Zanpakuto…
Their shape and abilities are based on their Soul Reaper's soul.
Soul Reapers gain power
by learning their names and synergizing with them.
They are born with Soul Reapers and die with Soul Reapers.
That is what Zanpakuto are.
This Spiritual Pressure… Is it the Old Man's?
All right!
Here I go!
All right!
Snap!
How dare you do that!
It looks like things won't be so easy.
How lame.
I thought that you were tougher. Is this all you've got?
Don't be ridiculous.
It's hard for me to fight women.
I see, but I can't just go on matching your pace.
You're not paying attention to this side!
This is really difficult.
Hey! Stay still for a little!
No way!
Stop us if you can!
Don't run around with those things!
Whoa…
I can't play with you for much longer!
Are you referring to this?
This?
That's right.
If you hand those over,
I'll play tag or whatever you want to play.
So hand those over to me.
You're going to play with us?
Yeah. If you hand those over.
Really?
Really.
Come on, you're good kids.
It's a promise, okay?
– Pinkie promise! – Pinkie promise!
That's right. Pinkie promise!
You're good kids.
– Yay! – Yay!
He fell for it!
What bad kids…
It's about time you died.
How sly of you!
What's this?
I thought I could have a little fun,
but is that all you've got?
Hey, hey!
You can't defeat Ken if you stay on defense!
Shut up. Stay out of this, Yachiru.
But it's true!
This is no fun to watch!
They're not giving it their all.
Just keep quiet and watch.
Yachiru is right.
Do you really want to settle this?
We can win by not losing.
Oh?
You weren't planning on winning from the beginning, huh?
I'm so bored of this!
I'm glad you could come, Ichigo Kurosaki.
Muramasa… I knew you'd be here.
It seems that we are destined to cross blades.
It might be a good idea for us to settle this here.
I don't care about that.
Everyone is relying on me to save Old Man Yamamoto.
Sorry, but I can't play with you for very long.
I'm going to settle this quickly!
Oh? I look forward to that.
Getsugatensho!
This Spiritual Pressure!
Ichigo must've encountered Muramasa.
That aside, these two are fighting strangely.
They're coming after me,
but I don't think that even they
think their attack level is effective.
I should test them.
What's wrong?
You can't do anything?
Can't do anything? That's not true.
Are you still trying to act tough?
That's all I would need to do.
You have no intention of cutting me, do you?
What are you saying?
Two swords with different ranges.
Using that difference is how I fight using my Zanpakuto.
In other words, that's how you fight.
But you haven't tried to take advantage of that.
The short sword uses its speed to confuse the enemy
and the long sword delivers the final blow.
This is how Zanpakuto like you are supposed to fight.
But only the short sword is attacking
and the long sword isn't doing anything at all.
It's as if you're avoiding my attacks.
It's not that I can't do anything.
I think you're just defending yourself
in a way that I can't do anything.
My, my…
It sure is troublesome to have a skilled master.
Mister! This way!
Follow our clapping!
Come out.
I'll get angry if you don't.
That's fine!
Try and get angry!
– Go! – Go!
Hado 31, Shakkaho!
All right!
I caught you!
Damn it…
Doing this is just prolonging their pranks.
Prolonging?!
Don't you understand, Ichigo Kurosaki?
That's not enough to defeat me.
You cannot move on until you defeat me.
Come on…
Hit me with everything you've got!
Okay.
Here I go!
What is this Spiritual Pressure?!
Who knows? What does it matter?
Anyway, let's end things here!
If you can do it, that is…
Bring it on.
Growl!
No!
You're not going anywhere!
Hado 31!
Shakkaho!
Snap!
Your goal was never to get rid of us.
You wanted to lure us here and keep us around.
That's your goal, isn't it?
More, Ichigo Kurosaki…
I thought I told you to hit me with everything.
Show it to me!
Your true Getsugatensho…
Since you figured it out, I guess I have no choice.
What?!
