World of the Living Captains' Meeting

Tatsuki still didn't go to school. She called her teacher to ask for leave. It was the first time so many guests had come to the house, and as the future mistress of the house, she had to stay and help Tsuna greet them.

Fortunately, Tsuna's house was big enough that even with the living room and dining room full, it didn't feel crowded. It took Tsuna and Tatsuki a while to finally pour tea for everyone.

"Phew..." After wiping away non-existent sweat, Tsuna finally had time to look at the old man sitting on the single sofa, the Seireitei Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

Not only Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, but all the captains and Vice-Captain of the Gotei 13 were present. Rangiku was an outgoing person, and after arriving at Tsuna's house, she took a group of female Bleach to the second-floor entertainment room for a party at Tatsuki's invitation.

Otherwise, this floor alone might not be able to accommodate everyone. People like Ikkaku and Yumichika sat down on the spot without any regard for decorum. In this kind of situation, they really had no right to speak.

"No, old man, why did you bring this whole family here? Don't you want Soul Society anymore?" Tsuna said speechlessly.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto opened his eyes a crack and asked, "You know something's happened in Soul Society?"

"How could I not know? The imposters of Ikkaku and Yumichika came knocking on the door early this morning. If you had come earlier, I wouldn't have had to lift a finger." Just thinking about it makes me angry. What kind of good people start fighting as soon as they get up?

Hearing this, Ikkaku and Yumichika finally understood why they had been beaten up for nothing.

"You haven't already taken down Inaba Kagerōza?" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto suddenly widened. It would be terrible if plans couldn't keep up with changes.

"No, he got away. The little guy is very slippery." Tsuna suddenly realized, "Wait, you didn't deliberately leave that guy named Inaba out, did you?"

"That's good, I'm relieved." Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto narrowed his eyes again, looking completely at ease.

Seeing that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto wouldn't talk to him, Tsuna could only turn his head to Shunsui Kyōraku, who was staring at the stairs. Kyōraku had now taken over most of the Seireitei's work, so asking him was the right thing to do.

"Ahem." Under Tsuna's gaze, Kyōraku looked away and said seriously, "That's right, we know that the instigator of this incident is Inaba Kagerōza, or rather, Yushima Ōshū."

"Inaba our Zanpakuto were materializing, Inaba began to use the spiritual pressure he collected from the Dangai to create Modified Soul, and then combined them with our Reigai to create copies of us."

"Because Zanpakuto aren't always with him, these replicas would first attack any Zanpakuto that was alone. Bleach who lose the help of their Zanpakuto are generally weaker. Inaba gradually replaced the Vice-Captain and captains in Seireitei in this way, thus gaining control of Seireitei."

"Actually, we were able to discover his actions thanks to Captain Zaraki. Captain Zaraki is one of the few captains who did not reduce his strength. After fighting his clone, he reported the matter."

"Knowing the cause and course of events, Captain-Commander Yamamoto decisively decided to turn the tables on Inaba, and all the captains and Vice-Captain of the Seireitei Inaba to complete the replacement of the Bleach in the Seireitei."

"Even Captain-Commander Yamamoto was wounded and forced to flee during a battle with his own Zanpakuto, Ryūjin Jakka, and its replica..."

Hearing this, Tsuna couldn't help but look at Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and interject, "You can't beat Ryūjin Jakka?"

Tsuna didn't believe that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was truly no match for Ryūjin Jakka. With his Hakuda Kido skills, he could easily force Ryūjin Jakka back into her Zanpakuto form and kill the clone together.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto ignored Tsuna, Kyōraku coughed awkwardly. "It's acting, after all. The copy of the teacher is the closest to the teacher, and it has the skill. It looks like the teacher is injured and running away."

"So you all ran away to my house? You're really bold, aren't you afraid that Soul Society?" Tsuna said.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto suddenly said, "With Ryūjin Jakka here, I'm quite at ease. Also, it would be good if there was some chaos..."

"Hiss, you guys aren't plotting against someone again, are you?" Tsuna realized the blind spot.

"Hehe, Tsuna, there are always some weak but still restless guys in the Seireitei. It's a good opportunity to clean them out during this chaos."

Kyōraku didn't finish his sentence, and Tsuna knew he was referring to the nobles within the Seireitei. He wasn't interested in noble matters and didn't steer the conversation in that direction.

"That's quite a bold plan. You're so confident in Ryūjin Jakka? I bet he's got a temper." Tsuna asked with a grin.

"Ryūjin Jakka is ultimately my Zanpakuto, and his ideals are also for the sake of Soul Society. He just thinks my methods are not radical enough."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's approach wasn't radical enough; even Tsuna wanted to laugh when he heard it. If this butcher, who advocated nipping any threat to Soul Society in the bud, wasn't radical enough, then what would be considered radical?

After these days of exploration, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto understood the root of Ryūjin Jakka's dissatisfaction with him, but such radical behavior was something Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto could not allow at this stage.

As for what radical actions he's taking, it's about overthrowing the Soul King Palace and taking control of the entire Soul Society himself. In Ryūjin Jakka's opinion, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's approach is far too conservative. For the sake of the Soul Society's prosperity and development, it's better not to have the Soul King Palace or anything like that dominating the top.

In that case, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Beyond Bankai is actually quite easy to master. As long as he dares to openly challenge the Soul King Palace, he can gain Ryūjin Jakka's complete approval. It's easier said than done, and the Seireitei doesn't yet possess that level of power.

