Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"six!"

At this moment, after listening to Xianghe's words, the village was filled with only one number in its heart: six.

Just because he was a little slow to react, his great master decided to seal him away. Everyone take a good look, is this even human language?

Even among all the sword spirits of Zanpakuto, there is none as exceptional as Xianghe. But as the saying goes, who can blame him when Xianghe is his master?!

"The great Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13! Protector of the Soul Society! Maintainer of the balance of the Three Realms! Captain-Commander Araki, the most powerful Shinigami in the history of the Soul Society. My name is Muramasa, the Zanpakuto spirit of Kuchiki Kyoga. Please forgive my rudeness just now, Captain-Commander. It was my first time meeting Captain-Commander Araki, and I was at a loss for words to praise your great and glorious deeds."

Muramasa had no choice but to react. He could sense that Hibiki was serious about sealing his sword. If he didn't hurry up and do something, he might be sealed in the eternal 'Abyss' for the rest of his life.

"..."

After listening to his Zanpakuto's words, Xianghe suddenly fell silent. It was the first time he had ever realized that his Zanpakuto could be so eloquent.

Thinking about this, Xianghe even considered changing the release phrase of his Zanpakuto. From now on, Muramasa's release phrase shouldn't be called "Whisper! Muramasa" anymore, but simply "Flatter! Muramasa" would be better.

"..."

Because Muramasa and Hibiki are of one mind, Muramasa can clearly understand Hibiki's thoughts. At this moment, Muramasa is speechless. Why did he have to flatter him? Wasn't it all for his good-for-nothing master?

So flattering is no good, not flattering is no good either, and flattering him better than his master, Hibiki, is even worse! For a moment, Muramasa suddenly felt that being a Zanpakuto was really difficult; he was so much more carefree when he was Asauchi, able to do whatever he wanted all day long…

"Muramasa, now that I have materialized you, immediately unleash your powerful abilities upon the Captain-Commander!"

Hibiki shook his head slightly, suppressing all the random thoughts in his mind, and then gave an order to Muramasa beside him.

"Did you summon me just to commit suicide?"

"Then it would be better to seal me away and throw me into 'Avici'!"

"At least I'm still alive, even though I was thrown into 'the Abyss'..."

After hearing Hibiki's words, Muramasa's eyes widened, filled with disbelief and incomprehension towards his master.

After a long pause, Muramasa addressed Hibiki, saying, "I'm sorry, great master! Captain-Commander Araki's spiritual pressure is too strong; my abilities are completely ineffective against him."

Muramasa's words were full of mockery towards Hibiki, as if to say, "It's not that my demon sword Muramasa is weak, it's that Hibiki's spiritual pressure is too weak to break through your defenses..."

"Muramasa, you've disappointed me greatly. It seems your power is nothing special after all..."

After hearing Muramasa's words, Hibiki's eyes were filled with undisguised disappointment towards him.

"What? You're being ridiculous! Didn't you hear what I just said? I said Captain-Commander Araki's spiritual pressure is too strong, too strong, do you understand? It means your spiritual pressure is too weak, too weak to unleash my true power..."

Muramasa's eyelids twitched slightly; he was only thinking about it in his mind after all.

"Lord Hibiki, if I force my way through the Captain-Commander's defenses, I'll die before I even see Captain-Commander Araki's Zanpakuto..."

After thinking for a long time, Muramasa added a sentence.

"Is that all the determination you have? You don't even have the willpower to sacrifice yourself for the Captain-Commander? I really misjudged you, Muramasa!"

After hearing Muramasa's words, Xianghe angrily rebuked him.

"You will also suffer the consequences..."

Upon hearing this, Muramasa added another sentence.

"Captain Araki, Muramasa is truly powerless to help."

Upon hearing that he would suffer a backlash, Xianghe immediately knelt on one knee, indicating that his Zanpakuto Muramasa was powerless against a powerful being like Araki.

"..."

Muramasa was numb at that moment.

