Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"At this time, of course we must purge these guys who have been misled by the enemy, and then find a group of 'wise men' who have eyes, I mean wise men who haven't been misled by the enemy to take the stage!"

Upon hearing this, Zaraki argued his case forcefully.

Hearing that Zaraki's words were reasonable and well-founded, Yamamoto Genryusai's mouth was slightly open, and he was unable to utter a word for a long time.

"Who told you that?!"

As Yuan Liuzhai spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't believe that Gengmu had come up with this on his own; it was obvious that someone had taught Gengmu to say it...

"Araki..."

Zaraki answered instinctively.

However, as soon as Zaraki opened his mouth, he stopped himself. He remembered Araki telling him that he couldn't tell anyone; these were words Araki had taught him...

"I knew it! Only he could have taught you such treasonous words..."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Liuzhai revealed an expression of certainty. Suddenly, Yuan Liuzhai felt somewhat tired. One after another, the disciples he had painstakingly taught had all gone down the path of 'rebellion,' which truly left him at a loss for words.

Sometimes Yuan Liuzhai wondered if perhaps the path his disciples were taking was the right one...

"I've taught you everything I could without reservation. How you walk your path from now on is up to you! You... take care of yourself!"

Yuan Liuzhai suddenly seemed a bit disheartened. After offering a few words of advice to Gengmu, he let Gengmu leave.

"Let's go~"

Genki was quite decisive. After Yuanliuzhai gave him the order to leave, he swaggered out of the first team's quarters.

After Zaraki left the 'First Division', he headed towards the 'Eleventh Division' without saying a word. Believing his strength had increased, Zaraki intended to show off in front of Araki...

Meanwhile, inside the headquarters of the 'First Team'.

"Lord Yuanliuzhai, Gengmu has left..."

After Zaraki left, Sasakibe immediately emerged from the shadows and stood before Yamamoto Genryusai, reporting on the situation outside.

“Hmm…” Yuan Liuzhai nodded slightly upon hearing this, then looked at the Sparrow Chief Jiro in front of him and asked, “Speaking of which, I have something to ask you.”

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai, may I ask you a question?"

Upon hearing this, Quebu immediately moved closer to Yuanliuzhai and spoke with utmost respect.

"I recently heard a very interesting rumor from the members of the First Division. I wonder if you've heard it, Sparrowbe?!"

Yuan Liuzhai looked at the Sparrow Division with a smile, but his voice carried endless authority.

"Rumors? I'm not interested in that kind of stuff!"

Upon hearing this, Quebu looked at Yuanliuzhai with a serious expression and replied.

"Really? But I heard that this rumor came from you..."

Yuan Liuzhai was still smiling, but there seemed to be a murderous intent emanating from his narrowed eyes.

"Huh?! Lord Yuan Liuzhai, I really don't know what you're talking about?!"

This confused Quebu; he truly couldn't understand what Yuan Liuzhai was saying.

"Haha..." Yuan Liuzhai looked at the Sparrow Department in front of him, chuckled twice, and then continued to ask, "You really don't know what I'm talking about? But I've heard that people outside are saying that Genki is my illegitimate child?"

"What? The news has already spread?!"

Quebu's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that his efforts to make the rumor disappear would backfire, and now the news had even reached Lord Yuanliuzhai's ears.

"Sagabe, I need an explanation..."

Genryusai looked at Chojiro, whose face had changed drastically, and spoke coldly.

"Forehead……"

"Could it be that Genki is not your child, Lord Genryuzhai?!"

Only then did the Sparrow Division realize what was happening.

"boom!!"

The response from the Sparrow Division came from Genryusai Shigekuni, whose entire body was engulfed in blazing flames.

Tens of minutes later...

After the bruised and battered Quebu recounted what had happened to Yuan Liuzhai, Yuan Liuzhai fell silent.

"Go tell Araki to stop this baseless 'rumor' within three months, by any means necessary!"

After saying that, Yuan Liuzhai went back to his room to take a nap.

"..."

For a moment, only the miserable Sparrow was left standing alone in the same spot.

the other side……

Zaraki has returned to the 11th Division.

"Araki! I'm here to challenge you!"

The first thing Zaraki did upon returning to the 11th Division was to challenge Araki.

As Zaraki finished speaking, the members of the 11th Division rushed out of their barracks...

The members of the 11th Division didn't try to stop Zaraki; instead, they all looked on with amused expressions, eagerly anticipating the drama that was about to unfold.

