Ichigo was currently sparring with Ganju in the practice area of the Shiba Cal's house. Ganju at first hated just seeing the orange-haired Shinigami just because he was a shinigami. It took Kūkaku telling him that his hate was pointless as he was directing his own negative feeling at all Shinigami. Safe to say when Ganju tried to argue that none of them did what they were supposed to do at that it was a shinigami that had killed their older brother Kūkaku didn't want to hear it, she then immediately proceeded to beat the crap out of him.

Ganjo knew his sister was right and that this Shinigami had nothing to do with their brother's death and that he was part of their family. Ganjo though annoyed listened not wanting to have his balls crushed by his older sister. As time passed he found he had more in common with Ichigo than he wanted to admit and came to look at him as another older brother. He couldn't deny part of it was because of how much Ichigo resembles his older Kaien.

"Come on Ganju put some effort into it," Ichigo picked as he locked at his wooden sword with Ganju's.

"Ease for you to say," Ganju swung his sword. "A few drinks with Nee-san and you're already on shaky footing."

"A few drinks my ass, we had a few bottles," Kūkaku laughed with a flushed face. "Sorry Ganju but even with a whole bottle in him you're still not gonna beat Ichi. *Hic* I'm drunk and he's barely buzzed! HAHAHAHAHA!" She laughed flopping over. "And even if you do manage to beat him what then, I'm still gonna run your ass into the ground."

Ganju gritted his teeth, "You're missing the point. I'm supposed to be getting stronger by doing this and here I find both of you drinking when you're supposed to be training me you old hag of an older sister!"

"What did you just call me?" Kūkaku suddenly appears in front of Ganju's face glaring at her little brother with a red aura around her.

"Huh... Ichigo We gonna get back to training?" Ganju said nervously as his eye twitched.

"You're on your own now kid," Ichigo propped his sword against his shoulder and walked away while waving his hand in the air.

Ganju gulped hard, "Now what exactly did you call me?" Kūkaku asked cracking her knuckles as she toward over her little brother.

Ichigo in the meantime busied himself by pouring himself another cup of Saki. This alcoholic beverage was nothing for him to handle consuming if he was being totally honest. He'd once drank a mug of tequila as a handicap when he, Asta, and another one of his friends came up with the loser of a Mortal Combat match lost taking a shot whenever they lost. He still won every match.

"Man, what I wouldn't give for some whiskey," he sighed with a bet of flush in his cheeks before sipping some of his drink.

"I've heard of that stuff," Kūkaku remarks as she flopped down on Ichigo's back her head over his shoulder. Ichigo looked over to Ganju to see the younger sibling with several lumps, missing teeth, and his eyes rolled into the back of his head as steam and smoke wisped from his head as foam gargled from his mouth. "I have to say I've never had it. What's eating you anyways?"

"I told Renji and Rukia to come out a couple of days ago after I got back," Ichigo go took a sip of his drink. "I told her to stop being a coward and face what's coming."

"That's all you could've done Ichi," Kūkaku grabs the bottle and took a swig as she got up and then sits down in front of Ichigo. "I don't blame her for doing what she did, it needed to be done. Hell, that damn hollow killed my sister-in-law and possessed my older brother," she slammed the bottle down. "If anything, I'm grateful to her for ending my Kaien's suffering at that bastard hollow's expense and letting him die in the arms of some who cared for him."

"You still want an apology though," Ichigo noted. "It doesn't change the fact that she still killed your older brother."

"Yea," Kūkaku looked off to the side of her little brother. "But not for my sake though." she took a swig from the bottle. "So where'd you go anyways? I know it was a day off but it's not like there's a lot to do besides help out around the Rukongai. So what we you up to? A secret meet-up with a hotty?" She jabbed.

"Something like that," Ichigo shrugged sipping his saki. "I'll tell you more about it when you've sobered up enough to believe me and not laugh your ass off, " he finished his drink and set the cup down. "The others will be here in a few days when we all have some downtime," He stood up. "I'm heading to bed for now. Night Kūkaku and thanks for the drink," he walked off to his room.

