Ep. 338: Kon attempts to rescue Nozomi while Urahara fights his reigai and Yushima completes his fusion with Inaba.
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Urahara and Kon travel to find Inaba's second laboratory, but Urahara is stopped by his reigai. Kon enters the lab and tries to wake Nozomi from her capsule. She initially urges him to flee, but his devotion moves her to help restore Ichigo's spiritual energy. Before the soul candy can be made, Nemu's reigai intervenes. At that moment, the fusion between Nozomi and Inaba finishes. Ichigo's hollowfied form defeats the Eighth Division members. As he prepares to destroy Nanao's reigai, the fused Yushima appears before him. This event occurs during the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc, specifically part 22 of 26.
Episodes
- Ep. 334 · Ichigo's Spiritual Energy Depletes as He Struggles Against Inaba's Clone
- Ep. 335 · Ichigo Enters the Dangai and Encounters a Duplicate Self
- Ep. 336 · Ichigo and Urahara infiltrate Seireitei to find Inaba's lab while Rukia acts as decoy.
- Ep. 337 · The Developer of the Modified Souls
- Ep. 338 · Kon attempts to rescue Nozomi while Urahara fights his reigai and Yushima completes his fusion with Inaba.
- Ep. 339 · Ichigo Protects Rukia as Yushima Reveals Sumitsukigasa's Power on Soukyoku Hill
- Ep. 340 · Ichigo Regains Power to Face Yushima as Soul Society Allies Unite
- Ep. 341 · The Invading Army Arc concludes with Ichigo defeating Yushima and Nozomi's final farewell.
- Ep. 342 · Ichigo battles a hollow with his final Getsuga Tenshou while Rukia protects him before her departure.