Chapter Summaries

Ren revived ten former subordinates in the Death God World and helped them learn how Devil Fruit abilities could manifest through Death God or Arrancar powers. The chapter ended with Ace choosing Death God Transformation and wondering whether his Asauchi would become two blades after Shikai.

• Ren awakened Whitebeard and Hashirama, then used the Hōgyoku to revive ten former subordinates who had fused with Devil Fruits.
• Kayle explained the new world, and Ren told Whitebeard that those who had not fused with Devil Fruits could not yet be revived.
• Ren provided wine and explained that Devil Fruit abilities could become powers in the Death God World; Kayle fetched Hollow Energy Crystals and Asauchi.
• Ryder became an Arrancar, while Whitebeard, Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju chose Death God Transformation and gained Zanpakuto abilities based on their Devil Fruits.
• Madara Uchiha chose Hollowfication and used the Hōgyoku to awaken the Sharingan as his Arrancar power.
• Ace chose Death God Transformation like Whitebeard and asked whether his Asauchi would become two blades after Shikai.

Ren and his allies prepared to enter the Seireitei, where Ichigo Kurosaki’s Quincy bloodline could help awaken Yhwach. Ren then opened a spatial tunnel with the Soul King’s broken blade, and the group traveled through it toward the Seireitei.

• Ryuken Ishida arrived and told Ren that Ichigo Kurosaki’s training was nearly complete and that Rukia’s death sentence would soon send Ichigo to the Seireitei.
• Ryuken explained that Ichigo’s pure Quincy bloodline was needed to awaken Yhwach and that Ichigo’s Bankai training was intended to purge his Quincy power.
• Ren agreed to travel to the Seireitei that night, while Madara Uchiha and the others prepared by practicing their new powers and learning about the world.
• Yoruichi told Ren that Uryū was preparing to go to the Seireitei with Ichigo and wanted to regain his pride after Xiaobai had defeated him.
• Ren used the Soul King’s broken blade to open a spatial tunnel, and Kayle, Morgana, Yoruichi, Madara Uchiha, Ryuken Ishida, and the others followed him through it.

Ren and his allies entered the Soul Society, where Madara Uchiha and the others eagerly anticipated fighting the powerful figures in the Seireitei. Mayuri Kurotsuchi delivered intelligence and reported that supplies for New-Type Gigai had run short, while Ren warned him to prepare to defect from the Seireitei.

• Ryuken Ishida told Ren that his secret technique could make Yhwach devour Ichigo Kurosaki's Quincy power and might also consume Uryū Ishida's power in the Seireitei.
• Ren, Kayle, Morgana, Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Wall, and the others emerged in the Soul Society, where Madara and Hashirama sensed powerful fighters near the Seireitei.
• Ren ordered his eager allies to hold back and focus on learning Bankai instead of charging into the Seireitei.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Nemu Kurotsuchi arrived disguised, then gave Kayle intelligence about Aizen's recent actions and Rukia.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi told Ren that scarce materials had halted New-Type Gigai production, and Ren promised to find supplies and warned Mayuri to prepare to defect from the Seireitei.

Ren arrived in the Soul Society with Mayuri Kurotsuchi, prompting the Head Captain to order a search throughout the Seireitei. As the captains mobilized, Byakuya Kuchiki struggled with the news that Rukia was to be executed.

• Ren took Mayuri Kurotsuchi with him toward a place in Rukongai, and Mayuri gladly agreed to follow him to the World of the Living afterward.
• The Head Captain sensed Ren through Ryujin Jakka, ordered Shunsui Kyoraku to gather the Death Gods, and prepared to confront Ren while wearing a Hollow mask.
• Shunsui Kyoraku contacted Tessai Tsukabishi and Urahara Kisuke, learned they had no clear information about Ren, and arranged for them and the Visored to come to the Soul Society.
• Shunsui Kyoraku ordered Nanao to summon the captains, then told them to search for Ren in groups of one hundred and report his location without engaging him.
• Kenpachi Zaraki rallied the Eleventh Division, while Byakuya Kuchiki left the meeting distressed by the news that Rukia was to be executed.

