Bleach : Begins with a Contract with the Departed Souls of the Uchiha Chapter 282 282: Urahara Kisuke... Escapes

Facing Ren's seemingly sincere but regretful expression, Urahara Kisuke gave a cold laugh.

The severe pain radiating from his shoulder caused his pale face to twist even more.

"Hmph... crocodile tears, nothing more."

"The two Grand Kido Chiefs and the captains lying here were all set up by you. Are you really saying this now?"

Urahara Kisuke glanced at Aizen beside him, a flicker of regret in his eyes.

Originally, he had wanted to take advantage of the mont Aizen and Ren were at each other's throats to escape with Hirako and the others.

But now it seed Ren hadn't given him that chance.

Ren had decisively abandoned his conflict with Aizen and turned to deal with him first.

With that thought, Urahara Kisuke looked at Ren once more.

Those eyes no longer held their usual gloom or falseness, and there was no more avoidance.

Perhaps facing such a desperate situation allowed him to shed his layers of disguise, facing his great enemy with the core personality from the depths of his soul.

Urahara Kisuke no longer backed down, staring back at Ren without a trace of fear.

He stood his ground against the heinous murderer before him!

Ren curled his lips into a look of admiration.

"A fine gaze. Now that's a man!"

At this mont, although Urahara Kisuke was still slightly immature compared to the seasoned veteran he was in Ren's mory, he was filled with courage.

He possessed a spirit unafraid of sacrifice.

On the contrary, it made Ren feel even more sorry for him.

To die so silently and miserably at his hands!

Ren raised his hand, his fingers forming a claw, and reached toward Urahara Kisuke from a distance.

"Then offer your Reiatsu, your life, and your knowledge all to !"

"Pay with your life to atone for your previous deceptions!"

Urahara Kisuke let out a muffled groan, feeling his surging Reiatsu draining away rapidly.

It was as if a black hole had ford on him, drinking his power greedily.

Not just Reiatsu—Urahara Kisuke could feel his energy and physical vitality also draining away, an unprecedented sense of weakness washing over him.

Looking down, Urahara Kisuke saw his only remaining fair and clean hand wrinkling at a visible speed.

The skin on his arm aged, becoming shriveled, aging hundreds of years in an instant.

He jerked his head up, the skin on his face tightening and similarly covered in deep wrinkles.

He looked at Ren in utter disbelief.

"Surrendering life and Reiatsu... so that's what it ant."

'Dammit!'

'The contract this guy made back then actually hid such a loophole!'

Setting aside the two guards by Ren's side, even with the ability he was showing now, Kisuke couldn't resist if he wanted to.

No.

Perhaps... he had lost the chance to resist from the very beginning!

At this thought, Urahara Kisuke's expression darkened.

His ntal resistance suddenly slackened.

This loosening made it easier for Ren to absorb Urahara Kisuke's power.

The efficiency was even higher than when Urahara Kisuke was resisting.

Just as Urahara Kisuke was about to give up, a white figure suddenly appeared before him.

The figure grabbed Ren's wrist.

Urahara Kisuke imdiately felt the powerful suction vanish.

He let out a sigh of relief.

But when he saw the back of this person, a sense of surreal absurdity sprouted in his heart.

"Tōsen?!"

The person blocking Ren's movents was indeed Tōsen.

Urahara Kisuke couldn't believe that Tōsen, who clearly wasn't going to intervene just now, would change his mind!

He even personally stepped in to confront Ren head-on.

Seeing Tōsen's gentle smile, Ren frowned.

"Sousuke, what is the aning of this?"

"Nothing."

Sousuke gave a slight smile.

At that mont, Shisui flickered to his side, holding a short blade against his neck.

This act triggered a chain reaction.

"Lord Tōsen!"

Kana noticed the movents on the field and hurriedly used Shunpo, arriving behind Ren at top speed.

He raised his Zanpakuto and swung it fiercely at Ren's neck.

!!!

The sound of tal clashing rang out as Tōsen's face paled.

"Blind man, you're attacking our general right away?!"

Fushiguro Toji, holding Benihi, blocked Kana's blade at the critical mont.

The atmosphere on the field beca tense once again.

Only Ichimaru Gin remained motionless, his squinted eyes opening just a crack, looking at the scene with a hint of surprise.

Then he closed his eyes again, wearing his usual smile, doing nothing but standing there.

"Lieutenant Tōsen, you moved too fast; I couldn't react at all."

"It's fine, Gin. This is still too early for you."

As he spoke, Tōsen's gaze swept over the situation.

"Even I cannot be careless on a battlefield like this."

He looked at Ren with a teasing tone.

"Senior, could you not be so reactive? It makes it look like you're very afraid of ."

