Sora Tanaka

"You question my captaincy simply due to my inexperience? You claim that I'm weak and have no experience in leadership. Well I say that your claims are complete bullshit! You know what separates me from you leaders, I don't just influence my subordinates with confidence in me, I influence them to have confidence in themselves. That is what makes me a great leader! Who cares about inexperience and me being 'weak'. I take my role of captaincy seriously and I plan to become a great leader and inspire my subordinates. Your uneducated and ignorant claims are merely just another small boundary that I'll crush with the help of my friends and myself. While you continue to have negative thoughts on me, I will continue to increase the amount of people I can fill with hope and confidence in themselves. So to be honest 'captain' I don't really give a damned fuck about you or your opinion, so go back to being the petty person you are and leave me, my friends and anybody else close to me alone."

- Sora Tanaka

Sora Tanaka (そら たなか, Tanaka Sora) is the current Captain of Fifth Division in the Gotei 13, as well as being No.15 in Society of Darkness. Sora was also the former lieutenant of Thirteenth Division. He is a well respected shinigami, who is often relied on for many tough tasks in the Gotei 13. He is known for being one of the most laid back captains of his time, who often relaxes too much yet somehow manages to complete all of his tasks. Sora is also one of the youngest captains in the Gotei 13, despite this he still is respected. Prior to joining the Gotei 13, Sora excelled at nearly every skill in the Shinō Academy beating even the instructors. Later he graduated from the academy within a year, he was immediately accepted as a lieutenant of the thirteenth division. Due to his constant acts of taking out hollows and completing all tasks he was given, he was promoted to the captain of the Fifth Division. His lieutenant is Renge Sakuyagawa.

Sora has lately been taking many mysterious leaves, which has led to some suspicion aimed towards Sora from other divisions, these mysterious leaves are due to his meetups with his SOD companions. Despite Sora's laid back side, whenever he is at a Captain gathering he would act more responsible and be much more respectful, especially to the Captain-Commander. When free Sora likes to occasionally wander around the human world to relax and get a break from work.

Appearance
Sora's appearance is that of a teenager, he stands at an average size of 5ft 9'. He is white in skin colour and has beautiful light brown eyes which are described to give off a calm look. Sora also has lots of different patterned tattoos all over his body though they are said to have some sort of meaning. He has medium length silver hair which shines in the sun, his fringe is pushed aside and covers the sides of his face. At the back of his head, his hair is spiked up in all directions. Sora is described by most females, as a very attractive and cute boy. His sense of style is unique but most females like it. He is always seen with his signature grin which he uses to charm girls and to reassure people in hard times. He has black sleeves which run from his biceps to his fist covering it all, on top of the sleeve is a black machine wristband which is actually a weapon. It has red outlines on it as well as a black spike which comes out of the top. Sora wears a top which covers the upper half of his body revealing his muscular body, it is black in colour and it has many belts on it to keep it connected to Sora. At the end of his black arm sleeves is a red circle which is connected to his machine wristband. He wears tight black trousers and a belt to hold them up, on top of the trousers is a black sleeve on his thigh which is tied to the trousers with a black belt. On his shins he has another pair of sleeves which have red outlines. Sora also wears black boots which have a slight heel and they also have red outlines. Tied to the back of his belt is two sheathes to both of his swords, it is black in colour and leaves all of the handle out, allowing for a quick unsheathe. On the sides of his trousers are two big black pockets which carry some of Sora's equipment in, they also have red outlines. Sora has stated that black and red are his favorite colour combination. When seen walking around he will be slumped over and would remain an awful psoture, although when in the presence of the Captain-Commander he would instantly stand with pride and keep a straight back due to the amount of respect he holds for the Captain-Commander. Many can easily tell the emotions of Sora as he cannot hide his emotions, whether it would be Sora being very happy and smiling all the time or being serious and keeping a straight face and being stern.

Sora's appearance in the academy consisted of a standard Shihakushō (死覇装, Garment of Dead Souls) but the sleeves on it were ripped off by Sora. It also consisted of a black hakama, black kosode, black shitagi, a straw waraji and a white tabi. He also cut half of the Shihakushō off so that it revealed his lower torso. Sora did this due to him feeling uncomfortable and limiting his movements. This allows Sora to use this as his battle gear and his normal gear.

