Tatsuki blocked against the swing with a swing of her own, negating the attack. She then tried attacking him with a horizontal strike, but was blocked as well.

"Just like old times, huh Kisuke?" Ichigo asked as he rested Zangetsu on his shoulder, knowing what Kisuke could do.

"Exactly like old times" Urahara said as he charged at Ichigo. He wasn't going to make it easy for Ichigo. It would give Ichigo a chance to get ready to fight Aizen , when the time came. He knew Ichigo had to be ready.

Ichigo waited until Kisuke was halfway in his range before he swung Zangetsu from the cloth in a horizontal manner. As he brought the blade back to him, Kisuke rushed forward, attempting to take advantage of the fact that he couldn't use his zanpaktou to block.

Kisuke was caught of guard but still tried to get a hit in.


Meanwhile Tetsu was blocking Tatsuki's strikes. He used his reiatsu to block her from trying to get a hit in.

Hoshi was getting better at the offensive part of her shikai . She had gotten a few strikes in, but had to keep moving as fast as she could . What move was Isshin using ?Hoshi didn't know about shunpo yet .

Ichigo was surprised that his attack startled Kisuke and quickly retracted Zangetsu back to him. He then grabbed it and held it like he usually would within two hands. He then kept his eyes on Kisuke before he vanished, or at least it seemed so. Ichigo quickly dodged to the left as Benihime struck the ground.

Tatsuki blocked another strike, and used her arm to block a punch from Tetsu. The fact that Hoshi's father learned a few moves from Hoshi by observing the girl didn't surprise Tatsuki much. It stung a little but the arm was still usable.

Isshin was amazed. Even though he was holding back just a bit, the fact that Hoshi could still get a few hits in while he was using shunpo was impressive. He made a mental note of it and went into the fog once again, slowly noticing that some of her illusions weren't perfect replicas of Hoshi.

The sparing continued for another hour until the second round ended . Tetsu made sure Tatsuki was alright before he headed off .

Hoshi was alright with a few bruises . She saw Asami sitting a safe distance a way.

Tetsu had went off to discuss how the round had went and how the final round would play out. " How do you think this round went?" Tetsu was impressed with Tatsuki's fighting style . He wanted to know how Hoshi did and same with Ichigo. Tetsu needed a strategy on how to fight him.

Tatsuki had a few bruises, but she knew those would just be added to the ones that she gained throughout the years in competitions. She looked over and noticed that Hoshi had some bruises but Ichigo had only a few. lucky bastard she thought to himself, then again, Ichigo did have more experience when it came to being a shinigami. She had a feeling the three adults were talking about their individual battles.

Hoshi wondered how she would fight Urahara . The other two had already fought him . She was also thinking about her dad fighting Ichigo.

Tetsu you might want to hold back just a little . Ichigo needs the challenge to hold back. I hope he doesn't decide to use Bankai if he gets to frustrated."Urahara said .

" I dont think he will use it . I'll do my best to present a challenge." Tetsu said

"What makes you certain that he won't use it Tetsu, out of curiosity," Isshin said, curious. He knew that when his son lost his temper, bad things usually happened. That's why he ran a clinic after all.

" I'm not sure why . I'll do my best to present a fair challenge. I don't want to cause any problems. " Tetsu said. He knew he had to be careful.

Hoshi was worried all of a sudden about her dad. She didn't know why . She had to focus on her next battle and not be distracted.She didn't want to see either Ichigo or her dad hurt.

The break was over and the final round was about to begin." Ready Ichigo?" Tetsu said .

"I know you won't cause problems, I was just curious is all." Isshin said, knowing that Tetsu would be able to take care of himself. He was able to break even with Isshin when they were in the Gotei 13 after all whenever they sparred.

Ichigo got up as the adults came over, nodding when Tetsu asked him if he was ready.

" I hope you are. " Tetsu got in his fighting stance that released his shikai. He hoped Ichigo fought the same way Isshin did.

You shouldn't be distracted Hoshi-chan." Urahara said. He noticed it had happened the moment Tetsu got ready to train with Ichigo. Hoshi released her shikai to block a blast of crimson. She felt she should do the same thing she did last round. She tried to get get a few hits but missed. She moved as fast as could to dodge his attacks . She figured Urahara was using the same move Isshin used last round. She had to ask why they were moving faster than she was .

Ichigo readied his shikai, not sure as to what Tetsu would do. He moved into a defensive stance, waiting for Tetsu to do anything. His father and Kisuke he went on the offense immediately since he knew what they were doing and capable of.

Tetsu had hoped Ichigo had struck first . Tetsu struck Zangetsu using a small level of reiatsu in the strike. He hoped what he had planned would work.

Hoshi had been able to dodge some of Urahara's attacks , the others she blocked the best she could using techniques she used in the other fights. This was much more difficult than she had hoped for.

Ichigo felt the reiatsu in the strike and was a little surprised that reiatsu could be used to envelope the blade. He shook it off and raced towards Tetsu, preparing to strike.

