The most complete archives are the ones kept in the kuchiki manor. However, those all pertained to the various laws and people through the history of Seireitei. It is also where the registry of every shinigmi and their zanpakuto that ever lived although it was not as complete as it should be due to a great deal of interference from the stealth force.

Gin had no need for information on various shinigami through the ages so he ignored that completely.

The Shihoin archives on the other hand, might have what he was looking for. It was no secret that the clan it self had descended from foxes although most of the rukongai shinigami brushed that off as a myth.

Sometimes they even had a throwback. Though any trait that was more then cosmetic was likely triggered by some sort of secondary ritual. Case in point, Yoruichi Shihoin's secondary form. Though why it's a cat form and not a fox was never recorded, likely classified for some sort of reason. Which was too bad because a secondary form would've been useful right about now as he was trying to slip into the Shihoin archives.

The compound itself had been easy to get into, which was kind of sad for a family of stealth practitioners. He used the easiest trick in the book.

Gin only had to put on a wig and some glasses and drop the name of a servant to be allowed entry.

He wasn't about to complain though.

"Miss Yoru? Some one is sniffing around your library. The clan one" Came a soft disembodied voice.

Soi Fon jerked and spilled a jar of ink, still not quite used to the Hachidori method of communication, and tuned into the news. Yoruichi, who had a few decades of practice didn't react other then scratching her head where her tag was located and putting down her tea cup. The wings shimmered into existence to strengthen reception.

"Details please." Murmured the former captain.

"Gin Ichimaru disguised as a servant. Says he is cleaning the archives." Yoruichi reached out and forcibly pinned her old student to keep her from flying after Gin. "Should I stop him or keep observing? It looks like he is looking for information on something specific."

Soi Fon stopped struggling against her old mentor and reached for her own tag. "Can you notify the Sabotage, infiltration and miscellaneous division?"

"We have already been notified Captain. The MSI division has three agents are on stand by and waiting for orders. We also have several barriers up to prevent escape but the scrolls may suffer some damage if we activate it. Miss wolf is also here on the rafters."

Yoruichi blinked in surprise. "Damn, that was fast. Alright, I know how the MSI is about their members. Here's what you can do..."

Gin picked up his search pace.

This was too easy, MUCH too easy.

He had to leave before he got caught in a trap. But he needed that information if he had any chance of getting that wolf creature on his side. Anything that could see past Kyoka Suigetsu was an asset and he needed it.

Then he stopped when he spotted something.

OKAMIDEN: Chronicles of the Heavenly Realms and Other Assorted Stories

It was a heavy tome, heavier then the Shinigami registry. Hell, it needed both arms to hold and it was too big for him to smuggle out with out someone seeing him. But the stories inside were exactly what he had been looking for. The stories and descriptions of the brush gods matched up to the wolf and the animals that had overrun Las Noches. And according to the book, the wolf goddess, Amaterasu was the strongest of them all.

It even had pictures which was good.

It also had information about the Holy Trinity weapons. Which appeared once each era and belonged to extremely powerful warriors.

He was NOT going to let Aizen know that.

An Aizen that could deal with Ryujin Jakka was bad enough. Aizen with a holy weapon derived from it was not something Gin wanted to think about, EVER.

It made Gin regret not killing Captain Hitsugaya though, he was almost certain that if the solar flare could be derived from the most powerful fire type Zanpakuto then he would be able to get the Tundra beads from Hyorinmaru.

But back to business.

An ordinary person would wonder why a book of stories would be in the prized clan archives, but the truest things are always hidden inside stories and in jest. This was no different.

Gin had known a thing or two about espionage, even when he was little. It was part of the reason he'd been scouted for the Onmitsukido when he graduated. Ok, that was a lie, he'd been scouted by everyone for his skills but the Onmitsukido was the one that gave him the most concrete reasons. A part of him regretted not taking that option as it would've made the current task much easier.

For one thing, how the was he supposed to get the book out of the library? Students obviously had access to the library, He had heard of students coming here during his time at the academy.

"U- Um Excuse me?" stammered someone.

