New School Term, Renji has Come to the Human World?!

 is the sixty-fourth episode of the Bleach anime.

Three mysterious figures appear and abduct Orihime Inoue.

Summary
As his alarm clock begins ringing in the morning, a startled Ichigo Kurosaki bolts upright in his bed and looks around his room before turning off the alarm while noting that he came home. Suddenly, as Ichigo moves forward to stand up, Isshin Kurosaki greets him and crashes feet-first through his open window into the floor, narrowly missing Ichigo, who looks at him in confusion.

Quickly recovering as the dust settles, Isshin praises Ichigo for improving his combat skill and reflexes to this extent. With Isshin admitting that he is impressed by Ichigo being able to block his congratulatory kick, Ichigo simply tells him to shut up and kicks Isshin in the face when the latter attempts to perform another attack, causing the two to begin fighting and shaking the entire Kurosaki Clinic as Yuzu Kurosaki informs them that breakfast is ready.

Shortly afterward, Isshin sits and eats breakfast downstairs with a heavily bruised face before turning away in shame when Yuzu inquires about his injuries. Across the table from him, Karin asks Ichigo if he has become more muscular recently, prompting a startled and nervously sweating Ichigo to dismiss this and instead question if she and Yuzu have finished their summer homework. While Yuzu asserts that they finished early since they had nothing else to do while Ichigo was on his trip, making him even more nervous, Karin reveals that Don Kanonji came by twice and told them that he had made Ichigo his disciple, which Ichigo attempts to deny.

However, before Ichigo can finish his sentence, Isshin kicks him in the face and declares that he still cannot defeat his father because his guard was down, causing an irate Ichigo to demand to know why he did this before sparring with Isshin over the table, to Yuzu's chagrin. Later, at Karakura High School, Keigo Asano enthusiastically greets Ichigo, who knocks him down by letting Keigo's head slam into his outstretched and braced left upper arm as he nonchalantly returns the greeting. With Mizuiro Kojima greeting Ichigo as well and walking into the nearby classroom with him, Keigo bleeds from his nose and weakly salutes Ichigo with his left hand.

Inside the classroom, Yasutora Sado stands with Tatsuki Arisawa and Orihime Inoue, the latter of whom cheerfully calls out to Ichigo as he greets Tatsuki. When Tatsuki notes that they have not seen each other in some time since Ichigo was not home during the summer, Mizuiro observes that Ichigo and Sado have nice tans, to Sado's surprise, before Keigo springs into the classroom and inquires if they went off somewhere together, interrupting Ichigo's attempt to get into his seat. Ichigo and Sado simply look at each other in confusion, prompting a shocked Keigo to inquire if something happened between them over the summer while donning a pair of glasses.

However, Ichigo jabs his fingers into the bridge of Keigo's glasses, shattering them, and admonishes him for letting his imagination run wild as Keigo stumbles back in pain. While Ichigo sits down, Tatsuki asks Orihime how she enjoyed visiting her relatives, and when Orihime vaguely claims they did a lot of things, Tatsuki questions what she did specifically, causing Orihime to recall how they went to a strange place, which alerts Ichigo and Sado. With Tatsuki expressing surprise at this, Orihime notes it was an Edo period-style town with lots of people carrying around swords, further alarming Ichigo and Sado as Orihime states there was also a talking cat.

Before Orihime can finish recounting how the cat transformed into a woman while Ichigo and Sado stare in shock, Tatsuki affectionately rubs Orihime's head and dismisses her tale as another product of her imagination, causing Ichigo to collapse on his desk in relief while Misato Ochi instructs the students to sit down at their desks. After Tatsuki wonders what is wrong with Ichigo and sits down, Misato realizes Reiichi Ōshima and Keisuke Sorimachi are not present, but dismisses this due to the two of them being delinquents, to the bewilderment of the other students, as Ichigo looks over at Rukia Kuchiki's former desk and recalls parting ways with her in Soul Society.

