Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 230, Chapter 228. Flipping the table? You think you're the only one who can do that?
"So, this is your explanation to me?"

Standing in the First Division's captain's lounge, Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked at the dejected Soi Fon, the apologetic Kuchiki Byakuya, and the seemingly unaffected Kyoraku Shunsui, and felt a surge of anger rising within him.

"My Bankai was about to finish off Kuchiki Kyoga, but who could have imagined that he could summon back his dying Zanpakuto, Muramasa, and then use Muramasa's power to freeze my attack in mid-air by binding it with his shadow."

Soi Fon still finds the incredible fighting style of Kuchiki Kyouga from earlier that day somewhat terrifying.

Because Kuchiki Kyoga's unconventional fighting style is just too similar to that person's.

In addition, he himself came from a commoner background in Rukongai. Could it be that all commoners in Rukongai have such talent?

"Then, Kuchiki Kyoga used the seriously injured Captain Komamura as a shield. Even when our reinforcements arrived, we dared not make any rash moves and could only watch him leave."

Captain Tosen of the Ninth Division followed up, saying that as the fifth captain to arrive at the battlefield, he originally wanted to truly support Soi Fon and the others and help them take down Kuchiki Kyoga, but since Kuchiki Kyoga used the dying Komamura Sajin as a shield, there was nothing he could do.

To kill a captain with one's own hands in order to kill a mere mortal like Kuchiki Hibiki is a price not everyone would dare to pay.

"At the time, I didn't know what the situation was like at Kuchiki Hibiki's place. I had to stay with the Tsunayo family to guard against Muramasa's sneak attack, so it was impossible for me to go and provide support."

Seeing Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's gaze shift to him, Kyoraku Shunsui shrugged.

He certainly had the ability to stop Kuchiki Kyouga. After Kuchiki Byakuya, the head of the Kuchiki family, confirmed that Kuchiki Kyouga could die, he naturally no longer needed to restrain himself from Kuchiki Kyouga.

Unfortunately, without Higashino Shuichi and his sword-hunting crew guarding the Tsunayashiro family, and without the protection of the Gotei 13, Kyoraku Shunsui became the main force protecting the Tsunayashiro family at that time.

Otherwise, facing Kuchiki Kyoga's materialized Zanpakuto, which clearly possessed strength far exceeding that of an average captain, only Tsunayoshiro Kōhara of the entire Tsunayoshiro family had the strength to step forward and resist.

However, unlike the Kuchiki family, the Shiba family, and the Shihōin family, who are the five noble families that have always been inclined to show their faces in public and are considered to be "martial arts factions," the head of the Tsuna Yashiro family's captain-level strength seems to be something that has been artificially built up and is the kind that would shatter at the slightest touch.

Therefore, sending Tsuna to face Muramasa alone on behalf of Kanbara is not much different from sending him to his death.

In fact, Kyoraku Shunsui could vaguely guess that there was another man of considerable strength in the Tsunayo family, but that man...
They probably wish more members of Tsunayoshiro's main family would die, right?
"So, it's like we sent five captains this time, and not only did we fail to capture Kuchiki Hibiki, but he also severely injured one of our captains after killing so many Grim Reapers and nobles, and then left triumphantly. Is that how it went?"

The captain of the Third Division, Gin Ichimaru, squinted and spoke slowly.

However, the faint upward curve at the corner of his mouth made it hard to believe that he was grieving for the deceased Shinigami and nobles in Soul Society.

Instead, it gives people the feeling that they are gloating.

"Hey, I have to say, this feeling feels kind of familiar. Didn't that guy, Higashino Shuichi, do something like this back then?"

Gin Ichimaru's words immediately stirred up some unpleasant memories for Kenpachi Zaraki of the Eleventh Division. It seemed that before Shuichi Higashino ran away, he had also taken down a bunch of captains, including Soi Fon, who was the vice-captain of the Second Division at the time, and was almost stabbed to death by Higashino.

The scene is so similar it's almost identical to the original. The only difference is that the main characters in the two stories have changed, and the Grim Reaper captain involved is also basically different.

It seems only Soi Fon experienced it all at the same time?
At that moment, Soi Fon suddenly felt many eyes on her. Clearly, Kenpachi Zaraki was not the only one who had thought of this.

Why are you all looking at me? I didn't slack off!

Soi Fon expressed that she was really wronged. She tried her best to kill Kuchiki Kyouga. Apart from the secret technique Shunpo, which she inherited from Yoruichi Shihouin and never used unless it was absolutely necessary, she really gave it her all!
She even used the Bankai Suzumebachi Raikōben, which she usually dislikes the most!
"Compared to that, I'm actually more concerned about Captain Komamura's safety. I wonder how he's doing now~"

At this moment, Aizen Sousuke, the captain of the Fifth Division, looked at Unohana Retsu, the captain of the Fourth Division, with some worry and asked her a question.

