The next day.
All members of the Gotei 13 gathered together.
Today was a big day for the Gotei 13, as the Captains for all squads would be selected.
First Division Captain, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
Second Squad Captain, Chika Shihōin.
Third Division Captain, Kinroku Izuhara.
Fourth Division Captain, Shijima Chigiri.
Fifth Division Captain, Ōban Danjirō.
Sixth Division Captain, Saitō Furōfushi.
Seventh Division Captain, Nobutsuna Shigyō.
Eighth Division Captain, Batsu'unsai Katori.
Ninth Division Captain, Iba.
Tenth Division Captain, Furuoki Ōtogawa.
Eleventh Division Captain, Yachiru Unohana.
Twelfth Division Captain, Uhin Zenjōji.
Thirteenth Division Captain, Saizō Sakahone.
The reason everyone gathered today was to give all members a fair chance at selection.
Anyone could come up and challenge these thirteen Captains; if they won, they could become the Captain of their respective squad.
Most members held a mentality of watching the show.
After all, these members knew best how strong these Captains were.
Who would be so reckless as to challenge those Captains?
Of course, there were also those who didn't believe in evil, especially the troublemakers from the Eleventh Division.
They knew there was no hope of winning against their own Captain, so they turned their attention to other Captains.
"Who do you think is the weakest among these Captains?" an Eleventh Division member whispered.
Everyone looked around.
Captain-Commander Yamamoto goes without saying; he was unparalleled in the world, invincible.
After looking around, these members finally selected three Captains who appeared relatively weak.
Fourth Division Captain Shijima Chigiri.
Sixth Division Captain Saitō Furōfushi.
Eighth Division Captain Batsu'unsai Katori.
Challenging the Fourth Division Captain was easy to understand; Shijima Chigiri looked like a sick ghost, as if he could vomit blood at any moment, perhaps even spitting out his internal organs.
No matter how you looked at it, such a person couldn't be that strong!
Then there was the Sixth Division Captain Saitō Furōfushi.
She just looked like a young lady, and after joining the Gotei 13, Saitō Furōfushi didn't have many combat scenes in front of the members, which caused many people to overlook her strength.
As for the last one, Batsu'unsai Katori...
Most people went to watch the balls.
Regardless of whether they could win, the fight would definitely be grand and spectacular.
Winning or losing didn't matter; participation was key.
And this idea was agreed upon by all male members, so the most people challenged Batsu'unsai Katori.
Yamabuki sighed at these unpromising members.
"I'm telling you, how can you be so lewd? Is this what a Gotei 13 member should be doing? What you should be thinking about is how to protect the world. I'm too embarrassed to expose you!"
Yamabuki arrived at the highest point of all the buildings at some unknown time, then took out his binoculars, preparing to carefully observe the fierce battle between the members and Batsu'unsai Katori.
Batsu'unsai Katori clearly understood what these male members were thinking.
She gritted her teeth, gripping her naginata.
Saitō Furōfushi, who was beside her, softly reminded her, "Don't forget this is a squad spar; no one can die. Be a little restrained when you fight later."
A terrifying white light flashed on Batsu'unsai Katori's spectacles: "Don't worry, I'll properly collect their remains!"
"Bankai! Mizore!"
The battle was one-sided.
Ordinary members had almost no power to resist against Captains; just standing firm against a Captain-level Reiatsu was already quite difficult.
There were twenty to thirty members who challenged these Captains, but in less than a minute, all of them were lying on the ground groaning.
The gap between the two sides was that immense.
Yamabuki watched the magnificent scene and smiled contentedly, but then suddenly felt a chilling killing intent.
He inadvertently looked down and saw Unohana smiling at him.
Yamabuki quickly put away his binoculars.
"I'm standing at the highest point with binoculars to be on alert for the surroundings. Please don't misunderstand."
Unohana secretly rolled her eyes. "I'll believe you when pigs fly."
These three Captains also demonstrated to the ordinary members what it meant to have an overwhelming display of strength.
Ordinary members and Captains were simply not on the same dimensional level.
Just as Yamabuki and Captain-Commander Yamamoto thought the selection of the thirteen Captains had ended, a very discordant voice appeared in the crowd.
"I haven't even made my move yet, so how can the Captain selection be over? Let me do it," the Tsunayashiro Head said with a chuckle, walking up with his sword.
The sword in his hand was the ancestral famous sword, Enrakyōten.
This sword could replicate the Shikai of other Zanpakuto, but the cost was the consumption of one's own lifespan, so it couldn't be used unless absolutely necessary.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, Chief of Staff, I know that our squad values strength, so I've been desperately improving my strength these past few months. Don't worry, I will easily win the Captain's position," the Tsunayashiro Head said with extreme confidence.
Subsequently, he stepped onto the arena under the gaze of thousands of members.
"Alright, choose the Captain you want to challenge," Captain-Commander Yamamoto said.
He was very familiar with the Tsunayashiro Head's strength.
He was more than qualified to be a Vice Captain, but he was still far from being able to compete for a Captain position.
The Tsunayashiro Head had his own plans; he had analyzed the strength of each Captain from the most comprehensive perspective.
First, several had to be excluded: Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai.
The Captain Commander's strength was so formidable that no one could match him; he wasn't that arrogant.
Next was the Eleventh Division Captain, Yachiru Unohana.
He remembered Yachiru Unohana's deeds very clearly: she single-handedly fought her way directly from the eastern district of Seireitei to Central 46, defeating two Captain-level individuals during this period.
Her strength was so formidable that no one except the Captain Commander could match her.
After that were the veteran Captains like Batsu'unsai Katori, Kinroku Izuhara, and Saitō Furōfushi.
He had once fought Batsu'unsai Katori face-to-face, and the result was a one-sided crushing defeat.
Kinroku Izuhara and Saitō Furōfushi's strength had earned the recognition of Yamabuki and the Captain Commander, so they were naturally not weak, and he wouldn't challenge them.
As for the remaining Captains…
Uhin Zenjōji was truly too sturdy, and she was a research-oriented talent; the Gotei 13 couldn't do without such talent as a great war was approaching.
Iba was too fierce-looking, wasn't he? And why did he have a gold tooth?
Although Saizō Sakahone looked ancient, he was a top master of poison. It would be terrible if he was poisoned!
Shijima Chigiri, though appearing sickly, had a Shikai ability, "Guiposuo," which granted invisibility, making her very difficult to deal with.
After eliminating all factors unfavorable to himself, only two people remained.
One was the Fifth Division Captain, Ōban Danjirō.
This person hadn't displayed his strength.
The other person was… Furuoki Ōtogawa, who had just joined the Gotei 13 and become a Captain.
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