The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra!

'''Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra!''' is the two-hundredth episode of the Bleach anime.

Kenpachi and Nnoitra continue their brawling.

Summary
The episode starts with Szayel Aporro Granz wondering how long it's taken for Mayuri Kurotsuchi's sword too pierce his heart. He yells inside his mind at Kurotsuchi to put him out of his misery. Kurotsuchi explains how he couldn't have been a perfect being because nothing is perfect in this world. He says that if something is perfect then there is no room for imagination and no place for people to gain additional knowledge or abilities, meaning that for scientists, perfection brings despair. Kurotsuchi then breaks his Zanpakuto in half and leaves the other half in Szayel's body. Uryu Ishida questions whether it was okay that his Zanpakuto was broken, Kurotsuchi tells him that he can remake it as long as he has the hilt and that snapping it in half was a good punishment for it.

Kurotsuchi then attempts too move part of the wreckage they'd been standing on. He calls to Nemu Kurotsuchi to help him, but she is dead on the ground. Kurotsuchi complains that she is a hassle and proceeds too walk over to her. He kneels down beside her and Uryu asks him what he's going too do. Kurotsuchi then starts too revive her in a rather sexual way. Renji Abarai and Uryu blush and cover their eyes, peeking through their fingers in horror. Nemu screams out and is then seen sitting up, alive. Renji and Uryu are astonished and then Uryu and Kurotsuchi begin arguing about whether it was inappropriate or not. Uryu suddenly weakens and begins coughing. Renji tells Uryu to not get worked so worked up because their organs are still heavily damaged.

While watching Uryu and Renji bicker, Kurotsuchi complains about how they are simpletons. He then points to an area of rubble and tells Nemu too dig that part up. Nemu changes her hand into a drill-like object and begins slashing at the rubble. Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka Birstanne jump out of the wreckage, Nemu promptly begins too attack them with her drill. As they try too tell her they're on her side, Kurotsuchi tells her too plow through them as they're in the way. Nemu throughs the piece of rubble they were standing on into the air and they disappear into the sky.

After Nemu's work a door is seen standing intact in amongst the rubble. Kurotsuchi explains to Uryu and Renji that when a scientist builds his lab, he ensures the safety and secruity of it above all other rooms. He says that in these rooms scientists keep research and specimens they've looked all around the world to find. Kurotsuchi opens the doors too reveal two bodies hanging from the ceiling.

Meanwhile, Yachiru Kusajishi watch as Kenpachi Zaraki and Nnoitra Gilga continue too fight. Kenpachi attempts to slash at Nnoitra's torso, but his blade does not cut him. Nnoitra laughs and slashes Kenpachi's shoulder with his sword. The two begin sparring, Kenpachi is still unable too cut him. Nnoitra kicks Kenpachi away and then runs at him with his sword. As Kenpachi swings his sword towards Nnoitra, Nnoitra catches it with his bare hand. Nnoitra tells him too stop trying as his Hierro is the toughest in the history of the Espada and that there's no way that a Shinigami's sword can cut him. Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue look at him, shocked. Yachiru, on the other hand, smiles and licks her lips.

Elsewhere, Nemu is holding a struggling Uryu down, Kurotsuchi stands over them. He tells Uryu that he's going to fix him, but Uryu yells that he is going to try and modify him. He says that Uryu should be grateful because he's going to heal him for free, no matter what his appearance is afterwards. Nemu leans over him and Uryu looks up, seeing that her chest is inches from his face. He screams and complains that she's too close. Nemu questions what he's talking about and leans over him even more, smothering him with her chest. Kurotsuchi praises her and tells her too carry on sufocating him and that he doesn't mind if he dies. Uryu stops struggling straight away. As Kurotsuchi prepares too inject Uryu, Renji stops him and asks him too heal him first as he needs too return to battle and help people who are fighting Espada. Kurotsuchi tells him there's no point because the only person still fighting is Kenpachi and that he doesn't need any help. He tells Renji that during battle Kenpachi is like a beast that has been given a piece of raw meat, and if you get in the way you will be devoured as well.

Kenpachi and Nnoitra continue too spar. Nnoitra begins too swing his sword by it's chain at an immense speed, causing a strong wind too sweep across the others on the ground. Kenpachi dodges as Nnoitra throws his sword down at him, he then grabs it by the chain and pulls on it, dragging Nnoitra towards him. He then grabs him by the face and shoves him into the ground. Nnoitra rolls out of the way as Kenpachi tries to pierce his covered eye with his Zanpakuto. Kenpachi states that because he dodged, that means that his attack was dangerous too him and that there are some places where his sword can pierce Nnoitra. Nnoitra tells him too shut up and that dodging is just a reflex you need when in battle, he has no weak spots. He then brings down his sword towards Kenpachi, believing he's killed him.

Through the dust that has risen up Kenpachi speaks, shocking Nnoitra. Kenpachi tells him that he's met a lot of people in the Soul Society that tell him that he can't cut them with his sword. The dust begins too clear and it is revealed that Kenpachi has caught Nnoitra's sword. He tells him that he still hasn't met anyone that he can't cut, he then stabs through Nnoitra's eyepatch and drops him sword. The act hasn't affected Nnoitra at all and he grabs Kenpachi's wrist, telling him he can't cut him, and then impales his chest with his hand. He then reveals that his Hollow hole is infact, under the eyepatch and so Kenpachi's sword didn't pierce his head, just went right through it. Kenpachi smiles and the episode ends.

Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book
Renji Abarai and Izuru Kira notice the construction of Mayuri's Reishi research facility, commenting on how huge it is. Renji comments that it'll blow sky high if there's ever an accident, and Kira asks him not to say that. They then notice Tetsuzaemon Iba assisting with the construction, and they asks him what he was doing. He yells them saying that they were going to get back the Shinigami Men's Association funds back with their own hands, but they state that working there wouldn't get the funds back.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Szayel Aporro Granz
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Renji Abarai
 * 4) Uryū Ishida
 * 5) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 6) Pesche Guatiche
 * 7) Dondochakka Birstanne
 * 8) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 9) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 10) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 11) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 12) Orihime Inoue

Fights

 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi vs. Szayel Aporro Granz (concluded)
 * Kenpachi Zaraki vs. Nnoitra Gilga

Powers and Techniques used
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