Ichi Ni San, Lets Go!

Orihime noticed immediately that the high concentration of spirit particles in the Seireitei was speeding up her accumulation. In the Soul Society, everything was made up of spirit particles. The environment was perfect for training.

Uryuu and her ran through the alleys for quite some time before spotting a tall building. Uryuu suggested they hide on top to avoid the patrols. Orihime naturally had no reason to argue. Therefore, they climbed to the top and planned to wait patiently.

When she saw the fireworks display off in the distance, she remembered that was when Ganju successfully defeated the fifth seat pretty boy. Uryuu and Orihime also sensed an extremely powerful Reiatsu just below them.

Orihime knew this to be Kenpachi Zaraki, after this he would continue looking for Ichigo, but end up getting called into another captain meeting before finding him. Orihime played with the idea of going straight toward the Central 46.

The only time Aizen's illusion wasn't being used was during the captain's meetings. If anyone went to check on the Central 46 during this time, it would be detrimental to his plan. However, she was also scared he would figure out a way to blame her group, so she quickly rejected that idea.

At this point, an extremely tall and bulky man was standing over Orihime about to strike at her while she distractedly stared towards the large white tower in the center of Seireitei. Uryuu notices it and manages to rescue her.

Orihime realizes she had completely forgotten about this mob character. She was so focused on the captains that she forgot some other minor named characters. Although, this Jirobo was the fourth seat of the seventh division.

Orihime knew Uryuu could defeat him, but she wanted to test herself. Uryuu was about to duel him when Orihime put her hand on his glove.

"Let me try, Uryuu."

Uryuu was going to reject, but he recognized the same look that he had not too long ago. Orihime walked forward and got into a combat stance. The opponent was extremely noisy and kept going on and on about how they should regret meeting him.

Orihime used her now completed Shunpo to appear behind him and strike him hard in the back. The large man couldn't keep track of her and was immediately slammed to the ground. She allowed him to stand back up and release his Zanpakuto.

Although she could defeat him, she wanted to avoid killing. After releasing his Zanpakuto, numerous scary looking flying scythes appeared. However, she knew they were no better than paper tigers to a strong offensive power. She released Tsubaki and he swept through them all.

One of the things she was able to do with Tsubaki now was attacking multiple times in a single activation. She was originally worried that her strength wasn't up to par yet. But even though he was a fourth seat, he seemed to be fairly weak. Once she caught him off guard a second time with her Shunpo, she used Bakudo #4, Slithering Rope, and securely entangled him.

"Uryuu, could you go ahead and disable his powers, I am done here."

"Incredible, Orihime. Your speed is much greater than mine. I couldn't even tell when you made your move."

"Thanks. Let's get going, that fight probably attracted a lot of attention."

The two of them continued to move through the shadows. Orihime knocked out two patrolling Soul Reapers and the two of them changed into the proper uniform to hide in plain sight. They wandered around for several hours.

With Orihime's extensive knowledge of Soul Society, she was able to weave her way past patrols without them realizing. They had just found a place to hide for the night when they sensed a large clash of Reiatsu in the distance.

"Looks like Ichigo is fighting someone."

"He'll be fine, Orihime. Ichigo is strong."

Orihime smiled at his consoling. In fact, she was worried. However, not that Ichigo would lose, but that she wouldn't be able to make it in time to observe the fight between Kenpachi and Ichigo. She recognized how selfish that sounded, but this was actually preparing to put herself in direct line of fire later.

"Hey Uryuu, I think I'm going to go to where Ichigo is. I have a feeling he might need my help. You should continue trying to lay low for now. Watch out for squad twelve members they can be… explosive."

Orihime didn't give him a chance to say anything as she began to use Shunpo to head towards the large stairs that lead to the central area. In the meantime, she asked hogyoku to update her attributes.

[Calculating…

Physical Power: 5

Spiritual Power: 40

Imprinting: 12%

Fusion Process: 99%

Dormancy: 95.0%]

'How do I complete the last percent in fusion?'

[Complete Incorporation of Shun Shun Rikka. Recommendation: Begin Conversion to Zanpakuto Spirit.]

'You haven't reached an 85% dormancy yet, what repercussions will there be for beginning the conversion early?'

