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Twelve hours have passed since Shinji tried to recruit Kuroi into joining his gang of Visoreds. With a swift decline, Shinji left and tried to recruit Ichigo, but he also declined his offer. Kuroi and Ichigo now sit in their homeroom waiting for class to start.

"So, did you and Tatsuki have some special time together?" asked Ichigo.

"No. She's cute and all, but she's too manly for me," said Kuroi.

"Shinji came to your house as well, didn't he?" asked Ichigo.

"He wanted to recruit himself into his Visored Gang, but I declined. I don't feel like being part of a gang of weirdos with Hollow powers," said Kuroi.

"Do you think he will still attend our school?" asked Ichigo.

"Maybe. He seems persistent," said Kuroi.

"Good morning, Kuroi and Ichigo!" exclaimed Shinji.

"Speak of the devil," said Kuroi.

"Why are you still here? We said we don't want to join," said Ichigo.

"I can't take no for an answer. I have to complete my mission," said Shinji.

"What's your mission?" asked Kuroi.

"That's confidential. Only my friends can know the details of my mission," said Shinji.

"Ok, James Bond. Maybe you can complete your mission somewhere else," said Kuroi.

"If you don't join, your Holl-," said Shinji.

Kuroi places his hand on Shinji's mouth, preventing him from speaking anymore.

"You can't say that in here. Let's talk in private," said Kuroi.

"Fine, but can you get your hand off my mouth. It stinks," said Shinji.

Kuroi removes his hand from Shinji's mouth and grabs him by his collar, dragging him out of the classroom. Ichigo follows closely behind. The three Visoreds walk until they reach an empty hallway. Kuroi slams him on the wall.

"Ouch!" exclaimed Shinji.

"Why are you still here?" asked Kuroi.

"It's every student's job to report to school every day," said Shinji.

"You're hundreds of years old. We won't join your gang, so go somewhere else," said Kuroi.

"I actually like Ms. Ochi. She's nice," said Shinji.

"You're just going to keep asking us until we're dead right?" asked Ichigo.

"You two know me so well already. We are the same," said Shinji.

"We're not friends, so don't act like we are," said Kuroi.

"Once you become a Visored, you will always be a Visored. We're practically family," said Shinji.

"Now I understand why my father left your little gang. You are extremely annoying," said Kuroi.

"Do you believe that that tomboy or that big guy or four eyes or Orihime or the soul reapers are your friends? If you don't take control, your inner Hollow will and you will go insane. You won't have those friends for long if you don't master your Hollowfication. I can teach you both how to do that," said Shinji.

"My inner Hollow is nice," said Kuroi.

"But it isn't. It's pretending to be kind, so you can become weak and it can take over you. Some Hollows are smarter than others," said Shinji.

"I don't need your help. My father can help me," said Kuroi.

"You may say that now, but you will come to us when stuff doesn't go your way. You can let go of me now. I'm missing valuable learning time," said Shinji.

Kuroi lets go of Shinji and the Visored walks away.

"He won't quit. He'll be a pain in our asses forever unless we accept his offer," said Ichigo.

"We'll just ignore him. He won't try to kill us or anything," said Kuroi.

"He doesn't seem like the person who would allow himself to be ignored," said Ichigo.

"We will just try very hard. He'll leave eventually," said Kuroi.

Kuroi looks down at the ground and sees a Shadow peeking out from behind a wall.

"Head back to class. I see that we had a secret listener," said Kuroi.

Kuroi hops off the balcony and lands on the ground. He walks behind the wall and stares down the hallway.

"Come out, Tatsuki. I can sense you," said Kuroi.

A locker next to Kuroi opens and reveals Tatsuki hiding in the cramped space.

"I said that we would talk later. Why are you spying on me?" said Kuroi.

"It was weird how you and Ichigo dragged Shinji out of the classroom. I just wanted to make sure that you didn't try to murder him or something," said Tatsuki.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but Tatsuki, do you feel weak?" asked Kuroi.

"Huh?" asked Tatsuki.

