He smirked in the direction of Tereya, who gave an indignant glare back. "....Princess?"

That was as far as he had gotten, before a familiar jagged-edge blade slammed into his sword. He could only stare in surprise to see Kyashi, eyes wavering a bit as she pushed against his Zanpakuto. "Nani...?" He muttered in amazement.

Kyashi didn't move. "I won't."

Gritting his teeth, he tried to pull back and move around, but she stepped in the way again to force her sword into Ryuka's like a magnet, slowly shaking her head.

"Have you gone deaf?" He said, a bit of a harsh tone in his voice. "I said move it!"

"If I do, this'll turn into a fight to the death. I've seen enough of this ridiculous bickering." She replied firmly. "Continue, and I'll be your opponent!"

At that, the Injiki's eyes widened, and his stance faltered. "What...?! You can't possibly mean--"

"You said earlier I fought like a Captain. But we both know that I hadn't released my own Zanpakuto yet. You've barely seen what I can do once I'm fighting at my fullest." There was no hesitance in her words, and that alone convinced him she was ready to stop the fight. He didn't know what to do....

It would be worse if he had two opponents to worry about. He had intended to fight only Ahatake, but the interference of Kyashi had pushed that option off of the edge. For now, he would have to pull back.

Reluctantly, he pulled his blade away, turning his back ot Kyashi. But he passed an unreadable gaze over his shoulder at Ahatake. "Consider yourself saved from another humiliation." He said, twisting and sheathing his sword to its former position. "I will retreat....for now."

Kyashi snapped, turning towards Ahatake as Ryuka began to walk away, Flash Stepping out of the area. "All this fight showed me is that you both were in the wrong. Yes, he may be targeting you and your family. But to claim he is evil is an overstatement! If he was truly evil.... he would've killed me and continued to fight you."