Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Right now, the 'sister-in-law' of the Jingle Band leader is probably already locked up in the Confession Palace by the 'Forty-Six Chambers' for reflection, isn't she?! However, she really should reflect on losing such an important sword. Don't you agree with what I just said?!"

The head of the Tsunayo family looked at Yoruichi and said with a smile.

"Were you the one who planned all of this?"

Yoruichi glared angrily at the head of the Tsunayoshiro family before her and asked in a cold voice.

"Don't misunderstand, she lost that sword herself; it has nothing to do with our Tsunayoshiro family."

After hearing Yoruichi's words, the head of the Tsunayo family immediately denied it.

To be honest, the Tsunayoshiro family did indeed have a plan. They wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to steal the Ise family's Eight Mirrors Sword. In other words, even if Kyoraku's sister-in-law hadn't handed the Eight Mirrors Sword to Kyoraku Shunsui beforehand, she would still have been sentenced to death because of the loss of the sacred weapon!

What the Tsunayo family didn't expect was that someone would steal the 'Eight Mirrors Sword' beforehand. However, the loss of the 'Eight Mirrors Sword' was not important in itself. What was important was using Kyoraku's 'sister-in-law' to plant a hidden danger within the 'Gotei 13'...

You, Genryu, aren't you all wielding power in the Thirteen Squads?! You, Araki, haven't you never taken the rules of the Seireitei seriously? And then you all pretend to be high and mighty, unwilling to associate with these privileged classes?!

Now, your 'Genryu' disciples have broken the 'law'. Will you 'Genryu' save them or not? If you do, how will you differ from the nobles within the 'Seireitei' who disregard the 'law'?! Choose...

Unfortunately, Tsunayoshi never considered that Araki had never pretended to be aloof, nor had he ever considered himself a good person. He genuinely disliked the nobles, disliked these 'mediocre' and 'incompetent' nobles who occupied 'privileges', and at the same time, he had no intention of abiding by the 'laws' established by these 'nobles'.

"You wait……"

Yoruichi was too lazy to argue with the current head of the family, Tsuna. It was highly likely that Kyoraku's 'sister-in-law' had already been imprisoned in the Confession Palace, and she didn't have time to waste on further wrangling.

"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off~"

As Yoruichi departed, Tsunayoshi, the head of the household, waved with a smile, as if everything had been exactly as he had anticipated.

"The sky is empty..."

As soon as Yoruichi left the meeting room of the five noble heads, the first thing she did was use 'Ten-Ting Kong-Luo' to notify 'Kyoraku', 'Ukitake', and 'Tokina'.

"We've been tricked. The mastermind behind this is the head of Tsunayoshi's family..."

"It's highly likely that the 'Forty-Six Chambers' have discovered that Kyoraku's 'sister-in-law' lost the 'Eight Mirrors Sword' and have imprisoned her in the 'Palace of Repentance'!"

Yoruichi shared the information she had obtained with Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina.

Inside the sealed room...

"what?!"

When Nada received Yoruichi's "Heavenly Skyfall," and learned that the mastermind behind everything was their Tsunayoshiro's head, his expression immediately changed, and things suddenly became complicated.

"Is he the head of the family, Tsunayoshiro?"

Upon hearing this, Kyoraku's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"Kyoraku, don't be impulsive! The most important thing for you right now is to calm down..."

"As a member of the Tsunayoshiro family, I know their methods better than anyone!"

"It's quite possible that the head of that Tsunayoshi deliberately leaked the information to Yoruichi-senpai, who then told you, intentionally sending you to confront him and frame you for assassinating the head of one of the 'Five Great Noble Families'!"

"At that time, you will be standing against all the nobles of the Seireitei. Even if your master protects you, there will be no place for you in the Seireitei..."

Shi Tan pulled Jing Le back and earnestly advised him.

The crime of assassinating the head of the 'Five Great Noble Families' is too great; he absolutely cannot let Kyoraku act impulsively.

"..."

Kyoraku didn't say anything upon hearing this, but he became even calmer.

"I will avenge the Tsunayo family together with you when the time comes. Right now, our most important task is to find a way to rescue your sister-in-law..."

After seeing Kyoraku calm down, Shitan revealed the subsequent plans.

"I did not find my sister-in-law in the Ise family."

Meanwhile, Ukitake, who had already arrived at the Ise family, sent a message using the Ten-Ting Kōra.

"Go to the Palace of Repentance!"

Upon receiving the news, Shi Nada and Kyoraku stood up from their seats almost simultaneously, both with a strong murderous aura in their eyes.

"I'll go by myself..."

Kyoraku looked at Shitan and spoke softly.

"Kyoraku, do you think I, Shitan, am afraid?"

Shi Tan merely smiled dismissively upon hearing this.

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Kyoraku said nothing more, leaving everything unsaid.

"Shh!"

After reaching an agreement, the two immediately transformed into two afterimages and vanished from the secret chamber in an instant.

At this moment, Kyoraku couldn't care less about anything else. He only had one thing on his mind: to save his 'sister-in-law' from execution, even if it meant bearing a huge responsibility!

