Chapter Summaries

Wu Biao defeated a Shinigami girl, but Longtangsi Yanlong and his followers arrived seeking the Memory Rosary and attacked him. Wu Biao destroyed the Blanks and defeated one of Yanlong’s fighters with a single punch, leaving the other three stunned.

• Wu Biao charged through the Shinigami girl’s Mirokumaru and knocked her into a house with one punch.
• Longtangsi Yanlong arrived with five followers, recognized the Memory Rosary, and sent Blanks to surround the girl and Wu Biao.
• Wu Biao smashed his way through the Blanks while Yanlong ordered four followers to kill him and take the Memory Rosary.
• A fighter wielding twin war hammers attacked Wu Biao, who shattered the hammers and struck him down with one punch.
• The other three fighters stopped in shock after seeing Wu Biao defeat their companion.

Yan Long seized the Shinigami girl and ordered the remaining guards to attack Wu Biao. Wu Biao eagerly fought back, leaving the guards badly beaten as the battle continued.

• Yan Long knocked out the Shinigami girl, grabbed her, and escaped with Shunpo as a figure was sent flying and lost consciousness.
• Yan Long threatened the remaining three guards, who charged at Wu Biao to prove their worth.
• Wu Biao rushed into the guards’ combined attack and dodged the long-braided man’s powerful slash.
• Wu Biao shattered the long-braided man’s saber with a punch and sent him crashing into a house.
• Wu Biao struck the fat man with a flaming-assisted whip kick, breaking his shoulder and hurling him away.

Wu Biao defeated the purple-haired woman and confronted Yan Long, who attacked him with four light swords. Wounded but still eager for battle, Wu Biao charged toward Yan Long.

• The purple-haired woman fired arrows at Wu Biao, but he advanced through them and knocked her out with one punch when she tried to distract him by tearing open her clothes.
• Wu Biao criticized the unconscious woman for neglecting her fighting ability and turned his attention to Yan Long.
• Yan Long threw the young girl aside and attacked Wu Biao with four light swords formed from incomplete souls.
• Wu Biao shattered one light sword with his fist, was pierced by the other three, and charged at Yan Long despite his wounds.

Wu Biao fought Yan Long, whose strange abilities and spiritual pressure could not overcome Wu Biao’s strength and healing. Wu Biao beat Yan Long unconscious, while the Shinigami girl and Memory Rosary remained tied to Yan Long’s unfinished plan.

• Yan Long attacked Wu Biao, but Wu Biao blocked his strikes and healed his wounds as they fought.
• Yan Long formed a shield from Pluses and tried to flee with the Shinigami girl, but Wu Biao caught up and broke through his defenses.
• Wu Biao activated the Guanyin Fist and continued attacking Yan Long, who trapped him in a milky-white substance and slashed at him.
• Wu Biao survived the slash, healed with Hellfire, and beat Yan Long with hundreds of punches until he passed out.
• Wu Biao released the Jubai Kanon Ken state and complained that he was hungry again.

The Soul Society captains learned that Yoruichi had found Captain-Commander Yamamoto sealed in a limestone cave where the rebellious Zanpakuto were hiding. They planned an assault for three hours later, with Unohana volunteering to restrain the dangerous Hell Agent if he appeared.

• Soi Fon reported that the Ryodoji Clan had planned to use the Memory Rosary to make the Human World and Soul Society collide, and that the captured clan members were imprisoned in Muken.
• Ukitake Jushiro said Gegetsuburi had revealed the Zanpakuto's hiding place, and Yoruichi returned to report that she had spotted Yamamoto sealed inside the cave.
• The captains agreed to attack the cave in three hours and discussed the missing Zanpakuto, possible traps, and the danger of encountering Wu Biao in Rukongai.
• Unohana volunteered to restrain Wu Biao, and Yoruichi told Ichigo that Unohana was among the Gotei 13's strongest fighters.
• Unohana revealed that she had already restored Minazuki to normal and could call it back at any time.

The Shinigami entered the cavern maze to rescue Yamamoto and reclaim their Zanpakuto. As the others went ahead, Unohana Retsu faced the approaching threat, revealing the terrifying killing intent behind her identity as Unohana Yachiru, Soul Society’s First Kenpachi.

