[center][h1][color=9e0b0f]Itsuko Hoga[/color][/h1]逸子ほが

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Focused on the hollow situated directly in front of her, Itsuko continued to strike one after another with calculated moves in order to output only the minimum amount of energy necessary to make each strike fatal for these weak hollow. Since she was now in the brunt of it, she felt she had to be very careful not to overexert herself in-case back up was delayed for any reason. 

With another leap, her next target disintegrated before she was even able to budge her sword an inch. This hastily caused Itsuko to stop and widen her view range. [color=9e0b0f][i]'Well that was quicker than I had expected'[/i][/color] It seemed she didn't need to think too much about conserving energy as the back-up arrived sooner than she expected; none-the-less it was still good strategy practice, even if it was just for a short amount of time. Catching a glimpse of mint, Itsuko shunpoed over to her teammate as he voiced his confusion as to why so many members of Squad 13 had been dispatched. She managed to arrive just in time to hear what the recently arrived fellow shinigami had to say. Crossing her arms, her eyes swayed to the main target hollow as it was captured within a kido created box. Needless to say she had a feeling that the reason they were on the lookout for said hollow in question was due to it being of some interest to others back in the Soul Society, otherwise they would have been given the order to eliminate it. 

Tagging along, Itsuko followed Yusuke as he made his was closer towards the allied shinigami. They spoke once more, however their short speech lead to Itsuko mentally facepalming. There she was trying to follow orders, Yusuke decided to act upon his own accord which in fact turned out to be the correct course of action. If he wasn't here the hollow would have escaped, atleast that's what Itsuko assumed based off of what the allied shinigami had just stated. [color=9e0b0f][b]"Your praise should only be given to Yusuke. I had no hand in the capture... which is rather frustrating but I have to admit that he took charge here and I didn't do much other than watch."[/b][/color] With that said, Itsuko may have came across as seeming defeated, but in fact she simply did not want praise for something she didn't do as taking credit for would have been a blow to her pride.

After the allied shinigami along with the captured target left the scene, Yusuke decided to speak up yet again. [color=9e0b0f][b]"Dummy, it's pretty self-explatory. If that hollow is dangerous and different to the others, perhaps Squad 12 want to examine why it is different and what caused it. Sure that might not be the exact reason, but researching it makes more sense than killing it since there might me more hollows like that lurking about. How else would we be able to prepare ourselves?"[/b][/color] Placing her hands on her hips, Itsuko sent a small smile in Yusuke's direction. [color=9e0b0f][b]"You're rude, and I don't like that about you, but I have to admit you're strong. This mission would have failed without you so I commend you. But I sure as hell hope I don't get partnered with you again"[/b][/color] Slight malice may have been heard in her final words since she was still annoyed at being ignored so heavily, however Yusuke still preformed well so some of that annoyance has dissolved at this point. [color=9e0b0f][b]"We should head back and give in our report"[/b][/color]