Hijikata had pulled his blade out of his sheathe and charges towards Niko " aaahhh !!! "

Niko materialises her scythe " you've never seen the full look of my scythe. Have you ? Hijikata. "

She clanks her scythe against his blade. Rikuo pulls hiumura backwards from their fight.

Hiumura: shouldn't you help or something?! Niko is pregnant !

Rikuo pulls out his katana.

Niko : don't get involved. If you really end up killing this bastard, you'll really end up in Punishment City.

Hiumura: but !! Niko !!!

" You've gotten weak since the last time we sparred. " Hijikata pushes against Niko and she starts to lose her footing , retreating backwards a few steps. She finally loses her footing against hijikata and falls backwards onto her back. He advances forward seeing her bad situation.

Hiumura: Niko !!

His blade swings up and and prepares to go down. The blade slices down onto her tiny hat, it was going to cut her being that she was open in this moment. Rikuo couldn't watch it anymore, she was going to get cut down, he pulls his blade immediately .

But at this time, a kunai flies towards hijikata's direction. Hijikata dodges the kunai by retreating a bit backwards letting the kunai fly in between him and Niko. This put some distance between Niko and hijikata. At this moment, hijikata feels a kunai at his neck " oh hey. Didn't think you were watching. Uchiha. "

Itachi ; always had been.

Hijikata slides back his blade into its sheathe and lights up a cigratte " you've always been the sneaky one. "

Itachi: ninja.

Hijikata: pregnant made you weak ? Or have you deteriorated in your skills ?

Hiumura helps Niko stand up " how about I try to kill you after I give birth ? "

Hiumura: why are you doing this?!!

Hijikata: for my taichou.

Hiumura: she's your taichou!!

Niko; he meant the one he had when he was alive.

Hijikata: so ? Are you going to kill me ?

Niko: let him go.

Hiumura: Niko !!!

Rikuo ; it is not wise.

Niko ; he is once my subordinate. He hasn't killed me yet. Itachi. Let him go.

Itachi draws the kunai away from hijikata's neck.

Niko: does he know ? I'm pregnant and with toshiro.

Hijikata: he does.

Niko ; What does he plan ? Does he tell you ?

Hijikata : he said, you might ask that. He said he'll come find you and tell you that.

Niko ; I see. Go back and tell him... I'm sorry if I let him down . And... And not to hate toshiro. It's my fault. I wanted to marry toshiro.

Hijikata : I got it. See you next time.

Hiumura watches as he left " you're really going to let him go ?!"

Niko takes off her tiny hat, looking at the slice and then looked at the gigai then got spit out by the hat due to a spoilt hat " now I need to use my backup one. "

Hiumura: Niko !!

Niko ; Itachi. Could you give toshiro or Marian a call ?

Itachi: why don't I help you get it ?

Niko : arigatou.

Hiumura: how could you be so chill ?!!! You just got betrayed !!!

Niko looked to hiumura unfazed " he's loyal to his taichou. I knew that when I knew him. That's why I let him go. It's a second chance I'm giving him. The next time, I'll kill him. Cos the next time, I'm not pregnant. "