• Muramasa sensed the Shinigami approaching and sent his gathered allies to welcome them.
• Shunsui Kyoraku, Ukitake Jushiro, and the others split up and entered the cavern through its two entrances.
• Unohana Retsu stayed outside as a blood-red mist and overwhelming Haki approached through the forest.
• Kurosaki Ichigo felt trapped by Unohana Retsu’s killing intent, then entered the cavern with Shunsui Kyoraku and Ukitake Jushiro.
• Yoruichi reflected that Unohana Retsu was the legendary Unohana Yachiru, whose centuries of slaughter had given her unmatched killing intent.

The Shinigami fought their manifested Zanpakuto and other opponents as they advanced through the limestone cave. Wu Biao confronted Unohana Retsu, whose bloodthirsty smile met his charge, and he launched a powerful punch at her.

• Madarame Ikkaku and Yumichika Ayasegawa encountered Hozukimaru and Lapis Peacock, and Ikkaku clashed with Hozukimaru.
• Ukitake Jushiro was pursued by two child Zanpakuto while Shunsui Kyoraku guarded against attacks from a masked girl and her motionless companion.
• Byakuya Kuchiki blocked Yoruichi and accused her of abandoning Soul Society, while Yoruichi teased him about his honor.
• Unohana Retsu revealed her true blade as Wu Biao raised Jubai Kanon Ken to a hundredfold.
• Wu Biao resisted Unohana Retsu's killing intent with Haki and drove his fist toward her.

Wu Biao and Unohana Retsu fought with growing excitement as she recognized him as a worthy opponent who might surpass Kenpachi Zaraki. The chapter ended as Wu Biao vowed to win and claim her, while Unohana Retsu raised her blade and prepared to answer him with her swordsmanship.

• Wu Biao's punch clashed with Unohana Retsu's curved blade, and the impact sent a destructive shockwave through the forest.
• Unohana Retsu and Wu Biao both suffered injuries, but Wu Biao charged at her again without retreating.
• Unohana Retsu recalled how Wu Biao's battle instinct and Haki had awakened her anticipation for a worthy fight.
• Wu Biao healed his right fist with Karmic fire, covered his arm in Hellfire, and declared that he would win and claim Unohana Retsu.
• Unohana Retsu readied her curved blade and prepared to use the swordsmanship she had forged from countless styles.

Wu Biao and Unohana Retsu fought a brutal duel, escalating from swordsmanship and martial arts to Unohana Retsu’s Bankai, Minazuki. After trading severe injuries and healing through their respective abilities, both reached a critical point as the battle continued.

• Unohana Retsu used her curved-blade swordsmanship to deflect Wu Biao’s punch and force him to counter with a precise seizing technique.
• Wu Biao and Unohana Retsu exchanged rapid attacks, suffering serious wounds that Wu Biao’s Hellfire and Unohana Retsu’s Healing Kidō repaired.
• Unohana Retsu activated Bankai, Minazuki, and the two resumed their clash with increased power and skill.
• Wu Biao let Unohana Retsu pierce his arm so he could dislocate her shoulder, then broke her wrist and struck her chest with an Aerial Triple Kick.
• Wu Biao and Unohana Retsu separated, both badly injured, while Wu Biao’s stamina neared its limit.

Wu Biao recovered from his berserk state and resumed his battle with Unohana Retsu, who unleashed her Bankai and fought him without restraint. The clash left Unohana badly injured and revealed that Wu Biao’s strength and recovery had become overwhelming.

• Unohana Retsu recognized Wu Biao’s fighting style as the kind of combat she had long pursued, while Wu Biao realized her healing had limits.
• Wu Biao said he had recovered and charged at Unohana, declaring that he intended to win and wanted her.
• Unohana unleashed her Bankai, turning the surroundings red with a sea of blood, and met Wu Biao in a fierce clash.
• Wu Biao blocked Unohana’s curved blade with a punch that destroyed his right arm, then caught the blade and struck at her again.
• Unohana blocked Wu Biao’s punch with her left arm, but the impact badly injured her and sent her staggering backward.
• Unohana healed herself with Kaido and recognized that she could not match Wu Biao’s strength head-on.

Unohana Retsu and Wu Biao fought fiercely until Wu Biao defeated her, then confessed that he wanted her as his partner. Unohana Retsu answered his declaration with a point-blank Shakkaho, while the author noted that the Zanpakuto Rampage arc had ended.

