From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 91: The Leaders' Meeting; Hueco Mundo Survey Force

At this moment, Ukitake lost Rukia, which made Byakuya's words become somewhat harsh.

They directly brought up the matter of Shiba Kaien and Shiba Kazuya from back then.

The vice-captain and third seat of Ukitake had also met with misfortune in front of him, the captain, and now that Byakuya was bringing it up, his face turned somewhat pale.

Byakuya didn't continue on that point, but instead said, "Let's go to the Captain-Commander's place first."

After saying that, he walked towards the First Squad.

Ukitake watched Byakuya's retreating figure and sighed deeply.

Ukitake somewhat understood Byakuya Kuchiki's conflicted thoughts, after all, everyone could see Byakuya Kuchiki's feelings for Hisana Kuchiki back then.

For Hisama Kuchiki, Byakuya broke the rules of the five noble families to marry her.

Therefore, he is definitely not a cold-blooded and ruthless person.

Faced with Byakuya's accusations, Ukitake had no way to defend himself.

After all, it was he who lost the girl while taking care of her.

Byakuya specifically assigned Rukia to his 13th Division, which can be seen as a sign of his trust in her.

After all, looking at the entire Gotei 13, only the 4th, 8th, and 13th Divisions can be considered the safest place to go.

The captains of these three teams are all veterans who have weathered hundreds of years of trials and tribulations.

Rukia's talent in the backstreet is limited, so she can't join the Fourth Division; Kyoraku Shunsui of the Eighth Division is frivolous, and no one would feel comfortable entrusting their sister to such a person.

After careful consideration, the 13th Division is indeed the most suitable choice.

Even so, Rukia still got into trouble.

First it was Miyabi Shiba a few years ago, then Kaien Shiba, and now it's Rukia Kuchiki —

The series of misfortunes befell those around him left Ukitake feeling utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Perhaps, he really has reached the age where he should retire.

When Ukitake arrived at the First Division with Byakuya, the division leaders' meeting was about to begin.

The so-called Captains' Meeting is an important gathering of all the captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13. However, the captains and vice-captains usually discuss matters separately, and the actual decisions are made by the captains themselves.

The vice-captain just waits in the next room for the captains to reach their decision.

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"It seems the negotiations aren't going very well."

Kyoraku Shunsui had already arrived. He caught a glimpse of Ukitake's expression and knew that Ukitake had run into a snag with Byakuya.

"You've arrived early," Ukitake replied curtly, not wanting to discuss the matter further.

"There's nothing we can do, the old man is furious this time." Chunshui lowered her voice and shrugged helplessly, "If we're late at a time like this, we'll probably get a severe scolding."

Captain Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni of the First Division, the supreme commander of the Gotei 13, the pinnacle of all Shinigami.

He was sitting in the main seat at that moment.

He did not participate in the previous Five Elders' surprise attack, after all, according to common sense, the Captain-Commander should not be mobilized easily.

As the strongest Shinigami, Yamamoto spends most of his time stationed in the First Division barracks.

This place not only houses a large number of confidential documents, but also directly suppresses the Avici Hell below.

If the first team is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The Five Elders arrived too suddenly, and Yamamoto was worried that this was a ploy to lure the enemy away, so he guarded the barracks the whole time.

In his view, although the spiritual pressure of those five monsters was very strong, there should not be any problem since many captains were involved.

But he never expected that even with so many captains deployed, the Five Elders would still suffer such heavy losses!

Those five monsters not only possessed some kind of immortality, but they could also transform the Grim Reaper into demons!

"Looks like everyone's here."

Captain-Commander Yamamoto's gaze swept over the captains lined up on both sides, his voice low and authoritative: "So, who will explain?"

His gaze finally settled on Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi looked somewhat annoyed. He said, "My research has only just begun. What explanation can you possibly offer now?"

Not long after the end of that great war, with mountains of samples waiting to be studied in the laboratory, he had to put aside his work to attend this lengthy meeting.

"What a waste of my life! My time is far more valuable than this meeting!"

When Mayuri Kurotsuchi got emotional, he didn't care who the Captain-Commander was or who was in front of him, and immediately poured out his dissatisfaction.

"Where did these flies come from, buzzing incessantly?"

Kenpachi Zaraki then strolled leisurely into the conference room, his chest wrapped in bandages, and his black eye patch back on.

"The noise was so annoying as soon as I came in."

"Who are you calling a fly, a brainless barbarian?"

"Whoever responds is the one I'm talking about." Kenpachi Zaraki grinned, revealing a belligerent smile. "I've had my eye on you for a long time."

"Shut up, all of you!"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto finally lost his temper, slamming his cane down heavily and roaring, "Look at the state of you all!!"

Seeing that Yamamoto was truly angry, the two stopped talking, glared at each other, and stood up straight again.

