Chapter Summaries

Ren strengthened Uryū Ishida by fusing Soul King Hollowfication energy into him, then sent him back to school to meet Ichigo Kurosaki. At the Death God base, Ichigo learned that Grandfisher had killed his mother and demanded the chance to face the Hollow himself.

• Ren fused Soul King Hollowfication energy into Uryū Ishida, purifying his bloodline and greatly increasing his strength.
• Ren ordered Uryū to return to school and meet Ichigo, while he and Yoruichi speculated about the two boys’ opposing powers.
• Ichigo arrived at the Death God base, where Rukia explained that he had become a Death God but still needed training and registration in the Seireitei.
• A Death God reported that Grandfisher, a Hollow hunted for fifty years, had appeared again and showed the group his photograph.
• Ichigo recognized Grandfisher as the Hollow who had killed his mother, released a violent Spiritual Pressure, and demanded that Rukia leave the Hollow to him.

Ichigo Kurosaki pursued Grandfisher while confronting Uryu Ishida, who revealed that he was a Quincy and joined the hunt. They reached a group of Death Gods attacking a Hollow, and Uryu questioned whether it was really the formidable Grandfisher he had heard about.

• Ichigo Kurosaki demanded that a Death God take him to Grandfisher so he could avenge his mother.
• Uryu Ishida killed a Hollow with a black arrow and appeared before Ichigo, revealing himself as a Quincy.
• Ichigo and Uryu discussed their newly revealed powers before Ichigo continued after Grandfisher.
• Uryu followed Ichigo using Hirenkyaku, and Ichigo kept pace as the ordinary Death God chased after them.
• Uryu arrived to find ordinary Death Gods attacking a Hollow and wondered whether it was the Grandfisher he had heard about.

Ichigo Kurosaki’s anger at Grandfisher triggered his inner Hollow and an early Hollowfication, allowing him to overpower the Hollow in battle. Grandfisher was left wounded and terrified as Ichigo laughed madly.

• Ichigo Kurosaki recognized Grandfisher and unleashed his hatred, while Ren observed that Ichigo’s anger had stirred his inner Hollow.
• Morgana explained that Ichigo’s rage had drawn out the Hollow’s power, and noted that Ryuken Ishida, Isshin Kurosaki, the Visored, Urahara Kisuke, and Ashido had also gathered.
• Grandfisher tried to Devour Ichigo, but Ichigo struck off its right arm with Getsuga Tenshō.
• Ichigo’s darkened Getsuga Tenshō overwhelmed Grandfisher’s Cero and carved a massive wound across its chest.
• Ichigo laughed wildly in his Hollowfied state, while Uryu Ishida recognized the transformation and Grandfisher feared his power.

Uryu Ishida stopped Grandfisher from escaping, but Ichigo Kurosaki took over the fight to avenge his mother and began Hollowfication as he tortured the creature. Ren explained that White Ichigo was Ichigo’s twin-like brother, while Isshin Kurosaki told Ryuken Ishida that he would let the two brothers act together.

• Grandfisher charged at Uryu Ishida, who knocked it through several buildings and drew his Knight Sword to test his new power.
• Ichigo Kurosaki blocked Uryu’s strike and attacked Grandfisher himself, cutting off its arm and torturing it over Masaki Kurosaki’s death.
• Ichigo’s rage brought out a bone mask and growing Hollow power while Ren explained that White Ichigo had been born alongside him and grown within the same body.
• The Visored prepared to intervene, but Urahara Kisuke stopped them after receiving Isshin Kurosaki’s instruction to watch.
• Isshin Kurosaki explained to Ryuken Ishida how White Ichigo came from Masaki Kurosaki’s Hollowfication and said he would allow Ichigo and White Ichigo to seek revenge together.

White Ichigo took control of Ichigo Kurosaki’s body and killed Grandfisher, then reunited briefly with Masaki Kurosaki’s lingering manifestation. Masaki faded after telling the two sides of Ichigo to get along and care for their little sister.

