Side note from Chief Editor Tousen: We were going to have Kenpachi's column this week, but Captain Unohana very, very kindly asked to be the next contributor, so here she is.
Good day, all.
It has been a while since anyone asked me about advice on how to fight. I am first and foremost a healer, so compared to the other captains, I do not have much experience in fighting. I usually just use kido as they work just as well as a zanpakuto.
Whereas other soul reapers, captains and lieutenants in particular, prefer to use a more violent approach, I use more... dignified means to get my point across. For example, if I were to come across someone causing trouble in my medical wings, I would simply remind them that they are under my care and that disrupting the peace within my squad could very well result in an unexplained accident with, say, some of the surgical equipment in my operating theatres, or something to that effect. I find that this method works surprisingly well, even with the most violent of patients. I believe that this works especially well as most people tend to take me at face value and underestimate the true strength of my willpower.
So, my dear soul reapers, violence does not need to be used to solve every problem. Just the threat of violence is sufficient. Simply asking nicely also comes highly recommended.
Thank you for reading. I wish you newcomers all the luck in the world.
Captain Retsu Unohana, 4th Division