Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Hiko defeated the Hollows with Reverse Lotus and impressed Ichigo Kurosaki, but three Espada ambushed them as they tried to leave. After using his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan to escape a lethal slash, Hiko faced the Espada while Luppi released his Zanpakuto to seize his soul.

• Uchiha Hiko used Reverse Lotus to annihilate the Hollows and won Ichigo Kurosaki's admiration.
• Uchiha Hiko and Ichigo Kurosaki prepared to head home after the battle.
• An unseen attacker slashed at Uchiha Hiko, who kicked Ichigo away and used his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan to teleport to a rooftop.
• Uchiha Hiko recognized Tier Harribel, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, and Aaroniero Luppi as Espada who had come to capture his soul.
• Luppi released his Zanpakuto and prepared to strip Uchiha Hiko's soul from his body.

With Uchiha Hiko missing, Kuzan struggled to keep the embattled Uchiha Alliance together as its subordinate nations faced attacks and hostile forces closed in. Kuzan laid out a plan to conserve strength and build the Alliance’s forces, while Hiko remained unconscious inside a Sea Beast descending into the deep ocean.

• King Riku described the Alliance’s internal instability, defections, and attacks from hostile forces, including the threat posed by Marco.
• Kuzan explained that he had taken charge after Hiko disappeared and arranged for Luo, Urouge, the Germa 66 army, and Buggy the Clown’s forces to help deter their enemies.
• King Riku suggested seeking help from the Marines, but Kuzan warned that they might eventually attack the Alliance instead.
• Kuzan told King Riku to rely on the Alliance’s own strength, accelerate Devil Fruit training, and hold out while they built up their forces.
• King Riku hoped the Alliance would survive until Hiko returned, while Hiko passed out inside a Sea Beast carrying him deeper into the ocean.

Uchiha Hiko drew power from his Seed of Spiritual Power and awakened a new form called Fifth Gate, Shikai, turning his body into a weapon filled with golden lightning and overwhelming spiritual pressure. He attacked Luppi with Morning Peacock as Grimmjow and Tier Harribel watched.

• Uchiha Hiko pleaded with his Seed of Spiritual Power for strength and received a thread of pale golden energy that formed a lightning-shaped mark on his forehead.
• Uchiha Hiko invoked Fifth Gate, Shikai, and unleashed a vast spiritual pressure that blasted the three Espada and Ichigo Kurosaki away.
• Uchiha Hiko tested his new strength by punching out air cannons that shattered a concrete wall.
• Grimmjow and Luppi argued over who would test Uchiha Hiko, until Tier Harribel ordered them to stop.
• Luppi attacked with his sea-anemone-like Zanpakuto, and Uchiha Hiko countered with a barrage of flaming punches called Morning Peacock.

Uchiha Hiko fought Luppi, Aaroniero, Tier Harribel, and Grimmjow, revealing his new Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka, and demonstrating the power of his techniques. As Hiko and the remaining Espada clashed, Ichigo Kurosaki fought the numerous Hollows elsewhere.

• Uchiha Hiko's Morning Peacock overwhelmed Luppi, whose clothes and mask were destroyed, exposing his true form.
• Aaroniero Arruruerie charged at Uchiha Hiko, who revealed Ryujin Jakka and trapped him in a Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Tier Harribel used Trident Mist Halberd to break apart the fire and rescue Aaroniero, who then fainted.
• Grimmjow questioned Uchiha Hiko about his sword and body, then released his Resurrección, Panther King.
• Uchiha Hiko, Tier Harribel, and Grimmjow charged into battle while Ichigo Kurosaki fought Hollows two blocks away.

Ichigo Kurosaki tried to understand the competing forces as he fought toward Uchiha Hiko, who released Sage Mode and overwhelmed Grimmjow and Tier Harribel. Hiko stopped Tier Harribel from interfering while Grimmjow prepared a destructive attack, leaving Harribel uncertain why Hiko ignored her.

• Ichigo Kurosaki sensed nearly a hundred Hollows and moved toward Uchiha Hiko's battle while questioning the identities and alliances of the fighters.
• Uchiha Hiko fought Grimmjow and Tier Harribel, then released Sage Mode and enhanced Ryujin Jakka with Amaterasu black flames to slice apart their Ceroses.
• Grimmjow and Tier Harribel launched repeated attacks, but Uchiha Hiko dodged them using his Sage sensory abilities and spiritual power.
• Uchiha Hiko recognized Grimmjow was preparing Gran Rey Cero and stopped him to prevent the attack from destroying the city block and exposing his plan.
• Tier Harribel flew between Uchiha Hiko and Grimmjow to buy time, but Hiko ignored her, leaving her startled as Grimmjow charged his attack.