• Unohana Retsu shifted to swordsmanship and nearly killed Wu Biao with a pair of swift slashes.
• Unohana Retsu fired Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō at close range, and Wu Biao blocked it with a combined Kannonji-dan.
• Wu Biao used a flame-powered feint and whip kick, while Unohana Retsu countered with a slash that wounded him deeply.
• Wu Biao knocked Unohana Retsu's blade away and prepared to strike, but stopped to kiss the scar beneath her collarbone and say he wanted her.
• Unohana Retsu fired Shakkaho at Wu Biao, blasting him away after he called her his mating partner.

Kenpachi Zaraki and Kusajishi Yachiru arrived after Unohana Retsu had defeated Wu Biao, while flames erupted around the cavern and revealed Muramasa’s plan. The group learned Muramasa had likely escaped to the Human World, and Minazuki carried the wounded Wu Biao and Unohana back to the 4th Division.

• Kenpachi Zaraki and Kusajishi Yachiru reached the battlefield and found Unohana Retsu standing over the unconscious Wu Biao; Unohana admitted she had lost to him.
• Unohana sensed that Muramasa had used the captains and opened a Senkaimon to reach the Human World as flames surged from the cavern.
• Wu Biao mumbled in his sleep about sparring with Unohana, who kicked him away, then asked Kenpachi and Yachiru whether they had heard him.
• Kurosaki Ichigo emerged from the flames and asked whether Muramasa had escaped; Unohana said she had sensed a Senkaimon opening.
• Unohana released Minazuki, which swallowed Wu Biao and then Unohana before heading back to the 4th Division.

After the Zanpakuto rebellion ended, Wu Biao woke in the 4th Division’s General Relief Station and found himself sharing a room with Unohana Retsu. He kept provoking her with claims that she was his wife, while she threatened him into silence and arranged for him to get food.

• The Seireitei began rebuilding after the rebellion, while Byakuya Kuchiki served a month of house arrest and the divisions hunted the remaining Sword Beasts.
• Wu Biao woke at the 4th Division’s General Relief Station and demanded several buckets of rice.
• Wu Biao called Unohana Retsu his “wifey,” prompting her to attack him with Shakkahō and warn him not to use the name again.
• Unohana Retsu ordered Kotetsu Isane to bring Wu Biao food, then threatened to poison his supplies if he kept provoking her.
• Wu Biao complimented Unohana Retsu’s hair and scar, and she told him to get lost.

Wu Biao tried to avoid being sent back to the Human World, but Unohana Retsu and the 5th Division confronted him in the General Infirmary. He was blasted outside and bound by Hinamori Momo as the division prepared to take revenge.

• Kotetsu Isane told Wu Biao that his examinations were normal and ordered him to return to the Human World, but he pretended to be injured before admitting he would not leave.
• Unohana Retsu entered and challenged Wu Biao after he declared that he was staying to show how much he cared about his wife.
• A hidden attacker sent an Ice Dragon at Wu Biao, and he stopped it with Hellfire before Unohana Retsu slashed at him and fired Hadō #88: Hiryū Gekizoku Raihō.
• The blast sent Wu Biao through the General Infirmary wall, where Hinamori Momo bound him with Bakudō #61: Rikujokoro amid a crowd of angry 5th Division members.
• Hinamori Momo called out Tobiume as the 5th Division prepared to attack Wu Biao.

Hinamori, Hitsugaya Tōshirō, and the 5th Division’s baldheads fought Wu Biao, but he easily overwhelmed them. Kurosaki Ichigo arrived to take Wu Biao back to the Human World after Hitsugaya asked him to bring the troublemaking substitute agent home.

• Hinamori and Hitsugaya Tōshirō attacked Wu Biao with Tobiume’s flames and an ice dragon, but he broke through both attacks.
• Unohana Retsu tried to ambush Wu Biao while he was trapped in ice, but he dodged her curved blade and complained that she was helping outsiders fight him.
• Hinamori led the 5th Division’s baldheads against Wu Biao, who knocked them down in a row; Hitsugaya caught Hinamori and stopped her from rejoining the fight.
• Hitsugaya told Unohana that he resented Wu Biao but was grateful that Momo’s anger toward him had helped her recover from Aizen Sosuke’s betrayal.
• Kurosaki Ichigo arrived because his mother had sent him to check on Wu Biao, and Hitsugaya asked him to take Wu Biao back to the Human World.

