Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Without any hesitation, the boy turned around as quickly as possible and, in a humble manner, sincerely apologized to the person behind him.

Without even thinking, the boy knew that he had been discovered by the Grim Reaper. Sure enough, trying to avoid the Grim Reaper's notice was still too much of a challenge for a wandering spirit of his age.

"Get up! I'm not some evil spirit, there's no need to be so afraid of me..."

The Shinigami Squad members sighed helplessly as they watched the boy's practiced yet heartbreakingly apology. This world is forever filled with endless malice towards the residents of Yukitokai, especially boys of this age!

"Please don't kill me!"

The boy did not relax because of the Shinigami's words; he remained tense and continued to plead with the Shinigami.

"That troublesome brat!"

"Since you said you came to this area to gather wild vegetables to fill your stomach, you obviously know this area very well, right?!"

"So tell me! What are your thoughts on this land that seems to have been ravaged by natural disasters?"

The Death Squad member frowned. He first lifted the boy who had been sitting down from the ground, and then asked the boy about the situation of the scorched earth behind them.

"Forehead……"

After hearing what the Death Squad member said, a hint of suspicion flashed in the boy's eyes. He clearly knew something, but he hesitated whether to answer truthfully.

"You want to live, right?"

In response, the Shinigami simply said one sentence to the boy, which made him confess everything.

"Perhaps, Lord Death, you don't believe me! But I truly saw it!"

"That was a man, a man wielding a Zanpakuto, bathed in a shimmering light, who destroyed the entire forest like this."

Upon hearing this, the boy dared not delay and truthfully told the Grim Reaper everything he knew.

"what?!"

"Are there members from other squads training their Bankai here?"

"It seems he actually succeeded in cultivating it..."

"Honestly, they didn't even inform the other squads before training Bankai, leaving me in such a mess."

Upon hearing this, the Shinigami immediately realized something.

Wielding a Zanpakuto bathed in a shimmering, azure light, and capable of destroying an entire forest, a Zanpakuto that can achieve this level of power is undoubtedly in Bankai.

Thinking of this, a hint of envy flashed in the eyes of the Shinigami soldiers. After all, that was Bankai! It symbolized the release of the Shinigami's Zanpakuto at its highest stage, a high-level technique that not many people in the entire Gotei 13 could master. It was a symbol of spiritual pressure and power.

"Hey, do you know where that lucky guy who successfully mastered Bankai ended up?"

Although the Shinigami had already guessed that the person was most likely a member of the Gotei 13, they still asked the boy in front of them.

"Oh, that big brother in white is walking in this direction."

Upon hearing this, the boy pointed in the direction of Seireitei and addressed the Shinigami soldiers.

"Yes, they've indeed headed to Seireitei."

"Wait, what clothes did you say he was wearing?"

The Shinigami soldiers looked in the direction the boy was pointing and revealed an expression of certainty.

Immediately afterward, the Shinigami suddenly realized something, and he looked down at the boy in front of him and asked.

"Dressed in white..."

The boy thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"All white clothes? Not a Shinigami uniform?"

"Damn it, could that guy not even be a member of the Gotei 13?"

The Death Slayer muttered to himself, as if he had thought of something extraordinary.

"Thank you so much. Take this money and buy some food for yourself!"

As the Shinigami soldier spoke, he casually tossed a few unique coins that shone with 'spiritual light' to the boy and immediately headed towards Seireitei.

"I hope my hunch is wrong, and I hope it's not too late."

The Shinigami soldiers sprinted away using Shunpo while silently chanting in their minds.

In the blink of an eye, only the boy with a few coins in his hand remained in the grove.

"Thank you so much for your generosity!"

The boy watched the Grim Reaper disappear without a trace, then bowed deeply in the direction the Grim Reaper had run, sincerely expressing his gratitude.

the other side……

Outside the Seireitei, where the Gotei 13, the Shinigami, are stationed, are nobles who have held power since before the birth of Soul Society.

Araki, holding his Zanpakuto, stood outside this magnificent, enormous 'castle,' gazing at the radiant sun shining brightly in the distant sky, and murmured to himself, 'What a beautiful day today~'

As Araki spoke, his figure disappeared from the spot.

Chapter 7: Stepping over ants without harming them!

Seireitei.

The 11th Division of the Gotei 13, the barracks of a combat-specific division.

In the sword dojo with its wooden floor, a group of Shinigami dressed in Shinigami uniforms continuously swung their wooden swords while chanting "Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

As the most combat-savvy division among the thirteen divisions of the Gotei 11, the members of the 11th Division spend their days either training in the dojo or fighting!

According to the Eleventh Division members themselves, from the moment they wake up from their sleep each day and open their tired eyes, they are already prepared to fight the enemy.

And the captain who leads such a squad full of killing machines is naturally no ordinary person!

The woman who was the captain of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13 was none other than Yachiru Uno, known as "Kenpachi," and was considered the strongest Shinigami among the Gotei 13 besides Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

At this moment, the woman who had subdued all the sword styles of Soul Society with just a sharp blade in her hand was looking expressionlessly at the Eleventh Division members training in the dojo.

