Stereotypes

"Hmph! Aizen!"

Unbeknownst to them, the temperature in the room had risen several degrees. Before Isshin arrived, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had already learned about the atrocities Aizen had committed over the years from Urahara Hirako. Now, with Isshin, the person directly involved, speaking to him, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto realized that Aizen had been plotting for so many years.

No one dared to speak or move around in the room. Everyone knew that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was furious, and no one dared to provoke him, except for Tsuna, whose gaze shifted from Sasakibe to Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's cane.

It has to be said that Ryūjin Jakka's roasted sweet potatoes are really delicious. I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to try them again. Tsuna stroked his chin, tears streaming down his face.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, is there anything you want to say?!" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's tone was somewhat sharp; he noticed Tsuna's malicious gaze.

"Ah?"

Tsuna didn't expect Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto to suddenly call him in for a talk. Talking about Aizen Aizen, it had nothing to do with him, but out of politeness, since Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had already called him, he could only wipe his mouth and sit up properly.

"Why don't you all continue discussing Aizen's matter? I need to speak with Chōjirō Sasakibe about something." Tsuna grinned, revealing an innocent-looking smile.

Sasakibe's body trembled. He knew that Sawada Tsunayoshi was coming for him. Before witnessing Tsuna's strength, he was quite confident. Now, he just wanted to further improve his Bankai and fight Tsuna again.

Sasakibe's gaze fell upon Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. After thousands of years of following him, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's will was his own thought. He hoped that Genryūsai could put in a good effort.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto looked directly at Tsuna and said, "Sawada Tsunayoshi, don't think that Aizen's matter has nothing to do with you. You agreed to my conditions, so why did you let Aizen leave?"

"No, Old Man Yamamoto, there's no point in bringing up old grievances. Didn't we say it didn't matter whether we won or lost? I did contribute, I took down one of their generals, you can't deny it." Tsuna retorted, dissatisfied.

"At the last moment, you clearly had the chance to Aizen, so why, why did you turn into a roasted sweet potato! Did you have some shady deal with Aizen?"

The key point is that it wasn't that Tsuna didn't make a move, but rather that he gave the sweet potato Ryūjin Jakka Tsuna to Aizen, making Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto feel a bit embarrassed.

"There is a deal. I won't attack him above the level of Sōkyoku, and he won't attack the World of the Living in return." Tsuna didn't hide anything. "Just like your Gotei 13 exist to protect Soul Society, if Aizen doesn't attack the World of the Living, there's actually no conflict between us."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto opened his narrowed eyes a crack. He was somewhat surprised by the phrase "the duties of the Gotei 13." He hadn't expected an outsider to have such a profound understanding of the responsibilities of the Gotei 13.

Hirako, Hirako to the side, heard Tsuna's words and showed an expression of "I knew it." After getting to know Tsuna, he had indeed asked Tsuna to help him get revenge.

But after hearing Tsuna's question about whether it was him seeking revenge or the Visored seeking revenge, Hirako and the others made a choice. It was from that point on that the Visored entered a state of frenzied training, which is why they were able to barely contend with Aizen at the level of the Sōkyoku Killers.

Everyone present understood that Tsuna personally did not want to take action against Aizen, but Ukitake still asked persistently, "Tsuna, if you were required to take action against Aizen in the future, could you help me?"

"Actually, I'm a little curious. You guys learned about Aizen's target from the shopkeeper, right?" Tsuna pointed a finger to the sky. "His target is above, and he doesn't intend to destroy Soul Society. Are you all really going to intervene and stop him?"

"Tsuna- kun, that's not how it works. Aizen has done many things that have harmed Soul Society in the past, and he also massacred the Central 46. It is our Gotei 13's responsibility to apprehend him," Kyōraku explained.

"Yeah, Aizen certainly did a lot of messy things for his research, and made a lot of enemies." Tsuna glanced at the three judges beside him. "But killing the Central 46 is a good thing, isn't it?"

The room fell silent. Tsuna's words were too much of a shock to those who had grown up in Soul Society. They had to stop and digest Tsuna's outrageous remarks.

"However, Tsuna, the existence of the Central 46 is still very important to Soul Society, mainly responsible for the trial of various matters in Soul Society ..." Ukitake explained.

Tsuna waved his hand, uninterested in Ukitake's preconceived notions, and asked directly, "Since it's such an important organization, why haven't we heard any news about the Seireitei reorganizing the Central 46 in the past two days?"

After saying that, Tsuna looked at Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto with a half-smile. In the story, after Aizen killed this batch of Central 46, the Central 46 were still reorganized. They were still the same people who only cared about their own interests and even dragged the Soul Society down because of it.

These past two days, Tsuna has not been unaware of news from the Seireitei. He learned from Kūkaku Shiba that the plan to rebuild the Central 46 seems to have been temporarily shelved.

During this period, only one person was capable of doing this: Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto Seireitei!

Following Tsuna's gaze, Ukitake realized something and stammered, "Sensei... about Central 46..."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto squinted, his expression unreadable. He sighed silently to himself. This was the difference between Ukitake and Kyōraku. The reason he didn't choose Ukitake as the next captain was not only because of Ukitake's health problems, but also because of his personality—he was a bit of a pushover.

After the Battle of Sōkyoku, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto temporarily suspended the reconstruction of the Central 46 under the pretext of handling postwar matters and investigating the course of the war.

However, the Central 46 are related to the interests of the nobles, so how could those nobles possibly stay put? They have been lobbying Ukitake for the past two days, hoping to use Ukitake, the Captain-Commander's disciple, as a connection to bring the Central 46 back on the agenda.

