In the final chapter of Volume 41, Hitsugaya breaks the stalemate with Harribel by summoning snow from the sky itself, while a wounded Suì-Fēng sets a desperate plan in motion using her lieutenant as bait against Baraggan.
Summary
When the water of Harribel's assault clears, Hitsugaya stands unharmed behind a thick ice shield he shaped from her own attack. Cutting the barrier apart, he reminds her that a weapon turned against its owner cuts both ways. He fires spears of ice, which she simply melts, but he reuses the meltwater to strike again from behind her, observing that a fighter is most vulnerable in the instant of their strongest move. Harribel answers with the faintest smile.
Key Events
On the ground, a trembling Ōmaeda supports the one-armed Suì-Fēng, certain that neither of them can outrun Baraggan's decay. Suì-Fēng orders him to buy her time as a decoy while she readies a plan, and though he panics and begs to flee together, he ends up carrying it out anyway, bolting away with Baraggan in pursuit. She cautions him above all to protect his right arm, since without it he cannot cut off any flesh the rot begins to claim.
Notes
Harribel rains water spears that Hitsugaya evades, then flanks him and clips one of his ice wings with a Cero. He shrugs off the weak blow, recognizing that both of them are stalling for the same thing: a battlefield thick with condensation for a single finishing strike. Refusing to keep playing her game, he declares that his blade need not wait on existing water, that the whole of the heavens obeys him, and calls out Hyōten Hyakkasō. The chapter spans Episodes 274 through 276.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Bleach chapter 358 King of the Clouds?
In King of the Clouds, the final chapter of Volume 41, Toshiro Hitsugaya breaks the stalemate with Tier Harribel by summoning snow from the sky itself, while a wounded Sui-Feng sets a desperate plan in motion using her lieutenant as bait against Baraggan Louisenbairn.
What is Hyoten Hyakkaso in King of the Clouds?
In King of the Clouds, Hyoten Hyakkaso is the finishing technique Toshiro Hitsugaya calls out at the chapter's end. Refusing to keep relying on existing water, he declares that the whole of the heavens obeys him and invokes the technique.
What is Sui-Feng's plan against Baraggan in chapter 358?
In King of the Clouds, the one-armed Sui-Feng orders Marechiyo Omaeda to buy her time as a decoy while she readies a plan. Though he panics and begs to flee together, he ends up bolting away with Baraggan Louisenbairn in pursuit.
Why must Omaeda protect his right arm in King of the Clouds?
In King of the Clouds, Sui-Feng cautions Marechiyo Omaeda above all to protect his right arm, because without it he cannot cut off any flesh that Baraggan Louisenbairn's rot begins to claim. It is the same measure that earlier saved her own life.
Which episodes adapt King of the Clouds?
King of the Clouds spans Episodes 274 through 276 of the anime. The chapter is the final chapter of the forty-first volume, HEART.
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