Gin Jumped out of his skin and looked at the girl behind him. She was a tiny little thing, about the same height as Soi Fon although she seemed to shrink in on herself. The girl had long curly black hair and light green eyes which she hid behind her bangs and a pair of very silly looking glasses. Her academy uniform was crisp and clean as if she had just gotten it. The girl shifted under his gaze.

"U-Um. If you are done with that tome. M-may I read it?" She stuttered.

"Oh, sorry but I kinda need it." He replied smoothly. "Do You know if I can borrow the tome later?"

Joy, now he had someone watching him for the book, though he'd rather have a student then a shinigami.

"Y-yes. I think y-you can borrow it if you let an attendant know. M-my cousin borrows books a-all the time."

Gin nodded his thanks and began making his way out as if he was searching for someone. He had absolutely no intention of leaving the book behind. Not to Aizen or Tousen. He'd make up something later, close to the truth so that Lord Justice Almighty doesn't get suspicious.

Chiyo watched the man in disguise saunter off before removing her contacts and glasses. She quickly pinned up her hair with a few pencils she spied lying around and scaled the book shelf so that she could follow him. The other members of the operation quietly sealed off the area with some old artifacts to minimize any damage.

It was a good thing that none of her teammates had much reikyrou to use. Despite her lack of experience with shinigami, Chiyo was almost certain that someone at captain level would be able to sense the tiniest bursts that marked their movements otherwise.

Lady Amaterasu really had no other purpose in this operation then to be the backup. It sounded rather insulting for the goddess to have such a small role. Or so the other Shinigami had thought, but-

-It's not. We have better things to do then help mortals with their problems. The less involved we are the more time we can devote to other things that matter.- meowed the barrier goddess.

Shinigami were weird and narrow minded. They tended to forget that the word Shinigami was an occupation, and not a separate kind of being. Gods did not bow to mortals only to other gods. The Whole, Aizen, had forgotten that and because of this, his plan to kill the spirit king and reign over gods would be doomed to failure. Fundamentally he was a Whole and no matter what he did to it, He would remain a whole albeit a heavily mutated one.

This was what separated Aizen from the man she was to capture. This one was acutely aware of what he played a small part in things. The way he moved was part of it. Ichimaru's steps were always firm and with purpose, like he had a place to go. Aizen's on the other hand were stiff and heavy, as if he did not have a particular destination but he would crush anything that dared to get in his way.

Chiyo pulled a few senbon laced with reiatsu burning poison and positioned them carefully between her fingers.

More then a millenia of practice meant that she would get the first blow in and did the most damage.

But the restraints of her cover and orders meant that she couldn't kill him with out getting into serious trouble.

...

Pity.

"I don't mean any disrespect Lady Yoruichi, but are your sure that a live capture is possible with just the MSI division and Hagane?" Fidgeted Soi Fon. She wanted to be the one to take down the traitor. It should be her going up against the ex captain. Her mildly disturbing doppleganger would have to do.

"Yeah, it shouldn't be a problem. They guys in MSI are better at this sort of thing then the Punishment force. Especially since there are already agents planted in the area."

"But, it's Ichimaru. He'd kill them! Then what about the archives?! And why Hagane?!"

"Shaolin. I hate to break it to you, but Captain level shinigami are way more common then you think. Hagane was already there and on hand and she was recommended for the punishment for for a reason. The hachidori have had a lot of practice taking on someone that's captain level." Yoruichi rolled her shoulders remembering the pain from some of those practice runs. Rifles hurt like hell. "And if the archives get damaged I can probably get Kisuke to rewrite it."

"What does That Man have to do with any of this?"

"Well, we were raised by the commander of the MSI division, who had us copy everything in there over and over as forgery practice. I just can't be bothered to rewrite a bunch of documents."

"What?!"

"Shizu was one murderous bitch, I swear one little mistake and I got smacked." Ranted Yoruichi to no one in particular, but with tones of amusement mixed in. "I could probably recite the list of embarrassing deaths in my sleep. I wonder if she is still training new recruits like that. It's very effective"

"My Aunt is still in the office? I thought she quit and moved out of Seireitei! I've never gotten any paper work other then minor budget requests! Who does she report to?"

Yoruichi looked thoughtful for a few moments. "She's supposed to report to the commander of the Onmitsukido." She glanced at Soi Fon "And the commander of the MSI is traditionally the spouse of the commander to protect the members of that particular squad from any legal implications." "So, probably fall out from the Shihoin intraclan war from my childhood."

