Chapter Summaries

Tsuna and White Dragon overwhelmed Monk with a coordinated assault, then froze him with Zero Point Breakthrough when he tried to summon every Zanpakuto. Byakuran guided Tsuna’s Jet Cannon through the ice and swallowed Monk in a massive explosion, though Monk’s ultimate power left the outcome uncertain.

• Monk used Ōetsu’s power to make his Zanpakuto’s attributes change unpredictably, but Tsuna’s White Dragon Armguard defended him and struck back with Byakuran’s curving beam.
• Monk restored his strength with Kirinj’s Hot Springs and spread them around Seireitei to poison and restrict Tsuna, but Tsuna protected himself with Sky Flame.
• When Monk began to summon every Zanpakuto, Tsuna and Decimo froze him and the surrounding area with Zero Point Breakthrough.
• Byakuran directed Tsuna to channel Sky Flame through White Dragon, unleashing the Jet Cannon that grew as it passed through rings of fire and shattered the ice.
• Jet Cannon swallowed Monk and exploded, sending a blast through Soul Society that was heard as far away as the West Bureau.

After Tsuna’s Jet Cannon devastated the Seireitei and left Monk badly injured, Yamamoto explained to Senjumaru why the Gotei 13 had chosen to trust Tsuna. Monk’s Soul King-enhanced body resisted Tsuna’s attacks, but when he fled toward the Soul King Palace, Tsuna prepared a True XBURNER to stop him.

• Yamamoto told Senjumaru that Tsuna had strengthened the Gotei 13 and that he was willing to trust him, even if the choice led to disaster.
• Tsuna found Monk alive beneath the dust, with his Zanpakuto broken and his body severely burned, and continued attacking him.
• Tsuna, Decimo, and Byakuran realized that the Soul King’s power protected Monk’s vital body parts and decided to try turning him into a human stick.
• Monk detonated the remaining powers of his broken Zanpakuto and the other Zero Squad members to hinder Tsuna, then fled upward through the barriers toward the Soul King Palace.
• Tsuna gathered his power, formed an X with his body, and unleashed True XBURNER at Monk.

Tsuna used True XBURNER to pursue Monk through the Soul King Palace’s barriers and destroy Monk’s Zero Division’s Residence with him. The blast damaged nearby residences, but Tsuna shielded the Inner Palace from the shockwave.

• Tsuna launched Natsu with Byakuran’s flaming wings, and Natsu broke through the barriers while Monk raced ahead toward the Soul King Palace.
• Yamamoto chose not to follow Tsuna, while Urahara used Yukio to send an anchor point to the Soul King Palace and set up a screen to watch the battle.
• Byakuran analyzed the barriers as Natsu advanced, allowing Natsu to pass through them faster and eventually seize Monk in his jaws.
• Decimo directed Natsu toward Monk’s Zero Division’s Residence so True XBURNER could destroy Monk and the residence together.
• Natsu reached the Soul King Palace, petrified its guards with Sky Flame ripples, and detonated True XBURNER inside Monk’s residence.
• The blast destroyed Monk’s residence and damaged the nearby residences of Yachiru Unohana and Kirinjī Tenshirō, while Tsuna shielded the Inner Palace from the shockwave.

The Monk survived Tsuna’s attack as a limbless torso and tried to reach the Soul King’s Inner Palace, while Tsuna pursued him. The Soul King intervened, carrying Tsuna away and letting the Monk enter the Inner Palace, and Yamamoto ordered Soul Society’s surviving forces to retreat to Hueco Mundo.

