A Creeping Danger in the Kurosaki Family?! Ichigo's Confusion!

 is the three hundred and forty-seventh episode of the Bleach anime.

Summary
Following the shock of Kūgo Ginjō's revelation about the possibility of getting his Shinigami powers back, Ichigo Kurosaki leaves the Xcution headquarters. Upon questioning, Kūgo reveals that he is fine with Ichigo leaving at the moment as they had given him quite a shock as he had never expected to be told that he could get his Shinigami powers back and thus, an immediate answer was unrealistic of them to expect. He reminds them all that all he wanted to know was why things were happening around him again and yet still he'd approached them and they could not let the chance slip them by. However, Jackie Tristan apears unimpressed and doesn't think Ichigo is worth the trouble.

Jackie further elaborates that while Kūgo has his personal reasons for wanting to restore Ichigo's powers, it still doesn't mean they can use them even if they are successful in doing so. However, she also highlights that certain members of the group appear to have been quite with Ichigo and thus interested him. A blush immediately appears on Riruka Dokugamine's face and immediately assumes that Jackie was speaking about her. Kūgo states that those words never left Jackie's mouth. Riruka states she doesnt think he's worth it either but they no need his power. Yukio Hans Vorarlberna remarks that she's the one who has been all hyper since first meeting Ichigo. Riruka gets annoyed by this, declaring that she's always hyper before angrily demanding to know what the rest of her companions think. Yukio states that he doesn't care while Giriko Kutsuzawa agrees that regardless of their thoughts on Ichigo, they still need his powers.

Meanwhile, Spirit is seen struggling in a darkened car park. As he begins to frantically pull at his Chain of Fate, it becomes apparent that the Soul is a Demi-Hollow that is close to Hollowfying given that a Hollow Hole is becoming apparent. The more the Demi-Hollow struggles, more chains appear to hold him in place. Just then, the stranger approaches him, remarking upon how the Shinigami have not dealt with the Demi-Hollow just yet. The Demi-Hollow demands to know who he is but Tsukishima merely remarks upon how difficult it must be to carry such a grudge as the Demi-Hollow was and that he'd decided to free him, in exchange for his help in a matter. He takes out his bookmark, which glows green before stabbing the Demi-Hollow with it when it becomes a sword.

The next day, Ichigo is seen being spied on by Riruka as he leaves school. It becomes clear that she has dragged Jackie along too in order to finally decide if Ichigo is worth their attention. Nevertheless, all that Jackie observes is that in her opinio, Riruka has quite the crush on Ichigo, which she once again denies hotly. Riruka continues to follow Ichigo down the street in a mischievous manner. When she beckons for Jackie to follow, the taller woman walks away as she states that she does not want to get involved with this.

At the hospital, Orihime Inoue arrives at Uryū Ishida's room for a visit. She carries with her a large bag filled with DVDs that have been made by young entertainers which should help Uryū with his free time. She asks him how he is and when he replies that he is feeling good but hurting a little, she offers to heal him but he declines. He is able to predict that she hadn't just come to see him just to enquire how he was. Orihime confirms this and explains that she has been concerned because Uryū wasn't found too far from Ichigo's home and asks whether it had to do with the strange Reiatsu she had also felt around Ichigo that night. Uryū confirms he felt the Reiatsu but insists it had nothing to do with the person who had attacked him. Just then, they feel the presence of a Hollow and Orihime makes sure Uryū stays and rests whilst she goes to sort it out, asserting that she will be alright. Uryū agrees, knowing that type of Hollow should hardly pose a threat.

A shot of electricity is seen becoming visible on a power cable before Riruka metions that she can now feel a strange presence. Ichigo pauses on his walk home when Orihime calls to him from behind. He asks her what's wrong, wondering if it's a Hollow when she tells him not to move. After determining that the situation was safe, Orihime becomes cheerful again and advises Ichigo she usually lets Uryū or Sado deal with the Hollows. Riruka spies on them as they talk. They walk a part of the way home together before Orihime leaves him by the river. Ichigo walks towards the edge, recalling how he had thrown away his Substitute Shinigami Badge, becoming frustrated as he thinks about Kūgo's offer to restore his powers.

That evening, Ichigo lies in bed and thinks about how Orihime had to protect him and how his friends had all recently been attacked. He recalls Kūgo's words as he pulls himself to sit upright. He admits that the way he is currently, he can no longer protect anyone as he is powerless. Downstairs, Karin Kurosaki walks into the kitchen where Yuzu Kurosaki is washing the dishes. She informs Yuzu that Ichigo was't going to have dinner with them, which her twin calmly accepts. Karin continues that it is a shame considering Yuzu had prepared all his favorite dishes as well. Yuzu becomes aggravated and declares that she no longer cares, much to Karin's bemusement. Whilst walking down the hallway, Karin suddenly feels an odd Reiatsu and goes out into the dark night to investigate.

Xcution Dictionary
Ginjo advises Ichigo not to throw away his Substitute Shinigami badge, to which he obliges. Ichigo then asks how did he manage to find the badge, to which Ginjō explains that he looked where the river flowed, followed the Kuroshio current and set to the vast ocean, on stormy seas where he finally found the badge on a southern island, to which Ichigo asks him to quit lying.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 3) Yukio Hans Vorarlberna
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Jackie Tristan
 * 6) Giriko Kutsuzawa
 * 7) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 8) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 9) Orihime Inoue
 * 10) Uryū Ishida
 * 11) Keigo Asano (flashback)
 * 12) Mizuiro Kojima (flashback)
 * 13) Yuzu Kurosaki
 * 14) Karin Kurosaki
 * 15) Yokochini (flashback)
 * 16) Gantenbainne Mosqueda (flashback)

Fights
None.

Powers and Techniques Used
Techniques used:
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Fullbring used:
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