Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

For a moment, the expressions on the faces of Yoruichi, Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina all turned rather unpleasant.

They watched as Araki appeared directly within the five people's encirclement and knocked out Soi Fon in a short time. Their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately retreated, putting distance between themselves and Araki.

"Going head-on with Araki-sensei is a dead end! Remember, my test is to survive five minutes against Araki-sensei. In other words, if we run away for five minutes, that counts as surviving for five minutes!"

Shi Tan had already figured out the true 'gameplay' of Araki's test. After a moment's thought, he shared his conclusions with Kyoraku and the others around him.

"In that case, let's each choose a direction and do our best to distance ourselves from Araki-sensei..."

As Kyoraku spoke, he had already run eastward.

"it is good!"

As for the other three, Yoruichi chose the west, Ukitake chose the south, and Tokina chose the southwest.

As for the area to the north of the group, that's where Araki is located...

"A clever tactic..."

"But Kyoraku, do you really think you can escape?!"

Araki praised the fleeing group, then gripped his Zanpakuto and walked directly toward Kyoraku.

Araki's pace was not fast, it was just a normal stroll. Then, the moment Araki took a step, his figure disappeared from the spot and went directly to Kyoraku, whom Araki had identified as his target.

"How will I know if I don't try?"

"Even if we are powerless to resist, we must resist with all our might before we talk..."

"You see, I wasn't wrong, were I? Mr. Araki!"

Kyoraku looked at Araki, who had suddenly appeared in front of him and was swinging his sword at him, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Shh!"

The next second, Kyoraku's figure disappeared in front of Araki.

At the same time, as Shi Tan was fleeing southwest, the shadow beneath him suddenly moved, and Jing Le's disheveled figure appeared beside him...

"We're saved!"

Kyoraku said to Shitan beside him with a smile.

"You're so lucky."

Shi Tan looked at Jing Le, glanced at him, and couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, I've always been lucky!"

As Jing Le spoke, he asked Yu Shitan to run southwest with him.

"Shh!"

However, before Kyoraku could get up, a bright silver light suddenly flashed on his chest, and the next second, scarlet blood bloomed on Kyoraku's chest.

"what?!"

Kyoraku looked at the gash on his chest and his eyelids twitched slightly.

"Was I unable to inflict that extra wound on the teacher?"

Kyoraku looked at his chest, his eyes filled with confusion.

"No! I should have dodged it, but I didn't completely dodge it..."

"I see, so that's what Araki-sensei meant when he said, 'Can I really escape?'"

"Shi Tan, use Tian Ting Kong Luo to tell everyone to stop running. Distance is meaningless in front of the teacher. As long as the teacher is willing, every strike he makes will hit us."

In a short moment, Kyoraku seemed to have grasped part of the mechanism of Araki's ability.

"what?!"

After hearing Kyoraku's words, Shi Tan's eyes flashed with disbelief. Didn't that mean that the farther away they were from Araki, the greater the threat Araki's abilities posed to them?

After all, if distance is truly meaningless in front of Araki, as Kyoraku said, then once they are too far away from Araki to attack him, it will turn into a one-sided attack by Araki, and they won't even have the ability to defend themselves.

"I see, so this was also part of Araki-sensei's plan? I understand!"

Shi Tan bit his lip. Although he felt that Araki's ability was a bit too incredible, he thought about the rules of the exam: as long as they could last five minutes against Araki, they would win...

So it's obvious that Araki must have calculated that they would use escape tactics to buy time, but Araki still chose to use this test rule, which means that Araki had a way to overcome their escape tactics. He just didn't expect that Araki's way of overcoming their tactics would be so simple and brutal.

"I'll do my best to buy you some time!"

As Kyoraku spoke, his figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, his spiritual pressure burning wildly within him, as he charged straight toward Araki.

"Swastika!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kyoraku immediately activated the Bankai of his Zanpakuto.

"Heavenly Mad Bones - Black Pine Heart!!"

The woman's figure appeared and disappeared beside Kyoraku. A beautiful black pine tree spread outwards from the Zanpakuto that Kyoraku had stuck in the ground. The dark pine tree evoked endless sorrow in anyone who looked at it.

If Kyoraku's Shikai is a child's game, then Bankai is a game between adults...

Children's games end happily! Adult games often end in tragedy.

In an instant, Kyoraku's powerful spiritual pressure, like endless rain, covered the entire 'Shiba' family territory. Everyone covered by his spiritual pressure would be forcibly dragged into this tragic game that belonged only to adults.

"So, Araki-sensei, how do you plan to counter this move?!"

As Kyoraku spoke, he began the first stage of his 'Bankai': Hesitation and Trauma Sharing.

