Your Name

Pale white feet, a tattered stand-up collar robe matching those of the siblings, a black-and-red cloak draped over her back, and the S-shaped blood-red scythe that Shizuku used—this is Rukia's appearance after Hollowfication.

Without a traditional Visored, nor with a body transformed into a monstrous form, Rukia in this form is more like a Bleach reaping lives.

Her eyes turned into vertical pupils like a snake's, and she looked cold and unapproachable, full of indifference to life.

"Rukia...?" Ichigo felt something was off just from her aura, and tried calling Rukia's name.

Ichigo's call seemed to have an effect; Rukia raised her head and glanced at him indifferently, then made a mixed male-female sound.

"Disappear, disappear, all of you, disappear!"

A jet-black spiritual pressure ignited once again from Rukia, rushing towards Ichigo and the others. This was pure Hollow spiritual pressure, exactly the same as the aura that the two siblings had unleashed before.

Considering the mixed male and female voice Rukia is currently uttering, it's safe to say that Rukia's body has been completely taken over by Homura and Shizuku.

Before Ichigo and the others could even discuss Ichigo plan, Rukia, radiating her black spiritual pressure, charged towards them wielding her blood scythe.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tsuna and Urahara Kisuke simultaneously dodged to the sides, leaving Ichigo to face the berserk Rukia.

"Hey, you two..."

Before Ichigo could even complain about these two troublesome guys, Rukia's scythe was already upon him, and he could only hurriedly use Tensa Zangetsu to clash with Rukia.

Unlike his previous encounters with Homura and Shizuku, this time Ichigo directly attacked Rukia, Ichigo appear even more hesitant, as if afraid his attacks might harm Rukia.

In contrast Rukia grew stronger with each battle. Shizuku's previously poor Zanjutsu, after incorporating Rukia's learning and combat experience, actually reduced the number of openings when wielding the scythe.

Coupled with Ichigo's hesitant fighting style, Ichigo could only fight and retreat, being pushed back dozens of meters by Rukia's scythe.

"Tch, why not just swing your sword and slash at it?" Grimmjow was watching the battle, couldn't stand it anymore and offered a ridiculous suggestion. He only had one way to deal with his controlled comrade.

In Grimmjow's view, Ichigo's strength was more than enough to defeat Rukia after she Hollowfication, but he just didn't make a move, giving people a sense of frustration, like having an upset stomach.

"You're making it sound easy, but these are our comrades!" Ichigo retorted loudly.

The word "comrade" seemed to touch Rukia's deepest consciousness; after Ichigo's shout, Rukia's hand, which was wielding a scythe, paused for a moment.

Ichigo seized the opportunity, Tensa Zangetsu. Once he removed that annoying scythe, Rukia would be rendered powerless.

Rukia's scythe was deflected onto Ichigo's head Ichigo had hoped, and the next moment, several white snakes burst forth from her body and attacked Ichigo.

Remembering what Tsuna had said earlier, Ichigo quickly drew a small black crescent moon around his body, sacrificing a small burst of energy to escape from Rukia's presence.

"This is troublesome." Ichigo saw one of the white snakes coil the scythe back into Rukia's hand, and he hurriedly shouted to the two guys who had tricked him, "Quick, think of something! What should I do?"

From the moment Ichigo left Rukia with Tsuna and Urahara locked eyes. After a moment of averting their gazes, the two quickly huddled together, each holding a Sode no Shirayuki.

"Tsuna, in your memory, how did Ichigo resolve this incident?" Urahara Kisuke asked, his eyes fixed on Ichigo as he fought.

"Since Ichigo's Bleach power comes from Rukia, all he needs to do is Zanpakuto into Rukia's body and, mimicking that scene, channel his Bleach power back into Rukia..."

Before Tsuna could finish speaking, Urahara already understood his meaning. "But the Ichigo we know now is different from the Ichigo who only relied on Rukia's spiritual pressure to fight."

"That's right. Ichigo, who has a proper understanding of his own Bleach power, has essentially replaced the Bleach Bleach he absorbed from Rukia. Now, only a few Reishi related to Rukia remain in Ichigo's body," Tsuna said.

In other words, if Ichigo were to stab Rukia as he did in the movie, Rukia would not only fail to recover, but might also die from Ichigo's Bleach powers.

"You must already have an alternative plan, right?" Urahara's gaze shifted to Sode no Shirayuki standing to the side.

"Sode no Shirayuki was forced out of Rukia's body by those two siblings. Her spiritual pressure and Rukia's are from the same source. In other words, as long as Sode no Shirayuki pours her spiritual pressure into Rukia's body, she can awaken Rukia's consciousness," Tsuna said with certainty.

"Me?" Upon learning of her mission, Sode no Shirayuki bowed slightly and said, "I understand. I will do everything in my power to save Rukia."

Even without Muramasa's whisper, the loyalty between the Zanpakuto and its master remains quite high. Without a word, Sode no Sode no Shirayuki took the pure white Zanpakuto towards the battlefield between Ichigo and Rukia.

"It sounds simple, but it's not easy to do." Urahara Kisuke stared at Rukia in her Hollowfication state. "In this state, Rukia won't easily accept the infusion of Bleach power."

