Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"I already said it's priceless..."

Kirinji rolled his eyes upon hearing this. How could his profound secrets be measured by money?!

"One hundred million? Two hundred million? Or even one billion?!"

Then Kirinji heard Sayoichi ask him in an innocent voice.

"Forehead……"

Kirinji was stunned after hearing Yoruichi's words.

One hundred million? How many years would it take his bathhouse to earn that much?

"If you don't like using 'rings' (the currency of Soul Society) for settlement, I can also convert it to gold or silver and settle in 'taels'. It's entirely up to you~"

Yoruichi smiled gently at Kirinji and spoke to him in an Aladdin-like tone.

I'm sorry, but the Shihōin family lacks everything except money!

In the eyes of the Shihōin family, anything that can be settled with money within these 'Three Realms' is nothing! Do they even understand the true value of a million-year-old family?!

"I……"

For a fleeting moment, Kirinji Tenjiro almost lost his backbone and sold his 'secret technique'!

There was nothing he could do; the Shihōin family had given him far too much. However, he still held back. Kirinji Tenjirō was not a spineless person!

So your answer is?!

Sayoichi looked at Kirinji and asked.

"As you know, both 'Instant Step' and 'Return Path' are my closely guarded secrets!" Kirinji looked at Yoruichi with righteous indignation, seemingly rejecting her trade request. However, the next second, Kirinji changed his tone: "What I mean is... you'll have to pay more!"

"Rent whatever price you want!"

Xiaoye opened her arms wide, displaying an attitude of "older sister" who is rich and has more money than she can count.

"One billion...no!"

Before Kirinji could think any further, his mouth blurted out, only to be forcefully covered by Kirinji's hand.

"it is good!"

To everyone's surprise, Yoruichi immediately agreed after hearing Kirinji's words!

To be honest, Yoruichi didn't expect Kirinji to ask for so little.

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"Put money aside for now, I'm not that kind of worldly person! But if you really want to learn the Instant Step skill, you have to pass my test first!"

"After all, learning the advanced techniques I used to forge my own path isn't so simple! I need to see your aptitude..."

Kirinji held his head high, looking quite arrogant.

"If the qualifications don't meet the standards, then you won't give it to me?"

Sayoichi looked at Kirinji and asked.

"If you don't meet the requirements, you're not allowed to tell anyone that you learned Instant Step from me!"

Kirinji spoke solemnly to Sayoichi.

Well, it's all about the money...

cough cough...

"Don't worry! My talent, Yoruichi Shihouin, is the strongest in our family this generation! Even my grandfather and the others say that I am the next head of the Shihouin family!"

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi confidently puffed out her not-so-ample chest.

"Ha ha……"

Qilin Temple smiled slightly upon hearing this.

If the girl in front of you is the direct heir of the Shihouin family, then there is no question of her having poor aptitude!

Yes, the five noble families are indeed unreasonable; their direct descendants will inevitably inherit powerful talents from their families! Among them, the heirs are the most talented of these direct descendants. As long as these heirs can live and grow up, their 'spiritual pressure' is destined to rise to at least the third level of spiritual power...

Even the collateral branches of the five great noble families, or families that have intermarried with the five great noble families, often produce children with extraordinary talents! And this is the fundamental reason why the five great noble families are the leaders among all the noble families in Soul Society...

Because not only were their ancestors powerful, but their 'successors' were also far stronger than those of the families outside the five noble families!

Kirin Temple's claim of collecting money was a pretense; their real intention was to give the Shihōin family face! After all, the prestigious Shihōin family possessed techniques comparable to, or even surpassing, his unique Shunpo skill! And opportunities to give face to the future head of the Shihōin family were rare indeed!

"In that case, come with me to the barracks!"

As Kirinji spoke, he was about to lead Yoruichi into the Fourth Division's barracks.

Seeing Yoruichi show off her "money power," Araki and Uno Retsu naturally followed suit...

"Wait! Your two aren't welcome in our Fourth Division's barracks..."

"I did say I would teach Yoruichi Shunpo, but I never said I would teach Uno Retsu Kaido!"

However, just as Araki and Uno were about to enter the Fourth Division's barracks with Kirinji and Yoruichi, Kirinji suddenly turned around and forcefully blocked Araki and Uno's path.