• The Monk realized Tsuna’s attack had left him without arms or legs, then identified his location as the Soul King Palace and propelled himself toward the Inner Palace with black ink.
• Tsuna blocked the Monk and prepared to restrain him with Soft Flame, but the Monk charged headfirst and briefly disconnected Tsuna from his powers.
• The Monk escaped toward the Inner Palace as Tsuna chased him, but the Soul King’s power stopped Tsuna and carried him into the sky.
• The Monk reached the Inner Palace and declared that he would find the Soul King another companion.
• Senjumaru, Yamamoto, and Urahara watched the events from Soul Society and considered whether the Soul King had chosen the Zero Squad over Tsuna.
• Yamamoto ordered Urahara to halt Soul Society’s stabilization efforts and withdraw the surviving Bleach to Hueco Mundo, saying he would bear Unohana’s fury alone.

Tsuna was released by the Soul King, but found the Monk restoring his body by eating pieces of the Soul King. The Monk regained his limbs and challenged Tsuna to a third round as the new Hyosube Ichibei.

• Yamamoto ordered the Gotei 13 to evacuate Bleach to Hueco Mundo while he prepared to face the Monk.
• The Soul King released Tsuna from the Inner Palace, and Tsuna hurried after the Monk when Decimo warned him of the danger.
• Tsuna found the Monk eating pieces of the Soul King in the Inner Palace's second level and saw his limbs growing back.
• The Monk countered Tsuna's XBURNER with a golden palm, and his attack overwhelmed Tsuna's White Clap.
• The Monk finished restoring his legs and declared himself the new Hyosube Ichibei as he challenged Tsuna to a third round.

New Hyosube Ichibei renewed his body with the Soul King's power, forcing Tsuna and his companions to risk a four-power attack. The blast devastated the Soul King Palace, but the Monk survived and sent Tsuna crashing through the Seireitei under a seemingly lethal attack.

• New Hyosube Ichibei declared his rebirth to Tsuna, restoring his body with the Soul King's power.
• Tsuna attacked with Sky Flames, but the Monk swept them aside with the Senri Touten Palm.
• Kuri Enma proposed layering the four powers on an Earth Crossbow bolt, and Tsuna fled to prepare the attack.
• Tsuna, Decimo, and Byakuran fired a bolt combining Earth, Quincy, Hollow, and Fullbring powers, triggering a massive explosion that destroyed much of the Soul King Palace.
• The Monk seized Tsuna, hurled him downward, and struck him with Soul King power, driving him through the Seireitei as Tsuna believed he was about to die.

Tsuna survived the Monk’s devastating attack because Byakuran sacrificed himself to protect him, while the Monk overwhelmed Yamamoto and threatened Soul Society. Tsuna’s allies and former captains gathered around him to face the Monk as his pressure bore down on them.

• Byakuran shielded Tsuna with his power, then spent himself protecting him as Tsuna released his Hollow power and braced for the Monk’s blow.
• Yamamoto and Kyōraku ordered the captains to evacuate through the Garganta, but Yamamoto stayed behind with Senjumaru as the Monk struck Soul Society.
• Yamamoto attacked the Monk with Zanka no Tachi, but the Monk caught and erased his Bankai without injury.
• Ichigo rescued the barely breathing Tsuna, and Orihime and Unohana treated him as Tatsuki, Ginjo, Tsukishima, and other allies arrived.
• Byakuya, Kenpachi, Unohana, and the Visored refused to withdraw, while the Monk’s spiritual pressure forced everyone to hunch beneath it.

Tsuna and his allies fought to keep the Monk from capturing him, but the Monk overwhelmed their attacks and destroyed Ichigo’s desperate shot. Tsuna’s friends stood between him and the Monk, and Tsuna ignited his life-burning flames to challenge him in a final battle.

• The Monk tried to seize Tsuna, but Yamamoto used Zanpakuto fusion and Genryū: Double Bone to divert his palm, injuring himself in the process.
• Ichigo fired a combined-power arrow at the Monk, who erased its strength and crushed the attack.
• Tsuna thanked his allies and urged them to leave, while Ichigo tried to reach Aizen’s seal before the Monk struck him down; Shiba Kūkaru fired the Kakkaku Cannon to save him.
• Tsuna’s allies gathered in front of him as the Monk attacked, and Tsuna used his Sky Flames to neutralize the Monk’s power of names.
• Tsuna declared that he would become strong enough to protect his friends and family, then called on Hyosube Ichibei to fight as his life and Decimo’s flames burned together.