Suddenly, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai demands that Ichigo come outside, prompting the startled students to look out the window while Uryū Ishida recognizes the voice. Outside, Renji stands in outdated Human attire with a guitar slung over his back and asserts that he knows Ichigo is up there with his left fist raised into the air. As Keigo asks a shocked Ichigo if he knows Renji, Misato expresses fondness for Renji's nostalgic attire and begins to inquire about Ichigo's relation to Renji, only for Ichigo to frantically claim that Renji is a relative of his as he runs outside, leaving Misato to accept this as her students express confusion.

A few seconds later, Ichigo slides outside the school and begins running toward Renji, who casually greets him. Enraged by this, Ichigo clotheslines Renji with his right arm and continues running with him through a row of bushes at the other end of the school, where he collapses and breathes heavily after crashing into a tree. Sitting next to Ichigo, Renji questions what he is so excited about, and when Ichigo angrily demands to know why he is here, Renji states that it is none of Ichigo's business where he is and that there is no reason for him to get upset, only for Ichigo to counter that it matters when Renji is yelling for him outside of his school.

Standing up, Renji bemoans how confining his Gigai is and wonders how Rukia managed to stay in hers for so long, but is slightly alarmed upon seeing Ichigo's irritated expression as the latter firmly asks him why he is here. Renji reveals that he has been assigned to patrol Karakura Town and came to see Ichigo after Kisuke Urahara told him where the latter was, and after having Renji confirm once again that he was assigned to this town, Ichigo brings up his rank of Lieutenant and mockingly accuses him of having been demoted, prompting a startled Renji to assert that this is not true and that it is actually due to Ichigo's poor Reiryoku control.

However, as Ichigo questions what this means, his Substitute Shinigami Badge begins glowing and beeping as it gyrates around his waist, to his shock. After concluding that this is what he is referring to, Renji directs Ichigo's attention to the track field nearby, where a Hollow crashes into the ground and begins lurching toward the school building. Back inside the classroom, as Misato begins handing out assignments to her students, Orihime nervously wonders what she should do and Sado observes that the Hollow is getting closer while Uryū wonders what Ichigo is doing. Back outside, Renji attempts to emerge from his Gigai, but is stuck below the waist.

After several attempts to break free, Renji tells Ichigo to go in his stead, to Ichigo's surprise. Upon seeing the Hollow climbing over the fence near his classroom, Ichigo curses and runs off. Inside the classroom, Orihime sees the Hollow pressing up against the windows and prepares to summon her Shun Shun Rikka, only to stop in surprise when Ichigo reappears in the air in his Shinigami form and slams into the Hollow while slashing through its mask with his Shikai, Zangetsu, causing it to fall to the ground below and dissipate as Ichigo lands before it and stands up. Watching from above, Orihime celebrates Ichigo's victory by pumping her arm.

When a curious Misato asks her what she is doing, Orihime turns around and nervously laughs, causing the rest of the class to laugh with her. Back outside, Ichigo sees this and runs back to the bushes as Renji praises his performance, only for Ichigo to dismiss this and pick up his body as he instructs Renji to not leave his body lying around. Having finally separated from his Gigai, Renji expresses bewilderment at having to get back into it immediately afterward while Ichigo returns to his body and warns Renji to never come to his school again, leaving Renji to wonder why he cannot as Orihime watches them from above with concern.

Later that day, Tatsuki sits in her karate gi alongside Orihime on a step as the two eat shaved ice together. Complaining about the heat and seeing Orihime react to a brain freeze, Tatsuki reminds her that she needs to eat it slowly, which Orihime acknowledges before asking Tatsuki if her right arm injury has healed yet. After asserting that it was nothing and throwing a punch with her right hand, Tatsuki notes that the championship tournament is coming up next month anyway and that she is in peak condition for it, leading Orihime to comment on her strength and begin to compare herself to Tatsuki before experiencing another brain freeze.

While Orihime clutches her head in pain, Tatsuki inquires if something happened at her relatives' house, which prompts Orihime to claim that she was no help at all and was likely in the way despite her intention to help out. Though Tatsuki is concerned by this, Orihime reveals that she heard Tatsuki's voice encouraging her, which allowed her to resolve to do all that she could. Tatsuki states that this was enough and that Orihime does not get to decide whether or not she was helpful since she went of her own volition before noting that she came back here regardless and welcoming Orihime home, causing Orihime to pledge to do her best and resume devouring her shaved ice.

