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[Side text: His eyes open wide!!]
Kenpachi: (It happened again!! // Again I slipped out of consciousness! // How many times has happened now?)

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Kenpachi: (Over and over again... // In the midst of battle, my consciousness slips away... // ...and then snaps right back to the battle. // It takes me back... // I always enjoy fighting... // ...but I've never got so lost in the rush that I lose concentration or let my consciousness slip away. // Never, that is... // Except that one day...when I fought with you.)

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[Side text: Floating on the boundary // between consciousness // and unconsciousness]

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Flashback!Shinigami: Captain! // I'm afraid it's no use... // No matter how far we look... / ...I can't imagine we will find any warriors in Rukongai powerful enough to satisfy you...!
Flashback!Unohana: ...You deduced my true intentions.

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Flashback!Shinigami: But of course! / You claim that this mission to subjugate the warriors in the outskirts of Rukongai is for the sake of preserving peace in Seireitei... // ...but I can think of only one reason why you would see fit to personally propose such a mission!
Flashback!Unohana: ............... // There is nothing to be gained from slicing down these weaklings.
Flashback!Shinigami: Alas, each body on this mountain of corpses... // ...must be another load added to the weight of your disappointment, Captain!
Flashback!Unohana: This pile of bodies... / ...Since when has it been here?
Flashback!Shinigami: Eh?! / Erm... // Are these not warriors that you sliced down yourself?!
Flashback!Unohana: !

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Flashback!Shinigami: ......What's the deal with that brat...?
Unohana: (I was weary.)

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Unohana: (Weary of the sword... // Weary of battle... // That was why... // I found myself wandering far and wide... // ...in search of an enemy who could bring joy to my blade once more. // Perhaps this is why our blades... // ...brought together the two of us who had both grown weary of tedious battle. // It was bliss. // I never dreamed... // ...that one such as myself... // ...would find such unprecedented joy... // ...in combat with a mere child. // And less still did I imagine that this child...)

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Unohana: (...would hold back his strength in battle against me.)

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Kenpachi: (A clean hit!! // The same blows I was actively reacting to just moments ago... // ...now I counter with instinct alone. // It's like every time my consciousness fades out and back in... // ...I'm being reborn all over again.)
Unohana: (Zaraki Kenpachi... // You probably do not realise it yourself. // But on some subconscious level...)

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Unohana: (You are sealing away your own power... // ...even as you wield it in battle. // Why is it that you... // ...suffered defeat in such an evenly-matched battle with Kurosaki Ichigo? // Why is it... // ...that you defeated Nnoitra Gilga in a battle that was just as even? // "Your enemy was strong." // That is how it must seem to those who were watching. // But I could see that this was not the truth of the matter. // In all of these battles... // ...you kept the vast majority of your power sealed tightly away.)

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Unohana: (When we battled that day... // ...we both experienced a joy we had never felt before. // The only difference... // ...was that you discovered that day... // ...the joy of fighting a battle on the same level as your foe. // That is...my sin. // You must have been overjoyed. // Until that day, you had known nothing but weaklings. // None who could serve as an "enemy" to test your blade. // To you, I represented something new... // The first "enemy" in your life whose power was comparable to your own. // And yet...)

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Unohana: (Still I... // ...was weaker than you. // I was the first person you had known whom you could call "enemy". // You believed that if you were to lose me, you would never again be able to enjoy the thrill of battle.)

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Unohana: (So you lowered yourself to my level. // Subconsciously, slowly but surely... // Into the darkest depths of your being... // You suppressed your own strength, sealing it away. // I, for my part, felt despair. // Despair in my own inadequacy that forced you to hold yourself back. // But one day, I came to realise. // Slowly but surely... // In each deadly struggle that you fought against powerful foes... // The shackles that you had placed on yourself were crumbling... // ...bringing you closer to your former self. // I am strong. // Stronger than anyone but you.)

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Unohana: (That is why... // I must take your life this day. // A hundred times, or even a thousand. // That is why... // I must bring you healing. // No matter how many times it takes... // Until you are restored...to your true self.)

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Unohana: (Until finally... // You can surpass me, and move on... // ...to far greater heights...)

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[no text just kenpachi]

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Unohana: (Come...!)
[Insert text: With all his body and soul...!!]

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Eliminate From Heaven

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[Insert text: The time for games is over.]

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Unohana: ............Masterfully done... / Zaraki Kenpachi. // My work here... // ...is done.