• Ryuken Ishida and Isshin Kurosaki discussed the Soul King Hollowfication energy in Uryū and how it had awakened his bloodline.
• Ichigo Kurosaki transformed into White Ichigo, who struck Grandfisher with Zangetsu and recognized Uryū as a friend.
• White Ichigo unleashed a black Getsuga Tenshō that reduced Grandfisher to ashes.
• Masaki Kurosaki’s manifestation appeared and gently stroked White Ichigo, who argued with Ichigo over control of their body.
• Masaki Kurosaki’s manifestation began to disappear after telling them to get along and take care of their little sister.
• Morgana reported that Renji Abarai and other Death Gods had arrived as reinforcements, while Byakuya Kuchiki had not yet come.

Ichigo Kurosaki defeated Grandfisher and confronted the grief surrounding his mother's death, while Isshin Kurosaki and Ryuken Ishida discussed their sons and Ren's influence. The chapter ended with Rukia growing dangerously weak despite the Fourth Division's efforts to treat her.

• Ichigo Kurosaki watched his mother's manifestation dissolve after defeating Grandfisher, and Uryu Ishida comforted him before leaving.
• Isshin Kurosaki explained that Ichigo needed to resolve his grief himself, then warned Ryuken Ishida that Ren's intentions were unknown.
• Ryuken Ishida said he trusted Uryu to choose his own path and would intervene only if Ren harmed him.
• Ren listened to Isshin Kurosaki and Ryuken Ishida through Morgana and Kayle's surveillance, then told Yoruichi to train Uryu properly.
• Ichigo Kurosaki returned to find Rukia weak and unresponsive to treatment, while Renji Abarai and Fourth Division members struggled to help her.

Ichigo and Renji learned that Rukia’s injuries had healed but her Spiritual Pressure was not returning, leaving her soul in danger of dispersing. Renji gave her Byakuya’s rare secret medicine, and as she recovered, Urahara Kisuke and Kayle discussed Ren’s plans and the importance of keeping Rukia alive until Aizen defected.

• Ichigo argued that other doctors might be able to help Rukia, but the Fourth Division members explained that her soul was dispersing because her Spiritual Pressure would not recover.
• Rukia told Ichigo and Renji to stop arguing and explained that her injuries had healed, while Renji warned that Spiritual Pressure could not be transferred casually.
• The exhausted Fourth Division members left without curing Rukia, and Renji showed her the Kuchiki Clan’s secret medicine that Byakuya had sent.
• Rukia hesitated over the precious medicine, so Renji fed it to her before leaving to deal with Hollows.
• The medicine restored Rukia’s spiritual body, and she fell asleep murmuring “Brother.”
• Urahara Kisuke and Kayle appeared, and Kayle revealed that Ren wanted Rukia alive until Aizen defected and was not currently seeking trouble with Urahara in the World of the Living.

Kayle revealed that Ren had made Energy Crystals from captured Death Gods to sustain Rukia, provoking Urahara Kisuke and Shinji Hirako before they left her care to the crystal. In the Seireitei, Byakuya Kuchiki defied the Kuchiki Clan’s Great Elder over Rukia’s arrest, then led the Sixth Division toward the World of the Living.

• Kayle showed Urahara Kisuke and Shinji Hirako an Energy Crystal made from Death Gods, explaining that it could replenish the Spiritual Pressure Rukia was losing while suppressing the Hōgyoku.
• Kayle accused Urahara Kisuke and Shinji Hirako of hypocrisy over their experiments on Hollows, then vanished; Urahara Kisuke concluded that Ren’s crystal could keep Rukia alive and left with Shinji Hirako.
• The Kuchiki Clan’s Great Elder condemned Byakuya Kuchiki for giving secret medicine to Hisana and Rukia, then told him that Central 46 had ordered Rukia’s arrest.
• Byakuya Kuchiki challenged the Great Elder’s priorities and questioned the order, but the Great Elder insisted that the Kuchiki Clan’s honor required Rukia’s arrest.
• After the Great Elder left, Byakuya Kuchiki’s killing intent destroyed the courtyard; he then ordered the Sixth Division to move out for the World of the Living.

