Explanation and Sword Training

AN: I've been looking at the comments and realized a lot of people are having difficulty with the whole memory thing, and I feel like it has to do with me poorly explaining it. Basically, the mc lost his memories related to One Piece, and One Piece alone. he still has his memories of Bleach and the memory loss for One Piece isn't permanent. Whenever the MC interacts with a major character, ie staw hat or villain, he will regain specific memories relating to them, like who they are and a bit of their back story. This was my attempt to stop myself from creating some OP as hell protagonist who knows all the future and weaknesses of possible enemies. I didn't think it would be fun to write something where the MC has all the answers, I want him to actually struggle in the different arcs and grow because of it. I also wanted to stick with canon, but because of the fusion of the worlds, cannon will happen differently. I've been a fan of the One Piece story and wanted to see what would change in the adventure if there were Bleach elements. considering how much all of you who hate this, I'll probably change it in a bit. It wouldn't have changed much, just an attempt to not make some character that seemed misplaced in the world. Probably gonna take out the stuff about being 'drawn to the straw hats' cuz looking back it seemed forced, but I'm still 50/50 on following the basic journey. It will be very different with new faces and probably new arcs in-between stuff, but I've always been a fan of the OG One Piece story and wanted to see how a soul reaper would fair on it. That's the main reason for starting this novel, and even if he doesn't join the straw hats, he will probably have several run-ins with them.

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Toshiro: "Ugh."

Toshiro held his head as he sat up. Feeling like something had changed but he couldn't tell what, Toshiro looked around the room he was in. He found himself in a white room filled with medical equipment that appeared to be recently used. Before he could look around more, he was tackled by something.

Rangiku: "TOSHIRO! You're awake! Are you ok?! Does it hurt anywhere?" she cried, hugging him tightly.

Toshiro: "Off, I'm fine Rangiku, just sore." he said, wincing slightly.

He was sure she heard him, but she refused to let go of him. Seeing that she wasn't planning on moving, Toshiro just started patting her head. While the two were in their own world, a cough from the door snapped them out of it.

Uryu: "While it's nice that you are worried about him, how about you let Toshiro breath." he said from the doorway.

Hearing him, Rangiku quickly released Toshiro, blushing madly.

Uryu: "Now that you have joined us in the world of the living, your parents would like to see you." He said to Toshiro.

As soon as the words left his mouth, there was a loud bang from the hallway.

Kanade: "HOW IS MY SON! WHERE IS HE!?"

Shinji: "Calm down Kanade, I'm sure Toshiro is fine. Now let go of the poor man so he can tell us where he is."

A few seconds later two people came running through the door.

Kanade: "Are you alright Toshiro?! We heard what happened and came as quickly as we could." she said as she ran to his side and began searching him for injuries.

Toshiro: "I'm fine mom, just a little sore now." He said trying to calm the panicking woman.

Shinji: "Well I wouldn't label a sword through your shoulder as fine, but it's good to see you up and awake." his father chimed in from behind Kanade.

Uryu: "Indeed, While I would love to give you and your family some time alone, we need to know what happened." he said seriously, "There has never been a case of a zanpakuto attacking its owner after being awakened."

Toshiro scratched his cheek trying to come up with a way to explain what happened.

Toshiro: "Well, like I said before I passed out, it seems my zanpakuto is sort of a yandere. She wasn't attacking me, but Rangiku." he said.

Uryu's eyes widened slightly.

Uryu: "You mean to tell me you heard you zanpakuto's spirit?" he asked in surprise.

Toshiro: "Kind of? When I picked up the sword I heard a girl's voice saying something about me being 'her Toshiro' before attacking Rangiku when she got close to me." he said a bit hesitantly.

The rest of the people gasped hearing that. Such an event had never even been heard of.

Uryu: "We separated you from it after you fell unconscious, It's now in another room being watched by the other instructors that were present. But to think such a thing could occur." he said, mumbling the last part. "Did it, or she, tell you her name?"

Toshiro: "No, she just said Rangiku was stealing something." he lied.

Uryu: "Odd, well after you fell unconscious we sheathed the sword and bound it shut. If you are able, it would be helpful to see if you can contact the sword spirit and calm it down, it as been trembling ever since it was separated from you." He said adjusting his glasses.

Kanade: "No way! He was just injured by that sword and you want to give it to him while he is injured?!" She said stepping between Toshiro and Uryu.

Toshiro: "It's fine mom, I have a feeling it won't attack anyone again." he said trying to calm his mother down.

Shinji: "It will be fine honey. We have an instructor and two ex-soul reapers on guard. We can prevent anything from happening if things take a turn for the worse.

