Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Araki, I think you owe me an explanation!"

"Although our power comes from Yhwach, the Quincy King, and Araki, the Supreme Commander of the Shinigami, who are mortal enemies, there should be no conflict between our interests and goals. We are both here to ensure that Ichigo Kurosaki can live well in this chaotic world."

"Since our goals are aligned, why did you betray me by erasing the original name of Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakuto and giving it such a bizarre name? Did you want Kurosaki Ichigo to fight my true form? Did you want me to kill Kurosaki Ichigo with my own hands? Did you want to kill Kurosaki Ichigo? Answer me..."

The Quincy power that had appeared in the form of Yhwach a thousand years ago was gone. His former composure and calmness were gone. He was now glaring at Araki, who stood in front of him, and coldly asking why he had changed the name of Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakuto.

"I did not change the name of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto!"

"I simply gave Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto his original name."

"Just as I told Kurosaki Ichigo, in the near future, Yhwach, your true form, will surely die by Kurosaki Ichigo's sword, cut in half at the waist!"

"In fact, not only you, but even the great 'Soul King' will be freed by Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakuto! Therefore, I don't see anything wrong with changing the name of Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakuto from Zangetsu to Zanko..."

Araki stood in front of Yhwach and spoke calmly.

"You're saying my true form will die at the hands of Ichigo Kurosaki? You're talking about the future, right? How do you see the future? Are you some kind of prophet?"

Yhwach's expression seemed to turn somewhat unpleasant after hearing Araki's words. He glared at Araki and coldly retorted.

Yes, the Quincy power that Yhwach left in Ichigo's body wasn't genuinely asking Araki if he was a prophet; it was mocking Araki for presuming to see the future as a mere mortal.

"That's right! I am the prophet!"

"And I, as a prophet, will begin my prophecy here!"

"I foretell that your true form will ultimately be slain by Ichigo Kurosaki with a single sword strike~"

However, to everyone's surprise, after hearing Yhwach's words, Araki's power revealed a smile that Yhwach's power found extremely eerie, and then he said coldly.

"You guy..."

In an instant, after hearing what Araki said, Yhwach's already somewhat embarrassed expression seemed to become even more so.

"Don't you understand yet? The power of Yhwach! Stop struggling in vain! Fate has already been decided. The future will not change because of your efforts or those of your Quincy subordinates. Yhwach and the Sternritter are doomed to defeat."

Araki looked at Yhwach and spoke with a cold expression.

"Ugh……"

Yhwach's power remained silent after hearing Araki's words, seemingly deep in thought. Unfortunately, even Yhwach's power couldn't seem to grasp the problem that troubled him. After a long while, he finally sighed.

"Then let's wait and see!"

Yhwach looked at Araki and said coldly.

"Alright~ Let's wait and see!"

Araki nodded slightly after hearing Yhwach's words and then agreed.

For a moment, the power that Araki and Yhwach possessed within Ichigo Kurosaki ceased communicating once again. However, one thing was clear to both of them: their goal was for Ichigo Kurosaki to become stronger, strong enough that he could not be harmed by anyone.

While Ichigo Kurosaki successfully obtained his Zanpakuto and fainted from overexertion, the others were also making efforts that were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people!

Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Chad, under the tutelage of Aura Michiha, hailed as the strongest Fullbring user in the world, continuously hone their basic Fullbring abilities.

With the help of Masaki Kurosaki and Ryugen Ishida, two pure-blooded Quincy, Uryu Ishida continuously improved his combat experience and basic Quincy abilities.

Three days later, Ichigo Kurosaki, who had been unconscious, finally awoke. Upon regaining consciousness, he wasted no time and immediately began learning Shinigami abilities under Kisuke Urahara's guidance, intensively studying the four fundamental techniques of Shinigami: slashing, punching, and demonic possession. At the same time, Ichigo also continuously familiarized himself with the abilities of his Zanpakuto.

In a short time, the strength of Kurosaki Ichigo, Inoue Orihime, Chad Yasutora, and Ishida Uryu—the four who planned to go to the Soul Society to save Kuchiki Rukia—exploded at an exponential rate. It's likely that once their training is complete, they will cause quite a stir in the Soul Society.

Despite everything—whether it's the increase in strength of these four, their journey to the Soul Society to save Rukia Kuchiki, or the underhanded antics of Aizen Sosuke right under his nose—it was all part of Araki's plan.

Time flies, and another week has passed since Ichigo Kurosaki woke up.

Kisuke Urahara's promise to Ichigo Kurosaki for ten days of training has now come to an end! In fact, during these ten days of training, Urahara realized he had nothing left to teach Ichigo. Aside from not yet knowing Bankai, Ichigo was now no different from an ordinary captain-level Shinigami.

Urahara Kisuke's promise to Kurosaki Ichigo—to help Ichigo and the others reach the gate to Soul Society—is now complete. As for Aizen, who remains in Soul Society, secretly observing everything, he seems to have begun his own actions. It appears the peaceful period is over, and the storm is about to break.

"Ichigo Kurosaki's fate is now in your hands~"

"I've taught you everything I needed to."

"As for what I didn't teach you, you'll just have to train in the Soul Society yourself when you get there."

Urahara looked at Kurosaki Ichigo and sighed.

