Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Araki! You absolutely mustn't let yourself fall into depravity! Lord Genryusai has high hopes for you!"

Sasakibe Chojiro spoke anxiously to Araki. It seemed that Chojiro, who considered himself Araki's closest friend, was even more worried about Araki's health than Araki himself! He feared that Araki would become obsessed with women and neglect his studies, wasting the powerful talent residing in Araki's body and ultimately failing to live up to the high hopes Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had placed on him!

"You're calling me decadent? Sparrow, are you kidding me?! Do you think I'm the kind of person who doesn't know self-control?!"

"The reason my eyes are like this isn't because of what you said, but because of other, more important reasons..."

Araki frowned slightly upon hearing this, and after glaring at Chojiro Sasakibe, he said irritably.

"Well..."

Upon hearing this, Chojiro Suzaku hesitated slightly, his mouth slightly open as he looked at Araki, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"I really think you're the kind of person who doesn't know how to control yourself."

In the end, Sasuke chose to follow his heart and nodded to Araki.

"Ha ha……"

"I get it, so you're here to get beaten up!"

Araki simply laughed at this; he was amused by Sasakibe's words...

And so, Araki, with a smile on his face, pointed at Chojiro Sasaki's nose and spoke coldly.

"Um... how should I put it?!"

Chojiro Sasaki was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Araki, your words are not entirely accurate! I didn't come to visit you to ask for a beating! In fact, I came to the Eleventh Division to ask you for some guidance so that I can improve myself..."

"That day, after your discussion with Lord Yuan Liuzhai in the conference room, Lord Yuan Liuzhai seemed to have become a different person! From that day on, no matter how busy Lord Yuan Liuzhai was every day, he would always set aside at least two hours to practice 'slaying,' 'fist,' 'walking,' 'demon,' and even the use of the Zanpakuto!"

"Watching Lord Yuan Liuzhai keep moving forward, I knew clearly in my heart that I could not continue to degenerate like this! Otherwise, I'm afraid that before long, I would no longer be worthy of appearing behind Lord Yuan Liuzhai as his right-hand man!"

"Therefore, I hope you, Araki, can help me! Make me stronger, so that I may be worthy of being a follower of Lord Genryusai!"

Chojiro Sasaki explained the purpose of his visit to Araki while correcting Araki's errors.

Yes, ever since Araki advised Yama-no-Taka at the squad leader meeting, Yama-no-Taka, seemingly because of Araki's incessant chatter, expelled Araki from the First Squad barracks and issued an order that Araki and Uno were absolutely forbidden from entering the First Squad barracks without his permission! It was essentially a de facto ban on Araki's presence...

However, in reality, the old man had taken Araki's words to heart. Not only had he listened, but he had also been secretly training for several months, just waiting for the Quincy to arrive so he could teach the Quincy a lesson.

"Ha ha……"

Araki simply smiled, seemingly unsurprised that the old man had taken his words to heart.

"To put it simply, you want me to help you train and become stronger, right?"

Araki looked at Suzakube and asked.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Suzaku bowed slightly to Araki to show his respect.

"Hehe, I understand! Since you've so earnestly asked me for this, it wouldn't be right for me, as your 'best friend,' not to help you out. But my training is very tough, so I hope you can persevere..."

Araki chuckled at the sincerity in the words of the spittoon, and then continued speaking to the spittoon.

"I know! Don't worry, no matter how painful it may be, I will persevere."

Upon hearing this, Suzakube spoke earnestly to Araki.

"very good……"

"Just like I said before! In reality, helping you train and become stronger is not much different from hitting you. If you want to learn how to hit someone, you must first learn how to take a hit! Come on! Let's go have a good spar now..."

"Coincidentally, the arena we're using for our sparring session should have already been cleared out by Lie and her team members."

As Araki spoke, he walked to Sasaki Bejiro's side, grabbed his shoulder, and led him toward the door of the Eleventh Division Captain's office.

"Eh?!"

Upon hearing this, Sparrow paused slightly, feeling that there was something off about Araki's words, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

When Araki led Sasuke to a large open area outside the Eleventh Division barracks, Sasuke finally realized the problem...

"This open space in Araki shouldn't have been occupied by the original Eleventh Division, right?!"

After glancing at the open space, Sparrowbe cautiously asked Araki.

"It was prepared especially for you."

Araki had no intention of deceiving Sasakibe and answered truthfully.

"Prepared especially for me?! How did you know I would come looking for you?"

Sparrow was stunned by what he heard, followed by a moment of confusion.

Sasaki couldn't understand how Araki knew he would come to visit!

"I've already said that the reason my eyes are so red is for other reasons..."

Araki simply smiled at this.

In a fleeting glance, Araki's eyes seemed to crackle with crimson lightning, stretching into thin, elongated threads. To gain the upper hand in the potential Yhwach invasion, Araki's advanced Observation Haki, his ability to foresee the future, had never been deactivated.

