"No, Kukaku, I think Captain Ailin made a lot of sense."
"Compared with the Soul Reapers of the Seireitei, what our Shiba Clan has preserved has already fallen far behind."
Kaien Shiba stroked Kukaku Shiba's head and said softly, "Putting everything else aside, Kukaku, do you remember Miss Yoruichi?"
"Oh? That woman?"
At the mention of that dark-skinned woman, Kukaku Shiba could not help wrinkling her nose.
They were clearly about the same age, and both were descendants of the Five Noble Clans.
Yet every time she sparred with Shihoin Yoruichi, she was the one who got completely crushed.
What made it worse was that Kukaku Shiba did not even know how much strength that woman had used.
"Mm."
Kaien Shiba nodded.
"Kukaku, in terms of talent, I don't think you are inferior to Shihoin Yoruichi in the slightest."
"But Shihoin Yoruichi has the complete inheritance of the Shihoin Family, while our Shiba Clan, by the time it reached our generation, does not even have complete Kido incantations..."
"If we do not seek change now, then the Shiba Clan will truly decline in our hands..."
"Now, just as Captain Ailin said, our Shiba Clan is not without foundations in the Seireitei. Uncle Isshin holds the position of captain of the Tenth Division. If I go to the Seireitei and run into any difficulties, I believe Uncle Isshin's strength and status will certainly be enough to resolve them."
"And with some time and access to the Seireitei's cultivation resources, I am confident I can reach Captain-level strength within a hundred years."
"Then, with Uncle Isshin's influence and mine, it will be enough to bring the Shiba Clan back to the Seireitei and reclaim everything we lost!"
"But, Brother, if those people learn of your talent, they will not just watch the