Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Forehead……"

Zaraki suddenly remembered that his sword was indeed broken. His sword had performed admirably in his battle with Araki, only to be shattered into countless grains of sand by Araki's blade…

"As long as you study hard and memorize all the knowledge I teach you, I'll give you a knife the day you pass the test..."

Araki looked at the silent Zaraki and then made a promise.

At this moment, Araki resembles a parent promising their children a 'gift' before an exam...

Araki's rhetoric is like a parent telling their child, "If you get a perfect score, I'll grant you this or that wish." It's an old trick, but it works!

"Ok!"

When Zaraki heard that Araki was going to give him a 'brand new sword', he stopped resisting learning academic subjects. He nodded vigorously and looked intently at Araki's blackboard...

At this moment, Zaraki secretly vowed in his heart that he must memorize all the knowledge that Araki had taught him in the shortest possible time, and then quickly obtain his own sword so that he could once again have a pleasant battle with Araki.

"Then our lesson will begin now..."

Araki looked at Zaraki, who had returned to his seat, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. At the same time, he began his lesson.

Meanwhile, inside the detached hall of 'Spirit King Palace', 'Sword God' Nimaiya Oetsu...

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Wang Yue was holding his large hammer, constantly repairing the 'Zanpakuto' in his hand.

No, it's less about repairing the Zanpakuto and more about reshaping its blade. After all, when Araki delivered the sword to his palace, the blade had completely disappeared, leaving only the hilt.

"Ugh……"

"Damn Araki, he's always causing me trouble!"

While continuously quenching the Zanpakuto in front of him, hoping to complete the forging of the Zanpakuto as soon as possible, Wang Yue kept muttering about how Araki was adding to his workload.

However, although Wang Yue's movements were incredibly swift, they did not appear 'perfunctory' or 'hasty'; on the contrary, they gave people a sense of 'experience' and 'skill'...

This is because although Wang Yue's movements are fast, he uses almost all his strength in each strike of the blade. Although Wang Yue has a carefree personality and usually gives people a cynical feeling, and even takes the opportunity to slack off on tasks occasionally assigned by the 'monk'... he never takes any perfunctory work when it comes to forging 'Zanpakuto', simply because as the creator of 'Zanpakuto', he loves 'Zanpakuto' more than anyone else!

And just like that, three months passed in a flash...

Zaraki's learning ability is truly extraordinary. In just one month, he learned how to speak. He can now converse like a normal person, and his speech is no longer hesitant or stuttering...

Then, it took Gengmu another month to learn how to write. His handwriting now has a touch of cursive script, with a wild beauty in its chaos...

In the last month, Araki was educating Zaraki about the Soul Society and things that people generally consider common sense, and was also trying to instill in Zaraki the correct values ​​in life.

Today is exam day...

At that moment, Zaraki was holding a brush and writing furiously on the scroll that Araki had given him.

About an hour later, the exam ended...

Zaraki confidently handed the exam paper to Araki.

"Haha~"

Araki glanced at Zaraki's scroll and then smiled with satisfaction.

"Zaraki, you've passed!"

As Araki spoke, he walked up to Zaraki, gently patted Zaraki on the shoulder, and offered his congratulations.

"call……"

When Araki told him that he had passed, Zaraki finally relaxed and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"This is what I promised you. On the day you pass your exam, I'll give you a knife that belongs to you. What do you think of this knife? Is it suitable?"

As Araki spoke, he handed the Zanpakuto that Wang Yue had already forged to Zaraki.

Once a promise is made, it must be kept! This is Araki's principle. Now that Zaraki has passed the test, Araki has no reason to continue holding onto Zaraki's sword...

"Um?!"

Zaraki first took a lacquered wooden box that looked extremely valuable from Araki's hand.

Then, he carefully opened the box and took out the Zanpakuto that he had been eagerly anticipating for three whole months.

Zaraki's Zanpakuto didn't have an ornate scabbard or a dazzlingly elaborate hilt. His Zanpakuto was entirely wrapped in white cloth, and the meticulously crafted hilt was remarkably similar to the wooden sword he used for training at the swordsmanship dojo. In a sense, Zaraki's Zanpakuto was so unremarkable that it almost seemed anything but unremarkable...

“This is…” Zaraki stared at the Zanpakuto before him, its design so familiar, for a moment before bursting into laughter. “Hahaha! This is the sword! As expected, ‘she’ is the most comfortable to use!”

With a loud laugh, Zaraki unwrapped the white cloth covering his Zanpakuto, and the sharp blade illuminated the entire 'sword dojo'...

The blade, reforged by Wang Yue, was even sharper than the original Zanpakuto. The sheen reflecting off its surface was so intense that just a glance was enough to cause a slight stinging pain to the eyes! This demonstrated its extreme sharpness…

"Haha! There is no existence in this world that I cannot sever..."

Zaraki, holding his Zanpakuto, was like a child who had gotten a perfect score on a test and was rewarded with a toy by his parents; he was swinging it around wildly and playing happily.

Then, Zaraki was sent away by Araki...

