Chapter Summaries

Tsuna used Mountain Flame Vollständig to withstand Yammy’s attacks and overpower the No. 0 Espada. He left Yammy alive but defeated, while Urahara and Ashido fled toward Las Noches’ central palace.

• Urahara Kisuke bound an Arrancar subordinate officer as Tsuna confronted Yammy.
• Tsuna activated Mountain Flame Vollständig and stopped Yammy’s punches with the Jaw of the Tenacious Mountain.
• Yammy’s rage increased his strength, but he lacked the stored energy needed to reach his Berserk Rage form.
• Yammy leaped into the air inside a huge Bala and fell toward Las Noches like a meteor, so Urahara and Ashido hurried toward the central palace.
• Tsuna formed the Omega Scissors from Mountain Flame and cut through Yammy’s attack, severing Yammy’s body and tail without killing him.
• Yammy reverted to his Arrancar state and fell from the sky.

Tsuna defeated Yammy but left him alive and continued through Las Noches with his allies. As they headed to Aaroniero to try to save Kaien Shiba, Tsuna realized Ichigo had killed Nnoitra with his emerging Quincy Saint Letter power, All-Things Exterminator.

• Tsuna buried Yammy beneath a mountain formed from stone and Mountain Flame, then left him alive with Cucaporo at his side.
• Tsuna met Urahara Kisuke, Sora Inoue, Ashido, and Ichigo, and the group discussed plans for representatives in Hueco Mundo.
• Tsuna explained that they were going to Aaroniero because Kaien Shiba, Ichigo's cousin, was worth trying to save.
• Ichigo told the group that Nnoitra had vanished into Reishi after Ichigo struck his forehead with a small blade resembling Tensa Zangetsu.
• Tsuna suspected Ichigo had used Quincy power and told him to train it, identifying the emerging power as All-Things Exterminator.

Ichigo’s group reached Aaroniero’s palace and discovered that Rukia had confronted the Arrancar using Kaien Shiba’s body. Rukia revealed her Hollow power and wounded Aaroniero, while Kaien’s preserved spirit and memories left open the possibility that she could save him.

• Ichigo failed to summon his Saint Letter A, but became eager to train it after his All-Things Exterminator showed promise.
• Sora Inoue recorded Nnoitra’s death and Yammy’s defeat as the group entered Aaroniero’s palace.
• Uryū told the group that Rukia and the Arrancar had been talking, and they found Rukia with Kaien Shiba, whose true body was Aaroniero.
• Rukia explained that her new power had preserved Kaien’s spiritual body, memories, and abilities within Aaroniero.
• Aaroniero transformed into Kaien Shiba and released Nejibana, while Rukia used Hollowfication and attacked with a blood scythe.
• Rukia’s scythe passed through Nejibana and cut Kaien Shiba before Aaroniero’s water attack blasted her backward.

Rukia used her scythe to erase Aaroniero’s memories until Kaien Shiba regained control of his body, then explained the situation in Soul Society and Las Noches. Tsuna offered Kaien the choice to remain a Hollow or undergo resurrection, and Kaien agreed to trust Tsuna and Urahara Kisuke.

• Rukia selectively cut away Aaroniero’s memories, allowing Kaien Shiba to recognize her and take control of the body.
• Kaien thanked Rukia, learned that Soul Society no longer had Shiba Clan members besides Ichigo, and warned her that Aizen might discover her presence.
• Rukia explained why she and her companions had come to Las Noches, and Uryū left them alone to talk.
• Tsuna told Kaien that he could remain in his current body or attempt resurrection, warning him not to use Aaroniero’s devouring ability.
• After Ichigo encouraged him and Tsuna explained that Rukia could defeat Aaroniero, Kaien agreed to leave his decision to Tsuna and Urahara Kisuke.

Tsuna and Urahara made their way through Las Noches to meet Aizen, while Ichigo and the others prepared to escape if danger arose. After Aizen received them, Tsuna questioned him for using the Hogyoku’s power to create chairs, casting doubt on their potential cooperation.

