There Is a Traitor

"That's right, the stage is all set up. I was planning to rest for two days, but you guys dragged me out," Tsuna said truthfully.

"I'm very sorry, Sawada-sensei," Ukitake apologized, believing that their forced entry into Central 46 had disturbed Tsuna's rest.

"It's nothing, just a small favor," Tsuna said.

"But, will Aizen still take any action in the next couple of days?" Kyōraku was worried, fearing that Aizen would still control the Bleach to harm their comrades.

"Actually, there's nothing to worry about. Aizen has basically achieved his goal. As long as you don't provoke the Central 46, he won't do anything drastic," Tsuna said.

"Please help us clarify Aizen's overall objectives with Sawada-sensei," Ukitake requested.

Tsuna nodded. It wasn't a secret. "Aizen's ultimate goal was to obtain some research that Urahara had hidden inside Rukia. For that, he needed the power of Sōkyoku. It was also a stage he built for himself to showcase himself to the people."

"First, he controlled the power of the Central 46, allowing him to arbitrarily alter all missions within the Seireitei."

Hearing this, Kyōraku and Ukitake clenched their fists. Aizen had started his operation so early, yet no one had noticed.

"Then, taking advantage of her position in the Central 46, we sent Rukia to the World of the Living, so that she would meet us and commit an unforgivable mistake."

"Taking advantage of this mistake, Aizen escalated Rukia's punishment to the Sōkyoku Execution. The reason the punishment wasn't started immediately was to give us in the World of the Living time."

"After our group of Ryoka entered Seireitei, Aizen quickly pushed forward the execution date, attempting to force us to stir up trouble within Seireitei, so he could use this opportunity to fake his death and hide behind the scenes."

"The reason he led us, this group of Ryoka, into Soul Society was most likely to weaken the Gotei 13 as much as possible. Unfortunately, we did achieve what he wanted, injuring most of the captains."

At this point, Tsuna couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had put in a lot of effort in this part, but it was mostly the Seireitei that was causing trouble; he hadn't actively provoked any battles.

"In summary, Rukia's execution method and sentence have been determined, the Gotei 13's strength has been greatly weakened, the stage for Aizen to perform his divine intervention has been set up, and the resistance has been minimized to the greatest extent. I can't figure out what else Aizen might do. I'll just wait patiently," Tsuna concluded.

"Showing off in front of others... He really is a confident and arrogant genius." Ukitake murmured. The gentle and peaceful image of Aizen in the past was completely shattered in his mind, and a confident Aizen with a wicked smile appeared in his mind.

"Two days later... we still don't have a way to deal with the Kyoka Suigetsu..." Kyōraku said worriedly.

"Captain Kyōraku, I presume Sawada-sensei and his group will arrive in two days, right?" Unohana Retsu stepped forward, squinting as she said, "Aizen's target is Urahara Kisuke's achievement. They won't just stand by and watch him succeed, will they, Sawada Tsunayoshi?"

Seeing the burning fighting spirit behind Unohana Retsu, Tsuna regretted coming to the Fourth Division. He had tried to be a good guy but ended up provoking Unohana Retsu. Now, he could only bite the bullet and say something.

"That's right, Rukia and the shop manager are our friends, we'll be there."

Kyōraku and Ukitake exchanged a glance. These people who hadn't seen the Shikai of Kyoka Suigetsu were extremely important. Considering that each of them possessed strength at least that of Vice-Captain, their addition would greatly increase their chances of stopping Aizen.

Then, the two bowed to Tsuna and said, "Then we'll leave it to you, Sawada Tsunayoshi."

Kyōraku and Ukitake's actions startled Tsuna, who felt a little embarrassed by the unexpected bow. "Ahem, Soul Society belongs to you, so of course you should be the ones to protect it."

"Don't worry, Sawada -kun, we will do our best." Kyōraku resumed his frivolous demeanor.

"Captain Unohana, have all the captains fully recovered from their injuries?" Ukitake immediately considered the follow-up arrangements; the strength of the Gotei 13 needed to be ensured as soon as possible.

"Our Fourth Division has already treated the surface injuries, but they will still need time to heal. If you want them healed immediately, unless I use swastikas..."

"No, no need, Captain Unohana, this is fine!"

Kyōraku immediately jumped in to stop Unohana Retsu from continuing. The healing ability of the Everything's Gone was indeed very strong, with the effect of instantly bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones. However, Unohana Retsu's fighting spirit was even stronger after activating the Everything's Gone. If her fighting spirit was not satisfied, she probably would not withdraw her Bankai.

This is why Unohana Retsu has never used her Bankai people; she might have saved more people than she killed, so saving them would be worse than not saving them at all.

The same logic applies to Unohana Retsu not using Bankai to heal her injuries from Tsuna's severe blows; after activating Everything's Gone, she wouldn't feel comfortable unless she cuts down two people.

"Um, Captain Ukitake, could you please gather all the injured captains together?" Tsuna asked.

"Is there anything else you'd like to instruct me on, Sawada-sensei?" Ukitake asked curiously.

"No, most of your injuries are related to our group of Ryoka. Let me see if I can offer you some small compensation to speed up your recovery."

