01x09 - The Drop

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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 w*r

"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 k*lled 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.

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 b*ating 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?

Don't you know God's demand?

As we tear each other down

"Battle is everything."