Chapter Summaries

Chiba Makoto discovered Masaki Kurosaki being drained of Reiryoku and beginning to Hollowify while Aizen Sōsuke, Ichimaru Gin, and Tōsen Kaname monitored young Kurosaki Ichigo. He saved Masaki and Ichigo from an attacking Hollow, and Masaki asked him to protect her child.

• Chiba Makoto spotted a Reiryoku current converging on Masaki Kurosaki and rushed to her location.
• Chiba Makoto traced a concealed Reishi construct and saw Aizen Sōsuke, Ichimaru Gin, and Tōsen Kaname watching Kurosaki Ichigo.
• Masaki Kurosaki lost her Reiryoku and began to Hollowify as an ordinary Arrancar Hollow prepared to devour the unconscious Kurosaki Ichigo.
• Masaki shielded Kurosaki Ichigo from the Hollow, and Chiba Makoto appeared and struck the attacker.
• Masaki asked Chiba Makoto to protect Kurosaki Ichigo and mentioned the Kurosaki Family.

Chiba Makoto disguised himself as a human Quincy while examining Kurosaki Masaki, whose Hollow, Shinigami, and Quincy powers had fallen out of balance after her Quincy power was extracted. He chose to save her and began a covert attempt to restore her condition under Aizen Sōsuke’s surveillance.

• Chiba Makoto disguised his spirit body with Kishi and claimed to be a Kurosaki Quincy to avoid Aizen Sōsuke’s suspicion.
• Chiba Makoto examined Kurosaki Masaki and discovered that her Hollow, Shinigami, and Quincy powers were unbalanced after her Quincy power had been extracted.
• Chiba Makoto decided to save Kurosaki Masaki despite the risk of revealing his abilities.
• Chiba Makoto stabbed Kurosaki Masaki’s cross-shaped bracelet into his hand, then pretended to feed her his blood while secretly pressing his palm against her heart.

Chiba Makoto analyzed Kurosaki Masaki’s Quincy bloodline while using Reishi Control to delay a fatal clot in her heart, but Kurosaki Ichigo woke and mistook the treatment for an attack. After Makoto convinced Ichigo to turn away, he began restoring Masaki’s bloodline as Ichigo grew suspicious of his connection to their family.

• Chiba Makoto used Reishi Control to delay the silver blood clot in Kurosaki Masaki’s heart while analyzing her Quincy bloodline.
• Kurosaki Ichigo woke, saw Makoto treating his mother, and attacked him in anger.
• Makoto told Ichigo that he was treating Masaki and that she had told him about her son.
• Makoto persuaded Ichigo to turn around by saying he was also a Kurosaki and that Masaki had little time left.
• Chiba Makoto used Reishi Control to reconstruct Masaki’s Quincy bloodline while Ichigo prayed and wondered whether Makoto was connected to his mother.

Kurosaki Makoto rescued Masaki and Ichigo, suppressing Masaki’s Hollowification before bringing them to the Kurosaki Clinic. After introducing himself to Kurosaki Isshin as a pure-blood Quincy, he faced a challenge from Urahara Kisuke and Ishida Ryūken, who questioned his claim.

• Kurosaki Isshin found Kurosaki Makoto carrying the unconscious Masaki while Ichigo walked beside them, and Makoto explained that he had suppressed Masaki’s Hollowification.
• At the Kurosaki Clinic, Isshin settled Masaki in, while Makoto met Yuzu and Karin and chatted with the twins.
• Isshin thanked Makoto for saving Masaki and Ichigo, and Makoto introduced himself as a pure-blood Quincy named Kurosaki Makoto searching for the Quincy legacy.
• Urahara Kisuke and Ishida Ryūken arrived, and Ryūken challenged Makoto’s claim that another pure-blood Quincy with the Kurosaki surname existed.

Chiba Makoto convinced Urahara Kisuke, Ishida Ryūken, and Kurosaki Isshin that he was a lost Kurosaki clan member by passing a bloodline test he had secretly engineered. After explaining how he had saved Kurosaki Masaki, he won Ishida Ryūken’s apology, while Kurosaki Isshin felt an uncanny sense of familiarity.

• Urahara Kisuke proposed testing Chiba Makoto’s blood against Kurosaki Masaki’s, and Chiba readily agreed.
• Urahara Kisuke’s device showed over ninety percent similarity between the samples, shocking Ishida Ryūken.
• Chiba Makoto secretly relied on his knowledge of Kurosaki Masaki’s body to create blood that matched her lineage.
• Chiba Makoto claimed he had shared his Quincy bloodline with Kurosaki Masaki to suppress her Hollowification after Auswählen stripped away her powers.
• Ishida Ryūken apologized for doubting Chiba Makoto, while Kurosaki Isshin felt he had heard Chiba’s words before.

