Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Tamaharu made Obito submit to a life of controlled servitude, then arranged for Rin and Kakashi to reunite and for Obito to undergo further training. He also brought Whitebeard Edward to Aizen to try Shinigami-fication, hoping it would restore the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power.

• Uchiha Tamaharu offered Obito death or a life without freedom, and Obito chose to live so he could see Rin again.
• Uchiha Tamaharu suppressed Obito’s consciousness, sealed the prisoners’ memories of him, and gave Kakashi an ordinary Three Tomoe Sharingan to replace his Kamui eye.
• Uchiha Tamaharu sent Kakashi and Rin to Minato to begin Rin’s spiritual transformation, then ordered Orochimaru to restore Obito’s body and train him.
• Orochimaru reported that the Shinigami-fication Devil Fruit was ready and the Hollowfication Fruit was nearly complete.
• Yhwach led the Quincy into Hueco Mundo, where they found no powerful opponents and began slaughtering Hollows while gathering Reishi.
• Uchiha Tamaharu took Whitebeard Edward to Aizen for Shinigami-fication in hopes of restoring the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power.

Aizen helped Whitebeard Edward undergo Shinigami-fication, and Whitebeard awakened his Devil Fruit-like power as his Resurreccion. As the Spirit Energy Resurgence began, Uchiha Tamaharu sent Whitebeard and Ace to train and watched the Living World's Reishi rapidly increase.

• Aizen examined Whitebeard Edward and spent five days raising his Reiatsu to its peak.
• Aizen used equipment and Reishi to transform Whitebeard Edward into a Shinigami.
• Whitebeard Edward released his Zanpakuto, activated his Resurreccion, and regained the power of his Devil Fruit.
• Uchiha Tamaharu explained that Devil Fruit and Zanpakuto abilities both wielded rules, while Aizen noticed that Reishi was increasing.
• Uchiha Tamaharu sent Whitebeard and Ace to train, then the system announced the Spirit Energy Resurgence and Reishi surged in the Living World as it declined in the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.

Uchiha Tamaharu gathered his allies to plan how to protect the Spirit Energy Resurgence from Soul Society, the Quincy, and other threats. After assigning their tasks, he set out to provoke conflict in Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.

• Uchiha Tamaharu received a mission to protect the Living World and complete the Spirit Energy Resurgence within 180 days.
• Uchiha Tamaharu convened Madara Uchiha, Orochimaru, Aizen, and Tobirama Senju to discuss threats to the resurgence.
• Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, Orochimaru, and Aizen proposed strategies to distract their enemies and keep them fighting among themselves.
• Aizen warned that Squad Zero, Kisuke Urahara, and the growing threat of Hollows could complicate their plans.
• Uchiha Tamaharu assigned Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju to protect the Living World while Orochimaru developed a training system and Aizen researched Fusion Power.
• Uchiha Tamaharu planned to control a Death God and a Quincy and send them to stir up trouble in Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.

Kisuke Urahara feared that rising Reishi in the Living World could drain the Soul King and destabilize the worlds, while Tobirama Senju organized the Purification Squad to respond to threats. Uchiha Tamaharu sent Ichigo and his friends back to school after urging them to prepare for the chaos ahead, then received a message asking whether any prey had taken the bait.

• Kisuke Urahara warned Yoruichi that rising Reishi could exhaust the Soul King and cause the worlds to collapse, and he worried that he needed to prepare further.
• Tobirama Senju divided the Living World into ten regions, assigned captains to respond to threats, and issued them Reishi-powered Flying Thunder God Kunai and special phones.
• Uchiha Tamaharu told Ichigo and his friends to keep protecting Karakura Town and continue training as the Quincy conflict escalated.
• Ichigo showed his improved Hollowfication, while Uryu Ishida, Chad, and Inoue Orihime described the abilities they had developed with Tobirama Senju.
• Uchiha Tamaharu sent Ichigo, Uryu Ishida, Chad, and Inoue Orihime back to school beside Itachi's Shadow Clone.
• Uchiha Tamaharu sensed a message from the Shadow Clone near the God Tree asking whether any prey had taken the bait.

