It's been a long time since I've arrived, things have mostly been the same since I began training here. Yoruichi, Urahara, and Tessai left a hundred years ago, but they didn't leave without a bit of a fight that caused damage to the Gotei 13. The night before they left, Yoruichi explained why they were doing so to me and left me to explain things to her precious bodyguard. For if she told her, then Suì-Fēng would try to join them, and that wasn't a smart idea if we're being honest.
Looking through Kūsho's scope at the time, I saw what happened to various captains and lieutenants of the various divisions and knew it was impossible to help. But that didn't mean I didn't try, I did help cover captain Shinji as he was still fighting while going through hollowfication. Whenever something looked like it would kill or hurt him badly, I would redirect the attack with a bullet from Kūsho. I kept this up from a distance of over a thousand feet away while moving about till Urahara, Tessai, and Yoruichi came.
When they arrived I shupo'd away quickly, leaving it to them as I returned to the Onmitsukidō to find Suì-Fēng and talk with her as everything is now set. She wasn't happy and did blame me a lot that night, but I sat through it till she was done with her little show. Once I made sure she would calmly listen to me, I told her that Yoruichi wanted her to lead the Onmitsukidō and I would do what I could to help her. As through these hundred years, I looked like my former twenty-two year old self, but more fit. Like that, it was soon decided that she would be captain of the second division, and the acting commander of the assassins.
While I would be the second in command, that fatass wasn't pleased but he couldn't say anything he's dead. Gaining control we both purged the Onmitsukidō of traitors and spies that would be working for Aizen. Along with his his two PETS. Once we had done that, the Onmitsukidō was reformed with people who were trustworthy and those who felt that the various captains and lieutenants turning traitor was weird. As those who were branded traitors were some of the most trusted and loyal people, yet they had turned traitors?
Those we recruited to our reformed assassin corps were officially marked as dead Shinigami by Yamamoto, after calling for me and Suì-Fēng to talk about our choices. Making sure the area room had no spies by us both and the commander purging the room in fire after making it clear secrecy was needed. Once we had that we both explained what we were doing and why to grandpa Yamamoto, he thought we were being paranoid but allowed it. Everyone who wasn't a traitor was made to never be able to consciously or unconsciously leak they were alive.
Now, the Onmitsukidō has small numbers officially, but in reality we have over four hundred Shinigami. We made a clear and strict recruiting process known, but when we got someone alone, we forcibly would check them thoroughly and apologize afterwards, if they were trustworthy. But we caught spies and Aizen's puppets plenty of times, during the test we had in order to join. So we would make sure they left with a sore body and natural memories of a final test. As a hundred years was about to pass since I came here, two hundred? Years ago, I would soon become a human world operative for the Onmitsukidō. As officially I need to find the "traitors" and "criminals".
Once the day a hundred years had come to pass arrived, I was already back in the human world yawning tiredly. My mother at the gate exit waiting for me with a smile on her face, I chuckled and hugged her tightly. We both went to a nice little family restaurant and had a nice meal together as a family after years apart. After that, I had to say goodbye for a bit longer as I followed my hand twitching for a petting. It is weird even to me, but it seems my hand is a "petting sensor" as I have petted Yoruichi for so long, it's why I've found her so much that it's scared her how I could.
As I followed my hand twitching, I eventually came upon a black cat lounging around on a wall, appearing lazy. But when I approached, the cat opened its eyes and looked at me with an amused face before speaking. Hearing such a nostalgic voice after a hundred years, I stroked the cat's head with a loving smile on my face after so long.
"Hey Zero, been a long time since we last met hasn't it been? How's everything been back in the Soul Society?"
"Yeah a hundred years kitty, a hundred boring and stressful years for the Onmitsukidō, that both me and Suì-Fēng rebuilt. While you three and the others are branded traitors and criminals, the Onmitsukidō is completely ready to work with you all. I just would like to meet you all together to discuss how we should cooperate, given how we still have the true rats amongst the ranks."
Hearing me, Yoruichi chuckled getting up and stretched a top of the wall, before signaling me to follow her. As I followed the black cat with my hands in my pockets, I looked for the feeling of high ranked Shinigami with the scent of a Hollow. As we neared a store with Urahara written all over it, I picked up the feeling of those I wanted to find. Yoruichi seeing me pause looked at me with a questioning look on her cat face.
"I found the captains and lieutenants that Aizen toyed with, most precisely Shinji Hirako. Could you please head east and call him out, saying, "The sniper wishes to speak with the eight who have been betrayed by the rats." While mentioning to meet here? While I expect them to find it suspicious I trust Shinji's judgement no matter if they come or not."
Hearing my request, Yoruichi smiled at me in her cat form before vanishing in the blink of an eye. Chuckling at how she accepted so fast, it made me honestly glad to have such an adorable pet slash mother figure slash teacher slash whatever else. I walked into the shop front and came face to face with Urahara. Who looked at me with a questioning face till I made Megami appear in my hand, that got him to smile calmly, but I knew he was thinking something stupid. As we both looked at each other, Tessai came out to the front with two cups of freshly made green tea, but I didn't drink it just yet.
"Been a while Tessai, I hope you've been doing well since I last saw you, Captain. Urahara… Nothing much to say to you regarding you, as I know you've probably been perfectly fine and crazy."
Hearing me, Tessai smiled as he bowed his head, Urahara just clicked his tongue at how I'm acting. As I won't play his little game, I make my self comfortable and sit down as I look at the two men before me. Tessai speaking up as his mustache bounces a little as he talks.
"Little Zero it has been a while indeed, I see you've grown quite well! I'm glad you're doing okay since last we saw each other, kid. Before Urahara does or says something stupid to you, may I ask why you are here?"
Chuckling at Tessai's remark, I see the scowl on Urahara's face as he looks like he was just fed a sour candy. Shaking my head I wave my right hand lazily while talking to them both.
"Well, I'm now an Onmitsukidō field operative for the human world, but I'm also the second in command. While it wasn't officially sanctioned, the Onmitsukidō has been given more freedom to operate in such a manner after speaking with grandpa. So now it's a fitting place full of assassins and spies."
Trust Tessai to not do anything to the tea I drank some smiling softly. Remembering how much I loved the old Captain's cooking as he frankly liked making me small snacks. My unsaid words and feelings seem to have gotten through to the old Shinigami as he smiles proudly.
"So I'm here as a part of the surveillance of the human world but also, because of the Onmitsukidō's main priority. Finding all who vanished a hundred years ago and fully cooperating with you, as we prepare to gut the rats in the Gotei 13. We want Aizen and his pets dead, but he currently has most of the Gotei 13 affected by his abilities."
Hearing me, both men went silent and became alert as I finished speaking, a smile creeping onto my lips as they looked at me. Yoruichi had just come back with Shinji, Kensei Muguruma, Mashiro Kuna, Love Aikawa, Hiyori Sarugaki, Lisa Yadōmaru, Hachigen Ushōda, and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi and heard me as well. They all looked at me weirdly, but soon smiles of revenge slowly crept onto their faces as those who went through hollowfication, couldn't help but like the idea. While their personalities may not be one usually for revenge, deep down they wanted it.
"What is it you need from us Visored, lieutenant Zero?"
"For you to be ready and at the top of your game by the time Aizen has made his move. So let's all have a talk about gutting the rats, okay? As we have much to discuss given what all the Onmitsukidō has learned, improved, and much more."