Yes, because of a minor problem in the conversation between Sasukebe and Araki, the old man of the mountain mistress mistook Zaraki for Araki's child, so he planned to personally educate Zaraki, hoping to cultivate him into a useful person...

In fact, in these three months, the old man of the mountain had sent the sparrows to urge Araki several times, but Araki refused each time with the excuse that he was still young and could not do without him at the moment!

During the three months of Araki's entanglement, the old man became more and more convinced that Zaraki was Araki's child, and his determination to personally teach Zaraki was strengthened, hoping that Zaraki would not follow in Araki's footsteps...

After watching his beloved master fall for his tricks again, Araki finally handed Zaraki over to Sasakibe today, after Araki had completed his 'brainwashing'... no, his complete 'education' of Zaraki.

"Satsube, I'm entrusting Zaraki to you."

"You should know what I mean, right?!"

Araki pulled Sasuke to the side of the 'Sword Dojo' and began to speak softly.

Don't worry~

"I understand!"

The moment he opened his mouth, he started talking like Old Dong, and it seemed like he knew everything about the entire Soul Society.

"Karaki, follow your Uncle Sparrow closely. He's going to take you to meet a super powerful person in a little while..."

When Araki got to this point, he used "Ten-Ting Kong-Luo" on Zaraki, so Sasakibe couldn't hear the conversation between Araki and Zaraki.

"...Then you'll use this Zanpakuto I gave you to cut that person down!"

This is what Araki conveyed to Zaraki using the 'Ten-Ting Kong-Luo'.

"...You must humbly learn from that person! He will help you become stronger!"

These were the words Araki spoke to Zaraki in front of Sasukebe.

"understood."

When Zaraki received the two messages from Araki in his mind, his eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously.

At this moment, Zaraki was already eager to try his luck; he couldn't wait to challenge the powerful guy Araki had mentioned...

"Go~"

As Araki spoke, he gently patted Zaraki's head.

"Alright! Come with me, young master Zaraki~"

At this moment, Suzakube had no idea what awaited him next. He simply smiled and politely greeted Zaraki.

"Um……"

At this moment, Zaraki appeared extremely obedient. Araki had taught him that if the enemy was stronger than him, he should feign weakness and then, when the enemy was careless, suddenly go all out to deliver a fatal blow.

"This child is really good!"

Looking at the obedient Zaraki, Sparrow couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The other party truly lived up to his reputation as Lord Genryusai's offspring. Not only was he powerful, but he was also obedient and sensible. It was as if he was born to take over Lord Genryusai's work.

"Araki, I'm leaving..."

After arriving at the gate of the 11th Division barracks with Zaraki, Sasakibe waved to Araki inside.

"Go ahead," Araki nodded slightly to Sasakibe, then looked at Zaraki and instructed, "Zaraki, remember to be obedient after you get there!"

"..."

Zaraki didn't say anything upon hearing this; he simply gripped his Zanpakuto tighter.

Immediately afterwards, Sasakibe and Zaraki embarked on their journey to the First Division barracks.

"Master, I hope you like the surprise I brought you~"

As for Araki, since it's rare for Kuraki to be away from home today, he should get some rest.

Araki yawned and walked towards his squad leader's room...

On the other side, Sasuke and Zaraki walked in silence, neither of them moving at a fast pace, and soon arrived at the First Division barracks.

When the soldiers outside the 'First Division' barracks saw that the person who came was their vice-captain, Sasuke, none of them dared to stop him!

So, Sasakibe and Zaraki simply swaggered into the 'First Division' barracks and arrived at the door of the captain's room...

After bringing Zaraki to the First Division's captain's room, Sasakibe didn't summon Zaraki inside. Instead, he explained to Zaraki, "Zaraki, the person you're about to meet is no ordinary person! He's your Captain Araki's teacher, the 'founder of the Gotei 13,' the 'most powerful Shinigami in Soul Society,' and also your father..."

"kill!"

However, before Quebe could finish speaking...

Zaraki had already drawn his Zanpakuto from his waist and slashed at the huge door in front of him.

"Shh!"

With a flash of cold light, the massive door of the 'First Division' captain's room shattered into countless fragments in an instant, much to the 'astonishment' of the Sparrowbeard, under the strike of Zaraki.

"Zaraki! What are you doing? Zaraki!"

Looking at Zaraki, who had suddenly started acting strangely, Suzakube asked in bewilderment. In Suzakube's view, what was about to happen was a long-awaited father-son reunion scene—something somewhat 'abstract' and 'clichéd,' but undeniably 'touching'…

But where exactly did things go wrong, turning this touching scene into this?!

If Araki were here right now, he would definitely pat Sasuke on the shoulder, suppressing a laugh, and say, "Brother, don't be so hasty. Actually, there was a problem from the very beginning. In fact, none of what I told you before was true!"

at the same time……

"Hee hee hee……"

Zaraki did not answer Sasakibe's question. He gripped his Zanpakuto tightly and looked toward the headquarters of the 'First Division'.

"Um?!"