7-3 An Incompatible Opponent

So, Sword Beasts are attacking the Rukon District?

Yeah, they've teamed up and are on a rampage. We better hope we're not too late.

Enough talk. Keep running!

Huh?

............

What was that?!

Well, speak of the devil! Looks like we found one.

You're wrong. That's not a Sword Beast!

Tch.

Could that be...?

Shuhei! Isn't that your Zanpa-?

Just go on without me, guys. I'm the one he's after.

Hey!

C'mon, you guys. We've got to keep moving. Let's go!

Izuru, what was that all about? That was Shuhei's Zanpakuto, Kazeshini, wasn't it?

Has it joined up with the Sword Beasts?

No, it's not like that.

Shuhei's Zanpakuto, Kazeshini, is unlike any other Zanpakuto.

Even after the Muramasa incident was resolved, he's continued to act independently of Shuhei.

Kazeshini is a Zanpakuto that reaps lives.

Shuhei says that once it targets someone, it will keep pursuing that person until the fight is settled, even if that target is his own master.

So, he's willing to take his own life to kill?

Really? Then Shuhei sure is stuck with a difficult Zanpakuto to deal with.

Again with your surprise attacks. You don't quit.

That's right. I'm sorry, but until we settle our fight, I'll do whatever it takes to get you. I'll pursue you to the ends of the earth, to the death!

So, as usual, you keep running and hiding from my blade.

And as usual, you refuse to stand where I can see you and fight.

Always trying to pull a surprise attack on people. I don't like the way you do battle.

I don't care! The only goal that I have is to reap your life!

It's meaningless to debate our methods for achieving that goal.

Bakudo 62: Hyapporankan!

Gah!

Bastard! Now, you've finally got what you want.

Well, it's a start.

Just know this. Until you agree to attack me head-on, I have no intention of settling our fight.

You're always pushing to have us fight your way. I just hate it!

We agree, then. We see this the same.

We both hate the way each of us chooses to fight.

Gh!

Hey! Sorry I'm late.

What's up, Shuhei? How'd things turn out?

Okay for now. What's the situation here?

We were too late. By the time we got here, all the Sword Beasts had already done their damage and disappeared.

We have got to go hunt them down before they do this again.