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"I'll take care of it." Tsu said with a nod. It meant having to visit the first division. He really didn't want to see the Head-Captain, but it was better than having the Stealth Force after him. He turned to Hikari. "I don't know how long it's going to take, so let's just meet here first thing in the morning. I'll make sure Yuu knows, too." The fourth seat said his goodbyes to the two and headed out the door. He wasn't looking forward to seeing the Old Man, but he knew he should get it over with.

Soon, he arrived at the squad one barracks and headed to the Commander's office. As he was about to knock on the door, Lieutenant Chojiro Sasakibe exited the room. The Lieutenant glanced down the hallway then gave Tsurabisu a questioning look. He knew about the stipulation that the captain-Commander had placed on Haru Touben. Tsu could read the Lieutenant's look and answered the unasked question. "I need to speak with the Head-Captain. I have a message from Captain Unohana..." Hearing this, Lieutenant Sasakibe nodded and opened the door, telling Tsu to wait where he was before disappearing inside. A few moments later, the Lieutenant returned and motioned for Tsu to enter the office before leaving.

The fourth seat entered the spacious office and made his way toward the elderly Captain behind the desk. He bowed and waited for the Head-Captain to address him.

Fourth Seat Maruchinu, I do not see young Touben at your side, hours after I ordered you never to take your eyes from him. Explain yourself.

Tsu was sure that it was just a formality, since the second squad would have kept the Commander updated. "Sir, Haru Touben was injured in a training exercise. We were following Instructor Saotome's suggestion to try and help Touben learn to release his Zanpakuto. Captain Unohana requested that I inform you that she will be keeping him overnight, but he will be able to attend the mission to the world of the living in the morning."

"Your charge was injured by you during your training?"

"Yes, Sir. I believed it was necessary for him to truly believe that his life was in danger in order for him to release his Zanpakuto."

"And you released your own in order to accomplish this?"

"Yes, Sir."

There was a slight pause before the Captain-Commander spoke again. "And what was the outcome?"

"He was able to release his sword, Sir."

Yamamoto nodded to himself in satisfaction. "Your actions were reckless and unorthodox, but you received the results that you sought. In addition, I have been told that you have followed your orders admirably until this incident. Overall, your actions have been satisfactory. You may return to your barracks and prepare for the mission at hand. You are dismissed.

Tsurabisu bowed and turned to leave.

"One more thing. I have been informed by Captain Kurotsuchi that you claim to have achieved bankai. Is this true?

The fourth seat turned back to the Commander. "Yes, sir. Thanks to Kisuke Urahara, I have achieved bankai."

Yamamoto nodded in what seemed approval before dismissing the fourth seat once again.

Tsu made his way out of the first squad's barracks and back to his own. He had quite a bit to work out, but it could wait. After the day he had, he was exhausted. He'd deal with it in the morning. He changed out of his uniform and placed Hoshokusha on his right side in her usual place before laying down. Soon after his head touched his pillow, he was asleep.

Yuu breathed somewhat heavily after an obviously intense training session given the sweat pouring off him. Looking at his now sealed Zanpakuto he gave a nod to something invisible then returned it to his side. Rest was sounding real good right about now and Yuu intended on getting some so that he would be refreshed for tomorrow. Ukitake still worried him but he had to achieve Bankai to make the man happy and to protect him. Still that was proving difficult under the circumstances. Walking back to his quarters he laid down and after a short time went to sleep.

Drake followed the Espada for a while until she decided to hop up in a tree.
"Works for you? Well, not me. If you're worried about Aizen knowing where we were staying, there are other hotels around here. A nice, comfy bed sure beats a tree branch." He shrugged. "Besides, how do you plan on resting up in such an uncomfortable position?"

After seeing all that the place return to normal. Noticing that it was late, he left the house back to the shop. He looked around and noticed that mostly everyone was already at Soul Society.

Drake could only grin. "Any time you want. But think about this, you want to rest up after that little spat we were in earlier, right? Now, where are you going to get more rest: In a tree, or in a nice, comfy bed?" The Death Knight waited for the Espada to get out of the tree before heading in the direction of a smaller hotel.

"Well, I can understand that. After all, ya come from a place like Hueco Mundo, except for Los Noches and the forest, it's all pretty much open space." Drake shrugged as he walked. After what seemed like an hour, but was probably a lot less, they were coming up on their destination. "Give the room a chance. If you can't deal with it, I'll go to the roof with you." They had made it to the hotel and Drake held the door open for the Espada. After Ayame entered, the Death Knight followed.