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

[Spiritual Pressure: lv15]

[Reputation Level: Unknown]

[Status: Full of fighting spirit]

The bald-headed innkeeper is Madarame Ikkaku!

Madarame Ikkaku has the potential to learn Bankai; he is indeed a promising talent.

"It seems you've recommended a very lively student."

July smiled.

"Don't interfere with our duel..." Ikkaku Madarame's face immediately showed his displeasure.

"Hey kid, watch your mouth!" Kotsubaki Jin'emon cut him off with a chop to the neck. "This is one of the best swordsmen in Soul Society! If you want to learn swordsmanship, seize the opportunity!"

"Ah—!" Madarame Ikkaku clutched his head. "The Shinigami with the best swordsmanship?!"

“Teacher!” Kotsubaki Jin'emon rubbed Madarame Ikkaku’s bald head. “He’s the innkeeper I was talking about… He’s a bit mischievous, but not a bad person at heart.”

"Who's being naughty!" Madarame Ikkaku angrily slapped away the hand that was patting his head.

"Are you Captain Shikatori?" Madarame Ikkaku wasn't stupid; knowing that this was an opportunity that Tsubaki-sensei had secured for him, he immediately bowed deeply in a dogeza posture. "I wish to learn the Shikatori-ryu swordsmanship from you. Please accept me as your disciple!"

[Ikkaku Madarame requests to become an apprentice; will you accept him as your personal disciple?]

In July, a prompt to become an apprentice appeared before her eyes.

"Since you are a student recognized by Tsubaki, I will accept you as my disciple. However, you must respect your teachers and elders, and strive to cultivate diligently, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the Shikatri-ryu school." July nodded and accepted Madarame Ikkaku as his disciple.

...

A few days later, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni summoned the captains and vice-captains of each squad to the First Squad's council hall.

Looking around in July, he realized that among the Shinigami who could speak at important meetings of the Gotei 13, his disciples made up a significant portion.

Kana Mochishiro, Isane Kotetsu, Sosuke Aizen, Sajin Komamura, Kensei Muguruma, and Isshin Shiba are the vice-captains of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th Divisions, respectively.

Yoruichi Shihōin is the captain of the Second Division.

Today, Shikatori-ryu wields considerable influence within the Gotei 13.

Furthermore, Kana Azajo, Sosuke Aizen, Kensei Muguruma, and Isshin Shiba all have a good chance of becoming captains of various squads.

At that time, Shikatori Ryu's influence within the Gotei 13 and even the entire Soul Society will further expand.

July looked towards the doorway, where two more people entered.

They are respectively the captain of the 7th Division, Aikawa Rao, and the vice-captain of the 7th Division, Komamura Sajin.

Komamura Sajin is also close to completing his Bankai training, but unfortunately, the 7th Division already has a new captain.

Aikawa Rabu graduated a few years earlier than Hirako Shinji and others. Before he started teaching at the Spirit Arts Academy in July, he had already become a formal Shinigami.

Two years ago, Aikawa Rabu learned Bankai and was transferred to the 7th Division by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, where he was promoted to captain.

"Sorry... are we late?" Aikawa Rao scratched his head and said apologetically.

"It's not too late yet, Ukitake hasn't arrived yet."

Kyoraku Shunsui put his hands in his sleeves. He had arrived early and waited a while, then leaned lazily against a pillar.

A moment later, Jushiro Ukitake also arrived and handed a scroll to Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

“Captain-Commander Yamamoto, this is the latest intelligence.” Jushiro Ukitake’s expression was extremely serious. “It has been confirmed that there were no survivors at the base in the Naruki area.”

"No one survived? It seems... this is a serious matter?" Kyoraku Shunsui said. "What happened?"

"Boom--!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni raised his cane and slammed it on the ground. "Be serious! This is an important meeting!"

"Uh..." Kyoraku Shunsui, though somewhat unconventional, wouldn't disrespect the old man in front of so many people, so he obediently left the pillar and walked over.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni glanced at the scroll in his hand, and when he looked up again, his eyes were filled with terrifying rage.

"Intelligence has come from the front lines: another Shinigami stronghold in the human world has lost contact!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said coldly. "This matter must be related to the resurrected Quincy. Once you return, immediately have all squads prepare for war!"

In recent years, Quincy have frequently appeared in the modern world.

At first, they only hunted Hollows, trying to avoid conflict with Shinigami.

After several conflicts, if a Shinigami were to encounter a Quincy in the human world, the two sides would almost certainly fight.

"They actually dared to attack the Shinigami's stronghold!" Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's face darkened, and he volunteered, "Captain-Commander Yamamoto, let me lead the men to wipe them out!"

“We have a lot more young people in our team. Captain Kuruyashiki should give them some opportunities to gain experience,” July suggested. “Many of us here don’t have experience participating in or commanding large-scale battles. Why not take this opportunity to train them?”

In July, he wanted to give his disciples a chance to fight.

Hirako Shinji and others may only need one opportunity to master Bankai.

"Um..."

After thinking it over, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni realized that many of the captains and vice-captains of the various squads did indeed need more experience.

He is getting old, and the Gotei 13 will have to choose a new leader sooner or later.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni originally intended to choose one of his two disciples.

