Byakuya paid the ninja team and turned around to look at his house's main gate. Above it, the Kuchiki clan's insignia stood proudly. "Finally finished." During the week, he had bought an empty piece of land and then hired some shinobi to help build his home.
Byakuya nodded at the sight and turned around, walking away from his home. 'Onto the next thing on my agenda.' He thought walking towards the Hokage Tower.
Not long after, he entered the Hokage's office, greeted by the sight of a smiling Hiruzen.
"Ah, Byakuya. How are you faring in Konoha so far?" Hiruzen asks, striking up some small talk.
"I'm doing well, Hokage-sama. I finished building the Kuchiki Clan house." Byakuya explained, nodding.
"What can I do for you, Byakuya?" Hiruzen asks, questioning why the boy wanted to see him.
"I want to enroll in the Academy." Byakuya explained plainly, he had come to see the Hokage for this because the Hokage is the Dean of the Academy. "I am six as of this moment and I need to build up my strength for my clan." He said, to which the Hokage nodded.
"I was wondering when you'd join the academy." Hiruzen raised his pipe and pulled some smoke into his mouth before exhaling. "The academy has already started, but enrolling you won't be much of a problem. I'll inform the teachers about your arrival and you can start tomorrow."
Byakuya bowed slightly. "Thank you, Hokage-sama." He thanked before exiting the Hokage tower.
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"My name is Kuchiki Byakuya. I like Sakura trees and I don't have anything particular that I dislike." Byakuya spoke as he stood in front of the class, introducing himself.
After he finished, the students broke out and started talking among themselves.
"So he's the one my father told me about. The new Kekkei Genkai user."
"So handsome!"
Byakuya ignored the murmurs and turned to the teacher who smiled at him.
"You can find yourself an open seat." The teacher said and Byakuya nodded, walking to the middle of the class and sits next to a girl who slept through all of it.
Nodding at the silence of his deskmate, Byakuya focused on the teacher at the front of the class.
"Alright class. Settle down." The teacher spoke, silencing the talks. "Lets start with History today. It has been 55 years since the establishment of Konoha and the major Villages. During the first period of..."
Byakuya noted down the information being told while also thinking. '55 years... If I remember correctly then the Third War will start soon. I need strength to defend myself.' Byakuya's thoughts go to his Zanpakuto, which wasn't on him at the moment, but resided within his soul.
When he came to this world, or rather, when his memories returned, Byakuya was 5 years old. And with his memories, he awakened his 'Kekkei Genkai' as he calls it now. a Zanpakuto that formed from his soul. It didn't take him long to realize what power the being gave him.
His name being Byakuya Kuchiki and receiving a Zanpakuto, there's really only one possibility.
Senbonzakura
And although he knew the name of his Zanpakuto, he couldn't use it's Shikai, much less it's Bankai.
'I need to speak to Senbonzakura... He needs to accept me. Approve of me.'
The teacher clapped his hands together, grabbing Byakuya's attention. "Alright! We're going to the field after break." The teacher announced.
"Yes! Sparring!" Some students chanted excitedly.
'Sparring? That's nice. Now I can see how far my training has come.' Byakuya mused. Along with his own memories that he awakened, he received bits and pieces of the original Byakuya's memories. Receiving more and more everyday.
Byakuya had come to love these memories, seeing as how it'll be much easier for him to study the nature of his Zanpakuto with the memories of someone who lived in a world full of it.
The girl next to him stretched her arms, waking herself up.
Glancing at her, Byakuya stood up and turned to her. "Kuchiki Byakuya." He introduced himself, bowing slightly as a greeting.
The girl narrowed her eyes at him before sighing. "Nara Yumori." She introduced herself before standing up and walking towards the classroom door.
'Funny.' Byakuya thought, hearing her name before walking behind her. "Mind if I join you?" He asked as he didn't want to be walking alone in a place he doesn't know.
"Suit yourself." Yumori muttered, glancing back at Byakuya and thinking back to her father's words. 'So this is the person with a speculated Yin-Nature Kekkei Genkai.'
Nodding, Byakuya grabs the bento he made for himself and caught up to Yumori.
Not long after, the two sat down under the shade of a tree. Not one word was spoken between the two. Byakuya opened the bento and placed it down between the two of them.
And so the break passed with both of them sitting in silence while eating Byakuya's bento.
After the break ended, they both stood up and walked towards the field where they will be conducting the shinobi sparring.
Reaching the place, Byakuya left Yumori and walked toward the teacher. "Teacher." He called out, causing the teacher to turn to him. "I wanted to ask if I can use my Zanpakuto during the sparring or not."
The teacher only smiled at him. "You may, Byakuya. It is your power so you have the right to use it in a fight." He says before turning to his students. "Alright let's start. As always I will call two people who will be sparring each other. First off..."
Byakuya watched as the different students walked up to fight each other. After watching some fights, he believes none of the current students will be much of a challenge to the current him as he had long started training his swordsmanship through the original Byakuya's memories.
"And for the final battle, we will have Kuchiki Byakuya going against Uchiha Isamu." The teacher announced as two boys walked to the middle of the field.
'an Uchiha...' Byakuya thought, forming the seal of confrontation. Seeing Isamu do the same, he approves silently for he had thought the young Uchiha would be too arrogant to make the seal.
"Start!"
Byakuya kept his eyes on the boy who lowered himself slightly before rushing forward. Keeping his calm, Byakuya waited for the boy to come within his reach before lifting his empty arm into the air.
Swinging his arm down towards the Uchiha, a swords starts materializing within his grip.
Isamu's eyes widen at Byakuya's speed. Lifting his head up slightly to look at the oncoming strike, dread filled him. He could do nothing but watch on in horror as the shining blade drew closer to his face.
*Fwoooh*
Byakuya stopped the blade right in front of the boy's face. The wind from the strike slightly rustles the boy's hair.
"Dead." Byakuya calmly spoke, retrieving his katana before letting it dematerialize. Glancing to the side, he spots his teacher staring wide-eyed.
Noticing the boy's look, the teacher clears his throat before announcing. "Byakuya wins." His words caused the students to erupt, breaking the silence that gripped the surroundings.
"Wow! He's so fast!"
"He took down Isamu without breaking a sweat."
Turning back to the Uchiha, Byakuya made the seal of confrontation once more, signaling the end of the battle.
That seemed to snap Isamu back to reality. Looking at the calm face of the person who beat him, Isamu sneers and clicks his tongue, but nonetheless also makes the seal.
"Alright guys!" The teacher spoke up. "That's all for today." He says.
Slowly, the children started splitting up before going back home. Byakuya did the same.