After Orihime gets another brain freeze and is asked by Tatsuki if she is alright, she claims to be a hundred times better than before and continues eating her shaved ice despite the pain. That night, at the Kurosaki Clinic, Ichigo enters the living room and announces his return. However, as Yuzu welcomes him home and notes he has arrived just in time for dinner, Isshin dropkicks Ichigo into the kitchen, causing utensils to go flying. Though Ichigo assumes this is revenge for this morning, Isshin reminds him dinner is at exactly 7 P.M. every night before sparring with him further, leading Karin to tell Yuzu to not bother stopping them since it is the only way they can show affection.

Meanwhile, at the Urahara Shop shop, Renji eats dinner with Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, Tessai Tsukabishi, Jinta Hanakari, and Ururu Tsumugiya, where Tessai offers him a second helping of food despite him being a freeloader. When Renji attempts to take him up on this offer, Ururu observes he is the first to get seconds despite being a freeloader, and when a more hesitant Renji continues his attempt, Jinta notes even a freeloader would want seconds, which causes Urahara to admonish Jinta for calling Renji a freeloader and question how Renji can ask for seconds when called this as he calls the latter a freeloader, leaving Renji to realize he cannot ask for seconds.

Upon being ordered by Jinta to sweep the front of the store tomorrow if he wants seconds and being further pressured by Tessai and Ururu, Renji sets down his bowl and thanks them for the food before leaving. Jinta promptly falls back and begins laughing hysterically as Ururu comments on how mean he can be and Urahara observes that Renji is more sensitive than he looks. After calling this pathetic, Yoruichi informs Urahara that she has sensed something unusual after returning to Karakura Town and inquires if he knows anything about it, only for Urahara to assure her that there is nothing to worry about despite some Reiatsu disturbances he has detected.

Later, at an abandoned factory, Orihime's Shun Shun Rikka hurtle through the air and perform complex maneuvers at her direction before dispersing as she gasps in shock and leans over to pant heavily in exertion. While the Shun Shun Rikka gather around her, Lily attempts to comfort Orihime, but is stopped by Tsubaki, who places his hand on her shoulder and silently shakes his head. Suddenly, as the Shun Shun Rikka fly upward, Sado walks into the room and greets Orihime. After sitting down on some construction materials with Orihime, Sado recalls how he felt like he might be able to discover the reason behind his strength when he visited Soul Society.

In turn, Orihime admits that she only went to Soul Society because she wanted to help Ichigo and do what she could for him, only to curl up as she notes that she could not do so and that she does not know what to do. Standing up, Sado asserts that they can only struggle and that they will have to enhance their powers if they want to stay with Ichigo, who is the source of them, before manifesting his Fullbring, Brazo Derecha de Gigante, and firing an energy blast that blows a hole in the side of the building they are standing within. However, a shocked Orihime reminds Sado that this caused an uproar before and pushes him out of the building.

With Orihime helping Sado up after he falls and running off with him, Uryū watches from down the road while carrying a bag of sewing supplies and adjusts his glasses while observing that the two of them cannot ignore the reality of their world after visiting Soul Society. As he ponders his own situation in turn, Uryū looks up at the clearing sky and comments on how ominous the moon feels. Back at the Kurosaki Clinic, a badly damaged Kon stands before a stunned Ichigo and swipes at his face for not reacting intensely enough before ridiculing Ichigo's concern as unimportant and accusing Karin and Yuzu of having done this to him.

Though Ichigo promises to take him to Uryū tomorrow, Kon claims that he has become lazy and arrogant because of his Substitute Shinigami Badge allowing him to enter his Shinigami form at will. When Kon angrily leaps toward him, Ichigo casually catches Kon in midair and denies having grown lazy as he wonders why Kon complains so much. Kon questions how he could not complain when Ichigo did not bring Rukia back, only for Ichigo to grip him by the midsection, causing Kon to express fear at his stuffing coming out, and reminds the latter that he went to Soul Society in order to stop Rukia's execution rather than bring her back to the Human World.

