Chapter Summaries

Ichigo Kurosaki told Orihime Inoue and Tatsuki Arisawa about his recent battles and the High-Dimensional Observer, then helped Tatsuki awaken Absolute Power. Tatsuki reached 10% Absolute Power and transformed into a powerful, vigorous version of herself.

• Chang Wei warned Ichigo Kurosaki that Orihime Inoue and Tatsuki Arisawa could be endangered by his battles, persuading him to tell them what had happened.
• Ichigo Kurosaki explained his deal with the High-Dimensional Observer, his Berserker abilities, and his Reiatsu expertise; Tatsuki Arisawa suspected the Observer was a creator god.
• Tatsuki Arisawa decided to become a Berserker and challenged Ichigo Kurosaki to show her how much his Karate had improved.
• Ichigo Kurosaki beat Tatsuki Arisawa's body and instructed her to use her will to awaken her cells, helping her learn Absolute Power.
• Tatsuki Arisawa's aura surged as she reached 10% Absolute Power, and Orihime Inoue admired her transformed appearance.

Tatsuki Arisawa trained Orihime Inoue after both girls awakened Absolute Power, while Ichigo Kurosaki took them to fight berserkers around Karakura Town. Orihime demonstrated her growing strength by turning a video-game Hadoken into a powerful Kikoho attack.

• Tatsuki Arisawa resolved to grow stronger and protect Orihime Inoue, then trained Orihime through painful sparring.
• Orihime Inoue had reached 15% control of Absolute Power, while Tatsuki Arisawa and Orihime joined Ichigo Kurosaki to level up against berserkers.
• Tatsuki Arisawa marveled at her body's rapid Self-Modification and cracked a wall with the wind from a controlled punch.
• Orihime Inoue shouted “Hadoken!” and fired a pure Kikoho that sent a berserker crashing through several walls.

Chang Wei explained that Absolute Power could recreate game skills in reality while Ichigo Kurosaki and the others trained. In Soul Society, the Central 46 Chambers imprisoned Rukia Kuchiki for allegedly colluding with Shinji Hirako and other fugitives, and Byakuya Kuchiki sought evidence as Kisuke Urahara and his allies learned of the news.

• Chang Wei told Tatsuki Arisawa that Absolute Power could turn imagined abilities into reality, and she chose to believe him.
• The Central 46 Chambers ordered Rukia Kuchiki to undergo interrogation after she returned to Soul Society, and Byakuya Kuchiki allowed her to go despite Renji Abarai's concern.
• The Central 46 Chambers imprisoned Rukia Kuchiki, accusing her of colluding with Shinji Hirako and the other fugitives.
• Byakuya Kuchiki challenged the accusation and obtained evidence claiming that Rukia had met Kisuke Urahara, while the Central 46 Chambers discussed her punishment.
• Kisuke Urahara and his allies received news from Soul Society.

After learning that Rukia Kuchiki faced execution, Ichigo Kurosaki decided to rescue her by uniting Karakura Town’s Berserkers and leading them into Soul Society. His Battlefield gathered hundreds of Berserkers, leaving Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin realizing the plan had spiraled out of control.

• Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin told Ichigo Kurosaki that Rukia Kuchiki had been accused of colluding with traitors and was facing execution.
• Ichigo Kurosaki resolved to save Rukia Kuchiki, and Chang Wei urged him to gather Karakura Town’s Berserkers for the journey to Soul Society.
• Kisuke Urahara warned that his Senkaimon could not easily transport such a large force, but Chang Wei said he would handle it.
• Ichigo Kurosaki unleashed his Battlefield across Karakura Town and summoned the Berserkers with a call to follow him.
• Hundreds of Berserkers, including Tatsuki Arisawa and the others, gathered within an hour, alarming Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin.

Chang Wei outfitted the berserkers in Blood Battle Garb, and Ichigo Kurosaki led them and his friends into Soul Society to confront its authorities. Their arrival at the Seireitei brought them to the West Byakudo Gate, guarded by Jidanbō Ikkanzaka.

• Chang Wei clothed the berserkers in Blood Battle Garb and explained that their combined Absolute Power would create an Absolute Domain.
• Ichigo Kurosaki asked Chad, Orihime Inoue, and Tatsuki Arisawa if they would risk entering Soul Society, and they agreed to go.
• The berserkers acclaimed Ichigo Kurosaki as their king, and he ordered the Observer to open a gate to Soul Society.
• Ichigo Kurosaki led the group through the gate, where Soul Society's high Reishi concentration rapidly increased his Reiatsu Rotation.
• The group approached the Seireitei's West Byakudo Gate, where Jidanbō Ikkanzaka stood guard.

