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Yushiro cocked his head to the side as he noted the stacks of paperwork on Kishin's desk and yet Kishin was currently lying down on the floor resting like he didn't have any work to do. "Aren't you procrastinating a bit too much?" Yushiro simply answered back.

Kishin smirked and pointed to the pile of paperwork labeled as completed which was just as tall as the stack of unfinished paperwork. "I've finished half of the work already. I think I deserve a short break. So? Why are you here?"

Yushiro took a seat by Kishin with a curious look in his eyes as he questioned, "You didn't hear?"

Kishin raised his eyebrow in confusion. "Hear what?"

"Well, don't you know that the Gotei 13 currently have 3 vacant Captain positions?"

"And?"

"Oh...guess you weren't told yet."

"Oi, Yushiro. How long are you going to beat around the bush?"

"Ahaha, I learnt it from you."

"What? Me? I don't do that ALL the time."

"Hmpf. See, but when you do do it it's annoying right? It's a taste of your own medicine."

"Alright alright, no need to be so salty about it. So what's with starting the conversation about the vacant Captain positions?"

"Eh? Well don't you know that the Gotei 13 are looking for capable individuals to fill those positions?"

Kishin furrowed his brow and slowly sat up. "Yeah. Go on?"

Yushiro then pointed to Kishin and said, "Well, I heard that you've been nominated to take up the Captain's exam."

Kishin was a bit taken aback by this. "Me? Seriously? And who exactly nominated me? And who did you hear this from?"

Yushiro merely grinned with a bit of pride. "Don't underestimate my information network. Anyways I heard that at a recent Captain's meeting the positions were discussed and each Captain gave their opinions on the matter. It was Captain Ukitake who nominated you and I heard that Toshiro supported the decision. In fact, I heard that several Captains approved of your appointment including Captain Komamura, Captain Unohana, and Captain Kyoraku. I'm pretty sure you'll be told to visit the 1st division sometime soon to be tested."

Kishin just blinked a few times before letting out a very relaxed, "Huh…"

Yushiro scratched the side of his cheek in confusion. "What's with that reaction? You don't seem very excited."

Kishin just shrugged and stared at the paperwork on his desk wondering if his workload would get even worse, however a sparkle then flashed in the depths of his eyes as he thought about reducing his workload by having his own Lieutenant do the work. Without realizing it a mischievous dark smile found its way to his face causing Yushiro to slowly shirk away wondering what kind of evil plot Kishin had just thought of.

"Ahem!" Yushiro coughed to bring Kishin back to reality. "Anyways, I hear that you weren't the only nominee."

That bit of information caused Kishin's ears to perk up a bit with intrigue. "Really? Well, there are 3 vacant spots. Who are the other nominees?"

"Kinji is actually one of them. I heard that it was Toshiro who recommended him."

Kishin was a bit startled and said aloud, "Kinji huh? There's no doubt about his capabilities, but he's the Commander of the Kido Corps. Wouldn't that mean that the Kido Corps would officially be integrated into the Gotei 13 just like the Onmitsukido were in division 2?"

Yushiro nodded. "That's right. That'll most likely happen, but even if that's the case it's not like it's a huge problem. It just means that the Kido Corps will probably have a more active role now with the ongoings of Soul Society. Before they were pretty secretive and isolated."

Kishin nodded in agreement. "True...then...is there a third nominee?"

"Yeah. That's right. It's someone from the Onmitsukido's Expedition Unit. I hear he's pretty skillful, though I don't have a personal connection with him. His name is Amagai Shusuke."

"Ehhh? Someone from the Expedition Unit huh?" Kishin had a pondering look as he recalled a person by that name during his time as the Punishment Force Commander in the Onmitsukido. "Hmmm...I suppose there was someone by that name, but I don't think I ever personally met them either. If I recall, the Expedition Unit was away on a long term mission scouting out and exterminating Hollows far past the 80th district of Rukongai in the Wild Lands."

Their conversation was then interrupted as a Hell Butterfly slowly fluttered into the room and circled in the air in front of Kishin. Yushiro blinked a couple times before commenting, "Speak of the devil. I bet that's the message from the Captain Commander about your Captaincy exam."

