A/N: Yipee, another group done. This time it's the fourth division; Unohana and her group of outcasts. I hope you enjoy, read and review if you do.
Chapter Five- The Fourth Division
Aizen POV
Honestly, there were several times when I considered eliminating the Fourth Division the way I did Central Forty-Six. There were several reasons for this, but the biggest factor in their level of threat was their Captain: Unohana Retsu
She was old, old enough to know exactly the way things should be. Her mind was sharp, and no matter how far under hypnosis I tried to put her she would always end up noticing something. She was observant, and intelligent. While she might wear the guise of a caring motherly figure, that was far from the case. After all, despite how she never goes into battle, have you ever noticed the ease at which she subdues Captain-class Shinigami? They crumble before her. Even Yamamoto does exactly what she says, when she says it. She was powerful. Old and powerful; two words I do not want to have to describe a person.
Now, Yamamoto also has these traits, but I fear Unohana much more than I do Yamamoto. Why? Because Unohana has something Yamamoto never will, it is a cross between experience and compassion, between skill and sheer intuition. Yamamoto has long since lost his heart to war and politics, with Unohana though, her feet remain firmly on the ground. She will not let her resolve waver even if it might destroy the world.
Yamamoto may have resolve, but it is only the cold resolve to keep the order; even if it means throwing humans and Shinigami alike into battles as cannon fodder- he attempts to use the resolve of others, he rarely ever uses it himself. That is not true resolve. True resolve- the kind that will help you defeat an enemy like myself- is a burning passion to protect those around you. You will not die, you will not fail. That kind of resolve is lost if you lose touch with your feelings. I saw it in Unohana every time she healed a patient. They will not die, they will survive.
And it works.
Also, while she herself is an issue, there is also the issue of what she and her squad do. Shinigami live hard lives, they fall in battle, they become wounded nearly every minute. If it were not for the fourth squad then they would have died out long ago, pushing themselves to their limits to save an already dying world.
But the Fourth Squad brought Shinigami back from the brink of death constantly, they kept the Seiritei neat and organized so the Shinigami could also stay mentally sane. While the Eleventh Squad may look down on them, the fact is, the Fourth Squad is the most important Squad in the Seiritei.
Damn, I really should have killed them all.