Some time later, Tsuna brought Tatsuki, Ichigo, and Orihime to the Urahara Shop.
Under Tsuna's guidance, Tatsuki and Ichigo had already begun to grasp the basics of their Fullbring. This visit to the shop was to ask Urahara Kisuke for help setting up some practical combat training so the two of them could fully master their abilities.
As the saying goes—
you hesitate to beat up your own people, so you let someone else do it.
Even Abarai Renji in the future would entrust training his daughter to Madarame Ikkaku.
Tatsuki's Fullbring
Tatsuki's Fullbring manifested as something resembling a karate uniform wrapped around her body.
However, the gi looked slightly translucent—similar to how Ichigo appeared wearing a faint, incomplete Shihakushō when he first learned Fullbring in the original story.
For Tatsuki, this form made perfect sense.
She had practiced martial arts since childhood, so basing her Fullbring on a karate uniform was only natural.
Still, seeing Tatsuki in that outfit—with her short hair and fighting stance—kept making Tsuna think of a fighting game character named Makoto from Street Fighter.
No.
Tatsuki looked far better than Makoto.
At least, that was what Tsuna believed.
Ichigo's Fullbring
Ichigo's Fullbring, however, was completely different from the original storyline.
Since this Ichigo had never been a Substitute Shinigami, his Fullbring didn't resemble a Shinigami at all.
In its initial stage, Ichigo's Fullbring appeared as a longbow formed from two strands of black flame.
But it was only a bow.
There was no string.
And certainly no arrows.
During sparring with Tatsuki, he had been completely beaten down. The bow barely enhanced his combat ability and instead restricted his movements.
Because of that, Ichigo had been holding in a lot of frustration.
Once his Fullbring was fully developed, he planned to pay Tatsuki back for all the beatings.
Orihime's Situation
As for Orihime, after Tsuna infused some Reiatsu into her body, she had gained the ability to see spirit bodies.
Under Ichigo's guidance, she could now control a small amount of Reiatsu.
However, she was still far from forming her own Fullbring.
Why was Ichigo the one teaching her?
Because after Orihime visited the Kurosaki residence, Kurosaki Masaki felt deep sympathy for the lonely girl.
Under Masaki's insistence, Orihime had now moved into the Kurosaki home.
It was somewhat similar to how Masaki herself had once lived with the Ishida family.
The difference was—
Masaki had never liked Ishida Ryūken back then.
But Orihime clearly had feelings for Ichigo.
After Orihime moved in, Masaki's proud smile whenever she looked at her made Tsuna feel like she was already looking at a future daughter-in-law.
Visiting Sora
Orihime had come to the shop this time to see Inoue Sora.
Thanks to Urahara's technology, Sora could now take on a human form.
If he covered the Hollow Hole near his abdomen, he looked almost completely normal—aside from a fragment of Hollow mask still attached to his neck.
His strength wasn't particularly high yet.
At best, it was comparable to an ordinary Shinigami, not even reaching the level of a seated officer.
But it was enough for him and Orihime to meet normally.
At the Urahara Shop
"Hey, spiky-head. Why did you bring so many people this time?"
The disrespectful voice belonged to Hanakari Jinta, who was sweeping outside the shop.
"Go call that shady shopkeeper," Tsuna replied.
"Tell him a customer's here."
Tsuna had come today to do business. He planned to purchase the shop's training services.
He couldn't keep freeloading off Urahara forever.
"Oh ho ho! It's rare for Tsuna-kun to actually spend money here," Urahara said theatrically as he walked out.
Until now, their cooperation had mostly been based on information and suggestions Tsuna provided.
After hearing Tsuna's request, Urahara led them down into the underground training area.
Before Ichigo and the others could marvel at the enormous underground space, Orihime spotted Sora, who was wearing a simple kimono.
"Brother!"
She ran straight toward him.
While the siblings reunited, Urahara had already arranged the day's training.
Training Begins
Ururu would train Tatsuki.
Jinta would train Ichigo.
Ururu wore a full set of boxing protective gear, while Jinta simply carried a baseball bat.
"Tsuna, are you sure this brat is supposed to train me?" Ichigo said irritably, pointing at Jinta.
The moment they met, Jinta had already started giving him nicknames.
"Hey! Orange-head!" Jinta shouted back.
"Be careful I don't send you flying with one swing!"
"You little punk…"
Compared to Ichigo and Jinta arguing loudly, Tatsuki and Ururu were much quieter.
Tatsuki hesitated slightly when she saw that her opponent was a small girl.
"Tsuna… are you sure about this?"
Tsuna immediately understood her concern.
"Don't underestimate Ururu and Jinta," he shouted.
"Either one of them could beat both of you right now. Don't hold back—go all out."
With that reassurance, the training began.
Ichigo swung his black flame bow against Jinta's baseball bat.
Meanwhile, Tatsuki fought Ururu wearing her translucent karate gi Fullbring.