Meanwhile, the Eleventh Division.

"Everything has been investigated and clarified."

In a short period of time, Saito, who was immortal, had already learned everything about Kyoraku's "sister-in-law" and recorded it in his "ledger"...

This is a notebook used by Araki to record how many people in the Seireitei disobeyed the Genryu's rule and formed karmic ties with them. Hence, it is called the "ledger." The people listed on it are all those who owe him "debts" that he has not yet repaid, and he will have to "settle accounts" sooner or later.

"Heh, as expected, it was Tsunayoshi, the head of the family, who, along with a group of minor nobles, was behind all this..."

"The Tsunayoshiro family is truly an inherently evil clan! It seems it's time to change the head of the Tsunayoshiro family..."

Araki looked at the ledger in his hand, slowly stood up, and thought it was time to clear all the accounts in the ledger.

On the other side, the 'First Squad' barracks.

"Okay, I know……"

Yuan Liuzhai also received the same information. He squinted his eyes, seemingly deep in thought.

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai, is this matter something I should handle?!"

While listening to Genryusai's intelligence, Chojiro of the Sparrow Clan naturally learned about what had happened. He frowned and planned to rescue Kyoraku's "sister-in-law." In Sparrow Clan's view, bullying Genryusai's grand-disciple was a slap in the face to Lord Genryusai, and such behavior had to be eliminated.

"Araki, as your master, hasn't even made a move, so why are you in such a hurry?"

After hearing what the Sparrow Clan said, Yuan Liuzhai asked softly.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Quebu was taken aback.

Yeah, Araki isn't even in a hurry yet, why is he in such a rush?

Kyoraku is Araki's disciple, so there's still a distance between them!

"Calm down, let's wait here for a bit and see how Araki handles this!"

"Besides, I'm also curious how the younger generation like Kyoraku will handle this matter!"

"Araki is probably waiting to see what his apprentices will do in this unexpected situation. He wants to know what choices they will make."

Yuan Liuzhai looked at the stunned Quebu and spoke calmly.

"As ordered."

After hearing what Yuan Liuzhai said, Quebu stopped talking and stood quietly beside Yuan Liuzhai, watching how things would develop.

"..."

Meanwhile, Yuan Liuzhai still had something to say to Quebu beside him.

He had a premonition that his battle with Araki would likely take place in the next few days...

Just as Yuan Liuzhai closed his eyes and waited quietly, a dark figure entered the captain's room of the 'First Squad' and knelt down on one knee in front of Yuan Liuzhai.

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai, this is a confidential letter from the 'Central 46th Bureau' to you."

As he spoke, the man in black, dressed in 'night clothes', pulled out a secret letter marked 'Central 46 Chambers' and held it high above his head with both hands, placing it in front of Yuan Liuzhai.

"Um?!"

Yuan Liuzhai picked up the secret letter marked 'Forty-Sixth Room' and his eyes narrowed slightly. He gently flipped through the contents, while the black-clad man who had knelt on one knee to hand over the letter was now drenched in sweat and almost collapsed from exhaustion due to the rising temperature in the air.

"It seems my duel with Araki will have to be brought forward..."

"Hopefully, Araki will achieve great things after becoming the 'Captain-Commander'!"

After reading the secret letter, Yuan Liuzhai crumpled it into a ball.

The next second, the secret letter was ignited by raging flames in Yuan Liuzhai's hands, turning into ashes in an instant...

"Let's go, Chojiro~"

After Genryusai burned the secret letter in his hand, he spoke softly to Chojiro Sasakibe beside him, and then walked toward the door of the 'First Division' captain's room. During this time, he did not even glance at the man in black beneath him.

It was as if this man in black, loyal to the '46th Chamber,' was merely non-existent air...

"As ordered."

After being summoned by Genryusai, Chojiro immediately followed, without giving the man in black another glance.

"Is this the strength of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13? It feels like I'm about to be burned to death by him, it's terrifying! He truly deserves the title of the Latest Shinigami of the Seireitei..."

After Yuan Liuzhai left, the man in black shakily stood up from the ground. He first wiped the sweat from his forehead, then looked at the door of the captain's room behind him and muttered to himself.

"No, wait..."

"What did Lord Genryusai just say? He wants to duel with Araki Kenpachi?!"

"He even said he'd pass the 'Captain-Commander' position to Kenpachi Araki?"

The man in black stood there stunned for a moment before belatedly realizing that he seemed to have heard some incredible news.

"No, I have to get this message back to the 'Forty-Six Chambers' right away! The 'Seireitei' is about to be in great turmoil!"

As he spoke, the man in black ran swiftly toward the door of the 'First Division' captain's room.

However, before the man in black could reach the door, the heavy door of the 'First Division's' captain's room suddenly slammed shut with a whooshing sound, trapping the man in black, who worked for the 'Forty-Sixth Division' and helped them transmit intelligence, inside the 'Captain's Room'.

"what!"

Upon seeing this, the man in black was immediately alarmed.