The damage Araki inflicted on Kyoraku will be returned to Araki's body, and of course, the damage Kyoraku inflicted on Araki will also be returned to Kyoraku. Unfortunately, Kyoraku has not been able to touch Araki at all, so... the current situation is most advantageous to Kyoraku.

"Excellent Bankai!"

Just as Kyoraku activated his 'Bankai' and successfully demonstrated his first move to Araki, Araki arrived in front of Kyoraku, smiling and praising him.

"Continue~"

Araki didn't seem to intend to make a move, letting Kyoraku finish demonstrating his 'Bankai'.

"Second Section: The Bed of Shame!"

Kyoraku looked at Araki, who remained unmoved, and gritted his teeth to activate the second stage of his Bankai.

Kyoraku's 'Bankai' Second Stage - The Essence of the Ability of Shame is a man who regrets hurting his opponent, and is bedridden due to his shame, suffering from an incurable disease.

In other words, Kyoraku's move is still used to counter the power of the stronger party! Kyoraku's 'Bankai' is quite excellent, with the powerful potential to completely turn the tide in an extremely unfavorable situation.

Unfortunately, it didn't work on Araki...

Namo Bhaisajyaguru Buddha!

How could Araki possibly be sick?!

"Continue~"

Araki appeared unfazed by Kyoraku's Bankai and continued to urge Kyoraku to keep attacking.

"Suck……"

Kyoraku had long suspected that Araki might have the ability to break his Bankai, after all, his Bankai had been broken once by Nobutsuna! However, Kyoraku did not expect that Araki's method of breaking his Bankai would be so simple, as long as he stood still.

"Section Three: Broken Fish Abyss!!"

Seeing that the first two abilities were ineffective against Araki, Kyoraku had no choice but to activate the third stage of his 'Bankai': Broken Fish Abyss.

Immediately afterwards, Kyoraku introduced his third-stage ability in front of Araki: "The two of you, prepared for the worst, will plunge into the surging water together, and will only stop when your spiritual pressure is completely exhausted! I wonder if you, teacher, are prepared for this?!"

"Kyoraku, why did you commit suicide?!"

Araki looked at Kyoraku with kind eyes and spoke gently.

As Araki finished speaking, a terrifying spiritual pressure, so immense that it could disperse the deep sea formed by Kyoraku's spiritual pressure, was released from Araki's body. Kyoraku, who had already consumed a lot of spiritual pressure, frowned as he felt Araki's terrifying spiritual pressure, which seemed to be enough to cover the entire 'Soul Society'.

"Just as Araki-sensei said, to compete with Araki-sensei in spiritual pressure is simply courting death..."

"However, my task is complete, and I will now hand it over to others."

As Kyoraku spoke, his consciousness gradually sank into the sea.

As Kyoraku's spiritual pressure was exhausted, his 'Bankai' naturally stopped.

"Two minutes left..."

As Kyoraku's consciousness faded, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"In short, that's how it is. Araki-sensei has methods that can attack us regardless of distance. We have no choice but to fight Araki-sensei head-on..."

Meanwhile, Tsunayoshi Tokinada, who had evaded Kyoraku's Bankai by hiding in the shadows, was using "Ten-Ting Kōra" to communicate with "Ukitake" and "Yoruichi".

"Are you kidding me? You think you can attack us just because we're close? Isn't that cheating?"

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi immediately replied with the Heavenly Void, her voice filled with volatile emotions.

"In any case, that's the truth! Okay, enough said, it's my turn to make my move..."

After passing the information to Yoruichi and Ukitake, Tokina emerged from the shadows the moment Kyoraku collapsed.

There's no time to grieve over the defeats of Kyoraku and Soi Fon; next up in the battle is Tsunayoshi Tokinada!

"Not going to keep hiding in the shadows anymore?"

Araki looked at Shitan, who emerged from the shadows, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"Since your attack cannot be dodged, there is no point in hiding in the shadows!"

Shi Tan answered truthfully.

"Smart choice."

Araki nodded upon hearing this.

"Then it's my turn..."

Bankai! Catching Shadows and Wind Burial: Cage of the Dead!

As Tokina unleashed the Bankai of his Zanpakuto, the shadows surrounding Araki seemed to come alive, slowly writhing and then rising from the ground to form the walls of a birdcage, completely enveloping Araki and Tokina.

"First Death - Wind Burial! The howling winds in the canyon, like sharp, cold blades, will slice your body into pieces, piece by piece..."

As Shi Tan spoke, an endless, icy wind suddenly swept around Araki, transforming into countless sharp blades that slashed towards him. However, these blades formed from the gale were all blocked by the spiritual pressure emanating from Araki's body…

Shi Tan remained calm despite this, and continued to manipulate the wind blades to attack Araki...