Intervening, Ichigo protects Grimmjow as Nnoitra moves to finish him off. Nnoitra overpowers the tired Ichigo, and when Orihime attempts to help, Tesra threatens to destroy her hairclips, the source of her power which would allow her to stop Tesra.
As Ichigo continues to fight, Nnoitra, encountering Nel Tu, recognizes her. He reveals her true name is Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, and she is a former Espada. Nnoitra uses Nel as a shield against Ichigo, whom he pins to the ground. As he prepares to break Ichigo's arm, the intensity of Nel's emotions causes her to return to her original adult form, Nelliel.
Taking Ichigo away from the battlefield, Nelliel, preparing to fight Nnoitra, reveals she was the former third Espada. As they begin to fight, Nnoitra states he despised Nelliel even during her time as an Espada. As she starts to overpower Nnoitra, he fires a Cero. Emerging relatively unharmed, Nnoitra reveals the Espada have grown stronger in her absence.
As Nelliel, overwhelming Nnoitra, attempts to finish him off, she transforms back into her child form. As Ichigo tries to help Nel, Nnoitra allows Tesra to fight him.
Before Tesra can deal the final blow, he is stopped by the unexpected arrival of 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki. Back in Szayelaporro's lab, as Renji uses his Bankai , the clones copy him, destroying the building. In response, Szayelaporro, destroying the clones, uses another ability of his released form to create voodoo dolls of his opponents. Using the dolls, he inflicts pain on his targets and damages their internal organs. Meanwhile, sensing Nel was engaged in battle, Pesche and Dondochakka fight Szayelaporro in an attempt to end the battle quickly so they can go assist Nel.
As the situation turns desperate, 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi arrives with his lieutenant, Nemu Kurotsuchi. Defeating Tesra in a single blow, Kenpachi tells Ichigo to stay out of his fight with Nnoitra. He tells Ichigo Kisuke Urahara was tasked with making the Garganta gateways into Hueco Mundo stable enough for Shinigami captains to enter, and three other captains went with him.
As Mayuri and his lieutenant Nemu arrive, Mayuri is confident he can win against Szayelaporro , even after Szayelaporro creates a voodoo doll of him. Activating his Bankai , Mayuri defeats his opponent. Reviving himself from inside Nemu's body with Gabriel , Szayelaporro claims because of this ability, he is the perfect being.
Revealing Szayelaporro has been infected with the superhuman drug he put inside Nemu's body, Mayuri finishes him off while explaining there is no such thing as perfection. Discovering Szayelaporro's laboratory in the rubble, Mayuri finds a pair of hanging bodies. As Rukia regains consciousness, Byakuya tells her there are more battles to come.
As Kenpachi slowly begins overpowering Nnoitra, his opponent, becoming desperate, knocks his eyepatch off by mistake. As Nnoitra dies, he recalls his past on how he wants to defeat any opponent he comes across, or at least be killed by someone stronger than him. Revealing to the invaders of Hueco Mundo he used Orihime to lure Ichigo and his friends to Hueco Mundo to deprive the Gotei 13 of their new military asset, the substitute Shinigami, Aizen delights in being able to trap four of the Gotei 13's remaining ten captain in Hueco Mundo as he himself launches his counter-invasion of Karakura Town.
Why did Aizen kidnap Orihime in Bleach? Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 7 months ago. Active 1 year, 5 months ago. Viewed 19k times. I have several hypothesis but not sure if they are true: Was it that the Hogyoku didn't work until Orihime cured it some how?
Was there such a scene in Bleach that gives evidence to this? Why wouldn't the Hohyoku work? Wasn't Aizen already giving more power to his hollows even before Orihime? Is that why Aizen needed her or was it something else? To Maybe torture her to distract the Shinigami and Ichigo? But it seems that at this point he didn't really thought Ichigo mattered so it doesn't seem convincing. Or did he use her to heal his Espadas? Or did he do that to lure the Shinigami and trap them to Hueco Mundo?
Improve this question. Charlie Parker Charlie Parker 1 1 gold badge 6 6 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges. Probably a Lure, but at teh same time, Aizen was so strong he probably also did it as an experament and for a bit of fun. Who knows what would have happened if All captains and ichigo were in Karakura town when he invaided, especially if he brought more Espada with him.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. So, the part that confuses me a bit is, did Yamamoto have the same level of spiritual pressure as Aizen or was Aizen stronger? If Aizen was stronger, why did he even go through the bother to steal rijun jaaka? Once Nozomi is saved, they return to the barbecue and Orihime informs everyone that the meat is ready as they all take the time to enjoy and relax. Ichigo agrees and they separate.
