354. heart

Ulquiorra finally understands what a heart is and dies. Yammy uses his Resurrección and transforms, revealing that in his released form he is no longer Espada #10, but in fact Espada #0. Meanwhile, Hitsugaya and Harribel continue their fight. Harribel then decides to finally release her Zanpakutō.

Summary
The chapter starts with Ulquiorra and his last thoughts before he dies but through his view point. During this time, he finally realises what Orihime meant by a "heart" and dies.

Yammy is shocked that Ulquiorra got defeated stating that he was going to go help him out after defeating Rukia, Renji, and Sado. Yammy becomes infuriated that they are the only people he gets to use his stored up power on, ripping his Arrancar outfit in the process, revealing his #10 tattoo. Rukia, Renji, and Sado discuss between themselves that they could easily defeat Yammy since they had fought other Espada with higher ranking numbers than him. Immediately after, Yammy uses his Resurrección and the number one on his tattoo crumbles away, leaving only a zero. Yammy then remarks that the Espada ranks go from 0-9, not 1-10.

Hitsugaya crashs into the ground by one of Harribel's attacks. Harribel says she will put an end to this, releasing her Zanpakutō stating "Attack--!"

Characters
Characters in order of appearance:
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Ulquiorra Cifer
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Renji Abarai
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Harribel