Wu Biao insisted he had won a fight despite spending ten days bedridden, while everyone at the Kurosaki household believed he had been badly beaten. After learning Kisuke Urahara had spread the story, Wu Biao left to confront him.

• Xia Li and Kurosaki Isshin scolded Wu Biao for lounging around watching cartoons and teased him about claiming he had a wife.
• Kurosaki Isshin brought up the rumor that Wu Biao had been beaten so badly he spent ten days in bed, and Wu Biao angrily insisted he had won.
• Sado Yasutora arrived with food and supplements, then asked Wu Biao how he was recovering from his supposed injuries.
• Uryu Ishida and Orihime Inoue visited and offered medical help, repeating that they had heard Wu Biao was bedridden for ten days.
• Orihime Inoue and Sado Yasutora said Kisuke Urahara had told them about the fight, so Wu Biao left to beat Urahara until he could not get out of bed for ten days.

Wu Biao complained about being summoned to another job by Hell, then traveled by train to Slope Town instead of rushing there with his own speed. He left the boy seated beside him bewildered by his threats, insults, and open defiance of the no-smoking sign.

• Wu Biao spent his days at the clinic, helping Ichigo fight Hollows and visiting Unohana Retsu, while Hell repeatedly urged him to take another assignment.
• Wu Biao finally agreed to go, said goodbye to Kurosaki Isshin and Kurosaki Masaki, and set off for Slope Town with the bank card Teacher Kanonji had given him.
• Wu Biao took the subway and asked a high-school-aged boy to point out Slope Town on the route map.
• The boy told Wu Biao that Slope Town was the terminal station and that the train ride would take half a day.
• Wu Biao offered the boy a cigarette, then lit one himself despite the no-smoking sign and said he could not read.

On a train bound for Slope Town, Wu Biao provoked a timid youth and exposed how the young man stayed silent unless he expected others to protect him. Wu Biao then attacked him and demanded that he prove he was not trash by hitting back.

• Wu Biao challenged the passengers after a woman rebuked him for smoking, then questioned the delicate-looking youth for objecting only because others were present.
• A train attendant warned Wu Biao that smoking was forbidden, and Wu Biao extinguished his cigarette and mocked the woman who had summoned the attendant.
• Wu Biao stopped the youth from leaving and revealed that he knew they were both headed to Slope Town.
• When Wu Biao called him trash, the youth shouted back, and Wu Biao challenged him to prove himself by punching him.
• Wu Biao struck the youth with a cigarette butt, kicked him to the floor, and dragged him up by the hair, demanding that he hit back.

Wu Biao protected Takeuchi Sosuke from a bully on the train and promised to keep him safe, but when Sosuke faced Kumakura Takashi and his gang at Slope Town station, Wu Biao had vanished. Sosuke was left alone in front of them.

• Wu Biao stopped an attendant from intervening when Takeuchi Sosuke stayed silent about being bullied, then kept Sosuke from leaving the train.
• Kumakura Takashi boarded the train and demanded money from Sosuke, but Wu Biao kicked him into the carriage wall and told Sosuke he would protect him.
• Kumakura Takashi threatened Sosuke and left, while Sosuke stayed beside Wu Biao until they reached Slope Town.
• Wu Biao encouraged Sosuke to walk out of the station toward Kumakura Takashi and more than a dozen delinquents waiting outside.
• Kumakura Takashi asked where the bald man was, and Sosuke turned to find Wu Biao gone.

Takeuchi Sosuke endured another beating and threats from Kumakura Takashi, then Wu Biao attacked him and rejected his plea for protection. Left alone in the alley, Sosuke blamed himself and his buried resentment deepened.

• Kumakura Takashi and his friends beat Takeuchi Sosuke and ordered him to refund the flower order money.
• Kumakura Takashi threatened to visit Sosuke's comatose sister, Aya, and told Sosuke to stay quiet and obey.
• Wu Biao arrived, kicked Sosuke, and said he did not deserve the protection Wu had promised his friends.
• Wu Biao left Sosuke in the garbage, and Sosuke's resentment grew as he wondered what would have happened if he had resisted.