Breath

Hiroto heard her words and immediately went on guard, taking his sword out from under his clothes behind his back. *shiik* He slid the blade out of its sheath, showing it's crimson and faint purple shine as the moonlight highlighted it from the window.

"How many of you came? Did a Hashira also come? He's coming soon, right? Although you're strong, you're not on the level of a Hashira yet." Warabihime said, as her kimono started to transform, as they wrapped around her abdomen and became long strips of cloth as they floated behind her. "You do realize I don't want any non-Hashira's, right? Well, I can make an exception for you, since you seem to be almost the same as the past ones I've killed and eaten."

Hiroto clutched his sword tightly as he studied her, trying to see if he could spot any openings. Concentrating his eyes, a purple glow started to shine as he used his 'Amethyst Eyes'. 'I need to find a way to warn the others that the Demon's been found, but I doubt she's going to let me walk away.' Hiroto thought.

Warabihime's pupils changed as the kanji for Upper Moon Six was displayed. "You have pretty eyes there. I'll just gouge them out and eat them first."

At that moment, she made her move as the cloth attacked Hiroto at an incredible speed. Hiroto stood his ground as his eyes shined, he breathed in and made his move.

As the cloth was just about to hit him, he sidestepped it *BOOM*, causing it to smash into the ground behind him. He slashed down at the cloth, cutting it as it bled.

"Gah! You brat!" Warabihime yelled as she could feel her cloth being severed and not being able to regenerate it. 'His sword's dangerous. I don't know why, but when I look at it I feel an instinctual fear.' Warabihime thought as he stared at Hiroto's sword.

"You're cute but ugly. Too bad that you're going to die, just don't be like a rat and struggle too much." Warabihime said as a pink flower pattern started to appear under her right eye. Wearing only a bra and panties, she began her attack as the cloth extended towards Hiroto.

Hiroto was calm as the attack came, slashing his sword at her attacks and cutting them down one after the other. After he finished defending, he propelled himself forward to Warabihime and slashed towards her neck.

Warabihime quickly reacted with a scowl and launched her fast attacks towards Hiroto. 'She picked up speed.' Hiroto thought, as he then matched her speed and deflecting her attacks to the side, destroying a wall.

Hiroto then kicked towards her stomach, making contact. Warabihime used the cloth to protect herself but was still sent flying out of the building from the force.

*BOOM* *THUD* The wall got destroyed as she then landed outside in the middle of the empty streets.

'This brat isn't normal, he's practically on par to the previous Hashira's, even stronger.' Warabihime thought as she got serious.

Hiroto stood on the edge of the hole in the wall and used a technique he had been creating when he was injured. 'Breath of Silence, First Form: Encroaching Darkness'

At that moment, Hiroto disappeared from Warabihime's sight, as purple darkness descended around her. 'What is this, I can't see where he went.' Warabihime thought as she tried to gain her bearings.

At this moment, Hiroto rushed out from one of the sides slashed towards her body. Warabihime quickly reacted and jumped back while also sending an attack to him. As the attack landed on where Hiroto was, his body dissipated and all that was left was a crater in the ground.

'An Illusion? No, afterimage?' Warabihime thought as he went on guard again.

Hiroto was currently watching her from the shadows, seeing her get flustered from his attack. 'I totally didn't miss her, I did that on purpose to get her flustered.' Hiroto thought as he put on his monocle.

Since Hiroto didn't have much to do when he was recovering from the fight against Akaza, he wanted to try out some new moves. He wanted a new breathing style that centered around his eyes, so he came up with the Breath of Silence, which is designed around making his opponents unable to see him while he watched their every move.

Warabihime seemed to get angrier, as she used the cloth around her to strike all around her, in hopes of getting rid of the darkness around her. Hiroto jumped up, his eyes turning a bright purple as he watched her every move and descended at her.

*whoosh*

Warabihime sensed an attack from above and attacked Hiroto above her. Hiroto twisted his body in midair to avoid them, but the cloth then changed it's direction instantly and slammed into Hiroto, who quickly blocked with his sword as he disappeared within the darkness again.

Warabihime then used this moment to attack all around her, breaking the illusion and was able to see again. Hiroto recovered and landed back on the ground. 'Dammit, I still didn't perfect it.' Hiroto though, frustrated at himself.

