area from Hanataro and the other Ryoka. Hanataro was seen helping the Ryoka in their mission so he must be disciplined as well.

Hearing Unohana's request, (Y/N) swiftly tried his best to bind the lieutenant to prevent her from searching for his two allies. However Unohana was ahead of the curb.

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Unohana: Your attention is directed to the wrong person~

In a blink of an eye, Unohana closed the distance and prepared a clean slash aimed at (Y/N)'s chest.

Unohana: Unfortunately, I have to end this fight quickly. There's an emergency that I have to attend to, I just thought I would kill two birds with one stone.

As much as (Y/N) was curious about the emergency Unohana was referring to, he had to worry about staying alive. Unohana made another Flash Step towards (Y/N).

(Y/N): Oversee, Ankou!

(Y/N) with his scythe in hand, parries Unohana's strike. The impact of both zanpakuto's clashing caused a shockwave that could be felt in the area. Despite blocking the attack, (Y/N) could still feel the strength in the attack. (Y/N) knew he had to pull out any tricks he had immediately or else he would die in the next few seconds.

(Y/N) summoned a centipede like Hollow, commanding it to restrict the captain's movement, however the Hollow didn't last a simple second.

Unohana: So the reports were true, a Shinigami with the ability to tame- No, it would be more accurate to say you summon Hollows. Maybe it would be better to capture you alive.

Unohana swung her blade at amazing speeds. By some miracle, (Y/N) blocks her onslaught, but not before getting caught off guard with another stab to the chest.

(Y/N) used Kaidou to heal the injury and summoned another Hollow, this time to act as a decoy so that he could gain distance between the two.

Of course Unohana cut it down with ease, however as she looked around, she couldn't find (Y/N).

Unohana: Now, I can't allow you to run.

Unohana locked on to (Y/N)'s spiritual energy before turning into his general direction

Unohana: Hadō #88. Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō

Unohana brought her hand and fired a gigantic beam of electrical and spiritual energy. The explosion could be seen throughout the entire Seireitei. As the smoke cleared, (Y/N) was seen bloodied from head to toe.



Unohana: My, I wasn't expecting you to be so hurt, I did my best to hold back. But I guess this fight is over. Now if you will kindly surrender, that would be great.

(Y/N): I can't, my friend is waiting for me.

(Y/N) was glad he somehow survived, although he was pretty much at death's door (ironically). In exchange for all the damage he just took, he was able to absorb the spiritual energy from the spell that hit him. This was more than enough to activate his second backup plan.

(Y/N): All or nothing.

Just then, (Y/N)'s body flared up in spiritual energy. (Y/N)'s spiritual pressure could've been felt throughout the entire Seretei, and it was strong.

Unohana was shocked that (Y/N) had this much and decided that she would have to use a binding spell to make him cooperate, but just then, the sky darkened. Unohana looked up and for the first time since the fight started, Unohana was stunned in amazement. The sky was starting to tear apart and something was coming.

Unohana: This is quite unusual. I'm assuming you're responsible for this?

(Y/N): This is my final resort, Ganju and Harataro should be long gone by now, so it should be safe to use now.

(Y/N) thought back to the week of training he had with Urahara and Tessai.

(Flashback)

Urahara: You want to do what now?

(Y/N): With my ability to summon Hollows, I need to have a trump card. The small fries are cool for distractions and other niche uses but there are powerful people like Captain Kuchiki out there. I need at least one Hollow that could deal damage to Captain or at the very least keep a Captain busy enough to flee.

Tessai: I understand how you feel but trying to find one of those in the wild is like finding a needle in a haystack

(Y/N): I had an idea about that. What if we took a little road trip out of town and used some hollow bait. That way we don't have to worry about the Hollows attacking people.

Urahara: You'd do all that for just one Hollow?

(Y/N): I don't really have much of a choice, it's the only one I can think of that I can realistically take care of with you guys' help. Heck I'd be lucky if I got two.

Urahara: *signs* Fine, I'll tell Jinta and Ururu to get ready for a road trip.

(Y/N): Thanks Mr. Urahara, oh and don't forget, I need to land the last hit.

(Back to the present)

(Y/N): Preparations are complete.

Everyone in the Seretei was bewildered by the sight. In the sky was not one, But TWO Menos Grandes.



Unohana was caught off guard by the appearance of the huge Hollow and (Y/N) used this to his advantage.

(Y/N): Bakudō #61. Rikujōkōrō

(Y/N) trapped Unohana in multiple beams of light. Unohana was pulled out of her trance and attempted to break out. However the moment she did, (Y/N) had already initiated his attack.

The two Menos Grandes let out two devastating Cero attacks aimed directly at Unohana's location. Unohana held back the attacks with her zanpakuto for a few seconds before the energy blast exploded leaving an immense explosion that shook the entire Sereitei.



It took a minute before the resulting explosion cleared. Rubble and debris was everywhere. Soon after the explosion stopped Unohana emerged from the debris and brushed herself off. Her kimono and captain's cloak was torn up from the attack. She looked into the sky and the two Menos Grandes that occupied the sky were nowhere to be seen. (Y/N) was also missing, seemingly making his escape during the explosion.

Unohana: It seemed I allowed the target to escape. I must be getting sloppy if I wasn't able to restrain him with the first attack.

(End Song)

With (Y/N), he wasn't looking too good. He managed to get away by pushing his body to the absolute limit but now he felt like he could collapse at any moment. A large amount of blood was lost and his stamina was lost. (Y/N) limped his way to any hiding spot he could find but eventually the blood loss and massive amount of energy used caused him to collapse.

???: Geez kid, you put on a light show. Urahara didn't tell me you were hiding that.

The figure lifted (Y/N)'s unconscious body over one shoulder, the other arm holding onto an unconscious Ichigo.

???: I guess both of you will be learning Bankai.

To be continued.

I couldn't wait to publish this chapter. (Y/N)'s first captain fight was with Unohana. I tried to make Unohana as terrifying as possible. If you're caught up with the TYBW arc, you know exactly why. It's also fitting that (Y/N)'s opponent is Unohana when Ichigo's was Kenpachi. Another reference to the TYBW arc.

We're closing in to (Y/N) getting his bankai so get hyped.