I've reached my limit.
My limit as a Soul Reaper, that is.
I knew about you since you were born.
What?!
You were special from the moment you were born.
That's because you're a human and...
You talk too much...
Aizen.
D-Dad?
Hey, say something.
Dad...
Ow!
That was close!
You bastard!
Keeping his distance, I see.
A wise decision.
You've been watching for quite a long time.
Gin.
I haven't just been watching.
I just couldn't find an opportunity or a need to help you.
I see.
It's been a while.
This time, I won't be holding back.
Raikoho.
It's been a while...
since I've fought you.
Do you remember the last time we fought?
Oh, this isn't good.
Unacceptable.
A guardian of the gate isn't supposed to open the gates.
A gatekeeper who lost isn't opening any gates.
When a gatekeeper loses, it means... "death."
When I slashed Jidanbo's arm, you got all mad and attacked me.
What the hell are you doing?!
Impale him, Shinso!
I remember thinking of you as an interesting kid.
I don't remember.
Liar.
Are you trying to taunt me?
That's not it.
I'm not saying that I don't remember your sword.
I don't remember your heart.
Whenever I face an opponent,
I can slightly tell what my opponent is thinking.
I can't read their minds,
but I can tell why they're fighting,
what they want from me,
or whether they're looking down on me.
During battle, I'm desperate, so I usually notice it after it's over,
but the stronger my opponents are, the stronger their hearts are conveyed.
You're quite the poet.
Shut up.
You have none of that.
Even when you were fighting me, you weren't looking at me.
I don't know what you were looking at, though.
You know...
I thought you were an interesting kid,
but you're actually kind of creepy.
You're one to talk.
I can understand why Captain Aizen is interested in you.
Do you know how far my Shinso can extend?
No, I don't.
The length of a hundred swords.
When I was little, people used to say I carried a set of hundred swords.
I'm not interested.
Then do you know how far it can extend in Bankai?
I didn't come here to be quizzed.
What, you give up?
How boring.
Oh well.
I'll tell you in measurements that you can understand.
Thirteen kilometers.
Must be hard to imagine just from hearing the numbers, huh?
So let me demonstrate.
Here I go.
This time, I'm not holding back.
Bankai...
Kamishininoyari.
Why do you look surprised?
There's no way a Bankai couldn't stop another Bankai!
You know...
You really are a creepy kid.
Gin?
How scary.
I better deal with you while I can.
Otherwise, things may get troublesome.
When did his sword shrink?
Did I get distracted and miss it?
No, I never took my attention away from his sword.
There's no way that I couldn't have seen a sword that long shrink.
Now then... What should I do?
You easily stopped my Bankai.
I guess I have no choice but to fight.
That's an impressive sword.
I feel like mine will break just from attacking it.
Yeah right.
Then why don't you break already!
If my hunch is correct, he only shrunk his sword.
He hasn't ended his Bankai.
If my hunch is correct...
Once he points that tip at me, it's over!
At this distance...
Just as I thought.
The scariest thing about your Bankai's ability
is not its length or its destructive force.
But its contraction.
I was thinking...
Telling me about its length serves no purpose.
In fact, not telling me about it would be to your advantage.
Swinging your sword and slicing up the town serves no purpose.
In fact, attacking me head on would be to your advantage.
You showed me those things to distract me from its contraction.
Am I wrong?!
Wow...
He noticed that in my first attack and dodged my second attack.
How scary...
He still has room for improvement.
But he's not good enough, yet.
Since you've figured it out, I guess I have no choice.
I'll tell you how fast Kamishininoyari can extend.
Did you hear that?
It's 500 times that speed.
Kamishininoyari isn't the longest Zanpakuto.
It's the fastest Zanpakuto.
Even if you know that, you have no chance of winning.
What's wrong?
You're getting slower.
Are you already at your limit?
Yes, it seems like it.
I've reached my limit.
My limit as a Soul Reaper, that is.
What?
My soul is going to be restructured.
