Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Sitting in the examiner's seat, Yamamoto Genryusai glanced at Araki and Uno, who had arrived late, and then teased them...

Yuan Liuzhai emphasized the words "working day and night" in particular, as if he were asking Araki, "This is your apprentice's team leader assessment, and you're late for it?!"

"Ahem, did you all hear what the captain said?!"

"Now that the examiners in charge of the team leader assessment have all arrived, according to the rules of the 'Seireitei' team leader assessment, the team leader assessment for 'Kyoraku Shunsui', 'Ukitake Jushiro', and 'Tsuna's Tokinada' will officially begin..."

After hearing Genryusai's words, Araki simply coughed lightly twice, thus glossing over the matter.

Without giving anyone a chance to speak, Araki pretended not to understand Genryusai's words and quietly announced the start of the 'Team Leader Assessment' to his three disciples, Kyoraku and the others who were currently sitting in the waiting seats.

"Humph……"

After hearing Araki's words, Genryusai didn't bother to dwell on the matter any longer. He looked ahead at Kyoraku and the others, and then asked, "Alright, as Captain Araki said, the team leader assessment officially begins! Which of you three brats will be the first to take the assessment?!"

"I'll come first!"

The moment Yuan Liuzhai finished speaking, Jing Le Shunsui and Gang Mi Dai Shi Nada stood up from their seats almost simultaneously.

"Are you... determined to make things difficult for me?!"

Kyoraku and Tokina stood up from their seats at the same time. They frowned as they heard the voices coming from beside them, turned their heads almost simultaneously to look at each other, and spoke angrily in unison.

"These two have embarrassed themselves in front of the advisor."

Ukitake, still sitting in his seat, looked at the two clowns sitting on either side of him, shouting at each other across him, and subconsciously lowered his head...

Don't ask, it's just too embarrassing. The person sitting in the main seat is their advisor, and these two clowns are still making a scene here! They have no sense of propriety at all! To be honest, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Kyoraku seems to get up a little faster, Kyoraku, go first..."

Just as Kyoraku and Tokina were locked in a standoff, Araki, who was sitting in the vice examiner's seat, suddenly spoke up.

"Shi Tan, did you hear what your master said? Why aren't you sitting down yet?"

Upon hearing what Araki said, Kyoraku's lips curled into a smile, and he spoke softly to Tokina in front of him.

"You guy..."

Although Shitan was somewhat dissatisfied with Kyoraku's words, he had no choice but to sit back down in his seat since Araki had spoken.

"Alright, the team leader assessment isn't that difficult anyway, so the three of you can all come together!"

Just as Shi Tan's buttocks pressed against the cushion, Araki's voice rang in the ears of the three of them once again.

"what?!"

Shi Tan, who had just sat down but was about to stand up again, frowned deeply.

At this moment, Shi Tan reasonably suspected, based on the current situation, that his master, Araki, was deliberately trying to frame him. After all, this was something his master was capable of doing.

"Ugh……"

However, Shitan had no way to deal with his mischievous master, so he could only sigh and stand up from his seat again. As for Ukitake, who was sandwiched between Kyoraku and Shitan, he also had to stand up from his seat at this moment.

"Araki-sensei, is it really okay for the three of us to take the team leader assessment at the same time?"

"Does this comply with the assessment regulations? Won't it cause trouble for you, Master, Grandmaster, and Mistress?!"

"Araki-sensei, please don't lower your standards for us just because we're your students! The squad leader assessment standards are related to the lives of the entire squad behind us..."

Just after Kyoraku and the other two stood up, Ukitake asked Araki, who was sitting in front of him, in a low voice.

To be honest, Ukitake didn't want to be given special privileges in such a sacred matter as the 'Captain's Examination' just because he was Araki's apprentice. In Ukitake's view, this was disrespectful to the lives of the 'Gotei 13' members, because if any captain of the '13' had any doubts about his strength, it would be irresponsible to all the members of the entire squad.

At the same time, Ukitake didn't want to cause trouble for Araki because of this, nor did he want Araki to be gossiped about because of what happened today. Making today's assessment stricter would also prevent the people of the 'Team Thirteen' from saying that the three of them got their positions because of Araki's connections and didn't have the strength of a captain.

"Uh, sorry, I misspoke..."

After Ukitake kept asking Araki questions, he suddenly realized something was wrong and bowed to Araki to express his apology.

"No problem! I know you're worried that you're not good enough to be the captain of the 'Gotei 13'! In fact, you don't need to worry about that..."

“You need to know that even the Shinigami you killed before, the former captain of the 13th Division, can serve as the captain of the current Gotei 13. And you, who are far stronger than that former captain of the 13th Division, are naturally worthy of the current Gotei 13.”