Her face was indifferent, showing neither joy nor sorrow. The training of the Eleventh Division soldiers could not stir the slightest ripple in the cold and strong heart of this woman who longed for 'battle' and 'slaughter'.

However, just as this woman, who stood at the pinnacle of swordsmanship in Soul Society, thought that her utterly uninteresting life would continue forever, an uninvited guest arrived outside the Gotei 11 barracks.

"Is this the Eleventh Division?"

The person who came was naturally Araki. At this moment, he stood outside the barracks of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13, looking at the somewhat simple barracks compared to the barracks of the other divisions, and revealed a smile.

"Just standing outside the barracks, you can feel the immense, overwhelming spiritual pressure emanating from that 'Kenpachi' lord inside."

"Is this the first Kenpachi, Ue no Yachiru? How terrifying~"

Araki did not harbor any prejudice against the 11th Gotei 11 because of the simplicity of the house.

After all, a mountain is not famous for its height but for the immortals dwelling there; water is not sacred for its depth but for the dragons residing within.

Araki didn't come to the Gotei 11 to look at the house; he came for the person inside, the 'boss' of the Gotei 11, Yachiru Uno.

"Ok?"

At the same time, Uno no Yachiru, who was standing in the dojo with her hands on her sword and supervising the training of the 11th Division members, seemed to have noticed something. She raised her chin slightly and looked thoughtfully in the direction outside the 11th Division barracks with her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Very strong!"

After a long pause, Yachiru Uno's lips curled into a slight smile, and she softly uttered two words. These two simple words carried immense significance! After all, there were only a handful of people in the entire Gotei 13 who could be described as very strong by the woman before her…

at the same time……

Araki, who had been standing outside the barracks, now swaggered into the barracks of the 11th Gotei 11 without any attempt to conceal himself.

Araki is here today to cause trouble, to flex his muscles at the big shots of Soul Society, and also to inform his master, who will soon go bald, that Araki, the 'Genryu Menko Kaiden', has returned.

Therefore, there's no reason to conceal one's identity; naturally, the better—the more muddy the waters and the bigger the commotion!

Let the entire Seireitei know that the 'master' of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13 has changed today.

"Hey! Who are you? How dare you trespass into the barracks of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13?"

Since Araki made no attempt to conceal himself, he was naturally spotted by the Eleventh Division members who were patrolling the barracks. Immediately, black-clad members wearing black shihaka uniforms and wielding zanpakuto surrounded Araki.

"Who I am is not important. As for why I came to the barracks of your 11th Division of the Gotei 13?"

"I just happened to be itching to try my hand at swordsmanship today, so I've come to experience the blade in the hands of Uno no Yachiru."

"I heard her knife is very fast, I wonder if it's as fast as mine?"

Araki made no attempt to conceal his thoughts and openly told the group of black-clad soldiers surrounding him.

"How dare you! Who gave you permission to address Lord Mao by his given name?"

"You, an unknown nobody, dare to say you want to experience the sword in Lord Mao's hand? It's utterly absurd! Shameless! Nonsense!"

"You nobody, dare to speak so arrogantly here! Do you even know who Lord Mao is?"

"Lord Uno is the number one swordsman in Soul Society today! How dare someone like you challenge him so casually?"

"If you want to challenge Lord Uo, you must first get past us! If you cannot even defeat us, you are not qualified to meet Lord Uo!"

As Araki finished speaking, a huge uproar immediately broke out among the members of the Eleventh Division of the Gotei 11! They could not accept that this unknown child was calling out the name of Captain Uno, whom they admired, and they could not accept that this nobody was making such a boastful statement that he wanted to learn Uno's swordsmanship.

"The number one swordsman? I doubt it..."

Araki shook his head slightly when he heard the way the Eleventh Division members addressed Yachiru Uno.

"Huh?! You bastard, stop trying to show off! Lord Uno's title as the number one swordsman in Seireitei is something even Captain-Commander Yamamoto acknowledges! Why are you, an unknown nobody, dissatisfied?"

Upon hearing Araki's words, the members of the 11th Gotei 13 were instantly enraged; they had never seen such a shameless person.

"Ha ha……"

Araki couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to the words spoken by the group of soldiers who were invoking his master's name, 'Yuanliuzhai'.

"Is everything that old man Yamamoto says necessarily true? I don't think so..."

"As for the title of the number one swordsman in Soul Society, how can one claim the title of the strongest without ever experiencing the sword in my hand?"

Araki spoke calmly to the group of members. It seemed that Araki wasn't spouting any wild words! He was simply stating a fact to the people before him in a calm manner.

"Arrogant! They don't even respect Captain-Commander Yamamoto!"

"Gentlemen, let's not waste words with this madman. I think he's probably here to cause trouble. Let's take him down and send him to the prison so he can pay the price for his arrogant words!"

"it is good!!"