Captain?
I'm coming in, Captain.
Excuse me...
Captain...
If you were in here, you could have at least answered—
Nanao...
We might have to say goodbye.
What?
"MESSAGE"
"APPOINTING SHUNSUI JIRO SAKURANOSUKE KYORAKU AS HEAD CAPTAIN AND SQUAD 1 CAPTAIN"
Give me a break...
The blue skies above are hopelessly clear
At my wit's end, I feel a growing frustration
As if to laugh at us hopeless cowards
Countless eyes stare at us
This soul of mine breaks again and again
All I can do is hold it tight
Until the day it turns to ash
I've absorbed all of this sorrow
It has shaped me, painted me
But that's how we got here, right?
One step at a time, just like breathing
These countless scars on my palm
That no longer fade
Are my badge, my story
I faced the fear and shred it to pieces
And let it walk beside me once more
BLEACH: THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR
"KIRINDEN"
- 91...92... - 91...92...
- 93... - 93...
- 94— - 94...
You failed, you moron!
Didn't your parents teach you as a kid?
You're not supposed to get out of a bath
until you've finished counting up to 100!
What kind of parent makes their kid count to 100
while their head's underwater?!
Quit your whining!
Kazuo! Kazuhiro!
- Yessir! - Come on, Bro!
Nothing personal, boy!
Damn you, boy!
It's Ichigo!
Wait.
What the hell was that for?!
You're healed.
If you weren't, that would have killed you.
Look. Your wounds are gone.
"KIRINDEN"
You finished what you came here to do.
I'll prepare for you to go to the next place.
The next place?
Wait up...!
I'm coming with you.
Renji! Don't be silly.
You're still...
Well?
You didn't send me flying.
Fine.
If you can withstand my punch, you're probably all right.
Go.
Thanks!
- Ready... - Go!
Aren't there any other ways of getting around this place?!
There they go...
Kazuo! Kazuhiro!
Thanks for the hard work.
You can take those off now.
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
That was close...
If it weren't for these protective bathing robes
made of super spiritual threads,
the extreme recovery would have
caused our bodies to erode and rupture.
Yet those boys were able to soak in Master Tenjiro's White Bone Hell
and Blood Pond Hell naked as if it was nothing...
Unbelievable...
Yeah.
I saw their potential, but they went beyond my expectations.
Especially that Ichigo kid.
When that punk took my strike,
he reflexively struck my fist and fractured it.
My word...
People used to call me "Lightning Fast Tenjiro"
for my Hoho skills...
Pretty sure I haven't lost my touch yet...
That kid is really something...
I can see why the Soul King is so into him...
Two lieutenants?!
CENTRAL 46 UNDERGROUND ASSEMBLY HALL Yes.
CENTRAL 46 UNDERGROUND ASSEMBLY HALL Third Seat Okikiba knows how to manage Squad 1...
CENTRAL 46 UNDERGROUND ASSEMBLY HALL while Lieutenant Ise knows how to handle me.
They will both fulfill the duties of assisting me.
No! This is unacceptable—
"The power to appoint someone to lieutenant "
"lies with their squad captain."
Your people decided that, remember?
Now then, may I proceed with my first task as head captain?
I intend to teach Kenpachi Zaraki Zanjutsu.
- What?! - What?!
Captain Kuchiki and the others went to the Royal Palace,
but there's no guarantee they'll return safely.
Captain Zaraki is an important asset in battle.
We cannot leave him as he is now.
No!
If he becomes more powerful than he is now,
we won't be able to stop him if he revolts!
Have you forgotten we urged Genryusai
to stop teaching him Kendo after only a day?!
Then what do you suggest we do?
In its current state,
the Soul Society won't be able to withstand the next invasion.
Will any of you be able to protect yourselves?
It seems like I've been given permission.
Come on in.
I'd like you to handle this matter concerning Captain Zaraki.
Captain Unohana...
Or should I say...
The First Kenpachi...