Compared to Ichigo's straightforward weapon clashes, Tatsuki's fight was far more intense.
Her punches and kicks carried bursts of Reiatsu, occasionally smashing small craters into the ground.
Tsuna and Urahara Talk
Tsuna and Urahara sat far away from the battlefield, chatting while watching the fights.
"Tsuna-kun, you didn't come all the way here just to do business, did you?" Urahara asked.
"As expected of you, Shopkeeper," Tsuna replied.
His appearance shifted.
He donned his black Shihakushō-style suit.
Drawing his sword—
This time it wasn't the black Zanpakutō.
It was the pure white one.
"Shopkeeper," Tsuna said,
"how much do you know about Hollowfication?"
Seeing the white blade, Urahara immediately understood Tsuna's intentions.
He had already suspected the meaning of Tsuna's two swords.
Black blade → Shinigami power
White blade → Hollow power
Now that Tsuna had already mastered the Bankai of his Shinigami blade, it was only natural he would want to master the other one as well.
"You can speak freely," Urahara said.
Given Tsuna's information network, it was impossible he didn't know why Urahara had left Soul Society.
"The Visored," Tsuna said calmly.
"The captains who were exiled from Soul Society a hundred years ago because of the Hollowfication experiments orchestrated by Aizen."
"Could you tell me where they are?"
Tsuna sheathed his blade.
"Hollowfication is an extremely dangerous power," Urahara replied.
Back when they escaped Soul Society, helping the Visored adapt to Hollowfication had required tremendous effort.
"If you're talking about Hollow masks," Tsuna said—
"I already have one."
He ran a hand across his face.
A Hollow mask appeared over the upper half of his face.
Even his voice changed, becoming sharper and lighter.
Urahara's eyes widened slightly.
That was unexpected.
"You really are impressive, Tsuna-kun."
"Well," Tsuna replied casually, letting the mask dissolve into Reishi,
"I can't exactly stand still while I'm not visiting your shop."
"As far as I know," Urahara said thoughtfully,
"the Visored don't possess abilities beyond what you already have. They may not provide much help."
Instead of answering directly, Tsuna glanced toward Sora and Orihime in the distance.
"Inoue-niisan's Reiatsu looks weaker now," he said.
"If I'm not mistaken, Shopkeeper… you extracted part of his power in order to stabilize his human form."
"Nothing escapes you, Tsuna-kun," Urahara replied.
"That power manifested externally as something very similar to your sword."
"White, just like yours."
"So that's a Zanpakutō belonging to a Hollow?" Tsuna said thoughtfully.
"In other words, if that sword were released…"
"Inoue-niisan would regain his true strength?"
"In theory, yes."
"Then the power I want to master," Tsuna said,
"is the strength of my other Zanpakutō."
"As for the Visored—I simply want to observe different manifestations of Hollow power."
"It might give me inspiration for mastering Resurrección."
"Resurrección… what an appropriate term," Urahara said, catching the keyword immediately.
"How do you plan to do this?"
"Best case scenario, I convince them to train me," Tsuna replied.
"While I'm at it, I might push them to grow stronger too. With their current level, they're still lacking if they want to stand on the stage that's coming."
"Then I'll tell you their location," Urahara said.
"Wait," Tsuna added.
"I have another order."
"Please let Tessai accompany me."
"To convince a group that proud… things might get a little turbulent."
"Tessai isn't particularly skilled at negotiations," Urahara said.
"That's fine," Tsuna replied calmly.
"I only need him to reinforce their barrier."
"If I accidentally break their barrier during the fight, it might affect the surrounding area."
"So that's your idea of persuasion," Urahara said.
"Well," Tsuna shrugged.
"Isn't persuasion just beating someone physically until they're willing to listen?"
"Otherwise, why would they listen to reason?"
"Not everyone is like you, Shopkeeper, who understands everything after just a few sentences."
"…Fair enough," Urahara said.
"I'll have Tessai go with you."
Meanwhile — Inside the Visored Hideout
Guided by Tsukabishi Tessai, Tsuna arrived at a massive warehouse.
Tessai formed a hand seal.
A Reishi gate opened before them.
Inside the barrier—
"Hm?" a large man said in confusion.
"What's wrong, Hachi?" someone asked.
"Someone just entered the barrier," replied Hachigen Ushōda.
"The technique looks like Tessai's."
"Urahara again?" another voice said irritably.
"That guy's been visiting way too often lately."
"I heard he's started researching Hollowfication again," someone else said.
"Is he planning to follow Aizen's path?"
"You don't even need to check to know that bald guy is up to something shady!" one hot-tempered voice snapped.
"I'll go take a look," another man said lazily.
"No matter what, Urahara did help us."
"I'll go with you," said a muscular man who had just finished training.
Sweat dripping from his body, he performed a smooth backflip and landed beside their leader.
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