Just as Urahara had guessed, as soon as Sode no Shirayuki entered the battlefield, Rukia's blade immediately shifted from Ichigo to Sode no Shirayuki, her scythe unleashing bursts of black light, each strike aimed at Sode no Shirayuki's vitals.

In a moment of urgency, Sode no Shirayuki quickly unleashed a large spray of ice and snow from her sword, using the power of the second dance, Hakuren, to charge towards Rukia, colliding with the sword light swung by Rukia.

After the flashes of black and white light, a patch of broken ice and snow remained in the center of the arena. Startled by Rukia's agitated behavior, Sode no Shirayuki dared not make any rash moves.

Rukia, however, disregarded everything and forcefully broke through the traces left by Hakuren, continuing her attack on Sode no Shirayuki.

Flame and Shizuku represent Rukia's Hollow's power. Now that Rukia is under their control, they certainly don't want to see Rukia's Bleach power return, and even want to destroy Sode no Shirayuki.

If they can't destroy the Zanpakuto, the siblings will try to erase their memories related to Sode no Shirayuki. For a Bleach, losing the true name of her Zanpakuto is not much different from losing all her power.

Seeing Rukia, Sode no Shirayuki was about to raise her sword to fight when a black figure blocked their path—it was Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ichigo has now discerned some clues, and in order to restore Rukia to normal, he must help Sode no Shirayuki.

"Get out of here! Get out of here!!!"

The angry shouts, a mix of male and female voices, continued to rage. The scythes were constantly blocked by Tensa Zangetsu. Homura and Shizuku hated Ichigo; it was always this guy who ruined their plans.

"Tsuna, stop watching!" Ichigo shouted. Seeing Sode no Shirayuki enter, he knew that Tsuna and the others had already come up with a plan.

"Let's attack together," Urahara said, looking at Tsuna.

Tsuna nodded, Urahara made the first move, throwing a light rod from his hand. "Bakudo Sixty-Two: Hyappo Rankan."

With two pilots operating the mecha together, Rukia's senses were extremely sharp. Even as Ichigo increased the pace of his attack, she still noticed the change in spiritual pressure in the distance.

Rukia her scythe, unleashing a black shockwave that forced Ichigo back from his suppression. At the same time, she moved swiftly, narrowly dodging Hyappo Rankan's attack.

"Bakudo Sixty-One: Six-Rod Light Restraint"

Six yellow, fan-shaped spiritual pressure plates were locked around Rukia's waist. Rukia, who had dual spiritual pressure, had actually reacted when the sound rang out, but the light rods of the Hyappo Rankan had just landed all around her, completely sealing off any possibility of Rukia moving.

"As expected, Rukia is not perfect unless she is locked in by the Six-Rod Light Restraint."

It was Tsuna who used the Six-Rod Light Restraint. Just because he doesn't usually use it doesn't mean he can't use Kido. He immediately followed Urahara's attack with Bakudo, unleashing a double Bakudo. This move, Six-Rod Light Restraint, was guaranteed to hit.

At this moment, Homura and Shizuku also realized that Rukia's situation was extremely unfavorable. They completely disregarded Rukia's ability to withstand the pressure and frantically unleashed their Hollow spiritual pressure.

Amidst the overwhelming spiritual pressure of black flames, the siblings' attempt actually succeeded; the Six-Rod Light Restraint shattered, and Rukia was about to regain her freedom.

At this moment, even the usually impatient Ichigo planted Tensa Zangetsu in the ground, crossed his arms, and looked up to watch the show.

As Rukia broke free of the Six-Rod Light Restraint, five enormous iron pillars descended from the sky—again, Urahara Kisuke's doing. "Bakudo Seventy-Five: Five Pillars of Iron!"

Thump!

The sounds rang out in unison as Rukia's limbs were each pressed down by an iron pillar. Even Ichigo smiled, for Hollowfication training is incomplete without the experience of Five Pillars of Iron.

The Chains Five Pillars of Iron clanged incessantly, but Homura and Shizuku had not given up; they struggled on and on.

But Tsuna wouldn't give the two siblings any chance at all, "Bakudo 63: Chain Lock!"

Thick Chains bound Rukia immobile. Homura and Shizuku tried to struggle, but Rukia, bound by two powerful Bakudo, had no ability to move.

Ichigo even kicked Rukia's scythe far away, and Ichigo also wiped out all the white snakes that emerged from Rukia's body.

"Come here, Sode no Shirayuki, you're no longer a threat," Ichigo called out.

"Thank you, Ichigo." Sode no Shirayuki bowed and walked up to Rukia. She materialized her Sode no Sode no Shirayuki 'Rukia pitiful expression, inserted it into the gap in the Chain Lock into Rukia's back.

Boom! Black spiritual pressure surged into the sky from Rukia's body like flames, the black symbolizing Hollow being expelled, and the white spiritual pressure symbolizing the power of Bleach entering Rukia's body along her Zanpakuto.

"Rukia... Rukia..."

"Quickly remember my name... My name is..."

Just like when she first practiced Blade Zen, Sode no Shirayuki's voice entered the depths of Rukia's heart, calling out to Rukia again and again.

Rukia, call my name!