"I noticed that when I said that you were weak compared to soul reapers, you started to doubt yourself. Even though it has been less than a day, I can sense that your confidence has disappeared," said Kuroi.

Kuroi pulls out a piece of paper from his pocket and hands it to his friend.

"My dad will be returning from the Soul Society tonight. Give him that and he will train you," said Kuroi.

"Train me?" asked Tatsuki.

"My father is very powerful. He can help you become strong too. I believe that you also have special abilities just like Orihime and Chad," said Kuroi.

"That must be the reason why Orihime wasn't here all season. She was busy saving Rukia with her special abilities," said Tatsuki.

"Yeah, and you can access these powers as well if you train with my father. You can become strong if you work hard," said Kuroi.

"I'll think about it," said Tatsuki.

"Make the right choice," said Kuroi.

"I will," said Tatsuki.

Seven and a half hours pass. Kuroi lays on his bed, thinking about what Shinji told him earlier in the day. He tries to close his eyes and take a nap, but he senses a very large spiritual pressure. He instantly hops out of his bed and grabs his Substitute Soul Reaper badge. He taps it on his chest and his soul escapes his body.

"Meinu, tell dad when he gets home to come to the park. I may need assistance," said Kuroi.

"What if he doesn't come home?" asked Meinu.

"Tell Tatsuki to not follow me. I don't want her to get hurt. This is my fight," said Kuroi.

Kuroi jumps out of his window and lands on the ground. He instantly starts to flash step towards the park. When he approaches the park, he sees two figures. A large brute and a smaller man standing together. He reaches the park and blocks the hand of the brute with his Zanpakuto before he can grab Orihime.

"Who the hell are you!" exclaimed the brute.

"Kuroi, you came," said Orihime.

"I'm sorry I'm late, Orihime," said Kuroi.

Kuroi looks around the park and sees many pieces of clothing, but no humans wearing them. He also sees an injured Tatsuki slumped on a tree and Chad bleeding on the ground.

"If I was stronger, I could've saved them," said Orihime.

"There's no need to apologize. I'll take down this brute and his albino friend and everything will be fine. Brute, what did you do here?" said Kuroi.

"I just killed some bugs," said the brute.

"Is that your final answer?" asked Kuroi.

"Sure," said the brute.

"I guess the only thing I can give you as a reward is death. Bankai!" said Kuroi.

Kuroi's spiritual pressure explodes as his Zanpakuto enters its Bankai state. His shihakusho becomes more skin-tight except for the lower part. The top part of his shihakusho becomes like a cape. His entire Zanpakuto is covered by black flame. His Zanpakuto becomes a pitch-black Claymore sword with black flame emanating from it.

"Dankesu no Kishi," said Kuroi.

Kuroi turns his head and looks at the shocked Orihime.

"Leave. I'll deal with them," said Kuroi.

"Ok," said Orihime.

Orihime starts to run away. Kuroi turns his head and looks at the duo of troublemakers.

"Now, I can deal with you both personally," said Kuroi.

"Ulquiorra, did he just say Bankai? Is he one of the people that we're looking for?" asked the brute.

"It's amazing how your senseless ruckus drew him out. He has black hair and the black Bankai. It's no way that he isn't Kuroi Hono. Yami, that's our target," said Ulquiorra.

"We're lucky! I saved us the time of hunting you down!" exclaimed Yami.

Yami tries to punch Kuroi, but he blocks him with his Zanpakuto.

"You ripped off Chad's arm, so I will take yours," said Kuroi.

Kuroi quickly jumps and cuts off Yami's right arm. Yami screams in pain. Kuroi jumps back and flash steps towards Yami. He quickly cuts Yami's stomach multiple times.

"Damn you, you brat!" exclaimed Yami.

"You are hardy. You live up to the name of brute, but you won't be standing for long," said Kuroi.

Kuroi holds his Zanpakuto and black flame circles around it.

"I advise you to move Yami. He's strong," said Ulquiorra.

"Shut up, Ulquiorra! I can deal with him," said Yami.

