Grimmjow Revived

 is the one hundred and forty-third episode of the Bleach anime.

Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado head to Hueco Mundo.

Summary
Outside the Urahara Shop at night, Tatsuki Arisawa, Keigo Asano, and Mizuiro Kojima huddle together behind the wall leading to the storefront, where Keigo brings up how they just saw Ichigo Kurosaki in his Shinigami form and wonders what the latter is doing here, only for Mizuiro to remind him that they came here to find out as Tatsuki stares somberly at the Urahara Shop. In the past, Mizuiro bandages Tatsuki's right hand at the Karakura High School infirmary.

When Mizuiro comments on how hopeless Ichigo is, Keigo asserts that he is obviously hiding something and has obliquely made clear that he is about to do something, which Tatsuki attributes to him being an idiot. In turn, Mizuiro points out that Tatsuki cannot fairly criticize Ichigo's straightforwardness, and as she recalls punching Ichigo's head through a window in frustration earlier, Tatsuki questions what she is to Ichigo prior to Mizuiro noting that this is not like her at all and assuming that Tatsuki wants to know where Ichigo is going. With Tatsuki confirming this, Mizuiro decides that they should follow him, to Keigo's surprise.

In the present, after Keigo reminds him that he is the one who brought this up and had them follow Ichigo all the way here, Mizuiro asks Tatsuki about what they should do and Keigo begins pestering her to make a decision, resulting in an annoyed Tatsuki punching him to the ground and telling him to shut up. As a crying Keigo begs her to not get truly mad, Tatsuki declares that they are going to follow Ichigo inside the Urahara Shop, which Keigo observes is more like her usual self, and a smiling Mizuiro joins them in staring warily at the partially-opened front door while stating that they should get going.

Simultaneously, in the Study Chamber beneath the Urahara Shop, Kisuke Urahara stands up on one of the two wooden posts jutting out of a set of large rock formations and announces that he is about to open the passage to Hueco Mundo before warning Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba to stand back since it might be dangerous. Though Ririn protests that this does not happen often and Kurōdo points out how rare it is to witness it in person, Tessai Tsukabishi asserts that he cannot let them remain here and bends down from behind them to scoop them up between his hands and walk several meters away, with the Mod-Souls complaining all the while.

After setting the Mod-Souls down, with Ririn claiming that they are being left out, Tessai yells to Urahara that they are safe now, which Urahara affirms prior to performing the incantation and ceremony for Keikaigi, which causes a large, oval-shaped Garganta to manifest between two posts embedded in separate rock formations in front of Ichigo, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida while he explains that this is the opening used by the Arrancar to enter the Human World and that the three of them will need to create their own path out of the chaos of Reishi that lies beyond since there is no solid ground for them to run on.

After Urahara concludes that they will arrive at Hueco Mundo by heading toward the darkness, Ichigo requests that Urahara tell his family something so they do not worry about him, which Urahara agrees to do, before promising to apologize to his friends once he returns when Urahara brings them up, which Urahara accepts. With Jinta Hanakari telling them to do their best and Ururu Tsumugiya wishing them luck, a grinning Ichigo leaps into the Garganta alongside Sado and Uryū just before it closes behind them, leaving Urahara to note that they can come out now that Ichigo is gone.

From behind a nearby rock, Tatsuki, Keigo, and Mizuiro meekly emerge, and when Keigo wonders how long he has known they were there, Urahara reveals that he knew before they even arrived and left the front door of his shop open when he found out they were following Ichigo. Ruminating on Ichigo's naivety in believing that a few harsh words can sever his friendship with them, a smiling Urahara notes that he now has his own work to do. Meanwhile, in his throne room in Las Noches, Sōsuke Aizen welcomes Orihime Inoue to the palace as she stands below him with Ulquiorra Cifer, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Luppi Antenor, Yammy Llargo, and Wonderweiss Margela.

Once Orihime confirms her name to him, Aizen casually requests that Orihime display her powers to him. As Orihime weakly agrees and wonders why it feels like all the strength is being sucked out of her, Aizen elaborates that some here are not completely convinced of the value of her powers and indicates a bandaged and partially frozen Luppi, who questions how Orihime could possibly be worth the battle they fought as a diversion for her. In turn, Aizen apologizes since he did not believe Luppi would be so severely injured, to the latter's irritation, and suggests that Orihime demonstrate her powers by healing Grimmjow's left arm, startling both her and Grimmjow.