Uchiha Tamaharu captured Quilge Opie and used Obito’s Kamui and Dark-Dark Fruit combination to incapacitate him, then sent him to attack the Tsunayashiro Clan. Quilge’s assault left Seireitei fearing Aizen’s return and prompted Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni to request Squad Zero’s help.

• Quilge Opie discovered an invisible barrier around Uchiha Tamaharu’s hidden location, but Obito ambushed and subdued him while Uchiha Tamaharu took control of his mind.
• Uchiha Tamaharu moved the God Tree to a new location and altered Quilge’s memories so he would blame Aizen for controlling him.
• Uchiha Tamaharu sent Quilge to Rukongai, where Quilge attacked the Tsunayashiro Clan in Vollstandig and killed more than two hundred of its members.
• Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi defeated Quilge, who regained consciousness before dying and claimed Aizen had controlled him.
• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni ordered Seireitei to contact Squad Zero and request reinforcements.

Kisuke Urahara questioned Ichigo about Uchiha Tamaharu’s growing Purification Squad, then found Uryu Ishida refusing Jugram’s offer to join Yhwach. The two Quincies began fighting, and Ichigo urged them to move somewhere remote to protect the Living World.

• Uchiha Tamaharu’s Purification Squad grew smoothly, while Yhwach learned that the Wandenreich had lost Cang Du and became suspicious of Aizen.
• Kisuke Urahara approached Ichigo for information about Uchiha Tamaharu, but Ichigo said he had been training and believed Tamaharu wanted humans to protect themselves.
• Kisuke Urahara and Ichigo sensed powerful Reiatsu and found Jugram confronting Uryu Ishida, whom Yhwach had sent him to recruit.
• Uryu Ishida refused to serve Yhwach and said he would protect the Quincies in the Living World himself, so Jugram attacked him.
• Uryu Ishida blocked Jugram’s first attack and activated the first stage of Sanrei as Jugram raised his Reiatsu.
• Ichigo urged Jugram and Uryu Ishida to take their fight somewhere remote, while Uryu Ishida insisted that they were responsible for protecting the Living World.

Uchiha Tamaharu agreed to help the Soul Society fight the Quincies, but demanded that the Death Gods stop interfering in the Living World. Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku were left facing a condition the Soul Society could not accept.

• Jugram withdrew to Hueco Mundo after warning Uryu Ishida to beware the Death Gods, while Kisuke Urahara offered to help Ichigo and Uryu if they needed it.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi reported that the Quincies’ mass slaughter of Hollows was upsetting the balance between Hueco Mundo and the Soul Society, and that he had already dealt with tens of thousands of souls in Rukongai to stabilize it temporarily.
• Jushiro Ukitake told the captains that the Visored could return to help, and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni ordered them back and set a decisive battle against the Quincies in Hueco Mundo for half a month later.
• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni sent Jushiro Ukitake to seek Uchiha Tamaharu’s aid and ask Kisuke Urahara about any other trump cards; Shunsui Kyoraku and Rukia went with him.
• Uchiha Tamaharu teleported Jushiro Ukitake, Shunsui Kyoraku, and Rukia into his home, agreed to help, and demanded that the Soul Society forbid all Death Gods from entering or interfering in the Living World.

Uchiha Tamaharu challenged Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake’s reasons for asking humans to help the Soul Reapers, questioning their claims and their treatment of souls. Before sending them away, he warned them that the Quincy could absorb Bankai and gave Ukitake a device to escape danger.

• Uchiha Tamaharu argued that Soul Reapers had little reason to intervene in the Living World and questioned whether humans should trust them.
• Jushiro Ukitake claimed the Quincy’s destruction of Hollows threatened the balance of the worlds, but Tamaharu challenged the source and truth of that claim.
• Tamaharu criticized the Soul Reapers for erasing souls and using them as resources, leaving Shunsui Kyoraku, Ukitake, and Rukia unable to refute him.
• As Ukitake prepared to leave, Tamaharu warned that the Quincy were making a device that could absorb Bankai and advised the Soul Reapers to use Bankai cautiously.
• Tamaharu gave Ukitake a black escape device and transported the three Soul Reapers to the entrance of the Urahara Shop.

