XX-level Hokage

"Hahaha..." Kenpachi Hagen's bloodthirsty laughter froze on his face. He didn't care about being deceived, nor did he care about the strength of the enemy. But if even the "enemy" himself was fake, then what was the meaning of the exhilarating killing he was pursuing? It was a sense of powerlessness that was more humiliating to him than death itself.

Aizen opened his arms, his gentle smile now appearing both divinely cruel and devilishly ruthless. He savored, admired the expressions of despair on the faces of the once high-ranking Shinigami captains below, expressions of shattered faith. However, just as Aizen was about to issue the final order, commanding Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen to end this "game" whose outcome was already decided...

A strange, incongruous, and immense spiritual pressure, both that of a Shinigami and a Hollow, descended without warning! "Oh dear, I'm so sorry to have disturbed your enjoyment."

A somewhat cynical voice with a Kansai accent came from behind Aizen.

Aizen's usually composed smile finally showed a barely perceptible stiffness. He slowly turned around and saw a man with short blond hair and a white suit, floating upside down in mid-air in a posture that defied the laws of physics. On his face was a smile that was somewhat similar to Gin Ichimaru's, but even more flamboyant, like a shark's.

"Looks like you're having a really fun party here, Aizen," the man said with a light laugh. "But why won't you give us..."

"Sending out invitations?"

"Hirako...Shinko!" For the first time, a look of shock appeared on Tosen Kaname's usually solemn face!

"Yo, Tosen, long time no see." Hirako Shinji greeted casually. "Your righteous, radiant face hasn't changed a bit." Immediately afterward, seven equally incongruous figures appeared in the sky above Karakura Town behind Hirako Shinji.

The long-haired Rojuro Ootori, the muscular Kensei Muguruma, the petite but irritable Hiyori Sarugaki, the red tracksuit-clad Rabu Aikawa, the sexy and handsome Risa Yashimaru, the helmet-wearing Shiro Kunan, and... the most burly of them all, wearing a mask, Hachigen Yushoda!

Each of them exudes a unique and powerful spiritual pressure that is both that of a death god and a Hollow! The Visoreds, after a century, have once again descended upon the battlefield!

"You...you are...Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro," looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar faces, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

“A bunch of… undead abandoned by Soul Society.” Shinji Hirako slowly descended from the sky, looking at Aizen, his eyes, which were always half-closed, flashed with a cold, vengeful flame.

"Aizen," Hirako Shinji's tone turned utterly chilling, "we spent a full hundred years preparing for this day, preparing to personally... utterly crush your repulsive face!"

"I see." Aizen looked at the group of former comrades before him. The trace of fear on his face had completely disappeared, replaced by a knowing smile. "So you all hid in the human world. I thought you would spend your lives hiding in the shadows forever."

"Enough nonsense!" Hiyori Sarugaki's irritable voice rang out. She couldn't wait any longer; her small body instantly unleashed a powerful spiritual pressure! "Look!"

I'll kill you! Baldy!

A twisted, demonic Hollow Mask instantly covered her face. She transformed into a streak of light and charged towards Aizen!

However, what awaited her was a silver flash, faster and more ruthless than herself, that killed him—the sharpshooter.

Gin Ichimaru's figure had appeared in Hiyori's path of attack without her noticing. The short sword in his hand instantly extended, like the fangs of a viper, and mercilessly stabbed towards Hiyori's petite body!

"Pfft!"

Blood bloomed in mid-air, forming a bewitching yet cruel flower.

Hiyori's body was cleanly severed at the waist by Gin Ichimaru's blade! "Hiyori!" Shinji Hirako roared in fury!

“That won’t do,” Gin Ichimaru said with his usual smug grin, “Captain Aizen’s opponent is none other than Captain Hirako, you.” “Damn it!”

Kensei Rokusha and Kunan roared simultaneously, donned their masks, and charged towards Kaname Tosen!

Aikawa Rōbō and Tōbō Rōjūrō set their sights on the First Espada, Koyatai Stark, who had just returned to the center of the battlefield with Kyōraku Shunsui!

The battle erupted instantly!

As Hirako Shinji looked at Hiyori, whose life was hanging by a thread and who was protected by Ushōda Hachigen's barrier, he slowly put on his own eerie mask, which resembled that of a plague doctor.

"Release the Rebellious Eight Treasures Pouch!"

