sprit limit exceeded

"..."

"He's still absorbing spiritual energy..."

Grimmjow's face was pale, and he clenched his teeth while staring up at Susanoo.

In its complete form, Susanoo didn't just have a massive body that blotted out the sky — it could also absorb the spiritual energy around it and use it as fuel.

In the original Naruto, Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo never reached its final form. But now, in Nanaya's hands, it had.

The Ten Fist Sword was unstoppable. Not even the tough steel skin that the Menos Grande Arrancar were so proud of could touch it — getting hit meant getting sealed.

They could only fight back using Cero blasts or their Soul-Cutting Swords, and even then, only from a distance.

But Nanaya blocked everything with his glowing red shield.

As Grimmjow grumbled to himself, a sudden bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit him squarely, sending a jolt through his entire body.

"Roar!!!"

The Gedo Statue let out a thunderous cry.

More lightning shot out from the protrusions on its back, releasing powerful surges of Reiatsu with every strike.

"Harribel! You still haven't dealt with that monster yet?!" Grimmjow shouted in frustration.

He had already been electrocuted at least ten times by now.

If it weren't for his durable skin, he was pretty sure he'd be fried by now.

Harribel's eyes flared with anger. She swung her Soul-Cutting Sword and shouted back, "If you're so capable, come do it yourself! That thing's defense is insane!"

She slashed forward, sending a crashing wave of water at the Gedo Statue's chest.

The impact rang out like thunder.

The massive beast took a step back, and some gashes appeared on its body — but given its enormous size, those cuts were nothing.

Then it roared again, and dozens of chains suddenly shot out from its chest.

"What now?!" Harribel growled, swinging her sword again to defend herself.

Usually calm and composed, today she was visibly irritated. This was unlike anything she'd fought before.

Despite being human, Nanaya was more troublesome than any Shinigami from Soul Society.

In contrast, Ulquiorra stayed calm, his face unreadable.

With his black wings spread wide, he darted through the sky, firing continuous blasts of Lanza del Relámpago.

Even with Susanoo's strong defense, cracks began to form in the red armor.

But Nanaya didn't care. His expression burned with intensity. With Rinnegan eyes locked onto Grimmjow, he raised the Ten Fist Sword and stabbed forward.

"Boom!"

Another massive section of the ground was torn apart by the strike.

Grimmjow barely dodged in time, but his face twisted in frustration.

"Why the hell are you only targeting me, human?!"

There were three Arrancar here, yet it felt like Nanaya only had eyes for him.

Grimmjow had been running for his life, totally overwhelmed.

Nanaya smirked. "Obviously because you're the weakest one here. Gotta pick off the easy targets first."

That line nearly made Grimmjow explode with rage. He shouted:

"You clueless idiot! I just didn't bother to climb the ranks. I'm definitely stronger than Ulquiorra!"

Nanaya looked at him with disdain and stabbed at him again with the Ten Fist Sword. "Seriously?"

Ulquiorra? He might be ranked fourth, but his real strength was definitely on par with the First Espada.

That second release form of his was absolutely terrifying.

Nanaya had no intention of pushing Ulquiorra to that point — if he did, there was no chance he could win.

Grimmjow was boiling with frustration, but he couldn't do anything except keep dodging the sword strikes, barely surviving.

The battle raged on, growing more intense by the minute.

By now, the Gedo Statue had fired more than a dozen Cero blasts and Tailed Beast Cannons.

The entire battlefield was in ruins.

Even the top floor of Las Noches could feel the pressure.

First Espada, Starrk, leaned lazily against a palace wall and muttered, "Glad I didn't go down there. That mess would've been a pain to deal with."

His companion, a green-haired girl, kicked him with a scowl. "What are you talking about? It's just a human!"

Starrk yawned. "You don't feel it? That fight down there is insane. Even the ground here is starting to shake."

The girl's eyes widened.

"Seriously?!"

She crouched and placed her hand on the floor. Her face changed.

"You're right... the whole palace is shaking..."

"Hey, no way!"

Ichimaru Gin swallowed hard and said nervously:

"Lord Aizen… why do I feel like Nanaya's gotten even stronger?"

He could clearly sense the Reiatsu coming from below.

Powerful spiritual pressures clashed and intertwined—it was an evenly matched fight.

Originally, after Aizen had sent Ulquiorra and the others, Gin had thought the battle was already decided.

After all, they were five captain-level fighters—some of the strongest among the Espada.

ADVERTISEMENTThey were on par with even Kyoraku Shunsui and Jūshirō Ukitake.

But now, it seemed like Nanaya was holding his own against all five Arrancar Menos Grande.

Aizen Sōsuke, however, didn't look concerned at all. He said calmly:

"It doesn't matter. No matter how strong he becomes… he's still just a human."

(bro is aura himself)

He looked down at the Hōgyoku in his palm, a gleam of ambition in his eyes.

"Very soon, Hōgyoku…"

In just a few more days, he would complete the fusion with the Hōgyoku and merge it into his own body.

Once that happened, he would break the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollow.

And become… a god.

Meanwhile, Harribel's chest rose and fell rapidly, her forehead damp with sweat.

She clenched her teeth and glared at the Gedo Statue in front of her.

"Damn it… Why is this thing so hard to kill? What is it, really…?"

Even after fighting with full power and attacking nonstop, all she'd managed to do was sever one of its arms.

But the Gedo Statue didn't even seem fazed.

Looking at the battle nearby, Harribel's frustration only deepened.

Even with both Ulquiorra and Grimmjow attacking together, the red Susanoo with its sword and shield was still standing strong.

It kept absorbing spiritual energy as it fought—like it had endless stamina.

The battlefield was chaos.

Then came a loud rumble—Yammy, who had been blasted away at the start of the fight, finally returned.

"Damn monster… You sent me flying way too far!"

Burning with rage, Yammy's body expanded. He grew to several dozen meters tall, lifting his giant blade and swinging it at the Gedo Statue.

His attack landed hard, almost breaking the Gedo Statue's tree-like right leg.

But the statue roared and counterattacked with another massive swing of its arm.

The fight instantly reached a new level of intensity.

Nnoitra, who had been badly injured earlier, couldn't hold back anymore. Golden Reiatsu surged from his body as he charged forward with fury.

He raised his six crescent-shaped scythes and slashed with all his might.

"Damn human! Just die already!!!"

All six blades struck the red Susanoo at once.

Cracks spread across its armored surface.

It looked like just one more powerful blast—like a Cero—might be enough to shatter it.

Seeing this, Nel's eyes filled with fury. Purple Reiatsu erupted from her like a storm:

"Nnoitra! I won't let you hurt Nanaya!!!"

A pillar of purple energy shot into the sky.

Then, above Susanoo's head, a grown woman appeared.

Her long, lake-green hair flowed down to her waist. An antelope skull-shaped mask sat on her forehead. A scar ran from the right side of her forehead down to her nose.

Her eyes were a soft gray-brown, and she had a rose-colored tattoo running horizontally across her face.

On her back, the number "3" was clearly marked—her Espada rank.

She didn't show much emotion, but the air around her was tense and dangerous. Her gaze toward Nnoitra was ice cold.

"I'll never… forgive you."

Nnoitra's face went pale. His scalp tingled with fear as he backed away slightly.

"No way…! Neliel?! You… you've returned to your true form?!"

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