"Hmf..." Kūkaku smirked. "Ganju, get off your ass breaks over, push-ups now!"

"Raaaaah!" Ganju complained.

A few days later...

Rent and Rukia with both walking down a long path that led to what looked like a gigantic smokestack standing alone in the middle of a grass field. The structure looked like it was sitting on top of some sort of a platform of some sort.

Rukia was walking slowly along, "Hey you gonna be okay?' Renji asked his old friend placing a hand on her shoulder. "Yea, it's just hard to do this ya know," Rukia looked back at him. "I've been being a coward about this and saying that I would come and apologize but never did always making some sort of an excuse."

"Will, you're here now Rukia and they say there's no time like the present," Renji looked off to the side as he rubbed the back of his neck. "So... there's no backing out now. Let's strike while the iron is hot."

Rukia couldn't help but let out a laugh, "Hahahaha... Renji, I know you're trying to be supportive but you should really stop with the analogies." She looked at him as embarrassment crept over his face. "But seriously, thanks for that. Let's go," she turned and walked on with a bit more confidence.

"Yea," Renji nodded. and followed.

The duo got closer and could see a standard small house and standing on either side were two very large and very burly unicorn stallions with handlebar mustaches. They looked to be identical twins as they not only wore the same outfits with hats but their faces were like looking into a mirror of the other one opposite it. But once close enough you could tell there were noticeable differences.

Both wear a red hat with gold trim and white tassel on top and a light blue scarf tied at the front by a red fastener with gold highlights. One wore a white top, while the other wore a yellow one. The only other notable differences between telling the two apart from the differing color of their clothes are some features of their faces. The one in white has a broad face and split chin, while the one in yellow has a long face and a normal chin.

"These must be the guards that each go told us about," Renji sighed. "I think their names are Koganehiko," He points to the one in yellow who let out a gruff 'hmf', "And Shiroganehiko," he moved his finger to the one in white whose reaction mirrored the other.

"It looks like we won't be getting in today so we should just go back," Rukia immediately said turning around but Renji quickly grabs the collar of her shihakusho with a flight look on his face.

"You'll never do this if you keep running away," Came a very masculine voice from in front of Rukia.

"Eh, who said that?" Renji turned around holding Rukia up who was just blinking. "Seriously Rukia, where'd that voice come from?"

"Down here," came the voice again and both Shinigami's attention was pulled to a black cat whose tail was slowly swooshing from side to side. "At least I have your attention now. Hello, my name is Yoruichi."

Both Renji and Rukia blinked a couple of times then, "Ahhhhhhh, why the hell is that cat talking?!" Renji jumped back landing on his butt before crab-walking backwards into Shiroganehiko's legs. "WHAT THE FUCK?!" Rukia yelled as she jumped back mimicking her love interest but latching on to Koganehiko's legs instead.

"Master Yoruichi," the guards bowed "It is good to see you again," Koganehiko says shaking Runia from his leg. "I take it these Shinigami are with you then," Shiroganehiko remarked annoyed as he pries Renji from his leg and dropped him off to the side.

"I had no idea they were coming actually," Yorucshi said shrugging. "May I ask why you two are even out here in the first place? Most Shinigami try and avoid the Shiba Clan if they can?"

The cat waited a few moments for a response and wind swept across the path between the group stirring up a bit of dust to break the silence.

Renji calmed himself and swallowed the lump in his throat before standing up, "Look, we don't want ay trouble Mr. Yoruichi but we came here because we were promised answers by our friend Ichigo Kurosaki who lives with the Shiba Clan." He explained standing back up dusting himself off. "He told us to come out here, so here we are." Reji looked at Rukia out of the corner of his eye and then sighed rubbing the back of his head. "Rukia is also here for a personal reason."

"Hmm..." Yoruichi looked to the girl shinigami who avoids the cat's scrutinizing gaze.

"I now see why Ichigo sent Kisuke that message telling me to come today to the Shiba House," Yoruichi sighed. and then smirked. "That kid is definitely a lot smarter than he lets on." The cat scratches its left ear with its hind paw. "I guess they are with me then guys. You two follow me and don't pay the brothers any mind. They always look like they're holding in a huge shit."