Ichigo Kurosaki defeated Jidanbō Ikkanzaka and destroyed the Byakudo Gate to lead the berserkers into the Seireitei. Jidanbō remained behind, unable to move, as the group passed through.

• Jidanbō Ikkanzaka lowered the gate and challenged Ichigo Kurosaki and the berserkers, warning them to leave the Seireitei.
• Ichigo Kurosaki evaded Jidanbō's axe strikes and disabled him by attacking his joints.
• Ichigo Kurosaki sincerely offered Jidanbō a place among the berserkers, but Jidanbō refused and insisted that souls could not enter.
• Ichigo Kurosaki found the gate's Reishi resonance frequency and destroyed it with a vibrating palm.
• The berserkers walked around Jidanbō as Orihime Inoue waved goodbye and Tatsuki Arisawa dragged her onward.

Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions launched a chaotic assault across Seireitei to force a path to Rukia Kuchiki, while Ichigo drew Soul Reapers toward himself with his overwhelming fighting spirit. Kenpachi Zaraki finally appeared, accompanied by a pink-haired girl.

• Ichigo Kurosaki sent the berserkers charging in different directions across Seireitei while keeping Chad and the others beside him.
• Ichigo challenged Seireitei’s Soul Reapers and advanced toward a powerful opponent whose fighting spirit seemed to answer his own.
• Soul Reapers caught in Ichigo’s fighting-spirit domain trembled, froze, and collapsed unconscious as he approached.
• Ichigo struggled to meet his elusive opponent, who repeatedly changed direction and smashed through walls.
• Kenpachi Zaraki emerged from the dust, carrying a pink-haired little girl on his shoulder.

Ichigo Kurosaki met Kenpachi Zaraki and invited the captain to test his strength in a direct fight. After Ichigo sent Kenpachi crashing through walls with a punch, Kenpachi's slash failed to injure him, leaving Kenpachi puzzled by Ichigo's resilience.

• Kenpachi Zaraki introduced himself as captain of the 11th Division and challenged Ichigo to draw his weapon.
• Ichigo struck Kenpachi in the chest and sent him smashing through three walls.
• Ichigo invited Kenpachi to slash him once, and Kenpachi unleashed a powerful strike with his shattered Zanpakuto.
• Kenpachi's slash passed through Ichigo without harming him, and Ichigo said his body's cells had resisted the blade.

Ichigo Kurosaki challenged Kenpachi Zaraki to fight with his full strength and urged him to understand his blade as an extension of himself. Kenpachi removed his Spiritual Pressure-suppressing eyepatch and charged, but Ichigo knocked away his sword and smashed him into the ground, still disappointed by his lack of killing intent.

• Kenpachi Zaraki attacked Ichigo Kurosaki, but Ichigo blocked his strikes and criticized his reliance on brute force and his failure to connect with his blade.
• Kenpachi reflected on Ichigo's words, recognized that he had treated his sword as a mere tool, and remembered Ichigo's name.
• Kenpachi removed his eyepatch, releasing the Spiritual Pressure it had suppressed, and charged at Ichigo.
• Ichigo punched Kenpachi's blade away, struck him in the face, and smashed him into the ground.
• Ichigo condemned Kenpachi for holding back and demanded that he attack with killing intent.

Ichigo Kurosaki pushed Kenpachi Zaraki into a brutal cycle of destruction and regeneration until Kenpachi awakened as a berserker and landed the first blow to injure Ichigo. Kenpachi embraced his new power and decided he wanted to be a berserker rather than a Soul Reaper.

• Ichigo Kurosaki's disappointment in Kenpachi Zaraki provoked Kenpachi to abandon his sword and attack with his fists.
• Kenpachi's fists shattered against Ichigo, but he kept attacking until Ichigo urged him to use his will to overcome his body's limits.
• Kenpachi's fists repeatedly broke and regenerated, growing stronger with each cycle as Ichigo encouraged him to continue.
• After countless cycles, Kenpachi struck Ichigo hard enough to crack his face, becoming a berserker.
• Kenpachi realized he had mastered Absolute Power and decided he wanted to be a berserker instead of a Soul Reaper.