Kishin let the butterfly land on his finger and took a moment to absorb the contents of the message before watching it fly off into the distance. "Yeah. You're right. Seems they want to fill the vacant positions right away."

Yushiro nodded in understanding. "With everything that's happening the faster the chain of command in each division is covered, the smoother things will run in the Seireitei."

Kishin rubbed the back of his neck in annoyance. "Preparing to deal with Aizen, then the insurgence of the Bounts happening right in between, what a pain. Yushiro, has there been any update with the Bounts?"

Yushiro thought for a bit before nodding his head. "Actually there has. Apparently the Bounts were created by someone named Ran'Tao. She was a Shinigami who had been exiled several centuries ago precisely because of the incident with the Bounts. Her current whereabouts were a mystery until a few days ago when she was seen in Soul Society. Since she was previously exiled from Soul Society her appearing here again is a capital offense and we were ordered to arrest her just this morning. Bis sis told me not to treat her too horribly."

Kishin blinked at the unexpected development and questioned, "Then...where is she?"

"Oh, well as the Commander of the Punishment Force I found and took her into custody. She's currently being jailed in the Nest of Maggots. Don't worry though, I made sure to give her appropriate accommodations."

"Ehhh? So you captured her huh? Did she reveal anything about the Bounts?"

"I haven't had the time to interrogate her about that yet. We only just captured her this morning. Since she's in the Nest of Maggots she won't be going anywhere so we have time for that. Rather, I was more interested in you becoming a Captain candidate. I thought I'd come here to congratulate you first! Besides, I haven't heard from big sis ever since she sent me the message regarding Ran'Tao's treatment, but since the last time we talked it seemed like things were going well. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. Instead you should focus on the Captaincy exam."

Kishin slightly frowned and thought back to his denreishinki showing Rukia's tracker somewhere in the Soul Society. "I see. Well...that's good then if the incident ends without being blown out of proportion."

Yushiro nodded in agreement. "Yeah. Uhh...by the way shouldn't you get going?"

Kishin glanced at his unfinished paperwork and immediately stood up strapping his Zanpakuto to his waist.

Can't be helped. I'll trust that Rukia can handle whatever's going on for right now. I'll check on her after meeting with the Head Captain.

He faced Yushiro one more time and commented, "I suppose you have a point. Probably shouldn't keep the Captain Commander waiting too long, and anything to get out of doing the rest of this paperwork." He took a step outside and waved his hand to Yushiro. "Wish me luck."

Yushiro just stared as Kishin disappeared in a quick blur. An amused smile found its way to his lips. "Wish you luck? As if you need it."

FWISH!

The wind breezed past Kishin's face as he dashed through the Seireitei with incredible speed. His hair fluttered behind him as he slowly descended down to the ground in front of the 1st division barracks. As he landed without a sound, compliments of his training during his time in the Onmitsukido, he took a moment to take in his surroundings. Even though the rest of the Seireitei was quite busy with people shuffling about with various tasks to keep order after everything that happened, it seemed rather peaceful in the Head Captain's barracks. The entrance had a large wooden double gate with the doors left currently open. The floor was tiled with square stones that reflected the color of the clear blue sky. A large building with several towers connected through walkway bridges made up the main headquarters of the 1st division. Many other smaller buildings were aligned around the main quarters designated as the living residences of the other division members.

Kishin took his time to truly observe everything as he had only been here one other time and that was quite long ago. He made his way towards the large courtyard building around the corner of the main barracks as he was instructed in the message that was sent to him. It wasn't long when he took note of a well groomed grassy area in front of an elongated building with decorative wooden furnishings. A large and ancient looking oak tree stood tall and still in the center of the yard casting a cool shadow on the ground beneath. As Kishin walked past it he couldn't help but think how nice it'd be to lie down beneath the tree for a quick nap in the currently hot weather outside.

Finally he stood in front of a large sliding panel door and was just about to announce his arrival when he heard the voice of Yamamoto from inside. "Chigetsu Kishin. Lieutenant of the 13th division. Enter."