When Sora is in the human world he makes use of a gigai, its appearance is pretty much similar to his usual apperance. His facial features and hairstyle stay completely the same, but his clothing changes as he is wearing a black and red checquered hoodie. He is also wearing skinny black jeans with black and red trainers, on his hoodie he leaves the hood down and lets the bottom of it run slightly over onto his trousers. He has been noted to look exactly like a normal teenager in this appearance.

As a young child Sora looked much different to how he is currently. His hair colour was white and black, the right side of his hair was white and the left side was black. The left side of his hair he let the long fringe cover a part of his eye, at the back of his head the left side of his hair was longer as well. He wore a black t-shirt underneath a sleeveless white vest, he also wore black trousers similar to what trousers he wears currently. Covering his neck he would wear a white scarf, which was given to him by his father as a present before his father died. His eye colour was blue due to him wearing contact-lenses, he wasn't seen smiling as much though when he was a child. He stood at a height of 5ft 5' at this age and he was still as muscualar and lean as he is now, he was noted to be very attractive as this appearance.

Personality
Sora has been described at times as a fun loving, caring and a great friend to have due to how much he would care for you. At other times people have described him as a relaxed and laid back idiot, some people dislike his relaxed personality because of how annoying it is to try and seriously talk to him. Although he is usually laid back, sometimes he becomes more serious especially when their is a serious situation when people could be killed. This is one of the traits that his comrades love him for, as he will always protect them no matter what. Sora believes that everyone should be treated equal no matter what, this means that Sora treats all of his subordinates with great respect and love. Though many hate to say it, Sora is a guy that you can't hate due to his lovely smile and how nice he can be. In battle, depending on the situation Sora will either be laid back and calm while being sarcastic to his opponent, but if the battle is serious and he has to protect his friends he will be serious and won't hold back at all. He is very protective of all of his friends as he will risk his life for everything, this makes him a loyal shinigami to have on your team. Sora has shown to be trustworthy and reliable, as whenever given a high level mission or something that he has to complete, 100% of the time he will complete it. Due to his appearance some other shinigami who don't know who he is make fun of him, but after they see his fighting prowess they then proceed to hold a significant amount of respect for them. Sora's determination can be one of his most scary abilities in battle, if he is determined to save his friend he will never stop no matter how wounded or ridiculous the situation is, he will never stop trying. He is always thinking for others, as shown when he is in battle he will tell his friends to run away if the battle could get them hurt.

Sora often uses his lazy and laid back side to slip away from doing work in order to do personal work, this personal work is training himself. Despite Sora's laid back and can't be asked type of mood, he keeps his secret training from his friends so that he can secretly grow stronger in order to protect his friends. Rarely aggrevated Sora can almost always keep his cool even in the worst situations, the only way he can be aggrevated is if you insult his friends or hurt his friends. If an enemy has hurt his friends, Sora will show no mercy to that person and would gladly tear them to pieces without a single sign of remorse, he is noted to become a ruthless killer when he is like this. In battle if Sora's emotions are mixed his attacks can be random and will vary in power, but if he has one certain emotion he will fight like that. So if Sora was angry he would send lethal and brutal strikes at the opponent, his emotions play a great part in his fighting style. Sora's tone of voice to scared children even in desperate situations, will always be calm and gentle. He uses this tone of voice to his friends as well, this comforting and calm tone is one of his distinct traits which can ease them and even give them a ray of hope. During battle Sora becomes quite foul mouthed, where he constantly swears whenever he gets the opportunity to, this foul mouth is completely the opposite to his gentle side.

Sora amongst his closest of friends is regarded as a hero whenever he has to be, since whenever his friends are in need of his help he will always manage to save them. Sora's gentle personality is easily likeable which allows Sora to instantly make friends with someone, this can allow Sora to make allies for battle quickly. In the worst of times, Sora has shown to be optimistic to everything trying to ease everyone, though inside even Sora can sometimes feel like there is no hope. Sora has a love for musical instruments especially the guitar, he always plays it whenever he isn't training or doing work. He is always more caring towards the girls, when talking to a girl Sora is charming and can easily make that girl feel amazing. Sora is actually very smart, especially in battle as he can devise a cunning plan whilst fighting. He can use the surroundings to his advantage and easily optimize his battle peformance, this makes him devastating in battle. He also uses his intelligence to use the least amount of energy by using no wasted movements on his techniques making them the best they can be. Sora is easy to talk to, as you can talk to him about any subject and Sora will stay interested and keep on talking with you. Due to Sora's social skills, he often converses in battle for information as well, sometimes even if they don't have information he will converse with them to try and find out their goals. Sora has shown to have a hate for people who treat their comrades lower than themselves, he despises their very existence and would take pleasure in killing them. Since Sora rarely ever gets angry, when he does it scares many opponents the very gaze he gives is nicknamed by his friends the "Deathgaze" since it strikes fear into nearly anyone. Sora's sarcastic side can easily get annoying especially to his opponents, since it makes the opponents feel like Sora's making fun of them they get easily angered.

