Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"That was my mistake..."

Araki raised an eyebrow slightly after hearing what Ukitake said.

"So, does that mean we don't need to choose a captain for the 'Fifth Division'?"

After a brief moment of thought, Ginryu finally decided to give up thinking. Once his mind was cleared, he felt much better. After listening to Ukitake's words, Ginryu looked at Araki and asked him a question.

"Sorry, I'm late."

It was precisely at the moment Yin Leng and the others finished speaking that the captain of the 'Fifth Division' finally arrived late.

Of course, it's not that the captains of the 5th Division didn't value the captain-commander's meeting...

Rather, he had something more important to do. Just as Araki had said before, the 'Third Division' captain, whom Araki had killed with a single blow, was only one of the masterminds behind the plot against the Mokujo family...

Since he is one of the masterminds behind the scenes, there are actually many other masterminds besides that poor captain of the 'Third Division', and the captain of the 'Fifth Division' is one of them.

As for the more important matter that the captain of the 5th Division was referring to, naturally, waiting for his comrade, the captain of the 3rd Division, who was going to burn down the 11th Division's captain's room, to promptly report the news of the burning down of the captain's room...

But he waited for nearly two hours, and the captain of the Third Division, who had gone to burn down the Eleventh Division's captain's room, ignored him. This made him panic, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. He knew that his comrade, the captain of the Third Division, was probably in trouble.

After figuring this out, the captain of the 5th Division cursed inwardly. Why did Genryusai Shigekuni, the captain-commander of the Gotei 13, have to arrive at this crucial moment? He arrived with trepidation and under immense pressure, entering the 1st Division barracks and then the captain's room…

However, when the captain of the 5th Division entered the captain's room of the 1st Division, he froze on the spot.

The reason was that the person standing in the captain's position was not Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni as he had imagined, but Araki. As for Araki's original position, the person standing there was Araki's apprentice, Karaki.

At that moment, the captain of the 5th Division went completely blank. He suddenly realized a serious problem: although Saito Immortal had told them that the Captain-Commander was going to hold a meeting of the captains of the 1st Division, he hadn't told them which Captain-Commander was going to hold the meeting!

"run……"

After his initial shock subsided, the captain of the 5th Division immediately turned around. He now finally understood what had happened to his ally, the captain of the 3rd Division. He feared the captain was already in hell, and to avoid joining his dearest friend, he only had one path to take…

That is to escape, to escape this damned 'Seireitei', even to escape this vast 'Soul Society', he wants to escape to 'Hueco Mundo', to escape to 'the Human World'! As for the wealth he has accumulated over hundreds of years in 'Seireitei', he doesn't need those material possessions anymore. The most important thing now is to do everything possible to survive.

"Ha ha……"

Araki looked at the extremely guilty expression of the 5th Division captain and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He initially only guessed that this matter was related to the other party, after all, compared to the careless captain of the 'Third Division', this captain of the 'Fifth Division' was extremely cautious...

However, when Araki saw the other person and realized that instead of being surprised, the person immediately ran away, he suddenly felt 100% certain that the other person was the one he was looking for.

"Gods avoid."

In response, Araki drew his Zanpakuto from his waist and swung it down fiercely at the captain of the 5th Division.

A jet-black crescent moon shot forward, swiftly chasing after the fleeing captain of the 5th Division, following Araki's outstretched arm. A mysterious force seemed to be locking onto the captain, and no matter how he tried to escape using Shunpo, the slash relentlessly pursued him…

"Swastika!"

Left with no other choice, the captain of the 5th Division had to use his Bankai in an attempt to block Araki's attack head-on.

"boom!"

However, before he could make a move, the slash had already landed on his body, not only destroying his Bankai but also knocking him unconscious.

“Send him to ‘Covered Air Force’ and make him tell me everything he should and shouldn’t say.”

