Episode 339
"Critical Hour! Nozomi VS Kageroza"
- "Reigai Vs. Original, The Fierce Fighting for Gambled Pride!"
- "Invading Army Arc, Final Conclusion!"
The countdown begins, conclusion is near!
Summary:
Last thing that happened . . . Kon was getting his butt kicked by Nemu reigai(hilarious^^). So Nemu took over and Nomi fused with Kageroza. Ouku Yushima appears(looking all cool) and calls Ichigo pitiful. *gasp* How dare you!? Ichigo doesn't need your pity! Ouku pays no mind to hollow Ichigo, so hollow Ichigo goes all crazy and shoots a cero. Ouku dodged, so reigai Ise took the hit(that poor reigai, she shouldn't have gotten in the way). Back at Urahara's shop Rukia and the others worried for Ichigo and the rest. It was good news when they found out that the captains were there fighting, but also found large traces of spiritual pressure. Ikaku persuaded them to go and fight instead of worrying. They decided to leave and arrived just in time as Ouku was about to finish off Ichigo who was pinned down. They argued about friendship and every time they covered the friends subject, Kageroza had flashbacks(about his loneliness). Uryu and the gang fought an epic battle(it's getting epic up in here!) against Ouku. The captains struggled against the reigai and shortly after Captain Mayuri was defeated by Captain Unohana. Just then, they received aid from the vice captains. Meanwhile, Uryu and the others continued their fight with Kageroza. Kageroza who still seemed too powerful, couldn't be stopped. Even though the Vice Captains came to aid the real Captains, it wasn't enough to overwhelm the reigai. Uryu and the others suffered the same problem and were overpowered by Kageroza. And in that moment, as he swung his sword toward Rukia, Ichigo stepped in.
Episode 340
Summary:
Hollow Ichigo got in the way of Ouku Yushima and his blade. He was protecting Rukia. Nozomi who was still conscience inside, realized what had happened. She struggled to buy time and for a second, Ouku lost consciousness. Ichigo returned to his prior state, with no spiritual pressure left. Ouku regained control and called regai Nemu to bring him more fusion stabilizer. Ichigo and the others realized that his fusion was not yet complete. Ouku, worried that Nozomi would hold him back again, threatened to kill Ichigo. Uryu and the others gathered in front of Ichigo, who was surprised to find them there(being the first time he's seen them with his hollowfication undone and fully conscience). They stood up for Ichigo and claimed that only idiots would hand a friend over to an enemy. Meanwhile the captains were still fighting the reigai. Byakuya who was trying to "protect" Yoruichi, got hurt. With a captain injured, the reigai quickly jumped at the opportunity to take him out while weakened. The Lieutenants sensed the struggle and soon they all felt overwhelmed by the reigai' s fighting tactics. The reigai attacked randomly which was an advantage they had over the Captains, who are more used to duel combats. Uryu and the others continued battling Yushima. Uryu managed to hit Ouku and told him he would not succeed as long as he estimated his and his friends powers. Uryu and the others worked together to trap Ouku and attack him using Uryu's Sprenger attack. The containment field didn't work. Ouku knew what they were planning and with his Zanpakuto he absorbed the reishi needed from the hilt of Uryu's Seele Schneider. Just then, Uryu backfired and told him, that he knew that he would see past his attack(I thought it was weird for Uryu to fail just like that. He's too smart to not have something behind his sleeve). Uryu used that attack to distract Ouku and make him think they were out of ideas(See? Too smart). They used their spiritual pressure(I think) to power the Seele Schneiders and trigger the field once again. Uryu told Ichigo not to worry. They were simply going to imprison Ouku and absorb the spiritual pressure from Ouku's back(where Uryu managed to hit him before with his Schneider) without triggering the explosion and undo Kujo's fusion with Kageroza. To their surprise, Kageroza still wouldn't go down. He used Hajokuri to swallow up Sprenger's reishi. Kageroza used that power and counter attacked it. Back to the captains . . Byakuya figured the reigai out. He claimed that the reigai wouldn't initiate an attack as long as the Captains kept a tight formation(in other words, work together. Wow, they couldn't have thought of that before? They really need to join a sports team or something). Yoruichi realized that, that was his reason for throwing himself in front of them, in order to test their tactics(No Yoruichi, I think he cares about you too). In the meantime, Ouku's