Chapter 79 – You Are Too Weak, Senbonzakura

Chapter 79 – You Are Too Weak, Senbonzakura

Regarding the act of betraying the Soul King, each family had its own thoughts.

For example, the Tsunayashiro Family wanted to steal the Soul King's power and take his place.

The Shiba Family wanted to lay everything bare before the world, allowing the world to judge this group of traitors.

The Kuchiki Family wanted to maintain the existing order and preserve the world the Soul King had envisioned.

The Shihōin Family, which commanded the "God-Given Armaments," was the family with the strongest private armed force among the Five Great Noble Families.

Yoruichi did not evaluate how the previous family heads had positioned the Shihōin Family. But ever since she took over the position of the head of the Shihōin Family, her philosophy had been to prepare for all external changes. Moreover, Byakuya Kuchiki's strength...

It wasn't that she looked down on Byakuya, but with his talents and the abilities of his Zanpakutō, Yoruichi felt that for Byakuya to return this favor, he would need at least three to four hundred more years of cultivation.

"You demon cat..."

"Alright, Byakuya, sit down." Pressing Byakuya down to sit beside him, Ailin laughed, "I'm still an uncle-in-law here, so how can I let my nephew repay the debt?"

"Yoruichi, I don't care much about many things, and I don't pursue many things either. But for everything I care about and possess, I cherish it deeply and don't want to lose it.

In a sense, as long as the people I care about are doing well, I don't really care about the state of the world. On the contrary, if the changes in this world pose a threat to the people I care about, I will spare no cost to stop it."

Byakuya and Soi Fon were puzzled by these words, but Yoruichi, who knew the secrets of the "Soul King," understood that Ailin was frankly telling her that he had no intention of interfering with what she and Urahara were doing.

"Of course, since I owe Yoruichi a favor, as long as Yoruichi speaks up, anything I can do, I will definitely not refuse. This time, asking Yoruichi and 3rd Seat Urahara for a Tenshintai, would that count as a 'captain-level' favor?"

"A captain-level favor?"

"Yes, as long as the enemy's strength does not exceed the captain level, I'll be there whenever you call!"

"Alright, you've convinced me." Yoruichi stretched lazily and stood up. "Soi Fon, I'll continue to entrust you with the squad's duties here. Let's go, Ailin and young Byakuya. I'll take you to find Urahara."

***

"Oh, Captain Ailin, you really are a rare guest. And this must be the future head of the Kuchiki Family, Lord Byakuya, right?"

Although surprised that someone could secretly establish such a large underground training ground within the Seireitei, Byakuya already had a few hints of the aloof "poker face" demeanor he would later develop, so Kisuke Urahara was bound to be disappointed.

Because he couldn't see any surprise on Byakuya's face at this creation of his. From his uncle Ailin, Byakuya knew that the somewhat unkempt man before him was the main focus of this time.

Although arrogant, Byakuya was not a fool. Regardless of whether it was Yoruichi Shihōin or his uncle Ailin, their evaluation of this "Third Seat" was very high, so this man was clearly no ordinary person. Thus, he politely greeted Kisuke Urahara with the courtesy of a junior.

"Mr. Urahara, please take care of us this time."

"What a polite child."

Seeing the disheveled Urahara showing signs of developing the unkempt appearance and wooden sandals characteristic of a centuries-old eccentric, Ailin quickly interrupted.

"Alright, Urahara, our time is quite urgent. After all, Lord Ginrei is still waiting over there."

"Well, if it's Captain Ailin's request, I naturally can't disobey." With a wave of Urahara's hand, there was a loud "bang," and white smoke burst open.

When the smoke cleared, a white human-shaped target was slanted and stuck in the ground.

Two pillars of spiritual pressure shot into the sky, accompanied by a sky filled with scattered cherry blossoms.

"Oh? Young Byakuya's strength is quite formidable."

Outside the battlefield between Byakuya and Senbonzakura, Ailin, Yoruichi, and Urahara stood watching.

Ever since witnessing Ailin's demonstration of Shakūren, the hot-tempered Byakuya had undergone a significant change.

Faced with Yoruichi’s taunts and mockery, Byakuya rarely responded and only focused on his cultivation.

This meant that Yoruichi had not had much interaction with Byakuya for nearly ten years. Her understanding of Byakuya was still largely based on what she knew from ten years ago.

For a Shinigami, ten years was not a long time. But judging from the strength Byakuya was now displaying, he had already exceeded Yoruichi’s expectations of him.

"Yes, Byakuya has worked hard." Yoruichi’s praise of Byakuya was affirmed by Ailin's nod.

Indeed, not everyone had the courage to accept Ailin's three-month special training. Thousands of times on the brink of death, the fear. Thousands of times exhausting all efforts, only to return in defeat, the helplessness. Thousands of times growing, yet not narrowing the gap between them in the slightest, the bewilderment. And facing a profoundly powerful existence for an extended period, the despair...

Who could endure all that?

It could be said that after experiencing Ailin's three months of hellish training, Byakuya had been transformed.

With the same abilities, Senbonzakura was actually suppressed by Byakuya.

Who would believe it if it was said out loud?

Shinigami nurtured their Zanpakutō, entered their inner world, conversed with their Zanpakutō, learned the Zanpakutō's name, and learned to use the Zanpakutō's abilities from the Zanpakutō itself.

In some ways, the Zanpakutō could be considered the teacher of the Shinigami. But this battle made Yoruichi and Urahara open their eyes wide.

Byakuya used certain abilities of Senbonzakura more smoothly than Senbonzakura itself. It was as if the positions of the two had been reversed, with Senbonzakura being the one learning.

...

A large amount of cherry blossoms formed a rotating sphere over two meters wide around Byakuya, deflecting the incoming sword strikes from Senbonzakura.

Sensing the attacking power of these numerous sword strikes, a hint of disappointment flashed across Byakuya's eyes.

Ever since learning how to condense Senbonzakura's sword strikes into a sword body during his battle with his uncle Ailin, Byakuya had developed several more techniques to unleash Senbonzakura's full power.

This time, in his battle with Senbonzakura, Byakuya had high hopes of finding the flaws in his techniques through their exchange and researching how to improve them together.

But Senbonzakura's performance was simply too disappointing for Byakuya. Its techniques were rigid, only commanding Senbonzakura's sword strikes to flutter and attack.

This was very similar to how Byakuya himself had been during his initial battles with his uncle Ailin.

"You are too weak, Senbonzakura. In your Shikai state, using all your sword strikes for attacks leaves you vulnerable on defense. With such flaws, you are wide open to my attacks!"

Saying this, Byakuya's thoughts stirred, and the rotating pink sphere transformed into a raging cherry blossom tornado, completely enveloping and shredding Senbonzakura's incoming sword strikes.

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