Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

It was because of this incident that Aizen, after becoming the Captain-Commander, gritted his teeth and established the 'Soul Society' Children Protection Law'.

Araki responded, "It's not my fault! Who told you to be Aizen Sousuke?"

A mature Aizen only ever schemes against others, never gets schemed against!

"As ordered."

As the soldier spoke, his figure disappeared in front of Araki.

"Kuruyashiki, today you not only led the 'Expeditionary Force' back in triumph, but you also discovered the unknown 'Hueco Mundo' for our 'Seireitei' and recorded it! From now on, every member of our 'Spiritual Arts Academy' will no longer fear 'Hueco Mundo'! Everyone will have a complete understanding of 'Hueco Mundo'! This is something that even I couldn't achieve when I first went on an expedition to 'Hueco Mundo'! Kuruyashiki, tell me what kind of reward you want. As long as it's within my authority, I can grant you whatever you desire."

Araki looked at the kokuyashiki in front of him and asked casually.

"Lord Araki! I, Kuruyashiki, need no reward. I only wish to join the 'First Squad' from today onwards, to pledge my loyalty to Lord Araki, and to stay by Lord Araki's side!"

As he spoke, Kuruyashiki bowed his head deeply before Araki and began to speak earnestly.

"It's granted!"

Upon hearing this, Araki smiled slightly and nodded gently.

“From today onwards, I will appoint you, Kuriyashiki, as the squad leader of the special squad under my ‘First Division,’ the ‘Hollow Extermination Squad’! What do you think?!”

Araki looked at the Kuriyashiki and asked, although he had discussed this matter with the Kuriyashiki a hundred years ago, there still had to be a formality and process.

"Captain Araki, I'm willing!"

Upon hearing this, Kuruyashiki immediately spoke excitedly.

"Ah."

Araki nodded slightly upon hearing this, and did not say anything more.

"Captain Araki, I have another request, and I hope you can grant it."

After Kuruyashiki officially joined the 'First Division', he immediately started calling Araki the Captain-Commander.

"explain."

Araki, hearing this, continued speaking. To be honest, he was in a very good mood today, and as long as Kuruyashiki's unreasonable request wasn't too outrageous, he would do his best to fulfill it.

"My Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force members have been with me through thick and thin for a hundred years. During those hundred years with the Menos Grande, they have suffered a great deal of damage, both physically and mentally! I hope Captain-Commander Araki can lend them a little help."

Upon hearing this, Kuruyashiki spoke at length to Araki, revealing all that was on his mind.

"oh?!"

Upon hearing this, Araki gave Kuruyashiki a meaningful look.

The fact that Kuruyashiki used his rewards to benefit his subordinates will likely deeply move his brothers in the "expeditionary force"! It is likely that once Kuruyashiki joins the First Division, he will be able to quickly build a fighting force that is no weaker than any of the "Gotei 13" except for the First Division.

"Simple."

As Araki spoke, he directly released his Zanpakuto.

"Restore, Crystal Light!"

As Araki finished speaking, a crystal-clear light shone down from the sky, showering down upon the group.

The exhausted soldiers of the expeditionary force felt a sudden warmth spread through their weary bodies as the light shone down from the sky. At that moment, their broken bodies underwent a miraculous transformation, gradually recovering under the radiance.

"My arm that was bitten off by the phantom has grown back!"

"My eyes, my eyes can see again!"

"It's back, everything is back..."

"Is this the power of the Captain-Commander? Is this the power of the strongest healing-type Zanpakuto in Soul Society? It's so powerful! It's unbelievable..."

In an instant, the soldiers of the expeditionary force burst into tears of joy and cheered continuously.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and thank the Commander-in-Chief!"

Kuruyashiki glanced at the jubilant expeditionary soldiers behind him, smiled slightly, and then immediately gave a serious order.

"We thank Captain Araki!"

As soon as Kuruyashiki finished speaking, the soldiers of the expeditionary force immediately knelt on one knee and loudly congratulated Araki.

"No need to be polite!"

Upon hearing this, Araki smiled faintly at everyone. As he spoke, a massive spiritual pressure emanated from Araki's body, lifting all the soldiers of the expeditionary force, as well as the expeditionary force's commander, Kuruyashiki, off the ground.

"Alright! You warriors who have just returned from the expedition to Hueco Mundo must be itching to go home, right? Don't worry about us captains, go back to your homes and take a look!"

After dragging everyone up, Araki gave a direct order to the expeditionary force in front of him.

"Okay, you can disband now."

After Araki finished speaking, Kuruyashiki immediately gave orders to the expeditionary force.

"Captain! We..."

Although the soldiers of the expeditionary force had many concerns about their hometowns, they were even more reluctant to leave their captain, Kuruyashiki. After all, if it weren't for this man, strong as a beast, they probably wouldn't have been able to return alive from Hueco Mundo! It was truly too dangerous there, like hell.

"No, no, not 'you,' not 'our,' I don't remember my men being so slow and indecisive!"