Byakuya Kuchiki sent the Sixth Division to search for Ren while Aizen adjusted his defection plans to account for Ren's arrival. At Ren's residence, Luffy underwent Hollowfication and revealed a bizarre Resurrección.

• Byakuya Kuchiki ordered the Sixth Division to search for Ren, while Mayuri Kurotsuchi privately trusted that Ren's hiding place would remain undiscovered.
• Shunsui Kyoraku worried that Ren's arrival would disrupt the planned events, and Aizen decided to summon Arrancar from Hueco Mundo, especially Coyote Starrk.
• Ren awakened Luffy with the Hōgyoku after Ace and Hashirama Senju asked him to, and Luffy reunited tearfully with Ace.
• Ren chose Hollowfication for Luffy, and Luffy absorbed more than a dozen Hollowfication Energy Crystals before declaring, "Resurrección: I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"

After Luffy underwent Arrancarification, Ren watched as Madara Uchiha slaughtered Death Gods who tried to investigate him during the Seireitei’s search. Madara continued his rampage through Rukongai, and Rangiku Matsumoto arrived at the scene of his killings.

• Luffy’s mask merged into his body and left him wearing a hat, while Ren suspected Luffy’s words had been his Resurrección command.
• Death Gods searching Rukongai questioned Madara Uchiha about Ren, but Madara mocked their methods and killed them with an Asauchi and taijutsu.
• Madara continued killing Death Gods who approached him, leaving piles of bodies while refusing to use Fire Release or enter the Seireitei.
• Rangiku Matsumoto arrived at the bloody scene, recoiled in horror, and nearly vomited.

Rangiku Matsumoto found Madara Uchiha massacring Tenth Division Soul Reapers and attacked him with Haineko, while his violence drew Gin Ichimaru, Toshiro, and Ren toward the battle. Ren refused to start an all-out war before Ryuken finished his preparations and Ichigo Kurosaki arrived, keeping his plan to resurrect Yhwach on track.

• Rangiku Matsumoto discovered a mountain of dead Tenth Division Soul Reapers and rushed toward nearby screams as her squad went to warn Captain Toshiro.
• Madara Uchiha killed more Soul Reapers, and Rangiku confronted him, released Haineko, and sent a sandstorm tornado at him.
• Madara Uchiha countered Rangiku’s attack with Fire Release—Fire Dragon Technique, and their clash drew Gin Ichimaru and Toshiro toward the battlefield.
• Ren saw the distant clash and sensed the bloodshed, but told Ryder that he would not begin an all-out war until Ryuken’s preparations were complete and Ichigo Kurosaki arrived, because he wanted to resurrect Yhwach.

Ren ordered Ryder to let Madara Uchiha continue his attacks while sparing vice-captains and captains, whose Zanpakuto Ren wanted to plunder, and to bring Rangiku Matsumoto back as a maid. After Ryder interrupted Madara’s attempt to kill Rangiku and relayed Ren’s restrictions, Rangiku recognized Ren as their master and grew furious.

• Ren told Ryder to let Madara Uchiha act freely but forbid him from attacking the Seireitei or killing any vice-captain or higher-ranked Death God, and ordered him to bring Rangiku Matsumoto back.
• Madara Uchiha defeated Rangiku Matsumoto and slaughtered her Death God squad, leaving her horrified and regretting that she had neglected her training.
• Ryder arrived and stopped Madara from killing Rangiku, explaining that Ren had claimed her as a maid.
• Ryder told Madara that Ren wanted the Spiritual Pressure of ordinary Death Gods he killed and needed vice-captains and captains alive to plunder their Zanpakuto.
• Rangiku Matsumoto recognized Ren as the lord behind Ryder and accused his subordinates of serving him.

