Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Half an hour later...

"Hiccup~"

"I'm full, I can't eat anymore!"

Kyoraku let out a burp, lay motionless on the edge of the hot spring pool, and seemed to have fallen asleep. As for Ukitake and Tokina, they had already fallen into a deep sleep; they were really too tired today.

Araki did not disturb them.

"Araki-san, are these three also your apprentices?"

Kirinji put down his bowl, wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth, and asked Araki.

Yeah, ever since Araki got his hair back, he's considered Araki his older brother...

Therefore, although Kirinji thought it was troublesome to turn on the hot spring in the middle of the night, he still made all the necessary preparations for Araki in an orderly manner.

"That's right~"

Araki nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"These three kids are very talented."

Kirinji glanced at Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina, instantly deducing that their talent was in no way inferior to Yoruichi's. In fact, in terms of pure strength, the three of them were considerably stronger than Yoruichi, who was younger than them…

"It's just so-so."

"It was mainly entrusted to me by Old Man Shan."

Araki spoke of this at Versailles.

Well, compared to Aizen and Ichigo, their talents are indeed just average, cough cough...

"Oh! So, these three are the team that Captain-Commander Yamamoto assigned to you?"

Qilin Temple understood immediately, grasping the meaning in an instant.

"Should I first toast our future captain?!"

As Qilin Temple spoke, he was about to take out his treasured wine, which he had kept for many years.

"Hey! You can pay your respects to me when I actually become the captain!"

Upon seeing this, Araki immediately stopped Kirinji.

"Compared to this, there's something more important I need to tell you..."

After stopping Kirinji, Araki addressed him with a sermon.

"what's up?"

Upon hearing this, Kirinji sat down beside Araki and asked.

Do you know why I had Lie cultivate with you to return to the Dao?

Araki looked at Kirinji and asked.

"No way? You're not planning to kick me out of the Gotei 13 too, are you? You want Uno to replace me as the captain of the 4th Division? Uno is just a swordswoman, what does she know about medicine? She's nowhere near as useful as me!"

At this moment, Kirinji truly panicked. What was this? He sat up in shock from his deathbed, realizing that the clown was actually himself. He hadn't realized it before, but now he understood.

Kirinji knew the saying "a new emperor, a new court," but he thought that since he and Araki were so familiar with each other, and he even affectionately called Araki "brother," Araki would surely retain him when he became the Captain-Commander, out of consideration for their friendship. But now it seemed that things weren't quite like that...

"We really intend to kick you out of Team Thirteen..."

"It's not because you're not useful, it's because you're so incredibly useful that we're planning to promote you!"

Araki looked at Kirinji and said with a smile.

"oh?!"

Kirinji raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, not quite understanding what Araki meant.

What are your thoughts on Squad Zero?

Before Kirinji could speak, Araki spoke frankly.

"'Squad Zero'?! Hiss..."

Upon hearing this, Qilin Temple gasped.

"Araki-san! No, Araki-nii, if you could introduce me to the Zero Division, you would be my living parents!"

At this point, Qilin Temple began to ramble incoherently and could barely speak.

"Hehe..." Araki just chuckled lightly, thinking to himself, "This was your 'wealth' in the first place. I'm just returning your 'wealth' to you, and in the end you still have to call me 'Araki-nii'! That makes me feel really 'guilty'~"

"The members of the 'Zero Squad,' including myself, have all made significant contributions to Soul Society. The naming of 'Monk,' Wang Yue's 'sword,' my 'ability,' and... Kirinji, your 'hot spring'!" Araki said, drawing a picture for Kirinji. "However, your hot spring needs improvement. The current hot spring is not worthy of the standards of a 'Soul King'! You see, we'll build two pools. One pool will be used to drain blood and broken spiritual particles, and the other pool will be used to flush in renewed spiritual particles, so that the injured, no matter how severe their injuries, can recover to the greatest extent possible."

"Yin and Yang in balance, life goes on and on! I understand, I understand everything!"

Kirinji looked at the picture drawn by Araki, as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Ha ha……"

Araki just smiled when he heard this. His drawing wasn't that high-class; it was just based on the hot pot from his previous life.

"So, now that Kirinji Temple has met the standards for promotion to Squad Zero, can you, monk, still stay in the sky and refuse to come down?!"

Thinking of this, Araki looked at the stars in the night sky and murmured to himself.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"The idea of ​​me being sent down is simply not going to happen!"

The monk naturally knew everything that was happening on the ground.

In response, the monk said that he would stick to his original intention and strive to create a bright and peaceful world!