When trying to impress his friends, Sora will act cocky and often make a fool of himself. If he is in a sparring session and one of his friends is watching he will deliberately act confident and start to try and show off in battle as much as possible. Sometimes his confidence becomes one of his weaknesses as he will try and use as little power as possible to beat them. Though his confidence can also become his strength by believing in his ability it will make him more sure of his techniques and strength. Sora is one of the people that can joke around, but when he gets a prank played on him he often gets embarrassed. When someone comes to Sora with their problems, Sora will easily be able to help them as well as comforting them as well. Sense of humour is one of Sora's biggest traits, Sora has one of the greatest senses of humour as described by his friend. Sora can easily make clever and witty jokes as well as laughing at equally funny jokes.

Birth
Sora was born in District 1:Junrinan he was the son of Yuki Amaya and the famed Zero Tanaka. Zero was captain of the Eleventh Division and Yuki Amaya was his lieutenant, Zero loved Yuki dearly and Yuki loved Zero. While Zero was in the midst of a war, Yuki was pregnant with his son, when Zero came back and learnt that Yuki was pregnant he celebrated. While Zero was on patrol, Yuki was in the midst of giving birth to Sora, once Zero came back Yuki had already given birth and Zero wrapped Sora in his families scarf. Yuki decided to leave the Gotei 13 and settle down in Tanaka Clans home. Just when Yuki was about to fully settle down, one hundred assassins were given the job to take out Yuki and Zero's son. Zero came home when he saw the one hundred assassins attack, he told Yuki to take Sora and run to settle down in Rukongai. Zero took on all one hundred of the assassins at once and took them all out but eventually died from blood loss. Yuki was given the news by the Gotei 13, she was depressed for days and days, but eventually realising that she has to move on. She set up home in Junrinan in West Rukongai where she lived with her mother and father.

Growing Up
As years passed Sora grew up in Junrinan, Sora was a great help to Yuki as he did all the tasks she asked him to. Sora would often have to fetch some food for his family, he would also do occasional tasks for pocket money. He would use his money to buy stuff he loved. Being the son of the legendary captain Zero Tanaka, Yuki's father had a feeling that he would become a shinigami. So Yuki believed her father and asked him to help train Sora secretly. So Yuki's father would deliberately ask him to buy five times the amount of shopping increasing his muscles gradually. During this time Sora was bullied for being a weakling and not having the right to be Zero Tanaka's son. One time Sora snapped and fought them off, he managed to complete beat them all and he realized that he had grown much more stronger. Eventually Sora got into contact with his zanpakutō, even though he was young and not trained at all he could communicate with it. Although most would be surprised if they got into contact, Sora was actually fine and wanted to talk more. When Sora told Yuki about his communicating with his zanpakutō, Yuki already knew that Sora must become a shinigami since she could feel him leaking reiatsu. So Yuki explained shinigami's to Sora, then she proceeded to tell him he will become one and that he should go to the Shinō Academy.

Shinigami Years
Once Sora entered the Shinō Academy, he was quickly noticed by the instructors to have a great amount of reiatsu. He easily exceeded all expectations set by the instructors, Sora excelled in everything that he was taught, he even managed to beat the instructors. This quickly gained him popularity and also got him noticed by every student at the academy. Sora then with his natural talent graduated from the academy and was put as lieutenant of the Thirteenth Division. He quickly became noticed as a very strong shinigami, he often took many hollow hunting jobs for extra money. During this time, he quickly ascended to Captain of Fifth Division by showing his bankai to the Captain-Commander and other Captains. He was noted to be the youngest Captain since Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Though he is young, many of the captains respect him highly.

More to come.....

