Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 663 The Arrancar Legion's Actions, the Gotei 13's Meeting, and the Truth About to Be Revealed

Seireitei.

During this period, the Gotei 13 were overwhelmed by a series of terrible news from the human world.

All the Shinigami stationed in the mortal realm have been driven out by the Arrancar army, and even some unofficial Shinigami have fallen victim to the Hollows. It seems that the mortal realm has become a paradise for the Arrancar army.

In this situation, the Gotei 13 accelerated their recruitment process, and many Shinigami who were patrolling various parts of Soul Society were recalled to Seireitei in preparation for building a large army capable of confronting the Arrancar army.

Gotei 13 (Commander-in-Chief)

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, leaning on his cane, sat with his eyes closed, resting in the headquarters meeting room. In front of him sat a group of captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13, and he was listening to them report on the situation of their respective squads.

Apart from the captain of the 10th Division, Shiba Isshin, who went to the human world alone to support and save his subordinates, all the high-ranking officers of the Gotei 13 were already seated here.

After Yamamoto Shigekuni finished listening to all the captains' reports, his gaze fell on Matsumoto Rangiku, the vice-captain of the 10th Division. His aged voice held a hint of kindness: "Rangiku... is there any news from Isshin?"

"..."

Matsumoto Rangiku frowned slightly, then slowly nodded and said, "The message the captain sent yesterday was from the base in present-day Kyoto..."

Late last night, news came from the real world.

Shiba Isshin repelled two Arrancar Menos Grande who attempted to attack his base in Kyoto, saving more than a dozen Shinigami. However, this also alerted the Arrancar army.

Surrounded by more than a dozen Hollows, Shiba Isshin led the Shinigami stationed in the human world to retreat from their base and was forced to hide in the human world to continue looking for an opportunity to fight back.

"As long as he's safe, that's all that matters."

Yamamoto Shigekuni slowly closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Then let's prepare. The 10th and 11th Divisions, now fully reorganized, will be the first to enter the human world..."

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto!"

A voice suddenly interrupted Yamamoto Shigekuni's words!

A white-haired boy burst into the meeting room, his face filled with tension. It was none other than Toshiro Hitsugaya, the commander of the 10th Division. This newly promoted Shinigami, who looked like a young boy, hurriedly spoke: "Just now, Captain Isshin sent word from the Human World that the Arrancar army is gathering at the entrance to Soul Society and the Human World!"

"What?"

A look of surprise flashed across the faces of each team leader!

What kind of joke is this?

They are not ready to launch an attack on the Arrancar army. After causing a ruckus in the human world, do those guys actually want to invade the Soul Society?

This is just too outrageous!

Even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni couldn't help but open his eyes, a flash of ferocity crossing his gaze: "Hmm? Those Arrancar... do they want to enter Soul Society?"

Yamamoto Shigekuni was not concerned about the problems that arose in the world.

As long as Soul Society and Seireitei exist, they can eventually return to the human world. However, if the Arrancar army wants to attack Soul Society, it would undoubtedly be provoking a world war between Hollows and Shinigami!

What Yamamoto Shigekuni truly could not tolerate was that the Arrancar army wanted to disrupt the balance of this world and break its order!

Captain Jushiro Ukitake of the 13th Division shook his head, somewhat surprised, and said, "Do those Arrancar soldiers really intend to invade Soul Society? This seems unwise at all. Could there be some kind of conspiracy...?"

"Who knows what those Arrancar are thinking?"

Kenpachi Zaraki, resting his head on his hand, sneered, "Maybe they think the Shinigami residing in the human world are too weak, and believe we guys are no match for them!"

"Captain Kenpachi Zaraki..."

Matsumoto Rangiku couldn't help but furrow her brow.

Kenpachi Zaraki must be deliberately mocking the members of the 10th Division for being weak, right? Everyone knows that the 10th Division has the largest presence in the human world!

"alright."

Yamamoto Shigekuni interrupted the impending argument, looking at Hitsugaya Toshiro standing in the doorway and asking softly, "What's the situation in the real world?"

Toshiro Hitsugaya nodded hastily and said in a deep voice, "Captain Isshin is trying to find a way to lure them away or stop them at the entrance..."

This was also Shiba Isshin's idea.

Shiba desperately wanted to prevent the Arrancar army from entering Soul Society.

Shiba Isshin was very clear about the fighting strength of this group of Arrancar Menos. If this group of Arrancar Menos really went to attack Seireitei, that would be fine... but if this group of Arrancar Menos split up into two groups after entering Seireitei, the entire Soul Society would be in big trouble!