Scoffing at the ridiculousness of this idea, Luppi claims that it is impossible for Orihime to restore Grimmjow's arm due to Kaname Tōsen's destruction of it and Orihime not being a god, only for Orihime to quietly begin using Sōten Kisshun on the stump of Grimmjow's left arm. Though Luppi warns Orihime against trying to save her life with this charade and promises to kill her if this does not work because there is no reason to keep her alive if her powers are too weak, he is stunned alongside Grimmjow to see the latter's left arm fully restored without any trace of injury and demands to know how she did this since it goes way beyond healing.

In response, Aizen brings up Ulquiorra's theory that it is a form of temporal or spatial regression, which Luppi believes impossible for a Human to be able to perform, but denies it being either of these things and asserts that it is instead a rejection of phenomena. Aizen details how Orihime's powers limit, reject, and deny all phenomena that have affected her subject, allowing her to make it as though the damage sustained never occurred and making her power far more potent than temporal or spatial regression, which means that her power trespasses on God's territory and violates divine law, leaving Luppi mortified.

After testing out his restored wrist, Grimmjow asks Orihime to heal one more thing and turns around so she can use Sōten Kisshun on his destroyed Espada tattoo, which is in turn fully restored as well. When Luppi sees this and questions what he is doing, a grinning Grimmjow shoves his left arm through Luppi's chest, to the latter's shock, and sarcastically bids him farewell prior to firing a Cero from his other hand at point-blank range, destroying the upper half of Luppi's body and leaving his bleeding lower half to collapse. With Grimmjow cackling at his power and rank being restored, Orihime looks on fearfully as the other Espada look away.

During this, in the Garganta, Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū run through the void by creating Reishi pathways underneath their feet, with Ichigo's cracking under his feet as he muses on Hueco Mundo being just ahead, annoying him with how much harder it is than Urahara implied it would be since he is terrible at this sort of control. When part of the pathway suddenly gives way behind Ichigo under Sado's feet, causing him to almost fall off until he grabs onto the remainder with his right hand, he pulls himself up and confirms that he is fine to Ichigo as Uryū rides past them on a stable board of Reishi and criticizes them for being unable to create proper footing.

In response, Ichigo reminds Uryū that he is terrible at this sort of technique and calls the board that Uryū is riding on unfair, only for Uryū to counter that it is simply an elementary variation of Hirenkyaku and responds to Ichigo requesting one for himself by asserting that Ichigo could not use it with his poor level of control, which leads an irritated Ichigo to complain about Uryū acting like he does not have any powers at all and attempt to beat Uryū up when the latter reminds him of how he cannot even form his own footing properly, only for the path to crack under his foot and cause him to stumble in panic while Uryū elects to go ahead of them.

However, Uryū is alerted when Sado reveals that Urahara informed him of the deal that Uryū made with Ryūken Ishida to stay away from Shinigami in return for having his Quincy powers restored and being trained, and as Sado questions why he is here if this is the case and a startled Ichigo demands to know if this is true, Uryū solemnly confirms that it is. In the past, an exhausted Uryū lies draped over the side of one of the levels within the Study Chamber inside Karakura Hospital and pants heavily. Suddenly, Urahara opens a circular doorway inside one of the nearby pillars and apologizes for being late even though it is only late afternoon.

Urahara notices Ryūken is not there, which he considers lucky for himself, and when Uryū wonders what he is doing here, Urahara informs him of Orihime being abducted by the Arrancar at Aizen's behest and details how Ichigo will undoubtedly try to rescue her himself, which will lead him to come to Urahara to find out how to enter Hueco Mundo. However, Uryū asks Urahara to go away, to the latter's surprise, and explains that he cannot go to Hueco Mundo with Ichigo because he cannot get involved with Shinigami right now. Though he attempts to declare he will go by himself if Orihime needs saving, Uryū realizes something and brings up Ichigo going alone.

In response, Urahara reveals that he will be doing so because Soul Society has withdrawn from the matter, which results in a surprised Uryū changing his mind and requesting that Urahara let him out of the Study Chamber. In the present, Ichigo admits that he does not understand since he is still a Shinigami despite Soul Society not being involved, but Uryū clarifies that he is a Substitute Shinigami who is currently defying Soul Society, meaning that he is neither a Shinigami nor their ally and thus has nothing to keep Uryū from helping him, only for Ichigo to point out how Uryū is being extremely technical here.

Despite this, Uryū claims that he sees it as a loophole, which leads Ichigo to demand to know what the difference is and respond to Uryū wondering whose side he is on by angrily reminding him that they are supposed to be enemies as Sado mentally notes that this is typical of Uryū. Back in the Study Chamber, Ryūken opens the door to find a note left by Uryū on one of the platforms and scoffs dismissively prior to Isshin Kurosaki observing that Uryū escaped while standing behind Ryūken in his Shinigami form. When asked by Ryūken how he got in here, Isshin is startled by Ryūken addressing him by his last name and questions what has gotten into him.