[Analyzing… Offensive Spirit Disabled for the Duration.]

Orihime sighed and expected something like that. She found a quiet spot and drew her Zanpakuto. Then she called for Tsubaki. When he flew out, he naturally already knew what Orihime wanted.

"Tsubaki…"

"Stupid girl, I'm not going anywhere. Hurry and get stronger so we can fight together again."

Tsubaki then flew around the blade of the nameless Zanpakuto and fused into it. An etching appeared along the spine that was reminiscent of Tsubaki's form. Orihime sighed but also felt excited. Hogyoku sent a pulse through her body and she felt a huge difference.

"This feeling is amazing. I wonder if other souls experience the world this way."

[Recommended New Standard… Physical Power Obsolete.]

'Hm, lets use Ganju as a 1 for the new attributes.'

[Calculating…

Spiritual Power: 6

Reiatsu: 5

Control: 90%

Imprinting: 18%

Dormancy: 95.0%]

Once she confirmed her stats, she continued to dashed towards the upper Seireitei. Having to dodge patrols and also just the sheer size of the Seireitei made it take several hours to reach the edge of the upper region.

Orihime suddenly felt the massive Reiatsu of Kenpachi Zaraki. Considering how weak his opponents Reiatsu was, she was certain that Ichigo hadn't gotten his power boost yet. She was just in time to witness the fight and boost hogyoku's awakening.

After a few more uses of Shunpo, she was exhausted, but had made it ontop of the buildings in the upper region. A few buildings over she saw Yachiru Kusajishi jumping from rooftop to rooftop. Orihime took a deep breath and pushed herself to follow.

Once Yachiru stopped, she turned to the approaching Orihime.

"Lieutenant Kusajishi, is the captain fighting?"

"Hm, do I know you?"

Suddenly, a large Reiatsu exploded out from Ichigo which diverted her attention.

"Good job Ichi, give Kenny a good fight!"

Orihime sighed at the childish personality and slowly approached. She sat down a few feet away from Yachiru and watched the fight below. However, Yachiru looked over at her with a scary look.

"That Reiatsu, you're a Ryoka, aren't you?"

Orihime simply nodded and didn't make any aggressive movements. Yachiru seemed sweet and innocent, but she was actually a killing machine. Afterall, Yachiru was actually Kenpachi's Zanpakuto Spirit taking complete form. No one but Orihime and Yachiru knew that though.

"Don't worry, I won't interrupt their fight."

"Hehe, I'd kill you if you tried."

Orihime was scared inwardly. That sweet sounding voice and cute mannerisms were a cruel contrast to the words she used sometimes. But she forced a smile and continued to watch their fight. No matter how scared and nervous she was, the hogyoku was working at such high capacity she was ecstatic.

"I knew it, Captain Zaraki is the best."

Orihime unconsciously spoke her thoughts out loud. Yachiru looked over at her with a wide smile.

"Kenny is the best! I like you, Jiggles! You should join my Soul Reaper Women's Association!"

"Uh, I like you too, Yachiru. I would love to join, but I'm not a Soul Reaper yet."

"That's okay! I'm the president so everyone has to listen to me."

Orihime was amazed at how lucky she was. Never would she have expected thinking out loud would land her such a great ally. While Yachiru was fangirling over Kenpachi, a member of the stealth squad showed up with an urgent message.

However, Yachiru didn't want Kenpachi to be interrupted during a fun battle, so she sent him away. Refusing to leave, Yachiru got extremely angry and scared him off with her killing intent and Reiatsu.

"Jiggles, who do you think will win?"

"I don't know, but Ichigo will definitely grow stronger after this fight. I have a feeling he will survive the fatal blow."

Obviously, Orihime knew that the Hollow would create a mask to intercept the lethal blow. But, considering Yachiru's attitude she didn't want to declare him the winner so easily. When Ichigo and Kenpachi released their strongest Reiatsu so far, Yachiru got up and started clapping.

Orihime was also excited, because hogyoku just reached an important milestone.

[Dormancy 85%... Initiating Zanpakuto Spirit Conversion… Prerequisite for Completion: 100% Imprint.]