Ryder captured Rangiku Matsumoto and flew away while Madara Uchiha blocked Gin Ichimaru’s attempt to stop him. Gin fought Madara, who transformed his Susanoo and prepared to test his new Cero ability.

• Ryder trapped Rangiku Matsumoto in a blood cage and knocked her unconscious, then left to report to Ren while Madara Uchiha gave him a device to help perfect the Hōgyoku.
• Madara Uchiha blocked Gin Ichimaru’s blade as Ryder escaped with Rangiku Matsumoto, and Gin confronted Madara to pursue them.
• Gin Ichimaru attacked with Shinso, but Madara’s Susanoo knocked the blade back and withstood Gin’s Spear Rain.
• Madara Uchiha transformed his Susanoo with Resurrección: All transformations belong to Uchiha, blocked Gin’s blades with the Flame Fan, and prepared to fire a Cero.

Madara Uchiha unleashed a devastating Cero from his Susanoo, then abandoned the form when its Spiritual Pressure cost became too great and challenged Gin Ichimaru to close combat. Meanwhile, Ren’s group captured Rangiku Matsumoto and drained her Spiritual Pressure, and Morgana took charge of her after Ren stopped her attack.

• Madara Uchiha fired a massive Cero that destroyed forests and mountains, while Gin Ichimaru escaped with Bankai—Kamishini no Yari.
• Madara Uchiha realized the attack had depleted his Spiritual Pressure, dismissed Susanoo, and charged Gin Ichimaru with his Resurrección Fan.
• Ren sent White Fang to watch over Madara Uchiha so the Seireitei would not arrest him.
• Rangiku Matsumoto woke in the blood cage, found that Kayle had taken her Asauchi, and discovered that Morgana’s darkness had drained her Spiritual Pressure and prevented her from using Kido.
• Rangiku Matsumoto charged Ren, but his golden Double Pupils stopped her, and he ordered Morgana to teach her how to behave as a maid.

Gin Ichimaru unleashed his Bankai against Madara Uchiha, but Toshiro joined the battle after Rangiku Matsumoto was captured. As Toshiro’s ice spread across the battlefield, Madara answered with Susanoo and a massive fire attack.

• Gin Ichimaru used Kamishini no Yari and its No-Step Blade Barrage against Madara Uchiha, who dodged and countered with his flaming Uchiha Fan.
• Toshiro arrived, activated Bankai—Daiguren Hyorinmaru, and attacked Madara with Absolute Ice Kill.
• Toshiro asked Gin Ichimaru where Rangiku Matsumoto was, and Gin told him that Madara’s companion had taken her away.
• Furious over Rangiku’s capture, Toshiro used Ice Age to freeze the battlefield into spreading icebergs.
• Madara formed Susanoo, transformed its Yasaka Magatama into a massive fireball, and launched it against Toshiro’s advancing frost.

Madara Uchiha agreed to retreat when White Fang warned him that Seireitei’s captains were coming, and White Fang cut through Gin Ichimaru’s and Toshiro’s Zanpakuto to ensure their escape. Left behind with Rangiku Matsumoto captured, Gin Ichimaru blamed himself and resolved to seek greater power.

• White Fang arrived with Ren’s message that Seireitei’s reinforcements were approaching and urged Madara Uchiha to retreat.
• Madara Uchiha accepted the warning, but Gin Ichimaru and Toshiro tried to stop him from leaving.
• White Fang overwhelmed the two captains, severing Toshiro’s Hyorinmaru and damaging Gin Ichimaru’s God-Killing Spear before returning to Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha and White Fang escaped using Shunpo, while Toshiro and Gin Ichimaru could only watch them go.
• Gin Ichimaru brooded over Rangiku Matsumoto’s capture and his defeat, and yearned for greater power.

