I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

Senkaku Shihouin is the twenty-second head of the Shihouin family and the first captain of the 2nd Division of the Gotei 13.

In terms of strength, Yoruichi Shihouin may have already surpassed Senhi Shihouin.

But at that time, Yoruichi Shihouin was definitely not as good as Senhi Shihouin.

Given Yoruichi Shihouin's unrestrained nature, she certainly wouldn't be someone who would properly manage the family affairs. Therefore, Shihouin Senri basically handles the family affairs of the Shihouin family.

In other words, the attack on her family really had nothing to do with Yoruichi Shihouin.

Shiba Kukaku attacked Shihouin Yoruichi simply to vent his anger towards the Shihouin family on her.

"..."

After Shiba Kukaku said that, Shihouin Yoruichi fell silent.

After a long while, she stared at Shiba Kukaku with her eyes wide open and asked curiously, "Kukaku, what's with your outfit?"

"Has your injury not healed yet?"

"But when you attacked me just now, I didn't feel that you were injured at all."

It's not that Yoruichi Shihouin is strange, but rather that Kukaku Shiba's current attire is indeed quite unconventional.

He was wearing a red dress with a high slit, and his left arm was wrapped in white bandages from his palm to his elbow. His head was also wrapped in bandages, making him look like a seriously injured person.

"Oh, you said this."

Waving his left hand, Shiba Kukaku laughed, "Yoruichi, you don't know, do you? When I was attacked the day before yesterday, my left arm was severed, and I suffered a serious head injury..."

"If Captain Erin hadn't cured me in the end, I would be a cripple now."

"I wrapped my severed arm and badly injured head in bandages to keep reminding myself that I must never forget what happened the night before last!"

Hearing Shiba Kukaku's casual words, Shihouin Yoruichi's pupils contracted.

No wonder Kukaku was so emotional when she first saw me; the battle that night was just that brutal.

"What? Yoruichi, have you come to see me now to mock the loser as a victor?"

Shiba Kukaku's words had a hidden meaning.

The victor refers to Yoruichi Shihouin, and also represents the nobles in Seireitei, led by the four great noble families, who persecuted the Shiba family.

The loser is both himself and the Shiba family, who have upheld their beliefs for millions of years.

"No, you've misunderstood, Kukaku."

"I came here today to ask you for more information about that night."

"Oh?"

Shiba Kukaku raised an eyebrow, sat casually on the threshold, leaned against the door frame, one leg dangling down and the other bent, her long, slit skirt sliding down from her knees to cover her belly button and below.

"Yoruichi, this attack was originally led by your four major families. The Shihouin family definitely knows more about things than we do."

"Why don't you ask the Shihouin family instead of me, someone who knows nothing except about being attacked?"

"Kukaku, as you know, the attack that night involved Erin's disciples."

"Although Erin's anger was temporarily suppressed by Soi Fon and Kyoraku at the time, if Erin is not given an explanation for this matter, I suspect that Erin will carry out a major purge of the entire noble class of Seireitei."

"At that time, it will likely bring great turmoil to Seireitei..."

"So, I want to get more information from you about that time so I can talk to that guy Erin and at least dissuade him from purging the noble class of Seireitei."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Shiba Kukaku burst into laughter: "Yoruichi, so you guys can be afraid too."

Despite being mocked by Shiba Kukaku, Yoruichi Shihōin remained unmoved, simply staring quietly at Shiba Kukaku.

How strong is Erin?

Even Yoruichi Shihouin didn't know the answer to this question.

Because even Urahara himself didn't have a concrete concept of it.

However, according to Urahara's speculation, if Aizen were to make any move within the Seireitei one day, the only one who could save Soul Society might be Captain Erin.

This is something even Captain-Commander Yamamoto couldn't do, so how could Kisuke Urahara think that Erin could do it?

Although Yoruichi Shihouin had her doubts, she never questioned Kisuke Urahara's judgment.

Erin may become their greatest ally in the fight against Aizen.

Under such circumstances, a rift developed between Aizen and Erin. Even if Erin's idea of ​​purging the noble class of Seireitei was eventually abandoned, it would probably be difficult to get Erin to take action against Aizen in the future.

Indeed, Erin did say that he owed Urahara a huge favor, but neither Yoruichi nor Kisuke Urahara were sure just how huge that favor was.

This is also why Yoruichi Shihouin rushed back from the human world.

Of course, before that, Yoruichi needs to have a concrete understanding of what happened that day in order to better persuade Erin.

"Kukaku, your Shihōin family is also one of the five great noble families of Seireitei. Protecting Seireitei should also be the will passed down by your Shiba family."

"You wouldn't want the Seireitei to be destroyed in Erin's hands, would you?"

"Heh, that's your Seireitei, it has nothing to do with me."

"What about Kaien? Are you sure Kaien will choose what to do if they encounter danger in Seireitei?"

