One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

The clanging and clattering sounds were incessant!

The Grim Reapers and pirates around them were all dumbfounded.

"That...that's Captain Unohana?"

Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya of the 10th Division gaped, almost unable to believe his eyes.

The usually gentle and kind Fourth Division Captain, who rarely even raised his voice, was now like a demon returned from hell, every strike filled with extreme killing intent!

"I see... The name 'Kenpachi' is a title inherited by the strongest fighter."

Kuchiki Byakuya looked at the battle before him with a complex expression.

"She is the first 'Kenpachi'."

This secret, sealed for a thousand years, was finally revealed at this moment.

"Wow! These two guys are really having a good fight!"

BIGMOM watched the bloody battle unfold and shouted excitedly.

"Gurarararar... That woman is forcing that brat to break his own limits."

The white-bearded man watched the battle unfold, a knowing glint in his eyes.

This method of unleashing potential through life-or-death battles is not uncommon in the world of pirates.

On the battlefield.

Kenpachi Zaraki was covered in wounds, his tattered shihaka armor stained with blood.

But his eyes grew brighter and brighter, filled with excitement!

Every time he was hit, every time he was on the verge of death, he could feel the invisible shackles within him loosening a little more!

"Not enough! Still not enough!"

Retsu Unohana's voice was cold and ruthless, "You're too weak right now! So weak that you don't even deserve to give me my pleasure!"

She kicked Kenpachi Zaraki away, and then the Zanpakuto in her hand began to undergo strange changes.

The original blade transformed into a viscous, blood-like liquid.

"Swastika - all gone."

As she finished speaking, the crimson liquid transformed into a towering sea of ​​blood, completely engulfing the entire battlefield!

In this sea of ​​blood, an extremely concentrated acidic aura began to corrode everything!

Kenpachi Zaraki's body was instantly engulfed by the sea of ​​blood. His skin, his muscles, and his bones were being corroded and melted at a visible speed!

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"

The intense pain caused Kenpachi Zaraki to let out a beast-like roar!

"Is this how it ends, Kenpachi Zaraki?!"

Unohana's fierce voice echoed through the sea of ​​blood.

"Is this the level of power you used to defeat me back then?!"

"No……"

"No!!!"

In the final moment before his consciousness was completely eroded, a thunderclap seemed to explode in Kenpachi Zaraki's mind!

He remembered!

He has been unconsciously imitating the woman who brought him the ultimate fighting pleasure all along!

He had been suppressing his power, just so that the battle could last a little longer!

He is not looking for an opponent!

He was terrified!

Fear of becoming too strong and never finding an opponent to fight to your heart's content!

"I……"

"I wasn't trying to imitate you!!!"

A roar that came from the depths of his soul erupted from Kenpachi Zaraki's mouth!

boom--!!!!

An unprecedented, immense golden spiritual pressure, powerful enough to shake the entire Soul Society, erupted from his body!

That spiritual pressure was so pure, so violent!

It actually managed to tear a huge gash in Unohana Retsu's Blood Sea Bankai!

Kenpachi Zaraki reappeared in everyone's sight.

His injuries have fully healed.

No, his aura is stronger than ever before!