Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

After the Heavenly Pillar Carriage descended from the sky and smashed a large crater in the Shiba family's territory, Kukaku, who had returned to her home, hugged the broken roof beam and wept bitterly.

"Back! Everything is back!"

Kukaku roared without any regard for her image.

"..."

Byakuya glanced at Kukaku beside him with a hint of disdain in his eyes. He first took out a clean handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of Kukaku's lips, which were stained with some impurities from the vomit he had made due to dizziness. Then, in a flash, he left the Shiba clan's territory.

"Byakuya, don't go!"

"You've brought the Heavenly Pillar Chariot into my house, how are we going to settle this score?"

Not long after Byakuya left, Kukaku seemed to realize something and angrily cursed at Byakuya who was running away.

However, Byakuya had no interest in discussing the losses with Kukaku at this moment. He used Shunpo to travel to the Kuchiki family's territory. All he wanted to do now was see his wife, Hisana.

"Sister, look how beautiful he is!"

When Byakuya returned to the Kuchiki family mansion and entered the back garden where Hisana was resting, he saw the two girls, one big and one small, constantly admiring the scenery.

That was his wife, Hisana, and his wife's younger sister, Rukia...

When Byakuya saw Rukia's Shinigami uniform, he knew she was already a member of the Gotei 13. Byakuya nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "Thank goodness, she didn't embarrass Hisama."

"Byakuya-sama..."

At this moment, the retainers who were passing by also noticed Kuchiki Byakuya standing in front of the garden gate. They all showed expressions of surprise and greeted Byakuya.

"Shh~"

In response, Byakuya gestured to everyone to remain silent so as not to disturb Hisa's enjoyment.

"oh oh!"

Upon receiving Byakuya's signal, the retainers lowered their heads and hushed their voices.

"Go and prepare a brand new set of clothes for me. I want to take a bath."

Byakuya instructed softly. He had just returned from the 'Spirit King Palace' and was covered in dust and grime, so it wasn't appropriate for him to meet Hisana. He needed to wash himself clean and change his clothes.

"As ordered."

The retainers responded quietly and immediately went to prepare bath water and new clothes for Byakuya to change into.

"Let's go take the team leader assessment first."

Byakuya watched his retainers bustling about with a smile.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he turned around and looked at the barracks of the 'First Division'.

Seeing his wife Hisana, he realized that his clothes did look a bit sloppy, but seeing his master Araki and grandfather Ginryu, it didn't matter at all; they were just right. With that thought, Byakuya used Shunpo to head towards the 'Sixth Division'.

Meanwhile, in the 'First Team' headquarters.

"Byakuya's back?!"

Araki sensed Byakuya and Kukaku's spiritual pressure the moment it appeared in the Seireitei.

"Given that kid's personality ten years ago, the first thing he should have done after returning from his training was to come and show off to me! The fact that he didn't come to my 'First Squad' right away shows that he has really improved in the past ten years..."

Just after Araki praised Byakuya.

"boom!"

An immense spiritual pressure enveloped the entire Seireitei.

"Oh well! I praised him for nothing..."

Araki sensed it with a slight touch and knew exactly what had happened.

Araki responded with a somewhat speechless tone.

Meanwhile, at the 'Sixth Division' barracks.

Countless members of the team were watching the grandfather-granddaughter duel between Kuchiki Byakuya and Kuchiki Ginrin.

"Swastika! Senbonzakura Kageyan..."

"Ultimate Technique: One Bite, a Thousand Blades!"

Without any hesitation, Byakuya used the ultimate technique of his Zanpakuto on his grandfather. This was a new move he had come up with while at the Soul King Palace.

As Byakuya finished speaking, all the Zanpakuto within the Senbonzakura Kageyoshi space were aimed at Byakuya's grandfather, Kuchiki Ginrin.

"This is?!"

Upon seeing this, Yinling's expression changed slightly.

"I'm sorry, my dear grandfather!"

"The moment I used this move, the battle was already over."

As Byakuya spoke, he extended his arm toward Ginryu.

"call out!!"

The next second, one Zanpakuto after another, under Byakuya's command, shot towards Kuchiki Ginrin like treasures of the king.

"Swastika..."

Upon seeing this, Ginryo immediately attempted to use Bankai, but it was already too late.

"boom!"

As Byakuya's Zanpakuto fell, a massive rain of cherry blossoms shot into the sky.

"It's over~"

After Byakuya's Zanpakuto transformed into cherry blossom petals.

The elderly Ginryo finally collapsed in front of Byakuya.

"Captain Silver Bell!!"

"Father!!"

In an instant, the members of the 6th Division, along with Kuchiki Sojun, the vice-captain of the 6th Division, rushed toward the fallen Kuchiki Ginrin.

"Grandpa, according to one of the three rules for promotion to captain of the Gotei 13, I have defeated the previous captain, who is you, in front of all the members of the entire squad, including the vice-captain. I am now the new captain of the 6th Division."