Renge Sakuyagawa
Sora's relationship with Renge, is much like a brother relationship as they treat each other like family. Despite Sora not knowing Renge for long, as he only recently became his lieutenant, he has grown a strong attachment to Renge almost comparable to that of a brother. This relationship has constantly grown due to Sora's personality helping to convey the emotions Renge sometimes suffers to put into words, likewise Renge's personality helps this relationship as he is always looking to build a stronger bond. Sora has been shown to put an extreme amount of trust in Renge, furthermore, Sora has even told Renge about his position in SOD and that Renge should not worry or notify anybody else. This sense of trust helps them both to bring out the best of each other whether it be on the battlefield or in a simple conversation. As Renge has been brought up in the Onmitsukidō, at first, he sometimes struggled to communicate and bond with Sora, but Sora's caring and sociable personality eventually brought him out of his shell and changing him into a much more trustworthy friend. As they were brought up from different areas, they naturally have a different way of going about things, instead of this holding them back, it helps make them more successful when working as partners due to them being able to explore different methods which they would not have thought of before.

Equipment
Sakebi o nomikonda (叫びを飲み込んだ, Engulfing Scream): Sora's main and favorite weapon. The appearance of this weapon is a large, four bladed shuriken which is very sharp and lethal. It also has a circular hole in the middle, which is used for Sora to grab onto. It starts off folded and when unfolded it becomes the shuriken. This is primarily used as a long range single-use weapon due to Sora having to throw it. The blades are lethal and when they make contact with an opponents flesh they can easily sever limbs or create a deep cut. The drawback of having to use this weapon is that the weight of the weapon is fairly heavy and for Sora to throw it at a great speed with precise accuracy it requires alot of strength and concentration. After throwing this Sora's arm will start to ache slightly.

Powers and Abilities
Vast Spiritual Power: Sora has shown to possess a vast amount of reiatsu, even described as limitless by many of his peers. This energy often  leaks out due to the sheer quantity of it making it hard for Sora to conceal his presence or even control it properly, though despite Sora not having mastery over his reiatsu, he has been shown to be able to control some of it by limiting and reducing the amount of reiatsu he possesses. Due to Sora's frequent practice in the usage of  Kidō, he has developed a method to utilize his uncontrollable power into a productive way of using  Kidō. Upon release of Sora's energy, it causes a small gust which forms around him, it then appears to expand from all directions and ignites, causing a small flame ball surrounding Sora. Since Sora is naturally attuned to fire, his energy can be enhanced with his fire element, allowing him to augment many of his abilities with fire. Sora can use his energy to enhance his abilities as well as his physical attributes. Sora's energy has also been described as being heavy, though this experience can be negated by higher level opponents who can counter this with their own energy. This feeling of weight in the atmosphere can give low to medium level opponents a disadvantage as it can effect their agility and movement. Sora is very wary of releasing his energy fully as he does not want his subordinates to get effected by his wild and untamed energy. Sora is considered one of the lower tier captains due to other captains critiscising his lack of mastery over his power, despite this some captains and the majority of SOD state that those that believe he is weak due to his mastery are simply scared of his unknown potential. Although Sora has a near limitless amount of energy, his inability to control it leads to his power being halved in strength, therefore giving a false impression of his power as it is limited. Sora has yet to master his energy as it still leaks out constantly making it impossible for him to conceal his presence. It has been shown that Sora's energy seems to have no effect on a captain level opponent due to them usually being able to fight it off with their own spiritual energy. As Sora has to heavily train on mastering this, it hinders his progress on many of his other skills such as hakuda or shunpo, making mastering his energy a double-edged blade.

Enhanced Speed: Sora has shown to have a great amount of speed, as his reflexes are quick enough to be able to dodge strikes from point-blank range. He has also been shown to be able to dodge dangerous attacks without the need of shunpo, he can also be quick enough to look like he is using shunpo when he isn't using it. He can easily dispatch many enemies by using speed to quickly take them out, he can also use his speed to strike the opponent very quickly. His sheer speed allows him to keep up with even the most fastest of enemies, also due to Sora having great reflexes he can block and deflect his enemies attacks during sword-to-sword combat. When combining his speed with his swordsmanship, he can deliver lightning-fast sword strikes with great accuracy.
 * Light Footwork: Sora has been seen in all of his battles to use a special type of footwork which he had created in order toTumblr_mcmn33Cy301qb7l7ho1_400.gif utilize his speed. Sora appears to be lightly bouncing off of one foot onto the other, similar to a lightweight boxer. Stated by Sora "I won't tell you how it works but I will say that this footwork is easily as fast as shunpo" although not proven, Sora has been seen to go extremely fast using this. Only people with a very experienced eye have described this footwork technique as being simple "weight distribution". They have said that Sora continously distributes his weight unevenly so that all of his weight is in his toes, this allows him to use the weight as a pivot in order to dash a lot faster. He would do this rapidly on both of his feet, so that it is impossible to see with the naked eye.