Ren received ten New-Type Gigai from Nemu Kurotsuchi and used Devil Fruits to form bodies for powerful former subordinates from the One Piece and Naruto worlds. Their souls remained asleep, and Ren planned to awaken them later.

• Aizen and Gin Ichimaru discussed Byakuya Kuchiki unknowingly delivering Rukia to her execution.
• Ren denied having time-related powers and told Mayuri Kurotsuchi to prepare for his arrival while monitoring Aizen without interfering.
• Nemu Kurotsuchi delivered ten New-Type Gigai, which could absorb Devil Fruits and form bodies for the souls within them.
• Ren used the Flame-Flame Fruit to form Madara Uchiha's body and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to form Whitebeard's body.
• Ren used more Devil Fruits to form bodies for Ryder, Hashirama Senju, World, Ace, and other former subordinates, whose souls remained asleep.

Ren ordered Nemu Kurotsuchi to have Mayuri Kurotsuchi manufacture as many New-Type Gigai as possible, while Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida’s rivalry intensified. By night, they were racing to kill Hollows, with Ichigo Kurosaki determined not to fall behind Uryū.

• Ren praised the ten Devils recreated through New-Type Gigai and instructed Nemu Kurotsuchi to tell Mayuri Kurotsuchi to manufacture them in unlimited numbers.
• Ren dismissed reports that Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida were wrecking the boys' school, and explained that their opposing inherited powers were driving them toward conflict.
• Ren wondered why Byakuya Kuchiki had not reached the World of the Living and told his allies to keep watching Rukia, Ichigo Kurosaki, and Uryū Ishida.
• Uryū Ishida killed a Hollow with a black arrow, boasted that he was ahead of Ichigo Kurosaki, and erased a frightened human's memories.
• Ichigo Kurosaki ordered the exhausted Death Gods to locate more Hollows, then rushed off to continue competing with Uryū Ishida.

Byakuya Kuchiki arrived at the base and arrested Rukia for giving her Death God powers to a human, leaving Renji outraged and Rukia resigned. As Ren prepared to go to Seireitei, Ichigo rushed to confront Byakuya, while Ryuken Ishida and Soken Ishida approached Ren's residence and waited.

• Byakuya Kuchiki arrived at the base and announced that Rukia would be arrested and returned to Seireitei for trial.
• Renji challenged Byakuya Kuchiki's decision, but Byakuya ordered him to obey and led Rukia away.
• Ren watched Byakuya take Rukia and told Yoruichi that they would head to Seireitei as events unfolded.
• Renji informed Ichigo Kurosaki that Rukia had been arrested, prompting Ichigo and Uryū Ishida to rush toward Byakuya.
• Kayle reported that Ryuken Ishida was heading to Ren's residence, where Soken Ishida appeared and waited with him.

Ren let Ryuken Ishida remain at his territory while Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida confronted Byakuya Kuchiki over Rukia’s arrest. Byakuya revealed a powerful way to combine Senbonzakura with Kido, and Ren and Yoruichi watched from above.

• Ren decided to let Ryuken Ishida stay and told Kayle that Soken Ishida and Ryuken could talk.
• Byakuya Kuchiki blocked Ichigo Kurosaki’s Getsuga Tenshō and Uryu Ishida’s arrow with Senbonzakura.
• Ichigo demanded to know why Byakuya was arresting Rukia, and Byakuya attacked him in anger.
• Byakuya used lightning Kido to gather and control Senbonzakura’s blades, while Ichigo dodged and Uryu fired another arrow.
• Ren praised Byakuya’s growth, and Yoruichi explained how he had combined Senbonzakura with Kido to increase its power.