Monk sealed Tsuna in crystal after suppressing the attempts by Ichigo and Kuri Enma to save him, but Tatsuki briefly fought back to protect Tsuna. Urahara Kisuke learned that the Soul King had chosen the people who stood beside Tsuna, and he left the Soul King Palace believing Monk had lost his chance.

• Tsuna used the last of his life energy to attack Monk, but Monk caught him and began sealing him in crystal.
• Ichigo attacked Monk, who absorbed his Getsuga Tensho and used it to bind Ichigo and knock back the rescuers.
• Kuri Enma tried to use Tsuna's Quincy power, but Monk suppressed it, leaving Kuri Enma unable to see outside.
• Tsuna smiled as the crystal covered him, and Monk lowered the completed preliminary seal before the devastated Ichigo and Tatsuki.
• Tatsuki briefly entered Flash Cry's Water God Battle Form and kicked Monk away from Tsuna's crystal before exhausting her power.
• Urahara Kisuke met with the Soul King, learned that his choice was the people who walked beside Tsuna, and departed through a rift.

The Soul King granted power and recognition to Soul Reapers and their allies, allowing Yamamoto to use Beyond Bankai as Tsuna confronted the Monk. The Monk realized the Soul King was stabilizing the world and decided to create a new Soul King himself.

• The Soul King sent power to Yamamoto and other Soul Reapers, opening the possibility of Beyond Bankai, and also strengthened Ichigo and his friends.
• Tsuna broke free of the Monk's seal, rescued Tatsuki, and revealed that the Soul King had added his name to the Thousand-Name Register.
• The Monk attacked Tsuna, but Tsuna used his Sky Flame to resist the Monk's powers and Yamamoto joined the fight.
• Yamamoto used Beyond Bankai against the Monk, while the Soul King's power kept the rest of Soul Society stable.
• The Monk sensed the Soul King repairing the world and, deciding he no longer needed the Soul King's power, resolved to create a new Soul King and struck Yamamoto away.

Tsuna received the Vongola leaders’ acknowledgment through his Zanpakuto, letting him match the Monk’s power and protect his friends. After moving them to safety in Seireitei, Tsuna returned to face the Monk.

• Tsuna and his allies’ attacks failed against the Monk, and a ring at Tsuna’s chest summoned Vongola Primo to shield him.
• Primo explained that the Soul King had brought him to help Tsuna awaken power from the Reborn! world, and the Vongola leaders passed their flames of resolve into Tsuna’s Zanpakuto.
• With the Soul King’s acknowledgment and Vongola’s power, Tsuna caught the Monk’s attack, froze his hands with Zero Point Breakthrough, and used his cloak to transfer Ichigo and the others to Seireitei.
• Tsuna reassured Tatsuki, then returned to the battlefield as the Monk broke free and charged at him.

Tsuna awakened the true name of his Bankai, the Vongola's Dying Will Flame, and used its combined powers to fight Monk. As Monk’s stolen Soul King power was stripped away and began repairing Soul Society, Tsuna and his summoned animals brought him close to defeat.

• After the past Vongola leaders acknowledged Tsuna, he released his Bankai and discovered its true name was the Vongola's Dying Will Flame, uniting all seven Attributes.
• Monk lost control and furiously attacked Tsuna, while Yamamoto told Ichigo and the others that Tsuna could handle the fight.
• Tsuna used Form Change to combine the Vongola Gears into battle equipment and struck Monk with a Mist illusion.
• Tsuna summoned the Vongola animals and directed them to attack Monk, with Beef Bowl knocking him down and Roll restraining him.
• Han Ga Ryu empowered the animals as they wounded Monk, while the Soul King's power began leaving his body and repairing Soul Society.
• Monk shrank as his stolen power was reclaimed, and his reason began to return.