Ichigo Kurosaki dominated Kenpachi Zaraki while Kenpachi adapted and grew stronger during their battle. Ichigo also gained valuable combat experience, and Kenpachi found the formidable opponent he had long wanted.

• Yoruichi Shihoin watched Ichigo Kurosaki overpower Kenpachi Zaraki and worried that the berserkers' invasion would bring trouble to Seireitei.
• Ichigo Kurosaki deflected Kenpachi Zaraki's attacks with one hand and repeatedly exploited his weak points.
• Kenpachi Zaraki adjusted his fighting style, learning to read Ichigo Kurosaki's movements and counterattack through small openings.
• Kenpachi Zaraki's power rose from 10% to 20% as he continued adapting under Ichigo Kurosaki's assault.
• Ichigo Kurosaki absorbed Kenpachi Zaraki's combat experience and developed sharper perception, reactions, and Battle Wisdom.
• Kenpachi Zaraki welcomed the challenge, determined to keep fighting an opponent who continually surpassed him.

Kenpachi Zaraki forced his body beyond its limits and unleashed a relentless assault on Ichigo Kurosaki. Ichigo cut through Zaraki’s fists with his Hell Burial Hand Blade, but Zaraki’s hands rapidly regenerated as he kept punching and drove Ichigo back.

• Kenpachi Zaraki battered his own body and pushed his power beyond its limits, releasing a cloud of blood mist as he awakened his hidden strength.
• Kenpachi Zaraki launched a desperate barrage of attacks against Ichigo Kurosaki, who recognized that Zaraki had found his own power but declared it insufficient.
• Ichigo Kurosaki formed the Hell Burial Hand Blade and struck at Kenpachi Zaraki, who countered with an Explosion Fist.
• Ichigo Kurosaki sliced through Zaraki’s first two fists, but Zaraki’s hands regenerated as he continued striking.
• Kenpachi Zaraki’s repeated Explosion Fists drove Ichigo Kurosaki back several steps.

Kenpachi Zaraki and Ichigo Kurosaki fought in a savage exchange of punches, each enduring devastating injuries and recovering to continue. Kenpachi’s attacks gained piercing power and began cracking Ichigo’s defenses as the battle pressed on.

• Kenpachi Zaraki unleashed his Eight-Armed Asura-like barrage, and Ichigo Kurosaki adapted by copying his rapid fist technique.
• Ichigo Kurosaki pierced Kenpachi Zaraki’s chest, but Kenpachi endured the blow, recovered, and countered with a golden Spiritual Pressure strike.
• Ichigo Kurosaki met Kenpachi Zaraki’s decisive punch with one of his own, and their attacks collided without either gaining a clear victory.
• Kenpachi Zaraki rebuilt his injured body and resumed his relentless assault while Ichigo Kurosaki repeatedly recovered and fought back.
• Kenpachi Zaraki’s fists gained piercing power and gradually cracked Ichigo Kurosaki’s defenses.

Ichigo Kurosaki restrained the battlefield’s reishi while fighting Kenpachi Zaraki, then pulled White Ichigo out of his Inner World to join the battle. White Ichigo struggled against Kenpachi, and Ichigo entered the fight with a powerful Reiatsu Rotation technique.

• Ichigo Kurosaki absorbed and transformed Kenpachi Zaraki’s attacks while locking the surrounding reishi into a stable field.
• Kenpachi Zaraki accused Ichigo Kurosaki of not taking the battle seriously and attacked more fiercely as the reishi field restricted him.
• Ichigo Kurosaki explained that battle was an exchange of souls and summoned White Ichigo from the Inner World onto the battlefield.
• White Ichigo obeyed Ichigo Kurosaki’s call and attacked Kenpachi Zaraki, but found himself outmatched by Kenpachi’s precise fists.
• Ichigo Kurosaki joined the fight and unleashed “Absolute Power + Reiatsu Rotation, Tengen Toppa!”

Ichigo Kurosaki drew White Ichigo into the fight against Kenpachi Zaraki, who had survived a devastating attack and relished the battle. White Ichigo unleashed Hell Sword, but as their clash continued, Ichigo challenged him over his hesitation.

• Kenpachi Zaraki reassembled his body after being pulverized and cheered as he embraced the near-death battle.
• Ichigo Kurosaki used his power to draw White Ichigo out and make him fight alongside him.
• White Ichigo discarded his blade and transformed his body into a weapon with Hell Sword.
• Kenpachi Zaraki answered with Absolute Power at 30% and Piercing Blast Fist, clashing with White Ichigo's attacks.
• White Ichigo sensed that sheer strength might not defeat Kenpachi Zaraki, and Ichigo Kurosaki asked what he was hesitating over.

