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

Chapter 51. This is the feeling of powerlessness.
Dusk, the setting sun.

Looking out from inside Seireitei, everything was ablaze with red.

The same color as that is the Eleventh Division's barracks.

This battle between captain-level Shinigami has been going on for almost an hour. The participants have gradually evolved from Kenpachi Zaraki vs. Shuichi Higashino at the beginning to Kenpachi Zaraki vs. (Shuichi Higashino + Kensei Muguruma), and now Kenpachi Zaraki vs. (Shuichi Higashino + Kensei Muguruma + Rennosuke Kamikawa).

If we include Kenpachi Zaraki, the former captain of the 11th Division who was previously defeated by Kenpachi Zaraki, Kenpachi Zaraki is now absolutely one against four.

It looks like a feat that any ordinary Grim Reaper could boast about for generations as a family heirloom.

However, judging from the unwavering expression on Unohana Retsu's face that Higashino Shuichi caught in the corner of his eye, Higashino Shuichi guessed that Unohana Retsu was probably disappointed.

Leaving aside Shuichi Higashino, who is somewhat of a Schrödinger's cat-like captain with a dual nature of being both divine and demonic.

Kensei Muguruma is widely recognized as a unit of measurement for captain combat strength; his participation in the battle is better than nothing.

Rennosuke Kamikawa, the current captain of the Third Division, has been in this position for hundreds of years. He is very old and plagued by injuries. In the battle to defeat Hueco Mundo twenty years ago, he was injured by Barragan's aging ability, and his strength has dropped to the point where Kensei Muguruma could almost hold his own against him.

Kenpachi Onigenjo goes without saying. He killed the weakest Kenpachi in history, helped Kenpachi Gosuke rise to power, and was barely as strong as Kensei Togura.
These four people combined could hold their own against Kenpachi Zaraki in his current form.

Kenpachi Zaraki, fighting with all his might, showed no signs of defeat, but neither did he appear to be in a winning position.

"You've been suppressing yourself for too long, Zaraki. Have you almost forgotten who you used to be?"

Through this protracted battle, Retsu Unohana confirmed her suspicions.

Is Gengmu strong now?
Without a doubt, it is definitely stronger.

However, it is far from the appearance that Retsu Unohana had hoped for.

That spirited, sharp-witted boy who delivered the fatal blow from the shadows, leaving a scar on her chest that she would never erase, is long gone.

Disappointed, Retsu Unohana turned and left, having lost all interest in the final outcome of the battle.

The current Gengmu is not the one she is waiting for.

Even after Retsu Unohana left, the battle was still going to continue.

The reason it's "thinking" instead of "being" is because Kenpachi Zaraki's meaning wasn't fully expressed, and the Captain-Commander couldn't bear to watch.

"Nonsense!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni merely stood in the center, yet his invincible aura overwhelmed everyone.

Higashino Shuichi wisely stopped, but Kenpachi Zaraki still wanted to test his sword skills on himself.

The results speak for themselves.

Even though Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is no longer at his peak, he is still not someone that Kenpachi Zaraki, who has sealed most of his strength at this moment, can easily mess with.

Fiasco.

If Unohana Retsu hadn't publicly acknowledged Kenpachi Zaraki's identity as captain, and if the other captains present hadn't tacitly agreed, Kenpachi Zaraki would have at least been imprisoned in the Abyss, if not locked up in the maggot's nest.

Even so, after the Captain-Commander left, while receiving necessary medical treatment from Shuichi Higashino, Kenpachi Zaraki still made a request to Higashino.

Tell Higashino Shuichi to find a time and a secluded place, gather Kensei Muguruma, Rennosuke Kamikawa, and Retsu Unohana, and have them fight again.

After listening, Higashino Shuichi gave Kenpachi Zaraki a cold, dismissive look.

Let's just leave him, Kensei Muguruma, and Rennosuke Kamikawa aside.

Is the flower of the rabbit fierce?

Even the most remote place wouldn't be enough for these two to fight, unless they opened the Gate of Hell and threw Kenpachi Zaraki and Retsu Unohana into it. But that's just wishful thinking.

In the original story, Retsu Unohana was forced to agree to Shunsui Kyoraku's request because of Yhwach's threat. Otherwise, how could Retsu Unohana have sacrificed herself like that?
And what kind of words did Kenpachi Zaraki say?

What does it mean to say, "Your team leader looks familiar"?
Renmao no Hana Retsu has been waiting for you for hundreds of years, okay?
Although this sounds somewhat ambiguous, it is indeed the case. Even Retsu Unohana's reply was something she specifically learned in order to better enjoy her battle with Kenpachi Zaraki.

As for the Shinigami of the Kasumigata family who were killed by Kenpachi Zaraki, and the Shinigami he "accidentally" killed on his way into Seireitei...
"Ah? Is this happening?"

"Wasn't it that so-and-so who killed them? Those few who were just captured and thrown into the maggot's nest!"

The strong always have privileges.

This is especially true in the Soul Society.

The next day at the Xia Dalu family home, in the master's study.

"Can either of you tell me why Zaraki is so strong?! Why has he inherited Kenpachi's name and become the captain of the 11th Division?! Why?!?"

Enraged, Kasumi Mayu grabbed something and smashed it on the ground.

Opposite him stood Yun Jingyao and Higashino Shuichi.

"Lord Mayu, Kenpachi Zaraki's strength is indeed beyond my imagination. When I fought him, I never thought that he was hiding his strength."

"That's what I'm saying," Higashino Shuichi replied.

"Moreover, he should just be an ordinary rukong in Rukongai. It is indeed unprecedented for him to possess this level of strength."

Yosuke Kumoi defended Hideichi Higashino.

But this was indeed a question that Yun Jingyao had in his heart.

Where does Kenpachi Zaraki's terrifying strength come from? Is it talent?

Is it really possible for a Flowing Soul to possess such terrifying talent?
If that's the case, then Kenpachi Zaraki is definitely the most talented Shinigami that Yosuke Kumoi has ever seen, apart from the current Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

"And now? We've lost so many Shinigami, and that old man Yamamoto actually convinced the 46 Chambers to let us off the hook?!"

Thinking about this, Kasumi Masashi was filled with resentment.

This was definitely the worst humiliation he had ever suffered since he became the head of the family!
"Excuse my bluntness, Lord Shin'yu, but if the 46 truly hold this attitude, I'm afraid we really won't be able to do anything about Kenpachi Zaraki in the short term."

If they can't win in a fight, they resort to underhanded tactics. But if they're discovered, given Kenpachi Zaraki's fearless attitude yesterday, he might just turn around and attack them.

They could apply pressure head-on, but they couldn't bypass the Central 46 Chambers and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

What other options are there?

Even Higashino Shuichi couldn't have imagined it.

However, this was exactly the outcome he had anticipated.

Impotent rage, nothing but impotent rage.

For the first time, Kasumi Mayu felt a profound sense of powerlessness, while Higashino Shuichi also saw a further yearning for power in her eyes.

"That's how it should be. Only anger and unfulfilled desires can drive people to lose their minds."

Higashino Shuichi followed Yunjing Yaojue out of the study with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)