Tsuna used Natsu and the other small animals to strip Hyosube Ichibei of the Soul King's power, then joined their seven flames to defeat him with a single devastating punch. His friends arrived to find Ichibei and Ichimonji destroyed, and Tsuna greeted them as the battle ended.

• Natsu neutralized the Monk's black ink and shielded the small animals while Tsuna struck him down.
• Tsuna directed his companions to shape the sky, and their weather powers dismantled the Monk and returned the Soul King's stolen power.
• The Monk cursed Tsuna and the Soul King, so Tsuna and the small animals formed a rainbow of seven flames for a final attack.
• Tsuna gathered the seven flames and punched the Monk, destroying him, Ichimonji, and part of the Seireitei.
• Tsuna's friends arrived, saw the broken brush and devastation, and rushed to celebrate with him.

After Tsuna collapsed from the mental strain of his final transformation, his allies arranged his care while Urahara and Yamamoto dealt with the ruined Seireitei and the Soul King's orders. The Monk was restored in the Soul King Palace, but returned weakened and confronted the consequences of his choices.

• Urahara used Red Princess to restore the devastated land, then examined Tsuna with Unohana and confirmed that Tsuna had fainted from extreme mental exhaustion.
• Urahara told Ichigo and the others that Beyond Bankai could let them fight alongside Tsuna, while Ichigo and Hirako set out to retrieve the Gotei 13 from Hueco Mundo.
• The Soul King sent Urahara and Yamamoto a message allowing the Monk to live, and Yamamoto assigned the Visored to organize the returning captains and bring Zero Squad members to the Fourth Division.
• Tatsuki chose to take Tsuna home with Unohana watching over him, while Byakuya accepted Kenpachi's challenge until the Gotei 13 returned.
• The Soul King restored the Monk and Ichimonji, leaving the Monk frail; the Monk realized that his defeat had followed from choosing to consume the Soul King's parts.

The Soul King revived Monk and bound him to restore Soul King Palace and maintain its records, while Ōetsu Nimaiya was reduced to a swordsmith. In Seireitei, Kyōraku succeeded Yamamoto as Captain-Commander and announced sweeping changes, leaving Monk and Ōetsu to begin their assigned work.

• The Soul King revived Monk, stripped Ichimonji of its naming powers, and compelled him to restore Soul King Palace and manage the world's registry.
• Kyōraku took over as Captain-Commander in a ceremony witnessed by Seireitei's captains and three members of Zero Squad.
• Kyōraku announced new policies, including redefining the Gotei 13's mission, creating the Tribunal Bureau, restructuring ties with Soul King Palace, and placing Seireitei on full combat readiness.
• Monk regained control of his body and summoned Ōetsu Nimaiya to help repair Soul King Palace.
• Ōetsu discovered he could no longer channel the Soul King's power and learned that he was now only a swordsmith, while Monk called himself a recorder.

After waking from his five-day coma, Tsuna learned that the Soul King had sacrificed his foundation to protect the Three Worlds, leaving them less than twenty years before his disappearance would cause their destruction. Tsuna and the others found no immediate solution, but suspected Hell might be connected to the coming crisis and resolved to grow stronger.

• Tsuna awoke after five days unconscious, and Unohana Retsu found no hidden injuries but said he needed to regain his strength.
• Urahara Kisuke told Tsuna, Yamamoto, and Kyōraku that the Soul King had reinforced the Three Worlds at the cost of his own life, leaving less than twenty years before his power ran out.
• Urahara explained that the Soul King had placed the future in the hands of those around Tsuna, and Kyōraku recognized that the crisis left them little time to prepare.
• Tsuna suggested that Yhwach might replace the Soul King, but Urahara warned that a new linchpin might not prevent the Three Worlds from collapsing.
• Tsuna connected Urahara’s vision of the Three Worlds’ collapse to Hell and asked Kyōraku to record it as a possible source of the crisis.
• Tsuna, Yamamoto, Urahara, and Kyōraku agreed to strengthen themselves and their allies while trusting the Soul King’s choice.

