Chapter Summaries

Shin confronted Shaka over the Cancer Gold Cloth and fought him after Shaka launched spiritual and Cosmo attacks. Their battle continued until Shin broke through Shaka’s Ring and brought his sword within striking distance.

• Shin challenged Shaka’s claim to the Cancer Gold Cloth and demanded that Sanctuary’s Pope negotiate with him.
• Shaka attacked Shin with spirits released from his prayer beads, but Shin cut them apart with his sword.
• Shaka’s Demonic Subjugation destroyed Shin’s black-flame dragons, while Shin distorted space to deflect Shaka’s blast.
• A fisherman and a black cat watched the fight from a concealed valley, where machines hid the battle from outsiders.
• Shin surrounded Shaka with six sword strikes, forced his Ring to revert into Cosmo, and slashed at him from close range.

Shin and Shaka exchanged close-range attacks and powerful techniques, with Shin breaking Shaka’s mental assaults and Shaka evading Shin’s devastating ninjutsu. The chapter ended as Shin froze Shaka’s Crimson Lotus Karma Fire with God's Space and declared that he had caught him.

• Shaka blocked Shin’s sword, but Shin struck him with a kick and then slammed him into the ground with a sword slash.
• Shaka used Six Paths of Reincarnation to attack Shin’s mind, but Shin saw through the illusion with his Rinnegan and shattered it.
• Shin launched a Truth-Seeking Orb Shuriken, but Shaka evaded the blast and summoned Crimson Lotus Karma Fire behind Shin.
• Shin turned his Yin-Yang Release sword into a Sage Staff and used God's Space to freeze the flames in midair.

Uchiha Shin fought Shaka, who unleashed Tenbu Horin after opening his eyes and releasing his full Cosmo. Shin resisted its attack by resetting time, then used Ea to shatter the technique and devastate the surrounding mountains.

• Shaka opened his eyes and unleashed a surge of Cosmo that cracked Shin's God's Space.
• Shaka trapped Shin in Tenbu Horin and began stripping away his five senses, but Shin restored his sight by resetting time.
• Shin praised Tenbu Horin and identified himself as Uchiha Shin, the God of Time and Space.
• Shin revealed Ea and used The Heaven and Earth Part Asunder, Star of Creation to shatter Tenbu Horin and level distant mountains.

Uchiha Shin approached Urahara Kisuke and proposed discussing Aizen, while Wind Scar broke free of Aizen’s illusion and learned that Gilgamesh was dead. The chapter left Wind Scar demanding to know who had used him and what Aizen’s revelation meant.

• Uchiha Shin concluded that Shaka had escaped and warned the Pope to stop pursuing the Cancer Cloth or risk the Sanctuary being erased.
• Uchiha Shin confronted Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi, introduced himself, and said his purpose was to discuss Aizen.
• Wind Scar mourned White-Clad Sword Youth at his grave, then witnessed an illusion in which White-Clad pursued Black-Clad and was killed by Gilgamesh.
• Wind Scar broke Aizen’s Kyoka Suigetsu with his sword and demanded an explanation for White-Clad’s death.
• Aizen told Wind Scar that Gilgamesh was dead and that someone with ulterior motives had used him.

Wind Scar broke through Aizen’s Kyoka Suigetsu and heard his offer of a deal concerning the White-Clad Sword Youth. Elsewhere, the injured Shaka returned to the hidden sanctuary of the Gold Saints after fighting Uchiha Shin, and Mu hurried to take him to the Pope.

• Aizen revealed that he was involved in the matter, and Wind Scar attacked him with Peerless Madness.
• Wind Scar identified Kyoka Suigetsu as an illusion that manipulated the five senses, then severed his senses and struck Aizen’s true body with Formless Wind Sword.
• Aizen blocked Wind Scar’s strike and fought him directly, then offered information about the mastermind and a deal concerning the White-Clad Sword Youth.
• Mu of Aries stood at the hidden mountain sanctuary and reflected on his duty as a Saint in a world without stars.
• Shaka returned badly wounded and told Mu that he had fought Uchiha Shin while trying to reclaim the Cancer Cloth.
• Mu rushed to take Shaka to the Pope for help.

Shin returned to New Konoha after plotting with Urahara Kisuke against Aizen, whose Hōgyoku he wanted to obtain to grow stronger. Troubled by a warning of an approaching catastrophe, Shin prepared to take the Cancer Cloth and enter the coming conflict.

