Shocking Revelations for the Gotei 13! The Truth Buried in History

'''Shocking Revelations for the 13 Divisions! The Truth Buried in History''' is the seventy-eighth episode of the Bleach anime.

The Quincy are revealed to have had a past war with the Bounts, though the winner is unclear. Ishida tries to understand more about Yoshino as Ichigo spars with Renji and Ganju to regain his fighting spirit.

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 * Original Airdate: May 2, 2006
 * English Airdate: August 31, 2008
 * Opening Song: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
 * Ending Song: Hanabi
 * Manga Chapters: None
 * Kanji: 護廷十三隊驚愕！！　歴史に埋もれた真実
 * Romaji: "Gotei jūsantai kyōgaku!! Rekishi ni uzumoreta shinjitsu"
 * Arc: The Bount arc

Summary
In Soul Society, Mayuri Kurotsuchi shows the other captains the data which he has unearthed about the Bount. Mayuri reveals that the Quincy and the Bount fought a battle a long time ago. From the video recording, it appears that the Bount had their sights on a particular Quincy. The Bount start overwhelming their opponents, but the outcome is left a mystery because the video ends. Nemu Kurotsuchi reports that after this incident, the Bount continued to absorb living Human souls, breaking their own law. Mayuri does not know why they were after a specific Quincy, but says that he sees correlations with the current situation and is certain that the Bount will attack living Humans. Yoruichi Shihōin also explains all this to Ichigo Kurosaki and the others. Rukia Kuchiki surmises that perhaps living Humans’ souls are needed to connect to Hueco Mundo, as they believe Jin Kariya wishes to do. Ichigo, who is downcast after his defeat to Jin, tries to figure out why Jin is doing this. Kisuke Urahara asks Ichigo if he is frightened. They are interrupted by the arrival of Ganju Shiba on his boar, Bonnie. Ganju reveals that he has left Hanatarō Yamada alone at work to come here. Feeling Ichigo’s depression, he and Renji Abarai take Ichigo to Urahara’s underground training area.

Meanwhile, Uryū Ishida and Yoshino Sōma, who are still recovering from their wounds, have awoken. The two start talking about Jin, and Yoshino confesses that she really does not understand him or what he is trying to do. Yoshino is regretful that she herself attacked Humans. She also laments that the Bount are limited in number and do not reproduce, meaning that they will slowly fall to ruin over the years. Ishida later asks Yoshino about her pride as a Bount and relates his pride as a Quincy. Underground, Renji, Ichigo, and Ganju start sparring in order to get Ichigo’s fighting spirit back. Ganju has to leave because Hanatarō calls him and asks him to come back to the store. Renji eventually makes Ichigo realize that he is planning too much, which is unlike him. Above ground, Yoshino kisses a sleeping Ishida on the forehead and leaves Urahara’s store. She says thank you and good bye to him.

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Renji is asked why he did not come to the fight even after he was called by Ichigo. Renji says that his Soul phone did not notify him. After checking it Renji realized that the battery has run out.

Fights
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Powers and Techniques used
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