Araki didn't kill him this time, but only disabled his Bankai and left him alive. At the same time, he spoke softly to Yoruichi Shihouin beside him.

"it is good……"

Yoruichi Shihōin nodded immediately upon hearing this.

"By the way, Captain-Commander, what should I do after I finish questioning him? What should I do with this former 'Fifth Division' captain?"

Immediately afterwards, Yoruichi looked at Araki and asked a question.

"After you ask, you can decide how to handle it yourself."

Araki answered calmly.

"I understand..."

After hearing Araki's words, Yoruichi had an idea.

These parasites in the Soul Society, especially the larger ones, are best killed.

"Alright, just now our 'Fifth Division' captain was also crippled. Now we can discuss the candidates for the new 'Third Division' and 'Fifth Division' captains, shall we?!"

After Araki crippled a captain with a single strike, he silently sheathed his Zanpakuto.

"The Commander-in-Chief is wise..."

Upon hearing this, the team captains immediately showered Araki with compliments.

"The Commander-in-Chief is wise..."

As for Kuchiki Ginrin, who had previously harbored some prejudice against Araki's actions, she fell silent. Just moments ago, Araki had crippled a veteran captain right before her eyes, and what's worse, she couldn't say a word...

At this moment, Kuchiki Ginryo finally understood that Araki was a lawless tyrant. In the past, there was Genryusai, the captain-commander, who could keep Araki in check. But now that Genryusai had been promoted, the vast Seireitei had become Araki's plaything.

After everyone finished showering them with compliments, the team leader election ceremony began.

"Captain-Commander, I believe that Lieutenant Soi Fon of the 'Second Division' is capable of serving as the captain of the 'Third Division'!"

"I've witnessed Lieutenant Soi Fon's strength firsthand. Whether it's her Zanpakuto skills or her mastery of the sword, she's reached an extremely high level. If we're talking about assassination and decapitation abilities alone, she might even surpass most of our squad leaders..."

The first to speak was Tsunayoshi Tokina, who immediately stabbed Yoruichi in the back and pushed Yoruichi's sidekick, Soi Fon, away.

"Huh?! What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Soi Fon is currently serving as the vice-captain of my 'Second Division' and the vice-commander of the 'Stealth Mobile Force,' doing just fine. Why would she want to go to that damn 'Third Division' and become some kind of idiot captain?"

Yoruichi frowned immediately after hearing Shi Tan's words, her ambitious golden eyes filled with dissatisfaction towards him.

"Senior Sister Yoruichi, watch your words, your words..."

After hearing what Yoruichi Shihouin said, Kyoraku frowned slightly and quickly stepped in to mediate.

"Tokita, you too, knowing full well that Soi Fon is Yoruichi's retainer, you still pushed her away."

Fuzhu then stepped forward and feigned anger towards Shitan.

In reality, Ukitake was giving Yoruichi and Tokina a way out, so as to prevent them from developing a grudge.

"Yoruichi-senpai, do you know the rules, numbers, and recruitment standards of your 'Second Division' and 'Standalone Force'? Let's not ask you anything else for now. If you can just tell me who the commander of the 'Standalone Force's' Third Army is, I won't recommend Soi Fon to be the leader of the 'Third Division'..."

Ignoring Ukitake and Kyoraku in front of him, Shihouin Yoruichi looked at him expressionlessly and asked.

"Ah, this..."

"Hehe, right! What's his name again?!"

Yoruichi was immediately stumped after hearing Tokina's words. Who knew the name of the commander of the 3rd Division of the 'Secret Mobile Force'? She had completely delegated the 'Secret Mobile Force' matters to Soi Fon…

Is it a man or a woman?

Seeing that Yoruichi couldn't answer for a long time, Shitan reluctantly made the question even simpler.

"It's probably a man! But it could also be a woman..."

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi's eyes twitched slightly. At that moment, she felt her mind go blank and she couldn't answer anything.