However, Kyoraku Shunsui had made it clear on several occasions that he did not want to take on this important task.

However, Jushiro Ukitake's health is poor, and he cannot be overworked. If Jushiro Ukitake were to take the position of Captain-Commander, it is likely that a Captain-Commander would die of illness within a few years.

Neither of them is a suitable candidate.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was very optimistic about Shikari Shichigetsu.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked around and saw that more than half of the squads now had disciples of Shikatori Shichigetsu holding important positions.

This gave Shikagiri Nanatsuki the ability to command respect.

In addition, Shikagori Nanatsuki's strength is also commendable.

Given time, he will surely be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the chief captain.

However, in order to take on the heavy responsibility of the captain, he still needs to go through some blood and fire to grow!

"Captain Shikatori, you will be in charge of this battle."

Chapter 320 The Beginning

Weeks ago, in the present world.

Four Quincy wearing white cloaks appeared in the sky above the Shinigami stronghold.

"This is it, the Grim Reaper's stronghold in this region."

"A black-haired Quincy wearing gold-rimmed glasses said."

"All we need to do is wipe them all out, right, Instructor Kiruje?"

The blond boy, wearing a hood, had his hands in his pockets and looked completely relaxed.

The other two Quincy standing behind him were an old pink-haired man with unfocused eyes and pupils darting wildly to the sides, and a young man with a buzz cut and glasses.

“That’s right, we need to eliminate this Grim Reaper stronghold.” Kiruge adjusted his hair under his hat. “This Grim Reaper stronghold also has a spirit particle shield… but with your help, it’s much simpler, Gremy!”

Cheruge Opie serves as an instructor for Quincy in the Wandenreich and is also a top-ranking elite Quincy in the Sternritter.

Beside him was Gremy Tomour, also a member of the Sternritter.

Moreover, he's someone even Haschwald, the Grand Master of the Sternritter, has to be wary of.

"Then do it."

Gremy spoke softly, his hands still in his pockets, showing no intention of moving forward.

"Want to break the spirit particle shield?" The bespectacled, buzz-cut young man stepped forward, rubbing his fists together. "I'm very good at this!"

In recent years, Quincy have become much more active in the modern world than in the past.

To guard against Quincy attacks and to protect their strongholds, the Shinigami maintain a spiritual energy shield.

The man with the buzz cut arrived above the spirit particle shield, raised his hand towards it, and took out a black feather dart with his other hand.

puff-

The man with the buzz cut plunged a black feather dart into the back of his hand.

The next moment, the surrounding spiritual particles rapidly converged on the wound, even those on the spiritual particle shield.

A sinister grin spread across the buzz-cut man's face as he continued to exert force, rapidly worsening the injury on the back of his hand.

The wound is also becoming increasingly attractive to external spiritual particles.

Click click click——

Cracks appeared on the spirit shield, and the cracks were rapidly expanding.

Ten seconds later, the spirit shield could no longer be maintained and completely collapsed and dissipated.

"Enemy attack!!!"

A roar echoed from Death's stronghold.

"What incredible healing power... It even absorbed the spiritual particles within the spiritual particle barrier!" Kiruge took out a handkerchief, removed his glasses to wipe them, and praised, "Greymi... your mind is truly brilliant; you actually managed to imagine such an ability."

"Ah...it's just a very ordinary idea, isn't it?" Gremy said lazily.

Gremy could use his imagination to create objects and life; the buzz-cut youth and the pink-haired old man were creations of his imagination.

The life he created with his imagination even possessed extraordinary abilities.

“The killing has already begun.” Kiruge put his glasses back on and stared at the Grim Reaper’s stronghold.

The pink-haired old man behind the two had disappeared without them noticing.

The man with the buzz cut also flew into the Grim Reaper's stronghold, his black feather darts raining down on it like raindrops.

"what--"

A continuous stream of screams rang out.

"stop!"

The only Death Knight in the stronghold rushed out.

"You think you can just stop like that?"

The man with the buzz cut grinned and waved his right hand, sending even more black feather darts flying towards the Death God's Seat.

"Thirty-nine of the Binding Dao: Round Gate Fan!"

The Death God's Chief released a round shield, blocking the incoming black feather darts.

Before he could even catch his breath, a blade composed of highly concentrated spiritual particles pierced through his chest.

"What?"

The Death God was terrified. He turned around and saw a pink-haired old man standing behind him.

He had no sense of the old man's spiritual pressure fluctuations at all; it was as if the old man had suddenly appeared behind him!

"Die!"

Taking advantage of the moment, the man with the buzz cut raised his hand, and countless black feather darts landed on the Death God's seat officer.

Puff puff puff——

The Death God's officer, his body riddled with black feather darts, plummeted toward the ground.

“Your ability is really useful; he didn’t even notice, Garnar.”

The man with the buzz cut chuckled.

The pink-haired old man, Gnar Lee, can eliminate "his own existence".

The enemy can neither see him nor feel him, and even if they want to remember him, they cannot.

If used for a sneak attack, it would be an extremely terrifying ability.

Grenard showed no intention of stopping to talk to him and disappeared again from the spot.

Screams echoed continuously from the Death Camp.