540. THE SWORD FIVE

Ōetsu Nimaiya forges the Asauchi into a new Zanpakutō for Ichigo, and tells him what he that was the spirit of Zangetsu all this time is actually the personification of his Quincy powers in form of Yhwach from 1,000 years ago.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ōetsu Nimaiya
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Asauchi
 * 4) Mera
 * 5) Tokie
 * 6) Sato
 * 7) Nimaiya´s bodyguards
 * 8) Zangetsu
 * 9) Yhwach