Kanade seemed conflicted for a moment before reluctantly agreeing.

Uryu: "I will be back in a few minutes with the zanpakuto." he said before walking out of the room.

A few minutes later he returned with a familiar sword bound in its sheath.

Uryu: "Here, if you feel any danger at all, immediately warn us so we can prevent another incident." he said before handing Toshiro his zanpakuto.

Laying the sword on his lap, Toshiro began to meditate and focus on the sword trying to connect with it. After a few seconds, he heard a familiar voice.

Mia: 'Toshiro! How could you cheat on me after everything we've been through!" she yelled

Toshiro: 'First off, I've never cheated on you as it is impossible for two reasons. One, I'm five and two, we were never going out, to begin with.' he said coldly, still angry about being stabbed.

Mia: 'But you heard what that guy said! We are going to be together forever! So how can you say we aren't together!' she cried out.

Toshiro: 'That happened because of what you did and I had no choice in the mater. Plus, you attacked someone I care about. Someone who actually cared for me wouldn't do that. As far as I'm concerned, you would be just as happy if all you had was an emotionless puppet of me. That's not love.' he said coldly.

Mia: 'N-n-no, I love you! I love you so much, how can you say that?!' She yelled in frustration.

Toshiro: 'I don't know, maybe it has something to do with being pushed off a building and then being stabbed, could be anything.' he replied sarcastically. 'Well with how you are, something like this was inevitable, especially if what David said is true.'

Mia: 'David? That god guy?! What did he say?!" She asked worriedly.

Toshiro: 'He said that because of the way gods are, it is likely that they will make me gather a harem. Something about when there are multiple gods together they can't keep it in their pants and whatnot.' he said nonchalantly.

Mia: 'No! You can't! You're throwing me away?!' she cried out.

Toshiro: 'No, but with how David said it, it sounds like it is inevitable that I'm going to go the harem route. The way I see it, you either learn to accept that fact or stay sealed permanently for both mine and others' safety.' he said calmly.

Mia stayed quiet for some time before mumbling.

Mia: 'I-I'll try, but if they don't meet my standards I'll still kill them!' she yelled before thinking, 'No bitch deserves to be with Toshiro except me!'

Toshiro: '*sigh* I can hear what you're thinking right?' he sighed.

Mia just remained silent at that.

Hearing no response, Toshiro sighed again before coming out of his meditation and looking up.

Uryu: "So did you manage to talk with the spirit?" he asked.

Toshiro: "Yes. Her name is Mia, but it doesn't appear to be the release name. She seems to be very possessive towards me, but I threatened to permanently sealing her if she does something like that again and doesn't change." he said.

Uryu: "Hm, not ideal but a start. Anything else you learned?"

Toshiro: "No, but I will let you know immediately if something changes." he replied.

Uryu: "Very well, then I will leave you with your family. You've been given a week to recover from this incident before you have to return to the academy." he said before leaving the Hitsugaya family and Rangiku to question Toshiro.

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It has been a week since the incident with Mia had happened and Toshiro can be seen at the gates of the academy.

Toshiro: 'Well that wasn't how I thought my first day at the academy would play out, but now I'm back.' He thought before walking towards the academy's main building before hearing someone shout to him.

Rangiku: "Toshiro! how are you feeling! Is your shoulder ok?" She said hugging him.

Toshiro: "I'm fine, but you should probably get off me, people are looking." he said blushing lightly.

Realizing she had been hugging him longer than she had intended, she quickly let go, blushing so hard Toshiro thought steam would start coming out of her ears.

Rangiku: "S-sorry." she mumbled.

Ever since he had jumped in front of his zanpakuto to protect her, Rangiku had been acting differently from normal. She would blush whenever he was around and couldn't look him in the eyes for too long before she ran away. Seeing her actions, Toshiro simply sighed to himself thinking about how a certain zanpakuto was making things hard.

Toshiro: 'It's not hard to see she has started developing a crush on me, I just hope I can rein in Mia before the gods decide to throw me my first harem mission.' he thought, "Well we should get going, Isn't today sword training?" He asked, excited to finally start getting stronger.

Rangiku: "Y-yeah, let's go. We don't want to be late for Abarai-sensei." she said quickly.

The two made their way to the dojo for sword training. Arriving at the dojo, they entered and found a spot to wait with the rest of the students for the instructor to arrive. After waiting for about five minutes, the doors to the dojo entered, and Renji entered wearing a black shihakusho, the standard clothing for a soul reaper.

Renji: "Well it looks like everyone is here. Ah, it looks like you finally decided to grace the rest of us with your presence." he said focusing on Toshiro.

