The Alchemist in Bleach

This creates the illusion that Ichiro can easily set up an extremely powerful barrier.

Of course, even so, it means that Ichiro's level of Kido has surpassed his. Whether it's this barrier or this Kido technique, it can only be said that he is indeed a Kido monster who is extremely pragmatic!

Actually, Hakugen's deduction here is not accurate. Ichiro does have this Kido technique, but the current barrier is not created using this Kido technique, as that would be too troublesome. This barrier was created by Ichiro using alchemy, which is faster!

In fact, he does all his current barriers this way, which greatly improves their practicality.

Here, Gosuke saw that Ushōda Hachigen had not lifted the barrier but was walking towards him, and a bad feeling gradually rose in his heart: Could it be that he couldn't lift it?

But this is a Taoist priest who exorcises ghosts!

However, facts are facts...

Yuzhaoda Hachigen walked up to Gosuke and shook his head, saying, "We can't do anything about this barrier in a short time. Even the Great Demon Master might not be able to do it. I'm sorry. Also, it's best not to think about forcibly breaking the barrier. They are still alive because the barrier is prolonging their lives."

After saying that, he turned and left. He had just gained a lot of inspiration from Ichiro's barrier, and maybe he could also research this kind of mobile barrier!

Watching Hachigen's departing figure and recalling his words, Gosuke's face turned ashen. Now, his only hope lay with the captain and the captain-commander, however...

......

In the latter half of Rukongai, Kenpachi cleaved a Gillian in two with a single sword strike, then turned to the team members who came to report: "What did you say? Our eight team members were disemboweled and hung at the gate by Tenshin?"

Frowning, Kenpachi asked, "Who started this?"

"Um..." Kenpachi was very annoyed that the battle had been interrupted, and his imposing aura made the messenger hesitate. However, he still forced a smile and said, "They were the ones who didn't heal our teammate's injuries first!"

Is there a cure?

"what?"

I asked, "Did you give him any treatment?"

"Yes... but..."

"Is that settled then? You're just someone who wields a knife and tries to teach them how to save people? Do you even deserve it? You got what you deserved. That's it. Those idiots are fine. You go and call Wuzhu and the others back. Tell them to go back and rest. Since they still have the energy, get back here and fight! A bunch of idiots!"

After saying that, he ignored him and casually fastened another golden bracelet to suppress his spiritual pressure. Kenpachi then charged towards a newly appeared Hollow not far away. Now that he had another bracelet, he should be able to have a good fight!

The team member who was left to deliver the message stood there dumbfounded. He looked around at the other team members, but no one paid him any attention. They all rushed up to continue fighting and replaced the others.

"Yo~"

Suddenly, a delicate little foot stepped on his head, and then an adorable Yachiru appeared in front of him.

"Vice...Vice Captain."

"Okay, I'll go back with you."

He asked with a look of surprise, "Is the vice-captain going to help us?"

"Help?" Yachiru tilted her head slightly, asking curiously, "Isn't it their fault? Why should we help? I'm going back to get candy from Sugar. I've finished my candy, let's go!!!"

"But the vice-captain..."

"Huh? Didn't you hear Xiaojian say to ignore them?" Yachiru, who had walked to the front, suddenly turned around and stared intently at him. At that moment, he seemed to see a man-eating beast behind Yachiru!

Swallowing hard, suppressing his fear, he nodded: "I...I understand, Vice Captain..."

Yachiru smiled broadly, the terrifying aura from before completely gone. Holding the rope from her Zanpakuto, she happily ran towards the Seireitei, calling out without turning back, "Little Sword, I'm going back to find Little Sugar. You guys have fun~"

Kenpachi blocked Gillian's attack, glanced at it, and then focused his attention back on the battle in front of him. With Yachiru's strength, even if he encountered someone he couldn't defeat, he could leave smoothly.

.......

In the First Division, in the Captain-Commander's office, the Captain-Commander frowned as he looked at the report that the Eleventh Division had just handed him. This kid had only just returned and had already caused him such a big problem. Wasn't the school quite peaceful before?

Why are you so arrogant now?

Well, the Captain-Commander clearly ignored the few moments when Ichiro acted recklessly in the past. Either he doesn't act recklessly, or he acts recklessly to the point of death!

The captain pressed his brow and asked Chojiro Sasakibe, who was standing beside him, "What are the specific details?"

Chojiro Sasakibe's face flashed a strange expression as he said, "The incident started when the members of the Eleventh Division took an injured person for treatment. Then, in order to distribute spiritual pressure more efficiently, the Fourth Division rarely fully heals battle injuries. This is an unspoken rule that all the divisions are aware of. However, the members of the Eleventh Division are more impulsive and reckless, and they almost always cause trouble."