The Zanpakuto in his hand instantly transformed into a huge, peculiar weapon resembling a ship's anchor!

"Come on, Aizen." Hirako Shinji's voice, muffled and filled with murderous intent through the mask, said, "Let you taste what it's like to have this world completely turned upside down!"

High in the sky, Mashiro looked down at the incongruous figure that had suddenly appeared. For the first time, a genuine look of interest appeared in her usually playful eyes.

"The Masked Army... the spirits of the dead from a hundred years ago, have finally returned to the stage?" she murmured softly. "Hirako Shinji is still the same as before, so reckless."

Her gaze swept over the battlefield below, which had instantly become even more chaotic, and a light smile appeared on her lips. "This is getting more and more interesting."

Just as the Visoreds and Aizen and the others were engaged in a fierce battle.

A massive, unprecedentedly large black cavity suddenly tore open at the other end of the battlefield! Emerging from that cavity was a young, lifeless Arrancar with short, blond hair and vacant eyes, resembling a puppet. Behind him followed a terrifying behemoth, its body as large as a mountain, covered in countless sinewy, scale-like heads!

"Wandavis..." Aizen looked at the boy who had appeared and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. "It seems that my insurance has arrived."

The young Arrancar, Dawis Margera, simply stared blankly at the battlefield below. Then, he opened his mouth and let out a… a piercing roar capable of tearing apart the soul! “Ya ...

That wasn't a flash, nor was it a shockwave. It was a pure, high-frequency sound wave that acted upon the "rules" themselves!

Where the sound waves passed, the "empty cage"—constructed jointly by Jushiro Ukitake and Byakuya Kuchiki to imprison Barragan—felt as fragile as ever.

Like glass, with a "crack," it instantly became covered in cracks!

Then, it shattered with a deafening roar!

The Twentieth Espada, Barragan Ruisenbon, has once again gained his freedom! However, this is not the end.

The sharp roar continued, spreading in another direction!

The "Burning Castle," built by Captain-Commander Yamamoto himself, with its flames powerful enough to incinerate everything, flickered violently like a candle being blown by a gale the moment it came into contact with this sound wave.

Then, instantly, it went out!

For the first time, a look of shock appeared on Yamamoto Genryuji's usually dignified face. He stared in disbelief at the seemingly harmless boy before him, and at the soul-soul sword in his hand—Ryujin Jakka—which had completely lost its flame!

Aizen's gentle voice rang out again, carrying a hint of victor's composure, "The real game has only just begun."

Chapter 240: The Final Battle in Karakura Town (Part 10)

When Wonderwis Margera let out a soul-rending roar, it shattered the thousand-year-old "Ryujin Jakka" of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

When the fire died down, the entire battlefield fell into an eerie, suffocating silence.

The disappearance of the flames is not merely the fading of light and heat. It is more like a symbol, the collapse of a belief.

"Ryujin Jakka" is the oldest and strongest Zanpakuto of the Gotei 13, a symbol of Captain-Commander Yamamoto's absolute power. Its extinguishing caused the hearts of all the Shinigami present to sink into a cold abyss.

"How... is this possible?" Toshiro Hitsugaya stared incredulously at the Zanpakuto in Captain-Commander Yamamoto's hand, which had completely lost its flames and reverted to its ordinary cane form.

"The old man's flames..." For the first time, Kyoraku Shunsui's face lost its languid composure. "Hehehe." Aizen Sosuke's gentle laughter sounded incredibly jarring at this moment.

Looking at Captain-Commander Yamamoto's aged face, which showed shock for the first time, Aizen's eyes gleamed with a knowing, pleased light. "Let me introduce you, Captain-Commander," Aizen said, his tone as if displaying a perfect work of art. "This is Wonderwiss Marger."

"La is a modified form that I created specifically to target you."

"He has only one ability: to seal Ryujin Jakka. Within him resides the 'Extinguir,' whose essence is Ryujin Jakka's natural enemy. As long as he exists in this world, your Zanpakuto will never be able to burn again."

Aizen's words, like a final verdict, shattered the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the Shinigami.

However, Wonderweiss, the boy with empty eyes and a doll-like demeanor, seemed not to hear Aizen's words. He just stared blankly at Captain-Commander Yamamoto in front of him, and then, like a machine programmed with a set program, he bared his teeth and claws and charged fiercely towards Captain-Commander Yamamoto!

"Captain-Commander!" Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro's expressions changed drastically upon seeing this!

