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Itsuki removed his weights and threw them do the side gently, which still caused a crater to form due to sheer weight. Yamamoto took the upper half of his uniform off, showing his muscular body littered with scars. His previous frail look gone as he stood upright like a sword that had been unsheathed. His walking stick floated in front of him as its outer layer peeled off revealing a katana. It had a purple handle and sheath with a circular hand guard.

”Let's start this beating, kid, make the first move”

Itsuki got into his Iaido stance as he disappeared and reappeared next to Yamamoto. Drawing both his swords he initiated Hiten mitsurugi-ryu, Soryusen (Twin Dragon Flash) but this time with two swords.

Yamamoto blocked the strike and pushed him back before Itsuki could land the second sword. As Itsuki landed, he didn't stop there as he was still pushed back gathering dust in the air. He looked up only to see Yamamoto missing. The dust clearing around him, he realised that Yamamoto was already next to him slashing down with incomparable might. Dodging the sword Itsuki saw the sword hit the ground creating a crack in the ground. A soon as Itsuki's foot touched the ground he immediately pushed off to attack with his memory partition and thoughts acceleration coming into play.

Coming into contact with Yamamoto, a series of clashes and strike followed with both entering a stalemate. They both were currently using pure swordsmanship with Yamamoto relying on his years of experience and Itsuki relying on pure speed and his mental capabilities.

The stalemate was broken with Yamamoto getting the upper hand as he slashed through Itsuki's protective reiatsu and created a wound on his shoulders causing him to fly back and land in a formation of rocks.

Getting back up, Itsuki held his wound only to see Yamamoto losing the sword and punching him. As the punch was coming towards him, he realised that it wasn't as normal as it seemed. Alarm bells were ringing for Armageddon in his brain as he quickly dodged to the side.

”Ikkotsu”

Left Yamamoto's mouth as his fist landed creating a massive depression ahead of him. Although Itsuki dodged it, he was still blown back from the impact. Also dropping his sword, he entered a hand to hand combat situation with Yamamoto but was immediately thrashed. Itsuki quickly found an opening and put his hands in a blocking motion

”Bakudo #39, Enkosen”

A circular dish of rotating energy appeared in front of him as Yamamoto's fist landed on it causing him to be launched back.

Falling back to his sword he immediately picked it up and immediately got ready. Yamamoto also got to his sword and picked it up. Both of them looked at each other as both their reiatsu spiked up. Yamamoto's reiatsu had reached unprecedented heights as he released it while, although, Itsuki's was a whole level lower, could still be felt rising. The training ground could not hold both their reiatsu as everyone in soul society felt it.

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Shunsui immediately turned back and shed an imaginary tear,

”What happened taichou”

”It seems yama-no-jiisan is not holding back on the kid”

'My prayers are with you, kouhai'