Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"As expected of Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, he guessed it right away~"

"And the guess was absolutely accurate, without a single mistake!"

Gin Ichimaru ignored Soi Fon's question and instead spoke to Mayuri Kurotsuchi with a smile.

Gin Ichimaru's words were, in effect, an admission of Mayuri Kurotsuchi's conjecture.

"Foolish! This isn't my guess; it's what my instruments deduced..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi glared at Gin Ichimaru and rebuked him.

"Wait, I forgot to mention one more person~ Just now, my instruments showed that among the invading Ryoka of the Soul Society, besides the aforementioned individuals, there's another incredibly interesting person. Our instruments tell me that although this spiritual pressure is extremely weak, its compatibility with Yoruichi Shihouin's spiritual pressure is over 99%~"

Before Mayuri Kurotsuchi could finish speaking, he fiddled with the tablet in his hand for a while, then seemed to have discovered something interesting. He looked at the captains present with a grin and said softly.

"Yoruichi Shihouin?!"

For a moment, all the team captains present were stunned.

"Now that Yoruichi Shihouin is back, Kisuke Urahara probably won't be far behind~"

Then, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's voice continued to come.

"I want to see where that guy is hiding!"

As Mayuri Kurotsuchi spoke, she continued to tinker with the tools in her hands.

"Araki-sensei, there must be a reason for Yoruichi-senpai's return. I don't think we should continue to treat Yoruichi-senpai and the others as ghouls!"

After everyone accepted that the intruder who broke into Soul Society was their former colleague, the first person to speak was Jushiro Ukitake, the captain of the 13th Division. Being a kind-hearted person, he naturally started by pleading for Yoruichi's life.

"Araki-sensei, I think Ukitake-senpai is right! Yoruichi-senpai, and Captain Hirako and the others, they must have had their reasons for betraying Soul Society. We should try to talk to them first, instead of immediately issuing arrest warrants for them..."

Aizen appears to be speaking up for Ukitake, but in reality, he immediately labels Hirako and the others as traitors to the Soul Society. In other words, Aizen is trying to solidify Hirako and the others' status as sinners.

"I think Captain Ukitake and Captain Aizen are right!"

Tosen was the third to speak, and his voice was loud from the start, immediately drowning out Aizen's words and causing everyone present to feel a slight jolt in their eardrums.

This smooth combo made everyone present think that Ukitake, Aizen, and Tosen were a small group.

After Tosen finished speaking, he didn't forget to 'look' in the direction of Kyoraku, even though he was blind, he still made the gesture of looking at Kyoraku.

"..."

Kyoraku seemed to have his own opinion on this, and he didn't rush to take sides.

"I think this is inappropriate. We can't break the rules of the Gotei 13 just because of Yoruichi Shihouin. No matter who the other party is or what kind of person they are, a Ryoka is a Ryoka, and Ryoka should be killed."

At this point, Gin Ichimaru started playing the villain and taking on the role of the good cop.

I agree with that!

Upon hearing this, Kenpachi Zaraki wholeheartedly supported Gin Ichimaru. He didn't care who the enemy was; as long as he could take action and shred them to pieces, that was enough for him.

I agree!

Mayuri Kurotsuchi thrives on chaos, especially since he himself intends to eliminate Kisuke Urahara.

"..."

Upon seeing this, Byakuya Kuchiki pursed his lips, showing no intention of speaking.

The scene quickly turned into a conflict between two small groups: Ukitake, Aizen, and Tosen, and Ichimaru Gin, Zaraki, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who disagreed on how to deal with Ichigo Kurosaki and the other Ryokan.

As for Kyoraku Shunsui and Kuchiki Byakuya, their eyes flashed with strange expressions. They seemed to be still observing. Soi Fon of the 'Second Division' seemed to have lost her soul after hearing that Yoruichi had returned, forgetting that this was a division leader meeting, and focused all her attention on Yoruichi.

Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya of the 10th Division was preoccupied with Ichigo Kurosaki. After all, Ichigo was the son of his former captain, Isshin Shiba, and he certainly wouldn't watch Ichigo die in Soul Society. However, more than Ichigo, he was curious about why Isshin Shiba had abandoned them, gone to the Human World, and then never returned.

