[Seireitei] The Streets

Raizen's eyes wandered toward this newcomer. He had no idea who this person was, aside from the part where he was referred to as Kenpachi as well, but he could tell the man was quite powerful indeed. After a few moments of consideration for how this fight would likely progress, his gaze was dragged away by the sudden appearance, once again, of Niwatoko Benihime. It seemed like he could not avoid these moments of share space between this redhead and himself, but now was such a moment that he could assume it wasn't like the other times.

While Tamao was still in front of him, this black-haired man sheathed the miniature sword he carried into a crucifix worn around his neck. Nijo Kenpachi had not seen this, so there were some assumptions made by the Ouin-wielding male. "That was a pretty solid use of your Zanpakutou. Darn shame, though. That won't hold a candle to my power now!" he taunted. In the meantime, the new challenger had his goatee and hair trimmed by the blade of Tamao, which was something he followed up by rubbing the smooth sides of his face. "Haven't felt this face in a couple of centuries. Good you haven't lost your touch." With that said, he stepped around the woman to be able to view this alleged "Kenpachi" directly. "Let's get two things straight, kiddo. First, you ain't a Kenpachi. I would have made that clear last time, but... better late than never." With that said, this man continued stepping forward, placing his right hand upon the sword at his hip. "Whatever you say. I'll stomp a hole in you and that tiny Shikai of yours, just like last time," the Kenpachi continued to taunt.

"... Second. I didn't use my Zanpakutou on those Menos, and I didn't use it on you during that fight, bub. I wasn't trying to kill you that day, but then you went and pissed me off." As if to prove his point, even though he knew the Ouin-powered man would never live to understand it, he drew his sword and slashed outward in a single, deft movement. The arc of its mighty swing sent forth a shock wave sharp and powerful enough to cleave through Nijo Kenpachi, bifurcating him where he stood. The now-former Captain's eyes widened, but no words were able to leave his mouth as his two halves fell to the ground below. "Not even Shikai. Fuckin' pussy ass."

It seemed like this newcomer was satisfied with his haircut and Tamamura smiled like a happy school girl for reasons unknown to everyone else. "Of course I haven't," she said about the idea of losing her touch under any circumstances. Moving right along Benihime consumed a lollipop while leaning against her Captain, though she wasn't under any strain while she'd been dealing with the Menos or being in this area in general, the addition of this former Kenpachi had pushed her towards the edges of her tolerance. Beyond all this, she was also not in the best of moods, but she'd still been doing her job, aside from her personal research, and as such... she had news to share with the woman. "Hai hai," the girl managed to say, taking a very specific line of sight so as to not make eye contact with the Vice-Captain of the 10th Division. Akiko for all her general complaints about the girl, didn't seem to mind her leaning against her right at the moment.

Soon a rather stunning sight was to beheld, and that was the former Kenpachi dealing with the rouge one, in a single deft sweep of his sealed sword. Juri looked stunned, Akiko looked about normal for herself given she had expected this outcome and Tamamura looked pleased beyond natural reason. "Welcome back, Inuzuri!~" were the words of Tamao. While Benihime seemed to be just as stunned as everyone else, more so even, "Sugei, that's... frightening. Guess I won't be doing my combat upkeep in the 11th anymore..." she managed, which made her Captain chuckle. "Oh that's frightening... I don't get you," she said to the girl. The Captain Commander who'd been quiet for the duration of this endeavor walked towards the fallen body of the former Kenpachi and retrieved the Ouin as it came back together, taking it to return it where it belonged. "Alright that's one crisis averted. Inuzuri Kenpachi, you're free to return to your Division. I would ask you not kill anyone you don't like, transfer them instead." said the Captain Commander as they walked off. "You're all dismissed."

Following the sheathing of his blade, the man named Inuzuri Kenpachi placed a hand upon the back of his neck, and went on to twist his head until his neck popped in each direction. "Tch! Damn. I forgot not to cut through the haori. Whatever," he said. With that, he took his leave with the intention of scouting his old Division to see what its members were made of now.

Raizen's eyes were set on the red-haired 5th Seat of the 12th, and he found it strange that she had not even looked in his direction, unlike most of their encounters thus far. It somehow seemed like something being done on purpose, which made Raizen believe something was amiss. He felt strangely about this, and couldn't explain to himself why this was the case, but he left it alone regardless. For the time being, he decided to go against his earlier word of meeting with Michi again to return to his Division. He was quite sure the blonde would understand why he'd taken a detour, given the circumstances.

Akiko was walking about the Seireitei thinking of the best possible method of alerting the other Captains to the potential dangers surfacing. Of course, there was a certain amount of secrecy required for this, and though she was a person of many secrets she imagined the two who were actually working on this problem had many more. She seemed somewhat agitated as she moved about her ears ruffled and spiky as her tails swayed in a most annoyed fashion as she walked. Even her normally enjoyed lollipop was getting the concentration of her teeth as she moved through the area. 'I really can't believe I was cut of the research, everything else aside... I'm pissed about that...' she thought as she gave one final crunch to the lollipop destroying it in the process and leaving herself a stick to chew on as narrow golden eyes seemed to search the streets. She supposed speaking with Captains and alerting them directly should be something done first, but she so rarely left her own laboratory that she found wandering to initially be the best thing to do.

During the time in which the Captain Ayatsuki wandered the streets, another Shinigami sporting a Captain's haori walked the streets as well. This particular Captain was a blonde male who sported the haori of the 9th Division. He seemed to be on his way toward the barracks of his own Division, but he was brought to a pause when he crossed the path of the pink-haired scientist. "Ohayou, Ayatsuki-taichou," he said with a brief and casual bow toward the woman. "You seem like something is amiss. Is everything alright?"