counter attack was launched at Ichigo as well, but it didn't hit him because Nozomi's intervention diverted the attack. The Sprenger attacked weakened his fusion with Nozomi. Ichigo realized Nozomi was struggling and told her he would save her. Nozomi asked him to kill her, but Ichigo refused. Ouku regained control and attacked Ichigo. His friends held him off, but Ouku just criticized his value of friendship, that friends were meaningless and that the valid life of existence was an isolated life, that he alone obtained his power! Ichigo argued that without Nozomi, he couldn't wield his true power, that he couldn't have created mod souls by himself without a shinigami's reishi, which proved he couldn't do a thing without those around him. "No one can do anything all by himself! Refusing to acknowledge that makes you a damn fool!" Realizing the truth, Ouku prepared to kill him, but Nemu interrupts with the fusion stabilizer. Ouku puts off Ichigo's death for a while. That's when Ichigo notices the Lion strap hanging from Nemu's braid. Just then, Nemu unexpectedly kicks Ouku. It turns out to be Kon. Kon flaunts his temporary body,(haha) but Rukia pulls out another stuffed lion out of her Kimono(don't ask) and puts him back where he belongs. Kon tells them how it happened . . Urahara told him that Captain Kurotsuchi faked his death and liquefied his body, he found Kageroza's lab and together defeated his imposter, then they removed regai Nemu's pill and replaced it with Kon's. Quickly, Kon made Ichigo swallow the mod soul that was filled with his spiritual pressure. Just then that cool song started playing and Ichigo's spiritual pressure was back! :O The Captains and vice captains prepared to fight once more, this time, together. Byakuya claimed they'd go through any means to protect what they must: The Soul Society. The Captains went into battle while Ichigo powered up and Kon promised Nozomi that they will save her. Kon: "Go! Ichigo!" Ichigo: "Bankai!!" Gasp. So cool!
Episode 341
Summary:
Oh my God! OMG! OMG! This is it! :O Ichigo has gone Bankai! He immediately starts fighting Kageroza. As he fights, Kon grows worried and persuades Rukia and the others to help Ichigo. They agree to fight together(in a super epic way by the way). Rukia leads the fight with the others, while she blast Kageroza with her awesome Zanpakuto. They all hide behind Rukia's ice and attack Kageroza simultaneously. When they're done wearing him off, Ichigo swoops in and takes him out with his Getsuga Tensho, while in hollow form(yes his hollow powers are back!). Since Kageroza can't absorb hollow powers, he was left defenseless. A huge explosion breaks, next thing you see is Kageroza alive . . still. You'd think an explosion like that would finish him off, but of course, Nozomi still needs to be saved, of course. Kageroza manages to hit Ichigo, and with the help of his Zanpakuto, tries again. That's when Ichigo grabs his weapon and shoots him a Getsuga Tensho at close range. Another huge boom. This hit had Kageroza looking really unhealthy. It looked like the end of the line for Kageroza. Ichigo proceeds to seperate him from Nozomi by destroying his soul chain, but Nozomi pleads to him to finish her off. Ichigo was about to land a hit, but Kageroza awakes and concludes to a last resort. He decides to use his Zanpakuto and absorb the entire reishi of the Soul Society, destroying it completely. Kageroza isolated himself from Ichigo using his Zanpakuto and create a barrier of some sort. Meanwhile, back at the Captians, old man Yama appears. The reigai realized what Kageroza planned, so they stopped fighting and told old man Yama that even mod souls had a purpose. They continued with the fact that there was a certain mod soul they needed to take care of and went off. They sacrificed themselves(what!? :O) and destroyed the barrier that was draining the reishi from the Soul Society. It didn't really make sense to me, but Yoruichi reassured me on the subject by implying that they had pride after all. In the mean time Kageroza struggled with Nozomi. Another explosion. He survives this one too sigh and takes out his anger on Ichigo. Ichigo finishes him off and separates from Nozomi. Kageroza disintegrates, and Nozomi reveals that when they struggled before she was trying to break their soul chain. She managed to destroy it, but unfortunately she couldn't go back with Kon. She promised Kageroza that she would teach him about friendship. They had there tender goodbye moment, Kon wanted to be against Nozomi's breast, Nozomi called him a pervert sigh :'( They both cried and soon Nozomi disintegrated as well. Kon concluded that they would be best friends forever.
