Under countless eyes, Unohana's black hair flowed freely, her frail figure leaning forward like a vengeful ghost, her Zanpakutō tracing a blood-red arc.
Then, a terrifying scene unfolded!
Boom—!!!
A spiritual pressure far surpassing an ordinary captain's erupted, cascading downward.
Even Muken, built from Sekkiseki stone, trembled under the overwhelming killing intent.
As Unohana's aura reached its zenith, her low, emotionless voice echoed with a bone-chilling release:
"Bankai, Minazuki—!"
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"Bankai, as expected! What a terrifying aura!"
"Am I hallucinating? For a split second, I thought I saw piles of corpses behind Captain Unohana!"
"You're right! I saw it too—along with rivers of blood!"
"Her aura alone induces hallucinations? That's horrifying!"
Unohana's Bankai sent shockwaves through the Bleach world.
The Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the hidden realms—anyone watching the screen was stunned by the eerie scene!
Especially the terrifying killing intent radiating from Unohana!
Real, vast, and malevolent…
Staring at her for more than three seconds, even captain-level Shinigami felt their minds waver, plagued by visions!
And this was just the prelude to her Bankai!
This was the true strength of the First Kenpachi, honed over a millennium and kept hidden until now!
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Eleventh Division
"Hah… hahaha!"
Zaraki let out a maniacal laugh, utterly thrilled.
The killing intent was like a shot of adrenaline, seeping into his soul and awakening every cell in his body, igniting a roaring battle lust!
"The captain's reaction is just like in the video—like he's back to his days slaughtering in Rukongai…" Seeing Zaraki's excitement, Ikkaku sighed wistfully.
It had been years.
Since defeating the previous Kenpachi and becoming the Eleventh Division's captain, a revered figure in the Soul Society, Zaraki had rarely found true joy in battle.
For years, he'd sought that thrill of dancing on the edge of death, even holding back in fights or letting opponents strike first, indulging in his bizarre quirks.
All for the sake of enjoying combat!
Now, his long wait was fulfilled!
Unohana's Bankai exuded a palpable death threat—the very thing Zaraki craved most!
"From this moment, the true Battle of the Kenpachis begins!" Yumichika's eyes gleamed with anticipation.
He had a strong premonition that the fight between Zaraki and Unohana was about to escalate into true carnage!
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Back to the Video
Post-Bankai, Unohana's Zanpakutō, Minazuki, was no longer a standard katana but a true blade of blood.
The tangible blood surged, emanating vast killing intent and an aura of primal slaughter!
"First Kenpachi…"
"With this level of aura, I fully acknowledge your strength!!!"
Zaraki, infected by the atmosphere, roared like a beast, his sword-wielding arm trembling with excitement.
Yes!
After decades, feeling the scent of death again, Zaraki's entire body shook with exhilaration!
"Acknowledge?"
As her Zanpakutō fused with endless blood, forming an infinite blood pool, Unohana's demeanor reached its coldest point.
She sneered disdainfully, "How absurd! What makes you think you've seen the full extent of my prime?"
Her cold, cruel voice echoed in the sealed Muken, creating a sinister reverberation that chilled the soul!
Then, an even stranger scene unfolded!
Gurgle—!!!
With a light swing, Unohana positioned her blood blade at her side.
Boiling bubbles rose from the viscous blood pool behind her, each bubble seemingly entombing a corpse, casting eerie shadows in the bloodlight.
In that moment, it was no longer a hallucination.
The blood pool and corpse pile, fueled by overwhelming killing intent, had become reality!
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Hueco Mundo
"So terrifying!"
"The corpses in that blood pool outnumber all the lives I've taken!"
"Is this woman really a Shinigami? How is she steeped in so much blood?!"
"Her killing intent is even fiercer than a Great Hollow's!"
The surging blood pool scene left even the brutal Arrancars with numb scalps!
If Zaraki's previous ranking showcased his beastly tenacity and relentless slashes, crushing the Arrancars' morale…
Then Unohana's Bankai, with its horrifying killing intent, directly threatened their very existence!
The fear struck their souls!
"I must admit, the Gotei 13 is full of hidden dragons. Who'd have thought a medical captain could be this powerful!" Szayelaporro was inwardly shaken.
