Sōgo Shihoin trained Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin at the Soul King Palace, then left for Hueco Mundo to master his dangerous Spiritual Pressure. There he befriended Lilynette Starrk and met Szayelaporro, who offered to help them control their power.
Sōgo Shihoin built his power and influence in Hueco Mundo while Baraggan’s forces clashed with the Soul Reapers, and Szayelaporro’s experiments transformed Kuruyashiki Kenpachi. After Sōgo returned to Soul Society with his companions, he began academy life, where his strength immediately caused trouble.
Sōgo Shihoin trained Shaoling Fon, graduated with two Zanpakuto, and formed the Greening Squad while political schemes and Aizen’s plans developed around them. After Aizen’s expedition against the Quincy ended in disaster, Sōgo led his squad through a special Senkaimon toward the Dangai to face the surviving Quincy.
Sōgo returned to Soul Society, became Second Division Captain, and pushed through a rotating rest schedule while navigating the aftermath of Aizen’s actions. As new captains rose and Aizen pursued Baraggan in Hueco Mundo, Kenpachi Zaraki claimed the Eleventh Division captaincy.
Sōgo Shihoin intervened in conflicts among Kenpachis and noble clans while the Soul Society moved through weddings, succession, and loss. After Kaien Shiba resigned following the Menos Grande attack, Rukia chose to train in the Second Division and Renji set out to grow stronger.
Rukia Kuchiki trained under Sōgo Shihoin and other Second Division officers before returning to the World of the Living, where she saved Ichigo Kurosaki and later transferred her powers to him. As Ichigo and his friends prepared to rescue her from execution, Sōgo was accused of murdering Central 46, and Kaien Shiba revealed that Rukia was likely held in the Second Division barracks.
Kaien and the Shiba family helped Ichigo’s group enter the Seireitei, where Aizen’s staged death and the Central 46 crisis set the stage for Rukia’s execution. Ichigo rescued Rukia at the Sōkyoku, but the fighting spread across the execution ground and Kenpachi confronted him.
Sōgo Shihoin stopped Aizen’s escape, dealt with the Bount threat, and dismantled the Central 46 Chambers while Ichigo Kurosaki confronted his Hollow power with the Visored. The arc left Aizen plotting against Yamamoto, Ichigo training, and Rurichiyo Kasumioji setting out to find Ichigo as a marriage candidate.
Shūsuke Amagai’s revenge plot failed, and Soul Society uncovered the Wandenreich’s threat as Sōgo Shihoin confronted Yhwach and Aizen. Aizen lured Orihime to Hueco Mundo, where Sōgo’s allies began a tournament against his forces, leaving Ichigo facing Ulquiorra.
Sōgo Shihoin helped defeat Sōsuke Aizen, then woke in the world of Jujutsu High and took on Satoru Gojo’s identity while training Yuji Itadori and his classmates. As curses and Soul Reapers collided, Mahito ended up before the Gotei 13 and offered to explain himself.
Sōgo Shihoin confronted Aizen and Kenjaku’s plan, erased Cursed Energy from the Jujutsu world, then returned to Soul Society and resigned as captain. Two years later, Ichigo lost and regained his powers while confronting Ginjō and the Fullbringers, then left for the World of the Living to deal with Rurichiyo Kasumioji.
As Yhwach launched an all-out war on Soul Society, Sōgo Shihoin assembled fifty-two knights to oppose him. The battles continued at the Soul King Palace, where Kuruyashiki Kenpachi blasted Gerard Valkyrie after Gerard revived from being devoured.
Sōgo Shihoin defeated Yhwach and reorganized Soul Society, then helped oversee Rukia Kuchiki’s promotion and the Gotei 13’s recovery. Yushima Oko revived more than a hundred former captains, who challenged their descendants and brought the past into conflict with the present.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.