"Kirinji Temple! I'll pay for Uno Retsu's return from his cultivation!"

Upon hearing Kirinji's words, Yoruichi immediately stepped forward and said, "It's just money, right? The Shihouin family has plenty of it. In fact, they don't even need to spend any money; their subordinate families will take all the money and run away."

"This isn't about money..."

Kirinji shook his head at Yoruichi, then looked at Uno Retsu and Araki with a cold expression.

"Want to fight?!"

Uno no Retsu coldly stared at the 'troublemaking' Kirinji in front of her, her fair hands already touching the hilt of the sword at her waist.

"Hey! It's not impossible for me to teach my 'Return Path' to Maozhi, as long as you can outrun me, I'll teach you all my techniques..."

Kirinji Tenjiro walked up to Araki, brandishing his supposedly incredibly cool pompadour in front of Araki's eyes while taunting him.

"court death!"

Before Araki could speak, Uno had already drawn his Zanpakuto from his waist.

"it is good!"

However, just as Muno swung her Zanpakuto at Kirinji, a large hand preemptively pressed down on her hand that was tightly gripping the Zanpakuto.

"Araki?!"

Mao looked up at the owner of that large hand, his eyes filled with confusion.

At that moment, it was as if Uji was asking Araki with his eyes: "This pompadour hairstyle is so disgusting, why don't you just cut it off first?!"

"Not urgent."

Araki nodded to Uno, indicating that he shouldn't rush and that everything was fine with him.

"it is good."

After exchanging a glance with Araki, Uo put away his Zanpakuto.

"call……"

Don't think your knife can still cut me!

Kirinji, who had already prepared to run away the moment Uno touched his Zanpakuto at his waist, only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Uno successfully stopped by Araki. Back when he was young and a member of a biker gang, he was truly terrified of Uno's attacks, but Kirinji remained stubborn...

"So what are the rules of the competition?!"

Araki looked at Kirinji and asked.

"No matter what method you use, as long as you can touch me, you win!"

Upon hearing this, Kirinji gave Araki a confident smile.

"Shh!"

Just as Qilin Temple finished speaking, a cold light slashed towards him, the sharp blade cleaving the entire Qilin Temple in two.

"Well, that was a close call..."

However, Kirinji Temple, struck by Araki's sword, did not fall. Instead, it shattered into countless fragments and vanished before everyone's eyes...

Kirinji, who had been cleaved into pieces by Araki's sword light, appeared on the roof of the Fourth Division barracks in the blink of an eye. He was clutching his chest, looking terrified by Araki.

"Hey! You attacked without even giving a heads-up! That's incredibly unethical!"

Kirinji stood on the rooftop and roared at Araki below.

"oh?!"

Araki raised an eyebrow slightly. Kirinji was indeed fast; his sword strike had only hit an afterimage left by Kirinji's Shunpo. However, no matter how fast Kirinji was, it was meaningless against him…

Araki raised his hand once more and continued to slash forward...

"what?!"

Kirinji frowned as he watched Araki raise his hand to strike forward, wondering what Araki was up to.

"Shh!"

However, the next second, Kirinji understood...

Kirinji, who had been leisurely watching Araki wield his sword on the rooftop, suddenly appeared in front of Araki from the rooftop of the Fourth Division, and Araki's sword was already slashing towards him.

"what?!"

Kirinji's expression changed as he watched the scene unfold before him. He couldn't understand what ability Araki had used to transfer him from the rooftop to the ground.

"Shh!"

Another flash of cold light appeared, and Kirinji quickly crouched down, barely dodging Araki's attack. He then ran away as fast as he could.

In contrast, Araki remained standing motionless, leisurely wielding his Zanpakuto. He hadn't even used a tenth of the power he had when fighting Uno. Rather than competing with Kirinji, it was more like he was toying with his opponent...

"Buzz!"

As space trembled...

Kirinji, who had originally run about a kilometer in those few milliseconds, inexplicably returned to Araki's front once again. This time, Araki's sword was slashing vertically, so Kirinji could no longer crouch down or jump on him as before.

"Lie..."

Kirinji couldn't help but curse as he watched Araki's Zanpakuto slash at him. He simply couldn't understand how Araki kept teleporting him back from afar. Was this some kind of power of Araki's Zanpakuto? If so, it was incredibly powerful!