Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

However, this stimulus brought back all those painful memories he had tried to forget, and countless sorrowful images flooded his mind.

"This is a terrible memory!"

It took the captain a good ten minutes to fully process the memories flashing through his mind. He muttered to himself as he glanced at Shi Tan from afar with a wary look in his eyes...

He had to admit that Shi Tan's 'Bankai' was indeed excellent.

"It's my turn next."

Just as the captain of the 13th Division came to his senses, Jushiro Ukitake walked over with his sword.

Despite giving off a very 'refined' and 'quiet' impression, the captain of the '13th Division' sees in Ukitake a 'sharpening knife for the slaughter' kind of ruthlessness...

Yes, he is that pig or sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

"I have one request before the fight begins!"

This time, the captain of the 'Gotei 13' seemed to have learned his lesson. He looked at Ukitake and made his request.

After all, this was his last chance. In fact, this captain had previously considered making some demands when facing Kyoraku and Tokinada...

But those two guys, Kyoraku and Tokina, didn't give him a chance to speak at all, not even a chance to say an opening line. They went straight for Bankai the moment they met...

In the captain's opinion, Kyoraku and Tokina's behavior was utterly despicable. What's the difference between using Bankai the moment they met and taking off one's pants as soon as they got a girlfriend? It was simply shameless and vulgar!

It was their shamelessness that caught him off guard, resulting in his instant defeat! Even if he had been prepared, he wouldn't have been confident of defeating them, but things couldn't have gotten any worse than they were now…

"You say."

It must be said that Ukitake has a good temper and is also very 'well-mannered'.

If Kyoraku or Tokina had already reached Bankai, even Yoruichi would probably be ready to use her flying kick on the captain by now. The three of them, who had been trained by Araki since childhood, would not really give the captain time to talk nonsense.

"I hope you can give me a little time to prepare before the match starts."

"Preparation time doesn't need to be long, ten minutes is enough..."

"Also, our battle this time is mainly for friendly sparring, so let's stop when we've made our point."

The captain of the 13th Division stood with his hands behind his back, adopting the demeanor of a senior and a master, and lectured Ukitake. If Ukitake hadn't sensed that the captain's spiritual pressure wasn't high, and hadn't just witnessed this extraordinary captain being instantly defeated by Kyoraku and Tokinada, he might have truly believed that the person before him possessed unfathomable strength.

"Okay, I understand. I think your suggested exact time is reasonable. Let's do it your way. We'll have ten minutes to prepare before we start the battle."

After thinking for a moment, Ukitake decided to do as the captain of the 13th Division had said and give him ten minutes to prepare.

"As for the matter of stopping short of a point..."

"Don't worry! I'm a very measured person, and I won't go overboard in this kind of thing."

Jushiro Ukitake remained humble.

"I feel relieved now."

Upon hearing this, the captain of the 13th Division smiled. He scrutinized Ukitake, who had white hair, and based on Ukitake's appearance, the captain made a certain judgment.

"This kid in front of me looks so weak! He's obviously different from Araki's two previous disciples. Just by looking at him, you can tell he's not very good at fighting."

The captain thought to himself.

"Now it's my turn..."

As the captain spoke, he drew his Zanpakuto from his waist.

As the saying goes, "once bitten, twice shy," he won't repeat the same mistake this time.

"Swastika! Mount Hiei·Ye Bodhi!!"

As the captain of the 13th Division unleashed his Bankai, a powerful spiritual pressure poured out from the man's body, and a massive mountain seemed to gradually form in the sky before pressing down on Ukitake.

"Those who are suppressed by my Bankai will never have a chance to turn the tide! I'm sorry, but I have won this time."

After unleashing his Bankai, the captain of the 13th Division didn't forget to look at Ukitake and explain the abilities of his Bankai, showing just how confident he was in it.

"Divine intervention..."

In response, Jushiro Ukitake activated the remaining 'Spirit King Power' within his body. Strange 'ink rings' appeared on Ukitake's body, and the ink surged continuously on Ukitake's body, eventually transforming into a large hand pattern. It moved along Ukitake's body and gradually overlapped with Ukitake's own right hand.

"What's this?!"

The captain of the 13th Division had never seen such a bizarre scene before, and he was so frightened that his eyes widened.

"Sorry, I won this time!"

Ukitake didn't explain his ability; he simply drew his Zanpakuto and waved it lightly at the sky, causing the 13th Division Captain's Bankai to freeze in mid-air.

"What? Why has my Bankai stopped moving?"

This caused the captain, who was pointing at himself and pressing down on Ukitake with his 'Bankai', to suddenly change his expression.

"it's over……"

Just as the captain was puzzled, Ukitake had already arrived in front of him and swung his Zanpakuto.

"Forehead……"

When the captain of the 13th Division saw the Zanpakuto held against his neck, radiating endless cold light, his expression changed drastically. Regardless of the reason why his Bankai had suddenly stalled, he had already completely lost to Ukitake.

"you win."

The captain looked somewhat bitter as he acknowledged Ukitake's victory.

Actually, the captain of the 13th Division wasn't the type to be unable to accept defeat. He simply couldn't accept being defeated by a few dolls. What was worse, one of the dolls, who seemed the weakest, hadn't even used his Bankai to defeat him. This made the captain feel, for a moment, as if all the hundreds of years he had spent training had been wasted...

"A genius?!"