Yachiru Unohana.
You go on the bottom!
My injuries were worse than yours! So you go!
You're all healed up! What are you, a wuss?
You're one to talk! You damn—
Huh?
I couldn't have been found at a worse time!
GATONDEN - LANDING AREA Good grief...
Crashing from that height after my body just healed
- would have been awful. - Hey, get back here!
It would only have been awful for you.
I would have been able to land safely using a breakfall.
What was that?
- I bet you can't do that, can you? - Screw you...
Welcome!
I'm glad you came, Ichigo and Renji!
Welcome to my Gatonden!
I'm gonna take good care of both of you!
Seriously...!
Is there no one but idiots in this place?!
Hup, hup,
hup, hup, hup, hup, hup!
GATONDEN - KITCHEN AREA hup, hup, hup, hup, hup!
GATONDEN - KITCHEN AREA Become tastier!
GATONDEN - KITCHEN AREA And... here you go!
GATONDEN - MAIN HALL
When she said she was going to take care of us...
I thought she meant it as whipping us into shape, but...
Looks like she really meant what she said...
This is amazing!
Come on, let's eat!
I was super hungry!
Wait, you idiot!
There's no way she'd serve us this food for no reason!
I bet it's an excuse to start some ridiculous form of training!
My, oh, my...
Seems you grew up distrustful thanks to Kisuke Urahara.
There's no need to worry!
This Gatonden is a palace of food.
My job is to ensure your bellies are full!
And your job is to stuff your bellies!
Now eat up!
I'm sure you must be incredibly hungry!
- Let's dig in! - Let's dig in!
Mm-hm.
What a healthy appetite.
I'll go make dessert!
So good! I can't stop eating!
I can...
I'm finding some weird stuff mixed in from time to time...
What the hell is this?
Unbelievable...
It looks grotesque, but surprisingly tastes awesome!
It has an awesome texture to it too!
And the way the awesome aroma spreads through your mouth
is so awesome!
Stop.
Hearing your horrible food critique is ruining my meal.
What? Are you done already?
I can still eat more.
You idiot! I can totally keep going!
I'm just taking a break!
Hey, Renji...
Should we... really be doing this?
Everyone in the Seireitei
is training right now to prepare for the next battle...
While we're here taking baths, eating food,
and just fooling around...
Will doing this really...
make us strong enough for the next battle?
Are you really that dumb?
- What?! - We were both injured in battle.
So we took a bath to heal our wounds.
Once our wounds healed, we got hungry.
That's why we're eating now.
It all makes perfect sense.
We are building up our strength
to prepare for the tough training that lies ahead.
Wow...
You actually make a good point once in a while.
Shut up!
If you agree, then eat more!
You can still keep going, can't you?!
Of course, I can!
I'm going to eat more than you!
Dream on! I'm going to—
Renji is right!
I guess it's only natural for a lieutenant to figure it out!
You fully understood what I was saying!
That's right!
What we're doing right now
is no different than getting ready for any other training.
The only difference is,
it's being done on a Soul King scale.
Our rituals are packed with the Soul King's power
and the million-year history of the Soul Society.
It's on a whole other level from the healing and diet
that you know in the Seireitei.
Now focus on rebuilding your body.
So you don't die in the next palace.
Now that you understand, have some dessert!
Wh...
- Who are you?! - Who are you?!
Oh, this?
I use up all my Spiritual Pressure when I cook.
So after I'm done cooking, I always lose a lot of weight.
"GRAIN KING" - KIRIO HIKIFUNE
Ichigo, Renji.
Be careful out there.
Remember how I told you our Ritual was
packed with the history of the Soul Society?
Every one of us in Squad Zero
has created something in the Soul Society...
And those who are recognized as being
the history of the Soul Society itself by the Soul King
are allowed to join our squad.
What I've created was a temporary soul
and the technology to place it into a body.
The concept of Gikon did not exist until I created a temporary soul.
And part of that concept was applied to create Soul Candies.
