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Chapter 6: The First Kenpachi and the Strongest Kenpachi Start Competing for Talent?
Chapter 6: The First Kenpachi and the Strongest Kenpachi Start Competing for Talent?
"Captain Kenpachi Zaraki is the captain of the Eleventh Division, while Naya Makoto is just a newly graduated student from the Central Spiritual Academy. Given the gap in your statuses, a fight between you two should be against the rules, right?
If it were a training session within the division, where the captain trains the members of their own division, that would be considered normal training. But I remember that Naya Makoto doesn’t seem to be a member of Captain Kenpachi’s division, right?"
Seeing the smile of Captain Unohana, who resembled a Yamato Nadeshko, Kenpachi Zaraki revealed a look of genuine disgust.
It wasn’t that Kenpachi Zaraki particularly disliked Captain Unohana as a person, but he disliked the current Captain Unohana.
Many people in the Seireitei might not know, but Kenpachi Zaraki and Captain Unohana were old acquaintances.
Kenpachi Zaraki was born in the North Rukongai, the most lawless and squalid area, specifically in the Rukongai 80th District, Zaraki District. Originally a nameless and surnameless commoner, he later adopted "Zaraki" as his surname.
When the first captain of the Eleventh Division, Captain Unohana, sought a formidable warrior to her liking, she and her subordinates arrived at the outskirts of the Rukongai. What greeted her eyes was a pile of Rukongai civilians’ corpses, all killed by Kenpachi Zaraki’s blade.
Captain Unohana moved forward to inspect the scene, only to be suddenly attacked by Kenpachi Zaraki, who stabbed her below the clavicle. A fierce battle ensued on the spot, and Kenpachi Zaraki was eventually slashed across his left cheek. This is the origin of Captain Unohana’s clavicle scar and Kenpachi Zaraki’s left cheek scar.
In that battle, Kenpachi Zaraki first experienced the fear and joy of combat. He feared that losing such an "enemy" would mean losing the pleasure of fighting.
So, to match Captain Unohana’s strength, he subconsciously weakened himself to the same level as his "enemy."
The outcome of that battle is unknown, but from the results, it seems Captain Unohana lost, as Kenpachi Zaraki was suppressing his own power throughout the fight.
Of course, at that time, Captain Unohana had not released her Zanpakutou, and instead fought Kenpachi Zaraki with a shallow strike.
Despite this, Captain Unohana was known as the strongest "First Kenpachi," a woman whose swordsmanship was so formidable that she was called "Yachiru." Yet, in the end, she had to suppress her strength to barely match a young boy!
After that, upon returning from the Rukongai, Captain Unohana voluntarily resigned from her position as captain of the Eleventh Division, believing she was unworthy of the title "Kenpachi," the strongest swordsman. She underwent a significant personality change and became the captain of the Fourth Division, a position she has held to this day.
Kenpachi Zaraki didn’t dislike Captain Unohana; in fact, he deeply admired her. To a large extent, his decision to become a Shinigami and join the Seireitei was influenced by Captain Unohana.
However, Kenpachi Zaraki disliked the current Captain Unohana because he knew she was always putting on a facade. Despite both of them having a wild beast inside, Captain Unohana kept her beast in a cage, presenting a "false" face to the world.
"Tsk, this is really troublesome. That guy named Naya Makoto, you haven’t officially joined the Fourth Division yet, right? Why don’t you come to our Eleventh Division directly?
I heard from Ichikaku that you’re also from the North Rukongai and that your strength is quite impressive.
You have two choices. The first is to join the Eleventh Division and fight me officially. This way, we can both avoid a lot of trouble, and I won’t have to listen to the old man’s nagging.
The second choice is that even if you join the Fourth Division, I will still find you to fight. As long as you’re still alive, the worst that can happen is that the old man will scold me, but I don’t care about that."
Hearing Kenpachi Zaraki's words, which were almost indistinguishable from a threat, Naya Makoto's expression immediately froze, and he glanced sidelong at a certain bald head across from him.
And the bald head from the Captain's Assembly, feeling guilty, didn't dare to meet Naya Makoto's eyes, lowering his head to show his shiny bald scalp in response.
"Captain Kenpachi, this Shinigami named Naya Makoto has already decided to join our Fourth Division. Your current behavior is clearly over the line.
Can I consider your current actions as a provocation from your Eleventh Division towards our Fourth Division?"
Yachiru, despite her gentle and elegant exterior, was never a person with a good temper. The beast inside her often blackened, making it a common occurrence.
When her polite words were ignored, and now the other party was even threatening a probationary member of her division right in front of her, if Aizen Kira continued to remain indifferent, she wouldn't be the Strongest Kenpachi of the past.
"Interesting, if you're willing to be my opponent, wouldn't that be even more exciting?
This powerful Reiatsu is truly long overdue. I came to the Seireitei not to be a Shinigami, but now it seems I can get what I wish for!"
"Ding-ding-ding-ding!"
As Aizen Kira's Reiatsu spread, the bells tied to Kenpachi Zaraki's hair tips began to ring.
Due to his special physical constitution, although Kenpachi Zaraki's Reiatsu was immensely powerful, he lacked the ability to sense it. Therefore, he styled his hair into a spiky hedgehog shape and tied bells to the tips.
The purpose was to judge the opponent's Reiatsu intensity by the bells' movement, determining how much power he should exert to enjoy a good fight.
Seeing his hair tips' bells swinging wildly as if caught in a gale, Kenpachi Zaraki's face lit up with an excited and battle-ready expression.
Clearly, the Reiatsu intensity Aizen Kira was releasing was extremely satisfying, even making him feel a long-overdue surge of excitement!
Without any hesitation, Kenpachi Zaraki reached up and tore off the Reiatsu-sealing eye patch over his right eye.
As soon as the eye patch was removed, Kenpachi Zaraki's Reiatsu burst out like a tidal wave. The tangible Reiatsu transformed into a golden pillar, shooting up from the Fourth Division's recruitment office!
Aizen Kira originally didn't want to conflict with Kenpachi Zaraki and his group. However, the powerful Reiatsu Kenpachi Zaraki released ignited her long-dormant battle spirit. By the time she realized it, her own Reiatsu pillar had also erupted.
The two powerful Captain-level Reiatsu collided, the immense pressure forming a tidal wave. Naya Makoto and Yachiru Kusajishi, caught in the middle, were like small boats that could be capsized at any moment.
Despite being affected, Naya Makoto and Yachiru managed to maintain their composure, as the pressure wasn't directed at them and their own Reiatsu was not weak.
Ichikaku and Yumichika, whose Reiatsu was not weak, but being new graduates from the Central Spiritual Academy, had never experienced such a high-level confrontation. They were bent over, their faces red as they struggled to straighten up.
As for Isane Kotetsu... the young lady had already given up resistance and was lying flat on the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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