Nagoriyuki Magatsuchi

**Nagoriyuki Magatsuchi** (魔が土月黄泉; *Magatsuchi Nagoriyuki*, lit. "*Demon Earth, Lingering Snow*") is a Shinigami and the 6th Seat of the Eleventh Division. Prior to his induction into the Gotei 13, Nagoriyuki was conscripted from the outer districts of Rukongai given his status and power as a rising warlord who headed his own band of merry mercenaries. They sold themselves to the highest bidder; doing everything from assassination to protection rackets, to smuggling and wholesale destruction. They became rather infamous in the black market and were prized for their skills and professionalism. It was for this reason, that Nagoriyuki and his people were forcibly conscripted and folded into the Eleventh Division.

## Powers and Abilities

**Average Spiritual Power**: Prior to his conscription into the Gotei 13, Nagoriyuki possessed greater than normal spiritual power. He used this advantage as he was able to increase his physical abilities and augment his swordsmanship through channeling this power in a controlled manner. After becoming a Shinigami he has trained himself to even higher levels and is capable of utilizing many of the estoeric powers of the Shinigami. Due to his criminal background and infamy the reason he was recruited was because of his high potential growth, enough that the Gotei 13 saw fit to ensare him before he grew into a threat.

**Expert Swordsmanship Specialist**: As a mercenary, Nagoriyuki's most preferred weapon was the sword. In fact it was his superb skill with the blade that allowed him to assassinate a Shinigami who was according to him, "snooping where he shouldn't be". Having retrieved the Asauchi he kept the blade as a prize ever since. He is a practitioner of several sword styles and was described to be quite the accomplished swordsman prior to his induction to the Gotei 13. Having expanded his knowledge thanks to the plethora of sword skills taught to the Shinigami, he was able to refine his swordsmanship even further and hone his skill. In the Eleventh Division he has even further expanded his swordplay due to the nature of the Division's battle drunk idealogy.

* **Hitotachi: Kaze Ugoku** (一太刀:風動く, Japanese for, "*One-Slash: Movement of Wind*"): As an assassin, Nagoriyuki developed a select few techniques to aid in his ascendency in the outer districts of Rukongai. Unlike other swordsman however rather than have a plethora of techniques at their disposal, Nagoriyuki simply honed the few in his possession until they became so powerful as to render other techniques pointless. This technique is a form of high-speed movement, though it bears more resemblance to the Quincy Hirenkyaku in its execution. Nagoriyuki projects his reiatsu outward and in the same motion rides the pressure of his own power forward in an instant. At the same time performs a swift iaijutsu strike. This technique is fast that its considered one of his primary methods of assassination. The purpose of projecting his reiatsu outward is both a misdirection as their senses become momentarily confused, and an arbitrary limit as the distance he travels is determined by the strength of his reiatsu. To onlookers Nagoriyuki appears as faint blur if they can see anything at all, and a thin vibrant line of violet and white light stretching from where he began and where he ends. This beam is the light reflected off his sword as he slashes.
* **Hitotachi: Murakumo no Ikazuchi** (一太刀叢雲の雷, Japanese for, "*One-Slash: Gathering Clouds Thunderbolt*"): Nagoriyuki's Ougi, a powerful striking technique that is able to harness his full power in a single strike. Having learned the way of the sword, and indeed the ability to channel his reiatsu in a variety of forms, being able to channel one's power externally and then having it suffuse one's weapon is regarded as the epitome of technique and control. To prepare this technique Nagoriyuki releases his reiatsu but rather than have it flood the area around him he condenses and compresses this power around his arm and sword. By pumping his spiritual power through the limb and blade in this fashion he is able to momentarily heighten his strength, speed and power to unprecendented levels. If Kaze Ugoku was considered his prized assassination technique, then this is his most powerful killing technique, whether be in the throes of battle or elsewhere. Once this technique is prepared, Nagoriyuki performs a singular stroke releasing his power which takes on the properties of the element of wind - the same as his spiritual power. What is released is an explosive wave of cutting force that obliterates everything in the path of the swing.

**Hakuda Practitioner**:

**Shunpo Expert**:

**Enhanced Strength**:

**Enhanced Durability**:

### Zanpakutō

**Meidō Tsujikaze** (冥土つじ風, lit. "*Dark Path Whirlwind*"): in its sealed form it resembles a *shikomizue* with a dark black sheath and guard. Its blade however is a straight edge sword resembling a *jian* rather than a katana. When light is reflected off the sheath and the blade, the light is always dark and violet in its hue, hinting at its nature.

* **Shikai**: Its release command is, "**From Twilight the Mountains Shake, to Sunset the Heavens Tremble**" (夕暮れから山が揺れる、日没まで天が震える, *yūgure kara yama ga yureru, nichibotsu made ten ga furueru*): After intoning the release command, Nagoriyuki swings his Zanpakuto downward causing a massive eruption of dark and violet winds that form above his person. There the chaotic winds continue to revolve above him in increasing intensity and strength.

* ***Shikai Special Ability***: Not Yet Revealed.

**Bankai**: Not Yet Achieved

## Gallery

Nagoriyuki releases Tensei Tsujikaze.Nagoriyuki executing Kaze UgokuNagoiryuki prepares to use Murakumo Ikazuchi
## Trivia

* Nagoriyuki's theme song according to the author is Yusuke's Demon Form theme from the Yuyu Hakusho OST.