Sorry, but even if you slash me, I'm going to keep on going.
You two stay away!
We can't do that!
We're not letting you go any farther.
Got that?!
You kids sure don't listen.
Don't worry.
There seems to be a lot going on, but none of it concerns me.
I'll stay here.
Let's let loose!
Thank goodness!
Hado 58!
Tenran!
Bakudo 30!
Shitotsusansen!
What are you doing?!
Their goal was to separate us from Ichigo.
That I understand.
But what do they want with Ichigo Kurosaki?
Judging from Muramasa's Spiritual Pressure,
I don't think he's attacking to kill.
If anything, he's waiting for something.
It's as if he's trying to make Ichigo settle things.
If Muramasa is trying to do this on purpose…
Muramasa's true goal is…
He's waiting for…
Ichigo's greatest technique!
Getsuga…
Don't, Ichigo!
…tensho!
The barrier…
So this is why!
What's going on?! I don't understand!
Muramasa's goal was to get you to
use your Getsugatensho while Hollowfied.
What?!
It seems he fused your power with his own
to create a massive amount of energy.
He was trying to destroy Genryusai's barrier with that.
Destroy?! Didn't he create that barrier?!
It seems we've made a grave mistake.
That's right.
It seems he's gotten the better of us.
Sensei…
His goal is to gain access to my mental world.
Your mental world?
Th-Then Muramasa… infiltrated you?
You planned this scenario to arrive at this moment, didn't you?
You truly are a Captain-class Soul Reaper.
You're quick to understand things.
That's right.
My goal is to learn the memories
resting deep within Genryusai Yamamoto.
In order to do that, I need to enter his mental world.
But when I appeared, he set up a barrier
and severed himself from the area around himself.
And at the cost of losing consciousness,
he prevented me from entering his mind.
I had expected that.
So I manifested the Soul Reapers' Zanpakuto
and caused chaos in Soul Society in order to create a plan
to destroy Genryusai Yamamoto's barrier in the meantime.
I made all of the Soul Reapers and Zanpakuto
believe that my goal was to cause a Zanpakuto rebellion,
and that I had confined Genryusai Yamamoto.
Then I let things cool down
and left you to save Genryusai Yamamoto.
N-No way…
Everything went according to my plan.
I thank you, Soul Reapers.
And Ichigo Kurosaki.
You bastard!
What's the meaning of this?!
Our goal was a lie and
you were using us to achieve your own goal?
Would there be a problem if I said that was the case?
A big problem!
Now that I know everything,
I have no intention of complying with you.
You tricked us… That's not fair!
Liar!
Wait.
Calm down!
The Zanpakuto are fighting with each other!
Sorry, but I've gotta go.
I don't care to talk to you any longer.
Do whatever you like.
We'll do that!
What?!
What are these flames?
Ryujinjakka…
This is terrible.
Even Old Man Yama's Ryujinjakka has fallen into his hands.
Farewell, Genryusai Yamamoto and Soul Reapers.
There is nothing you can do against me anymore.
Sensei! What exactly is Muramasa?!
Muramasa…
He is a Zanpakuto with the power of Mukojochu.
He can enter an enemy's Zanpakuto
and control it however he wants.
He is especially unique!
And his true goal must be immediately be stopped by
the Thirteen Court Guard Squads!
What is a Mukojochu?
A mukojochu is actually a worm that
lives parasitically in the human body.
Muramasa's ability has a similar name because it allows him to
get inside of people's mental worlds, in the same way that
the mukojochu worm gets inside of people's bodies.
A worm?
Oh?
Hey! Don't compare me to a worm!
Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers!
Yoo-hoo! Sado!
Say, which outfit would be easiest to fight in?
It's been a while, so I forget!
Huh?
Anything is fine.
Take a look, Sado!
It's the outfits I'm going to be wearing from the next episode…
I thought I'd focus on changing the length of my cape!
– Or would you prefer – Come on, Sado,
– this embroidered one? – choose one!
Anything is fine…