After Kurosaki Masaki woke from her coma, she learned that Chiba Makoto had saved her and Ichigo, and she began teaching him Quincy techniques. Makoto mastered the techniques rapidly and discovered that he could combine Hirenkyaku with Shunpo, leaving him eager to develop his speed further.

• Kurosaki Masaki woke, rushed to find Ichigo, and found her family with Chiba Makoto and Ishida Ryūken.
• Kurosaki Isshin introduced Chiba Makoto as a pure-blood Quincy and a lost member of the Kurosaki family, and Masaki thanked him for saving her and Ichigo.
• Chiba Makoto explained the effects of Auswählen on Katagiri Hanae, and Ishida Ryūken left to try treating his unconscious wife.
• Kurosaki Masaki taught Chiba Makoto inherited Quincy techniques, which he mastered with remarkable speed.
• Chiba Makoto focused on Hirenkyaku, discovered he could combine it with Shunpo, and nearly lost control during his first attempt.

Chiba Makoto failed to find a way to control Kishi outside his body, but he used Hollows to create records supporting his identity in Karakura Town. He offered Snopas a Kishi Doll so he could pass as human, and Snopas asked to use the Rem doll’s appearance.

• Chiba Makoto experimented with Kishi in a mountain forest but could only mold a lifeless Rem doll.
• Snopas reported that he had found memory-altering Hollows and fabricated records of Chiba Makoto’s past.
• Chiba Makoto offered to make Snopas a Kishi Doll so he could remain by his side without hiding inside a spirit-particle barrier.
• Snopas asked to use the appearance of the Rem doll Chiba Makoto was holding.

Chiba Makoto let Snopas use a Rem-shaped Kishi Doll after Snopas explained that he wanted to take a form Makoto liked. Makoto opened a flower shop in Karakura Town, where Kurosaki Masaki visited with young Ichigo and left him with Snopas.

• Snopas told Chiba Makoto he wanted to become a form Makoto preferred, and Makoto allowed him to inhabit the Rem doll.
• Snopas called Makoto “Master” and agreed to study how to act as a maid while living among humans.
• Chiba Makoto rented a shop near Kurosaki Clinic, opened a flower shop, and moved out of the Kurosaki home.
• Kurosaki Masaki visited the shop with young Kurosaki Ichigo and went to speak with Makoto, leaving Ichigo with Snopas.
• Snopas coldly questioned Ichigo, who shyly told her he thought she was cute.

Chiba Makoto welcomed guests to his flower shop opening, including Ishida Ryūken and his wife, who gave him Ishida Clan secrets about Auswählen and Yhwach. After Urahara Kisuke arrived, his black cat scratched Makoto, who recognized her as Captain Yoruichi.

• Snopas accused Kurosaki Ichigo of trying to sexually harass her, leaving him flustered before he apologized.
• Ishida Ryūken introduced his wheelchair-bound wife, Katagiri Hanae, and thanked Chiba Makoto for helping save her life.
• Ishida Ryūken gave Chiba Makoto a gift box containing inherited Ishida Clan techniques and secrets about Auswählen and Yhwach.
• Urahara Kisuke arrived to congratulate Chiba Makoto, and his black cat scratched Makoto's face before Urahara apologized and presented his gift.
• Kurosaki Masaki, Ishida Ryūken, and Urahara Kisuke each bought flowers before leaving, and Chiba Makoto identified the black cat as Captain Yoruichi.

Chiba Makoto read Ishida Ryūken’s secret records about Yhwach and learned that the Quincy king had begun reclaiming his power, which was prophesied to be complete in nine years. Afterward, Chiba Makoto caught Black Cat Yoruichi when she came to watch him and carried her into his room.

• Chiba Makoto returned to his flower shop, finished arranging flowers, and closed the shop with Snopas.
• Chiba Makoto opened Ishida Ryūken’s gift and set aside a book of ancient Quincy combat techniques.
• Chiba Makoto read the secret history of Yhwach, including the prophecy that he would reclaim his power in nine years, and learned that Auswählen let him take the powers of mixed-blood Quincy.
• Chiba Makoto considered whether Yhwach’s weakened state might benefit him, but dismissed the idea because he did not know where Yhwach was hiding and suspected the prophecy could be bait.
• Chiba Makoto spotted Black Cat Yoruichi outside his window, restrained her with Reishi control, and cuddled her until she could barely move.
• Chiba Makoto carried the limp Black Cat Yoruichi deeper into his room, while she realized she might have encountered a pervert.