Kishin took a deep breath. Even though he didn't have much care for authority he figured it was probably best not to piss off the ancient Captain Commander with witty remarks so he respectfully replied, "Please excuse me then."

The moment he opened the door he took note of everyone who was already in the room. Seated near the back wall were Yamamoto, Unohana, and Byakuya. Apparently they were the three Captains who were performing the evaluation for the Captain's exam. Seated opposite of them were Kinji and a person whom Kishin hadn't seen before. Their appearance seemed to be of a middle aged male. Likely they were a Shinigami who had lived for several hundred years already. He was rather unkempt with a faint chin stubble and messy dark blue chin-length hair. They still wore the standard shihakusho, but what caught Kishin's eye were the two swords strapped to their waist. One seemed like a standard Zanpakuto whilst the other had a more peculiar hilt. Kishin also didn't miss the fact that there was a piece of white paper protruding from the middle of this individual's shihakusho. He immediately guessed that this person was Amagai Shusuke, the other candidate taking the Captain's exam alongside him and Kinji.

Ehhh...so this is what he looks like huh? Kinda underwhelming actually. Not exactly what I pictured him to look like.

He was snapped out of his thoughts as Unohana said, "Lieutenant Chigetsu, please take a seat."

"Hm? Ah, alright. Then don't mind me." He nonchalantly replied, taking a seat to the left of Kinji.

Yamamoto took a good long moment to silently observe the three candidates before speaking. "Chigetsu Kishin. Amagai Shusuke. Tsunayashiro Kinji. The three of you are here today due to several factors. One of which happens to be the recognition of your individual skills and capabilities that have gained the acknowledgement of not only your peers, but those of high ranking officials as well. Another of which was the forth bringing of your names as potential candidates in partaking in the Captain's proficiency exam. As you know there are currently three vacant positions. We cannot allow this situation to persist. Especially with the events concerning Aizen Sosuke and the insurgence of the Bounts. While the events surrounding that of the Bounts are being managed and suppressed, it remains that it has caused minor disturbances and setbacks in our preparations to plan our counter against Aizen Sosuke. The ones that will be overseeing your exam are the 4th division's Captain Unohana, the 6th division's Captain Kuchiki, and myself. Are there any questions?"

…

There was a silent pause in the air as no one spoke or raised any concerns, however Byakuya did take a moment to glance over at Kishin with mixed feelings in his eyes. Kishin merely stared back and slightly lifted his hand to his side to subtly and amiably wave in the stoic Captain's direction. Byakuya felt completely awkward having no idea what to think anymore. He at first didn't care much about Kishin. Then when Rukia started becoming closer to the Lieutenant he started to pay more attention to him. Then when Rukia was imprisoned and on death row he resented Kishin. Then when he learnt of Kishin's betrayal to Soul Society he resolved to kill Kishin. After that he learnt that Kishin and Rukia were dating and it made him frustrated and angry down to the core of his very soul. The problem was, he soon learnt that Aizen was the one behind everything and that Kishin had been subtly dropping hints about this to him and in the end, it was Kishin who saved Rukia, not him. For that he was truly grateful and appreciative, but that made it difficult to face the Lieutenant. He was having a tough time coming to terms with everything. He was just starting to accept and acknowledge Kishin's position as a Lieutenant of the 13th division when suddenly in the latest Captain's meeting, Kishin was nominated to become a Captain. That would put Kishin on a similar level to himself. He struggled to accept this fact and so that was why he volunteered to be one of the examiners. In order to see for himself exactly just how worthy Kishin was as a person. To see if it was truly alright for him to allow Rukia to continue to see the rebellious Lieutenant.