Ichigo Kurosaki pushed White Ichigo to unleash his instinct and transform his power into Hell Sword, which let White Ichigo defeat Kenpachi Zaraki. Ichigo left Kenpachi to recover and continued toward Rukia Kuchiki, while Retsu Unohana arrived at the scene.

• Ichigo Kurosaki explained that White Ichigo fought with fear and reason instead of instinct, then demonstrated how his power could interfere with spirit particles.
• White Ichigo transformed into Hell Sword and split Kenpachi Zaraki in two, then returned to Ichigo Kurosaki’s body.
• In the Inner World, White Ichigo challenged Uncle Zangetsu with Hell Sword and sought to claim the top position.
• Yachiru Kusajishi thanked Ichigo Kurosaki for giving Kenpachi Zaraki a joyful fight, and Ichigo told her that Kenpachi had become a Berserker.
• Ichigo Kurosaki decided to summon White Ichigo as his own fighter, then continued toward Rukia Kuchiki.
• Retsu Unohana and the 4th Division arrived and found Kenpachi Zaraki lying on the ground.

After Kenpachi Zaraki fell to Ichigo Kurosaki, Sosuke Aizen faked his death and the Ryoka became the prime suspects. Ichigo Kurosaki denied killing Aizen and explained his mission to Toshiro Hitsugaya, who decided to report what he learned to the Captain-Commander.

• Retsu Unohana treated Kenpachi Zaraki and found that he could recover on his own, while Berserkers continued causing chaos throughout the Seireitei.
• Sosuke Aizen set his plan in motion and faked his death, arranging for Momo Hinamori to discover his body.
• Momo Hinamori confronted Ichigo Kurosaki and attacked him, but his fighting spirit caused her to collapse before she could strike him.
• Toshiro Hitsugaya arrived, questioned Ichigo Kurosaki about Aizen's death and the invasion, and learned that Ichigo had come to rescue Rukia Kuchiki while the others had come to fight.
• Toshiro Hitsugaya sent Momo Hinamori to the 4th Division and decided to report his conversation with Ichigo Kurosaki to the Captain-Commander.

Ichigo Kurosaki reached the Palace of Repentance to save Rukia, defeating Renji Abarai without killing him. He then faced Byakuya Kuchiki, who warned that Ichigo’s arrival would harm Rukia.

• Sosuke Aizen’s arrangements led Ichigo Kurosaki to the Palace of Repentance, where Renji Abarai challenged him.
• Renji Abarai explained that Soul Reapers’ power was limited in the World of the Living and urged Ichigo to take the fight seriously.
• Ichigo Kurosaki immobilized Renji with a touch that disrupted the reishi structure in his body, leaving him alive and temporarily unable to move.
• Renji Abarai recognized the vast gap between them and hoped Ichigo could save Rukia Kuchiki.
• Ichigo Kurosaki continued onward and met Byakuya Kuchiki, who said Rukia did not need saving and that Ichigo’s presence would harm her.

Ichigo Kurosaki overwhelmed Byakuya Kuchiki’s Senbonzakura and forced him to reveal Bankai. As Byakuya’s vast blade swarm closed in, Ichigo flashed through it and appeared directly in front of him.

• Byakuya Kuchiki released Senbonzakura, but Ichigo Kurosaki shattered its blades with precise punches.
• Byakuya Kuchiki recognized Ichigo’s strength and said Captain Aizen’s fall had broken the restraints on his power.
• Byakuya Kuchiki activated Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and surrounded Ichigo with countless blades.
• Ichigo Kurosaki dismissed the value of numbers and flashed through the blade swarm to appear before Byakuya Kuchiki.

Ichigo Kurosaki survived Byakuya Kuchiki’s increasingly powerful Senbonzakura attacks and pierced through Byakuya’s sword net with a single punch. Byakuya realized Ichigo had become a formidable fighter, while Ichigo emerged from the attack still standing.

• Ichigo Kurosaki punched Byakuya Kuchiki and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Byakuya Kuchiki unleashed Kōkei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, but Ichigo emerged unharmed from the storm of blades.
• Byakuya Kuchiki activated Gokei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi and sent a dense net of blades at Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Ichigo Kurosaki stepped forward and pierced through the sword net with his fist, sending the blades falling around him.