The Shinigami finally appear to gain the upper hand on Sousuke Aizen through teamwork and trickery. A trap of ice, shadow, and Shinji Hirako's inverting Shikai leaves the traitor seemingly run through, though the victory feels too easily won.
Summary
With Komamura and Rose already downed, Aizen binds Love with Kinshara and hurls him aside, then shears the head from Lisa's Haguro Tonbo, sneering that the Visored are mere counterfeit Arrancar who cannot hope to face one who has mastered the real thing. Suì-Fēng steps up next, and Aizen mockingly recites a Shin'ō Academy precept, claiming he once taught such rules himself. She conjures duplicates of herself and closes in, only for a column of ice to lock him in place as she lands her Shikai's two-mark technique, Nigeki Kessatsu.
Key Events
The killing stroke fails, since Aizen's overwhelming Reiatsu smothers her ability outright. Before he can retaliate, Kyōraku runs him through from behind, having crept in along the shadow the ice cast. Hitsugaya declares the fight finished as his allies leap clear and he charges the pinned traitor. Aizen privately scorns the young captain's habit of striking without a plan, then spots Shinji grinning with Sakanade released and grasps, an instant too late, that his sense of direction has been flipped. Hitsugaya's blade drives clean through his back.
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Notes
The fifth chapter of volume 45, THE BURNOUT INFERNO, its title pairs Hitsugaya's ice with the flames of the wider battle. Shinji's inverting Shikai, Sakanade, is the hidden key to the ambush. The chapter was adapted in episode 293, Hitsugaya, Enraged! Blade of Hatred!
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in chapter 391 of Bleach, The Blazing Glaciers?
In chapter 391, The Blazing Glaciers, the Shinigami appear to finally trap Sousuke Aizen through a combination of ice, shadow, and Shinji Hirako's inverting Shikai, leaving the traitor seemingly run through by Hitsugaya's blade.
How does Shinji's Sakanade help in the ambush on Aizen?
In The Blazing Glaciers, Shinji Hirako releases his inverting Shikai, Sakanade, which flips Aizen's sense of direction and becomes the hidden key that lets the ambush drive a blade clean through his back.
Why does Sui-Feng's Nigeki Kessatsu fail against Aizen?
In The Blazing Glaciers, Sui-Feng lands her Shikai's two-mark technique, Nigeki Kessatsu, after an ice column pins Aizen, but the killing stroke fails because Aizen's overwhelming Reiatsu smothers her ability outright.
How does Kyoraku catch Aizen off guard in this chapter?
In The Blazing Glaciers, Shunsui KyOraku creeps in along the shadow cast by the ice and runs Aizen through from behind before the traitor can retaliate.
Which volume and episode does The Blazing Glaciers belong to?
The Blazing Glaciers is the fifth chapter of volume 45, THE BURNOUT INFERNO, and was adapted in episode 293, Hitsugaya, Enraged! Blade of Hatred!
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