The twins' eyes twitched slightly.

"Let's go then," Yoruichi stretched and then walked in with Rukia and Renji both looking at each other for a moment. "Let's go already!" the cat called out in a more authoritative tone.

"Yes sir!" The Shinigami yelped at the quickly followed.

Ichigo was waiting inside with Ganju by his side and Kūkaku in front of them.

Things had been a bit strange for them the past couple of days, to say the least. Ichigo had told his household of what and who he was and they had listened intently. Safe to say they were a bit perturbed by it but accepted it for the most part. To say that what he was changed they're view of him didn't change very much as he'd offered to leave the house right after and they flat out refused that option. He didn't any more than this as he still needed to confirm some information with Yoruichi and Urahara first and his housemates didn't ask beyond that statement. This is why he sent a message to said shopkeep to send said cat.

"Are you sure you want to do this Ichi?" Kūkaku asked a little apprehensive about the plan.

"Yes," Ichigo said sternly. "But I need you and Yoruichi to maintain a barrier to keep everything concealed, and this is also for Ganju's sake."

"Hey don't worry about me Aniki I won't kill her," Ganju looked at Ichigo. "With that said, I may have heard the details of what happened but it still doesn't feel right for me. I still need justice for my big brother's death." He pulls out his blade and looked into its edge profoundly. "And it's only fitting that use this to do it."

Ichigo looked at Kūkaku. "I had a buddy of mine forge that weapon for Ganju from the shards of Kaien's zapakuto, or at least from what the Shinigami could salvage of it."

"So it's a nameless zanpakuto," Ichigo pointed out slash asked looking from Kūkaku to the sword then back.

Kūkaku shrugged, "It's possible but we'll never unless he pushes himself to try and awaken it. Is that why you also want this to happen?"

"Honestly I wanted him to test himself against the object of his rage," Ichigo threw a hand up. "But if Ganju can awaken a true zanpakuto from his blade then that just proves my point that he is stronger than he realizes. If he doesn't and still beats Rukia then it still proves my point. I don't lose either way. If he loses then that means we up his training."

"Kinda getting mixed signals here," Ganju said flatly as their guests enter the room. Immediately upon seeing Rukia his rage set in.

Ichigo quickly placed his hand on Ganju's shoulder. "Wait just a bit longer." He looked to Kūkaku and nods.

"Aright," Kūkaku sighs rubbing her head, and walked off while Ichigo and Ganju head to the opposite side of the room. "Nice to see you Yoruichi," she waved. "Look, we need to warp to that place where you and Kisuke used a lot and set up a barrier."

Yoruichi tilted his head, "Why?" he asked his tail slowly waving with intrigue.

Kūkaku then thumbed over her shoulder, "Ichi's plan," she looked at the two younger Shinigami. "You two are going to fight Ichi and my little brother. Red pineapple head," She pointed and Renji had a vain pop up in the back of his head., "You're facing Ichi. Sniveling coward," she looked at Rukia. "You're with Ganju."

"Wait a minute," Renji said. "Ichigo never said anything about a fight."

"He wants to test your assets to see if he can count on you guys when it comes to covering his ass so I'm all for it," Kūkaku said with a somewhat nonchalant agreed tone. "So if you want answers you'll grow a set and do it," she poked him in the chest. "If not then be content and go home. Either way, I don't care. " She looked at Rukia who shied away slightly, "You showed up here and I can say I forgive you for what happened. My brother, not so much."

"But-" Rukia started to so.

Suddenly a wooden hand hit her in the face, "Nope," Kūkaku said outright. "I forgave you already. Thank you for saving him." She walked away with Yoruichi in tow, or on the shoulder at least.

Renji looked at Ichigo and Ganjo, the orange-haired bastard having a massive smirk on his face. He then turned to Rukia, "I don't know about you Rukia, but as a former member of Squad Elven and Ichigo being a current member I can't just walk away from this." He turned and started to walk to be across from Ichigo.

Rukia looked at the glaring Ganju and took a deep breath, "No, I need to do this too. I guess I'll take a page from Squad Elven this once too and let my sword do the talking for me."

