Chapter 50: Poaching Ye Yi
There are many things that only Xia Mu, a time traveler, knows.

He did not tell Yoruichi how powerful his future enemies would be.

At present, Yoruichi is not even the captain, let alone the head of Shihouin. Even if you tell Yoruichi these things, she probably won't believe it. Only after she experiences certain things personally will she believe what Natsuki says.

For Xia Mu himself, becoming stronger is his most important task at the moment.

Killing Gui Yanjo and becoming Kenpachi certainly made him stand at the top of the Gotei 13 and become the captain.

But as a god of death, Xia Mu has not actually reached his limit.

He still has a lot of room for improvement.

At least that's what he thinks.

Cutting, punching, and running away, these four basic abilities of the Grim Reaper can all be improved.

In addition, using the passive power of Zanpakuto to enhance one's own spiritual power is also a direction for improvement.

Speaking of Zanpakutō, it seems that it is time to put learning Bankai on the agenda.

Of course, Kenpachi's position is very special, and there is no mandatory requirement for a Kenpachi to master Bankai. As long as one can defeat the previous Kenpachi, he can become the new Kenpachi. Kenpachi Zaraki in the original work did not even master Shikai, let alone Bankai, but he still became Kenpachi.

But it is impossible for Natsuki to give up learning Bankai just because of the example of Kenpachi Zaraki.

Kenpachi Zaraki is a special case.

Bankai is the most powerful means for most captains.

Maybe you don’t need to use it, but you definitely can’t not know it.

After finishing the sparring with Yoruichi, Natsuki suddenly looked at Urahara Kisuke who had been watching the fight nearby, "Kisuke, I once heard Yoruichi say that you wanted to research a tool that could help you quickly learn Bankai? Have you researched that thing?"

Through Yoruichi's introduction, Natsuki met Urahara Kisuke.

It seemed that in order to let Natsuki know more about Urahara Kisuke, Yoruichi talked a lot about Urahara Kisuke to Natsuki, among which, he emphasized many of Urahara Kisuke's inventions.

Urahara Kisuke didn't expect Natsuki to ask him such a question. After a pause, he replied, "I have a general idea at the moment, but I'm not sure whether it can be manufactured."

"Then keep going."

Natsuki gave Urahara Kisuke some encouragement, but he was not sure that Urahara Kisuke could definitely make that thing. He even knew that the thing Urahara Kisuke made was called "Tenjintai". With the help of that thing, Urahara Kisuke and Kurosaki Ichigo learned Bankai in a very short period of time. Although this way of learning Bankai is very risky, the rewards are also great, because it takes a long time to learn Bankai through normal means.

Urahara Kisuke nodded. Although he was not sure whether he could make it, he actually already had an idea in his mind. He only needed to complete the final steps to make it.

Looking at Urahara Kisuke in front of him, Natsuki suddenly had another idea.

"Kisuke, do you have any thoughts on switching teams?"

Urahara Kisuke looked at Natsuki in confusion, and Natsuki explained to Urahara Kisuke, "It's like this, my 11th Division is currently lacking a vice-captain. Currently, there is no talent suitable for the position of vice-captain in the 11th Division. I think you, Kisuke, are good, you are quite capable, and you are very smart, so, do you want to come to the 11th Division and help me?"

"In the Second Division, you are at best a chief officer. But it's different in the Eleventh Division. Once you go to the Eleventh Division, you can immediately become the vice-captain. If you master Bankai in the future, I can even recommend you to take the captain's assessment. Going further, becoming the captain will not be a problem." Urahara Kisuke has not yet answered Natsuki's question.

Yoruichi's figure flashed to Natsuki's side and put his hand on Natsuki's shoulder, "Hey, Natsuki, you're going too far. Kisuke is a member of our second team. Don't think about poaching him."

Xia Mu turned his head, lowered his head, met Yoruichi's golden eyes, and smiled: "I have no one to use recently, so I thought of inviting Kisuke to go to the 11th Division to help me."

"You don't know. The 11th Division is full of reckless men. Most of them don't even know how to read. It's okay to expect them to fight, but it's too difficult to choose a suitable person from them to help me handle team affairs."

"I can handle team affairs, but if I waste all my time on these meaningless things, it will seriously affect my time for cultivation." Xia Mu was very straightforward and said frankly that the existence of team affairs affected his own cultivation.

He didn't say that he regretted becoming Kenpachi.

After all, he had said before that killing Gui Yancheng was his own idea.

"You really care about becoming stronger!"

Yoruichi sighed.

I have said something similar before, and I am still saying it now.

"Perhaps it's because I'm a Shinigami who returned to Soul Society from Hueco Mundo. I've personally experienced the environment of Hueco Mundo, so I place more emphasis on strength."

Xia Mu also sighed.

"Hueco Mundo? I heard the environment there is very harsh?"

Yoruichi was no stranger to Hollows, as there were often Hollows crossing over to Soul Society, but she had never been to Hueco Mundo. Her current knowledge was limited to the records in some books and materials.

"That is a world where day is always night. The whole world is a desert with bare hills. There is no life at all. Even in the outer circle, the probability of Hollows appearing is much higher than in Soul Society. To be honest, if you stay in such a world for a long time, it will make people feel very depressed and uncomfortable."

"And fighting with the Hollow is an extremely dangerous thing in itself."

"I didn't stay in the expeditionary army for a long time, only a few years. But during these few years, I often saw members of the expeditionary army die in battle. If they were lucky, they would be able to preserve part of their bodies. If they were unlucky, even their bodies were gone, with only some scraps of clothing to indicate their existence."

Ye Yi did not hear any sadness in Natsuki's words, but when she thought carefully about the world in Natsuki's words, she seemed to understand why Natsuki had such a deep obsession with becoming stronger.

Only by becoming stronger can we survive better in this dangerous world.

As Ye Yi's thoughts flowed, the smile reappeared on Xia Mu's face.

"So, Yoruichi, you really won't consider sending Kisuke to my place?"

"If he's in the second squad, I don't think there's much room for him to be promoted!"

Yoruichi didn't even think about it and directly retorted to Natsuki, "Although you sound a little pitiful, having to deal with team affairs and busy with training, I'm sorry, I still won't give Kisuke to you."

(End of this chapter)