Hirenkyaku
Romanji	Flying Screen Step/God Step
Kanji	飛廉脚
Information
Technique Type	Quincy Technique
User	Quincy

Hirenkyaku (飛廉脚; lit: "Flying Screen Step/God Step", Viz: "Flying Bamboo-Blind Leg") is an advanced Quincy movement technique, allowing the user to move at high speed by riding on the flow of Reishi created below their feet.^[1] Essentially, it is the Quincy equivalent to the Shinigami's Shunpo and the Arrancar's Sonído.

Description

To perform this technique, the user gathers Reishi under their feet and rides them to the desired location. Uryū Ishida implied its speed is superior to Shunpo or Sonido,^[2] though Mayuri Kurotsuchi's superior speed during their confrontation suggests this is just a generalization.^[3] Like the air-walking skill displayed by most Arrancar and Shinigami, it can be used to hover or fly over long distances. Mayuri complimented Uryū on being able to use this technique at such a young age, suggesting it is difficult to master.^[4]

Hirenkyaku enables Quincy to keep up with and overpower faster opponents depending on the user's skill. The use of this technique aided Uryū as he defeated a seated Shinigami officer,^[5] a Números Arrancar,^[6] and even a Privaron Espada in combat.^[7] However, there is apparently more use for the technique than simply moving quickly.

Techniques

Hirenkyaku Techniques
Name	Technique Information	Picture
Unnamed Platform Manifestation	When travelling through the Garganta, in contrast to Ichigo and Chad, who had difficulty forming just a single path of Reishi, Uryū easily sculpted an individual platform beneath his feet. According to him, only a simple "instance of Hirenkyaku" was required in order to perform this.[8] Uryū later used this technique to elevate himself and Orihime above the dome of Las Noches, where he revealed he only recently realized it could be used outside the Garganta and in Hueco Mundo itself, lamenting that if he had known sooner, it might have been of some practical use in battle.[9] It is currently unknown if this variation can be used outside of Hueco Mundo.

Known Users

References

1. ↑ Bleach Official Character Book Souls; page 258
2. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 243, page 11
3. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 122, pages 10-11
4. ↑ Bleach manga, Chapter 122, page 11
5. ↑ Bleach manga, Chapters 91-92
6. ↑ Bleach manga, Chapter 243, pages 10-15
7. ↑ Bleach manga, Chapter 257, pages 9-16
8. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 241, pages 1-2
9. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 348, pages 5-7 & 17

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