Could it be…
The true end of medicine… was violence?
For a doctor, if you're strong enough to kill all enemies, your allies would never get hurt, right?
The Hueco Mundo scientist began questioning his existence!
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Fourth Division
"Captain… you!"
Glancing at the bloodthirsty killer in the video, then at the gentle Unohana beside her, adorned with a green hairpin and her black hair neatly tied, Torayuki Isane was dumbfounded!
Compared to others, her mind was in greater chaos, utterly bewildered!
Please!
Someone tell me—which one is the real Captain Unohana?!
Noticing her vice-captain's panic, Unohana broke her silence, forcing a smile to reassure her. "Isane, don't worry. I'd never hurt you…"
Her gentle voice, like winter afternoon sunlight, instantly soothed Isane's fear.
She continued, "No matter what, I won't explain my past too much. I'll always be the medical captain of the Gotei 13 you know!"
Her calm tone offered no further explanation.
Unohana acknowledged her identity as the First Kenpachi while affirming her desire to leave that past behind and cherish the present.
"But, Captain Unohana… why do those scenes exist?" Isane asked instinctively.
Despite Unohana's kind nature and clear rejection of her past, why would she embrace it again in the future?
Isane desperately wanted to understand the reason!
"I don't know…"
Shaking her head, Unohana analyzed calmly, "Did you notice? The place where Captain Zaraki and I fought is Muken, beneath the First Division—a forbidden zone! Only the Central 46 or the Captain-Commander can authorize entry."
"The Captain-Commander's orders?"
Isane shuddered, horrified. "Are you saying Captain-Commander Yamamoto ordered you to do this?"
After all, with the First Kenpachi's status, only the Captain-Commander could convince Unohana to reveal her identity.
"Not necessarily…"
Unohana's expression grew complex as she shook her head, reminding Isane, "Since the ranking videos began, I've never doubted their authenticity, and subsequent videos have proven it!"
"Remember?"
"In the last ranking, what was Captain Kyōraku's title?"
Isane paused, recalling, then gasped in disbelief. "You mean… Captain Kyōraku ordered you to do this? Doesn't that mean Captain-Commander Yamamoto…"
The conclusion was too terrifying to voice.
"Exactly. As you suspect," Unohana said, her eyes dimming with sorrow. "In the near future, Captain-Commander Yamamoto dies, and Captain Kyōraku becomes his successor—the Second Captain-Commander!"
"This battle between me and Captain Zaraki was likely at Captain Kyōraku's behest, probably because the Gotei 13 was facing a life-or-death crisis…"
While the world marveled at her hidden identity, Unohana remained composed, piecing together all the clues to deduce the future!
Isane gasped, chilled by her captain's deduction.
So, the Battle of the Kenpachis was a desperate necessity.
But if the future was known, couldn't it be changed?
Why did one of the two captains have to die?
Isane couldn't accept this outcome!
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Meanwhile, in the Video
The battle reached a fever pitch.
"Zaraki Kenpachi, it's time to end this…"
With her Bankai fully unleashed, Unohana raised her blood blade to her side, her gaze cold.
"Come at me!"
Zaraki's expression was grave, no longer brash, every nerve in his body taut.
The King of Flat Slashes knew there was no turning back.
Either he or Unohana would die.
Otherwise, both their convictions would waver!
"Zaraki Kenpachi, are you ready?"
"Here I come…"
Her lithe figure leaned forward, Unohana gripped her sword tightly, enveloped in an endless sea of blood, and vanished from sight.
If before, she was a rose growing on a cliff's edge—dangerous but not lethal—now, she was a blooming blood-fury flower, thriving only by draining her enemy's blood!
"Crescent Slash—!!!"
Like a replay, Unohana appeared before Zaraki with ghostly speed, using the same technique.
Her slash, now infused with blood-red killing intent, was exponentially stronger in her Bankai state!
The same strike, but a different outcome.
This time, no miracle occurred.
As the terrifying blood-red blade light descended, Zaraki couldn't even react, collapsing instantly, unable to rise!
This brutal, bloody scene ignited the Bleach world once again!
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