Bleach: The Strongest Shinigami, Hitsugaya Toshiro

"So, Kamishini no Yari isn't the strongest Zanpakuto, but the fastest—"

"Are you finished with your nonsense?" Toshiro abruptly interrupted Gin.

"What?" Gin was momentarily stunned.

Toshiro wore an impatient expression. "All that chattering is so annoying!"

"Thirteen kilometers? Five hundred times the speed of sound? Who do you think I am? I am the Vice-Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, Captain of the 10th Division, one of the strongest Shinigami! How could I not see through your little tricks?"

"Your Zanpakuto cannot extend thirteen kilometers, and its speed isn't five hundred times the speed of sound!" Toshiro ruthlessly exposed Gin's lies.

Hearing this, Gin's expression stiffened slightly.

"Ara ara, you even saw through that. Truly terrifying, Captain Hitsugaya." Gin's eyes narrowed further.

"You're right. My Zanpakuto indeed cannot extend that far, and its speed isn't that fast." Gin admitted straightforwardly.

"Alright, no more chattering. I know… you're stalling for time, right, Ichimaru Gin?" Toshiro said.

"Oh? How so?" Gin's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged.

"In the middle of a battle, yet you talk so much… clearly not normal. Knowing you're no match for me, yet you don't flee immediately but choose to fight me here... So you're obviously stalling, waiting for something, right?" Toshiro stated with certainty.

Gin didn't respond.

"Well, whatever. I should indeed hurry and finish you. With such a commotion, Captain-Commander and the others should be arriving soon." Toshiro said.

Regardless of Gin's schemes, Toshiro planned to finish him immediately. Otherwise, in moments, Yamamoto and the others would arrive. After all, the distance to other divisions wasn't too far.

If Yamamoto and other Captains arrived, Toshiro wouldn't be able to act against Gin. Even with evidence of Gin's betrayal, given Yamamoto's character, he would subject Gin to Soul Society's legal judgment, not hand him over to Toshiro.

So, Toshiro decided to finish Gin here. At worst, when Yamamoto arrived, he would fully explain Aizen and Gin's affairs.

Before Aizen's scheme began, Toshiro had considered informing Yamamoto. With Yamamoto's help, the chances of success against Aizen would be higher.

The reason he didn't was partly to use Aizen to eliminate the Central 46, but mainly due to lack of evidence.

Given Yamamoto's somewhat rigid character, without evidence, even if he believed Toshiro, he might not act immediately, potentially alerting the enemy.

From the current situation, Toshiro still lacked evidence. Although the Central 46 had been eliminated by Aizen, with Kyoka Suigetsu's power, Aizen could make everyone except Toshiro 'see' the Central 46's members alive and well.

As long as Aizen didn't expose himself, he could remain hidden safely.

So, Toshiro originally planned to handle Aizen alone. But after Momo got involved, Toshiro realized being alone was insufficient.

If Aizen targeted those close to him, Toshiro would struggle to protect them effectively.

Therefore, Toshiro decided that after dealing with Gin, he would immediately explain Aizen's affairs to Yamamoto. Even without evidence, he believed Yamamoto would trust him.

As long as Yamamoto believed him, even if not acting immediately, that was fine. Given the situation, Rukia's execution time would likely be moved up.

During the execution, Aizen would inevitably appear, and the truth would come to light.

As long as Yamamoto was prepared before Aizen revealed himself, he wouldn't be caught off guard.

'Since that's decided, for now, deal with Ichimaru Gin!' Toshiro thought to himself.

Then, Toshiro tightened his grip on his Zanpakuto, adopting an offensive stance.

Seeing this, Gin struck first.

Swish!

A silver flash. Gin's Zanpakuto extended at a terrifying speed, stabbing towards Toshiro.

Toshiro's heart chilled. He hastily raised his sword to block.

Clang!

Gin's extended blade struck Toshiro's sword. The immense impact forced Toshiro back several steps.

"Such speed... it's terrifyingly fast!" Toshiro couldn't help but praise.

"Ara ara, to be praised by Captain Hitsugaya is an honor." Gin wore a flattered expression.

"No need for modesty. That strike's speed wasn't as exaggerated as five hundred times the speed of sound, but dozens of times is accurate." Toshiro said with a grave expression.

Gin's displayed strength somewhat exceeded Toshiro's expectations.

Then, Gin aimed his Zanpakuto at Toshiro again and attacked.

Swish!

Again, lightning-fast, extreme speed.

This time, Toshiro didn't choose to block. Instead, he lightly tapped his feet, using Shunkuho to easily evade Gin's attack.

Although Gin's Zanpakuto extension speed was indeed incredibly fast, its attack pattern was too singular. There were two ways to counter it.

First, absolute speed. If one's speed surpassed the extension speed, evading was natural.

Second, preemptive evasion.

Since Gin's Zanpakuto could only attack in a straight line when extending, by paying attention to Gin's hand movements and evading the moment he aimed but before attacking, one could likely avoid it.

Toshiro used the second method this time.

Although Toshiro could handle Gin's attacks with absolute speed, he didn't plan to continue doing so.

Kamishini no Yari's extension speed, while not as exaggerated as five hundred times the speed of sound, was still dozens of times. Although manageable, Toshiro didn't intend to rely on that.

Because Toshiro clearly knew the most terrifying ability of Gin's Kamishini no Yari.

Poison! After Bankai, Gin's Shinso becomes Kamishini no Yari. At the moment of extension, it turns to dust, and within the blade appears a potent poison that dissolves cells.

In the original work, after being sneak-attacked by Gin, Aizen would have died from that poison if not for the Hogyoku.

Therefore, even if Toshiro's speed could handle the dozens-of-times-supersonic attacks, he didn't plan to take them head-on.

Otherwise, if he accidentally got grazed or nicked, it would be disastrous.