New Warrior on the block!! [ Tento | Nanashi | Shura | 4th division member given permission]

New recruits weren't exactly a rare occurrence here at the Fourth Division, it WAS the best division in the entirety of not just the Gotei United, but ALL of Soul Society. What was rare, however, was for those new comers to be of any real importance. However, if there was one thing Shura was good at outside of combat, it was knowing who was leaving the Shino Academy as potential future rivals. She was one such recruit after all, there were few within the Academy at the time of her graduation that could rival her raw power and fewer still that would ever dare challenge her for... a variety of reasons.

However she knew the Fourth was getting some new blood relatively soon, and one of them supposedly the apart of the top of the Academy, so it would behoove her to at least pay attention to their arrival. Thankfully few people looked above them when they arrived, and Shura had a habit of resting amongst the rooftops of the Fourth particularly near the training area.

When one of their Shinigami had come running out, it didn't take her long to find out exactly why and that caused her quite a bit of joy when she heard it was some new blood that she was looking for. Taking this chance she headed back inside the barracks and began scouting around for anyone who seemed of any particular note until she stumbled across one Shinigami she definitely recognized striding alongside another she definitely didn't recognize.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? The famous womanizer Tento Zefa leading a prestigious new woman of the Fourth Division around? Now why doesn't that surprise me in the least Tento?" She asked with a grin, rubbing underneath her nose with one finger. "Hope you ain't plannin' on flirtin' with the new blood on the same day they arrived." Shura had something of a reputation within the Fourth, if there was one thing she was known for in particular it was stirring up trouble.

"Speaking of, did I hear that right new blood? Top of Shino Academy AND trained by the Vice Captain of our illustrious division?" Shura stopped a few meters from the two and intentionally in their path, her legs spread somewhat as to make herself look all that more imposing and truly block their path forward.

Tento really was easy to pick on, and present company simply made it easier to pick on him truth be told. Raising an eyebrow at him as he took a step closer and pointed his finger at her before inviting her along for the ride, and truth be told she was already planning on invading their space and joining them whether they'd invited her or not. However before she could accept his invitation, the newcomer spoke up and admittedly seemed rather full of herself.

Shura couldn't deny that the girl had a certain air about her that would make most second guess themselves, especially as she flexed her own Reiatsu. However, the girl had claimed she'd done her homework about Squad Four and stated, quite emphatically, that she was "more" than ready for a proper welcome. This couldn't have been made more clear than the moment that Shura felt the presence of something else... something that instantly made her cheeky grin vanish from her face entirely.

Gone in but an instant was that cocky demeanor she just held, replaced with something far different as she saw the tale-tale mask of a Vizard appear on her face. Whether this woman had done her homework or not would remain to be seen, but one thing Shura knew for certain was she had no idea what she was actually doing in this moment. Sure, the girl was extremely fast for someone of her level, and sure she could've dodged the grab... But no, that wasn't Shura.

Catching Shura off-guard would've been a miracle for most anyone, however as the girl brought them both off the ground it firmly cemented her in her attack, and Shura's hand lurched forward to palm her entire face before they hit the sand and... Shura didn't let go. "Let me warn you before you get too cocky little girl." She said in an eerily calm voice as the dust around them finally vanished and settled, Shura's eyes locked to Nanashi. "Don't think that Mask of yours gives you an edge over me, at most it puts you on a more level playing field."

Shura's hakuda might not've been equal to Rio's, but her strength was still immense and not something to be trifled with as she stood up and brought the girl with her before shoving her arm forward and throwing the girl backwards towards the barracks. "And if you truly have done your homework, you'll know picking a fight with me isn't the first thing you should do." The next move that Shura did, Tento would recognize all too quickly as her hand grasped the hilt of her Zanpakuto and raised it skywards, her hair falling to the front of her face to obscure a single eye.



If the girl's Reiatsu from earlier was enough to shake the ground, the Reiatsu that soon encapsulated Shura at this moment would make most Shinigami simply collapse and be pinned to the ground. Of those that had fought Shura, few of them left without knowing that challenging Shura directly meant you challenged her Zanpakuto itself. She wasn't afraid to release her Shikai at a moments notice, and depending on who you were... Her Bankai.

The Reiatsu she exuded wasn't that of a typical Shinigami either, it was a Reiatsu that was fueled by raw destruction, the very hilt of her large two-handed battle axe was covered in a blood red cloth. However even as the spiraling torrent of Reiatsu dispersed, the flare that came from Shura did not. For Tento her intent would likely be obvious, utterly crushing the one who dared challenge her.

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