After all, they had all witnessed Zaraki's strength and knew that Zaraki's return to the 11th Division must mean he had made some breakthroughs and was planning to show off a few moves to everyone present!

As for whether Zaraki could defeat Araki, no one had even considered that possibility...

In their eyes, there was no 'Grim Reaper' in this world who could defeat Araki. Across the 'Three Realms,' perhaps only the 'Spirit King' residing in the 'Spirit King Palace' could surpass Araki...

"what?!"

Meanwhile, Araki, who was taking a lunch break in the Eleventh Division's headquarters, heard the shouts outside and angrily removed the blindfold from his head. He then walked out of the headquarters and headed towards the Eleventh Division's main gate.

"You little rascal, you've been causing trouble ever since you got back!"

When Araki walked out of the Eleventh Division barracks, the area outside was already packed with Eleventh Division members, all with expressions of watching the show from the front row. Even Saito, the immortal, had come to join the fun.

"Araki, after ten years of training, I am no longer the same person I used to be! I am much stronger now! Come and test your skills against me!"

Zaraki gripped his Zanpakuto and roared at Araki.

"A half-full bottle rattles when it's not full!"

"You think you can defeat me just because your strength has only improved slightly?!"

Araki looked at the clamoring Zaraki in front of him, his eyes filled with a hint of helplessness.

At this moment, Araki felt a sense of déjà vu, as if his son was about to show off his skills after returning from military training.

"Devour it, Yeshai!"

The moment Zaraki saw Araki walk out of the 11th Division barracks, he immediately released his Zanpakuto.

"boom!"

In an instant, terrifying spiritual pressure was released from Zaraki's body, and a huge cleaver that looked like a 'giant axe' or a 'kitchen knife' was slung over Zaraki's shoulder.

"That terrifying thing was only the initial release?!"

When the terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from Zaraki landed on the bodies of the 11th Division members, they felt a weight on their shoulders, and an endless chill rose within them...

This caused the expressions of all the 11th Division members to change. They had witnessed captain-level Shinigami using Bankai before, but even those captains' Bankai did not bring them the same sense of pressure as Zaraki's Shikai.

"Hahaha……"

"Right now, I feel like I could slice the entire Seireitei in two!"

Zaraki, carrying the enormous cleaver on his shoulder, laughed loudly.

"Hey! Weapons of that caliber aren't something you can just use casually in the Seireitei!"

"It could very well be the end of the world for countless Grim Reapers!"

Upon hearing Zaraki's mutterings, the members of the Eleventh Division all tensed up. They feared that Zaraki might actually intend to use his Shikai on the Seireitei to test whether he could cleave the entire organization in two! Such a thing, impossible for a normal person, was perfectly reasonable given Zaraki's capabilities; he was truly capable of doing it…

"Araki, take this!"

Just as the Shinigami members of the 11th Division were in complete disarray, Zaraki had already leaped into the air, a smile on his face, intending to destroy Araki and the entire 11th Division's barracks with a single strike.

"I said...you're so noisy!"

Araki looked at Zaraki, who had jumped into the air, and drew his Zanpakuto from his waist. A crimson flash of lightning appeared in his eyes, and his Zanpakuto immediately slashed out a dark crescent moon.

"Gods avoid..."

Araki's spiritual pressure was condensed to its extreme at this moment. The crescent moon, which looked small, contained infinite power and slashed straight at Zaraki in mid-air.

"Hahaha!"

As Zaraki watched Araki's slash coming at him, he burst into laughter. It was just a mere slash; he didn't need to dodge it at all!

Gods may avoid me, but I won't; I'm more powerful than gods!!

"boom!"

Before Zaraki could think any further, Araki's slash had already landed on him. In a single exchange, Zaraki was struck, coughing up blood and his eyes rolling back in his head...

"what?!"

Before losing consciousness, Zaraki had no idea what had happened.

"boom!!"

With a deafening roar, Zaraki was sent flying by Araki's blow, transforming into a shooting star that shot straight into the sky!

In those few short seconds, Zaraki flew directly to the highest point in the sky, breaking through the barrier of the Seireitei, and finally flew backwards towards the first district of the Yuki-gai, the Junrin-an Ward...

"Finally, it's quiet!"

Araki watched as he slashed Zaraki away with a single blow, then sheathed his Zanpakuto and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"what……"

As for the members of the 11th Division, their eyes widened in disbelief at what they had just witnessed...

"Are you kidding me? That beast-like Zaraki was instantly defeated by Captain Araki?!"

"I know there's a huge gap between Zaraki and Captain Araki, but it shouldn't be this big!"