Because unless a captain-level Shinigami is deployed, other Shinigami have little chance against this Arrancar army, even if it's just a two-person Arrancar squad!

Upon observing the gathering of the Arrancar Menos army, Isshin Shiba planned to stall for time and prevent them from entering Soul Society.

"There's no need for that."

Yamamoto Shigekuni gripped his cane, slowly shook his head, and said, "There will always be those who want to challenge the order of this world. Let those who try to disrupt the order step into this world, and let them know where the true order of this world lies..."

Yamamoto Shigekuni was very familiar with the power of Soul Society.

Even if hundreds of Hollows were allowed in, Yamamoto Shigekuni was confident he could handle the situation. Once they entered Soul Society, all problems would be easily resolved.

"Should we release the enemy into Soul Society?"

Captain Kyoraku Shunsui of the Eighth Division chuckled and stretched leisurely: "It seems like we can have a proper fight like this!"

"Hmph, this isn't bad either!"

Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of the 11th Division, reached out and placed Yachiru Kusanagi, who was perched on his shoulder, beside him, and sneered, "No need to hold your hands tight anymore..."

When these death captains are active in the mortal world, they always dare not use their full strength for fear of damaging the space of the mortal world.

If we fight in Soul Society...

There's absolutely no need to be so superstitious!

The other Shinigami captains weren't battle maniacs like Kenpachi Zaraki, but when they heard that Shigekuni Yamamoto planned to put these Arrancar Men into Soul Society, their faces relaxed somewhat.

If they can unleash their full power in Soul Society, these Shinigami captains will not fear any enemy!

A few others present had a hint of worry on their faces, concerned that something might go wrong with this hastily arranged decisive battle.

Even the best outcome...

It could also result in a lose-lose situation.

At the very least, the Gotei 13 cannot possibly be unharmed.

In comparison, these captains would prefer to resolve the issue in the real world, ideally by sending out elites to defeat the Arrancar squads one by one... rather than directly engaging in a major battle with hundreds of Arrancar.

Captain Jushiro Ukitake of the 13th Division, still frowning, asked with a somewhat grim expression, "So why would this group of Arrancar... suddenly want to gather and invade Soul Society?"

Do they believe the Gotei 13 is easily defeated based on the presence of Shinigami in the mortal realm? Or do they have some other scheme...?

The biggest problem is, if we really have to fight them in Soul Society, are we going to use the lives of Shinigami to achieve victory?

"Who knows..."

Kyoraku Shunsui leaned back in his chair and slowly said, "Anyway, their gathering doesn't seem like a bad thing... At least if we wipe them all out, the current crisis can be resolved, right?"

"In short, it's best not to let our guard down."

Fourth Division Captain Retsu Unohana shook her head and said softly, "According to our intelligence, every single Hollow in this Arrancar army possesses combat power comparable to that of a Seat Officer or even a Captain-level Shinigami..."

This is no joke!

Although these captains and vice-captains were mentally prepared for battle, it was only because their own combat strength was strong enough. But that did not mean that the other members of the Gotei 13 were strong!

They might eventually face a shortage of manpower...

After all, there are only so many captain-level Shinigami in the entire Gotei 13...

Of course, if we're talking about truly taking it seriously, we'll have to wait until the Gotei 13 clashes with the Arrancar army, since there's a huge difference in combat power even among captain-level Shinigami...

For example, Captain-Commander Yamamoto Shigekuni…

This captain-general was able to defeat the entire Gotei 13 single-handedly.

However, Yamamoto Shigekuni's actions might harm Soul Society. If Yamamoto Shigekuni cannot go all out to avoid destroying Soul Society, then the captains of the Gotei 13 might have to sacrifice their subordinates' lives to achieve victory.

Every team captain seemed to have thought of this…

The mood of everyone present gradually became somewhat heavy.

"alright."

Yamamoto Shigekuni glanced at everyone present, his gaze settling on Soi Fon, the captain of the Second Division, who was somewhat silent at the moment.

Yamamoto Shigekuni gazed at the silent, head bowed, and said softly, "Then the Second Division and the Onmitsukido will proceed to the entrance to set up surveillance..."

"..."

Second Division Captain Soi Fon remained silent with her head down.

Today, the captain of the second division acted somewhat strangely, unlike her usual personality, and there was no trace of her past flamboyance.

She was even somewhat distracted when Yamamoto Shigekuni was assigning tasks.