• Tsuna gave Rukia Kaien Shiba’s recovered spirit body and told Ichigo’s group to leave Las Noches with a device that could open a Garganta if he and Urahara did not return.
• Urahara told Sora Inoue that Kurotsuchi Mayuri had killed Szayelaporro, and Sora described the trouble Szayelaporro had caused in Las Noches.
• Ulquiorra passed by after Sora explained that Tsuna and Urahara were Aizen’s guests, then Barragan, Halibel, Stark, and Lilynette confronted the group in a central hall.
• Stark asked Tsuna to fight him again, and Tsuna agreed to do so after meeting Aizen.
• Sora led Tsuna and Urahara to Aizen, who greeted them from his throne and created chairs with spiritual pressure.
• Tsuna recognized that Aizen had used the Hogyoku’s power to make the chairs and said he would reconsider cooperating with him.

Tsuna visited Hueco Mundo with Urahara Kisuke to assess Aizen’s progress in fusing with the Hogyoku, then explained that Zanpakuto fusion offered another path to greater power. Aizen revealed that Kyoka Suigetsu’s blade spirit had vanished after he mastered Bankai, and Tsuna realized Aizen was using the Hogyoku to force a fusion of his own.

• Aizen rejected Tsuna’s offer of cooperation and showed off the Hogyoku embedded in his chest after Tsuna’s small Spirit Bow attack tore his clothes.
• Tsuna criticized Aizen for reaching only the first stage of Hogyoku fusion and described how Zanpakuto fusion could lead Bleach beyond their limits.
• Aizen recognized Tsuna’s overwhelming spiritual pressure as the source of the unusual power he had sensed in Soul Society.
• Tsuna explained that Zanpakuto fusion came from earning a blade spirit’s acknowledgment, but Aizen dismissed blade spirits as unnecessary tools.
• Urahara Kisuke asked whether Aizen had erased Kyoka Suigetsu’s blade spirit, and Aizen said it had disappeared after he mastered Bankai.
• Tsuna concluded that Aizen was using the Hogyoku to force Zanpakuto fusion by combining Bleach and Hollow power within himself.

Tsuna offered Aizen a newly converted heavy spiritual land in exchange for Gin Ichimaru, the Soul King's Fingertip, and Aizen relinquishing Las Noches and the Espada to Soul Society. Aizen accepted the logic of the bargain, while Tsuna urged Gin to take the fingertip and return to Rangiku in Soul Society.

• Urahara Kisuke showed Aizen a sample of heavy spiritual land that Tsuna said they had converted from Hueco Mundo.
• Tsuna demanded Gin Ichimaru and the Soul King's Fingertip, along with Soul Society's management of Las Noches and the Espada once Aizen completed the King Key.
• Tsuna explained that Gin and the fingertip were linked because Gin had sought the fingertip for Rangiku Matsumoto.
• Gin Ichimaru emerged from hiding after hearing Aizen joke about Tsuna's interest in Rangiku.
• Tsuna told Gin he had promised Rangiku to bring him back unharmed and urged him to take the fingertip and return to Soul Society.

Tsuna secured Aizen’s agreement to exchange Seireitei and a chance to fight for Gin Ichimaru, Soul King's Fingertip, and Las Noches. After Gin accepted the fingertip and withdrew with Urahara, Tsuna and Aizen began their battle, each unleashing their strongest power.

• Tsuna negotiated with Aizen, offering to help him advance his Hogyoku fusion in exchange for Seireitei and a chance to fight him.
• Aizen agreed to the deal and handed over Soul King's Fingertip, which Tsuna sealed in a jar and gave to Gin Ichimaru.
• Gin recognized that the fingertip was real, thanked Tsuna, and agreed to return to Soul Society with him after the battle.
• Tsuna sent Gin and Urahara aside, then released Beyond Bankai and formed a white, mist-patterned mage’s robe and staff.
• Aizen met Tsuna’s power with his own and unleashed Bankai, Mirror Clarity, as their battle began.

