Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Hanza Nukui: Rematch

Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Hanza Nukui: Rematch is the final fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Hanza Nukui during the Kasumiōji Conspiracy.

Prologue
Hanza Nukui comes before Kumoi, asking whether he can give Bakkōtō to his subordinates, Genga, Ryū Kuzu and Jinnai Dōko, who introduce themselves, bowing down to Kumoi. Kumoi then goes on to say that the Bakkōtō can drain their life force, but they say they don’t care. Ichigo and his friends are greeted by Kenryu, who states that the barrier around the house has been strengthened, to render it invisible from the outside.

Rurichiyo says she is going to bed, but instead goes up to the rooftop, and watches the stars. Ichigo joins her, and she tells Ichigo that she likes the Living World, because she can do as she pleases, unlike in Soul Society. Suddenly, a Senkaimon appears above Karakura town, and Hanza and his subordinates arrive. Hanza resolves to make Ichigo pay for his defeat. The others notice the unusual reiatsu, and realise that the assassins have arrived. Ichigo notices the reiatsu as well, and tells Rurichiyo to go with Kenryu. Hanza and the others split up as he prepares to fight Ichigo. Hanza appears above Rurichiyo’s house, and uses his Bakkoto, Saiga, to break the barrier concealing it. As the barrier fizzles away, revealing the house, Ichigo faces off against Hanza, who comes before Ichigo.

Battle
Ichigo questions Hanza’s motives behind the attack, but he ignores the question. Ichigo and Hanza then change locations, as Orihime feels the reiatsu of Chad, Uryū and Ichigo, who runs to assist them. Meanwhile, Rukia meets Jinnai, Uryū faces off against Ryū Kuzu, and Sado encounters Genga. Ichigo and Hanza cross paths in the sky above Karakura Town, where they engage in battle. Ichigo activates his Bankai, as their blades clash. Ichigo pulls back, noticing his friends’ reiatsu disappearing, as Hanza purposefully angers him by stating he doesn’t care about Ichigo’s friends. Their fight continues, with Hanza being able to dodge most of Ichigo’s attacks. Hanza then activates the abilities of Saiga, to which Ichigo tries to use his shunpo to dodge, and proceeds to shatter Saiga’s mirror. .

Unfortunately for Ichigo, however, the shattered shards surrounding Ichigo suddenly glow brightly, and Ichigo finds himself stuck inside Saiga’s mirror. Ichigo wakes up to see a reflection of himself as a child, and finds himself staring at flashbacks of his life in the past, most of them about his mother. Hanza explains Saiga’s true power, how it allows the victim to experience horrific nightmares. Ichigo finds himself sitting by the lake, and is met by his mother, who apologizes for her lateness. As they are walking, his mother’s grip gets increasingly tighter, and he falls, this time as his 16-year old self. His mother walks towards him, choking him mercilessly, as Hanza watches on with glee. Hanza taunts, asking him if he can kill his own mother.

Hanza then states that it is all over, but Ichigo’s immense reiatsu successfully destroys the nightmare, much to his surprise. Ichigo reassures his mother that they’re all doing fine, and she smiles back, as he is freed from Saiga’s mirror, in order to defeat Hanza. Hanza starts panting, as he exerted himself in an attempt to maintain the nightmare. He curses Ichigo's powers as he charges at him.

While he is slashing at Ichigo, purple reiatsu exhumes from his Bakkōtō’s nucleus, as it sucks his reiatsu, converting it into pure physical strength. But as he is seemingly unable to hit Ichigo, he continually drains his reiatsu, until his Bakkōtō begins to bulge underneath his armour, writhing tentacles wrapping around his upper torso, much to Ichigo's surprise. Even then, Hanza refuses to give up, stating that a Bakkōtō will evolve continually, so long as it has sufficient reiatsu. Ichigo then asks why Hanza is willing to go this far, and he reveals that his family has served the Kasumiōji clan for generations, acting as its sword. Hanza is shown killing a Hollow that attacked the clan’s headquarters, and then disposing of the Shinigami present, in order to conceal the secret of the Kasumiōji clan.

As Ichigo tells him not to push himself too far, Hanza states that Ichigo does not know the extent of his powers, releasing purplish reiatsu from his Bakkōtō, only to be countered by Ichigo’s black reiatsu. Hanza releases the attack once more, as the Bakkōtō’s tentacles writhe across his body. In response to this, Ichigo pulls on his Hollow mask, sending a Getsuga Tenshō to deflect the attack. The Getsuga surges forwards, encompassing Hanza, before it is dispelled by his Bakkōtō’s reiatsu. Hanza laughs wildly, upon Ichigo’s use of his Hollowfication-powered Getsuga. Hanza clashes wildly with Ichigo, no longer in control of his emotions, as Ichigo’s enhanced speed allows him to dodge most of the assassin’s attacks. Amidst a flurry of attacks, Ichigo releases a point-blank Getsuga Tenshō, which effectively shatters Saiga, leaving Hanza swathed in his Bakkoto’s tentacles.

Hanza’s eyes glow red, as his Bakkōtō forms around his right arm, indicating that his Bakkoto now controls his body. Ichigo shouts at him to stop, but it is too late, as Hanza begins to thrash in pain. Ignoring Ichigo’s warnings, he pours the last of his reiatsu into the Bakkōtō, and prepares to attack. But before he can, his Bakkōtō encloses around his body, as Hanza finally succumbed to overuse of the Bakkōtō’s abilities, exploding into a cloud of dust.

Aftermath
Meanwhile, in Soul Society, 3rd Seat Makoto Kibune is seen being congratulated by several other Shinigami as he walks away. Watching from afar, Izuru Kira wonders where he is going. As Makoto nears the Kasumiōji family manor, he looks around uneasily, before entering. Izuru then notices that he entered the Kasumiōji family manor, and wonders why he would enter such a place.

Gyōkaku Kumoi enters his private chamber, and unexpectedly sees a struggling Ryū Kuzu, who is still equipped with his Bakkōtō. Kumoi demands the status of the team. Ryū states that they are dead, and asks for Nukui’s title. He states that he no longer has a use for weaklings like him, and dismisses him. Kuzu stands up, enraged, preparing to strike down Kumoi. But before he can make contact, he is cut down and killed by 3rd Seat Makoto Kibune.