Chapter 82 The mastermind behind the scenes, Tsunayashiro Tokinada!

The smoke dispersed.

Faint light shone through, and although it was dark in the Great Void Forest, it was not completely impossible to see things clearly. It was just that due to the gloomy environment, the visible range was limited.

However, the god of death does not only see things through his eyes, but also through his spiritual sense.

This is also the reason why Tosen was able to live in the Soul Society despite being a blind man in the original work. As long as the spiritual perception is sensitive enough, other than not being able to see the specific appearance of things, other aspects will not be greatly affected.

Both Natsuki and Unohana Retsu have sharp spiritual perception.

In their spiritual perception, at this moment, the figure that appeared in front of them had a spiritual vein that was... red.

Three colors of spiritual veins.

Red corresponds to the god of death.

“It’s really surprising.”

Unohana Retsu had previously speculated that the expeditionary force's experience might really be related to the Great Hollow Forest.

Now, after sensing this spiritual vein, he couldn't help but speak again.

She thought about who was behind this, such as her superior Daxu.

What he didn't expect was that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually... the god of death.

"What are you surprised about?"

A low voice was heard.

The person opposite had no intention of hiding himself. He actually used instant step to close the distance between him and Natsuki and Unohana Retsu again. As the distance got closer, his appearance was completely revealed to Natsuki and Unohana Retsu.

He was wearing aristocratic attire with a black Shinigami outfit underneath, but this was not the most noticeable thing. The most noticeable thing was his dark green hair and the two swords on his body.

A Zanpakutō was tucked at his waist, but not unsheathed.

The other knife was held in his hand.

The slashing blow that previously blocked Xia Mu's attack was released by this sword.

The moment Xia Mu saw the other person's appearance clearly, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, but then returned to normal.

In a subtle tone, he said the name of the person in front of him, "Tsunayashiro Tokinada!"

Because of Tosen Kaname, he had a deep memory of the man whom he had only met once, and later he learned a lot about Tsunayashiro Tokinada from Yoruichi.

"It's really surprising that you, as the current Kenpachi, actually remembered me." After hearing what Natsuki said, Tsunayashiro Tokinada responded and said, "But what surprised me even more is that the two of you actually came to this Great Hollow Forest together."

“What a wonderful combination!”

The Tsunayashiro family has the privilege of entering and exiting the "Great Soul Book Corridor". Their family is responsible for the care of Soul Society's history books. As for recording them, there is no need for that because of the special nature of the "Great Soul Book Corridor", everything that happens in the Soul Society will be passively recorded. The "Great Soul Book Corridor" itself is a living history book.

Tsunayashiro Tokinada learned the truth about the world from his family's stone tablet when he was very young.

So at a certain period of time, he was very interested in history.

Naturally, he also conducted in-depth research on the decline of the nobility, the rise of civilian Shinigami, and especially why the Gotei 13 came to the main stage.

Therefore, he knew the background of the captains of the Gotei 13 and the true identity of Unohana Retsu.

The first Kenpachi!

The former captain of the 11th Division, the creator of the name Kenpachi, came to the Great Hollow Forest with the current Kenpachi and appeared in front of him, which really surprised him.

After sighing, Tsunayashiro Tokinada asked again: "Did you come to Hueco Mundo because of the death of those expeditionary forces?"

Xia Mu said in a deep voice: "Since you know about the death of the expeditionary army, then, are these things related to you?"

"Since you have already betrayed Soul Society, why do you still do these things to attract the attention of Soul Society?"

Some things that happened in the Tsunayashiro family were not known to many people because of their status as nobles, but not to many people, who knew what Tsunayashiro Tokinada had done from Yoruichi a long time ago.

In order to avoid being judged, he killed the clan leaders and even attacked the head of the Tsunayashiro family. Finally, he escaped from Soul Society with the help of the Tsunayashiro family's small world-traveling gate.

"Kill the expeditionary army?" After hearing what Xia Mu said, Tsunayashiro Tokinada's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. He said in a very casual tone, "I just feel that the existence of such a group of death gods in the world I live in is a bit annoying."

"This is Hueco Mundo, a world that is supposed to be hollow. Death gods should not exist in such a world."

