Bleach: New Generation

Chapter 17: Training Arc, pןɹoM pǝʇɹǝʌuI ǝɥꓕ

Kazui's POV:

The first part of my training involved my senses. Compared to any of the other Hollows and enemies I've fought, I had always come out victorious. But my first evaluation showed me that most of my reflexes and reaction times are slower than a 3rd Seat member. I was severely disappointed, but that only filled my determination to become better.

The captains who were there, Shinji and Toshiro, had alerted the other captains about my specialized training using Hell Butterflies. Toshiro and Matsumoto then left to prepare when I finished my training with the blond-haired captain.

"So, basically your senses are crap. I'm going to start by making you not just trust your vision, but your other senses as well. Because what's the point in just relying on your eyes when you have other tools. Enemies who can manipulate your mind can use your incompetence against you and defeat you just as easily. So other than improving your senses, I'll have you utilize the way you use your sword"

Shinji smirked as we finally arrived to an empty part at the edge of the Seireitei. It took a long walk, but we finally made it to the wide barren land where no one else could be harmed. He then pulled out his Zanpakuto. Unexpectedly, Shinji kicked me into the air, leaving me winded. He gave me a look that said, 'Deal with it'

"Collapse, Sakanade"

A saw a pink colored mist spreading throughout the air. Then, the world suddenly swirled around me, I felt like I wasn't getting dizzy but at the same time I was. When my vision cleared, I saw Shinji floating up in the sky upside down, swinging the large ring at the bottom of his Zanpakuto.

"plɹoʍ pǝʇɹǝʌuI ǝɥʇ oʇ 'ǝɯoɔlǝM"

Shinji then paused, and then smacked his face and spoke clearly.

"Sorry sorry. Forgot that it also inverts my speech as well. Which leads me to my next point. My Shikai is able to reverse all of your senses. Up is down, left is right. It is basically impossible to fight, so let's see how you do"

He then bolted at me, holding his Zanpakuto with his two hands as he prepared to strike me down. Naturally, I tried to block the attack but got slashed in my shoulder instead.

"And, the direction you're facing and the direction you're attacking is also reversed. Amusing, isn't it?"

Dammit, he was just playing with me. So it reversed all of my actions and my senses, huh? I need to find a way to try and land a hit on him.

Everywhere I attacked, I couldn't even hit him once. I kept being slashed in unexpected places. The reversed senses caused me to be confused as I didn't know where Shinji was coming from. Left or right, up or down, back and forth. Either way, it was a guaranteed hit in Shinji's perspective. That sly bastard.

I was covered in slashes. Blood leaked down my clothes as I kept trying to defend myself. My breathing began becoming heavier as fatigue built up inside of me. Shinji kept on smiling as he saw me in my vulnerable state, ready to attack again. I needed to defend myself. I needed to fight back. I. Won't. LOSE.

I slashed all around me, expecting to land a hit but got sliced from under me. Pure hatred boiled in my eyes as I then striked upwards instead. Blood spurted from under me as I stabbed his stomach. A flash of surprise covered Shinji's face as he didn't expect that.

It was a start, the start I needed to push forward.

Shinji appeared somewhere else and held his stomach. He spat some blood to the side and smirked at me again.

"Not bad, for a rookie"

He then proceeded to push me faster than before, attacking me from all angles as I tried to keep up. Slash marks covered my body as Shinji attacked nonstop without a single moment of hesitation. Crap, any more and I think I'll die.

From what I knew from earlier, if all of my senses were inverted, I could be able to strike him down. But also, Shinji could also turn this effect on and off, making it difficult to counter as well. Large scale attacks can possibly affect Shinji, but that would be extremely unfair considering he's pushing me to just use my sword normally.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I wasn't using my sight. I needed something else to fight. I could feel the Spiritual Pressure around me. Huh, even Shinji's Sakanade can still affect the feeling of Spiritual Pressure as well. Focus, Kazui. Focus.

I could feel it drawing closer. This power, more different from the presences around me. This was the opening I needed.

I positioned my sword forward, turned around and swung towards my target.