Azashiro's Plan

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Yamamoto: We have an emergency!

Currently all of the captains (with the exception of Mayuri and Zaraki) were in the Squad 1 Barracks. Soi-Fon took a step forward to explain the situation.

Soi-Fon: Investigations by the Stealth Force have revealed that the traitor Kenpachi Azashiro has gone missing from the Muken. There is no evidence of Sosuke Aizen, Gin Ichimaru or any of the other prisoners having attempted a prison break. All the members of the Patrol Troop are now searching for Azashiro.

Shinji: Now, that's a name I haven't heard in forever. He was captured before I became a captain, yeah?

Kensei: That was when we became Seat Officers, right? When that guy landed himself in the Muken for starting a revolt or something?

Unohana: I never thought I would hear Kenpachi Azashiro's name again so soon.

Hitsugaya: I've never heard of the guy. Is he called "Kenpachi" as some sort of sick joke, or is it a coincidence?

Byakuya: If I recall, the name "Kenpachi" is only passed down once the current one is slain by whoever will become their successor. There cannot be two Kenpachis at the same time. However, I've heard that there was one exception to this in this eleven-generation history of the Kenpachi name.

Yamamoto: Yes, and that exception is Azashiro.He challenged the 7th Kenpachi, Kuruyashiki, to a duel. He won and assumed the title, but no one has been able to beat Azashiro himself. After he committed his terrible crime, he was doomed to rot in the bowels of the Muken. The Kenpachi name was thus passed down to the lieutenant of Squad 11 at the time, and he became the 9th Kenpachi.

Kyoraku: And the 9th Kenpachi was cut down by a fierce warrior from the Rukon District who called himself Kiganjo. And the one who defeated the extremely powerful Kenpachi Kiganjo was Captain Zaraki, our current Kenpachi.

Hitsugaya: Let me ask you straight up. Do you think this Azashiro guy is tougher than Zaraki?

Kyoraku: I wish I could give you a straight answer. Both former Captain Azashiro and Captain Zaraki are in a class of their own. Besides, we don't even know the names of either of their Zanpakutos. In fact, we've never seen Azashiro's blade before.

Toshiro: What? So, you've never seen his Shikai?

Kyoraku: No, that's not what I meant. He literally doesn't have a Zanpakuto. Well, it's more like he does have one, but it was never seen by us, I suppose. He never once revealed that secret to us. Even when Central 46 tried to investigate, he insisted that he'd already shown it to them.

Hitsugaya: What? And Central 46 just accepted that?

Kyoraku: Yeah. It just goes to show how much you can get away with as a Kenpachi, the strongest Shinigami of us all.

Hitsugaya: I would say that's getting away with a bit too much.

Kyoraku: Anyway, my point is that a Kenpachi has special privileges within the Seireitei. Now that I think about it, maybe that's why Azashiro wanted to become a Kenpachi.

Yamamoto: With that out of the way. Lieutenant Omaeda.

Omaeda: Y-Yes sir!?

Yamamoto: Give us your report of your encounter with Kenpachi Azashiro.

Omaeda: Of course, sir!

Omaeda gave every captain at the meeting a full explanation on his meeting with Azashiro.

Omaeda: A-And that concludes my eyewitness report on Kenpachi Azashiro. Oh, right, there was one more thing that stuck out to me.

Yamamoto: What?

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Omaeda: In the middle of it all, he turned to an empty space and said "Shut it" to no one in particular. It wasn't to us because we weren't talking. It was like he was talking to someone invisible.

"Oh, that? Kenpachi Azashiro was just talking to Urozakuro."

Standing at the door of the Squad 1 barracks uninvited was Yoruichi.

Soi-Fon: Yoruichi? I didn't know you were here! I would have met you at the Senkaimon had you given me the word.

Yamamoto then spoke up.

Yamamoto: I don't recall summoning you, but since you've come, tell us what you know.

Yoruichi: My apologies, Head Captain. I was planning on arriving well before the meeting began.

Soi-Fon: Yoruichi, who is this Urozakuro you spoke of?

Yoruichi: Urozakuro is the name of Azashiro's Zanpakuto.

Yamamoto: And how did you come to learn of his Zanpakuto's name?

Yoruichi: Urozakuro simply told me herself. It was over a hundred years ago. Kisuke and I were testing the new Tenshentai at the underground training grounds. She appeared before us out of nowhere. She didn't stay for long, but she seemed to really like us. She even started blabbing about her powers without either of us asking. She said something to the tune of, "I think it'd be fun to make my user suffer by revealing my abilities." Reckless if you ask me. I think she was being honest, though. I don't think that would be something Azashiro would've allowed.

Yamamoto: And why didn't you report this to us?

Yoruichi: I did report it to the previous commander of the Stealth Force, but once the report made its way to Central 46, they told us not to tell a single soul. I will accept any punishment that Central 46 wishes to give me for disobeying their orders by discussing it here with you now. Perhaps the higher-ups had some plans of their own, but we'll never learn their true intentions now. They've all since passed from illness, incidents, or Aizen's hands. I suppose the truth behind their reasoning has been buried with them. But if I may hazard a guess, they may have wanted to keep Urozakuro's powers secret to prevent morale from falling. Worst case scenario, the entire Seireitei will be plunged into chaos.

Hitsugaya: Is her powers really that dangerous?

Yoruichi: They could give Kyoka Suigetsu a run for its money.

Omaeda: What?! Y-you're saying he's at that level?! Tell me you're joking, Yoruichi!

Yoruichi: When he was a wanted man in the past, we tried to pinpoint his location with Bakudo. But no matter how many times any of us tried, we could never find his specific location. All we knew was that he was somewhere in the Seireitei.

Komamura: Does that mean he can negate Kido and Spirit Energy?

Yoruichi: It's certainly annoying either way. If I recall correctly, no Bakudo worked on him either. Not even the 99th one or its final incantation, Fatal Seal. Which means that his power is not of negation, but fusion.

Soi-Fon: Fusion?

Yoruichi: Azashiro appeared to be speaking to something invisible because his inner world merged with the real world. Urozakuro remains unable to be seen by others, unlike the manifestation of Tenshintai. He's always in his Bankai state, which would explain why he wasn't carrying a blade. I think it would be fair to say that his Bankai allows him to merge with and control his surroundings. Kenpachi Azashiro fuses his body with the space surrounding him. The ground that we stand on and the very air itself is now a part of him. He has the ability to manipulate the reishi in all of these materials.

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