With no one having anything to say Yamamoto immediately began the exam. None of the candidates had taken the exam together. Instead only one of them was called into a separate room at a time to be questioned by the three Captains. It lasted about an hour per candidate. When it was Kishin's turn he answered a series of questions asked by all three Captains. They were mostly generic at best, though he did find that Byakuya had asked borderline questions that almost seemed to have nothing to do with being a Captain such as what he thought about division members living together under the same roof, the effectiveness of having couples in the same division, whether or not he would give up his life to save someone romantically close to him, and other strange questions of the like. Thankfully Unohana stepped in to keep the exam going as she coughed and lightly interjected, "Ahem. Well I believe that we have gained enough insight with our inquiry on the type of character that Lieutenant Chigetsu is. How about we move on to the practical skills test?"

Yamamoto nodded in agreement. "Mn. Then let us begin."

Just as Byakuya was about to stand up and volunteer as the one to assess Kishin's skills he was interrupted and momentarily shocked at Yamomoto standing up first. Unohana was also somewhat startled as she hadn't expected Yamamoto to personally proctor the test. While it wouldn't be the first time she witnessed the Head Captain being an active participant she felt that he was going to simply watch and observe from the side whilst Byakuya took to the stage. It was then his old wise voice entered everyone's ears. "I heard from Captain Unohana that you fought against Aizen Sosuke and emerged with little injuries. Furthermore Jushiro and Captain Hitsugaya have always spoken quite highly of you, therefore I would like to personally assess your skills for myself."

Kishin felt his heart skip a single beat in caution before it returned to calm. He took a moment to carefully consider the Head Captain before closing his eyes and nodded without hesitation. "If Captain Ukitake and Captain Hitsugaya have spoken so highly of me then I will do my best not to shame their words."

Yamamoto raised his eyebrow greatly intrigued at Kishin's nonchalant answer.

Oh? Perhaps this youngling is as extraordinary as Jushiro and Captain Hitsugaya have made him out to be. He doesn't seem to be perturbed by the fact that I will personally engage him in combat. Unless he is truly just a youngster that is merely overconfident. Heh, then let us find out.

Fwish!

In a mere instant the old Captain disappeared from his spot and stood in the open training field nearby. His Haori was left in the room and the top of his shihakusho was already undressed hanging loosely around the Head Captain's waist. Kishin could see the countless battle scars that marred Yamamoto's hardened muscular body. There was no semblance of the ancient Captain being frail or weak at all. No. Rather the old Captain exuded a pressure of pure power and unfathomable strength.

"What's wrong? I've already stepped into the field. Come, Lieutenant Chigetsu. Show me the reason why Jushiro has spoken so highly of you."

Kishin was inwardly amused and also mentally sighed.

Haaah...Captain Ukitake...heh. Since you talked so highly about me to the Head Captain then I can't disappoint you.

Without missing a beat he too appeared on the training field standing opposite of Yamamoto. His Zanpakuto already drawn in front of him. "Then if you'll forgive me Head Captain, you are an opponent in which I won't be able to hold back on."

Yamamoto grinned complacently. "Oh? Indeed. To hold back against me would mean you are too foolish to be granted the title of Captain."

WHOOSH!

The giant wooden cane in Yamamoto's hands instantly disintegrated revealing a purple sheathed katana inside. Without wasting anytime the old Captain drew out his Zanpakuto and said, "Come."

Kishin smirked and didn't say a word.

BOOM!

With a quick powerful dash of his legs he immediately arrived before the Captain and slashed straight down with his sword. Yamamoto furrowed his brow and instantly brought up his sword to counter.

CLANG!

The loud ringing of the clash between their metal weapons echoed in the field and right into Unohana and Byakuya's ears. The two of them watched on the side with widened eyes at the shocking battle taking place. As Yamamoto had blocked Kishin's first attack he twisted his blade and struck right for Kishin's shoulder, but Kishin nonchalantly took a step closer and slashed up against the old Captain's sword.

"Hm?!" Yamamoto silently exclaimed momentarily impressed at Kishin's bold move. Instead of dodging to the side or dashing back to avoid his powerful swing Kishin instead had opted to match the speed and strength behind Yamamoto's attack and close the distance to prepare a counter strike.

Oh? This brat thinks he can match the power behind my speed and strength? Very well, let us see if he is capable!

BAM!

