Learning Kaidō, Zhicheng's Incident!

At this moment, reporting Azashiro Kenpachi and exposing his crimes seemed like the most righteous course of action.

But because of certain experiences Urahara Kisuke faced in the original story, Natsuki ultimately restrained himself.

Central 46 is by no means a group of good people.

Those individuals of noble birth boast of justice, but in reality, they are merely a group of people who use justice as a facade to satisfy their own selfish desires; they are pedantic, rigid, and only willing to believe what their own eyes see.

Natsuki feared that having any contact with these people would give him a myocardial infarction.

If possible, it would be best to never have any contact with these people for the rest of his life.

After much deliberation, Natsuki chose to exercise restraint for the time being, preparing to wait and see how things developed rather than reporting Azashiro Kenpachi.

Several more days of peaceful life passed.

Following Unohana Retsu's treatment, Natsuki's injuries were completely healed.

He threw himself back into the daily routine of his division.

However, because his previous excuse for being injured was an encounter with a Hollow, the lieutenant, Gosu, was no longer willing to assign combat missions to Natsuki. Natsuki could only remain in the division to handle administrative work. Of course, because the 11th Division did not have much paperwork, Natsuki finished it quickly. During his spare time, besides staying in the division to cultivate, he also went to the 4th Division to visit Unohana Retsu.

His talk of learning Kaidō was not a joke.

Facing the eager-to-learn Natsuki, Unohana Retsu did not hesitate to teach him.

Initially, Unohana Retsu had only heard that a new genius had risen in the 11th Division. Having lived for so many years and being exceptionally idle now, she inevitably developed some interest in Natsuki.

And until she came into personal contact with Natsuki and witnessed his talent with her own eyes, Unohana Retsu's interest in him grew even stronger.

It was truly because Natsuki's ability to control spiritual power was far too formidable.

Kaidō, unlike Hado or Bakudo, is a type of Ghost Way applied internally.

Ghost Way applied externally requires specific incantations to draw in surrounding spirit particles, forcing them to arrange and combine according to specific rules, and then using one's own spiritual power to propel the gathered spirit particles to release various unique abilities.

Kaidō is different.

Its target is not the enemy in front, but rather the healing and repair of a Shinigami's damaged body.

Shinigamis are spiritual lifeforms, and their bodies are composed of high-density spirit particles.

Repairing the body is, in fact, repairing damaged spiritual tissue.

The method is not difficult; it is nothing more than converting one's own spiritual power into pure spirit particles and injecting them into the injured person's body to repair their tissues, but the operation itself is quite difficult.

After all, the human body is very complex.

Even if spiritual power has been converted into spirit particles, if the amount of external spirit particles entering the body is too high, it will not only fail to heal the injury but will instead cause it to deteriorate further.

And if the amount is too low, it cannot heal the injury.

Therefore, knowing how to control this quantity is the key.

This requires an extremely high level of spiritual power control.

This is also why, although there are many Shinigamis in the 4th Division, not many are truly proficient in Kaidō; many 4th Division Shinigamis rely on their Zanpakuto to treat others.

In Soul Society, Zanpakuto are mainly divided into two categories.

Direct Attack Type and Ghost Way Type. Direct Attack Type can be simply referred to as "Direct Attack," while the abilities of Ghost Way Type Zanpakuto are strange and varied; among them, besides blades with various attributes, there is no shortage of blades specialized in healing.

"Truly exquisite control!"

Unohana Retsu watched as Natsuki quickly grasped the basics of Kaidō and could not help but praise him. "Third Seat Natsuki, have you really not considered transferring to our 4th Division?"

"As for the lieutenant position, since there is already a candidate for the time being, there is absolutely no problem with you serving as the Third Seat of our 4th Division."

Unohana Retsu extended an invitation to Natsuki.

"Forget it. Compared to being a healer who saves lives from behind the scenes, I still prefer fighting on the front lines." Natsuki directly declined Unohana Retsu.

Admittedly, life in the 4th Division is very comfortable, and there is no need to face many dangers.

If one wants to live a peaceful life, the 4th Division is the first choice.

But Natsuki had long ago made the resolution to face many dangers; combat is, even more so, a way to become stronger.

He was still brooding over his defeat at the hands of Azashiro Kenpachi.

Now, he only wanted to use every means possible to enhance his own strength.

Learning Kaidō was also a way to enhance his strength.

Although it cannot directly increase his combat power, it allows him to quickly repair his injuries and recover his combat capability after being wounded, which can also be considered an indirect enhancement.

Seeing that Natsuki had made his determination clear.

Unohana Retsu no longer insisted.

Deep down, she actually felt a bit of regret.

Within the Gotei 13, there are many combat personnel, but very few true top-tier healers.

Shinigamis are constantly fighting dangerous existences, and the casualty rate remains high.

Even if the 4th Division tries its best to rescue them.

However, due to the varying levels of medical expertise, there were times that were simply helpless.

As the Third Seat of the 11th Division, Natsuki's strength was naturally not lacking.

Yet, based on the talent he displayed when learning Kaidō, Unohana Retsu was certain that if he were to become a healer, his value to the Soul Society would be even greater.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, several more months passed.

Azashiro Kenpachi remained reclusive, rarely seen in public.

During this period, the occasional Menos Grande of the Gillian class would appear, but Azashiro Kenpachi never made a move; in the end, it was the lieutenant, Gosu, who stepped in to resolve them.

Natsuki had wanted to intervene.

But Gosu simply wouldn't give him the chance.

As the lieutenant of the 11th Division, Gosu was actually quite formidable. Beyond his ability to handle internal affairs, he had spent many years by Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's side, receiving his direct instruction. His strength, even among the lieutenants of the Gotei 13, was considered top-tier.

Well, with the exception of the First Division lieutenant.

After all, Sasakibe Chojiro's seniority was simply too great; he could have served as a captain, yet he refused the position solely to remain by the Head Captain's side.

In the blink of an eye, a full year had passed since the death of Kuruyashiki Kenpachi and the ascension of Azashiro Soya as the new Kenpachi.

On this day.

The incident regarding the disappearing souls in the Rukon District finally reached a conclusion.

Azashiro Kenpachi... had been exposed.

Through special means, the Gotei 13 discovered that Azashiro Kenpachi had been preying upon the souls of the Rukon District. Enraged, Head Captain Yamamoto immediately dispatched several captains to apprehend Azashiro Kenpachi and bring him in for interrogation.

Within the Rukon District.

A battle between captains erupted suddenly.

Azashiro Kenpachi's strength was bizarre and unfathomable; even veteran captains like Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, joined by the head of the Shihoin clan, Shihoin Utsusemi—who excelled in Shunpo—could not subdue him in the short term.

On the contrary, utilizing the unique ability of his Zanpakuto, Azashiro Kenpachi created an illusion that appeared before the three captains, mocking them with cold sarcasm.

"Is this the strength of the Gotei 13's veteran captains? It seems to be nothing more than this!"