Aizen fought a succession of powerful figures conjured by Sawada Tsunayoshi, defeating Pain and overpowering Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo. He then faced Gilgamesh and charged through the Gate of Babylon’s barrage, declaring that he acknowledged Gilgamesh’s kingly path.

• Aizen entered Tsuna’s Mist illusion and was struck down by Pain’s Almighty Push.
• Aizen attacked Pain, but Uchiha Madara appeared and reflected his Gran Rey Cero with Uchiha Reflection.
• Aizen trapped Madara in Kurohitsugi, but Madara’s Susanoo broke free and attacked him.
• Aizen’s Goryūsen tore apart Susanoo’s armor, and Madara disappeared before Aizen could finish him.
• Gilgamesh challenged Aizen’s claim to kingship and unleashed the Gate of Babylon’s Noble Phantasms.
• Aizen blocked the barrage with Dankū, reinforced his Zanpakuto, and charged toward Gilgamesh while acknowledging his kingly path.

Aizen fought illusionary opponents created by Sawada Tsunayoshi, growing more confident as he survived each battle, while Tsuna explained his Beyond Bankai to Urahara Kisuke and Gin Ichimaru. Tsuna increased the pressure on Aizen with Son Goku, leaving Aizen injured and facing opponents designed to be stronger than him.

• Aizen used Bakudo Swordsmanship: Eikū to make the Noble Phantasms from the Gate of Babylon collide with illusionary copies, then defeated the illusory Gilgamesh.
• Sawada Tsunayoshi told Urahara Kisuke that he was limiting the damage to Las Noches and explained that his Mist-attribute Beyond Bankai, Dimensional Construction, could create things from his memories.
• Urahara Kisuke asked whether Tsuna’s original world had been dangerous, and Tsuna said the conjured characters came from his memories.
• Aizen absorbed a fire attack with a white liquid designed to seal Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto’s Ryūjin Jakka, then wondered about Yamamoto’s motives.
• Son Goku attacked Aizen with rapid punches and kicks, injuring him and forcing him to cover his arms with Hollow power.
• Tsuna increased his spiritual pressure output so Aizen’s coming opponents would be slightly stronger than him.

Aizen fought Son Goku until Goku vanished, then survived Sawada Tsunayoshi’s internal flame attack and evolved into a Steel Skin-covered form. Tsuna’s summoned Naruto, Luffy, and Ichigo nearly destroyed Aizen, but Aizen escaped death and regenerated, leaving Tsuna to seek another way to force his evolution.

• Son Goku exhausted his spiritual pressure and vanished before Aizen could strike him, after which Sawada Tsunayoshi appeared and landed a punch using Mist Illusion.
• Tsuna’s red spider lily technique ignited Aizen from within, leaving him gravely wounded and forcing him to rely on the Hogyoku and Hollow’s High-Speed Regeneration.
• Aizen emerged from a white cocoon covered in Steel Skin as Tsuna prepared to put greater pressure on him.
• Tsuna summoned Naruto, Luffy, and Ichigo to attack Aizen from three directions, and their combined assault shattered the palace and destroyed half of Aizen’s body.
• Aizen’s Mirror Clone helped him survive the attacks, and Hollow regeneration restored his form; he returned to Steel Skin instead of advancing to another stage.
• Tsuna decided to try tearing Aizen’s protective form open bit by bit rather than relying on brute force.

Tsuna trapped Aizen in Unlimited Blade Works and sent a powerful swordsman against him, forcing Aizen to rely on Hollow power and the Hogyoku to survive. As the battle continued, Hollow power began repairing Aizen’s Zanpakuto, suggesting his fusion had started earlier than Tsuna expected.