That concerned look warmed the hearts of everyone who saw it.

This is Captain Aizen! Although his strength isn't particularly outstanding among the captains, he genuinely cares about the other Shinigami!

Unfortunately, Aizen's expression didn't elicit any positive feedback from Unohana Retsu. In other words, Unohana Retsu's signature smile was in no way inferior to Aizen's.
"Please rest assured, Captain Aizen. Kuchiki Kyoga's swordsmanship is extremely advanced. His sword strike almost killed Captain Komamura, but it was by a hair's breadth."

Therefore, Captain Komamura is not in mortal danger and should be able to rejoin the team soon.

"Really? That's great. Otherwise, it would be really sad if Soul Society lost a captain because of this."

Aizen's face showed a happy expression, as if he was genuinely happy that Komamura Sajin was unharmed.

"So, has anything been discovered at the 12th Division yet?"

Instead of stopping the captains from showing concern for each other, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni waited until Aizen finished asking his questions before turning to Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the 12th Division captain who was wearing a mask.

The latter simply shook his head.
"None of the monitoring stations detected any trace of a passage to the mortal world being opened. Unless that Kuchiki Hibiki did not use the Transcendence technique and entered the Severed World alone, he should still be inside the Soul Society."

At this time, the Technology Development Bureau, due to its short history and because of Shuichi Higashino, had devoted a lot of energy to research on modifying souls in the past, so its various technologies were not yet perfect, and its monitoring and control over the Soul Society was obviously far less than it would be in the future storyline.

However, after giving his information, Mayuri Kurotsuchi suddenly changed the subject.
"I've heard that there's an entity called the Reflection Hall in Soul Society. It can monitor most places in Soul Society, the Human World, and Hueco Mundo. Apparently, it's managed by the five noble families on a rotating basis. If we can use the Reflection Hall, finding Kuchiki Kyouga's location shouldn't be that difficult, right?"

Upon hearing this, not only did Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni fall silent for a moment, but even Kyoraku Shunsui and Kuchiki Byakuya frowned slightly.

Did Mayuri Kurotsuchi truly not understand, or was he pretending to be confused when he did?

The Reflection Hall and the Great Spiritual Library Corridor were, in principle, shared by the five noble families. Initially, they were designed to be managed by the five noble families in rotation. However, due to the request of the founder of the Tsunamiyo family and the distribution of interests among the five families, the Great Spiritual Library Corridor was later handed over to the Tsunamiyo family for management.

However, the original arrangements for the film screening room were retained.

That's one way of putting it, but in reality, the Video Room was maintained by the Tsuna-Yayo family for many years as compensation for not participating in the work of the Gotei 13.

This is something that all the members of the five noble families tacitly understand.

Regardless of where Mayuri Kurotsuchi learned about the film theater, how could he not know about such a thing?
At this highly sensitive juncture, why did he deliberately bring up such a controversial topic in front of all the team captains? What were his intentions?

"Your thoughts are really hard to guess, aren't they?"

Kyoraku Shunsui thought to himself. But no matter what, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's suggestion was indeed a pretty good one.

Unfortunately, the answer given by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was disappointing.

"The current manager of the video room is the Tsunayo family, and the current head of the Tsunayo family sent someone to check the video room immediately after the incident. It turned out that Kuchiki Hibiki had evaded the video room's surveillance."

This is not a difficult task for Kuchiki Hibiki.

As he spoke, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni turned his gaze to Kuchiki Byakuya.

There's no doubt this is hinting at something.

As the son-in-law of the Kuchiki family and the uncle of the current head of the Kuchiki family, Kuchiki Kyoga certainly has the ability and right to know these secrets.

However, Byakuya Kuchiki was very clear that he had never granted Kuchiki Kyouga any relevant authority, nor had he told Kuchiki Kyouga any related information. The only thing he had allowed was to let Kuchiki Kyouga enter the Great Spirit Book Corridor once to investigate the matter of Higashino Shuichi.

But now, Byakuya Kuchiki knows that from his perspective, he cannot explain it that way directly, otherwise it would only make things worse.

"Captain, I assure you, I will personally capture Kuchiki Hibiki and hand him over to the Central 46 for trial!"

Even if I can't capture him, I will kill him on the spot and not let him become a disgrace to the Kuchiki family.

At that moment, Kuchiki Byakuya could only make this assurance to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

As for what he really thinks, only he himself probably knows.

In stark contrast to the somewhat somber atmosphere on the side of the Gotei 13, the atmosphere was different at the Tsunayo family's home.