Tetsu blocked the strike with his shikai and shunpoed to the left a little. Tetsu wanted to see if Ichigo was able to use it. He wanted to see how much Ichigo fought like Isshin. From what Isshin said , Ichigo was similar even with Ichigo being a visored. He remembered his spar with Shinji on Thursday . Shinji had fought the same as he had back when Tetsu was serving under him. Though Tetsu had gained power in the last 100 years and had come to a draw. Tetsu continued to match what Ichigo did.

Hoshi continued to dodge Urahara's strikes . Even getting in a few of her own while in offensive mode .

Ichigo used his reiatsu to use a small shunpo right to where Tetsu was waiting for him. Once again, he raised his sword above his head and prepared a vertical strike. Tetsu blocked the strike with one of his own. "Why are you holding back?" Ichigo growled out in anger.

"I'm not holding back. I'm only trying to give you a fair fight!" Tetsu yelled back as he blocked a kick. Tetsu had not intended to anger Ichigo. They continued to spar for another hour. Tetsu was grateful the time was almost up and then the older shinigami would discuss their thoughts on the training and Tetsu's idea for Tatsuki and Hoshi. Isshin said he would tell them his theory for Asami also. Tetsu stood down as the round ended. Tetsu knew there would be other training sessions for him to test Ichigo more. This time was just to gauge the situation.He looked over to where Hoshi was. He wondered how she did against Urahara. Tetsu had sensed a slight change in her reiatsu before the round started. He wondered if she had a vision or a feeling . It proved his theory that she could still use her Seer abilities while in spirit form.He didn't know if he should be worried or not.

Ichigo didn't know but he could have sworn that Tetsu was waiting for something from him, he just didn't know what it was, which was why he responded with an alright, but it was clear that he didn't believe Tetsu, but he would ask later.

After the hour was up, everyone cooled down as the adults headed over to the younger group of shinigami, ready to discuss things with them.

" We have a few things to tell you three. I think I may have a way to help the girls get out of their bodies if needed. It would be similar to the badge Ichigo has but it would be a pendant of sorts that they would wear around their necks or carry in a pocket. They wouldn't be seen by those who don't have high reiatsu. They would be made using a sample of reiatsu. "Tetsu said and he continued," I have a method where it can be solidified using kido. Also ,I am impressed at how all of you kids fought today. Every one has their own method of approaching a situation. Also, Isshin has a theory on how Asami might be able to help. I'll have him explain it to you." Tetsu finished. He wanted to ask Ichigo about something but would wait till later.

Hoshi wanted a way to fight when she was needed. She knew she had to not be distracted when she got those feelings. It bothered her when she got them.

Tatsuki was intrigued by the idea of having a pendant that was similar to Ichigo's badge, and it would make it much easier for the both of them to transform into their shinigami form. "How would it work though? I know that Ichigo's badge automatically works with the reiatsu that's in his body. However, if something like Ichigo's badge is in constant contact with our reiatsu..." She asked, believing that the adults could figure out what she was talking about.

"I do. Normally, ghosts, or plus spirits, have the ability to possess a human body for a short amount of time before the body's natural reiatsu ejects the ghost back out. This usually signifies a shinigami that there is a plus soul that needs saving and escorting to the Soul Society. I was able to call in a few favors and have Mayori-san create a gigai that has the eject feature, but won't alert shinigami as well as having high reserves of Reiatsu. It wouldn't be as high as my son's, but it would be enough for you to help out nonetheless, if you accept Asami-chan," Isshin said

"I accept. " Asami said happily . she was glad that there was a way she might be able to help.

" It would help the pendant stay in a balanced state power." Urahara finished. " Tetsu gave me his notes on his research on this .I've tested it out myself and it would be feasible. It would take a few days to stabilize, but by Wednesday you both should be able to help out."

"I see," Tatsuki said, making the pendant idea make sense. Of course until Wednesday, only Ichigo and Rukia could truly fight.

Before Tatasuki and Hoshi were allowed to go back into thier bodies , Tetsu had them focus on releasing a small amount of reitsu. He captured in to two small kido fields and handed them to Urahara.

Hoshi wanted to ask Tatsuki if she would like to come to the funeral tomorrow . Hoshi understood if she didn't want to come. She noticed her dad was waiting to talk to someone. She feared her dad knew she had those feelings. Hoshi had gotten back into her body and waited to talk to Tatsuki.

Tetsu had gotten back into his gigai. He had the feeling Ichigo wanted to talk to him. He would wait until Ichigo was ready to talk to him. Tetsu was nervous about going back to the Soul Socitey . There were things he hadn't told Isshin about yet. He hoped he would get the chance to later.

Tatsuki went back into her body after focusing some of her reiatsu so that Urahara could create the pendant. She noticed that Hoshi wanted to ask her something. "Hoshi-chan?"

Ichigo got back into his body and looked over to Tetsu, wanting to ask him how his father was like during the time he was in the Gotei 13 as a taichou but didn't want to ask when his father was around. He would ask about it later, and if there was anything else that was similar between them.