"Well now, Vice-Captain Aizen, what are you talking about?"
"How could I possibly want to provoke a battle between the Fifth Division and the Eleventh Division?"
Gin Ichimaru sheathed his Zanpakuto and slowly walked toward Aizen.
It had to be said that Gin Ichimaru truly was a genius.
In just a few short years, he had completed the nurturing of his Zanpakuto and reached the first-stage release of his Zanpakuto.
During the Seat Officer Challenge, he had remained undefeated all the way through and directly became the Fifth Seat of the Eleventh Division.
Zaraki was the Vice-Captain, Yachiru Kusajishi the Third Seat, and Kiyone Shunjō the Fourth Seat.
In this Seat Officer Challenge, Kiyone Shunjō had completed his Bankai training and aggressively challenged Zaraki, only to be severely wounded by a single strike from Zaraki, thoroughly cementing Zaraki's reputation.
Because every captain of the Gotei 13 was a powerhouse who had completed Bankai training, everyone believed that possessing Bankai meant possessing Captain-level strength.
Well, that wasn't exactly wrong.
If a Zanpakuto's abilities were powerful, then possessing Bankai could indeed be considered powerful.
However, if a Zanpakuto's abilities were ordinary, then a captain who had attained their position through Bankai could only be considered the lowest grade of "captain."
Unfortunately, Kiyone Shunjō's Bankai was not particularly powerful.
His Bankai was called Battle Dragon. After releasing Bankai, his Zanpakuto transformed into an enormous warhammer that greatly enhanced Kiyone Shunjō's strength and possessed tremendous destructive power.
However, even with Kiyone Shunjō's Bankai, there was still a considerable gap between his spiritual pressure and Zaraki's.
If it had been the Zaraki of the past, he might have suppressed his spiritual pressure to properly fight Kiyone Shunjō for the enjoyment of battle.
But now, Zaraki wanted to become stronger, to fight Ailin, to defeat the