After reiterating his question in annoyance, Ryūken notices Isshin's appearance and realizing that he has regained his powers, with Isshin confirming this and reveling in how cool he looks, though Ryūken asserts that he just looks gaudy. Isshin asks Ryūken if he is not going to read the note that Uryū left, and when Ryūken states that he knows what it says, Isshin deduces that he let Uryū leave, which leads Ryūken to take another drag off his cigarette and claim that he is not concerned with what Uryū does with his regained Quincy powers or whether he lives or dies now that he has helped the latter get them back.

When Isshin sits down and observes that Ryūken is far from a great father, Ryūken counters that he is still a better one than Isshin, who somberly concedes that this is true. Meanwhile, in Las Noches, Orihime sits in her room and ruminates on how she was told to stay here and not cause any trouble, but notes that there is nothing for her to do and that she is hungry. Upon recalling Grimmjow laughing maniacally after regaining his arm through her Sōten Kisshun and killing Luppi, Orihime questions if she made the right choice in coming here and whether cooperating with the Arrancar will just make things worse.

Remembering Grimmjow's vicious beatdown of Ichigo from two days ago, Orihime concludes that she just has to make the Arrancar believe that she is useful for now until everyone is ready for battle. Suddenly, Orihime experiences a powerful Reiatsu alongside Aizen, who observes that they are here.

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As he stands next to a smoking Ryūken Ishida, Isshin Kurosaki expresses surprise at the former continuing to smoke cigarettes, prompting Ryūken to bring up Isshin having already quit them. After clarifying that he only smokes a cigarette in front of Masaki Kurosaki's grave once a year, Isshin remembers that they are in Karakura Hospital, and despite Ryūken asserting that this is not a problem as he stubs out his cigarette in a handheld ashtray, Isshin counters that saying this does not make it any better as he sees a "No Smoking" sign on the wall next to Ryūken.

Events

 * Good Bye Halcyon Days (concluded)

Powers and Techniques Used
Kidō Techniques:

Quincy Techniques:

Arrancar Techniques:

Other Techniques:
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Fullbring:
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Other Powers:

Anime Notes
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 * Ryūken Ishida stepping out of the Study Chamber to smoke a cigarette.
 * Ulquiorra Cifer and Yammy Llargo's reactions to Ichigo Kurosaki, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida entering Hueco Mundo.
 * Tatsuki Arisawa, Keigo Asano, and Mizuiro Kojima following Ichigo to the Urahara Shop after deciding to do so while treating Tatsuki's injured hand in the Karakura High School infirmary.
 * Kisuke Urahara warning Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba to stand back and Tessai Tsukabishi forcibly carrying them away when they protest.
 * Jinta Hanakari telling Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū to do their best and Ururu telling them to be careful, which Ichigo grins at.
 * A flashback to Tatsuki entering the Urahara Shop and finding the uncovered entrance to the Study Chamber.
 * A flashback to Orihime using Santen Kesshun and Sōten Kisshun during her and Sado's encounter with Ulquiorra and Yammy.
 * Ichigo musing on Hueco Mundo being just ahead in the Garganta and complaining about Urahara making the technique of forming a Reishi pathway sound easy.
 * Ichigo requesting a Reishi board like Uryū's from the latter, who counters that Ichigo could not handle it with his poor control, resulting in Ichigo nearly losing his balance when he angrily steps forward and cracks the pathway underneath him.
 * Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez's arm impaling Luppi Antenor is shown entirely in shadow, and his hand sticking out of Luppi's back is obscured from view, with Luppi spitting up much less blood as well.
 * Grimmjow's Cero only destroys Luppi's head, not the upper half of his body, and the latter's corpse is only seen fully from a distance with little detail instead of up close.
 * In the manga, only Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū were present for Urahara opening the Garganta to Hueco Mundo; here, they are instead accompanied by Tessai, Jinta, Ururu, Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba.
 * In the manga, when affirming Ichigo's decision to apologize to his friends once he returns, Urahara smiles; here, he instead continues frowning.
 * In the manga, after returning to Las Noches, Luppi has patches of ice covering his clothes and body; here, he instead does not.
 * In the manga, when Grimmjow is laughing maniacally about the return of his rank, his pupils are not visible; here, they instead are.
 * In the manga, when Sado falls through the Reishi pathway, only his right leg falls through and he stops himself when his hips are at the same level as the pathway; here, his entire body instead falls through, leaving him hanging onto the pathway with one hand.
 * In the manga, when contemplating her choice to join the Arrancar, Orihime recalls Ichigo and Tatsuki's states after encountering Yammy for the first time; here, she instead recalls Ichigo being brutalized by Grimmjow in their second fight.