It's not that there are no invisible Zanpakutō among the Shinigami.
Another Zanpakutō with invisibility is "Kōga" from a thousand years later, whose owner is Maki Ichinose, originally a member of the Eleventh Division. Later, after the tenth Kenpachi was slain by Zaraki Kenpachi, he betrayed the Shinigami and joined forces with those artificial souls, the Bount.
Of course, those are stories for another time.
Moreover, while both of these Zanpakutō possess invisibility, their principles are completely different.
Kōga uses the refraction and reflection of light to create the effect of invisibility.
Guiluomo purely eliminates its own existence and spiritual pressure, making it impossible for others to see it no matter what.
However, according to Shijima Chigiri, as soon as he actively initiates an attack, the invisible state will be broken. It's suitable for one-hit kills. When he was an assassin, he often coated his sword with potent poison, secretly went invisible, stabbed the opponent once, and quickly ran away.
Even if he didn't hit a vital spot, the enemy would still die from the poison.
But while this ability is strange, it loses its effectiveness once the enemies become a massive army.
He could easily die from various AoE damages, which was also why he didn't go invisible when dealing with Yamabuki at the time.
The strength gap between the two of them was simply too vast at that time; these small tricks were completely useless.
Just as the two of them were conversing, Nobutsuna Shigyō was thrown over from a distance like a bowling ball, directly smashing into Shijima Chigiri.
"I... you're crushing me! Get up quickly!" Shijima Chigiri struggled to get up from the ground.
Yamabuki was slightly stunned. Who could beat this guy so badly?
He turned his head and saw Unohana approaching with a gentle expression, carrying her sword.
It's nothing!
"Who is this woman?! She's too fierce!" Nobutsuna Shigyō got up from the ground in a sorry state. He originally thought that with his own strength, even if he couldn't defeat Yamabuki and the Captain-Commander, no other Captain should be his match.
But he never expected that the woman in front of him was as strong as a monster. Even after activating his Bankai, his proud steel body couldn't withstand the erosion of causal acceleration.
Now, Nobutsuna Shigyō was slowly beginning to understand what level of monsters his colleagues were.
At this moment, Uhin Zenjōji, holding his large belly, wobbled over to the Captain-Commander's side.
"Captain-Commander, during this Hueco Mundo mission, we captured the King of Hueco Mundo. Using it for experiments, I've developed a substance that can store Spirit Form spiritual pressure. This ability can effectively resist the Quincy invasion. Of course, this substance is currently still in the theoretical stage. To confirm its actual effect, we must capture a few living Quincy and bring them back," Uhin Zenjōji said.
Indeed, practice makes perfect.
Although everyone knows that a Hollow's spiritual pressure is poisonous to Quincy, the specific extent of the damage can only be known after practical testing.
However, these Quincy come and go without a trace; they can't even be found, let alone captured directly.
Moreover, the Human World is so vast, finding traces of Quincy is truly difficult.
Yamamoto also knew that capturing Quincy alive would be a bit difficult, so he directly pushed this task onto Yamabuki.
Isn't that what strategists are for?
At Yamabuki's request, Uhin Zenjōji showed everyone the new item he had created.
It was a grenade-shaped object that would shatter into many powders with a firm squeeze.
"Don't underestimate these powders, everyone. These powders contain the spiritual pressure of Hollows. Our Shinigami's power inherently has some restraint over Hollows, so even inhaling a small amount will have no effect. But Quincy are different; a Hollow's spiritual pressure is highly toxic to them. Even inhaling a small amount will cause a reaction in their bodies. I have already scattered these powders throughout the entire Seireitei. As long as a Quincy dares to enter, they will immediately experience adverse reactions. Of course, all of this is only based on theory. How severe the reaction will be still needs to be tested with living Quincy."
Yamabuki nodded slightly; at least this plan sounded feasible.
"How many Quincy are needed as experimental samples?" Yamabuki asked.
"The more, the better. If only one person is used for the experiment, there might be randomness, so provide as many Quincy samples as possible," Uhin Zenjōji proposed an extremely difficult problem.
"Yamabuki, this matter is entrusted to you. No problem, right?" the Captain-Commander said.
Yamabuki stared at the Captain-Commander with an unhappy expression.
If I say there's a problem, will you pass this task to someone else? It'll just end up back on my head anyway, won't it? I might as well just take on this task directly.
"Alright, I'll handle it. Last time, traces of Quincy were found in the Human World. Tomorrow, I will take people to the Human World to investigate. If we capture Quincy, we'll bring them back directly, and also investigate their headquarters," Yamabuki said.
As the art of war says, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.'
Currently, for the Shinigami side, the biggest problem is that they don't understand the enemy at all. Most Shinigami have never even seen what a Quincy looks like.
How can they fight a war like this?
Therefore, Yamabuki decided that this trip to the Human World was not just to capture experimental subjects for Uhin Zenjōji, but also to help the Shinigami better understand the Quincy.
"Alright, I'll select a few people, and we'll go to the Human World together tomorrow morning," Yamabuki said.
After the Captains had their fill of fighting, they all returned home, agreeing to meet again tomorrow.
As the time for the great war drew nearer, Yamabuki felt the pressure on him growing heavier and heavier.
After sending off these Captains, Yamabuki felt a little hungry. After all, he had waited for so long and consumed a lot of energy.
After pondering for a moment, Yamabuki suddenly smiled. What to do when hungry? Of course, add a late-night snack!
Late at night, of course, something light should be eaten. How about barbecue!
He used to love going out in the middle of the night with his classmates to have skewers, but unfortunately, it seems there's no such activity in the Soul Society.
Moreover, grilled skewers in Japan are called "yakitori," and the "tori" in this doesn't refer to actual birds; it actually refers to chicken.
On the contrary, the number of varieties of grilled skewers depends entirely on how many parts of the chicken's body can be used: chicken head, chicken neck, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken intestines, chicken thighs, chicken wings, and chicken breast can all be grilled!
But, Yamabuki's absolute favorite, chicken feet, were actually discarded?
And these grilled skewers were too meager, weren't they?
The meat on the skewers must be in large pieces; that's the only way it's satisfying to eat.
Yamabuki took out a piece of pork belly he had stored earlier, cut it into large chunks, and grilled it on a hot plate, the fat sizzling and splattering. Then he sprinkled it with cumin and chili powder; it smelled incredibly fragrant.
When he turned his head, he found that the Captains who had supposedly left had returned at some point, all staring intently at him.
"This kid actually dares to eat alone! Beat him up!"
"Is it wrong for me to eat a late-night snack?! Yamete!!!"
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