Urahara Kisuke analyzed Kurosaki Makoto’s tissue and found no sign that he was using a Gigai, while Black Cat Yoruichi remained trapped at Kurosaki Makoto’s home. After she revealed that she could talk and tried to break free, Kurosaki Makoto’s Quincy formation suppressed her spiritual pressure, and she began transforming into her true form.

• Urahara Kisuke examined Kurosaki Makoto’s tissue sample and ruled out the possibility that he was a Gigai.
• Urahara Kisuke wondered why Black Cat Yoruichi had not returned, then continued comparing Kurosaki Makoto’s sample with Quincy traits.
• Kurosaki Makoto tied Black Cat Yoruichi up and tried to offer her hot milk, then carried her toward the bathroom when she refused to eat.
• Black Cat Yoruichi spoke to Kurosaki Makoto and admitted she had been spying on him, prompting him to demand an explanation from Urahara Kisuke.
• Black Cat Yoruichi tried to escape, but a Quincy formation in the ropes suppressed her spiritual pressure and tightened around her.
• Black Cat Yoruichi decided to use her true form, and her body began to change before Kurosaki Makoto.

Yoruichi Shihoin revealed her true form but could not escape Chiba Makoto’s Quincy restraints, and he photographed her before they negotiated a calmer conversation. After she turned back into a black cat, Chiba Makoto declared that true love could transcend species and began nuzzling her.

• Yoruichi Shihoin changed into her true form and tried to break the restraints with Shunkō, but the Quincy formation suppressed her spiritual pressure.
• Chiba Makoto took several photographs of the bound Yoruichi Shihoin, who accused him of being a pervert and asked what he wanted.
• Yoruichi Shihoin explained that she had monitored Chiba Makoto only to verify his identity and had no ill intent.
• Chiba Makoto covered Yoruichi Shihoin with his coat and asked her to return to black cat form so they could talk.
• Chiba Makoto picked up Black Cat Yoruichi, stroked her, and said that true love could transcend species before nuzzling her.

Chiba Makoto questioned the captive Black Cat Yoruichi about Seireitei and claimed he wanted to reconcile with the Soul Reapers to protect the Quincy. Yoruichi agreed to help him contact several captains, but only if he released her and surrendered the compromising photographs; he refused to give up the photographs but promised not to show them to anyone.

• Chiba Makoto fed Black Cat Yoruichi warm milk and questioned her about the Soul Reapers and Seireitei.
• Yoruichi described the Thirteen Divisions, including vacant posts and the Shiba Clan's decline, while Makoto gathered information.
• Makoto said he wanted friendly relations with Seireitei because he feared losing the last Quincy in the World of the Living.
• Yoruichi recommended Captains Unohana Retsu, Komamura Sajin, and Ukitake Jūshirō as potential allies.
• Yoruichi offered to help Makoto contact the captains if he released her and handed over the photographs, but Makoto refused to surrender them and promised not to share them.

Urahara Kisuke delivered Kurosaki Makoto’s letters and gifts to several captains, while Unohana Retsu discovered that her flower arrangement carried a hidden message from Makoto. She recognized it as a promise to return and was left longing for him.

• Urahara Kisuke asked Black Cat Yoruichi about Kurosaki Makoto, and Yoruichi called him an irritating Quincy who was willing to befriend the Seireitei.
• Black Cat Yoruichi gave Urahara Kisuke Makoto’s letters and gifts for the captains, and he inspected them after she left.
• Urahara Kisuke used the Shihōin Clan’s channels to deliver the letters and gifts to Komamura Sajin, Ukitake Jūshirō, and Unohana Retsu.
• Komamura Sajin and Ukitake Jūshirō welcomed Makoto’s offer of friendship and sent back positive replies, while Unohana Retsu discarded his letter.
• Unohana Retsu interpreted the flower arrangement’s hidden message as Makoto’s promise to return, confirmed it with a concealed Utsugi Flower petal, and lamented that he had not included a rose.

Chiba Makoto received Unohana Retsu’s reassuring reply and continued making plans to protect their connection while developing his own movement technique. As he trained in the outskirts, Yoruichi secretly watched him and plotted to catch him in an embarrassing photograph.

• Urahara Kisuke returned from Seireitei with gifts and letters, and Chiba Makoto decoded Unohana Retsu’s message from her ikebana arrangement.
• Chiba Makoto preserved the arrangement with Reishi Control and left Snopas in charge of the flower shop before heading to the outskirts to train.
• Chiba Makoto had mastered all the techniques Kurosaki Masaki taught him in about a month, but he declined her offer of further sparring.
• Chiba Makoto practiced Hirenkyaku while secretly tracking Yoruichi Shihoin through the Seed of the Forest, though he let her believe she was hidden.
• Yoruichi watched Chiba Makoto’s speed and planned to photograph him and publish the picture, while Chiba Makoto continued his routine of flower-shop work, training, and exchanging floral-language letters with Unohana Retsu.

