[Filtered - Captains, Vice Captains, Vaizard, Ichigo]
I've been contacted by Yadoumaru's kidnappers. A note has been delivered, copied here in its entirety (the original is on route to you now, Soi Fon):
The Vaizard have three days to leave Seireitei for good. She will be returned unharmed based entirely on your compliance.
Obviously, this isn't good. We must step up our efforts to locate Yadoumaru, at all costs. This is a top-priority issue and all other concerns can be considered suspended until she is found.
At this time, my contingency plan is to issue a total lockdown of Seireitei at midnight Tuesday, if we are unable to locate her. They will expect desperation on our part, however, and may have plans of their own to combat this. Time's running short, and if we want to see Yadoumaru alive again, we need some leads and fast.
[Addendum - Filtered to Captains]
Many reports are coming in now of strange activity with zanpakutou. Many Shinigami are unable to speak with their swords at all, and those that can (including myself) describe it as speaking with high amounts of interference. This is another pressing concern, and unprecedented in our history, but what to do about it is hazy. Kurotsuchi-taichou, this seems like your area of expertise, so do as you need.
The Vaizard have three days to leave Seireitei for good. She will be returned unharmed based entirely on your compliance.
Obviously, this isn't good. We must step up our efforts to locate Yadoumaru, at all costs. This is a top-priority issue and all other concerns can be considered suspended until she is found.
At this time, my contingency plan is to issue a total lockdown of Seireitei at midnight Tuesday, if we are unable to locate her. They will expect desperation on our part, however, and may have plans of their own to combat this. Time's running short, and if we want to see Yadoumaru alive again, we need some leads and fast.
[Addendum - Filtered to Captains]
Many reports are coming in now of strange activity with zanpakutou. Many Shinigami are unable to speak with their swords at all, and those that can (including myself) describe it as speaking with high amounts of interference. This is another pressing concern, and unprecedented in our history, but what to do about it is hazy. Kurotsuchi-taichou, this seems like your area of expertise, so do as you need.