She and Chad eventually find their comrades on the bank of the river and approach them only to be confronted by Renji's Reigai. Chad stops her from advancing as he takes on the Reigai while Orihime heals their friends. Orihime greets Ichigo when he returns with Nozomi, inquiring after his health and prevents him from falling after Nozomi calls him a pervert. She advises him to rest, but he refuses to do so. She reminds him of his weakening powers, before helping Nozomi when she gets tired after using her powers to heal Ichigo.
Soon after, Urahara tells everyone that Ichigo's Reiatsu has disappeared. As Nozomi blames herself, Orihime goes to console her, but is batted away.
Orihime asks if Nozomi is home and Kon tells them that she is probably bored, asking them to keep her company. He then walks off, leaving Orihime wondering what is wrong with him. She goes inside and begins to cook with Nozomi. When the meal is finished, she calls it one of her specialties and presents it to the others. While Ichigo and Sado are confused by it, Nozomi states that it is delicious.
Karin invites Orihime to come back later to make dinner. When she asks if she could, Isshin agrees, saying that he will be a father to them all. Orihime calls Nozomi and they leave to do some shopping. Orihime participates in a meeting in Ichigo's room, where she listens to Nanao Ise reporting on the situation in Soul Society.
After a while, Ichigo suggests that they take a break. When Nozomi refuses, Orihime warns her that she will fail if she tries to do too much at once. When the training resumes, Orihime watches as Nozomi succeeds in releasing her Shikai. Ultimately, Inaba manages to capture Nozomi and destroy the last of Ichigo's Reiatsu.
Orihime regroups with her friends at Urahara's while leaving the wounded in Captain Unohana's care. As Ichigo is the only one who can do this because he has no Reiatsu at the moment, everyone is forced to wait for him, much to Orihime's concern.
Orihime is present when Ichigo returns from the Dangai with a sample of his Reiryoku. Upon returning to Urahara's Shop, Orihime and the others become worried after no new news from Kisuke or Ichigo. Ultimately, Orihime and the others return to Soul Society, with the now-healed Shinigami.
There, they find Ichigo has again turned into a Hollow and has been subdued by a man. They combine their efforts against the man, Yushima, but are quickly subdued. After the Hollowfied Ichigo surprisingly saves Rukia from Yushima's attack and returns to normal, albeit deprived of his Reiatsu again, Renji comes to and joins his friends to protect Ichigo.
While the others engage Yushima, Orihime stays back to wait for her moment. After anticipating that Yushima would drain the energy from the five " Seele Schneiders ", Orihime joins the others in feeding their Reishi into them. Before the attack can take full effect, Yushima counters with a " Hajokuri " spell to dispel the attack. When the fight ends with Ichigo's victory, Orihime joins him and the others back home to the Human World.
Orihime is admired by other students as she walks down the school hallway, before she sees Ichigo and Tatsuki out the window and calls out to them, almost falling in her excitement. She grabs a drainage pipe and slides down it, being admonished and hit on the head by Tatsuki for being so silly. She discusses her inability to sing the song of her life, the Wahaha Song , but is advised she cannot do so because she has matured.
She is then reminded that she needs to go home and get ready for work as Tatsuki leaves for her job as well. Ichigo lets her inside, where she fidgets due to being in Ichigo's room. As the two talk, Orihime asks him if something had happened or if he was being followed, saying that her intuition led her to believe that to be the case.
After Ichigo denies this, Orihime says that her intuition was wrong and that she allowed it to get her worried. At her apartment, Orihime notes that her face is still red and expresses her surprise that Ichigo had invited her inside, idealizing what actually happened.
She says that Ichigo is so nice for telling her to pick out the bread she liked to bring it home. Spinning around, she becomes dizzy and falls, knocking over her picture of Sora. She picks up the picture and apologizes before affirming that Ichigo is hiding something. Her phone rings, startling her.
He asks after Sado, but Orihime tells him that he did not answer his phone. He reveals that the attacker was not a Hollow or Shinigami, but rather was something that he had not encountered before.
He theorizes that the assailant was a Human with powers, similar to Orihime and Sado. Noting that Quincy broadly fall into this category, he warns her that she or Sado might be in danger. Tsukishima appears behind Orihime.
At school the following day, Orihime asks Ichigo if he knows anything about Sado's condition. Ichigo inquires if he is sick.
She tells him that she was planning to take a get well present to him after school and invites Ichigo, who declines. She tells him that it is too short notice and that she will let him know about Sado condition. Ichigo thanks her and walks off. At Sado's home, Orihime finds that Sado is not in.
