After that day I had stopped even contacting akon, Captain mayuri really scared me. Just imagining my fate without captain zaraki stopping him is enough to make me shiver.
But the risk really paid off, I was now able to find out why I could not awaken my zanpakuto. I felt cheated by this so-called exam, First I did not get to use the two cheats until now. I was only able to awaken observation haki after experiencing a life and death situation. Then I find out my zanpakuto has be damaged so bad it is basically crippled and it would require at least few decades or even century to recover.
And the sad part is I don't know how to fix this quickly, the only method I know is to ask the squad 0 but that is impossible.
I can only try to become a soul reaper like yoruichi or captian zaraki who is a captain level even without their zanpakuto.
I was absent minded for next few days, which caused kyoko to worry about me a lot. After which she learned about the incident with captain mayuri and she understood me and did not bring that topic with me.
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Unknowingly the time was passing by very swiftly. I had decided to become strong even without the zanpakuto.
I had set my goal to become an expert in Kido, hoho, hakuda and zenjutsu. I had watched so many anime that I had a lot of idea for new kido techniques.
The first thing I learned is rasengan, yes it was easiest to replicate than other techniques mostly because I just had to follow the same procedure as in anime.
Creating an energy ball was not difficult but having a concentrated violently rotating spiritual pressure in a small ball was very hard, even with prior knowledge I took a year to create it.
Now I understood why it was called a A rank jutsu, The amount of control over the spiritual energy required for this was something only a kido master can do, even then it might prove challenging.
How strong this technique was, in a battle with ikkaku I was able to damage hozukimaru to a level that only its blade portion remained while its staff was unusable.
Mastering this simple technique was enough to defeat a 3rd seat shikai.
In fight with hollow one rasangan was enough to kill a Gillian, this level of power made me confident in my abilities to improve.
Fighting like a manic and improving my strength was all my mind was filled with few several years.
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"4th seat arya kozuki, 6th seat Seizo harugasaki, follow me" Ikkaku asked us.
"So is there a problematic mission" I asked, as to have so many seat officers for a mission meant nothing good.
"Yes, we are searching for specific hollow, it has already killed 12 soul reapers. We must get rid of it as soon as possible" Ikkaku said, as we were joined by another 15 members of our squad.
It was already night-time but moon was fully out and due to moon light we had visibility so we kept searching for this hollow.
"There it is" I was able to find its location thanks to observation haki.
A soul reaper came screaming towards us, "Help!"
"Takashige" Seizo called out, but the hollow sent that soul reaper flying away.
"It was easy to find, now die" Ikkaku attacked it immediately.
"Ikkaku don't rush" I shouted but he was muscle head so he attacked it, it was a clean hit. Everyone thought it was over but I can see that the hollow will not be defeated and ikkaku is in danger.
"Hado #63 Raikoho" I aimed at its head, which the hollow was able to withstand but was pushed back, but it had no luck as Seizo who was already behind ikkaku finished it off with a slash.
"You Idiot think before you act" I scolded ikkaku, "Shut up I was in total control" he said.
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The growth of squad 11 was very quick in the least, it is now said that there are at least 4 lieutenant level soul reapers in the squad. The rate at which hollows where killed and timely assistance, soon Squad 11 was declared as the strongest squad of Gotei 13.
One fine day there was no work so everyone was just lazing around and have some sake.
"Hey, I want to become stronger. My goal is to become a captain" I said while casually speaking with ikkaku, yumichika and seizo.
Even after nearly 3 decades I have a pitifully low number of friends. In squad 11 I was able to have three friend whom I can trust and in squad 5, only Azuma.
So, speaking of my goal is something important to me.
"Is that so, a captain" Ikkaku asked absent minded.
"I don't have a goal that grand; I simply want to serve under captain zaraki for as long as possible" "Me too" ikkaku and yumichika said.
"I have not thought that much ahead, I simply want to become strong enough to protect as many souls as possible" Seizo said.
"One day I will become a captain and make one of you as my lieutenant" I said, "I think you would rather make your wife as your lieutenant" Yumichika said.
"Well, she is strong and all. But if she becomes my lieutenant, she will act more like my superior rather than my lieutenant" I said laughing while imagining her scolding and I have to attend meeting and all that stuffs.
"I can imagine it", "But if you really want to become a captain you have to either awaken your bankai or be strong like Captain zaraki".
"That I also know, but how can I get any of this. My spiritual pressure is at most at a lieutenant level, I have not even awakened my zanpakuto, my skills in hoho, hakuda and zanjutsu is only at an average level. The only thing I am good at a little is my kido, which can be easily out done by any of the captains. A captain is someone who has mastered in all 4 skills of hoho, hakuda, zanjutsu and kido, and attained bankai. While compared to that I am not even worth mentioning" I said depressed.
"Are you insulting captain zaraki" Ikkaku asked, "What no, Captain zaraki is the exception. I mean who could even stand up to his spiritual pressure, except head captain I cannot think of any others who can match captain zaraki's spiritual pressure" I said.
"That is true, captain is a monster", "yes he is, one day I will become stronger and surpass him", "surpassing captain zaraki, I now know you have brain damage".
"Just you wait one day I will become the best captain in the whole soul society" I said, "alright I now know you have drunk too much. Let me help you get back to home"..
Soon it was a fight, which turned into one of the worst situation.
The next day I woke up in my room, I felt a terrible headache.
I got up struggling.
"So the lord has woken up, do you want to drink some more alcohol" a warning voice sounded, I turned around to see kyoko.
'I knew I f*** up big time'
"I can explain" I said, as I tried to remember what happened, I said and stood up only to realise that I was standing upon someone.
I looked down to see a shiny bald head, "Ikkaku, yumichika, seizo" I recognised them, then I remembered all the fuss I made yesterday.
"You can explain, than why don't you explain?" Kyoko said, cold sweet flowed from my body. Imagine the time I was almost made into a experiment specimen by captain mayuri, at present I thought it is definitely a hundred time better than facing the present situation.
"I am sorry" I fell on my knees and bowed my head. It is better to apologize for wrong behaviour than to avoid it.
"You are sorry, I asked you to explain yourself" Kyoko said in the calmest voice, I suddenly remembered my past life mother when she was angry.
"I am an irresponsible person, I will reflect upon myself, and I will never repeat this incident ever again" I said, 'just forgive me'.
"You are an irresponsible person; I don't doubt it. But only now I know you are a shameless person too" the disgust in her tone was clear.
After a lot of begging, I was finally forgiven. I just had to give up on drinking for year and my salary too.
I felt it was too much, but I cannot risk sleeping alone for some little things like this.
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