Sparring

As the sun begins to set, 4th Division 3rd Seat Yasochika Iemura directs his subordinates to tend to the wounded Shinigami present, with Byakuya being seen to by the second and third squads, Komamura being treated by the seventh, tenth, eleventh, and thirteenth squads.

Ichigo went towards Orihime who was busy observing the 4th squad medics treating Byakuya. He hugged her from behind, startling her.

"Kya!" Orihime squealed and looked behind her to see Ichigo burying his head into her shoulder.

"H-hi Ichigo." Orihime greeted him with a blush on her face. Ichigo smiled.

"Hi Orihime. You look beautiful in this uniform. Where did ya steal it from?" Ichigo asked her. Orihime blushed shyly at being caught red handed.

"I... I... Ummm...." Orihime stuttered. Ichigo chuckled and kissed her.

"It's alright, Orihime." Ichigo whispered. They stayed in that position quietly.

" You wanna help them, Orihime? " Ichigo asked her. Orihime nodded.

" Mhm. " She replied to him. Ichigo grabbed her hand and they walked towards a heavily injured Komamura who was protesting against the medics who want to treat him.

"I refuse to be treated first! There are others who are injured when the traitors revealed themselves. Please, go treat them first!" Komamura waved the medics off.

"But sir—

" Are ya deaf or something? " Komamura glared at them. Ichigo and Orihime arrived in front of them.

" What's going on? " Ichigo asked them. Co-3rd Seat of the 4th Division and Leader of 1st Relief Team, Yasochika Iemura looked at him.

"It's nothing—

" Please. Just answer. We're not enemies anymore. " Ichigo looked at Iemura with a serious face. Iemura nodded.

" Apologies, ryoka. Captain Komamura refuses treatment and insists that we go treat the other injured Shinigami. " Iemura explained. Ichigo nodded and looked at Orihime.

" Orihime. Can you heal him? " Ichigo asked her. Orihime nodded repeatedly.

"I can! " Orihime quickly knelt beside Komamura. Komamura looked at her.

"What can a little girl like you do to help?" He grumbled. Orihime looked at him and smiled sweetly. But she had a dark ominous aura around her.

" If you would like to be fully healed, I suggest you stay quiet and be patient." Orihime threatened him. Komamura gulped in fear.

"Y-yes. Captain Unohana—I mean, little girl." Komamura muttered.

'Is she Unohana's daughter or something? ' He thought to himself. Orihime nodded.

"Shun'ō, Ayame. Sōten Kisshun, I reject!" Orihime muttered. After the incantation, Orihime summons Ayame and Shun'ō who were the hairpins on her head to form a half-oval barrier around Komamura.

The barrier was orange in color.

Komamura and the rest of the medics watched in awe as Komamura's wounds were disappearing at a fast rate.

"So fast.... It's even faster than mine and Lieutenant Isane's technique's healing speed." Iemura muttered in awe.

After Komamura's wounds were fully healed, the barrier disappeared. Komamura slowly stood up and looked over himself.

"I feel fine now...." He muttered and looked at Orihime who was smiling at him. The Captain of the 7th Division immediately bowed deeply at her.

"Thank you uh....." Komamura looked at her while still bowing.

"Orihime." Orihime told him her name. Komamura returned to bowing.

"Thank you for your help, Orihime-san." Komamura thanked her gratefully. Orihime bowed back.

" It's no problem. I just wanted to help. " Orihime replied. Komamura stood up straight and nodded at her.

"I must get going now. Thank you again, Orihime-san." He thanked her again and walked away to find Hisagi.

Orihime looked at Ichigo who was smiling at her. "C'mon, Orihime. Let's go find Rukia. She's probably talking with Byakuya." Ichigo held out his hand. Orihime grabbed it and he pulled her up.

"Let's go." Orihime muttered and they walked away from the medics.

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"Chad-san, do you know where Ichigo is?" Orihime asked the tall man. Chad looked at her and shrugged.

"I don't know. He was already gone when I woke up." Chad answered with a frown on his face. Orihime sighed.

"Kurosaki probably got himself in trouble again." Uryū grumbled. Suddenly, they felt an enormous spiritual pressure engulfing them. Orihime who couldn't handle the pressure, knelt down on the ground and started coughing.

