Without sufficient confidence, Aizen Sosuke would never have allowed himself to stand alone before Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
At this time, if the Seireitei could cultivate a Shinigami who had not fallen under Kyoka Suigetsu's hypnosis to oppose Aizen, it would undoubtedly serve a tremendous purpose.
For a moment, the many captains all turned their gazes toward Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
They all understood what Captain Ailin meant.
If they wanted to train Ichigo Kurosaki, then the Four Shinigami Arts—Zanjutsu, Shunpo, Hakuda, and Kido—would certainly all have to be taught to him.
Judging from Ichigo Kurosaki's previous battles, Urahara Kisuke's instruction had focused more on "Zanjutsu."
The speed Ichigo Kurosaki displayed was more the extreme velocity unleashed by his own immense spiritual pressure, without even a trace of Shunpo technique.
Clearly, constrained by the Seireitei's strict control over Shinigami powers, Urahara Kisuke had not dared to pass the Four Shinigami Arts on to Ichigo Kurosaki.
If Ichigo Kurosaki learned the Four Shinigami Arts as well, his strength would undoubtedly rise tremendously.
Unfortunately...
"I refuse!"
Even though he knew Ailin's arrangement was reasonable, and that Ichigo Kurosaki joining them would certainly increase the Seireitei's odds of victory, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto still rejected Ailin's proposal.
"Captain Ailin, the battle against Aizen Sosuke is an internal conflict of the Seireitei."
"We cannot force that boy to stand with the Seireitei merely because Aizen Sosuke has not hypnotized him."
"The Seireitei's battle will be handled entirely by the Gotei 13. Win or lose, the Seireitei will never drag innocent people into it."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's words stirred a trace of shame in the captains' hearts.
That was right. Ichigo Kurosaki was only a sixteen-year-old boy. At that age, he would not even have finished growing in the Seireitei; he could only be considered a little runt.
Even