After several years in Karakura Town, Chiba Makoto became a celebrated flower arranger while secretly refining Hirenkyaku to a level that astonished Yoruichi. Yoruichi challenged him to a fight, seeking a rival who could share the thrill of extreme speed.

• Chiba Makoto’s flower shop grew popular, and a floral arrangement master praised him as an outstanding young artist.
• Kurosaki Masaki visited the shop, teased Chiba Makoto, and worried aloud about his future marriage and family.
• Chiba Makoto left to train Hirenkyaku, with Black Cat Yoruichi following him to the forest.
• Yoruichi saw that Chiba Makoto’s Hirenkyaku had become almost impossible to follow and decided he was ready to challenge her.
• Yoruichi attacked Chiba Makoto, but he evaded her strike and opened a distance of over a hundred meters.
• Yoruichi explained that she wanted to compete with Chiba Makoto because both of them were nearing the limits of their movement techniques.

Chiba Makoto and Yoruichi Shihoin raced at extreme speed, then headed back toward Karakura Town. On the way, Chiba Makoto sensed five concealed Adjuchas-class Hollows nearby and moved to investigate.

• Yoruichi Shihoin challenged Chiba Makoto to a speed contest, and he kept pace with her using Hirenkyaku.
• Yoruichi Shihoin and Chiba Makoto raced far beyond the outskirts, enjoying the contest until they stopped, exhausted.
• Yoruichi Shihoin praised Chiba Makoto's speed, transformed into her black cat form, and settled into his arms for the trip home.
• Chiba Makoto used Hirenkyaku to return toward Karakura Town while carrying the sleeping Yoruichi Shihoin.
• Chiba Makoto sensed five Adjuchas-class Hollows whose spiritual pressure was concealed by a Kidō barrier and hurried toward them.

Chiba Makoto broke into a barrier trapping Ishida Sōken and Ishida Uryū with five Adjuchas Hollows, using Black Cat Yoruichi as an arrow. After reaching the injured Sōken, Makoto learned the old man wanted him to take Uryū and escape, while Uryū insisted on staying to fight.

• Makoto sensed Ishida Sōken and Ishida Uryū inside a technologically constructed Kidō barrier and noticed Sōken's spiritual pressure was unstable.
• Makoto fired Black Cat Yoruichi at the barrier, breaking through its defenses, then apologized and promised to prepare her cherry blossom sake.
• Makoto spotted the wounded Sōken shielding Uryū from five Adjuchas and secretly detected Kurotsuchi Mayuri monitoring the scene from afar.
• Makoto flashed past the Hollows to Sōken, who urged him to take Uryū and leave.
• Uryū protested that he wanted to stay and fight beside his grandfather.

Ishida Uryū tried to fight the Adjuchas, but his arrow barely harmed one, leaving Ishida Sōken to prepare to protect him. Chiba Makoto then destroyed an Adjuchas with a powerful arrow and reassured the discouraged Uryū that his battle lay in the future.

• Ishida Uryū fired a weak arrow at an Adjuchas, and Yoruichi mocked its lack of power.
• Ishida Sōken urged Uryū behind Chiba Makoto as five Adjuchas prepared to attack them with Ceros.
• Ishida Sōken raised a Reishi Shield to protect Uryū and Chiba Makoto from the incoming blasts.
• Chiba Makoto fired a thick Reishi Arrow that broke through the Ceros and pierced an Adjuchas, destroying it.
• Ishida Sōken and Uryū were stunned by Chiba Makoto's strength, and Chiba Makoto explained that he had mastered the Kurosaki Family's Quincy techniques in one month.
• Chiba Makoto comforted the discouraged Uryū and told him his battle lay in the future.

Chiba Makoto protected Ishida Sōken and Ishida Uryū from four Adjuchas and demonstrated his overwhelming Quincy archery. The chapter ended with him explaining how he curved one arrow to kill all four Menos Grande.

• Ishida Uryū took Chiba Makoto's words as motivation to surpass him, while Ishida Sōken let him keep his ambition.
• Chiba Makoto moved in front of Ishida Sōken and Ishida Uryū, telling the old man to leave the battle to him.
• Ishida Sōken warned Chiba Makoto that the enemies were not just Menos Grande, and Chiba Makoto suspected Kurotsuchi Mayuri had sent modified Hollows after him.
• Chiba Makoto taught Ishida Uryū that an archer should focus on shooting faster, more, and harder, then fired a powerful Reishi Arrow at the charging Adjuchas.
• Chiba Makoto's arrows pierced all four Adjuchas, and he told the stunned Ishida Uryū that he had made the arrow curve.