Recaps

Sasuke sealed Jackie Chan after detecting that someone had disrupted O-Tama’s Sharingan control, then led the group to seek the Ninja Mask. At Pops’ Antique Shop, Captain Black showed footage of Sasuke’s power, leaving Pops convinced that a practitioner far stronger than himself threatened the world.

• Sasuke explained that an unknown energy had tried and failed to free Jackie Chan from his control, then stored Jackie in a scroll.
• O-Tama took the group to the Palace Ruins to obtain the Ninja Mask.
• Captain Black showed O-Tama, Pops, and the others footage of Jackie Chan leading Sasuke’s group into Section 13 and taking the talismans.
• Pops reacted with fear and denial, then explained that magic required tools, gestures, and incantations.
• O-Tama and Black guessed that the red-eyed figure was Shendu, but Pops insisted the practitioner was someone else and far stronger than he was.
• Viper asked what they should do about the powerful enemy.

Pops and Daolon Wong sensed that yin and yang had collapsed and that darkness threatened the world, forcing the sworn enemies toward a confrontation. Meanwhile, Sasuke’s group stole the Ninja Mask from Shendu’s palace, and Chopper won the chance to try it on.

• Pops warned that powerful demons would soon threaten the world, and Daolon Wong sensed the disturbance when he arrived at Pops' Antique Shop with Gan, Wen, and Chui.
• Pops and Daolon Wong agreed to join forces, but Daolon Wong tried to leave after sensing that yin had overwhelmed yang.
• Pops immobilized Daolon Wong with a spell, and Daolon Wong ordered Gan, Wen, and Chui to attack.
• Sasuke and his group looted the Ninja Mask from Shendu's palace in Hong Kong.
• Chopper beat Luffy at rock, paper, scissors, put on the mask, and asked Luffy how it looked.

Chopper summoned shadow ninja soldiers with the Ninja Mask and demonstrated their combat abilities to the crew. When Luffy begged to borrow the mask, Chopper discovered he could not remove it, and Zoro suggested using Armament Haki to take it off.

• Chopper summoned shadow ninja soldiers and ordered them to attack a wall, where they carved deep marks and blasted a large hole with throwing stars.
• Chopper commanded the soldiers to fight in pairs, and they killed each other before Chopper revived them from the scattered shadows.
• Luffy grabbed Chopper and demanded to play with the mask, so Chopper agreed to take it off.
• Chopper found the mask stuck to his face, and O-Tama recalled that removing the Ten Shadowkhan Masks required special tools and techniques.
• Zoro suggested that Chopper cover his face with Armament Haki and try removing the mask by force.

Chopper used Armament Haki to remove the Ninja Mask, but Luffy immediately put it on and began acting wildly. The group teleported back to Pops' Antique Shop, where Robin introduced them to Pops and the others as a fight was underway.

• Zoro suggested using Armament Haki to break the mask's hold, and Chopper removed it from his face.
• Luffy grabbed the fallen mask, put it on, and played with it as the group decided to return to Pops' Antique Shop.
• O-Tama used her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to teleport everyone from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
• Jade stopped the fighting at the antique shop and pointed out the arriving group to Pops and the others.
• Robin introduced herself to Pops and the others while Black questioned Sasuke about their purpose, Jackie Chan, and the Talismans.
• Pops warned Luffy that the mask affected its wearer's mind and led them toward evil.

Robin offered to trade the Nine Black Shadow Masks for Jackie Chan, whom Sasuke and Karin revealed alongside Valmont (Shendu) under their control. Pops and the others faced the choice of accepting the deal or confronting the group, while Zoro silenced Black with a frightening glare.

• O-Tama (Pirate), Chopper, and Robin dismissed Pops's warning that the Shadowkhan Masks could corrupt their minds.
• Robin demanded the Nine Black Shadow Masks in exchange for Jackie Chan, and Pops agreed to hear how Jackie Chan was doing.
• Sasuke released Jackie Chan and Valmont (Shendu) from a storage scroll, and Karin removed their golden chains.
• Sasuke suppressed Shendu's will with a glare, leaving him and Jackie Chan standing obediently beside Sasuke.
• Karin warned Pops and the others that they could try to take the captives by force but might not leave alive.
• Black tried to invoke United States law, but Zoro's glare terrified him into silence.