"So, that little Ichiro, in order to solve the problem once and for all, made an example of them?"

"pretty close."

"What's Hanatarou's background? Even if it's just to make an example of him, this is going too far. Where does he get the audacity?" This is also what the Captain-Commander doesn't understand. When it comes to venting anger, both he and his apprentice are the same. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in the Fourth Division will suffer the consequences.

The difference is that in the past, Ichiro only punished him lightly. Disemboweling him and hanging him up for public display was a bit too much. First, it had a bad influence, and second, the Eleventh Division was, after all, a division created by Unohana herself.

"That's the problem. Yamada Hanatarou is the younger brother of Yamada Seinosuke, the vice-captain of the Fourth Division. Yamada Seinosuke has helped Ichiro a lot, and the two have a good relationship. Moreover, this Yamada Hanatarou is quite popular in the Fourth Division..."

At this point, Chojiro Sasaki's lips twitched slightly.

"Popularity? What popularity? Does he have any special abilities?" The captain curiously pulled out Hanatarou's file and looked through it, but after looking at it again and again, he couldn't find anything special.

"I don't know. It seems that his gentle temperament makes the women in the Fourth Division feel sorry for him, including Captain Unohana."

"Huh? Retsu's like this too? Why?" The Captain-Commander looked at Chojiro Sasakibe with a puzzled expression, wanting an answer, but all he saw was a pair of confused eyes...

Forgive these two virgins who've been celibate for thousands of years; expecting them to understand these things is just too difficult...

Fortunately, although they don't know why Retsu and the others have feelings for Hanatarou, it doesn't prevent them from knowing that Hanatarou holds a relatively important position in the Fourth Division.

"So, this is Ichiro's source of confidence? Because he's actually standing up for Hanataro, the entire Fourth Division, including Retsu who already dotes on him, won't object in the slightest. This guy is just as reckless as his teacher..."

After saying that, the captain frowned again, feeling utterly exhausted.

He used to have to clean up Lie's messes; Lie had finally had a few hundred years of peace, and now he had to clean up her disciple's mess... Perhaps he shouldn't have let Lie work for him in the first place...

At first, when he heard that Ichiro mainly wanted to learn the Way of Retsu, he was quite happy. At least it was better than finding a battle maniac, and it would save him a lot of trouble. But who knew...

"There's one more thing." Chojiro Sasakibe, standing to the side, also looked helpless. He wasn't much better off than the Captain-Commander, since he also had to clean up messes. "Hanataro's talent is also quite good. Ichiro is currently making him his assistant to train him. Should we keep an eye on this?"

"No need. How many monsters like Ichiro do you think can emerge in an era? Judging from Hanataro's performance at the academy, he only has talent in the Kido. Although Ichiro's Kido is strong, don't forget that his talent is still in Kido. Don't forget that guy is a monster who can break the chanting of the 99th Kido!"

Chojiro Sasaki expressed his understanding, saying that the 99th Hado and the 99th Bakudo are not the same thing. The former is much more difficult. Currently, Ichiro is the only Shinigami known in Soul Society who can break the incantation of the 99th Hado, Goryū Genmei, without much reduction in power!

The only one!

Even the Great Ghost Taoist Priest couldn't do it!

Because the Ninety-Nine Binding Spells are actually divided into three parts, this implicitly reduces their difficulty. Therefore, even though the current Great Demon Master can break the Ninety-Nine Binding Spells without chanting them, he cannot break the Ninety-Nine Breaking Spells...

This is why, despite the huge disaster they caused in Hueco Mundo, no one blamed them; instead, they cooperated fully. In the Soul Society, strength ultimately prevails!

The three of them can be said to have already stepped into the top ranks of Soul Society's combat power. After a few more years of growth, they will inevitably step into that ranks as well.

"Draft a document to get Ichiro to release them. The timeframe is... three days from now. Too long will have a negative impact. The Eleventh Division's temperament really needs to be tempered." After a moment's thought, the Captain-Commander made the decision and instructed Chojiro Sasakibe, who was standing beside him.

"Yes, Commander." Just as he was about to respond and leave, he heard the Commander's voice.

"What do you think of the academy reform plan that Ichiro mentioned?"

Chojiro's eyes flashed subtly. Ichiro had indeed submitted such a plan, but it had never been approved, nor had it even been reported to the Central 46. The reason was that they could actually make all the decisions on this plan, so the plan actually had another meaning.

Search for the rats hiding among the Gotei 13!

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Chapter 144 Aizen's Gradual Exposure!

Chojiro Sasaki turned around and said calmly, "We are currently collecting opinions from students of all grades and families. We will have to wait a while for the specific results."

[We're secretly gathering clues and have found some leads.]

The captain slightly opened his narrowed eyes and said, "Is that so? What are the nobles' opinions now? How many more years can this last?"