"So this was a trap you deliberately set up, so that everyone could escape, create chaos in the Seireitei, and then go back and execute any disliked members as traitors," Tsuna concluded.

"More or less, but it wasn't something we did intentionally. We just went with the flow. After all, many of us didn't bring our Zanpakuto with us, and it's an undeniable fact that we've lost our Bankai," Kyōraku said.

Tsuna glanced around before asking, "So, among you, who else possesses the power of Bankai?"

"Captain Kuchiki and Captain Hitsugaya."

"So Hachi was just Byakuya Kuchiki with Senbonzakura all by himself? I didn't even have Koume materialize his Zanpakuto!" Tsuna jumped up, his face full of black lines, and questioned.

Because Toshiro Hitsugaya was in the process of absorbing the complete Hyōrinmaru, Tsuna had no intention of letting Hyōrinmaru come out to cause trouble for Toshiro.

"Well, it's normal for there to be some conflict between Zanpakuto and its master," Kyōraku said matter-of-factly. "It's just that Inaba seized this opportunity and used the power of the clone to completely counter the materialized Zanpakuto."

"Speaking of clones, how did you come up with those outdated versions?" Tsuna asked curiously.

"Let me explain," Mayuri Kurotsuchi stepped forward and said, "Kagerousa Inaba used the Dangai to collect the spiritual particles of Shinigami who had carried out missions in the past, and used these spiritual particles to create modified souls."

"I see. Since I entered Soul Society, you haven't come to the World of the Living to carry out any missions, so the data he collected is all from the past. The old man's power is closest to the present because of Kyōka Kutsuki."

On their way to break the seal on Kyōka Kutsuki, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Tsuna had some of their Reishi stolen by Inaba.

"So, you bunch of people escaping to the World of the Living, aren't you just giving Inaba a chance to update his version?" Tsuna asked.

The passage connecting the World of the Living and the Soul Society is called the Dangai. The Dangai is the only way to travel between these two worlds, which suggests that the Bleach may have had their Reishi stolen again.

"Even if you don't believe me, you should believe Urahara Kisuke, right?" Kurotsuchi Mayuri said irritably. "We used some methods to ensure that the leaked Reishi would directly enter the Valley of Screams instead of lingering in the Dangai. Without any Reishi to preserve, they would quickly lose their characteristics, Inaba wouldn't have a chance."

The Dangai can be imagined as tunnels connecting the World of the Living and the Soul Society. Within these tunnels, there are spherical spaces of varying sizes, and some wandering Reishi and souls from the Three Worlds may enter these Valley of Screams.

"I see." The union of Kurotsuchi Mayuri and Urahara Kisuke seemed quite reliable. Tsuna continued, "Now that you've planned it all out, what are your plans?"

"Hehe, we're planning to rest in the World of the Living for three days. This is a special leave granted by the Captain-Commander. We'll return to attack Soul Society together after three days." Kyōraku smiled, his eyes narrowed. "Tsuna- kun, we'll have to trouble you for these three days~"

Tsuna rolled his eyes. "Do you think my house can fit all of you? Who knows? In our soul form, as many as you want can come, as long as you don't mind the crowding."

"That won't do. We've finally come all this way to the World of the Living, how can we not enjoy ourselves?" Kyōraku covered his mouth and laughed, "The shopkeeper has already gone back to prepare Gigai for us."

No wonder I didn't see that shrewd businessman Urahara Kisuke. He really is a shrewd businessman, not wasting a single opportunity to make money.

"That's even more impossible. My house can't accommodate so many people." Tsuna refused without even thinking. Although his house was already considered large, it was absolutely impossible for the entire Gotei 13 to live there.

"No need for you to trouble yourself, Tsuna. The Captain-Commander has already agreed to stay with us temporarily," Hirako said. In the World of the Living hundred years, their Visored base still had quite a few rooms in its warehouse, so accommodating a few people wouldn't be a problem.

"That's fine, I'll send them all to you?"

"How could that be? I only invited Captain-Commander Yamamoto. The other captains can go wherever they want. They can come to us if they have nowhere else to go." Hirako was a man of few words.

"I'm going to the Kurosaki Residence. It's not easy to come all this way, so I'll pay a visit to Isshin- senpai," Toshiro suddenly said. After absorbing the spiritual pressure of another Hyōrinmaru, his voice was accompanied by white, chilling breath.

"It's good that you have a goal; it's worth going," Tsuna agreed.

Afterwards, Tsuna asked about the whereabouts of the other Bleach. Those who were interested could take advantage of the time to explore the World of the Living, while those who weren't could follow Hirako and the others back to the large warehouse.

Speaking of Byakuya Kuchiki, this rich man is still rich even after coming to the World of the Living. He exchanged a piece of his accessory for a large amount of World of the Living currency from Urahara Kisuke. He stayed at a high-end hotel in Karakura Town. Not only that, he also booked a day trip to the World of the Living yakuza.

According to Byakuya, he also wanted to experience what life as a member of the World of the Living yakuza was like. If he hadn't been so pressed for time, he would have even wanted to go to Italy to experience the authentic yakuza culture, which suggests he was quite influenced by the Decimo.

No one mentioned what to do with Inaba and the large group of clones after returning to Soul Society. Because of their increased strength, everyone was confident that even without the help of their Zanpakuto, they could use their Shikai to defeat their past selves.