Yamamoto Shigekuni's brows furrowed slowly, his voice gaining a hint of weight: "Hmm? Soi Fon? Do you have any other suggestions?"

"Um…?"

Soi Fon suddenly raised her head.

The next moment, Soi Fon seemed to suddenly come to her senses, slowly shaking her head and saying, "No...no...no, I should say, there is a little..."

"..."

Seeing the restraint and tension of this member of the Second Division, a hint of doubt flashed across the faces of each captain. This was nothing like Soi Fon's past self.

Thanks to Soi Fon's dedication to the mission...

How could someone be so lost in thought during such an important meeting?

"I just heard that we're actually short-handed right now..."

Soi Fon's complexion gradually returned to normal. Her gaze swept over everyone, pausing for a second only when she passed Aizen Sousuke before slowly shifting to other directions.

Soi Fon slowly placed her hand on the table and continued softly, "If our war with those guys were held in Soul Society, we should be able to win with our superior numbers of Shinigami, but our losses..."

"This is an unavoidable sacrifice."

Yamamoto Shigekuni closed his eyes again and continued softly, "After this meeting, I will send someone to visit the Uehara clan and invite Mr. Senju Tobirama of the Uehara clan to come and discuss how to gather all the forces of the Seireitei to deal with the invasion of the Arrancar army."

This is why Yamamoto Shigekuni planned to place the battlefield in Seireitei.

If the war were to take place outside the world, the Uehara clan might not participate; however, if the war were to occur within the Soul Society, the Uehara clan has never been absent from the battle to defend the Seireitei for thousands of years.

After saying this, Yamamoto Shigekuni slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Uehara Naraku sitting next to Aizen Sousuke. With the head of the Uehara clan here, how could the Uehara clan possibly be absent from this war?

"yes…"

Soi Fon nodded and continued softly, "But there's one more thing I want to say. Yesterday, the Covert Surveillance Squad observed that Uehara Castle released Shinji Hirako, Hiyori Sarugaki, Yoruichi Shihouin, and others. They even found traces of Kisuke Urahara's activities..."

"Um?"

Each team captain's expression turned serious.

At this moment, Soi Fon suddenly brought up this news. What was her intention? Did she think that Kisuke Urahara and Shinji Hirako were plotting something?

According to current intelligence, the Gotei 13 believes that Kisuke Urahara and his group have some kind of connection with the Arrancar and the Visored army. If the Arrancar and the Visored army were to join forces, it would indeed add a lot of powerful fighting strength to the enemy's camp...

As everyone's gaze swept over Soi Fon and slowly settled on Uehara Naraku, Ukitake Jushiro simply asked directly, "Lord Uehara Naraku, is there any particular reason why the Uehara clan released Hirako Shinji and the others?"

"I have no idea…"

Uehara Naraku shook his head somewhat bewildered and said softly, "I remember Tobirama-san and Urahara Kisuke made a pact, something like Urahara Kisuke could find the assassin who tried to kill me and the captain..."

"Wait, let me sort this out..."

Kyoraku Shunsui tilted his head, rubbed his temples, and said, "So, Urahara Kisuke has found the culprit... Wait, isn't there something wrong here? Does this mean Urahara Kisuke has also infiltrated Soul Society?"

No, that's not right. Uehara Castle released Yashimaru Lisa and her group...is it because Urahara Kisuke has already found the assassin who tried to kill you?

"Wait... Kisuke Urahara infiltrated Soul Society?"

"Could Kisuke Urahara be an accomplice of the Arrancar army in infiltrating Soul Society?"

"Lord Naraku, haven't you heard anything from your side? What happened...?"

"Sorry, I don't know..."

Uehara Naraku's face was full of doubt, and he looked even more confused than the others present: "I'm sorry, I've been kept in the clan for training by Tobirama-sensei all this time, and he hasn't even let me go to the Fifth Division to continue my duties... If it weren't for today's general meeting, Tobirama-sensei wouldn't have agreed to let me come."

Bang!

"That's enough!"

Soi Fon slammed her hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "Forget it, since Lord Naraku doesn't know anything about the details, there's no need to waste time rambling on!"

The Covert Task Force captured Kisuke Urahara yesterday. During my interrogation of his relationship with the Arrancar... I extracted a secret from him, a secret that nearly brought the entire Seireitei to its knees!

Soi Fon's gaze fell on Aizen Sousuke, and she said in a deep voice, "Captain Aizen, do you have anything to explain now?"

No, I'm too sleepy and tired today!

(End of this chapter)