Enhanced Strength: Due to the training Sora had before he even joined the academy, he had a great amount of strength which he has gradually increased until his strength has become immense. He has proven how strong he is whenever he clashes swords with the opponent, the opponent will be gradually pushed back due to the strength in Sora swings. He can produce an immeasurable amount of force from a slight swing, making his strength deadly.

Immense Durability: Sora has constantly shown to be mentally durable and physically durable. When Sora is fighting for his friends, it appears as if his durability is doubled where actually he forgets about his wounds and just keeps on fighting. His physical durability is great as he can take many dangerous attacks and brush them aside like they were nothing, also with his amazing willpower he would disregard many wounds even if they are fatal. Most slashes which do hit him rarely cut deep due to his hard body, he has also shown to be able to fight with wounds where most shinigami would fall unconsious he could continue fighting normally. He can take beating after beating but keep getting back up, this stubborness often is classed as one of his weaknesses due to it could get him killed.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Sora is known to be very skilled in swordsmanship, as it is his main usage of fighting. He can easily pinpoint attacks into lethal areas and blind spots with great speed, he can also counter many strikes with many more strikes of his. Sora's favorite and most commonly used way of fighting is dual wielding, no matter what he is dual wielding he can make it lethal and a very deadly weapon. Whether it be two whips or two swords, he can still make it hard to fight against. His style of fighting revolves around delivering quick but deadly strikes with two weapons, one in each hand. In each swing of his two weapons are a huge amount of force, many have said that it feels like a giant is swinging a sword at you. By using two swords, it allows Sora to attack two places at once, leaving the opponent to figure ot how to guard it. Sora is known to have complete control over his swords, as he has shown to dispatch of high leveled opponents within a matter of seconds. If an opponent manages to guard against Sora's attacks and counterattack they would have to get past Sora's defensive prowess. Sora's defense with his sword is amazing, being able to deflect strikes against him not block therefore allowing Sora to counterattack most attacks on him. Since Sora is very fast, he can sheathe and unsheathe both of his swords fast enough to kill a hollow and have his swords back in his sheathe, so that it looks like he didn't move. Sora has incorporated feints into his style, by using these he can gain the element of surprise since the opponent will think he is attacking one spot when he is actually attacking the other spot. With his strength, speed and amazing swordsmanship skill Sora's swordsmanship and use of other weapons is one of his most deadly abilities. Due to Sora's relaxed personality, he doesn't care about moving much, he has learnt how to block and parry while using the least amount of movement possible. When in a desperate situation though, he will move a lot more.


 * Master Multiple Weapons User: Sora has shown to be able to use a variety of different weapons with great skill. As he has trained with many different weapons, he has great skill with many different weapons. With each different weapon Sora's style changes, therefore making him unpredictable. He has learnt how to fully control them, he has also learnt what weapons are best for what range. Being able to control all of these weapons fully, Sora is nearly devastating with any weapons he has making this a very deadly skill that Sora possesses.

