Soul Society, West Rukongai, First District suburban, Shiba Family.
At night, the silvery white moonlight gently shines on the ground, reflecting the shadows of trees and rocks. Winter will soon come, and there is a hint of coolness in the wind. Even if you sleep at night, it will be very cold if you don't cover yourself with a quilt.
However, through the window, in the room illuminated by the moonlight, the woman was sweating profusely and closing her eyes tightly. The expression on her face was sad and painful. Tears fell like broken beads and wet the pillow under her neck. From the unconscious murmuring voice, it could be clearly judged that the woman had not woken up. Was she having some kind of nightmare?
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"It still doesn't work!" Two black braids were tied on her chest, and the woman's deep voice was filled with powerlessness and self-blame; "I'm sorry, Kukaku, there is really nothing I can do about your broken arm..."
"There's nothing you can do!"
"It's defection!" the short girl with Jianggu hair bun said expressionlessly; "Kisuke Urahara used your good friends to conduct Shinigami Hollowfication's experiments and was wanted. As for Yoruichi Shihōin, she is just a traitor who betrayed Soul Society. I swear, we must catch her..."
"Yoruichi, Kisuke, Kensei, Hiyori, Bai and Lisa, everyone..."
"Kukaku!" The man with broken hair covered in blood held his sister's hand tightly. His dry voice, trembling arms, and feeble tone contained strong unwillingness and relief. Perhaps he closed his smoky eyes in relief; "You have to live a good life, Ganju and Shiba Family are all handed over to you. Also, remember to find everyone and tell them I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for not doing anything. I'm so sorry for leaving you and Ganju like this. I really failed as a big brother..."
"Big brother..."
"Sister! Big sister! Do you hear what I'm talking about!" The half-year-old boy kept shaking his sister's arm and cried out in a cry; "Speak! What happened to the eldest brother? He doesn't want Ganju! Sister, is the eldest brother really dead? You should say something! I want to find the eldest brother..."
"Ganju······"
"I'm really sorry, Kukaku!" The man with white hair in a shawl and wearing pure white Captain's Haori bent down and whispered in a heavy tone; "Soul Society and World of the Living, we have sent people to search, but after a month, Captain Isshin is still missing, we..."
"Uncle..."
"That's it!" Black Cat, with golden vertical pupils, said in a low voice, dry and hoarse, like a male voice; "Our traitor a hundred years ago, the death of Kaien, and the disappearance of Isshin, were all caused by him secretly..."
"Yoruichi······"
"What a violent guy!" The boy with broken orange hair, his expression, and facial features were all carved out of the same mold as Kaien Shiba. He was wearing Shihakushō and smiled openly; "I will definitely succeed, no matter what you say, I will not change my mind, because I will defeat those captains and rescue people, I will definitely..."
"This guy, Ichigo······"
"Sister, don't interrupt and listen to me!" The child at the time had grown up and dared to yell at her, with an unprecedented firmness and persistence in her tone; "I don't know why the elder brother did this, why he was so happy, but I must see with my own eyes what the real Bleach is like..."
"Smelly boy..."
"One hundred and ten years ago, the former captain Tenth Division, Lord Kūkaku Shiba, it's been a long time since we last seen you! How is it! It's been almost more than a hundred years since I've been back to Seireitei! It must be a good feeling to revisit my old place!"
"Asshole!!!"
"No one stood in the sky from the beginning, neither you, nor me, not even God, but..."
"This guy!!!"
"This unbearable blank period of the throne of heaven will also come to an end. From now on, I will stand in the sky..."
Standing in the sky...
Heaven······
"Aizen!!!"
She sat up suddenly, clenching her teeth, Kūkaku Shiba's smoky green eyes were filled with hatred for the man who made her almost lose everything.
Sōsuke Aizen.
"Drink! Drink!"
In silence, I don't know how long passed, but a faint sound came from Kūkaku Shiba. Kūkaku Shiba was stunned, got up and put on his clothes, opened the door and walked in the direction of the sound.