Orihime comes between Shishigawara and Tsukishima when he produces his Fullbring. Moe moves in for the kill, but flings himself away when he sees how beautiful she is. Concerned for Ichigo, whom she thinks is powerless, she brushes off his concern while deciding to text Sado with the information later. For a moment, she believes that Tsukishima is her friend, making her wonder what she was slashed by.
Talking with Sado on her phone, Orihime tells him that she is certain she was cut, but by the time she came to, Tsukishima and Shishigawara were gone and there was no wound. She reveals that when Sado and Ichigo arrived on the scene she thought for a second that Tsukishima was her friend.
She says that she does not understand it and rather than mistaking him for a friend, it felt like an old memory, leaving Sado shocked. Orihime tells him to be careful as she believes that Tsukishima's power is scary. She then gives him her attackers' names, though she mistakenly says Shishigawara's name as Sushigawara. When she arrives he apologizes for his brash attitude last time they spoke and asks that she heal his injuries because he senses the change in Ichigo's Reiatsu.
She confirms that while the Reiatsu surrounding his injuries was different from anything she'd seen, she was able to heal him. Chad brings Orihime to Xcution's temporary hideout and Riruka Dokugamine jumps down, asking questions about her healing abilities and if she's here for Ichigo's training.
She then tells Orihime that if she heals Ichigo he'll just get injured again and allow him to endure endless pain. Orihime then asks Riruka if she's worried about Ichigo as well, which she denies angrily. Orihime says she understands Riruka, but has left those worries behind a long time ago.
She further says if Ichigo needs her help, she will use her powers to help him, no matter what. Riruka then asks Orihime what she'd do if he is hurt beyond her abilities to heal, and Orihime says she'll never allow that and will heal it all, no matter how hopelessly injured he gets. As Orihime introduces herself, she is directed towards a heavily injured Ichigo.
She rushes towards him and begins to heal him. She pleads with him to wait, but he declines, asking Ichigo if he's ready. Orihime steps in front of Ichigo, erecting a barrier. Ichigo begins to question Orihime on her new ability.
She tells him that over the seventeen months he was without his spiritual abilities, both she and Chad had been constantly improving. She claims that they knew Ichigo would eventually regain his powers, and that neither of them would let themselves fall behind again. Riruka enters Yukio's Fullbring with a box of doughnuts. Orihime replies that there are no walls or pillars to lean on. Riruka demands that Yukio quickly create a table and chairs for her and Orihime. He refuses, but when Orihime politely asks for a chair for herself, he accedes to the request.
As she is eating her doughnuts, Riruka notices Orihime staring longingly at them. Initially refusing to give her any, she soon relents. Orihime wolfs down the whole thing, leading to Riruka criticizing her and wondering how her parents cope with her. Orihime reveals that Sora took her away when she was a baby because he feared they would kill her. Riruka asks if he supports her, but she tells him that he died and that a distant relative supports her financially.
Riruka says that she is no fun to talk with and starts to leave. She tells Orihime that there must be something wrong with her to be able to talk so nonchalantly about it. However, Orihime replies that she has already been saved and that she can talk as she had been doing because of Ichigo.
When Orihime points out there are still some doughnuts left, Riruka tells her that she can have them instead. Orihime thanks her and tells her that she is really nice. He tells her to watch and notes that when Ichigo lost his powers he also lost his resolve.
He tells Ichigo that he will bring that back to him. He tells Orihime that her voice cannot be heard from outside the cage and that it cannot be broken due to the game's rules.
He then notices that he cannot hear her either. She gets up and brushes her teeth before looking out the window at Ichigo's training. Riruka comes in and brings her breakfast without knocking first and Orihime tells her that she came in before she said alright. Riruka tells her to shut up and gives her her breakfast. Orihime excitedly asks Riruka to join her, but Riruka says she just had doughnuts. Orihime grabs her hot dog and says that Riruka eats a lot of doughnuts before taking a bite.
After Tsukishima invites several people over to Ichigo's house, he calls Orihime, who does not remember him when he says hello. He then reminds her and invites her to Ichigo's house, but their conversation is interrupted when Ichigo throws Tsukishima.
Later, Orihime runs to Ichigo, who she had heard crying. She wonders why Ichigo and Tsukishima are fighting when they are "best friends. She asks why she feels so much pain when Ichigo cries. She spots Ichigo and is relieved to see that he is not crying.
She also notices Rukia, Renji and Hitsugaya and assumes that they are there to stop Ichigo. Tsukishima abruptly appears behind the two, sensing their uncertainty, and attempts to alter their memories further.
As a result, she is nearly pushed to the brink of mental breakdown before she is knocked out and rendered unconscious by Urahara. They are left in the care of Tessai and Isshin.