Araki simply smiled after hearing what Ukitake said.

"I, I understand."

After hearing Araki's words, Ukitake was taken aback at first, and then bowed deeply to Araki.

"This child is good."

It was after Araki answered Ukitake's questions that Uno nodded at Ukitake with satisfaction.

Ukitake's address of "Master's wife" deeply touched her heart and deserved to be appreciated!

It seems that when she has some free time, she can take a little time to teach Ukitake 'swordsmanship'.

Do you have any more questions?

Araki sat in the examiner's seat and continued to ask questions of Ukitake and the other two.

"Nothing."

Upon hearing this, the three of them shook their heads at Araki.

"In that case, show us your 'Bankai'! That will be the theme of today's team leader assessment."

Araki gestured for Ukitake and the other two to proceed.

"Show 'Swastika'?!"

After Araki finished speaking, Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokinada were all dumbfounded...

They weren't stunned by the sheer difficulty of the 'Captain's Test,' but rather by the fact that the test they had prepared for so long was so simple? All it took was mastering 'Bankai' to become the captain of the current 'Gotei 13'! This was completely different from the 'difficulty' of the test that Shikatori and the others had taught the three of them…

"Anything else?!"

Kyoraku seemed surprised that the 'team leader assessment' would be so simple, and he looked at Araki and asked.

"Gone."

Araki shrugged upon hearing this.

"that's it?"

Shi Tan raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"that's it."

Araki answered affirmatively.

"That Araki-sensei, please don't..."

Then, Ukitake continued speaking.

"First of all, I did not deliberately lower the assessment standards just because the three of you are my apprentices!"

"Secondly, if you three little guys think the difficulty of the team leader assessment is too low, I can raise it a bit. How about this, from now on, every time you three participate in the team leader assessment, you will have to defeat one of me, Old Man Shan, or Lie. What do you think?!"

Araki didn't give Ukitake a chance to continue speaking; he interrupted him directly.

At the same time, Araki was too lazy to explain anything to Ukitake and the others. He faced Kyoraku and the others and said irritably.

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing this, Kyoraku and the others exchanged glances.

"Now either show your 'Bankai' or get out of here!"

Immediately afterward, Araki's angry curses rang in Kyoraku's ears.

"Swastika!!!"

When Kyoraku and the others heard Araki's angry curses, their expressions changed instantly. They drew their Zanpakuto from their waists and stood in front of Araki, Yamamoto Genryusai, and Uno Retsu, shouting loudly almost simultaneously.

"boom!!"

In an instant, three enormous spiritual pressures erupted from the bodies of 'Ukitake', 'Kyoraku', and 'Tokina', shooting straight into the sky. At the same time, the 'Bankai' of the three was naturally displayed in front of 'Yamamoto' and 'Araki'.

half an hour...

"Although you're still quite inexperienced, I must say your Bankai is exceptionally good!"

After Kyoraku and the other two demonstrated their Bankai, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the chief examiner, stroked his stubble beard and gave Kyoraku, Ukitake, and the others a satisfied look.

"So, we're..."

Upon hearing Yuan Liuzhai's words, Jing Le and the others were immediately delighted.

"Just as you three thought! You've passed..."

Yuan Liuzhai announced the answer to this 'team leader assessment'.

"Great!"

Upon hearing Yuan Liuzhai announce that the three had passed, Jing Le, Shi Tan, and Fu Zhu all breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, effective immediately, 'Kyoraku Shunsui' will take over as captain of the 'Eighth Division'! 'Tsuna Yashiro Tokinada' will take over as captain of the 'Ninth Division'! As for 'Ukitake Jushiro', from today onwards, you will be the new captain of the 'Gotei 13th Division'!"

Just as Kyoraku and the others were rejoicing at passing the team leader assessment, Genryusai's voice continued to ring in their ears. He softly announced Kyoraku and the others' current positions.

"Araki-sensei, we didn't let you down..."

Ukitake and the others wept with joy. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and gave Araki a happy smile.

"Crack~"

Before Ukitake, Kyoraku, and Tokina could say anything more, Araki threw three white haoris at their faces.

"This is?!"

The three of them, each holding a haori, were all taken aback.

"Try them on and see!"

"This is a captain's haori that your master personally made for the three of you."

With a smile on his face, Uno Retsu spoke to Kyoraku and the other two, explaining to them what the white haori they were holding was.

"The captain's haori?!"

After hearing what Unorire said, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Kyoraku and the other two.

Whether it was the taciturn and steady Ukitake or the meticulous Tokina, they couldn't wait to put on the haori that Araki had made for the three of them. As for Kyoraku Shunsui, he had already put on his haori.

“Master Araki, 'Master's Master' and 'Master's Wife,' look at me, don’t I look handsome in this haori?!”