"Oh? Sawada- kun is also proficient in the karate?" Kyōraku asked curiously.

"I remember now, after you and Vice-Captain Abarai sneaked around in my Fourth Division's warehouse, he returned to normal. That was your doing, wasn't it?" Unohana Retsu personally caught Tsuna and Renji that day.

"Captain Unohana, can you describe it in normal language? It's easy for people to misunderstand." Tsuna retorted speechlessly, "It was just normal treatment!"

"I really want to see your ability to speed up recovery, Sawada-sensei. I'll prepare the quiet room." Unohana Retsu said with a smile, covering her mouth.

"I'll notify the other captains who aren't in the Fourth Division; it's just a matter for Tenteikūra." Kyōraku volunteered to take on the task of calling people.

At this point, Tsuna realized he couldn't call everyone, and quickly said to Kyōraku, "No need to notify the 3rd Division and 9th Division."

"Why?"

Ukitake didn't seem to think much of it, but Kyōraku's expression darkened, and he speculated incredulously, "The 3rd Division, the 9th Division... are they traitors?"

Unohana Retsu stopped in her tracks, Ukitake was startled by Kyōraku.

"Shunsui, this is serious, don't talk nonsense!"

The Gotei 13 consisted of only thirteen squads. If three traitors emerged, it would be as if the Seireitei had been crippled.

Kyōraku ignored Ukitake and looked directly at Tsuna. "Was my guess correct, Sawada-sensei?"

"You called them traitors, I never said that. I think these two are still good comrades, they just temporarily went astray," Tsuna said.

In fact, there are very few truly evil people in the world of Bleach. Therefore, Tsuna's motto has always been that if someone doesn't disrupt his life, he won't interfere with what they want to do. This also applies to Aizen. Aizen only wanted to ascend to the Sky Throne, which wouldn't affect Tsuna's life in the World of the Living, so Tsuna wouldn't stop Aizen's actions in advance.

Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen in the same boat. Gin Ichimaru is after Aizen's soul, which Rangiku possesses, while Kaname Tōsen's goal is to purge the nobles of Soul Society.

From the Soul Society's perspective, these two's actions in helping Aizen were wrong. They also did many bad things that harmed the Soul Society for Aizen's Hogyoku research. However, since it didn't concern Tsuna, he wasn't interested in Tsuna them as villains. It's just that from the Soul Society's perspective, they were indeed traitors.

In summary, Tsuna had no interest in taking action against Aizen; his involvement in the Soul Society invasion had two purposes.

First, there was the request from his friends, Urano Hirako. When Tsuna saw the usually jovial Urano shop and the Visored kneeling before him, begging for his help, Tsuna agreed to lend them a hand. However, he insisted that Hirako and the others take matters Hirako their own hands before defeating Aizen.

Secondly, Tsuna wanted to see how strong the current Gotei 13 were, so Tsuna always fought whenever there was a chance. Except for the time when he was a little anxious and took down Kashiwamura's left flank with just a glance, Tsuna had a good exchange with everyone else.

Tsuna's goal has never changed: to restore the world to its original Yhwach. Yhwach is the one who will truly affect his life, and the Seireitei are Tsuna's best helpers in dealing with Yhwach's Wandenreich. Therefore, Tsuna has tested the strength of most of the captains.

Kyōraku understood Tsuna's meaning. Their perspective was different from Tsuna's, but in any case, if they couldn't notify Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen, they should focus on healing everyone's injuries first.

Kyōraku went to call for help with a worried look on his face, while Ukitake accompanied Tsuna to the quiet room prepared by Unohana Retsu. Unohana Retsu also arranged for the two captains who were still in the Fourth Division to be brought over, Toshiro and Sajin Komamura, who had just woken up.

Ginjo and Tsukishima didn't go inside, but instead wandered around the Fourth Division, waiting for Ukitake to recover before returning to the 13th Division together.

As soon as Sajin Komamura entered the room, his still somewhat dazed mind immediately turned to anger. He had been tormented in the Illusion for several days, and it wasn't a pleasant experience.

"Ryoka, what are you doing here! Captain Ukitake, obey the Captain-Commander's orders and apprehend the Ryoka who is disturbing Seireitei!" Seeing that Ukitake was still leisurely drinking tea, Komamura's anger immediately turned towards him.

"Captain Komamura, Sawada Tsunayoshi is not a bad person. He asked you to come here to help you recover from your injuries," Ukitake explained with a smile.

"Him?" Komamura harbored deep prejudice against Tsuna. There was no way he could like him; he had only met him twice and Tsuna had been bedridden for two days.

"Oh, Wang-chan, don't be so stingy. The situation was urgent, so I had to just knock you out. Don't take it personally." Tsuna patted Komamura on the shoulder in a very familiar manner, expressing his deep respect for someone who dedicated his life to upholding loyalty and righteousness.

"Please, Sawada Tsunayoshi," Toshiro said weakly. He had met Tsuna twice and knew that Tsuna meant him no harm.

Noticing Toshiro's attitude and Tsuna's enthusiasm, Komamura lowered his guard a little and didn't argue with Tsuna. He simply went to a corner of the room to sit quietly and relieve the discomfort in his head.