Bleach 379 - The Blade is Me!

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One of Nimaiya's Zanpakuto bodyguards immediately retrieves Ichigo and places him with the countless Asauchi again, to fight until one chooses him. However, all the Asauchi kneel to Ichigo as he chooses a white Asauchi, the hollow "White" inside him.

In Soul Society, the captains and lieutenants begin training. Captain Hitsugaya returns to the Soul Reaper training grounds to hone his sword-wielding skills. 9th division captain, Kensei Muguruma takes his lietenant, Hisagi, to awaken his Bankai by facing unofficial lieutenant Mashiro Kuna in her Hollowfied form.

Akon returns to the division 12 barracks after his wounds have been treated and learns that Captain Kurotsuchi and lieutenant Nemu Kurotsuchi have locked themselves in the lab for more than 24 hours now, and are in the process of creating something. Captain Komamura returns to his clan's hideout and tries to convince the clan elder to teach him a secret clan technique, while captain Soi-Fon trains her body in the mountains.

Meanwhile, Nimaiya's bodyguards prepare the forge, and he begins rebuilding Ichigo's Zanpakuto. He tells the boy that Old Man Zangetsu is not his Zanpakuto, the hollow "White" in him was his Zanpakuto. Old Man Zangetsu was actually the source of Ichigo's latent Quincy powers, taking the form of Yhwach from a thousand years ago.

Ichigo speaks to Old Man Zangetsu again, who expresses pride in how strong Ichigo has become since he chose the path of a Soul Reaper, despite him suppressing his powers. Old Man Zangetsu sheds a tear as he says farewell and relinquishes his hold on Ichigo's powers.

With the hold on Ichigo's powers released, Ichigo can finally access his true Zanpakuto, the dual bladed Zangetsu. Sensing both "White" and Old Man Zangetsu in the long and short blades, Ichigo thanks Zangetsu, and says that you are me.

In Silbern, Yhwach meets with Haschwalth, who has brought Uryu along, donned in Stern Ritter attire.