Kuroi brings his blade down and launches a Jigoku Piasa at Yami. Yami doesn't move and believes that he can just tank the attack, but he's sent flying and a large gash appears on the entire front of his body.

"I told you to dodge," said Ulquiorra.

Yami slowly stands up and he becomes angrier.

"I'm tired of your crap! Prepare to die!" exclaimed Yami.

Yami charges at Kuroi. Kuroi prepares to launch another Jigoku Piasa until he hears Orihime's voice.

"Watch out!" exclaimed Orihime.

"Orihime, I told you to-," said Kuroi.

Yami punches Kuroi in the stomach before he can finish his sentence. He spits out a lot of blood.

"Kuroi! I'm coming to help!" exclaimed Orihime.

"Stay back!" exclaimed Kuroi.

Orihime runs towards Yami, but she doesn't get close before Yammy slaps her away. Kuroi sees this and instantly pounces on the brute. He punches the brute and causes him to step back.

"You have a strong punch, but mine is stronger!" exclaimed Yami.

Yammy quickly winds up and punches Kuroi. Kuroi is sent flying into the barely conscious Orihime. Yami steps towards them and prepares to smash them with his fist. He brings his fist down, but a shield appears, blocking his attack. The shield instantly breaks after Yammy's fist touches it.

"Sorry we're late, Kuroi. I brought some help," said Ichigo.

Kuroi slowly lifts his head and sees Ichigo standing next to Kisuke and Yoruichi.

"I don't need help. Just get Orihime to safety," said Kuroi.

"Don't be stubborn. We can defeat them together," said Ichigo.

"The brute isn't really powerful, but he has a mean right hook. I don't know how strong the albino one is, but he's competent unlike the brute," said Kuroi.

"Stay back and rest. We'll deal with them," said Kisuke.

"They keep on coming one after the other. If you're here, I guess that you want to die as well!" exclaimed Yami.

Yami tries to smash the group, but Yoruichi jumps and grabs him. She proceeds to flip him over like he's a smaller pro wrestler. Yami quickly gets up and is angrier.

"I'll kill you, you piece of trash!" exclaimed Yami.

Yoruichi ignores the comment and jumps and kicks Yami in the face. Yoruichi grabs Yami's face and lands a chop on Yami's face causing Yami to fall to the ground. Yoruichi lands on the ground and walks towards the injured fighters.

"Yoruichi," said Orihime.

Yoruichi pulls a vial out of her pocket.

"Can you drink this?" asked Yoruichi.

"Bahahaha!" exclaimed Yami.

Yoruichi turns her head and sees Yami stand back up.

"You won't go down will you?" asked Yoruichi.

"I'm going to kill you! I swear I will!" exclaimed Yami.

Yami lowers his head and starts to charge a cero.

"He's charging a cero," said Yoruichi.

"There's no need to fret. I can deal with it," said Kisuke.

"No. This is my fight. I can easily overpower him," said Kuroi.

"You're too injured to fight him anymore. I got this," said Kisuke.

As Kisuke tries to say his Zanpakuto's name, Ichigo and the injured Kuroi charges towards the brute.

"Wait!" exclaimed Kisuke.

The two boys don't listen and continue to charge the brute. They jump and bring their blades up and charge their final attack. A few seconds pass and the brute releases the cero.

"Now!" exclaimed Kuroi.

"Jigsuga Pianso!" exclaimed the two soul reapers.

The two soul reapers bring their blades down and the two attacks collide and create a huge explosion. As the smoke clears, the brute is barely able to stand and is bleeding everywhere. Before Yami can continue to carry on an unwinnable fight, Ulquiorra punches Yami in the stomach.

"What are you doing, Ulquiorra?" asked Yammy weakly.

"You're out of your mind, you fool. All of them except for the girl are easily stronger than you. The best thing we can do is escape," said Ulquiorra.

A gateway appears and opens behind the two enemies.

"Are you guys just going to run like a bunch of cowards?" asked Kuroi.

"You are in no state to trash talk. I could easily kill you without breaking a sweat, but I'll admit that Lord Aizen was right. You are interesting," said Ulquiorra.