Chapter Summaries

The six-member Soul Society squad found Kujo Tachibana in Hueco Mundo, where he refused to return and unleashed his power against them. As the captains and Yoruichi Shihouin prepared to fight, Chōjirō Sasakibe struggled to defend them from Tachibana’s attack.

• Kisuke Urahara’s device led the squad toward Kujo Tachibana, while Yoruichi Shihouin warned that he might refuse to come back and would be difficult to defeat.
• Kujo Tachibana appeared above the squad in a starry illusion and told them he would remain in Hueco Mundo, beyond Seireitei’s authority.
• Chōjirō Sasakibe challenged Tachibana to honor his duties and return, but Tachibana refused and offered to fight so the squad could report back to Yamamoto.
• Tachibana unleashed Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, sending a vast storm of petal-shaped blades at the six captains.
• Chōjirō Sasakibe released Koko Gonryo Rikyu and struggled to shield the squad with lightning as Kisuke Urahara, Shunsui Kyoraku, Jushiro Ukitake, Rojuro Otoribashi, and Yoruichi Shihouin prepared their techniques.

Kujo Tachibana used his copied Bankai and powerful Kido to defeat the Soul Reaper captains one by one. Shunsui Kyoraku was left alone and withdrew his Bankai rather than face five at once.

• Kujo Tachibana copied Kisuke Urahara's Bankai and explained that he could manifest up to five Bankai at once with his current Reiatsu.
• Kujo Tachibana copied Shunsui Kyoraku's, Jushiro Ukitake's, and Rojuro Otoribashi's Bankai, forcing each captain to fight their own Bankai.
• Yoruichi Shihouin tried to reach Kujo Tachibana, but he trapped her in Hadō #90: Black Coffin without harming her.
• Kujo Tachibana drained the remaining captains' Reiatsu, and Chōjirō Sasakibe and Rojuro Otoribashi were defeated first.
• Kisuke Urahara and Jushiro Ukitake fell next, leaving Shunsui Kyoraku to withdraw his Bankai rather than face five Bankai alone.

Kujo Tachibana struck a deal with Kisuke Urahara, warned the Gotei 13 about hidden threats, and continued growing stronger in Hueco Mundo. His warning put Soul Society on alert, while Aizen weighed his options and Tōshirō Hitsugaya began at Shino Academy.

• Kujo Tachibana asked Kisuke Urahara about Hollowfication research and offered him protection in exchange for help, then told the captains to relay a warning about two forces threatening the Three Realms.
• Kujo Tachibana left with Elsa and, three days later, helped her defeat a giant bear Adjuchas whose mask Elsa devoured.
• The Gotei 13 began frequent internal investigations after Chōjirō Sasakibe reported Kujo Tachibana's warning, complicating Aizen's Hogyoku experiments.
• Aizen considered retreating to the Human World or returning to Hueco Mundo to challenge Kujo Tachibana, whom he believed he could not defeat without completing the Hogyoku's fusion.
• Kotetsu Isane resumed her vacant 4th Division position, Kisuke Urahara released Mayuri Kurotsuchi into the Department of Research and Development, and Tōshirō Hitsugaya entered Shino Academy.

Fifty years after Kujo Tachibana became ruler of Hueco Mundo, he traveled to Karakura Town after Kisuke Urahara and the Visored fled there, hoping to learn more about the Hogyoku and the final damage to his soul. He reunited with Urahara and Yoruichi, while Elsa’s jealousy of Yoruichi surfaced.

• Kujo Tachibana ruled Hueco Mundo with Elsa, four regional rulers, and eight commanders, but he remained unable to repair the final fraction of damage to his soul.
• Aizen and Kaname Tosen Hollowfied several Gotei 13 officers, but Kisuke Urahara stabilized them with the unfinished Hogyoku and escaped to the Human World with the others.
• Aizen let Urahara escape as part of his plan, and Yamamoto appointed replacements for most of the vacant captain positions.
• Kujo Tachibana opened a Garganta and arrived in Karakura Town with Elsa, where he reunited with Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin.
• Yoruichi teased Elsa by appearing unclothed, prompting Elsa to unleash her Reiatsu and admit she was angry that Kujo Tachibana had never given her clothes.
• Kujo Tachibana stopped Elsa, gave her a dress, and privately thought that humans and wolves could not be together.

