Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Tokina, Ukitake, and Kyoraku all thought they were hiding their abilities well, and Araki didn't even know the capabilities of their Zanpakuto until the 'Final Exam' began!

In fact, every time Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina were preparing for the 'final exam' and secretly conducting Zanpakuto release training, Araki was always present...

Araki probably understands the abilities of the three Zanpakuto better than Tokina and the others do themselves...

Tokina's Zanpakuto, "Hunter of the Wind and Shadows," has two main abilities: one is to manipulate the spiritual particles in the atmosphere, gather them towards the blade, and then unleash a powerful slash!

Another feature is linking the surrounding shadows together, allowing you to hide in the shadows during battle to avoid attacks, or to move quickly through the shadows...

When used individually, these two abilities make it merely an excellent Zanpakuto, nothing more...

However, when combined with Ukitake and Kyoraku, they unleash astonishing power! The ability to gather spiritual particles can power Ukitake's Soyo Ritsu, and the ability to manipulate shadows can make it easier for Kyoraku to unleash Shadow Demon! By taking them by surprise, even enemies far stronger than the trio can be defeated by their combined efforts.

The reason why Shida awakened such a Zanpakuto was because he listened to Araki's words. He knew that his own power had its limits, so he began to trust the people around him.

"Hopefully everything will move in a positive direction..."

Araki sighed. A hundred years had given him a certain affection for 'Kyoraku', 'Ukitake', and even 'Tokina'. He didn't want it to turn into a boring duel between master and disciple, nor did he want to personally wield his sword to cut down his traitorous disciple. That would be an extremely cruel thing for anyone.

As he thought of this, Araki had already arrived at the Shiba family's ancestral lands with Ukitake, Kyoraku, and Tokinada...

"You are finally here!"

The current head of the Shiba family wiped the sweat from his brow as he looked at Araki and the others who had arrived.

"Too slow! Too slow..."

Just as the head of the Shiba family was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Araki and the others, a spoiled and willful voice suddenly rang out in front of them! A willful princess with short purple hair, dark skin, and a height of less than 1.5 meters made a dazzling appearance.

"Araki-sensei! Take this..."

Before anyone could think further, the willful princess charged toward Araki with a shout.

Upon seeing this, Araki instinctively grabbed his scabbard and swung it forward.

"Hehe, Master, you've been tricked!"

The instant the scabbard in Araki's hand touched the girl's soft body, in a puff of 'smoke' the girl's body transformed into a life-sized doll, and the girl herself appeared behind Araki, using her knee to thrust towards Araki's neck.

"The Shihōin family's miraculous weaponry?!"

As Araki murmured to himself, he calmly thrust the scabbard in his hand backward.

"Shh!"

Araki was incredibly fast; despite being the one who attacked later, he was even faster than the girl behind him…

The scabbard quickly emerged from Araki's shoulder, heading straight for the girl...

The girl descended from the sky, seemingly with nowhere left to retreat in the face of Araki's scabbard.

"Third of the four maples, empty cicada!"

Facing the unavoidable scabbard, the girl's lips curled up slightly. With a soft whisper, only a thin black veil remained on Araki's scabbard, and the girl had somehow appeared beneath Araki.

"little tricks!"

Upon seeing this, Araki stretched out his leg to kick the girl in front of him. A wind blade flashed, and the girl was directly cut in half by Araki's kick.

"Eh?!"

This scene startled Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina, who were standing behind Araki, causing them to tremble inwardly.

"Master, you've been fooled again! It's a clone!"

Before the three could think further, more than a dozen people appeared in the sky, looking exactly like the girls who had just been 'killed' by Araki.

"It's an afterimage!"

Upon seeing this, Ukitake suddenly realized the truth.

"Huh? Are all kids these days monsters? Just how fast do they have to be to leave an afterimage in the air? I thought my Instant Step was already pretty fast..."

Kyoraku scratched his cheek, feeling powerless against the girl's speed.

"The taijutsu manual of the Shihōin family?"

Only Shizanagi understood the techniques immediately after seeing them, such as 'clone', 'afterimage', 'empty cicada', and 'substitute'. Especially when Shizanagi saw the girl's skin color and short purple hair, he was even more certain that the girl in front of him was Yoruichi Shihōin, the little princess of the 'Shihōin' family, one of the 'Five Great Noble Families'.

the other side.

"Ha ha……"

Araki looked at the countless clones in the sky, a slight smile playing on his lips. He picked up his Zanpakuto and swung it fiercely towards the sky.

Suddenly, a massive wind blade engulfed everything in front of it, and the countless afterimages vanished instantly.

"Hey~"

As for the 'mischievous' Yoruichi Shihouin, she was blown away by the strong wind and landed hard on her bottom, letting out a cry of pain.

"This 'mischievous' little girl is Yoruichi Shihouin, who's like a junior sister to the four of you...?"