Aside from the Bankai of his Zanpakuto, Urahara really had nothing else to teach Ichigo Kurosaki. As for Bankai, it wasn't that Urahara didn't want to teach Ichigo, but rather that he wasn't good at training others with his own Bankai...

Fortunately, Kisuke Urahara had already solved the problem of Ichigo Kurosaki learning Bankai. After Urahara discovered that Ichigo's spiritual pressure had reached level three and that he could begin to learn Bankai, he contacted Yoruichi Shihouin and asked her to arrange for Ichigo to learn Bankai at the training ground below Sōgyōgaoka, where he and Yoruichi had trained, using the Tenshintai that Urahara had invented.

With the help of Yoruichi Shihouin, a veteran captain, and the Transcendental Body she developed specifically for learning Bankai, Ichigo Kurosaki will likely master his own Bankai very soon. Kisuke Urahara has never doubted Ichigo and Yoruichi about this.

To be honest, Kisuke Urahara has seen quite a few geniuses in his life. After all, the Soul Society is a place where hidden talents abound. There are always geniuses, not to mention anything else. Even the Shinigami Academy has so-called geniuses graduating every day!

However, among this group of geniuses, aside from Captain-Commander Araki, who reached Captain-level spiritual pressure at birth—a completely illogical feat—Urahara has only ever seen Ichigo Kurosaki in all these years.

"Just wait patiently for my good news~"

At this moment, Ichigo Kurosaki was filled with confidence. He had become stronger; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had undergone a complete transformation! If he were to encounter that arrogant brat who had defeated him on that rainy night when Rukia left, he would definitely beat him to a pulp and make sure that brat would never dare to act tough in front of him again!

"Ichigo, come with me!"

After hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's confident words, Kisuke Urahara said no more. He led Ichigo to the giant portal he had prepared.

"This is?!"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the portal in front of him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"This is a portal, an important tool to help you travel from the 'Human World' to the 'Soul World'! You will soon pass through this portal to reach the 'Soul World'."

Kisuke Urahara showed Ichigo Kurosaki the door behind them.

"A portal to another dimension?! Oh, I know what that is..."

"The people who took Rukia away back then also left through the portal."

Upon hearing this, Ichigo Kurosaki looked momentarily dazed before answering seriously.

"Hehe, it's somewhat different from the portal that Byakuya Kuchiki and the others used back then, but the principle is about the same~"

Urahara chuckled and replied after hearing Ichigo's words.

"When do we leave?!"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Urahara Kisuke and asked.

"Mr. Kurosaki Ichigo, please wait a moment~"

"Our team isn't all here yet~"

Kisuke Urahara laughed after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words.

"Oh right, Orihime and Yasutora haven't arrived yet!"

Ichigo paused for a moment, then remembered Orihime and Yasutora.

"Ichigo~"

The moment Ichigo mentioned Orihime and Chad, the door to the underground training ground of the Urahara Store was suddenly pushed open. With the help of Michiha Ne Aura, Orihime Inoue and Chad Chad, who had trained for ten days and had been completely transformed, ran towards Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Orihime, Yasutora! You two are here~"

Ichigo looked at the two people in front of him and immediately smiled.

"Yes! We should go rescue Rukia too! After all, she's our classmate!"

Orihime gave Ichigo a warm, sun-like smile and spoke loudly.

"Ok!"

As for Taihu, he simply nodded slightly.

"You unscrupulous businessman, I mean Mr. Urahara, may we open the door now?"

After Orihime and Yasutora arrived, Ichigo asked Urahara a question.

In fact, because Ichigo was so excited, he almost blurted out the nickname he had given Urahara! In fact, because Urahara had taught Ichigo for ten days, Ichigo already regarded Urahara as his second teacher, and now he sincerely called Urahara "sensei" (teacher).

"Not everyone has arrived yet~"

Urahara smiled and replied.

"Not everyone's here yet?!"

Ichigo was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Just as Ichigo was wondering who else would come, the door to Kisuke Urahara's shop was opened again, and Uryu Ishida, wearing a Spirit Glove and a Quincy battle suit, entered the basement of Urahara's shop under Yoruichi's guidance.

"Ishida? You're here too?"

Kurosaki Ichigo was taken aback when he saw Ishida Uryu arrive.

"Don't misunderstand! I only owe Rukia Kuchiki a favor, so I have to repay it, that's all. My views on Shinigami, or rather, my prejudices, remain unchanged..."

Ishida Uryu knew what Kurosaki Ichigo was thinking, so he first gently pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and then spoke seriously.

"Haha, it's good to see you! You've been a huge help..."

Kurosaki Ichigo walked to Ishida Uryu's side, patted Uryu on the shoulder, and said with certainty.

"Humph~"

After hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words, Uryu first gave a cold snort, then subtly blushed slightly. Although Ichigo Kurosaki had no idea what Uryu was blushing about!

"Is everyone here now?!"

After Uryu arrived, Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Urahara Kisuke and asked him a question.

"not yet……"

Kisuke Urahara shook his head helplessly.

"Is there anyone else?!"

Ichigo Kurosaki was shocked. He truly didn't know who else he knew could help him go to the Soul Society and rescue Rukia.

"Hasn't Hirako Shinji and the others arrived yet?"

Just then, Yoruichi Shihouin, who was in the form of a black cat, suddenly spoke.

"Cat! The cat is talking!"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Yoruichi Shihouin, who had spoken, and exclaimed in shock.