Chapter Summaries

After the Uchiha massacre, Shikashuin Kenma offered Fugaku and Mikoto a chance to lead their clan to Soul Society and serve him. As the dead Uchihas gathered to decide, Kenma demonstrated his power by crushing them beneath a monstrous pressure.

• Fugaku and Mikoto awoke as souls beside their bodies and learned from Shikashuin Kenma that he could take the Uchiha Clan to Soul Society in exchange for their allegiance.
• Kenma explained that the Uchiha could return to the ninja world with his permission, while refusing would leave them bound for the Pure Land and eventual annihilation.
• Fugaku and Mikoto agreed to gather their dead clansmen and ask them to consider Kenma's offer, while Kenma revealed his origins and his ability to travel between worlds.
• The Uchiha souls confronted Fugaku and Mikoto with their grief and anger over Itachi's massacre, and Fugaku accepted responsibility while asking them for one hour to hear the offer.
• As the clansmen doubted whether to trust Kenma, a monstrous pressure swept over the street and forced every Uchiha to the ground.

Shikashuin Kenma used his Spiritual Pressure to subdue the Uchiha and persuade them to follow him to Soul Society. With Uchiha Shisui’s help, the clan agreed to bind their fates to Kenma through his Zanpakuto, Kiritsugu.

• Kenma appeared before the Uchiha and overwhelmed them with his Spiritual Pressure, then demanded that they decide quickly.
• Uchiha Shisui brought the Guard Division members to the clan territory and confirmed that they were willing to go to Soul Society.
• Shisui joined Kenma on a rooftop, where Kenma praised his quick mastery of Flash Step and instructed him to manage the Uchiha in Soul Society.
• Fugaku announced that the entire Uchiha Clan would follow Kenma, and the clan members knelt and swore loyalty.
• Kenma released Kiritsugu and linked every Uchiha Lost Soul to himself with a contract that bound their fates together and let him gain a portion of their abilities.

Kenma explained how Zanpakuto worked and promised Shisui an Asauchi, then used Kiritsugu to open a Senkaimon between the Ninja World and the Soul Society. The Uchiha began crossing into their new home as Kenma maintained the passage.

• Kenma explained that a Shinigami's Zanpakuto reflected their soul and that Shisui might be trained as a Shinigami.
• Kenma told Shisui he would find him an Asauchi in the Soul Society and explained how Kiritsugu's contracts connected him to the Uchiha.
• Kenma released Kiritsugu's Severance ability and cut open a passage through space, revealing a Senkaimon to the Soul Society.
• Kenma sent Shisui through first to reassure the clansmen and instructed him to keep them together in the prepared compound.
• Fugaku and the Guard Division supervised as the Uchiha crossed the Senkaimon in an orderly fashion.

Shikashuin Kenma brought the Uchiha clan through a Senkaimon into the Soul Society, where they pledged their loyalty and began preparing for a new life. He assigned Shisui, Fugaku, and other clan leaders to settle everyone in nearby courtyards and identify those who felt hunger so he could cultivate them as potential Shinigami.

• Shisui entered the Soul Society, found a familiar courtyard, and recognized the life-giving energy in the air as Reishi.
• Shisui guided the Uchiha clan and Guard Division through the Senkaimon, followed by Fugaku and his wife; Kenma then closed the passage and arrived in the Soul Society.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha clan knelt before Kenma, swore eternal loyalty, and rose when he commanded them to.
• Kenma showed Shisui, Fugaku, and two clan elders the nearby courtyards where the clan could live and gave them money to support themselves.
• Kenma ordered the clan leaders to identify everyone who felt hunger so he could cultivate them, explaining that they could become Shinigami.

Kenma returned to Soul Society after arranging for Fugaku to lead the Uchiha Clan and prepare its members for life there. Back at the Shikokuin residence, he reunited with his fiancée, Shihōin Yoruichi, who questioned his several-day absence.

• Kenma told Fugaku, Shisui, Setsuna, and Kahaku to select talented Uchiha members for training and keep Fugaku as clan leader.
• Kenma left the Uchiha Clan, and Fugaku asked the others to set aside old grievances and focus on surviving in Soul Society.
• Kenma returned through the Seireitei’s western gate and learned from Jidanbō that only four or five days had passed.
• Kenma returned to the Shikokuin residence, where the guards told him that Yoruichi wanted to see him.
• Shihōin Yoruichi confronted Kenma about disappearing for several days, and he remarked that her Flash Step had improved.

