Chapter 228: Zanka no Tachi
"Is this the old man's sword?"
Kurama's gaze was serious as he spoke softly.
Neither he nor Naruto had ever seen the Captain-Commander's *shikai* (initial release). During the previous battle between the Captain-Commander and Aizen, both Naruto and Kurama had been in Hueco Mundo. By the time Naruto arrived in the World of the Living, the fight had ended, and the Captain-Commander's Zanpakutō had already been "sealed."
Naruto remained silent, his hand resting on his sword hilt.
The oldest and most powerful flame-based Zanpakutō, just by its presence, radiated an overwhelming scorching pressure.
Intense heat… burning…
It was as though all the moisture in the air had evaporated, and even within his body, there was a sense of being "dried out." His skin felt parched, and his body was screaming for water.
No technique had even been unleashed yet.
Its mere appearance caused such a disturbance.