Based on the available intelligence, how many years has that rat been operating? How were the most recent traces discovered?

Chojiro Sasaki: "The nobles have differing opinions, but if we take a middle ground, it should be around 7 years. The Shihōin family has the strongest opinion on this, because Yoruichi Shihōin's situation has slightly disrupted their family head succession plan."

The current clues suggest it's been around seven years, but it could have started even earlier. All the major noble families may have been infiltrated, with the Shihouin family being particularly hard hit. The most recent evidence is the attack on Yoruichi Shihouin.

The captain nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's leave it at that for now. Draft a document and have someone give it to Ichiro."

"Yes, Captain-Commander." After replying, Chojiro Sasaki turned and left the office, leaving the Captain-Commander alone in the office, resting his chin on his hand and thinking.

In the past, even if they had any secret plans, they wouldn't have been so cautious as to guard against them now. Most of the time, the two of them would talk directly, and then Chojiro Sasaki would carry them out personally. This was already the highest level of secrecy.

After all, Chojiro Sasakibe had been with him for nearly a thousand years. If he wasn't trustworthy, then there was no one else he could trust.

The reason for this change is mainly due to a demonstration of Ichiro's work a few years ago, which was about mimicking Zanpakuto.

At the time, it was to form the Sword-wielding Squad of the Fourth Division, so the Captain-Commander needed to see for himself whether the simulated Zanpakuto really looked like a normally awakened Zanpakuto.

This experiment cast a shadow over the minds of the Captain-Commander and Chojiro Sasaki, leading them to devise this extremely subtle method of communication. The Captain-Commander also had more than a dozen similar overt plans in his drawer, all of which he could make complete decisions on, had little impact, but involved various aspects of life. These were all pretexts for replacement.

So what did Ichiro show that made the Captain-Commander so cautious?

That's right, it's the ultimate weakened version of Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu - the Mimic Zanpakuto: Shinki!

Shinki is a Zanpakuto created by Ichiro using modern psychological suggestion techniques. Its abilities are very weak, only able to slightly affect the senses of others, and it is also very difficult to grow. In fact, it can only be said that it can only grow naturally.

However, this is precisely the shortcoming of the mimic Zanpakuto. Its evolution depends on the unique characteristics of Asauchi itself. Without the cooperation of Shinigami, the evolution speed will be very slow, and it may even deviate from the direction you expect.

Logically speaking, this level of ability wouldn't catch the Captain-Commander's eye, since his current strength is too weak and his future prospects are too uncertain. But here's the point about how Ichiro is perceived by him.

Despite his immense strength, he remained cautiously within the academy, displaying remarkable maturity in his conduct. In his view, Ichiro's display of the weak Heart Demon instead of the fire-attribute Flame Sparrow (which was not yet upgraded at the time) must have a deeper meaning.

Otherwise, if you show him the Flame Sparrow, its attributes match his. If you make him happy, teaching him a move or two would be enough for Ichiro to use for a long time. You could even show him the medical skills, which could speed up the formation of the sword-wielding team. With so many options, why choose such a demon?

Then, recalling the term "mimicry Zanpakuto" that Ichiro frequently mentioned during his demonstration, the Captain-Commander understood. The mimicry Zanpakuto, Shinki, couldn't control other people's senses. So, what about a proper Zanpakuto?

Although there are very few illusion-type Zanpakuto that are this abnormal in history, what if there is? What if such a terrifying Zanpakuto really appeared and was wielded by a wicked Shinigami? Wouldn't that be a very bad situation?

Therefore, from that time onward, the Captain-Commander only communicated with Chojiro Sasakibe about confidential matters in this way, and only the two of them. He didn't have the same level of understanding with others, not even his two students, as they were prone to overthinking things…

At first, the captain and his team were just being cautious, thinking that it was better to be safe than sorry, and that intelligence work should be kept as secret as possible.

However, after a long investigation, they actually found some clues!

Even though the person behind it had covered up every trace to the extreme, that's just how the world is. Every step leaves a trace, and even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw!

Although the limited information they had couldn't help them identify the target, at least they knew that there was someone in the Seireitei who was skilled in illusion and was causing trouble behind the scenes!

Meanwhile, the mastermind behind everything, Aizen, the hair gel user, is unaware that some of his traces have already been exposed, and it's only a matter of time before he's completely discovered.

This was one of the preparations Ichiro made to deal with Aizen!

Unfortunately, the Tsunayo family is not easy to approach, and after all, they are a great noble family, making it difficult to figure out what they want. Otherwise, Ichiro would have liked to hint to the Tsunayo family to go directly to the Great Spirit Book Corridor to investigate information!

No matter how powerful your Kyoka Shuiyue is, can you still deceive the laws of Soul Society?