Facing the gazes of the other Captains, Kyoya himself felt somewhat awkward.
Originally, according to Kyoya's initial intention, he wanted to part ways with the Gotei 13 amicably.
However, during the previous Captains' Meeting, when Kyoya mentioned leaving the Gotei 13 and Yamamoto tacitly agreed, he didn't receive the prompt for a new achievement.
This meant that even if Kyoya left the Gotei 13, he probably wouldn't be considered a 'traitor' from the 'Marine'.
Therefore, Kyoya had to take some of the 11th Division's Shinigami with him, just to force the Gotei 13 to label him a 'traitor'.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Without needing Yamamoto to say anything, Kyoraku, Unohana, Ginrei and the others immediately used Shunpo to appear beside Kyoya, forming a formation to surround him.
After a moment's hesitation, Aizen, Tosen, and Sajin also followed, spreading out behind the first group to complete the encirclement.
"Oya, looks like I'm not needed here."
Gin narrowed his eyes, tucking his hands into his long sleeves.
But no one dared underestimate Gin.
After all, no one knew when his Zanpakuto might suddenly strike.
Especially the speed and length of his Zanpakuto after Bankai release could almost instantly pierce dozens of holes in an enemy.
If the Captains remembered correctly, Gin had once been the Lieutenant of the 11th Division.
Although he had left, no one knew how he felt towards Kyoya.
At this moment, would the Zanpakuto in his sleeves strike at Kyoya, or would it strike at those surrounding Kyoya to create an escape opportunity for him?
Byakuya also couldn't understand how things had developed this way.
Based on his understanding of Kyoya, he would never say such things.
Even if he were to leave the Seireitei and the Gotei 13, the reason Byakuya could accept was what Kyoya had said earlier: his strength had reached a bottleneck, and he needed to encounter more powerful opponents and fight more enemies to advance further.
For Kyoya to now say he wanted to take half of the 11th Division's members and leave the Seireitei was practically rubbing the Gotei 13 and Yamamoto's faces in the dirt.
But yet, no matter how much Byakuya disbelieved, these words had come from Kyoya's mouth.
'Was Kyoya-sensei controlled by someone?'
This thought flashed through Kuchiki Byakuya's mind but was quickly dismissed.
What a joke!
With Kyoya's strength, who could control him?
'Then, what should I do now?'
For a moment, Byakuya's face turned pale.
Personally, from emotional perspective, Byakuya wanted to help Kyoya.
But as the current head of the Kuchiki Clan and Captain of the 6th Division, he had to protect the Seireitei and the interests of the nobility.
'Then, should I take action against Kyoya-sensei?'
Placing his hand on the Zanpakuto at his waist, the veins on the back of Byakuya's hand bulged.
However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of Gin, he immediately had a new idea.
He used Shunpo to appear in front of Gin, adopting a combat stance.
"Oh?"
Seeing Byakuya blocking him diagonally, Gin's narrowed eyes opened a slit.
"Captain Kuchiki, what is the meaning of this?"
"As you see, Captain Ichimaru."
Kuchiki Byakuya said solemnly, "Your relationship with Kyoya-sen... Captain Kyoya makes me suspect you might become an accomplice helping Captain Kyoya escape the 1st Division. Therefore, I must keep a close eye on you."
"If I discover you attempting to aid Captain Kyoya, I will immediately take action against you!"
Hearing Byakuya's righteous words, Gin laughed inwardly.
'This Kuchiki Byakuya was somewhat interesting.'
'Although he claimed to be preventing me from helping Kyoya, the last word he almost said was sensei, wasn't it?'
'Moreover, although Kyoya had stated he was retiring from the Gotei 13, he still referred to him as 'Captain'.'
'More importantly, he said he needed to guard against me, but he didn't position himself directly in front to block potential attacks. Instead, he left that space open, allowing my Zanpakuto to potentially cover Captain Kyoraku and the others within the attack range.'
'A clever kid.'
Having made his assessment, Gin no longer focused his attention on Byakuya.
'This guy could be trusted, for now.'
Still, Gin was also very puzzled.
'Kyoya wanting to leave the Gotei 13 should have been very simple.'
'Why was he doing this?'
Gin didn't think the Shinigami of the 11th Division's Rukongai branch were worth Kyoya risking offending the entire Gotei 13 to take them away.
It didn't make sense.
Thus, of the eleven Captains attending the meeting, aside from Yamamoto and Kurotsuchi Mayuri, all had made their choices.
"It seems we still have to fight..."
Kyoya rubbed his forehead and sighed.
To become a 'traitor' of the Seireitei, he needed to do something that harmed the Seireitei.
Or violate the Seireitei's prohibitions and face judgment from the Central 46.
But unfortunately, as the [Kenpachi], Kyoya's privileges meant even if he violated prohibitions, the nobles of the Central 46 had no authority to judge him.
As for harming Seireitei...
Kyoya didn't want to hurt innocent people.
So, it was better to anger Yamamoto and the others, so that after he left, they would view him as a 'traitor', allowing him to complete the [Marine Traitor] Achievement and activate the [Revolutionary Army Route] achievement.
"Yare yare, isn't this what you chose, Captain Kyoya?"
Kyoraku took off his woven hat and teased Kyoya, "What, now that we're complying with your wishes, you're unwilling?"
Kyoraku was the most perceptive among all the Gotei 13's Captains.
After Kyoya said he wanted to take half of the 11th Division's Shinigami and leave the Seireitei, he already knew this wasn't Kyoya's primary goal.
However, Kyoraku didn't understand why Kyoya chose to leave the Seireitei in this manner.
But Kyoraku's smartest trait was that for things he didn't understand, he simply acted according to his own understanding.