To Yamamoto's surprise his sword swing was effectively neutralized by Kishin's upward block. That wasn't all. Because Kishin stepped forward instead of backwards he was now within cutting range of Yamamoto's chest in which should he manage to get in a strike, he'd be able to dish out some major damage. Just as Kishin slid his blade along the cool sharp edge beneath Yamamoto's Zanpakuto to aim for the Head Captain's chest, Yamamoto grinned and quickly pulled back his blade to create enough leverage and space for him to then shift down the hilt making his sword stand up completely vertical.

"EH?!" Kishin somewhat shockingly exclaimed.

Since I slid my blade along his Zanpakuto I prevented him from pushing down his sword to stop me from slashing at his chest, but he was fast enough to pull back his blade to give himself the extra space he needed to then defend with a vertical block. Furthermore to apply enough force and strength in the position that he was in against me? I don't think Aizen would have stood a chance against the Captain Commander in a straight up sword fight.

He quickly snapped out of his thoughts and dashed back to create some distance between him and the old Captain successfully avoiding the hand that Yamamoto used in an attempt to grab him. Kishin then narrowed his eyes in focus and immediately turned around blocking a sword strike to his back as the Head Captain had Shunpo'd right behind him.

"Oh? You are fast enough to read my Shunpo? Impressive."

Kishin smirked and calmly replied, "What an honor to be praised by the Captain Commander."

Ting! Cling! Clang!

They quickly exchanged several dozen more strikes before Yamamoto pointed and said, "Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro."

Kishin brought his left hand in front of his chest and nonchalantly countered, "Bakudo #80: Sodai Seki."

PEW!

The six yellow binding rods were instantly repelled by a large circular blue shield around Kishin's body. Kishin then then chanted out his own spell as he calmly said, "Bakudo #75: Gochutekkan."

Yamamoto, with an indifferent facial expression instantly dashed out of the way before the five giant iron pillars could fall from the sky to pin him down. "Hoh? It seems your Kido is as impressive as your Hoho."

"Merely a parlor trick. Nothing worthy to be of praise." Kishin relaxedly replied as he dashed out once more slashing down at the Captain Commander's head.

Their fight lasted for another few minutes before they were once again, back in the room from before in the same position as if nothing had just happened. Yamamoto had his Haori and giant wooden cane again seated in the middle of Unohana and Byakuya whilst Kishin sat opposite of them in silence. After witnessing his spar with Yamamoto and with a few more questions of inquiry and demonstration of his knowledge and skill in the four Shinigami combat forms the three Captains had concluded that his skill in Zanjutsu, Hoho, Hakuda, and Kido were more than satisfactory. In fact it was to the point that Yamamoto believed only Unohana and himself were superior in Zanjutsu. As for Hakuda, the old Captain believed that of all the Captains he ever tested and witnessed only himself and the previous 2nd division Captain, Shihoin Yoruichi was his match. The same was for his skill in Hoho, but what truly made the old Captain astonished was actually Kishin's accomplishments in Kido. He demonstrated a level of knowledge in the art no worse than that of the current Kido Corps Commander, Kinji.

Yamamoto believed that perhaps even his own skill and understanding of Kido fell just slightly short of Kishin's in this regard. Needless to say, if the Captain Commander himself was this astonished then Unohana and Byakuya were left a bit baffled and speechless. Byakuya more so than Unohana as he came to the realization that Kishin was actually much more skilled and powerful than he had pictured in his mind. The more he acknowledged Kishin's strength the more difficult he found it to find reasons to keep Rukia away from him. He truly felt conflicted inside.

While it wasn't a necessary requirement for a candidate to demonstrate skill and knowledge in all four Shinigami combat forms, the fact that Kishin did and was not just proficient in but even excelled in all four was somewhat pleasantly shocking to the three of them.

Afterwards Kishin revealed the ability of his Shikai and also proved that he had indeed learnt to wield his Bankai. Another feat that left Byakuya a bit speechless as he recalled how he dismissed the possibility of Kishin having mastered the technique when they fought. Soon after Kishin sat in silence outside the courtyard as he awaited the deliberation of the three Captains in their discussion of his results. As he was just beginning to daydream out of boredom he was snapped back to reality at the sound of the sliding panel door opening.

