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After the invasion, Rukia and Renji are treated by Division 4, along with the surviving Soul Reapers. Byakuya barely clings to life.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi tells Ichigo that as his Zanpakuto was destroyed while in Bankai state, and it cannot be fixed.
The captains mourn Yamamoto, while Byakuya and Zaraki are still in a critical state and may never wake. Ichigo and the captains meet with Squad Zero, composed of five most elite former captains, who protect the Soul King in the Royal Palace. Ichigo and the captains communicate with Urahara, Inoue and Sado, who were saved from Quilge by a concealed Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.
Kukaku Shiba sends Ichigo, Byakuya, Renji, Rukia and Squad Zero to the Royal Palace above the Seireitei where Zangetsu could be reforged. Kukaku then joins her brother, Ganju, as well as, Kugo Ginjo, Shukuro Tsukishima and Giriko Kutsuzawa, who now reside in the Soul Society, since they were killed with a Zanpakuto.
At the Royal Palace, Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and Byakuya are being healed by Tenjiro Kirinji, a member of Squad Zero. He is the one who taught Unohana healing techniques. In a post credits scene, the Soul King is seen awakening. .