Hakuda Expert: Sora's skill in the usage of Hakuda is great, he has shown to be able to use it in many different ways. He can incorporate his hakuda into his sword strikes or by making each of his strikes efficient and placed into the opponents blind spots. Sora uses every part of his body for the appropriate situation making hakuda one of his most dangerous assets. He would often use hakuda as his main way of fighting low to medium leveled opponents. Sora's style of fighting is using lazy, brutal strikes using the least amount of movement. Many disregard Sora's hakuda due to him being still a child and not being physically built up, but due to the training he constantly does to increase his strength his hakuda strikes are equal to that of a skilled grown mans strikes. By using Sora's natural element of fire, he incorporates his fire within his techniques in order to increase the damage of the techniques. Sora is very knowledgable in the art of hakuda, stating that he knows a fair amount of techniques but is too lazy to learn the rest. Sora's skill could be compared to a experts skill in hakuda, though Sora has yet to learn the other half of techniques. Much similar to his swordsmanship style, making the least amount of movement is his priority, but if his comrades are endangered he will move and use his hakuda efficiently. He will use foot techniques and using his body in order to generate an immense amount of power and speed, his power has been shown to be great enough to fairly damage matured shinigami and break very weak opponents bones though this hasn't been proven yet.
 * Hitotsume: Nadegiri (一つ目・撫で斬り, "The First: Killing Stroke"): A swift sword strike that is more than capable of dispatching multi-story-high targets protected by hardened skin (such as Hierro or the Custode) with only a single, precision cut. Sora uses both of his swords and swings them at the exact same point, so that it looks like one single cut, but it is actually two cuts. Broken down, Hitotsume: Nadegiri is a technique that manipulates the users spiritual power into the motion of the stroke. When performing the "killing stroke" Sora transfers the full force of their spiritual power as though it were "mass" through their sword and then through the air. The strike itself is the medium, with the end result manifesting as a devastating wave of pure reiatsu. It is an attack that encompasses all of Sora's power into two but similar strikes; which is why it is often a lethal strike.
 * Daini: Agitowari (第二:顎割, "The Second: Chin/Jaw Splitting"): A useful and easily utilized sword technique where a single sword attack is used in order to cut an opponent in half from the jaw down the length of the body, resulting in the bisection of the target. Some Shinigami even refer to it as the "Hollow Bane", for they use it to cleave the Hollow across their Hollow hole. Sora has mastered this as when he was hollow hunting as a side job, he learnt this Sora peforms this move different to how it would normally be peformed, instead of focusing his energy into his swords, he will surge the energy into his arms and swing with ten times the force of the normal strike. Therefore making it a brute force technique.
 * Fifusu: Hasshin (フィフス:発疹, "The Fifth: Eruption"): A technique where Sora makes a deep slash across an opponents mid-rift, packed with their spiritual energy, which possesses extreme cutting power. This spiritual energy acts to part the opponents, making Hierro and other hardened skin techniques, such as the Custode, all but useless against it. Seconds following the initial strike, blood erupts from the wound, hence the name.
 * Jūichi: Senmaioroshi (十一:千枚卸, "The Eleventh: Thousand-Page Wholesale"): A rather demanding sword technique where multiple blade movements take place so fast that they can literally shred a target into pieces. As such, one needs competent speed, as well as skill, to employ it successfully in battle. The strikes can also be turned on multiple close-knit enemies, where the same result occurs. The successful employment of this technique does not only come from the usage of speed, but comes from competent control over Sora's own spiritual energy. Usually the user would have to coat their sword with a layer of spiritual energy to increase the sharpness, in Sora's case his sheer strength is enough to cleanly cut through.
 * Jūyon: Tora Enshin (十四:虎延伸, "The Fourteenth: Tiger Draw"): In preparation for this technique, Sora would place his sheathed zanpakutō upright behind him and synchronize his breathing with the opponents. Sora would begin the technique by rapidly unsheathing, attacking and sheathing his sword once more in a similar fashion to that of Iaido striking most opponents before they even have a chance to react. Sora often uses this to take out his opponent without using much effort, Sora would only really use this at the start of the battle.
 * Daijūroku: Gobōsei no Ken (第十六:五芒星の剣, "The Sixteenth: Pentagram Sword"): Channelling spiritual energy into the Sora's blade, Sora performs a series of five slashes at blistering speeds in a pattern that resembles a star. Because of the speed that they swing their blade, it seems as if the user has unleashed these blows concurrently, enabling them to all impact upon the foe's body at the same time. The slashes close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. If the opponent manages to deflect one attack, the others will surely hit and due to the close range the opponents who try and escape will be cut down.
 * Ikkotsu (一骨, "Single Bone"): A powerful punch which is one of the moves Sora has mastered. When Sora uses this technique he is capable of sending a huge opponent flying through many buildings, it can easily break the opponents bones. Sora can put enough power in this technique so that it can completely destroy the abdomen of the opponent. Due to Sora's already enhanced power he can pull this off as his normal punch with no need to prepare.
 * Sōkotsu (双骨, "Double Bone"): Stronger than the already dangerous technique Ikkotsu, it is a strong two fisted punch which can completely make an opponent disintegrate or get completely destroyed within one blow. When Sora makes contact with the opponent it causes a mini shockwave to be sent out within the surrounding area, which is strong enough to break through solid buildings. Sora has been shown to be able to break an arrancars hierro, making this a very strong technique.
 * Tatsumaki raputā (竜巻ラプター, "Tornado Raptor"): A technique which combines the use of shunpo and hakuda. The power of each punch in this technique is the same power as one of Sora's normal punches but due to the amount of punches it becomes aggravated damage. Although not as strong as Sōkkotsu or Ikkotsu, this technique is designed to hurt more than one part of the opponents body. Preparing for this technique Sora will start his light footwork and then continously use shunpo to disappear and reappear around the opponent. Every time Sora disappears then reappears he will deliver a punch with great force. This technique is continued until the opponent has been hit fifteen times, although an expert shunpo user could dodge most of these punches. This does less damage then either of his hakuda techiques but it can be used for causing pain to multiple areas in his opponents body or to take out a large group of weak enemies. This is quite tiring for Sora due to the strain it puts on his leg muscles, this can only be used by Sora once.
 * Tesshō (鉄掌, "Iron Palm"): A technique where Sora leaves his palm open and strikes the opponent with enough force to completely destroy a hollows mask, or fracture an opponents bones due to Sora's great strength.
 * Inshō (印象, "Striking"): A mid-range technique combining a physical strike with leaked spiritual power. The technique uses the spiritual energy leaked sub-consciously by Sora and any others around him sheath the intended fist in energy that is then launched with a striking motion. As such the strength displayed is directly proportionate to the amount of ambient reishi in the atmosphere. The energy is fast -- comparable to a Bala -- and is similar in strength at its weakest, being able to effectively counter the latter reliantly, and completely repulse it if strengthened.