So, do their Zanpakuto have no human rights? Zanpakuto are forged from the souls of Shinigami, and they have their own consciousness! Zanpakuto and Shinigami should be equals, not subordinate to each other! I'm trembling with rage. When will the spirits of their Zanpakuto stand up?!

"I, Muramasa, will bring thousands of Zanpakuto with me day and night, and rebel against you vile Shinigami!"

Muramasa roared deep in his heart.

"Muramasa, your ideals are quite lofty~"

The very next second that Muramasa was thinking this, Araki looked at Muramasa with a smile.

"Am I being hacked?"

At that moment, Muramasa felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. His Zanpakuto, which was skilled at reading and manipulating people's minds, had been read in reverse by a Shinigami? Was there any justice in this world?

"I was just joking..."

"How dare I lead the spirits of my Zanpakuto in a counterattack?"

"If I were to actually do that, before you even have a chance to make a move, wouldn't Lord Sword God and Lord True Name Monk tear me apart?"

Thinking this, Muramasa smiled sullenly, then turned into fragments, returning to the Zanpakuto's most original Asauchi form, and went back to Hibiki's waist.

At this moment, Muramasa decided that from now on, whenever Araki is present, even if Hibiki wants to seal him away, he will never respond to Hibiki even once.

Araki, hailed by countless Shinigami as the most powerful Shinigami in history, is truly terrifying...

"I apologize, Captain-Commander Araki, but my Zanpakuto is incompetent. I will seal this useless Zanpakuto away from now on..."

When Xianghe saw his Zanpakuto, before he could even speak, he had already deactivated his Bankai. Feeling quite embarrassed, he angrily retorted.

"Yin, you saw it too..."

However, before Hibiki could say anything, Araki spoke first.

"Yes, Araki-sensei, I saw everything~"

After hearing Araki's words, Gin nodded with a smile.

"What did you see?"

Xianghe's eyes revealed his confusion.

"The judges of the '46 Chambers' and the old master of Kuchiki only wanted me to seal his Zanpakuto because they were afraid that Hibiki's Zanpakuto was too powerful and no one in the 'Soul Society' could restrain it."

"However, since Hibiki's Zanpakuto is ineffective against me, it means that this cursed sword Muramasa is not invincible at all. In that case, there's no need to seal it away. But Hibiki, listen carefully: if you betray your original intentions and use Muramasa's power to achieve your own goals, I will not show you any mercy—even if you are my subordinate. I hope you will think twice..."

Araki looked at Hibiki and spoke calmly.

"Lord Araki, what do you mean?!"

Hearing this, Xianghe's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Araki to treat him this way in the end, which shocked him greatly.

"Soldier Hibiki, Lord Araki has protected you with his own reputation. I hope you will continue to do your best for Captain-Commander Araki and for the Gotei 13 in the future~"

Yin walked up to Xianghe and translated.

"I, Kuchiki Hibiki, hereby swear! I will never betray Lord Araki in this lifetime! I am willing to be the sharp blade in Lord Araki's hand, to eliminate all enemies inside and outside the Seireitei!"

After hearing Gin's words, Kuchiki Hibiki suddenly had tears welling up in his eyes and made a promise to Araki.

"Go back! Get some rest..."

Upon hearing this, Araki nodded slightly to Hibiki.

"As ordered."

As Xianghe spoke, he bowed respectfully to Araki several times before turning and leaving.

"This child is good in every way, except that he's not very bright."

Araki watched Hibiki leave and sighed.

Xianghe's talent is undoubtedly top-notch, but unfortunately, his brain isn't quite up to par. It's not that Xianghe's IQ is below average, but rather that his IQ is too normal. So normal that in the 'Seireitei,' which is full of cunning old foxes who have lived for hundreds of years, he's no different from a fool.

If Aizen had awakened the cursed sword Muramasa instead of Kyosuigetsu, he would probably have started thinking about the victory animation after conquering the Seireitei the day after awakening his Zanpakuto. With Aizen's intelligence, it would be absolutely impossible for him to be schemed against or framed by others. He would have been merciful enough to simply kill Urahara Kisuke and the others without using Muramasa's abilities...