After tossing Kon to the floor, Ichigo points out how he does not know anything about what happened there and should stop talking about it, which Kon admits is true as he declares Ichigo is sorely mistaken if he believes that he can do everything by himself. Though Ichigo expresses confusion at this while turning off the light and lying down in bed, Kon states he is doing his best as well and begins throwing a tantrum about wanting to see Rukia, leading Ichigo to tell him to shut up and go to sleep, which Kon complies with. In the past, as snow falls in Karakura Town, a young Orihime breathes on her hands and affixes two leaves to a small snowman's head to give it ears.

Calling this a rabbit, Orihime sees the ends of her fingers turning red from the cold and continues breathing on them before being startled by Sora Inoue, who stands over her with an umbrella. When Sora inquires if she was waiting for him again, Orihime welcomes him home and directs his attention to the rabbit she has made, prompting Sora to praise it as looking just like a real one. Though Sora encourages her to go inside with him so she does not catch a cold, Orihime insists that she needs to make a rabbit for herself since the one she just finished represents her older brother, which leads Sora to decide to make it alongside her as he kneels down.

In the present, Orihime opens her eyes and expresses surprise at having dreamed about her brother as she gets out of bed and walks to the sink in the kitchen, where she turns on the faucet and attempts to fill a cup with water, only to suddenly recall Rukia calling out in shock and anguish to 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki after the latter protected her from 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru's Shikai, Shinsō, with his body. With tears flowing from her eyes, Orihime wonders why she is crying and holds her head in her hands as she sobs. Suddenly, the doorbell to her apartment rings, prompting her to wipe the tears from her face in surprise and approach the door.

However, when Orihime reaches the door and looks through the peephole, she is astonished to see who is on the other side and opens the door to find Sora himself standing before her. With a smiling Sora stating that he is home, Orihime is left speechless. Meanwhile, as he lays on a mattress in pajamas with his Zanpakutō lying nearby at the Urahara Shop, a snoring Renji is awoken from his slumber by his Denreishinki beeping, causing him to express confusion at a Hollow appearing and quickly get dressed before running out the front door, leaving Urahara to comment on how strange it is for an order to come this late at night while Yoruichi follows Renji.

Back at Orihime's apartment, Sora sits at the table across from Orihime, who sets down drinks for them both, and observes that she is doing well. Affirming this, Orihime begins to ask Sora what happened to him, only for him to confirm that he was able to pass over to Soul Society after purifying himself with Ichigo's Zanpakutō before assuring her that he will not become a Hollow again. While Orihime expresses relief at him getting there safely, Sora notes that she also visited Soul Society, and when Orihime inquires how he knows this, Sora simply says that he knows this much and looks down as he observes that Orihime has not changed at all since she was a child.

Sora reminisces about how Orihime was always worried about him and asks her if she remembers making snow bunnies for him with cold hands, which Orihime affirms. Meanwhile, at the Kurosaki Clinic, Renji urges Ichigo to wake up, causing Ichigo to open his eyes and back up in shock upon discovering Renji crouched over him on his bed. While Renji observes he has finally woken up and criticizes him for lowering his guard, Ichigo demands to know what Renji is doing here at this hour, which prompts Renji to reveal he has received an order and needs Ichigo to come with him, only for Ichigo to mockingly assume this means he cannot do it on his own just like Rukia.

While Renji expresses irritation at this, Kon slams open the door to Ichigo's closet and orders him and Ichigo to be quiet since it is the middle of the night. With Renji reeling back in shock at this, Kon hops down onto the floor and accuses Ichigo of ruining his slumber after ignoring his feelings about Rukia and going to sleep himself. Realizing what Kon is as he gets off the bed, Renji picks him up and sticks his left hand inside Kon's mouth, causing the latter to protest that he does not have any cavities, before pulling out his Gikongan, identifying it, and expressing shock at it being able to animate even an inanimate object like Kon's plushie body.

