Chapter -107: Turn Back The Pendulum

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The only real question i have is, where does Isshin fall in place and what happened to cause him to return to the real world?
Remember the first time Isshin was introduced as a shinigami? Him and Urahara had a conversation about the vaizards, and how they contacted Ichigo. I'm really starting to believe that Urahara & Isshin might have those abilities as well. (Urahara helped Ichigo control his inner hollow, vaizards suppressed it, and Ichigo might have received the ability through heredity.)

Some key things to note, when Ulquiorra & Yammy first visited the real world, Ulquiorra mentioned there were only three others aside from Ichigo that posed a threat to Aizen. As Shinji is introduced as Aizen's superior; I'm really suspecting him as one of those three. The other two, I suspect to being Isshin and Urahara. As badass Yama, Unohana, Shunsei, and Ukitake might be, I think the four I mentioned have some sort of uniqueness that doesn't draw limitations to their strength. Yes the captains are all strong, but they seem to have limitations. If what I suspect Isshin & Urahara having hollow powers true, then that makes all four of them vaizards. Also, Urahara asked Isshin how he felt being back in a shimigami's body after 20 years. If the story that occurred happened a century ago, how are all the vaizards capable of existing in the real world, visible to other humans, without a gigai? Same going for Isshin.

Yea we haven't seen all aspects to the captains, and yea Zaraki probably is a beast like his 9 predecessors, especially since Zaraki has not learned his zanpaktou's name. BUT I don't think anything can compare to the potential these four have, Ichigo has gone from killing weak hollows to annihilating Espadas. Shinji used to be a captain, and now probably has strengths Ichigo hasn't even achieved yet. Isshin used to be a captain (supposedly) and probably has surpassed Aizen in the past. Urahara is the protagonist to Aizen, he knows every counter move and is one of the most brilliant characters in bleach.

This one chapter changed everything. Everyone set up characters to how they would interact within the next few chapters without even regarding the importance of Isshin, Urahara, and the vaizards.
Now, I think the captains will all get their ass' kicked and it will be entirely up to the vaizards, Isshin, and Urahara. I wonder what Aizen will think when Shinji shows up to keep his subordinate in line.

I also wonder how the previous captains & lieutenants all departed. Maybe, it's thought of that they're all dead, which will make everything five times more dramatic when they appear.

Also, someone said that Isshin might have been the 10th Kenpachi. I don't think that's possible, because Zaraki killed the 10th Kenpachi. Now it's possible that it is Isshin; somehow he didn't really die and he faked his death, returned and hid in the real world in a gigai; but that's less likely.

any one else have their own thoughts plz share with me in Forum = (The Story So Far).. tnx..