Hearing the condescending tone, Toshiro's eyebrow shook as he felt a vein on his forehead throb.

Toshiro: "Well as you know sensei, I was injured quite severely as I'm sure you saw considering you were there." he remarked back.

Renji's lips twitched slightly at his statement before ignoring him.

Renji: "Everyone, pick up a wooden sword and take your positions." He said to the class.

As everyone was grabbing a wooden sword, Rangiku leaned over to Toshiro and whispered.

Rangiku: "Why is he being such a jerk?"

Toshiro: "I don't know but we should go, I don't want to stand out more than I already am."

As the two made their way to the barrel of wooden swords, Toshiro felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning to see who it was Toshiro came face to face with a large boy, seeming to be 8 or 9, followed by some of his goonies. Toshiro recognized him from the group that was asking him questions on the first day.

Boy: Oi, I thought I told you to stay away from Rangiku." he said angrily.

Toshiro: "And I thought I told you no. Now let go of me." he said shaking his hand off of him.

Boy: "Hey, You better listen to me shorty!" he yelled. "I challenge you to a duel!"

Hearing him, the whole class gasped while Renji looked on in amusement.

Rangiku: "Stop messing with Toshiro you jerk!" she protested trying to back up Toshiro.

After hearing the boy's insult, Toshiro froze.

Toshiro: "What did you call me." he said icily, turning to face the boy. He didn't know why, but he really hated hearing the boy call him short.

Boy: "I called you shorty, shorty." he said.

Toshiro: "Fine, I accept your challenge." he said before turning to Renji, "Is that alright Abarai-sensei?"

Renji: "Fine with me." he replied while thinking, 'Let's see what you got kid."

Toshiro, hearing the confirmation, nodded and made his way to the barrel of wooden swords and picked one up.

Toshiro: "Well then, what are we waiting for?"

Toshiro and the boy made their way to the center of the dojo where the children had parted, leaving them a ring about 10 meters in diameter. Getting into his stance, Toshiro waited for the boy. Seeing both boys at the ready, Renji walked in between them.

Renji: "I want a good clean fight, no dirty moves as they would shame the soul reapers' pride. Now, Begin!" he said stepping back to allow the boys to fight.

While Toshiro had never trained in the true sense, He had watched his parents train for years and absorbed as much as he could from the two of them. Heating the starting call, instead of rushing in, Toshiro observed the boy. He could see the boy's stance had a few gaps in it, and the boy was holding his sword with uneven pressure on the handle.

Going over the plan he had made in his head he waited for the boy to charge him, which didn't take long.

The boy charged Toshiro with his sword raised high for an overhead strike. Snorting at how obvious the boy was projecting his attack, Toshiro readied himself.

As the wooden sword came down, Toshiro pointed the tip of his weapon slightly to the right, letting the wooden sword slide down the length of his blade before stepping to the right and flicking his sword to the left, knocking the boy's sword out of his hands.

While the boy was shocked, trying to figure out what had just happened, Toshiro quickly stepped in and brought the tip of his sword to the boy's throat.

Renji: "Stop, Toshiro Hitsugaya is the winner." He called out, bringing the confused boy back to his senses.

The boy felt back on his butt feeling the sword tip against his neck.

Boy: "H-How did-" he stammered looking at Toshiro in horror.

While the boy was freaking out, Toshiro was zoned out looking at nothing in particular.

[Ding]

[Beginner Sword Student defeated!]

[+5 exp]

[Due to the actions of the host, a new skill is being created]

[Skill: Swordsmanship (Beginner) has been created]

Hearing the notifications from the system, Toshiro quickly pulled up the 'status' to confirm what he just heard.

'Status'

[Status:

Name: Toshiro Hitsugaya

Level: 1/??? Exp 0/10

Age: 5 (23 -> 5. 18 when he died + 5 years since reincarnation, Altered due to tampering from gods)

Gender: Male

Titles: None

Health: 70/70

Spirit Power: 100/100

Strength: 7 (Average adult is 10)

Agility: 9 (Average adult is 10)

Endurance: 7 (Average adult is 10)

Dexterity: 8 (Average adult is 10)

Spirit: 10 (Average adult is 10)

Charm: 120 (Average adult is 10)

Luck: 50 (Average adult is 10)

Skills:

Eyebrow Tremble (Divine) LV.MAX

Swordsmanship (Beginner) LV. 1/10 Exp 5/10: A slight insight into the art of sword-wielding. This is the first step in using a sword. Now you simply appear as a monkey swinging a stick, but you have the potential to cut the very world.

Bonus: +10% damage when wielding a sword]

Toshiro: 'Interesting'