Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy.

I've grown too fast and need more real-world experience to solidify my skills.

He thought back to all the people he knew.

It's impossible to find disciples or teachers from the Spiritual Arts Academy; they can't put too much pressure on July.

Ba Yunzhai's physical condition was also not suitable.

Kyoraku Shunsui would definitely not agree; given his personality, he would be too lazy to take action.

Kiryuki probably wouldn't agree to such a request; she's not a warmonger.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni... July shook her head, not wanting to be beaten up unilaterally.

Unohana seems to be the only captain who is willing to fight him properly.

A bold idea popped into his mind:

Or, how about we go and try our swordsmanship on Unohana?

Chapter 136 Beginning

July arrived at the Fourth Division.

I ran into Hoshino Rie as soon as I entered the courtyard.

When I saw her in July, she was sweeping the courtyard.

"Liyi, is it your turn to be on duty today?" July asked with a light laugh.

"Teacher!" Hoshino Rie was surprised and delighted by July's appearance.

"Is Captain Unohana here?" July asked. "I need to talk to her about something."

"Did the teacher come looking for the captain?" Hoshino Rie shook her head. "But the captain isn't here. She received a mission and has already gone out."

"A mission?" July noticed Hoshino Rie's choice of words and asked, "Do you know what happened?"

There aren't many missions that would get Unohana to take action.

If a Shinigami in Seireitei needs treatment, they usually come to the Fourth Division on their own initiative, and it's rare for Unohana to go out on her own.

“I don’t know either. The captain didn’t bring anyone else with him. After the vice-captain of the Sparrow Club came to visit, he went out with her.” Hoshino Rie shook her head.

“Then I’ll wait for her in the Fourth Division. It’ll be a good opportunity to test what you’ve learned recently,” July said gently.

"Huh?" Hoshino Rie was caught off guard by the surprise inspection and panicked.

...

After taking a leave of absence, the captain of the 7th Division, Takeshi Nobuaki, moved out of Seireitei and returned to his hometown to recuperate.

Takeshi Naotsuna prefers quiet. After returning to his hometown to recuperate, he is usually not disturbed by anyone. Only his former subordinates from the Seventh Division occasionally visit him.

But today is different; the mansion of the Taketsuna family is surrounded by Grim Reapers.

When Kyoraku Shunsui saw Chojiro Sasakibe approaching with Retsu Unohana, he quickly went to greet them:

"Captain Unohana, you've finally arrived!"

Unohana asked, "Has your intelligence team made any discoveries?"

"We still haven't found the whereabouts of the execution captain." Kyoraku Shunsui shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The situation is not optimistic. If the execution captain is still capable of action, he shouldn't be completely missing. Either he is trapped in some unknown place, or he has already... sacrificed himself."

Today, the vice-captain of the 7th Division came to visit Nobukatsu, but found that he was missing. He only found a pool of blood in the house, which meant that an accident had occurred.

The disappearance of the former captain was no small matter, and the vice-captain of the 7th Division immediately reported it.

However, Kyoraku Shunsui and the intelligence team were unable to find any trace of Nobuaki, and had to seek help from other squads.

"There's blood in the house, come and take a look." After saying that, Kyoraku Shunsui led Unohana to the traces they had found.

The bloodstains were found in the bedroom, and the bed was stained red with blood.

“There’s a lot of bleeding, but no signs of a struggle…” Unohana frowned.

Although Wu Gang's strength has declined significantly, he is not entirely powerless to fight back.

Judging from the extent of the bloodstains and the surrounding furnishings, it appears that Takeshi Kaneshiro did not put up any resistance.

Unohana noticed a teacup on the table next to her. The teacup was empty, but there were still some traces of water left.

She picked up the teacup, smelled it, and her expression quickly changed: "There's some kind of drug residue in the tea..."

She examined it carefully and continued, "Preliminary assessment indicates it is a potent anesthetic."

Kyoraku Shunsui speculated, "So...the team leader was drugged first, and then attacked?"

“That’s very likely.” Unohana nodded. “That would explain why the bloodstains and marks left here are like this. It seems the execution captain didn’t retaliate.”

“But not just anyone could drug the execution captain, right? The execution captain isn’t that careless.” Kyoraku Shunsui frowned. “Could it be someone he knows who did it?”

“It seems we need to start the investigation with the executor captain’s acquaintances.” Kyoraku Shunsui glanced at the Shinigami of the 7th Division and continued, “I’ve sent someone to inform Captain Hikifune. She’ll be bringing people over later to check the residual spiritual pressure here.”

"By the way, Captain Unohana, is this kind of drug easy to get?"

Unohana thought for a moment and said, "It's not very common. There should only be three places where you can get it—the Fourth Division, the Twelfth Division, and the Shin-O Medicine Institute."

"I see... then the scope of the investigation has been narrowed down considerably." Kyoraku Shunsui stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Not long after, Kiryu arrived with two subordinates wearing white coats.

“Kiryu, I found drug residue in the cup. It’s very likely that someone I know committed the crime. Could you help me test the spiritual pressure residue in the room?” Unohana said.

Kiryu nodded and said to his two subordinates, "Kisuke, Bukyuu, you've brought all the equipment, right? Go and thoroughly inspect the house."

"Yes!" Kisuke Urahara and a man who looked somewhat like a frog replied.

The two took out their equipment to detect residual spiritual pressure.

Kiryu Asakura Shunsui asked, "Has the intelligence team found any trace of the executive captain elsewhere?"