• Mu left the Pope's Hall after Shaka reported that Uchiha Shin knew a great deal about Sanctuary and would come to discuss the Cancer Cloth.
• Shaka warned the Pope that Shin might be connected to the hidden mastermind, then went to Virgo Temple to recover.
• Shin left Urahara Kisuke after they agreed to work together against Aizen, whom Shin targeted for the Hōgyoku.
• Shin traveled to New Konoha and told Hyuga Tamamo that Gilgamesh was dead and a chaotic battle was approaching.
• Shin said he would take the Cancer Cloth and head out, while asking Tamamo to tell Madara and Hashirama to wait for him.

Shin tracked down the Sanctuary and bypassed Athena’s barrier to appear in the Pope’s Hall, seeking to trade the Cancer Gold Cloth. He left the Pope weighing Shin’s threat to destroy the Sanctuary if peaceful negotiations failed.

• Shin decided that trading the Cancer Gold Cloth would benefit him more than wearing it and used the Rinnegan to locate the Sanctuary.
• Shin examined Athena’s barrier, found a way through it, and teleported directly into the Pope’s Hall.
• The Pope recognized Shin and demanded to know how he had entered the Sanctuary.
• Shin explained that beings from other worlds could possess abilities beyond the Pope’s assumptions, then proposed making a deal over the Cancer Cloth.
• The Pope rejected the idea that Shin could negotiate as an equal, and Shin pointed to Shaka’s injuries and threatened to erase the Sanctuary if they chose war.

Shin struck a bargain with the false Pope and returned the Cancer Gold Cloth, then spent a month preparing as conflicts spread across the Myriad Worlds Continent. As Aizen proposed a joint surprise attack on the Seireitei, Shin judged the time right for a major operation.

• Shin agreed to return the Cancer Gold Cloth in exchange for the Pope’s future help, secured the deal with a time contract, and left the Sanctuary.
• The Pope called the Gold Saints to the Pope’s Hall to announce an important matter.
• Shin returned to New Konoha, met with Madara and Hashirama, and told them to rest before a major operation.
• Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami fought Goenitz and the other Four Heavenly Kings, interrupting their ritual to summon Orochi but suffering injuries themselves.
• The Seireitei sent Kuchiki Byakuya, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Kenpachi Zaraki, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi to Las Noches, where the top three Espada forced them to retreat.
• Aizen asked Shin to join him in a surprise attack on the Seireitei, and Shin prepared to act.

Shin joined Aizen’s forces with Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama to attack the Seireitei. The battle began with Soul Reapers and Espada engaging one another, while Shin stood beside Aizen and waited for Yamamoto Genryusai to act.

• Shin traveled to Las Noches with Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, where Aizen asked him to honor their alliance against the Seireitei.
• Aizen’s forces and the Three Gods marched on the Seireitei, where Yamamoto Genryusai led the Soul Reapers out to confront them.
• Ichimaru Gin attacked Yamamoto Genryusai, but Toshiro intercepted Shinso and launched an ice attack toward Aizen’s side.
• Barragan destroyed Toshiro’s ice dragon, Ulquiorra blocked Kuchiki Byakuya’s attack, and the two armies charged into battle.
• Madara fought Kenpachi Zaraki, while Hashirama and Ukitake Jushiro talked instead of fighting.
• Shin stayed beside Aizen and watched Yamamoto Genryusai, waiting for him to make a move.

Yamamoto Genryusai entered the battle and attacked Aizen and Shin with Ryujin Jakka, while Aizen answered with the power of the Hōgyoku. The fight left Yamamoto facing a sudden attack from behind.

• Madara completely suppressed Kenpachi Zaraki while Shin questioned Yamamoto Genryusai about siding with Aizen.
• Yamamoto Genryusai activated Ryujin Jakka and enclosed Aizen and Shin in a wall of flames.
• Aizen cut through Yamamoto's flames, while Shin used a Truth-Seeking Orb sword to deflect another fiery attack.
• Yamamoto unleashed Scorching Hell, but Aizen's sword pressure overwhelmed it and forced Yamamoto to retreat.
• A voice sounded behind Yamamoto as Shin used Yin-Yang Release, Thunder God's Spear.

Shin watched the battle turn against the Gotei 13 before Toshiro freed himself to attack him with Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral. Shin escaped the technique and froze Toshiro in his own ice, while Yamamoto Genryusai activated his Bankai against Aizen.