The essence of Gikon is to increase one's level of power
by placing a completely foreign Spiritual Pressure
into your own body.
The food you ate was filled with that essence.
Your bodies should now be containing Spiritual Pressure
that is nothing like you've felt before.
If you can sense that even a little, then good.
That said...
I still want you to go with caution.
The one in the next palace is totally unpredictable.
Your next stop is Hoohden, where Oh-Etsu Nimaiya resides...
He is the man who created Zanpakuto.
THE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND GREAT PRISON
LOWEST LEVEL - "MUKEN"
This is a rather grandiose stage, isn't it?
I'm surprised you were able to get permission to use this place.
It was the Head Captain's orders.
As its name suggests, Muken is completely closed off...
and infinitely large...
Thus, it was decided that this was the only place
suitable for you to freely swing your sword.
Otherwise,
they never would have allowed us non-criminals to enter this space.
"Non-criminals"?
Look who's talking.
If you and I weren't powerful, we'd just be ordinary criminals!
Right now, you have no power.
I suggested this place
because I felt you would fit in perfectly here.
Yeah, that's what I figured.
Fine by me.
Win as a captain, or lose as a criminal...
Doesn't matter if I live or die fighting you.
It's still going to be an eternal hell.
You're quite talkative today, aren't you?
I like you better when you're quiet.
Whenever I hear your voice,
the single scar you gave me begins to ache.
Shut up.
Don't think you're the only one...
who's got an aching scar!
Yachiru Unohana...
The original Thirteen Court Guard Squads,
said to be the strongest in history...
She served as the captain of Squad 11
and created the basis of what Squad 11 is today.
Before being appointed as a captain by Old Man Yama,
she was the most notorious criminal in the history of the Soul Society.
To show her mastery of countless styles
and her complete proficiency of the blade,
she gave herself the name "Yachiru (Eight Thousand Styles)"...
I'm sorry I called it a Zanjutsu lesson...
Once you and Captain Zaraki cross blades...
one of you will have to die.
I knew that...
"TO ISANE"
Kenny...
Captain Unohana...
I commend you for removing your eyepatch from the start.
But even if you remove it, that is the extent of your power.
So weak...
I can't believe someone swinging a sword with one arm,
wouldn't make use of their other arm...
I can't imagine you're enjoying this fight.
And what about you?
To think you'd resort to using a cheap trick like this
to wound me.
You've changed quite a bit...
...from the person I admired!
How dare you admire the enemy amid battle!
I haven't changed at all.
But when I last fought you...
I simply did not have the leeway to use such cheap tricks against you.
Are you saying...
that I've gotten weaker?
I admired you...
Trees, bugs, people...
No matter what I cut, it was all the same.
It was boring...
It was no different from swinging a sword while alone in the dark.
Fighting you was the first time I felt fear.
I felt the joy of battle for the first time.
I wanted to fight just like you.
But you're saying...
...I'm going to die here... without ever beating you?!
Damn it...
What's the matter?
You looked like you spaced out for a moment.
Shut up!
What just happened...?
I swore I was...
Screw it.
I don't have time to think.
Right now, I need to focus on this battle!
Kenpachi Zaraki...
You will not die.
Each time you're on the verge of death,
you grow stronger.
That is the flaw you put upon yourself.
And it is also...
my sin.
Everything we had left behind
Our breaths blending as mist
without form or expression
We lie buried as we glare into the distance
I can't hear anything
I can't seem to cut anything
It feels like I'm sinking
Falling, falling
Touching
Eyes struck wide open
Something no one has ever seen
The furthest reaches are now visible to us
It cannot be undone and cannot be stopped
This ensuing struggle
Whisk it away beyond the ends of the earth
Along with our breaths
Take everything
Whisk it away beyond the ends of the earth
Along with our futures
Along with our world
Something no one has ever seen
The furthest reaches are now visible to us
Don't you know God's demand?
As we tear each other down
"Battle is everything."