Besides the ten captains mentioned above, the newly appointed captain of the 7th Division, Komamura Sajin, who wore a wooden mask and whose appearance proved that there was no racial discrimination in the Soul Society, remained silent and did not intend to say much. After all, he was not very familiar with any of the people in the list of names that Kurotsuchi Mayuri had mentioned earlier.

As for the captain of the 4th Division, Uno Retsu, she was currently standing in her position, resting with her eyes closed. She had stayed up too late with Araki yesterday, and hadn't quite recovered yet.

Thus, Unoretsu successfully gave everyone present the impression that she seemed to transcend the Gotei 13's captains' meeting, giving the illusion that she controlled everything. At the same time, Unoretsu herself didn't bother to offer any opinion on how Hirako Shinji and the others were handled, and she simply didn't care about their lives.

"In short, arrest them first!"

After a while, and several tens of minutes of discussion, Araki, the captain of the 'Gotei 13' who had been sitting quietly in front of the team leaders and listening to their discussion, suddenly opened his slightly narrowed eyes and spoke calmly to the crowd.

"Who should we arrest first?"

Upon hearing this, Aizen was taken aback for a moment, then turned to Araki and asked.

"All~"

Araki glanced at Aizen and calmly uttered two words.

"Spare their lives, I want to see them in person..."

Then, Araki looked at Aizen and began to speak.

"I'll obey!"

After Araki spoke, all the captains of the Gotei 13 fell silent. Araki's words seemed to have a decisive effect. No matter what the captains thought, once Araki spoke, they had to do as he said. This was the power of the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13.

"The meeting is dismissed!"

Araki looked at the respectful faces of the team leaders before him and spoke calmly.

"As ordered!"

Upon receiving Araki's order, the captains of the 'Gotei 13' immediately turned around and headed towards the door of the 'First Division' meeting room.

Although they were all very respectful to Araki in person, it's entirely possible that they weren't doing anything underhanded behind his back.

"Haha, as long as I'm alive, that's good~"

"Losing an arm or a leg, that's no problem at all, right?"

After leaving the 'First Division' meeting room, Kenpachi Zaraki chuckled softly, then seemed to have made a decision: he decided to cut off the limbs of all the Ryoka.

"Xiao Jian, you're out?"

After Zaraki came out, a girl who was being fawned over by everyone and had several squad leaders of the 'First Division' personally lowering themselves to take care of her dropped the pastries that the top pastry chef of the 'Seireitei' had made for her, and ran towards Zaraki Kenpachi with small, quick steps. With a light leap, the girl landed on Zaraki's shoulder as if she were a hanging frame.

"Your Highness, be careful!"

Behind the girl, the squad leaders of the 'First Squad' were extremely worried about her.

The only one who could be addressed as "Princess" by the Shinigami of the Gotei 13, and whose strength surpassed that of the squad leaders of the First Division, would willingly lower themselves to serve as her guards, was none other than Araki's two daughters, who were the supreme commander of Soul Society. And the one currently resting on Kenpachi Zaraki's shoulder was Araki Yachiru, the eldest daughter born to Araki and Uno.

"Little Sword, let's go!"

At this moment, Yachiru completely ignored the squad leaders behind her. She patted Zaraki's shoulder forcefully, signaling him to take her out to play.

"Hmm, Yachiru! It's time for us to go hunting together~"

After hearing Yachiru's words, Kenpachi Zaraki's face, which was covered by a long scar and looked extremely ferocious, immediately revealed a sinister smile!

At this moment, the beasts are released from their cages, and the hunt for the wandering monsters is about to begin.

"We absolutely cannot let that monster Kenpachi Zaraki meet Captain Isshin Shiba's son before me. Otherwise, given Zaraki's monstrous nature, he will definitely kill Captain Isshin's son! At least until I find out Captain Isshin's whereabouts, we absolutely cannot let Zaraki succeed!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro watched as Kenpachi Zaraki, eager to try his skills, and Yachiru Araki, small and delicate, perched on Zaraki's shoulder, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, or rather Shiba Ichigo, do you truly possess the ability to change everything? Let me see just how far you're capable."

Kuchiki Byakuya's gaze was deep as he touched the hilt of his Zanpakuto at his waist.

"Hehe, let's make this joyful stage even more lively!"

Behind the captains, Aizen Sousuke revealed a strange smile.

However, to everyone's surprise...

After Ichigo and his companions entered the Seireitei and had been running for a short while, an old man named Deng, who wore a captain's haori, had long white eyebrows and beard, and a shiny bald head, and looked like someone you could see anywhere in the 'mortal world', with kind and gentle eyes, blocked their path.

"Are you the Ryuka who invaded the Soul Society?"

The old man seemed to be roasting sweet potatoes with an unknown flame. Upon seeing Ichigo and the others, he smiled, waved them over, and said, "Come and sit down! Come and have a sweet potato with us~ My roasted sweet potatoes are the best in Soul Society~"

"Ruined!"

When Yoruichi Shihouin saw the old man before her, she instinctively shivered. Yoruichi was confident that she could use her powerful Shunpo, the technique that had helped her earn the title of "God of Flash," to escape with Ichigo Kurosaki and the others in front of any active captain of the Gotei 13, except for Araki.

However, Yoruichi had absolutely no confidence that she could escape from this old man! In fact, upon seeing him, even the initial thought of running away vanished completely. Running away was impossible; staying might at least allow her to die with some dignity.

After all, in the Soul Society right now, excluding the legendary royal agents, the Zero Division, besides Araki, the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, the most terrifying strength is that of this old man, Deng! Yes, this old man blocking the road and roasting sweet potatoes is none other than Araki's master, Yoruichi Shihouin's advisor, the former Captain of the First Division, the Commander-in-Chief of the Gotei 13, and the one known as the "Founder of the Gotei 13," Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni! He was also the strongest Shinigami in the Soul Society in a thousand years, before Araki!

For a moment, Yoruichi looked at Ichigo with pity in her eyes. She had a very important question to ask the clever Urahara Kisuke: "We've just left the beginner village and we've already encountered a regular-level opponent. What should we do?! Urahara Kisuke, please use your invincible wisdom to think of a solution!"

Kisuke Urahara: "Sorry, there's nothing I can do about this! My suggestion is that you just lie down and wait to die~ That way, your corpses will be relatively intact! You won't be burned to ashes! As for defeating him, don't even think about it! Even if I lent you the complete Hogyoku! Before you fully fuse with it, you definitely won't be able to defeat this seemingly ordinary old man~"

"Hey! Grandpa, why are you roasting sweet potatoes here all by yourself?"

Just as Yoruichi was trembling with fear at the sight of Old Deng roasting sweet potatoes, Ichigo Kurosaki casually walked up to Old Deng's side, took a fresh roasted sweet potato from Old Deng's hand, and then patted Old Deng on the shoulder, asking him a question.

Ichigo, no!

Yoruichi's eyes widened at the sight before her. She wanted to rush forward to stop Ichigo, but it was too late.

"When you're bored, you might as well roast a few sweet potatoes and have a taste of something new~"

Upon hearing this, Old Deng smiled and replied to Ichigo.

"Old man, where did you get that haori you're wearing?"

"I encountered a guy with short silver hair who was wearing an outfit that was incredibly similar to the haori you're wearing. That guy was really despicable; he attacked us without saying a word! By the way, I remember that guy was the captain of the 'Gotei 13.' You wouldn't happen to be the captain of the 'Gotei 13,' would you, sir?"

As Ichigo spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, ready for battle at any moment.

"No! Look closely, there are no numbers on the back of my haori!"

"The haori of the 'Gotei 13' all have the numbers one through 13 on the back."

Upon hearing this, Genryuzhai smiled and shook his head at Kurosaki Ichigo. Ichigo's conversational skills were still too immature, but Genryuzhai was too lazy to pursue it! Instead, he went along with Kurosaki Ichigo's words, pointing to his back as he spoke.

"Hey, don't say it! You really shouldn't say it..."

"Old man, you really don't have any numbers behind you~"

Ichigo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Genryusai's perfectly clean back.

Honestly, if he encountered a captain of the Gotei 13 here, he really wouldn't know what to do! After all, he had experienced the strength of Gin Ichimaru and Byakuya Kuchiki firsthand, and before he learned Bankai, he wasn't confident he could take on these captains!

Fortunately, the kind old man in front of him wasn't Captain Ichigo. Besides, this old man was quite old and didn't look like he could fight very well. Ichigo felt that although it was unfair to fight an old man, at least he wouldn't lose! For Rukia's sake, Ichigo was willing to challenge his moral bottom line.

"Oh! The sweet potatoes are all roasted!"