However, the initial shock had quietly faded from the face of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the strongest Shinigami who had protected the Tokishin World for a thousand years. In its place was a deep, terrifying, and primal rage, like molten lava.

"Ignorant brat." Captain-Commander Yamamoto's voice was aged yet full of authority. "Do you think that sealing away my Ryujin Jakka is the same as breaking my fangs?"

"—So naive!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already vanished from the spot! Wonderwiss's seemingly swift attack missed its mark instantly!

The next moment, Captain-Commander Yamamoto appeared before Wonderweiss like a ghost! He didn't even use Instant Step; it was just pure speed that surpassed the limits of the naked eye!

"One bone!"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto's wrinkled, seemingly withered right fist, without any fancy moves, suddenly slammed out! This punch had no spiritual pressure or flashy techniques.

Yes, it possessed only the purest, most primal power—power strong enough to level mountains! "Bang!"

A dull, resounding crash, like a battering ram striking a city wall, echoed throughout the entire battlefield!

Wonderwiss's seemingly solid body was instantly blasted away like a paper doll by Captain-Commander Yamamoto's punch! His body, like a cannonball, crashed through several tall buildings before finally being deeply embedded in the wall at the edge of the city, forming a huge human-shaped dent!

The entire battlefield fell silent once again.

Everyone, from the Grim Reaper to the Masked Army, stared in disbelief at the scene before them, a spectacle that seemed to defy gods and demons.

This... This was the look of shock in Hirako Shinji's eyes. "Even without using the Soul-Refining Blade... can it have this level of destructive power just by fighting alone...?" High in the sky, Mashiro's eyes, which always carried a hint of laziness, revealed a truly solemn expression for the first time.

"Is this... his true power...?" she murmured softly. "What has ruled the Soul Realm for a thousand years is not the flame that incinerates all things, but this steel chariot that has long been 'one with the laws'."

Just as everyone was in shock, the sound of falling rubble came from the ruins in the distance.

Wonderweiss, swaying unsteadily, rose again from the human-shaped crater! His chest had been blasted open by Captain-Commander Yamamoto's punch, leaving a huge, transparent hole, but his empty eyes remained devoid of any emotion.

"Return to the song, Extinguir, the Prince of Extinguir!"

With the release of the Word of Power, a terrifying transformation began to occur in Daweis's body!

His shoulders, back, arms... countless new arms, like twisted tree branches, grew wildly from his body, making his body even larger and filled with an ominous aura!

After his Zanpakuto was released, Zoldyck had completely transformed into a terrifying monster with a thousand arms! "Ah—!"

He let out an inhuman roar, and his thousand arms, like a storm, with earth-shattering power, frantically bombarded Captain-Commander Yamamoto!

However, Captain-Commander Yamamoto's face remained calm and composed. "A mere trifle."

He slowly raised his hands. "Double bones!"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto unleashed both fists simultaneously!

Those weren't two heavy punches, but hundreds, even thousands, of punches delivered in an instant—so fast they were impossible to catch even afterimages! "Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang—!"

The dense, thunderous sound of rain pounding on banana leaves echoed through the sky!

Wonderweiss's thousands of strong arms were broken and shattered one by one like fragile withered branches under Captain-Commander Yamamoto's storm-like "double bones"!

In the end, Captain-Commander Yamamoto's fists pierced through the layers of arms without any hindrance and slammed heavily into Wonderwiss's chest!

"boom-!"

With a deafening roar, Wonderwiss's massive body was completely pierced through!

His body, mid-air, shattered like broken porcelain, turning into countless fragments that dissipated into the air. The battle was over.

In an overwhelming, unsurprising way.

However, just as all the Grim Reapers were preparing to cheer for the Captain-Commander's power,

Aizen Yosuke's gentle yet devilishly cruel voice rang out once again.

"Truly, what a magnificent performance, Captain-Commander." Aizen smiled and clapped gently. "However, you seem to have forgotten something."

"Wandavis not only seals the flames of 'Flowing Blade' within his body," but also stores those flames as fuel."

"And at the moment of his death, those flames, suppressed for millennia and with nowhere to go, will erupt—completely and utterly—in the most magnificent way."

Chapter 241: The Final Battle in Karakura Town (Part 11)

Before he finished speaking, in the distant ruins, Wonderwiss's already shattered body suddenly emitted an eerie red light.