Bleach: New Generation

Chapter 31: Training Arc, Return

Ichika's POV:

"Oi! Kazui! Get up!", I kicked and shook his body, but he remained limp, "You're supposed to get Captain Zaraki down, not yourself. GET UP!"

But Kazui just remained still; his body full of injuries with his eyes closed. It looked like he was just sleeping, but I couldn't rule out the possibility that he's near to death. I could feel his Spiritual Pressure fading slowly. Damn, I needed to do something fast.

"Kaito! Lieutenant Hisagi! Come here and give Kazui some first aid", I called out, "I can feel his Spiritual Pressure fading!"

"Understood. Kaito, go and quickly get some medicine from Squad 4 or anyone nearby. I'll try to do what I can with Kido", ordered Shuhei. Kaito rushed back into the forest and tried to be as quick as he could to get some medical supplies.

Meanwhile, I needed to do something about Captain Zaraki. I looked towards the tall walking figure who held his sword behind his back. I should've expected him to attack Kazui like that; he is a battle maniac after all. Zaraki might've been the person to train him, but it doesn't give him the right to butcher him up and knock him out cold.

"Captain Zaraki! If you're gonna injure Kazui like that and leave him in this state, then you'll have to be beaten by me!", I drew my Zanpakuto and pointed at him, "You know why? Because I'm the only one who can beat him up like that!"

I Flash stepped towards Zaraki as he was still walking with his back facing me. Raising my sword, I prepared to deliver a good slice to his head. But as expected of the Captain of Squad 11, he naturally blocked my attack. His head turned slightly to face me.

"Hey, I don't have time for you, Abarai. I wouldn't get satisfied with fighting a small person like you"

My face screwed up with anger, but I knew he was right. But I had an excuse anyway. I just needed to release some pent-up anger anyway. I grinned and kept pushing forward with my blade.

"Don't underestimate the potential of a teen", I used the rest of my strength to pierce deeper, "BLITZ, INAZUMATORI!"

Dark clouds gathered in the sky and a loud rumble followed. In an instant, a lightning bolt crashed into my sword and transformed its shape to its Shikai form. This surprised Captain Zaraki so much that he loosened his defense. I used this and directed the lightning directly towards his face.

"RAIGEKI!"

The lightning bolt was about to hit the surface of his eye but somehow was reflected away. Zaraki smiled maniacally at me, his sword pointing up to his face.

"You think that a puny attack like that would hurt me?"

What the hell? Was he able to block a freaking lightning bolt? How the hell was he even able to do that. He really is a monster. With skills, speed, and strength like that, I don't think I can even compete with him. But obviously I'm going to try.

I was speeding around him, trying to find an opening but somehow Zaraki was following my movements. Screw it, I'm gonna strike. I prepared myself for another slash but was met with the flat of his blade.

I got knocked back far. The impact of his hit sending me overhead. I felt extremely dizzy, almost as if I'm going to pass out. My vision was getting blurry and dark. Was this how Kazui felt? Never mind that, I want to throw up right now. I looked down and saw blood running down my sword arm. Disappointing. In the end, I couldn't even land a proper hit on him.

Suddenly, I felt a change in the atmosphere. I felt a Spiritual Pressure growing and bursting everywhere as if it was unstable. The sensation of the energy tingled around my skin and felt familiar. It wasn't Captain Zaraki's Spiritual Pressure, nor Captain Muguruma, nor Lieutenant Hisagi and Kaito. But...

My body was lifted from the air and back down to the ground at extreme speeds. I couldn't even feel what grabbed me until I rubbed my eyes and looked up. Long muscular arms wrapped around my body. The figure was wearing a sleeveless black Shihakusho with a green hoodie and had soft blazing orange hair. Intense round brown eyes stared forward to the captain.

Kazui's POV:

"Thank you, Ichika. I'll take over from here. You don't mind, right?", I say with a calm and clear voice. I was surprised by how steady I was considering my body still hurt. But my Sotenkisshun was slowly healing me.

"Kazui...", Ichika whispered surprised, but then an angry expression returned, "ABOUT TIME! YOU FINALLY GET UP AFTER I GET BEATEN UP".

She somehow landed a punch on my face which distracted my healing. As usual, it always hurts.

"Owww. Sorry, sorry! I'm up now so stop!", I tried to dodge her punches. After a while she stopped, crossed her arms, and looked away.

I let go of her and stretched my arms for a second before facing her again.

"And to answer your question before...I don't mind if you take over. You better make sure to at least land a couple of hits", she glanced back at me and gave me a positive smile, "Good luck"

I smiled and turned back to Kenpachi, who was starting to walk away again. "Yeah. I'll do that".

This time, I'll give him a piece of my mind.