Kenma and Yoruichi traded barbs about their engagement before Yoruichi told him that Shihōin Chunyan wanted to see him. They found Chunyan gravely ill in his room, where Yoruichi greeted her father with grief.

• Yoruichi objected to Kenma addressing her casually, while Kenma argued that his status as Chunyan's adopted son made them equals.
• Kenma explained that he had gone to Soul Society to inspect houses and properties given to him by Vice-Captain Maeada.
• Yoruichi jokingly challenged Kenma to fight, but he drew his Zanpakuto and she hurriedly persuaded him to put it away.
• Yoruichi teased Kenma about jealousy before telling him that Chunyan wanted to speak with him.
• Kenma and Yoruichi entered Chunyan's room and found him emaciated and gravely ill, and Yoruichi tearfully called out to her father.

Kenma visited the ailing Shihōin Chunyan, who entrusted him with protecting Yoruichi and the Shikokuin Family and handed him the family’s financial and intelligence records. After leaving, Kenma was called back by Yoruichi, who had something to tell him.

• Kenma supported Shihōin Chunyan as the old man spoke with him and Yoruichi about their arranged marriage and his wish to see them live happily.
• Shihōin Chunyan asked Kenma to guide Yoruichi if she caused trouble and to protect Yushiro and the Shikokuin Family if needed.
• Shihōin Chunyan gave Kenma books detailing the Shikokuin Family’s wealth, properties, connections, and informants, entrusting those affairs to him.
• Kenma promised to meet Chunyan’s expectations and left after reminding the attendants to care for the old man.
• Shihōin Chunyan praised Kenma to Yoruichi and urged her to temper her nature and live happily with him.
• Yoruichi called after Kenma, teasing him as a fake goody-two-shoes and saying she had something to tell him.

Kenma and Yoruichi negotiated how they would behave after marrying, agreeing to maintain appearances while respecting certain boundaries. Kenma then took control of the Shikokuin Family’s wealth and supplied the Uchiha Clan with weapons and resources as they learned about Soul Society.

• Yoruichi confronted Kenma about managing the Shikokuin Family’s assets and asked to discuss their private relationship.
• Kenma told Yoruichi about the noble grandfather who had adopted him and taught him tea ceremony and swordsmanship.
• Yoruichi proposed that they show mutual respect in public but otherwise leave each other alone, and Kenma refused to let her act without limits.
• Yoruichi threatened to disappoint her father, prompting Kenma to agree to her proposal on the condition that she not cross basic boundaries.
• Kenma took control of the Shikokuin Family’s wealth within ten days and sent weapons and supplies to the Uchiha Clan.

Kenma visited the Uchiha Clan and learned that an extraordinary number of its members could feel hunger, marking them as potential Shinigami. Shisui was about to reveal another discovery about the clan when the chapter ended.

• Fugaku prepared to welcome Kenma after learning he had arrived with supplies and weapons.
• Kenma praised the Uchiha Clan for adapting to Soul Society, and Fugaku reaffirmed the clan’s loyalty.
• Fugaku explained that the Uchiha had investigated Soul Society and learned about the Shinigami and the Gotei 13.
• Shisui presented more than a hundred Uchiha, including children, who could feel hunger and therefore had the aptitude to become Shinigami.
• Kenma was astonished by the Uchiha Clan’s unusually high talent rate, and Shisui began to report another discovery.

Kenma learned that the Uchiha’s Yin Release and Sharingan were linked to their rapid Spiritual Pressure cultivation, and watched Fugaku and Shisui demonstrate Susanoo. After discovering their Mangekyō abilities no longer risked blindness, Kenma heard that Fugaku had another matter to report.

• Shisui told Kenma that every Uchiha who could feel hunger had awakened the Sharingan, and Fugaku and Shisui explained that those with more Tomoe cultivated Spiritual Pressure faster.
• Fugaku and Shisui revealed their Mangekyō Sharingan but declined to show their individual abilities, then manifested the first-stage Susanoo for the clan.
• Kenma praised Fugaku and Shisui and learned their Susanoo consumed Spiritual Pressure and could be maintained longer as they grew stronger.
• Fugaku said repeated Susanoo use had not harmed his vision, and Kenma concluded that the Uchiha’s spiritual bodies prevented Mangekyō blindness.
• Fugaku told Kenma that he and the Uchiha had one more matter to report.