• Aizen entered the crimson sword-filled world of Unlimited Blade Works and realized Tsuna had created an opponent through Illusion.
• A white-haired swordsman appeared and commanded the blades in the domain, blocking Aizen’s Kido and attacking with Extreme Demon Blade Arts.
• Aizen’s Zanpakuto chipped and his body was wounded as the swordsman’s attacks grew faster and stronger, leaving Aizen unable to escape the domain.
• Aizen stopped fleeing and relied on High-Speed Regeneration and the Hogyoku to endure the attacks and deepen his fusion with Hollow power.
• Tsuna observed Hollow power flowing into Aizen’s damaged Zanpakuto, suggesting that Zanpakuto fusion had begun ahead of schedule.

Tsuna subjected Aizen to a planet-sized meteor shower using Uchuu-Ou, forcing him to entrust himself completely to the Hogyoku. Aizen survived, shed his old form, and emerged in a new battle robe without his Zanpakuto or the Hogyoku.

• Tsuna decided to replace the dwindling sword attacks with a final move that could push Aizen past his Steel Skin cocoon.
• Tsuna transformed into Uchuu-Ou, Dagded Dujardin, and carried Aizen into space before hurling planets at him.
• Aizen closed his eyes and placed absolute faith in the Hogyoku as the planets repeatedly destroyed and restored his body.
• The Hogyoku used the meteor shower to forge Aizen's Bleach and Hollow powers together, while his old body and Zanpakuto disappeared.
• Aizen emerged in a new form wearing a fitted white battle robe, and he thanked Tsuna for helping him reach it.

Aizen revealed that the Hogyoku had half-fused with his body and that Kyoka Suigetsu had fused with him without gaining new powers. As Aizen prepared to develop the Oken and challenge the Soul King Palace only after mastering the Hogyoku, Tsuna and his companions arranged to leave Hueco Mundo once Gin helped contain the Seireitei.

• Aizen dismissed the Arrancar and set up a barrier before showing Tsuna the Hogyoku, which had half-fused with his body.
• Aizen revealed that his Zanpakuto had also fused with him, and Tsuna determined that it had gained no new power beyond Kyoka Suigetsu.
• Tsuna created a grotesque humanoid illusion using Hollow power and a Bleach's consciousness, explaining why Mirror Clarity could not negate his illusions.
• Aizen said he would wait until he had mastered the Hogyoku before creating the Oken and challenging the Soul King Palace, while Tsuna asked to watch when he eventually went.
• Tsuna asked Aizen to create a barrier to contain the Seireitei, and Gin Ichimaru agreed to help so the group could leave Hueco Mundo sooner.

Tsuna and his allies reached the Forest of the Hollows and began a plan to turn its Reishi into usable matter. After Ichigo and Uryū’s arrows triggered a riot inside, Tsuna revealed a crossbow formed from the Seven Earth Attributes, preparing to make his move.

• Tsuna, Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Urahara reunited with Ichigo’s group and agreed to travel to the Forest of the Hollows.
• At the forest entrance, Tsuna assigned Gin Ichimaru to install equipment, Urahara to modify Reishi, and Ichigo and Uryū to attack inside while Aizen guarded the entrance.
• Uryū used Tsuna’s Soul Cutters to strengthen his attack, and he and Ichigo fired powerful Spirit Bow and Arrows into the forest.
• Urahara activated Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame and converted the escaping Reishi into aggregated matter as Hollows began pouring out.
• Tsuna summoned his Quincy Cross and fashioned a crossbow from the Seven Earth Attributes.

Tsuna used his crossbow to devastate the Forest of the Hollows and force its Reishi toward the entrance, then deployed a black hole to gather it safely for Urahara Kisuke to process. Aizen wanted Tsuna to harvest more, but Tsuna refused, saying the Reishi already matched Karakura Town's quality.