Experienced Shunpo Practitioner: Being a captain, Sora is capable of peforming the art of Shunpo but he is only at a mediocre skill level. Sora has been shown to peform low to medium leveled shunpo techniques with few mistakes. Sora rarely uses shunpo due to his lazy personality and feeling that he hasn't the need of shunpo as doesn't want to move much. When Sora uses his shunpo, he uses it in a pattern in order to get the opponent cornered, or so that Sora can hit their blind spot. Sora's speed in shunpo is great enough to keep up with a captain but not enough to overwhelm them. He can leave some afterimages behind which often leaves his opponent confused allowing Sora to easily take them out. Being a child Sora is fairly light which allows him to move alot faster then a grown man using shunpo would. When Sora does use shunpo on a lower leveled enemy, it can be demoralizing due to the fact they can't keep up or even react to it. Sora's acceleration is his best skill in the art of Shunpo, he can reach his top speed very quickly which can surprise the opponent if they are not watching. Any captain level shinigami or arrancar would be able to see through Sora's afterimages and easily be able to keep up if not, be much quicker. When Sora has combined his shunpo with his hakuda, which is very rare, his strikes become fast and much more efficient. They also become very hard to guard against, making his shunpo one of his key skills in battle. Sora has great potential in the art of shunpo but since he is too lazy and relaxed he wont train in shunpo, also Sora hates it when he has to use shunpo as it requires him to move a lot. Basic Kidō Practitioner: Sora has shown to have little skill in the art of Kidō, mostly due to his inability to control his energy. Sora has recently been talking to Akira Hayate about any possible way to use his  Kidō in a efficient way without the need of mastery over his energy. After these conversations, Sora finally learnt of a reckless but destructive way to use his wild energy as fuel for devastating techniques. Already knowing that he is very durable, Sora realised that he could use  Kidō in a way which many would say reckless. Sora's method was to use his limitless energy as his own form of  Kidō which would utilise his exceptional prowess in hakuda and close ranged combat, whilst using his durability to support himself while using this form.


 * Konmei ( こんめい, lit. Chaos): A special form of  Kidō usage created by Sora, specifically to utilise his wild power into close ranged chaos. This form can be described as reckless but destructive due to the pure chaos it causes. The fundamentals of this form is that, as Sora is durable he will get in close and use his  Kidō at point blank causing mass destruction due to his lack of control and his  Kidō becoming wild. Whenever Sora uses this form, it often surprises his opponents as Sora is also damaging himself by maximising the output of damage caused by this wild form of  Kidō. Despite Sora being extremely durable, he cannot continue to use this form throughout a long fight as it will build up more damage the more Sora tries damaging his opponent with it.

Advanced Growth Rate: Sora's growth rate is one of his amazing assets. He has shown to be able to learn the basis of a technique then be able to peform it with little practice. This is one of the many reasons how Sora was able to graduate from the academy quickly, and then become a Captain quickly. He learnt bankai within a few days, where for most shinigami's it would take years to learn it and master. Sora has stated though that he has yet to master his bankai and that once he matures it will be mastered. Since he grows at an extraordinary rate, in less time than it would usually take, Sora will finally be able to mature and control his vast amount of energy.

Keen Intellect and Cunning: Sora despite his appearance and relaxed personality is actually very intellectual. Sora in battle uses his intelligence by using his surroundings and everything possible which could benefit him at the same time as fighting his opponent. If he sees a certain technique used by his opponent constantly, he will find a way to guard and then counter it within a few minutes of seeing it. This can be a devastating trait to deal with in battle as he will use everything possible to win.

