Arc 8The Baishin Encounter
Haruto defeated the Quincy assault, learned that his Zanpakuto’s soul came from Yuguran Seisen, and began training in Quincy abilities. After a brief respite, he investigated a new threat in the World of the Living, where Baishin and unfamiliar fighters confronted him before withdrawing.
- Haruto defeated Seirin Tsunayashiro and teamed up with Sōken Ishida to kill Schubert, then helped Isane treat the wounded and remove Hollow contamination from Isumi Ishida.
- Sōken Ishida identified Haruto as a Quincy who had survived Auswählen, traced Seisen’s origin to Yuguran Seisen, and gave Haruto Quincy teachings, and Haruto removed the Still Silver from his heart himself.
- Haruto returned to Soul Society with Byakuya, where he learned his spiritual pressure had reached fourth class and received an Ishida Quincy Cross that merged with his Fullbring to form a new Asauchi.
- Haruto stopped Genya Sakurai from attacking Sentarō Kotsubaki, then spent time at a hot spring inn with Ayaka and Isane before an emergency call sent him back to the World of the Living.
- Haruto escaped the Dangai’s Kōtotsu and Kōryū, rescued Lisa Yadōmaru and her squad, then searched Naruki City and found groups of Hollows but no trace of the reported Captain-level Reiatsu.
- Haruto encountered Baishin at Maple Drop Park and fought him, protecting Agata Asuna while Baishin attacked with sword barrages and close-range strikes.
- Two green-clad Soul Reapers interrupted Baishin’s fight and tried to seize Agata, but Haruto’s barriers protected her and the three enemies withdrew through a spatial ability.
- Lisa Yadōmaru told Haruto that the Eighth Division had fought five unfamiliar Fullbringers, and Haruto warned that the enemy might be drawing the divisions together and offered to stay alone in Naruki City.