Furuoki Ōtogawa's eyes were bloodshot, his long, slender fingers digging into the piece of wood. They stole my money and then dared to negotiate with me!
Calm down, calm down, calm down! As the saying goes, a small impatience spoils a great plan. No matter what, I must get my money back first. Revenge can wait.
Furuoki Ōtogawa continued to read.
"The person you need to kill is named Yamabuki, the current Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13. Once you kill him, I will naturally return all your money."
Furuoki Ōtogawa had heard of that name, but he was a very professional assassin, and now the Gotei 13 was equivalent to the regular army of the Seireitei. While it couldn't be said that they were mortal enemies, they were certainly in an antagonistic state, so he had never interacted with anyone from the Gotei 13 before.
But this time it was different. For my money, I'll even kill the Spirit King for you!
Just then, heavy rain started falling outside again. Furuoki Ōtogawa held his blade, coldly piercing the night.
Seireitei, I'm here.
After Yamabuki returned to the Seireitei, he quietly waited for Furuoki Ōtogawa to come knocking on his door, and he also paid a visit to Shijima Chigiri.
Shijima Chigiri used to be an assassin as well; they were colleagues. He wondered if Shijima Chigiri knew anything about Furuoki Ōtogawa.
Shijima Chigiri burst out laughing after Yamabuki finished speaking, eventually laughing until tears streamed down his face.
"What's wrong with you? It's not that bad, is it?" Yamabuki said with a helpless expression.
"Furuoki Ōtogawa is very famous in the assassin world. As long as he takes action, there's never a mission he can't complete. But he also has one very, very big weakness, and that is stinginess, extreme stinginess. He's a real miser; once money gets into his hands, trying to pry it out is as hard as climbing to the heavens! You actually emptied his personal stash this time and even left those words telling him to come kill you... I guess Furuoki Ōtogawa must be fuming to the point of spitting blood right now. But don't blame me for not warning you, although he's stingy, his strength should not be underestimated. If it comes to a real fight, he's definitely above me."
Shijima Chigiri leaned more towards assassination, striking once and making a clean getaway.
As the saying goes, 'kill in the mortal world, escape a hundred miles away.'
This describes assassins like Shijima Chigiri, whose Zanpakuto ability allows him to kill without a trace.
If Shijima Chigiri were truly to resort to unscrupulous means to assassinate high-ranking officials in the Seireitei, besides Yamamoto Genryusai and Yamabuki, others would find it very difficult to resist.
Of course, as long as he misses his first strike, all of the current Captain-level individuals have the ability to counter-kill him.
According to Shijima Chigiri, Furuoki Ōtogawa was more like an assassin who goes all out, no matter who or where the target is, he just charges in and slaughters!
Moreover, no one had ever seen the ability of his Zanpakuto, which made people a bit worried.
Yamabuki nodded slightly. It seemed Furuoki Ōtogawa did possess strength, at least Captain-level. If he could be recruited, the Gotei 13 could be considered officially established.
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Furuoki Ōtogawa arrived at the Seireitei and looked at the prosperity before him, saying with a trembling voice, "It's unfair, it's truly too unfair. I work so hard just to earn this little money, but the nobles here casually possess hundreds of times my wealth. It's too unfair."
"What are you doing over there? Hurry up and leave!" Two Shinigami guards shouted at Furuoki Ōtogawa.
Furuoki Ōtogawa knew his goal was to kill, so unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to conflict with these people. So he left the main gate of the Seireitei without looking back.
Once he was out of the Shinigami's sight, he directly leaped onto the nearby wall, moving like a nimble monkey, twisting and turning, to get inside.
The Seireitei of this era didn't have the high walls it would later have. Basically, anyone with a bit of skill could come and go as they pleased, with nothing to stop them.
Furuoki Ōtogawa had heard that Yamabuki was the Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13, so his workplace must be the core of the Gotei 13.
After gathering information from various sources, he quickly found the core of the Gotei 13, the First Division.
"Hmph, I just need to wait quietly here. I am someone who knows how to fish, and a fisherman must have patience." Furuoki Ōtogawa quietly ambushed himself on the rafters, but he waited and waited and still didn't see his target appear.
"What time is it already? As a Chief of Staff, he's not even at work at this hour? He's completely irresponsible. Do you know how hard it is to find a stable job outside?" Furuoki Ōtogawa continuously grumbled in his mind.
Just then, Yamamoto came in with Chōjirō Sasakibe.
As soon as Yamamoto entered, he felt a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent. Most top assassins can hide their killing intent to avoid exposure before acting, but Furuoki Ōtogawa's emotions were currently too volatile. Although he was trying his best to hide his killing intent, the Captain Commander still sensed it.
"Hmph! It seems I've truly been underestimated. Someone actually dares to send an assassin to kill me! Alas! I'm old! I'm old!" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto sighed, while Chōjirō Sasakibe next to him hadn't reacted to what was happening. Why was the Captain Commander suddenly sighing?
"Sasakibe, you go out first." Yamamoto Genryusai prepared to stay and deal with the assassin himself.
Since the establishment of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto Genryusai found that opportunities for battle were becoming fewer and fewer. His subordinates handled minor skirmishes, and there were almost no strong individuals in the Soul Society who could break through more than a dozen Captain-level Shinigami plus Yamabuki.
This also led to Captain-Commander Yamamoto greatly desiring a fight, but due to his status, he couldn't openly tell his subordinates.
Now it's good!
Someone came to assassinate this old man!
It's so damn exciting!
Yamamoto could clearly feel the assassin on the rafters. He deliberately exposed a huge weakness, turning his back to the assassin, hoping the assassin would attack him.
My Ryujin Jakka is already thirsting for battle.
To Yamamoto's surprise, the assassin held back and did not attack him.
"Hmm? Did he see through that I was deliberately showing a weakness? I didn't expect him to be a master! Then let's just wait here and see who can outlast whom." Captain-Commander Yamamoto handled the work in front of him while keeping an eye on the assassin on the roof.
But how could he know that the person Furuoki Ōtogawa was waiting for was not him at all, but Yamabuki.
"Damn it, do you have any sense of responsibility? It's already noon and you're still not at work? Your Captain Commander is already here! Why does the Chief of Staff arrive later than his superior? How flexible are your working hours here? Can I come to work instead?" Furuoki Ōtogawa relentlessly complained in his mind.
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