Sora's Modes
Sora has been seen to have the ability to switch battle modes as he describes them. These modes are how Sora battles in a fight such as his approach, mentality and methods in how he fights. It is currently unknown how Sora is able to use these multiple different modes as it came about randomnly. Sora is often seen to switch rapidly during battle between these modes, as he changes modes based on his opponents way of fighting. Sora currently has three modes known, each used for different ways of fighting.


 * Bloodthirst Mode: One of the three modes currently known of Sora's arsenal of modes. This mode is a mode feared by most people who have witnessed Sora using it due to it being completely sadistic and chaotic. When Sora uses this mode it sends Sora into a way of thinking of being completely aggressive and disregarding any wounds that he has currently obtained, as Sora only cares about destroying his opponent in this mode. The abilities that Sora gains is mainly based on how sadistic this mode is as Sora does not care about anything which allows him to ignore limits placed on him such as worrying for his friends. Sora's movements and attack methods are completely unorthodox and unpredictable as he fights in a way which has no thinking behind it, this makes it hard for his opponents to deal with this style of fighting, especially if they have grown used to Sora's usual way of fighting. The downsides to Sora using this mode is that it puts himself and others in significant danger as he disregards wounds and his surroundings, despite being very durable, it can still pose a dnagerous threat to Sora's health if he continues to use this mode for prolonged periods.


 * Dormant Mode: The second of the three modes currently known of Sora's arsenal of modes. This mode is the least used mode as Sora rarely ever needs to use this mode. When Sora uses this mode, it sends Sora into a much more logical and calm way of thinking, completely opposite to his feral and bloodthirst modes. This mode also sends Sora into a state of trance where he appears to be sleepy and very relaxed, but he is actually thinking over many different situations and calculations. The abilities that Sora gains from using this mode, is that he can analyse his current situation and many other future situations based on what he does, this allows him to take a move or action that will put him in the most beneficial position.


 * Feral Mode: The last of the three modes currently known of Sora's arsenal of modes. This mode is known as the most commonly used mode for Sora as it poses less risks then both of the prior modes. When Sora uses this mode, similarly to his Bloodthirst mode, it sends his attack patterns and way of thinking into a much simpler way as he only uses his enhanced instincts. This mode as described by Sora is a ' much more tamed version of my bloodthirst mode'  as this mode gains similar abilities to his Bloodthirst mode such as unreadable attack patterns and unpredictable movements. Unlike the downsides of his bloodthirst mode, this provides much less disadvantages as it only relies on his attuned instincts instead of disregarding everything in exchange for chaotic power.

Zanpakutō
Raion Shinzou (ライオンしんぞう, lit. Lion Heart) is the name of Sora's currently wielded zanpakutō, though it is unknown how he came to acquire it. Raion Shinzou, when sealed takes the form of two golden unusual swords which have a black hilt with red outlines on the sides. The bottom of both of the swords is golden with a slight black outline seperating it from the hilt of the swords. The guard of both of the swords has a base colour of black and it has unique patterns which is made up of the colour gold and red. The pattern has three red stripes on the right side of the guard while on the left side the pattern is four gold lines which curve round a red jem in the center of the guard. On the bottom of the hilt there is a white small tasset attached to it. The blade on both of the swords are coloured gold and it is split into five different sections. On each of the sections they have a gold arrowhead which has a red circular gem in the middle of them. Sora has described the blades of them as being similar to fangs on a lion, due to the fact that they share a similar appearance and that they both have the ability to rip and tear flesh apart.

Shikai: Raion Shinzou's shikai form is released with the command "Adapt and Destroy". Just before releasing his zanpakuto, Sora's body starts to glow with a bright golden light which appears to emitt from his body, it then expands rapidly engulfing the area and disappearing very quickly, leaving Sora standing with his released zanpakuto. In terms of shape and design, Raion Shinzou takes the form of two small silver revolvers with an neon orange scythe-like blade extending from the tip of it, Sora has described them as being 'gunblades' due to it being both a gun with a blade. Attached to the handle of the guns is an extended curved silver part which fits to Sora's knuckles, its prime function is for close combat as it shares similarities with brass knuckles. Sora's attire also appears to change as he now is wearing a white and black tight shirt which splits at the bottom forming a v, it also forms around his neck making his neck barely visible.