Compared to his third-level spiritual power, when he could only foresee a mere ten seconds into the future, Araki, now that his spiritual pressure has been raised to second-level spiritual power, can even see several minutes into the future!

Therefore, Araki foresaw this before the Sasakibe arrived and had Uno Retsu prepare the venue in advance, and even went outside to meet the Sasakibe...

As for what Uno Retsu had mentioned to Suzakube, she still had unfinished business with the Eleventh Division to take care of...

Because of the time constraints, the site wasn't cleaned up very thoroughly. So, while Araki was talking to Sasuke, she used her Zanpakuto to clean up the open space outside the sword dojo.

"Forehead."

However, the moment these words reached Sasuke's ears, countless beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead. He felt as if he had been caught in a huge net, controlled by Araki with invisible threads.

"Araki, you are still as terrifying as ever! Lord Genryusai was right about you!"

To this, Suzaku smiled helplessly. Deep down, he admired Genryusai's choice of Araki as his successor even more! Had Genryusai truly recognized Araki's exceptional qualities of mind, skill, and physique long ago?!

"Alright! Sparrow, stop dawdling and hurry up and attack!"

"Let me see what progress you've made in the past century, Sparrow!"

"Of course, if your strength improves to a degree different from what I expect, you'll get beaten up! Be prepared~"

Araki ignored the boasting of the sparrows and instead beckoned to them with his finger, signaling them to attack boldly.

Araki's training program for the sukiyaki club today was very clear: to improve the club's ability to withstand blows.

After all, Araki still remembered how, during the bloody battle, the Sasakibe was instantly defeated after the Quincy stole his Bankai.

Let's leave aside Araki's "Slash", "Fist", "Walk", and "Demon" techniques for now!

In Araki's view, the Sparrow's biggest weakness is its ability to withstand blows!

While Sasakibe's Bankai is powerful, in terms of resilience, it is completely incomparable to Hinamori Momo, the future vice-captain of the Fifth Division...

cough cough...

"Then I'm not welcome!"

After hearing Araki's words, Sparrowbe no longer hesitated and drew his Zanpakuto from his waist, aiming it at Araki.

"Pierce through him, Yanling Pill!"

As the word for release was softly uttered, a rapier appeared in the Sparrow's hand.

"Be careful!"

The moment the Sasakibe Zanpakuto was unleashed, he was already in front of Araki.

"hehe."

Araki merely smiled faintly at the rapier-like Yanlingmaru in the hands of the sai, and then grasped the slender blade of Yanlingmaru with one hand.

"what?"

The Sparrow Division was greatly alarmed upon seeing this.

"bump!"

Unfortunately, before Sparrow could react, Araki had already raised his foot and kicked Sparrow in the stomach.

"Oops!"

By the time Sparrow came to his senses, it was too late; he could no longer dodge Araki's attack.

"touch~"

With a soft thud, Sasaki kicked him away.

"If this is all you've got, Sparrowbeard, then I'm truly disappointed!"

"To deal with you now, perhaps even this Zanpakuto won't be necessary."

Araki watched as Sasuke flew backward, then unfastened his Zanpakuto from his waist and casually stuck it into the ground.

"Try your best to force me to draw my sword, Sparrowbe..."

Araki looked at the fallen Sasuke and spoke calmly.

Chapter 29 Sparrow Club: I killed Araki?! Araki: Don't be shameless!

The place where Chojiro Sasaki fought Araki was very close to the training grounds of the Eleventh Division, separated only by a wall. Therefore, the moment Chojiro and Araki stepped onto the grounds, they were spotted by a group of Eleventh Division members! While Chojiro and Araki were facing off, the Eleventh Division members had already formed a human wall, peering out through the windows in the wooden wall...

"So strong! Captain Araki defeated the First Division's Vice-Captain Sasakibe with a single blow! And so far, Captain Araki hasn't even drawn his Zanpakuto..."

Those who saw the battle between the Sparrows and Araki through the window gasped in astonishment. They had never imagined that Captain Araki, who had barely shown his face since joining the Eleventh Division, possessed such strength!

"As expected of the man who defeated Captain Uno, he's incredibly strong!"

Upon hearing this, one of the team members sighed with emotion.

“Iruma, you didn’t say that last time…”

"I vaguely remember when Captain Araki first joined the team, you complained that he defeated Captain Uno through underhanded means and only became the new captain of the 11th Division through his relationship with Captain-Commander Yamamoto! You even said you would never acknowledge Captain Araki's captaincy..."

However, before that team member could say anything, someone interrupted him.

"Ahem, it's just that I don't know much about our Captain Araki, is it?"

"You can't blame me! It's all because our captain is always so secretive!"