Kenma discovered that the Uchiha could awaken and develop their Sharingan in the Soul Society, revealing the clan’s immense potential as Shinigami. He brought them Zanpakuto and bestowed the blades, though he realized he had brought too few for all the promising Uchiha.

• Fugaku introduced Uchiha Qi, who showed Kenma the Sharingan he had awakened after learning that his family and clan had died.
• Fugaku confirmed that Uchiha could evolve their Sharingan in the Soul Society, and Kenma recognized the clan’s potential to become a powerful force.
• Kenma realized the Uchiha had more promising members than he had expected and that he had not brought enough Zanpakuto for them all.
• Kenma told Fugaku to open the wooden chests and announced that he was bestowing the Zanpakuto inside upon the Uchiha.
• The Uchiha reacted with astonishment as they saw the blades and recognized them as Zanpakuto, the symbols of Shinigami.

Kenma gave the Uchiha Clan Zanpakuto, Soul Society study materials, and training supplies to help them grow and serve him. He then announced that he would take Shisui away and send him to Shino Academy.

• Kenma presented the Uchiha Clan with more than ten Zanpakuto, reassuring Fugaku and the elders that the clan had his support.
• Kenma gave Fugaku textbooks, training manuals, supplies, and tools from the Shikokuin Family and explained that Second Division training suited the Ninja.
• Fugaku and the elders pledged that the Uchiha Clan would become Kenma’s sharpest blade and strongest shield.
• Shisui tested one of the Zanpakuto, but Kenma told him to return it and leave the swords for the clan.
• Kenma announced that he would take Shisui with him and send him to Shino Academy.

Kenma arranged for Shisui to attend Shino Academy and accepted three Uchiha as his guards and future Onmitsukidō subordinates. He provided money and land for the clan, then left with Shisui, Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Inabi.

• Kenma told Shisui he would take him to Shino Academy when it began accepting outside students, and Shisui vowed not to disappoint him.
• Fugaku introduced Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Inabi, and Kenma appointed them as guards who would later join the Onmitsukidō.
• Kenma noticed the three had already learned Flash Step and Kido after barely ten days of training.
• Elder Setsuna told Kenma that the Uchiha were hungry and short of money, and Kenma promised to support them.
• Kenma gave the Uchiha the land on the outskirts of Junrin'an District and departed with Shisui and the three guards.

Kenma brought Shisui and the other three to the Shikokuin Family estate, where Yoruichi confronted him about missing duty and tried to claim the newcomers for training. He introduced her as his fiancée and the family head, and the four Uchiha came to regard him with even greater respect.

• Kenma arrived at the Shikokuin Family estate with Shisui and the other three, then told them to focus on training instead of guarding him.
• Shisui and the others sensed hostile intent and drew their blades, but Kenma recognized the approaching Yoruichi and told them to stand down.
• Yoruichi questioned Kenma about missing duty, and he explained that he was on leave and introduced the four newcomers as recruits bound for Shino Academy.
• Yoruichi tried to take the four for training, but Kenma refused and mocked her abilities, prompting her to dock one day's performance pay and leave.
• Kenma told Shisui and the others that Yoruichi was his fiancée and the head of the Shikokuin Family, and that he was the family's adopted son-in-law; they became more respectful toward him.

Kenma brought Shisui to enroll at the Shino Academy, where Instructor Mikami approved his admission. Outside, Kenma unexpectedly encountered Aizen Sosuke and noticed a silver-haired boy beside him, prompting him to ask who the boy was.

• Kenma took Shisui to the Shino Academy and asked Instructor Mikami to enroll him.
• Instructor Mikami judged Shisui talented and accepted his enrollment, while suspecting he might have ties to a noble family.
• Kenma advised Shisui to study diligently, and Shisui promised to uphold the Uchiha Clan's reputation.
• Kenma encountered Aizen Sosuke outside the school and recalled their distant acquaintance from their academy years.
• Kenma noticed a silver-haired boy standing beside Aizen and asked who he was.