Tsuna attended Aizen’s imprisonment ceremony and agreed to let him see the changed Seireitei before being taken to prison. Aizen accepted his restraints, though Tsuna believed his confinement depended more on Aizen’s state of mind than on the equipment.

• Muguruma Kensei invited Tsuna to oversee Aizen’s imprisonment, and Tsuna agreed to attend.
• Tsuna arrived at the ceremony site and spoke with Kensei about the Gotei 13’s changing duties and Shūhei’s Bankai.
• Tsuna released the sealing flame, exposed Aizen’s illusion, and explained that Aizen was being imprisoned for his experiments and crimes in the Seireitei.
• Aizen asked to see the changed Seireitei, and Tsuna secured Kyōraku’s approval for one escorted lap before the prison transfer.
• Aizen sat in the confinement chair and equipped the prison uniform and restraints, and Tsuna accompanied the 1st Division personnel as they prepared to take him away.

Tsuna escorted Aizen through Seireitei to the Central Underground Prison, where Aizen reflected on the changes in Soul Society and said farewell to Momo Hinamori. Aizen entered the prison and warned Shunsui Kyōraku to govern well, while hinting that he expected trouble ahead.

• Aizen asked Tsuna whether he had brought about Seireitei’s reforms, and Tsuna explained that Yamamoto’s policies had advanced after Aizen’s actions weakened the nobles.
• Aizen met Momo Hinamori near Shino Academy, and she thanked him for taking care of her in the 5th Division before watching his carriage depart.
• Aizen secretly thanked Momo Hinamori through spiritual pressure, leaving her tearful but determined to embrace her new life.
• Tsuna and Aizen reached the 1st Division, where Shunsui Kyōraku prepared to take Aizen to the Central Underground Prison.
• Aizen entered the prison, told Tsuna to seek him if needed, and warned Kyōraku that he would be watching from underground.

Tsuna and Yamamoto investigated the attack that seriously wounded Kyōraku and discovered that the culprit was Soya Ashirogi, whose Bankai had merged with Seireitei. Soya explained that he had attacked Kyōraku to give him a break, then revealed that he had left Muken for revenge.

• Tsuna rushed to Squad 1 after learning Kyōraku had been attacked and found Yamamoto investigating the wrecked barracks gate.
• Tsuna detected unusual Reishi in Squad 1 and helped Yamamoto expose a hidden figure, but the intruder escaped by merging with the courtyard wall.
• At Squad 4, Kyōraku identified his attacker as Soya Ashirogi, the eighth Kenpachi, who had been imprisoned in Muken.
• Tsuna revealed that Soya Ashirogi's Bankai had fused with Seireitei, and Soya appeared in the quiet room.
• Soya explained that he had attacked Kyōraku to give him time to rest, then said he had left Muken for revenge.

Soya Ashirogi explained that he had left Muken at the Soul King’s request and sought a place in the Gotei 13 while pursuing revenge against the nobles who had harmed his family. He challenged Kenpachi Zaraki for the Kenpachi title, but Ashido stepped forward to face him over his killing of Kuruyashiki Kenpachi.

• Soya Ashirogi told Kyōraku that the Soul King had once barred his campaign against Hollows and had now called him out of Muken to help protect Soul Society.
• Kyōraku allowed Soya Ashirogi to join the Gotei 13 as a Seated Officer, but Soya Ashirogi chose to challenge Kenpachi Zaraki instead.
• Soya Ashirogi left to confront Zaraki, while Kyōraku, Tsuna, and Unohana Retsu discussed his potential role in the Gotei 13.
• Soya Ashirogi appeared at Squad 11’s barracks and invoked the Kenpachi challenge, but Zaraki dismissed him as too weak to be worth fighting.
• Ashido recognized Soya Ashirogi as the man who had killed Kuruyashiki Kenpachi and asked Zaraki to let him fight Soya Ashirogi.