Byakuya Kuchiki used Thunder to enhance Senbonzakura and combine it with Kido, overpowering Uryū and then defeating Ichigo Kurosaki’s Getsuga Tenshō. The chapter ended with Byakuya preparing another attack while Ichigo stood paralyzed by Thunder.

• Byakuya Kuchiki refracted Rikujōkōrō through Senbonzakura to create a powerful golden beam that clashed with Uryū’s Hell Arrow.
• The collision unleashed a violent explosion across the base, and Byakuya turned his attention to Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Byakuya told Ichigo that he had the potential to become a squad captain but lacked experience, then formed a Thunder-wrapped blade.
• Ichigo refused to let Byakuya take Rukia and attacked with Getsuga Tenshō, but Byakuya countered with a Thunder-wrapped sword aura.
• Byakuya used Shunpo to strike Ichigo, paralyzing him with Thunder, and told him that a Death God also needed Kido, Shunpo, and Hakuda.

Byakuya Kuchiki broke Zangetsu and wounded Ichigo Kurosaki, shaking Ichigo’s resolve and triggering his Hollowfication. White Ichigo emerged and fought Byakuya to a standstill while Ren watched.

• Byakuya Kuchiki’s Thunder-wrapped Senbonzakura severed Zangetsu and struck Ichigo Kurosaki in the chest, leaving him dazed.
• Ichigo Kurosaki’s wound and Zangetsu turned white and healed as he Hollowfied.
• White Ichigo emerged, called Ichigo his younger brother, and challenged Byakuya Kuchiki for hurting him.
• White Ichigo broke through Byakuya Kuchiki’s cherry blossom shield with a black Getsuga Tenshō, but Byakuya escaped with Utsusemi.
• Byakuya Kuchiki and White Ichigo exchanged attacks in the sky while Ren watched and remarked on White Ichigo’s strength.

White Ichigo fought Byakuya Kuchiki and displayed his growing skill with Getsuga Tenshō and Shunpo. When Byakuya prepared to use Bankai, Isshin Kurosaki intervened with overwhelming pressure, and Byakuya stopped fighting and headed toward Rukia.

• Byakuya Kuchiki used Kido-enhanced Senbonzakura against White Ichigo, who countered with Getsuga Tenshō in many different forms.
• White Ichigo used Shunpo and Utsusemi to evade Byakuya, then grew faster as he learned from the fight.
• Byakuya decided White Ichigo was too dangerous to leave alive and began gathering Spiritual Pressure to use Bankai.
• Isshin Kurosaki secretly warned Byakuya to stop, revealing that Ichigo Kurosaki was his son.
• Byakuya recognized Isshin's identity and abandoned the fight, using Shunpo to rush toward Rukia.

Ichigo Kurosaki recovered from his battle with White Ichigo but was too weak to stop Byakuya Kuchiki from taking Rukia. Ren then met with Ryuken Ishida, who warned him about Quincy loyalty and revealed his conflicted outlook on family and relationships.

• Uryu Ishida caught Ichigo Kurosaki as he collapsed, then left after telling him he had caused the destruction around them.
• Byakuya Kuchiki took Rukia through a spatial passage despite Ichigo Kurosaki's protests, and Ichigo collapsed after she told him to give up.
• Ren returned to his courtyard, where Ryuken Ishida was waiting, and asked Soken Ishida to check on Uryu and leave them alone.
• Ryuken Ishida warned Ren that Quincies who served others could turn back to Yhwach when he awoke, prompting Ren to question why he was warning him about his own family.
• Ryuken Ishida described his distrust of seemingly reasonable relationships, and Ren understood that Ryuken's coldness stemmed from losing Masaki Kurosaki, his former fiancée, to Isshin Kurosaki.

