Nine-year-old Ichigo didn't understand what had happened during that time, so he went to school to ask his friend Shinoka, but Shinoka wouldn't tell him either. Ichigo was very angry, but after a few days, he changed his mind and happily played with Shinoka again.
Children's world is so simple; nothing can stand in the way of friendship. And so, Shinoka was gradually moved by Ichigo and told young Ichigo about the afterlife.
After being told, the child took it seriously. Ichigo began to test his powers because he could see Hollows and Dead Souls. Now Ichigo knew the true names of these things.
However, Shinoka only possesses the power of the Undead, Ichigo cannot use. The power of a Soul Reaper requires complete soulification or becoming Undead. In Ichigo's living body, the only possibility is the power of Quincy, but Quincy is completely incompatible with other powers.
The two children, of course, knew nothing of this, Shinoka- Gao could only helplessly tell Ichigo, "Living people can't use this kind of power. Although everyone can see me, I'm actually the same as Dead Souls."
So Ichigo ran to the top of the mountain and almost jumped off, but the kid knew that death and life were different, so he didn't dare to jump. But then he remembered he couldn't use his powers, and ran home crying.
That night, the Kurosaki Family erupted in their most intense argument since their marriage. Although the couple understood the situation, Mi still didn't want such a young child to master the power, while Isshin wanted Ichigo to try out the Soul Reaper Power first.
"I can protect my children! I absolutely won't allow them to fight and kill at their age!" Mikoto exclaimed, her eyes wide as she held Ichigo, leaving Isshin only able to silently smoke.
"Tsk~ I'm not one either, but I always do."
"I can protect them! I can protect every one of my children!" Mei said firmly. She touched her new earrings and necklace, then suddenly stood up and kicked Isshin out the door. "If you feel you're not strong enough, then go and beg Miss Mingmo! Don't come back until you get enough power!"
Isshin 'd even stopped smoking, standing dumbfounded at his doorstep until the cigarette burned his fingers. He quickly threw away the cigarette butt and, with utter desperation, pulled out his phone.
"Moshi Moshi~ Is that Mingmo ~?"
"Hi~yo~, Is there something you need, Isshin -san?"
"Haha," I thought, "Isshin have to save face, but I can't help it. I feel like the way I'm using my power right now is too... too restrictive. Could you help me out?"
"Okay!" Mingmo agreed very quickly. "The Master has already prepared a set of equipment for you, and it's still being tested today. But since you're in such a hurry, why don't you come and test it together?"
"Oh, thank you so much! I'm so grateful!" Isshin hung up the phone, sighed, and wondered if it was the cold wind or her heart that was cold. When would this life, where she felt like she was living under the watchful eyes of others, end?
In the middle of the night, exhausted, Isshin returned home with a smile, told Mei who was still waiting for him, "I'm free," and then collapsed onto the sofa and fell asleep immediately.
Mei gave her husband a blanket to cover him, not quite understanding the meaning behind Isshin's words. However, the next day, Shizuoka family came early in the morning to say that they were moving away.
Then the couple discovered that more than a dozen families on the streets around their house had all moved away, and Mei and Isshin were both shocked. At this point, Mei understood what Isshin meant.
After fiddling with his phone for a few moments, Isshin looked at the diagrams on the screen, swallowed hard, and then looked up at the creamy-white stray cat on the wall and the German Shepherd on a leash at the street corner.
"Yo~ Goodbye~", the cat said, jumping onto the dog and using its Spiritual Power to pull the leash. The dog barked twice at the family, then jumped onto the Shizuoka family's moving truck with the cat, leaving the family completely bewildered.
"The cat spoke."
"That's a Fullbringer, cough cough," Isshin repeatedly checked the icon, finally nodding, "Fullbring Cat."
Mei also came closer, looking curiously at the Spiritual Power diagram and its explanation, "What are these?"
Ah, all of them.
The map had been expanded to cover the entire Karakura Town area, with nearly a hundred icons of various sizes, making the couple's scalps tingle.
Ichigo grew up day by day and finally graduated from elementary school and entered junior high school. But a problem arose: while other junior high students no longer needed their parents to pick them up and drop them off, he was still being driven by his mother every day, and his father had already started taking his two younger sisters to kindergarten.
His sister's situation isn't the main concern; the main concern is what's happening around him. It's embarrassing for a middle school student to still need their parents to pick them up and drop them off; many classmates laugh at him, making young Ichigo feel incredibly ashamed.
But every time Ichigo brought this up with his parents, his mother would just smile gently and say that he couldn't be left alone, that it would be dangerous. No matter how much Ichigo threw a tantrum, he couldn't change his parents' minds.
Finally, after school one day, Ichigo and Mi had a violent argument. They went to the bridge before they went home, and Mi, for safety reasons, grabbed Ichigo's hand, only to be violently pushed away by Ichigo.
"I'm not a child anymore! I'm a middle school student! Mom, can you please stop this?!" Ichigo shouted suddenly, and before Mi could explain, knowing she would just laugh and tell him about all the dangers, he ran away.
