Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"I will come back and find you after I have finished challenging all 'thirteen teams'."

Looking at the 'Fifth Division' behind him, Kuruyashiki made a bold statement.

"Captain Kuruyashiki, have you found something?"

Upon hearing this, Asito, one of the underlings of the Kuruyashiki, immediately came to Kuruyashiki's side and inquired about it.

"It's alright, let's go!"

As he spoke, Kuruyashiki led his underling, Asido, toward the 'Sixth Division'.

"Oh my, such keen awareness! I almost got caught!"

After Kuruyashiki left, the door of the 5th Division barracks behind him suddenly twisted, revealing an ordinary-looking brown-haired youth. Yes, the person who came was Aizen Sousuke.

The fake captain of the 'Fifth Division' was, of course, Arimura, who was instantly killed by Kuruyashiki, while the real captain of the 'Fifth Division' was, of course, Aizen Sousuke!

From the moment Aizen joined the 5th Division, the 5th Division has already taken on Aizen's shape~

the other side……

Kuruyashiki immediately ran into trouble after leaving the 5th Division. Kuchiki Ginrin, the captain of the 6th Division and Kuruyashiki's next target, simply refused to see him, citing other commitments…

The captain of the 7th Division directly rejected Kuruyashiki's invitation.

Meanwhile, Kyoraku Shunsui of the 8th Division was too lazy to fight Kuruyashiki and instead invited him to drink.

Tsunayoshiro of the 'Ninth Division' also did not see the Kuruyashiki.

Captain Shiba Sawahiro of the 10th Division is not with the division; he's out on a mission...

After failing to reach the top in five consecutive squads, Kuruyashiki finally arrived at the 'Eleventh Squad'.

Then, he encountered Kenpachi Zaraki in his youthful form.

"So, you're here to die?!"

After learning of Kuruyashiki's purpose, Zaraki raised an eyebrow slightly.

He didn't refuse Kuruyashiki; on the contrary, he was eager for someone to fight alongside him!

Since Zaraki took over the Eleventh Division, he has been invincible for too long and has long been worried about not being able to find an opponent.

Chapter 147 The Legendary First Kenpachi, Uenoha Yachika

"interesting!"

After hearing Zaraki's words, Kuruyashiki couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, his eyes flashing with boundless fighting spirit.

"As expected of the second person I want to challenge in this 'Seireitei'!"

The man named Kuruyashiki muttered to himself.

If we were to place the kuriyashiki within this vast 'Seireitei'...

If we were to choose another squad leader besides Captain-Commander Araki, the one he most wanted to 'fight' against, then that person would undoubtedly be Kenpachi Zaraki, who currently holds the title of 'Kenpachi' and is the captain of the combat squad, namely the 'Gotei 11'.

"Hehe, speaking of which, you and I should have fought a hundred years ago."

Kuruyashiki smiled at Zaraki.

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Zaraki looked puzzled, confused by Kuruyashiki's words.

In fact, Kuruyashiki wasn't wrong. A hundred years ago, Kuruyashiki single-handedly swept through the entire 'Gate of Souls'. After discovering that there were no more rivals in the 'Gate of Souls', Kuruyashiki planned to enter the 'Seireitei' to find even stronger prey. At that time, Kuruyashiki set his sights on Zaraki...

However, by sheer coincidence, Kuruyashiki happened to run into Araki forming the second Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force. After some calculation, Kuruyashiki felt that the mysterious Hueco Mundo was more attractive to him, so he signed up and formed the second Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.

In other words, if Araki hadn't formed the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, then Kurosaki and Zaraki would have fought a century ago! However, if Kurosaki had confronted Zaraki earlier, things wouldn't be like today, where they're merely exchanging blows under the guise of friendly sparring…

It was for the title of 'Kenpachi' and the identity of the captain of the 'Eleventh Division' that he would engage in a life-or-death struggle with Zaraki! At that time, it wouldn't be a simple matter of determining who was superior, but rather a matter of life and death! However, after training in 'Hueco Mundo' for over a hundred years and witnessing too many 'Hollows' who could rival him, he found that he had become indifferent to empty titles like 'Kenpachi'!

So what if Kenpachi has the title of the strongest Shinigami below the Captain-Commander of the Seireitei?! He's still the strongest below the Captain-Commander, and there's a huge gap between him and the true strongest in Soul Society. And Kuruyashiki's goal has always been to be that truly strongest…

However, taking a detached view of fame doesn't mean Kurosashiki doesn't want to fight Zaraki anymore. On the contrary, after deciding to become the strongest in Soul Society as his goal, Kurosashiki wants to fight Zaraki even more. After all, if he can't even defeat the strongest person below the Captain-Commander, how can he possibly defeat the Captain-Commander and become the strongest in Soul Society?!

To Kuruyashiki's surprise, Zaraki was incredibly short-tempered. After Kuruyashiki explained his purpose, Zaraki actually asked him if he wanted to die! This really excited Kuruyashiki.

It seems this man in front of him is the same kind of person...

"What do you mean?!"

Before Kuruyashiki could think further, Zaraki asked directly.

"You don't need to understand what I just said."

