Those two mung-bean-sized eyes revealed absolute confidence!
But as the owner of Kyoka Suigetsu, Aizen's words were the least trustworthy of all!
Kisuke firmly believed in the theory he had proposed earlier.
Facing Aizen, he launched another offensive. "Bakudo #32, Okasen!"
Yellow in color, looking like lightning but actually flames, the Kido shot toward Aizen!
Casually raising his hand to block Okasen, Aizen was quite puzzled. "Urahara Kisuke, you should know that this has no effect on me, shouldn't you?"
"Indeed. Then how about this? Shunko!"
Following right after Okasen, Yoruichi seamlessly appeared above Aizen and swung her fist downward!
Boom-
That punch enhanced by Shunko shattered the ground beneath Aizen's feet, and his body sank slightly into the earth!
After that, Kisuke's attack arrived once more!
"Bind him, Benihime!"
Benihime extended and transformed into a red net, binding Aizen tightly!
"You think you can bind me with something like this?" Aizen asked in confusion as he turned his head.
Completely ignoring Aizen, Kisuke clenched Benihime's hilt and continued chanting.
"Hizatsugi Benihime: Juzu Tsunagi!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
On the red net, numerous fire beads appeared and detonated. Towering pillars of flame with tremendous force swallowed Aizen whole!
However-
this was merely preparation!
Not far away, Isshin swung his Zanpakuto.
"Getsuga Tensho!!"
Boom!
A violent explosion erupted once again!
Everyone stared expectantly at the center where Aizen stood.
However, what they received was only a flat, indifferent remark.
"Boring!"
"Shiba Isshin, Urahara Kisuke, Shihoin Yoruichi, I deliberately left the three of you for last because I wanted to see what you could offer me."
"But now it seems you are inferior even to Kurosaki Ichigo!"
"In that case, I'll just finish you off quickly!"
Aizen slowly walked out of the smoke.
That series of attacks just now achieved nothing except cutting a shallow gash on Aizen's forehead!
As he spoke, Aizen looked toward Gin, his mung-bean-like gaze deep and unfathomable.
"Gin, this time you won't continue letting Kurosaki Ichigo interfere with me, will you?"
"Of course!" Noticing Aizen's gaze, Gin's expression tightened as he spoke seriously.
"Captain Aizen, previously I didn't fully understand Kurosaki Ichigo's strength. That was my mistake!"
"Don't worry. This time, unless Kurosaki Ichigo steps over my corpse, I won't let him interfere with you!"
With that, ignoring the final battle between Aizen and Kisuke's group of three, Gin walked over to Ichigo.
"Yare yare, your sneak attack earlier really put me in a tough spot. Hiding your strength on purpose to deal with me, isn't that a bit lacking in martial ethics?" Gin said with a smiling face.
"What's wrong with that?" Ichigo glanced at Gin in confusion. "Aizen is an evil heretic, someone everyone has the right to eliminate!
"Any conspiratorial method, whether going undercover, sneak attacks, or poisoning, is all perfectly justified!
"Don't you think so, Ichimaru Gin?"
"Ahahaha, of course!" Gin replied in agreement.
Yet in his heart, a trace of shock surfaced!
Just now, it was merely tacit understanding between the two of them. So why did Ichigo now seem to be hinting that he knew his true strength as well?
And in fact, Ichigo really was hinting.
The current Aizen was not as strong as he was in the original work, and Ichigo did not want to gamble on the final Getsuga Tensho.
At the same time, Gin's death was one of the lingering injustices felt by many Bleach's fans back then, and Ichigo wanted to try to change that fate!
"So, are you really going to stop me? This is a war. I only want to target Aizen. It has nothing to do with you!"
Ichigo hinted again, hoping that Gin would let him pass once more.
But this time, after a failed test, Gin no longer dared to let Ichigo through.
"That won't do. I already promised Captain Aizen, you see!"
Gin's attitude was resolute!
Seeing this, Ichigo had no other choice. He needed to conserve his strength to deal with Aizen, and Gin was the same. With no possibility of reaching an agreement now, silence was the best option.
The two of them stood facing each other in wordless silence, quietly waiting.
Moments later, with a burst of Reiatsu, Kisuke and the other two were blasted away by Aizen.
They were sent crashing down in three separate places, lying on the ground, unable to rise.
Aizen slowly walked forward. At the same time, the cocoon stage ended. Aizen broke free from the shell, and his familiar appearance once again emerged before everyone's eyes!
"This place is quite leisurely, isn't it, Gin?" Aizen said calmly.
"Well, it can't be helped. After all, Kurosaki Ichigo is astonishingly strong. Being able to hold him back is enough for me. Leaving the actual finishing blow to Captain Aizen is only proper!"
"No problem. This is sufficient as it is!" Aizen said, casting a wary glance at Ichigo.
If the Aizen from the original work completely ignored Ichigo, then the current Aizen, because of the existence of the game he had perceived, was extremely wary of Ichigo.
"Let's go directly to Soul Society, Gin. Behind Kurosaki Ichigo lies something even I cannot fully understand. I'll deal with him after I ascend to the supreme height!"
Bringing Gin with him, Aizen opened a Senkaimon and departed unhurriedly.
From beginning to end, Ichigo never pursued them further.
Watching this scene, the people in the live broadcast room were anxious.
"Chase him! Why aren't you chasing?"
"Aizen is going to sacrifice the entire Karakura Town. Did Ichigo realize he can't win and just give up?"
"That's not right. This isn't Ichigo's style at all!"
However, amid everyone's confusion, Ichigo hadn't stood there for long before Isshin forced himself to stand up.
"What are you spacing out for? Let's go, we're going to save Karakura Town!!"
Only after Isshin stood up did Ichigo follow him into the Senkaimon opened by Isshin.
Seeing Ichigo like this, Isshin seemed to realize something.
"Cough, Ichigo, aren't you going to ask what we're planning to use to deal with Aizen? Just now, Yoruichi and I, as well as Urahara Kisuke, all failed to defeat Aizen, didn't we?"
Ichigo looked at Isshin speechlessly.
"You call that losing? You and Yoruichi didn't even use Bankai, and Urahara Kisuke only showed his Bankai for a moment before stopping, didn't he?"
Speaking of which, there are many instances of fake fights and staged performances in Naruto, the most famous being Itachi's act against Sasuke.
But in Bleach World, there is also such a battle, and that is precisely this fight between these three and Aizen.