Zer0

Not.

Bleach -106

At the 2nd division, it was reported to Yoruichi that Urahara had headed to "the Maggots Nest". Soi fon was going to oppose it but Yoruichi told her not to worry and that Urahara must know what he is doing if he is taking his vice captain to that place.

Urahara eventually manages to drag Hiyori along with him. While walking there he tells her the history of the secret mobile corps. It was established separately from the Gotei 13 and the Shihouin family has a lot to do with it. Therefore the leader of the Shihouin family is given the rank of captain in one of the Gotei 13 divisions, that division will have a very close relationship with the secret mobile corps.

The current leader of the family is Yoruichi who is the captain of the 2nd division. The members of the division also have to take up a position in one of the 5 sub-divisions of the secret mobile corps. Urahara was included in this, the sub-division he once took responsibility for is the 3rd sub-division of the secret mobile corps which is called "Kanritai" which means “the Penitentiary Department.”

One of this department's duties is to confine shinigami who have a high possibility of bringing danger to others, which makes them also considered an obstacle for the gotei 13.

Urahara further explains that it's to imprison "the cause of danger". He points towards the northern part of the 2nd division which has the large prison where these prisoners are kept. It is known as the underground for special imprisonment or, the Maggots nest.

It is a rule that they have to leave their Zanpakutou with the guards at the gate. The area inside the prison is like a large room. There are tables and chairs for the prisoners to relax on as the prisoners are allowed to live freely inside this area. Urahara warns Hiyori to be careful while walking through there because even a prisoner might look calm, there have been times when a prisoner went crazy.

Hiyori asks what crimes were committed by them but Urahara replies that they have done nothing. They are simply judged as "dangerous persons" by the law of Seireitei. So they are imprisoned to avoid a situation where they can bring harm to others. He then asks her if she can recall whether anyone has resigned from the Gotei 13, Hiroyi answers that there are 2-3 persons.

"The Gotei 13 has no 'resignation' system but only suspension and elimination of the name if they are absent for too long. There is no resigning as it means being put in the 'special confines' for the Gotei 13" says Urahara.

In conclusion there is no such thing as retirement in the Gotei 13, which is a noble organization, once a person is accepted into a division. These dangerous people who can not go along with the organization are imprisoned and it is made to seem like they have retired to everyone else.

Urahara has always had doubts that these prisoners should be locked up as he thinks their powers could be used for something great. While they are talking a giant prisoner goes crazy and charges at Hiyori. Urahara takes him out with his bare hands. He tells Hiyori, who is shocked, that the most important requirement when being appointed head of this department is that the candidate must be able to defeat every prisoner in there with his/her bare hands.

Then Urahara takes Hiyori to the end of the pathway. There is a medium sized jail that is heavily locked. "Look at that, Hiyori-san", he says. "Over there is a dangerous person whom we have to keep separate from the others.”

The person who wears a white kimono sits there in the darkness."Urahara Kitsuke?" they ask.
"What brings you here?"

"I have some business with you", replies Urahara while walking towards the cage. He looks at the prisoner while smiling. "Kurotsuchi Mayuri-san."

There is no response from Mayuri but the former jailer continues, "please come with me."

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Masked_Felix

I knew it. Urahara is not only a Ninja, but a freaking Popo Ninja as well. Awesome.

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SS2 Vegeto

I'm face-palming at how Yamamoto made Mayuri a captain.

Good chapter, though.

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Nikushimi

I like how I totally called that Ichigo was a Shiba like a year ago.

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Masked_Felix

After seeing how mercilessly he treats his squad and the non-existent care for their lives, it's no wonder he was in prison. Still, Urahara having hand-to-hand skills of that magnitude is awesome. I just got finished telling everyone in the library such as well.

Edit: @Nikushimi. That's been common knowledge. Remember the scan?

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Super_17

well I just wondered about this could it be possible the brother that got murdered was Isshin and rukia just made up the story so that Isshin could go to the living world?

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JAIF

The Gotei 13's ideology sounds very much like the Claymores' now.

Interesting. More of Mayuri. I like how everything is being tied in. Kubo knows what he's doing. I just wish he was doing it a little... well, simply put, better.

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SS2 Vegeto

I'm hoping at the end, he cuts to someone having this flashback, and moves from there right into the action at present. With that person. I think the actual content is epic, but I don't like how it's randomly interjected, so I'll kind of be annoyed if Tite Kubo just cuts straight back to where we left off without a tie-in, but I fear that's how it may turn out.

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JD021

the brother that got murdered was kaien and then he got murdered again in hecho mundo (espada #9)

JD021

thats a pic from the chapter

Eliwood21

He wasn't murdered again. =/

The hollow that murdered Kaien that was murdered by Rukia, which she in turn killed Kaien as well (oh god loophole) was murdered/absorbed by the 9th Espada. When absorbed, all the abilities the hollow possessed where transferred over to the Espada, thus why he can take Kaien's appearance and abilities.

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Jonny America

Wait.
Wait.
Wait.


We're not going back all the way to chapter 0 are we?

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Zer0

Probably.

When we get back this will have all been Yamamoto's dying dream. Srsly.

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JAIF

I'd like it if we were.

100+ chapters of epic flashbacks and character development, detailed descriptions of backgrounds, past interactions with added elements of the history of the Soul Society, emphasizing on the implications that Hollows and Shinigami can actually co-exist without destroying one another, more insight into the Quincy, the origin of Orihime's and Chad's abilities put in somewhere in there blending good with the rest of the build-up, now that would be awesome.

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Eliwood21

That would be hilarious.

Didn't 108 represent how long ago these flashbacks are occuring?

Edit: Never mind, it all occured 110 years ago. >_>

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