"I am afraid of you," Ren admitted bluntly.

Seeing Ren's calm expression, Tōsen smiled and then probed further.

"Then can we return to the previous situation and put down our weapons? This tense state isn't exactly suitable for conversation."

"I'll show my sincerity first, shall I?"

With that, Tōsen released his grip on Ren.

But Ren flipped his wrist and took the opportunity to grab Tōsen's wrist instead.

Ren's strength was imnse; Tōsen could feel a constricting pain from his wrist.

Then he heard Ren's heavy voice.

"I've caught you, Sousuke."

"Senior, how can you be sure the one you caught is really ?"

Tōsen tilted his head slightly, the lenses of his glasses reflecting light, obscuring his true expression.

Ren stared at Tōsen and said without hesitation, "I haven't been affected by your ability."

"Really? Are you so certain, Senior?"

Tōsen's lips curled into a mysterious smile.

"Perhaps, while you weren't paying attention, you already beca a captive of Kyōka Suigetsu?"

"And yet you remain unaware, trapped in a false illusion I've woven specifically for you, taking this falsehood for reality."

Hearing this, Ren frowned, then quickly returned to normal.

"Sousuke, don't underestimate ."

"My Zanpakuto's ability is to cut through all things. Don't you forget that!"

Ren's words surprised Tōsen.

"Senior's ability... can cut not only physical objects but even illusory things like a Zanpakuto's power?"

"You don't believe ?" Ren said deeply.

If it were before Ren's Bankai, relying only on his Shikai, he might have been intimidated by Tōsen's trickery.

But after his Bankai, his Zanpakuto wasn't limited to physical objects—it could even cut through conceptual things like fate and causality!

The hypnosis of Kyōka Suigetsu was a simple matter to sever.

Ren said with a look of disdain, "Then how about a wager?"

Seeing Ren so confident, Tōsen felt uncertain.

He hadn't actually hypnotized Ren; his previous words were just a bluff, but he hadn't expected this reaction.

'How could his own Zanpakuto not have such a heaven-defying ability?'

While Kyōka Suigetsu's absolute hypnosis was strong, it was built upon his own formidable Reiatsu and precise operation.

Once a Soul Reaper's Reiatsu got close to his, the effect of absolute hypnosis would be greatly diminished.

If the ability of Kyōka Suigetsu possessed unparalleled destructive power like Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka, or the pure offensive power Ren had...

Then why would he be so constrained now?

With that thought, Tōsen's gaze flickered over his Zanpakuto, a hint of dissatisfaction crossing his mind.

He smiled as usual. "Senior never lies; naturally, I believe your words."

"So now, could you let go of my wrist?"

Ren held on tightly, with no intention of letting go. "Why did you stop ?"

Just as Tōsen was about to speak, Ren continued, "Before, when I was preparing to use Benihi's Bankai to give Kisuke and the others the final blow, you deliberately released your aura to make notice, didn't you?"

Powerful contractors like Kisuke were easier for Ren to reclaim Reiatsu from after being injured.

As for Hirako and the others, they were just extra.

Ren wanted to establish a stronger connection with them first before taking back their power.

But at that mont, he had been interrupted by Tōsen.

Tōsen nodded with a smile, admitting to Ren's claim.

He answered, "Because it's interesting."

"Interesting?"

"Senior has also seen Urahara Kisuke's abilities. Don't you think it's more interesting to let him live and continue showing his talent?"

"Just for that reason?"

"Precisely for that reason."

Hearing Tōsen's candid response, Ren narrowed his eyes.

Based on his understanding of Tōsen, it wasn't impossible for Tōsen to have designs on Urahara Kisuke after seeing his intellect.

There was a high probability that Tōsen's words were true.

Seeing Ren remain silent for a mont, Tōsen said, "If Senior is worried about Urahara Kisuke's revenge, there's no need. I will keep a constant eye on him."

"Besides, isn't Senior's operation about to begin? Regardless of whether the final result is a success or failure, there's no need to worry."

Ren's voice sank. "You know my plan?"

Seeing Ren's expression, Tōsen understood his thoughts.

"Rest assured, Senior, I haven't planted any spies."

"Although I'm very interested in Senior's movents, you hide things too deeply and your defenses are too strict. I simply couldn't interfere."

Tōsen had tried planting spies in the Stealth Force before, or trying to turn so of the mbers.

But those he managed to plant were only minor characters who couldn't access high-level secrets.

He had also tried to turn the middle and upper managent of the Stealth Force.

But they were completely unmoved and extrely vigilant, likely having been warned by Ren.

As for Ren's bases outside the Rukongai, he had found one, but it was also heavily guarded, leaving him no opening.

He'd had no choice but to give up.

Ren gave a cold laugh.