Kyōraku, that cunning fellow, naturally didn't take on the work of those nobles. Instead, Ukitake unknowingly got involved and personally visited Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto in the First Division to inquire about the entire post-war reconstruction work of the Seireitei, including the Central 46.

Seeing that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto ignored Ukitake, Tsuna couldn't help but scoff. "Captain Ukitake, as the highest military force in Soul Society, does the Gotei 13 really need to obey the decisions of the Central 46 in everything? Or rather, is this decision-making body, which prioritizes the interests of the nobility, really necessary to exist?"

"But..." Just as Ukitake was about to make an excuse, he suddenly realized that he had grasped a key point.

"The judgments of the Central 46 weren't entirely fair; they prioritized the interests of their noble family above all else. They didn't really care about the truth of the matter." As he spoke, Tsuna pointed to his companions. "Aren't the three of us here victims of the Central 46's trials?"

"That's not all. Remember the story I told you about Kaname Tōsen? He was a true follower of Aizen." Tsuna asked Ukitake directly, "Excuse me, if Tokinada Tsunayashiro killed Kakyō, and it wasn't for the Captain Kyōraku reporting him, he probably wouldn't even have been sentenced to house arrest, right?"

Ukitake fell silent. He had been investigating the Tsunayashiro Clan's affairs for the past two days. Kyōraku had told him about the handling of Tokita and Kakyō. If it weren't for Kyōraku, Tokita would have been fine.

"Captain Ukitake, if I may ask, does the Gotei 13 protect the Soul Society or the Seireitei?"

Tsuna's words exploded in Ukitake's mind. Of course, he understood what Tsuna meant: protecting Seireitei meant they were protecting the nobles within Seireitei.

For the first time, Ukitake questioned the principles he had been taught since childhood. Was their so-called Gotei shrouded in secrecy as a pretext for protecting the Soul Society Seireitei?

"Tsuna- kun is joking. Our Gotei 13 has always been responsible for protecting the Soul Society, and with that as our core, we safeguard the stability of the Three Worlds," Kyōraku said, Ukitake's eyes gradually hardening.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. As expected of the traitor he had chosen, aside from being somewhat lazy, his understanding of the Gotei 13 was quite satisfactory.

"So, besides capturing Aizen, what are your plans for dealing with the Central 46, Captain-Commander?" Tsuna quickly added after a moment's thought, "Of course, I'm just curious; this is a private matter for Soul Society."

Tsuna is not from Soul Society, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had no reason to tell him about the Gotei 13's decision.

To Tsuna's surprise, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto made no attempt to hide anything; the fact that they were holding a small meeting here proved that everyone there was someone he could trust.

"The Gotei 13 are ultimately a violent organization, wielding immense power; they are sharp blades."

"This sword needs a scabbard, but not one driven by selfish desires. The new scabbard will prioritize the safety of Soul Society and bear the primary responsibility of protecting its Soul Society. The sword and scabbard are one..."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto talked a lot, and the more he talked, the more shocked Tsuna became. What was going on? This Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, actually wanted to build a new Central 46?

"Sweeping the old aristocratic system of interests into the dustbin of history, the new Gotei 13 will thoroughly implement the Gotei's ideals!"

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's last sentence definitively set the tone: he really was going to build the New Central 46!

Tsuna immediately looked around and found that none of the great nobles were present. Neither the Fon Clan, who were loyal to Shihōin, nor the Kuchiki Clan, one of the Four Great Noble Clans, were there.

Strictly speaking, among those present, only Ukitake and Kyōraku belonged to the nobility, but they were minor nobles with little say. Furthermore, as Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's disciples, they were more likely to accept Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's ideas.

Are you kidding me? Where did that guardian from the old era go? Has Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto been possessed? Tsuna felt like his stereotypes were about to disappear.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's words shocked everyone. Even Kyōraku, who had only guessed a little, didn't realize his teacher was playing such a big game—eliminating the interests of the nobility? It seemed like there was actually a chance.

Kyōraku's mind raced. The Central 46, representing the interests of the nobility, had been wiped out by Aizen. The current head of Shihōin had been abducted by Urahara, and the next head was not yet ready. The Fon Clan was not a threat at all.

Strictly speaking, only the 6th Division of the Gotei 13 is a noble division. However, the current head of the Kuchiki clan is not someone who completely adheres to the rules, as evidenced by his marriage to a commoner from Rukongai. With proper guidance, Byakuya Kuchiki might even become a reformer of the 6th Division.

And what about the other members of the Gotei 13? Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Unohana Retsu, Kyōraku himself, Komamura, Toshiro, Kenpachi, Kurotsuchi Mayuri, and Ukitake —aside from the few present, the rest were all commoners.

If we include the three defectors, besides Kaname Tōsen Gin Ichimaru, Aizen, Toshiro, Kyōraku, and Ukitake were all trained by the Shino Academy.

Kyōraku's pupils dilated, filled with shock. Could it be that Professor Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had been planning this since the establishment of the Shino Academy?

By gradually replacing noble Bleach with commoner Bleach, the control of the nobles over the Seireitei was reduced. No wonder Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto- sensei's pursuit of Yoruichi Shihōin and Isshin Shiba was not intense.

Rather than bringing these two back to the Gotei 13 through the trials of the Central 46, and having them return to represent the nobility, it would be better to simply let them stay in the World of the Living. In this way, the Kuchiki Clan would be left alone in the Gotei 13, unable to hold on to their position.

(PS: The original work does not mention that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had any children or family, so it is assumed that he was single and does not represent any noble interests.)