He didn't really believe Kyoya would cause harm to the Seireitei, but since this was what Kyoya wanted to do, he might as well help him.
It would also allow him to collect more information on Kyoya, so that if they ever truly opposed each other in the future, he wouldn't be helpless.
"Captain Kyoya, surrender peacefully!"
"You cannot escape."
Aizen, standing in the outer circle, advised Kyoya, "Although Captain Kyoya's strength is great, even Captain-Commander Yamamoto couldn't escape the encirclement of eleven Captains."
"If you surrender now, we will pretend your previous words never happened."
Tosen frowned, wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
According to Tosen's thoughts, they should seize this opportunity to eliminate the threat that was Kyoya.
'But since Aizen-sama said so, there must be a reason.'
'I only needed to swing the sword in my hand.'
'The 'justice' of the Seireitei was hypocritical, whitewashed justice.'
'Only Aizen-sama could guide me forward.'
'Only under Aizen-sama's leadership could I avenge Kakyo!'
"Ha, Captain Kyoraku is quite perceptive."
Responding to Kyoraku, Kyoya looked at Aizen: "Captain Aizen, your words seemed to underestimate Captain-Commander Yamamoto, don't they?"
"From what I know, if Captain-Commander Yamamoto wished, he could probably annihilate the other Captains in a short time."
Based on Kyoya's understanding of Aizen, he naturally knew Aizen couldn't be unaware of the Captain-Commander's strength.
He was saying this merely to hide his own capabilities.
After all, Aizen was just an ordinary 5th Division's Captain. Even if he believed the Captain-Commander was strong, it wouldn't exceed his perceived understanding.
Only Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Unohana, who had truly witnessed Yamamoto's real power, knew how terrifying he was.
It could be said that once Yamamoto used Bankai, even Unohana couldn't muster any fighting spirit.
The 15 million-degree heat, rivaling the sun's core, could instantly reduce everything around Yamamoto to ashes.
If Yamamoto's control over his Reiatsu was even slightly worse, the entire Seireitei, even the Soul Society, would be destroyed by his Bankai.
"As for whether I can escape everyone's encirclement, that depends on how much strength you plan to use, Captain Aizen."
Aizen slightly lowered his head, his glasses reflecting light with the movement.
'What did he mean by this?'
'Was it just teasing me, or did he truly know my real strength?'
Aizen couldn't help but regard Kyoya with even more attention.
"Truly interesting..."
"Then, let me see to what extent Captain Kyoya, who has brought Zanjutsu to a higher level, can achieve!"
Aizen was proud.
His talent was not inferior compared to Yamamoto's, perhaps even surpassing it.
What he lacked compared to Yamamoto was that his Zanpakuto wasn't as powerful as Ryujin Jakka.
But even so, Aizen had mastered the Four Fundamentals Shinigami Arts to their limits.
Yet, even Aizen, wanting to break through his own constraints), could only think of ways from Reiatsu aspect.
Kyoya, however, had pushed Shinigami's Zanjutsu to a higher level, reaching a level not inferior to Kido.
A Great Swordsman's flying slash could rival high-level Kido.
And Master Swordsman's flying slash was also not weaker than Kido above number 90.
Even Aizen had to admit that in swordsmanship, he was inferior to Kyoya.
Naturally, Aizen wouldn't pass up the swordsmanship techniques Kyoya had disseminated.
With his talent, over the years, he had reached the Master Swordsman Mastery.
In Aizen;s view, within the entire Gotei 13, aside from Kyoya, perhaps only Unohana had reached this level.
This had also given Aizen's peak strength a certain boost.
Although still far from breaking limits, it was a new step forward.
If he hadn't created the [Hogyoku], Aizen felt he would certainly have chosen to follow Kyoya to see how far Zanjutsu could be nurtured.
Could it break the limits of a Shinigami and ascend to a higher dimension?
He presumed that even if the four Captains outside didn't intervene, the seven Captains present would be enough to make Kyoya reveal more.
"Ama no Murakumo!"
Kyoya clapped his hands together, intending to draw the Ama no Murakumo.
But unfortunately, as enemies, everyone knew they couldn't let Kyoya draw his sword so easily.
The first to react was Ginrei.
Ginrei raised his left index finger and pointed at Kyoya: "Hado #10, Byakurai!"
A thin bolt of lightning erupted from Ginrei's fingertip, speeding towards Kyoya.
On the other side, seeing Ginrei act, Unohana also raised her right hand, her palm facing Kyoya. Dense lightning gathered in her palm.
If Ginrei's Byakurai was to prevent Kyoya from drawing the Ama no Murakumo, then Unohana's Kido was a powerful attack against Kyoya.
"Hado #63, Raikoho!"
Rumble-
Golden lightning erupted from Unohana's palm, roaring towards Kyoya.
Actually, with Unohana's mastery of Kido, she could easily release stronger Kido without incantation.
But like Ginrei starting with Byakurai, Unohana was also uncertain why Kyoya was provoking the Gotei 13.
In such a situation, holding back some strength was the smartest choice.
Boom!
Ginrei's Byakurai and Unohana's Raikoho hit Kyoya almost simultaneously.
Although, in everyone's Reikaku, Kyoya didn't dodge the Kido attacks from Ginrei and Unohana, they also knew that as the owner of the strongest light-type Zanpakuto, Kyoya's speed was something even Yamamoto couldn't handle.
Their attacks couldn't possibly injure Kyoya.
Sure enough, golden light instantly pierced through the explosive flames.
Kyoya, enveloped in golden light, shot out from the fiery explosion towards the sky.
"Don't think of escaping!"
Tosen was the first to leap into the air, drawing his Zanpakuto with his right hand. The scabbard in his left hand swept towards Kyoya's location-
"Hado #54, Haien!"