• Yamamoto Genryusai deflected Shin’s Yin-Yang Release spear, then fought Aizen as the Hōgyoku began evolving Aizen.
• Shin surveyed the battlefield, where Kuchiki Byakuya, Soi Fon, and other Soul Reapers struggled against their opponents.
• Toshiro ambushed Shin after Ichimaru Gin let himself be frozen to free Toshiro to fight elsewhere.
• Toshiro unleashed Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral, freezing Shin inside a tower of ice flowers.
• Shin appeared where Toshiro had stood and froze Toshiro in the ice; Yamamoto Genryusai then activated Bankai, Zanka no Tachi.

Yamamoto Genryusai fought Aizen with Zanka no Tachi until Shin intervened and helped Aizen wound him. Su Huanzhen and a group of powerful allies then arrived, saying they had come because of White-Clad Sword Youth's death.

• Yamamoto Genryusai unleashed Zanka no Tachi and blasted Aizen away, but the Hōgyoku healed Aizen's wound and began his second evolution.
• Shin appeared between Aizen and Yamamoto Genryusai and blocked Yamamoto's Rising Sun Blade with the Sword of Space-Time.
• Aizen used Heavenly Chain to bind Yamamoto Genryusai for an instant, then struck him and sent him falling with a wound beneath his ribs.
• Shin fired an arrow at Yamamoto Genryusai, but a Buddhist figure's Great Brahma Sacred Palm intercepted it and gave Yamamoto time to retreat.
• Su Huanzhen and more than a dozen powerful figures arrived, and Su Huanzhen told Aizen they had come because of White-Clad Sword Youth's death.

Xuan revealed that he had deliberately manipulated Su Huanzhen and the others into joining the assault on Seireitei, turning the battle against Aizen and himself into a trap. As Aizen fused completely with the Hōgyoku and evolved again, he faced the gathered Xiantian fighters with a newly immortal body and overwhelming strength.

• Xuan explained that he had deliberately exposed his crude scheme so the people of Pili World would trace it back to him and Aizen, then come after them together during the attack on Seireitei.
• With Pili World joining the battle, Seireitei recovered its footing, while Barragan held off multiple powerful opponents with his decay ability.
• Aizen confronted Su Huanzhen, One Page Book, and the others alongside Xuan, then underwent a third evolution as the Hōgyoku fused completely with him.
• Su Huanzhen struck Aizen with Mountain-Shaking, River-Trembling Xuanhuang Art, but Aizen dispersed the palm force with a casual sword swing.
• One Page Book unleashed Brahma Night Sky Thunder at Aizen and Uchiha Shin; Shin blocked the lightning with his Truth-Seeking Orbs, while Aizen cut through the thunder and charged the group.

Shin fought Ye Xiaochai while Aizen kept Su Huanzhen, Yamamoto Genryusai, and One Page Book occupied on the main battlefield. After Shin stripped away Ye Xiaochai’s senses with Tenbu Horin and prepared to kill him, Ye Xiaochai unleashed his Heart Sword.

• Shin tried to retreat and observe the battle, but Ye Xiaochai attacked him.
• Shin trapped Ye Xiaochai with Amaterasu, but Ye Xiaochai broke free using his blade and sword.
• Shin used Rewind to recreate Tenbu Horin and stripped away all of Ye Xiaochai’s senses.
• Shin slashed at the helpless Ye Xiaochai while Su Huanzhen could not leave his fight with Aizen to help.
• Ye Xiaochai formed sword fingers and unleashed his Heart Sword despite losing his five senses.

Ye Xiaochai died after Shin’s Invisible Sword defense failed to save him, driving Su Huanzhen to attack Aizen alongside Yamamoto Genryusai and One Page Book. Aizen evolved to the Hōgyoku’s fourth stage and proved nearly immortal, but as the fight continued, a white lotus arose from Su Huanzhen and a mysterious voice began an oath to mankind.

• Shin’s spatial barriers stopped Ye Xiaochai’s Heart Sword, and Amaterasu consumed the dying swordsman.
• Su Huanzhen attacked Aizen with Cang'er Sweeps Evil as Yamamoto Genryusai and One Page Book launched their own powerful strikes.
• Aizen shattered Su Huanzhen’s lightning and Yamamoto Genryusai’s flames, evolving to the Hōgyoku’s fourth stage.
• One Page Book pierced Aizen’s chest and knocked away the Hōgyoku, but it returned to Aizen and healed his wound; Aizen trapped One Page Book in Black Coffin.
• As Yamamoto Genryusai prepared to attack, a white lotus rose where Su Huanzhen had fallen, and Shin recognized the Three Oaths of Heaven’s Question.
• A voice from the lotus recited an oath to mankind, calling for the mortal world to return to reason.

