Chapter 114: GOJO CH 102: LIMITLESS NEUTRAL PHASE: INFINITY
The atmosphere was filled with a progressively heavier tension as the two sides faced each other.
"You are much better than I thought."
Yoruichi sincerely complimented while Soi Fon nodded on the side.
Gojo was still inferior to them when it came to Hakuda and Hoho. But the two of them were professionally trained for decades in an institution that entirely reposed on those two disciplines. Meanwhile, Gojo had been in the Gotei 13 and should have just fumbled around by himself.
His results could only be said to be awe-inspiring and not even Soi Fon could deny the talent of the man.
"Heh, it's alright."
Gojo simply shrugged. He wasn't arrogant enough to think that he could surpass specialists in hand-to-hand combat with hundreds of years of experience. Furthermore, he had to admit that his fighting skills when he was alive were extremely inferior when compared to them. Thankfully, he had received quite the brutal training from Unohana.
'Though, I am still a little short.'
While he looked relaxed, he had to admit that fighting against both Soi Fon and Yoruichi was not an easy task, not that he expected it to be easy in the first place.
Speed aside, the two had a wealth of experience and a great tacit understanding of each other. Their combination and coordination made Gojo waste more mental energy than what should have been necessary.
Neither Soi Fon nor Yoruichi missed the little moment where he became absent-minded. Their forms blurred as they appeared close to him.
Boom!
<<Black flash: Blut Vene[1]>>
"Haha."
Gojo let out a bitter chuckle as he blocked a dropkick from Yoruichi with his right arm, and his left leg to stop an attack from Soi Fon.
Under his kimono, his arms were covered in faint blue patterns tracing the veins beneath his skin.
To Gojo, Blut Vene was one of the best defensive skill in his current skill set.
Despite this, he could feel his bones crack a little under the power of those two attacks. He immediately retracted, and with a twirl, kicked the two of them.
Sadly, the attack missed as they had already prepared for his counterattack and dodged them. After all, while he could react and protect himself thanks to his eyes, he was still slower than them.
Like this, a back and forth exchange consisting mainly of martial arts began once again.
If previously it was mainly a contest of speed, now it is one of pure combat skills.
"Even if he wasn't taken down by this, I doubt he should be well."
Just as she murmured this-
"Do you think so?"
-She felt a presence behind her. But, as if she was prepared all around, she executed a dazzling series of actions.
<<Shunko: Full power>>
She released the full power of the basic Shunko. If before she was simply surrounded by lightning sparks, now the lightning around Yoruichi changed and took the form of two large white wings on her back.
Be it speed, strength, or reaction time, all of them were increased exponentially in this state.
This was followed by her gathering all that lightning in her fist and releasing it in a fraction of an instant with a mighty punch. Compared to what Soi Fon did, the two could not even be compared.
Like a divine punishment, the sea of lightning swallowed Gojo, leaving him no time to react.
The reason why she wasn't surprised about him appearing behind her and could react so fast was that she already knew that he could teleport since he used it in dangai once after awakening.
Since Soi Fon knew and told her how powerful his healing skills were, she did not hold back at all in this attack.
It was impossible for him to still be able to fight after receiving such an attack. After all, it was powerful enough to completely take down someone at the captain level.
"You lost."
She felt a little giddy at first, but as the lightning slowly vanished, she could only open her mouth wide.
"Really?"
She wasn't the only one. Be it Soi Fon or Nemu, none of them could hide the astonishment and confusion at the sight they were witnessing.
When everything cleared out, all of them could see Yoruichi, her hand-stretched and her fingers closed in a fist. Her fist was just a few centimeters away from Gojo's face, but no matter what she did, no matter how she tried to come close---it could not advance.
Giving her a smirk, he added, "You cannot touch me. After all, the distance between me and you is Infinite!"
<<Limitless Neutral phase: Infinity>>
[1]: Calm blood dress
(AN: I must say. Writing this fight was hard. Normally bleach is all about who can make the bigger explosion. Less technique than pure Hakuda. I wanted to use other big move of Soi Fon and Yoruichi. But Soi Fon only learned the new Shunko after being trashed by Yoruichi in Canon and Yoruichi did not show the third form of Shunko before the war.)