Yamamoto slammed his cane on the ground and said, "Chigetsu Kishin. After observing your skills and deliberating your personal character we have determined that you are hereby promoted to Captain of the 3rd division!"

Kishin blinked a few times letting the news of his promotion sink in before he quickly bowed respectfully in front of the three examiners in gratitude. "Thank you for the opportunity, Captains."

Yamamoto grunted and continued, "Mn. You may join the other newly appointed Captains in obtaining a personally fitted Captains Haori. Chojiro will show the three of you the way. There will be a Captain's meeting held in the evening to announce the three new appointees. Do not be late, Captain Chigetsu."

Kishin nodded in response and watched as the three Captains silently left without another word, though Byakuya did give him a strange look as if he was having trouble accepting the situation. Kishin found it rather amusing. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Kinji's voice behind him.

"Kishin! So are you Captain of squad 3 or 5?"

Kishin turned around and curiously raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Since you asked about 3 or 5 then that means you must have been appointed the new Captain of squad 9 huh? And you didn't even doubt that I passed."

Kinji just shrugged his shoulders. "You? Fail? If that was the case then I never would have had a chance in passing. So? Is it 3 or 5?"

Kishin shook his head in amusement and answered, "It's division 3."

"Eh? 3 huh? I actually thought that the Captain Commander was going to appoint you as Aizen's replacement but I guess not huh?"

Kishin gave an uninterested look. "I'm pretty sure I know why the Captain Commander appointed that new guy Amagai as the new 5th division Captain."

"Oh? Then care to share?"

"The 5th division is still under investigation and kept under strict surveillance. Amagai was still a member of the Onmitsukido and the head of the Expedition Unit until just today. That means his thinking is still closely tied to that of a member of the Onmitsukido."

The look in Kinji's eyes brightened as he finally understood where Kishin's line of thought was going. "Ah, so that's how it is. The Head Captain wants Amagai to secretly continue the investigation of the 5th division and root out all possible traitors."

It was then the sound of a meek and gruff voice belonging to Amagai joined in the discussion. "Y-Yeah, seems you both figured it out. Haha...I was informed of that hidden mission after passing the examination. Oh, and it's a pleasure to meet you both! I'm Amagai Shusuke by the way."

Kishin and Kinji gave a cursory glance at the new 5th division Captain before nodding their heads in acknowledgement.

"I'm Tsunayashiro Kinji. The new Captain of the 9th division."

"Chigetsu Kishin. 3rd division Captain." He kept his response short and concise.

Amagai awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck feeling somewhat embarrassed as he stared at the two much younger Shinigami Captains in front of him. "Ahaha...well, it seems that you both already know each other quite well. I apologize if I was intruding in on your conversation just now. I was a bit shocked to hear everything that happened with Aizen Sosuke and the Soul Society. Hopefully I don't make a fool of myself later this evening when the rest of the Captains gather."

Before anyone could respond they were interrupted by the respectful voice of Sasakibe Chojiro. "Ahem. My apologies for disturbing you three Captains. If you would please follow me I will show you where you may pick out the design of your Captain's Haori."

"Oh, will it be done that quickly?" Kishin curiously asked.

Chojiro simply nodded his head. "Yes. There are still several hours before the Captain's meeting in the evening and therefore, after choosing the design of your Haori it will be immediately stitched together. Ahem. Granted that there aren't that many different options to choose from…"

Amagai lightly chuckled and with an amiable voice, said, "Well then, shall we go? Ah, but I don't mean to be the one giving the orders or commands or anything like that. I meant shall we go in a suggestive uhh-friendly advice kind of way. Ahh, now I feel weird saying it. Hahaha, am I being too forward with my words? Oh, no maybe I-"

Kishin simply ignored Amagai's rambling and waved his hand in the air. "You ramble a lot."

Amagai was momentarily stunned at Kishin's scolding remark to which Kinji quickly waved his hand to apologize for his friend's harsh words. "Ahem. D-Don't take his words to heart. Kishi-I mean Captain Chigetsu has a very unique personality. Haha..." With that he left walking along with Kishin following behind Chojiro.