Kyoraku Shunsui shook his head: "We've searched the surrounding area, but we haven't found any trace of it. This incident was probably premeditated."

Kisuke Urahara and Shu Ikusa used instruments to collect the faint traces of spiritual pressure left in the room. These traces were too faint to be perceived with spiritual sense and could only be detected with specialized instruments.

Once the spiritual pressure is detected, it is compared with the spiritual pressure fluctuations recorded in the spiritual pressure database. If the database records the spiritual pressure of this Shinigami, the owner of the spiritual pressure can be identified.

Bizhou was in charge of testing the spiritual pressure residue on the bed. Just as he was about to collect the spiritual pressure residue from the blood, he paused slightly.

"Bukyuu, have you found something?" Kisuke Urahara leaned closer.

“No… I don’t think the bleeding is that heavy. Could the team leader already be…” Biumu said.

"He's probably dead, his head probably chopped off too." Kisuke Urahara analyzed the blood flow on the pillow and bed.

"Huh?" Kisuke Urahara noticed something unusual. There seemed to be some black marks in the bloodstains, but they were no longer visible after being soaked in blood.

Kisuke Urahara took out a solution and poured it onto the bloodstains on the bed. After the bloodstains came into contact with the solution, their color quickly faded, revealing the traces underneath.

"Captain, we found writing in the blood. It might have been left by the executive captain!" Kisuke Urahara said.

The group gathered around and saw a string of characters carved with spiritual pressure on the bed, which read—Asada Tetsuya.

Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes narrowed, and he turned to stare at the 7th Division Vice-Captain beside him: "Vice-Captain Asada, are you hiding something?"

Everyone else in the room was also staring at the vice-captain of the Seventh Division.

Because the newly appointed vice-captain is none other than Tetsuya Asada!

He was previously the third seat of the 7th Division, and after his older brother, Asada Hikaru, died in the human world, he became the vice-captain.

At this moment, Bukyu also said, "Captain, I detected residual spiritual pressure from Vice-Captain Asada on the cup."

"It wasn't me!" Tetsuya Asada took several steps back, his voice trembling. "How could I possibly harm the execution captain!"

Chapter 137 Changes

When Unohana returned to the Fourth Division, she saw Shikatori Nanatsuki chatting with Hoshino Rie in the courtyard.

“Captain, welcome back!” Hoshino Rie said.

"Shikatori-kun, you've come to visit Rii?" Unohana smiled.

“I’m actually here to see Captain Unohana,” July said.

"Is there something you need from me?" Unohana asked curiously. She knew that July was the type of person who wouldn't come to her without a reason, so she definitely wasn't here to chat idly.

“My skills have improved recently, and I would like to exchange sword techniques with Captain Unohana,” July said directly.

"Oh~ then I'd like to see how much Shikato-kun has improved." Unohana said with a smile, not expecting that Nana would take the initiative to come to her for a sparring match.

“Sparring is no problem, but I have something to take care of first.” Unohana walked into the room. “Shikatori-kun, come with me. I should talk to you about this.”

July followed in Unohana's footsteps and arrived at a storage room.

"A major event happened today. The executive captain has gone missing, and it's highly likely he's already been murdered," Unohana said, dropping a bombshell.

"Executioner Naiwu Gang, the captain?" July was surprised. "Didn't he just take a break from the team not long ago?"

Before leaving Seireitei, Takeshi visited Shikatori Dojo and gave him two self-created Kido techniques.

Unexpectedly, the next time I heard news of Takeshi Nobuaki was that he had been murdered, which was truly heartbreaking.

While checking the medicine storehouse's inbound and outbound records, Unohana said, "The traces left at the scene all point to Tetsuya Asada, the current vice-captain of the Seventh Division."

"It is possible that he drugged Shi Zhi Naiwu Gang and killed him."

July watched as Unohana checked the pharmacy records and understood what she was doing: "I see. The drug used to murder Nobutsuna must not be a common drug. Is Captain Unohana checking the pharmacy records?"

Unohana nodded: "Only the Fourth Division, the Twelfth Division, and the Shin-O Pharmaceutical Institute possess the potent anesthetic that can render Executioner Taketsuna incapable of resistance."

"The prison squad is currently interrogating Tetsuya Asada, Shunsui Kyoraku has gone to investigate the Shin-o Medical Institute, and Kiryu Hikifune and I have returned to investigate our respective squads' medicine stores."

"After the team leader was discharged from the hospital, he made a special trip to the Shikatori Dojo to visit me and thank me. I never expected something like this to happen." July stepped forward to help Unohana check the records. "Captain Unohana, do you think it's highly likely that Asada Tetsuya did it?"

“There are too many clues left at the scene, it’s too strange. Moreover, it was Asada Tetsuya who took the initiative to report this. Logically speaking, he should have had enough time to deal with the traces before reporting it.” Unohana shook her head. “But you never know, maybe he’s just that stupid.”

Tetsuya Asada was originally only the third seat of the 7th Division. Unohana and the other captains didn't know much about him, so they needed to find out more about Tetsuya Asada's situation from the people in the 7th Division.

“However, if it wasn’t Asada Tetsuya who attacked the executioner, Nobukatsu, then there’s trouble.” Unohana’s brow furrowed with worry. “Shikatori-kun, you know about the spirit remains. Spirit pressure fluctuations can no longer be used as key evidence.”

July raised an eyebrow: "You think that the spirit body impersonated Asada Tetsuya, which is why Asada Tetsuya's spiritual pressure fluctuations were detected?"

Unohana explained, "I was attacked by a spirit body created using my spiritual particles."