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Shiraishi fled the Stealth Force, found refuge in Rukongai, and became entangled in Kūkaku’s investigation into Kaien’s death and the Hollowfication Experiment. After killing Takehiko Tsunayashiro and defeating Nnoitra, he left Kūkaku to search beneath the barracks and went to help Soi Fon.
Shiraishi shared a date with Soi Fon in Karakura Town, then returned to West District Ten as Soul Society sent a force to capture him. After fighting Mayuri Kurotsuchi and joining Oda Nobunaga’s planned raid, Shiraishi fled the underground hideout as the Shinigami closed in, leaving Oda Nobunaga and Kichō to face pursuit.
Shiraishi freed Nemu from Mayuri’s control and became determined to rescue Kūkaku Shiba, while Oda Nobunaga gathered allies for an attack on Seireitei. The arc ended with Nobunaga confronting Yamamoto as Okita Sōji and Nemu faced off near the Central 46 Chambers.
Shiraishi rescued Kūkaku Shiba from prison and helped her face Munemasa Tsunayashiro, while the Shinigami dealt with the escaped prisoners and the threat to Ganju. After Kūkaku escaped again and reunited with Shiraishi, she told him she loved him but planned to leave to pursue her dream.
Shiraishi hunted Hollows alongside Sōya Azashiro, then helped stop Genjirō’s assault on Soul Society. Yamamoto appointed Shiraishi acting captain of the Tenth Division, where he settled into Seireitei and grew closer to Soi Fon and Nemu.
Shiraishi and Soi Fon investigated the murders and thefts tied to Tsunayashiro Tokinada, while Aura Michibane joined the Gold Seal Unit and Aizen stole the Tsunayashiro Clan’s Fullbringer corpses. Their pursuit of Tsukikage Yagyū led them to her hideout, where Soi Fon was captured and Shiraishi activated his Bankai.
Shiraishi escaped Tsukikage Yagyū’s Bankai, recovered, and reunited with Kūkaku after securing her pardon. As Kaoru Tendō allied with Tsunayashiro Tokinada and Shiraishi began training for a new Bankai, Soi Fon developed a dangerous new Hakuda technique.
Shiraishi fought Kenpachi Zaraki and continued training while the captains confronted Sōya Azashiro and uncovered a rebellion plot against Yamamoto. The arc ended with Isane begging Shiraishi to save Unohana, whose decision to teach Zaraki might cost her life.
Shiraishi tried to keep Retsu Unohana from dying in her planned fight with Zaraki, while a murder and forged evidence pushed the noble clans toward conflict. The stretch ended with Shiraishi and Unohana still fighting in Muken as Tokinada’s scheme advanced at the Tsunayashiro gathering.
Tokinada’s conspiracy was exposed and ended in his death, while Kūkaku Shiba took command of the Gold Seal Unit and began investigating Isshin Shiba. Shiraishi’s team confronted Shinji Hirako’s Anti-Shinigami Alliance, then learned the assault might conceal an infiltration of Seireitei as Yoruichi entered the Tsunayashiro library.
Shiraishi pursued Kūkaku’s apparent murder into Hueco Mundo, discovered she was still alive in Soul Society, and returned to expose Aizen. With Unohana watching and Yamamoto preparing for war, Shiraishi attacked Aizen and left him severed into four pieces.
After Aizen escaped and declared war, Shiraishi became acting captain of the Thirteenth Division and led its first battle in the World of the Living. As Aizen’s hunt for Fullbringers intensified, Masaki Kurosaki was cast out of the Ishida family and began investigating Shūkurō Tsukishima.
Masaki Kurosaki and Shiraishi became entangled in the Fullbringers’ conflict, and Shiraishi killed Kūgo Ginjō to keep him from Aizen. The Soul Reapers launched a surprise assault on Aizen’s Royal Palace, but Aizen survived and escaped to Seireitei while Shiraishi and Yamamoto were stranded in Hueco Mundo.
After Aizen’s assault on the Soul King Palace left the realms collapsing, Shiraishi was stranded in Soul Society and became a fugitive after killing Hasegawa Taizo. He settled in West District Ten, crossed paths with Unohana and Isane, and joined Kūkaku Shiba in investigating Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s possible role in her brother’s death.
Shiraishi killed Takehiko Tsunayashiro, defeated Nnoitra, and escaped Soul Society’s pursuit long enough to take Soi Fon to the World of the Living. After returning, he survived Mayuri’s ambush and brought Nemu to Saito House, where he agreed to help Kichō’s organization with its planned operation.
Shiraishi joined Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to obtain a snow lotus while evading the Gotei 13, and Isshin Shiba’s trip to the World of the Living exposed Aizen’s schemes. After learning Kūkaku Shiba faced imprisonment, Shiraishi decided to infiltrate the Seireitei and rescue her, with Nemu Kurotsuchi offering to help.
Shiraishi and Nemu helped free Kūkaku from prison, and Shiraishi escaped the Seireitei with her. After learning that Munemasa planned to seize the Shiba Clan’s spiritual tool and abduct Ganju, Shiraishi and Kūkaku returned to the clan headquarters and confronted him, where his stolen Zanpakuto powers turned the fight against them.
Shiraishi survived the conflict with Munemasa, reunited with Kūkaku, and later fought through Hueco Mundo while Azashiro pursued his plans. In Zuellni, Shiraishi reunited with Rukia and Ichigo, and the group set out to find Ishida and reach Silbern.
Shiraishi brought Ichigo and his companions to Silbern, where they began training and prepared to rescue Kisuke Urahara while Shiraishi approached Yhwach. The group split up to fight the Sternritter, leaving Rukia critically injured and Ichigo badly wounded as he continued battling Cang Du.
As Ichigo’s allies prepare to confront Aizen, Shiraishi infiltrates the Divine Realm and works to uncover its barrier while Orihime is held there. Yhwach names Uryū his successor, and Grimmjow’s coming assault threatens the Shinigami in the lower world.