"That's the spirit," Renji gave a confident smirk and grasped her shoulder. "This will also give us a chance to see Ichigo's true power, or at least a small glimpse of what he's been hiding," His smile grew.

"You ready?!" Kūkaku calls out and everyone nods.

In a yellow flash, everyone found themselves in a large gorge.

"Everything is set up Ichi," Kūkaku called out.

"Show us what you four can do," Yoruichi said with a smirk.

Renji looked at Ichigo and drew his zanpakuto with an eager grin, "I'm not going to hold back in this Ichigo. I don't why you wanted this to go this way but I'm glad you did," he placed his sword in front of him pointing it at Ichigo. "To be honest I've always wanted to fight you in a match where we used our real blades. In that type of match is when we can truly be ourselves."

Ichigo kept smirking, "I couldn't agree with you more Renji," He uncrossed his arms and grasps the hilt of his massive zanpakuto. "I want to see what you're really made of and this is the truest form for thus of us in Squad 11, form or current."

"Nice to know you agree," Renji smirked. "Well. I think that's enough taking. From here on out I'll let my Zabimaru speak on my behalf, Now Howl, Zabimaru!" Renji released his sword and his spiritual pressure and a red blur came across the field as his sword change into a massive serrated segmented blade.

"I've shown you mine," Renji pointed his blade at Ichigo still smirking, "Now it's about time you show me yours."

"Well alright, if you insist," Ichigo smirked back, "Cleave the Heavens, Zangetsu!" He said and a white light enveloped the orange-haired Shinigami and soon died down to reveal his new look as with his sword propped against his shoulder and his eyes hidden under his bangs.

Ichigo's spiritual pressure spread across the area as if it were a tidal wave of thick maple syrup. Everyone merely stared in awe as they tried not to shake let alone stay standing. Yoruichi was surprised by his outfit, it was his family crest and cloak of flight Ichigo was sporting.

"This will just be the way right now," Ichigo remarks as he unties his cloak and lets it hit the ground with the crest. "Alright right Renji here I come," he let his sword fall forward and the sash around it unraveled with a swish. He charged forward.

"Oh crap!" Renji said as he barely had time to react let alone block as Zangetsu collides with Zabimaru. Ichigo swung left with a slash but was blocked with Zabimaru. Left slash down slash right slash. Renga barely had time to react. “This is nuts!,” He said with gritted teeth. “I knew Ichigo was strong but this totally off the charts. I bit he’s easily at a captain level. If don’t put some distance between us I’ll never be to go on the offensive.,” he paid close attention to Ichigo’s strikes and wait, just as his opponent slashed down. “There,” he caught Ichigo’s zanpakuto mid-swing and parried it knock the oranges-headed Shinigami back. “And now Howl,” Renji reeled his arm back and pushed it forward sending Zabimaru shooting out.

Ichigo smirks and quickly places his Zangetsu in front of himself taking the blow from Zabimaru full force throwing him back deep into the rock face behind him kicking up a massive cloud of dust and debris.

“Yes, got your ass,” Renji smirked with heavy breathing with a slight fist pump.

“That was really good Renji,” Ichigo said, walking out of the hole with Zangetsu slung over his shoulder while blood was in his hair and running down the right side of his face.

“I give it a six out of ten but you’re gonna have to hit me with a whole lot more of those before I’ll be even close to going down.”

Renji shook off his initial shock and smirked. “The way I see it I still have the advantage right now. Even with that impressive speed you have it’ll still you longer to close that gap then it would for my Zabimaru to reach you,” Rengi swung his sword.

Ichigo stood still and waited till the blade came into his range and used his own sword to knock Zabimaru skyward while simultaneously letting go of his weapon shocking Renji along with Yoruichi and Kūkaku. Ichigo then took a hold of the sash at the end of his sword with his right and the slack of it in his left hand. He then started to spin the sword off to his right.

Ichigo smirked, “Who said you were the only one who could use ranged techniques?”