After Madara Uchiha’s battle left the Seireitei in ruins, Ren learned that Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions had entered the Soul Society and prepared to act. Aizen studied Gin Ichimaru’s recorded images and suspected Ren was commanding the mysterious fighters.

• Toshiro told the gathered captains that the attackers had left and Rangiku Matsumoto had been taken, while Gin Ichimaru offered to show them what he had witnessed.
• Ryuken told Ren that Urahara Kisuke, Isshin Kurosaki, and members of Zero Division were heading to the Seireitei, complicating his plan to awaken Yhwach through Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Ryuken informed Ren that Ichigo Kurosaki, his companions, and Uryū Ishida had already entered the Soul Society, and Ren ordered his group to begin their own move.
• Gin Ichimaru used Kido to show the captains images of his battle with Madara Uchiha and the other unfamiliar fighters.
• Aizen concluded that Ren was likely directing the fighters, while Gin Ichimaru wondered who the hidden lord was.

Aizen authorized Kaname Tosen to begin his plan to massacre noble Death Gods and ordered Gin Ichimaru to undergo Hollowfication to grow stronger. As Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions entered the Soul Society to rescue Rukia, Urahara Kisuke and Isshin Kurosaki prepared to follow; the chapter ended with Mayuri Kurotsuchi arriving at Ren’s courtyard to report.

• Aizen told Kaname Tosen to carry out his long-delayed plan to kill noble Death Gods and preserve their cores for the Hōgyoku.
• Gin Ichimaru admitted he felt weak after facing Madara Uchiha and chose Hollowfication so he could become stronger and take Rangiku Matsumoto back.
• Aizen said Ichigo Kurosaki was preparing to enter the Soul Society and that the Hōgyoku would soon be perfected, then Gin left the secret chamber.
• Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, and Chad entered a spatial passage to rescue Rukia, while Urahara Kisuke and Tessai Tsukabishi discussed the chaos caused by Madara Uchiha and White Fang.
• Urahara Kisuke sent Tessai Tsukabishi to notify Shinji, and Isshin Kurosaki entered the passage to the Soul Society after saying he would welcome Zero Division.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi arrived at Ren’s courtyard to report, and Ren stopped the gathered fighters from frightening him.

Mayuri reported the chaos Madara Uchiha had caused in Seireitei and explained that scarce Zero Division materials limited the creation of New-Type Gigai. Ren revived Orochimaru with one of the Gigai, and Tobirama took him aside to explain the situation.

• Mayuri told Ren that Uryū, Ichigo, the Visored, Urahara Kisuke, and Isshin Kurosaki had gone to Soul Society.
• Mayuri described how Madara Uchiha and White Fang had killed thousands of Death Gods and many members of noble families, while the Captain-Commander refused to intervene.
• Mayuri showed Ren three New-Type Gigai and explained that making more required a rare material supplied by the Zero Division.
• Ace, World, Luffy, and Tobirama argued over whom to revive first, and Ren decided to bring back Orochimaru.
• Ren used a soul-connected Devil Fruit, a New-Type Gigai, and the Hōgyoku to revive Orochimaru, who then followed Tobirama to hear an explanation.

Ren arranged for Orochimaru to join Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s research and revived Aokiji and Sengoku, while Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions entered the Soul Society. Isshin Kurosaki learned from Kūkaku Shiba about Madara Uchiha’s killing spree and Aizen’s suspicious actions, then met with Oetsu Nimaiya and the gathered Zero Division before an explosion interrupted them.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi reluctantly agreed to take Orochimaru to the Twelfth Division and share his research materials.
• Ren prepared to awaken Aokiji and Sengoku, then revived them.
• Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū, and Chad headed toward the Seireitei to gather information, while Ryuken Ishida watched them from the shadows.
• Isshin Kurosaki met Kūkaku Shiba, who reported that Madara Uchiha had killed more than thirty thousand Death Gods and that Aizen might be behind the noble family massacres.
• Oetsu Nimaiya arrived and told Isshin Kurosaki that nearly the entire Zero Division had gathered; an explosion and a rapidly extending blade then appeared nearby.

Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū confronted Gin Ichimaru at the Seireitei gate, where Gin shattered Zangetsu while testing Ichigo. A hidden protector’s presence stopped Gin from attacking further, and he withdrew into the Seireitei as Isshin Kurosaki and Oetsu Nimaiya watched from the shadows.

• Kūkaku Shiba and Isshin Kurosaki realized the disturbance at the Seireitei gate might involve Ichigo, and Kūkaku left after Isshin asked her to train him.
• Uryū identified Gin Ichimaru as the Third Division captain and explained his Zanpakuto’s speed, prompting Gin to attack him with Shinso.
• Gin blocked Ichigo Kurosaki’s strike, told him Captain Kuchiki had fought him with only a fraction of his strength, and cut Zangetsu in two while Ichigo faltered.
• Ichigo used Shunpo to evade Gin’s next attack, but Gin’s Shinso failed to extend when a powerful hidden presence threatened him.
• Gin ended the test and entered the Seireitei, while Isshin Kurosaki and Oetsu Nimaiya watched Ichigo and Uryū from the shadows.

Ren learned that Aizen was impersonating Madara Uchiha and White Fang to slaughter nobles, so he sent a group to confront him. Madara reached the nobles’ district first, where Hashirama arrived in the middle of the fight.

• Ryuken came to retrieve Uryū from Isshin Kurosaki, insisting that he would look after his son himself.
• Ren decided to act before Rukia’s execution and ordered Morgana to find Madara Uchiha.
• Morgana told Ren that someone was impersonating Madara Uchiha and White Fang to purge nobles, and Ren identified Aizen as the culprit.
• Madara Uchiha and White Fang finished slaughtering a squad of Death Gods, then headed toward the nobles’ district to confront the impostors.
• Masked figures attacked the gathered nobles, but Madara Uchiha arrived and demanded to know who dared impersonate him.
• Hashirama arrived and used trees to Devour the masked Death Gods’ Spiritual Pressure, prompting Madara Uchiha to angrily ask why he had come.

Ren confronted Kaname Tosen after discovering he had impersonated Madara Uchiha and led the slaughter of Seireitei's nobles. Aizen arrived and negotiated with Ren, who asked about the Soul King, and Aizen began opening a passage toward the Soul King Palace.

• Luffy accidentally sent Hashirama flying, and Ren arrived to question Madara Uchiha before identifying the masked attacker as Kaname Tosen.
• Ren ordered Tobirama to remove the masked man's disguise, revealing Kaname Tosen to the shocked nobles.
• Aizen and Gin Ichimaru arrived, and Aizen and Ren discussed Tosen's actions and the danger of starting a war at a critical time.
• Ren asked Aizen where the Soul King was, and Aizen agreed to show him how to enter the Soul King Palace before slicing through space.

Ren obtained Aizen’s records about the Soul King Palace and ordered a purge of nobles and Death Gods while planning to head to the Seireitei. As Rukia’s execution approached, Renji resolved to save her, but an explosion at the prison interrupted him.

• Aizen gave Ren records about the Soul King Palace, confirmed his ring came from the Soul King’s Blade, and departed with Kaname Tosen while Gin Ichimaru questioned Ren about Rangiku Matsumoto.
• Ren explained that the Oken was made from the bones of Zero Division members and said the group would go to the Seireitei while Ryuken awakened Yhwach.
• Ren ordered Madara Uchiha and the others to kill the remaining Death Gods and nobles, then sent Yoruichi and Morgana to search noble estates for resources while sparing the Shihōin and Kuchiki clans.
• Aizen blamed no one for their setback, recognized Ren as the world’s deepest-hidden player, and vowed to compete with him.
• Renji Abarai urged Byakuya Kuchiki to stop Rukia’s execution and vowed to save her himself, but an explosion at the prison erupted as he set out.