"Is that so?" Natsuki's tone was slightly cold after hearing what Tsunayashiro Tokinada said, "What about you? Aren't you a Shinigami yourself? Or have you given up your identity as a Shinigami and chosen to be with the Hollows?"

When Tsunayashiro Tokinada heard what Natsuki said, it was as if he had heard a huge joke, "I'm not the god of death!"

"I should be superior to you guys with lowly blood."

"However, even the five nobles that existed at the beginning have begun to degenerate over the long years. Now, they choose to associate with lowly guys like you."

"Some people choose to blend in with you, but I don't!"

Tsunayashiro Tokinada's words suddenly became extremely cold.

His words showed his contempt for death.

This is a very contradictory person.

Although he was born into a noble family, he despised the nobles. On the other hand, he used his status as a noble to do evil.

He clearly hated common people and despised the god of death, yet he himself became the god of death.

Even though he verbally claims that he is not a god of death, the Shinigami outfit he wears inside and the Zanpakutō on his body all confirm his identity as a god of death.

Natsuki also heard the contradiction in Tsunayashiro Tokinada's words.

He doesn't get used to Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

Because of what Tosen wanted, he had no good feelings towards the evil Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

Originally, Yoruichi said that the matter of Tsunayashiro Tokinada would be handled by them, the nobles. But now it seems that they have not been able to handle the matter properly. Tsunayashiro Tokinada has escaped to the Hueco Mundo and even manipulated the Hollows to attack the expeditionary force.

This also indirectly shows the arrogance of Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

He knew that attacking the expeditionary force would likely alert Soul Society, but he didn't care. In order to prevent the existence of Shinigami in Hueco Mundo, he resolutely did this.

"What on earth are you pretending to be?"

"You keep saying that you are not the god of death. If you have the guts, why don't you use the power of the god of death?"

"Since you have used these abilities, why don't you just admit that you are the God of Death?"

"Or do you think that as a noble, you should be above everyone else?"

"If that's what you think, then I can only use a knife to wake you up!"

"As expected, you are a person of lowly blood. Even if you have the name Kenpachi, you still don't understand the truth of the world." Facing Natsuki's provocation, Tsunayashiro Tokinada was rarely angry. Instead, he acted arrogantly and condescendingly. He sighed and said, "That's right. For a bug like you who lives at the bottom of a well, since you can't see the wider world, you can't understand what I say."

"But it doesn't matter. Since both of you have appeared in front of me, it seems that I can only get rid of you."

Tsunayashiro Tokinada was about to swing his sword, but Natsuki was faster than him.

A blood-red slash flew out and instantly arrived in front of Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

Unohana Retsu did not make any comment on this and her expression remained calm.

After the conversation between Natsuki and Tsunayashiro Tokinada, she also knew the identity of the person in front of her. Tsunayashiro, among such a great noble family, there would actually be such a rebellious person. This made her think of some things that happened in the inner court earlier.

Although it was suppressed, there was no doubt that the mobilization of the Sixth Division and the Second Division showed that something had obviously happened among the nobles.

Are those things related to Tsunayashiro?

On the one hand, he rebelled against Soul Society, but on the other hand, he controlled the Hollow Slaughter Expedition in Hueco Mundo and did not mind attracting the attention of Soul Society.

What exactly does this person want to do?
Unohana Retsu fell into deep thought.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Tsunayashiro Tokinada on the opposite side gently swung the sword in his hand, and a sword light like a mirror appeared. The red slash from Xia Mu was immediately like light falling on a mirror, and it was bounced back and came towards Xia Mu.

Xia Mu raised his eyebrows slightly, and slashed out with the knife in his hand again, but he did not slash out the red slash. On the contrary, the red slash that bounced back was directly absorbed and disappeared when it touched his blade.

At this moment, Xia Mu's body also flashed out, and with the superb instant step, he came in front of Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

He did not try to slash out his spiritual pressure, but simply concentrated it on his Zanpakutō, which endowed his Zanpakutō with great destructive power.

Cut it down with one knife.

Tsunayashiro Tokinada wanted to use the "mirror"-like ability again to rebound Natsuki's attack.

But this time it failed.