Ryuken Ishida approached Ren to propose cooperation against Yhwach, explaining his hatred of both Yhwach and Isshin Kurosaki and why he had previously allied with Isshin. He chose Ren as a new potential partner and hinted that he possessed something Ren would value, leaving Ren curious about his offer.

• Ren questioned Ryuken about why he had come, and Ryuken said he wanted to cooperate with him.
• Ryuken explained that he believed Ren sought power comparable to the Soul King's and revealed that he wanted to kill Yhwach.
• Ryuken said he had allied with Isshin Kurosaki because neither man could defeat Yhwach alone, though he hated Isshin and planned to confront him after Yhwach's death.
• Ryuken chose Ren as a potential ally because Ren had become powerful enough to influence the world, while the other major powers were enemies or unsuitable partners.
• Ren asked what Ryuken could offer in a partnership, and Ryuken said he possessed something that would interest him.

Ren received Ryuken Ishida’s complete research on creating a Hōgyoku and learned the Soul King’s nature and a theory for surpassing his power. Ryuken asked Ren to support his plan to awaken Yhwach during Aizen’s defection, and Ren eagerly agreed to the prospect of the coming conflict.

• Ryuken Ishida gave Ren the complete Hōgyoku research, which Morgana verified as genuine.
• Ryuken explained that he wanted Uryū to gain power and described his grievances with Isshin Kurosaki’s plan and his hope that Uryū could inherit Yhwach’s power.
• Ryuken told Ren that the Soul King had lost his Benevolent Thought, Evil Thought, and Obsessive Thought, and explained Isshin’s theory that gaining and relinquishing powers could lead to greater strength.
• Ryuken revealed that a Soul King Fragment combined with Hollows and Death Gods could form a Hōgyoku that connected its wielder to the Soul King and enabled wishes.
• Ryuken asked Ren to help him pursue revenge against Isshin Kurosaki, Yhwach, and Aizen, proposing to awaken Yhwach during Aizen’s defection.
• Ren accepted the prospect of the plan and prepared to use the Hōgyoku research, noting that his ten New-Type Gigai would be enough for the coming conflict.

Ren and Ryuken Ishida planned to awaken Yhwach amid the coming chaos, while Ryuken entrusted Ren with a notebook of Quincy cultivation notes for Uryū. Ren began crafting a half-finished Hōgyoku from a Soul King Fragment and Hollow energy, intending to complete it with Death God energy in the Seireitei.

• Ryuken Ishida explained that Yhwach had formed from the Soul King's Benevolent Thought, Evil Thought, and Obsessive Thought, and asked Ren to secure part of Yhwach's corpse if he died.
• Ren agreed to awaken Yhwach after preparing for Aizen's coming defection and accepted Ryuken's cultivation notebook to pass to Uryū.
• Ryuken Ishida said Uryū's bloodline had become exceptionally pure and that he hoped his son would surpass Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Ren gave the notebook to Yoruichi for Uryū, then set out with Morgana and Kayle to create the Hōgyoku and revive his former subordinates.
• Ren and Kayle combined a Soul King Fragment with energy refined from Menos Grande, forming a vortex that devoured their flames and Thunder; Ren concluded it needed more energy and planned to add Death God energy later.

Ren completed a Hōgyoku by feeding a vortex more than a thousand Energy Crystals, then used it to awaken Madara Uchiha. Madara opened his eyes in a New-Type Gigai and asked Ren what had happened.

• Ren fed the vortex over a thousand Energy Crystals until it contracted and produced a glowing Hōgyoku.
• The Hōgyoku’s light reached the surface, alarming Death Gods and drawing shocked reactions from Urahara Kisuke, Ryuken, and Isshin Kurosaki.
• Ren caught the completed Hōgyoku and hurried to the War General Palace, where his subordinates’ bodies were kept.
• Ren commanded the Hōgyoku to gather Madara Uchiha’s scattered soul and awaken him.
• Madara’s fingers twitched, his scarlet eyes opened, and he asked Ren why his body felt stiff and unlike flesh and blood.