The Path of the Great Sovereign 89 Fighting Shuhei

"I'm Sorry to say this but I expected more Aizen. Without your zanpakuto's abilities you are truly not even worth the effort. As Ichizo was a fan of not prolonging the inevitable I will end this tedious fight. "

Gin's Zanpakuto shot in the air then the blade turned into various fragments.

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The Sword fragments then extended skewing the body of Aizen as he had no way to escape an onslaught from all directions. Gin Walked up to Aizen's pierced body placing a Hand on his chest.

""

Aizen's body began to bubble from the inside as it was broken down at a cellular level by Gin's Zanpakuto leaving behind no body, only his clothing remained. Sheathing his Zanpakuto Gin left behind those remnants as he walked out of the room, preparing the Arrancar for their leader.

In the Soul Society, Isshin began to rebuild forgotten connections of the Branch family of the Shiba while Ichizo, or Tatsuo rather became an official member of the main family of the Shiba.

As of now Kukaku and Tatsuo were walking though the Halls of Shinigami Academy to take the Graduation exam. They made there way into an open field where many students were lined up to begin the Examination. Seated on the left hand side of the field was the Head Captain, Captain Kuchiki, Captain Soi Fon, and Captain Unohana. They were here to select talents to become seated officers within their respective Squads.

A Bald headed man with spectacles walked to the center of the Field to explain the basics of the test.

"You all we be faced against each other to assess your proficiency in Hakuda(Hand to Hand Combat), Hoho(Movement Techniques), Kido , and Zanjutsu(Sword Techniques). Winning or losing doesn't matter as it will be up to myself to decide if you have truly grasped what was taught. For those that pass the Graduation portion you will then battle Shuhei Hisagi acting Captain of Squad 9 to determine your ranking in the Gotei 13 if you get selected to be a member. With that the First participants will be Tatsuo Shiba and Yoro Nabunaga"

Tatsuo stepped out into the open field as his opponent did the same. Standing their with his left hand rested upon the Hilt of his Zanpakuto, Tatsuo looked at the young man with eyes of boredom.

"Hado #4: Byakurai!"

Yoro fired a low level Hado without an incantation at Tatsuo, even though it was a low leveled Kido to be able to do it without an incantation is quite impressive. Yet Tatsuo didn't look impressed at all as the blue lightning like technique made it's way towards him.

"Danku."

A transparent rectangular barrier appeared in front of Tatsuo to block the attack. Upon hitting the barrier the kido exploded creating a small explosion which obstructed the view of his body. Taking that opportunity he used Shunpo(Movement ability of Soul Reapers) to appear in front of the Child then launched a kick to his left ear mildly concussing him while also knocking him unconscious.

"Tatsuo Shiba congratulations on graduating from the Shin'o Academy, If the captains agree you may join the Gotei 13 as you show outstanding talent."

The teacher then looked of at the Captains whom all displayed signs of agreement.

"Very well, after this examination you may face of with the Acting Captain of Squad 9 to determine your ranking."

After he said that Tatsuo took a seat on the left hand side of the Field behind the captains as the exam continued. The process was boring as Tatsuo has seen combat of far higher levels but the fundamentals of combat were accurately displayed to him as well as the Captains below.

After a period of time the exam was over, out of 100 students 56 passed while 17 were selected for the Gotei 13. The students and the teacher overseeing the exam left the field as Shuhei took the Field after discussing somethings with the Captains.

"Shiba step forward."

Tatsuo showed a signal of acknowledgement as he used Shunpo to arrive opposite Shuhei. Surprised by his actions Shuhei raised his brows as the Head Captain opened his left eye to fully see this battle.

"I am Tatsuo Shiba."

"Acting Captain of Squad 9, Shuhei Hisagi."

After introducing themselves the two soul reapers drew their swords while taking a battle stance. The two moved swiftly as they exchanged blows, on the field and in the sky the moved so fast that only the Captains were able to follow their movements.

"It looks like the Shiba Clan is on the rise, raising such a terrifying monster like him. He didn't even study at the Academy yet his Swordsmanship, Shunpo, and Kido are all on par or above that of Shuhei's"-Soi Fon

"Actually look closer Shuhei is being pushed back."-Unohana

Indeed he was as Tatsuo used nothing but his swordsmanship while also adjusting his power level to that of Shuhei's. Until Tatsuo slashed the arm of Shuhei albeit lightly, Stepping back Shuhei did not falter as he threw out kido.

"Bakudo #62: Hyapporankan"

A blue rod of energy flew out multiplying into a hundred as the made their way toward Tatsuo.

"Hado #91:Senju Koten Taiho"

When Tatsuo said this the Captains including the Head captain went wide eyed as Hundreds of Red orbs surrounded Tatsuo then were fired destroying Shuhei's kido while not stopping as it made it's way toward him.

Shuhei clicked his tongue before releasing his Zanpakuto.

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His Zanpakuto became two Scythe's with blades extending from both sides of the Poles in his hands. There was a chain connecting the Two attached to the bottom of the poles, Grabbing the Chain of his Zanpakuto he sung it defecting the incoming Kido.

"Nice Job Shiba but this is where it ends."

"Just who decided that?"

Tatsuo smiled before realising his Zanpakuto as well.

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Upon release a massive amount of Reiatsu was forced upon everyone in the surroundings as the Zanpakuto came into view. Similar to Shuhei's Shikai, Tatsuo's was also a Scythe yet a more traditional one. It's Handle and attaching pole were black with a length of 5 feet On the top end a curved blade extended out 4 feet matching the Polearm it was black as well. On the other end there was a Chain with a symbol of a crescent moon on the end.

"In my opinion we are just getting Started."

Chapter end