After defeating Yoruichi, Araki introduced Yoruichi's identity to Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Tokina behind him.

Previously, when Araki was training Yoruichi and Kyoraku, they were trained separately. Because Yoruichi was too young, Araki usually trained her during the day and let her go back to rest around noon!

As for Kyoraku and the others, they mostly trained from the afternoon until the early hours of the morning! By the time Kyoraku and the others woke up, it was almost noon, so the four of them hadn't officially met before today. Occasionally, they would bump into each other at the Fourth Division, but due to their status, they didn't exchange many words...

So today, the fellow disciples have finally recognized each other.

"Hello! Junior Sister Yoruichi."

Kyoraku was the first to approach Yoruichi and greet her.

"It's my senior sister."

Yoruichi stood up from the ground, dusted off her backside, and raised her neck to emphasize to Kyoraku.

"Yes, Junior Sister Yoruichi!"

Kyoraku seemed not to hear him at all, stubbornly calling out to Yoruichi.

"Junior sister, have some!"

Immediately afterward, before Yoruichi could get angry, Kyoraku pulled a piece of milk from his pocket.

"I already said... Ah! It's milk~"

Yoruichi snatched the milk from Kyoraku's hand, peeled off the packaging, and stuffed it into her mouth.

“So sweet~”

Yoruichi savored the rich milky flavor in her mouth and a look of happiness appeared on her face.

"How obedient you are, Junior Sister Yoruichi~"

Kyoraku looked at Yoruichi in front of him and subconsciously reached out and patted Yoruichi's little head.

"Um?!"

After Ye Yi nursed, she realized that she seemed to have been taken advantage of.

"I already told you, call me Senior Sister!"

Yoruichi angrily waved her hand, slapping Kyoraku's hand off her head, then put her hands on her hips and shouted angrily.

"Okay, okay~"

Kyoraku smiled gently upon hearing this.

"Damn it! I've been underestimated!"

Yoruichi was furious, but for Kaori's sake, she decided to spare the life of this seemingly dim-witted junior brother in front of her!

"Hello, Senior Sister Yoruichi!"

Fuzhu was very polite, addressing Guanye as "Senior Sister".

"You've got a sweet tongue, kid! I've decided, from today onwards you're under my care! If you ever encounter anything you can't handle, just say the name of me, Yoruichi Shihouin!"

Yoruichi Shihouin smiled happily after hearing Ukitake's words.

"Really? I'm so grateful for your help, Senior Sister!"

It must be said that Ukitake really knows how to soothe children.

Finally, walking towards Yoruichi Shihouin was Tsunayoshi Tokinada...

"Um?!"

When Toki walked over, Yoruichi was immediately drawn to Toki's dark green hair.

And so, Shi Tan and Ye Yi exchanged a deep look, then almost simultaneously turned their heads away, uttering disdainful sounds:

"Tch~ You brat from the Shihōin family!"

"Tsk~ A little thug from the Tsuna Yayoi family!"

"Seeing this guy makes me feel nauseous and vomit..." x2

Shitan and Yoruichi only exchanged a brief glance before confirming each other's identities, followed by disgust and loathing.

"Yo! Araki-kun, you're finally here~"

Just as Araki's four disciples were getting to know each other, Kirinji Tenjiro, carrying his Zanpakuto, walked towards Araki.

Yes, Kirinji Tenjiro will also be going to the 'Spirit King Palace', but unlike 'Kyoraku', 'Ukitake', 'Tokina', and 'Yoruichi' who are going to the 'Spirit King Palace' for training, Kirinji is going to report to the 'Zero Division'!

Yes, after a full hundred years, Araki finally collaborated with Kirinji to complete the development of the 'White Bone Hell' and the 'Blood Pool Hell'!

They even went a step further and developed 'Bleach Hell' to cleanse spirits of their negative or positive states, and 'Stain Hell' to add negative or positive states to spirits!

Well, it's evolved from a two-compartment hot pot to a four-compartment one! There was even a nine-compartment improvement plan on Araki's sketches, but it couldn't be developed due to time constraints. As for the future development of the "hot spring," Araki decided to leave it to Kirinji to handle slowly with the "Zero Squad"...

At the same time, based on Kirinji Tenjiro's current contributions to the Soul Society, he is more than qualified to report to the Zero Division of the Soul King Palace. Moreover, Araki has already communicated with the Sword God in the heavens, confirming Kirinji's qualification for the Zero Division...

Then the problem is coming...

"Has the Heavenly Pillar Chariot been brought down?!"

Araki asked Kirinji and the head of the Shiba family, who were standing beside him.

"There is absolutely no trace of the Heavenly Pillar Chariot..."

After hearing Araki's words, the current head of the Shiba clan shook his head helplessly.

"Tsk~"