Ichigo flung his sword at Renji who managed to recall his Zabimaru just in time to knock Zangetsu whirling into the air when Ichigo, then pulled on the sash reeling the sword back to him spinning it again. Ichigo smirked spinning his weapon then threw it at Renji again and the latter deflected it again but stick it in the ground this time.

"Gotta ya know you bastard!" Renji yelled with a smirked whipping Zabimaru at Ichigo.

"You really think so," Ichigo said as he ran straight at Zabimaru. He then jumps onto the blade and then into the air and pulls on the sash of Zangetsu still in his left hand. The sword immediately dislodged itself from the ground and spun to the left knock Zabimaru from Renji's grip and flew through the air back to Ichigo's hands where he held it above his head. "Here have a taste of some of my power!" his eyes glowed chromatically bright. "Getsuga," Renji's eyes widen at the words Ichigo was saying as he recalled when his captain faced the Black King, "TENSHO!" A large slash of chromatic energy barreled down on him.

At the same time...

Meanwhile, Rukia was staring at Ganju and Ganju was glaring at Rukia.

"I remember the first time we met," Ganju kept scowling as he pulls out his sword. "I remember seeing you before with a spatter of blood on her face. That was my brother's blood, wasn't it?!" He roared with anger.

"Yes, it was," Rukia looked down.

"I'll never forget that night," Ganju starts to walk forward recalling the night of his brother's death, "I could never forget your face before claiming that you're the Shinigami who killed Kaien!"

Tears formed in the corners of his eyes as he rushed over and grabbed Rukia by the collar of her shikhakusho, lifting her into the air. Ganju recounts how Kaien's throat had been slit and stab wounds littered the chest from a sword. Ganju angrily proclaims that she said she killed Kaien that night.

"Yes, I killed him that night!" Rukia yelled as tears rolled down her face. "I'll say it over and over again and still always regret what I did!"

Suddenly, they felt the release of Ichigo's spiritual power causing Ganju to realaes Rukia dropping her on hte ground. The opponents looked over to see Ichigo's new form and released sword. Ganju was utterly shell-shocked at the power his housemate had been holding back. He then recalled a talk he'd had with his sister around the time Ichigo came to stay with them.

'So how strong do ya think Ichigo is sis?'

'Hmmmm...' Kūkaku tapped her chin and then shrugs, 'If I had to take a minimum guess then if he were to release his sword into Shikai it's most likely on par with the captain's Shikai.'

'You mean to tell me he's as strong as a lower-tier captain!" Ganju freaked out.

'Not at all,' Kūkaku waved it off causing Ganju to sigh with relief. 'He's way stronger than any one of the lower-ranked to bit bastards,' she belted.

Ganju takes a hard gulp, "So this what Ichigo's power is like," he started to lift his hand. "If he's going out like this then I have to also," he glared at Rukia. 'For Kaien.'

"Honestly I wouldn't mind being killed by you," Rukia said. "It would be right-"

The dust started to clear to reveal a batter and bloody Renji who'd managed to recall his Zabimaru just in time in order top to block Ichigo's slash.

"I'd never thought you'd know that technique," Renji smirked. "If I hadn't seen it used against my captain I might have been done for. But you don't even look fazed by me standing here and saying all this."

"I'm not at all puzzled," Ichigo smirked. "You're strong Renji there's no doubt about that."

"How do you know that technique Ichigo?!" Renji glared. "It may be somewhat different from the ones I saw in the World of the Living but it's still nearly identical to the ones that man used against Cpt. Kuchiki," he pointed his sword at Ichigo. "I want answers now!"

"It's simple really," Ichigo shrugs with a hand in the air. "The technique is a very basic reiatsu control move. One where you just gather up enough reiatsu and slash it at your opponent. Anyone can learn it. Know the name of it just makes it easier, like on a reflex. The one I just used is its most basic form. I'm guessing you saw some more advanced versions."

"But how did that man do it?" Renji thought.

"Because he has prior knowledge of it," Ichigo props his sword against his shoulder. "It makes total sense that he would use another version of it though. Asta is a mixed martial artist after all," Ichigo takes a stance pointing his sword directly at Renji as the sash slowly spirals around his right arm. "You've proven you're strength and resolve Renji but you're still too weak for what's coming."

