WHITE TOWER ROCKS

WHITE TOWER ROCKS is the fourteenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
Ichigo Kurosaki and Yoruichi Shihōin race to save Ichigo's friends from Rukia Kuchiki's cold-blooded brother, Byakuya Kuchiki. They arrive to find Ganju in tatters, and Rukia with him. Ichigo is bent on defeating her brother this time, but he is nowhere near prepared. Can he learn decades' worth of skill in just a matter of days?

116. White Tower Rocks
Having been saved and partially healed by Yoruichi Shihōin, who reveals her true form to him, Ichigo Kurosaki heads to Senzaikyū to save his friends upon sensing 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki's Reiatsu there.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) A Riteitai
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 4) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 5) Ganju Shiba
 * 6) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 7) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 8) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 9) Midoriko Tōno

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 40: The Shinigami whom Ganju Met
 * Episode 41: Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia

117. Remnant 2 [Deny the Shadow]
Ichigo Kurosaki confronts 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki on the bridge to Senzaikyū, where he demonstrates his improved power and skill.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 4) Kaien Shiba (flashback)
 * 5) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 41: Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia
 * Episode 42: Flash Goddess Yoruichi, Dances!

118. The Supernal Tag
Intervening in the conflict on the bridge, Yoruichi Shihōin saves Ichigo Kurosaki from 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki and demonstrates her formidable prowess in Shunpo.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Renji Abarai
 * 2) Zabimaru
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 5) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 6) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 7) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 8) Jūshirō Ukitake

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 42: Flash Goddess Yoruichi, Dances!

119. Secret of the Moon
While 13th Division Captain Jūshirō Ukitake resolves the conflict on the bridge to Senzaikyū, Orihime Inoue and Uryū Ishida blend in with the Shinigami by donning shihakushō as Yoruichi Shihōin brings Ichigo Kurosaki to a hidden location.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Orihime Inoue
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 7) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 8) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 9) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 10) Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * 11) Kiyone Kotetsu
 * 12) Ganju Shiba
 * 13) Toshimori Umesada
 * 14) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 15) Keigo Asano
 * 16) Mizuiro Kojima

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 42: Flash Goddess Yoruichi, Dances!

120. Shake Hands With Grenades
Yoruichi Shihōin reveals the existence of Bankai to Ichigo Kurosaki while Orihime Inoue and Uryū Ishida walk into 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi's trap.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 4) Uryū Ishida
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Makizō Aramaki
 * 7) Unnamed 12th Division Member
 * 8) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 9) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 10) Mizuiro Kojima
 * 11) Keigo Asano
 * 12) Midoriko Tōno

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 42: Flash Goddess Yoruichi, Dances!
 * Episode 43: The Despicable Shinigami

121. In Sane We Trust
With 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi interested in Orihime Inoue's unique powers, Uryū Ishida has Makizō Aramaki take her to safety while he engages Mayuri.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Unnamed 12th Division Member
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 4) Orihime Inoue
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Makizō Aramaki
 * 7) Tatsuki Arisawa

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 43: The Despicable Shinigami

122. Don't Lose Your Grip On
Makizō Aramaki carries Orihime Inoue away from the battlefield as Uryū Ishida discovers 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi to be more deadly than he expected.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Orihime Inoue
 * 2) Makizō Aramaki
 * 3) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 4) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 7) Jirōbō Ikkanzaka (flashback)
 * 8) Midoriko Tōno
 * 9) Karin Kurosaki
 * 10) Don Kanonji
 * 11) Jinta Hanakari
 * 12) Ururu Tsumugiya

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 43: The Despicable Shinigami

123. Pledge My Pride To
Having been immobilized by 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Shikai, Ashisogi Jizō, Uryū Ishida learns of the true depths of Mayuri's madness.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Uryū Ishida
 * 2) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 4) Sōken Ishida (photograph)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 43: The Despicable Shinigami