Kenma met Aizen at Shino Academy and recognized Gin Ichimaru as a recruit Aizen had brought in. After leaving, Kenma warned Shisui about Aizen’s true nature and dangerous Zanpakuto, while Shisui wondered how powerful Kenma was.

• Aizen introduced Gin Ichimaru to Kenma and praised Gin’s talent, while Kenma suspected Aizen had begun creating the Hogyoku.
• Kenma introduced Shisui to Aizen, who welcomed him as a fellow freshman before Kenma and Shisui left the academy.
• Aizen noticed Kenma’s changed demeanor and wondered whether joining the Shikokuin Family had altered his confidence and wariness.
• Kenma warned Shisui to avoid Aizen and Gin, distrust Aizen’s words, and never watch his Zanpakuto release.
• Kenma explained that Illusion could alter what people perceived and control them, and said the Captain-General could suppress Aizen.
• Shisui asked how powerful Kenma was, and Kenma answered with an ambiguous chuckle.

Kenma discussed Shisui’s reputation and studies at Shino Academy, then considered Shisui’s request to advance a grade. Yoruichi arrived before Kenma could decide, leaving the matter unresolved.

• Kenma asked Shisui about academy life and heard that students called him and Gin Ichimaru the rising Twin Stars of Soul Society.
• Shisui repeated gossip about the Three Elites and Aizen’s future marriage, and Kenma dismissed the students’ rumors while wondering how Aizen would react.
• Shisui praised Gin Ichimaru’s exceptional talent and told Kenma that Gin had completed his studies for the year and wanted to advance.
• Shisui asked Kenma whether he should advance as well, and Kenma began to consider the request.
• Yoruichi called for Kenma from outside, interrupting him before he could answer Shisui.

Yoruichi confronted Kenma over his refusal to approve Kisuke Urahara's research funding, but Kenma defended his decision by citing regulations and the family's reputation. Yoruichi ordered him to approve the funding anyway, and Kenma warned that the application had already been sent to the First Division, putting Kisuke at risk of punishment.

• Yoruichi barged into Kenma's study with Kisuke Urahara and another person, then demanded to know why Kenma had rejected Kisuke's funding applications.
• Kenma said Kisuke's application was vague and violated regulations, and he insisted he could not approve it without risking the Shikokuin Family's reputation.
• Yoruichi challenged Kenma to identify the violations, so he showed Kisuke a list of prohibited goods included in the request.
• Yoruichi used her authority as family head to order Kenma to approve the funding and keep the matter secret.
• Kenma agreed but revealed that Kisuke's application had already been sent to the First Division, warning Kisuke to keep Yoruichi's approval secret or face punishment on the Hill of the Executioners.

Kenma used division regulations to accuse Kisuke Urahara of serious crimes and refused Yoruichi’s plea to spare him. As Yoruichi begged for Kisuke’s safety, Saeaya appeared at the doorway and unleashed killing intent.

• Yoruichi learned Kisuke could face execution and thanked Kenma for supposedly stopping him, but Kisuke accused Kenma of setting him up.
• Kenma argued that Kisuke had filed the applications himself and had violated regulations, then accused him of slandering Kenma before Yoruichi and Hō.
• Kisuke realized his combined offenses could cost him his Shinigami powers or send him to the Hill of the Executioners.
• Yoruichi pleaded with Kenma to forgive Kisuke, but Kenma refused.
• Saeaya released killing intent from the doorway, and Yoruichi ordered her to stop.

Hachishō Ryo’s killing intent toward Kenma triggered a brief clash, giving Kenma an opportunity to accuse Kisuke Urahara of plotting against him. Kenma had Urahara and Hachishō Ryo arrested, while Yoruichi recognized that he had likely engineered the trap but held back from intervening.

• Hachishō Ryo’s murderous aura prompted Shisui to protect Kenma and Yoruichi, while Yashiro, Tekka, and Inabi subdued her.
• Yoruichi stopped the Uchiha from killing Hachishō Ryo, and Kenma told them to stand down.
• Kenma accused Kisuke Urahara of colluding with Hō to assassinate him, and Shisui held Urahara at swordpoint.
• Urahara realized Kenma had deliberately trapped him, but Kenma denied it and added accusations of improper applications, misused funds, and prohibited purchases.
• Kenma ordered the Punishment Force to take Urahara and Hachishō Ryo into custody, and Yoruichi refrained from intervening.