As his grandfather collapsed, Byakuya picked up the dusty white haori of the Sixth Division from the ground. Of course, he had no intention of wearing it; he merely picked it up symbolically. After being promoted to division leader, he would naturally wear a brand new haori. As for the haori in his hand, he would leave it to his grandfather and father as a keepsake.

"Byakuya, you've grown..."

Kuchiki Ginryu lay on the ground, gazing at his well-raised grandson for a long time before finally speaking softly. "Hmm, the grandson I raised is now better than me. Even if I have to kneel, I have to acknowledge him."

"Byakuya..."

At this moment, Cang Chun's expression was extremely complicated. He never thought that his son would grow up so fast. He had only gone to the 'Spirit King Palace' once, and now he could not only defeat him, but even take down his old father.

In fact, Kuchiki Sōjun approves of his son Byakuya. Byakuya is flawless in both strength and personality, although he is indeed a bit love-obsessed in his daily life.

But today, Kuchiki Sōjun discovered a flaw in Byakuya: Byakuya was just too filial...

Xiao was so filial that even the rotten wood and the pure white wood were almost in tears.

He punches his father and kicks his grandfather! You ask who this person is? It's none other than Kuchiki Byakuya, the number one love-struck member of the entire Gotei 13!

"Now I have a reason to tell Hisana what I've been doing during the ten years I've been away from her."

Byakuya didn't look at his grandfather and father at that moment; his mind was preoccupied with his wife, Hisana. As for Ginrin's injuries, Byakuya was aware of them; he hadn't used his full strength. In other words, he was now powerful enough to defeat his grandfather without going all out.

"This child is beyond saving."

Upon hearing this, Cang Chun sighed helplessly.

Meanwhile, in the 'First Team' headquarters.

"So Byakuya knew he was no match for me."

"So he went to find someone he could beat, and went to show off his power..."

"Byakuya has really grown in the past ten years!"

Araki's eyelids twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself.

And so, Byakuya became the leader of the 6th Division and returned to the Kuchiki family compound in a very high-profile manner to meet his beloved Hisana...

At this point, the 'Gotei 13' seems to be getting closer and closer to the 'Gotei 13' that Araki remembers, the one from the so-called storyline.

The following year, unable to control the growth of his spiritual power, Toshiro Hitsugaya began to unintentionally harm those around him. With the recommendation of Rangiku Matsumoto, the vice-captain of the 10th Division, he entered the Shinigami Academy to study.

During this time, Toshiro met his lifelong friend, Soujiro Kusakabe, and the two eventually awakened the same Zanpakuto, Hyōrinmaru, known as the strongest ice-attribute sword...

And then, that was it. After Araki determined that Toshiro's potential far exceeded that of Soujiro Kusakabe, he had the monk erase the name of Kusakabe's awakened Zanpakuto and had the sword god Oetsu give Kusakabe a new Zanpakuto.

In response, Araki went to the Spirit King's Palace to have a serious talk with Wang Yue and the monk, complaining about their lack of professionalism. Just how much negligence could they have caused Toshiro and Kusaka to awaken the same Zanpakuto?!

This matter ultimately ended with Wang Yue writing a self-criticism of approximately 10,000 words.

Thus, the story of another Hyōrinmaru ended before it even began.

After Araki resolved Toshiro's situation, everything in Soul Society seemed to return to peace once again. Aizen and the others continued to develop their Hueco Mundo, while Yhwach, the Quincy King, remained asleep in the Wandenreich.

And so, the 'Three Realms' lived peacefully for several decades...

In the blink of an eye, 977 years have passed since Yhwach last invaded the Soul Society! The time for the thousand-year blood war, as foretold in the Holy Emperor's Hymn, seems to have entered its countdown.

The current peace in the 'Three Realms' is more like the calm before the storm!

The calmer things are now, the louder the commotion will be when the storm comes!

On this day, Aizen, Tosen, and Gin Ichimaru conducted another Hollowfication experiment. They collected a large number of souls from the Gotei 13 members who had been convicted by the 46 Chambers, creating a humanoid Hollow that was entirely black but had a pure white interior...

Although the appearance of the Hollow created by Aizen using the Hogyoku and the souls of Shinigami is black, Aizen still calls it Hollow White based on its inner nature!

The only daughter of the Kurosaki family, a pure-blooded Quincy clan, who was barely surviving in the 'real world,' was taken in by the Ishida family, another pure-blooded Quincy clan, and went on to attend high school...

The clock of fate seems to have turned!

Inside the 'Great Inner Palace of the Spirit King' that stands in the sky.

Sealed within the crystal, with only his torso and head remaining, the 'Spirit King's' four double pupils, symbolizing true omniscience and omnipotence, seemed to flicker for a moment.

'First Team'.

Araki looked at the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed.