Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 405 Yunjing, cornered and desperate?

"Dead?!"

Soi Fon, who was in charge of intelligence and pursuit, frowned: "Was it intercepted by a patrol from one of the divisions? Why didn't we receive any news about it?"

"No, it wasn't one of our Gotei 13 who killed him."

Kyoraku shook his head, his gaze lingering on the window: "The one who killed him and brought back his body... was a samurai from the Tsunayashiro family."

Upon hearing this, all the captains in the conference room turned to look at Byakuya Kuchiki.

"...The Tsunayoshi family?"

As the captain of the Sixth Division, responsible for protecting the interests of the nobility and ensuring their privileges, this kind of matter naturally falls to Kuchiki Byakuya.

"Why didn't the Sixth Division notify the Tsuna Yayo family when they encountered danger?" he asked calmly.

As one of the oldest ruling classes in Soul Society, the Tsunayo family controls the Great Spirit Book Gallery and the Hall of Images in Soul Society, and possesses extraterritorial rights.

They rarely intervene directly in such overt armed conflicts. Even if there are any problems, they let their vassal families or the Sixth Division handle them.

How did they end up getting involved with the rebels?

"Well, Captain Kuchiki might have to use your status to ask Tsuna Yayoi about the situation."

"But now that Kumoi is dead, the biggest problem in this case is solved." Kyoraku Shunsui seemed unwilling to delve too deeply into this topic.

He stood up and addressed the group, "Captains, in the coming days, I'll be relying on you all to search for any remaining Baku Yao Blades. Report any information to me immediately!"

"That's it, let's break up the meeting."

Kisuke Urahara, who had been fanning himself with a folding fan, froze in mid-air upon hearing the news.

Others may not know, but he knows it perfectly well.

Behind the Cloud Well, the Tsunayo family must be pulling the strings...

Now that Yunjing is dead, was it an attempt to silence him? Or was there an internal conflict?

He narrowed his eyes slightly, concealed his face with a folding fan, and fell into deep thought.

There must be a deeper conspiracy hidden here...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Soul Court.

Gang Mi took over the family business.

Inside the clan meeting room, the candlelight flickered.

"You are all probably already aware of the news that came from the branch family yesterday."

Behind the layers of curtains sat the current head of the Tsunayoshi family.

No one could see his face clearly; they could only listen to his aged voice and feel the oppressive aura of the family head.

"Except for the severely injured Tsunayoshi Tokinada, the entire branch family... was killed."

This is news that is enough to shake the entire Soul Society!

The five noble families were all slaughtered overnight!

This is not the kind of impoverished family like the Shiba family, where you can't even find five people in one household.

The branch family of the Tsunayoshi family has been running for generations, and even villains like Tokina have not given up on it, so the bloodline is prosperous and thriving.

But now his entire family has been slaughtered, leaving only Shi Tan, who has nothing of value except for his wicked ideas...

How could anyone not be furious!

"This is an utter disgrace!" A hot-tempered elder slammed his fist on the floor. "That idiot named Yun Jingyaojue deserved to die!"

The details of the incident have been presented to them.

According to the testimonies of the surviving samurai and Tokinada himself—

Yesterday, Yunjing Yaojue saw that his plan had been exposed at the Kasumi Daiji residence, and knew that he would surely die if he fell into the hands of the Gotei 13.

This ruthless gambler actually led his last batch of private soldiers, equipped with high-grade Mo Yao swords, on a fugitive escape, eventually kidnapping Tsunayoshi Tokinada, who was traveling at the time.

Using this as leverage, Kumoi forcibly broke into the residence of the Tsunayo branch family.

He attempted to coerce the head of the branch family into coming forward and using the extrajudicial immunity granted to the Tsunayo family as the head of the nobility to forcibly save his life.

"How can my clan, the Gangmiya clan, be threatened by a mere servant?" The elder snorted coldly, recalling the contents of the report.

The two sides engaged in fierce fighting.

Yun Jing and his Mo Yao sword followers were driven to the brink of despair, frantically overdrawing the power of the Mo Yao swords.

Ultimately, due to the backlash from the power of the Mo Yao Blade, Yun Jing and the others died from the rampage of their spiritual energy.

Tragically, even the division of the family branch could not escape the suicidal attack...

"How can the lives of a few servants compare to the blood and bones of my Tsunayoshi clan?"

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At this point, the elders all sighed.

But how much of that sigh was genuine remains unknown.

"Master," the First Elder bowed deeply before the curtain, "Although Shi Tan acted like a complete failure in this matter..."

"Not only was he held hostage by thieves, but he also implicated the entire branch family, but he is now the only surviving member of the branch family."

"In my opinion, in order to avoid becoming a laughing stock among other nobles, he should be allowed to inherit the position of head of the branch family as soon as possible."

"I object!"

Another elder with a resolute face immediately retorted, "Handing the branch family over to that madman? That's absolutely not a wise choice!"

"I was against letting him take the lead in the matter of the Tapir Blade in the first place, and the idea of ​​him inheriting the family business is even more absurd!!"

"Yes! Have you all forgotten what kind of person he is? He has no reverence for family honor whatsoever, and his personality is dark and twisted..." another elder added, "Letting him hold power will only bring disaster to the main family sooner or later!"

The elders began to argue fiercely, and the clash of interests between different factions raged incessantly in the dark room.

"So you mean to abolish his right of inheritance and adopt someone from the main family? That's against the rules!"

"Rules are flexible! Someone with such a tarnished record like Shi Tan is completely unworthy of the title of family head!"

"Even a sissy like Yushiro can challenge the Shihouin family, do we, the Tsuna-Yashiro family, lack that much guts?!"

Those who oppose Shi Tan may not truly dislike him, but simply hope to abolish his right of inheritance and try to inherit from their own lineage.

Those who supported him weren't necessarily influential figures in Shitan; more often, they were simply looking for a kid they could easily manipulate, and they had their own plans.

However, no matter how intense their argument was.

The patriarch behind the curtain remained silent.

The patriarch listened quietly to the argument outside, his eyes, hidden in the darkness, gleaming with a confused yet dangerous light.

He always felt that something was wrong.

What a coincidence!

Yun Jingyao was desperate and coincidentally managed to kidnap Shi Tan.

While the backlash from the Tapir Blade was indeed terrifying, were the branch family's defensive barriers and warriors really so vulnerable that they would be slaughtered without a trace by a group of desperate men?

Most importantly, why was it that only Shi Tan, the one known as the disgrace of the family, survived...?

Despite being severely injured, he miraculously survived.

This patriarch, who controlled the deepest darkness of Soul Society, instinctively sensed a conspiracy.

But he didn't say anything to point it out.

evidence?

In the Tsunayo family, evidence is often the least important thing.

What matters is the outcome, and whether that outcome aligns with the family's long-term interests...

If this really is Shi Tan's conspiracy... if it really is a vicious scheme he devised at the cost of his life...

That might... be more valuable than that mediocre branch family head from before.

...It seems you've grown up too; you're no longer just a useless piece of trash who only knows how to slaughter the weak.

The patriarch chuckled sinisterly.

The sudden laughter interrupted the discussion among all the elders.

"Enough, no need for further discussion." The patriarch made the final decision: "Let him inherit the position of patriarch of the branch family."

The Grand Elder's face lit up with joy, while the opposition could only helplessly bow their heads and agree.

"Pass on my order: once he has fully recovered, he is permitted to enter the forbidden area of ​​the Lord's house..."

"The new head of the branch family must follow the family's ancient traditions."

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Let him try to communicate with the spirit of his family's Zanpakuto.

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