What are you talking about?
The Hogyoku's will is finally
beginning to understand my thoughts.
Concentrate.
Ignore his swinging attacks.
Pay attention to when he makes a thrust.
Don't let him point it at me!
Just kidding.
You're too jumpy.
You bastard...
I swear I'll break your sword!
Fine. Try it if you can.
I've reached my limit.
My limit as a Soul Reaper, that is.
What are you talking about?
The Hogyoku's will is finally beginning to understand my thoughts.
What kind of nonsense is that?
Can't you tell?
I'm saying that the Hogyoku has a will of its own.
That sounds like nonsense to me.
I can't blame you for being unable to sense it.
Even I didn't know the Hogyoku had its own will until becoming its master.
What do you think the Hogyoku's power is?
Is it the power to dominate
two opposing forces-the boundary between Hollows and Soul Reapers?
No.
The Hogyoku's true power
is the ability to manifest the desires of those around it.
What?!
Can't you tell?
I'm saying that the miracles that happened around
Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, and Kisuke Urahara
were all manifested by the Hogyoku's will.
What are you saying?
The reason why Kisuke Urahara mistakenly believed that the Hogyoku's power
was the power to control the boundary between
Hollows and Soul Reapers is because, as its creator, that is what he desired.
Rukia Kuchiki passed all of her spiritual powers to Ichigo Kurosaki
and lost her Soul Reaper powers
because she was still suffering from the pain of killing Kaien Shiba.
Yasutora Sado and Orihime Inoue developed special powers
because deep in their hearts, they hated being considered helpless.
I knew about the Hogyoku's true power.
No, I suppose it's incorrect to say that I knew about it.
More correctly, I knew that its power was not the
power to control the boundary between Hollows
and Soul Reapers like Kisuke Urahara thought it was.
Because
if that was really its power,
Shinji Hirako and the other Visoreds
would never have become complete Visoreds.
The Hollowfication of Shinji Hirako and the
other Visoreds was a Hollowfication experiment
as well as a confirmation of the Hogyoku's powers.
The experiment was a success.
Kisuke Urahara's activation of the Hogyoku's power
evolved Shinji Hirako and the other Visoreds
into complete Visoreds.
And I had a hypothesis on the Hogyoku's power.
I had Rukia Kuchiki go to Ichigo Kurosaki.
Naturally, there are limits to the Hogyoku's power.
The Hogyoku has the power to manifest the desires of those around it.
But if the target does not have the power to achieve it,
nothing would happen.
In that sense, it has the power to guide you to your desires.
Living creatures are odd things.
They're able to achieve their petty wishes.
You bastard...
You stopped that well.
That's pretty good for sheer luck.
Who are you calling lucky, stupid?!
I-Ichigo...
What is it?! Don't bother me!
I'll be able to handle him soon!
Don't interfere!
Sorry, Captain Aizen.
Did I interrupt your conversation?
It's all right.
I just finished talking.
Dad! What is that?!
What's going on?!
How should I know?!
I had no idea what was going on when you came flying in!
And I still don't know what's going on!
What do you mean you don't know?!
You're the one who's been fighting him!
Stop complaining!
If you want to know, ask Aizen yourself, you pain in the ass!
Honestly...
The Hogyoku is very aptly named!
It has the power to destroy the wall that separates those who are gods
from those who aren't!
So you've come...
Kisuke Urahara!
You and your father are so alike.
What? I'm nothing like this guy!
No way! My son is nowhere near as good as me!
See? That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah, right!
The Arrancar Encyclopedia.
Today I'm going to talk about my Bankai, "Kamishininoyari."
It can extend its blade up to 13 kilometers.
Thirteen kilometers is difficult to comprehend.
It's the size of about 39 Tokyo Towers.
For Yammy... I'd say about 260 Yammys?
Plus...
Whoa!
If I ever forget anything,
I can retrieve it as long as it's within 13 kilometers of myself.
H-How convenient.