369. Spit On Your Own God

Hachi and Soifon join forces against Barragan.

Summary
Barragan explains that "humans die, animals die, plants die and even Shinigami die. For everything that dies, there is age, too. If things that humans create can die, then Kidō, created by Shinigami, is no different. As Kidō may last for a thousand years. But it cannot last forever." Barragan contends that "forever" is nothing more than a meaningless word born out of the fear of aging. He then proceeds to attack.

Hachi generates a rectangular plank in between his hands and multiples it into rows in front of him. The constructs connect together into a wall that holds off Barragan's Respira. Barragan states that he already has said that it will rot, as the Respira begins to chisel away at the integrity of the wall. Hachi begins recite the incantation, to which Barragan comments on how clever Hachi is, since an incantation said after a spell can strengthen it. But he also warns that he is too late. Hachi puts his hands up in front of him saying the spell name causing large beams to build up in front of him, creating a very large wall many stories high to further separate him and Barragan.

Hachi then calls out to Soifon, asking her for her help as he needs her to use Bankai. Soifon apprehensively comments on how the Vizard even knows about her Bankai. Hachi pleads with her that he knows she she doesn't want to work with them because of their connection to Urahara, but he reminds her that this is not the time for grudges. Soifon still acts uninterested in teaming up with him, causing Hachi to relent and he tells her he will make a deal with her.

Meanwhile, Barragan is losing patience and proceeds to try to destroy the wall before he notices something behind him. Hachi continues to create more barriers and Barragan laughs at Hachi's attempts as ridiculous to think he can be sealed in this, laughing at the idea of trying to buy time against one who controls aging. Barragan equates it as being similar to spitting on the face of god.

Hachi then reveals that the barrier is not to seal him. He explains that Barragan used his aging on Soifon's Bankai and made it explode far away from him so that he was unharmed. Hachi says the purpose of the barrier, then, is to make it so Barragan's aging powers won't work fast enough for him to escape the explosion of Soifon's Bankai unscathed. A round section of barrier partially opens and Soifon sticks Jakuhō Raikōben in and asks Hachi to promise her again that tomorrow he will seal Kisuke Urahara in one of his barriers for a month. Hachi promises and Soifon smiles as she fires her Bankai causing the barrier to rupture and crack.

Characters
Characters in order of appearance:


 * Hachigen Ushōda
 * Barragan Luisenbarn
 * Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * Soifon
 * Kisuke Urahara