"Lady Yoruichi don't joke like that. PLEASE don't joke like that." Wailed Soi Fon, not quite wiling to think about the last statement. "My Aunt is almost as bloodthirsty as Kenpachi! I have no desire to stay in her presence for extended time!"

Yoruichi snorted with laughter. Of course her psuedo little sis would have trouble dealing with someone just as hard headed, unyielding, (and violent) as she was. "Relax. The MSI all have multiple jobs and they manage themselves well. I know Shizu was a teacher in the academy at one point. I wouldn't be surprised if someone from the division is reporting to you along with someone from the Hachidori. They over lap and either way you get the information you need."

Soi Fon nodded and sighed in relief. "Oh Good. I don't want to think of what would happen if she ever met Kenpachi."

Yoruichi paled and shuddered a little. "Good god. They'd kill each other. Either on the battle field or in bed."

Then both women paused and stared at each other before Soi Fon put her head between her hands and moaned. "Thank you for that highly disturbing image."

"Don't think I like that idea either."

THUNK!

He'd been caught, before he could even detect his attacker. He hadn't heard nor sensed anything before he felt his back ribs shatter.

He dropped his tome and reached for his Zanpakuto. "Ikorose shin-" But he was cut off by a hand grabbing his hair and slamming his into the wall. He could feel something pin his sword hand to the wall and Shinsou being ripped away.

Stunned and reeling from the assault he turned to look at his captor.

Soi Fon? No, that wouldn't be right. Soi Fon wouldn't have struck while indoors. She probably would have flown into a rage once she got close or waited until he had left so as not to damage Shihoin property. She would have struck to kill, not capture. He would have heard her stick her sword somewhere.

Besides, her style of fighting favored a wide open space, not the cramped halls of the archive, where her speed was handicapped. Who ever this was, it was a close combat specialist.

A rukongai Shinigami and a weak one at that. The one's born in seireitei had a habit of announcing their presence by speaking.

He staggered and flared his own reiatsu and he could feel other people collapse under its weight.

Matsumoto jerked out of her seat when she felt a familiar reiatsu wash over her.

Gin?

But one front of him didn't even flinch.

Instead she charged at him-

"Hado-" He choked out as his head swam. The knife pinning him to the wall must've had something on it.

- twisted at the last second-

"-number-" What was he casting again?

- and slammed her fist into his sternum. Knocking him against the wall and collapsing a few book shelves.

He had to get out though. He needed the wolf goddess on his side, and he couldn't do that if he was captured. He-

He thought he saw something white and furry slam into him again and knocking him into the darkness.

And that was the scene the Gotei 13 found when the senior officers rushed into the archives en masse.

A petite, hard eyed woman standing over the former captain, with a white wolf by her side.

Gin Ichimaru, unconscious and pinned to the wall by two kunai through his sword arm. He had twelve needles sticking out of his ribs and blood trailing down his head.

For a moment, nobody spoke. Then...

"Wow."

"Captain Soi Fon did it!"

"With her Lady Wolf by her side."

"So strong and so cool..."

"Good job Captain Soi Fon." Said Hisagi Shuhei as he stared at the battered body of Ichimaru.

'Soi Fon' simply grunted her acknowledgement and walked off.

Author's note- A super quick update to make up for the long delay. Let me know what works and what doesn't.

Notes on chapter:

Yes, the holy trinity is referring to the most powerful holy weapons.

The holy weapons are incorporated into a Zanpakuto spirit and are not immediately obvious. They are not the released states of the sword.

I made the MSI when i noticed that there was one unnamed division in the Onmitsukido on the bleach wiki. I figure that the more long term and overt things like poison development and sabotage missions would be sorted differently since those things are almost always classified. The members hold multiple jobs to protect themselves. Seriously, who would want to associate with someone who they know is a spy and a saboteur?

Chiyo wasn't detected because there isn't much reiatsu that leaves her body due to her seal. This does not mean she doesn't have reikyrou, only that she can't use it properly because it's so tightly compressed inside of her. If she didn't have reikyrou she would have collapsed just like everyone else.

Comments and criticisms are welcome~