Chapter 390 : Ikkaku Winner...

On the side of Ikkaku, he turns around to avoid the incoming blades of Ryūmon Hōzukimaru which embed in the wall next to him...

Hozukimaru : "It is not much of a fight."

Ikkaku: "Huh?? what did you said??"

Hōzukimaru: "I'm done fighting for today."

Ikkaku: "You cannot quit now."

Grabbing the central segment of Ryūmon Hōzukimaru by the handle, Hōzukimaru yelled as the dragon crest on the blade begins to fill. As a strong wind blows through the area, Hōzukimaru continues to yell as he spins Ryūmon Hōzukimaru above his head.

Hozukimaru: "Well, not my fault those Keigun guys have arrived..."

Ikkuka: "So who cares focus on our fight..."

The Keigun felt something amiss and started running towards Hōzukimaru, who slammed the central segment of Ryūmon Hōzukimaru into the ground.

At that moment red Reiatsu erupted from the central segment and several Keigun were thrown back as an explosion occurs.

The smoke clears to reveal Hōzukimaru and Ikkaku is gone.

As they were searching for them far away from there Hozukimaru and Ikkaku who had used shunpo and vanished resumed their battle...

Ikkaku: "Orrriiiaaaaa....."

Hozukimaru: "Unnngggggaaaaa...."

BooM..... Both Ikkaku and Hozukimaru clashed and their reiatsu sparked for a brief moment before an explosion occurred sending both of them back...

Ikkaku got thrown a few meters while Hozumikaru a few steps away...

At that moment Ikkaku launched himself forward by throwing his weapon towards Hozukimaru who got stunned by this and cause Ikkaku to have a small window...

As he repelled the attack from Ikkaku Hozukimaru lost sight of Ikkaku before feeling someone in the air, when he looked up he saw Ikkaku catching his weapon and made a notion of slash or stab towards him...

Hozukimaru raised both blades on his hands and clashed with the tip of Ikkaku's weapon causing sparks to fly here and there....

Ikkaku: "Orriiiaaa..."

Hozukimaru: "Hmm??"

Puchi.... The blade on Ikkaku pierced the two huge segments of Hozukimaru and then pierced his shoulders...

Hozukimaru: "Hahahaha, good, good..."

Ikkaku: "AaaaaaaaaaaHHHHhhhh....."

Hozukimaru: "Uugghhh....."

The ground under Hozukimaru cracked and a crater appeared sunking him inside and making him lose his balance before staggering giving the time Ikkaku needed for the last push and through his shoulder, the blade cut in his heart making Hozukimaru stunned while he smiled at him...

Hozukimaru: "Even though you could use your shikai... Since you had figured out that i wanted a fight... Why you didn't use it??"

Ikkaku: "It wouldn't be fun otherwise... Furthermore, with the sheath and sword, it was better trying to parry or slightly change the trajectories of the blades..."

Hozukimaru: "Hahahaha, that was.... nice...."

Ikkaku fell on the ground panting as he watched Hozukimaru revert back inside him... The Keogun who felt the spike in his reiatsu just arrived and saw that Ikkaku had everything under wraps before leaving towards their next target...

Ikkaku: "God damn that was hard... It was like when i first trained for my Shikai but more intense..."

As the Keigun where searching for rampant swords, they saw Soi Fon moving away with Shunpo as Suzumebachi stabs at the air where Soi Fon was standing.

Suzumebachi: "You are pretty good."

Soi Fon: "It was a nice try."

Suzumebachi: "Hehe..."

Noting she will not be able to keep up with Suzumebachi's movements with the tricky footing on this rooftop, Soi Fon tells herself this is not the time for her to be fighting a small battle.

Suzumebachi saw Soi Fon leaping down as if she is running away. Landing on top of a wall, Soi Fon turned and looked Suzumebachi and prompt her to follow her.

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Ps... Guys, i need a little advice...

1) i can finish this arc in the next 15-20 chapters... But i notice the arc of Zanpakuto continues into an Arc called Beast Swords.. This, in turn, will have at least 20 more chapters... So should i integrate this arc as well or skip it??

2) I brought Ichigo back much earlier cause i wanted a mascot character i can vent a few beatups...

3) Should i create an original fight for Isshin and his Zanpakuto along with Yoruichi and her thunder like tiger i created as her spirit??