Turbulent time flew by. The sun set, the moon rose.
Seireitei, though damaged in many places from the Zanpakutō attack, had undoubtedly become completely quiet.
Last night's smoke had cleared. However, throughout Seireitei, many Soul Reaper craftsmen were still busy repairing buildings.
This wasn't a small project. So even though night had fallen, voices filled Seireitei everywhere.
Fortunately, most damage was to the outer buildings of various division barracks.
The core areas of each division remained basically untouched. So for normal operations of the major divisions, there actually wouldn't be much impact.
And this Zanpakutō rebellion disaster finally ended after Shigure eliminated Muramasa.
The materialized Zanpakutō had sided with Muramasa and rebelled against their masters because of the "resist your master" and "crave battle" thoughts Muramasa had imposed on them earlier, plus the power of the hookless orb.
But now, though Muramasa was dead, their materialized forms wouldn't directly disappear because of it.
However, though Shigure knew this, he didn't act to help.
Because he knew that as these Zanpakutō's original masters, they had to use their own power, fighting their Zanpakutō to subdue them again.
Only this way could they regain control of their Zanpakutō.
So from a karmic perspective, the battles with materialized Zanpakutō were actually... battles that only allowed "victory."
However, even knowing this, Shigure didn't plan to remind them.
Because he knew there was absolutely no need.
As leaders among Soul Society's most elite Soul Reapers, they completely possessed this strength.
The battles might have some twists midway. But as long as they successfully subdued their Zanpakutō in the end, they'd inevitably gain a boost in strength!
This way, whether for themselves or for Seireitei, it was an enormous benefit.
And in fact, without Shigure's reminder, they'd naturally fight their Zanpakutō with a must-win attitude.
Because for every Soul Reaper... this was something absolutely inseparable, never to be abandoned.
However, that said, there were naturally exceptions like Mayuri and Kenpachi.
Mayuri didn't use any proper combat to subdue his—he directly used drugs to forcibly control Ashisogi Jizō.
As for Kenpachi, he alone fought Komamura's Tenken and Sasakibe's Gonryōmaru, slashing and breaking them both.
However, for the Department of Research and Development, repairing this Shikai-level Zanpakutō damage was completely feasible—not a big problem.
And as time passed, Tenken and Gonryōmaru would inevitably be resealed into their Zanpakutō forms, ultimately not becoming a major issue.
On Shigure's end, after killing Muramasa, he didn't waste time either. He directly used Candle Dragon to easily destroy the barrier Yamamoto had established.
The instant the barrier broke, Yamamoto awakened from his "slumber," his inner world reconnecting with the outside.
Seeing the scene outside, he naturally immediately grasped the specific situation.
And after he awakened, this disaster was officially declared over.
By evening sunset, everyone's battles had all ended.
The results didn't exceed Shigure's expectations. As he'd thought, though Rukia and several others were injured, they ultimately achieved victory through their respective methods, successfully subduing their Zanpakutō.
Afterward, led by Yamamoto, everyone returned from the suburban canyon, returning to their respective division barracks.
When they returned, it happened to be moonrise.
Everyone condensed spiritual particles beneath their feet, hovering in the sky above Seireitei.
Yamamoto held his staff with both hands, slowly turning around. Looking at everyone behind him, eyes narrowed, he declared loudly:
"This disaster has now ended."
"The enemy attacked while Seireitei's vitality hadn't yet recovered, thus... disrupting our formation."
"However, you captains and lieutenants, even having lost your Zanpakutō, still resolved this disaster so quickly. This is Seireitei's fortune."
"The meeting I'd planned to summarize the battle against Aizen hasn't yet been held when this occurred."
"So this operation's summary meeting and the Aizen battle meeting will be held together."
"However, you captains and lieutenants surely need time to recuperate. So the meeting time is set for noon three days hence."
Yamamoto spoke methodically, his voice full of vigor.
Though he'd lost his left arm and suffered serious injuries in the battle with Aizen, at this moment he showed no sign of injury whatsoever.
Hearing this instruction, everyone naturally had no objections, so no one spoke.
At this time, Yamamoto turned his gaze toward Unohana nearby, saying:
"Captain Unohana, please carefully treat Komamura and Sasakibe during this time."
Though he'd been sealed off not knowing what happened outside, he'd heard the general situation from Shigure.
Though his face remained steady and calm, showing no excess emotion.
In fact, his heart naturally held concern for Komamura and Sasakibe.
After all, these were two people most loyal to him.
Hearing this, Unohana nodded slightly, saying softly:
"Captain-Commander, please rest assured."
"...Mm."
Yamamoto nodded slightly. After a moment, he shifted his gaze toward Shigure nearby.
After gazing for a moment, he slowly turned around, his back to Shigure, saying:
"Come with me to the 1st Division... Captain Segawa."
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