Bleach 337 - After Kira and Hisagi arrive at the battle, Apache tries to instruct Allon to take care of the enemy, but the chimera pays no attention to her. Hisagi tells Kira to go retrieve Rangiku and then try to heal her and Hinamori while he holds the chimera off. Kira dashes in and grabs Rangiku from under Allon's feet, and the chimera makes no move to stop the shinigami.As Kira works to save Rangiku, Hisagi starts his attack by sending a kido spell down his zanpukto, which is currently wrapped around the giant chimera. After the spell knocks the chimera down, Hisagi thought that he had found the monster's weakness and presses on with his attack. However, Allon was only faking it and Hisagi barely manages to dodge the counterattack. The giant chimera gets back to its feet, breaks the chains around its body, and grabs Hisagi with its giant hand before the shinigami can even react. As Allon is about to put Hisagi into its giant mouth, Iba appears flies in from behind and tries to decapitate the monster, but the chimera reveals its hidden eye and blasts Iba with a cero. The chimera then smashes Hisagi into a nearby buidling and throws him aside. With both Hisagi and Iba defeated, Allon turns attention towards Kira, who is busy trying to save Rangiku. As the chimera approaches Kira, it suddenly notices that there's a giant gaping hole in its left chest. As the monster stares at its injury in disbelief, Squad 1 Captain Yamamoto emerges from behind the monster and comments on how pathetic his subordinates are.The old man finally makes his move! Allon the chimera was pretty strong and took out another two lieutenant-level shinigamis, but it looks like it's finished now that Yamamoto has entered the fight. This probably does not bode well for Halibel's three fraccions, who presumably will be next targets for the Squad 1 Captain. Now that the strongest shinigami has thrown his glove into the battelfield, it's probably time for the top three Espada to reveal their true forms, and also time for the rest of the captains to release their bankais.---------------------Naruto 427 - Ebisu asks why Konohamaru didn't run away, and Konohamaru answers that if he ran then he wouldn't be fit to challenge Naruto in the future for the position of Hokage. Hell Realm charges at Konohamaru, who responds by putting his hands together to call upon a jutsu.Back at Myobokuzan, Naruto is still trying to develop a way to collect natural energy on the move. Fukasaku tells Naruto that it's impossible and gives the analogy that it's like trying to look left and right at the same time. Instead of discouraging Naruto, Fukasaku's words seems to have made the young ninja realize something important.On top of the Hokage's Office, Tsunade gets the bad news about Kakashi through Katsuyu and takes her frustrations out on a nearby structure. Choji arrives and informs Tsunade about God Realm's appearance and abilities. Choji states that he's the only one who survived teh battle against God Realm, but Tsunade informs him that his father Chozo and some of the other may still be saved. However, the same cannot be said for Kakashi.At the morgue, Hungry Ghost Realm checks on the body of Pain that Shizune had examined, but he is interrupted when Kiba and his mother arrive with their ninja hounds. Meanwhile, Konan has been cornered by Shino and his family. Outside of the village, Team Guy has returned from their mission. Mighty Guy notices that something seems wrong and decides to hurry into the village with his team.Back inside the village, God Realm arrives on the roof top where Tsunade and her guards are stationed. Tsuande realizes God Realm as the one that Choji talked about and she also remembers seeing the man's face from a long time ago.Not much to say about this chapter, as mostly it's about setting up another round of fights. So currently the fights are as follows:- Tsunade and her ANBU assassins vs. God Realm- Kiba and his mother vs. Hungry Ghost Realm- Interrogator Ibiki and ANBU assassins vs. Animal Realm- Konohamaru and Ebisu vs. Hell Realm- Human Realm is on the trail of Shizune, Inoichi, and Ino- Shino and his family vs. KonanOf course there's still Ganzo and his forces, but they'll probably wait until Pain's gang is defeated or leaves. Team Guy, Shikamaru, and Choji will also participate in the battles sooner or later.---------------------One Piece 525 - Deep within Impel Down, Garp tells his grandson Ace that he is disappointed that both his grandkids became pirates instead of Marines. Ace states that it's because that both of them have to blood of their father, who is a legendary criminal. However, Ace tells Garp that he doesn't consider that person to be his father because that man has done nothing for him. The person Ace considers to be his real father is White Beard.Out on the Calm Belt, Vice Admiral Momonga spots a pirate ship in the distance but decides that it's not a threat. The ship belongs to Buggy the Clown, but currently it is under the control of Alvida as Buggy is currently in Impel Down. Buggy's crew wants to rescue their captain, but their attitude quickly change when they realize that they have no chance.Momonga's ship eventually arrives at Impel Down and is allowed to enter the main gate. From inside Hebihime's cabin, Luffy can see that there's more battleships guarding the Great Underwater Gaol than the number of ships in a Buster Call. At the main entrance, the supervising officer gets news from a subordinate that Buggy the Clown has gone missing, but he does not have time to deal with the issue as Hebihime has just arrived. Hebihime, with Luffy hiding inside her robes, follows Momonga to the main entrance. Momonga informs the shichibukai that she must wear special handcuffs and undergo a full body search before she is allowed to enter the prison. Luffy hears the instructions but he assures Hebihime that he'll be okay. And so Hebihime follows Momonga into the great underwater prison of Impel Down.Luffy and Hebihime finally arrive at their destination, and so a new adventure is about to begin for our protagonist. Luffy probably won't be able to charge straight in and rescue Ace like he had done in adventures in the past, so perhaps we'll see Luffy trying out some stealthy tactics instead. There's an interesting bit in this chapter about Buggy the Clown, who is currently being held at Impel Down. I don't quite remember when he was caught by the Marines, but it looks like he might have a role to play based on the setup of the story.
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