Kujo Tachibana reassured Kisuke Urahara about his knowledge of Aizen’s plans, then found peace with his past before returning to Hueco Mundo. Aizen’s forces opened Garganta across Soul Society, allowing Tachibana to slaughter Central 46 and escape as Yamamoto led the Gotei 13 toward Hueco Mundo, where four figures emerged from a Garganta.

• Kujo Tachibana told Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi that he had known about Aizen’s plans but had no reason to interfere, and Kisuke apologized for suspecting him.
• Kujo Tachibana reflected on his lives and accepted his former self before taking Elsa back to Hueco Mundo, where he ordered her to govern while he meditated alone.
• A month later, Aizen Sosuke, Kaname Tosen, and Gin Ichimaru opened more than thirty Garganta across Soul Society to draw the Gotei 13 away from Central 46.
• Kujo Tachibana slaughtered everyone in Central 46 and escaped through a Garganta to the outskirts of Las Noches as the 2nd Division discovered the massacre.
• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni burned the invading Hollows and ordered the Gotei 13 to pursue the traitors into Hueco Mundo.
• Elsa sent Barragan Luisenbarn, Stark, Tier Harribel, and Ulquiorra Cifer to investigate the nearby Garganta, while Yamamoto’s gathered forces watched four figures emerge from another Garganta.

Kujo Tachibana confronted Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni inside his Bankai, Infinite World, after revealing that Yhwach and Sosuke Aizen were conspiring against Soul Society. Yamamoto refused to believe him and attacked, but Kujo overwhelmed him and answered his Bankai with a copied Zanka no Tachi.

• Barragan Luisenbarn fled from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and Coyote Starrk, Tier Harribel, and Ulquiorra Cifer retreated through the Garganta after his attack.
• Sosuke Aizen met Yhwach in the Wandenreich, where Yhwach proposed a deal to help him gain power against their shared enemy, Kujo Tachibana.
• Yamamoto led the Gotei 13 through the Garganta while Elsa and the Vasto Lorde gathered near Las Noches to defend Kujo Tachibana as he perfected his soul.
• Kujo Tachibana stopped absorbing Reishi and activated Bankai, third form—Infinite World, trapping the Reapers and Hollows in a world where they could not sense or control Reishi.
• Kujo Tachibana told Yamamoto that Yhwach was hiding in the Wandenreich and that Sosuke Aizen was the mastermind, but Yamamoto refused to stand down and attacked him.
• Kujo Tachibana sent Yamamoto flying, then copied Zanka no Tachi and unleashed its West form as Yamamoto activated his own Bankai.

Kujo Tachibana defeated Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni by using Infinite World to make him fight successive simulated versions of her from the past. After she ended her Bankai and returned everyone to Hueco Mundo, the battered Captain-Commander stood between her and the Reapers as the Hollows prepared to attack.

• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni struck Kujo Tachibana with Zanka no Tachi: North—Tenchi Kaijin, but she revealed that he had killed a simulation of her from thirty years earlier.
• Kujo Tachibana continued fighting Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni with her own swordsmanship and Reiatsu, then sent a version from twenty years earlier against him after he thought he had won again.
• After three days of fighting, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni collapsed from exhaustion, and Kujo Tachibana spared him and ended Infinite World.
• Kujo Tachibana, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the Reapers, and the Hollows reappeared in Hueco Mundo, where the Hollows regarded Kujo Tachibana as their ruler.
• Kenpachi Zaraki charged Kujo Tachibana, who knocked him away with one punch, prompting the Hollows to ready themselves for battle.
• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni forced himself to stand and raised his blade to protect the Reapers from the approaching Hollows.

Kujo Tachibana searched for Aizen across Soul Society and the Human World, then concluded that Aizen and Yhwach were in the Soul King Palace after Yhwach used Auswählen. He returned to Las Noches to finish perfecting his soul before confronting them.