"I'm giving you all a week. Use this week to relax and rest! After a week, report to the 'First Division'! Didn't you all hear what Captain Araki said? From today onwards, we are members of the 'First Division'."

Before the soldiers could speak, Kuruyashiki gave them the order.

"What? I have to report to 'Squad One' in a week?!"

"So, Lord Kuruyashiki, you're still our captain?"

The soldiers of the expeditionary force, who had thought they would be saying goodbye to Kuruyashiki from then on, became excited after hearing Kuruyashiki's words. They looked at Kuruyashiki with excitement as he spoke.

"What? You're not willing?"

Upon hearing this, Kuruyashiki deliberately asked the soldiers a question in return.

"Yes! Of course I do!"

The soldiers were naturally eager to speak, and immediately began to enthusiastically agree.

"Then hurry home! Don't forget you only have one week..."

"Oh, right! I have to remind you that while you were dawdling in front of me, the captain, and all the captains of the 'Thirteenth Team,' twenty minutes of your week-long vacation have already passed."

Kuruyashiki urged the soldiers in front of him.

"I understand! See you in a week, Captain Kuruyashiki..."

After hearing what Kuruyashiki said, the soldiers didn't dare to linger any longer and immediately rushed back to their homes in a panic.

"Heh, a bunch of little brats."

Araki smiled as he watched Kuruyashiki reprimand his own men.

"Alright, you can all leave now!"

Then, Araki addressed the group of captains behind him.

"As ordered."

As Araki finished speaking, the captains of the Gotei 13 immediately headed towards their respective squadron barracks. The captains present were all very busy people, and seeing that there was nothing for them to do here, they naturally left first.

As the captains dispersed, the plaza, which had been crowded with people, was now left with only Araki, the 'Captain-Commander'; Saito, the 'First Division' vice-captain; and Uno Retsu, the 'Fourth Division' captain.

And, Kuruyashiki, the commander-in-chief of the 'Hueco Mundo' expeditionary force, and Asido, the deputy commander of the expeditionary force.

"Aren't you two going to take a break?!"

Araki looked at Kuruyashiki and Asido and asked them in confusion.

Of course, while Araki expressed his doubts about Kuruyashiki and Ashido, there was also a hint of curiosity in his eyes as he looked at Ashido! In his memory, if he remembered correctly, Ashido in the original work should have stayed in the 'Forest of Menreiki' and fought against the Menreikis for the rest of his life...

At the same time, Araki also remembered that Asido's final fate was mentioned in the official novel "spirits are forever with you," which is the Kenpachi arc! As the 'hero,' Asido should have continued to fight against Theon Granz, the clone of the reborn Sal Apollo.

It seems that with Araki's intervention, after sending Kuruyashiki to Hueco Mundo to eliminate the Hollows, he not only changed Kuruyashiki's fate, but also Ashido's.

Araki is quite optimistic about this change, after all, in the original work, Ashido was a ruthless person who dared to fight Adjuchas in close combat with an unreleased Zanpakuto!

This shows that Asido has good talent in "slashing fists and walking ghosts", and he has the potential to improve his basic Grim Reaper abilities to a very high level.

In Araki's view, such combat power, just like in the original work, would be a waste to leave in Hueco Mundo to act on its own. It would be better to place it in Seireitei to serve the Gotei 13 and be used by him!

"Commander-in-Chief, neither Asido nor I have any family members who need care!"

"So, Asido and I plan to report to the 'First Squad' barracks first!"

After hearing Araki's words, Kuruyashiki immediately replied.

"Fine! Do as you please."

Araki simply nodded upon hearing this, and then said nothing more...

"Thank you, Captain Araki."

Upon hearing this, Kuruyashiki and Asido immediately bowed deeply to Araki.

However, what Araki didn't know was that it wasn't because he sent a powerful force like Kuruyashiki to Hueco Mundo that Asido's fate of staying in Hueco Mundo was changed!

Rather, it was an insurance policy Araki placed for the soldiers of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force—a power that could help them recover from fatal wounds in the event of one.

This freed Asido from the fate of watching his fellow warriors perish one by one in the original story, and also freed Asido from the fate of staying in the 'Great Forest' to fight the Killian for the rest of his life.

that's it……

Araki, Saito Immortal, Uno Retsu, along with Kuroyashiki and Asido, strolled leisurely back to the First Division's barracks in the Seireitei.

"Tsk~"

This made Araki frown. He didn't know if Kuruyashiki and Asido were truly oblivious or just pretending, but they kept following him around, which was really a bit of an eyesore...

Didn't those two idiots realize that the reason Araki was walking so slowly was to let those two fools go first, so that he, Uno Retsu, and Saito could enjoy their leisurely sightseeing?!

"Captain Araki, there's actually something else I need, and I hope you can grant my request..."

Just as Araki and the others were about to enter the 'First Division' barracks, Kuruyashiki walked up to Araki and asked him a question.

"explain."

Araki spoke impatiently after hearing what Kuruyashiki said.

"I hope you can play with me again!"

"After more than a hundred years of honing my skills in Hueco Mundo, I believe my strength has improved by leaps and bounds!"