Ichigo ran as fast as he could, but being a gentle and understanding child, he glanced back at his mother, and just then, he felt himself bump into something.
Ichigo whirled around, and the scene from three years ago flashed before his eyes again. This time, however, he had crashed into Menos Grande, not his mother. In a panic, Ichigo instinctively kicked at it, but to no avail.
The Hollow screeched and opened its massive maw, ready to devour Ichigo. Ichigo 'Ichigo pale. Just then, a gleaming arrow pierced the Hollow's mouth, sending it flying backward several meters.
Ichigo looked behind him. His mother, Mai Kurosaki flowing, holding a longbow as tall as a person. The longbow was silver, with a relief of countless stars on it. After Makoto fired an arrow, she drew the bow again, Ichigo saw the stars.
Among the stars, one star transformed into a shooting star, which coalesced into a new arrow. Mei aimed and fired, the Spiritual Power arrow transforming into a shooting star. This attack turned the void into a bloody pulp; it turned out the previous arrow hadn't even used its full power.
"Phew~", Mei let out a long sigh, her bow transformed back into a necklace, and she put it back on. Watching Ichigo come running back excitedly, Mei's face darkened, and before Ichigo could speak, she snapped, "Do you know how dangerous it is!?"
Ichigo was speechless. He had wanted to say how amazing his mother was, but now he was in no mood for it. He could only pout and mutter angrily, "It's all because you and Dad didn't teach me these superpowers!"
"Now is not the time."
Ichigo protested, "When is that time?!"
Mei felt that their mother-son relationship would eventually fall apart if things continued this way, so she decided to tell a lie, "We're living people, different from those Undead like Shinoka. Living people can only awaken their powers when they reach a certain age. Mom only gained her powers after she grew up, so it'll be fine when you're ten or sixteen."
Ichigo's face instantly brightened. "Really!?"
"Yes, really."
"Sixteen years old, sixteen years old, sixteen years old!!" Ichigo shouted loudly, "I want to grow up to sixteen years old quickly!"
I was really amused by my son's cuteness, and I also praised myself for my cleverness. I finally managed to fool the little guy; it wasn't easy!
However, Jun still found out about this, and the Kurosaki Family is already pregnant with their third child, so it's confirmed that this is truly their last pregnancy.
Desperate to find out if she would become a sow, she cooperated fully with Jun's research. They discovered that a significant amount of White's power remained. With the help of the Arrancar, this Hollow power gradually coalesced. After Isshin provided enough power, the Hollow power was completely depleted, resulting in the final litter.
Ichigo Jūshirō at this point, and it was indeed inappropriate for his parents to pick him up and drop him off every day. In addition, his two younger sisters were only five years old, and his father needed to take care of them. So, Jun gave Ichigo a shield generator and a bait tool.
If Ichigo encounters a Hollow, the shield generator will block the Hollow's attack and then throw out a decoy. The Hollow will chase after the decoy, allowing Ichigo to safely return home. This way, Ichigo can finally have a normal school life again.
Even with the altered timeline, Ichigo still met Orihime. This was because Orihime's brother, Sora Inoue, was still in a car accident and was taken to Kurosaki Clinic. Thus, Orihime and Ichigo met. While Isshin and Mi were treating Sora Inoue, Ichigo was comforting Orihime.
Unfortunately, Sora Inoue was already critically injured when he arrived, and because Kurosaki Clinic was just a clinic without professional life support equipment, they only provided emergency treatment. Even after calling for an ambulance, he passed away before they arrived.
This couldn't be blamed on the Kurosaki Clinic; there was nothing they could do. The Inoue family was deeply saddened, but they still thanked the Kurosaki Family for their help and left the clinic with Orihime and her son's body.
This is how the two kids met. Two years later, they both went to the same high school and were even classmates, finally rekindling their romance.
Unlike Sado in this timeline Ichigo being picked up and dropped off by his mother, and he's not a withdrawn boy who lost his mother. He's very different from Sado, a street-smart boy. It wasn't until he was Jūshirō that this kid finally got to be wild, and accidentally wandered into a social situation, where he got surrounded by people.
At this moment, Ichigo saw Sado. They were middle school classmates, but just casual acquaintances. Ichigo saw Sado, Sado saw him too. Then Sado turned and walked away, which infuriated Ichigo! Ichigo down, then chased after Sado.
Sado looked completely bewildered. "What do you mean by chasing me?" Ichigo looked indignant. "Aren't we classmates? You saw me getting beaten up and just turned around and walked away?" Then, the two of them beat up everyone in the group, and then they started fighting each other.
Then Ichigo got corrupted by Sado. Sado was a tough guy, and Ichigo was a curious kid. He was strong, had powerful Spiritual Power, and now had Divine Tool artifact protecting him, so he wasn't afraid of anything. He spent all his time pestering Sado to broaden his horizons.
And so, the time came for Ichigo be fifteen years old.