After forcing Pops and his allies to accept their terms, Sasuke's group enjoyed a beach vacation while Jackie Chan's world gathered all nine Shadowkhan Masks. Pops agreed to trade them at his antique shop the next morning and warned Black not to provoke the powerful visitors.

• Zoro threatened Pops's group, but Naruto eased the confrontation and Sasuke gave Pops a phone number for arranging the trade.
• Pops agreed to the deal because Jackie Chan's life depended on it, and Robin told the group they no longer needed to search for the Ninja Mask.
• While Sasuke's group vacationed, Pops called and confirmed that they had collected all nine Shadowkhan Masks.
• Sasuke set the trade for the next morning at Pops's antique shop, then returned to relaxing on the beach.
• Pops warned Black not to try to steal the masks or confront Sasuke's group, whose members had been keeping the Shadowkhan at bay.

Sasuke’s group completed the deal for all nine Shadowkhan masks at Pops' Antique Shop and left with them. Naruto then contacted the others to arrange their return, while Sengoku and Garp ended their call by fighting over a burger.

• Pops explained that the ninth mask had a consciousness and might try to escape, and Daolon Wong summoned it from a cauldron.
• Sasuke used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to control Tarakudo, then erased Jackie Chan and Valmont’s memories of being controlled.
• Sasuke warned Pops not to pass off fake masks, then O-Tama (Pirate) took the group and the masks away.
• Jackie Chan asked whether the group’s sudden disappearance was sorcery or a superpower, while Pops declined to explain.
• Naruto contacted the others from a skyscraper roof and offered to arrange for O-Tama to pick them up.
• Sengoku and Garp argued over Sengoku’s burger, disconnected, and fought in a park.

Sengoku and Garp fought while the others returned to the Shinobi World, where Yushan absorbed the collected artifacts and prepared to merge the world of Jackie Chan Adventures. After completing the merger and isolating that world as a technology-only realm, Yushan asked Seiichi when he planned to open another world.

• Sengoku and Garp fought, while Shikamaru, Ace, and the others chose to return home.
• O-Tama brought the group back through the Portal, and Sasuke presented the collected items to Seiichi.
• Yushan absorbed the Twelve Talismans, the Ten Shadowkhan Masks, and the Book of Ages, then told Seiichi he would finish in a day or two.
• Two days later, Yushan began devouring and merging the world of Jackie Chan Adventures at Seiichi's Residence.
• Yushan completed the process in two and a half years, isolated the merged world, and removed its supernatural powers so it ran on technology alone.
• Yushan asked Seiichi when he planned to open up a new world while Seiichi fished by the lake.

Seiichi and Yushan opened a new world after discussing why so few people in the Empire had reached Six Paths level. They discovered the world was Bleach, where a plane-level powerhouse existed, and Seiichi explained the Soul King's role in creating and sustaining its realms.

• Seiichi told Yushan that the Empire had gained only three Six Paths-level fighters in over a decade, and Yushan explained that each world had a limit on powerful individuals.
• Seiichi decided to open a new world immediately, and he and Yushan left the Back Garden for the plaza.
• Yushan summoned a black-and-white stone gate and sensed a world containing Soul Reapers, Hollows, Soul Society, and other Bleach locations.
• Yushan revealed that the world had a plane-level powerhouse, and Seiichi identified the Soul King.
• Seiichi explained that the Soul King had divided the primordial chaos and helped create the Three Worlds, then said the Five Great Noble Families had sealed him to preserve their rule.

Seiichi and Yushan gathered fighters from the Uchiha Empire and revealed that a new world held numerous powerful opponents. The crowd eagerly prepared to travel through the enormous gate, which Yushan began opening.

• Yushan explained that the new world's plane-level powerhouse had regressed to half-plane level, and Seiichi realized he could enter.
• Seiichi launched a black firework over the capital, summoning people from the ninja and pirate worlds to the main square.
• Seiichi told the arrivals that the strongest fighter was incapacitated, but the world also contained many Six Paths-level and super Kage-level beings with powerful recovery abilities.
• Madara, Kaido, Sasuke, Naruto, Raimei, and the other fighters grew excited, and Seiichi invited anyone who wanted to go to join the expedition.
• Seiichi told Yushan to open the gate, and Yushan began pushing it open.

