Senbonzakura (Zanpakutō spirit)

This article is about the manifested spirit of Byakuya Kuchiki's Zanpakutō. For his Zanpakutō and its abilities, see Senbonzakura.

is the manifested spirit of Byakuya Kuchiki's Zanpakutō that is seen during the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc.

Character Outline
His appearance is that of a masked samurai in full armor. He has long, dark brown hair with silver accessories and wears a golden accessory on his forehead that resembles a half-cherry blossom. Much like his former master, he is portrayed as serious and uninterested in small-talk, as shown when he ignored Ruri'iro Kujaku.

Synopsis
He is the second-to-the-last of the Zanpakutō spirits to appear; he is seen along with the rest of the Zanpakutō spirits that appeared before the Shinigami who had gathered at the Sōkyoku Hill. He, along with Hyōrinmaru and Ashisogi Jizō, appears seemingly out of thin air and walks past his former master before joining the rest of the spirits.

Later, he confronted Byakuya Kuchiki while he was defending Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai. Sebonzakura unleashed his Zanpakutō and seemingly defeated Byakuya.

The following morning, Ruri'iro Kujaku and Hōzukimaru attempt to interact with him, but he ignores them.

Following Ichigo's defeat of Muramasa, and Soi Fon's capture of Gegetsuburi's spirit, Ichigo is seen pursuing after Hozukimaru. He is then attacked by a flurry of rose petals, Senbonzakura's signature move, but when Ichigo looks for the user he sees Byakuya Kuchiki appear briefly on a tower then disappear. It is unknown yet if this means Senbonzakura was defeated and thus back under Byakuya's control, or if it was just a random appearance by Byakuya.