• Kujo Tachibana opened a Garganta to Soul Society and brought Elsa, the Menos, Yamamoto, and the Reaper captains with him.
• Kujo Tachibana found Aizen and his followers missing from Seireitei, then uncovered an empty Ice Crystal Palace beneath the city.
• Kujo Tachibana searched the Human World and, with Kisuke Urahara, deduced that Aizen and Yhwach were in the Soul King Palace.
• Yhwach's Auswählen killed nearly a thousand people in the Human World, and Kujo Tachibana explained that the power-stealing ability confirmed their location.
• Kujo Tachibana returned to Las Noches to complete his soul's transformation before pursuing Aizen and Yhwach.

Yhwach and Sosuke Aizen fused their powers with the Hogyoku and invaded the Soul King Palace to seize the Soul King's remaining power, hoping to challenge Kujo Tachibana. Aizen defeated Ichibe Hyosube and the chapter ended with the fused pair moving closer to their final source of power.

• Yhwach absorbed the Quincy and fused with Sosuke Aizen, who had also obtained Kisuke Urahara's Hogyoku, while they shared control of one body.
• Ichibe Hyosube led the Royal Guard to block Aizen's path, but Aizen's Illusion turned the other Royal Guard members' attacks against one another.
• Ichibe Hyosube sent the other Royal Guard members to protect the Soul King's Power and confronted Aizen alone.
• Aizen unleashed an enhanced Hado #99, and Yhwach used The Almighty to repel Ichibe Hyosube's black ink and leave him gravely wounded and unconscious.
• Yhwach explained that he feared Kujo Tachibana because The Almighty could not see through Infinite World, so he and Aizen sought the Soul King's remaining Reiatsu to gain a chance at defeating him.

Kujo Tachibana met the Soul King, who agreed to take Yhwach away, then fought the fused Aizen and Yhwach after they came to question him. Learning that his power had drained the Three Realms of Reishi, Kujo said goodbye to his friends and left for the Chaos World.

• Kujo Tachibana met the Soul King, who explained that he had chosen to merge with the Three Realms and protect its inhabitants.
• The Soul King agreed to take Yhwach into the linchpin so he could no longer threaten the Three Realms.
• Aizen and Yhwach fused and confronted Kujo, asking about his origins and the Chaos World, but Kujo refused to answer.
• Kujo unleashed Bankai—Infinite World, and the Soul King restrained the fused Aizen while explaining that Kujo's presence had depleted the Three Realms' Reishi.
• Kujo dismissed Infinite World, raised Elsa to the highest level, and spent three days saying goodbye to his friends.
• Kujo broke through the boundary beyond the Three Realms and entered the Chaos World.

Kujo Tachibana was reborn as Zenin Tachibana, a newborn in the Zenin Clan, where his father worried over his lack of Cursed Energy and his older sisters’ poor prospects. As Tachibana examined his new body and the unfamiliar world, he found that most of his former powers were unavailable and wondered whether he could cultivate Cursed Energy.

• A storm of energy tore Kujo Tachibana apart, but golden light enveloped his soul and carried it into another world.
• Zenin Naobito tried to reassure Zenin Ogi that newborn Zenin Tachibana might still become a great sorcerer through his Cursed Technique.
• Zenin Ogi recalled that Tachibana’s twin older sisters, Zenin Maki and Zenin Mai, had brought him shame because they lacked strong sorcerer abilities.
• Reborn as an infant, Tachibana learned about Cursed Spirits, Jujutsu Sorcerers, and the Zenin Clan while sensing that the people around him had weak Cursed Energy.
• Tachibana discovered that his Infinity Perception System still worked in a limited form, but his Demon Slayer Mark, Reiatsu, Chakra, and Haki were unavailable.
• Tachibana wondered whether he could train a Breathing Style or would have to cultivate the negative energy known as Cursed Energy.

Zenin Tachibana was rejected by Zenin Ogi after failing to inherit the clan’s Cursed Technique, but he discovered his own technique could summon his Zanpakuto. At six, he considered how to overcome his low Cursed Energy and whether he could surpass Fushiguro Toji and challenge Gojo Satoru.