"What do you mean I'm still too weak?" Renji scowled. "I'm a lieutenant damn it! I earn my rank with hard work!"

"I'm not denying your status or hard work Renji," Ichigo looked straight ahead as his eye glowed white. "But I'm going to show a small bit of the power you'll need to reach in order to fight what's coming."

Renji's eyes widened as Ichigo's spiritual pressure drastically increased, "You... you can't mean you have..."

"BANKAI!"

A thick wave of black and red-edged erupted from Ichigo in all directions.

"SHUT UP!" Ganju yelled as he slammed a fist into Rukia's face sending her flying. The female Shinigami shakily got on all fours.

"I'm not going to just outright kill you for your petty suicide," he glared. "You killed my older brother and I know the details of the fight. Hollow or not you still killed him. I hate you so much it hurts but all he ever had was praise for you. How hard you tried at everything and in the end, you were the one that helped him be free! He never abandoned his friends and now you want to throw away that very sentiment by dying yourself. Well here's me answer," He picked her up and threw her back slightly. "No, you don't get to just roll over and die cause you want to. No, you will live and remember what you did and I will be there to make sure you remember Kaien's lessons. Now, draw and release your zanpakuto Rukia Kuchiki! The one my brother helped you forge! Let me beat his lessons back into your skull!"

Rukia was hit with a sudden realization, Kaien was smiling almost every time she saw him, even at the end. 'I never abandon my friends,' she recalls her senpai's favorite line and here she was doing just that, abandoning the people around her that needed her over someone who gave their lives so others could live and not like her who was trying to throw hers away.

"Never again," Rukia stood with a firm resolve. "Mai, Sode no Shirayuki!"

Rukia holds her Zanpakutō out in front of her and turns it in a circle counter-clockwise. While she is turning it, the blade, hilt, and tsuba turn completely white. The tsuba becomes a hollow snowflake-like circle and a white ribbon forms from the pommel. A sudden rush of cold air washed over the battlefield as you could see Rukia breath as if it were winter.

"Sorry for acting like such a coward Ganju," Rukia opens her yes. "You're right, Kaien taught me better than that. I know you'll never forgive me what I did but know that I will regret having to do it for the rest of my life." She held her sword up.

"Now we're talking," Ganju held his sword in front of his face and rushed forward. "Now bright the night sky HANABI!"

With a great blinding expulsion of color Ganju's sword transformed. It was now longer, being at least three feet in length while resembling more of a carving style knife than a cleaver as it had before. It most notable features were its bone white hilt with a black cross-hatch pattern and lack of a tsuba and the color of the blade was a deep purple with a twin notch corner in the base of the blade just above the neck of the hilt.

"Let's go Shinigami!" Ganju rushed forward and his blade hit Rukia's sending sparks flying.

The duo clashed and if you paid attention you could see the steam coming from Ganju's blade as soon as he enter the cold area around Rukia when he came in to trade blows after backing off or getting his footing back.

"Seppa!" Ganju yelled and Rukia was put off slightly as he slammed his hand on the ground and smirked at Rukia," Now sink!"

"What?!" Rukia's eyes widened as he started to sink into the ground. "Keido?! No he didn't say any of the names of the spells. This must be some of the Shiba clan's magic," She stuck his sword into the sand and slashed it. "Some no mai, Tsukishiro" Suddenly the sand around her froze solid and then shattered. Rukia then quickly jumped up and brought her sword down in on Ganju. Once she got in range she felt that the temperature around the had greatly risen since the start of their fight, so much so he owns cold area was canceled out.

Ganju smirked," Gotta ya, now Spark," His sword glowed slightly and Rukia jumps back, "Hanabi," he slashed and the air concussed in a small explosion.

"How did you do that?" Rukia asked through squinted eyes, her vision extremely blurry and he ears ringing. "It was like a firecracker exploded right in front of my face."

"Surely you've noticed my zanpakuto's special ability by now," Ganju held up his sword with a smirk. "Hanabi, the firecracker. Its special ability is explosions, but like any firecracker, it has to be lit with a starter first. It has to be struck by something and store up energy, in this case another sword, but it takes time to build up enough power. You can feel the heat it generates and the power it stores up from being hit as the blade's color starts to change. The more color the more power it's stored up from being hit."

