Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"That's because it was Captain Araki who 'tricked' Vice-Captain Saito!"

"Just imagine how Vice-Captain Saito would react if someone else spoke to him like that..."

"I'm afraid that the moment that person opens his mouth, he'll be sliced ​​into sashimi by Vice Captain Saito's knife."

In response, a veteran member of the 11th Division scoffed at the newcomer.

Meanwhile, the veteran member of the 11th Division thought to himself, "Young people, don't think that cute girls with twin tails are adorable. Often, the cuter the girl, the more ruthless she is. You haven't seen how Lieutenant Saito kills people. Every stab draws blood, doesn't it?!"

the other side……

When Nada and Ukitake received the information from Kyoraku, they were also greatly surprised.

"What? The '46' actually got involved in this?"

When Shi Tan heard Kyoraku mention that the people from the Ise family who came to the Kyoraku family to take away Kyoraku's sister-in-law actually pulled out the secret order of the 46th Chamber, his expression immediately changed.

"Things have gotten complicated..."

"This isn't about Kyoraku, it's about us!"

Shi Tan immediately realized the problem.

"Ok?"

Fuzhu looked at Shitan, whose expression had changed drastically, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

“If no one is instigating them from behind, the ‘46 Chambers’ will absolutely not interfere in Kyoraku’s affairs. To put it bluntly, this is a private matter between nobles, and it’s not the ‘46 Chambers’ place to meddle!”

"Now that the 46th Chamber has intervened, it means that someone is pulling strings behind the scenes, sending information to the 46th Chamber, making them aware of something!"

"In other words, even if the '46 Chambers' didn't know that Kyoraku's 'sister-in-law' had lost the 'Ise' family's divine sword, the 'Eight Mirrors Sword,' they would quickly find out and take action. At that time, Kyoraku's 'sister-in-law' would have no other option but to be executed."

“Even now, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone is secretly giving orders to the ‘46 Chambers.’ Looking across the entire ‘Seireitei,’ there are only a handful of people who could give orders to the ‘46 Chambers…’”

"I suddenly had a bad feeling. I hope everything is going well with Yoruichi-senpai..."

As Shitan explained to Ukitake, his brows furrowed deeply. The only people in the entire Seireitei who could secretly issue orders to the 'Forty-Six Chambers' and decide their resolutions were the five heads of the 'Five Great Noble Families'...

Given Kyoraku's status, it's definitely not worth any of these five big shots taking action, but Genryu is! That's why Shi Tan said that the other party wasn't after Kyoraku's "sister-in-law," but rather after people from the Genryu faction. Kyoraku's "sister-in-law" was just a trigger! I'm afraid that even without this incident, the person behind it would have done something else to annoy them.

"No, it will be too late if we wait until Yoruichi's meeting ends."

"Ukitake, go to the Ise family. If you find anything amiss, intercept them first. Then we'll deal with whatever comes our way. With them in our hands, everything is fine. We can deal with whatever comes our way. But if they're not in our hands, we're too passive. The enemy will always be one step ahead of us..."

If Shi Tan were in Shi Tan's shoes, and he were the mastermind behind the scenes, wanting to use this incident to annoy Kyoraku Shunsui, or to annoy the Araki behind Kyoraku, and the 'Genryu' forces behind Araki, he would never give Kyoraku and the others any time to catch their breath. He would definitely kill them first without hesitation.

"I'll go there myself!"

As Shi Tan finished speaking, Jing Le was also suddenly startled. Only then did he realize why he had felt uneasy this morning when his 'sister-in-law' was picked up...

Kyoraku never imagined that the enemy would use him against the entire Genryu. If the mastermind behind it all insisted on the fact that his sister-in-law had lost the Eight Mirrors Sword and demanded that the Gotei 13 publicly execute his sister-in-law at Sogyoku Hill using the Destroyer King, what choice would he make? What would his fellow disciples make? This could easily turn into a major incident that divides the Gotei 13 and destabilizes Seireitei.

"You stay..."

Before Kyoraku could set off, Shitan stopped him.

“If you go, you'll be suspected of helping your ‘sister-in-law’ escape. If Ukitake goes, just say that I asked him to investigate the loss of the ‘Ise’ family’s ‘Eight Mirrors Sword’…”

Shitan preached to Kyoraku.

"please."

Upon hearing this, Kyoraku clenched his fist helplessly and spoke softly to Ukitake.

"Leave it to me with confidence."

As soon as Fuzhu finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the secret room.

the other side……

The meeting room of the five noble families in the underground Seireitei.

"It's not a big deal that I've gathered everyone here this time..."

“In fact, when I was reviewing the legal code recently, I came across a provision that states that noblewomen must not have any contact with their husbands’ families after their husbands’ death. I think this provision is meaningless and unfair, so I hope that you all will come forward and work with me to delete this provision.”

Yoruichi, wearing a haori with the 'Shihouin' family crest printed on it, sat at one of the five seats at the round table and spoke softly to the other three people also seated at the round table.

Since the invasion of Yhwach hundreds of years ago, when the heads of the 'Five Great Nobles' were attacked in the meeting room, only four of them have attended each meeting of the heads of the 'Five Great Nobles', leaving one person in the 'Seireitei' to report for any eventuality.

This time, those attending the meeting of the heads of the 'Five Great Noble Families' convened by Yoruichi included the 'Shihouin' family, represented by Yoruichi, as well as the heads of the 'Kuchiki' family, the 'Shiba' family, and the 'Tsunayo' family.

"negative."

Before the other two heads of the family could speak, the very next second after Yoruichi finished stating her request, the head of the Kuchiki family exercised his veto power, rejecting everything Yoruichi said.

"Rules are rules! In this vast Seireitei, every rule has its own meaning behind its creation, and I cannot presume to comment on the decisions of our ancestors."