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[no text just death]

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Zaraki: It's over? // Just like that? // You're just gonna die? // Hey. // Don't die. // I'm not done. / I haven't had enough. // So please. // Don't die. // I'm begging you......

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Zaraki: DON'T DIE!!!
Unohana: (Ahaha... // He's like a child.)

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Unohana: (What is there to despair over? // Now that you have recovered your full strength and defeated me... // Certainly, the majority of your battles may once again become one-sided exercises in meaningless tedium... // But now you have... // ...an enemy worthy of your strength... // ...allies who you can face as equals... // ...and most importantly... // ...a precious partner who has awakened alongside yourself.)

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Unohana: (All that I have gained in all my years... // ...I have released upon you today. // There is no longer... // ...anything left in my hands. // Even the name of Kenpachi... // ...that I was unable to pass on to you back then... // ...has finally left me for good. // You should rejoice, Zaraki Kenpachi. // Rejoice in my death.)

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Unohana: (For there is no greater pleasure... // ...than to die with one's purpose fulfilled.)
Voice: (...Kenpachi. // ...Kenpachi of Zaraki.)
Kenpachi: Who's there?!!! // Who is that calling me?!! // Show yourself!!
Voice: (...Finally, you are able to hear... // ...my voice.)

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Voice: (I who have been by your side... // ...longer than anyone... // ...closer than any other... // ...always watching... / ...over you.)
Flashback!SomeGuy: ...Ehhh? // Who the hell are you?
Flashback!Kenpachi: ...Kenpachi. // Kenpachi... // ...of Zaraki.
Voice: (It is a pleasure to meet you... / Zaraki Kenpachi.)

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Voice: (My name is............)

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Nimaiya: 71 hours, 48 minutes... // Three days and nights.

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Nimaiya: You've worked awful hard. // I'm quite impressed. // You pass the test... // Renji-chan! // And you...

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Nimaiya: ...I'm afraid have failed. // Ichigo-cha~~~~~~~~n.
Ichigo: ...W... // Wait, please... I can still...
Nimaiya: No can do! / I ain't waitin'! / This is over! // You fail! / The end!♪
Ichigo: I can...still do this...! / Let me carry on......... // You never said anything about a time limit...!
Nimaiya: This ain't a time limit. / It's a vibe limit. // It ain't a question of whether you can do this or not.

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Nimaiya: The Asauchi didn't choose you. // That's all. // So there's no point carrying on. / This is over. // The. / End!♪
Ichigo: Wait.........!
Nimaiya: Don't embarrass yourself. // It ain't cool for a guy to keep on whining after he gets dumped. // We've all learned something over these past three days... / Namely, that Renji-chan is a Shinigami...and you, Ichigo-chan, are not. // Don't worry. / I'll be nice and open up a direct path.

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Nimaiya: So it's time for you... // ...to hurry on home.
Renji: !
Ichigo: Eh..................?
Nimaiya: Mera-chan. / Show him the way out.
Mera: You got it.
Ichigo: H... / Hold on! This can't be right!! // Hey!!
Nimaiya: Oh, yeah...

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Nimaiya: Don't even think about going back to Soul Society again. // Soul Society is a place for Shinigami. // Mere humans who don't even have a Zanpakutou... // ...have no right to set foot in there.
Ichigo: Dammitall... // You really think after coming all this way... I'm just going to go home quietly? // If I leave now, what will happen to Zangetsu...?!
Nimaiya: Makes no difference if you stay or leave. / Zangetsu ain't ever gonna heal. // Or should I say... / I ain't ever gonna heal him.
Ichigo: ..................
Nimaiya: I told you, yeah? / I ain't Juu or Kyuu or Hachi or Nana or Roku or Go... / Not even Sanmai. The name's Nimaiya Oh-Etsu... // And I ain't got Zanpakutou for no phony Shinigami!♪

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Ichigo: DAMN YOU!!!
Nimaiya: Bye-bye-bye... // Ichigo-chan!♪

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Nimaiya: ...You can't go on like you are... / Ichigo-chan. // You don't understand what it means that the Asauchi refused to choose you. / That you've been able to fight for yourself all this way... // ...without even being able to wield an Asauchi. // What you need now is to take a few steps back. / Back to your roots. // You need to learn... / ...who you really are, and where you came from. // Even if... // ...it's a trip you won't ever be coming back from.
[Side text: What is the difference? What does Ichigo lack? What lies in his past...?!]