"Ohayou, Ikaruga-taichou," said Akiko, the bow was a bit too much for her, but she managed to only continuing holding tension right between her brows instead of her face giving off the aura that she wished to kill something. Soon enough this Captain of the 9th Division hinted that he'd figured something was wrong with her, a smirk crept up on the woman's lips as she moved the stick of the lollipop she'd so recently finished around in her mouth. "Something is always 'amiss'. I was thinking of getting rid of my 5th seat, and also... something I should tell you about," she said a as her brows furrowed seemingly endlessly. She stepped a bit closer and lowered the tone of her voice to a casual whisper nothing would seem amiss, just two Captain's casually conversing. "Members of the Gotei seem to be going rogue. And before you ask, I don't know how or why yet," she said with a curt nod. "My fifth seat ended up having to kill the 4th seat of the 11th when he attacked her... strange behavior has been noted a bit more frequently lately, and I have to get to the bottom of it." she said knowing this man was one of the few who took such matters rather seriously. "Keep your eyes open for anything like that, and it should be dealt with accordingly." she said, it was an easy enough story, but... she anticipated questions, and questions were the bane of her existence right now because she honestly had no more answers than anyone else did, but perhaps... this was the point. She couldn't help but smirk at this fact as she removed one lollipop stick from her mouth and traded it for another more complete one.

"Oh? Your 5th Seat is the one from the Tournament of Power, is she not? If you're looking to transfer that one, I could gladly make more room in the Ikaruga Unit for an additional member. I'm sure Noel has had enough of being the youngest," the man spoke ever so casually, seeming to believe nothing was actually strange here, aside from some possible disagreements between this woman and one of her newest subordinates. Soon, though, he was given a bit of hushed information regarding renegade members of the Seireitei's forces. If nothing else, Ikaruga Jin was a Captain who'd see such things brought to an end for the sake of justice in the Soul Society alone. As such, there would be no questions from him. "Hai. I will mobilize the Ikaruga Unit at once, and we'll report any findings to you for your understanding."

It seemed the 5th seat of the 12th Division had made a bit more of a name for herself, than Akiko knew she would have liked. The idea of her joining the 9th Division and being subjugated to the type of rules enforced by Ikaruga Jin were almost enough to make the scientist a bit giddy. But given what the girl had actually shown as far as her mental prowess was concerned, it seemed a bit rude to do so. And though the girl annoyed her to no end, Akiko did at least respect her intelligence enough to not want to turn her over to a situation she would hate completely, especially since they'd made up in the Tournament of Power. "I'll keep it in mind, but I have a feeling that situation will work itself out. Plus, her battle prowess aside, I think you'd bump heads with her a bit," Akiko said. The phrasing of this statement was a bit ambiguous but she knew for a fact her fifth seat wasn't at all fond of just ideals nor being outward in any of her dealings. Making the 9th Division's Captain a liability to the young woman and thus someone she wouldn't trust at all. Even so there was another to be offered up, one she thought would likely be happy to hear such news. "But... Mako-chan said she wanted a transfer, to you specifically. You can definitely have her if you like," she said mentioning her 7th seat who always seemed to be spending her spare time with the other female members of the Ikaruga Unit.

Beyond this point though the man had no questions about what else Akiko had to say. She'd forgotten that unlike the Captain of the 10th Division and her wayward 5th seat, not everyone questioned everything, anytime it was spoken to them. She seemed contented by the knowledge that he would look into this without any further questions, for the sake of her own knowledge without even knowing what she was looking for. It was almost the perfect set up for a blind case study. "Alright, thank you... you should be warned though... All accounts say these people are out for blood if they attack. Don't let anything unnecessary happen to your Unit while you work," mentioned the Captain of the 12th in passing.

"Nanaya-chan? I could see that working out spectacularly. She's been friends with Noel and the others since the academy. She'd be welcomed with open arms," he said about the lass whom he'd seen on numerous accounts due to her connection to his sister and subordinate. As for now, Jin kept in mind that he would have to be calling for the Ikaruga Unit at his earliest convenience, but another warning came from the Captain of the 12th Division before he moved out. "So then, dealt with accordingly would mean we're expected to kill where necessary? Huh, mendokusai... I only hope my own members are not part of whatever group we're dealing with. Arigatou gozaimasu!" With that said, the 9th Division's Captain was off to rally his troops and begin patrolling.

The departure of Ikaruga Jin was taken as freedom to speak by another Captain, who'd previously been close enough to begin eavesdropping on the recent conversation. Now that he had isolated Akiko, he stepped into plain view, and addressed her. "Yare yare. More problems, already. You never seem to be getting any rest, Aya-chan."

"Oh, I know. She mentions it all the time, her little club activities. How she misses her friends... I've been meaning to get around to it, but stuff has been happening all over the place for so long. I'll be sure to get you the paper work," Akiko said with a nod of consideration for her now 7th Seat. That young woman in particular was rather interesting, but she'd outlasted her usefulness as an experiment within the 12th Division and she didn't maintain a lot of clout as a scientist of her own so the transfer would be mutually beneficial. Her final warning to the Captain of the 9th Division seemed to be understood completely. "Me too, let me know if you come across anything which requires my attention," she said as the final words to this man.

But it seemed that Akiko wouldn't get to rest after her conversation with the 9th Division's Captain as the Captain of a different division soon showed himself to have been listening to her previous conversation. Her eyes narrowed only slightly as she flicked them in his direction. "Namikaze-taichou, let's be honest, I'm a scientist. I was never going to get anything near a proper amount of rest," she said as a moment of minor humor before moving on. "I assume you heard most of that..."