Kenpachi Zaraki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi are both captains, but they have disliked each other for a long time.

"Even with so many captains involved, things still turned out this way."

Yamamoto roared, "Even now, not only do you show no remorse, but you're also acting so arrogantly at the squad leaders' meeting. I truly find it hard to believe that these are the captains of the Gotei 13?"

See? I told you the old man would be angry.

Chunshui gestured to Fuzhu with her eyes.

Stop making faces, or you'll get scolded by the teacher.

Fukitake also gestured to Shunsui.

Old Man Shan rarely gets this angry in recent years, but Chunshui can understand, after all, the losses at this moment are really too great.

And most importantly—

They didn't even know who the enemy was!

Those five monsters came suddenly and left suddenly!

And he is neither a Shinigami, nor a Hollow, nor even —

Quincy!

It's like a new species that suddenly appeared in the Three Realms; it's utterly baffling.

"The magic circle has been sent to the Ghost Path Clan and even to the Western Bureau for investigation, but no results have been found yet."

While everyone was silenced by Yamamoto's rage, Aizen, the captain of the Fifth Division, was the first to step forward and say, "But what is certain is that those five monsters used this magic circle to travel through space."

Just like their portal to another world.

This means that—

Yamamoto's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Continue."

Aizen then said, "Monsters need to inscribe these magic circles to come to the Seireitei. In other words, someone inscribed those five magic circles first, and then they were allowed to come to the Seireitei."

"Then—who carved it?"

Upon hearing this, the captains' expressions changed.

Aizen's words were very clear: there was a mole within the Gotei 13!

There was an undercover agent who set up five magic circles there before summoning the five monsters!

"Indeed—" Chunshui also said, "Even without lowering the Spirit Cleansing Wall or unfolding the Soul-Shielding Membrane, if someone were to enter the Spirit Cleansing Court via spatial teleportation, the Technology Development Bureau would definitely issue a warning."

The Pure Land has its own set of security measures.

Normally, whether it's a Hollow or a Shinigami, they would receive a warning beforehand if they were to arrive at the Soul Society.

They were able to pinpoint each other's location before they even arrived.

However, the arrival of the Five Elders this time was completely sudden, without passing through the barrier or issuing any spiritual pressure warnings.

But if there is a traitor, who could it be?

The captains arrived later, but could such a commotion be caused by an ordinary Grim Reaper?

"What you said makes a lot of sense." Yamamoto agreed with Aizen and Shunsui's views and said, "After you go back, investigate the Shinigami in your respective squads and find out what they were doing before the monsters descended. Each squad should conduct an internal investigation. If the internal investigation cannot find out, the Stealth Mobile Unit should be dispatched."

"Yes." Soi Fon, the commander-in-chief of the Covert Force and captain of the 2nd Division, nodded. "Have you investigated their origins?" Yamamoto then looked at Soi Fon and asked why the Covert Force hadn't investigated from the beginning, because the Covert Force was currently mainly searching for the five monsters and didn't have many manpower.

Soi Fon shook her head: "There are no clues yet, we've only roughly figured out their species from their alien origins."

"explain."

"That giant wild boar, resembling a mythical beast, is a legendary great demon."

"That half-human, half-horse monster must be a horse skeleton."

"A spider with ox horns is an ox demon."

"The creature with the enormous mouthparts that swallowed the Soul Society buildings was a sand worm."

"Finally—that firebird flying in the sky, it is very likely Itsumade."

"What about that shadowy figure?" Yamamoto asked again. "This—" Soi Fon shook her head: "We haven't found out yet."

While the individual monsters that the Five Elders transformed into could still be traced, the Im that was created by the combination of the five monsters was truly beyond her comprehension.

Actually, that dark figure was the most troublesome one.

"Judging by its abilities, it can't possibly be a demon," Gin Ichimaru said jokingly, but everyone remained silent.

They say it's a demon —

It seems there's no problem.

After all, those Grim Reapers controlled by it have all grown demonic wings.

"I don't think this matter should be left to the Covert Forces alone."

At this moment, Byakuya Kuchiki said softly, "That monster has seriously threatened the safety of the Soul Society. I think we should form a task force to subdue it."

"Not only Soul Society, but also the Human World, and even Hueco Mundo, are the targets of the search."

Upon hearing this, Ukitake felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

He really thought Byakuya was going to give up on Rukia.

But upon hearing this, it was immediately clear what Byakuya meant.

In Soul Society, the search of the human world is just a pretext; he mainly wants to talk about Hueco Mundo!

After all, once you enter Hueco Mundo, you can do more than just search for monsters; you can also go find Rukia!

Although it's said that Rukia was swallowed whole by the blue dragon, being swallowed doesn't necessarily mean she really died.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, he feels he can't give up.

"I support Captain Kuchiki's opinion."

Ukitake was the first to stand up and support it.

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