Seiichi and his group entered a new world and recognized the powerful fighters gathered there as the forces at the Battle of Karakura Town. The chapter ended with Raimei and Madara Uchiha both claiming Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto as their opponent.

• Yushan opened the stone gate, and Seiichi and Hikari led the group through it.
• The group arrived among familiar Bleach characters, and a bald, bearded old man demanded to know who they were.
• Seiichi recognized the gathering as the Battle of Karakura Town and reviewed its participants and major battles.
• Raimei declared that he would fight Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
• Madara Uchiha also claimed Yamamoto, leaving Raimei frustrated by the competition.

The group chose opponents for their fights, while Seiichi opened a portal for those left without a match. As the Bleach characters questioned the outsiders’ strange powers, Seiichi dismissed them and said only the Soul King in his prime might interest him.

• Naruto challenged Sōsuke Aizen, while Kuzan and Tōshirō Hitsugaya provoked one another into a tense standoff.
• Hikari chose Coyote Starrk, who asked to avoid fighting, and Luffy won rock-paper-scissors for the right to face Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
• Raimei selected Sajin Komamura and Madara chose Baraggan Louisenbairn, leaving Sasuke without an opponent he wanted.
• Seiichi opened a black portal and sent Sasuke, Itachi, Shisui, Kaido, Mu, Orochimaru, and the others through to find formidable opponents.
• Aizen and the other Soul Reapers and Arrancar questioned the outsiders, sensing an ominous threat from Seiichi despite being unable to detect his power.
• Seiichi called himself an ordinary ruler and said he might have wanted to fight the Soul King if the Soul King were still in his prime.

Seiichi taunted the Soul Reapers and Arrancar, then showed them a battle unfolding in Hueco Mundo, where Kaido fought Nnoitra Gilga. After Kaido overwhelmed Nnoitra’s attacks, both fighters transformed and prepared to continue their duel.

• Seiichi mocked the Soul King and ordered the gathered Soul Reapers and Arrancar to act, prompting Yamamoto and Sōsuke Aizen to release their spiritual power.
• Seiichi displayed a screen showing the group in Hueco Mundo, where Kaido had encountered Espada No. 5, Nnoitra Gilga.
• Kaido blocked Nnoitra’s scythe strikes and taunted him, driving Nnoitra to fire a Gran Rey Cero.
• Kaido used Thunderclap: Thunder Bagua to destroy Nnoitra’s Gran Rey Cero and send Nnoitra crashing through a small hill.
• Nnoitra released Santa Teresa, and Kaido answered by transforming into his Dragon-Man Form before charging at him as Nnoitra leaped into the sky.

Kaido overwhelmed Nnoitra in their fight, then struck Grimmjow when he stepped in to defend the injured Espada. Both Espada were left sprawled in the rubble after Kaido’s attack.

• Nnoitra challenged Kaido, who transformed into a huge blue dragon and blasted him with Bolo Breath.
• Nnoitra charged through the flames, but Kaido’s Armament Haki-coated tail broke three of his arms and sent him crashing into a mountain.
• Though badly wounded and unable to stand, Nnoitra insisted that he had not lost, and Kaido prepared a final blow.
• Grimmjow appeared between Kaido and Nnoitra and told Kaido to stop running wild in Hueco Mundo.
• Kaido ignored Grimmjow’s words and struck him and Nnoitra with his tail, sending both through a hill and into the rubble.

Kaido overwhelmed Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and Nnoitra Gilga after they released their powers and attacked together. He left the badly injured Arrancars alive, with Grimmjow unconscious and Nnoitra unable to rise.

• Nnoitra Gilga urged Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez to use his full strength after Kaido injured him.
• Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez released Pantera, and he and Nnoitra Gilga unleashed their signature attacks against Kaido.
• Kaido powered up with Flame Extreme and Haki, then charged the pair with Fire Dragon Dive.
• Kaido broke through their attacks, severely injuring both Arrancars and knocking Grimmjow unconscious.
• Kaido mocked the defeated pair and left without finishing them off.