Uchiha Hiko used Amaterasu to burn Grimmjow’s hands, while Tier Harribel seized Ichigo Kurosaki as a hostage and attacked Hiko. Hiko revealed he had noticed Luppi holding him in place and petrified Luppi with Sage Art Chakra.

• Uchiha Hiko used Amaterasu on Grimmjow, whose hands Tier Harribel cut off to extinguish the flames.
• Tier Harribel asked whether Grimmjow and Luppi could still fight, while considering how to escape Uchiha Hiko.
• Ichigo Kurosaki arrived, and Tier Harribel dashed to him while Uchiha Hiko tried to stop her with a punch.
• Tier Harribel held Ichigo at swordpoint, but rejected Uchiha Hiko’s offer to let her group leave and attacked him with Azure Sword Cannon.
• Uchiha Hiko revealed that Luppi had been holding his feet and flooded Luppi with Sage Art Chakra, turning him into a petrified frog.

Uchiha Hiko killed Luppi and drove Tier Harribel and Grimmjow from the World of the Living, then stayed with Ichigo Kurosaki's family. The next morning, Isshin Kurosaki confronted him, and Hiko revealed that he knew Isshin's identity as Captain Isshin Shiba.

• Uchiha Hiko turned Luppi into a stone frog, then threatened Tier Harribel with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Tier Harribel fled the World of the Living with Grimmjow, and Hiko shattered Luppi's stone form.
• Isshin Kurosaki watched Hiko from the shadows, while Ichigo Kurosaki rushed over and asked Hiko to take him as his little brother.
• Hiko stayed at the Kurosaki home, ate breakfast with Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu, and later waited with Isshin after Ichigo left for school.
• Isshin thanked Hiko for saving Ichigo and began to raise a difficult topic, but Hiko called him Captain Isshin Shiba and revealed Ryujin Jakka.

Uchiha Hiko told Isshin Kurosaki that he came from another world, then met Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who invited him to join the Gotei 13. Hiko challenged Yamamoto to a match, and they agreed to compete by slaying Hollows before dawn; Ichigo Kurosaki and Kuchiki Rukia arrived as night approached.

• Uchiha Hiko told Isshin Kurosaki he knew everything about the Three Realms and claimed he had come from another world to experience its scenery.
• Isshin Kurosaki left to report to Soul Society while Uchiha Hiko cultivated Chakra, Magic Power, and spiritual power on the roof.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto arrived with Isshin Kurosaki, and he and Uchiha Hiko tested each other's strength in a handshake.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto invited Uchiha Hiko to join the Gotei 13, and Hiko proposed a match to decide whether he would join.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto suggested that they compete to slay Hollows before dawn, and Uchiha Hiko accepted.
• Ichigo Kurosaki returned home with Kuchiki Rukia as night approached.

Ichigo brought Rukia home for dinner, where she unexpectedly encountered Yamamoto, who spoke with her privately. Afterward, Yamamoto challenged Hiko to a speed contest, and Hiko surged ahead using his First Gate.

• Ichigo introduced his classmate Rukia to Isshin and Hiko at dinner, while Yamamoto sat with them.
• Rukia realized Yamamoto was present and feared he knew she had given Ichigo her Soul Reaper powers.
• Yamamoto spoke privately with Rukia in the courtyard, while Ichigo remained unaware of the danger and pestered Hiko for training.
• Hiko sent Ichigo out to walk on his hands for a hundred laps, then accepted Yamamoto's challenge to race.
• Yamamoto raced ahead at first, but Hiko released his First Gate and overtook him, prompting Yamamoto to increase his spiritual pressure in pursuit.

Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto confronted a massive Garganta in the mountains and fought the Hollows pouring out of it. As Yamamoto began to outpace Hiko in killing them, Hiko released the Second Gate of Rest to increase his power.

• Uchiha Hiko told Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto he was a traveler from another world, and Yamamoto admitted that Hiko's origins remained unknown.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Kuchiki Rukia prepared to fight the Hollows, but Isshin Kurosaki stopped them and told them to leave the battle to Hiko and Yamamoto.
• Hundreds of Hollows emerged from the expanding Garganta, surrounded Hiko and Yamamoto, and shouted that they had found Hiko.
• Uchiha Hiko cut through the Hollows with Ryujin Jakka, while Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto unleashed Bankai and killed them even faster.
• As more than a thousand Hollows filled the mountains, Hiko realized Yamamoto's greater skill with spiritual power was widening the gap between their kill counts.
• Uchiha Hiko formed hand seals, tapped the mark on his forehead, and released the Second Gate of Rest.

Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto fought Hollows through the night, escalating their attacks as they competed over who could eliminate more. By dawn the Hollow Gate’s output began to dwindle, while Kuchiki Rukia and Isshin Kurosaki waited anxiously and Rukia prepared to accept punishment.

• Uchiha Hiko used Tempest Kick to destroy waves of Hollows while Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto challenged him to use his Zanpakuto.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto released Ryujin Jakka and used Fuzhan and Fire Repulsion to slay hundreds of Hollows.
• Uchiha Hiko released Third Injury Gate, Moon Step, and continued fighting Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto across the battlefield.
• Uchiha Hiko counted fifteen hundred kills, while Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto reported that he had eliminated eighteen hundred.
• Kuchiki Rukia and Isshin Kurosaki watched the distant battle and worried, while Ichigo Kurosaki slept through the night.
• As dawn arrived, Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto had fought for an entire night, and the Hollows emerging from the Hollow Gate began to decrease.

Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto competed to exterminate Hollows, then chased the last survivors into the Hollow Gate when Yamamoto took the lead. They destroyed the final two Hollows at the same time, leaving the match tied.

• Uchiha Hiko released the Fourth Gate of Injury and used Morning Peacock to burn away most of the Hollows on his side of the battlefield.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto unleashed Inferno Hell, wiping out the remaining Hollows on both sides as the Hollow Gate began to close.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto reported killing 4,700 Hollows, one more than Uchiha Hiko, so Uchiha Hiko charged into the Hollow Gate to catch up.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto followed Uchiha Hiko into the Hollow Gate, where both men attacked the final two Hollows.
• Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto destroyed one Hollow each at the same time, finishing with a tied score of 4,700 and a half Hollows.

Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto fought the Hollow to a draw, and Yamamoto left convinced that Hiko was worthy of inheriting his position. In Hueco Mundo, the Espada assessed Hiko’s abilities and sought help from the Visored Army, while the chapter ended with Yamamoto and Hiko facing off again.

• After the Hollow died, a repulsive force blasted Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto away, ending their battle in a draw.
• Yamamoto laughed and decided that Hiko was qualified to inherit his position, while Hiko planned to enter the Soul Society.
• Hiko and Yamamoto returned to the Kurosaki home and went to sleep without answering Kuchiki Rukia or Isshin Kurosaki.
• In Las Noches, Szayelaporro reported that the Hollows sent to the human world had been wiped out and outlined what they knew about Hiko’s abilities.
• When the Espada refused to challenge Hiko, Coyote Starrk told them to contact the Visored Army.
• Yamamoto attacked with Ryujin Jakka, and Hiko activated Sage Mode and dodged his strikes.

Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto fought a second, more powerful duel, trading close-range attacks before Yamamoto unleashed his Bankai. The chapter ended with Hiko’s Day Tiger colliding with Yamamoto’s Rising Sun Blade in a massive explosion, leaving the battlefield’s condition unclear.

• Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto resumed their fight after recovering from the previous battle, clashing at close range amid the flames.
• Yamamoto used Fire Barrier, but Hiko dodged its projectiles and surprised him with Sage Art: Moon Spirit Palm, striking him in the chest.
• Yamamoto released Bankai, Zanka no Tachi, and concentrated its immense heat into his blade with East: Rising Sun Blade.
• Hiko released the Fifth and Sixth Gates as Yamamoto slashed at him with Zanka no Tachi.
• Hiko fired Day Tiger, and it collided with Yamamoto’s Rising Sun Blade, producing a huge explosion that obscured the battlefield.

After losing to Uchiha Hiko, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto asked him to become Captain-Commander, but Hiko agreed only to join the Thirteenth Division for now. The next day, Yamamoto again urged Hiko to inherit his position while voicing concern about a brewing conspiracy in the Three Realms.

• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto offered Uchiha Hiko the Captain-Commander position after their battle, but Hiko said he would join the Thirteenth Division and consider the role later.
• Uchiha Hiko and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto returned injured to the Kurosaki residence, where Yuzu Kurosaki, Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo Kurosaki, and Rukia reacted with alarm.
• Uchiha Hiko sensed the Hogyoku within Kuchiki Rukia and worried that Aizen might take it and create Wonderweiss to counter Ryujin Jakka.
• Uchiha Hiko sent Ichigo Kurosaki away after Ichigo pressed him for details about the battle.
• The next afternoon, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto again asked Uchiha Hiko to succeed him and said a conspiracy might be developing across the Three Realms.