Rin Nohara trained in a healing technique and asked Minato to revive Obito, but he explained that they could not find Obito’s cells or soul. Minato and Tobirama Senju went to Karakura Town to confront Quincies trying to take Uryu Ishida, where Soul Reaper captains and Ichigo joined the standoff.

• Rin Nohara practiced the Jutsu Formula while Minato encouraged her to master it and teach others.
• Rin Nohara asked Minato to bring Obito back, but Minato said they had no way to locate Obito’s soul.
• Uchiha Tamaharu sent Minato and Tobirama Senju to Karakura Town to protect humans and deal with the Quincies seeking Uryu Ishida.
• Askin Nakk Le Vaar and Bazz-B demanded that Uryu Ishida meet Yhwach, but Uryu refused to join the conflict between Quincies and Death Gods.
• Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake challenged Bazz-B’s accusations, and Ichigo Kurosaki transformed into his spiritual form and stood beside Uryu Ishida.

Ichigo and the Hokage confronted Bazz-B and Askin after the Quincy attacked in the Living World. The fight continued inside Tobirama and Minato’s barrier, with both sides escalating their powers.

• Bazz-B attacked Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake, but Ichigo intervened and challenged the Quincy.
• Bazz-B overwhelmed Ichigo until Ichigo Hollowfied, wounded him, and nearly finished him off.
• Minato and Tobirama appeared, raised a Four Red Yang Formation barrier, and warned the fighters against unrestricted combat.
• Bazz-B activated Vollstandig and attacked Tobirama, who evaded the flames and countered Askin with Tobirama’s help from Minato.
• Askin activated Vollstandig to withstand Minato and Tobirama’s attacks, leaving the Hokage wary of his poison-based power.

Tobirama and Minato helped Ichigo and the Soul Reapers fight Bazz-B and Askin, and Tobirama unveiled his Resurreccion, Emperor of the Sea. Tobirama defeated and sealed Bazz-B, while Askin returned to Hueco Mundo, and the others left the battlefield.

• Minato and Tobirama attacked Bazz-B alongside Ichigo, while Askin turned on Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake until their limiters were released and Yoruichi joined the fight.
• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God and assorted weapons to wear Bazz-B down, while Minato and Ichigo continued attacking him.
• Tobirama released his Resurreccion, Emperor of the Sea, and sent Ichigo to Uryu Ishida before facing Bazz-B alone.
• Tobirama tricked Bazz-B with a Water Clone, trapped him in an abyss of seawater, and sealed the Reiatsu in his body.
• Askin withdrew to Hueco Mundo, and Tobirama warned Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake against fighting in the Living World before he and Minato departed with Ichigo and Uryu.

The Death Gods invaded Hueco Mundo after preparing for war, but Yhwach used The Almighty and the power of fallen Quincies to defeat and kill Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. Shunsui Kyoraku ordered a retreat, and several Death Gods escaped with help from Uchiha Tamaharu’s items while Yhwach prepared to rest before pursuing them.

• Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake returned to the Soul Society with the Visored, while Rukia told Ichigo to remain in the Living World.
• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni prepared the Gotei 13 for battle with help from Squad Zero, then led them through the Senkaimon to Hueco Mundo.
• The Death Gods fought the Wandenreich Sternritter for three days, but Yhwach used The Almighty to evade Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni’s attacks and grew stronger as Quincies fell.
• Yhwach absorbed the power of the fallen Quincies, broke Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni’s Zanka no Tachi, and cut him in half.
• Shunsui Kyoraku ordered the Death Gods to retreat as the Schutzstaffel pursued them; Gin Ichimaru rescued Rangiku, and Jushiro Ukitake helped Toshiro Hitsugaya escape.
• Jugram told the surviving Quincies that Yhwach needed to rest before they pursued the escaped Death Gods.