"That's it……"

Shida looked at Yoruichi Shihouin, whose head was blank and had nothing in it, and returned to his seat. He then addressed the group of captains around him.

"Forehead……"

Kyoraku and Ukitake, who were originally trying to mediate, stopped talking after seeing Yoruichi's cluelessness about her own squad. They returned to their positions and stood in the same place as Tokina.

"Soi Fon is in charge of all these things! It's normal that I don't know, right?!"

Yoru looked at himself, and because he couldn't answer anything, he was given strange looks by the captains around him. He immediately puffed out his rather full chest and tried to explain to the people around him.

"It's precisely because you, Yoruichi-senpai, are always like this that I have to make you leave Soi Fon!"

"Senior Yoruichi, no offense, but you should learn to support yourself..."

Shi Tan looked at Yoruichi and said helplessly.

"..."

Yoruichi fell silent upon hearing this.

Yes, she surrendered...

"Then, as Captain Tokina of the 'Ninth Division' said, let's elect Soi Fon, the vice-captain of the 'Second Division,' as the new captain of the 'Third Division'..."

After seeing Yoruichi remain silent, Araki announced the final result.

"Ok."

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi slumped her head, looking listless, and stood in her place. At this moment, Yoruichi was completely distracted; her thoughts were entirely focused on Soi Fon leaving her to become the captain of the 'Third Division'...

“Currently, there are no squads without captains, but there are the 5th Squad, the 7th Squad, and the 12th Squad…”

"Do any of you have any good candidates for the captains of these three squads?!"

After everyone had chosen the new captain of the 'Third Division', Araki continued to ask them questions.

“Captain-Commander, the captain of the 7th Division has always been the head of the Tsunayo family. As for the current situation of the 7th Division, it is indeed a bit special!”

"Even now, I still clearly remember that the current head of Tsunayoshiro left safely after holding a meeting of the leaders of the 'Five Great Nobles' with us. I don't know what happened to him on the way, that he suddenly disappeared in the 'Soul Society'."

At this moment, Kuchiki Ginrin of the 6th Division finally spoke.

Although he didn't dare say anything about the situation regarding the leaders of the 3rd and 5th Divisions—after all, the outcome was already decided, and nothing he did could change Araki's decision—it would likely be thankless work. However, Kuchiki Ginrei was still willing to lend a helping hand to the Tsunayoshiro family...

After all, as one of the 'Five Great Noble Families,' the head of the Kuchiki family, he naturally couldn't stand by and watch someone die. Besides, he understood the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' If Araki, as the Captain-Commander, really took back the position of Captain of the 'Seventh Division' from the Tsunayo family today, wouldn't they take back the position of Captain of the 'Sixth Division' from him next time?!

Yes, Kuchiki Ginrin naturally didn't think that Araki had forgotten that the head of the 'Seventh Division' had always been the head of the Tsunayo family. He just felt that Araki was deliberately suppressing the Tsunayo family and wanted to take back the position of the 'Gotei 13' head from the 'Five Great Noble Families'.

“Alright, then let the Tsunayoshi family choose the leader of the 7th Division…”

Araki nodded slightly after hearing Kuchiki Ginryu's words, without dwelling on the matter.

"Um?!"

Kuchiki Ginryu was surprised that Araki agreed so readily, without saying anything about the selection of the 'Seventh Division' leader, as if Araki really didn't remember that the 'Seventh Division' leader had always been the head of the Tsunayo family. This made Kuchiki Ginryu fall into deep thought.

"Could it be that I guessed wrong? That I misunderstood Captain-Commander Araki..."

“That’s true! Captain-Commander Araki rarely attends the division meetings and seldom communicates with the former captains of the Gotei 13! It’s normal that he doesn’t know about the 7th Division! It seems I’ve been judging him by my own petty standards! This is truly shameful…”

Thinking of this, Kuchiki Ginryu looked at Araki with a hint of guilt in her eyes.