FOURTEEN DAYS FOR CONSPIRACY

FOURTEEN DAYS FOR CONSPIRACY is the ninth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The race to save Rukia from Soul Society is officially on, and Ichigo and company have come to their first roadblock, a very, very big roadblock. Jidanbō, the monstrous, fez-sporting gatekeeper hasn't let a single soul enter the Western Gate he guards in over 300 years, and he isn't about to change his mind about it just because Ichigo's crew wants to go through either. But, in a where-the-rubber-meets-the-road kind of way, Ichigo wasn't expecting his assault on the Soul Society to be a piece of cake either. After all, that'd just be boring.

071. INTRUDERZ
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter Soul Society, but find their entry into the Seireitei cut off as Jidanbō Ikkanzaka confronts them.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Renji Abarai
 * 2) Rikichi Yuki
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Orihime Inoue
 * 5) Yasutora Sado
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 8) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 21: Enter! The World of the Shinigami

072. The Superchunk
Ichigo Kurosaki begins fighting Jidanbō Ikkanzaka one-on-one to demonstrate the results of his training.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Izuru Kira
 * 2) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Yasutora Sado
 * 7) Orihime Inoue
 * 8) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 9) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 21: Enter! The World of the Shinigami

073. Drizzly Axes
Proving his heightened power and strength, Ichigo Kurosaki concludes the fight with Jidanbō Ikkanzaka.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Orihime Inoue
 * 5) Yasutora Sado

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 21: Enter! The World of the Shinigami

074. Armlost, Armlost
Considering himself utterly defeated by Ichigo Kurosaki, Jidanbō Ikkanzaka agrees to open the gate for him and his friends.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Orihime Inoue
 * 5) Yasutora Sado
 * 6) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 21: Enter! The World of the Shinigami
 * Episode 22: The Man who Hates Shinigami

075. 血雨
3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru prevents Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends from entering the Seireitei.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Uryū Ishida
 * 5) Yasutora Sado
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Orihime Inoue

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 22: The Man who Hates Shinigami

076. Boarrider Comin'
Orihime Inoue and the denizens of the Rukongai tend to Jidanbō Ikkanzaka while Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends learn how the Rukongai operates.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 3) Orihime Inoue
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Yūichi Shibata
 * 8) Hironari Horiuchi
 * 9) Rukongai Elder
 * 10) Ganju Shiba
 * 11) Bonnie-chan

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 22: The Man who Hates Shinigami

077. 俺様の名はガンジュ
Ichigo Kurosaki begins fighting Ganju Shiba, a resident of the Rukongai who hates Shinigami.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ganju Shiba
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Rukongai Elder
 * 8) Sadatomo Saionji
 * 9) Taichi Miyamoto
 * 10) Mitsuru Ishino
 * 11) Kenji Yamashita

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 22: The Man who Hates Shinigami

078. meeT iT aT basemenT
After Ganju Shiba is forced to retreat, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends travel to Kūkaku Shiba's house.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Taichi Miyamoto
 * 2) Mitsuru Ishino
 * 3) Ganju Shiba
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Bonnie-chan
 * 6) Sadatomo Saionji
 * 7) Kenji Yamashita
 * 8) Orihime Inoue
 * 9) Yasutora Sado
 * 10) Uryū Ishida
 * 11) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 12) Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko
 * 13) Kūkaku Shiba

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 22: The Man who Hates Shinigami
 * Episode 23: 14 Days Before Rukia's Execution

079. FOURTEEN DAYS FOR CONSPIRACY
After transferring Rukia Kuchiki to her new cell due to her approaching execution date, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai is taken aside by 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen while Kūkaku Shiba introduces the Ryoka to the Kakaku Taihō.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru
 * 5) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 8) Orihime Inoue
 * 9) Yasutora Sado
 * 10) Uryū Ishida

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 23: 14 Days Before Rukia's Execution