After Yhwach defeated Yamamoto, Uchiha Tamaharu assessed Soul Society’s dire position and settled his deal with Gin Ichimaru by placing the Hogyoku inside Rangiku Matsumoto. He treated two poisoned Soul Reapers and sent them back to regroup, then learned that Jugram had found the God Tree in Hueco Mundo.

• Tamaharu concluded that Yhwach’s strength and Squad Zero’s reluctance to risk themselves had made Yamamoto’s defeat nearly inevitable.
• Tamaharu put Rangiku to sleep, placed the Hogyoku inside her, and watched her soul’s flaws heal as her Reiatsu grew stronger.
• Tamaharu took the Hogyoku back and told Gin to honor their deal by working hard; Rangiku recognized Tamaharu and began suspecting a conspiracy.
• Tamaharu removed Askin’s poison from Jushiro Ukitake and Toshiro Hitsugaya, then urged them to rely on Soul Society and regroup while Yhwach was wounded.
• Ukitake and Hitsugaya returned to Soul Society through Tamaharu’s portal, and Tamaharu learned from his Shadow Clone that Jugram had found the God Tree in Hueco Mundo.

Jugram confronted Aizen, whom Uchiha Tamaharu controlled as a decoy, and tested The Almighty against his opponent’s abilities. Jugram wounded Aizen but was then slashed and forced to retreat, while Tamaharu learned that the Rinnegan could interfere with a target much like Complete Hypnosis.

• Jugram activated The Almighty and found Aizen inside the space barrier, then offered him a place in the Wandenreich.
• Aizen refused to serve under Yhwach, and Jugram saw no future in which his attack could hit him.
• Uchiha Tamaharu used Kenbunshoku Haki and Aizen’s Rinnegan to evade Jugram’s attacks and countered with Spiral Cero.
• Jugram rewrote the future to sever Aizen’s arm, but Aizen used the opening to slash Jugram’s shoulder.
• Jugram regenerated with The Almighty and withdrew, while Tamaharu concluded that the Rinnegan could interfere with targets like Complete Hypnosis.

Uchiha Tamaharu used the Hogyoku to master spatial abilities, then met with Orochimaru, Aizen, and Ryuken Ishida to discuss Yhwach’s impending attack on the Soul King Palace. Aizen was close to balancing the powers needed to create the Soul King’s Power, while Tamaharu prepared to stop Yhwach and help Ryuken get revenge.

• Uchiha Tamaharu moved the God Tree to a remote area of the Soul Society and raised a barrier around it.
• Uchiha Tamaharu implanted the nearly fused Hogyoku in his chest and evolved his ability to control space, gaining techniques such as spatial imprisonment, teleportation, and dimensional blades.
• Uchiha Tamaharu met Orochimaru in Tokyo and learned that Orochimaru had taken a new body combining Shinigami and Hollow powers.
• Uchiha Tamaharu told Aizen and Ryuken Ishida that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was dead and Yhwach would soon attack the Soul King Palace.
• Aizen told Uchiha Tamaharu that he was close to balancing the three powers needed to form the Soul King’s Power, while Tamaharu promised Ryuken he would stop Yhwach.

Uchiha Tamaharu restored Aizen to his own body, then learned that Kisuke Urahara and Kurosaki Ichigo had disappeared. He took Inoue Orihime and Uryu Ishida to Soul Society, where he demanded that the captains hand Ichigo over.

• Uchiha Tamaharu returned Aizen's consciousness to his own body and warned him to finish his research before Yhwach moved.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama chose Shinigami-fication to gain new powers.
• Inoue Orihime and Uryu Ishida told Uchiha Tamaharu that Kurosaki Ichigo and Kisuke Urahara were missing, and Uryu said Ichigo had been expected to go to Soul Society.
• Uchiha Tamaharu brought Inoue Orihime and Uryu Ishida to Seireitei, where his Conqueror's Haki knocked out the approaching Death Gods.
• Uchiha Tamaharu confronted the captains and coldly demanded that they hand over Kurosaki Ichigo.

Uchiha Tamaharu confronted the Death Gods for seeking Ichigo Kurosaki’s help and revealed that they intended to turn Ichigo into a replacement Soul King. Mayuri Kurotsuchi supported Tamaharu’s claim, leaving the captains shaken and suspicious of the plan.