• Tsuna used the Desert Flame sight to fire a crossbow bolt through its image and into the Forest of the Hollows, where the attack destroyed many Gillians.
• The resulting explosion shook the desert as dense Reishi surged toward the entrance, and Aizen prepared to seal it before it escaped.
• Gin Ichimaru stayed calm because he suspected Tsuna had anticipated the Reishi surge, while Tsuna dropped the crossbow's black-hole mechanism into the entrance.
• The black hole absorbed the restless Reishi and grew into a large sphere as it moved deeper into the Forest of the Hollows.
• Tsuna left Urahara Kisuke to modify the gathered Reishi and refused Aizen's request to harvest more.

Tsuna brought Gin Ichimaru back to the Seireitei after Aizen sealed the opening to the Forest of the Hollows and resumed his plans to create the Oken. Tsuna led Gin to the 10th Division so he could meet Rangiku, leaving their reunion just beginning.

• Aizen agreed to seal the opening with Gin Ichimaru and wait for Kaname Tōsen before continuing the Oken's creation, while Tsuna asked Aizen to alert them before he headed for the Soul King Palace.
• Urahara Kisuke stabilized the Reishi, and the group left Hueco Mundo through a Garganta, splitting up between the World of the Living and Soul Society.
• Tsuna led Ashido and Gin Ichimaru through the Seireitei, then refused to deliver the Soul King's fingertip to Rangiku on Gin's behalf.
• Tsuna brought Ashido and Gin into the 10th Division barracks through a hidden back entrance, where Rangiku recognized Gin and greeted him in surprise.

Gin reunited with Rangiku after restoring the missing part of her soul, then accepted Yamamoto’s judgment and returned to the 10th Division under her supervision. Rangiku mistook his departure for an arrest and rushed to find him, only for Gin to return and receive her tearful welcome.

• Rangiku confronted Gin about his actions with Aizen, and Gin restored the Soul King's Fingertip to her before she fell asleep in his arms.
• Gin chose to turn himself in, and Tsuna took him and Ashido to the 1st Division to meet Yamamoto.
• Yamamoto appointed Ashido as an instructor and postponed Gin’s imprisonment until after the Quincy battle, ordering him to surrender his Zanpakuto and remain under Rangiku’s surveillance.
• Tsuna escorted Ashido to the Bureau of Judgment while Gin headed to the 10th Division under Kyokko concealment.
• Rangiku woke, concluded Gin had been arrested, and hurried to find him; Gin returned to her office with his document and Zanpakuto, and she embraced him.

Tsuna returned to school and spent a quiet day in Karakura Town, visiting Xcution and learning about Ginjo’s new romantic interest. On his way home, he encountered Ninne Spankul struggling with a vending machine, and she hurried off before hearing him call out to her.

• Tsuna told Ichigo and Tatsuki that he had returned early because Nana would soon be back, then discussed Nel’s recovered memories with them.
• After school, Tsuna visited Xcution’s café and learned that Yukio and Riruka were training, Tsukishima was restocking supplies, and Ginjo was trying to impress a girl by practicing music.
• Tsuna heard from Jackie that Tokinada Tsunayashiro was still missing after the Tsunayashiro Clan had been wiped out, while Ginjo and Ukitake had found no trace of him.
• Tsuna left the café and spotted Ninne Spankul repeatedly pressing a vending machine after realizing she had no usable money.
• Ninne hurried away, embarrassed that Tsuna had seen her, but Tsuna called out to her.

Sawada Tsunayoshi helped the lost idol Ninne Spangcole, who repaid him with tickets to Cecile's Double Death concert. He returned home with a stack of tickets for Tatsuki and their friends, while Tatsuki eagerly planned their outing.

• Tsuna bought Ninne a grape drink, and she thanked him by giving him a concert ticket and introducing herself as Ninne Spangcole.
• Ninne realized she was lost and followed Tsuna, who agreed to accompany her back to her hotel; she gave him a stack of tickets and asked him to call her Nini.
• Tsuna returned home late, and Tatsuki questioned him about the girl he had helped.
• Tsuna showed Tatsuki the tickets, and she recognized Cecile's Double Death as a popular group and became excited to invite Orihime and their classmates.