7-1 The Mark of Death

Halt!

Well done. As I'd expect from the leader of the Stealth Force.

Hmph.

What's the matter?

It's been bothering me for a while now, but whose Zanpakuto are you?

I am Gonryomaru!

Sorry, never heard of you.

My name is Gonryomaru, the Zanpakuto of Squad 1 lieutenant, Chojiro Sasakibe!

Ah, so you're his sword! You're so boring, I couldn't tell.

What?! How dare you?!

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Don't worry, Tenken. I'm all right. Chojiro is the one to blame for all this, for not having a presence in his own squad.

Oh, I see. So that's the reason you betrayed your master?

Shut up!

I won't go down that easy.

What is this?

Great, now it's raining.

Thunder and lightning are my allies. It is in this rain that I can display the special powers that make me truly great.

*Chuckle*

What is so funny?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but your friend there. Isn't that Tenken?

I wouldn't think it's a good thing to let him get wet.

Well, don't worry. Even a torrential rain would have no chance of extinguishing Tenken's flames of hell.

I'm not convinced. And the way you just said that makes me think you're not too confident either.

What?!

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What, Tenken? I see.

You're saying that these rain clouds are nothing more than a means to reinforce my technique, and that even if this rain itself appears to be weak, I have nothing to worry about, right?

I, Gonryomaru, feel unworthy, Tenken. I allowed myself to be tricked by her flawed logic. I am ashamed.

So how do you communicate with that fire breather? Do you have some sort of code, like maybe smoke signals?

Silence!

Tenken usually keeps to himself, and can be shy and reserved!

You are very weak. Are you sure you're a captain-level Zanpakuto?

Shut up, shut up, shut up! You will not belittle us!

So then, is that the extent of your power?

You want power?!

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So, looks like you do have some power. This isn't going to be easy.

Huh?!

Aww, that was close! I was sure I would get the second strike in!

Grh.

So tell me, was that the first time you were struck by your own technique?

Are you Suzumebachi?

Ding, ding, ding! Right! You are correct!

So, how do you like my look? I didn't like your lame style, so I really went for it.

I've always said to myself, if I ever got free, I would create my own fashion statement to look awesomely sharp!

I'm really glad I was able to manifest myself the way I wanted to.

Huh.

What? Do you have a problem with that?

You always waste your free time doing something I'd never do. You worship Yoruichi. That's so dumb!

You should use that time to pay more attention to yourself. You need a change. Go find yourself a real man!

What the hell? You're really my Zanpakuto?!