• Jushiro Ukitake tried to calm Uchiha Tamaharu, but Soi Fon insulted him, and Tamaharu’s pressure blasted her through Seireitei’s walls.
• Tamaharu threatened to destroy Soul Society himself and rejected Shunsui Kyoraku’s offer to discuss cooperation, questioning whether the Death Gods wanted more than Ichigo Kurosaki’s power.
• Tamaharu revealed that Ichigo had Death God, Hollow, and Quincy powers and could be made into a mutilated replacement for the failing Soul King.
• Inoue Orihime reacted in horror, Uryu Ishida grew furious, and Shinji Hirako demanded evidence from Tamaharu.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi said Tamaharu’s claim could be true, pointing to Kisuke Urahara’s interest in Ichigo and Ichigo’s unusual potential.

Uchiha Tamaharu exposed the Soul Society’s treatment of the Soul King and demanded that the Death Gods protect Ichigo Kurosaki. He left for the Living World after taking nearly a hundred nobles hostage, while Shunsui Kyoraku promised to keep Ichigo safe.

• Uchiha Tamaharu argued that the Four Great Noble Houses had mutilated and sealed the Soul King, and Jushiro Ukitake confirmed that one of the Soul King's arms was inside him.
• Inoue Orihime asked whether Ichigo Kurosaki could be saved, and Jushiro Ukitake said Ichigo and the others had already reached the Soul King Palace.
• Kensei Muguruma told Uchiha Tamaharu not to obstruct the Death Gods, while Shunsui Kyoraku promised to protect Ichigo and change Soul Society afterward.
• Uchiha Tamaharu used Shambles to take nearly a hundred members of the Four Great Noble Houses hostage and threatened to attack Soul Society if Ichigo was harmed.
• Shunsui Kyoraku vowed to pay with his life if Ichigo was not kept safe, and Uchiha Tamaharu opened a Portal and returned to the Living World with Inoue Orihime and Uryu Ishida.

Aizen mastered the Soul King’s power, and Uchiha Tamaharu judged that he could match Ichigo Kurosaki but still fell short of Yhwach. Yhwach began his invasion of Soul Society, while Jugram opened a direct passage to the Soul King Palace and the Death Gods rushed to stop them.

• After searching Hueco Mundo for more than half a month, Yhwach failed to find Aizen and decided to set out for Soul Society.
• Aizen told Uchiha Tamaharu that he had mastered the Soul King’s power, and Tamaharu said Aizen was about as strong as Ichigo Kurosaki but not strong enough to match Yhwach.
• Aizen asked whether he should help the Death Gods, and Uchiha Tamaharu told him to use his own judgment while Tamaharu prepared to prevent Yhwach from absorbing the Soul King.
• Yhwach led Jugram and the four members of the Schutzstaffel through a passage into Seireitei, where Shunsui Kyoraku and the other Death Gods confronted them.
• Jugram used the Key to open a passage to the Soul King Palace, stunning Shunsui Kyoraku as Gerard attacked the Death Gods.

Yhwach overwhelmed the Death Gods and Squad Zero as Uryu Ishida opened a passage to the Soul King Palace. Aizen appeared and struck down Askin Nakk Le Vaar, turning the battle’s focus toward a new arrival.

• Soi Fon failed to stop Uryu Ishida from opening the passage as Yhwach’s shadow drove her back and the Seireitei began to collapse.
• Byakuya Kuchiki’s Bankai sent Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, and four members of Squad Zero through the doorway to attack Yhwach.
• Yhwach’s unseen power wounded Tenjiro Kirinji, Oetsu Nimaiya, and Senjumaru Shutara, then killed the four members of Squad Zero and injured Byakuya Kuchiki through Uryu Ishida’s The Balance.
• Yhwach prepared to enter the passage to the Soul King Palace, but Askin Nakk Le Vaar was struck by a powerful sword’s pressure and left unable to fight.
• Aizen emerged from the shadows, declared his former comrades and Squad Zero a disappointment, and drew the Death Gods’ attention.