Su Huanzhen’s first oath failed to seriously injure Gen or Aizen, so he unleashed a second attack as One Page Book and Yamamoto Genryusai joined the fight. Gen escaped into the Long River of time as their combined powers shook the continent; far away, a bald man and his mechanical-bodied disciple felt the tremor at their camp.

• Su Huanzhen’s first oath struck Gen and Aizen, but Gen used his seven rings and spatial abilities to avoid serious injury, while Aizen rapidly recovered through the Hōgyoku.
• Shaken that his Three Oaths of Heaven’s Question had failed, Su Huanzhen unleashed the Second Oath to the Earth, sending twin chaotic lotuses crashing down.
• One Page Book broke free from the Black Coffin and used Lotus Sacred Path Opens Heaven’s Light, while Yamamoto Genryusai attacked with Destructive Art Ninety-Six: One Blade Cremation.
• Gen withdrew into the Long River of time as the three attacks converged, and the resulting clash made the Myriad Worlds Continent tremble.
• At a distant camp, a bald man and his mechanical-bodied disciple felt the ground shake while roasting an odd creature over a fire.

After the battle left Las Noches defeated and the Gotei 13 badly damaged, Shin rescued the nearly destroyed Aizen from the fighters trying to kill him. Shin and Aizen escaped aboard Noah's Ark after Shin's Ea strike was stopped by One Page Book's defense.

• Saitama told Jessno that the distant battle was not their concern and complained that he had missed supermarket half-price sales.
• The battle ended with Las Noches wiped out, Kenpachi Zaraki and several other fighters dead, and many Gotei 13 captains and vice-captains dead or injured.
• Yamamoto Genryusai, Su Huanzhen, and One Page Book attacked the severely wounded Aizen, but Shin appeared and carried him away on Noah's Ark.
• One Page Book pursued Shin and Aizen, and Shin used Ea's Heaven-Earth Severance, Star of Creation against the pursuers.
• One Page Book blocked Shin's strike with Twelve Gods Heavenly Guard, but Shin and Aizen escaped before the three could catch them.

Shin took the injured Aizen away from the battlefield, but Aizen recognized that Shin had led him into a trap with the Sanctuary. The Pope arrived with Camus and Shura, and the confrontation over their agreement began.

• Shin carried Aizen away aboard Noah's Ark and claimed they needed a safe place to hide.
• Shin brought the Ark down in a forest, where Aiolia ambushed Aizen with Lightning Speed Punch.
• Aizen healed his wounds with the Hōgyoku and revealed that he had seen through Shin's deception.
• Aizen warned Shin that attacking him was a mistake, while Shin said Aizen knew nothing about him.
• The Pope appeared with Camus and Shura and asked Shin whether killing Aizen would fulfill their agreement.

Shin watched as Aizen, empowered by the Hōgyoku, fought the Gold Saints who had been ordered to kill him. After Aizen repelled Aiolia, Shura, and Camus, the Saints regrouped and recognized how dangerous he was.

• The Pope ordered the Gold Saints to kill Aizen, and Aiolia attacked with his Lightning Speed Punch.
• Aizen parried Aiolia's blows and defeated him in a direct clash, sending him crashing through trees.
• Shura attacked with Excalibur while Camus used Diamond Stars, but Aizen countered with his Zanpakuto and spiritual pressure, injuring both Saints.
• Shin assessed Aizen's Hōgyoku-enhanced strength and cautioned himself not to trust boasts about the worlds' powers.
• Aiolia, Shura, and Camus regrouped before Aizen and accepted that they might need to abandon their pride to survive.

Shin and the Pope confronted Aizen and Wind Scar after the Gold Saints’ attacks failed to defeat Aizen. The Pope revealed himself as Saga and prepared to fight Wind Scar, while Shin took on Aizen.

• The three Gold Saints unleashed their ultimate attacks, but Aizen survived and sent them flying.
• Shin prepared a Truth-Seeking Orb strike against Aizen, but Wind Scar interrupted him with a surprise attack and was nearly caught in Shin’s spatial counterattack.
• Aizen told Wind Scar that the Hōgyoku could let him resurrect White-Clad Sword Youth, and Shin questioned how Aizen had won Wind Scar’s support.
• The Pope joined Shin and said his three subordinates were injured, so he would fight Wind Scar himself while Shin handled Aizen.
• The Pope revealed himself as Saga, donned his Gemini Gold Cloth, and demanded that Wind Scar state his name.