After Kaido defeated Nnoitra Gilga and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the screen showed Uchiha Mu encountering Byakuya Kuchiki in Hueco Mundo. Mu killed an attacking Hollow with strange techniques, and the chapter ended as he launched a kick at Byakuya, who raised his Zanpakuto to block it.

• Nnoitra Gilga collapsed unconscious after Kaido defeated him, while Soul Reapers and Arrancars watched in disbelief.
• Byakuya Kuchiki met Uchiha Mu in Hueco Mundo and questioned how a human had survived there, but Mu ignored him and walked away.
• A Centipede Hollow attacked Mu, who immobilized and strangled it before throwing its corpse aside.
• Byakuya recognized Mu's techniques as resembling Quincy abilities and stepped in front of him to ask if he was a Quincy.
• Mu attacked Byakuya with a flying kick, and Byakuya drew his Zanpakuto to block the blow.

Mu endured Byakuya’s attacks with his Tengu Armor and provoked him into releasing Senbonzakura. The chapter ended as Byakuya sent its deadly blades toward Mu while holding back, and Mu promised to hold back in return.

• Byakuya crossed the distance with Shunpo and struck Mu, but Mu’s Tengu Armor blocked the attack.
• Byakuya switched to the blade’s edge and slashed at Mu’s neck, but Mu remained unharmed and pushed him back with a surge of energy.
• Byakuya launched another assault, then decided to stop holding back and release Senbonzakura.
• Byakuya transformed Senbonzakura into a swarm of tiny blades and sent them toward Mu, reducing the attack’s force by thirty percent.
• Mu noticed Byakuya was holding back and said he would do the same.

Byakuya unleashed his Bankai and escalated his attacks against Mu, but Mu remained untouched and walked through each technique. Byakuya then prepared his final strike, the White Emperor Sword, while Mu recognized his resolve.

• Byakuya watched Senbonzakura’s petals pass through Mu and saw Mu stroll out of their encirclement unharmed.
• Byakuya released his Bankai, Scatter, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and launched a vastly greater storm of blades at Mu.
• Byakuya gathered the blades into a massive sphere around Mu, but Mu casually walked out and watched the attack as though admiring flowers.
• Byakuya unleashed his strongest technique, the White Emperor Sword, and declared it his final strike.
• Mu sensed Byakuya’s killing intent and determination, reined in his smile, and felt approval for his courage.

Uchiha Mu defeated Byakuya Kuchiki in a sword clash, sparing him but breaking Senbonzakura. Afterward, Mu identified himself as a member of the Uchiha Empire and asked Byakuya where he could find powerful opponents, but Byakuya said he was unfamiliar with Hueco Mundo.

• Mu recognized Byakuya's courage, introduced himself, and dispelled his Hollowfication before covering himself in Tengu Armor.
• Mu and Byakuya charged at each other with their strongest sword techniques, and Mu broke Senbonzakura while leaving Byakuya's body unharmed.
• Byakuya admitted defeat, while Soul Reapers and Arrancars watching in Karakura Town lost their will to fight.
• Mu advised Byakuya that Senbonzakura's techniques were too flashy and asked him to find powerful opponents.
• Byakuya told Mu that he had recently arrived in Hueco Mundo and knew little about the area, since his concern was protecting the Soul Society.

Shisui arrived at Las Noches and began fighting Ulquiorra Cifer, the Fourth Espada. Their clash was interrupted when a woman called out for Ichigo and appeared nearby.

• Byakuya resolved to grow stronger and surpass Mu after Mu left him behind.
• Luffy challenged Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto in Karakura Town as the Uchiha Empire members prepared to fight their chosen opponents.
• Shisui reached Las Noches before the Soul Society group and encountered Ulquiorra Cifer.
• Ulquiorra fired a Cero at Shisui, who blocked the attack and countered with his blade.
• Shisui and Ulquiorra exchanged attacks until a woman called for Ichigo and ran out of the nearby buildings.

