Naruto manga chapter 466 "Battle behind Closed Doors"

"But I'll give you a kiss to remember me by" - Mizukage

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With the help of her assistant Choujiro, Mizukage trapped Sasuke inside a confined room she created using her "Yoton Yokai no Jutsu". Choujiro utilized his "Hiramekarei Release" technique in order to drive Sasuke into such closed space. Mizukage now has the upper hand when she cornered Sasuke and claimed that she has more than one "Kekkei Genkai". Mizukage's breathes out an Acid Mist called "Futton Komu no Jutsu" which dissolved Sasuke's so called ultimate defense technique "Susanoo". Luckily for Sasuke, Zetsu's "Hoshi no Jutsu" starts to kick in and drains those affected of their chakra, interrupting Mizukage and the others. The strange technique also replenishes Sasuke as it made contact with him. Now replenished of Chakra, Sasuke breaks free from the confined room but Mizukage's Acid Mist also made it outside such room.

Tsuchikage decides to join the fight against Sasuke when he noticed Mizukage having difficulty. His assistant Akatsuchi used a strange Earth technique to free themselves of Zetsu's "Hoshi no Jutsu". Tsuchikage used "Doton Kajugan no Jutsu" to shatter the earth beneath him and used "Jinton Genkai Hakuri no Jutsu" to smash Sasuke to smithereens. Raikage and Kazekage Gaara finally arrived at the meeting room and Raikage was furious at Tsuchikage for depriving him of defeating Sasuke. However, Uchiha Madara reveals himself, saves Sasuke in time, and intends to disclose to the Five Kage about his so called "The Moon's Eye Plan."

Bleach manga chapter 376 "Execution, Extinction 2"

"I never thought after all the trouble I went through gathering you Espadas, that I alone would be more powerful than the lot of you." - Sousoke Aizen

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The Espada has greatly disappointed Aizen who then decides to dispose off the remaining Espada Tia Halibel. Halibel manages to counter attack by stabbing Aizen back but it to turns out be one of Aizen's mirage. Not only was Aizen safe and unscathed, he also managed to land the final blow and end Halibel's life. Yet again another sad and mediocre death for a like-able Primera Espada. Could this be goodbye to Halibel? Aizen then taunts both Gotei 13 and the Vizards afterwards.

Nearby, Kuna Mashiro was surprised with this rather interesting turn of events while fighting Margera Wonderweiss. Muguruma Kensei, who is Mashiro's captain, scolds Mashiro of her rather reckless use of her Hollowfication which was activated for too long. But Mashiro discloses that she can activate Hollowfication for 15 hours. When Wonderweiss tore Mashiro's scarf, she got pissed off and attacks with a "Mashiro Super Cero", a technique where she launches a Cero blast by doing a kick motion. Wonderweiss erased the Hollow spell without effort though. When Mashiro was about to launch another one of her "Mashiro Super" attacks, her Hollow mask unexpectedly shatters which left her prone for Wonderweiss to punch her in the head. However, Wonderweiss' succeeding attack was blocked by Kensei who saved his unconscious lieutenant in time.

Naruto manga chapter 465 "Attack on the Summit"

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It appears that Sasuke fought Raikage and Kazekage Gaara only to try out if he could summon the Susanoo, with which he was rather successful. His Susanoo, however, was different from Itachi not only in appearance but also its evil aura. Sasuke used Susanoo to collapse the building and find a way to escape and get to Danzo. He saved Karin since she can detect chakra and he needs her to get to Danzou, leaving Suigetsu and Jugo behind. Soon, Sasuke arrived at the room where Mizukage, Tsuchikage and the current Hokage Danzo are but Sasuke was too late. Danzo managed to escape unnoticed. Sasuke intends to pursue Danzo but he was stopped by Mizukage using her Kekkei Genkai, Yoton no Jutsu, a corrosive liquid technique. Looks like Sasuke will be busy for a while.

Some interesting details:

- Suigetsu managed to fix Zabusa's blade before the building caved in on him.
- Sasuke saved Karin from the falling rocks using Susanoo but threw her cold afterwards.
- Jugo sucked chakra (or blood) from a Samurai to heal himself.
- Mizukage is hot!

Bleach manga chaper 375 "Execution, Extinction"

"Only underlings get caught up in matters of style and lose the battle. A captain can't afford such indulgences." - Shunsui Kyoraku

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They say that life flashes right before your eyes before you die. The Espada were no exemption as Stark reminisce the time when Aizen found him alone somewhere in Hueco Mundo. Is Stark's power really tremendous that the Hollows died just by being with him? At any rate, that doesn't really matter now as Stark falls down from the sky after receiving a deadly blow from Kyoraku. The hole, which represents the "heart" of a Hollow, in Stark's chest shattered when he fell. Could it signify his end (and any other Arrancar's death for that matter)? If so, that was a rather short and disappointing end to a powerful Primera Espada ranked as number 1.

"Crush, Haguro Tonbu" - Yadomaru, Lisa

The Vizard Yadomaru Lisa finally revealed the true form of her Zanpakutou. It appears to be a long spear with a shovel-shaped blade tip.

"Chop, Kubikiri Orochi" - Sarugaki Hiyori

Sarugaki Hiyori also released her Zanpakutou which takes the form of a large sword with a saw-like teeth blade in one end. With Lisa and Toushiro, the trio simultaneously attacked the remaining (and perhaps the last) Primera Espada Halibel. Halibel survived the attack long enough to see Aizen heading towards her direction...and disposing her. It appears that Aizen, still calm and composed despite losing almost all his soldiers, is moving to the next phase of his ever inscrutable plan.

Bleach manga chapter 374 "Grey Wolves, Red Blood, Black Clothes, White Bones"

"I want to be weak. If that's impossible, at least give me someone as strong as I am" - Coyote Stark

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Kyoraku reveals the interesting ability of his Zanpakutou, Katen Kyokotsu - to make children's games real. Also, Stark's Zanpakutou reverted to its default katana form for reason which was not explained. Kyoraku was able to hide and strike from the shadows through Katen Kyokotsu's Kageoni(Shadow Demon) game. Another game of Katen Kyokotsu is Takaoni (Mountain Demon) wherein whoever is in higher ground wins. Kyoraku played another gamed called Irooni (Colored Demon) and slashed Stark in the arm after calling out the color "Gray". Stark noticed that he only took minimal damage despite the attack, he was slashed in his hands where there were gray fur, and saw that Kyoraku didn't wear anything gray. Kyoraku revealed that "Irooni" is a game of colors - one must declare the color he intends to cut and he can't cut anything aside from that color. Also, the color chosen can damage the person as well. The higher the risk, the more damage it inflicts. But there was no need for Kyoraku to declare the rules of the game since Stark was able to decipher this within one blow from Kyoraku. The Shinigami captain complimented the Primera Espada for being a "tough opponent" but Stark only felt loneliness. Stark lost all his friends because they were weaker than him. He was so lonely that he split his soul into two - Coyote Stark and Lilynette Gingerback. This is perhaps another rare and interesting characteristic coming from an Espada - the desire to be weak. The chapter ends when Kyoraku uttered "Black" and slashed Stark's head, blood gushing out from his hair.