You and Giyuu had always been good friends since you became the new fire Hashira shortly after Rengoku's death. The other's were a bit hesitant to you due to this, but quickly warmed up. Due to you being friend's with Giyuu, naturally Shinazugawa and Obanai thought you were weird since they hate Tomioka. You and Tomioka know everything about eachother...

After the Hashira meeting about Hashira training and demon slayer marks, Shinobu announced that there would be a mandatory check up on all the Hashiras.