Sitting in his head seat, Tsunayoshiro Shinbara looked at the representatives of the noble families below, whose numbers were now reduced by half, and then at the blood-stained list of fallen members of the Tsunayoshiro family on the table in front of him. The fact that he could suppress his anger was already a testament to his great composure as a family head.

"Without a doubt, Lord Kambara, this is the Kuchiki family's revenge against our Tsunayoshiro lineage!"

They want to take advantage of Higashino Hideaki's forced escape to utterly destroy our Tsunayashiro family, ensuring we can never rise again!

"A minor nobleman, whose arm was still injured, said through gritted teeth."

His injuries weren't actually that serious; any Fourth Division Commander could easily heal him with a little effort using the Return Path technique.

But when he went to the Fourth Division to seek treatment, the answer he received was that he had to wait in line!
And he's ranked behind those ordinary civilian Grim Reapers!

How could he possibly tolerate this?!

If it weren't for the fact that even the Shinigami Hospital, which belongs to their own noble family, was targeted by Kuchiki Hibiki, resulting in heavy losses of the Shinigami within, the entire Shinigami Hospital would have been paralyzed, except for Yamada Seinosuke, who had just taken over as the general manager and was barely alive.

He would never stoop to the level of the Fourth Division.

But not only did the Fourth Division not show any gratitude, they actually let those civilian Shinigami receive treatment in front of them?!
No, the more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets!

If Higashino Shuichi and his sword-hunting followers were still here, why would these nobles from the Tsuna-Yashiro family be here?!

"That's right! We're nobles! Why should the Shinigami of the Fourth Division be ranked behind those lowly commoners?!"

My poor finger, the skin is broken, and it hurts so much that I can't sleep at night!
This must have been orchestrated by the Kuchiki family!

Another nobleman clutched a small section of his right index finger, his face contorted in pain, and cursed loudly.

Clearly, this is also a "victim" who was turned away by the Fourth Division.

"And another thing, Lord Kanbara, you don't know, today when I wanted to go back to my house to get something, the Grim Reaper there actually told me to leave, saying that it wasn't safe there?!"
Bullshit! They just want to take advantage of this situation and embezzle my family's property!

It's only because Higashino Shuichi isn't here. If he were, would these Shinigami of the Gotei 13 dare to say such things in front of us?!
They're getting too cocky now that we no longer have a strong captain-level combat force!

Another nobleman is complaining to Tsunayoshiro Shinbara.

There are many other nobles, each with their own version of events, but the core point is the same: the Kuchiki family has gone too far, and they urge Lord Kanbara to quickly recall Lord Higashino Hideaki. The remaining nobles are willing to unite and vouch for Lord Higashino Hideaki!
These days, it's really too dangerous not to have a powerful Grim Reaper as a henchman!
But Tsunayoshiro Kanbara also wanted Higashino Shuichi to come back, but could Higashino Shuichi come back now?
Higashino Shuichi was not well-liked by the current Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. It was only through the influence of Tsunayoshiro Kanbara, who led a large group of nobles, that Higashino Shuichi was able to be exonerated.

But now, look at what Kuchiki Hibiki has done. Some of the nobles in the Tsunayoshi family line are dead or injured. How many of them can still speak up?
In this situation, is it possible for the nobles of the Shihouin family, who originally intended to stand on his side, to continue to side with them?
Perhaps the Kuchiki family also saw this point, which is why they dared to so blatantly use Kuchiki Hibiki as a price to do such a big thing.
"Good tactic"

The image of Byakuya Kuchiki's youthful face seemed to appear before Tsunayoshiro's eyes.

Who would have thought that this young head of the Kuchiki family would have such courage and vision?
However, this matter cannot be left unresolved.

"You want to be the boss of Soul Society? You, Kuchiki Byakuya, do you even deserve it?"

As the cries of the minor nobles echoed in Tsunayoshiro Shinbara's ears, the tyranny and ruthlessness that had always been well hidden within him, as well as the madness inherited from the Tsunayoshiro family and ingrained in their very bones, were finally awakened at this moment.

Want to flip the table?
Who wouldn’t be the same!
You, Kuchiki Byakuya, dare to do that, but I, Tsuna Yashiro, don't dare to?!

That night, Higashino Shuichi stood on the balcony, with Kabuto Asayako in a nightgown beside him.

"Why aren't you asleep? What are you thinking about here?"

A gentle breeze blew by, and Kabuto Sayaka gently took Higashino Shuichi's right hand.

"What I've been hoping for has come true!"

As Higashino Shuichi watched the Hell Butterfly flying towards him, he stretched out his left hand and let it land steadily in his palm.

(End of this chapter)