Upon hearing Yoruichi Shihōin mention Kaien Shiba, Kukaku Shiba's gaze turned cold.

However, she then sighed and looked up at the sky.

In this attack on the Shiba family, the one who suffered the most was probably the older brother!

His wife was an undercover agent planted by those people among his own ranks. Much of the information about the family came from his wife, who then leaked it to those people.

However, in the final moments, his wife sided with him and, in order to protect him, ultimately perished at the hands of those assassins.

After burying them, his older brother returned to the 13th Division. It is said that he sought out Rukia, determined to break through his limits in the battle with Rukia and become a captain-level powerhouse.

This time, thankfully Captain Erin was there.

What about next time?

The only one who can protect your younger siblings is yourself!

For his own sake and for Yanjiu's, his older brother will definitely work hard to cultivate and become a captain-level powerhouse as soon as possible.

However, Shiba Kukaku also knew that if the Seireitei were to encounter the kind of crisis that Shihouin Yoruichi had described, she and Ganju might just stand by and watch the Seireitei perish.

But his older brother, Shiba Kaien, would definitely fight on the front lines.

Because he is not only his and Ganju's older brother, but also the head of the Shiba family, one of the five great noble families of Seireitei!

Protecting the Seireitei is a will and legacy etched in our blood!

After telling Yoruichi Shihouin everything he remembered from that night, Kukaku Shiba made a decision in his heart.

Shiba Kaien was the last head of the Shiba family.

From then on, the Shiba family was no longer one of the five great noble families of Seireitei, but merely a family of fireworks masters passed down through generations in Rukongai.

Rock vulture...

Let that kid live a happy life!

If he has descendants, he will pass on the Shiba family's secret techniques and the methods of making and launching fireworks cannons.

If Ganju has no descendants, then let the Shiba family just disappear.

This Seireitei, whoever wants to protect it can protect it; Shiba Kukaku is not going to serve it anymore!

……

"Trouble..."

A black cat ran swiftly through the night, and every now and then, the cat would condense spiritual particles in the void and walk on air.

After leaving the Shiba residence, Yoruichi Shihouin headed towards Seireitei.

If the family members didn't know Rukia was at the Shiba residence before the attack, then it's easy to say it was an accident.

Even if Erin is angry, he's probably only angry at Rukia for not being skilled enough.

Just like Yamamoto's third disciple, Kisaragi Taigo, who went to investigate the Kasumi-no-ji family, he fell into a trap set by the Kasumi-no-ji family while trying to rescue some of his subordinates. He was controlled by the Baku-no-tō and went to the First Division to attack Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

Under such circumstances, the Kasumi clan falsely accused Kisaragi Taimo of coveting the Kasumi clan's Baku sword, leaving Captain-Commander Yamamoto without any evidence to avenge his disciple.

Chapter 245 Solution

However, the situation is now reversed.

According to Shiba Kukaku, her sister-in-law, Shiba Miyako, was a spy sent by nobles to investigate the Shiba family's secret treasure.

However, during his time with Shiba Kaien, this spy genuinely fell in love with him and thus revealed his true identity to him.

Furthermore, when the nobles of Seireitei were about to take action against the Shiba family, the Shiba invited Rukia, Captain Erin's apprentice, to the Shiba residence as a guest and revealed this information to the nobles.

She wanted to use Captain Erin to intimidate the nobles, making them hesitant to attack the Shiba family, thus buying some time for Shiba Kaien to grow.

However, Shiba never expected that it was precisely because of her actions that the nobles believed that Shiba Kaien was about to break through.

Once Shiba Kaien breaks through, all the nobles' plans of the past million years will come to naught.

Furthermore, members of the Shihōin and Kuchiki families added fuel to the fire, suggesting that the Shihōin and Kuchiki families had a closer relationship with Captain Erin than Captain Erin had with this disciple.

It's likely that Captain Erin wouldn't care about a disciple in order to erase the biggest stain on the five noble families.

However, no one expected that after the incident, that "strongest Shinigami" would not give face to the Shihouin family, let alone the Kuchiki family.

It is said that Captain Erin has now moved out of the Kuchiki family home with his wife.

If Erin were to find out that these nobles, knowing that Rukia was in the Shiba family, still resolutely increased their number of assassins and launched an attack, all the families involved in this operation would not escape Erin's purge.

Finally, Yoruichi Shihouin had to contact Kisuke Urahara in the human world through special means. In the end, Kisuke Urahara told Yoruichi Shihouin a perfect solution.

……

In a small courtyard, Erin held a fishing rod in his hand, half-lying on the edge of the pond, watching the fish in the pond nibble at the bait on the hook.

Haruko sat next to Erin, occasionally taking a piece of fruit from the fruit plate and feeding it to Erin's mouth.

Moving out of the Kuchiki family home doesn't mean Erin has no place to live.