In August 2021, Kubo opened the gates of the Bleach story by giving us a possible, more than lightly, a continuation of the Bleach universe. See what I did there? Open the gates? Get it? Because Hell's gates were... never mind. There were twists and turns, such as the foreshadowing of the Hell butterflies and the return of characters such as Ucutake, while he saw it at least, and Zyloppro do glances. While the chapter was received with massive praise, there was clearly a demand for more, to which I believe there will be, based on speculation. Now I notice a lot of the theory crafting posted after the chapter's release was, who would be making a comeback, and who would we like to see revived? Well that is a good discussion. I would say I'm more interested more so, on what the arc will fundamentally be about. So, if you've read the title of the video, please allow me to elaborate on why I think, besides my guilty pleasure of tournament arcs, has a logical approach to a setting. 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To bring it back to Ichibai though, it's funny to me that you are named him a war potential because of his knowledge. Ichibai is the creator of names. He names everything and anything. Sores, Kido, Klovin, just as a few examples. Names have meaning and he name them all. He's been around for as long as arguably Yuhar and has served the soul king potentially since the beginning. So if the source of society knows of hell and even teaches of its existence told that they have no control over it to someone of a lower rank such as Rukia back in chapter 12, then it's heavily safe to say that Ichibai knows of it. The reason I bring up Ichibai is simple. Ichibai names the Zonpocto. And as far as we know, Yamamoto, if memory serves me correctly, has a move called Enetsu Jigoku, which in translation means the flames of hell. I often wondered if Ichibai granted the name of certain Zonpocto to chosen soul reapers. I say this because it seems illogical for Ichibai to know about hell without a way to fight against it if need be. It would seem very ignorant, not only from the soul society but also from the soul king and squad zero to assume it would not be kept in check. We could get even more into the head cannon by talking about Kampachi's demon form state when he goes into Bankai, taken on the form of which seems to be an only the Japanese version of a demon. A real hot take too is we could have the perfect excuse for Chad to get some redemption as he has the left hand of the devil. So would he serve some use in this arc, considering Chad experienced some changes in Hwakomundo and helped him awaken more of his powers? I wonder how much hell in this aspect would affect him. But back on to topic, why are tournaments? From what we know you can't kill a sinner and you can't purify them as far as we know. The only way I can imagine you can release a sinner from hell is if you had a Zonpocto and the strength to do so on a very specific condition, be it Zonpocto or Linearage. There's also another way which is quite popular in pop culture and that is making a deal with the devil. There's already an imbalance to the point where there isn't enough spiritual energy to keep Hell's gates closed, so I feel a tournament would not only entertain a devil if there is one of course, but also give something to gain. Soul Society loses, hell becomes the dominant entity. If Soul Society wins, we could reincarnate some characters or fully bring them back. While I'm not a fan of this idea as I believe bringing back certain characters could ruin their personal story arc, I personally wouldn't deem it an impossible outcome. Like Geen for example, we could flesh out his character a lot more I suppose, especially with his relationship with Rangiku. But characters like Yamamoto should stay dead I feel, because you don't really want to take away not only the badass send off that he had, but also remove the threat level of the Fowsing and Blood War Archiva. I feel a tournament arc would be great for a no holds barred type of battle too. We could see the likes of Compact Shigawa while out in Bankai and also what his Bankai has been like over the past 10 years or 12 years in this case, that we only originally got a glimpse of back in the Fowsing and Blood War arc, and we could see Ichigo's new strength without causing damage to any of the other realms that already exist. And maybe even get some redemption for some of the squad zero members, as they themselves also have a bit of controversy for being quote and quote weak. I admit, it's a bit of a guilty fan theory, and Jump series have a tendency to go the tournament route. But it's also successful. People love them, and Bleach has been the only one from its contemporaries that hasn't executed a tournament battle arc, including any of Kubo's previous series. Kubo likes to test the waters and try new things, but he likes to also draw cool stuff in general. So this would be the perfect excuse to increase the stakes from the Blood War arc and even the more psychological horrors I've can't figure out in the Marvel series. But that's kind of my conclusion on what I think the hell arc logically seems to be the case. But what would you guys like to see? Is there anything that I might have missed or a concept I might have skimmed over? Considering we can't kill sinners in hell, what is the solution to this problem? Please tell me in the comments section down below anyway. Of course, a big shout-outs to the sponsor yet again. With that being said, I'm going to catch you guys later. You guys of course have this fine day been answered and as always, people. Peace out.