The captain looked at 'Ukitake', 'Kyoraku', and 'Tokina' and murmured softly. His eyes were slightly complicated. Once upon a time, he was also known as a genius. However, the 'Seireitei' was not short of geniuses. People like him could only be considered geniuses among mortals. There was still a gap between him and those truly 'gifted' monsters.

"So? Are you convinced now?"

Just as the captain of the 13th Division was deep in thought, looking at Ukitake and the others, Araki's figure flashed and he arrived beside the captain. Araki looked at the captain and asked him a question.

"Congratulations, Captain Araki, on having so many exceptionally talented students..."

After hearing Araki's words, the captain of the 13th Division first looked at Araki and congratulated him.

He paused, adjusted his tone slightly to make it sound calm, and continued speaking to Araki: "Of course I'm convinced. As we agreed before, the position of captain of the 'Thirteenth Division' belongs to these three brats!"

"Bright and spacious~"

Upon hearing this, Araki nodded slightly to the captain.

"Don't be too discouraged. After all, losing to my three disciples, Araki's, is nothing to be ashamed of..."

"Although the Seireitei is vast, there are not many people who can defeat my three disciples! Ninety-nine percent of the Shinigami would be instantly killed by these three little guys."

Araki looked at the captain of the 13th Division, who seemed rather listless, and offered some words of advice.

"Ha ha……"

To this, the captain of the 13th Division simply smiled.

First of all, there's Araki's attitude in trying to persuade people...

Although Araki meant well, his tone conveyed a completely different meaning to the captain, as if Araki was saying, "Don't be sad, you're not a lonely piece of trash. Ninety-nine percent of the people in this Seireitei are just as trash as you, or even worse. So cheer up, trash."

Secondly, this captain thinks Araki is too modest.

Let alone 99% or more of the Shinigami, even 99.9% or 99.999% of the Shinigami would probably be no match for Araki's three disciples.

Therefore, the congratulations that the captain of the 'Thirteenth Division' gave to Araki earlier were genuine. Araki had indeed taught three exceptional talents.

"Alright, you've taken all the spots we three were in. What are you planning to do next?!"

The captain of the 13th Division looked at the captains of the 8th and 9th Divisions, who were still lying on the ground with their eyes rolled back, and asked them a question.

"The next step, naturally, is to go with the flow and make my three unworthy disciples the captains of the Seireitei..."

Araki spoke naturally.

However, when Araki looked at the two 'Shinigami' captains on the ground that he had already crippled, he seemed to have thought of something. Looking at the '13th Division' captain in front of him, he said with a smile, "But before that, I need you to do something for me."

"Don't look at me like that, it's creepy..."

After feeling Araki's gaze, the captain of the 13th Division suddenly got goosebumps. In the eyes of this captain, Araki was already a demon king. A single glance or a single word from Araki could make him tremble uncontrollably.

"Captain, there's a chance to win over these nobles and be a good guy. I wonder if you'd be willing to do it? If you do it, you'll not only gain my friendship, but also the friendship of these nobles..."

Araki simply smiled faintly at this, handing the choice to the captain in front of him.

"Oh? Who wants to listen..."

Upon hearing this, the captain realized the next option was advantageous to him, and a smile immediately spread across his face. He was about to step down from his position as captain of the 13th Division anyway, and if he didn't make the most of his remaining time, how would he survive in the Seireitei? Relying on the meager "leave of absence" benefits of the Seireitei?! Don't be ridiculous…

"Go and take these two 'corpses' to their respective families, and explain to them that if they want these 'corpses' to be restored to their original state, they should voluntarily submit a leave of absence application to 'Old Man Yamamoto,' I mean 'Captain-Commander Yamamoto,' and recommend my three apprentices to take over their respective positions as new captains, understand?!"

Araki addressed the captain of the 13th Division before him.

"oh?!"

"You mean me, you want me to be the middleman between this nobleman and you, right?"

The captain of the 13th Division was quite clever; he immediately grasped the key point.

"Not quite accurate. To be precise, I'm asking you to act as an intermediary between me and these two 'upper-class' noble families, not as an intermediary between the forces behind these two 'upper-class' noble families."

Araki corrected the captain's choice of words.

"Not a middleman for noble forces, but a middleman for noble families, I understand..."

After hearing Araki's words, the captain paused slightly. He thought for a moment, then instantly understood the intricacies of the situation: Araki was playing a divisive game.

After all, aside from the thankless task of overseeing the purification of Hollows in the mortal realm, where he reaps absolutely no benefits, the lucrative and powerful 8th and 9th Divisions are backed not only by the noble families of their captains, but by two colossal noble forces…

These two noble factions could not tolerate this. Not only did these two 'superior' nobles choose to suspend the team, but they also threw away the team leader position that they had worked so hard to obtain!

In other words, from the perspective of the aristocratic forces, they would be persuaded to take a break from the team, and then elect someone from their own faction to continue as captain...

However, if these two upper-class noble families do this, they will be violating the agreement with Araki, and Araki will not intervene to save their leader, thus rendering their leader truly useless...

After all, everyone knows that within the vast Seireitei, the best healer is Araki, the captain of the 11th Division, and the second best is Captain Uno of the 4th Division. And anyone with eyes can see the relationship between Captain Uno and Araki. In other words, offending Araki is tantamount to sentencing these two leaders to death.

At this point, these two 'superior' nobles will have 'conflicts' and 'conflicts' with the two powerful noble forces behind them, and this is the opportunity he can seize.

"There's no time to lose, you should go now!"

Araki spoke with a smile to the captain of the 13th Division in front of him.

"Thank you, Captain Araki, for showing me the right path. I'll get to it right away!"