"You're quite troublesome, you know that?" Warabihime scowled, as she got even angrier.

Hiroto then remembered, "Oh right, Uzui did give me that to use." He took out something from his pocket and pointed it towards the sky. Before they came to the red light district, Hiroto asked if there was something they could use to signal to each other in case one needed help or found something. Uzui gave them something that, supposedly, Shinobi's use to signal others.

Pointing the object that looked like a cup with a string at the bottom towards the sky, he pulled the string and with a pop, a bright yellow color streamed towards the sky.

"Whoa, that's coo-" Before he finished talking, Hiroto had to throw himself to the ground, as an attack came straight towards him. Rolling away, he recovered and dodged another attack, as it slammed into the ground and kicked up dust.

"What did you just do?" Warabihime threatened as she launched more and more attacks towards Hiroto.

"I don't know, I was just told to pull the string, facing it to the sky and wait for a flamboyant entrance," Hiroto answered, slashing towards one of Warabihime's attacks, as it dodged his strike and wrapped around his arm.

'Oh no.' Hiroto thought, as he tried to free himself, but was then lifted and slammed away.

*BOOM* Hiroto was rolling along the street as he recovered his footing, his disguise being dirtied and shredded.

The shreds of cloth on his clothing dangled around his arms and restricted his movement. 'I don't need this anymore.' He ripped off the upper part of his kimono and exposed his bare upper body. He had a toned body, but multiple scars throughout his chest from the fight against Akaza. His left shoulder had the largest scar, as a big portion of it covered his chest and shoulder.

"Ahh! Hiroto! Why are you naked!" Zenitsu's voice came from the side, as he carried his sword while still in his make up. As soon as he saw Warabihime, he froze and started shaking

"Tsk, it's the ugly blond brat. How many of you came here?" Warabihime said, crossing her arms.

"There's no way we're telling you." Hiroto said, turning to Zenitsu and saying, "Zenitsu, go and warn the others. I already sent up a signal for Uzui-san." Hiroto then whispered to him, "There may be people who are still kept alive somewhere."

Zenitsu's eyes widened, then nodding before running off.

"Like I'll let you come and go as you wish," Warabihime said, attacking Zenitsu.

"Ahhhh! Save me!" Zenitsu cried as he ran away. Hiroto stepped in front of the attack and slashed at the cloth, severing them.

"Tsk, you're so troublesome it's annoying me to death," Warabihime said, grinding her teeth.

"Well, I've been known to be quite social actually." Hiroto joked and then breathing in.

'Breath of the Sun, Flame Dance' Hiroto rushed forwards, as Warabihime launched another attack towards him. Hiroto swung his sword down vertically, bringing with it a fiery trail as it deflected the attack. He didn't stop his momentum as he rushed forward and arrived in front of Warabihime. Slashing sideways, Hiroto aimed to sever her in half, but she then jumped up into the air, avoiding the attack.

"So repulsive," Warabihime commented, attacking Hiroto's back.

'Breath of Water, Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool.' Hiroto fiercely twisted his upper and lower body, spinning his body out of the way of the attack while at the same time cutting anything caught in his whirlpool slashes.

"Ahhh! You repulsive abomination! Just die already!" Warabihime's temper started to boil over, as she launched attack after attack, with Hiroto dodging them and countering at openings.

All of a sudden, Warabihime pulled back, stopping the rhythm of the battle abruptly. Hiroto halted and recovered his stamina, ready to see what her next attack was.

However, Warabihime looked off to the side and said, "These bugs are an eyesore. What was that sound? What are they doing?" Another pink flower pattern appeared on her face above her right eye.

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Currently, in the Ogimoto House.

"KYAAAAAAAH!! Monster! Monster!" A woman screamed as she ran down the hallway.

"Just do your work." "What? What's wrong?" The girls around her said and asked.

"Some boar monster is breaking the ceiling and the floor!" The woman screamed.

"Huh?" The girls were confused at what she meant.

"Guahahahahahahah!! Found the hole to the Demon's nest!! I'm feeling the tingles, there's a Demon here!! Prepare yourself!! Inosuke yelled, shoving his head down a floor under some destroyed floorboards, only for it to get stuck.