Shisui battled Ulquiorra while protecting Orihime, shrugging off Ulquiorra’s strongest attacks and wounding him. Ulquiorra’s rapid healing stopped the bleeding, and Shisui prepared to take the initiative.

• Shisui vanished just as Ulquiorra attacked, then appeared in midair and told Orihime he would handle the fight.
• Orihime identified Ulquiorra as the fourth-ranked Espada and warned Shisui to be careful.
• Ulquiorra released Murciélago and fired a powerful Black Cero, but Shisui blocked it without being harmed.
• Ulquiorra’s Moonlight Sword shattered against Shisui’s Tengu Armor, and Shisui counterattacked with a deep slash across Ulquiorra’s back.
• Ulquiorra’s wound stopped bleeding and healed within seconds, and Shisui asked whether he had any other tricks before attacking.

Ulquiorra transformed into his Second-Stage Resurrección and unleashed his full power against Shisui. After his first Lanza del Relámpago missed, he attacked at close range, but Shisui crushed a second spear, and Ulquiorra followed by hurling a barrage of spears at him.

• Ulquiorra revealed that he alone could use Second-Stage Resurrección and transformed as his Reiatsu rose to 900,000.
• Orihime Inoue struggled under the pressure of Ulquiorra's terrifying Reiatsu and called for Ichigo.
• Ulquiorra formed and threw a Lanza del Relámpago at Shisui, but it flew past him and exploded in the distance.
• Ulquiorra took advantage of Shisui's momentary distraction, firing a black Cero and rushing in with another Lanza del Relámpago.
• Shisui blocked the Cero with his blade and crushed the spear in his left hand.
• Ulquiorra pursued Shisui from the smoke and hurled a rain of Lanza del Relámpago spears at him.

Shisui defeated Ulquiorra and prepared to take Orihime Inoue away, but Ulquiorra returned to uphold Aizen’s orders. Shisui decided to make Ulquiorra his subordinate and used Kotoamatsukami Engraving on him.

• Shisui deflected and dodged Ulquiorra’s Lanza del Relámpago before crushing one in his hand.
• Shisui overwhelmed Ulquiorra in a close-range clash and kicked him tens of kilometers away.
• Shisui approached Orihime Inoue, who thanked him for saving her, and offered to take her away.
• Ulquiorra returned and declared that he would carry out Lord Sōsuke Aizen’s orders with his life.
• Shisui recognized Ulquiorra’s devotion, decided to make him a subordinate, and activated Kotoamatsukami Engraving.

Shisui used his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan to place Ulquiorra under a permanent Mind Seal, making him a follower, and the two met Ichigo Kurosaki. Shisui introduced himself as a member of the Uchiha Empire, leaving Ichigo curious about the unfamiliar nation and clan.

• Shisui's Three-Tomoe Rinnegan sealed Ulquiorra's mind, and Ulquiorra knelt and pledged his loyalty to Shisui.
• Shisui asked Ulquiorra to return to his human-like form, and Ulquiorra explained that his Resurrección release increased combat power but was hard to maintain.
• Ichigo Kurosaki arrived and initially treated Ulquiorra as a potential enemy.
• Orihime Inoue explained that Shisui had saved her and that Ulquiorra now followed him, easing Ichigo's wariness.
• Ichigo thanked Shisui with a handshake, and Shisui introduced himself as Shisui Uchiha of the Uchiha Empire.

Shisui challenged Ichigo Kurosaki to a fight, then discovered that Ichigo’s Bankai released less than a third of his true power. Ichigo agreed to let Shisui help him unlock it, and Shisui activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Shisui told Ichigo Kurosaki that he wanted to fight him, and Ichigo tried to redirect him toward the Espada.
• Orihime Inoue explained that Shisui had easily defeated Ulquiorra, prompting Ichigo to accept that a fight was unavoidable.
• Ichigo Kurosaki used Bankai, but Shisui’s Power Level Scouter showed a reading of 303,000, and Shisui sensed that Ichigo had released less than a third of his power.
• Ichigo Kurosaki doubted Shisui’s claim but, after Orihime Inoue nodded her support, agreed to let Shisui help him release his full power.
• Shisui told Ichigo Kurosaki to relax and look into his eyes, then activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.