Kuchiki, with a silver-white veil around his neck and a star-binding sash on his head, looked at Yoruichi Shihouin with a poker face, showing neither joy nor sorrow, and spoke softly.

"Tsk~"

Yoruichi clicked her tongue in amazement upon hearing this. She knew that the head of the Kuchiki family wasn't deliberately trying to spite her; it was just that these Kuchiki family members were all a bunch of stubborn 'bull-heads,' clinging to the rules to the extreme and being incredibly obstinate!

Yoruichi really wanted to see what the Kuchiki family would do if one of their own members were sentenced to death because of the Seireitei's ridiculous rules. But based on Yoruichi's understanding of the Kuchiki family, she figured they would probably rather have their own family members sentenced to death than not obey the rules set by their ancestors.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this issue for now..."

"But I find the eldest sister-in-law of the Kyoraku family quite appealing, and I'm planning to bring her from the Ise family to our Shihōin family. Do you have any objections to that?"

Seeing that changing the rules wouldn't work, Yoruichi decided to directly discuss the matter of getting the people.

Yoruichi looked at the head of the Kuchiki family and asked him with a cold face.

"You can decide this matter yourself; we have no reason to say anything more."

Upon hearing this, the head of the family immediately shut his mouth.

Just as Tokina had predicted, after the head of the Kuchiki family had just rejected Yoruichi's request, he wouldn't reject it a second time, especially since it was within the Kuchiki family's bottom line...

"Then it's settled..."

Yoruichi spoke somewhat listlessly.

Regardless, she's coming over now. Next, it'll be a messy affair between the Shihōin family and the Ise family. Yoruichi can imagine that after she brings Kyōraku's sister-in-law to the Shihōin family, the Ise family will definitely come to demand her back. Even if they can't take Kyōraku's sister-in-law, they'll make the Shihōin family hand over Kyōraku's niece and the Ise family's divine sword, the Eight Mirrors Sword.

It wouldn't be difficult for her to protect Kyoraku's 'niece', but it would be very difficult for her to protect the 'Eight Mirrors Sword'. Even if she did protect it, she would probably be branded as the 'Shihōin' family bullying others and coveting the treasures of other families.

"Kyoraku! Kyoraku! This time, I'm doing this for you, I'm even willing to put aside my pride..."

Yoruichi sat in her seat, muttering to herself.

"negative."

However, before Yoruichi could even think of a way to make Kyoraku bleed profusely, a light, airy voice reached her ears.

"what?!"

The moment Yoruichi heard this, her fur stood on end, turning her into a fierce black cat!

Her gaze was sharp as lightning, and she subconsciously looked at the head of the Kuchiki family sitting opposite her.

"not me……"

Fearing that Yoruichi would misunderstand, the head of the Kuchiki family waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he had not said those words.

Even if he wasn't afraid of the Shihōin family, he didn't want to offend them over such a trivial matter.

"Not me either."

At that moment, the head of the Shiba family also immediately made a statement.

As the weakest of the five noble families, he was merely there to make up the numbers. Before arriving, he had decided not to offend anyone, and he responded to every suggestion with, "Oh, right, right..."

“Gang Midai…”

After Yoruichi saw Kuchiki and Shiba express their opinions, her golden eyes seemed to flicker with lightning.

Since it wasn't Kuchiki and Shiba, then there's no need to say who spoke just now!

Yoruichi, through gritted teeth, addressed the head of the Tsunayoshiro family, who had been smiling and silent since entering the venue.

At that moment, Yoruichi had only one thought in her mind: "Master was right after all. A dog that intends to bite doesn't bark..."

I disagree.

The head of the family, Tsunayoshiro, looked at the angry Yoruichi and said with a smile.

"What do you mean? Are you deliberately trying to make trouble for the Shihouin family?"

Yoru stared at the head of the family, Tsunayoshi, and asked angrily.

"Miss Yoruichi, you've misunderstood me..."

"I just feel that the Shihouin family already has enough treasures, and there is no need to add another sword for 'sacrifice'."

After hearing Yoruichi's words, Tsunayoshiro's head of the household laughed.

"When did it become the business of your Tsunayoshiro family to dictate what our Shihouin family wants?"

Yoruichi looked angrily at Tsunayoshiro and asked.

"You've misunderstood again! This matter is indeed not within the jurisdiction of my Tsunayoshiro family, but if the 'Forty-Six Chambers' were to get involved, how would you, Yoruichi, handle it?!"

Tsunayoshiro, the head of the household, still wore a smile.

"You think you can use the 'Forty-Six Chambers' to intimidate us, the 'Four Maple Institution'?! Do you think you can hold them back? When has the 'Forty-Six Chambers' ever dared to interfere with us, the 'Four Maple Institution'?"

Yoruichi looked at the grinning Tsunayoshiro, the head of the household, and the veins on her forehead bulged.

"Hahaha……"

“Miss Yoruichi, you are right. The mere ‘Forty-Six Chambers’ are nothing more than dogs kept by our ‘Five Great Noble Families’, and are not worth mentioning at all! If the dogs dare to bite their master, our Tsunayo family is willing to take care of them and eliminate them all without Miss Yoruichi’s permission. But what if the ‘Forty-Six Chambers’ are not under your jurisdiction, Miss Yoruichi?”

Even after hearing Yoruichi's words, the head of the family, Tsuna, still maintained a smiling expression.

"What do you mean?!"

However, the meticulous Yoruichi sensed something unusual.

"I heard that the band leader's 'sister-in-law's' knife seems to have gone missing~"

Upon hearing this, the head of the family, Tsunayoshi, spoke softly to Yoruichi.

"you……"

Yoruichi's expression changed immediately upon hearing this.