Eleventh Division Barracks
Unlike the gloom in Las Noches, the Eleventh Division was filled with cheers.
"Woo-hoo, take off!"
"Captain, you're truly unyielding! That Espada must be fuming!"
"Kenpachi, you look so manly getting hacked by six scythes!"
Yachiru, Ikkaku, and Yumichika cheered wildly, unfazed by Kenpachi's injuries, celebrating his blood-soaked valor.
"Ha, this is the entrance I wanted!" Kenpachi grinned, dissatisfied with the video. "But the me in there's right—those slashes are so weak, they're just tickling me!"
His voice brimmed with confidence. Nnoitra's "strongest steel skin" was impressive, but Shinigami battles hinged on spiritual pressure. Kenpachi's monstrous reiatsu, second only to Aizen and Yamamoto, ensured Nnoitra's slashes and defenses were no match.
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Sixth Division
"Such barbaric fighting again? Even in the future, Kenpachi hasn't changed," Byakuya said, his stoic face twisted in distaste.
He didn't dislike Kenpachi but loathed his savage combat style. Enjoying self-inflicted pain? Only Kenpachi would have such a perverse hobby.
"Captain, I think his 'immortality' is pretty shocking! If it were me, two slashes would've put me down," Renji said, admiringly.
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Wandenreich, Silbern
"Tch, immortality? Big deal! I don't think it's enough to rank above Gremmy!" Valkyrie scoffed. With his "Miracle" Schrift, immortality was child's play.
"Agreed," Liltotto Barro nodded. "No matter how durable, he's just taking hits. Without destructive power, he doesn't deserve to rank."
The Sternritter, unfazed by the bloody scene, dismissed Kenpachi's "immortality" as insignificant compared to their Schrifts.
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The video continued.
Clang!
After countless slashes, Nnoitra, exhausted and numb, lowered his arms. Yet Kenpachi stood unshaken, his aura growing stronger.
"Damn it! Damn it!" Nnoitra roared, his mentality collapsing.
Kenpachi, resting his Zanpakuto on his shoulder, shook his head. "What, giving up already? That's not very manly, Arrancar. Pick up your scythes and swing at my head!"
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Las Noches
"Damn it! This is fake! I'm the strongest Espada! How could I be this pathetic against a Shinigami?!" Nnoitra's furious roar nearly shook Las Noches apart.
The public humiliation was unbearable.
But the worst was yet to come.
In the video, Kenpachi sighed, "Boring." Raising his Zanpakuto reluctantly, he asked, "Arrancar, know why I always wield my sword with one hand?"
"I don't owe you an answer!" Nnoitra snarled.
"Fine, I'll tell you," Kenpachi said, his expression turning serious. He held his notched Zanpakuto before him. "When I joined the Gotei 13, the old man forced me to train in 'swordsmanship'… And you know, two-handed swordsmanship is far stronger than one-handed."
With that, he gripped the hilt with both hands and raised it overhead.
Nnoitra's pupils shrank, sensing a lethal crisis. Instinctively, he swung his scythes, lunging at Kenpachi.
"I have to stop him before that sword falls…"
But Kenpachi shook his head calmly. "You still don't get it."
As his blade paused overhead, he swung down with both hands.
"One-Slash Style: Iai Slash!"
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