The explanation had given Rukia enough time allowing her vision to returned and the ring in her ears had stopped long before. She looked over to Ganju's sword and it was no longer only a deep purple, in fact, most of the purple was down at the hilt of the sword with it grading into blue into blinding white as it went up to the tip.

"So basically the more I hit it the stronger it gets," Rukia remarks getting back on her feet wiping the dirt from her face. 'But it's his main way of attacking and defending so there's no way to completely avoid not hitting the sword and then there's that thing he did with the ground turning it to sand. That explosion looks like its main purpose is to disorient. He's truly a close combat fighter's worse nightmare,' she thought and then steeled her resolve again. '"But I am not just a close combat fighter."

"Now, Tsugi no mai[b/]," Rukia punctures the ground, creating a large ice circle, before puncturing the ground in front of her four times in a semi-circle. As the ice particles begin to flow up from the punctures she made in the ground, Rukia takes a battle stance,"Hakuren! Building up at the tip of Sode no Shirayuki, the ice particles are released as a powerful large avalanche of cold air, which flash froze everything it came into contact with.

"Oh shit! Seppa!" Ganju yelled slamming his hand on the ground and he quickly sank into the sand created. With rugged breathing Rukia smiled at the ice pillar in front of her but suddenly Ganju erupted from the ice filled hole from earlier taking the female Shinigami completely by surprise. She barley had time to react as Ganju pushed on in an onslaught of slashes with his Hanabi.

The blade of the carver began to change and grow as the area around Ganju started to grow much warmer. Sone the sword had a flurry of colors in a tiger stripe pattern.

Ganju jumped back his breathing ragged and Rukia wasn't much better.

"Let's see if you really live up to what my brother made you out to be!" Ganju yells reeling his sword arm back. Hanabi starts to glow and sparkle with heat, "light up the sky Hanabi!" He slashed sending a massive multicolored wave of explosions at Rukia.

Rukia quickly through her arms up trying to block the act only to be brought to her knees as a massive wave of Spiritual pressure spread over the area and suddenly the attack was consumed by a massive outpouring of black and red reiatsu. Rukia could barley breath but she looked over to see Ganju leaning against his sword, it having returned to its purple color.

"This power, what is it? Who is it?" She wheezed out and looked over to see Ichigo.

Their eyes went wide as they saw what was happening. Ichigo had changed his form once more and his power had drastically increased to the point he'd caused all those around him to hit there knees except Yoruichi andKūkaku who were still in shock from his action and the amount of power he was putting out.

Ichigo's Bankai actually shrinks his sword down to a daitō (Japanese long sword) with a solid black blade, crossguard, and a black wrapped and red lying underneath handle. The crossguard has four prongs bent out to form the shape of the manji (which is the kanji for "ban," meaning "full", as in "full release"). Instead of the sash that Ichigo's Shikai had, it was replaced with a short length of chain with a broken link at the end dangles from the base of the hilt. In addition to his sword, Ichigo's robe is replaced with a long-sleeved, ankle-length black coat with a red lining which is closed at his chest and left to flare out into ragged ends.

"Kuro Tensa Zangetsu," Ichigo held his blade out to Renji. "This is the power you must achieve." He remarks but Renji didn't hear it from in front of him but behind him.

Rengi quickly swings around with his Zabimaru only to find nothing. He then felt the cold edge of Ichgio's sword level with his cheek.

"Give up Renji," Ichigo said coldly. "There is no way for you to beat me with your current power. You must first achieve bankai and then we will fight again.

Renji fill to his hands and knees shaking as he realized he never actually stood a chance against Ichigo and that he could've have easily killed him if he really wanted to.

Kūkaku and Yoruichi then thumped next to everyone.

"I think you've made your point Ichi," Kūkaku remarks. "Now will you dispel you Bankai so they breath?"

"Sure," Ichigo shrugs as he placed the sword at his back and returned to sealed state.