"You only need to know one thing now, and that's enough: I came to the 11th Division specifically to fight you."

As he spoke, Kuruyashiki drew his Zanpakuto from his waist.

"interesting!"

After hearing what Kuruyashiki said, Zaraki also smiled...

Because just now, he had decided that the man in front of him, Kuruyashiki, was exactly the same kind of person as him.

"Captain Kuruyashiki actually drew his sword first?"

"Could this guy named Zaraki be a monster as well?!"

Just as Zaraki and Kuruyashiki were grinning wildly, the late-arriving Ashido was surprised to find that Kuruyashiki had drawn his Zanpakuto first. It's worth noting that when Kuruyashiki fought Yoruichi, Soi Fon, and Captain Arimura of the 5th Division, he only casually drew his Zanpakuto after the enemy had made their move. Even when fighting the Captain of the 5th Division, he hadn't even taken his sword out of its sheath. But Kuruyashiki drew his Zanpakuto first when facing Zaraki, indicating that in Kuruyashiki's eyes, Zaraki was a formidable enemy, perhaps even stronger than him.

"That Zaraki guy is definitely a monster! If we're just talking about talent in combat, Zaraki is a monster with combat power far surpassing our fellow disciples!"

Just as Asido was marveling at the sound, a slightly hoarse yet magnetic voice rang out beside him.

"The band leader of the Beijing Opera?"

Upon hearing the voice, Ashido turned his head and saw Kyoraku Shunsui, the captain of the 8th Division, wearing a straw hat, with a somewhat nonchalant expression on his face but exceptionally sharp eyes.

"Yo~ Captain Ashido, long time no see~"

Upon hearing Asito's greeting, Kyoraku smiled and returned the greeting.

"Captain of the Peking Opera Band, it has indeed been a long time since we last met, perhaps more than a hundred years?!"

After hearing Kyoraku's words, Asido looked somewhat flattered. He hadn't expected that Kyoraku would still remember his name after so much time had passed.

"Hahaha……"

Kyoraku chuckled softly upon hearing this.

Hey! Chunshui! You're here!

Just as Kyoraku chuckled, Yoruichi and Soi Fon appeared beside them without anyone noticing.

"Senior sister and Soi Fon, you're both here~"

"Speaking of which, I was really surprised that Yoruichi-senpai would come too!"

"I thought Yoruichi-senpai wasn't usually very interested in this kind of thing~"

Kyoraku greeted the newcomer with a smile.

"Don't call me Little Bee, I'm older than you!"

Soi Fon's eyelids twitched slightly after hearing Kyoraku's words.

Araki always calls her "Little Soi Fon," fine, but what right does a mere Kyoraku Shunsui have to call her that? It's like she's suddenly a generation younger than Araki!

"Haha, I got it, Soi Fon~"

Kyoraku replied nonchalantly upon hearing this.

"Kuruyashiki beat Soi Fon and me, so of course I had to come and see."

At that moment, Yoruichi answered Kyoraku.

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Kyoraku's expression showed a hint of realization.

Just as he had guessed, Kuruyashiki attacked squads one by one, starting with the squads with the lowest numbers...

After Kyoraku confirmed his guess about the Kuruyashiki, a sense of curiosity suddenly arose in his heart.

"If that's the case, then Kuruyashiki must have also gone to the 'First Division' and challenged Araki-sensei, right?!"

"Also, I wonder if Kuruyashiki went to the 'Fourth Division' to challenge Uno-sensei's wife?!"

"Haha, it's rare for me to feel such intense curiosity about a man~"

After these two questions arose in Kyoraku's mind, he suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Ashitoyo~"

Based on the principle that if you don't know something, you should ask to find out, Kyoraku looked directly at Asito, the little follower of Kuruyashiki.

"I'm here! May I ask what brings you here, Commander of the Jing Band?!"

Upon hearing Kyoraku's words, Asido immediately shuddered and turned around to look at Kyoraku, asking him a question.

"Well, I called you because it's nothing serious..."

"But I have a question that's really bothering me, so I thought I'd ask you about it."

Kyoraku replied with a smile after hearing Asito's words.

"Please tell me, I will answer to the best of my knowledge!"

After hearing Kyoraku's words, Ashido immediately bowed to Kyoraku and said that he would tell Kyoraku everything he knew.

"Thank you! Now, Captain Asido, could you tell me now what are the current odds of that Kuruyashiki guy challenging the 'Gotei 13'?!"

Kyoraku deliberately set a trap with his question. Instead of directly asking Asido whether Kuruyashiki had challenged Araki and Unoretsu to satisfy his gossip cravings, he seemingly inquired about Kuruyashiki's current win rate, seemingly concerned about Kuruyashiki's strength...

If Asid were to answer Kyoraku's question, he would most likely have to tell him about the squads that Kuruyashiki had challenged so far, and the results of those challenges.

"Forehead……"

After hearing Kyoraku's words, Asido hesitated for a moment.

However, after meeting Kyoraku's inquisitive (gossipy) gaze, Ashido decided to tell Kyoraku everything he knew.

"So far, Captain Kuruyashiki has fought four matches and won three of them!"