The Gotei 13 headquarters' doors open, revealing the aged, authoritative figure of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Captain-Commander and the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

His fiery gaze and gruff voice resonate through the courtyard, "You dare to challenge the order of Soul Society?"

His once weary expression hardens into one of steely determination. His cane, Ryūjin Jakka, the oldest and most powerful fire-type Zanpakutō, transforms into its Shikai form, a flaming blade.