• As an infant, Tachibana watched Zenin Ogi abuse Maki and promised himself he would protect her when he grew stronger.
• At one year old, Tachibana was banished to the cold palace after the Zenin Clan found he had no family Cursed Technique.
• While secretly observing the clan’s Sorcerers, Tachibana learned to send Cursed Energy into his technique and summoned his Zanpakuto.
• Tachibana found that the sword slightly strengthened his Infinity perception, though he doubted he could ever achieve Bankai because of his low Cursed Energy.
• By age six, Tachibana had learned about Fushiguro Toji’s Heavenly Restriction and death at Gojo Satoru’s hands, and wondered if he could become stronger than Toji and face Gojo.

Zenin Tachibana considered mastering a Domain and wondered whether his Bankai could serve as one, but his Cursed Energy was too weak to test the idea. At home, he continued pretending to be mute, leaving Zenin Arisa worried and worsening Zenin Ogi’s contempt for his family.

• Zenin Tachibana reviewed the power and importance of Domains and concluded that mastering one would protect him from guaranteed-hit techniques.
• Zenin Tachibana considered using Bankai—Infinite World as his Domain but recognized that his Cursed Energy was too weak to attempt it.
• Zenin Mai called Zenin Tachibana to eat tonkotsu ramen, and he joined Zenin Maki and Zenin Arisa at the table.
• Zenin Tachibana reflected on Zenin Ogi’s resentment toward his family and resolved that Ogi would eventually face consequences.
• Zenin Tachibana continued pretending to be mute, worrying Zenin Arisa and deepening Zenin Ogi’s dislike of him.

On his eleventh birthday, Zenin Tachibana watched Maki announce that she would train with the Terminal Shell Retention Squad and asked to join her. Zenin Arisa refused, but Tachibana revealed a sword and Mai realized he could use Cursed Technique Reversal.

• Zenin Tachibana celebrated his birthday with Zenin Maki and Zenin Mai, silently vowing to protect them.
• Zenin Maki told her family she planned to train with the Terminal Shell Retention Squad so she could become a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
• Zenin Maki showed Mai Cursed Tool glasses that let ordinary people see Cursed Spirits and reassured her that she would only attend training for now.
• Zenin Tachibana wrote that he wanted to join the squad to protect Maki and see Cursed Spirits beyond the clan grounds.
• Zenin Arisa rejected Tachibana's request, but he produced a long sword, prompting Mai to ask if he had learned Cursed Technique Reversal.

Zenin Tachibana revealed his Cursed Technique and asked to join the Shell Retention Squad, while Zenin Mai also wanted to join. After Zenin Ogi dismissed Tachibana as a failure, Tachibana and Zenin Maki eventually joined the squad and grew into capable members.

• Zenin Tachibana explained that his Cursed Technique enhanced his physical abilities and gave him a powerful blade, then asked Zenin Arisa to let him join the Shell Retention Squad.
• Zenin Mai asked to join the squad with Zenin Maki and Tachibana, but Maki subdued her and told her to master her Jujutsu first.
• Zenin Ogi summoned Tachibana, doubted his claims, and sent him away after Tachibana pretended he could not use his Cursed Technique properly.
• After joining the Shell Retention Squad, Tachibana displayed exceptional strength and swordsmanship and soon went on exorcism missions with its members.
• Zenin Maki trained with weapons and martial arts, caught up with the squad members by age thirteen, and told Tachibana to take care of himself rather than protect her.

Tachibana and the Shell Retention Squad launched an exorcism mission in an apartment building filled with Cursed Spirits. Tachibana killed its two Grade 2 Cursed Spirits, but realized his limited Cursed Energy would make stronger spirits difficult to exorcise.

• Maruyama Shoji split the Shell Retention Squad into two groups and led them into the apartment building while Tachibana led the other group.
• Tachibana sensed two Grade 2 Cursed Spirits and numerous weaker spirits inside, then rushed ahead to protect the squad and Maki.
• Tachibana killed the bonito-shaped Cursed Spirit on the third floor with a single strike.
• Tachibana leaped through the floors and exorcised the Pink Jellyfish Cursed Spirit on the seventh floor after three strikes.
• Tachibana recognized that his Cursed Energy was too weak to reliably defeat stronger Cursed Spirits and considered increasing it or using powerful Cursed Tools.