"Sousuke, you are certainly sincere."

"I am always sincere toward Senior."

"I wasn't complinting you."

Ren complained, then shook his head.

"No."

"I still can't let Kisuke and the others go. I don't leave people who threaten alive overnight."

"So that's how it is." Tōsen wasn't annoyed after hearing this; he just kept smiling.

At that mont, a hurried shout suddenly rang out from Kisuke's side.

"Lord Urahara, get ready!"

"We're leaving!"

Hearing the voice, Ren's expression changed slightly.

He quickly turned his head and saw Tessai Tsukabishi beside Urahara Kisuke, hands pressed together. Tessai slamd his hands on the ground and shouted.

"[SPACE TRANSFER]!"

As he spoke, a Kido formation lit up on the ground, glowing with a faint light, enveloping Kisuke, Hirako, and the others.

After briefly stopping Urahara Kisuke's bleeding, he had remained silent, secretly setting up an escape technique. This space transfer could send them to the World of the Living—a place with many humans and one of the few areas where the Seireitei had little control, making it extrely convenient for them to hide.

Seeing this, Ren shouted, "Shisui!"

Shisui understood imdiately.

He used Shunpo to reach the glowing Kido formation, his arm surfacing with a layer of pale pink scales as he thrust his short blade toward Urahara Kisuke.

Urahara Kisuke's aged face turned even paler at the sight.

But Shisui's blade stopped firmly in front of Urahara Kisuke, a transparent mbrane rising out of thin air between them.

No matter how much power Shisui unleashed, he couldn't pierce it.

Tessai Tsukabishi's voice was confident: "Lord Urahara, please rest assured. The space inside is absolutely safe!"

The forbidden Space Transfer technique was complete!

Although they were still physically there, they were effectively in a different world from the ground outside the spell; it was unbreakable!

"Is that so?"

Seeing that Shisui couldn't do it, Ren decided to act himself.

His Zanpakuto would have no problem breaking through world boundaries!

He released Tōsen's wrist and was about to step forward, but Tōsen flipped his hand and grabbed Ren's wrist in turn.

Just as Ren had done to Tōsen earlier.

"Senior, you really don't give up."

"Sousuke!"

Because of Tōsen's pull, Ren lost his last chance to finish them off.

The light from Tessai Tsukabishi's Kido grew even brighter, becoming blinding.

Boom!

With a short, powerful muffled sound, the light instantly vanished.

The ground where Urahara Kisuke and the others had been was stripped bare, exposing the soil beneath.

Along with it, they had all vanished.

Seeing this, Ren imdiately turned to Tōsen.

"Tōsen, was your entanglent just now ant to buy ti for them to escape?"

"You really want to anger that much!"

Ren hadn't noticed Tessai Tsukabishi's movents at all?

Even if Tessai was the Grand Kido Chief and his skill was superb, Ren should have been able to sense sothing!

"As expected of Senior, you saw through my thoughts easily, just a bit too late," Tōsen said nonchalantly, as if he didn't see the anger flickering on Ren's face.

Kyōka Suigetsu's absolute hypnosis was exceptionally advanced when it ca to illusions.

But it wasn't the only illusion he knew!

Using Kido to mask Tessai Tsukabishi's Reiatsu fluctuations wasn't difficult for him!

Even with his masking, a trace of abnormality was inevitable.

However, Ren's attention had been entirely on him, so he naturally hadn't noticed that slight anomaly.

Tōsen showed a triumphant smile.

"Senior, this is my return gift for last night. Are you satisfied?"

"Last night?" Ren's brows furrowed. "Last night's events and the change in the Central 46's orders this morning—that was your doing, wasn't it? I haven't even settled the score with you, and you dare co looking for ?"

"Of course."

Tōsen nodded and slowly released Ren's wrist.

This ti, Ren didn't grab him back; his hand subconsciously moved toward the Zanpakuto at his waist.

Seeing Ren's movent, Tōsen also grew alert.

A hint of gloom appeared on his face as he said, "Last night, Senior brought Kyōraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jūshirō here and sent out Shisui and the others. It wasn't just to kill Kyōraku with ."

"I suspect you also intended to join forces with Kyōraku and the others to eliminate instead?"

"After all, in Senior's heart, I'm much more troubleso than Kyōraku and his lot, aren't I?"

Ren remained vague for a mont.

Just as Tōsen said, he indeed had such thoughts.

Last night, when he sent Shisui with the elites, it was for him to act as the situation dictated.

If Tōsen had the advantage, they would kill Kyōraku.

If Kyōraku had the advantage, they would kill Tōsen!

If it were a stalemate, they would play the oriole and kill everyone!

Unfortunately, Tōsen was too sharp and hard to fool.

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