At Urahara's Shop, Orihime greets Riruka as she wakes up, expressing her happiness over her well-being. She tells her that they couldn't find any of the other Fullbringers, but that at least she is alright. Riruka asks about Tsukishima, but Orihime says she doesn't know who that is - an unwitting confirmation that Tsukishima was killed. In the revelation, Riruka starts tearing up. Despite her denying it and Orihime telling her not to, the two end up shedding tears together.
Two days later, she arrives at Ichigo's house with some bread from her job. The group begins to discuss rescuing them when Urahara arrives and offers to facilitate their entry to Hueco Mundo. Once on the ground, they notice a large number of dead bodies.
When Ichigo goes to rescue a group of captured Arrancar, Orihime sets off in pursuit. Sado notes that everything around them composed of Reishi, including the rocks, sand, trees, and buildings, are being absorbed by Quilge's technique. Everything I typed out above could have easily been done in place of what we actually got, and remove a lot of excess baggage from the arc.
Catalyst75 said:. CM Pope said:. Kubo also dropped the hints that Orihime would try to reject the Hyougoku out of existence with her powers and that this was also a factor for her decision to go to Hueco Mundo. Yet she never came close to achieving that or even trying to do so. It was either a red herring or something Kubo decided to no longer bother with.
Though as you said, there were other ways to divide the Gotei 13's forces if that was Aizen's intention before attacking Karakura Town. Although Kubo honestly displayed he didn't really have a clear idea of where the story was going when he had Aizen basically single-handedly trump the Gotei 13 thus making the whole assembly of the Espada a waste of time.
Divell A Walking Jojo Reference. She was forced to wear a collar that make her invicible to anyone, she couldn't do it even if she wanted to. And if she takes it off Ulquiorra appears murders everybody and still takes her to Hueco Mundo. Spoiler : The Real Purpose of Inoue. In reality Aizen wanted her there to attract half of the Captains to Hueco Mundo and half the power of the Gotei The whole point is getting the karakura group involved and specifically to give Ichigo a reason to give it his all, at the same time that you get to have the hype moments of the latter arrivals.
Fighting to protect his hometown isn't enough? Are the hype moments honestly that important? You can't have Ichigo not going to HM, without the rescue mission the more sensible action course is to stay in Karakura. Yamamoto wouldn't involve the ryokas if he can avoid it, so they wouldn't be on the offensive, even if he did they might not listen. Why is necessary for Inoue to be the kidnapped one?
Soul Society not only planned for Urahara to create a Garganta to give them access to Hueco Mundo, but they also moved Karakura Town into the Soul Society with those pillars, and were protecting it that way. You can have Ichigo motivated; you can have Renji and Rukia go with Ichigo and the rest to Hueco Mundo; you can still play off of Ulquiorra's nihilism through his interactions with other characters.
If the Hueco Mundo arc played out the way I suggested it, you could actually have proper character development for Inoue, and show her capable of fighting alongside her allies, rather that just leave her at the same "why do I always rely on Kurosaki-Kun" question she started with at the beginning of the arc.
And no, "Rukia was kidnapped the last time" is not an excuse. At least there was more to Rukia being kidnapped; Inoue's entire kidnapping was just to make people feel sorry for her. Last edited: Dec 9, I was going to respond to your assertion about Renji and Rukia and the Inoue-centric part , but I need to distill my argument with you down. Orihime can't become a full time fighter because it goes against her very being, a sweet 15 year old girl.
My point is that without a nakama in direct danger there's little motivation for the ryokas to invade HM , and Rukia was already kidnapped previously.
If it's about changing the story to such a drastic level then there wasn't a reason for Rukia's execution either. I never cease to be dumbfounded whenever an Inoue "fan" tries to defend her character by labeling her in a way that demeans her. I believe readers thought that one of the purposes of Inoue's character development in the Arrancar Saga was supposedly to grow stronger and be able to fight alongside her friends, even if the main focus is Ichigo, and not be a burden to them. She went to Soul Society with Rukia to train because she wanted to fight in the coming battles.
She wanted to be a fighter. But here I am, constantly hearing the people who 'defend' Inoue always demean her by saying things like "she was never meant to be a fighter"; "she's just a sweet 15 year old girl", etc. Every time I see that now, I see it as proof that I was right to realize that everything Kubo ever did with Inoue's character was never to actually "develop" her, but to make people feel sorry for the "sweet 15 year old girl".
Again, stopping the man who was an active threat to the safety of everyone in Karakura Town and to Ichigo's Nakama should be motivation to go and defeat him before he can make the attempt. That would be the reasoning and the motivation for Ichigo and Co.
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