It was a temporary training ground in the backyard of the Shiba Family. A strong man was practicing tirelessly. His tiredness could be heard in his uninterrupted drinking. Sweat flowed down his face, but he didn't even bother to wipe it off. It wetted his clothes and the ground under his feet.
"It's Ganju, still practicing!"
Standing under the tree, holding on to the thick trunk, Kūkaku Shiba opened his mouth, wanting to tell Ganju Shiba to rest. However, seeing his clenched teeth and insistence, all his words were swallowed back.
The blue smoke-colored eyes were already a little moist. Kūkaku Shiba raised her head, not wanting to let the tears fall. She didn't need to cry, right! From the time Kaien Shiba passed away, from the time Isshin Shiba disappeared, as the patriarch of the Shiba Family, she had the responsibility to shoulder the heavy burden of the Shiba Family.
But, she is a woman after all. Even if she is strong, she is still just a woman...
"Really!"
Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Kūkaku Shiba suddenly laughed. In her smoky eyes, there shone the confidence that had disappeared for a hundred years and belonged only to her Kūkaku Shiba.
"It's not okay to feel sorry for yourself all the time. If I continue to be so decadent, what else can I call Kūkaku Shiba? Ganju already knows that I have to work hard. As his eldest sister and the head of the Shiba Family's family, what reason do I have for not working hard? I will have to settle the grievances of my eldest brother and uncle with Aizen!"
"The time is almost up! I have to hurry up. I can't lose to Yoruichi and Hiyori. I absolutely can't..."
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World of the Living, Karakura Town, Dark Night Residence.
The sun is still shining warmly on the earth, driving away the cold breath left over from last night. The breeze blows the branches that have mostly disappeared, making bursts of sounds.
Sitting on the armchair, Yoruichi Shihōin, who was dressed in casual clothes, held a comic book in his hands and read with gusto. He laughed from time to time, and the crisp sound echoed in the yard.
"Lady Yoruichi, there is Hell Butterfly looking for you!"
Walking out of the corridor with a tray in his hand, Shadow said and handed the juice on it to Yoruichi Shihōin.
"Hey! Who sent it!"
He took the juice and took a sip. Yoruichi Shihōin closed the comic book he had finished reading and placed it on the table beside him. He looked at Shadow with his golden eyes.
"It's Kūkaku Shiba!"
"Kukaku!" Suddenly stunned, Yoruichi Shihōin immediately sat up straight and asked, "What happened, Kukaku guy, he won't send a message if there is nothing!"
"It didn't say anything above!" Shadow replied; "I just asked Lady Yoruichi to go there!"
"That's it!" nodded, Yoruichi Shihōin clapped his hands, stood up from the chair, turned and walked towards the room; "I'm going to change clothes first, Shadow, wait for me, we'll go Soul Society later!"
"Go to...Soul Society!" Shadow scratched his head and said, "Go directly to the Shiba Family!"
"Then you still have to say it!" Looking back, Yoruichi Shihōin replied angrily, but as if he remembered something, he suddenly burst into laughter; "So you are talking about this, Sōkyoku has already recovered, hasn't it? Besides, what have you, Shadow, been afraid of!"
"That's not what I meant..."
Shadow's head was full of black lines, but Yoruichi Shihōin didn't give him a chance to speak, and turned around and ran into the room.
By the way, last time at Sōkyoku, Shadow went berserk because of Yoruichi Shihōin's words. You can completely imagine the situation of hundreds or thousands of Shadow using Swordsmanship at the same time. The power is definitely not as simple as one plus one versus two.
The result was that after that blow, everything within a hundred meters of Sōkyoku was instantly razed to the ground. You know, this is Seireitei! Fortunately, in order to reduce casualties, everyone around was evacuated. Otherwise, everyone on the ground would have died.
This made Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto so angry that he almost went crazy. He tensed up his old face ashen, but couldn't do anything. Shadow wouldn't listen to him. Whenever he thought of the whole thing, Yoruichi Shihōin would laugh until his stomach hurt. There was no trace of Resolve, one of the perpetrators.