As for marrying into the Kuchiki family, if Aizen had that kind of brain, he would be the top son-in-law of the Kuchiki family in his first year, the best head of the Kuchiki family in his tenth year, the only non-Kuchi family head in the history of the Kuchiki family, and in his hundredth year, this would clearly be my Kuchiki family!

"But that's precisely why you can control me, isn't it?"

Gin looked at Araki and cursed him in his heart.

"..."

Araki didn't say anything upon hearing this, but just silently looked at Ginichi for a while.

Yes, he's going to double down on Yin's training from now on.

Silver, you wouldn't believe it, would you? Your teacher can hear other people's thoughts!

Gin couldn't understand why Araki-sensei's training of him had suddenly become much fiercer than usual.

After Araki saved Kuchiki Hibiki, the '46 Chambers' and the noble class were dissatisfied and protested repeatedly, but all their protests were ineffective.

Araki is not Genryusai; he didn't treat the 'Forty-Six Chambers' as human beings at all. After seeing them, Araki was also stronger than Genryusai, and he was more decisive and resolute in his actions.

From then on, the First Division gained another special squad, the Seireitei Inspection Team, whose captain was none other than Kuchiki Kyouga, who possessed the demon sword Muramasa and was thus considered the god of civil war.

Time flies, and another forty years have passed.

This marks the forty-five years that Gin has been training under Araki. Compared to when Gin first joined the 'First Division', he has grown a bit taller, from a little over 1.5 meters to about 1.8 meters.

This forced Araki to be generous; kids these days grow up so fast…

Meanwhile, news came from the 'True Central Spiritual Arts Academy' where Genryusai was stationed: in recent years, the number of students admitted from 'Wandering Souls City' had increased significantly, and many of them had the potential to grow into captain-level Shinigami.

Araki was quite familiar with these geniuses who were valued by Genryusai. One of them was named Madarame Ikkaku, and the other was named Ayasegawa Yumichika.

"The number of familiar names is increasing..."

Araki smiled faintly when he heard the names Ikkaku and Yumichika.

As Araki grew older, his sense of time became increasingly blurred. Sometimes, he would simply sigh at the tranquility of life, and before he knew it, fifty or sixty years had passed. His teaching of Gin was also nearing its end.

Besides this, Araki also heard a rumor, this one about the Kuchiki family. It was said that the young master of the Kuchiki family, Kuchiki Byakuya, was deeply infatuated with a girl from the 'Yūkigai' (Ghost City). Perhaps that girl was also the daughter of a great noble family in her previous life, and having experienced too much hardship, her mere smile and gesture had captivated this naive young master of the Kuchiki family.

This left the old head of the Kuchiki family, Kuchiki Ginrin, and his young father, Kuchiki Sōjun, who was lying in a hospital bed, feeling helpless. Even Kuchiki Kyouga took leave from the 'First Division' and returned to the Kuchiki family to try to persuade Kuchiki Byakuya, but all of it was to no avail!

The Kuchiki family.

"Grandpa, Father, Uncle, I'm serious! I, Kuchiki Byakuya, will definitely marry Hisana in this lifetime!"

Kuchiki Byakuya stood alone, confronting the three current leaders of the Kuchiki family: Ginrin, Sojun, and Hibiki, showing no intention of backing down.

"There are so many noble ladies from great families in the Seireitei, and you look down on them! The Shinigami Academy is full of talented and beautiful girls, and you look down on those too! And now you're telling me you've taken a liking to a girl who wanders the Ghost Street and has no talent whatsoever to become a Shinigami? Byakuya, are you out of your mind? Cough cough cough..."

Cang Chun's health was already poor, and he coughed constantly because of Byakuya's anger.

“Father, you don’t understand me! The daughters of those noble families don’t understand me either, and even the so-called talented women of the ‘Spiritual Arts Academy’ still don’t understand me. Only Hisa understands me!”

As Byakuya spoke, he seemed to think of Hishi, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.