After Zenin Tachibana’s successful mission made him the subject of gossip in the Zenin Clan, he returned home and confronted Zenin Ogi. Tachibana spoke aloud for the first time and ordered Ogi to stay away, leaving Ogi ready to attack him.

• Maruyama Shoji and the Shell Retention Squad found a white-haired boy resembling Gojo Satoru beside a hole through five floors and the remains of a Cursed Spirit.
• Zenin Clan sorcerers discussed rumors that Zenin Tachibana had killed two Grade 2 Cursed Spirits and worried that they had bullied him.
• Asahi Hayato dismissed their concerns and claimed Zenin Ogi would not mind their past insults toward Tachibana and his sisters.
• Zenin Ogi returned to the clan and summoned Zenin Tachibana, who cracked his knuckles and told Ogi never to show his face again.
• Zenin Mai and Zenin Maki were stunned when Tachibana spoke, while Zenin Arisa began to cry.
• Zenin Ogi drew his hand toward his sword and threatened to kill Tachibana.

Zenin Tachibana defeated Zenin Ogi and declared that he would leave the Zenin Clan with Zenin Arisa, Zenin Maki, and Zenin Mai. The family walked out freely, while the chapter revealed that Zenin Naobito had allowed their departure after Zenin Tachibana had beaten him days earlier.

• Zenin Tachibana kicked Zenin Ogi through a wall and broke his sword with Thunder Breathing—First Form—Thunderclap and Flash.
• Zenin Tachibana cut off Zenin Ogi's arm after warning him that he was unworthy of a sword.
• Zenin Tachibana told Zenin Ogi that he and the others were leaving the Zenin Clan, and Zenin Maki and Zenin Mai joined him.
• Zenin Arisa chose to leave with her children, and Zenin Tachibana led them toward their new home in Tokyo.
• The chapter revealed that Zenin Naobito had permitted their departure because Zenin Tachibana had repeatedly countered his Projection Sorcery and beaten him days earlier.

Zenin Tachibana explained his past-life memories to his family and promised to protect and support them. Two years later, he rushed to Zenin Mai’s school after she reported a powerful Cursed Spirit and found a Special Grade Cursed Spirit attacking students.

• Zenin Tachibana told Zenin Maki, Zenin Mai, and Zenin Arisa that he had been born with memories of a past life and had left the Zenin Clan to protect them.
• Zenin Tachibana offered to train Zenin Maki, support Zenin Mai’s choices, and help Zenin Arisa build a better life.
• On March 24, 2017, Zenin Mai texted Zenin Tachibana for help after sensing a strong Cursed Spirit at her school.
• Zenin Tachibana raced to Tokyo Metropolitan Third Public High School and saw a Special Grade Cursed Spirit kill a delinquent while Zenin Mai hid nearby.
• Zenin Tachibana picked up Zenin Mai, told her to go home, and declared that he would deal with the Cursed Spirit; Zenin Mai ran for the school gates.

Zenin Tachibana fought the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Rika Orimoto, who emerged to protect Yuta Okkotsu, but his weak Cursed Energy made it difficult to harm her. Gojo Satoru arrived, raised a Curtain around the school, and watched the fight as both men were struck by each other’s unusual appearance and abilities.

• Zenin Tachibana entered the classroom and confronted Yuta Okkotsu, who pleaded with Rika not to hurt anyone.
• Rika Orimoto emerged to protect Yuta Okkotsu and destroyed part of the school as she attacked Zenin Tachibana.
• Zenin Tachibana dodged Rika’s attacks and struck her with his longblade and fists, but his attacks barely damaged her.
• Gojo Satoru arrived at the battlefield after the Jujutsu World’s higher-ups sent him to handle the Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
• Gojo Satoru erected a Curtain around the school and watched Zenin Tachibana fight Rika, intrigued by the boy who resembled him.