Before long the three of them picked, designed, and obtained their new Captain's Haori just in time before the evening meeting. Currently Kishin, Kinji, and Shusuke stood just outside the door to the Captain's assembly hall in the 1st division barracks as they awaited for Yamamoto to call them in. Shusuke's new Captain's Haori was simple, long sleeved, and quite standard.

Kinji on the other hand forewent his purple Haori and now donned the Captain's Haori with the symbol of the 9th division on the back. The inside of his long sleeved Haori was colored a deep purple. Beneath it he kept his standard black shihakusho and wore a matching purple obi sash tied around his waist. His cane was held in his right hand and he still donned the black prayer beads around his neck, but he now also sported a black colored ring with a purple insignia of the Kido Corps on his right ring finger. His long white hair was left free flowing down his back as it reached down to his waist area.

Kishin's attire had some slight changes as well. The obvious one being the Captains Haori with the 3rd division symbol on the back. It was long sleeved, but he had the sleeves rolled up three-quarters of the way up his arm resting just before his elbow joint. The inside of his Haori was colored crimson red like that of blood instead of the typical spring green that used to denote the division. His black shihakusho was now sleeveless beneath his Haori and a crimson red obi sash was tied around his waist with his Zanpakuto strapped to his left.

Just as Kishin let out a yawn from aimlessly waiting, the sound of Yamamoto's voice echoed from within the closed doors. "Enter."

Creeeeaaaak.

The sound of the large wooden double doors that led inside the Captain's assembly hall slowly opened revealing a warmly golden lit room with well wooden tile furnishings. Yamamoto stood at the head of the room whilst the other Captains stood on either side in a neatly formed line. When looking into the room from the perspective of the entrance, the right side nearest to Yamamoto stood Soi Fon. Then moving down that line was Unohana, Byakuya, Kyoraku, Toshiro, and then Mayuri.

On the opposite side of Yamamoto stood Komamura, Kenpachi, and Jushiro. Most of the Captains looked on with intrigue at Kishin and the others as the three of them made their way inside. Yamamoto then continued his address. "After careful deliberation with two other Captains and myself as witness we found no issues in the capabilities of the three newly appointed Captains. Henceforth replacing Ichimaru Gin as the new Captain of the 3rd division shall be Chigetsu Kishin. Replacing Aizen Sosuke as the new Captain of the 5th division shall be Amagai Shusuke. And finally replacing Tosen Kaname as the new Captain of the 9th division will be the current Commander of the Kido Corps, Tsunayashiro Kinji."

Kishin, Kinji, and Shusuke were left standing awkwardly in the middle of the room with everyone's eyes on them after Yamamoto finished his introductions. Now it was time for them to give their own introductions. Kinji felt a bit nervous having so many Captains stare at him so he shifted uncomfortably a bit in place. Shusuke felt the same, however Kishin didn't really care and said nonchalantly, "I guess I'm a Captain now soooo...thanks?"

Toshiro immediately slapped his palm to his face having already guessed that Kishin would be completely informal in his greeting. But even if he knew and expected that he felt that his friend was being a bit...too nonchalant about the whole matter. Meanwhile Soi Fon clenched her fist in disbelief at Kishin's attitude holding back her scolding remark as she noted that his personality hadn't changed even from the time when he served under her in the 2nd division. Byakuya merely kept his eyes shut, not even taking one glance at Kishin as he was still sorting out his feelings on the matter. Jushiro nervously rubbed the back of his neck and took a peek at Yamamoto hoping that the old Captain wasn't offended by Kishin's greeting. Kyoraku was mildly amused, Mayuri simply tuned the whole thing out not caring, Unohana slightly smiled also mildly amused, Komamura was left a bit speechless, and Kenpachi grinned with excitement having an itch to fight as he just recalled that it was Kishin who fought and survived against Aizen.

After Kishin's greeting breaking the ice Kinji and Shusuke felt a lot better and gave their own greetings.

Bam.