"I have no doubts in my mind now," Yoruichi remarked glaring at Ichigo as he hopped of Kūkaku's shoulder looking at Ichigo. Ichigo raised and eyebrow. "You're one of them aren't you Ichigo. You're one of the Displaced?" he asked swishing his tail back and forth. "I had my suspicions given how close you seemed to be with Asta and this further proves it."

"I am a Displaced," Ichigo nods. "And I think it's time we tell everyone here what's really going on behind the SeireiteI's doors," Ichigo got a stern look on his face one that not even Kūkaku had seen him have before. "Things are not right here and it all stems from one man. The one you should really blame for your older brother's death Ganju. Sōsuke Aizen."

That name hit everyone like a rock dropped into a lake.

"I will tell you everything about me what i am and what I know," Ichigo said sitting down. "Yoruichi can back me up on the details seeing as how she's familiar with everything."

"Eh..." Rukia and Renji unison.

"Yea, the cat, she's actually a woman," Ichigo pointed at Yoruichi who was licking her foreleg and rubbing her face.

"I can confirm that my gender is female," She rubs her face with her paw. "My voice in this form leads all to think I am a man."

"EHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The shinigami yelled.

"I'll be back in a second," Kūkaku said flatly walking off to the house rather quickly.

"Give me a moment and I shall show you, " Yoruichi remarks as she releases her power and in a blue light transforms.

Soon standing before everyone was a slender and well-endowed pegasus mare of average height. She had dark skin, golden irises, and black hair. Her hair is waist-length and with chin-length bangs framing the sides of her face and a purple tail. On her back was a set of bright orange wings.

She was also completely nude causing Rukia's face to turn bright red and nailed Renji in the head with a rock yelling, "DON'T LOOK!"

"Well that's a first," Yoruichi smirked crossing her arms under her breast. "What about you Ichigo?" She quickly turned and posed. "What do you think?" She winks.

"Meh..." he said having turned to face the other directions squatting as his picked his ear with his pinky finger with a half ass look on his face. "Ya've seen one teasing busty chick ya seen just about all of them..."

Yoruichi blinked a few times, "Wow, that... that wasn't the reaction I expected at all..." Suddenly a kimono hit her in the face.

"Put some clothes on you pervert cat!" Kūkaku yelled annoyed by Yoruichi's antics, as usual.

"You're no fun Kūkaku," Yourichi pouted.

"Hmf..." Kūkaku played it off lighting her pipe.

"If it'll make you feel any better you are hot as fuck," Ichigo says turning to face everyone while Ganju poked Renji as he bled out from a cut on top of his head. "But you're too much of a tease for me butI'd still ask you out on a date."

"Why thank you," Yoruichi winks.

"But I think Kūkaku is hotter," Ichigo pointed causing the fireworks maker to start cough with a blush. "Enough play though," he walked over to Renji and picked him up and started to vigorously slap the pineapple head's face. "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!"

"AAHHHHHHHH! MY HEAD, MY FACE!" Renji cried out in pain.

Ichigo quickly dropped the red head. "Now back to business," he plopped down on the ground next to Kūkaku who was still a bit flustered. "It all starts with this," he placed his hand in front of his face and black reiatsu cover and then turned in a white mask with a red lines running down it across the eyes. This shocked everyone here.

Ichigo displed his mask, "It all started over a hundred years ago with Aizen's ambitions to merge the hollow and shinigami..." Ichigo said and explained. Yoruichi backing him up all the way. He explained what he was and how he knew all this and his connection to the Black King. "And that's everything."

"We can't just let this stand," Renji looked at Rukia and then at the rest of them. "But what role do we play in this?"

"Kisuke can explain more on what Rukia has to do with it when he gets here," Yoruichi rolled her eyes. "The short of it is we need allies. Can we count on you for that?"

"Yea," Renji says hesitantly. "But as it stands I'm nowhere near strong enough t do anything."

"Then we'll have to fix that," Ichigo smirked. "You're going to achieve Bankai..."

This one took me awhile to write and then my friend published it before I could put the final touches into it. This is the exact same chapter just with the title pic and a few more corrections. Thanks for ready and please comment below.