Can a Sword Dance?

So she had a spirit that was always good with training for anything. Those who did would go far in the world. It took spirit to stand up to the darkness of the world. Learning about pain and accepting it was one way. But he believed in another way, something more sensible.

He gestured for her to follow him outside of the building, where a single dummy stood. He needed to see what her prefered method of attack was. But given she was one Captain Murasaki's swordsmanship could be the solution.


"So to start out, strike this dummy in what you consider the most comfortable fashion. We'll go from there, depending on the current skill we can build on it or develop one for you."

He could feel Vait's unease about this whole situation. Within him, the Hollow seemed restless. Wondering how much they had to do to please the Captain Commander. Nothing could be done about the Gotei's leadership situation.

It was for the moment stationary, the number of active Captains was abysmal with only Murasaki being active. The Combat, Stealth, had been basically in stasis. Nobody had heard from the Captains of Kido or Research and Development much either. Or at least he'd not heard from them.

They were most certainly the weakest among the alliance, his stomach felt a knot of unease in it. So did his friend Vait, they both knew it was only a matter of time. Before something happened, his skin had been crawling lately.

But there was no point dwelling on that with the present situation. He had ideas and Shigure Shinrin Ryu was easy enough to teach people. To let them develop their own form of it. He'd already shown Hanako it, what remained was more work.

Refining the edges he was preparing for the Gotei. In case the call to action ever came, the problem was those among them who could realistically fight those two were empty. They had no further trump cards to play or strength in that regard.

The Gotei's fangs had begun dulling in this era of peace. No longer did a Kenpachi exist, as Ibiki was the last of them. And his request to train with them fell on death ears yet.

He could train the young, but he didn't wish for them to encounter one of those yet. The experience of facing something like Zefonse Kaizme took him years to recover from. True monsters do exist, how could he close that gap? His mind focused in on the dummy putting these thoughts to the back of his mind.

There had to be a solution, something he could do to reach that level. Whatever the case, maybe it was time he went to see the former Captain Commander or her Zanpakuto. The idleness was making his skin crawl. Sitting still bothered him despite the personality he had.

Especially when the times like these came around, reminding him of Zefonse Kaizme.

He smiled a bit, his lip twitching into a grin. She had potential and her style was suited towards it. He gently rested his hand on his Zanpakuto's hilt. "With Zanpakuto, people, or even for Vizards like me...Just because a stranger tells you the name doesn't mean you are there yet."

He had a meaning with it as he pulled his Zanpakuto out, he wasn't trying to show her up. Slowly he brought his Zanpakuto up, traditional Katana in essence with how it looked. He going to stab the Dummy in a forward thrust like her. Slowly orange energy manifested at the tip. Focusing on that point as he concentrated.

"You are two halves of a whole, just because you know not it's named never forget your own value and skills. Shigure Shinrin Ryu first Form, it's a thrust concentrating your energy at the tip extensively. So when you strike an enemy."

He performed it and the dummy had a small air pocket come out of its back. He cleaned his blade of straw and what have you.

"It releases the force of your energy out the back or on contact. Shigure Shinrin Ryu, Shower in the Forest. Like a forest has many tree's Shigure Shinrin Ryu is a style that has no cemented form or technique. It's entirely free and depends on the user. The first three forms are introductions, but can be changed to go in concert with your skills."


Yoshitsune finished finally as he sheathed his Zanpakuto, for now. Letting them both rest as he said softly good work to both his partners. Vait and his Zanpakuto both were important for anything to work or be done.

It was always nice to see someone who had a lot of enthusiasm. It made his job all the better for it. Teaching people the blade or fighting in general. His hands rested at his side as he fondly held his Zanpakuto. His lips curled into a smile as he began to coach her.

"That's the idea, I can teach you the first three forms and you can fit them to your tastes."

He said offering her a thumbs up, to let her know that his ideas were free for her to explore. To develop and build her foundation she'd later use to protect people. That was the beauty of this duty. He got to train them at the starting line.

But now it was entirely up to her to devote herself to studies and build her path forward. He'd lay the roadwork for her to walk when it came to combat and fighting. That was to be his pastime these days. Just a Minor noble who'd rested within the Gotei.


At present most of the Captains were missing, busy, or dead. That seemed to be the common thought process among the rank and file. Least from his perspective, they'd not seen a Haori in so long.

The last one was Murasaki, or maybe the Stealth guy from that squad. Everyone else was engrossed in work, missing, or dead. So it was almost time for a shake-up of some sort. He was beginning to think the only way forward was going to be to take it.

But he'd need to talk to his family about it. He smiled and decided to let the girl cut loose on the dummy. As he considered an idea for something to push forward. Maybe the old way did have its uses after all. Men like him and those who lived by the blade. This was the best outcome for them to get where they were going.

To teach and then show their students what exactly their mentors could do.