When the two swords touched, Tsunayashiro Tokinada's body immediately sank a little, and he had to use instant step to increase the distance between himself and Natsuki.

"Sure enough, that strange ability can only rebound attacks similar to those of the ghost way?"

Natsuki looked at the dodging Tsunayashiro Tokinada and had the answer in his heart.

That ability reminded him of Ukitake Jushiro's Zanpakuto "Souyu Ri". One of the abilities of Souyu Ri is to absorb the opponent's attack and then bounce it back with the help of another sword.

But obviously, such ability cannot rebound simple hand-to-hand combat or physical attacks.

Natsuki continued to perform instant movement, approaching Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

He did not think about what exactly was Tsunayashiro Tokinada's purpose in coming to Hueco Mundo.

Or rather, at this moment, he was too lazy to think too much.

Anyway, combining the story I heard from Tosen Yaoi and what I learned from Yoruichi, this person is not a good person.

He is a wanted criminal in Soul Society, so when facing such a criminal, the right thing to do is to kill him.

Why listen to the other person chattering so much?
Anyway, I can't understand what the other person is saying.

If he could fully understand it, doesn't it mean that he has been turned against the government?
Move again instantly.

A powerful spiritual pressure exploded and gathered on the blade, but it remained condensed and unreleased at all times, in order to strengthen the pure power of the slash, and launched an attack towards Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

Just as Tsunayashiro Tokinada used Shunpo to dodge Natsuki's attack, Natsuki followed him like a shadow with his superb Shunpo.

"What a brainless fool!"

Tsunayashiro Tokinada commented on Natsuki.

"As Kenpachi, I should feel honored to receive such an evaluation!"

Xia Mu was not angry.

The 11th Division is a combat division. As the captain of a combat division, what brains are needed? All that matters is being able to kill the enemy. He gradually began to understand Kenpachi Zaraki.

There is no need to think too much about fighting.

Its main purpose is to defeat the enemy.

Especially when facing enemies with gloomy minds and many calculations, it is simpler and more direct to not take the initiative to engage in verbal entanglement with the other party, but to drop everything and deal with it with pure violence.

Tsunayashiro Tokinada also realized that there was no point in saying those words to Natsuki.

I couldn't help but feel contempt for Xia Mu.

As for the hand, he kept swinging his Zanpakuto to fight against Natsuki.

Many, many years ago, he was classmates with Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro and others, and also trained under Captain-General Yamamoto.

Although he has remained unknown since then, he has only served as an ordinary officer in the Sixth Division, and his seat is extremely far back.

But that was only a position he took up in response to his family's arrangement.

His own strength is extremely powerful.

This was also the reason why he was dissatisfied with the family's imprisonment and chose to escape from the Tsunayashiro family, killing the family's top leaders, severely damaging the head of the Tsunayashiro family, and easily taking away those things.

Yes, it is not as simple as Tsunayashiro Tokinada running away from his family and betraying Soul Society.

When he left, he took a lot of things with him.

For example, the Tsunayashiro family has collected and studied these things for many years.

Like a sword sealed by the Tsunayashiro family.

This is also the reason why two completely different Zanpakuto appear on Tsunayashiro Tokinada's body at this moment.

One of them was the Zanpakutō that he originally owned.

The other knife was the one he had taken away.

Also, the knife he is using at this moment.

Even though this sword has serious side effects, Tsunayashiro Tokinada doesn't care.

Compared to his own knife, this knife has endless possibilities.

Facing Xia Mu's reckless attack.

At first, Tsunayashiro Tokinada tried to counterattack with methods such as slashing techniques, but after fighting, he found that this contemporary Kenpachi was extremely difficult to deal with in terms of these techniques.

So he stopped making reservations.

After using instant movement to create some distance, he decisively released the Zanpakuto in his hand.

"Sip from the four seas, occupy the ends of the earth, everything is there, overwrite and cut!"

"Yanluo Jingdian!"

After Tsunayashiro Tokinada read out the words of liberation, the sword in his hand seemed to have undergone some changes, but its appearance did not change at all. This was naturally abnormal. Impermanence is a demon, so Xia Mu became more alert.

　There's still time tomorrow during the day!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)