Uchiha Hiko agreed to join Soul Society but demanded a separate Fourteenth Division, leaving Yamamoto to find a way for him to enter Soul Society in his living body. Meanwhile, Stark told Lilynette he would go by himself.

• Yamamoto urged Uchiha Hiko to succeed him as Captain-Commander, warning that his death might be near, but Uchiha Hiko refused the position.
• Uchiha Hiko realized the Espada had appeared earlier than expected and wondered whether Aizen had already obtained the Hogyoku.
• Uchiha Hiko agreed to join Soul Society on the condition that he could establish an independent Fourteenth Division and take an examination.
• Yamamoto admitted he did not know how Uchiha Hiko could enter Soul Society with his physical body, then vowed to search the records for a solution.
• In Hueco Mundo, Stark told Lilynette to stop fussing because he would go by himself.

Stark reported that he had failed to capture the target and lost Luppi and nearly ten thousand Hollows, then received permission to enlist the Visored and Kisuke Urahara. He met Kisuke in Karakura Town to discuss the target, whose terrifying spiritual pressure had been sensed four nights earlier.

• Stark left Lilynette outside a stone gate and admitted to his lord that he had failed to capture the target and lost Luppi and nearly ten thousand Hollows.
• Stark asked permission to work with the Visored, and his lord agreed on the condition that he bring the target back.
• Stark told Lilynette they were going to the World of the Living to find the Visored.
• Stark met Kisuke Urahara on a rooftop in Karakura Town and asked whether he was interested in the owner of the terrifying spiritual pressure.
• Kisuke deduced that Stark wanted his and the Visored's help because Hueco Mundo could not subdue the target.

Kisuke Urahara fought Stark but refused to cooperate with the Hollows, so Stark and Lilynette decided to approach Shinji Hirako and the other Visoreds instead. Three days later, Uchiha Hiko walked through storm-lashed Karakura Town, where Rukia had joined the Kurosaki household after Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto returned to Soul Society without her.

• Kisuke Urahara and Stark fought across Karakura Town and into the wilderness, with both showing that they could match each other.
• Kisuke Urahara ended the fight and refused Stark's request to cooperate in hunting souls.
• Stark stopped Lilynette from pursuing Kisuke Urahara and suggested they seek cooperation from Shinji Hirako and the other Visoreds.
• Three days after Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto returned to Soul Society without Rukia, Uchiha Hiko walked through a storm in Karakura Town, where Rukia was staying with the Kurosaki household.

Uchiha Hiko was ambushed in Karakura Town by Ulquiorra Cifer, Stark, Lilynette, and their allies, including Kensei Muguruma. After being blasted through buildings, he counterattacked with a powerful Sage Art Rasenshuriken, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Uchiha Hiko sensed immense spiritual pressure in Karakura Town and followed it through the rain.
• Ulquiorra Cifer, Stark, and Lilynette attacked Uchiha Hiko with Ceros and a giant battle axe, while he defended himself with Ryujin Jakka and Spirit Palm.
• Stark warned Uchiha Hiko to surrender his soul, but Uchiha Hiko opened the Fourth Gate of Injury and gathered Sage Art power.
• Kensei Muguruma struck Uchiha Hiko with Storm Slash, blasting him through buildings, but Uchiha Hiko disappeared from the ruins.
• Uchiha Hiko launched a Sage Art Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken at the group, and Stark merged with Lilynette to counter it with Resurrección.

Uchiha Hiko fought Stark, Barragan Lui-sen-bang, Ulquiorra, and Kensei Muguruma after the world’s rules suppressed his power. As the battle escalated, Soul Reapers and allies sensed the spiritual pressure and rushed toward Karakura Town, while Hiko faced Kensei directly.

• Stark used Los Lobos to destroy Uchiha Hiko’s Rasenshuriken, and Hiko retreated to suppress the turbulent energy within him.
• Uchiha Hiko returned to battle with his full power channeled through Ryujin Jakka, abandoning his other techniques to avoid further suppression.
• Stark, Barragan Lui-sen-bang, Ulquiorra, and Kensei Muguruma released their Zanpakuto and attacked Uchiha Hiko together.
• Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia, and Kisuke Urahara sensed the battle’s spiritual pressure and headed toward its center.
• Uchiha Hiko defended against attacks from Stark, Barragan Lui-sen-bang, and Ulquiorra before confronting Kensei Muguruma about his Hollowfication.