"Are you saying we should let the opponent enter the Gotei 13 and become a Captain as well?"
"He has a Zanpakuto, and that Zanpakuto can perform Bankai. Doesn't this meet all the requirements to become a Captain? He is certainly more qualified than that guy named Kenpachi Zaraki, isn't he?"
Tokinada Tsunayashiro replied respectfully; his arrogance never failed to distinguish the occasion.
"As long as Suzuki Makoto enters the Seireitei, it is equivalent to him giving up his freedom and entering the rules of the nobles. And within the rules, the methods we can use are far more numerous than in the Rukongai—after all, forcibly snatching things with martial force is something we aren't that good at, is it not?"
"But, right now, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto is already completely ignoring our orders. If that person joins the Gotei 13, the Captain-Commander might still shield him. What should we do then?"
The others raised obvious questions. Because of Shigekuni Yamamoto's special nature, for a thousand years, the nobles had never truly controlled this fiercest army of the Seireitei. Central 46 was merely the nominal commander, but when it came to actually issuing orders, they still had to discuss things with that old man.
That is to say, regarding matters related to nobles, he wouldn't talk much, and Suzuki Makoto was not a noble.
"Then naturally, we must make Shigekuni Yamamoto also feel disgust towards Suzuki Makoto. It cannot be like with Kenpachi Zaraki, where he took him in because he cherished his talent. This should be a negotiation of exchanging interests, making the Captain-Commander no longer have any good will towards this man."
"Easier said than done!"
"In fact, doing it is also very simple. I remember the Captain-Commander negotiated with the Yellow Turbans before, right? The scope was bounded by District 70 of the Rukongai, forbidding Suzuki Makoto from continuing to expand—but in the previous meeting, in the recorder's notes, the Captain-Commander said 'within District 40'. I don't think the Captain-Commander is the type of person who can't remember what he said, so it is very likely he really wants to co-manage the Rukongai with the Yellow Turbans."
Tokinada Tsunayashiro maintained that smiling posture.
"Therefore, under the premise that Shigekuni Yamamoto currently holds good will towards Suzuki Makoto, the easiest way to make him feel disgust is to let the Yellow Turban forces appear within District 40, appearing right outside the gates of the Seireitei!"
"Didn't the Captain-Commander say that the Gotei 13 is a team that protects the Seireitei and the Soul King, and since the Yellow Turbans don't threaten the Soul King, he won't act? Then, if the Yellow Turban forces expand to the edge of the Seireitei, and even the Shiba family's ancestral land, which controls the passage to the Soul King Palace, falls into Yellow Turban hands, then can Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto really still sit so peacefully in the 1st Division barracks practicing calligraphy?"
After he finished speaking, the originally noisy meeting fell silent for a moment. Everyone began to think about the plan proposed by this lowest-ranking branch member.
The astonishing inertia displayed by the Gotei 13 in this matter was enough for the nobles to guess that Shigekuni Yamamoto had once again developed a love for talent. Thinking from this angle, the 'co-management of the Rukongai' mentioned by Tokinada Tsunayashiro was very likely indeed the outcome the Captain-Commander wanted to achieve.
And if Suzuki Makoto were admitted into the Gotei 13 under these circumstances, Shigekuni Yamamoto would absolutely shield him, making the possibility of obtaining that Zanpakuto even lower.
So Tokinada Tsunayashiro's plan made the clan elders participating in the meeting somewhat tempted. After all, even the family enforcer capable of Bankai failed to take that Zanpakuto, and the only stronger person in the family was the Patriarch who held the 'Enrakyōten'. Since the Gotei 13 refused to enter the battlefield, even if they wanted to continue using forceful means, they were somewhat helpless.
"I agree with this method."
The Head of the Tsunayashiro family, sitting at the main seat, spoke up, indicating the outcome of this meeting was set.
No one asked how to make the Yellow Turban flag appear at the edge of the Seireitei, nor did anyone ask how to make the Shiba family's ancestral land fall into the Yellow Turban forces' encirclement.
Because for nobles, such methods were not even worth mentioning.
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"Lord Aizen!"
"What is it, Captain Tosen? I rarely see you coming to find Captain Aizen in such a composed state."
"Gin Ichimaru, I don't have time to waste words with you now. Where is Lord Aizen? I have an urgent situation to report."
Kaname Tosen never had any good feelings towards this squinty-eyed fellow, let alone at such a critical moment when he had important intelligence to deliver.
"What happened, Kaname?"
"Lord Aizen, this is the information draft the nobles just sent me. They require me to disseminate it completely throughout the entire Seireitei tomorrow, and also spread these messages to the Rukongai outside as much as possible."
Kaname Tosen took out a draft paper filled with writing. Although the 9th Division's duty was to guard prisoners not sent to the Nest of Maggots, the Captain of the 9th Division also concurrently held the post of Chief Editor of the Seireitei's internal propaganda outlet, responsible for editing and publishing the Seireitei's internal newsletter, as well as releasing various news to the Seireitei and Rukongai.
This was also the reason Aizen had Kaname Tosen take the position of 9th Division Captain; it was a very important position capable of blinding many people's eyes at the most critical moment.
Aizen took the draft papers. After flipping through them, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Gin Ichimaru, the only one completely in the dark, spread his hands. Aizen handed the draft directly to him.
"The coalition forces in District 70 have been routed. The reinforcements sent by the Seireitei have been completely wiped out. Therefore, before regrouping, no further combat units will be dispatched outside the Seireitei. Currently, all Seireitei forces still in the Rukongai will fully retract..."
At this moment, Gin Ichimaru, whose division had more than half its troops maintaining order in the Rukongai, had his eyes widen slightly in shock by this manuscript.
"This... this is completely different from your previous calculations, Lord Aizen. Why would the nobles retreat so simply? Even handing over the entire Rukongai—isn't this letting the Yellow Turbans expand directly to the entire Soul Society?"
The man looked at Aizen. This was the first time he found that Aizen's plan had not proceeded according to the predetermined direction.
"I still underestimated those nobles. I originally thought these old things who have already rotted would only cling to their broken ways. Now it seems they still have smart people among them."
Sosuke Aizen pushed his glasses.
"They are retreating in order to advance. They want to force the Captain-Commander to act, to make the 'Gotei 13' clash head-on with the 'Yellow Turbans'."
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