Sometimes, Ichigo absolutely failed to learn from past mistakes, but he wasn't completely dense. And so, instead of meeting that bum-rush head on, the shinigami shunpoed away...
...Which, when he reappeared, put him directly behind Xanxus' unprotected back. But, instead of capitalizing on the possible weakness, Ichigo did not strike out seeking to cut the other man in two. Instead he twisted the cleaver-like zanpakuto in his hands, and brought the flat of the blade up to, hopefully, knock the wind out of Xanxus as well.
"So...gonna...tell me...your...name?" Still trying to catch his breath, it wasn't until the last word that the shinigami struck.
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And so, instead of meeting that bum-rush head on, the shinigami shunpoed away...
...Which, when he reappeared, put him directly behind Xanxus' unprotected back.
But, instead of capitalizing on the possible weakness, Ichigo did not strike out seeking to cut the other man in two.
Instead he twisted the cleaver-like zanpakuto in his hands, and brought the flat of the blade up to, hopefully, knock the wind out of Xanxus as well.
"So...gonna...tell me...your...name?"
Still trying to catch his breath, it wasn't until the last word that the shinigami struck.