Going down is impossible, it's never going to happen in this lifetime...

Chapter 89 A Century Later, the Growth of Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina!

Day ...

Araki changed the training for Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina again. This time, Araki trained the three in physical skills and taught them the "Araki Rokushiki" that he had only partially researched. In short, these three were Araki's experimental guinea pigs.

"'Shave,' 'Iron Block,' and 'Moonwalk' are all fine..."

"What the hell are these 'Storm Kick,' 'Finger Gun,' and 'Finger Painting'?!"

Kyoraku was completely bewildered. He could understand 'Shave,' a technique that was used in conjunction with Shunpo to make Shunpo even faster. He also understood 'Iron Body,' a technique that covered the body with spiritual energy to harden the body. He also understood 'Moon Walk,' a technique that released spiritual energy through the toes or used the air at extremely high speed to fly into the sky...

But what the heck is this thing about unleashing slashes with your feet, shooting spiritual particles from your fingers, and having the ability to dodge slashes as easily as paper?!

"'Finger Gun' can be used in conjunction with Bai Lei! You can even broaden your thinking and not just use your fingers to launch attacks. Your 'toes,' 'fist,' any part of your body can be used as a point of attack. The main strategy is to catch people off guard..."

Araki then taught Kyoraku and the other two the new techniques he had developed by combining them with 'Onigashima'.

"Imagine you're clashing swords with someone, and before they're even aware of what's happening, you raise your other hand and shoot them in the face, or while kicking, you combine it with a 'wind attribute' Kido to create a gash in their stomach..."

"Remember this: in battle, you can stop at nothing. No matter how 'dirty' the tactics, as long as you win, that's all that matters..."

Araki successfully recreated "Finger Gun" and "Storm Kick" by combining Kido techniques. He could even release attacks of different attributes depending on the Kido techniques attached to his feet or fingers. In fact, Araki's invention of his own set of taijutsu was based on the "Shunko" theory developed by Yoruichi Shihouin in later generations.

It was precisely because Araki developed such disgusting tactics that, in the later years, when Araki and Yamamoto fought for the position of 'Captain-Commander,' Araki unleashed a 'One-Sword Cremation' attack with his middle finger, smearing Yamamoto's face with it—a truly memorable scene.

"This is so dirty! But it's so cool!"

After listening to Araki's theory, Kyoraku's eyes widened. He admired his teacher's boundless imagination, which allowed him to develop such disgusting tactics.

"I like!"

Shi Tan's lips curled up; this dirty playing style suited him perfectly.

"Well, sigh..."

After listening to Araki's words, Ukitake looked at the excited Kyoraku and Tokina, and sighed deeply. Although Ukitake was somewhat disdainful of this kind of battle tactic, as Araki said, any battle tactic that can defeat the enemy is a good battle tactic...

"Then let's begin training!"

Next, the three children trained in the "Araki Battle Techniques," while Araki stood by, correcting their mistakes and refining his own techniques.

Day ...

Araki led Ukitake and the other two to the Fourth Division to train their return to the Dao. According to Araki, their return to the Dao didn't need to be too strong; just enough to stop their bleeding in an emergency was sufficient.

Day 6…

Araki watched the three of them train in 'Flash Step', since Kyoraku and the others didn't have the ability to 'teleport' like him, so Flash Step was still necessary...

Day 7…

Araki arranged training in 'Hado' and 'Bakudo' for Kyoraku and the other two. This time, Araki invited 'Vice Kido Master' Tessai Gahishi to come over.

Then let's go back to the beginning...

Araki tossed two wooden swords to everyone.

"Today, it's still combat training!"

Araki swung his two wooden swords once again, unleashing a powerful slash.

"Stop them!"

As Kyoraku gazed at the sky full of slashes, his spiritual pressure surged. He imitated Araki, attaching his spiritual pressure to his weapon, attempting to directly block Araki's attack.

"boom!!"

The moment Kyoraku's wooden sword touched Araki's slash, he realized he had been careless; Araki's slash was clearly beyond his current ability to withstand.

"Block them for me!!"

Just as Kyoraku was about to be cut down by the sword, Ukitake and Tokina arrived at Kyoraku's side. The two of them imitated Kyoraku and tried to block the sword together.

"you……"

Kyoraku was deeply moved by the timely arrival of Ukitake and Tokina. His eyes shone as he recalled his training over the past week, and a powerful force surged within him.

"If it were me now, I could definitely block it!!"

Kyoraku roared, his veins bulging all over his body.

then……

"boom!"