As Renji puts Kon's Gikongan back into the plushie, which he begins spinning around despite Kon's protests, Ichigo questions why he is so interested in it, prompting Renji to explain that he forgot about Gikongan when he came to the Human World, which leads Ichigo to deduce that this is why he had trouble exiting his Gigai earlier. Upon being asked by Ichigo what the order he spoke of is, Renji throws Kon to the ground and explains how he received a strange message on his Denreishinki, and when Renji asks him if he can sense the strange Reiatsu in the town despite it being minimal, a shocked Ichigo expresses concern for Orihime.

With Renji confirming that the Reiatsu is near Orihime, Ichigo admonishes him for not revealing this sooner and grabs his Substitute Shinigami Badge, which causes his body to fall over onto Kon as Ichigo enters his Shinigami form. After Ichigo tells him that they should go, he and Renji leap out of the window, leaving Kon to flail around and beg for help. Back at her apartment, Orihime assures Sora that she was not worried, but instead felt lonely inside an empty house as a child and was relieved whenever he came home, prompting Sora to affirm that he felt the same way whenever he was with Orihime as he inquires if something is troubling her.

Though initially left confused by this, Orihime is shocked when Sora comments on her dreaming about him as Ririn stands in the doorway behind her. While Uryū senses something strange as he reads a book in his residence, Sado wakes up at his own residence and expresses concern for Orihime. While Sora opens a window in Orihime's apartment, causing a strong wind to blow into the room, Orihime questions how he knew about her dream, which leads Sora to remind her that he told her he knows before suggesting that she step outside for some fresh air as a large pair of skeletal gates appear in the air outside, leaving Orihime stunned and speechless.

Nearby, Ichigo and Renji run along the rooftops, where Renji identifies the location of the Reiatsu and moves toward it with Ichigo, only to be shocked upon seeing the skeletal gates crackling with red energy outside Orihime's apartment. Inside, Sora encourages Orihime to come with him and assures her that there is nothing to worry about as he holds out his hand, which Orihime grasps with her own, causing Ririn to chuckle as Orihime's eyes widen in surprise. With the skeletal gates sliding apart, Renji identifies them as Uryū calls out to Ichigo while running up to him and Renji alongside Sado before the four of them see a screaming Orihime get drawn into the gates.

Calling out to Orihime, Ichigo leaps into the air, draws Zangetsu, and fires a Getsuga Tenshō at the skeletal gates, only for them to shimmer and dissipate before the attack can hit them. With Uryū expressing shock at this, Ichigo lands on the ground and screams Orihime's name while a giggling Ririn stands alongside Kurōdo and Noba on a fence and watches the group from afar.

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At Karakura High School, Kon stands with his body repaired and a frilly bonnet added to his head, and when Uryū Ishida asserts that this is perfect, Kon angrily swipes his face and declares that it is perfectly lame before reminding Uryū that he did not ask for frills. When Uryū claims that he simply added his personal touch, Kon is further angered and points out how he is a lion rather than a Southern belle. After a battered Uryū restores him to his original appearance, Kon notes that he should have done this to begin with and thanks a departing Uryū as Ichigo Kurosaki watches silently nearby and observes that Uryū added a Quincy cross to the back of Kon's head as well, though he decides to keep this to himself.

Events

 * Mod Soul Training

Powers and Techniques Used
Zanpakutō Techniques:

Other Techniques:
 * Shape-shifting
 * Illusions
 * Mod-Soul Teleportation

Fullbring:

Zanpakutō released:

Shikai:

Other Powers:

Anime Notes
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 * Kon demanding that Ichigo Kurosaki and the latter doing a haphazard job.
 * Kon declaring that his cuteness remains undiminished despite the lacy bonnet added to his head.
 * Kon noting that Uryū should have restored his body to its original condition in the first place.
 * In the manga, Kon reveals his damaged condition to Ichigo prior to the latter going back to school; here, he instead does so on the night after Ichigo's first day back at school.
 * In the manga, Uryū repairs Kon's plushie body at the Kurosaki Clinic; here, he instead does so at Karakura High School.
 * In the manga, Ichigo notices that Uryū added a Quincy cross to the back of Kon's head while the latter still has the lacy bonnet sewn onto it; here, he instead notices this after Uryū restores Kon's body to its original condition.