Uryū and Chad weren't doing any better. The spiritual pressure only lasted for a few seconds, but then it disappeared without a trace.

"What was that?" Chad asked.

"It's Kurosaki's spiritual pressure." Uryū muttered weakly. Chad helped Orihime get up.

"We gotta go find it..." Orihime muttered weakly. Chad looked at her with a concerned face.

"Are you sure, Inoue-san?" Chad asked her. Orihime nodded.

"Yes. I want to see what Ichigo is doing." Orihime smiled at him.

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Before Orihime and her friends felt the giant burst of Reiatsu. We go to somewhere else.

" I'm even stronger than before, old man! So don't hold back!" Ichigo shouted at Yamamoto with a big grin on his face.

Currently, Ichigo and Yamamoto were sparring. It was Ichigo's idea. He barged into Yamamoto's office and demanded to spar with him.

After a bit of convincing, Yamamoto finally agreed to spar with Ichigo. So here they are, in one of the training grounds of the Shin'o Academy, sparring.

"We shall see, boy." Yamamoto replied to him. Ichigo looked around him. He saw a crowd of students and teachers surrounding the training grounds.

He looked up to see more students and teachers watching from the academy building.

Ichigo grinned and looked back at Yamamoto. "We have a lot of kids watching, old man. Why not give them a good show? " Ichigo suggested. Yamamoto sighed.

" And potentially destroying the whole academy and killing the students and teachers because of that?" Yamamoto asked back. Ichigo sighed.

" I wish we have a barrier or something. " Ichigo grumbled. Suddenly, Unohana appeared in between him and Yamamoto.

" What do you two think you're doing?" Unohana asked them with a sweet bu scary smile on her face. Yamamoto looked at her.

"It was the boy's idea." Yamamoto explained. Ichigo looked at him with a baffled face.

"You agreed to it." Ichigo grumbled back. Unohana sighed. The trio stayed there in silence.

" How about this? You two will spar under my conditions. " Unohana suggested. Ichigo and Yamamoto looked at her, clearly interested.

"Condition number 1, no Bankai." Unohana looked at Yamamoto who nodded.

"Condition number 2, even when in your Shikai do not use all of your powers. This is a spar, not a battle to the death. " Unohana looked at Ichigo who shrugged.

" Condition number 3, Bakudō and Hadō spells under #70 are allowed. Condition number 4, be mindful of the students, if you think one of your techniques is going to hit them, don't use it. And lastly, spar. No low blows, slashes to the neck or any strikes that could potentially be life threatening. Am I clear? " Unohana looked at them with a serious face. Ichigo and Yamamoto didn't answer.

"Am. I. Clear?" Unohana looked at them with a gloomy and menacing face.

"Yes ma'am." They replied clearly. Unohana smiled in satisfaction. She looked at the students who were surrounding the training ground.

"Students and teachers! Please stand to the side of the training grounds! The spar is about to begin!" Unohana ordered. The students and staff of Shin'o Academy quickly moved to the side of the training grounds, they weren't about to disobey a captain's orders anytime soon.

The trio waited patiently. When everyone was standing at the sides of the training grounds, Unohana nodded in satisfaction.

"Are you ready?" Unohana looked at Yamamoto and Ichigo. They raised their weapons and nodded.

"Then begin—

" Wait a minute!!! "

They looked at Zaraki who was running towards them with an angry face. Zaraki arrived beside Unohana.

"Woman! I thought you wanted to teach me this Zanjutsu shit! Why the fuck are you here?! " Zaraki asked her with a grumpy frown. Unohana giggled.

" I'm here to be the referee of the spar between Ichigo-san and Captain Commander Yamamoto. " Unohana pointed at the two people she was mentioning. Zaraki looked at them.

"I thought you training me to get stronger is your lifelong goal or something. Clearly it meant something to you, so I said yes to your offer." Zaraki grumbled. Unohana patted his shoulder.

" I will teach you Zanjutsu after the spar is over, Zaraki. You can stand beside me and watch the spar for now. " Unohana suggested. Zaraki sighed.

" Yeah yeah. No need to be so demanding, woman. " Zaraki grumbled and walked away. Unohana smiled and shook her head.

She looked at the two sparring partners again. They were looking at her with an angry expression. Unohana nodded and she had a serious expression on again.

" Begin!"

To be continued....